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corom,mdler, i,aldlthe $18.7 million project could
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The 55,000-square-foot Education Center
wouldput Vandenberg's various educationprograms, includingthe First TermAirmen Center,
and colleges that offer classes onbase, under
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forces drop 30 percent
KABUL - Talibansuicide bombings and
other attacks causedAfgh3ncivilian
soar last ~ar tothe highest annualle
war, aUN. report found Wednesday, while
deaths attributedto alliedtroops droppednearly30 percent. ManyAfgh
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Adeclirle in
comeakeyUS.goalforwinningoverthe
Afghanpeople. PublicDutrage over rising death
tolls promptedthe top cOlIl1nander Gen. Stanley McChrystallast year to tightenthe rules on
the use ofairstrikes and other weaponry if civilians are at risk.
The United Nations Sal(! 2,'4l1civciliallS Vifere
killedin 2009 a 14-percentincrease over the
2,1l8 who diedin 2008. Nearly 70 percent of
civiliandeaths last year, or 1,630, were caused
by the insurgents, the report found.
NATO and allied Afghanforces wereresponsiblefor 25 percent ofthe deaths, or 596, the
U.N. said, down from 39 percent, or 828, in
2008.
The remainder couldnot be attributed to either side: civilians caughtinthe crossfire or
killedbyunexploded ordnance, according to the
report.
More than halfthe civiliandeaths were a result ofsuicide attacks and other bombings as
well as: as!;ass:inatiolls and ,executions - despite
an orderlast year byTalibanleaderMullahMohammed Omarto avoid endangering noncombatants. The UN. saidTalibanattacks were
mainly aimed at government or intemational
forces but civilians canstumble into an1bushes
or be too close to a suicide bombing.
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SACRAMENTO- The
Karim Appian, 7, sits on his aunt's lap Wednesday while waiting to be E!vacuab3d
treatment in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Tuesday's earthquake left alandscape of collapsed
hospitals, schools, churches, homes, even the gleaming national
aitiquake:
feared dead, many
Bv JONATHAN M. KATZ
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORT-AD-PRINCE,
Haiti - Dazed survivors'
wanderedpast deadbodies
in rubble-strewn streets
Wednesday, crymgfor loved
ones, and rescuers desperately searched collapsed
buildings as fear rosethat
the death toll from Haiti's
devastating earthquake
couldreachintothe tens of
thousands.
The first cargo planes with
food, water, medicalsupplies, shelter alld sniffer
dogs headedtothe Westem
Hemisphere's poorest nation a day afterthe magnitude-7 quake flattened
much ofthe capitalof2 nm··
lion people.
Tuesday's earthquake
brought down buildings
great and small- from
shacks in shantytowns to
President Rene Preval's
gleaming white National
Palace, where a dome tilted
ominously above the mamcuredgrounds.
Hospitals,schools and the
mainprisoncollapsed. The
capital'sRoman Catholic
archbishop was killedwhen
his office and the main
cathedralfell. The head of
the UN. peacekeeping mission was missing inthe ruins
ofthe organization's multistoryheadquarters.
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OPINION
Immigration debate
waits in the wings
Once the national discussion of health-care reform is
completed,and when the
U.S. economy is really, truly
on the rebound, and after
the nextA111ericanIdol is
selected, it's asafe bet that a
full-scale, full-throated debate on federal immigration
policy will take place. • .A4
HEALTH
It FITNESS
Rare results
Duke Universityresearchers are working on a
waytb test newborns for
GAMT deficiency, arare
metabolic disorder assaulting the brain and muscles,
yet one that's treatable if
caught in time. It's part of a
growing movement to add
some ofthe rarest of rare illnesses - with such names
as bubble-boy disease,
Pompe disease, Krabbe disease - to.the battery of
screenings given to U.S. babies hours after birth••••Cl
SPORTS
Kobe breaks Mavs'
backs with late shot
After dealing with an aggravatedback injury during
the day Wednesday, Kobe
Bryant added to his lengthy
list of dramatic finishes by
making the go-aheadbasket with 28 seconds left,
sending the Los Angeles
Lakers to a 100- 95 victory
over the Dallas Mavericks
that night in amatchup of
the top two teams in the
Western Conference. , ••Dl
Today is Thursday, Jan. 14, the
14th day of 2010. There are 351
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 14, 1784, the United States
ratified apeace treaty with England, ending the Revolutionary
War,
On this date:
.. In 1639, the first constitution
of Connecticut - the Fundamental Orders - was adopted,
.. In 1858. Napoleon Ill, Emperor of the French. and his wife,
Empress Eugenie. escaped an
assassination attempt led by
Italian revolutionary Felice Orsini, who was later captured and
executed.
.. In 1898, author Charles
lutwidge Dodgson - better
known as "Alice in Wonderland"
creator lewis Carroll- died in
Guildford, Surrey, England,less
than two weeks before his 66th
birthday.
.. In 1900, Puccini's opera
'Tosca" had its world premiere in
Rome.
.. In 1943. President Franklin D.
Roosevelt. British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill and French Gen.
Charles de Gaulle opened a
wartime conftirence in Casablanca.
.. In 1952, NBC's "Today"show
premiered, with Dave Garroway as
the host. or "communicator;' as he
was officially known.
.. In 1953, Josip Broz Tito was
elected president of Yugoslavia by
the country's Parliament.
.. In 1963, George C. Wallace was
sworn in as governor of Alabama
with apledge of "segregation forever."
.. In 1969. 27 people aboard the
aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, off
Hawaii, were killed when arocket
warhead exploded, setting off a
fire and additional explosions.
.. In 1970, Diana Ross and the
Supremes performed their last
concert together, at the Frontier
Hotel in las Vegas.
Ten years ago: In amassive
demonstration demanding the return of Elian Gonzalez, tens of
'thousands of Cuban women
marched to the U.S. mission in Havana. AU.N. tribunal sentenced
five Bosnian Croat militiamen to
up to
in prison for a1993
murder rampage that emptied a
Bosnian village of every one of its
Muslim inhabitants.
Five years ago: Army Spc,
Charles Graner Jr., the reputed
ringleader of aband of rogue
guards at the Abu Ghraib prison,
was convicted at Fort Hood, Texas,
of abusing Iraqi detainees. (He
was later sentenced to 10 years in
prison.) AEuropean space probe
sent back the first detailed pic. tures of the frozen surface of Saturn's moon, Titan. Mystery writer
Charlotte Macleod died in lewiston, Maine, at 82.
One year ago: Freshly returned
from atour of war zones and globalhotspots, Vice President-elect
Joe Biden told President-elect
Barack Obama that "things are
going to get tougher" in
Afghanistan. AFrench court acqUitted six doctors and pharmacists in the deaths of at least 114
people who'd contracted brain-destroying Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease after being treated with tainted human growth hormones. Actor Ricardo Montalban died in los
Angeles at 88.
Today's Birthdays: CBS commentator Andy Rooney is 91.
Blues singer Clarence Carter is
74. Country singer Billie Jo Spears
is 73. Singer Jack Jones is 72.
Singer-songwriter Allen Toussaint
is 72. NAACP Chairman Julian
Bond is 70. Actress Faye Dunaway
is 69. Actress Holland Taylor is 67.
Actor Carl Weathers is 62. SingerproducerT-Bone Burnett is 62.
Movie writer-director Lawrence
Kasdan is 61. Newspaper columnist Maureen Dowd is 58. Rock
singer Geoff Tate (Queensryche)
is 51. Movie writer-director Steven
Soderbergh is 47. Actor Mark
Addy is 46. FoxNews Channel anchorman Shepard Smith is 46.
Rapper Slick Rick is 45. Actor Dan
Schneider is 44. Actress Emily
Watson is 43. Actor-comedian
Tom Rhodes is 43. Rock musician
Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne
Band) is 43. Rapper-actor II Cool
Jis 42. Actor Jason Bateman is
41. Rock singer-musician Dave
Grohl (Foo Fighters) is 41. Actress
Jordan ladd is 35. Retro-soul
singer-songwriter Marc.Broussard is 28. Rock singer-musician
Calebfollowill (Kings of leon) is
28. Rock musician Joe Guese
(The Click Five) is 27.
THOUGHT fOR THE DAY
llf you limityour actions in life to things
thatnobody can possibly find fault with,
you will not do much.'
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English author (1832-1898)
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a change in natural gas rates beginning July 1. 2010. The net result of these proposed changes would be about
an average 2 pereant increase in residential rates and aboutan average 1 percent increase in small commercial
rates, compared to the rates in effect in April 2009. Electric rates are not.affected.
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Paul and Astrid Knutson established Accord Engineering in 2002 and
have developed asolid reputation for quality engineering services,
They have made it apoint to provide engineering services for their
clients in amanner in which they themselves would expect. That's
why, when Jim Burubeltz of Santa Lucia Bank asked for their
.business and provided them with aquick response with viable
solutions, they knew that the Bank's slogan of "Old fashioned
Customer Service" was not just hype, The Knutson's have relied on
"Santa Lucia Bank to provide both personal and business assistance,
Thursday,January 14, 2010 I TIMES· A3
Banker apologi e for
•
actions that led to eri 1
talks late Wednesday with a
declaration that theyhad
made tough gains - but no
deal yet.
"Wemade significant
progress inbridgingthe
gaps:' Obama saidin a
joint, written statement
withHouse Speaker Nancy
Pelosi and SenateMajority
Leader HarryReid. It was a
reference to the significant
'differencesin the versions
ofthe House and Senate
bills,legislationdesignedto
expand coverage to millions
andreininlong-term
health care costs.
NEW ORLEANS
Companies sued
over: dryWall use' ,
loUisiana's attorney
generalis suing bui)ding
Bv JIM KUHNHENN
AND DANlfI. WAllNER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
I
WASHINGTON - Challengedby a skepticalspecial
commission, top Wall Street
bankers apologizedWednesdayfor riskybehavior that
ledtothe worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Butthey still declared it
seemedappropriate at the
tinle.
The bankers - whose
companies collectively receivedmore than $100 billion in taxpayer assistance to
weather the crisis - offered
no regrets for executive pay
that is nowlikelyto increase
as a result oftheir survival.
They did saythey are correcting some compensation
practices that could lead to
excessive risk-taking.
The tension at the first
hearing ofthe Financial Crisis InquirY Commission was
evident from the outset.
"People are angry:' commission Chairman Phil Angelides said. Reports of .
"record profits and bonuses
inthe wake ofreceiving trillions of dollars ingovernmentassistancewhileso
many families are struggling
VENEZUELA
From left, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein;
JPMorgan Chase &Company Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerJames Dimon; Morgan
Stanley Chairman John Mack, and Bank of America Corporation Chief Executive Officer and
President Brian Moynihan. are sworn in Wednesday on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to
testifying before the Financial Crisis InquiryCommission.
to stay afloat has
heightened the sense of
confusion:' he said.
'Lloyd Blankfein, the chief
executive of Goldman
Sachs, took the brunt ofthe
questions, especially on his
firm's practice ofselling
mortgage-backed securities
and thenbetting against
them.
"I'm just going to be blunt
with you:' Angelides told
him. "It sounds to me a little
bit like selling a car with
faulty brakes and then buying an insurance policy on
the buyer ofthose cars!'
Blankfeinreplied: "1 do
think the behavior is improper. We regret the consequence that people have lost
money in it!' Later, though,
he defended the firm's actions as "exercises in risk
management!'
In a moment ofselfanalysis, Blankfein said the
world ofhigh-finance simply rationalized its way into
risky transactions. Sununarizing the thinking in the industry at the time, he said:
"Gosh,,the world is getting
wealthier. Technology has
done things.... These businesses are going to do well!'
~'You talked yourselfinto a
concluded.
Thepanelbeganits yearlonginquiryamidrisingpublic fury overbailouts and
bankers' pay. House Financial
Services Committee ChairmanBameyFral1k,D-Mass.,
saidWednesdayhewillholda
hearingnext weekonbank
compensation, lookingto expandlegislationthat already
passedthe House. Sen. Bill
Nelson,D-Fla., wrote to
President BarackObamaon
Wednesdaysuggestinglegislationthat wouldusebanks'
tax breaks as incentives for
,
Items for sale
from landmark
The chandeliers and
Tiffanystainedglass from
New York City'slandmark
Tavern on the Green were
being soldat an auction of
just about everytbinginthe
bankrupt restaurant.
The three-day saleinits
glitzy Crystal Room started
Wednesdayafternoon,
with the elk-graced Central
Park entrance signfirst on
;the block. It fetched
$5,000, surpassingthe preauction estimate of
$1,000 to $4,000.
Proceedsfromthe
20,000 items auctionedby
Guernsey's are goingtoward the restaurant's
$8 million debt.
More violence e pected after arrest
associates retaliate andrival
gangs take advantage ofpei'ceivedweaknessesinthe
campsofcompetitors;'he
said.
Garcia's arrest ThesdayinBaja
Thetransformation ofCiuCallforniaisexpectedtofuel
dadJuarezinto oneofthe
ASSOCIATED PRESS
evenmoreviolence.
world's most dangerous cities
"lknowthatpoliticians are beganwithafightbetween
TIJUANA, Mexico - Itwill making abigdealabouttbis
cartels. GuzmanandJuarez
take rnoretbanafew arrests of arrest, buthonestlytbere is a
Cartelboss Vicente Carrillo
line ofill-intentionedpeople
top drugkingpins to endthe
Fuenteslauncheda deeply
of
personalfight over drug
vicious cycleofdrugviolence waitingto take
thatman;' said
nza- routestheir organizations had
plagoingMexico.
lezArmendez, a25-year-old
longshared. They have
While "ElTho"Teodoro
receptionistinTijuana. "Not
GarciaSin1entalwasthe
adoptedincreasinglybrutal
onlydo lbelievetbis willnot
fourthmajortraffickingsustactics, leadingtomorethan
bringpeace to BajaCalifornia, 2,500 deaths last yearinthe
peettobeapprehended or
but I alsothinkthings willget cityacross the Rio Grande
killed since PresidentFelipe
evenworse!'
Calderonlaunchedamajor
fromElPaso, ThXas.
Oscar J. Martinez, ahistory
offensivethreeyears ago, 20
Garcia started as an errand
professor atthe Universityof boyinthe drugtrade inthe
morehigh-profile druglords
Arizonawho studies the car- indudingbillionaire
1990sandslowlyworkedhis
wayuptheranks before he
Joaquin"ElChapo" Guzman, tels, agreed.
"It willjustcreate morevimade a power playtwoyears
theleader ofthevastSinloa
olence,mayhemandsUfferCarrel- remain atlarge.
agototakecontrolofTijuaAndthevacuumcreatedby ingfor ordinarypeopleas his
na's drugtrade. He broke off
Mexico drug kingpin lEI
Teodoro
Garcia Simental apprehended Tuesday
Dec
BY MAUll ClIllTSlNllER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON - The
federal budgetd~Githit an
all-timehighforthel11onthof
December, andthered.inkfor
thefirst threernonthsofthe
current
risingat
amorerapfdpa tbanlast
year'srecordclip.
'
Themassivetideofredink,
reflectingthecontinuedfalloutfromadeeprecessionand
aseverefinancial crisis, highlightsthe challenge:fac:ing
PresidentBarackOba:ifulashe
pledgestogetcontrolofrunawaydeficits.
The 1J:easuryDeparhnent
saidWednesdaythatthe
deficitfustrnonthtotaled
$91.85billion,thelargest DecemberdeficitonrecordThe
figorewasinlinewitheconomists' expectations.
Forthefirstthreemontbsof
the currentbudgetyear,which
beganonOct. 1;thedeficittotaled $388.51billion,16.8-percenthighertbanthe $332.49
billionimbalancerecorded
duringthe sameperiodayear
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turers tohome de'velopers
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Caldwelldidn't say
muchmoneythe drywall
has costthe state orhow
muchhewas seekingin
from Tijuana'sfaltering Arellano-Felixcartel, sparkinga
brutalstreet warwithhis
mainrival, Fernando Sanchez
Arellano.
Texas won't seek
education funding
beguntotouchthe financial
andintellectualstructures of
Mexico's drug gangs, includingthe corruptpoliticians
andbusinessmenwholaunderbillions in drugprofits,
saidVictor Clark, who runs
the BinationalCenterfor Hu-
ThXas won't competefor
up to $700 millioninfederal stimulns moneyfor educationbecausethe program
"smacks ofa:federal
takeover ofourpublic
schools:' Republican Gov.
RickPerry saidWednesday.
The funding isfrom the
u.s. DepartlnentofEduca.,
tion's "Racetothe Top"
program, $5 billioncompetitivefund thatwill
award grants to states to
improve educationquality
and results. The program,
createdin the economic
stinluluslaw, is part ofDemocratic President Barack
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intelligence betweenMexico
andtheU.S. thathavehelpect
authorities infiltratethe operations are seenas instrumen-
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cartels totheir knees.
t deficit sets
been abletofinance the soarForeigngovemments,iningimbalanceswithlowinter- 'cludingChina,thelargest
estratesastheFedemlReserve holder ofU.S. Treasurysecurihasworkedtokeeprateslowin ties,have alsoexpressedconanefforttojump-startecocernsabouttheoutlookfoJ;
, deficitreductionincoming
nomic growth.
