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By ROB BURGESSThe Daily Journal
Patrick Murray Koeler, 38,of San Francisco, may indeedhave blue
eyes as his Sept. 13booking sheet indicates, butit’s the reverse
mohawk hesports in his mug shot thatgarnered him some degree
ofInternet notoriety.
The photo, taken by theMendocino County Sheriff’sOffice earlier
this month,found its way into the handsof the Web site
thesmoking-gun.com.
The Smoking Gun featuresa weekly roundup of humor-ous booking
photos fromaround the country, andKoeler’s face was one of thelucky
few who made it toFriday’s rundown.
According to the bookinglog, Koeler was arrested fordisorderly
conduct andreleased the following day.
Others featured on thisweek’s edition of the TheSmoking Gun’s
list included asmiling bearded man giving athumbs up to the camera,
awoman crossing her eyes andsticking her tongue toward thelens and
a man arrested inMichigan for breaking into an
ice cream shop sporting a shirtfeaturing a drawing of a
flex-ing, buff stick figure and thewords: “The cops pulled meover
for carrying THESEGUNS.”
Rob Burgess can be reachedat [email protected].
Local mug shotgains notorietyon the Internet
Alesson infire prevention
Photo courtesy of Peter Armstrong
Angelina Diaz and Nishta Walandtry on a firefighter’s jacket
whileinspecting a fire engine during theUkiah Fire Department and
UkiahValley Fire District’s FirePrevention Program at YokayoSchool
Tuesday morning. The FirePrevention Expo will be held at thePear
Tree Plaza on Saturday, Oct. 4.
Photo courtesy of the Mendocino CountySheriff’s Office
Patrick Murray Koeler’srecent photo shoot at theMendocino County
Jailmade its way to the pop-ular Web site TheSmoking Gun as a part
ofits weekly mug shotroundup.
T O P 5 O N L I N E
Monday1. Marijuana heist in
Laytonville interrupted 2. 9 more arrested in
Covelo pot raids3. DA responds to recall
talk4. Marijuana raids yield
arrests from 4 states 5. Driver arrested in Hwy.
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Six vehicles storedor impounded during4.5-hour Friday effortBy
ZACK CINEKThe Daily Journal
The California HighwayPatrol with help from UkiahPolice
Department operated asobriety and driver’s licensecheckpoint in the
Ukiah areaFriday night that more than500 drivers passed
through.
Officers manned the check-point to make sure thatmotorists were
not drivingunder the influence of alcoholor drugs, a CHP report
statedTuesday.
Officers arrested four peo-ple on suspicion of drivingunder the
influence. Threemotorists were written up foreither not having a
license or alicense that was suspended,the report stated.
From 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.,sobriety tests were given to 12people,
the report stated. Atotal of six vehicles werestored or impounded
duringthe 4.5 hour checkpoint.
But arresting people is notthe primary function of acheckpoint
like the oneFriday.
“Educating people and
Sobriety checkpointstaffed by CHP, UPD
See CHECKPOINT, Page 14
By ROB BURGESS The Daily Journal
It was about a year ago that Earl Russellhad a new addition
applied to the outside ofthe home he shares with his wife.
It wasn’t the potted plants that adornedthe entrance to their
abode, nor was it theback deck which Earl favors for smoking.
It was a meter in the back their landlordat Harold’s Square on
Gobbi Street hadinstalled to track their water and sewerusage.
“It seems like no one can give us anyanswers,” he said. “We just
had a rent raise,but it seems like every time we get a bill
it’shigher.”
The Russells are just one of the manymobile home park families
who have beenor soon will be paying the residential ratefor sewer
service to their landlords, whilethe park owners, in turn, pay the
commer-cial rate to the city.
Prior to the installation of the individualmeters at each
residence, Russell’s landlordsplit evenly between residents the
chargepaid to the city of Ukiah based on the readsfrom a single
master meter.
After Harold’s Square installed the indi-vidual meters at each
residence though, fig-uring the bill became just as hard as finding
the money topay the new charges.
The bill Russell, and every other resi-dent of the park,
receives each month fromHarold’s Square now requires them to paythe
park owners for water and sewer basedon their own, individual
usage.
For water, the park owner is required topay the city a charge of
$72.93 for the 2-inch pipe used for the master meter in addi-tion
to the product of a formula which cal-culates the number of units
of water usedon a rolling monthly average times thecommercial water
rate.
Meanwhile, the park residents pay thelandlord a charge of $14.94
each for thethree-quarter-inch piping used for
theirlandlord-installed personal meters plus theproduct of a nearly
identical formula whichinstead calculates the usage per month.
But the sewer charge is where the parkowner makes the real
money.
For sewer, the park owners pay the cityin units that are
calculated in February, atraditionally lower usage time of the
year,and are charged the commercial rate forwater in addition to
the flat $72.93 pipecharge.
Residents though, calculate their unitsused based on their usage
each month andare charged a residential rate for their
RESIDENTIAL VS. COMMERCIAL
Sarah Baldik/The Daily Journal
Earl Russell stands in front of his home Tuesday morning at
Harold’s Square on Gobbi Street.The homeRussell and his wife share
is one of the many Ukiah mobile home park domiciles outfitted with
a meterto track their water and sewer usage.
Sewer fee clash
Meters adorn the outsideof every residence in theHarold’s Square
mobilehome park. Rancho delRay has announced toits residents that
it willalso be installing metersat the homes of each ofits
tenants.
See SEWER, Page 14
By ZACK CINEKThe Daily Journal
Mendocino NationalForest has announced it willbe conducting
control burnsin the next few months.
General areas for the burnsinclude locations near the
ElkMountain Road area and alsoin the area of the 2005 HunterFire
near Buckhorn andSkidmore ridges. In addition
Forest todo controlburning
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D A I L Y D I G E S TEditor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517
[email protected]
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POLICE REPORTSThe following were
compiled from reportsprepared by the UkiahPolice Department.
Toanonymously reportcrime information, call463-6205.
STOLEN -- A “Mt. Furry ”silver and yellow mountainbike with a
black seat wasreported stolen in the 300block of East Gobbi Street
at7:22 p.m. on Saturday.
ARREST -- Jaime OleaLopez, 27, of Oregon, wasarrested on
suspicion of dri-ving under the influence in the200 block of East
PerkinsStreet at 2:06 a.m. Sunday.
ARREST -- Artemio Ruiz,no middle name listed, 45, ofRedwood
Valley, was arrestedon suspicion of driving underthe influence in
the 600 blockof South State Street at 2:15a.m. Sunday.
ARREST -- Herbert OlinCalvert, 51, of Ukiah, wasarrested on
suspicion of dri-ving under the influence anddriving with suspended
privi-leges in the 200 block ofNorton Street at 9:20
p.m.Sunday.
STOLEN -- Constructiontools were reported stolenfrom a job site
in the 600block of Walnut Avenue at10:54 a.m. Monday.
SHERIFF’S REPORTSThe following were
compiled from reportsprepared by theMendocino CountySheriff’s
Office:
BOOKED -- Mary CarolMcManaman, 42, of Ukiah,was booked into jail
by theMendocino County Sheriff’sOffice on suspicion of posses-sion
of a controlled substanceand possession of parapherna-lia at 12:03
p.m. Friday.
BOOKED -- WilliamPatrick Cohen, 32, of Ukiah,was booked into
jail by theMendocino County Sheriff’sOffice on suspicion of
beingunder the influence of a con-trolled substance, possessing
a
controlled substance and pos-session of paraphernalia at12:24
p.m. Friday.
BOOKED -- Robert ScottSchneider, 29, of Felton, wasbooked into
jail by theMendocino County Sheriff’sOffice on suspicion of
posses-sion of a controlled substance,cultivation of marijuana,
pos-session of marijuana for saleand manufacturing a con-trolled
substance at 5:10 p.m.Friday.
BOOKED -- RichardWilliam Johnson, 40, ofLaytonville, was booked
intojail by the California HighwayPatrol on suspicion of
drivingunder the influence and carry-ing a loaded gun at 10:38
a.m.Saturday.
BOOKED -- SalvadorLineros Vargas, 34, ofTalmage, was booked into
jailon suspicion of inflicting cru-elty to a child at 2:52
p.m.Saturday.
BOOKED -- Jarrod LeeHolder, 27, of Ukiah, wasbooked into jail by
theCalifornia Highway Patrol onsuspicion of driving under
theinfluence at 4:32 p.m.Saturday.
BOOKED -- Jack EugeneBeer, 48, of Fort Bragg, wasbooked into
jail by the UkiahPolice Department on suspi-cion of driving under
theinfluence at 4:35 p.m.Saturday.
BOOKED -- AubreyTaylor Karcey, 29, of Willits,was booked into
jail by theMendocino County MajorCrimes Task Force on suspi-cion of
cultivating marijuana,possession of marijuana forsale, and
manufacturing acontrolled substance at 7:13p.m. Saturday.
BOOKED -- GilbertDuran, no middle name listed,49, of Redwood
Valley, wasbooked into jail by theCalifornia Highway Patrol
onsuspicion of driving under theinfluence at 9:43 a.m. Sunday.
