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TUESDAYJuly 31, 2007

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Donations of recyclablematerials part of the planBy ZACK SAMPSELThe Daily Journal

Demolition of the formerMasonite plant located just north ofUkiah is scheduled to be completed

by January 2008. On Monday, a spokesman for

Developers Diversified Realty andits partner in the Masonite property,David Berndt Interests, said thedemolition will be performed byComplete Decon, Inc. -- a specialistin asbestos removal -- and overseen

by numerous county agencies.DDR’s Jeff Adams said there isasbestos present in some parts of theproperty and keeping the communityfrom feeling its effects is one ofDDR’s highest priorities.

“We expect to begin the firstphase of our dismantling and recy-

cling efforts on Wednesday, with thework scheduled to be completed inJanuary 2008,” said Adams,Developers Diversified senior devel-opment director. “In this phase of thedemolition we disassemble theBrownfield site and turn it into anarea which will provide future bene-

fits for the community. We intend torecycle the maximum amount of thematerials from the former Masonitesite throughout the demolition stage,including all of the concrete, asphalt,steel and unpainted wood.”

Asbestos cleanup will be part of Masonite demolition

By FRANK HARTZELLThe Mendocino Beacon

The federal agency thathas taken control ofwave energy has cut by

80 percent the time requiredto get experimental projectsinto the water.

The plan has widespreadsupport, despite the lack ofany process that ensures localcontrol and questions aboutthe legitimacy of the FederalEnergy RegulatoryCommission's current controlof the process.

Waters off the MendocinoCoast from Little River to TenMile have been claimed bytwo corporate giants who did-n't tell local governmentsabout their federal filingsbeforehand. The state, whichowns the ocean floor for threemiles from the shore, has alsobeen left out.

The same wave energy rushis happening faster than abreaking barrel north to theCanadian border.

"This is like the Wild West.People are staking claims,people are jumping claimsand there is no sheriff," saidRichard Charter, co-chair ofthe Outer Continental ShelfCoalition.

The Federal EnergyRegulatory Commission, alsoknown as FERC, announcedlast week plans that wouldallow wave energy pilot pro-jects to send electricity toshore after six months of per-mitting, rather than the threeyears now required.

Energy activist GeorgeReinhardt of Fort Bragg ispromoting an effort to createan energy element in thecounty general plan which hesays could define a localvoice, an idea countySupervisor Kendall Smithlikes but which has yet to gar-ner inland support.

An effort by LincolnCounty, Ore., to stake a claimto control development ofwave energy immediately off-shore has been rebuffed inpractical terms by a FERC fil-ing demanding that the countycommit only to a specific pro-ject and timeline.

In other words, there isnow only room in the processfor energy companies.

Charter said legalities aredifferent in California, wherethe State Lands Commissionclaims rights to those threemiles.

"Nobody has lookedthrough California's situationwith lawyers yet, but we maybe headed for a confrontationbetween the State LandsCommission and FERC,"Charter said.

Charter spoke to the news-paper from a conference inOregon where he was about togive a presentation on how allcontrol now stops at theseashore.

"There is no public interestzoning, no general plan what-soever on what goes on in theocean," Charter said.

The only local governmentaction so far has been the Cityof Fort Bragg playing host todiscussions of wave energyand encouraging the PacificGas and Electric Company tobring more information abouttheir proposal.

"The City Council hasendorsed the concept of waveenergy as a promising oppor-tunity to help California in itseffort to achieve energy inde-pendence," City CouncilmanDan Gjerde said. Gjerde hasquestioned the specifics of thetwo projects that have beenproposed.

Most members of the FortBragg City Council haven'tformulated any opinion on theissue and didn't provide com-ment on the issue. Reinhardthas taken the lead on an issuedeemed too complex and pre-liminary by many.

FERC Chairman Joseph T.Kelliher announced last week

The Daily JournalLakeport resident Danny DeBolt

is about to get a taste of life “downunder.”

DeBolt, a corpsmember from theCalifornia Conservation Corps’Ukiah Center, will spend the nexttwo months in Australia as part of aCCC work exchange.

DeBolt, 19, is among the ninecorpsmembers selected from

throughout the state for the CCC’s2007 exchange with ConservationVolunteers Australia. He has beenbased in Ukiah for the last year.

Conservation Volunteers Australiaworks in partnership with federal andstate governments on conservationprojects across Australia. The organi-zation has exchanged participantswith the CCC since 1988.

The CCC contingent will fly from

San Francisco to Melbourne Aug. 22and return home Oct. 19. Their firstmonth will be spent in theMelbourne and Geelong areas ofVictoria, where work will includebuilding penguin boxes, plantingtrees, maintaining wildlife corridorsand restoring trails. The group willmove to the Adelaide area of SouthAustralia in the second month foradditional conservation projects.

CCC members pay their own trav-el expenses and earn their regularsalaries during the exchange.Afterward, many corpsmembers takevacation time to travel in Australiaand New Zealand before returning totheir CCC center.

While the corpsmembers are inAustralia, two CVA exchange groupswill fly to California, spending amonth with the CCC at centers in

Ukiah and South Lake Tahoe. The California Conservation

Corps is a state agency hiring youngmen and women for a year of naturalresource work and emergencyresponse. Job opportunities in theprogram are available year-round.

For more information, visit theCalifornia Conservation Corps’ Website at http://ccc.ca.gov.

Local CCC member selected for Australian exchange

Wave projectsspeeding up,spark concerns

Energy issueswave power

BIODYNAMIC GAINING GROUND

Zack Sampsel/The Daily Journal

Bob Keiffer, superintendent of the University of California Hopland Research and Extension Center,explains the different growing methods used for the grapes at the center.

By JEANNETTE WARNERTFor The Daily Journal

Biodynamic farming involvessome curious practices.

Fill a cow’s horn with manure,bury it on the fall equinox; monthslater carefully blend the manure withwater and spray it on the soil. At thespring equinox, bury ground quartzfor later blending with water andcrop application.

“Some people scoff or roll theireyes,” said UC CooperativeExtension farm advisor GlennMcGourty. “I am interested in look-ing objectively at what a group ofdedicated farmers take very, veryseriously. More importantly, they aregetting some very good results intheir winegrapes and wines.”

Biodynamic farming is similar toorganic production. As on organicfarms, no synthetic pesticides or fer-tilizers are used. The farm is viewedas its own ecosystem and typicallysupports a diverse mix of crops andlivestock, which are considered com-plimentary. Biodynamic farmers useunique preparations and compost.Planting, cultural operations and har-vesting are guided by celestialevents.

Respecting even the unconven-tional practices adhered to by biody-namic farmers, McGourty is studying

carbon cycling in an acre and a halfcabernet sauvignon vineyard at theUC Hopland Research and ExtensionCenter south of Ukiah.

Carbon cycling on the farm is get-ting increased attention because ofconcerns about global warming,

which scientists believe is partlycaused by carbon released into theplanet’s upper atmosphere. Carbonflows into the atmosphere when fos-sil fuels are burned and also when

A look at old farming techniques

Piles of compost dry in the sun. The compost, which is made fromsheep waste, will be used to feed only the biodynamically farmedgrapes.

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Chief justice suffers seizureWASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts suffered

a seizure at his summer home in Maine on Monday, causing afall that resulted in minor scrapes, Supreme Court spokes-woman Kathy Arberg said.

He will remain in a hospital in Maine overnight."It's my understanding he's fully recovered, said Christopher

Burke, a spokesman for Penobscot Bay Medical Center, whereRoberts was taken.

Roberts, 52, was taken by ambulance to the medical center,where he underwent a "thorough neurological evaluation,which revealed no cause for concern," Arberg said in a state-ment.

Roberts had a similar episode in 1993, she said.Doctors called Monday's incident "a benign idiopathic

seizure," Arberg said. The White House described the January1993 episode as an "isolated, idiosyncratic seizure."

A benign seizure means that doctors performed an MRI andother tests to conclude there was no tumor, stroke or otherexplanation.

In addition, doctors would have quickly ruled out simpleexplanations such as dehydration or low blood sugar.

By definition, someone who has had more than one seizurewithout any other cause is determined to have epilepsy, said Dr.Marc Schlosberg, a neurologist at Washington Hospital Center,who is not involved in the Roberts' case.

Whether Roberts will need anti-seizure medications to pre-vent another is something he and his doctor will have to decide.

But after two seizures, the likelihood of another at somepoint is greater than 60 percent.

"When it's going to occur, obviously nobody knows,"Schlosberg said.

The incident occurred around 2 p.m. EDT on a dock near thehome in Port Clyde on Maine's Hupper Island. Port Clyde,which is part of the town of St. George, is about 90 miles by carnortheast of Portland, midway up the coast of Maine.

Roberts was taken by private boat to the mainland and thentransferred to an ambulance, St. George Fire Chief Tim Polkysaid.

"He was conscious and alert when they put him in the rescue(vehicle)," Polky said.

Iraqi parliament adjourns for August,benchmark legislation languishes

BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's parliament on Monday shruggedoff U.S. criticism and adjourned for a month, as key lawmakersdeclared there was no point waiting any longer for the primeminister to deliver Washington-demanded benchmark legisla-tion for their vote.

Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani closed the final three-hour session without a quorum present and declared lawmakerswould not reconvene until Sept. 4. That date is just 11 daysbefore the top U.S. military and political officials in Iraq mustreport to Congress on American progress in taming violenceand organizing conditions for sectarian reconciliation.

The recess, coupled with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki'sfailure to get the key draft laws before legislators, may nourishgrowing opposition to the war among U.S. lawmakers, whocould refuse to fund it.

Critics have questioned how Iraqi legislators could take asummer break while U.S. forces are fighting and dying to cre-ate conditions under which important laws could be passed inthe service of ending sectarian political divisions and blood-shed.

But in leaving parliament, many lawmakers blamed al-Maliki.

Ingmar Bergman, one of cinema'sgreats, dies in Sweden at age 89

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Master filmmaker IngmarBergman, one of the greatest artists in cinema history, diedMonday at his home on an island off the coast of Sweden. Hewas 89. Bergman's dozens of works combined deep serious-ness, indelible imagery and unexpected flashes of humor infinely written, inventively shot explorations of difficult subjectssuch as plague and madness. Once described by Woody Allenas "probably the greatest film artist ... since the invention of themotion picture camera,"

Bergman first gained international attention with 1955's"Smiles of a Summer Night," a romantic comedy that inspiredthe Stephen Sondheim musical "A Little Night Music."

His last work, of about 60, was "Saraband," a made-for-tele-vision movie that aired on Swedish public television inDecember 2003, the year he retired.

Dow ends up 93 as stocks push higher,but nervousness remains after pullback

NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street found a foothold Monday asinvestors, still anxious that a credit crunch could crimp U.S.growth, took advantage of low prices after last week's steeplosses. The Dow Jones industrial average surged more than 90points.

Joint Chiefs nominee says lack of Iraqprogress undermines U.S. credibility

WASHINGTON (AP) - Slow progress in Iraq is underminingU.S. credibility and emboldening Iran's regional ambitions,says President Bush's nominee to head the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

In written answers to prepared questions from the SenateArmed Services Committee, Navy Adm. Michael Mullen saidthose concerns can be eased by successes on the ground in Iraq.While there's been steady progress on that front, there's beenonly limited headway in achieving reconciliation among Iraq'spolitical factions, according to Mullen.

Resolving this internal conflict among Sunnis, Shiites andKurds "remains the precondition to an Iraq that can govern,defend and sustain itself and be an ally in the war on terror,"Mullen said in answers to the committee's questions obtainedMonday by The Associated Press.

"Achieving progress in Iraq and furthering broader U.S.regional interests are inextricably linked," he added. "Slowprogress in Iraq is undermining U.S. credibility and weakeningefforts to achieve regional objectives."

Asked by the committee what role, if any, he had in theJanuary plan to send as many as 30,000 additional U.S. forcesinto Iraq, Mullen said he and the other joint chiefs met person-ally with Bush and Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

Recyclable materials fromthe demolition will be donatedto the Rebuild Center inUkiah. As well, all funds fromthe resale of the materials willbe donated to the Ukiah FoodBank, Adams said. The Rootsof Motive Power Museum inWillits will also benefit fromthe demolition following thedonation of 500 feet of steelrails and two switches fromthe site’s rail spur, Adamssaid.

While the new use for theMasonite site has yet to bedetermined, one possibilityincludes mixed-use develop-ment. Buildings such as retailstores and restaurants couldbecome the new face of the

area, Adams said. DDR’s analysis, performed

by Applied DevelopmentEconomics of Berkeley, for ashopping center on the siteshowed possible earnings of$2 million in yearly salestaxes in addition to $350,000in annual property taxes forMendocino County.

Complete plans for the sitewill be finished upon comple-tion of the Ukiah Valley AreaPlan, but Adams feels confi-dent about the mall’s future.

“We wouldn’t have boughtthe property if we weren’tconfident,” Adams said. “Weare making it habitable by tak-ing down the contaminatedbuildings. We know it’s a longprocess, but we’re gonnawork through it while workingwith the community as well.”

The Mendocino CountyBoard of Supervisors will

have to vote to change thezoning of the former Masonitesite in order for DDR’s plansto move forward. There isconsiderable opposition tomore big-box retail develop-ment from local residents whobelieve a major new mall isunnecessary and will harmlocally-owned, smaller storesin the Ukiah Valley.

The Board of Supervisorsis scheduled to make its inten-tions for the site known inAugust.

Developers DiversifiedRealty is one of the nation’s

biggest owners, developersand managers of open-airshopping centers. The compa-ny owns and manages morethan 700 retail operating anddevelopment properties in 45states, Puerto Rico and Brazil.David Berndt Interests is anindependent developmentgroup with three projects cov-ering more than 2 millionsquare feet of promotionalcenters in California, in addi-tion to other ventures inTexas.

Zack Sampsel can bereached at [email protected]

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The world briefly POLICE REPORTSThe following were compiled

from reports prepared by the UkiahPolice Department. To anonymous-ly report crime information, call463-6205.

ARREST -- Douglass Stuart Smith,61, of Ukiah was arrested on suspicion offelony vandalism and stalking Tuesday.According to the report, for severalmonths a local Ukiah hair salon had beenthe victim of ongoing vandalism andstalking. Police say Smith has admitted tothe crimes and a restraining order on himhas been issued. Anyone with any addi-tional information about this crimeshould call Detective Glenn Stark at 463-6260.

The following were preparedfrom reports prepared by theWillits Police Department.

ARMED ROBBERY - Sunday night,officers from the Willits PoliceDepartment responded to 201 School St.after receiving report of an armed rob-bery at the Willits apartment complex.

After speaking with witnesses, theofficers learned that two men fromSacramento had arranged to meet at theapartment allegedly to purchase a largeamount of marijuana. After negotiationswent sour, one of the men allegedlypulled out a semi-automatic handgun andpointed it at Arnold Partridge and KevinSlaughter. After pointing the gun atPartridge and Slaughter, the men alleged-ly took five pounds of marijuana. Bothmen involved in the robbery fled thescene.

No shots were fired during the robberyand neither Partridge or Slaughter wereinjured. The Willits Police Department iscontinuing its investigation and anyonewith information is urged to call OfficerDonahue at (707) 459-6122.

SHERIFF’S REPORTSThe following were compiled

from reports prepared by theMendocino County Sheriff’sOffice:

BOOKED -- Gary Henry Tovar, 55, ofMonterey Park, was booked into jail onsuspicion of possession and transport ofmarijuana at 12:01 p.m. Friday.

BOOKED -- Crystal Lee Gerring, 40,of Chico Arena, was booked into jail onsuspicion of driving while under theinfluence at 2:48 p.m. Friday.

BOOKED -- Brian Williams, 35, ofUpper Lake, was booked into jail on sus-

picion of driving while under the influ-ence at 3:30 p.m. Friday.

BOOKED -- Juan Orozco, 45, ofUkiah, was booked into jail on suspicionof driving while under the influence at8:31 p.m. Friday.

BOOKED -- Christopher LeeCochran, 27, of Redwood Valley, wasbooked into jail on suspicion of drivingwhile under the influence at 12:18 a.m.Saturday.

BOOKED -- Dennis Day, 20, of FortBragg, was booked into jail on suspicionof driving while under the influence at2:10 a.m. Saturday.

BOOKED -- Garret Alto, 31, ofUkiah, was booked into jail on suspicionof driving while under the influence andpossession of a dangerous weapon at3:00 a.m. Saturday.

BOOKED -- Roberto Vega, 30, ofWillits, was booked into jail on suspicionof driving while under the influence at7:09 a.m. Saturday.

BOOKED -- Robert John Rodriguez,32, of Ukiah, was booked into jail on sus-picion of driving while under the influ-ence at 7:31 a.m. Saturday.

BOOKED -- Melissa Kraich, 48, ofManchester was booked on suspicion ofdriving while under the influence at 8:05a.m. Saturday.

BOOKED -- Andrew Fabela, 21, ofPhilo was booked on suspicion of drivingwhile under the influence at 8:23 a.m.Saturday.

BOOKED -- Patrick Williams, 33, ofSan Juan Batista, was booked on suspi-cion of driving while under the influenceat 9:13 a.m. Saturday.

BOOKED -- Pablo Santiago, 28, ofUkiah, was booked on suspicion of dri-ving while under the influence at 10:07a.m. Saturday.

BOOKED -- Steven Johnson, 55, ofUkiah, was booked on suspicion of dri-ving while under the influence at 11:05a.m. Saturday.

BOOKED -- Bradley Tupper, 20, ofFort Bragg, was booked on suspicion ofdriving while under the influence at 5:20p.m. Saturday.

BOOKED -- Daniel Conroy, 22, ofLodi, was booked on suspicion of drivingwhile under the influence at 9:31 p.m.Saturday.

BOOKED -- Terrance Early, 50, ofKlamath Falls, was booked on suspicionof driving while under the influence at2:21 a.m. Sunday.

BOOKED -- Fletcher Ross Pinkham,22, of Little River, was booked on suspi-cion of driving while under the influence

at 10:33 a.m. Sunday.BOOKED -- Anthony Lopes, 37, of

Willits, was booked on suspicion of dri-ving while under the influence at 7:53p.m. Sunday.

BOOKED -- Donald Miller, 27, ofFort Bragg, was booked into jail on sus-picion of cruelty to a child and corporalinjury inflicted upon a child Sunday.