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thatthe governme~t'sflnanc­
Theadministrationconing costs willbegirirising
tendsthatthegovernmenthas
sharplyoncetherecoverybe-' nochoicebutto spendthese
gins an
vast sums tokeepthe country
ratesto
fromfallinginto anevendeeperdowntum. Theadministradoesn
Progress declared
on health care
Searchingfor elusive
unity, President Barack
Obamaand senior Democraticlawmakers emerged
from marathonhealth care
Rollingbfuckouts ofup to
four hours a daybegan in
the capitaland other parts
ofthe countryWednesday,
as President Hugo Chavez
urgedVenezuelans to accept the cutbacks and
likenedthemto anational
energydiet.
The government says rationingis necessaryto prevent a widespreadpower
collapse if the waterlevels
behind GuriDam - which
supplies most of
Venezuefu's electricity fall to criticallows inthe
comingmontbs due to a
severe drought. Officials
also acknowledge that
some gas- and oil-fueled
thermoelectric plants are
producingbelowcapacity
while undergoingrepairs.
Some Caracas residents
grUlllbled aboutmoming
power outages.
SHANGHAI
China moves
to cool economy
China's lavish bank:
lendingspurred arecovery
butalso pumpedup markets as speculators
scoopedup stocks and
property and even dapbled
in garlic, dried chili peppers andluxury Pu'er tea.
Now, Chinais reining in
its spendthrift banks,
shiftingtoward an exit
strategy that aims to
avoid a bust.
After a briefslowdown
a year ago, China's economy has bounced back
rapidly, with growth forecast at 8.3 percent for this
year. Yet the stimulus
spending that led that revival - supported by
more than $1.3 trillion in
new bank: loans last year
- has spurred speculation' raising alarm over a
potentialhousing bubble.
The stimulus has also
propelledhuge investments in industries already
larded with overcapacity.
Onanaveragedayin2009
some 1,000 new industrial
projects were launched,
Standard Charteredbank
economist Stephen Green
estimates.
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A
recent SantaMaria,
Times editorial posed
vitally important questions and issues facing
our county
and state lawmakers,
essentially asking what
they have done, and
what solutions to these
budget problems are
they coming up with?
The solution is not
more taxes, fees or as-·
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s, which are
the general
pub
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bus'
With business down,
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of
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for Santa Maria and 15
percent for Lompoc, you would
think jobs are priority one for our
county supervisors.
At the recent Chamber of Commerce 2010 Economic and Business Conference, attended by
more than 200 business leaders
and local lenders, it was readily
apparent that the way to financial
recovery is to support and incentivize businesses, to help them expand and to hire. Let's buy locally,
use local banks, financial institutions and be our own stimulus
package.
Ipropose two solutions to jump-
rlSIS
start the economic revitalization of
Gii.llU;lJ,JdJLUc:lHi \"Ulltll;y. L'liM, stream-
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our communities.
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so no
at risk.
J;telmil.dQur communities, get
involved, and you can be a part of
the sollitio'n.
"t<11LI;;,U,
Kathy Staples is executive director of
the SantaBarbara County Energy
Coalition.
town. I have to work in SanLuis
Obispo orbeyond, because that
county recognizes the needfor qualified individuals, bilingual ornot.
You come to A11lerica, youbetter
speak and write english, because
.soonenoughwe will see what we are
doing and put an endto it.
Openyour eyes, employers. LOQk
beyondbilingualcandidates andhire
on qualifications only.
Church s
lots ofl,1elp
Bethany ChUrch wishes to acknowledge the hardwork and donations made bythe following generous
people and organizations: '
Quinn Rentals, Peterson Suffix,
Hertz Rentals, Nipomo High School,
ToddandAridreaWick, CCI, Home
Motors and all the volunteers who
workedso hard andwiththe glory of
Godintheir hearts.
VerlaHm:man
MlclteneMoreno
SantaMaria
We are considered racist.
group
helpers
prclgrams. I carmot see howlhe
Bethany Church
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Americans
ha'ITe lwitne:ssed a dramatic
number of ,
immil~rants - even
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sl;annirtg ourlet-
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wade through
able for us to save Santa Barbara
vUUHLy • .LJdld from the Mineral'
Management Services (MMS) in
their five -year proposed energy
plan identified 16 prime locations
in the United States as favorable
for the safe exploration and
drilliI1g for petroleum reserves,
of these happen to be in
Santa Barbara Cotffity.
The infrastructure is in place,
and the estimates for untapped
pel:roJ,cruffi reserves are counted in
millions of barrels and trillions of
cubic feet of natural gas, which is
95J>crcent clean-burning fueL At
an estimated value at $76 per barthis will result in dollars for the
and state that far exceed
the numbers projected in Long
Beach.
going, take action, so
Let's
our businesses on track
we
an(Ha:u jJ[lto the potential of an exresource to secure good.".",i~dir.h" provide for the educhildren by adding
and! prc>grams, and get
Helping Obama
solve problems
benefits
I read arecent letter inyour paper,
"Notpleasedwith Obama:' which I
foood veryinteresting.
First, this is the only country so
familiar with its president that there
is noneedto address him as such.
One could think lack ofrespect on
our part?
The beauty of a democracyis the
right to state different opinions. I
respect the letter writer. Politics,
like afanruy, only works when all
participate in dialogue and decision
making.
It is abithardto cause allthat
damage inone year. Do we actually
think the Talibanhappened
overnight? Canwe just admitthat
theywere ready andwaitingfor the
right way to getbackat Mr. Chaney
and company?
Nowwehave an intelligent, aware
president, tryingto correct some of
the inheritedfallout, andmiracles do
not happen quickly. Let's eachofus
respect and accept our differences,
program.
Give
Mallard Flllnl0re
So that
Marie Fuentes
Circutt
The Five Cities ChristianWomen
Emergency Food Ministry is very
grateful to everyone in the community who contributedto our organization in 2009, and especially at
Christmas.
We servedatotal of31,910 people
lilk.VVV. and gave out 64 Christmas
baskets.
Again, thank you. The recipients
are most grateful.
AnaHarbnann
President
Five Cities Christian Women
Emergency FoodMinistry
EDITORIAL POLICY
The Santa Maria Times encourages
readers to express their opinions. Letters should be no longer than 300
words and must include the author's
full name, address and daytime phone
number They may be edited for length,
offensiveness,
E-mail letters to smtletters@
Mail to P.O. Box 400, Santa Maria, CA
93456-00400,
John lankford, Contributing Editor,
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Green businesses
to be recognized
The GreenBusiness Program
ofSantaBarbaraCountywill
holdits annualBreakfastCelebrationrecognizingthe past
year's certifiedgreenbusinesses
from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 5,
atthe Historic SantaMaria Inn,
801 S. Broadway, SantaMaria.
Keynote speaker willbe Wes
Hagen, vineyard manager and
winemakerfor Clos Pepe
Vineyards and Estate Wines as
well as Axis Mundi Wines, Clos
Pepe's secondlabel.
Southern California Gas Co.
also willhonor the SantaBarbara Countywithits Energy
Smart Award.
Reservations must be made
no later thanJan. 25 by e-mailing [email protected]
or calling 925-2403, Ext. 824.
TIle cost to attend is $15 per
person if paid in advance and
$20 if paidatthe door. Space is
linrited. Checks shouldbe
madepayable to "Countyof
Santa Barbara!'
For more information, visit
www.greenbizsbc.org.
las Ventanas home
under construction
Urban Pacific Construction
Inc. has st~ed constructionof
a higb-endcustomhome ona
2.3-acre site at Las Ventanas
east ofArroyo Grande.
Completionofthe
5,600-square.-foothome is
slatedfor fall.
UrbanPacificConstruction
Inc.is aCalifornia-basedgeneral
contractorwithregionaloffices
The Poteet residence on Lot
57 on Canlino Purisinla at Las
Ventanas at Thlley Farms will
be onlythe thirdhorne completedin the exclusive development, a company
spokesmansaid.
For more infonnation, visit
www.urbanpacific.coml
construction.
PEO
BUSINESS
Corwin new
at SeaCrestResort
Roger Corwin, alocalhotel
industryveteran, has been installedas the new generalmanager ofthe SeaCrest Resort, a
recentlyrenovated hotellocated on 5acres ofthe Pismo Beach
bluffs.
Corwin has run San Luis
Obispo County hotels for the
past dozen years and has experience operatjng nationally
branded properties and independent boutique hotels and
inns alike.
Corwin's appointment was
announced by Myraline Morris Whitaker, principal of
cce Hospitality, the new
management cOlnpan~{fclrtIle
hotel that offers 158 rooms
and suites.
SeaCrestResort at 2241 Price
St., Pismo Beach, canbe
W,WW.seacrestpismo.col11!t.
Um joins advisors.
for Monarch Wealth
Howard Limhas joinedthe
board of advisors ofMonarch
Wealth Strategies in Santa Barbara.
Lim is the founder of HOW
Creative branding company.
He has worked with and represents a nUl11ber of Fortune
500 companies, includlinl'( A])ple,Honda,
Works, rtI.:IU..U:I, "'"'''iVA,
Lakeshore Eniterl:air:l1llemt,
MatteI, Jakks
Paramount Pictures and HP.
For more information, visit
W'Nw.monarchwealthstrategies
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WASHINGTON - TIle economic recoveryis spreading to
more parts ofthe countryeven as a
growing nUl11ber ofpeople can't
find full-time jobs.
TIle duality ofthe recoveryis underscoredin a Federal Reserve surveyreleasedWednesday: The economyis growing, andthe recoveryis
extendingits reach geographically.
Yet 27 millionpeople are either unemployed,forcedintopart-time
jobs or so discouragedthat they've
stoppedlookingfor work.
The Fedsaid that while the econstill sluggish, conditions
have improved modestly. But it also
saidthe jobmarket in most ofthe
Fed's 12regions remained "soft" as
the newyearbegan.
In a worse-than-expectedreport
last week, the government said
companies chopped 85,000 jobs in
December. The unemployment rate
h~ld steady at 10 percent - but only
because more than a half-million
people gaveup their job searches
and left the workforce. If they
hadn't dropped out, the unemployrnent rate would have jUl11ped
to 10.4percent, analysts say.
Comltingtlle people who have
giveuup lookingfor work and the
part-time employees who would
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hits wall
e
or conditions hadimproved. The
•. remainingtwo - Philadelphia and
Richmond - described economic
conditions as mixed.
Associated Press file
Raland Brooks, of Washington, who
has been looking for work since
February, searches for job openings
online Dec. 30 at the Benning
Interim DC Public Library in
W<;!shington.
rather be working full-time, the socalledunderemployment rate
edgedup to 173 percent in December. The recordhigbis 17.4percent,
reached in October.
The Fed's surveypainteda picture of an economy growing modestly. To drive down the unemploymentrate, the economyneeds to
grow consistentlyat a robUstpace.
"The bottomline: The U.S. economic recovery continues to unfold. Slooooowly;' economist Jennifer Lee ofBMO Capital Markets
wrote in a note to clients.
Still, economic improvements
are spreadingto more comers ofthe
country. Ten ofthe Fed's 12regions
reportedthat activityhad increased
conditions improved, wIllie four
said tlleywere little changed or
mixed.
observations helped lift stocks. The
Dow Jones industrialaverage rose
5351, or 05 percent, to 10,680.77.
The Fed's survey also found that
manufacturing activityincreased
or held steadyinmost Fed regions.
Factories in the Fed regions of
Bostonand Chicago said theywere
benefitingfrom rising demand
from customers inAsia.
Andmanufacturersinthe San
Franciscoregion saiddemandfor
semiconductors strengthened, while
demandfor airplanes and parts stabllizedat amoderatelevel. Factories
inthe NewYorkregionboostedproductionandofferedanoptimistic
outlook. Butfactories inthe Fedregions ofRichmond, Atlantaand St.
Louis saidproductionsagged.
Consuniers spent more during
the holiday shopping season, but
the gains were relatively small, the
Fedsurveyfomld.
Ie's thre to I av C
rare show of d fian
andfocused on necessities but
sometimes willingto spend on discretionary purchases;' the survey .
found.
Highunemploynlent and tigbt
credit are expectedto keep conSUl11ers cautious about spending in
the corning months, slowing the
recovery.
To sustain the recovery, the Fed is
expectedto leave a keybanklending rate at a record low near zero
when it meets next on Jan. 26 to 27.
The Fedhas kept rates at those levels for just over a year, withthe goal
ofenticingconSUl11ers andbusinesses to boost spending.
But the Fedsurveyfound that
demand for loans declined or
stayedweak:in most regions, while
credit quality deteriorated.
The housing market, meanwhile,
is healing, thougb most sales involvedlower-pricedhomes and
were helpedby afederal tax credit
for buyers. And in most parts ofthe
country, horne building stayedat
low levels.
The commercial real-estate
market ren;taiued soft across the
nation, withvacancyrates rising
and rents falling in most places.
'~The recoverytugboat is struggling to pick up speed, butheavy
anchors continue to drag alongthe
bottom;' said BrianBethune, economist at IHS Global Insigbt.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
BEIJING - Google's threat to end
its operations in Chinaover censorship and computer-securityconcerns couldembarrass communist
leaders who crave internationalrespect. Yet it appears unlikely that
many other companies wouldfollow
suit andtry to change howbusiness
is done in China.
"As long as you aren't involved in
politics, the mediao!' pornography,
the government willleave you alone;'
said SivaYam, president ofthe United States ofAmerica-China Chamber of Commerce,whichprimarily
represents U.S. companies in China.
Suchhigb-tech companies as Microsoft Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc.
.had no comment on Google's announcement Tuesdaythat it would
stop censoring results onits Chinese
searchengine at Google.cn and
migbt leave the countryentirely.
Yahoo Inc. saidit was"aligned"
with Google's position, thougbit's
not clear what that would mean. Yahoo closedits offices in Chinaseveral
years ago whenit soldmuch ofits
business there to the Alibaba Group.
Alibaba, and Yahoo spokeswoman
Nina Blackwelldeclinedtosay
whether the company would consider sellingitsholdings.
Google angered free-speech advocates whenit createdits Chinasearch
en/mIl::, l:rOOgle.cn, m",v'uo and
Now Google's decisionto confront
Beijingmigbt help repair its image.
"Googleis putting the other.cornpanies in a delicate position, raising
the ante andtrying to occupythe
higllermoralground;' said JeanPierre Cabestan, head of government
studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. "Other companies that are
ready to cooperate with Chinese
censorship maybe are going to be
criticizedandtargetedbyhUl11an
rigllts activists!'
There was no government reaction
inBeijingto Google's announcement
Tuesday, which saidthe company
was dismayedbyhacldng attacks
launchedfrom within China. Google
said the attacks were apparently designedto breakinto the computers of
U.S. companies and gather information about hmnanrigbts activists.
China's state Xinhua News
Agencycitedanunidentified Cabinet officialas saying the government
was seekingmore infonnationfrom
the company. Astatement from the
Chinese consulate in San Francisco
said: "TIle Internet ofChinais open.
The Chinese government encourages the development andusage of
the Internet. The law of Chinaprohibits anykind of cyber attacks. We
welcome Internet companies to operate in Chinaaccordingto Chinese
law!'
At the very least Google's threat
sets up a conflictbetween the govermment's desire to maintain strict
s;ontrols on the Web and the hopes of
its increasinglyprosperous, sopbisti-
AChinese flag flutters Wednesday outside Google's China headquarters in
Beijing. Google Inc. will stop censoring its'searr;h re~ults in China and may pull'
out of the country completely after discovering that computer hackers had
tricked human-rights activists into exposing their e-mail accounts to outsiders.
cated citizens. Many ofthempoured
out support for GoogleonWednesday.
Visitors leftflowers andlit candles
outside Google's offices in Beijing's
higb-tech Haidian district. Notes on
bunches offlowers said, "ThankYou
Google" and "Google Bye-bye:'
"I'mhere to paymy respects to
Google because they did not lose
their dignity and they stayed true to
their company's beliefs;' said YouLiwei, 28, who works in publishing.
Other visitors bowed in a traditional
gesture ofrespect.
Comments on Chinese Internet
bulletinboards pleadedwith Google
to stay. Anote on Tianya.cnhailed
Google as a "great soldier offreedom;' while onthe Web site ofthe
ruling party newspaper People's Dai1y' a visitor appealed for a compromise.
"Googleis good. For the sake of
technology advancement, the Chinese side should reach a cooperative
agreement;' the'note said.
Google managers told employees
to go home, and they didnot know
whether to come back today, said an
·employeewho spoke on condition of
anonymitybecause.she was not authorized to talk to reporters. Google
has been able to hire its pick of China's brigbtest university graduates
sinceits Beijing.office opened in
2005.
Chinese regulators have backed
down in rare cases over other technology issues. In June, the government gave into complaints by trade
groups andwithdrew a demand that
computer makers include "Green
Dam" Internet-filtering software
'withPCs. Earlylast year, after Washington objected, China withdrew a
demandthat companies revealhow
their computer securitytechnology
works.