BOOKED -- SeveroLupian Lopez, 25, of Ukiah,was booked into jail
by theCalifornia Highway Patrol onsuspicion of driving under
the
influence, failure to pay andfailure to appear at 11:30
a.m.Sunday.
BOOKED -- ChristopherMichael Golden, 20, of Ukiah,was booked
into jail by theUkiah Police Department onsuspicion of possession
of acontrolled substance at 2:18p.m. Sunday.
BOOKED -- Ronald VanGardner, 48, of Willits, wasbooked into jail
by the WillitsPolice Department on suspi-cion of driving under
theinfluence at 3:16 p.m. Sunday.
BOOKED -- Jaime LopezOlea, 27, of Bend, Ore., wasbooked into
jail by the UkiahPolice Department on suspi-cion of driving with
revokedprivileges and driving underthe influence at 3:50
p.m.Sunday.
BOOKED -- GabrielManuel Hernandez, 18, wasbooked into jail by
the UkiahPolice Department on suspi-cion of driving under
theinfluence, being unlawful todrive and violation of proba-tion at
12:18 a.m. Monday.
BOOKED -- ErasmoRamirez, 35, of Boonville,was booked into jail
by theMendocino County Sheriff’sOffice on suspicion of drivingunder
the influence, beingunlawful to drive and illegalentry at 7:54 a.m.
Monday.
BOOKED -- JaimeAvendano, 22, of Santa Rosa,was booked into jail
by theMendocino County Sheriff’sOffice on suspicion of drivingunder
the influence, beingunlawful to drive and illegalentry at 10:51
a.m. Monday.
BOOKED -- JohnRandolph Rule, 50, of Willitswas booked into jail
by theCalifornia Highway Patrol onsuspicion of driving under
theinfluence and hit-and- run at11:12 p.m. Monday.
Those arrested by law enforcementofficers are innocent until
proven guilty.People reported as having been arrest-ed may contact
the Daily Journal oncetheir case has been concluded so theresults
can be reported. Those who feelthe information is in error should
con-tact the appropriate agency. In the caseof those arrested on
suspicion of dri-ving under the influence of an intoxi-cant: all
DUI cases reported by lawenforcement agencies are reported by
the newspaper. The Daily Journal makesno exceptions.
FOREST SERVICEThe following was
compiled from a reportprepared by the UnitedStates Forest
Service:
CLOSED -- ThroughFriday, Road 24N01 will attimes be closed for
repairs. InMendocino National Forest,just west of the Thomes
Creekcrossing, the road will be openon weekends to people visit-ing
the Grindstone District.For more info, MendocinoNational Forest can
bereached at (530) 934-3316.
CORRECTIONSThe Ukiah Daily Journal reserves this
space to correct errors or make clarificationsto news articles.
Significant errors in obitu-ary notices or birth announcements
willresult in reprinting the entire article. Errorsmay be reported
to the editor, 468-3526.
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DEBORAH LEE BURLESONDebbie Burleson, 53 of
White City, OR., passed away in her homeon August 30, 2008.
Debbie was bornNovember 8, 1954 to Jim and Margie Burleson.
She is survived by
daughter Shanna Cate and son Denny Leonard ofWhite City, OR.,
and Glenn Jenkins ofWillits, CA.
A memorial service willbe held at the First BaptistChurch,
Ukiah, CA. onSaturday September 27,2008 at 10:00 am.
DEATH NOTICES• Doris M. Blake, 82, died at her home in Redwood
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Senators push back on bailout plandespite warnings from
Bernanke, Paulson
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators dug in their heelsTuesday, pushing
back against dire warnings from the govern-ment’s top economic
officials of recession, layoffs and losthomes if Congress doesn’t
quickly approve the Bush adminis-tration’s emergency $700 billion
financial bailout plan.
Congressional leaders still predicted passage — with
signif-icant changes — but Wall Street’s nerves were hardly
soothed.The Dow Jones industrials sank 161 points and now are
offmore than 500 this week after initially surging on the
bailoutannouncement last week.
Deepening market trouble was just one piece of the eco-nomic
havoc that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke andTreasury
Secretary Henry Paulson told senators would ensue ifCongress lags
in acting on the administration’s proposal to res-cue tottering
financial institutions.
“I share the outrage that people have,” Paulson said.
“It’sembarrassing to look at this. I think it’s embarrassing to
theUnited States of America. There is a lot of blame to go
around.”
But without the bailout plan, Paulson and Bernanke sketchedout a
dire scenario for senators at a contentious daylong hear-ing:
Neither businesses nor consumers would be able to borrowmoney, and
the world’s largest economy would grind to a vir-tual halt.
Palin meets her first world leaders in atightly controlled
diplomatic debut
NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Palin met her first world lead-ers
Tuesday. It was a tightly controlled crash course on foreignpolicy
for the Republican vice presidential candidate,
themayor-turned-governor who has been outside North Americajust
once. Palin sat down with Afghan President Hamid Karzaiand
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. The conversation wasprivate, the
pictures public, meant to pad her resume for votersconcerned about
her lack of experience in world affairs.
The self-described “hockey mom” also asked formerSecretary of
State Henry Kissinger for insights on Georgia,Russia, China and
Iran, and she’ll see more leaders Wednesdayon the sidelines of the
United Nations General Assembly meet-ings. It was shuttle
diplomacy, New York-style. At severalpoints, Palin’s motorcade got
stuck in traffic and New Yorkers,unimpressed with the flashing
lights, sirens and police officersin her group, simply walked
between the vehicles to get acrossthe street. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice, three hoursbehind Palin in seeing Karzai, found
herself overshadowed fora day as she made her own rounds.
John McCain’s presidential campaign has shielded the first-term
Alaska governor for weeks from spontaneous questionsfrom voters and
reporters, and went to striking lengths Tuesdayto maintain that
distance as Palin made her diplomatic debut.
Iran accuses a ‘few bullying powers’of trying to thwart nuclear
program
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s president accused “a fewbullying
powers” of trying to thwart his country’s peacefulnuclear program
and declared in a speech Tuesday before theU.N. General Assembly
that “the American empire” is nearingcollapse. Iranian President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sharplyattacked the United States and NATO,
accusing them of actingas aggressors in Iraq and Afghanistan, and
of starting thosewars “in order to win votes in elections.”
“American empire in the world is reaching the end of itsroad,
and its next rulers must limit their interference to theirown
borders,” Ahmadinejad said.
to regular burns, other pileswill also be burned during
thistime, stated a recent ForestService report.
Burns along the ElkMountain Road, which linksUpper Lake to Lake
Pillsbury,are part of a plan to reducefuels.
Among the upcoming workthis season, fire crews will becutting
brush and small treesalongside the Elk MountainRoad, said Forest
ServiceFuels Officer Terry NickersonTuesday.
According to Nickerson,the fuel breaks eliminatebrush and small
trees withinabout 150 to 200 feet of ElkMountain Road.
Nickerson said the workthat began about eight years
ago will stretch from theMiddle Creek area near UpperLake to
Lake Pillsbury.
The fuel breaks create aspace that is more defendableagainst
fire.
The Forest Service statedthat prescribed burning opera-tions
help to implement theNational Fire Plan and areused to help restore
ecosys-tems and to manage the risk ofwildfire to communities andthe
environment.
Notices of upcoming burnswill be posted at ForestService
stations, but rain isneeded before any burns willbe ignited.
“As soon as we get somerain,” Nickerson said.
Nickerson said burns in theforest last into the springwhen it
then becomes too dryto burn safely.
Zack Cinek can be reached [email protected].
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Mendocino County’s preliminary August2008 unemployment rate was
6.5 percent,down from the revised July rate of 6.7 percent,but 1.5
percent above the year-ago, August 2007rate of 5.0 percent. In
comparison, the statewiderate increased 2.1 percent from 5.5
percent to 7.6percent for the period. At 6.5 percent,Mendocino
ranked 12th among the State’s 58counties.
Some surrounding county rates included 9.8percent for Lake, 7.4
percent for Humboldt, and6.1 percent for Sonoma. Marin had the
lowestrate in the State at 4.9 percent and ImperialCounty had the
highest with 24.7 percent. Thecomparable California and U.S. rates
were 7.6and 6.1 percent respectively Total Mendocinoindustry
employment declined 690 jobs betweenAugust 2007 and August 2008,
ending the year-over period with 33,090 jobs.
Year-over job growth occurred in:• Natural resources and mining•
Professional and business services• Private educational and health
services• GovernmentYear-over job losses occurred in:• Farm•
Construction• Manufacturing• Trade, Transportation and Utilities•
Information• Financial activitiesIndustry sectors with no change
over the year:• Leisure and hospitality• Other servicesPrivate
Educational and Health Services led
industry gainers adding 100 jobs over the year.Government was up
80. Professional andBusiness Services and Natural Resources
andMining gained 30 and 20 jobs respectively.
Manufacturing led decliners dropping 310jobs followed by a 260
job decline inConstruction. Farm was down 170 and
Trade,Transportation and Utilities declined 110.Financial
Activities and Information were down50 and 20 jobs
respectively.