Those arrested by law enforcement officers areinnocent until proven guilty. People reported as havingbeen arrested may contact the Daily Journal once theircase has been concluded so the results can be report-ed. Those who feel the information is in error shouldcontact the appropriate agency. In the case of thosearrested on suspicion of driving under the influence ofan intoxicant: all DUI cases reported by law enforce-ment agencies are reported by the newspaper. TheDaily Journal makes no exceptions.

FIRE AND RESCUEACCIDENT - The Ukiah Valley Fire

Department, CalFire and UkiahAmbulance responded to a call fromneighbors about a collision on Highway253 just west of Robinson Creek Roadaround noon Monday.

Five people were injured in the crashwith one person transported by helicopterand three others by ambulance. The causeof the crash has yet to be determined.

No names were released.

CORRECTIONS•A Page 1 story in Monday’s Daily

Journal about the supervisor’s salaryincorrectly stated the amount of the newsalary. The supervisor’s gave themselvesa $20,000 raise, bringing their salaries to$68,000 per year each. The story alsofailed to cite the views of supporters ofthe raise who say it brings the supervi-sors’ salaries into line with surroundingcounties and may attract better candi-dates to run for the supervisors’ job.

The Ukiah Daily Journal reserves this space to correcterrors or make clarifications to news articles. Significanterrors in obituary notices or birth announcements will resultin reprinting the entire article. Errors may be reported to theeditor, 468-3526.

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ALANON: Family and friends of alcoholics; 5:30p.m. on Mondays, noon on Tuesdays, noon on Fridaysand 10:30 on Saturdays; Calvary Baptist Church, 465Luce Ave.; 463-1867 or 621-2721.Alateen: Meets Thursdays 8 to 9 p.m.; Calvary BaptistChurch, 465 Luce Ave., enter at east side back door;463-1867 or 621-2721.Alcoholics Anonymous: Daily; call 462-7123,www.aaukiah.org.Breastfeeding Support Group: meets secondWednesday from 10:30 a.m. to noon and fourthWednesday from 10:30 a.m. to noon; MendocinoCounty Public Health – WIC office, 1120 S. Dora; TessO’Connell, 472-2739.Celebrate Recovery: Christ-centered 12-step recov-ery; Fridays at Trinity Baptist Church Hall, South DoraStreet and Luce Ave, 6 p.m. fellowship dinner; 7 p.m.teaching/testimony; 8 p.m. men and women’s smallgroup sharing; 9 p.m. dessert/solid rock cafe.Babysitting provided. For more information call 462-6535.Childbirth classes: Learn about nutrition during preg-nancy , preparing for childbirth, breastfeeding andinfant safety. Thursdays, 6 to 8 p.m., 333 Laws Ave., inUkiah, 472-4603.Community Healing Clinic: 20- to 30-minute ses-sions on a walk-in basis with a variety of health prac-titioners; Second Tuesday of each month, 5:30 to 7:30p.m.; Full Cirlce Wellness Resource Center, 530 S.Main St. in Ukiah; 463-0777; www.fullcirclewell-ness.org.Council on Domestic Violence: First Wednesday,1:30 to 3 p.m., Public Health Department, 1120 S.Dora St., Conference Room 198, in Ukiah except forMay and October, which will be held at 10-Mile Court,700 S. Franklin St. in Fort Bragg, 472-2699.La Leche League: Breastfeeding group; meets secondTuesday, various times; Nursery Room at PresbyterianChurch, corner of S. Dora and W. Perkins; MargaretTurano, 468-9587.Look Good Fell Better: Classes are from 10 a.m. tonoon on the second Monday of each month. This pro-gram pairs women with licensed cosmetologists toeliminate the appearance related side effects of cancerttreatment. This is a free class offered by the AmericanCancer Society at 115 E, Smith St. in Ukiah. For moreinformation, call 462-7642 ext. 3.NAMI: (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill FamilySupport Group) first and third Wednesdays,6:30 p.m.;call 972-9040, 485-8033, or 467-9116 for location andinformation. Nami is an organization dedicated toimproving the lives of people with brain disorers byproviding mutal support,education and advocacy.Multiple Sclerosis Self-help Group: People withmultiple sclerosis can take one more step toward end-ing effects of MS at the Ukiah group; sponsored by theNational MS Society; 7 p.m.; second Tuesday.Men’s Cancer Support Group: Group on summerhiatus, call for one-on-one with staff. A supportiveplace to share your cancer experience; second andfourth Wednesdays of each month; 6 to 7:30 p.m.; attheir new offices at 590 S. Dora St.; MendocinoCancer Resource Center; 467-3828.Narcotics Anonymous: Meetings throughout county;485-9110.New Life Workshop: Do you need help managingyour weight? Noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays; SalvationArmy, 714 A S. State St., Ukiah; 468-9577.Overeaters Anonymous: Mondays at 5:30 p.m.;Saturdays at 11 a.m.; 741 S. Oak St.; 472-4747.Sweet Success: The California Diabetes andPregnancy Program; support for special pregnancies inwhich women have diabetes; planning pregnancy orare pregnant, need extra support; 463-7527.Tantalizing Tuesdays: Series of health relatedevening discussions; First and third Tuesdays; FullCirlce Wellness Resource Center, 530 S. Main St. inUkiah; from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; 463-0777; www.full-circlewellness.org.T.O.P.S.: (Take off pounds sensibly): Meets from 9:15to 10:30 a.m., every Tuesday, at Calvary BaptistChurch, 465 Luce Ave; Carolyn Madole, 463-0261.T.O.P.S.: Low-cost, non-profit group meets everyTuesday at Autumn Leaves, 425 E. Gobbi St., in thecommunity room. Weigh-in is from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.Meeting is from 6:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.; LindaMacDonald, 467-2391.T.O.P.S.: Every Thursday at Washington MutualBuilding community room, 700 S. State St.; meeting isfrom 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.; it is a low-cost, weight-reduc-tion support group; call 462-4901 or 485-7801.T.O.P.S.: Every Friday at the Meadows Mobile Courtclubhouse, 8686 East Road, Redwood Valley; weigh-inis from 9:30 to 11 a.m.; meeting is from 9:30 to 10:30a.m.; call 485-8260 or 485-1238.Ukiah Community Center Crisis Line: Need help?Call 463-help (4357) or 1 (800) 575-help (4357).Ukiah Diabetes Education: The Diabetes EducationGroup; 7 p.m.; second Monday; 463-7698.Ukiah Valley Blood Center/Blood Centers of thePacific: Mondays, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Tuesdays, 10a.m. to 5 pm.; Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 620 KingsCt., Suite 110; make appointment, donate, scheduleblood drive at workplace; 1 (888) 393-GIVE.Weight-loss Surgery Support Group: Free, open tothe public, Gastric Reduction Duodenal Switch(GRDS) support and information group; Central ValleyBariatrics; 1st Friday; 6 p.m.; Bartlett Hall, UkiahSenior Center complex, 499 Leslie Street, Ukiah; e-mail, [email protected] Watchers: Redwood Valley Weight Watchersmeet at the Redwood Valley Cafe and are hosted byRedwood Valley Fitness on 9620 N. State St. Theirleader is Laurel of Ukiah Weight Watchers. For moreinformation, call 485-5696.Women’s Cancer Support Group: A supportiveplace to share your cancer experience; first and thirdTuesday of each month; noon to 1 p.m.; at their newoffices at 590 S. Dora St.; Mendocino CancerResource Center; 467-3828.If you -– or the organization that you represent –-change a phone number, an address, or any informa-tion in this calendar, please call at the Ukiah DailyJournal at 468-3520, or e-mail us [email protected].

Strivingfor imperfection

By Scott Marcus

Walking the walk

Exercise was never my longsuit. For decades, the only activi-ties in which I regularly engagedwere jumping to conclusions,running myself ragged, and push-ing my luck.

Over recent years I have mod-ified my sedentary ways byadding walking and bike ridinginto my schedule. I have even fig-ured out methods to do most ofmy in-city errands sans automo-bile, which does require someingenuity; a large, sturdy back-pack; and better time manage-ment. Payoffs however, includeimproved health, a sense of glob-al pride by helping to some extentto heal our planet, extensive gaso-line savings, and an enhanced ego(as many find it way cool to see amiddle-age guy in a tie riding abike; causing them to lavishpraise upon my person, which Idemurely accept — as to notoffend of course).

Lately, I had to ratchet up theactivity as the aging process andslower metabolism are having anexpansive effect on my midsec-tion. To further that aim, I estab-lished a “fitness center” in ourhouse. (OK, to be honest, it’sreally a TV, DVD player, andthree exercise videos in the guestroom; but c’mon, you wereimpressed when I called it “fit-ness center,” weren’t you?)Weight loss remained elusive so Ireluctantly decided that in orderto achieve results, I must actuallyWATCH the videos and performthe routines (as opposed to leav-ing them inertly stacked on thebookcase). Grudgingly therefore,I dragged my sleepy body into theguest room - er, fitness center -and have endeavored to emulate

Billy Blanks in his kickboxingroutine, Tae-Bo.

Progress has been made; I haveadvanced from inept to clumsy toawkward, and have - believe it ornot - started looking forward tomorning practice. This newfoundover-enthusiasm drove me asinew too far, the result: a pulledmuscle.

In earlier times, such discom-fort would have been a welcomerationale to abandon my schedule(having been known to forgo pre-vious routines because of brokenshoelaces). Yet, something shift-ed; instead of attempting to justi-fy inactivity, I turned my thoughtstoward, “What can I still do?”

My pulled tendon had notbecome a barrier; rather, itbecame a source of pride. I’m notjust speaking of how, whenqueried, “Why are you limping,”I could assume a manly, macho,Bruce Willis, swagger and reply,“Pulled a muscle during myworkout.” Of much more importwas the fact that I was not lookingfor excuses to quit, rather seekingmethods to endure.

I consistently profess, “Myhealth is my highest priority,”while finding countless valida-tions to avoid the steps necessaryto act as such. “I don’t havetime.” “It costs too much.”“There’s always tomorrow.” Suchinternal dissonance feels plainlousy, generating feelings ofhypocrisy and shame; burdensless visible, but equally asweighty, as a few extra pounds.

It is worthy of note that sore-ness in my quadriceps generatedhealing in my thoughts. Nolonger am I only “talking thetalk,” I am proudly “walking thewalk” (albeit with a limp).

About the author: Scott "Q"Marcus is a THINspirationalspeaker and author. Since losing70 pounds 13 years ago, he con-ducts speeches, workshops, andpresentations throughout thecountry. He can be reached at:

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DEAR DR. GOTT:Regarding balance problemsin senior citizens, I too amexperiencing diminishing bal-ance abilities, complicated bymild neuropathy in both feet. Iwould like to share a couple oftips my wife, a former balleri-na, gave me.

Anyone who has seen a bal-lerina spin has perhapsobserved that her head doesnot turn with her body;instead, it snaps around,always ending at the sameplace it started. She is gazingfixedly at a distant spot andreturning to that spot with eachspin. This is called, not sur-prisingly, “spotting,” and it is aballet trick both to keep fromgetting dizzy and to maintainbalance. Applying this princi-ple at home when drying myfeet, putting on trousers, etc., Igaze at any convenient spotwell above the floor and about6 to 10 feet away. I find thatthis is very helpful.

The other tip is called“point of reference.” Anyonewho has seen skilled balletdancers exercising at the barremay have noticed that they donot actually grip the barre;instead they rest their hands onit lightly, not to steady them-selves but to provide a refer-ence point for verticality,hence for balance. I apply thistechnique at home by lightlytouching a countertop whilepracticing standing on one

foot. This technique can, ofcourse, be combined quite suc-cessfully with spotting.

I hope these principles fromthe world of ballet prove help-ful to your readers.

DEAR DR. GOTT: I amdelighted to welcome the artsto a medical column. Yourwife’s suggestions make senseand may help some readerswith balance problems.Thanks for your letter.

DEAR DR. GOTT: Whatcan you tell me about rectoce-les? I’ve had one for about sixmonths. My physician recom-mended that I go see an OB-Gyn, who inserted a pessary,which I’ll apparently have touse for the rest of my life. Ican’t imagine the thought ofusing this for the rest of mylife.

Although I’ve never heardof a rectocele before, I’m toldthat it’s fairly common.

Shouldn’t I be seeing a colo-rectal specialist for this prob-lem instead of an OB-Gyn? I’dlike to know more about thepossibility of surgery for this.The OB-Gyn isn’t too keen onthis. How effective is it?

DEAR READER: You aresuffering from a common con-dition that is marked by a sag-ging segment of your intestinethat tends to drop into the vagi-na.

Although I agree that youshould get a second opinionfrom a colo-rectal surgeon, I’dhold off on surgical repairwhile you give the pessary atrial. If, after several months,your rectocele has worsened orcontinues to plague you, a sur-gical option is definitely some-thing to consider. Rememberthat a rectocele is not a hazardto your health; it is just a nui-sance.

To give you related infor-mation, I am sending you acopy of my Health Report “AnInformed Approach toSurgery.” Other readers whowould like a copy should senda long, self-addressed,stamped envelope and $2 toNewsletter, PO Box 167,Wickliffe, OH 44092. Be sureto mention the title.

Doctor Gott is a retiredphysician and the author of thenew book “Dr. Gott’s NoFlour, No Sugar Diet,” avail-able at most chain and inde-pendent bookstores.

Dancer teaches seniors a thing or two

Ask Dr. GottBy Dr. Peter H. Gott, M.D.

By JAMIE STENGLEAssociated Press

DALLAS ) — Lifefor the Washingtonfamily has changed.Instead of fast food fordinner, they havegrilled chicken andvegetables. Sugarydrinks have beenreplaced with diet soda.Frisbee games in theiryard have encroachedon television time.

It’s been more thantwo months since theWashingtons — Bill,Sue and their 9-year-old daughter Alana —completed a familyprogram for childrenstruggling with theirweight and now they’retrying to stick to their nutrition and fitnessgoals.

“It’s been gradual,” said Bill Washingtonon a summer afternoon as Alana snacked ongrapes, low-fat crackers and low-fat cheese.“I’ve noticed her willingness to participateand be active in healthy decisions.”

Alana misses doughnuts, but concedesthat she enjoys much of the healthier fare herfamily has been eating. She prefers bakedCheetos to the regular ones, loves dietMountain Dew and has even developed alove for snow peas.

The three-month program — called DeanFoods LEAN (Lifestyle, Exercise andNutrition) Families Program — offered atChildren’s Medical Center Dallas focuses onmaking fitness and nutrition changes for thewhole family.

“We’re really trying to teach them skillsthey can use for the rest of their lives,” saidDr. LeAnn Kridelbaugh, the program’s med-ical director.

The Dallas program is one of many acrossthe United States trying to tackle the issue of

childhood obesity— more than one-third of Americanchildren are over-weight. At least 95children’s hospitalshave similar pro-grams, accordingto a survey by theN a t i o n a lAssociation ofC h i l d r e n ’ sHospitals andRelated Institutionsand ColumbusChildren’s Hospitalin Ohio.

A recent study inthe Journal of theAmerican MedicalA s s o c i a t i o nshowed someencouraging results

for intensive family programs. It comparedweight management counseling for youthswith a comprehensive family based programin which participants met much more fre-quently.

Children in the family programs kept uptheir healthier routine the entire year. Asthey grew taller, their body mass index felleven though their weight stayed the same.Those who only got counseling had anincrease in body mass index and weight.

The Dallas program has enrolled about 90children since it began last year, and about80 percent stayed with it to the end. It’sgeared for children ages 6 to 11 with a bodymass index in the obesity range. About halfof the participants either maintain ordecrease their body mass index.

The program costs about $1,300 per fam-ily with discounts for those who don’t haveinsurance that covers it.

For small children, Kridelbaugh said thefocus is on developing better eating and fit-ness habits rather than weight loss. With

Health issues:Childhood

obesity

FAMILY HEALTH MATTERS

Program gets family involvedin weight control for children

See FAMILY, Page 5

Nobody wonTo the Editor:As a juror on the Denoyer animal cruel-

ty trial, my two and a half week experiencewas one that will only be remembered infrustration. Nothing was accomplishedexcept thousands of county dollars werewasted, a significant amount of juror wageslost, people who should have been pun-ished were not, and an enormous amountof time and energy was spent for every per-son, agency and legal entity involved inthat trial.

The District Attorney’s Office and theCourt presented the jury with the task ofdeciding on all six charges of guilt plusintent, to result in a “guilty” verdict. Thecharges were so specific that there was noallowance for fair punishment. If guilty, thePlaintiff would face almost 100 years inprison. A drunk driver convicted ofmanslaughter or a repeat child abuserwould get one tenth of that sentence. Thepenalty system made no sense. The lawmust be changed so that animal abuserscan be punished for a reasonable period oftime with fines, community service, and/orrealistic counts for jail terms.

Intent was never proven in this case.Neglect due to distraction, poor judgment,and the hiring of inept, lazy caretakers doesnot prove intent. No matter how hard the11 unbiased jurors tried, they could notfind intent.

To complicate matters further, an admit-tedly biased person was placed on the jury.This juror said she was biased but wouldtry to be fair, however, in deliberations shewould not even read or review evidence,consider the law or any other scenarios.Whether her selection was intentional onbehalf of the defense counsel or just poordecision-making, this jury seemed doomedto fail to reach a verdict beginning with theselection process.

Animal Control, due to a very short termshake-up in the department, was left withan Interim Director who seemed clueless asto procedures that were proper or made anysense. The failure of Animal Control to fol-low up after the initial warning to thePlaintiff is inexcusable. A drive-by evenonce a month with a subsequent letter orphone call to the horse owner would havealerted him and possibly prevented thepoor condition of the horses. Instead, afterno contact with the Plaintiff for over threemonths, seizure of the horses was donebefore any notification.

The caretaker who had the horses in hiscare and is the most obvious culprit, was incustody and was released. Ample food wasavailable but never moved to a feedingarea due to his laziness. The Plaintiff, (theemployer) must be held accountable insome way. Animal Control could andshould have given him a heads up to thecondition of the horses and initiated stan-dard follow-up procedures. The result isthat the Plaintiff got off on a technicality.

Did anyone win in this case? No. Canblame be placed at one doorstep? No. Ibelieve that Animal Control, the DistrictAttorney’s Office, the Plaintiff, the caretak-er, the law and one biased juror are toblame. Only the horses, who could havebeen protected from serious neglect areblameless. What a sad outcome and one Ihope never will happen again.