But foreign companies have long
acceptedfar-reaching government
controlin exchange for access to the
huge and growing Chinese market.
In industries from automaking to
fast food, companies havebeen
forced to let communist authorities
influence or even dictate their choices oflocal partners, where to operate
and what products to sell. Companies avoid sayinganythingthat
migbt prompt retaliation.
HARRISBURG, PA.
Hershey going solo
on Cadbury bid
The Hershey Co. is assembling abid to acquire British
candymaker Cadbury PLC
without the help ofItalian
candy maker Ferrero International, a personfamiliar with
Hershey'splanstoldThe Associated Press onWednesday.
Meanwhile, the company
that bidfirst, American food
giant Kraft, continuedto defend its offer andissued an
earnings forecast that may
have beenintended to show
off1ts strength.
Hershey has beenworking
ontwD parallelbids for Cadbury - one with Ferrero and
one on its own. But Ferrero
reportedlyhas withdrawn.
Hershey isstillcraftingits
ownpotentialbid; one designedto top the $16.5 billion
hostile offer from Kraft Foods
Inc., the personfarniliar with
Hershey said.
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RealNetworks
CEO steps down
YouTube - which is o,wnedIN
For instance, Microsoft disabled
mail account infonnationthat led to
Cisco, the world's biggest maker
of computer-netvvorking equipment, has been criticized by hUl11an
rights groups because its technology is used by the Chinese government to
sites and spy on
Internet traffic.
merIt oni Goc)g].e'.s p01>sible pullout. In
the past, Cisco rias ciefemdlediitsOlllsi-
froln Chinatobe ~lb011t $600 million
Digital entertainment
company RealNetworks Inc.
said Wednesdaythat its
founder steppeddown as
chiefexecutive officer, but
willremain chair:man.
In a statement, founder
Rob Glaser, 47, saidthat after
16 years he decided it was
time for himto step away
from day-to-day operations.
RealNetworks spokesman
Bill Hankes said Glaser plans
to focus on philanthropic
and politicalinterests, and,
that his decision to leave has
been in the wQrks for
months.
VEGAS
Casino owner, wife
finalize divorce
Steve Wynn, the billionaire
chiefexecutive of casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd., is
officiallydivorced for the
secondtime from his wife,
Elaine.
TIle split was finalizedby a
family court judge in Las Vegas on Jan. 5, accordingto a
divorce decree obtained
Wednesdayby The AssociatedPress.
.
Specificterms were not
disclosed. Acourt
spokesmansaid the case has
been seal~d since it was first
filed last March.
The decree says Elaine
Wynn will keep her surname, continuing to be
known as Elaine Farrell Pascal Wynn.
The decree says the Wynns
will split their propertyunder
a Nov. 19 settlement, which
Judge T. Arthur Rifchie Jr.
ruled tobe fair.
- From wire reports
2010
HAITI:
Continued from
fashionedfromdoors.
InPetionville, next tothe
fice snpplies. More than a
dozen cars were entombed,
including a U.N. truck.
Nearby, about 200 survivors, including manycbildren, huddled in atheater
parkinglot using sheets to rig
makeshift tents and shield
themselves from the sunin
ASSociated Press pilotllS
Haiti's
is seen Wednesday in Port-au-Prince, one day after apowerful earthquake
hit the country. Below right, Peruvian firefighters Gustavo Villavisencio, right, holding Duncan
and Vanessa Diaz, with her dog,Hory, prepare to departfor Haiti to participate in rescue efforts,
9,000-memberpeacekeepingforce sent patrols across
the capital's street., wbile securing the airport, portand
main buildings.
. Lootingbeganimmediatelyafter the quake, withpeople seencarryingfoodfrom
collapsedbuildings. Many
luggedwhat they could salvage and stackedit around
them as they slept in streets
andparks.
President Barack Obarna
promisedan all-out rescue
andhumanitarian effortand
American officials saidthey
were responding with ships,
helicopters, transport planes
and a 2,000-member Marine unit, aswell as civilian
emergency-teams from
acrosstheUS.
"Wehavetobe there for
themintheirhour ofneed;'
Obamasaid.
Thefirst C-130 plane carryingpartofa U.S. military
assessmentteamarrivedin
Haiti, the U.S. Southem
Commandsaid~ The aircraft
carrier USS CarlVinsonwas
expeetedto arrive offthe coast
todayandmoreU.S. Navy
shipswereunderway. '
AU.S. Coast Guardhelicopter evacuatedfour critl,Embassy
hrurricancl;' saiddoctors' as-
wounded,attwohospitalsthai:
withstoodthe<.J:llaIseandsetup
tentclinicselsewheretore-
the worst
20() VE'!3T!': -
Embassyhadno
nili;siOltihclU!>€!bej;6reshe,Wi!tscp .'Confirmedreports ofdeaths
afuongthe estimated 40,000
to 45,000 Americans who
live in Haiti, but manywere
. struggling to find away out
ofthe country.
The<.J:llaIsedamagedthe airport,strandingdozensthere.
Km:!.cyGennainofEatontown,
crete.
N.J.,keptbis family - five
adults and three children - at
the airportuntilnearly3 a.m.
Theymadetheirwaytothe
U.S. Embassy, wherethey
wereallowedtosleepbriefly
usedforsecurityoperatiousor
humanitarian efforts.
Port-au-Prince's ruined
buildings fellon boththepoor
andtheprominent: The body
ofArchbishop Joseph Serge
Miot, 63, wasfoundintheruins ofbis office, accordingto
the Rev. Pierre Le Beller at
Miot's order, the Saint
Jacques Missionary Centerin
Landivisiau, France.
The UnitedNationssaid
16U.N.personnelwere confirmeddeadandbetween
100and150U.N.workers were
stillmissing,includingU.N.
missionheadHediAnnabiof
Ttmisiaandbis chiefdeputy,
Luis CarlOsdaCosta.
lic Health andDisasters.
8enatePresidentKelly
"It was saferinthere (the
airport) thanitwas out there
in Port -au-Prince;' Germain
said.
AssociatedPresscontributors
to this stary:Mike Melia
and1ermifer Kayin
Port-au-Prince; EdithM.
Lederer at the UnitedNatiorzs;
Frank Jardans andBradleyS.
.
; Matthew
in
Washington; Jamey Keaton in
Paris; 1i::I.l2s Azzoni in Sao
Paulo; Alicia ChanginLos
'Angeles, andAndrea
Rod:riguezinHava:na.
evenas after"
"It'sincredIble:' Prevaltold
.CNN. "Alotofhousesdestrayed, hospitals, schools,
personalhomes. AlotofpeopIe inthe streetdead.... I'm
stilllookingtounderstandthe
magnitude ofthe eventand
beingharmed, more civilians
beingkilled;' saidNorahNiMghans seen as suppoIfland, the director ofthe
ingthe gE>vemment Or theinU.N:s humanrights teamin
tematioJialcommunityalso
Mghanistan. "Thereis avital
wereincreasinglytargeted.
needfor the surgeforces to
Asurveycmmnissioned
deployinarnanner that does
byABC News, the BBC and
nothave
an adverseimpact
ARD German TVfoundthat
onthe civilianpopulation:'
42percent ofI,534Mghan
KamranBo:khari, anauarespondents nowblame the
l18t withthe U.S. -based
violence onthe Tahban, up
globalintelligence finn
rrom27percent ayear ago,
Associated Press file Stratfor, creditedthe u.s.while 17percent blame the
Aboy, who was
by an explosion is seen Jan. 6surrounded ledforce withmore caution
U.S., NATO or the Mghan
thaninpreviousyears but .
by
relatives,
as
some
chant anti U.S. and Afghan government
securityforce, down from
also predictedthe U.S. -led
slogans,
background, in Rodad, Nangarhar province'
36percent. The poll, consurge wouldrf'.sult ineven
east of Kabul, Afghanistan.
ducted last month, has an
more casualties.
errormarginofplusormi"Civilians are goingtobe
nus 3percentage point.s.·
over the past year. Inthelatcauglltinthe
middle;' he
ANATO spokesman, Col.
est deaths, four U.S. troops
said. "Sothe numbers are
Wayne Shanks, credited the
and aFrench soldier were
military'snewrestraintfor .
killedWednesdayinseparate goingto goup:'
The U.N. mission, which
the decline inthe number of
attacks, accordingto NATO
deaths blamedonpro-govandthe Frenchgovemment. is inMghanistanto support
andbolsterthe Mghangovemmentforces.
"Withthe increase in
emment, compiles its figtroops, there will be more
ures based onreports from
fighting andthat will cause
more civiliancasualties;' said humanrightsteams that investigate casualtyreports on
Mohammad Shafiq, a
28-year-oldstudentatKab- the ground as well as figures
providedbythe Mghan inulUniversity. "We arevery
dependenthuman rights
concerned ... because each
commission.
The U.N. did
yearthe number ofcivilian
notbeginsystematically
casualtiesincreases and
iansin2009
there is no signofadecrease!' documenting civiliancasualtiesuntil2007 six years
The top U.N. human
rights officialinAfghanistan after the war startedwiththe
also warnedthat civilianca- U.S.-led invasionthat toppledthe Talibanregime.
accordingtothereport.
sualties were likelyto rise
President HamidKarzai
furtherin20l0asthenumhas frequently criticizeduse
berofU.S. and otherNATO
AssociatedPresswriter
ofairpower inpopulatedartroops increase.
RahimFaiez COI1t:ribut:ed to
eas, anda presidential
"Thelikelihoodthat there this report.
likeseniority,for keeping
physicallyfit,forbeingbilinContinued from page Al
gualandforhaving acollege
education, saidDepartment
decisions byRoesch and
ofPersonnelAdministration
Chiang. The statefiledthe·
spokeswomanLynelleJolley.
apJ?ealinthe 1stDistrict
.The adrriinistration can
Court ofApJ?ealinSanFran-act unilaterallybecause the
cisco.
unionha., been operating
Gordon Hinkle,
without anegotiated conspokesmanfor the Califor- tract since 2007, Jolley said.
niaDepartment of Correc"This is certainlyan adtions and Rehabilitation,
ministration that is good at
saidthe cuts wouldinclude threats andthreatening
"drasticreductions across
people, so obviouslythere is
all CDCRprograms affect:'
concern;' saidunion
ing all staffareas:'
spokesmanLance CorcoAsidefromthelayoffs, the ran. "Whenpeople work
statecouldsaveabout $200
there is an expectation that
million eachyearbyElnding
the employer is goingto
thepensioncontnbution
compeusate them. I think
and guards' incentivepayall Californians understand
mentsforworkingnightS
that. What comes next is
andweekends, andfor things anyone'e guess:'
APP
Continued from
throughthe weekendbefore
returning earlynext week.
The powerful surf came
on the heals of a storm
that
areas
ofthe
Coast
overnight.
Slightly more than twothirds of an inch of rain fell
on Santa Maria, the National Weather Service reported.
Central Coast rainfall
totals forllie 24-hourpetiod ending at 4 a.m.
Wednesday were: Santa
Maria Pub1%: Airport,
Sisquoc, 0.47; Twitchell
Dam, 0.63; Sudden Peak,
0.83; Los Alamos, 0.59;
CentralCoast will have
winds were torl~c,lstfor
-l-
Continued from
their success sowewant to
this spring o,r eaJrly S'll11lmer.
sU1tl1tler;Winterssaid.
BOOdings aren't just going
om
three
dorms, the Vandenberg Cenandhouses on
ofthe base. Most
Qfthose arebuildings aretoo
oldtorenovate.
He notedthat Vandenberg's housingprivatization
effort continues. Thebase
once had1,336 ham;es, and
shouldhave 998 left bythe
time the eightphases are
completedin20n.
The A1r Force contracted
With Balfour Beattyto handle the housing - bOOding
• newunits,riddingthebase
ofthe decrepit homes and
mauaging all the homes
where ruilitaryfamilies reside.
Thebasealso is scheduled
In the filrulre, 'theVaIldell- ·tobethe landingsitefor the
coudd ~~ aniadditiofi, \"lin.,
X- 37vehide - the ruilitary's
OrbitalTest Vehicle, or
'ch
tlas
mFloriEarthfor a short
time andthenlandonVan'denberg3-mile-Iongrun. way.
Winters saidthe landing
couldoccurbetweenApru19
andOct.l9.
suchas a Minotaur
listed as indefinite on the schedule.
While there appears tobe a
lull in launches, Winters said
busyholding
for future
undergoing
training.
"It doesn't meanwe're not
doingthings duringthese
times;'he added.
a
pact,
$2billion, onthe
g communities,
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THURSDAY
January 14, 2010
,.
am
o n youth-Ie d
S hool
The nationally
be offered at Crossroads
bbullock@santamariatimes,com
\lUL.IJUU
program will
Junio
'h .. i",+i""",
atelHhe progr,ll11 ,ill¢r years of
work in executive leadership developrnerlt. He has penned
14 tmollCS and 200 articles on leadl.lit; Id.l"''''l, "KidLead:
wasre-
Some people are born leaders.
Crossroads Christian Junior
High School is offering children
who aren't a chance to develop
those skills.
The school, in l~orliUIlctionwitb
the nationallyrenowned KidLead
program, is offering an afterschool program called the Crossroads Leadership Academy. KidLead is the product ofNan Nelson, an eXpert in young leader development.
'"''''1'>U''' v{hc'earnE~dttisdoctorVi ,)(til .L}lt~/;U, is certified by the
Arrleri(;anSociety orrrainers and
havetramed UKoaches"
across the country who
eKidLead proSo far, there are
50 tramers in 10 states,
and the programis beginning to spread internationally.
Sue Pruett, administrator at Crossroads JuNelson
nior High, instructor
Sue Noble, and youth
pastor Collie Collburn are three of
those tramers.
KidLead targets children ages
10 to 13 when their cognition is
emerging, but their character is
training. Thl::inl:tial offierirll4 ait the
still pliable, "like wet cement:'
Nelson said. KidLead utilizes
sessions foc;usjingon etbdcs
club-based experientialinstruction with four modules, each con- or,
"Wedon't teach them what to
do, but they discover what to do
through group and team exercise8;' Nelson explamed. "It's kind of
like if Stanfordwould move an executive training program to Santa
Maria and then gear it for students.
"It is active-learning based:: he
added.
- that's how
'wired. It's better to expe- ,
rience an activity and then learn
from it!'
.
Weekly session are 90 minutes.
Parent and mentor training is also
part of the program.
Pruett said she brought Nelson
and KidLead to the school after a
long searchfora leadership pro-
oods
8t
See KIDlEAD / 82
a
from
advise to avoid
with the ocean
Aroutine release ofeffluent at the wastewater treatment plant in Oceano early
Wednesdaypromptedhealth officials to
wam the public to avoid contact withthe
oceanfrom south ofGrandAvenue to the
Oceano Dunes.
A"software glitch" that occurred between
4 and 7:30 a.m. allowed aboutl70,OOO gal-~
Ions ofeffluent to not be treated with as
much chlorineas plant operators wouldhave
likedbefore it was discharged, said Jeff Ap. tenclent.
minor;iAppleton saidabout
thtJre],eas:e "Wewon't know untiltomorrow
TJl1e i~ffl'llerlt tl.1atw~ discharged into the
OCiJanfrolll1 tIle Illarlt'S outfallline, which
Problems
fornurserM
Owner had numerous
building and planning
violations
ofFletcher-Cross and Associates.
9\'. SAM WOM!CII
Road, hadrequestedin October
that the COUIlty Planning Com-
STAFF WRITER
ize and construct atotal of
Alargeflower-growingop- ,
erationinLos Alamos seems to
have beenamajbr headache to
SantaBarbara Countystaffbecause ofnUI11erOmJ permit violations since 2006.
But arepresentative for
Chisan Orchids Nursery argued
that the establishment's owner
has beenfollowing the county's
orders, onlyto get caughtin a
bureaucratic web.
"These people havebeenharassedmore than anyone I've
ever seenbefore;' sai~ Chisan's
representative, HarrellFletcher
houses.
amifl(Jodl-cIJntrolissl11eS, such
as retentionbasins.
Landrnar
Valley Alliance
to county
owner's knowle
However, the Planning Commission decided there should
be no new constructionuntil
the current structures were
broughtinto compliance. Kim
was givena 90-daydeadline.
Kim irtitiallyfiled an appeal
6fthe decision to the Boardof
Supervisors, but thenwrote a
letter withdrawing it.
"Ourutmost concernis to
protect our plants from frost
conditions, andwe havebeen
diligently seeking to cooperate
with the county Fire Department:' according to Kim's letter
datedJan.,8.
Fletcher added that at one
point, $7 millionworth offlowers couldhave beenlost due to
cold temperatures.
The appealhadbeenplaced
onthe Board of Supervisor's
Jan. 12 agenda, andthe board
approved Kim's withdrawal appeal.
know if we met our
ents ornot:'he added. "It
full treatment!'
and safety, and fire staffdescribedmonths ofback and
ment.
The staffhad sent letters
Sitevisits hadbeen made
the ocean.
See
183
building
tion sought for MatteI'S
UUUIIICi..:l
added.
dbemis@santamariatirnes,corn
ofMatteis UIltil1963.