LACO Associates of Eureka has opened aUkiah office. They offer a
broad range of plan-ning, geotechnical, civil and environmental
con-sulting services.
“LACO has been creating successful projectsthat benefit the
businesses, communities, and theenvironment surrounding our Eureka
homeoffice for over 55 years. Our new Ukiah officewill serve
residents of the surrounding commu-nities, as well as local
businesses, and govern-ments,” said LACO’s Maile McWilliams.
Some of their current projects in the Ukiaharea include the
resurfacing of the Orr StreetBridge deck replacement engineering
anddesign, as well as engineering design for a localwalking and
biking trail. Between both offices,they are now able to offer
solutions for a varietyof projects including planning, surveying,
envi-ronmental assessments, geological investiga-tions, soils and
materials testing, engineeringdesign, and construction
management.
For more information about LACO go to theWeb site at
www.lacoassociates.com or contactMcWilliams at 800 515-5054.
Local resident Janie Sheppard forwardedme some information about
a new elections sitefor those of you interested in making sure
theNovember elections are fair and untroubled., It’scalled the
Election Protection Hotline and Website created by Jonah Goldman,
with theNational Campaign for Fair Elections.
”These tools - combined with our legal vol-unteers in the field
- make Election Protection2008 the most comprehensive voter
services pro-gram in history,” Goldman said. “As an
ElectionProtection supporter, you know all too well howimportant
that is. You know the challenges vot-ers can face when they go to
the polls. That’swhy I have a favor to ask: will you make
surevoters hear about these critical resources by ask-ing the media
to report on them?”
So here I am to give the particulars aboutwhat’s available:
• The 1-866-OUR-VOTE Hotline, which con-nects voters with
trained volunteers to answerany question they have, from
registering to vote,to finding their polling place locations, to
report-ing Election Day problems and more.
• The Election Protection Web site,www.866OurVote.org,
engineered to be aresource for voters and volunteers in all
50states, with easy-to-find tips, up-to-date news,and much
more.
• The legal field program, with legal volun-teers on the ground
at polling places cross thecountry
“Election Protection will be there for voters ifthey struggle
with an overwhelmed system,poorly trained poll-workers,
registration rollproblems, or outright intimidation and decep-tion.
But we can’t help if they don’t know aboutthe resources available
to them,” Goldman said.
After a six month hiatus, the County ofMendocino is again
funding small businessgrants.
The Community Development Block Grantprogram funded by the State
Department ofHousing & Community Development and theCounty of
Mendocino makes business assistancefrom West Company available to
businesses with
C O M M U N I T YEditor: Richard Rosier, 468-3520
[email protected]
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24, 2008 – 3
The Ukiah Daily Journal
thecommerce file
By K.C. MeadowsThe Daily Journal
Along with the start of theschool year comes the new GirlScout
year and new troops areforming throughout MendocinoCounty,
according to SamanthaBurkey, CommunityDevelopment Director for
GirlScouts of Northern California,North Coast area, in
MendocinoCounty.
“We’re recruiting left andright for girls and the adult lead-ers
who make it all possible,”say Burkey. “Flyers will begoing out in
all the Ukiah areaschools next week to announcetwo Parent
Information gather-ings in early October. We’ll be atthe Veterans
Memorial Buildingon Thursday, Oct. 2, from 6:30 to7:30 p.m, and
again on Saturday,Oct. 4, from 1 to 2 p.m.”
Girl Scouts is using the VetsBuilding, at Seminary Drive andOak
Street, courtesy of the localVFW chapter. In exchange forthis
access, the Girl Scouts planto provide girl-power to assistthe VFW
in serving their month-ly Saturday morning breakfasts.
“We’re both service-orientedorganizations, so it’s really niceto
be able to help each otherout,” says Burkey. “Phil Dowand the vets
have been justgreat.”
Parent Information gatheringsare an opportunity for adults
tolearn about Girl Scouts and cometogether to form and
organizetroops. The parents are encour-aged to bring their girls to
theevents, and activities will be pro-vided for them, usually by
oldergirl scouts.
Girl Scouts has undergone amassive reorganization inNorthern
California, mergingfive small “legacy” councils intoone large one
that runs fromSanta Clara County to theOregon border and east to
Chico.Along with that merger, the new“supercouncil,” under the
leader-ship of CEO Marina H. Park, hasjoined with Girl Scouts USA
in ahuge revamping of programs,training, and forms to “Green”the
organization.
“Almost all of the adult train-ing is now available online,”says
Burkey, “as are most of theforms needed, the enormous new“Choices”
guide to area activi-ties, and boundless amounts ofinformation
about Girl Scouting.We’ve put a lot of effort intomaking the
leadership experienceeasier and more streamlined forthe
volunteers.”
Girl Scouts is the premierorganization for developing
lead-ership in girls in the UnitedStates, says Burkey. “We
buildgirls of courage, confidence andcharacter who make the world
abetter place. Girl Scouts is forevery girl, everywhere. We are
atotally inclusive organization thatcelebrates diversity.”
Go Green is also the theme ofthis year’s Fall Product sale,which
begins with advanceorders on Sept. 25. “This is oneof our two
primary fund-raisingefforts in the Girl Scout year, andthe way
troops finance theiractivities,” says Burkey. “FallProduct includes
Dark ChocolateFruit/Nuts, Chocolate ToffeeAlmonds, Cranberry Nut
Mix,Cashews, Fruit Slices, and SalsaMix. Cookie sales don’t
startuntil January, but these deliciousmunchies are perfect for the
holi-day season.”
Ukiah Valley Girl Scouts isfortunate to have dedicated lead-ers
who have formed an EventsCommittee that is determined tokeep the
girls busy with fun
activities. First up is a Songfest,scheduled for Saturday, Oct.
11.Local Girl Scouts will also beactive at Pumpkinfest, and hopeto
repeat their ribbon-winningperformance in the Scarecrowcontest.
A group of Older Girls fromall over Northern California willbe
camping out at LakeMendocino over the weekend ofSept. 26-28, and
participating inthe Public Lands Cleanup on thatSaturday. Local
older Girl Scoutsare also currently planning aCamporee for the
spring.
“Girl Scouting is all aboutfun,” says Burkey, “but we man-age to
include a lot of reallygood stuff along with the fun.Everything we
do is based in theGirl Scout Promise and the Law,which teach solid
values andsocial awareness. Go Green is amajor component of a lot
of whatwe’re doing. These girls will beresponsible for the future
of ourworld; we want to be sure theyare well equipped for the
job.”
Girl Scouts are divided bygrade levels into the following
classifications: Daisies areKindergarten and first
graders;Brownies second and third grade;Juniors fourth and fifth
grade;Cadettes sixth through eighth;Seniors ninth and tenth;
andAmbassadors are juniors andseniors.
“The key to the entire struc-ture, though, is the adult
volun-teers,” says Burkey. “Withoutadult leaders, there can be
notroops. There are many rewardsfor adults who get involved inGirl
Scouts, not the least ofwhich are the new friendshipsthat come with
the other adultsinvolved. Besides, if it’s fun forthe girls, it’s
probably fun foryou too!”
The Mendocino CountyService Center of Girl Scouts ofNorthern
California is locatedbehind the Senior Center at 499Leslie St. in
Ukiah. Burkeyrefers anyone interested to twowebsites:
www.girlscoutsNorCal.org and www.girlscoutsMendo.org. She can be
reachedby phone at 463-2888 or 494-5063.
Girl Scouts are in season
GSNC Chief Program and Membership Officer Michelle McCormick and
CEO Marina Parkvisit with Ukiah Troop Leader Siobhan Rainbow and
her Girl Scout daughters Heather andKathleen at the Mendocino
County Service Center behind the Senior Center on LeslieStreet,
Ukiah.
See COMMERCE, Page 7
Coyote Classic Trail Run to be held Sept. 28
The North Coast Striders and the UkiahValley Trail Group will
host the 20th annualrunning of the Coyote Classic Trail Run at
8a.m. on Sept. 28, at the Mesa Picnic ground atLake Mendocino.
The 6 mile run is age and gender handi-capped, with start times
adjusted to provide acompetitive finish for all participants. The
runfeatures Lake Mendocino’s Eastside trail. Postrun mid-morning
food and drink will be pro-vided after the run. The entry fee will
be $12,or $10 for NCS members.
For more information go to www.strid-ers.org or call
972-0926.
Catalyst joins foundationcenter’s national network
Nonprofit organizations and othergrantseekers in Mendocino and
Lake Countieslooking for funding sources now have accessto a new
collection of resources at the CatalystResource Library and Grant
Research Facility,which has become a Cooperating Collectionof the
Foundation Center.
Established in 1956, the Foundation Centeris the nation’s
leading authority on organizedphilanthropy, serving grantseekers,
grantmak-ers, researchers, policymakers, the media, andthe general
public.