Chuck ReedUkiah

No need for more pot lawsTo the Editor:Wow! Just wow. It took me two readings

of “Time to Act on Marijuana” to reallygrasp it. (Having been chastised for being awar monger I know there are many thatthink I am easily confused.) It is so like aprofessor I had at Stanford. Any of you thattook Finances there from 1974 to 1976remember Professor Trainor. He was bril-liant but he took the long way around toget to the meat of an issue. Boiling downwhat letter writer E. Meinken said, I think,is we don’t need any more laws to dealwith marijuana. The ones we have are fine

so long as they are enforced. Further, if itis illegal, don’t do it. No matter what it is.There have been many sage things said forthe poor people that suffer from illnessesthat can only be mitigated by smoking mar-ijuana. The cities, counties and stateauthorities have heard those pleas and havemade it possible for those folks to get pre-scriptions for smoking marijuana. Nowsome of us may think, “I wonder howmany of those folks are really sufferingfrom the debilitating effects of cancer treat-ment or complications of AIDS or even thebane of migraine headaches.” What is mostdisturbing is that those that care for theirplight so much will shoot anyone treadingon their crop in the forest even if it is inno-cent hikers. There is an argument as to howmany plants a person can grow at hishome. Well, I would think that is prettyeasy to determine. I also would understandthat someone would want to over plant toinsure against loss to drought, bugs, mis-takes, etc. but planting your entire backyard is a bit over compensation. It is out-side my “aw shucks” area to feel for some-one that says, “Those Guys in Green camein and confiscated my crop.” I don’t care ifsomeone smokes marijuana just becausethey like it. I don’t care if someone shootsheroin just because they like it either butthey both must know what they do isagainst the current laws. There are those

that believe all drug laws should be vacat-ed. I don’t disagree with them. You willnever be successful legislating the moralsof this nation. It has been proved so manytimes it is amazing that it is not recognized.There are those that say this would be anation of drugged out sycophants. I dis-agree. I have more faith in our people thanthat. Sure we would see public intoxicationwith drugs as we see public intoxicationwith liquor. Uh... when is the last time yousaw someone publicly intoxicated withliquor? How many times have you heard ofDriving While Intoxicated? How many ofthose have been liquor and how many druginfluenced. They don’t tell us that often.How many believe the incidents of publicintoxication would increase if drug lawswere vacated? I do, but it would only befor a short time because there are those,just like when Prohibition was outlawed,that must show how happy they are aboutthe whole affair. We are not soon going tosee drug laws vacated. There is too muchinvested in the war against drugs and wehave always been a people in fear of our-selves. That is why we insist that laws bepassed to control our baser instincts but,as I said before, it is not possible to legis-late morals.

Chas E. MoserUkiah

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The winners write the history. And now that borderrestrictionists have won the battle to scuttle immigra-tion reform, the history that many are desperate towrite is that the debate was colorblind.

Really. The restrictionists and those pundits whohave taken up their cause claim that race and ethnicityaren’t even part of the discussion and that those whooppose giving illegal immigrants a shot at legal statuswould feel the same way if the immigrants were com-ing from Canada instead of Mexico. They say theirconcerns are limited to border security and the rule oflaw, and have nothing to do with nativism or xenopho-bia. And they reject any suggestion that the debate washostile to Hispanics.

This is the fable being spun by CNN’s Lou Dobbs,a commentator labeled by New York Times columnistDavid Leonhardt as “the heir to the nativist traditionthat has long used fiction and conspiracy theories as aweapon against the Irish, the Italians, the Chinese, theJews and, now, the Mexicans.” In recent days, Dobbshas argued that the Senate compromise died becauseAmericans of all colors dispassionately concluded thatit was bad for the country. Racism played no role, heinsists.

Most Hispanics feel differently. I’ve seen three dif-ferent surveys, including one by the Pew HispanicCenter, where majorities of Hispanics say that theimmigration debate has led to an increase in anti-immigrant sentiment. And, as I travel the countryspeaking to Hispanic groups, one thing I hear is that“anti-immigrant” rapidly morphed into “anti-Hispanic” and specifically “anti-Mexican.”

I get evidence of that every day in my e-mail. Justlast week, after I defended the prosecution of twoBorder Patrol agents, a reader called me a “dirtyLatino” who needs to get “back to Mexico.” Anotherwriter called me an “anchor baby” -- the term used bynativists to describe the children of illegal immigrantsborn in the United States. Never mind that I was bornin the United States and my parents were born in theUnited States. What I see here is racism.

That’s also the view of the National Council of LaRaza, which recently wrapped up its annual conferencein Miami Beach. Speakers included Democratic presi-dential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.Clinton said the immigration debate has become “ven-omous.” Obama, quoting from a 1968 telegram thatthe Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. sent to farm workerleader Cesar Chavez, said that Hispanics and African-Americans were “brothers in the fight for equality”and decried the “racism” that crept into the immigra-tion debate.

For some reason, Dobbs took those remarks person-ally. He responded by poking at Clinton and Obama onhis show, insisting that they were insulting theAmerican people.

And he really went ballistic when NCLR VicePresident Cecilia Munoz said that much of the immi-gration debate was driven by a “discomfort withLatinos” and the Senate had caved into “what waslargely a wave of hate.”

That prompted Dobbs to blast the NCLR as a“socio-ethnic centric group.”

I’d quibble with Munoz. I don’t think it was justhate that drove the immigration debate, althoughaccording to the Southern Poverty Law Center, hatecrimes against Latinos and immigrants are on the risewhile hate groups use the immigration issue as arecruitment tool. Just last week, the SPLC filed a law-suit against the Imperial Klans of America -- an off-shoot of the Ku Klux Klan -- and five Klansmen,claiming that two members were recruiting for thegroup at a county fair in Kentucky when they beat upand kicked a 16-year-old Hispanic boy and called hima racial epithet. The boy, who suffered cracked ribs andother injuries, is a U.S. citizen of Panamanian descent.

But this isn’t really about hate as much as it is fearand ignorance. And ironically, one of the things fuelingit is people like Dobbs.

“America has a long history of men like LouDobbs,” Morris Dees, co-founder of the SPLC, saidduring a recent conference call with journalists. “Menlike Sen. Joseph McCarthy who prey on the publicfears. Often, they’re xenophobic demagogues.”

The people who buy into this demagoguery say thecountry is being colonized. That harkens back to whatBenjamin Franklin said in the 1700s about Germanimmigrants making up “a colony of aliens.”

A lot of what Franklin said about the Germans wasrank bigotry. The same goes for what other generationsof Americans would later say about Italians, Irish,Jews and other immigrants -- even if they came legal-ly.

What poison. Thank goodness we got that out of oursystem.

Letters from our readers

RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.

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

Anotherimmigration fable

Ruben Navarrette Jr. is a columnist and edi-torial board member of The San DiegoUnion-Tribune.

In our opinion

According to the American Red Cross,under normal circumstances, every two sec-onds someone in America will need a bloodtransfusion.

From heart surgery, to childbirth, to treat-ments for leukemia and cancer, blood trans-fusions are a critical part of health care in theUnited States.

That’s why it’s important that we not letour local blood supplies get any lower thanthey already are.

According to the Blood Centers of thePacific and other area blood collecting agen-cies, summertime is typically a blood short-age period, when regular donors go on vaca-tion and teenagers - who often give blood aspart of high school drives - are out ofschool.

Even one of the most common bloodtypes - Type O - is in short supply right now.

According to the National Blood DataResource Center, U.S. institutions collectsomething like 15 million units of wholeblood and red cells each year, 93 percent ofthem by blood centers like Blood Bank of

the Redwoods or Blood Centers of thePacific, while hospitals collect 7 percent.More than eight million people donate bloodeach year across the nation and U.S. hospi-tals transfused nearly 14 million units ofwhole blood and red blood cells to 4.9 mil-lion patients in 2001 - that’s an average of38,000 units of blood needed on any givenday. And the volume of blood transfused isincreasing at the rate of 6 percent per year.

We’re told by the Blood Centers of thePacific that they need 500 pints of blood aday to serve area hospitals including UkiahValley Medical Center and Howard Hospitalin Willits.

Earlier this month the Centers cried outfor help when Type O blood supplies dwin-dled to just a few hours worth.

Blood inventories remain low. If you cangive blood and haven’t lately, now would begreat time to make a real difference.

To find out how, go to www.bloodcen-ters.org for the Blood Centers of the Pacific,or to www.bbr.org for the Blood Bank of theRedwoods.

Giving blood now can make a difference

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By ANDREW BRIDGES Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -The widely used diabetes drugAvandia should remain on themarket, government healthadvisers overwhelmingly rec-ommended Monday, sayingevidence of an increased riskof heart attack doesn't meritremoval.

The nonbinding recom-mendation to the Food andDrug Administration came ona 22-1 vote by the panel.

"We're being asked todayto take a very draconianaction based on studies thathave very significant weak-nesses and are inadequate forus to make that kind of deci-sion," said Rebecca Killion, adiabetic from Bowie, Md.,and the panel's patient repre-sentative.

However, in an earlier 20-3vote, the panelists said thatavailable data show the drugdoes increase heart risks.

Panelists said the drug'slabel should include a so-called "black-box" warning,the most severe the FDA canrequire, to flag that risk. Somesuggested the label cautionagainst using the drug togeth-er with insulin because doingso may elevate heart risks.That joint use is currentlyFDA-approved. The expertsalso asked that the drug bestudied further.

The FDA isn't required tofollow the advice of its advi-

sory committees but usuallydoes.

The manufacturer,GlaxoSmithKline PLC, earli-er recommended continuinglong-term studies of the drugand updating the label toinform doctors and patients ofwhat's known so far about anyheart risks. FDA scientist Dr.David Graham said waitingfor more results could subjectas many as 2,200 people amonth to serious side effectsfrom the drug.

Graham also told the jointpanel of experts that the drug'sheart risks, combined with itslack of unique short-term ben-efits in helping diabetics con-trol blood sugar, meant con-tinued sales were not justified.

But Glaxo contended thereis no increased risk, citing itsown analyses of studies ofAvandia, also called rosiglita-zone.

"The number of myocardialinfarctions is small, the dataare inconsistent and there isno overall evidence rosiglita-zone is different from anyother oral antidiabetesagents," said Dr. RonaldKrall, the company's seniorvice president and chief med-ical officer.

Public HealthAdvisory Boardmeeting set for Aug. 10

The Mendocino CountyPublic Health Advisory Boardmeetings are held on the sec-ond Friday of each month.This month’s will be heldFriday, August 10th, from 9a.m. to noon in Public HealthConference Room 1, 1120 S.Dora St., Ukiah

The educational presenta-tion for August will be a dis-cussion presented by Alcoholand Other Dugs (AOD) on thetopic of Drug Court Option,and the recent restructuring ofAOD. The discussion willbegin at 11 a.m. Interestedmembers of the public arewelcome to attend.

For more information, call472-2793 or visit MCPHAB’sweb page at www.co.mendo-cino.ca.us/ph/mcphab.

Warm Line openweekend evenings

An opportunity for peoplewho need emotional support isnow available as near as theclosest phone on weekendevenings. Thanks to peer vol-unteers trained to provide sup-port for emotional and mentalhealth recovery, a new coun-ty-wide Warm Line is nowavailable Friday and Saturdayevenings from 6 p.m. to 10p.m.

Expressly not a hot line or acrisis line, the new Warm Lineis part of a larger MentalHealth Services Act fundedproject to develop mentalhealth peer support projectsand opportunities inMendocino County.

The Crisis Line is accessedby calling 463-HELP inUkiah, 964-HELP in FortBragg and 459-HELP inWillits, or calling 800-575-HELP (4357).

Better BreathersClub to meet on Wednesdays

The American LungAssociation invites personswho have been diagnosedwith emphysema, chronicbronchitis, have breathing dif-

ficulties, are looking for moreinformation on chronic lungdisease, or are looking forsupport on how to live betterwith lung disease to join theirBetter Breathers Club pro-gram, on Wednesday, July 18,in conference room 161 at thePublic Health Department,1120 S. Dora St., 1:30 to 3p.m.

Robert Meritt, PT, a physi-cal therapist at Ukiah ValleyMedical Center, will demon-strate exercises to improve fit-ness for respiratory impairedpatients.

Donations forAlzheimer’s benefit soughtfrom public

Two non-profit organiza-tions have joined to sponsor afund-raiser for Alzheimer’scaregivers, and they’re look-ing for silent auction dona-tions worth more than $500.Local artists may wish todonate by calling GayleFillman at 272-7238.

“Climbing the Mountain…Together!” an Alzheimer’sCaregiver benefit, will be atGrace Hudson Museum,Saturday, September 8, 2007from 2 to 6 p.m. Several localartists will be performing in30-minute sets for those whoattend this event. Tickets areavailable at Mendocino BookCompany in Ukiah, Leaves ofGrass in Willits, the UkiahChamber of Commerce, fromany committee member, or bycontacting Carole Hester at925-2795 for $25.

The benefit is sponsored byThrivent Financial forLutherans and SoroptimistInternational of YokayoSunrise. Those interested indonating to this event can doso by sending checks payableto: Thrivent Financial forLutherans, 75 N. Main St.,#116, Willits, CA 95490.Local businesses and individ-uals are also welcomed toPartner with the two sponsor-ing organizations (minimumcontribution $500) or be aCommunity Donor for lesseramounts.

Early Partners include:Ukiah Valley Medical Center,Ukiah Daily Journal, NadjaPublishing, Robert W.

Barrington, DDS; CandaceHorsley, Gayle Fillman, RudyYakzan and Dr. TrienekeKylstra. More are invited tojoin this great group.

Local businesses and indi-viduals are also welcomed toPartner with the two sponsor-ing organizations (minimumcontribution $500) or be aCommunity Donor for lesseramounts. Early Partnersinclude: Ukiah Valley MedicalCenter, Ukiah Daily Journal,Nadja Publishing, Robert W.Barrington, DDS; CandaceHorsley, Gayle Fillman, RudyYakzan & Dr. TrienekeKylstra, and the Scott Family.More are invited to join thisgreat group.

There will be free respitecare for caregivers to attendthis event by calling 1-800/834-1636 or 707/542-0282. There will be limitedseating. Respite care by reser-vation only.

Those who wish to donateto this event can do so bysending checks payable to:Thrivent Financial forLutherans and mail to 75 N.Main St., #116, Willits, CA95490.

There will be a freeEducational Lecture beforethe event -- from 10 to 11:30a.m.: “All You Ever Wanted toKnow…” featuring JoanDavis from the Alzheimer’sAssociation of the Bay Area.Resources for caregivers willbe available at both the freelecture, as well as at the fund-raiser in the afternoon.Committee members include:Julie Barrington, 462-8587;Karen Chaty, 468-5072;Candace Horsley, 462-4872;Kathy Gassen, 459-2339;Rhonda Kyrias, 467-9651;Linda Simon, 462-0500; LynnWood, 462-4142; JeanneYttreness, 468-5292 andCarole Hester, 972-2795.Congressman MikeThompson andAssemblywoman Patty Bergare Honorary Co-Chairs.

Cancer ResourceCenters offerfree services

People living with cancer,their friends and their familiesare invited to call or visit theMendocino office of theCancer Resource Centers ofMendocino County for freesupportive services includinga library of cancer-relatedbooks, tapes and magazines

available for check-out, a sup-port group for people diag-nosed with cancer, cancer-care telephone workshops,accompaniment to medicalappointments, and supportfrom our patient navigators.They have offices located onthe coast and in Ukiah. Thecoast office is open Mondaythrough Thursday 9 a.m. to 4p.m. and Friday by appoint-ment at 45040 Calpella St. inthe village of Mendocino, orcall 937-37833. The Ukiahoffice is open Mondaythrough Friday 9 a.m. to 5p.m. at 590 S. Dora St. inUkiah, and can be reached byphone at 467-3828. CRCMCis a nonprofit organizationfunded through local dona-tions, events and grants.

A HealingCooperativeofferingsupport/counseling

A Healing Cooperative, alocal non-profit, is offeringthe following mental health-focused services: a supportcenter, open Monday toFriday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; artclasses, Mondays, Thursdays,and Fridays, 1 to 3 p.m.;Writing for Self Discovery,Tuesdays, at 11 a.m.; Men’sand Women’s support groups,Tuesdays at noon; Movin’ On,a dual diagnosis supportgroup, Wednesdays at 2 p.m.

These activities take placeat 270 N. Pine St., at theUkiah United MethodistChurch. For more informa-tion, contact them at 462-3360, or visit their web sitewww.ukiahumc.org/ahc.

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By JANIE MCCAULEYAP Sports Writer

SAN FRANCISCO — Bill Walsh,the groundbreaking football coachwho won three Super Bowls and per-fected the ingenious schemes thatbecame known as the West Coastoffense during a Hall of Fame careerwith the San Francisco 49ers, has died.He was 75.

Walsh died at his Woodside homeMonday morning following a long bat-tle with leukemia.

“This is just a tremendous loss forall of us, especially to the Bay Areabecause of what he meant to the49ers,” said Hall of Fame quarterbackJoe Montana, the player most closelylinked to Walsh’s tenure with the team.“For me personally, outside of my dadhe was probably the most influentialperson in my life. I am going to misshim.”

Walsh didn’t become an NFL headcoach until 47, and he spent just 10seasons on the San Francisco sideline.But he left an indelible mark on theUnited States’ most popular sport,building the once-woebegone 49ersinto the most successful team of the1980s with his innovative offensivestrategies and teaching techniques.

The soft-spoken native Californianalso produced a legion of coachingdisciples that’s still growing today.Many of his former assistants went onto lead their own teams, handing downWalsh’s methods and schemes todozens more coaches in a tree withinnumerable branches.

“The essence of Bill Walsh was thathe was an extraordinary teacher,” NFLcommissioner Roger Goodell said in astatement. “If you gave him a black-board and a piece of chalk, he wouldbecome a whirlwind of wisdom. Hetaught all of us not only about footballbut also about life and how it takesteamwork for any of us to succeed asindividuals.”

Walsh went 102-63-1 with the49ers, winning 10 of his 14 postseasongames along with six division titles.He was named the NFL’s coach of theyear in 1981 and 1984.

Few men did more to shape the lookof football into the 21st century. Hiscerebral nature and often-brilliantstratagems earned him the nickname“The Genius” well before his electionto the Pro Football Hall of Fame in1993.