Mattei's Tavernbuildingin Los
Olivos andthe property surroundingit.
"Like most people in the Santa
YnezValley, we always thought that
Mattei's Tavern was anhistoric
landmark:' said Mark Oliver, president ofthe SantaYnez ValleyAlliance, at apress conference infront
ofthe 123-year-oldbuilding that
faces Highway 154 at the western
entrance to Los Olivos.
"After all, following Mission
SantaInes, it is the second most
recogrtized andbelovedhistoric site
took samples offthe water to determine
whether the effluent release caused bacteria
levels in the oceanto exceedstate standards.
Appleton said the results wouldbe available
early today.
As a precaution, signs wamingthe public
to avoid contact withthe water were posted
from the beachentrance at GrandAvenue
southto Post Mile Marker No.4 inthe
Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation
Area.
by1:ele:phcll1e, spokesman Ward
B0111Idleaux, one ofthe Mattei's
owners, asl1:edto subl:nit a VlrrWten
tontc cllariilcfer as abelovedlocal
Lansing Duncan describes the boundaries ofthe
Valley Alliance wants to have included in ahistoric l~nrj~~vl.
Mattei's Tavern.
landmark;' he saidinthe statement.
"Our goal isio restore FelixMattei's
originalvisionby preserving the
historic restaurant as alocalgatheringplace, and creating asmall,
designationprocess once our project has been completed ... Thatin ~
eludes our plan to preserve andrestore the Mattei's building, and our
plan to preserve and restore the
three cabins (on the grounds) that
have historic merit!'
However, he added, "We obvi0usly do not support anypremature
efforts to abuse the historic landmark process and to stop us from
restoring the property as we are
proposing. That's contraryto
countypractice andbasic property
rights!'
Lansing Duncan, vice president
ofthe ValleyAlliance, saidthe applicationis not an attempt to stop
Bourdeaux's development.
"We would like this considered
Dave BemiS/Staff
onthe merits ofitself, whether or
not Mattei's has the historic value to
di:isij2;nai:ron for preserve it:' Duncan said.
"The onlythingthat ties it in any
way to tins specific development
proposalis that it has calledto the
attention ofthe community that
Mattei's is not protectedas we
Olivos.
"v:,'e nillv SUiJDO!rt rnmrim(folr~
See MATTEI'S I 83
82 • TIMES I Thursday,
2010
Buellton council faces
Bv RAlZA CANELON
STAFF WRITER
[email protected]
Thefirst BuelltonCity
Council meeting ofthe year,
and the first for new City
Manager John Kunkel, is
packedwithagendaiterns
that include settingmles for
eventsinthe Avenue of
Flags median andinterviewing consultants to lead
the city's "visioning" planningprocess.
The council is also scheduled to discuss arequest
from Solvangto mutually
investigatethe purchase of
vacant landbetweenthe
two cities for possible use as
community center, and
consider a joint emergency
preparedness program,
The proposedguidelines
andpermit rules for special
events in the mediansmp of
the Avenue ofFlags througl1
the heart oftownwould
amend an ordinance that
hasn't been updated since
incorporationinI992,accordingto Recreation Coordinator Kyle Abello.
"It was written into code
as 'AVl~nue 01' thE~ Fl,lgs;
which are simple clean-up
things regarding the ordinance. However there
KIDLEAD:
Continued from page 81
"We were looking for a program
to help our student councili' Pruett
explained.
all want to
elected, but after the!y g;et l~le(;te(j,
they don't want to do anything:'
The active learning was precisely
what Pruett was looking for. It can
range from in-room exercises to
group efforts such as food
clean-up projects and recycling
programs.
Pruett thinks the program will
help the school to better serve the
community by developing young
leadership and completing service
projects.
According to studies,
approximately 20 percent of children have naturalleadersl;rlp
organizational skills, Nel:>on said.
Another 60 percent have some degree of interpersonal talent that al-
the median for special
events, because at the time
ofincorporationthey were
just strips ofgrassi' Abello
said.
The broad median now
includes a sculpture garden,
seating areas andother
amenities.
The newguidelines will
bemore comprehensive
about thetypes ofevents
held onthe median,
whether it's acar show, music event or festival. City
st~ canhelptailorthe
event andhave abetter understanding ofwhat the impacts might be; such as
parkingconstrall1tsorroad
closures, an,d jf the alppli-
lows
influence others.
Not surprisingly, children with
leadership aptitude - those
were born to lead - can be a
handful for parents.
Ottenlle:adEJrslt1ip skills are mispelrceived as bad or bossy behavior,
said.
"We teach themto be better listeners and team leaders:' Nelson
describing many misunder.,.
stclodl cttiIdlrel:l. "An inordinate
number of leaders are either first
born or
children!'
Nelson's
and the KidLead
prclgnlmhellPI'iaremts understand
h ..",tn l-'<Inrll.dl-,pil' young leaders
without stifling their abilities.
It also allows children to understananuw tiD use their innate abiliorg;anize, motivate and lead
children a 10- to
20-Vf!:1rhefld start on people who
out for leadershi.p tioies iliutiJ. collef~e or when
leak
closes street
held at 6 p.m. in Council
nottobe
written, but to be
Nelson
said.
Pruett envisions the clubs
spI:ealJing across the cny anueVl'm
every
will rl11<1 Ji·!'" 1',,,,
the program. Two
assessments are required for each applicant. Those assessments are found
at http://kidlead.com/ and
cations must be made online.
Cn)SSJ:oaIJS Leadership
0\-11U'-'"'' at 1550 S. \JU,LU"/;;C
Santa Maria. Pruett
be ,real:;hed
at'lLL-IlLH.
For more information" h,'>l1i' +....,
program, to the Website or e-mail
McCoy Lane inthe area of
South Depot Street was
closedto traffic for less than
anhour Wednesdayfollowing anatural gas leak at a
. construction site, said Battalion ChiefScott Johnson
with the SantaMaria Fire
Departrnent.
Theleak was reported
around 1:30 p.m., he said.
Gac; was released when a
service line was brokenwhile
constructionwas being done
onastructure, Johnson said.
Southern Call1omia Gas Co.
crewS were calledin, and the
Detectives are investigatingwhether Bailon defraudedany othervictims, andthe
Sheriff's Departmenthas requestedthat anyone withinformation call 681-4150 or
contact the anonymous tip·
line at 681-4171.
Bailonwas arrested on
suspicion ofcommercial
burglary, forgery and financialelder abuse, and her bail
was set at $250,000. .
Backgroundchecks and
verifiedreferencesarerecommendedwhenhiringacaregiver, sheriff's officials said.
SANTA BARBARA COUNTI
Crop block grant
apps available
Applications are nowbeing
acceptedfor the 2010 Califomia Specialty Crop Block
Grant Program, where anesSANTA
timated $17 millionwillbe
awardedto support projects
aimed at enhancingCall1orWoman may have
nia's ~pecialty cropindustry.
victimized others
Eligible nonprofit organizations,
local, state andfederA Lompoc womansuspected ofstealingmore than al govemment agencies, universities andfor-profit enti$10,000 from an elderly
ties are invitedto submit apclient mayhave defrauded
plications and concept proother victims, according to
posals to the Call1omiaDethe SantaBarbara County
partrnent ofFood andAgriShel'iff's Department.
The caregiver, identified as culturebyFeb. 1.
Fordetails andinstructions
Christina Dee Bailon, 38, had
been working for an 88 -year- gotowww.cdfa.ca.gov/
grants. To streamline and exoldGoleta woman in Santa
pedite the application
Barbara, whenthe victim's
accountant notified authori- process, the departrnentis
ties oithe alleged theft, offi- partneringwiththe Call1orrna StateWater Resources
cialssaid.
ControlBoard, whichhosts
Bailonis suspected of
an online applicationsite
stealing $10,580 from the
usingthe FinancialAssisvictimbytakingunused
tance Application Submittal
checks and cashing more
than adozen ofthem, accordingto lawenforcement.
See COUNTY I 83
I
Deanna Ruth Farmer
Helen Margaret LaJrtgJlj:ta~rf
1945 - 2010
The Zermeno··Langstaff family is
saddened to announce
passing of our
beloved Helen, wife of Raul
mother to
steprrlotl1er
Brandon
1940-2010
Deanna Ruth Farmer, a longtime Santa Maria resident died
Saturday, January 9, at the
69 from colon cancer. She was
born in Omaha Nebraska.
family moved to Lakewood,
California in 1945.
Deannawasb
co-owner of a flower
Maria +n' "'MO' .,,+, ,,,.,rI cO.'mian'a,ge
Camfeldts Flowers. There she met her 10IJI(!-·tlIllle
Ray. Helen died in 2001. Deanna is survived
Charles of Portland, Oregon.
Deanna was an avid reader
history, science, art, and politics. sn,e ell10'veCl Wltltl.ng.
In honor of her request there
Remembrances may be made to an~f Hurrlane S,ociety.
Arrangements are under the dir,ect'ion of DUdle,y-:Hoffrrlan
Mortuary ahd Crematory.
Dudley-Hoffman
Mortuary & Crematory
(805) 922-8463
www.dudleyhoffmanmortuary.com
Frank Rodriguez
Frank A. Rodriguez,
husband,
father and grandfather,
be with
the Lord on Tuesday, jan.
2010 after·a
briefilIness. He was 84.
A longtime Santa Maria "'~1Ut'llL,
was born in Chandler,
Arrellanes ,and Casimiro
March 11, 1925. He was one of 11 \CHJ~Ul"ll.
Frank entered the Armed Services in
1942 and served his ('mmtrv lin
II, earning the Asiatic
Medal with one Bronze Arl'owhefld
the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with two
Bronze Stars arid other decorations and citations.
He moved to Santa Maria to be with the love of his life Susan
Anaya and in October of 1947 he married his beloved. On October
26 of 2009 they celebrated their 62rld )I'ear tOI~etller.
Frank began working for the
Santa Maria in 1950 and
retired in 1985 after 35
that same time he enjoyed
serving the community
his
evening business, Frank's
TV service, which he operated for 30
Frank was also an avid
and
Santa
fostered many longstanding frie:nd:shiIJS
Maria Country Club since SeIJtelnbier
would
happily explain to anyone who
that he was
to
have made three hole-in-one shots over the years.
his
last round October 30,2009.
In addition, Frank was a gerler<}l1S soUl who contributed much
to the community. He
several friends formed the Latin
American Social Organization (L.A.S.O.) Club after the old MCF
Club disbanded. He served as the first LASO president. The
organization participated in raising funds for local youth
contest.
programs through the annual Elks
He is survived
his loving
Susan and three children and
their spouses:
Richard ':Sonny" and his wife Victoria; eldest
daughter Maria
and her husband
Rocco; and
.youngest
Elyssa Chavarria and
seven grandchildren:,
D.
Chavarria. He also survived
Rodriguez,
Rodriguez,
Rocco n, Suzanne Rocco,
jessica Rocco,
Rocco and
Chavarria; and three
great grandchildren jacob
n, Rocky Rocco Ill, and
Lilliana Rocco.
his mother and father, his
Frank was preceded in death
Mercy Mv.noz and Alice
brother Carlos Rodriguez and his
Rodriguez.
He was a great father and a wonderful husband. He will be
sorely missed.
Visitation will be
Jan. 14, from 4 to 7 p.m.. at the
Dudley Hoffman Mortuary
A
VIIilI follow at 7 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will offered
at 9 a.m.
at the
at St. John Neumann Catholic Church.
Santa Maria Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Dudle'Y+tIllffnlin
Mortuary and Crematory.
Dudley-Hoffman
Mortuary & Crematory
(8.05) 922-8463
NormaJ. 'Goodbrod
1913
ZOlO
Norma Eugenia James Goodbrod, born
March 17, 1913 passed away January 12,
2010. She has been a resident: of Santa
Maria since 1935.
Norma was born in San Diego, CA
she was raised and educated. She
grad\labld from San Diego High School
and then from San Diego State in 1935
where she received her teaching.
credentials. She also holds Credentials for
Elementary, Junior High and High School.
Norma taught at Santa Maria High School
as a PE Instructor from 1935 - 1941 al).d was the Dean
of
from 1959 -1965.
Norma was a homemaker for many years. Her hobbies included
and reading.' She was a member of the Minerva
and
Chapel.
Norma is survived by
husband of 46 years, Oliver C.
Goodbrod, Son James Rice. and wife Linda of Pismo Beach,
and husband Stanley of Sonoma, CA.
Vincent of Coupeville,WA, Rodney
NUleland, CA and Shannon "Sunshine" Messina oli
for her students,
Sutter Creek, CA.
Michael Ball of Thousand Oaks,
colleag!Ll8S. She will be
CA, Darrell Ball and Leslie of Toronto, Canada, Andrew Rice and
memory of those she Megan of Santa Maria, CA, Stacie Noblitt of Santa Maria, CA, Ella
Moench and husband North of Santa Cruz, CA, Jake Goodbrod of
of Magner- Kneeland, CA and 5 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and
2010 at '11:00
Norma isprllcedecl in death by her parents, a sister Aileen Birch,
Albert James and George M. James.
be
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 16, 2010
at 11:00am In the Chapel of the Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary with
care of Mflfmer-M,110l1ev Funeral Pastor David Villarete of Calvary Chapel officiating. private
SYlnpathy notes
words of support may Inurnment VIIilI be in the Memory Gardens of the Dudley-Hoffman
Columbarium.
Friends if they so desire can make memorial contributions to
either Marian
1400 E. Church Street, Santa Maria,
CA
or to
charity in her name.
Arrangements are under the direction of Dudley-Hoffman
Mortuary, Crematory and Memory Gardens.
Richard Spencer Dent
away on December 30,
24, in Mesquite, NV'
2, 1985 in Santa Maria,
qll'elllleu local schools includ.ing
he
from
Richard was born in Long Beach,
ealifornia, on November 23, 1946. On
November 24, 2009 he was admitted at
Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in
Las Vegas, NV. On December 26 he
passed away at 11:20 a.m. He is survived
by his wife Gloria, son Rey and family.
Richard went to High School in La
Cresenta, California. After High School
he signed up for the U.S. Air Force. After
Basic training he was assigned to Beale Air
Force Base then to Clark Air Force Base in
the Philippines. He stayed in Clark for
until he was assigned to Vandenberg Air Force Base in
crossed trained and became a training advisor for his
his mother Sharon
steo-rnother Stan D. Carr and
Maggie Carr of St.
Grilndlfathe!rs Dr, Jack N. Sohrbeck
of Santa Maria and
Sr, of
and
Grandmotl)er and step-lsrandj:atl1et Carla and
Sf.
George, UT,
uncles and
was diagnosed of multiple Sclerosis in 1978. Richard and his
Arrangements are
direction Of iMGMiilliatJ,l'vlortU2lry in wife Gloria were married for 42 years. They celebrated their 42
SI. George,
anniversary on DeGember 11.
A rosary and memorial will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic
Church, 298 Thompson Ave., Nipomo, Ca. 93444.
In lieu flowers
make donations to: Martha's Ministry
St.
298 Thompson, Nipomo Ca. 93444.
Sclerclsis Society: 14 W. Valero, Santa Barbara, Ca.
K. Carr of Santa Maria
will be held on January 15, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at SI.
Church. A memorial will be held on January 16,
at 10;00 a.m. at SL Joseph's Catholic Church.
was a wonderful,
all those
she
lVllUltU. Fairess was over flowing with
life with a beautiful
to
and care for others. She
remain
our hearts forever.
who have helped us
Our sincere thanks to the countless
nl1"imf thi< difficult time.
memorial service will be held on
30,2010 at 1:00
p.m. at the First Presbyterian
of Grover Beach, 1830
Farroll Road.
In lieu of
donations can be made to the Fairess E.
Doug;llllJen,efitftllnQ at any Rabo Bank.
DEATH NOTICES
OK YON HOLCOMB, 69, of Santa Maria, passed away January
13, 2010.
are in the care of Magner-Maloney
Funeral Home
Crematory.
MB. BILL WELLMAN,
67, passed away January 11, 2010.
Resident of Santa Maria,
Arrangements are under the
direction of Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary and Crematory.
www.dudleyhoffmarimortuary.com
MRS. NORMA J. GOODBROD, age 96, passed away January 12,
2010. Resident of Santa Maria, CA. Arrangements are under the
direction of Dudley - Hoffman Mortuary and Crematory.
~~:d~~~~~~~~~:i:!ri~~~:
85, passed away January 11,
20113. Resident of Santa Maria,
Arrangements are under the
direction of Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary and Crematory.
"
Thursday. January 14, 2010 I TIMES' 83
CENTRAL COAST
Square'
Architect hired for
By DAVE BEMIS
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
[email protected]
Ilin Gonzaga/Staff
near Los Alamos.
Greenhouses sit on the Chisan
NURSERY:
Continued from page 81
COlIDtystaffdocuments years
ofeither misconnnlIDication
and miSlIDderstanding or defiance and contemptfor the
COlIDty'S planningandbuildingregulations.
.
Fletcher explainedthat the
nursery owner, HelIDgbok
Lee, is not fluent in English,
and that his agents misinterpretedthe COlIDty'S code for
agricultural structures.