Foundation Center CooperatingCollections provide under-resourced
andunder served populations in need of vitalinformation and
training with tools they canuse to become successful
grant-seekers.Cooperating Collections offer access free ofcharge to
the Center’s detailed information ongrantmakers and how to apply
for grants. TheFoundation Center’s database contains pro-files of
more than 97,000 U.S. grantmakers.The Catalyst Resource Library and
GrantResearch Facility is open to the public, free ofcharge, Monday
through Friday. For moreinformation, or to make an appointment to
usethe Grant Research Facility, contact theCatalyst office at
462-2596, ext. 111, or by e-mail to [email protected].
Catalyst is a community action program ofNorth Coast
Opportunities.
Local author UrmasKaldveer to hold book signing on Sept. 25
Local professor and author UrmasKaldveer will hold a book
signing atMendocino Book Company on Thursday,Sept. 25. His book
describes the ethno-historyof The Huchnom Indians of the Eel River,
andthe record of a tribe of Indians living betweenHull Mountain and
Round Valley. It chroni-cles their life ways and history during
andafter the occupation.
The book’s title is “Cultures in Collision.”
MTA’s next board meeting set for Sept. 25
The Mendocino Transit Authority will holdits monthly Board of
Directors meeting onThursday, Sept. 25, at 1:30 p.m. The
meetingwill be conducted in the MTA Diana StuartFort Bragg
Division’s conference room at 190East Spruce Street, Fort Bragg and
video-con-ferenced with Ukiah Valley ConferenceCenter, Riesling
Room, at 200 South StateStreet, Ukiah.
The public is welcome to attend the meet-ing to address items
that are on the agenda, orbring other transit related items to the
atten-tion of the Board, with a time limit of threeminutes per
speaker.
Among the agenda items are 2007/08 rider-ship and revenue
analysis, and 2008/09 statebudget.
Seats open on Noyo HarborDistrict Commission
Applications are being accepted from inter-ested persons to fill
one of the City of FortBragg’s appointees to the Noyo
HarborDistrict Commission.
The Fort Bragg City Council appoints twoof the five members of
the Commission, theCounty of Mendocino appoints two of the
fivemembers, and jointly with the MendocinoCounty Board of
Supervisors the Councilappoints the Chairman. Terms on
theCommission are for a four year period.Currently, one City
position and the jointCity/County position are eligible for
appoint-ment in October.
These appointments will be four-year termswhich run from
November 1 to October 31,2012.
To be eligible for appointment to theCommission, applicants must
reside withinthe boundaries of the Noyo Harbor District.Persons
interested in appointment are urged tocontact City Clerk Cindy
VanWormer at 961-2823, ext. 115 to obtain an application form.
Applications are due Friday, Oct. 10 by 5p.m. and depending on
the number of applica-tions the City Council may wish to
interviewapplicants at a special Council meeting, or atthe Oct. 27
City Council meeting.
Questions in respect to this informationshould be directed to
City Clerk CindyVanWormer at 961-2823, ext. 115.
‘An Evening With UrmasKaldveer’ set for Oct. 11
“An Evening With Urmas Kaldveer,”including whale tales, personal
reflections,and a fond farewell, will take place at the fifthannual
fundraiser to support research conduct-ed by Urmas Kaldveer with
the humpback andblue whales of the Sea of Cortez.
The fundraiser will take place on Saturday,Oct. 11, from 6:30 to
8 p.m., at the LittleTheater at Mendocino College’s Ukiah
cam-pus.
A tax deductable donation of $20, or $10for students, will be
requested. For moreinformation, visit the web
sitewww.urmakaldveer.com.
Next round of depression recovery seminars to begin Sept. 30
Ukiah Valley Medical Center is hostinganother round of
Depression RecoverySeminars. The next session will begin onTuesday,
Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. in the hospital’sGlenn Miller Education Center,
at 275Hospital Drive.
The nine-class session will include: • Introduction •
Identifying depression and its causes• Lifestyle treatment for
depression • Nutrition and the brain• How thinking can defeat
depression• Positive lifestyle choices• Stress without distress•
Living about loss • How to improve brain function For more
information: Ukiah residents, call
468-5115; Willits residents, call 459-6397
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
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F O R U MEditor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526 [email protected]
4 – WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24, 2008
The Ukiah Daily Journal
Thank youTo the Editor:I would like to thank all the
volunteers
who donated time and supplies to assist inmaking my Eagle Scout
Project onSaturday, August 16th, at the BLM SouthCow Mountain OHV
area, a great experi-ence. In total, 25 people volunteered
theirtime to clean and paint shade structures,seal picnic tables to
cover graffiti, weed thearea and pick up trash.
In particular, I want to thank Mr.Lawrence Ames, who was the
project coor-dinator with the Bureau of LandManagement, Ukiah Field
Office. In addi-tion, a special thanks to Kelly MoorePaints
Manager, Lyni Willey and to TheHome Depot Manager, John Hatch for
theirgenerous donations of painting suppliesand materials. I also
want to thank GraniteConstruction Company whose hard work-ing
volunteers, along with scouts fromTroops 49 and 89, gave of their
time tomake this project a success.
This was my first time ever to plan,coordinate and help
implement such a pro-ject. At my upcoming Eagle Scout Court
ofHonor, I hope to highlight that this projectwas a success because
individuals andcompanies in our community donated theirtime and
materials to make a difference.This was something that I was really
excit-ed to be part of. Thanks again to all whohelped with this
Eagle Project.
Steven J. DawsonUkiah
Needs a trumpetTo the Editor:Hi my name is Natalie, I’m 9 years
old.
I’m a student at Tree Of Life MontessoriCharter School. I would
really like to be apart of the school band but I don’t have
atrumpet to use. So if there is anyone whoisn’t using their trumpet
or would like tosell or donate a trumpet please contact mein the
evening at 485-5884. You couldmake my dreams come true. Please,
pleasehelp me it would make me very, very, veryhappy!
Natalie LapidesUkiah
Why not Kramer?To the Editor:Every Sunday I read Tommy Wayne
Kramer’s Assignment: Ukiah. I know this will probably make a lot
of
people mad at me, but I find Mr. Kramerobservant, knowledgeable,
entertaining and(brutally, blatantly at times) honest.
OK, I agree the column on the homelesswas (way) overkill. Mr.
Kramer, it’s obvi-ous to me that you’ve never been home-less, and
in the trenches, as I have, in mydistant past. Be thankful. There,
but for thegrace of God, go us all.
As far as Deanna Spangler’s letter onSept. 7; Ms. Spangler, if
you have a job,don’t smoke crack, do drugs or drink, haveno
diseases, and have all your teeth, on topof being able to afford
perfume to wear tothe store, plus don’t sleep in a
urine-soakedsleeping bag, I applaud you. You are betteroff than
most of our homeless community.My question, why are you
homeless?
All of the letters I’ve read concerningMr. Kramer have bashed
the UDJ as well.Why? Isn’t that what our troops in Iraq arefighting
for? Our freedom of speech, and tovoice our opinion? My advice to
you is, ifyou don’t like the column, don’t read it.
I agree with Mr. Kramer about the“community services officer.”
Way to goTommy Wayne Kramer, UDJ, and K.C.Meadows. Thank you.
Debi WebbRedwood Valley
Wake upTo the Editor:I had to laugh at Charlene Light’s
letter
to the editor on Sept. 4. She used JohnMcCain as an example of
rich versus poor.
Why not use millionaire, Al Gore and allof his houses and
private jet as an exam-ple? Why not use John Kerry, and
hismulti-million dollar wife (Heinz), as anexample? Why not John
Edwards, and allhis millions as an example? Why not the
Clintons, and all the millions they havemade over the years, as
an example?
The above mentioned are all wealthyDemocratic politicians.
I will tell you why Charlene Light men-tioned John McCain; he is
running forpresident and he is a Republican. JohnMcCain, an
American war hero, spent overfive years as a prisoner of war in
Viet Nam.He has the right to say, “I am living theAmerican
Dream.”
Unfortunately, there are poor people inthis world we live in,
and instead of whin-ing about it, Charlene Light, do somethingabout
it. Volunteer yourself at Plowsharesor other entities that help the
poor.Government is not the answer to all prob-lems. It is the
community’s obligation tohelp poor people to help themselves
sotheir lives can be more meaningful andprosperous.
Charlene Light sounds like a typical leftwing liberal Democrat.
She needs to moveto a Communist country like China whereeveryone is
the same. No one is rich exceptthe government. They all live in
perfectharmony with each other picking rice andsinging, “Imagine,”
written by JohnLennon.
Charlene Light, your dreams are justthat, dreams. Wake up!
R. McIntoshUkiah
Officer was wrongTo the Editor:I have to respond tot he letter
in the
Sunday, Sept. 14 edition of the DailyJournal by the lady from
Arcata, who hadthe awful, awful experience with a localCHP officer
because she became frustratedwhen she couldn’t find her current
autoregistration.
As a woman, mother-in-law and grand-mother of four
granddaughters, I have tohope this officer is given more (muchmore)
training before he’s turned loose onhis own again.
I also have to question the ‘additionalofficers’ who showed up
on the scene.
If the officer can indeed show a readingon his radar screen to
prove the speed he issaying he clocked, then, that should be
aregular part of a traffic stop without theoffender having to ask
for it. Why not?What would be the harm in that?