Walsh twice served as the 49ers’general manager, and George Seifertled San Francisco to two more SuperBowl titles after Walsh left the side-line. Walsh also coached Stanford dur-ing two terms over five seasons.

Even a short list of Walsh’s adher-ents is stunning. Seifert, MikeHolmgren, Dennis Green, SamWyche, Ray Rhodes and Bruce Cosletall became NFL head coaches after

serving on Walsh’s San Franciscostaffs, and Tony Dungy played forhim. Most of his former assistantspassed on Walsh’s structures andstrategies to a new generation ofcoaches, including Mike Shanahan,Jon Gruden, Brian Billick, Andy Reid,Pete Carroll, Gary Kubiak, SteveMariucci and Jeff Fisher.

Walsh created the MinorityCoaching Fellowship program in1987, helping minority coaches to geta foothold in a previously lily-whiteprofession. Marvin Lewis and TyroneWillingham are among the coacheswho went through the program, lateradopted as a league-wide initiative.

He also helped to establish the

World League of American Football— what was NFL Europe — in 1994,taking the sport around the globe as adevelopment ground for the NFL.

Walsh was diagnosed withleukemia in 2004 and underwentmonths of treatment and blood transfu-sions. He publicly disclosed his illnessin November 2006, but appeared at atribute for retired receiver Jerry Ricetwo weeks later.

While Walsh recuperated from around of chemotherapy in late 2006,he received visits from former playersand assistant coaches, as well asCalifornia Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger and Sen. DianneFeinstein.

Born William Ernest Walsh on Nov.30, 1931 in Los Angeles, he was a self-described “average” end and a some-time boxer at San Jose State in 1952-53.

Walsh, whose family moved to theBay Area when he was a teenager,married his college sweetheart, GeriNardini, in 1954 and started his coach-ing career at Washington High Schoolin Fremont, leading the football andswim teams.

He had stints as an assistant atCalifornia and Stanford before begin-ning his pro coaching career as anassistant with the AFL’s OaklandRaiders in 1966, forging a friendshipwith Al Davis that endured throughdecades of rivalry. Walsh joined theCincinnati Bengals in 1968 to work forlegendary coach Paul Brown, whogradually gave complete control of theBengals’ offense to his assistant.

Walsh built a scheme based on theteachings of Davis, Brown and SidGillman — and Walsh’s own innova-tions, which included everything fromshort dropbacks and novel receivingroutes to constant repetition of everyplay in practice.

Though it originated in Cincinnati,it became known many years later asthe West Coast offense — a nameWalsh never liked or repeated, butwhich eventually grew to encompass

Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh passed away at 75

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



-Calendar listings are culled from the mostrecent schedules provided by the schoolsand organizations in our coverage area.Please report schedule changes or incorrectlistings to The Daily Journal SportsDepartment at 468-3518.

Ukiah High footballcamp

The fourth annual Ukiah HighSchool football camp will be run-ning August 12-15. Incomingfreshman through seniors areinvited to come.

The camp will comprise of con-ditioning and contact drills, andwill have guest speakers. Thecamp is free, but players musthave a physical prior to enteringthe camp. For more informationplease call Russ at 489-0963.

Soccer CampScholarship

The Ryan Rones ScholarshipCommittee is looking for appli-cants for the scholarship fund tobenefit players wanting to attendsoccer camps. Applicants mustbe dedicated to the game of soc-cer, hard-working, and have agood team attitude. Pick up appli-cations at 601 N. State Street, orcall 468-5711. Please submit theapplication at least two weeksbefore the start of the camp.Donations toward the fund aregratefully accepted at theaddress listed above.

Mendocino CollegeVolleyball Camp

Mendocino College will host aweek-long volleyball camp forarea girls beginning Monday,August 6. This is a general skillscamp put on by the Mendo-LakeSpikers Volleyball Club. Girlsgoing into grades 7-9 should signup for the morning session (run-ning from 9 a.m.-noon). Girlsgoing into 10-12th grades shouldsign up for the later session (1-4p.m.) for the more advancedplayers.

Local coaches will teach funda-mental skill in a low player tocoach environment. This camp isperfect for girls trying out forteams in the fall, or just for fun.The cost is $80. To register callOri Polkinghorne at 463-0451and receive a camp flier.Registration is also available thefirst day of camp.

Sign up now for NULL Fall BallSeason

North Ukiah Little League FallBall is available for players ages10-12 years for the upcoming2008 season. The season beginsAugust 27 through October 27.Sign ups end July 31.

Contact Sonny Garza 707-456-9302 for more information.Registration is $55 per player.Late registration sign -ups onSunday August 5, at BechtolField from 10-12pm.

Six-a-Side SoccerTournament

The Ukiah Host Lions and RyanRones Dickey Memorial SoccerFund are sponsoring a six-a-sidesoccer tournament for highschool age boys and girls onSaturday, August 18, at thePomolita Middle School track.Games begin at 8 a.m. and willend about 5 p.m. Entry fee is$150 per team.

Applications can be picked upat 601 N. State Street, via emailat [email protected] or call468-5711. Applications for thetourney are due by August 1.

Hopland Bears

The Hopland Bears will beginsign-ups and conditioning begin-ning August 1, at 5:30 pm (atHopland Elementary School).Those interested should attendthe sessions with copies of theirbirth certificate, their most recentreport card, and the $70 sign upfee.

Applications may be completedat that time, or players mayrequest that one be mailed tothem by calling: Coach Rick 291-9457, or Coach Pete 463-8800.

High school boy’ssoccer

Ukiah High will be holding a freeconditioning and skills soccerclass for all boy’s high schoolsoccer players. It will run fromJuly 31 until August 9, and willmeet Tuesday through Thursday5:30-7 p.m.

For more information call coachMario Garcia at 462-1601.

Rusty Bowl BMXsummer hours

Beginning July 23 and runningthrough September 30, BMX rac-ing will be on Sunday at a newtime. Registration will open from5 p.m. until 6:30. Racing followsthe close of registration.

Practice is Thursday eveningsfrom 5 p.m. until 7. Come out andexperience bicycle Moto-Cross atits best. For additional informa-tion call 462-0249.

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Bill Walsh, left, and Stanford football head coach Jim Harbaughoften collaborated on the sidelines, such as during spring footballpractice at the Cardinal practice field last April.

Ukiah comes backstrong againsttourney’s top seedBy TONYA SPARKESThe Daily Journal

Ukiah’s Lady Cat 14-u fast-pitch softball team showedgreat improvement as theytraveled to a tournament inAngel’s Camp last weekend.

The squad, composedmainly of incoming frosh andsophomore players for UkiahHigh School, are workinghard to develop the skills nec-essary to be competitive in theNorth Bay League this season.

Over the course of theweekend competition theyoung women won one gameand lost four, albeit with sev-eral close scores.

Things got off to a rockystar as the team was 10-runned in the first gameagainst the Hughson Rebels.Jovan Conchola made a“valiant pitching effort”,according to her coaches, but

got little run support and, per-haps due to the long trip,gloves were less than depend-able as the Lady Cats rackedup numerous errors.

In the second game Ukiahcame to play as the bats camealive against the SierraGoldrush. The game wasclose, but the Lady Cats ulti-mately lost 11-8. The player ofthe game was Halley Toddwho pitched her first tourna-ment game and went 3x3 atthe plate with a triple and ahome run, scoring twice andraking in five RBI's.

In the third game RiannBumpus pitched well inagainst the San JoseQuicksilver team, but Ukiahwas out-gunned in the batter’sbox and lost 10-5.

“We found ourselves seed-ed last on Sunday morninghaving to play the 8 a.m. gameagainst Sierra Goldrush,” saidhead coach Bill Woodworth,“But, Jovan pitched a greatgame throwing a two hitshutout. The defense commit-

ted only three errors, all in thefirst inning, and we got out ofthe inning without any dam-age. We played error-free ballthe rest of the game winning6-0.”

The second game onElimination Sunday pittedUkiah against the number oneseed, Hughson Rebels, theteam who 10-runned them onSaturday. Halley Todd foundherself in the circle of only hersecond tournament game.

“She pitched a strong gamebut we were just out-gunneddespite a late inning, two runtriple by shortstop Kerri

Donnelly," said coach DeanaWoodworth. “We could notkeep the rally going and lostthe game 6-3.”

The end score shaved sevenruns off the previous gameagainst the same team.

The coaches agree thatthese five games showedUkiah is developing as a gooddefensive ball club. Severalplayers had strong defensiveoutings.

According to BillWoodworth, Kara Kvasnickatook away numerous base hitsincluding throwing out a run-ner at first base from her posi-tion in right field.

Melissa Reyes gunneddown runners at third andhome from her usual positionin center field. AdrianaMacias provided not onlysolid utility defense, spendingtime in left field and at secondbase, but she also hit for a.375 batting average for thetournament. KortneyMartinson gave her usualamazing effort behind the

plate catching all five games.“Kort is fearless when it

comes to making the play athome and with her strongthrowing skills coupled withsome focused work on herblocking skills she could findherself on the long list of out-standing catchers at UkiahHigh School," said BillWoodworth.

Offensive standout perfor-mances go to Ta'Sheena Kirbywho hit .285 over five games,Macias hitting .375 over fourgames, Todd hitting .400 overfour games, and Donnallywho hit .428 over four games.

“I would have to give theteam MVP for the tournamentto Riann Bumpus who pitcheda strong game on Saturdayand over the course of thetournament hit for a .571 aver-age, scoring four times withone RBI," said DeanaWoodworth.

The team travels to Dixonnext weekend for their lasttournament of the summerseason.

Lady Cat 14-u fastpitch team makes strides in Angel’s Camp

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Chicago area proathletes are victims of maskedgunman intrudersBy DON BABWINAssociated Press Writer

CHICAGO — Two hulkingNBA stars were bound withduct tape and robbed of cashand jewelry by masked gun-men in separate holdups thathave Chicago-area detectiveswondering whether someoneis targeting professional ath-letes.

New York Knicks forwardEddy Curry — 6-foot-11, 285pounds — was tied up alongwith his wife and an employeeat his mansion in suburbanBurr Ridge on Saturday.

Miami Heat forwardAntoine Walker, who is 6-foot-9, 245 pounds, was simi-larly robbed along with a rela-tive at his $4 million town-house in Chicago’s exclusiveRiver North section on July10.

No one was injured in

either case.“Our guys are talking to

Chicago to determine if it’sjust a copycat or a coincidenceor if there is a relationshipthere,” Burr Ridge police Cpl.Tim Vaclav said.

Police said the gunmen —three in the Curry holdup, twoin Walker’s case — probablyknew exactly who their vic-tims were. Curry used to playfor the Chicago Bulls. Walkerwas born in Chicago andstarred at Mount Carmel HighSchool on the city’s Southside.

No details on what wastaken from Curry werereleased. In the robbery atWalker’s home, the gunmentook his Mercedes-Benzsports car, which was laterrecovered, and other items,including a $55,000 wrist-watch.

A few days later, policerecovered some of Walker’sjewelry during a traffic stopon the city’s South Side. Awoman was arrested, butpolice said they do not believeshe in the house when Walker

was robbed, and they wouldnot give any further informa-tion.

Chicago police spokes-woman Monique Bond saiddetectives fromChicago and BurrRidge are com-paring notes buthave found noc o n n e c t i o nbetween the rob-beries so far.

N B Aspokesman TimFrank said theleague’s securitydepartment hascontacted author-ities in Chicagoabout the tworobberies. Headded: “Whensomething likethis happens, I’msure our securitydepartment triesto get the mostup-to-date infor-mation to teams sothey can tell players and staff,properly educate them.”

Daniel Wasserman, a

spokesman for the NBAPlayers Association, said theunion will contact every NBAplayer who lives in theChicago area to let them know

about the homeinvasions andanswer any ques-tions they haveabout security.

In 2000, NBAstar StephonMarbury report-ed that someonereached into hisBentley when hewas stopped at ared light in NewYork City andgrabbed a dia-mond necklacethe player saidwas worth$150,000.

Last February,P h i l a d e l p h i a76ers forwardJoe Smith report-ed to local police

that four pieces ofcustom-made jewelry worthmore than $110,000 weremissing from his Philadelphia

hotel room.In Los Angeles, a burglary

crew over the past year hasmade off with millions incash, jewelry and other itemsin burglaries in wealthy neigh-borhoods.

The Los Angeles Timesreported that $500,000 in cashand jewelry was stolen fromthe off season home of LosAngeles Clippers star CuttinoMobley.

Curry’s agent LamontCarter said Curry had noimmediate plans to return tohis “dream house.”

“He feels violated,” Cartersaid. “He’s relieved and happythat his family’s OK. He’s justrelieved to be living.”

Walker’s robbery was sotraumatic that the three-timeAll-Star said he was not sureif he could ever return to hishome.

“I don’t feel safe,” he toldreporters shortly afterward. “Ifeel violated a little bit. Andnow it’s all over the news, soeverybody knows where Ilive. I think it would be bestfor me to move on.”

Police looking for link in robberies of two NBA players

his offensive philosophy andthe many tweaks added byHolmgren, Shanahan andother coaches.

Much of the NFL eventual-ly ran a version of the WestCoast in the 1990s, with itsfundamental belief that thepassing game can set up aneffective running attack,rather than the opposite con-ventional wisdom.

Walsh also is widely credit-ed with inventing or popular-izing many of the modernbasics of coaching, from thelaminated sheets of plays heldby coaches on almost everysideline, to the practice ofscripting the first 15 offensiveplays of a game.

After a bitter falling-outwith Brown in 1976, Walshleft for stints with the SanDiego Chargers and Stanfordbefore the 49ers chose him torebuild the franchise in 1979.

The long-suffering 49erswent 2-14 before Walsh’sarrival. They repeated therecord in his first season, witha dismal front-office structureand weak-willed ownership.Walsh doubted his abilities toturn around such a miserablesituation — but earlier in1979, the 49ers drafted quar-terback Joe Montana fromNotre Dame.

Walsh turned over the start-ing job to Montana in 1980,when the 49ers improved to 6-10 — and improbably, SanFrancisco won its first cham-pionship in 1981, just twoyears after winning twogames.

Championships followed inthe postseasons of 1984 and1988 as Walsh built a consis-tent winner and became anicon with his inventiveoffense and thinking-man’sapproach to the game.

He also showed consider-able acumen in personnel,adding Ronnie Lott, CharlesHaley, Roger Craig and Riceto his rosters after he wasnamed the 49ers’ generalmanager in 1982 and the pres-ident in 1985.

“Bill pushed us all to beperfect,” Montana said yearslater. “That’s all he could han-dle as a coach, and he taughtall of us to be the same way.”

Walsh left the 49ers with aprofound case of burnout after

his third Super Bowl victoryin January 1989, though helater regretted not coachinglonger.

He spent three years as abroadcaster with NBC beforereturning to Stanford for threeseasons. He then took chargeof the 49ers’ front office in1999, helping to rebuild theroster over three seasons.

But Walsh gradually cutties with the 49ers after hishand-picked successor as GM,Terry Donahue, took over in2001. Walsh was widelythought to be disappointedwith John York, DeBartolo’sbrother-in-law who seizedcontrol of the team in 1998and presided over the 49ers’regression to the bottom of the

league.But Walsh stayed active

through his posts on variousadvisory boards, plus writing,lecturing and charity work. Healso became more involved atSan Jose State, directing asearch committee to hire anew athletic director and foot-ball coach in 2004, and servedin various leadership positionsat Stanford.

Walsh also wrote twobooks and taught classes at the

Stanford Graduate School ofBusiness.

“I’m doing what I want todo,” he told the AP in an inter-view in 2004. “I hope I neverrun out of things that interestme, and so far, that hasn’t hap-pened.”

He is survived by his wife,Geri, and two children, Craigand Elizabeth.

Walsh’s son, Steve, an ABCNews reporter, died ofleukemia at age 46 in 2002.

By CURTIS CLAUSONThe “King of the Hill

Challenge Series” event washeld last Saturday at the UkiahSpeedway along with the Pro-4 Modifieds. Under the fullmoon it was a night full ofyellow flags and damagedcars.

Darin Snider of Kelseyvillewon his first Modified mainevent of the season in a green-white-checker shootout aswell as his heat race. TerryMcIntire of Kelseyville set thefast time of 13.380s.

Keith Nelson of Ukiah tookand held an early lead to winhis first Bonus Bomber mainevent of the season. RichardPage of Ukiah set the fast timeof 14.898s.

Mike Bray of RedwoodValley survived a lot of yellowflags to win his first Bombermain event of the season. RonDuke Jr. of Redwood Valleyset the fast time of 15.875s.

Ken Gifford of Cobb wonthe Pro-4 Modified mainevent. Andy Leuzinger ofLakeport set the fast time of13.878s and won his heat race.

Pro-4 ModifiedsTen cars started the Pro-4

Modified main event withJohn Barker and Kevin Barbain the poll row. Barker let thefield pass him as K. Barbatook the lead ahead of DevinLa Horgue and GregVanCleave.

In lap four, La Horguepassed K. Barba for the leadand the rest of the fieldfreight-trained him to theback. VanCleave settled intosecond while Ken Gifford andJake Tillman passed CodiBarba for third and fourth.

In lap 13, VanCleave got byLa Horgue for the lead and LaHorgue was also freight-trained to the back. Giffordmade the pass for the lead twolaps later and Tillman fol-lowed.

By lap 20, Barker wasbeing lapped while C. Barbaand Andy Leuzinger made itpast VanCleave for third andfourth. In lap 24, AndrewSnider was stopped on thefrontstretch for the only cau-tion.

Gifford and Tillman restart-ed the field and Gifford tookthe lead. In lap 27, C. Barbaexited to the pits with prob-lems. At the finish it wasGifford followed by Tillman,Leuzinger, VanCleave, and LaHorgue. VanCleave won thetrophy dash and Snider a heatrace.

ModifiedsThe Modified main event

15 car field was led to the startby Bob Strauss and MarkMarek. Strauss, who had newcar problems all night, let thefield pass while Scott Sabol

took the lead. By lap six, ClayCaturegli, Drew Foster, andDarin Snider had also passedMarek for second throughfourth when fifth place TerryMcIntire blew an enginebringing out the first caution.

Sabol and Caturegli led therestart, but it was called off asNoel McCormick Jr., RonConnor, and Rick Pardini atthe back of the pack spun intothe turn two infield.

Sabol and Caturegli againled the field to the start infront of Snider and Fosterwith Danny Bishop andMarek close behind. DerrickCrayford made a charge up tothe outside of David Furiabehind Marek for seventh.