No matter what the reason, tlle Board ofSupervisors
decidedto include additional
pressure to complybyrequestingmonthlyupdates
tlleiexisl:ingstructures and
M
Rama" event Feb. 6 at the
SantaMariaTown Center.
Scheduledfrom 10 a.m.to
andnurserycrops,includin~
floriculture.
said.
Prospective applicants may
also contact CDFA's Federal
Funds Management Office at
916-657-32310rgrants@
cdfa.ca.gov.
leaders.
SANTAMARIA
Boy Scouts of
American turn 100
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COUNTY:
Continued from page 82
1001(FAAST).
All applicants must register
for aFAAST accolIDt at hUps:
Ilfaast.waterboards.ca.gov.
Specialtycrops are defined
asfruits andvegetables, tree
nuts, driedfruits, horticulture
After months ofdiscussion' the Solvang City
COlIDcil overruledits staff
andbeautificationcommittee's reconnnendations,and awarded a contract for the designofa
small downtownplaza to a
local architect rather than a
Santa Barbara firm.
"FolIDders Square" is
about 2,500 square feet of
concrete on the east side of
Alisal Road, just south of
Mission Dlive. Fronting a
cityparkinglot, it is the site
ofpublic restrooms that
were torn doWn when new
ones were built pext door.
The cOlIDcil hopes to fill
the small space with
tourist amenities such as a
shade structure, seating
and historical information
before Solvang starts to
reach LOs Padres vUUU\.ll
ScoutExecutive Rebecca
Fields at ~)oT-0105,Ext.30
To celebratethe 100than-
tll0Ught it was?'
COlIDtyofficials confirmed Wednesdaythatthe
application had been made
to the Historic Landmarks
Advisory Commission
(HLAC), and saidit likely
would not appear on an
agendafor one ofthe
group's monthly meetings
before March, with a hearing not lIDtil April.
Bourdeaux and his development team have already met with HLAC for a
conceptual review of their
plans, and were on the
agenda again for Jan.n,
but asked to have the second review postponed lIDtil Feb. 8, saidHLAC
Cha:irman John Woodward.
The proposal has also
been presentedin concept
twice to the cOlmty's Cen-
celebrateits centemrial a
year from now.
Five design firms responded to the city's requestforproposals, but the
staff's first -choice company withdrew its proposal
before it couldbe presentedto the City COlIDcillate
last year. Design Arc of
Santa Barbarawas the next
choice oithe city staffand
ofthe Solvang Beautification Committee, though
Public Works Director Tully Clifford noted that all
the applications were acceptable.
Susan Williams and
other committee members
urged the cOlIDcil Monday
night to award a $25,000
contract to Design Arc, but
instead the cOlIDcil voted
lIDaninIously to award a
$21,000 contract to
Solvang architect David
Goldstien.
"Wewould like to see
tral Board ofArchitectural
Review for its feedback.
Before anything could be
built, the owners would
need to go through a
lengthy process ofapprovals before those advi.sory groups, <'\S well as the
co
. gCOl11IDission
ythe
Board ofSupervisors.
At the HLAC meeting
when Bourdeaux's group
made its presentation,
Woodward
on record sa
strongly that it should be a
landmark?'
•
However, he added, that
will have to be decided by
the full commission, and
much ofthe HLAC discussion will revolve arolIDd the
details, such as whether
the building alone or the
entire site should be designated' what rules and restrictions might be applied, a:nd when the landmark status would become
work C011lIDenCe on
FOlIDders SClllarle cllrid:lv;'
Williams
that would extend the
III Asked Vidro to schedule
a discussion on a future
agenda about howto
structure the ballot for tlle
City COlIDcilelection in
November, when the seats
ofthe mayor and three
other members of the fivemember cOlIDcil will be up
for election.
Because voters in 2008
created a directly elected
mayor's position out ofone
ofthe cOlIDcil seats, and
incumbent COlIDcilman
JinI Richardson was electedmayor, the mayor's
two-year term and three of
the four-year cOlIDcil
terms all end in 2010.
Before the November
ballot is created, the COlIDcil must decide how to get
the four cOlIDcilseats back
onto a rotation so that two
ofthem come up for election every two years, rather
than three at one election
and only one at the next.
Contributed
Mattei'sTavern. shown in 1888 soon after it was built by Felix
Mattei, was originally called The Central Hotel.
effective.
cOlmty cOlIDsel that technically' owner consent is
not required for landmark
(status):' Woodward said.
"However, the cOlmtyJs always had apolicy ofnot
designating alandmark
withollt oWner consent?'
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CALIFORNIA
rs state debt rating
n
'A-'
SACRAMENTO - A
state's $2() biJl!iOJll dl~ficit.
Standard & Poor's loweredits rating on California's $64billiongeneral ob"u'" ~h ,,,u_,, The agency
also dropped $9.4 billionin
lease-revenue bonds three
to
"BBB-.
Califomia already had
the lowest general obligation rating of any state
when S&Pdropped it from
"A+" to "N' in February
2009. Fitch and Moody's,
nia's debt al1draise the cost
low California's current
ative outlook, meaning fu- . opments;' S&P wrote.
ture downgrades are possiThe governor's finance
spokesman, H.D. Palmer,
ble.
The ratings agency said
said the agency's action
underscores the needfor
Californiais once again
facing cashshortages in
the Legislature to act
quickly.
Marchand July, andit
"If the Legislature acts
questioned some ofthe
on the governor's special
governor's budget propossessionproposals, nearly
es, including Qne to cover
half ofthat gap can be
.the low cashperiod in
closed;' Palmer said in a
Marchwith $1 billionin asstatement. "The governor
yet-undeterminedsolulooks forward to working
tions.
withthe Legislatureto
The agencyworries that
Schwarzenegger's proposal start taking the toughbut
to close tlle deficit relies too necessary steps to bring
our budget backinto balmuch onfederal help and
ance!'
underestimates the diffiGeneral obligationbonds
cultyofgetting voters and
are loans approvedbyvotlawmakers to agree to his
ers and paidback through
plan.
generaltaxes. Lease-rev"We believe that ... unenuebonds are used for
certainassumptions for
capitaloutlay. Theydon't
major portions ofthe
require voter approval and
budgetbalancing proposal
are paidbackl::>ythe state
make the state's credit
more susceptible to, adverse departments using the facility. '
economic or other devel-
BEVERLY HILLS
Schools to boot
non-district kids
Urban rescue team
deploy to Haiti
ACalifornia team ofurban
day to deployto earthquakestricken Haiti, where thousand'l are feared dead or
trapped inrubble.
,
Los Angeles County Fire
Department Inspector Frederic Stowers said tlle
72-member team andthousands ofpounds of equipment and supplie:s would
head to March Air Reserve
Base. The departure time was
Schwarzenegger said California was readyto offer any
assistance that is needed.
The BeverlyHills Unified
SchoolDistrict iI1 California
has approved a controversial
proposalto boot ouf-alloutof-districtstudents who are
mkindergartenthrough
eighthgrade, hut allhigh
schoolstudents willbe allowedto remain.
After a sometimes contentious meetingthat lasted
four hours Tuesdaynight, the
board votedunanimouslyto
notify all so-called "permit
students" inkindergarten
through 8thgrade that they
must emoll elsewhere.
The board's action comes
as the district switches its
funding from reliance on
state financing to its own
propertytax dollars. That
means the district will keep
more money from its
wealthy tax base but won't
receive the state's $6,239 for
each out-of-district student
it schools.
Los ANGELES
questioned aboutchild sex co~ent
Damage
$30M
Damage estimates from
which also cautioned
that "other states would
if
this weekend's magnitude6.5 earthquake in Humboldt
SAN FRANCISCO - A
proponent of California's
Associated Press
"",~,IriT"d'~ overturn the
Same~sex
couples, from left, Kris Perry, Sandy Stier,Jeffrey
Zarrillo and Paul Katami leave the federal courthouse
Monday in San Francisco.
measure.
a defl~ndantin the l:awsuit,
activists.
"Mly dlau:ght.er told me
her
chose to
become lesbians and exit after
thl~yrloticed tJhat samesex ma,rricig:e, they think
I fhir"," Tanl
"Thp,r h,,,rp some
pfl)bl,em ge1:tlllg; dates
Chinese-Americans
{'('I ...
childrlm:' states the let-
l11cirrj[age, since it is in the
air, they think, 'Oh,why
not try girls!"
Tam last week asked the
judge hearmg the case to
remove him as a defendant because he feared the
trial would generate publicity that could endanger
him and his family.
Chief U.S. District
Judge Vaughn R. Walker
has not yet ruled on
the request.
DavidThompson, a
lawyer for Proposition 8
backers, told Walker that
despite Tqm's official role
as a sponsor of the measure, Tam had nothing to
do with the can1paign and
"is attempting to withdraw to avoidprecisely
this kind offocus on his
mdividual views!'
Countyhave climbed tomore
than $30 million, officials
said Wednesday.
Countyroads suffered
about $2.5 million ofdamage
in Saturday's quake andnine
countybuildiUgs in and
aroundthe cityofEureka
suffered another $10 to
$15 million, said Phil SmithHanes, aHumboldt County
spokesman.
That's ontop ofabout
$17.9 millionin damage being
reportedby officials in Eure.:.
ka, the largest cityaffectedby
the temblor.
Meanwhile, Humboldt
Countywas hit onWednes-
9:36 a.m. Wednesday about
29 miles southwest of Eure-
ka.The USGS had originally
CAST FOR THE CENTRAL COAST
Council to revisit
marijuana ordinance
Pot dispensaries will either
be 500 or 1,000 feet from
schools, parks andother
public gathering spots in Los
Angeles as part of alongawaited ordinance.
The Los Angeles City
Council on Tuesdayhammeredout the final guidelines for the ordinance it has
fumbled with over the past
severalyears.'
TIle councilwillconsider
two draft ordinances next
Tuesday - one thatplaces
pot clinics 500 feet fromsocalled "sensitiveuses" such
as schools; the other 1,000
feet.
CouncilmanEdReyes says
the council willlikelyvote on
the ordinance next week.
Cityofficials are tryingto
comeup with anordinance
that addresses medicinal
marijuana andfigure out if it
is penmssible under state
law. Hundreds ofpot dispensaries have openedin Los
Angeles over the past couple
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r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, Hce.
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Richter scale, Reporting period ended at 4:40
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Force, time & location
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LOW TIDE
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clouds and sun
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Windy today with sunshine. A starlit sky
tonight. Plenty of sunshine tomorrow.
Clouds and sun Saturday.
Santa Barbara County South Coast:
Mostly sunny and breezy today. Mainly
clear tonight. Plenty of sunshine tomor-
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THURSDAY
January 14, 2010
RES
Newborn
.
screening
hunts for
ultra-unusual
gene diseases
rs
eSC,lIale war on
to combat
1P.\fPIS of.obesity
By UUIlAN NEEIltlAARD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON Athisfirst
birthday, John Klor couldn't sit
up onbis own. Afewmonths
later, he was cruisinglike any
healthytoddler - thanks to a
specialdiet that's treating the
North Carolinaboy's mysteri0us disease.
What doctors initiallycalled
cerebralpalsyinsteadwas arare
metabolic disorder assaulting
his brain and muscles, yet one
that's treatable ifcaughtin time.
UrgedbyJohn's family, Duke
Universityresearchers are
working on away to test newbornsfor this disease, called
GAMTdeficiency.It's part ofa
growing movement to add some
ofthe rarest ofrare illnesses
withsuch names as bubble-boy
disease, Pompe disease, Krabbe
disease - to the batteryof
screenings givento US. babies
hours after birth.
"There's otherchildrenout
there that canbe helped andbe
saved;' says Melissa Klor, John's
mother.
But justhowmanyillnesses
can that tiny spot ofblood
prickedfrom ababy's heel really
tum up? And not all are treatable, so when is populationwide testing appropriate?
"Families go throughthese
odysseys ofdiagnosis" to learn
what's wrongwith child, says
Dr. Alan Fleischman ofthe
MarCh otDifu'es, who's part ofa John Klor, then-16-months old, of Pirie Knoll Shore, N.C., pushes atoy
government advisory committee studying what to add to the
mini-seizure.
specially processedpastas nationalscreeninglist. Often,
Aneurologist diagnosed
withno more than 6 grams of
"theyargue that theywould
proteindaily. John drinks afor..;
cerebralpalsy. ButJohnnever
have beenbetter offknowing
had an MRI scan to prove the di- mula contai11ingcreatine and
evenifthere were no treatother missi11g nutrients.
agnosis' and Klor eventually
ments?'
sought asecondopi11ion. Right
"Within days, we startedto
Since 2004, specialistshave
see him getting stronger;' says
after John's first birthdaycame
urgedthat every US. newborn
the news: His brainscanshowed Klor, ofPineKnoll Shores, N.C.
be testedfor 29 rare but devasno signofcereqralpalsy, but he
Today at 19 months, John
tating genetic diseases, using'
might have any ofa number of
runs and clirhbs stairs.He's
that si11glened-prick ofblood,
degenerative metabolic disorstarti11g to make sounds like
to catchthe fraction who need
ders.
"rna" but speechis coming
fast treatment to avoid retardaIn aluckybreak, John'sblood more slowly; doctors are optiandurine were sent toDtIke's.
misticbut make Klorno promtion' severeillness, even death.
genetics laboratoryfor Special- ises.
States gradually adopted those
Only40 cases ofGAMT de.;.
ized testing that found he
recommendations, andfederal
couldn't process protein corficiency have been reported in
health officials saythe testing
rectly. John's bodywasn't promedical joumals,but Duke
catches aboutS,OOO babies a
yearwith
.
ducing asubstance calledcrea- specialists say creatine disortine that's crucialfor providing
ders probably are underdiagenergytothebrainand muscles, nosed, with symptoms similar
syrUp urine disease arid others
leading other proteinmetaboto other metabolic diseases.
withsuchtongue-twisting
names thatthey go byacronyms lites to basicallycloghis system GAMT deficiencymay eventuand damage hisbrain.
ally be a candidate for newborn
like LCHAD.
Creatine deficiency synscreening,although it's not yet
John Klor's illness is too new
dromes weren't discovered until clear if the troublesomesubfor that list.
1994; Duke is one oithe few labs stances will show up in blood at
Bythe time her sonwas
able to diagnose them. Fortubirth or ifa differentfest will be
6 months old, MelissaKlor
required, cautions medical genately' John's version - called
knew somethingwas wrong.
GAMT deficiencyi'orthe enneticist David Millington. His
John missed developmental
zyme, guanidinoacetate
lab is studying that now.
milestones, unable to sit, stop
The work is the latest in a
bis head from wobbling, orbab- methyltransferase, thathis body
lacks - is treatable inthe young. push to expandnewborn
ble. He regressed, quitting .
Doctors orderedavegan diet
screening:
rolling over. He staredblankly
onlyfruits, vegetables and
III Within two years, Misfor moments at a time, akind of
so.
With the recent release ofaseries ofa stom-
the debate over soft drinks' culJpabilit:;rfol'
Research
in the
England
Journal of
r£lit"icnt'lu
a
in the photo taken
souri and llli110is are to t)egjin
products ITtsdlOOlvelJtdiltgrnach:ines, and
screeninglist, des:pit,e few
treatments.
III Also'm1der consideration
for the national list is the bubble boy disease, fonnally
or
known as
disease!' Wisconsin is screenbe'ii'erage C)OrrlpaJrlleS andbottlers. "C'ih",c,h"c
officials sl1clulcifOiCUS onteaching Jpeo1ple to
Ne
st
Up to 3.6 million people
suffer concussions yearly
It's calledthe invisible injttrybecausethe
damage is inside one's head andthe symptoms ofheadache, nausea,wooziness or
spottyconcentratlbndon't showuplikea
swollen ankle or abrokennose.
So to treat, preventandunderstand concussions' doctors at the UniversityofPittsburghMedicalCenter havemade it observable throughagroundbreakingtest that
tracks mentalacuity, before and after brain
trauma.
"Itputs the brain thrqugh a stress test;'
saidDr. Mark Lovell, director ofthe UPMC
sports-medicine concussion program. "It's
atoolthat allows us to studythe cognitive
process - howwethink, howweremember. It alerts us whenthe brainis not ftmctioningproperly:'
Aconcussionis the violent shakingor
findsbr
"The brain runs things. We
don't understand it as well as
other organs in the body
because it's so complicated.
We're learning by leaps and
bounds, yet almost everything
we know about concussions
we've learned in the last five
to 10 years:'
Dr. Mark lovell
Director of the University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center sports-medicine concussion
program
jarringofthe brain. The injttry has beenin
public conversations recentlybecause
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback BenRoethlisberger misseda game after taking aknee
tothe head in Kansas City, Mo.
soft drinks.
saw 24I)ati!mts at his sutll:u'tlan,office
all three UPMC clirricswhere iconcus:siOli1S
link.
each year.
andnutritiol1 advocates say th€~ir effolt Sllould
sport!'