When she states she glanced down at herspeedometer, I think most
people do exact-ly that when they see a CHP vehicle. Iknow I do,
and I’m not prone to speedingat any time. It’s just kind of an
automaticreaction.
What scares me is that over the past fewyears, especially when
so many people canvideo the police at work, we’re seeing somuch
abuse of power. I just didn’t realize itwas here in our county.
For going from 10 to 16 miles an hour
over the speed limit, this poor womanended up being arrested,
taken to the emer-gency room for medical attention andhauled to
jail for seven hours and her littlegirl was taken away by CPS to be
watchedby strangers for those same seven hours.
I have to conclude, that officer has atrigger temper and we can
only help hedoesn’t have a trigger finger as well.
The very fact that this officer was evi-dently incapable of
sizing up the situationin an adult fashion, i.e. young mother,
2-year-old baby strapped in the back seat, onher way north toward
her home town,slightly exceeding the speed limit, showsmore fault
on the officer than it does on theactions of the ‘suspect.’
The fact that she ended up on theground, cuffed at her hands and
feet, thefact that fellow officers began to show upto (watch?) the
proceedings without tryingto defuse the situation tells me this is
per-haps normal procedure. If it is, it is wrong.
I know officers have a risky job to doand I admire them for the
work they do,but, in every field of work there is an occa-sional
‘rogue’ who needs to be weeded outbecause he can’t handle the
authority he’sgiven.
We don’t need this kind of officer on ourhighways. He’s the
danger, not the youngmother going 10 to 16 miles an hour overthe
speed limit.
Oleta BatesUkiah
Circuses are cruelTo the Editor:The article in the Friday, Sept.
5 paper
made me literally throw up, not to mentionthe crying.
That elephant, I’m sure, was born tostand on that little stool.
“Papa DClown”/slash public relations representa-tive? OK. Are you
people out of your col-lective minds?
Jennifer Seward, CEO of the UkiahFairgrounds, says “she has full
faith in thepractices the circus employs with both itsanimals and
the public.” Well Ms. Seward,why don’t you get hauled around in
tripledigit weather, get poked and prodded, andstand on an
itty-bitty stool, hosed off everyonce in a while, and tell us how
you like it?
Mr. Morris says “nobody wants to seethe animals get hurt or
mistreated.” Take agood look at the front page, Mr. Morris.
The public? Anybody that would actual-ly take a child to see
this blatant view ofanimal cruelty, is not any public I want tobe a
part of. (Just one person’s opinion, ofcourse.)
How about it, Tommy Kramer? Whatsay you? My thanks to K.C.
Meadows forletting us know.
Debi WebbRedwood Valley
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
From the desk of ...ROBERT SAMUELSON
Call it Paulson’s Panic. That’s both unfair and accu-rate. It’s
unfair because Treasury Secretary HankPaulson didn’t create the
underlying conditions thatled to today’s financial turmoil, and the
failure for notquelling it is shared by Federal Reserve Chairman
BenBernanke. But it’s also accurate, because as worldfinancial
markets verged on panic, Paulson himselfpanicked. He saw no remedy
except a massive bailout:having the government buy up to $700
billion worth ofrisky bonds.
Historians will judge whether his outsized proposalwas
necessary, but the notion that its congressionalenactment would
magically end the crisis may bewishful thinking.
Contrary to much commentary, Paulson’s planwould not be the
largest government intervention inthe private economy since World
War II. That distinc-tion still belongs to Richard Nixon’s
imposition ofwage-price controls in August 1971. True, Paulsonwould
socialize unprecedented amounts of privatedebt; but Nixon asserted
control over the entire econ-omy.
When Nixon declared the wage-price freeze -- acomplete surprise
because he had consistently opposedcontrols -- the decision proved
“wildly popular,”writes Rice University historian Allen Matusow in
hisbook “Nixon’s Economy.” By one survey, 75 percentof Americans
supported it.
“There was widespread public rejoicing that at lastthe
government was protecting the people,” HerbertStein, a Nixon
economist, later observed. Consumerprice inflation, which had been
rising at a 4 percentannual rate, dropped toward 1 percent. People
believedthat by acting decisively government could
outlawinflationary psychology. It couldn’t.
Inflationary pressures built up under the artificiallid of the
controls. Moreover, the faulty economic doc-trines that produced
inflation -- easy-money policiesaimed at maintaining “full
employment” of 4 percentjoblessness -- remained. When controls
ended in 1974,inflation exploded to 12 percent. It averaged almost
9percent from 1975 to 1981. Only the brutal 1981-82recession,
imposed by Paul Volcker’s Fed and raisingunemployment to 10.8
percent, ended the wage-pricespiral.
Paulson argues that relieving banks of dubiousmortgage-backed
securities will “unclog” the financialsystem and encourage
essential business and consumerlending. Maybe. It’s true that these
securities, becausethey cannot easily be valued, have created
immenseuncertainty. Banks and other financial institutionsreduced
routine lending to each other; everyone wor-ried that the other
bank might be in trouble. Having theTreasury buy these mortgage
securities, on which loss-es have already been booked, might
minimize thesefears.
The trouble is that fears extend beyond mortgagesecurities. It
wasn’t just home mortgages that werebundled up into bonds and sold
to institutionalinvestors (pension funds, insurance companies,
col-lege endowments). Auto loans, credit card debt andcommercial
real estate loans have been similarly pack-aged, $900 billion worth
in 2007. Naturally, doubtsabout the value of these securities have
also increased.“Securitization” may survive, but this lending
isalready down (80 percent in 2008), reports ThomsonReuters. Credit
is tightening across the board; issuanceof high-quality corporate
bonds is down 22 percent,while riskier “high yield” bonds are down
65 percent.
What we are discovering is that all the complexsecurities,
combined with ever-greater internationalinvestment flows, have
created a global financial sys-tem “so arcane that few people can
understand itsworkings,” writes David Smick in his book “TheWorld
Is Curved: Hidden Dangers to the GlobalEconomy.” The difference
between now and two yearsago is that financial managers then
thought they under-stood the system; now they know they
don’t.Ignorance breeds risk-aversion and fear.
Like wage-price controls, Paulson’s plan is nopanacea. Banks,
hedge funds, private equity funds andothers are trying to reduce
risk by “deleveraging” --selling stocks and bonds to raise cash,
increase capitaland cut their own debt. The rush to cash is a
hallmarkof financial crises. But what makes sense for one maybe
ruinous for all. Heavy selling depresses prices;lower prices then
increase losses, deplete capital,prompt more selling and heighten
fear. At best,Paulson’s plan might pre-empt this spiral by
allowinginvestors to unload their least attractive securities.
But it wouldn’t automatically stimulate new lend-ing, revitalize
“securitization” or prevent more“deleveraging.” Time is needed. The
rescue is beingconstructed so hastily that it may include all
manner offlawed provisions: too much power for the
Treasurysecretary; authority for bankruptcy judges to
modifymortgages. Congress faces a wrenching dilemma,imposed on it
by financial markets and Paulson. If itdawdles, it may invite the
panic that Paulson hasbrazenly predicted. But if it acts quickly,
it may createa monster whose full implications -- possibly
adverse-- emerge only with time.
Robert Samuelson writes for The Washington Post
Paulson’s panic
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www.house.gov/write repAssemblywoman Patty Berg: State
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]
Mendocino County Supervisors:Michael Delbar, 1st District; Jim
Watten-burger, 2nd District; John Pinches, 3rdDistrict; Kendall
Smith, 4th District;David Colfax, 5th District. All can bereached
by writing to 501 Low Gap Road,Room 1090, Ukiah, 95482,
463-4221,FAX 463-4245. [email protected]
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CARE vegan dinner set for Sept. 27
CARE: Compassion for Animals, Respectfor the Earth will host a
community dinner onSaturday, Sept. 27, at 5 at Junkang
VegetarianRestaurant at City of Ten Thousand Buddhas,in Talmage at
2001 Talmage Road. It will be anevening of meat- and dairy-free
communitydining -- for those who usually follow a vegandiet as well
as those who don’t. Those attend-ing will find out what projects
CARE is work-ing on, and be able to share ideas about whatthey can
do for animals here in MendocinoCounty. The dinner will cost $10
per adult, or$8 for children aged 5 to 12, with childrenunder five
dining free, at the door. Theyrequest that those interested in
attending maketheir reservations by 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26.For
more information, or to RSVP, call 468-3896 or e-mail
[email protected].
City of Ukiah CommunityServices Department to offerworkshops on
Oct. 4 and 5
The City of Ukiah Community ServiceDepartment invites those who
love to garden,but hate the aches and pains, to a 3 hour work-shop
on gardening techniques. The workshopwill be held Saturday, Oct. 4,
from 9 a.m. tonoon in Ukiah. Hobbyists and professionalsalike will
be shown techniques to garden with-out pain. This fall class will
emphasize the gar-dening tasks of the season; pruning, using
awheelbarrow, lifting and raking.
The second workshop the City of UkiahCommunity Services
department is planningwill focus on ways to prevent or relieve
painfrom repetitive stress injuries. It will be heldSunday, Oct. 5
from 1 to 4 p.m. in Ukiah. Theyinvite those interested to learn
techniques thatwork for backaches, wrist pain, stiff neck,
soreshoulders, etc.