In lap nine, the packbunched up into turn one andand Marek was sent into thefrontstretch wall collectingCrayford, Foster, JeremyNowlin, and McCormick.Marek lost a wheel in turn onewhich bounded into the pack,bounced off the hood of CodiBarba, and ran a circle into theinfield before finally comingto a stop behind one of theinfield trucks.

Sabol and Caturegli restart-ed the pack in front of Sniderand Foster. Sabol took theinside lead and Snider fol-lowed for second. Foster gotloose and wide in turn two andwas shuffled to the back.Barba made an inside pass onFuria and settled into fifthbehind Bishop. In lap 15,Crayford had just finished anoutside pass by Nowlin whenthey touched and Crayfordspun in turn four for anothercaution.

Sabol and Snider led themto the green and Sabol tookthe lead. Bishop was slow out-side Caturegli and was quick-ly passed by the pack. Furiasettled in behind Caturegli andwas followed by McCormick,

Barba, and Connor.Furia looked to the outside

of Caturegli but broke loose inturn two and was passed byMcCormick before he couldrecover. McCormick contin-ued past Caturegli for thirdand Furia followed for fourth.Crayford again made his wayfrom the back by Bishop,Connor, and Barba for sixth.

In lap 28, Crayford andBarba tangle sendingCrayford over the turn threeberm. The reaction on thebackstretch also sent thelapped Pardini over turn threeand into the fence.

Sabol and Snider led thegreen-white-checker shootoutin front of McCormick andFuria. Snider held the outsidelead as Furia kept a noseahead of McCormick. Sniderclaimed the checkers followedby Sabol, Furia, McCormick,and Caturegli. Furia won thetrophy dash and Sabol a heatrace.

Bonus BombersMike Marcum and Manuel

Antonio led the 11 car BonusBomber field to the start.Marcum was very slow asAntonio took the lead. Theentire inside line of BillMucci, Eric Johnson, andAndy Vander Veer was pushedto the back until Marcum cutacross the infield to exit to thepits. The reaction spun VanderVeer to the infield and, by thetime he got back onto thetrack, he was a lap down.

Brandon Szymczak andKeith Nelson passed JerryCrapo for second and third,but Szymczak suffered amechanical problem and hadto exit to the pits. In lap five,Nelson continued on the out-side past Antonio for the lead,and Richard Page brought outthe only caution of the racewhen he stalled on thefrontstretch and retired to the

pits.Nelson and Antonio led the

restart and Nelson poweredout ahead. Jared Martin andGeorge Mavrakis followed onthe inside for second andthird. Antonio and Crapo wereshuffled to the back asJohnson and Mucci movedinto fourth and fifth.

In lap 21, Mavrakis passedMartin for second. The fieldlapped both Crapo andAntonio but retained the sameorder. Nelson finished first,followed by Mavrakis,Martin, Johnson, and Mucci.Mavrakis won the trophydash, and Johnson and VanderVeer the heat races.

BombersThe Bomber main event

started with a full field of 18cars. Cory Mainini and RichieSchwarm transferred from theB-main. Brandon Powers andKevin Brackett brought thefield to the start ahead ofRonald Portlock and AndyNorton. In lap two, GeorgeAbella and Manya Tenneyspun in turn two at the back ofthe pack for the first caution.

Powers and Brackettrestarted the field but Brackettwas slow off the mark andPowers surged ahead. BeforeNorton could take advantageon the inside, Brackett recov-ered and powered his wayback outside of Powers.

Brackett had not quitecleared Powers when theytouched and spun in front ofthe entire pack. Collectedwere Norton, Jimmy Sorrels,Ron Duke Jr., and ShelbyHelm.

Ronald Portlock and RickTommila restarted the fieldahead of Mike Bray and ZachJenkins. They remained tightfor a lap but, in turn one, theybunched up and Jenkins andAbella spun into the infieldfor another caution.

Ronald Portlock andTommila led the restart infront of Mike Bray and EricHernandez. It didn't last asHernandez was very slow onthe outside which bunched upand tangled the field while, inthe front, Ronald Portlock andTommila also tangled andspun.

This put Bray andHernandez in front followedby Jon Waner, Brackett,Mainini, and Abella. Four yel-lows and we're only restartinglap six, but we still had 17 carswith Tenney in the pits forrepairs. Duke and Sorrels hadcome back out a lap down.

Bray took the lead asMainini passed Brackett forfourth. Helm and Duke passedRichie Hoven for seventh andeighth while Abella nosedahead of Bracket for fifth. Inlap 12, Powers almost spun inturn four putting him only afew car lengths from beinglapped by the leaders. In lap14, Brackett and Abellatouched and spun in turn fourbringing out a caution.

Bray and Hernandezbrought them to the green infront of Waner and Maininifollowed by Duke and Helm.In just one lap, Hernandez andWaner made contact on thefrontstretch sendingHernandez into the wall as thepack dodged to avoid both ofthem. Only Duke was collect-ed behind Hernandez.

We still had 17 cars asTenney was back in butTommila was now in the pits.Bray and Mainini led therestart in front of Helm andHoven. Bray took the leadwhile Mainini tried to hold theoutside but slowly faded backbehind Helm.

In lap 17, Powers andSorrels made contact front-to-rear on the frontstretch andSorrels was spun into theinfield for the last caution Atthis point the race was calledfor time. Bray finished firstfollowed by Helm, Mainini,Hoven, and Norton. Helmwon the trophy dash and aheat race, and Mainini andSchwarm won the other heatraces.

Coming UpThe “King of the Hill

Challenge Series” continuesthis Saturday night August 4,at the Ukiah Speedway featur-ing the Late Models,Modifieds, Bonus Bombers,Bombers, and the Bandoleros.

Racing then continues atthe Lakeport SpeedwayAugust 11, featuring theNorthern California ChallengeSeries Late Models, theLegends Cars of the Pacific,and the Pro-4 Modifieds aswell as the Bonus Bombersand Bombers.

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2007 Fall Men’sSoftball sign-ups

Ukiah Men’s League Softballplay is scheduled to begin in lateAugust and run through October.Sponsor fees are $350 per teamand $30 per player.

Registration forms are availableat the City of Ukiah RecreationDepartment or at www.cityofuki-ah.com. The sponsor fee is due atthe time of registration. Playerfees will be collected from teammanagers at the first game.

Co-Ed Softball sign-ups

Ukiah Co-ed Softball Leagueplay is scheduled to begin in midAugust and run through October.Sponsor fees are $350 per teamand $30 per player.

Registration forms are availableat the City of Ukiah RecreationDepartment or at www.cityofuki-ah.com.

The sponsor fee is due at thetime of registration. Player feeswill be collected from team man-agers at the first game. Teamsmust have at least five men andfive women to begin play (age 16and up).

Women’s softball tour-nament sign-ups

The City of Ukiah would like toannounce the beginning of regis-tration for a women’s slow pitchsoftball tournament. The tourna-ment will be held at the UkiahSports Complex on Saturday,August 25. The format will be athree game round-robin with asingle elimination playoff to follow.

All players on the roster must be18 years or older at time of regis-tration. The deadline for registra-tion is Friday, August 17, andthere is a maximum of 12 teams.Team fees are $250 per team (noplayer fee).

All proceeds go towards fieldand facility improvements for theCity of Ukiah Sports Complex.For questions or to register yourteam, please call (707) 463-6714or come to 411 West Clay St.

Shane Huff NorcalSoccer Academy

Ukiahian Shane Huff is offeringhis 8th annual soccer camp foryouth from ages 5-12 at PomolitaMiddle School track from July 30to August 3.

A full day session is offered from9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for ages 10 andup, fee $135 (cost includes balland t-shirt); there is a half-daysession for 7-9 year olds from 9a.m. to 12 p.m. for $80 (costincludes ball), and a half-day ses-sion for 5-6 year olds from 9:30a.m. to 12 p.m. for $70 (costincludes ball).

Registration is underway. CallPam at 468-5088 to register oremail for an application [email protected]. Bring ateam? Be sure to inquire aboutavailable discounts.

Willits Hoops Camp

Open to boys and girls ages 7to17, this week long summer bas-ketball camp offers players anopportunity to build a solid sportsfoundation. Each day is filled withfundamental skill progressiondrills, easy to understand instruc-tion, as well as games and funcompetitions.

Campers learn in a safe, super-vised environment from knowl-edgeable and enthusiastic localcoaches. All campers receivegreat instruction, a basketball,and a free T-shirt! Camp will runfrom July 30 – August 3, 9:30a.m. until 3 p.m. It will cost $125for a full-day, $75 for half-days.The camp will be held at theUkiah High School Gym

Humboldt ClassicsSoftball Tourney

The Humboldt Classic SeniorSoftball Association will be host-ing senior's and open age divi-sion softball tournaments August11 and 12 at the Arcata Sportscomplex. There will be two sepa-rate divisions for 50's and 60'sbesides the open age. Each teamwill be guaranteed three games.The cost per team will be $200.For more information contactRichard Marks at (707) 445-3432or e-mail [email protected].

UHS Girls TennisTryouts

Tryouts for the Ukiah HighSchool Girls Tennis Team will takeplace from Monday throughFriday, August 20 through 24, andon Monday, August 27, as well asWednesday through Friday,August 29 through 31, times from3 p.m. to 5 p.m. each day, at theMENDOCINO COLLEGE tenniscourts. All participants must havecompleted their required SportsPhysical Examination, and haveturned in their fully completedSports Participation Packet to theUkiahi Administration Office priorto the start of tryouts, to be eligi-ble to participate. Athletes willreceive an eligibility card which isto be turned in to the tennis coachat the tryouts.

Participants need to bring a ten-nis racquet, athletic shoesdesigned specifically for tennis,and a water bottle each day.

For the first time, the Ukiah HighSchool Girls Tennis Team will playall of their home matches atMENDOCINO COLLEGE, due tocourt renovations at Ukiahi.Weekday team practices will alsobe held on these courts.

Any questions may be directedto Pat Milovina, Girls VarsityTennis Coach, at 462-0655 [email protected]

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Summer BasketballCamp

Open to boys and girls ages 7 to17, this week long summer bas-ketball camp offers players anopportunity to build a solid sportsfoundation. Each day is filled withfundamental skill progressiondrills, easy to understand instruc-tion, as well as games and funcompetitions.

From beginners to advancedplayers these camps will be agreat experience with no morethan eight campers to eachcoach. All campers receive greatinstruction, a lot of fun, and a freeT-shirt. Lunch is not provided.

The camp runs August 20through August 24 from 8:30 amto 3:30 pm. Admission is $125($75 half day rate), the camp willbe held at Pomolita MiddleSchool Gym. Pre-register at theCity of Ukiah. For additionalquestions, please call theRecreation Department at 463-6714.

Coed softballtournament

Saturday, August 4, at Pomolitafields there will be a coed softballtournament. There is a $200 perteam entry fee, and all teams areguaranteed three games. City ofUkiah league teams are wel-come. For more information callRonnie DeSoto at 272-7292.

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The Redwood Empire BaseballLeague is holding a fundraisingbaseball double header at thecollege to benefit MendocinoCollege Baseball.

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AP Sports WriterBarry Bonds tries again to tie Hank

Aaron’s 755. A-Rod chases his 500thhome run. Tom Glavine goes forcareer victory No. 300.

Tonight could be one of baseball’sbiggest milestone nights — and there’sthe craziness of the trading deadline,too.

It would be quite a memorable nightif Bonds, Alex Rodriguez and Glavineall make history within a matter ofhours. From Chavez Ravine to theBronx and Brew City, it’s going to bea fun night.

“I’d like to see everyone do it,” saidthe Giants’ Mark Sweeney, whomoved into second place on baseball’scareer pinch-hit list last week. “Thehistory of the game is special, and itglorifies the others who have donestuff. It glorifies what the game is allabout.”

Yet there’s no guarantee Bonds willbe in the starting lineup for the seriesopener at the rival Los AngelesDodgers.

“We’ll see,” was all Giants manag-er Bruce Bochy would say afterSunday’s game.

Bonds hit his 754th home runFriday night against Florida, then went1-for-7 with five walks the rest of theweekend. That left him trying to matchAaron’s mark on the road, and it won’tbe friendly.

The hostile Dodger crowd likelywill try to make Bonds uncomfortablein left field and at the plate this week.The Giants then head farther south toSan Diego for the weekend.

“It’s easy to just go and be againsthim,” said San Francisco center fielderDave Roberts, who has played for boththe Dodgers and Padres. “I hope peo-ple go above that. In my perfect world,that’s the way it is.”

When Bonds isn’t in the batter’sbox, he has been in front of the per-sonal flat-screen TV at his corner club-house locker — hoping to seeRodriguez reach 500.

Since hitting No. 499 onWednesday in Kansas City, Rodriguezis 0-for-12 with five strikeouts. NewYork opens a homestand against visit-ing Chicago White Sox on Tuesday atYankee Stadium.

A-Rod, who turned 32 on Friday, isbidding to break Jimmie Foxx’s record(32, 338 days) as the youngest to reach500.

“Nobody will ever beat that,”Bonds said.

Even Ryan Howard?“Not a chance,” the slugger said.Glavine and the New York Mets

will be at Milwaukee. He looks tobecome baseball’s 23rd 300-gamewinner, at age 41 and in his 20th majorleague season. The left-hander gave upBonds’ 745th home run back on May8, but also got his 294th victory in thatgame.

“I anticipate a sigh of relief,”Glavine said of having it all over.

Still, much of the focus out Westwill be on Bonds.

The 43-year-old slugger couldn’t tieAaron at home and is generally booedand derided on the road, partlybecause of steroid suspicions sur-rounding his quest. In St. Louis, fans

hollered every time the ball headed hisway in left field but they also yelled attheir own pitcher whenever Bonds waswalked.

Roberts played 2 1/2 seasons forLos Angeles before the Dodgers dealthim to the Boston Red Sox midwaythrough their 2004 championship sea-son.

“I played in Los Angeles, and I’dlike to think they get it as well,” hesaid. “They’re different kind of fans.This is beyond the rivalry. This is his-tory. Then they can go back to therivalry stuff.”

Bonds would first see the DodgersAll-Star righty Brad Penny onTuesday, followed by 6-foot-9 left-hander Mark Hendrickson and thenformer teammate and righty BrettTomko in Thursday night’s seriesfinale.

Bonds doesn’t seem to care. JohnSmoltz and Tim Hudson of Atlantawent right after him last week, and sodid Marlins lefty Dontrelle Willis onFriday night.

Bonds started only three of theGiants’ seven games during the team’sprevious trip to Chicago andMilwaukee, resting his sore legs forthree days before connecting twiceJuly 19 at Wrigley Field.

Bochy insists he is not planning totry to manipulate baseball history —meaning sit Bonds during the trip tobetter the chance Bonds hits No. 756at home.

“We’re not changing anything,”Bochy said. “I don’t think Barry’sgoing to change anything. We’re hit-ting a big road trip here against two

teams at the top of our division. We’renot going to change our approach andI don’t see Barry changing hisapproach.”

Bonds wouldn’t address how hethought he would be treated comeTuesday, saying the focus needs tostay on the team.

“Probably what it normally is,”Bochy said of the road trip’s atmos-phere. “They like having a good timewith Barry. It’s not going to affect him.He’s used to it. I don’t think the recep-tion will be any different. I don’t knowif they can take it up another notch.They’re probably the loudest of theroad teams we play.”

If Aaron’s record falls elsewhere,the Giants hope Bonds would becheered — in spite of the steroid alle-gations that have surrounded his pur-suit and the notion that he’s just plainnot a nice guy.

“I certainly would hope so,” Bochysaid, “because of the history that’sbeing created that it would beacknowledged.”

The present home run king will def-initely not be in attendance when num-bers 755 and 756 clear the outfieldfences as he is working with his chari-ties in Puerto Rico.

Notably mum on the topic of Bondseminate record-breaking efforts,Aaron gave a hint of his feelings aboutthe Giants slugger, who has beendogged by allegations of steroid use inrecent years.

“I am making a comment by notmaking a comment,” Aaron told TheAssociated Press.

He did not elaborate.

Big day in baseball: Bonds, A-Rod and Glavine go for milestones

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.22) -- Because a cohortcould turn out to be a bitmore imaginative than youhad expected, a partnershiparrangement could be in themaking. You’ll want him orher onboard with your pro-ject.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.23) -- If a bright idea strikesthat you feel would benefityou and those who work atyour side, don’t hesitate tospeak up and tell your col-leagues about it. Theyshould be willing to try itout.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Sometimes it isunwise to let our hearts ruleour heads, but rarely shouldthis apply toward those wedearly love. Let your com-passion override your prac-ticality.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec. 21) -- Conditionsthat are surprising couldturn out to be a welcomedoccurrence. Just when youneed it the most, unique cir-

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- An unexpectedcompliment from someoneyou would least expectcould have a big impact onyour affairs. Make it a pointto show your appreciationto the person.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Wait for just theright moment to play yourtrump cards in a businessdealing of importance.Keep your aces in reserve,and use them at the precise-ly critical time.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Among manyof your noble attributes is awonderful loyalty tofriends. You may get an

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Blended effec-tively, your logic coupledwith your intuitive percep-tions will be a dynamiccombination. Don’t beafraid to use them in allyour endeavors; they’llprove to be helpful.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Unconsciouscompulsions could be at thecore of your success. Don’thesitate to use yourinstincts when they are per-sistent about establishingyourself, especially withfriends and co-workers.

GEMINI (May 21-June20) -- Things should work

out beneficially for youregarding an involvementyou have with either yourwork or someone in a highposition. It could be anunexpected surprise.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Someone whohas only provided you half-hearted support until nowcould have a sudden changeof heart and back you allthe way. Take advantage ofhis or her shift in position.

Leo, treat yourself to abirthday gift. Send for yourAstro-Graph year-aheadpredictions by mailing $2 toAstro-Graph, c/o this news-paper, P.O. Box 167,Wickliffe, OH 44092-0167.Be sure to state your zodiacsign.

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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1914, trading onthe New York Stock Exchange ended becauseof the outbreak of World War I (and did notresume until Nov. 28, 1914).