Athletes aresaicjto play withheEirt
healthdeplartJmellt ITl the country:' saiel
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dication that something is
sense ofself.
wrong. If a concussion test
"The brain runs things
shows a number signifisaid Lovell. "We don't un- cantly different from the
derstand it as well as other baseline, the alarm sounds
organs in the body because for doctors.
it's so complicated. We're
"The number we get
learning by leaps and
from the test establishes a
bounds, yet almost every- standard for us to work
thingwe know about con- from. It alerts usifthe
cussions we've learned in
brain isn't functioning
the last five to 10 years."
properlyr Lovell said.
The experts note that no "We've given the test
two concussions are the
800,000 times. We know
same, just as no two people what normal is."
have identical thought
Ablow to the head can
processes.
cause a "firesto:r;m" in the
In the past, athletes who brain, Lovell said. Aconsuffered brain injuries
cussion changes the
were said to have had their chemistry in the fluid surbell rung, a terrible misrounding the brain, which
nomer.
makes billions of functions
. Early testing was as
a second based on chemiprimitive as holding up
cal reactions. An injury
fingers in front of an athcould interrupt synaptic
lete or asking what day of
pathways and lead to dysthe week it is.
function.
Understanding was just
"Nobody wants their
as primitive. For example,
athletes hurt. It's not good
Chuck Muncie, who had a for the athlete, it's not
remarkable college and
good for the team, it's not
NFL career, was kicked off good for the sport;' Lovell
his higll-school team ip
said. "Testing is 100 perUniontown, Pa., because
cent about protecting the
he wouldn't play with a
health of athletes."
concussion in the early ,
Testing can be done in 14
1970s.
different languages.
Then along came ImIt should also be noted
PACT (Immediate Postthat while athletes receive
concussion and Cognitive
a lot of attention because
Testing). It was created
of concussions, the Maine
and developed by Lovell
National Guard is testing
and first used through the
its soldiers. It's a reminder
Steelers in the 1990s. In
about priorities that the
fact, running back Merrill
blast wounds and head
Hoge established a basetrauma suffered by troops
line with the Steelers,
in Afghanistan and Iraq get
which was constilted after less publicity than the
he went to the Bears and
concussions of big-time
endured two concussions
quarterbacks.
that led to his retirement.
Meanwhile, the tests
Lovell is associated with place the decisions about
Dr. Joseph Maroon, the
returning to action on
Steelers' neurosurgeon
doctors rather than on
who made the call to sit
coaches or players.
Roethlisberger on Sunday.
"We know they are exAdministered on a com- tremely competitive peoputer, ImPACT takes
pIe who do not want to talk
20 minutes to complete.
about symptoms. We know
Essentially, a combinaathletes will not police
tion of words, colors, .
themselves. They're intershapes and numbers are
ested in playing. Our inused to test recognition,
terest is in protecting
memory and reaction
them, sometimes from
times.
themselves:' Lovell said.
About 80 percent of NFL
One side effect of taking
players, who have a highthe test is a headache, beer-than-normal recovery
cause the test stimulates
rate from injuries, can
blood flow in the brain.
mend from a concussion in
For example, the test
three weeks. The remaingives a number sequence
der can take significantly
to a series of shapes. The
longer.
participant will then be
Incurring a second conasked to match a number
cussion before the first
to the corresponding
shape. Also, a list of words heals can have long-term
consequences, particularly
is shown, and the particiin children.
pant is asked to say if a
UPMC has been able to
word was or was not inprovide blankettest covereluded on the list.
age to high- school athletes
As a comparison, the
baseline number is like the in Western Pennsylvania.
time an athlete can run the The cost to test a school is
about the cost of two football helmets, Lovell said,
and there are sponsors
who are picking up some
tabs.
High schools in all
50 states use the UPMC
test.
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BERLIN (AP) - Amusical about Barack Obama's "Yes
we can" election campaign premieres in Germany this
weekend, including love songs by the president to his
wife Michelle and duets with Hillary Clinton. Even John
McCain and Sarah Palin are given stage time, with actors portraying the losing Republican candidates and
belting out songs on their behalf. In all, 30 singers,actors and dancers are to perform in the musical "Hope
..,;. the Obama Musical Story" when it opens at the
Jahrhunderthalle concert hall in Frankfurt in abilingual mix of English and German.The audience may
recognize that many songs quote from the politicians'
stump speeches duringthe presidential campaign.
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DEAR ABBY
Abigail Van Buren
EARABBY: Our son,
"Sam:'is a senior inhigh
schoolandhas chosena collegethat will &'Uit his major. Now,
all ofa sudden, his girlfriend,
"Amanda:' has decided she wants
to attendthe same school. We'd
liketodiscourage itbecause we
know she's onlygoingthere to be
close to our son. We feel she needs
to get out onher ownas much as
Samdoes.
Samhastriedtobreakupwith
her inthe past, but she Illi1kes him
feel guilty aboutbreaking it off. We
have talkedto our sonabout her
andherbehavior. Heis abright kid,
but seems not tobe smart where
D
Amandais concerned.
Please helpus figure out a wayto
Illi1ke Samunderstandthe kind of
positionhe's putting himselfin.
Amandais needy and
spoiled. She has never had
toworkfor anything. Our
sonholds downtyvo jobs
and seems veryindependent - sowhyis he coddling
her? - HELPNElIDED
INWISCONSIN
DEAR HELP NEEDED:Sammaybeemotional about Amanda, or just so
soft-hearted he can't get past her
guitltfrips. Please remain calm,
be(~am:;e college is almost a year
away and a lot can happen between now and then. IfAmanda's
focus is onSam and not her
grades, although she may want to
attend the same college, she may
not be accepted for enrollment.
Ifshe is, thenyour husband
needs to have aman-to-man talk
with. Samandpoint out that when
he gets to college he is goingtobe exposedto many
different experiences and
people, that he's quickly
goingto grow emotionally
andintellectually, andthat
is whyit's important that
he keeps his options open.
DEARABBY: MyproblemisIattractneedypeopIe. Idon't have aproblemsetting
boundaries. However, those
boundaries are frequently crossed
becausethepersonis so self-absorbedthat he/she "can'thear" me.
How does one drawtheline with
a complete strangerwhowants to
tellme her whole life storythe first
time we meet, and sucks awaymy
energyand my time? Ifeellikethe
personisn't eventalkingto me. She
might as wellbe talking to herself
or to a wallfor all Icare.
Abby, Ido not want to continue
beingtaken hostagebythese kinds
ofpeople. I'mnot interestedin
their lives or troubles. I have
enoughofmy own. I don't wantto
be unkind,butIhaven'tfounda
wayto protect myselffrom being
forced to invest time inneedy acquaintances with whom Idonot
wishtopursue a relationship. I am
not atotal (rhymes withwitch), but
lam definitely ... BAFFLEDIN
VEROBEACH,FIA.
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the type ofperson you describe is a
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Arthritis under control through diet
AsK DR.. GOTT
EARDR.GOTI':
Tenyears ago, Iwas
diagnosedwith
palindromic rheumatoid
arthritis. I didn't want to
take the medication, so I
did a lot ofreading. The
first information I found is
to avoid foods that worsen
the condition. They're usually the ones you eat every
day and think you can'tlive
without. Comwas a major
onefor me, andit's inmany
processedfoods. I also
foundthat alternating food
farirllies sothat eachWas
eatenonly once everyfour
days brought me relief. It
takes some work to figure
out what foods are in the
same fatnily, but there are
sources,
I haven't had anyproblems for over 10 years and
no longer have to be so
careful about alternating
D
foods. Imentioned this to
someone I knew who was
havingrheumatoid arthritis problems, too, He also
found reliefby avoidingthe
foods and dfinks he consumedmost often.
Imentioned this
to myrheumatologist, andhe said
there were experiments beingdone
with food andthe
condition. I don't
know what theyhave
discovered, but I do
knowthis has been
helpful to me. I hope it can
help others.
DEARREADER.: Palindromic rheumatoid arthritis disease is inflammation
around joints, commonly
affectingthe fingers and
knees. Pain often appears in
two or three joints and
might last up to three days
and canbe severe. Oddly, it
can cease as quickly as an
episode begins, The condi-
tion is characterizedby
joint stiffness, inflatnmation, warmth and pain,
Anti-inflammatory
medicines maybeineffective for paincontrol; however, aphysician may
choose to prescnbe
methotrexate or
hydroxychloroqnine for better
control.
Alternative controlincludeshydrotherapy, herbals
and aproper diet.
The consumption
ofmeat and dairyproducts
is acceptable when combined withfruits, vegetables and an appropriate
amount ofwater. When
consumedinappropriately,
dairy products can cause
bloating, diarrhea and
stomachpain. Stress and
smoking canbe debTInental to the condition.
Adiet for those afflicted
with rheumatoid arthritis
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shouldbe restrictedto no
more than 2,000 calories
daily withfruits, vegetables
andprotein beingthe foundation. If aprimary-care
physician cannot get apatient startedinthe right direction' the patient should
ask for a referralto a
rheumatologist and dietician who can.
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ofmaterial opportunities exist. However, you willneedto
take advantage.
nott11ilike vampires in Stephenie
.
Meyer's novels.
An effective way to dealwith a
sapper is to stop the conversation.
Explain that he or she has caught
you at a time or place when it's inconvenient to talk, or tell the person you do not feel qualified to
deal with their situation and refer
them to a doctor, lawyer or therapist. Then walk away or end the
phone call- depending upon
how they have "attached" themselves to you.
DEARABBY: Myboyfriend
broke up withme, saying, "It's not
me, it's you:' Ifhe meant it as a
joke, Ididn't feel like laughing.
What should Ihave said to him? ..;..
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DEARSIUNG: The bestrespouse is tlle one youprobably
gave him: "Goodbye!"
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and Southpasses. NowWest
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Evenifpartner has a maximum 10 points, there are
l:ikelytobeatleastfourlosers.
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trumpto kill theruff.
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assist with a high-profile operation in
the new episode "Blink."
30 Rock
9 p.m. on KSBY
Remember, kids: Don't drink and
dial. In this new episode, Jack (Alec
Baldwin) tries to undo the damage
he caused on New Year's Eve when
he left a drunken phone message for
an ex-lover. Jenna (Jane Krakowski)
fakes a relationship with actor James
Franco in an effort to cover up a secret that could cause him embarrassment Liz (Tina Fey) welcomes her .
nalve, recently "outed" cousin to the
city in "Klaus and Greta."
CSI: Crime Stene Investigation
9 p.m. on KeOy
The CSI team's investigation into the
murder of two beautiful women at a
Las Vegas hotel leads them to a decidedly .unusual killer in the new
episode "Sin City Blue." Marg Helgenberger, Laurence Fishbume,
Eric Szmanda and
P
star; Raphael Sbarge
and James Frain guest star.
9:00 a.m. TCM *** "A Womlll1'S
Face" Ingrid Bergman.
9:30 a.m. HBO **y,"The Soloist"
Jamie FoX)(.
1ll:oo a.m. COM ** "House Party 2"
Kid'N Play.
AMC **J, "King Kong" Jeff
"The Eye" JessiBaby
"Confessions of
a Shopaholic" Isla Fisher.
12:00
DIS ** "The Wild" Voices of
ofa Murder"
James Stewart,
1:00 p.m. AMC ** "Stllr Trek: Nemesis" Patrick Stewart.
1:45 p.m. STAAl *** "Enemy of the
Slate" Will
"Dr. DolMe 2"
Murphy.
3:15 p.m. TCM *** "Whiletfle City
Sleeps" uarla "rlure.,,,s.
3:30p.m.
Hutch"
4:00
9:30 a.m, 1lt'~:T ~m'.,., WI,,,,
DIS Imagination
10:00 a.m. KCET Dinoseur Train
DIS Jungle Junction
10:30 a.m. KCET Clifford the Big Red
Dog
11:00 a.m. KCET WordWorid
I\IICKMax&
School
11:30 a.m.
DIS Charlie & Lola
NICK Max & Ruby
11:55 a.m. DIS Hsppy Monster Band
12:00 p.m. KCET Sesame Street
NICK The Fresh Beet Band
1:30 p.m. NICK I'll Hao, KaHan
2:00 p.m. KCET Sid lI1e SCience Kid
2:30 p.m. KCET Arthur
TALK SHOWS
6:00 a.m. KCET Los Ninos en Su
Casa
7:00 a.m. KEYT Good Morning America David Wright; Art Smllh.
KSBY Today Dr. Roberta Lee; Jeremy
Remer.
.
KTAS Levanlate Un programa que
ofrece'mucho entretenimienlo,
KCOY The Early Show Signs apet
may be sick.
9:00 a.m. KEYT Live With Regis and
Kelly Kiefer Sutherland; Norah Jones
perlorms,
KKFX Dr. Phil Dr. Phil examines why
people lie.
KCOY Rachsel Ray
10:00 a.m. KEYT The View Actress
Rachel Weisz,
KTLA Jerry Springer Woman seeks
lesbilll1 relationship,
KKFX The Bonnie Hunt Show
Matthew Goode; Jodyne L Speyer,
11:00 a.m. KEYT The Martha Stewart
ShOW The blDg show: Brian Williams.
KTLA The Steve Wilkos Show Man
hes four children wllh two women.
KCAL The Doctors When a child
should star! talking.
KTTV The Dr. Oz Show Alleviating the
biggest body peins,
12:00 p.m. KTLA Maury Psychic Jeffrey
Wands.
1:00 p:m. KSBY Access Hollywood
KCET Los Ninos.en Su Casa
1:30 p.m. KSBY Extra
2:00 p.m. KTLA Maury Shocking secret,
ne detector test.
3:00 p.m. KEYT The Dr. Oz Show
Wamingsigns of Alzheimer's diseass,
KTLA The lYre Show Tori Spelling;
Daphne Oz; YouTube slaTs.
KSBY The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Ellen Pompeo;Jirn Parsons,
KCOY Dr. Phil Dr. Phil examines why
peoplene.
4:00 p.m. KTLA The Tyra Show Addressing annoying friends and family
members.
KSBY OprahWinfrey All new: Nate
Beti<us lll1d Patti Stanger.
KTTV The Wendy Williams Show Kesha performs; Sandra "Pepa" Denton.
KCOY The Doctors When a child
should start talking,
5:00 p.m. KTAS AI Rojo Vivo con
Maria Celeste Informa a1televidente
sabre el acontecer diario,
KTTV The Dr. Oz Show Warning signs
of Alzheimer's disease,
7:00 p.m. KCET Tavis Smiley Singer
Rosanne Cash,
KCAL Dr. Phil Married couples learn
to fight fair.
KCOY Entertainment Tonight Actor
Kirk Dougles.
7:30 p.m. KCOY The Insider
.
10:00 p.m. KSBY The Jay Lena Show
Actor Juslln Long.
11:00 p.m. KCETTavis Smiley Singer
Rosanne Cash.
11 :30 p.m. KCET Charlie Rose
11 :35 p.m. KSBY The Tonight Show
Witfl Conan O'Brian Actor Rob Lowe;
actress Jane Krakowski.
KCOY Lete Show WIth David Lellllrman Denzel Washington; the Low Anthem.
12:06 a.m. KEYT Jimmy Kimmel Live
Kobe Bryant; Katharine McPhee performs,
12:37 a.m. KSBY Lete !,'light Wrth Jimmy Fallon Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy
Renner.
KCOY The lele Lete Show With
Craig Ferguson June Andrews; Vampire Weekend.
1:30 a.m. KTSB La Mejor de Eecanda10 T.V.
1:36 a.m. KSBY Lest Call With carson
Daly Donald Glover; Ellery
Hollingsworth.
HGTV For Rent
HGTV Designed to Sell
HGTV The Unsellables
p.m. CMT Extreme Makeover:
Home Edition
HGTV Design on a Dime •
2:30 p.m. HGTV Designers' Challenge
3:00
!iGTV Designers' Challenge
HGTV Color Splash
HGTV Color Splash
HGTV Spice Up My Kitchen
HGTV lnoome Properly
HGTV Bang for Your Buck
CMT Estreme Maksover:
Edition
HGTV Designed to Sell
HGTV Designed to Sell
HGTV House Hunters .Inter-
Office
KKFX Everybody Lovee Raymond
KCOY 12 News Nightcast
KCOP Fox News at 11
KTSB Conlacto DepOrlivo
KSTV Poor'men's Bikini Beach Palty
KADY RelIeVe Back Pain
COOKING
12:00 p.m. TVFN Paula's Home Cooking
12:30 p.m. TVFN Everyday 1la1llll1
1:00 p.m. TVFN3O-Minute Meels
1:30 p.m. TVFN Barefoot Conteesa
2:00 p.m. TVFI\I Semi-Homamade
Cooking With Sendra Lee
2:30 p.m. TVFN Boy Meets Grill
3:00 p.m. TVFN Guy's Big Bite
3:30 p.m. TVFN Tyler'S Ultimate
HOME & GARDEN
Bale.