The class is designed for computer users,musicians, athletes,
and those who use repeti-tive actions in their daily activities.
The work-shop will include movement lessons anddemonstrations
suited to everyday life.
They ask that those who attend the work-shops be prepared to
move and wear loosecomfortable clothes. The classes are sponsoredby
the City of Ukiah Community ServicesDepartment. For more
information, or to signup, contact instructor Margaret Turano at
468-9587 or [email protected].
Acute care dialysis infoseminar set for Oct. 2
An acute care dialysis informational semi-nar is scheduled for
Thursday, Oct. 2, from 2 to
4 p.m. The seminar will take place at UkiahValley Medical
Center’s Glenn MillerEducation Center at 275 Hospital Dr.,
Ukiah.
Information discussed at the seminar willinclude the top ten
fears and myths about dial-ysis, kidney disease risk factors, and
localtreatment resources. The seminar will featurelocal kidney
doctor, Dr. Chris Ives. All arewelcome to attend this for no
charge.
For more information, contact Su Boesel at463-3440 or
[email protected].
Friends of the Library booksale set for Sept. 26 to 28
The Ukiah Valley Friends of the Libraryinvites the community to
their annual book salescheduled for Sept. 26 through 28. The
salewill take place at the Veterans’ MemorialBuilding, at 293
Seminary Ave., the corner ofOak and Seminary. The Friday hours,
from 4 to8 p.m., will be for members only; those inter-ested may
join at the door.
The sale will be open to the public onSaturday and Sunday. The
Saturday hours willbe 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the Sunday hours
willbe 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Sunday, buyers will beable to fill a
large paper grocery bag for $3.
The public’s response to this summer’srequest for book donations
was very success-ful. There will be a large selection
available,including childrens’ books and collectible andunusual
books. Proceeds from this event helppay for new books and materials
for the UkiahLibrary. For more information, or to volunteerto help,
call Nancy Trumble, chairman, at 485-8465.
HazMobile to visit WillitsCorporation Yard Sept. 26, 27
The HazMobile household hazardous wastecollection team will
return to the WillitsCorporation Yard, at 380 E. Commercial
Street(behind the library) on Friday and Saturday,Sept. 26 and 27,
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dangerous chemicals that can’t go in thetrash are accepted by
the HazMobile for recy-cling or special disposal.
The service is free to households but there isa limit of 15
gallons per vehicle per day (or 60feet of fluorescent tubes) and
five electronicsitems. The 15 gallons is measured by thecapacity of
the containers of hazardous materi-als. If individuals wish to
dispose of more than15 gallons, they must make a special
appoint-ment and a fee will be charged. Small businesswaste is also
welcome at the collection but anappointment must be made and a fee
will beapplied per gallon of waste.
When bringing materials to the HazMobile,the public should be
careful that items are keptin their original containers (except
motor oilwhich can be consolidated), that nothing isleaking, and
that all containers are tied down.
Toxic items like paint, antifreeze, pesticides,herbicides, pool
chemicals, gasoline, solvents,acids, bases, toxic cleaners,
household batter-
ies and fluorescent light tubes are accepted bythe HazMobile.
Explosives and road flares areexcluded. Motor oil, oil filters,
televisions,computer monitors and car batteries can berecycled at
the Willits Transfer Station, 350Franklin Avenue, open Tuesday
throughSaturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The HazMobile collects at some location inMendocino or Lake
Counties almost every
weekend. The schedule and more informationis available by
calling the local RecyclingHotline, 468-9704, or on the Internet
atwww.MendoRecycle.org.
The HazMobile is a service of theMendocino Solid Waste
ManagementAuthority. Financial support is provided by theCalifornia
Integrated Waste ManagementBoard.
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of law” includes --but is not limited to -- givinglegal advice,
examining orgiving opinions about thelegal effect of an act, a
docu-ment or a law, or preparingdocuments that carry legaleffect.
It is irrelevant whetherthe individual providing theseservices
charges a fee or not.
While the practice of law inthe arenas of long-term-careand
estate planning ofteninvolves the combined effortsof a team of
professionalsfrom a number of disciplines(including lawyers,
financialplanners, certified publicaccountants and
insuranceagents), people who have notbeen admitted and sworn in
asattorneys should not providelegal advice or prepare
legaldocuments. This means thatthe preparation of livingtrusts,
wills, durable powers
of attorney and other estate-planning documents by non-lawyers
is generally prohibit-ed.
Every state limits the prac-tice of law to licensed attor-neys
in order to protect thepublic from unsound legaladvice and
incompetent repre-sentation. In some states,practicing law without
alicense is a misdemeanor orfelony. The reason for theselaws, in
our view, is that thepotential for harm and theactual harm caused
by unli-censed people who advisemembers of the public abouttheir
legal decisions, and whoprepare legal documents, out-weighs any
potential savingsor gains to the public.
Based on our research, theMichigan Bar Association hasone of the
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exampleconcerning a Michigan coupleis illustrative:
A non-lawyer placed theirtaxable estate into a joint trustthat
created a federal estatetax liability of about$200,000.
Fortunately, thecouple had the trust docu-ments reviewed by an
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legal books and Internetsites through which membersof the public
can educate andinform themselves, we believethat nonlawyers who
givelegal advice and prepare legaldocuments are stepping overthe
line and should be subjectto severe sanctions.
Jan Warner is a member ofthe National Academy ofElder Law
Attorneys and hasbeen practicing law for morethan 30 years. Jan
Collins iseditor of the Business andEconomic Review publishedby the
University of SouthCarolina and a special corre-spondent for The
Economist.You can learn more informa-tion about elder care law
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– WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24, 20086
The Ukiah Daily Journal
3 p.m.Girls Varsity Golf PracticeUkiah Golf CourseBoys
Varsity/JV Football DailyPracticeNorth Practice FieldGirls
Varsity/JV VolleyballPracticeUHS Main Gym Girls Varsity Tennis
Practice UHS Tennis Courts4 p.mBoys Varsity/JV Soccer PracticeUHS
Softball fieldCoed Varsity/JV Water Polo vs.Newman/UrsulineUHS Pool
4:30 p.m.Girls JV Soccer vs Santa RosaHigh School UHS Football
Field 4:30PM5 p.m.
Girls Freshman VolleyballScrimmage @ Kelseyville Ukiah Dolphins
UHS Pool5:30 p.m.UHS Cheer UHS Small Gym 6 p.m.
Boys Basketball Practice UHS Main GymGirls Varsity Soccer vs
SantaRosa High School UHS Football Field
Coyotebasketballtournament
The Coyote ValleyReservation will be hold-ing a coed youth/teen
bas-ketball tournament,Saturday at the CoyoteValley Reservation
Gym.There will be six teams ineach division. Age groupsare Youth,
13 and under,and Teen, 18 and under.Reserve a spot byThursday. Fee
- $50. Formore information callRonnie at 472-2228.
St. Marys CYOBasketballTryouts
Basketball tryouts willbe held Sunday andSunday, Oct. 5, at
theUkiah High School Gym,for St. Mary’s CYO bas-ketball. The
program is forboys and girls, fourththrough eighth grades.
Thescheduled times for try-outs for each grade are: 10a.m. for
fourth grade,10:30 a.m. for fifth grade,11 a.m. for sixth
grade,11:30 a.m. for seventhgrade, and noon for eighthgrade. One
parent orguardian must complete aregistration form on theday of the
tryout. Cost is$125 per player, payable atthe time of the tryout.
Anyquestions, call KelvinChapman at 485-8184.
City of Ukiahafter-school tennis classes
The City of Ukiah isoffering a new after-school tennis classes
forkids sponsored by City ofUkiah CommunityServices. Kids are
invitedto join these after-schooltennis classes conductedby tennis
pro and worldrecord holder RobPeterson and his wifeBecky, former
No. 1ranked female player inTexas. The tennis programbegins Monday.
Classesmeet: Mondays 3-4 p.m.,Oak Manor students meetat Oak Manor
Park tenniscourts; Tuesdays 3-4 p.m.Pomolita School studentsmeet at
school; Tuesdays4:15 - 5:15 p.m. UkiahHigh school students meetat
Low Gap tennis courts.Registration/Information:Ukiah
CommunityServices Department, 411,Clay Street, Ukiah.
Basketballcoaches needed
Ukiah High School isseeking freshman girls andboys basketball
coachesfor the 2008-09 season.For information, callChristy at
463-5253x1050
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The Daily JournalThe Ukiah High School
water polo teams made it aclean sweep Sept. 17 as thegirls
varsity, boys varsity, andboys junior varsity allemerged with wins
againstvisiting Marin Academy.
The girls varsity startedthings off by quickly goingout to a 2-0
lead in the firstquarter behind scores by JadeBarrett and Shelby
Cleland.By half-time Jade and Shelbyhad both scored again,
makingthe score 4-0 in favor ofUkiah. Ukiah had severalchances to
score but couldn'tconvert many of their oppor-tunities. The girls
played greatdefense throughout the half,with Yiannoula Vlachos
mak-ing three stops in the second
quarter to keep MarinAcademy scoreless.