In 1964, the American space probe Ranger 7

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In 2006, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro tem-porarily handed over power to his brother Raulwhile he underwent intestinal surgery.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: MiltonFriedman (1912-2006), economist; Primo Levi

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TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1961, the first tie(1-1) occurred in the history of baseball’s All-Star Game.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “History suggests thatcapitalism is a necessary condition for political

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TODAY’S FACT: U.S. trademarks protectwords, names, symbols, sounds or colors thatdistinguish goods and services. Unlike patents,they can be renewed forever as long as they arebeing used in business.

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Dear Annie: “Beth” and I have been verygood friends for 30 years. We grew up togeth-er. However, there is something going on thatmay destroy our friendship.

When we were children, Beth’s fathermolested her. As horrible as it was, she grew upto be very successful, and a wonderful, caringperson. The problem is her father loves to playwith the little girls on his street and give themgifts. He also mentors fatherless girls at theirchurch, because they need a “male rolemodel.” Beth knows about her father’s activi-ties and told him what he is doing “isn’t appro-priate,” but she has made no other move to stophim.

I contacted the county sheriff, but was toldthey can’t do anything unless someone pressescharges. Beth is concerned that going after herdad would destroy her mother’s life. Beth’smother knew Dad was molesting Beth as achild, but didn’t care enough to protect her andisn’t interested in protecting other children.

I am absolutely sick over this. I am terrified

her father will victimize other children, if hehasn’t already. I’ve begged Beth to come for-ward, but she keeps telling me she needs timeto think. My husband may never speak to Bethagain, saying she is putting her own comfortabove public safety. Do I approach the ministerwith secondhand information? Can I tell theparents of the kids on his street? The sheriffsaid that would be slander and I could be sued.What can I do? -- Longtime Friend in Colorado

Dear Colorado: Beth is in a difficult posi-tion. Be sympathetic to her internal conflictwhile encouraging her to do the right thing, butplease don’t apply so much pressure that sheretreats altogether. Recommend that she con-tact RAINN (rainn.org) at 1-800-656-HOPE

(1-800-656-4673) for support and help.Meanwhile, make an appointment to speak tothe minister, privately, and tell him about yourdilemma. We hope it will help.

Dear Annie: My sister, “Joni,” and I used tobe so close, but now I barely see her. She’seither out with friends or way too busy. Nowthat she has a car, she is never home, and evenwhen she does come home, she doesn’t staylong or she has a friend with her. We barelyever get time for just the two of us.

I’ve tried telling Joni how I feel, but shedoesn’t listen. Every time I plan somethingspecial, she always has something else to do. Ifeel as if I’m being replaced. I’m glad Joni hasa good time. I just wish she could include me.-- Lost and Mixed Up

Dear Lost: Joni still loves you, but she is ata point where her friends and her social life arevery important. This is a normal part of grow-ing up. Talk to Joni again and tell her you missher. Ask if she would set aside a certain timeeach week that will be “sisters” time. You alsocan involve your parents in setting a schedule.Then get involved in other activities so you

won’t feel quite so neglected when Joni is pre-occupied.

Dear Annie: I would like to respond to“Hostage,” who said doctors overbookappointments because they want fancy cars andhomes. I used to agree, but now that I am themother of a physician, I have another view-point.

My daughter, a dermatologist, met with apatient who had melanoma, and my daughterhad to tell the woman and her husband that itwas terminal. My daughter cried with her andended up keeping her next patient waiting. Thenext patient, understandably, was upset, butwas forgiving when she heard the explanation.I’m proud of my daughter, a devoted mother tofour children, who does not have a million-dol-lar home, but who cares deeply about herpatients. (She’s also a wonderful daughter.) --Love, Mom

Dear Mom: Patients understand the occa-sional emergency, but overbooking on a regu-lar basis causes justifiable resentment. (P.S.:Show your wonderful daughter this letter andtell her you wrote it.)

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Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, assuggested by the above cartoon.

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAMEby Henri Arnold and Mike Argirion

Unscramble these four Jumbles,one letter to each square,to form four ordinary words.

VEYON

GLONI

PENXED

ZOLENZ

©2007 Tribune Media Services, Inc.All Rights Reserved.

www.jumble.com

”“Print answer here:

THE LEARNING

CHALLENGER by Robert Barnett

DIRECTIONS:

A. Using each "Chaos Grid" number with its letter one time, arrange the numbers with their letters for the "Order Grid" so each vertical column, horizontal row, and two diagonals each ADD to numbers inside thick lined cells.

B. Some correct numbers with their letters have been put into the "Order Grid" to get you started. Also, above the "Order Grid" is a "Decoded Message" clue.

C. After you have solved the "Order Grid" doing as direction "A" says, put the letters from horizontal rows, from left to right, under "Decoded Message" and make words to form the answer.

CHAOS GRID

7 0 1 6

I R O H

-1 3 1 5

I N I G

1 4 -1 0

R W W N

7 2 4 1

A T G K

CLUE: WWII LEADER

ORDER GRID 10

10

0 10

R

6 1 10

H O

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DECODED MESSAGE:

ANSWERS IN NEXT EDITION

© 2007 Robert Barnett

Answers to Previous

Learning Challenger

SET STRAIGHT AGAIN

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S E T S

13 55 50 34

T R A I

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G H T A

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G A I N

7/30/2007

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE

CASE NO.: SCUK CVPB ’07 25067To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contin-gent creditors, and persons who may other-wise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: EDMUND R. PEITRZAKA PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: ANTHONY OROZCO in the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino.THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requeststhat: ANTHONY OROZCO be appointed as personal representative to administer the es-tate of the decedent.THE PETITION requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.The will and any codicils are available for ex-amination in the file kept by the court.THE PETITION requests authority to adminis-ter the estate under the Independent Adminis-tration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many ac-tions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, howev-er, the personal representative will be re-quired to give notice to interested persons un-less they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action). The independent ad-ministration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.A HEARING on the petition will be held on AUG. 24, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. in Dept.: E, lo-cated at: COURTHOUSE, 100 N. State Street, Ukiah, CA 95482IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the peti-tion, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your ap-pearance may be in person or by your attor-ney.IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in section 9100 of the California Probate Code. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.YOU MAY EXAMINE the f i le kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the es-tate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Pro-bate Code section 1250. A Request for Spe-cial Notice form is available from the court clerk.ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER:Philip M. VannucciCarter, Vannucci & Momsen444 North State StreetUkiah, CA 95482707-462-6694

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE

525-077-10,17,24,31/07

FICTITIOUSBUSINESS NAME

STATEMENTFile No.: 2007-F0469

THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:WINDDANCERSTUDIO & GALLERY80 South St.Willits, CA 95490Deborah GuyettePO Box 4754020 Bullivant Rd.Willits, CA 95490Larry GuyettePO Box 4754020 Bullivant Rd.Willits, CA 95490This business is con-ducted by Husband& Wife. The regis-trants commenced to transact business un-der the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed above on July 9, 2007. Endorsed-Filed on July 9, 2007 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office./s/Larry GuyetteLARRY GUYETTE

547-077-17,24,31,8-7/07



THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:DTL CREATIONS1125 Helen AvenueUkiah, CA 95482Deborah L. Tannen-baum1125 Helen AveUkiah, CA 95482This business is con-ducted by an Individ-ual. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 7/9/2007.Endorsed-Filed on7/13/2007 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office./s/Deborah L. Tan-nenbaumDEBORAH L TAN-NENBAUM

548-077-17,24,31,8-7/07



THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:PARADISE CAFE349 S. Main St,Willits, CA 95490David B. Haas3720 Ruddick Cunningham Rd.Ukiah, CA 95482Krista Polter24800 N. Hwy #2 Willits,CA 95490This business is con-ducted by a General Partnership. Theregistrants com-menced to transact business under the f ictit ious business name or names listed above on July 23,2007.Endorsed-Filedon July 13, 2007 atthe Mendocino Coun-ty Clerks Office./s/David B. HaasDAVID B. HAAS585-07

7-31,8-7,14,21/07FICTITIOUS

BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT

File No.: 2007-F0522THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:KOOL HAND RANCH & FARM CONSULTING13355 Eel River Rd.Potter Valley, CA 95469Lucas Michael Davis13355 Eel River Rd.Potter Valley, CA 95469This business is con-ducted by an Individ-ual. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on August 15,2007. Endorsed-Filedon July 30, 2007 atthe Mendocino Coun-ty Clerks Office./s/Lucas Michael DavisLUCAS MICHAEL DAVIS

IT'S IN THE CLASSIFIEDS–468-3500Searching for something big?

10 NOTICESADOPTIONS &FOSTER CARE

TLC Child & FamilyServices seeks families.Reimbursement, training & professional support

provided. 463-1100 #236800809

ClimbingThe Mountain...

Together

Alzheimer’sCaregiver Benefit

Grace Hudson Museum

Sat. Sept. 8 2-6 pm

Tickets $25Several dynamite local artists will

perform. Sponsored by: Thrivent Financial

for Lutherans &Soroptimist

International of Yokayo Sunrise.

Tickets: MendocinoBook Co., Ukiahor any Committee Member or Carole Hester @ 707-925-2795. To donate to

this event, send checks payable to:Thrivent Financial

For Lutherans75 N. Main St., #116,

Willits, CA 95490

20 PERSONALS

MailboxesAvailable to rent

Creative Workshop759 S.State 468-0251

30 LOST &FOUND

Ah a Sunday swim at the Mill Creek Dams sounded good. So off I went and then I was

lost! I am a sweet red, neutered/male

Doxie. Will I be found or will someone need to adopt me? If I am

yours please call sage at 467-6453 or

come to the shelter at 298 Plant. If not found, I can be

adopted on Sat 8/4.

Bracelet Found At Redwood Valley Fire-fighters’ BBQ-Call to

Identify 485-8121

LOST ROAD B RED-WOOD VALLEY

Sun. Border Collie/McNab cross.Black w/ white, no collar. Her name is Cappy. 485-0960 or

485-5396

30 LOST &FOUND

I am one of two male rabbits who became homeless do to a di-vorce. Can you help us find a home? We

are at the Ukiah shelter, 298 Plant Rd.

Call 467-6453

I heard the lake level was getting low. So off I went to Lake Mendocino on the evening of 7/24 while there was still water to swim in. After a dip there I got "found" and brought to the Ukiah shelter. Now I want my human fami-ly to find me at 298 Plant Rd or call Sage at 467-6453.658

My grandchildren Kyle & Kasey found a bike in the ditch on S.Orchard across from

the park. Its a SHIMANO 10spd,

like new. 463-7867, 467-4881.

Terrier on the loose! At just 6 months I did not know that staying home was really the best idea, so I took off down East Side Rd. in RV on Mon.

7/30 and now I am at the Ukiah shelter.

Please come and get me or call Sage at

467-6453 If not found, I can be

adopted on Sat 8/4.

We are rats and we did not desert the

ship! Rather our hu-mans deserted us! I am a mother with my 7 babies here at the

Ukiah shelter. We are free to good homes. Please

come and rescue us at 298 Plant Rd

Ukiah or call Sage at 467-6453

30 LOST &FOUND

What happened? How did I get lost?I am a medium size white and tan dog, who one minute was walking down Pomo Drive and the next minute was in the very noisy Ukiah shelter. There are so many lost dogs here.Why is no one look-ing for us? Lost me or another doggie? Come to 298 Plant Rd or call Sage at 467-6453. If no one comes for me I will be available for adop-tion 7/30

120 HELPWANTED

ACCOUNTANTFT Accountant to oversee AP, PR,

maintain GL, prepare FS and required bank

reporting, prepare and maintain budg-ets, forecasting and

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

etc. Job description & application available

Solid Wastesof Willits,

350 Franklin Ave.EOE

AccountingNORTH COAST

OPPORTUNITIESRural Communi-ties Child CareFiscal ManagerEduc equiv BA in Acctg + 4 yrs exp.Pref. knowl of non-profit & MIP soft-ware exp. FT.Starts at $19.31 to $21.31 DOQ + ben.NCO appl req.(800)606-5550 ext 302 or jmichele@ncoincfor app & job desc.Closes: 7/31/07.Postmarks not ac-capted. EOE

Environmental Service AttendantJanitorial duties for

busy health clinics in Ukiah/Willits

Full-time$9-13 DOE

Fax: (707) [email protected]

120 HELPWANTED

ADMIN AST.1/2 time for peersupport program.

Publisher, Excel, and general computer

skills, some assisted web design. Pref. for m.h. recovery. Salary DOE. Open ‘til filled.

For job [email protected]

or 462-3360

AdministrationNORTH COAST

OPPORTUNITIESChief FinancialOfficerOversee all f iscal activities of $20M/yr Community Action Agency. BA in Acctg or Finance + 5 yrs incr. resp mgmt exp, pref in public or govt-fund-ed non-profit hu-man serv org. Min 2 yrs supv exp. FT.Star ts at $5083-$5337/mo. DOQ + ben. NCO appl re-quired. (800)606-5550 ext 302 or [email protected] app & job desc.Open Until Fil led.First rev. of apps:8/01/07. EOE

AdministrationNORTH COAST

OPPORTUNITIESHuman ResourcesOfficerAdministers all HR functions for non-profit, human serv org. 250 emp, mul-tiple locations, part-ly unionized. Req.BA + 5 yrs prog resp exp in manag-ing HR Dept, pref in non-profit. Pref HR prof ’l. cer t. Min 2 yrs supv exp.Knowledge of labor law, collective barg environ, safety, best HR practices.Star ts at $3,885-$4,079 mo DOQ + ben. NCO app re-quired. (800)606-5550 Ext 302 or [email protected] for app/job desc.Open Until Fil led.First rev of applica-tions: 8/01/07 EOE

ASSISTANT HOUSEKEEPER

30+ hrs/wk $12/hr.Front Desk positionWed.-Sun. approx 30hrs/wk $10/hr.

Call Orr Hot Springs 462-6277

120 HELPWANTED

ASSISTANTCOOK

Must be exp.Pre-employment physical & drug

testing req’d.Dental, Vision,

Medical benefits.Free co-op child

care. ApplyTrinity School

915 W. Church St.Ukiah

Attn: Work from home! $500-$1500:P/T. $2000-$4500:F/T. 888-453-9162Auto Weekly has

immediate openings for advertising sales

persons. Commission + benefits. F/T out-

side sales. Call 800-540-2916 or send

resume to [email protected]

BankingCentral Services

Assistant ManagerSavings Bank of

Mendocino County is accepting applica-tions for Central

Services Assistant Manager. Carries

out supervisory re-sponsibilities in ac-cordance with the banks policies and applicable laws in the absence of the Central Services

Manager. Includes check and statement processing, overdraft

and stop payment review, research, various customer

service duties.Salary range:

$2126-$3188 D.O.E.Apply in person at Savings Bank, 200

N. School St., CA by Tuesday, August 31,

2007 at 4:00 p.m.AA/EOE m/f/v/d

MENDOCINOCOUNTY HEALTH

AND HUMAN SERVICESAGENCY

Social Services Branch

Currently recruiting for:

• Office Assistant IIUkiah and Willits

Only• Office Assistant III

Ukiah and WillitsOnly

For further info go to:

www.mss.ca.gov to: “Career Oppor-tunities” Or call the jobline: (707)467-

5866. All close 8/10/07

120 HELPWANTED

Caregiver for mental health facility, various shifts avail. and fill in$8-$10/hr. 467-0911

CNADay shift available.

Apply in person 1162 S. Dora. St.

Come Work With Our Team with de-velopmentally disa-bled adults. F/T, P/T in home setting. Pick up application 1000 Sanford Ranch Rd.Ukiah or call 468-9331

Coordinator,Community Integra-

tion Program, for sm.groups of 18-22 yr.

old students with de-velopmental disabili-ties, for school year starting 8/07. Super-vising exp. req’d. 4 days/wk. 2:00-8:00 p.m. Starts $14.07/ hr. Open till filled.

Aide, for after-school program for young adults with

disabilities, 3-4 days/wk, 2:30-7:30 p.m. Dinner includ-

ed. $9.00/hr.Resume and cover letter to Independ-ence Plus, 301 S.State St., Ukiah 463-8725 EOE.

CounselorTapestry Family

ServicesSupport Counselor

to work with children in innovative activity-based after-school program in Ukiah.Great team, excel-

lent benefits. Min AA degree & experience w/ children in mental health or rehab set-ting. $18 to $21/hr dep on ed and exp.463-3300 for app

packet. Apps accept-ed immediately;

deadline 8/8/2007

CustomerService/Sales

Progressive Manu-facturing Company

has an excellent op-portunity for qualified individual. For Details

and how to apply - Please visit:

www.wabtec.comCorporate Informa-tion/Careers/Oppor-tunities. Locations:

USA, CA WillitsHome Care Optionsseeks caregivers for PT & FT & live in.EOE. 462-6888

Sell It FastWith

UkiahDaily

JournalClassifieds

12- TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2007 THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL

COMING SOON2 AND 3 BEDROOMHOUSES FOR RENTApplications and information

available atBeverly Sanders Realty

320 S. State Street

707-462-5198468-3500

Clean out yourhome and clean

up with extra cashwhen you advertise

your garage sale

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4 Lines4 Linesx 4 Daysx 4 Days

$$18180909

120 HELPWANTED

DIESELMECHANIC

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

Driver-Deliveryin our van M-F.8:30-5:30 Starts $8.25 hr. + med.Raise in 90 days.

Call 489-5115

DRIVERS - $1000HIRING BONUS

Golden State Overnight is hiring full & part time driv-

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

local morning small package delivery routes based in

Ukiah. Earn a com-petitive wage plus

mileage reimburse-ment plus addition-al reimbursement

for fuel cost.Routes available Mon-Fri.& Tues-Sat. Bene-

fits available includ-ing health coverage & 401k with compa-

ny match.Contact Steven

Koller 866-779-7726 or [email protected]

DunnewoodVineyards

We are looking for enthusiastic, hard

working employees for the upcoming

harvest. $11.50/hr starting pay. Job du-

ties will include punch-downs, pump-

overs, wine addi-tions, sanitation, cel-lar and barrel activi-ties. Willing to work overtime. Able to perform several

physical tasks. Pre-vious winery experi-ence is helpful but

not required. A great opportunity to learn

about wine. Job offer is contingent upon passing a pre-em-

ployment drug screening. EOE. Ap-plicants may apply in person M-TH 8am-4pm at Dunnewood Vineyards 2399 N.State St. Ukiah CA.

No phone calls please.