KSTV Free Money "They" Don't
Want You to Know About
11:35p.m. KEYTNighlllne
KSBY The Tonight Show With ConanD'Brien
KCOY Lete Show WIth David lellerman
Pagado
12:00 p.m. KCOY American Home
HGTV House Huntere Intemationei
KKFX Paid Program
KCOP Malcolm in the Middle
KSTV Fashion Jewelry Bazaar: PreTucson
12:06 a.m. KEYT Jimmy Kimmel Live
12:30 a.m. KADY programa Pagado
KTLA Stllr Trek: The Next Generation
KCET Califomia's Gold
KCAL Soutfl Park
KTTV King of the Hill
KKFX Malcolm in lI1e Middle
KCOP Lew & Order: Special Victims
Unit
12:37 a.m. KSBY Lete'Night With JImmy Fallon
KCOY The Lete Lete Show Wrth
Craig Ferguson
1:00 a.m. KADY Programa Pagado
KCET Nightly Business Report
KCAL KKFX Scrubs
KTAS Decisiones
KTTV Fox 11 Ten O'Clock News
KSSY Fashion Jewelry Bazaar: PreTucson
1:06 a.m. KEYT Seinteld
1:30 a,m. KADY IqAS programa Pagado
KTLA Paid Program
KCET Classic Arts Showcase
KCAL RENO 9111
KKFX According to Jim
KCOP Married... WiIl1 Children
KTSB La Mejor de EllClindalo T.V.
1:35 a.m. 'KEYT Paid Program
KSBY Lest Call WIth CarsonDlI/y
1:37 a.m. KCOY Paid Program
2:00 a.m. KADY KTAS Programa Pagado
KTLA Paid Program
KCAL Pastor SCott
KTTV Heeling Foods
KKFX Frasier
KCOP Jack Van Impe Presents
2:05 a.m. KSBY Poker After Dark
2:06 a.m. KEYT ABC World News Now
2:07 a.m. KCOY Up to the Minule
2:30 a.m. KADY KTAS Programa Pagado
KTLA KTTV KCOP Paid Program
KKFX
paz
KTSB
3:00 a.m
me Pagado
KTLA Jerry Springer
KCAL KTTV KCOP Paid Program
KKFX Half & Half
KSSY KSTV Gem Mania: Pre-Tucson
3:04 a.m. KSBY The Tonight Show
With Conan O'Brien
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HEALTH CALENDAR
If you want an item listed
it
.two weeks in advance to calendar®santamariatimes.com,
fax it to Attn: Calendar at 928-5657, or mail
Health
Calendar, SantaMaria Times, 3200
Santa
Meditation class: 7:15 p.m.
Wednesdays, White Lotus Yoga Center,
701 E. North Ave., Ste. F, Lompoc. Info:
563-6000, e-mail meditate.lompoC@
. gmail.com.
Maria, CA 93455. Include the eWint i:im~!, d(~te,ad(lre;;s <'lInd a 2-1-1 Helpline: provides assistance
contact phone number.
ifyou are facing acrisis and need help
and want to know what agencies are
Overeal:ers Anonymous:
available in Santa Barbara County. Free,
HEALTHY SUPPORT
Thul'Sdlly.l0:30 a.m., Rancho Del
anonymous and confidential. Dial 2-1-1.
Family Mental Health Support
Horne ParkClubhouse,
Cell phone users other thanT-Mobile:
Groups: noon to 2p.m. Thursdays in
OC!lano.lnfo: 48g..3502. (800) 400-1572. TrY for people with
English, Fridays in Spanish,500 W.
Thul'Sd1ly.6 p.m., Bethel Lutheran
hearing impainnents:899-8108.
Foster Road, Santa Maria. Info:
Church, 624 E. Camino Colegio, Santa
Michaelo Balcazar, 441-5098.
Maria. Into: 'j.1/'/:l,t,':J.
Afamily Partnf!l':available
county
Cancer Comtersations
informaSupport Group of santa
mpoc.lnfo:
4to 5p.m. second and fourth Thursday
305-9219.
of the month, Rabobank,l660
Copenhagen Drive, Solvang. Info: 563Community Resources
.5852, visit www.ccsb.org.
.
Helpline: helps getyou in touchwith
trained profession'll counselors when
Dystonia Support Group: 4p.m.
you are facing acrisis and want to talk
second Thursday of the month. The
or need help. Available 24 hours daily.
Free, anonYlTlous, confidential. Info:
Santa Maria, 928-5818; lompoc, 734cal movement disorder or wondering if
2711.
they are. Info and location: Frank
Salcido, 925-9634.
HEALTHY BODIES
santa
Celiac
Support Group: second Thursday
of the month.lnfonnation for those
who are newly diagnosed and support
and information to those who cannot
eat gluten. Info and for time and location: 937-0087, e-mail smvceliacs@
msn.com.
la lethe league:.10:30 a.m. third
Thursday of the month, South Side
Coffee Company, 105 South HSt.,
Lompoc. Provides information and
encouragement for mothers about
.breast-feeding. All mothers and babies
are welcome. Info: Shamaar, 735-6898,
e-mail LompocLLL@gmaiLcom.
Santa Maria. Intn' w',-nx.:J,!
Tuesday: 8 a.m. Chapter 1625,Valley
of flowers Half Century Club, 341 North
NSt., Lompoc. Info: Janet, 742-0202.
Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. Chapter 882,
Seventh-DayAdventist Church, 1775 S.
Thornburg St.lnfo: Chelan, 349-2193.
Wednesday: 9a.m. Chapter 2110,
Town and Country Estatos,1600 E.
Clark Ave., Orcutt. Info: 937·3961.
Wednesday: 9a.m. Chapter 2423,
Mobile Home Park
VIUUIIIUU"C, LU.)U E. ClarkAve., Orcutt.
Parkinson's Support Group of
santa Maria: 1to 3p.m. fourth
Thursday of the month, Grace Baptist
Church, 605 E. McCoy Lane. Info: 937m6 or 925-0266.
Reiki Relaxation Therapy: 2p.m.
third Thursday of the month, Unity
Chapel of light, 1165 Stubblefield
Road, Orcutt. Cost: free. Info: 937-3025,
Codependents Anonymous:
7:30 p
,Rabobank conference room,
S. Broadway, Santa
Maria. This is a12-stepprogram. Info:
934-5228.
learn how to remain independent despite visionloss:l0
a.m. to 2p.m. Mondays; Santa Maria
Terrace, 1405 E. Main St. Newways of
doing daily tasks are tallght bythe
Braille Institute, such as managing the
home,traveling in and around the
home and community, and how to
receive talking books through Braille
InstitUte's Libraryservicas.lnfo:6826222
Education fur
:P):l()to II:30 a.m.
Fridays,One Consignment Store, 240 E.
Highway 246 #105, Buellton. Info: 5643888, visit www.sbpep.org.
Senior Exercise: 8:30 a.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, First United
Methodist Church, 275 N. Halcyon
Road, Arroyo Grande. Cost: free. Info:
481-2692, visit www.worship
weekly.com.
and low-cost services for seniors 50
and older, including blood pressure,
pulse, weight, total cholesterol, screening for anemia, diabetes and fecal
blood. Nutritional counseling and referras available if needed. Cost: free. Info:
481-2692 or 788-082Z
Payrrl(!nt Assistance Programs
and government·sponsored insurance
programs are available at Arroyo
Grande Community Hospital,345 S.
Halcyon. To enroll, visit the hospital's
Admitting and Patient Registration
Department. Info or to schedule an
appointment: 473-7600.
Preventive Health Care for the
Aging: County Health Care Services
sponsor clinics throughout Santa
Barbara County for residents 55 and
older. Cost: free, contributions are
accepted. Info or to schedule an
appointment: 681-5266.
santa Maria Wisdom Adult
Day Health care: 8a.m.to 4p.m.
for residents of Santa Barbara and San
Luis Obispo counties ages 18 and older.
Rehabilitative services are provided to
adults with physical or mental impairments that limit their ability to function
independently. Services are covered by
MediCal or private pay..Info: 349-9810,
Ext. 201.
HEALTHY RESOURCES
laughter Yoga: 10to 10:45 a.m.
Fridays, Luis Oasis senior Center Main
Hall, 420 Soares Ave., Old Orcutt. This
is an unconditional aerobic laughter
exercise and notatraditional stretchyo
in~props
or
Laughteryoga
can be done without strain by all ages,
physlpil abilities, fitness levels and
ost: free. Info: 937·9750
Alliance fur Pharma~cal
AccesS (APA): 1to? p.m. Monday
to Thursday, insideMarian Medical
Center West, 505 E. Plaza Drive, Santa
Maria. Provides access to prescription
medications prescribed by their physician free of charge through online
patient assistance programs. APA provides assist'lnce free ofcharge and
tsand
Pismo Beach Recreation
Division Walking Club: 7:25 to
and
Alzheimer's Association
"Make the Rm call" campaign: provides education to the public and assistance
days
Info: 547-3830 or
272-
loss: weekdays, offer
CitiesSwim School,425 Traffic Way,
Arroyo Grande. Info: 481-6399.
ciaries with billing problems, insurance
claims, denials or appeals. In addition,
HICAP can help those that qualify in
applying to programs that pay for part
or all of prescription costs. Info or to
schedule afree and confidentii:ll
appointment: 928-5663 or (800) 4340222.
desk and in the gift shop. The atIXiliatY
also helps raise money for scholarships
and other community projects. Info:
489-4261.
Health Insurance CoI.ll1$tliling
and .AdvoQCY Program
(HICAP): 10 a.m. to noon, Tuesday,
Feb. 9, Area Agency on Aging, 528 S.
Broadway, Santa Maria, new volunteer
orientation. Voluirteers are!leeded by
HICAP to help others learn about
Medicare. Info: (800) 434-0222.
A-Wish Foundation, volunteer or make
the riskof IYlTlphedema.
ReIaxatiOfI )berapy: 2to 4p.m.
fourth Thursday of the month, Marian
Medical Center, 1400E. Church St.,
Conference Room A.This stress reduction therapy is available to cancer
patients and health care personnel.
~ng Yoor Strength and
EndUnlnce: ongoing specialized .
exercise classes offered through the
Marian Cancer Center, at Marian's
Health and Wellness Center and
Hancock College at no cost to cancer
patients. Registration required.
Swing Thm cancer: 1to Zp.m.
third Wednesday of the month,
Monarch Dunes Golf Club driving
range. Cancer patients, survivors and
caregivers learn'basic golf techniques
to help alleviate the stress they may
be experiencing. Reservations
required.
Cancer center Resources:
Marian Cancer Care SelVices, 210 S.
Marian Medical center: needs
Palisade Drive, Ste. 200, Santa Maria,
volunteers to help throughout the hos- offers tree information and access to
pital, including the gift shop, newborn
Intemetatld other resources to
nursery and front lobby fecel:ltion at
teSllarch your questions. Call the
Carreer Centerto ensure avolunteer is
available to assist you. Info: 739-3780.
. . ~ Il1fom1ation Lending
LlbrMy. variety of free pamphlets
Marian Medical t"'. .hw'!:
and handouts relating to questions and
Hospice Program: !leeds volundiagnoses are available, as well as a
teers in the Santa Marla, Lompoc, .
.free lending librarythat offers access
Solvang, Nipomo and Five Cities areas. to books and other media.
Info: 73g..3830.
Il1fom1ation: assising the pros and
ring the
bout ongoing
§
R~~mSupportGrou~
10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16,this
month only in the boardroom of the
main building, Arroyo Grande Hospital,
345 S. Halcyon Road, Arroyo Grande.
Wear
Info:
Sooth County ParkinsOn's
Caregivers Support Group: 1to
3p.m. thirdTuesday of the month,
Rabobank Offices Conference Room,
542 Camino Mercado, Arroyo Grande.
Info: 481-7424.
santa Maria
and
Rhel.lmatic Diseases Group: 7
to 9p.m. fourth Tuesday of the month,
Knollwood Village Mobile Home Park
Clubhouse, 4012S. Bradley Road. Info:
346-2484, e-mail [email protected].
AI-Anon Support Groups:
Thursday: 5:30 p.m., 110 N.
• Thompson Road, Nipomo. Info: 4739333 or a-mail barbnwayne@
charter.net.
Friday: Noon, Santa Maria Public
library, 421 S. McClelland St.lnfo: 9253782.
Mondlly.
11 a.m., 324
W. Cypress
Info: 9253782.
Wednesday: 5:30 p.m., Casa Grande
Clubhouse, 519 W.Taylor St., Santa
Maria. Info and gate access: Barbara,
922-0574.
Wednesday: 8p.m., St. Mary's
School, teachers lounge, 424 E.
Cypress St., Santa Maria. Info: 9250924.
Alzheimer's Support Groups:
first and thin:! Fridays: 10:30
a.moto noon, Edwards Community
Center, 809 N. fremont, Santa Maria.
Info: Alice, 349-9810, Ext. 200.
Second and fourth fridays: 1to
3p.m., St. Mary's Episcopal Church,
2800 HarrisGrade Road, Lompoc. Info:
733-9459.
Second Wednesday: 1to 2:30
p.m., Rrst United MethodistChurch,
275 N. Halcyon Road, Arroyo Grande.
Info: 547-3830.
7to 8:30 p.m.,
Merrill Gardens,
N. Suey Road,
Santa Maria. Info: 937·9193.
Reflexology: 10 a.m. to 1p.m.
Tuesdays, Luis OASIS Senior Center,
420 Soares Ave., Old Orcutt. Cost: $15
for half-hour appointment. Info and
appointment: 937-9750.
"How to Prepare fur Rotator
Cuff Repair Surgery": time and
day varies, Santa Maria Valley Physical
Therapy Group, 820 E. Enos Drive. Cost:
free. Info and to reserve aclass: 9288257, visit www.smvpt.com.
,
Immunization Clinics: offered by
Santa Barbara County Public Health.
Ages 18 and younger are screened for
low-income immunizations. Cost: $15
per visit. Info: 346-8420, e-mail
[email protected].
lompoc: 1to 3p.m. Mondays and
Fridays, 310 North RSt.
santa Maria: 1:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, and 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. fridays, 2115 S.
Centerpointe Parkway.
Teen Wfliiness Program:3t06
p.m. Tuesdays and 3to 5:30 p.m.
Fridays,Arroyo Grande EOG Health
selVices Clinic,1152 E. Grand Ave.
Services, including reproductive health
services, are proVided in asafe environment with staff trained to screen,
assess and provide intervention. No
appointment necessary but preferred.
Info: 489-4026.
NAMI Northern santa Barbara
santa Maria valley YMCA: many
programs and activities for families,
singles and seniors.You can join online
and pick up your membership card at
the front desk, 3400 Skyway Drive,
when you visit the first time. Info: 937S521, visit www.smvymca.org.
HEALTHY SERVICES
H1Nl Vaccination: French Hospital
Medical Center will offer free HINI vac'
cinations to the public at the Health
and Fitness Expo, Alex Madonna Expo
Center, 100Madonna Road, San luis
Obispo, Saturday, Jan. 16 and Sunday,
Jan. 17from noon to 2p.m.
Women health services:
Community Health Centers of the
Central Coast in Santa Maria and
throughout San Luis Obispo County.
Services, including family planning and
services for sexually transmitted diseases, are confidential and range from.
free to low cost based on income eligibility. Call for appointments 8a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday to friday. Info: Santa
Maria, 934-5400; SLO County, 4817243 or 269-1500.
Recording fur the Blind and
Dyslexic: provides audio books and
other taped resources to member borrowers and their families to help cope
with grief, stress, death and dying. Info:
681-0531.
.
santa Barbara County's infurmation·andreferral hotllne
and telephone OOI.Inseling
service: offers 24-hour help for child
abuse, drugs and alcohol, financial
assistance, medical care, pregnancy,
seniorinfonnation and suicide prevention. Dial: (800) 400-1572.
HEALTHY HElPING
Blood donations: 10 a.m, to 6p.m.
Monday and Tuesday; 10 a.m. to 7p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday; 8a.m. to 3
p.m. Friday, Santa Maria Blood Center,
1770 S. Broadway. Info and to schedule
ablood donation: 928-2546, visit
www.UnitedBloodServices.orgiCentral
Coast.
Coast Hills Federal Credit
Union blood drives: 2to 6p.m.
second and fourth Tuesday of the
month and first and third Wednesday of
the month,1320 North HStreet,
Immunizations: San Luis Obispo
County Public Health Department, 286 Lompoc. Info and to schedule ablood
donation: 928-2546, visit www.united·
S.16th St., Grover Beach. Clinic provides free or low cost immunjzations . bloodservices.orglCentraICoast.
,
for adults and children. Call for
.
ts 8a.m. to 5p.m. Monday Aluminum can pull-tabs: can be
donated to the Loma linda Ronald
.Info: 473-7050.
McDonald House where family memCommunity Action
bers may staywhile their seriously ill
Partnership Senior Health
children are treated. Info: 937·0890.
SCreening: 9a.m. first Wednesday of
the month, First United Methodist
Arroyo Grande Community
Church, 275 N. Halcyon Road, Arroyo
Hospital Auxiliary: needs volunGrande. The screening provides free
teers to help with patients, the front
ssion
nd
the month,
Marian Extended Care Center, 1530 E.
opportunity for
prostate cancer
p
THURSDAY
.January 14, 2010
NBA
Bulls at Celtics (TNT)
Cavaliers at Jazz (TNT)
p.m. - Ducks at Kings (FSW)
'nrn,nl/'\trl
schedule D2.
t'A~IRES l.EAGiUE BASKETBALL
Defense
BY KENNY'CAns
SPORTS WRITER
[email protected]
You can't Score if youdon't
havetheball.