Marin was able to get onthe scoreboard in the thirdperiod, but
scores by MileyMerritt and Jade Barrett keptUkiah in control 6-3.
Thefourth quarter continued to becontrolled by Ukiah as theycruised
to a 8-4 win. SeniorsKylie Carr and Katie Bishopboth had an assist.
MileyMerritt had three assists andonce goal. Shelby Cleland hadtwo
goals and played greattwo-meter defense. JadeBarrett had five goals
and twoassists playing the two-meterposition.
The boys varsity game fol-lowed. They played a swarm-ing defense
that only allowedtwo shots by Marin the entire
game. Steffan Moore provid-ed all the scoring in the firsthalf
putting Ukiah in com-mand 3-0. Behind three goalsby Brett Van
Patten, Ukiahextended its lead to 7-0 by theend of the 3rd quarter.
Ukiah'sdefensive pressure and coun-terattacking offense gaveMarin
little chance to score.The Wildcats would go on topreserve the
shutout with a10-0 win. Steffan Moorescored five goals.
MarcusRamirez provided fourassists. Brett Van Pattenscored four
goals. SudiWachspress scored once.
In the final game of theevening, Ukiahs junior varsitywent out
to a 4-1 lead by midsecond quarter. With Ryan
Cavalin in the cage, Ukiah didnot allow Marin to score
againuntil the fourth quarter. Ukiahcontrolled the game through-out
as they continued to pressthe action and counterattack atevery
opportunity. JackSelzer would go on to scoreseven goals and have
twoassists. Max Van Patten con-tributed two goals and oneassist.
Lorenzo Pacini Cherry,and Paris Aarteage eachscored once. Phillip
Corenscored twice. The result was12-5 Ukiah win.
These were the first leaguegames for the Wildcats, whowill host
Cardinal Newmanand Ursuline today: girls var-sity at 4 p.m., boys
varsity isat 5 p.m., and Boys junior var-sity is at 6 p.m.
Wildcats sweep Marin Academy at home
MENDOCINO COLLEGE | BASEBALL
Fall ball continues
Photo by Jeff Trouette
Mendocino Eagles catcher Mike Anderson puts the tag on a
Redwoods runner in the second gameof a double header in Eureka on
Saturday. Mendo won both games in the start of fall College
base-ball.
By CHRIS SNYDERFor the Daily Journal
The Mendocino Collegefootball team defeatedCollege of the
Redwoods thispast Saturday in Eureka 42-20.
The Eagle defense suffo-cated the Corsairs offense inthe first
half, while the Eagleoffense scored 21 points in thesecond quarter
to build a 21-0halftime lead.
Mendocino College fresh-man running back StirlingJackson (Stone
Mountain,GA) scored on a one yard runwith 14 minutes remaining
inthe second quarter. The scorecapped off a six play 67
yarddrive.
With three minutes left inthe second quarter, sophomore
quarterback JacobLaudenslayer (Modesto) con-nected on a 17 yard
touch-down pass to sophomorereceiver Shamicheal Rivers(Arcadia,
FL).
The Eagles struck againwith just 36 seconds leftbefore half,
whenLaudenslayer hit freshmanreceiver Ricky Roberts(Sacramento) on
a 10 yardtouchdown pass.
Mendocino scored on theirsecond series of the secondhalf when
Rivers andLaudenslyer hooked up againon a 26 yard touchdown
pass.
Redwoods would scoretheir first touchdown withnine minutes left
in the thirdquarter to make it 28-6.Redwoods made it 28-13
when they scored on the lastplay of the third quarter.
Mendocino would scoreone more time in the thirdquarter when
Laudenslayerfound freshman receiverRafael Valencia (Ceres) on afive
yard touchdown pass tomake it 35-13.
With six minutes left in thefourth quarter, Redwoods wasable to
score to cut the lead to35-20. The final touchdownof the day for
Mendocinowould come on seven yardtouchdown pass to freshmanreceiver
Tommy Jones (JerseyCity, NJ) from Laudenslayer.
Freshman kicker MarkPedersen (Ukiah) was six ofsix on the day on
extra points.
On defense, Mendocino
was led by freshman JordanTuia (Portland, OR) whorecorded 6.5
tackles andsophomore linebacker SvanteWright (Camilla, GA?) whohad
6 tackles. Sophomorelinebacker Brad Finley(Middletown) has 5.5
tackleson the day.
“Our main focus this pastweek was to eliminate mis-takes. I was
very impressedwith each player sticking withthe game plan and
getting agreat win over a strong team,”Mendocino College HeadCoach
Tom Gang said. Mendocino (2-1) will hostLos Medanos College
thisSaturday at 1 p.m. The gamewill be broadcast live onKMEC 105.1
FM.
MC Football defeats College of the Redwoods
The Daily JournalThe Ukiah High School
boys varsity water polo teamreturned from the Jim
Healytournament over the weekendwith a 3-2 record. This 24team
tournament was held atthree venues in the Napa-Fairfield area with
severalteams from the Bay Area andsome from as far away asReno.
Ukiahs first game wasagainst Pinole Valley. It was atight
contest until the thirdquarter when the Wildcatsopened up a two
goal lead 9-7.Behind seven goals by BrettVan Patten they went on
towin 14-9. Steffan Moore andMarcus Ramirez both scoredtwo goals
apiece and SudiWachspress added three goals.The Wildcats pressing
defensewore down Pinole Valley. Inthe second half, Ukiah
stealsbecame goals for theWildcats. Frank Thomas ledthe team with
four assists.
The second game for theWildcats was an uphill battle.They found
themselves down5-0 against Oakmont after onequarter. In the pouring
rain,the Ukiah squad simply didnot play well in the first quar-ter.
However, for the rest ofthe game they playedOakmont nearly even,
eventu-ally losing 13-7. FrankThomas and Sudi Wachspressboth had
two goals each,while Calum Weeks, JackSelzer, and Marcus Ramirezall
scored once. Joe Selzerhad an outstanding game inthe goal as he
blocked threefive-meter penalty shots. AfterFridays action at the
VintageHigh School 50-meter pool,the boys were 1-1.
On Saturday they movedto Fairfield High Schoolwhere they joined
the other 1-1 teams. The first game onSaturday for the Wildcats
wasagainst Vintage High School.Again the Ukiah squad
playedlackluster water polo andfound themselves down athalf-time
5-2. The third peri-od proved to be pivotal for theWildcats. They
picked uptheir defense and allowed onlyone goal during the
periodwhile scoring three them-selves. In the fourth period,the
Wildcats clearly outplayedthe boys from Vintage again,allowing only
one goal in theperiod while scoring threemore and gaining the
victory8-7. Brett Van Patten againled Ukiah in scoring with
fourgoals. Marcus Ramirez andSenior Steffan Moore bothscored
twice.
Game two on Saturday forthe Wildcats was againstClayton Valley.
Once againthe Ukiahians played poorlyin the first quarter and
foundthemselves down 4-0. Thiswas a very physical game.With several
Wildcats in foultrouble, a comeback was notin the cards this time.
ClaytonValley cruised to a 10-3 victo-ry.
The last game of the dayfor the Wildcats was againstArmijo High
School, and wasmuch like their first game ofthe tournament on
Friday. Itwas a tight game until thethird quarter. Then the
Wildcatdefensive pressure producedseveral steals which turnedinto
counterattack scoringopportunities.
In that period Ukiah heldArmijo scoreless while scor-ing four
times and gaining an8-5 lead which turned into a13-6 victory. Brett
Van Pattenscored five times, while SudiWachspress and MarcusRamirez
both scored twice.Frank Thomas had threeassists and three goals
includ-ing possibly the best shot ofthe tournament for theWildcats:
a shot six metersfrom the goal while drivingacross the cage in the
lastminute of the game. A muchimproved Will Stone had twoassists in
this game, whileNolan DeCuman had oneassist, and Steffan Mooreadded
a goal and two assists.
Wildcatsrecordnow at 3-2
By JOHN NADELAP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES — No. 1 SouthernCalifornia looks to be super strong,
thePac-10 appears pretty weak, so theTrojans should have an easy
time of itThursday night in their conference open-er at Oregon
State.
Or should they?“We look at this game knowing that
it’s Pac-10 time,” USC coach PeteCarroll said Tuesday at his
weekly meet-ing with reporters. “Pac-10 games havealways been
challenging and difficult. Itdoesn’t matter which week or who
you’replaying or where you’re playing, they’rejust hard, difficult
challenges.
“We’ve had difficult times withOregon State in years past, in
particular-ly playing there. We have great respectfor their
program. We’d love to play anice football game and get out of
therewith a win and get on back home.”
The Trojans (2-0), who have beatenVirginia 52-7 and No. 14 Ohio
State 35-3, are favored by 25 points and have a 58-9-4 record in
the series. But the Beavershave won two of the last three
gamesbetween the teams at Reser Stadiumincluding a 33-31 victory in
2006 that
snapped USC’s 38-game, regular-seasonwinning streak.