Education Director-Central Office, Nice, CA. Native American Cash Assistance Pro-gram F/T w/Benefits, Salary Negotiable.Closing 8/12. Appli-

cation & Job Descrip-tion at www.cttp.netor Contact Colleen Pete at 707-262-4404. Fax to 707-

274-4233. Resume & Application. Indian Hiring Preference

Applies.Ellie’s Mutt-Hutt

is hiring front counter help. Day/Evening

shifts avail.P/T or F/T. Must be

dependable.

Exp. Medical Billing Clerk. Please send

resume to box 03091, c/o Ukiah Dai-ly Journal, P.O. Box

749, Ukiah, CA 95482-0749.

Fabricator Welder Mechanic

Ukiah. Full time. Ben-efits. $25/hr. Must be qualified. Fax resume

to 462-5258

Sales Assistantduties include:

customer relations, presentation of prod-ucts, product delivery assistance, success-

ful applicant must have: a solid work ethic, organization

skill, professional ap-pearance, manner

and expression, valid California drivers

license.This is a great oppor-tunity for enthusiastic and reliable individu-als to join our dynam-

ic team. Apply in person: Ukiah FordLincoln Mercury1170 S State St.

120 HELPWANTED

Family Advocate orFamily Services

Worker for ECenter’s Migrant

Head Start Prgrm in Cloverdale. 40hr/wk,seasonal, benefits.Family Advocate:

$13.88/hr w/potential up to $16.90/hr. Must have an AA in Social Svcs & 1 yr exp or training in social

services or comb. of educ & exp. Bilingual

(Eng/Span) req’dFamily Services Worker: Level I:

$10.87/hr w/potential up to $13.24/hr.

College course work &/or exp in health, special needs, and

social svcs. Level II:min AA in social

work, Human Svcs or health & 2 yrs exp working in a child dev, social svcs or

hlth related Agency;$11.42/hr w/potential

up to $13.91/hr;both levels: Ability to work with families of

diverse bkgrnds.Bilingual (Eng/Span)

req’d; Must have valid CA driver’s

license. Contact HR:(707) 468-0194

410 Jones St. Ukiah, CA 95482.

Dedline:5pm 8/6/07 www.ectr.org EOE

FinanceFISCAL OFFICER

Northern Circle Indi-an Housing Authority

seeks accounting professional to direct financial operations.Prepares extensive

financial/budgetary/statistical reports,

maintains GL and all subsidiary ledgers, manages payroll,

maintains insurance policies, investment accounts & HR files, supervises support

staff. Exp. with Quickbooks Prodesired. Resume

receipt deadline 5pm Aug. 6, 2007. Job de-scription available @ 694 Pinoleville Drive, Ukiah. Mail resumes to NCIHA or submit

via Email:[email protected] Fax: 707-468-5615

. Indian preference applies.

Front Desk Night Audit Postions Avail-able. Fairfield Inn & Suites 1140 Airport Park Blvd. Pick Up

ApplicationGrowing Company seeks self-motivat-ed, honest, hard-working individual with basic office skills. Entry-level.

Part to full time. Will train. Salary D.O.E.

Must have good driv-ing record, dependa-

ble transportation.Over 21. Submit

hand-written cover letter with resume.Mail or Fax only to:707-462-8885. Ger-main-Robin Brandy.

PO Box 1059. Ukiah, CA 95482

Hey Taxi! DriversWanted. F/T, P/T, &

wknd evenings avail.in Ukiah. Must be 25

yrs old. 332-8662HOST HOMES

needed for teens!Short term 1-4

days avg. Teens are housed while family mediation occurs, or more

permanant housing is arranged.

Stipends, incen-tives provided.

For information call Mendocino County

Youth Project 463-4915 x 157

PRODUCTIONPerm. P/T Mon-Wed.(1) 4 am-noon, (1)12 noon finishing work.

Apply in person Cheesecake Momma

corner ofSchool & Henry

120 HELPWANTED

Human Resources Assistant for

E Center, a nonprofit in Ukiah. 40 hrs/wk,

benefits. Strong computer & organiza-

tional skills a must.Associate Degree in

human svcs, business or related field or equivalent of

educ. and exp.Bilingual (Eng/Span) preferred, not req’d.$14.56/hr w/potential

up to $17.75/hr.More info contact:

Human Resources410 Jones St.

Ukiah 468-0194Deadline 8/6/07 EOE

IndependentGrocery Route

Sales DriverHispanic Bakery

Products, Route cov-ers territory in Lake,

Sonoma , & Mendoci-no Counties . Must

be reliable, professio-nal, self-sufficient

and able to purchase a work vehicle. Early

hours necessary.Potential for growth.For more information

call Mike at 619-742-2402.

Inst. Asst. for se-verely disabled.

$11/hrw/ benefits.468-8658

InterventionSpecialist

Willits and Potter Valley School

Districts. Middle schools: deliver

curriculum, school based and after school activities.

high schools: co-fa-cilitate groups, other duties as assigned.25 HR Per wk. (pos-sibility of expansion), outstanding benefits.

Job description, application packet at Mendocino County Youth Project 463-4915, 776 S. State Street #107, Ukiah,

CA. Application deadline: 8/10/07

ITPROGRAM

INFORMATION SYSTEM

MANAGERManage/design da-ta systems for non-

profit. MIS/Data base & report gen-eration exp, + Ana-

lytical expertise.$17.00-$20.29 + ben North Coast

Opportunities. App req. Email or call by

8/7/[email protected] (707)467-3200

x 301. EOE

MAINTENANCEASSOCIATE

Established property management firm is seeking motivated, dependable individ-

uals to join our maintenance team.Basic maintenance and/or landscaping

skills, tools, & transportation are required (mileage paid). Benefit pkg.avail. Applicationsavailable at Realty

World Selzer Realty,Prop. Mgmt. 300 E.

Gobbi St., Ukiah

NCO Head StartMendo & Lake Co.Exciting position

working with kids!HS/ Asst./Assoc.Tchr. $8.80-$11.28/hrHS Aides - must be 18 yrs. $8.04 -$8.45/hrPrefer Sp/Eng bilin-gual. Close: 8-02-07, 5 PM. Complete NCO application req. 462-1954 x 302. Postmarks not accpt’d. EOE

SEARS: Immediateopening F/T sales-

person. Apply at 125 S. Orchard Ave. or

fax resume to 462-6583.

120 HELPWANTED

NEW EXCITING POSITION WORK-

ING WITH KIDS 6 wks pd vacation

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

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

resume to 463-6957

Northern Circle IHA has the following po-

sitions now open:Bldg. Grnds. Kpr

Temp-P/T$10.50/hrProj. Foreman

Temp-F/T $18.18/hrMaint. Wrkr

Temp-F/T $15.06/hrIndian Preference

AppliesClosing Date: 8-6-07

Call 468-1336 for App & Job Desc.Questions ask for

RobertNow Hiring!

CA CONSERVA-TION CORP.

Ages 18-25 F/T w/benefits, scholarh-

ship$, fire & trail crews 707-725-9453 or 1-800-952-JOBS

OFFICE CLERKFast paced school desk. Translating English-Spanish

essential. Part-time.Apply at

1059 N. State St.PHARMACY CLERK/

TYPIST in training.Computer, typing,

MATH, people skills, P/T 9-1, or 4-8, or

F/T. Sal. DOE, drug test. BLUE DRUG

707-468-5220UKIAH FORD

LINCOLNMERCURY

$6,000 GUARANTYSALES

REPRESENTATIVEIMMEDIATEPOSITION

IF YOU HAVESALES EXPERI-

ENCE AND NEED TO MAKE IN EX-

CESS OF 70K PER YEAR WE WANT TO

TALKTO YOUCONTACT STEVE, JOHN OR JESSE

468-0091FOR A CONFIDEN-TIAL INTERVIEW

Prevention Ed. Intern. 20hrs/wk.

Flexible sched.$8.73-$11/ hr. Must be comfortable pre-senting in classroom

settings. Bilingual pref. but not req.

Project Sanctuary @ 462-9196 for job

description & app.Open until filled.

PropaneDelivery Driver

Hazmat, tanker, air brakes, Class B.

Great salary & bene-fits. 401k. Propane or

fuel exp. prefFax resume to

459-2178 or apply in person at

Pro Flame Gas Co.1580 Main St. WillitsRDA/DA Dental as-sistant w/exp. in four handed dentistry w/x-

ray lic. Competitive salary & bene. Fax

resume707-463-8632

Reception/DataEntry

Progressive Manu-facturing Company

has an excellent op-portunity for qualified individual. For Details

and how to apply - Please visit:

www.wabtec.comCorporate Informa-tion/Careers/Oppor-tunities. Locations:

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Receptionist/OfficeHelp P/T, M-F., 10 to 3. Office & Computer

skills a must. Valid CDL & Ins. Send reply to box 03087, c/o Ukiah Daily Journal, P.O. Box 749, Ukiah, CA 95482.

Redwood Empire Fairgrounds. F/T

Temp. general maint.work. Apply at 1055

N. State St.

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RN/LVN, F/T Days and PM shifts. Apply

in person 1162 S.Dora. See Deana

Schat’s BakeryCounter staff

positions available.Friendly & fast

paced. Apply within at 113 W. Perkins ask Lisa or Erica.

SCHOOLPSYCHOLOGIST/

COUNSELORRound Valley Unified

School District.Pre-K-12th.

$315.14-$365.33per day. 190-210

days/yr. Visit www.mcoe.us/jobs

[email protected] Openuntil filled, apply by 8/13/2007 to assure

consideration.

School CounselorMiddle and High School Students.

One FT position split between Laytonville and Potter Valley or

2 positions. Req. val-id CA PPS Creden-tial OR be eligible to enroll in a university intern program for same. $36,067-

$60,037 + $1,082 for MA, PhD or EdD.

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Seeking Prep Sports Fan

The Ukiah Daily Journal needs a

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age while helping transform our sports desk into an Internet powerhouse. Should have Quark XPress (or equivalent) skills,

copy editing and writing skills. Recent

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sports key to our Web presence so be ready to make audio

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CA 95482. No phonecalls please.

TEACHER-BUILDING TRADES

2hrs/day, 5 days/week at Ukiah High School. Regu-

lar teaching cred. not required. Must quali-

fy for Designated Sub. Cred.

$27.84-$46.36/hrVisit

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SERVICECOORDINATOR

(Case Mgr)1-F/T 6-7mos in Ukiah, CA in Early Star t/Children. Re-quires MA, BA or RN lic + relevant pd exp in human services w/knowledge of dev disabilities issues. Bi-lingual-Spanishspeaker preferred.Salary range $2749 to $3868/month.Closes 8-10-07.Send resume & cover letter of interest to H.R. RCRC, 116 Air-por t Park Blvd., Ukiah, CA 95482, fax 707-462-4280 or email [email protected] EOE-M/F

SHOWROOM SALES

Filling Part time posi-t ion for t i le show-room. Need a person with great customer service skills, design and organizational skills. Please inquire at 169-A Mason St.,Ukiah. Open M-F 8-5 & Sat. 10-3.

SPANISH TEACHERFull-time credentialed position for Redwood

Academy, CADistinguished School.

Wonderful workenvironment. Apply www.edjoin.org or1059 N. State St.

TEACHER-WELDING4hrs/day, 5

days/week at Ukiah High School. Regu-

lar teaching cred. not required. Must quali-

fy for Designated Sub. Cred.

$27.84-$46.36/hrVisit

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August 7, 2007

TEACHING PARA-PROFESSIONAL

Part-time position for Charter Academy

schools. Credential not required. Apply www.edjoin.org or1059 N. State St.

The Hopland Band of Pomo Indians

is acceptingapplications for

SURVEILLANCE OBSERVER.

Drug test & gaming li-cense required. Ap-plicants must be at

least 21 years of age.Applications accept-ed through August 1.

For more info call (707)744-1647 ext.

1341 or email [email protected]

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 con-

sidered.Retirees invited to

apply. Contact TLC707-463-1100Lic#236800809

TRINITY YOUTHSERVICESChild Care

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

Great benefit pkg.Apply

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DRIVER F/TEarly AM

Must have clean DMV.

Apply in personCirculation Dept.

UVAH is looking for:Rehab Aide (30+ hr

per wk. position, M.-F)Janitorial/house-

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

(M-F. 8am-4:30 pm) Excel. benefits aft. 90

days. Req. valid CDL, clean DMV, HS dip. or equiv., finger-

print clearance.Applications/job

description.990 S.Dora St.

Ukiah Ca 95482-707-468-8824.

Youth Worker:Fort Bragg/

Mendocino area.20-30 HRS WK.

Benefited. Crisis in-tervention, youth/ family conflict, self harm, runaway or at risk, substance use, and other is-sues. Work closely with schools, help

recruit Host Homes.Some group work, youth development projects. Salaried $9.16-13.04 p/h.Application pack

707-463-4915 MCYP

140 CHILDCARE

TONYA’S TLC PLAYCARE pre-

school program 463-2443 lic #230003557

200 SERVICESOFFERED

EXPERTCARPENTRY,

Reasonalbe rates 468-5937

250 BUSINESSRENTALS

Commercial Property For Rent or Lease.

810-A N. State Across Fomr Red-

wood Tree. 2400 sq.ft. Garbage & H2O

Inc. Ample off street parking. 462-3062 or

468-5223

300 APARTMENTSUNFURNISHED

$825 + $400 dep co-zy 2 BR wtr/garb pd.A/C, lndry 232 Mason St. Ukiah. 433-4040

$900/Mo. Nice large 3bdrm 1bth, new tile

kitch. No pets.Laundry. 972-1221

1&2bd Apts. availa-ble on 351 N. Main

$765/$850/mo,no pets. 462-4759

1BD, SM YARD Avail Aug. 15. $600/mo. + dep. Indoor cat only.

N/S. 468-5661

LEE KRAEMERPROPERTY MGMTSpacious 1bd1ba.

$750.POOL, LAUNDRY,

CARPORTSNo Section 8.

463-2134NEWER

2 BEDROOM.DW\Garage+pool

$850 mo. 463-2325

PARK PLACE1 bd. $750-$7752 bdr. $850 TH $950.Pool/garg. 462-5009

Spacious 2bd. Pool.H20, trash pd. $825.Also 1bd. $700. Ht.AC Pd. N/P. 462-6075

Studio cottage$650/mo. All utils pd.1st & dep. 4 blocks.from dntwn. 272-5306

300 APARTMENTSUNFURNISHED

UKIAH

APARTMENT 2000 S. Dora2 bdrm., 1 ba.

$775/mo.

MOVE IN SPECIALat 1416 S. State St.3bd2ba. townhse.

140 Zinfandel1bd1ba. $660

Hud OK.

CENTURY 21Les Ryan RealtyProperty Management

468-0463

320 DUPLEXES

3 bdrm 1.5 bthTownhouse. Fire-place, W/D hu. gar.

yd. $1100/mo. $1600 dep. (707) 433-6688

330 HOMESFOR RENT

3bd.2ba. 2 car gar.Avail. Aug. 1. No

Smoking, drugs,pets.$1500/mo. 391-7379

For Rent: Country Cottage, 2bdrm 1ba, nice view, wood flrs, tile in bth, quiet loc.No S/P. $875/Mo.

744-1831✫ DON’T LOSE ✫YOUR HOUSE TOFORECLOSURE.

I can keep you in it!Call Burk for details at (707) 462-9999

New deluxe town-house. 2bd. 1.5 ba.111 Cleveland Ln.

$1100/mo. 272-7388Ptter Vly house 2+bd, 1.5bth, lg fenced yd,

avail. Aug 1.$1000/mo. reduced to $900 w/ yd maint.743-1244 after 6pm.Small 1bdrm mobilein quiet senior park, no pets, $495/mo. + $495 sec. dep. Incl.

wtr, sewer, garb.468-5607, 462-7630WestSide-2 Homes#1-Carriage HouseBeautifully restored.

Myriad upgrades.#2-Upscale Beauty

Bdrm. suite/2 bthBoth: Quiet, GrgesPristine & Spacious

No Pts/Sm 468-9003

350 ROOMSFOR RENT

ROOM FOR RENTDrug free.$435 + util.

707-318-5923

380 WANTED TOSHARE RENT

RM w/cbl/frg, kit, bth priv, quiet indiv.

N/S/P/D $475 + dep util incl. 391-2206

400 NEW & USEDEQUIPMENT

Gas GeneratorsHonda EM 3500S

$700 OBOKawasaki OHV

GE4300A $700 OBOLike New Condition463-7786 M-F 8-5

420 BOATS

For Sale: 1995 Bay-liner Capri 195. 191/2ft long. With fish-finder, AM/FM radio, marine radio, gps,

cuddy-cabin, IB/OB, $6500. Crescent City area. 505-420-5657

or 505-420-6469

430 BUILDINGSUPPLIES

Heavy Duty Carport12x20x8 ft. $1000 New, Sell for $798.

www.panthercreek.com(501)-542-4206

440 FURNITURE

ANTIQUES 2 Oak chairs w/wicker. Oak bar, old cabinet, pin-ball mchn 463-8896

440 FURNITURE

Hand-made log beds, any size. Rustic furn., made from old barn

wood. 459-1088

LG OAKENTERTAINMENT CENTER 2pc $400

272-1059

460 APPLIANCES

USEDAPPLIANCES

& FURNITURE.Guaranteed. 485-1216

WHIRLPOOL Wash-er & Electric Dryer Very good cond.

$100 ea. obo.HOTPOINT 15 cu.ft.

refrigerator $75HEALTHRIDER $25

TREADMILL exc.cond. $150 firm

485-0776

480 MISC.FOR SALE

16x7 Steel & section-al garage door. Com-plete w/ all hrdware.perfect cond. $350.

Call today 485-8733

3 wheel bike, 3 spd, all accessories. 100 mi. pd $735 asking

$485. 272-5303

COVELO ORGANICVEGETABLES

offers weekly home deliveries. 983-6562

Hot Tub ‘07 DeluxeModel. Many jets.

Therapy seat.Warranty. Never

used. Can deliver.Worth $5700. Sell$1950 with new

cover. 707-766-8622

POOL COVER Pole1 yr use. Adjustable size, Pd $300 Sell

$100 468-8920

UNIQUE MODEL TRAIN SET mountedon 40x60 table top. 3

trains, Z scale N scale & HO scale.Runs together or

separately. Around a 3 story furnished doll house in center. Must

see. All for $225.463-0953

500 PETS &SUPPLIES

BRINDLE PIT PUPS$50 First shots.

Born 6/1/07485-0856

CHIHUAHUA, rare pure bred long & short hair pups.

Must see! $500+489-0553 or 489-0500

GERMANSHEPHERD M PUP

VONFALCONER facilities. Pet, SAR, protection, police.

Sound temp.,loving, hs. brkn .937-3600

German Shepherdpups, German blood-lines, blk/red, blk/tan.3m, 3f. AKC. $1400-

$1600. 485-7327

GORGEOUSFEMALE FAWN Boxer 2yrs. old,

needs boy boxer to breed. Fee and/or pup. 707-489-0461

JACK RUSSEL TERRIERS $200.

Call anytime367-1933

Jack Russell Terrier puppies $200. Brown

& white707-272-3007

Miniature DaschundPups

$300 up Call 485-7371

Reg. Decker RatTerr. pups-F/$500,

M/$400. Excelhunting or family

pet. 1st shots, dewclaws, doc/tails,

have parents. Call:707.468.5409-707.391.6464

email:jtmilligan@s-bcglobal. net

SHIH TZU PUPSReady 8/23/07 AKC Reg. M $800, F $850

462-2525

590 GARAGESALES

FREE GARAGE SALE SIGNS.

Realty World Selzer Realty. 350 E. Gobbi

YARD SALE Sat 9-1 69 B Lorraine St. Something for ev-eryone. Come see!

590 GARAGESALES

YARD SALE8:30-2 Sat & Sun 2300 McClure Rd.

Talmage. Furn, antiques.

610 REC VEHCAMPING

1985 24’ SKYLINE Motorhome 460 Ford motor. 60K mi. 2 airs

$3975 275-8063

Honda 2002, 250CC, very low hours, auto.Carter Talon Go-cart.

2006. 150CC, exc.cond., 707-484-1055

620 MOTOR-CYCLES

KZ 650 ‘78 7,030orig. mi $300

Stored for a # of yrs.463-0430

630 AUTO PARTS &ACCESSORIES

Extra parts, fenders, hoods & grills. 1946-

48. Dodge Pickup485-5438

650 4X4'SFOR SALE

FORD EXPLORERS (2) 91 & 92 Both 4x4

w/extras. Must sell $1200 both 485-5534

TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5 2002 , V6, 4X4,

Auto, Loaded w/leather, sunroof,

etc. 75K Hwymiles, ImmaculateCondition, $19,800OBO 707-489-7155

660 VANSFOR SALE

TOYOTA SIENNALE '00 $7500.00OBO. Looks and

Runs Great! 468-7926

670 TRUCKSFOR SALE

Ford 1 Ton 1977,4x4, 460 eng. 4.88 gear ratios. $2500

485-5438

680 CARSFOR SALE

BMW 325i 2004 ,39k mi, One owner,Premium package,Cold weather pack-age, Xenon, Step-

tronic. [email protected]

909-880-7005.

DODGE INTREPID‘98 117,000 mi, runs

great. $3,500 obo 468-7461

DODGE STRATUS 2000 P/S A/C CD

$4000 OBO.459-6520

HONDA ACCORD 2000 Vtech$8400 obo468-5083

VW 1960. Perfect body, new engine

$2000 or make offer 485-1072

760 LOTS &ACREAGE

COMMERCIAL LOT Approx. .68 ac.flat S.W. Ukiah.

In city limits. Elect.there. Deeded ease-

ment for water & sewer. Great spot for

a mini storage. Byowner. 462-5667 Gary

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"a major step to reduce theregulatory barriers to the suc-cess of these new technolo-gies with pilot projects todemonstrate these new tech-nologies."

The pilot project licensewould be available to smallprojects that are able to beshut down and removed onrelatively short notice and notlocated in waters with sensi-tive designations.

Both PG&E and Chevronpropose just such a pilot pro-ject locally as phase one ofproposals that would eventu-ally lead to much larger powerplants.

"We would envision thelicense having a short term,perhaps five years. At the endof that period the projectdeveloper could apply for astandard license or decommis-sion and restore the site. Thepilot project license would ...allow the Commission to alteroperation to prevent unaccept-able environmental effects,"Kelliher said in the announce-ment of the faster process.

While Charter is afraid ofthe process being rushed, hesaid now is the time for verysmall-scale experiments.

FERC will hold a nationaltechnical conference inOctober in Portland to exploreissues related to the new pilotlicense proposal that isexpected to draw investorsand officials from around theworld.

Charter and Reinhardt feelthere is still time for localgovernments and residents toplay catch-up on the issuewithout much being lost.

At the federal level,FERC's authority on the issuehas been challenged by a fel-low federal agency, theNational Marine FisheriesService, which regulates vir-tually everything but energyin the ocean.

The California CoastalCommission, which has a saywith anything that goes on upto the water's edge, has littleauthority until wave energycomes ashore for maintenancefacilities and with the neededcables.

Somewhat ironically,Chevron is able to file for afederal permit for wave ener-gy in an area immediately off-shore where all other energysources, such as oil, naturalgas and minerals, are con-trolled by the State LandsCommission.

The subject has yet to gen-erate much interest inCongress.

Wave energy is hamperedby the fact the issue does notmotivate Republican orDemocratic platforms. WhileDemocrats, whose power isstrongest in coastal regionsaround the nation, back anyenergy source that can reducedependence on oil, they havebeen troubled by potentialenvironmental and fishingimpacts. Yet, the scientificcommunity continues tosound louder and louderalarms about world oil sup-plies, as oil prices soar to lev-els unimagined in the 1980s.Utah Republican Sen. OrrinHatch has been a key voice inpromoting more study ofwave energy, but neither partyhas put the issue on theirradar.

Charter said somethingcould happen in Congress thatcould change the face of theoceans very quickly.

"Congress in January dis-covered carbon. They were 20years late but now they arediscussing expanding the pro-duction tax credit for low car-bon electricity generation,"said Charter.

"If that tax credit ischanged in a certain way,wave energy becomes the newManhattan Project.Everything would reallyaccelerate. This could happenin this Democratic Congressand their attitude could be getout of the way we are going todo this,'" Charter said.

The coast's Congressman,Mike Thompson, issued astatement of cautious supportof the issue and promised towork with local communitieson wave energy.

"The North Coast holdstremendous potential for thedevelopment of wave energy,perhaps more so than anyother area of the Pacific OuterContinental Shelf," Thompsonsaid.

"Right now, we have verylittle information about waveenergy's impact. It is veryimportant to conduct moreresearch on wave energy sowe can make the most

informed decisions about howto best develop and regulatethese renewable energysources," Thompson said.

"When you have any newtechnology society decides itmight want to adopt, it isimportant to have prototypestested so that we only make asmall mistake," Charter said."For Mendocino, this is not totake a go-slow attitude but totry on a limited scale and seewhat the impacts are going tobe, to see where there is bio-fouling from the cables, whatkind of chemicals are neededto remove marine growth,what the impact is on whalemigrations, what fishermenwill do to get around themwhen waters are stormy."

Currently, a Federal EnergyRegulatory Commissionapplicant wishing to studywave energy must seek a pre-liminary permit, which isissued for up to three years.This does not authorize con-struction; rather, it maintainsthe priority of an applicationwhile a company likeChevron studies the site andprepares to apply for a license.The company must submitperiodic reports on the statusof its studies. The proposalwouldn't result in large scaleplants coming online, onlystudy proposals, like thoseproposed as phase one by bothPG&E and Chevron offMendocino County, althoughboth companies also haveplans for phase two, whichwould be plants up to 40 and60 megawatts.

Charter said the predictionhas been made that wave ener-gy proposals will pop up atevery point along the coastwith a nearby electrical sta-tion, naming Point Arena,Bodega Head, Pigeon Pointand perhaps others as possi-bilities for more projects.

"This is coming fast, moreso than most people realize,"Charter said.


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Anaheim 84/64/pc 84/67/sAntioch 91/61/s 90/59/sArroyo Grande 79/55/pc 79/52/pcAtascadero 90/54/pc 91/56/pcAuburn 99/68/s 99/73/sBarstow 108/78/pc 108/77/pcBig Sur 78/53/pc 79/56/pcBishop 101/60/t 101/59/pcBlythe 106/85/t 105/82/tBurbank 88/66/s 89/66/sCalifornia City 102/72/t 101/67/pcCarpinteria 70/58/pc 70/60/pcCatalina 70/62/pc 70/58/pcChico 101/66/s 101/66/sCrescent City 63/51/s 62/53/pcDeath Valley 122/88/s 121/89/pcDowney 84/64/pc 83/66/pcEncinitas 78/64/pc 77/65/pcEscondido 86/65/pc 87/64/sEureka 64/52/pc 63/51/pcFort Bragg 70/52/pc 70/52/pcFresno 102/71/s 102/71/sGilroy 85/60/pc 85/57/sIndio 108/79/pc 107/79/tIrvine 78/67/pc 78/67/pcHollywood 84/64/pc 85/65/sLake Arrowhead 89/60/pc 89/54/tLodi 100/63/s 100/62/sLompoc 69/55/pc 69/59/pcLong Beach 80/66/pc 81/66/pcLos Angeles 83/66/pc 83/65/pcMammoth 79/51/t 79/46/tMarysville 101/65/s 100/62/sModesto 100/64/s 101/66/sMonrovia 88/65/pc 88/67/sMonterey 67/56/pc 69/55/pcMorro Bay 67/57/pc 69/57/pc

Napa 88/57/pc 88/56/sNeedles 109/87/t 108/85/tOakland 74/57/pc 74/57/pcOntario 93/64/pc 93/66/pcOrange 85/64/pc 84/63/sOxnard 72/62/pc 72/62/pcPalm Springs 108/81/pc 107/82/tPasadena 88/65/pc 87/69/sPomona 90/63/pc 89/62/pcPotter Valley 96/58/pc 96/57/sRedding 106/68/s 106/67/sRiverside 94/65/pc 94/65/pcSacramento 97/61/s 99/62/sSalinas 70/56/pc 72/57/pcSan Bernardino 95/64/pc 93/66/pcSan Diego 74/69/pc 74/68/pcSan Fernando 88/64/pc 88/66/sSan Francisco 73/57/pc 76/57/pcSan Jose 83/60/pc 85/61/pcSan Luis Obispo 78/55/pc 79/55/pcSan Rafael 69/55/pc 71/57/pcSanta Ana 78/67/pc 78/67/pcSanta Barbara 71/57/pc 73/57/pcSanta Cruz 74/56/pc 75/58/pcSanta Monica 73/63/pc 74/65/pcSanta Rosa 85/53/s 87/53/sS. Lake Tahoe 84/44/t 84/45/tStockton 101/62/s 101/61/sTahoe Valley 84/44/t 84/45/tTorrance 79/64/pc 78/66/pcVacaville 99/61/s 100/61/sVallejo 73/56/pc 73/56/sVan Nuys 89/64/pc 89/66/sVisalia 101/67/pc 100/66/sWillits 93/55/pc 93/55/sYosemite Valley 101/60/t 101/59/tYreka 98/56/s 99/55/s

City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/WToday Wed. Today Wed.

Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

ALMANAC

SUN AND MOON

MOON PHASES

REGIONAL WEATHER CALIFORNIA CITIES

Precipitation

Ukiah through 2 p.m. MondayTemperature

24 hrs to 2 p.m. Mon. ................ 0.00"Month to date ............................ 0.12"Normal month to date ................ 0.05"Season to date .......................... 0.12"Last season to date .................. 0.00"Normal season to date .............. 0.05"

High .............................................. 96Low .............................................. 57Normal high .................................. 92Normal low .................................... 56Record high .................. 109 in 1977Record low ...................... 40 in 1924

UKIAH97/57

70/52Fort Bragg

75/52Westport

98/57Covelo

93/55Willits

94/58Redwood Valley

97/60Lakeport

97/61Clearlake

98/60Lucerne

101/66Willows

64/53Elk

68/54Gualala

92/57Cloverdale

88/56Boonville

69/53Rockport

97°

TODAY

Areas of low clouds and fog,then sunshine

57°

TONIGHT

Clear

99°

56°

WEDNESDAY

Hot with a full day of sunshine

99°

56°

THURSDAY

Breezy with low clouds givingway to sunshine

Shown is today s weather. Temperatures are today s highsand tonight s lows.

Laytonville94/52

86/56Philo

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Lake Mendocino – Lake level: 730.00 feet; Storage: 56,289 acre-feet (Maximum storage 122,500 acre-feet) Inflow/Outflow: not reportedAir quality – Ozone: .023 ppm (State standard .090 ppm) Carbon monoxide: .35 ppm (20.0 ppm) Nitrogen dioxide: .005 ppm (.25 ppm)

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organic matter is digested byanimals and microorganisms.The breakdown of soil carbonspeeds up under more intensecrop management systemsthat require extensive tillage.

“Biodynamic farmers recy-cle almost all of their agricul-tural waste products,”McGourty said. “When youcycle carbon into your ownfarm, you recycle the vegeta-tive waste, animal manure,and use crop rotation to breakpest and disease cycles. Yougrow cover crops to enhancecarbon fixation in the soil.You conserve energy by nothauling what some considerwaste materials away fromthe farm. In turn, crop andanimal residues provide nutri-tion for your crops.”

Enhancing the carboncycle on the farm, McGourtysaid, is an environmental ser-vice that agriculture can pro-vide by parking carbon in thesoil, rather than allowing it todrift into earth’s upper atmos-phere.

The carbon cycling trialisn’t McGourty’s first forayinto biodynamic research.Working with scientists fromWashington State Universityand farmers in MendocinoCounty, McGourty undertooka carefully designed researchstudy comparing organicgrape production with biody-namic production at theFetzer Bonterra McNabRanch near Ukiah. The vineswere planted in 1996 anddata were collected from2000 to 2004. A randomizedblock design and three repli-cations of two treatmentscovered 12 acres of a com-mercial Merlot vineyard.

The data revealed smallincreases in the amount ofsugar and healthful fruit pig-ments called anthocyanins inthe grapes produced using thebiodynamic systems. Forexample, in 2003, the finalyear data were collected, thebrix (weight of sugar per vol-ume of solution) in biody-namic grapes was 25.88 per-cent, and in organic grapes itwas 25.55 percent. The totalanthocyanins in biodynamicgrapes was 1,337 parts permillion, compared to 1,272ppm for the organic grapes.In addition, the scientistsnoted that the biodynamicgrape vines were more “bal-anced.”

“One of the things you tryto create is balance in thegrape vine, the balance of theamount of fruit to the amountof shoots,” McGourty said.“Balance matters. If you overcrop your vine, the fruit does-n’t have the intensity youwant for red wine. If there istoo much foliage, the fruittakes on a green bean, aspara-gus or bell pepper flavor.That’s not good.”

The research report --authored by McGourty,Washington State scientistsJennifer Reeve, Carpenter-Boggs and John Reginold,

plus other collaborators --was published in theAmerican Journal of Enologyand Viticulture, but the studywasn’t warmly received byall farmers and scientists.Many question the lack ofscientific explanation and the“faith-based” nature of biody-namic practices.

“Ironically, I’ve also beencastigated at local publicmeetings that UC is screeningherbicides for chemical com-panies. Not everyone believesthe modern agro-chemistry isthe only professional way tofarm,” McGourty said.“We’ve got 3,000 acres ofcertified organic vineyardsand 1,500 acres of biodynam-ic farms in MendocinoCounty. I’m committed tohelping all of my clientele. Iwant them all to be success-ful at what they do.”

According to the 1989book “The Biodynamic Farm:Agriculture in the Service ofthe Earth and Humanity” byHerbert H. Koepf, biodynam-ic farming was the first clear-ly defined alternative farmingmovement in the 20th centu-ry. The originator wasRudolph Steiner, born in1861 in Bohemia, modernday Croatia.

In 1924, Steiner presentedeight lectures to a group offarmers in Silesia (nowPoland) who were concernedabout the decline in thehealth and quality of theirfarms, livestock and crops.The lectures form the basis ofthe biodynamic approach toagriculture still in use today.According to the Koepf book,Steiner reasoned that sinceplant growth is dependent onthe sun, earth, air and water,the entire universe affects theprocess of life. He believed increating a healthy environ-ment for crops, farm familiesand the communities wherethey live, while ensuring aneconomically viable agricul-tural business.

In his lectures, Steinermapped out farming opera-tions not only by the solarcalendar -- recognizing sea-sons and day and night -- butalso the celestial calendar. Hedescribed “preparations” inhis eight lectures, believed toinfluence life processes inplants, compost and soils.The preparations are perhapsthe most controversial ofSteiner’s ideas today sincethey are to be applied at justtrace levels, quantities so

small conventional wisdomsuggests they should have noaffect on the crop or soil atall.

“Some people are veryattracted to those ideas,” saidStephen Kaffka, UCCooperative Extension agron-omy specialist at UC Davis.“They find them meaningfuland helpful in their lives.That’s great for them.”

Kaffka’s early agriculturaltraining put him two degreesof separation from Steinerhimself. A well-knownSteiner protégé was AlanChadwick. In the late 1960s,Chadwick created the studentfarm at UC Santa Cruz.Kaffka, at the time a philoso-phy major at the university,served as Chadwick’s assis-tant and later succeeded himas the director of the farm.

The success of the UCSanta Cruz farm eventuallyled to the establishment ofthe famed UC Santa CruzCenter for Agroecology andSustainable Food Systems, aresearch, education and pub-lic service program.

Kaffka went on to furtherhis education at CornellUniversity and took a year todevelop a master’s thesis byevaluating 30 years of datafor a 300-acre biodynamicfarm in Germany.

“Organic and biodynamicfarmers are dedicated tofarming in ways that theybelieve enhance nature. Theirefforts and the farms thatresult contribute to our over-all understanding of how toproduce crops and livestockand to the larger discussionof the meaning of agriculturalsustainability,” Kaffka said.“That doesn’t mean we sus-pend our analytical judgmentwhen reviewing data and itdoesn’t mean we try toadvance biodynamic agricul-ture by pretending there aredifferences when there arenone.”

McGourty said he alsotakes a neutral perspective.

“I’m not out to promotebiodynamic farming,” hesaid. “I’m evaluating thisfarming system, and I aminterested in lessons for all ofagriculture that we can imple-ment. Many biodynamicfarms are quite profitable,and past research has shownthat soil quality, crop qualityand energy efficiencies arequite high.”

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Ribbons like this yellow one denote the differentareas of grapes throughout the vineyard. The centerfarms grapes using organic, biodynamic and stan-dard farming techinques.

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