“I remember it being cold, loud,” USCdefensive lineman Kyle
Moore said. “It’sdifferent, you have the sports turf. Thefans are
very enthusiastic.
“We just can’t let teams that are notsupposed to beat us beat us
this year.”
Oregon State also beat USC 31-21 asthe home team in 2000 — the
year beforeCarroll became the Trojans coach — andled 13-0 before
losing 28-20 on a cold,foggy night in 2004.
Carroll downplayed the difficulty ofplaying at Oregon State,
although headded: “I don’t think anybody could everanticipate what
it’s like to play in fog likewe played a few years ago.”
That kind of weather is unlikely at thistime of year, although
Oregon Statecoach Mike Riley, when asked on a con-ference call
about fog machines, saidplayfully: “They should be
arrivingtomorrow.”
Carroll pointed to four USC turnoversin the game two years ago
as the deter-mining factor.
“That didn’t have anything to do withthe stadium, didn’t have
anything to do
with anything,” he said. “The ball cameout of our hands a couple
times. You dothat no matter where you play in thegame of football,
you jeopardize yourchanges to win. They played an extreme-ly
efficient football game against us thatday, and they got a great
win.”
Maybe what happened didn’t haveanything to do with the stadium,
but thatdoesn’t mean the players haven’t beenreminded about the
past.
“The coaches make sure and let usknow. We try to let the younger
playersknow,” Moore said.
“We’ve talked about what has goneon,” guard Jeff Byers said.
“(But) it’s afootball field; it doesn’t change. Youcan’t worry
about a loud crowd, crazyfans. We love to play in front of
peoplelike that.”
Pac-10 schools are winless in fivegames against Mountain
WestConference schools and are 12-12 in non-conference games, but
Carroll said: “Idon’t think that the conference is down atthis
point. I think there was a weekendwhere a lot of teams got beat.
We’ll seewhat happens as the season goes on.”
Top-ranked Trojans wary of unheralded Beavers
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five or fewer employees whomeet certain income
qualifica-tions.
The program provides“technical assistance” to anyqualifying
business within thecounty. Technical assistancetranslates into an
opportunityfor business owners to meetone-on-one with an
experi-enced business consultant to
address the challenges thatbusinesses face. “We haveseveral
consultants with avariety of expertise,” saysProgram Director
RachelMurray. “We are pleased toagain be able to offer
theseservices to the community atno cost to business owners.”
In addition to meeting withbusiness consultants, the pro-gram
also allows qualifyingbusiness owners or potentialbusiness owners
to attendWest Company’s Build aBetter Business Seminar
Series. A bootcamp version ofthe training will be
offeredSaturday mornings in FortBragg beginning October 4th.The
full seven week serieswill be offered in Ukiah onTuesdays from 10
a.m. to 1p.m. beginning Oct. 7.
For more information onworkshops or consulting,interested
business owners orpotential business owners cancontact West
Company, tollfree at (866) 604-9378 or findout more online
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The Daily Journal
The community is invited to join FreyWinery at Tierra - Art,
Garden, Wine onThursday, Sept. 25 from 5 to 8 p.m. to cele-brate
the bounty of the harvest season.
Caroline Frey will be visiting from theFrey Vineyards in Redwood
Valley to give apreview tasting of their Late HarvestZinfandel and
the long-awaited Tawny Port-
style dessert wine.Also feautured this evening is the Frey
Organic Natural Rosé. Complimentary pair-ings of melon and basil
salad, heirloom toma-toes, and organic chocolate will be
served.Tierra is located at 312 N School St in down-town Ukiah. For
more information, call 468-7936
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Voter workshop set for Oct. 1The Ukiah Democratic Party
Headquarters
will present their second voter workshop onWednesday evenings,
on Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m.They will teach those attending about the
vot-ing system, how to fill out a voter registrationcard, how to
request an absentee ballot, what toexpect at the polls, and how to
becomeinformed about the November candidates andthe California
propositions. The workshop willbe presented in both English and in
Spanish.The Ukiah Democratic Party Headquarters islocated at 205 W.
Standley St., Ukiah. Formore information, call 463-DEMS.
Foster parents sought forMultidimensional TreatmentFoster Care
Program
Redwood Children’s Services is seekingfoster parents for the new
MultidimensionalTreatment Foster Care program which pro-vides
intensive treatment and close supervisionfor troubled teens 12 to
18 years of age whohave emotional and behavioral challenges. Inthe
context of loving and stable homes childrenlearn new ways of
behavior that are acceptablein school and the community. They learn
whatit feels like to succeed.
Foster parents will receive training in astructured behavioral
management system thatcan teach youth how to make better
choiceswhen dealing with the challenges of growingup today. The
program goals are to provideclose supervision, clear consistent
limits tobehavior and fair consequences using a pointsand level
system of earning privileges.
The foster parents will attend weekly sup-port meetings and have
the support of staff24/7 to insure that the youth is makingprogress
toward family unification. This is ashort term commitment to one
youth for 7 to 9months and requires one parent be availablefor
transportation, meetings and other programrequirements during the
day.
This program provides a tax exempt stipendof $2,500 per month
due to the level of train-ing and supervision required. This new
pro-gram offers caring adults the opportunity tobecome part of a
professional team making adifference it the life of a teen from the
commu-nity. Call Foster Parent Recruiter, SusanBoling, at 467-2000
for more specific programinformation.
Free PumpkinFest entertainment sought
The City of Ukiah Community ServicesDepartment has announced
that thePumpkinFest Committee is looking for freelocal
entertainment for the Standley StreetChildrens Stage and other
areas. PumpkinFestis set to take place Oct. 18 and 19. Those
inter-ested in providing entertainment are asked tocontact Lory
Limbird at 463-6231.
Boy Scouts Troop 77 memberships available
Boy Scouts of America’s Troop 77 hasopenings for boys between
the ages of 11 and17 years old who are interested in
outdooradventures and camp outs. Youth can earnmerit badges in
archery, rifle shooting, camp-ing and in 100 other hobbies and
vocations.
Troop meetings are held every Tuesday inthe Eagle Peak Middle
School auditorium orclassroom at 7 p.m. Boys joining the troop
inSeptember will be eligible for free admittanceinto Marine World
on Oct. 11. For more infor-mation, call 463-2721.
Volunteers sought forNational Public Lands Day at Lake
Mendocino
With an average of 1 million visitors a year,even the most
careful visitors make an impacton the facilities and environment at
LakeMendocino. The Army Corps of Engineersinvites the community to
join other volunteersfrom community groups, Scout troops,
individ-uals, and families to help restore and clean-upthe
resources and facilities at Lake Mendocinoas part of the 15th
annual National PublicLands Day on Saturday, Sept. 27.
Volunteer registration will take place from8:30 a.m. at the Pomo
Cultural Center parkinglot on the north end of Lake Mendocino off
ofMarina Dr. Volunteers will participate in ser-vice projects from
9 a.m. to noon. There areservice projects available for all skills
andinterests. These include tree planting, painting,removing
invasive species and trash pick up.At noon, a free raffle and lunch
will be provid-ed for all volunteers, with prizes donated bylocal
businesses.
The first 40 people to register in the morn-ing will receive a
free National Public LandsDay baseball hat. All volunteers will
alsoreceive a coupon good for one free night ofcamping at Lake
Mendocino and a free entrypass, good for one year, for parks and
recre-ation areas operated by National Park Service,US Army Corps
of Engineers, Bureau of LandManagement, US Fish and Wildlife
Service,and the US Forest Service.
The event’s organizers request that volun-teers bring gloves,
eye protections and theirown favorite tools if they have them. To
get tothe Pomo Cultural Center, take Highway 101north to Highway 20
East. Travel east approx-imately 3 miles and take the Marina Drive
off-ramp. Follow Marina Drive to the Pomo Dayuse area, and take the
second left. For moreinformation, or to register to become a
volun-teer, call Laura Smith at the Lake Mendocinopark office at
467-4232.
Grateful Gleaners organizinglocal produce trading
The Grateful Gleaners are inviting localcommunity members to
join them in sharingcherries, berries or other fruit that may
beripening in home orchards that is available tobe shared. For more
information, call them at459-5490, ext. 555, and leave a
message.
Literacy tutors soughtat Willits Library
Volunteers are being sought to teach othersto read, write and
speak English. The volun-teers will be trained and furnished with
thetools they will need. Those interested in volun-teering are
invited to attend a tutor training ori-entation, scheduled for 3 to
5 p.m. onWednesday, Sept. 24, in the Willits Libraryconference
room.
A basic tutor training workshop will takeplace from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m., on Saturday, Sept.27, at the library. For more information,
or tomake reservations, call Pam at 459-1586, leavea message on our
office answering machine,459-5098 or e-mail
[email protected].
Phoenix Certified Hospice Children’s Grief Group underway
The Phoenix Certified Hospice has begun aChildren’s Grief
support group, which will runevery Monday evening for 10 weeks.
Thegroup meets from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The groupwill be open to
children in grades 3 through 6.It is held in Willits, at 100 San
Hedrin Circle.Registration for the group is currently openand group
size is limited, therefore