SantaMaria turnedtheball
over 40 tilnes against Cabrillo's
relentless pressuredefense
Wednesdaynight as the Conquistadores took a 66-40 road
win at SantaMaria'sWflson
GyminaLos Padres League
boys basketballgame.
His team, Cabrilloboys basketballcoach GaryWest said
Conqspast Saints
sionPrepWednesdaynight.
Wednesdaynight, pIayedthe
"Boy, Cabrilloplays that
wayit always plays.
"That'sus;' West saidafterhis pressure defense;' saidSaints
defenders hustled all over the
coachEddie Gutierrez.
"Withthatfull-court press
ther interceptingpasses or mak- andthat half-courttrap, we had
abardtilne running anything.
We knewwbat we were getting
into. We ran intoabuzzsaw
at 7:30 p.m. Fridayinanother
·tonight. Cabrillolikes to playfull
lea!~e l;aDJle. Cabrillois off.
speed?'
Cabrillopressed nearly
Padres1eague. Cabrillomoved a throughout.
Afterthe Saints (4-12, 1-2)
half-game ahead ofsecondplace St. Joseph, whichplayed a
See HOOPS 1 04
non-league game against Mis-
Bryan Walton/Staff
Santa Maria's Luis Garda,
left, rejects ashot by
Cabrillo's Ernie Gonzalez
duringthe Saints' 66-40:
Los Padres League loss in
Santa Maria. Wednesday.
NBA
League Boys Soccer
late
t lifts
past
'Mavericks
DALLAS - Kobe Bryant dea1t with an aggravatedbackinjurylike anymultimillionaire, superstar athlete would - he calledhis
longtime massage therapist in SantaMonica,gothimonamd-eyeflighttoTexas,then
spent more than three
hours Wednesday
.Lakets 100
Mavericks 95
PioneerValley's Rafael Mora, right. drives the ball up the field as ArroyoGrancle miclfielder Christian Garci~defends during the Panthers' 2-0 win.
SMALLTHI
Panthers perfect
second half, ride.clutch shots to victory over tag-lies
loose after halftllne,
playingthe entiresecond halfto avoidfrom
tighteningup again onthebench, and added
li'lt ofdramaticfinishes by
-aheadbasketwith28 sec. gthe Los Angeles Lakersto
alOO-95 victory over the Da11?s Mavericks
onWednesdaynight inamatchup ofthetop
.two teams in the WesternConference.
"InthesecondhalfIsaid,'AreyouOK?'
an,j hE~ said, 'Yeah, I'mgoodnow;" teammate RonArtest said. "ButDallas didn't
knowthat,sotheyplayedhimone-on-one
andhe hitthat bigshot?'
This provedto be ahistoric night for both
SeeNBA/04
BY KmN KWN
Despitethe teamhavingtheir chances
SPORTS WRITER
with 13 totalshots, 10ofwhichcarnein sec.J,[email protected]
ondhalf, the shotconversionnever happenedfor theEagles.
While at the half ofthe PioneerValleyboys
"Wedon't col1vertallthe chances we have
soccergame Wednesday, PVcoachHumandtlieyhaVetwoandconvert them - then
bertoRobles
teamthat correctingthe
Pioneer Valley 2 Arroyo Grande 0 we lase - that'sprettymuchit;' Arroyo
eO-OtieagainstArlittlethings
Grande coachBral.:IBowdeysaid.
royoGrande (11,.;6-1, 2-1-1 PAC-7).
"Wepossessedtheball, we moved the ball
"Ianticipatedwhat was goingto happen
"Wedidn't reallysaymuch;' Robles said.
around, we hadthepossession, it's justnot
andwhentheballgottome andI shot:' Ve"Itwas justthe little details that theyneeded lasquez said.
finishingit?'
to fuin the secondhalf?'
Forthe second half, the majorityofthe acSixminuteslaterthePantheis padded
Two perfectpasses andtwo strongfinish- their leadwitha quick counterplay.
tionoccurrednearthe Pioneer Valley goal. At
eslater, tliePanthers (8-3-1, 2-1) wereup 2-0
the 7l-minutemark, Arroyo Grande's Dylan
Witll Velasquez driviJ.Jgthe ballup the
atArroyo Grande's pitch - aleadtheynever fieldona breakaway, theforwardmaneu'Efronsent a strongpass to fellow forward
relinquishedenroutetoahardfoughtPAC-7 veredintothe box, sidesteppingArroyo
MorganWackwho linedan openshot justto
leaguevictory.
•
the right.
Grande goalkeeper BryanRivas and
The Panthers had two shots onframein
Most ofAG's scoringcbances went wide
skimmedapass alongthe endline which
the second halfandburied themboth.
ofthepOsts orwereinterceptedbyacrowded
EfrainRios promptlycrushedthroughthe
In the 50thminute, AndrewVelasquez,
mass ofPVdefenders.
pOsts.
standingdeep inthebox, received acrisp
Just minutes after Wack's shot, the Eagles'
"The goalie came out andIgot by himand
cross fromteammate}uanRubiothatcurved Iheardmyp1ayer (Rios) cominginyellingfor . Andres Pille weavedpastfour different Panits waythroughthe Eagles' defense. Vethe ball and Ipassedit tohim:' Velasquez ex- thers onhis wayto the goal, onlyto have the
lasquez, asophomore forward, didn't think
ball c1earedas helooked to shoot.
twice before driving alowand sharplyanIt was amadscramblethe rest ofthe way
gled shotinto the net.
See SOCCER 1
for the Panthers' defense.
NHl
JIL'l..NL lU·.........,.."LL
athletes
await
relatives
INDIANAPOLIS - Pierre Garcon waited
forword as his motherfranticallytriedto
reachrelatives in Haiti.
Three days before what is expectedtobe
his first career playoffgame, the JndianapO'lis Colts receiverwas withouthis trademark
smile.
. "Aunts,tmcles, nieces, nephews. We still
haVe not heardmuchfromthem, andmy
momis stilltryingto call them;' Garconsaid.
'lI'mkeepingincontactwithmymom. It's
toughto getintouchwithpeople down there
because ofthe phonelines!'
Garconand otller atllletes ofHaitiande",
scent were devastatedWednesday by the
powerfulearthquake thatstruckthe capital
See HAITI 1 04
Ducks'beat Bruins
5th strai t win
ANAHEIM - DefensemanSteve
EmingergaveAllalleimtheleadinthe
thirdperiodwithhis first goal of the season, andtheAnaheimDucks extended
theirwinningstreaktoa season-bestfive
games with a4-3victoryover Bostonon
Wednesdaynight.
ToddMarchant setup Ryan Getzlaf's
100thNHLgoalwithhis300thcareer
assist, Dan Sextonhad apower-play
anal andfello rookie Matt Be1eskeyalso .
~cor~d
w ks, who werecoming
ffa3. they
chise
o
Anaheim defenseman Steve Eminger (7) celebrates recordfor fewest shots inagame.
his goal that lifted the Ducks to a4-3 victory.
~onas Hiller made 27saves after going
Bruins 3 Analleim 4
4-0 with a150goals-against averagein
his previousfour s.tarts and stoppingall
but~our ofthe 131 sh?tshe faced in wks
c1uding42savesagainsttheBlackha.
ZedenoCbara, Marco ~turmanddefensemanMattH~Wlck scoredfortlle
Shf:~~~nnns, whohavelostfour
0
ell'
•
TuukkaRaskmade 28 saves for Boston
See NHll D4
Colts wide receiver Pierre Garcon (85) is one
pr~ athletes with family ties to Haiti.
02 • TIMES I Thursday, January 14, 2010
ON DECK
hosts amateur
boxing program
Central Coast
'I'HuRsDAY
Parks Administrative office
untilThursday, Feb. 4. The
programfee is $3050 for
city-residents and $38 for
non-residents.
League playbegins Saturday, March 6 at RobinVentara BaseballField.
, Questionsmaybedirected
totheRecreationandParksDep~t, 925-0951,ext.260.
The Lli:U.lli:UVlall<l j:'Ullil:e
Boys Soccer
3:30 p.m,
Cabrillo at Santa Ynez
nami Center, 600 W. Enos,
4p.m.
4p.m.
bouts onthe schedule with
allproceeds goingto support
the PALboxing program.
Tickets cost $10 and can
be pmchased at the door or
at the Abel Maldonado
Youth Center, 516 S. Mcclelland St., during the week.
Girls Soccer
Santa Ynez at Cabrillo
Lompoc at Templeton
Morro Bay at Santa Maria
Girls Water Polo
santa Maria Babe
Ruth registration
Registrationforthel020
season ofSantaMariaBabe
Ruthfor 13-15 year olds will
be held onThursdaynights
from 6-8 and Satarday afternoons 2-5 p.m. at Straw
Hat Pizza onN. Broadway.
Thursdaynightregistration
willbeheklonJan. 14, 21and
28. Satardaysign-ups willbe
heldonJan. 16, 23 and30.
All newplayers need a
birthcertificate and a parent
orguardianto register.
The cost is $110.00.
Tryouts willbe Satardays,
Feb. 13 and 20, from 10 a.m.
until 1p.m. at Elks Field.
Call Stacyat 714-4601 or
Rob at 896-2067 with any
questions.
Pioneer Valley at Nipomo
Orcutt Youth
Softball sign-ups
Grande at San Luis
Righetti
Radio
Talk Radio: Sports Talk with Rick Blaemire and
8a,m,
Talk Radio: The Sports Bite with Mike Wozniak and
Television
Golf
European PGA Tour, Joburg Open, first round atJohannes5:30a.m,
at Honolulu
Hockey
NHL:
7:30
Basketball
College: Seton Hall at Georgetown orAuburn atTennessee
College: Providence at DePaul or Indiana at Michigan
Contributed
Orcutt Mustangs girls under-lO All-Star team poses for ateam photo
after winning the Camarillo Tournament over the weekend ofJan. 9-10. The
Mustangs, members ofthe Orcutt United Soccer League, went 4-0 in
Camarillo, outscoring the opposition 13-0. The team includes (front row, I-r)
Brittney Willoughby, Sarah Fouratt, Kenze Nguyen and Alison Magni and
(middle row, I-r) Chenel Gonzalez, Macey Cochran, Ashley Reynoso, Amanda
Furst andJulian Silva and (top row, I-r) headcoach Riccardo Magni and
assistant coach BartWilloughby. The Mustangs are now17-0.They return to
action at the Grape Crush Tournament in Paso Robles on Jan. 23-24.
The Orcutt Youth Softball
Associationwillholdits 2010
registration at Alice Shaw
Schoolon Satarday, Jan. 16
from 9 a.m. to noon and
Tuesday, Jan. 19from 7-8
p.m. and at Guadalupe City
Hallon Saturdays, Jan. 16 and
23 from 9 a,m. untilnoon.
Players must bringproof
ofresidency and live within
the Righetti High School
boundary. Newplayers must
bringtheirbirthcertificate.
Players mustbe~tween
1
ts ofColmnbus
fromSt.
. de Montfort
are sponsoringtheir annual
ba
ow shootin
psonSatJan. 16, at St. Joseph
chool.
The contest is free and
opento all childrenages 10to
I
ofJan. I,
2833.
SantaMaria T-Ball
sign-ups
Soccer
lla,m.
NOTE: Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts, Times may
be different for satellrte TV users, Consult your program guide.,
s
lead in Dakar
ly cut in half
overall,5:41:38
GbrdonandG
BUENOSAIRES, Argentina seventhinthe stage, 5:01be..,.. Carlos Sainzhadtwotire
hind Chicherit.
punctares andlostmoretban
Overallmotorbikeleader
halfofhis leadtime as the
CyrilDespresofFrancecontinDakar Rallyleft Chile andreuedtoholqacommandinglead
turnedtoArgentinaon
ofl:20:54aheadofPalAnders
Wednesday.
UllevaJseterofNorway.
Aday afterwinninghis
Despres finished seventh
on astage wonby Frans Verfirst stage, Sainzfinished
hoeven ofthe Netherlands on
ninth onthe 137-nilleroute
a BMWin 2:44:50. Johab
Street ofthe United States
des to SanJuan. Sainz's lead
ofmore tbanl0 minutes was was secondby just 3seconds
cut to just 4 minutes, 28 sec- ona KIM, and Alain Duclos
ofFrance was third, also ona
onds ahead ofVolkswagen
teammate Nasser Al~Attiyah KIM,1:25behind.
Thursday's 12thstage from
withthree stages to go before
the rally ends on Satardayin SanJuan to SanRafaelwill
cover 295nilles starti:ttg
Buenos Aires.
among ravines and canyons
"We hadtwo slowpuncandfinishing in sand.
tures;'Sainz said. "Wekept
losing time andhadto stop.
... There were lots oftIees on ESPN shifting most
the stage and we hit quite a
Cup races from ABC
fewofthem?'
GuerlainChicherit of
CHARLOTTE,N.C. France drove aBMWandwon ESPN is shiftingthe bulk ofits,
the nth stagein 2hours, 34
Chasefor the SprintCup
minutes, 51 seconds. Orlando championshipcoverage toits
TerranovaofArgentinaina
cablenetwork this season, takMitsubishiwas second, 30
ing14ofthe 17NASCARraces
seconds back, and defending itshareswithpartnerABC.
championGinielde Villiers of
ESPN executive vice presiSouthAfricawas third, 39
dent John Skipper says the
seconds behind in his vw.
decision is basedonthe cable
network's higher ratings.
1:41back, ana ;;'P~llll'S
ESPNhas airedsixraces a
Sainz was 7:19 offthe pace.
yearthe past three seasons,
American Mark Miller,
while ABC has had n each
also driving aVW, is third
year.
overall, 23:50 behindSainz.
ESPN's portionofthe
Miller placed fifth inthe
NASCARschedulewillbegin
withthe July 25 race at IndiMotor Speedway.
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Thursday, January 14, 2010 I TIMES· 03
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
No. 24,
CLEMSON, S.C. - Trevor
Booker scored 21 points, Demontez Stitt added 20 and
No. 24 Clemsonbroke a 10gamelosingstreakto No. 12
Nol"thCarolinawith a 83-64
victoryWednesdaynight.
The'
2-1 ACC)
hadn't
arHeels
(12-5,1-1)innearlysixyears,
but used a first~halfblitz to
leadby23 points andheld on
against oneoftheirfoughest
Atlantic CoastConference
opponents.
stitt hit Clemson's first
twobasketsduring alld
Booker had ath:l"ee-point
playto close a 17-6 opening
runless than five minutes in.
It was the Tar Heels' fifth
loss in six games awayfrom
the Smith Center.
No.1 Texas 90, Iowa State 83
AMES, Iowa - Freshman
Avery Bradleyscored 24
points, including 16 inthe
secondhalf, and top-ranked
Texas survivedits first Big12
roadtest oftheseasonby
beating Iowa State.
Damion James added 23
points and 14rebounds for
the unbeaten Longhorns (160,2-0), who openedthe sec- .
ond halfwith a 16-4run and
never trailed again.
Marquis Gilstrap had 20
points and 13 rebounds for
IowaState(11-5,0-1), which
lost its 16thstraight to ranked
opponents since 2006.
No.3 Kansas 84, Nebraska 72
LINCOLN, Neb. - Sherron Collins scored 22points
andthird-ranked Kansas
bouncedbackfrom its first
loss ofthe seasonwith avictory over Nebraska.
The Jayhawks(15-1, 1-0
Big 12) wontheir conference
opener for the 19thstraight
season, but the Cornhuskers
(12-5,0-2)putupasurprisingly goodfight.
Kansas found itselfdown
11 points in the first th:I"ee
minutes. Eventhoughthe
Jayhawks tooktheleadfor
goodwith13 minutes left,
they didn't rea11yput the
Huskers awayuntillate.
No. 5 Syracuse 8l, Rutgers 65
PISCATAWAY, N.J. Andy Rautins hada season-
"'-/JJLJL""-'II.."-J
Associated Press
North Carolina's Ed Davis (32) and Leslie McDonald (15) try to
contain Clemson's Trevor Booker (35) duringWednesday
night's game in Clemson, S.C. It didn't work. Booker scored 21
points in Clemson's 83-64 victory.
No.10 West Virginia 69,
South Florida 50
LAMPA,F1a. - Devin
Ebanksscored17pointsand
DarrylBryantadded15,helping
WestV1I'giniaovercomeaslow
start to beat SouthFlorida.
Bryanthad 13 intheopening
.half,whenthe Mountaineers
(13-2,4-1 BigEast) erasedan
ll-pointdeficit. Ebanksscored
15 and grabbed sixofhis llrebounds afterhalftime, and
WestVirginialimitedUSF (10Durrell Summers scoredall
6,0-4)totwofieldgoalsavera
but one ofhis 13 points in the 14-minutestretchto take confirst halfand Kalin Lucas had. trolofthegame.
. No. 13 Wisconsin 60,
11 ofhis 14 iJ1 the secon.d,
Northwestern 50
EVANSTON, m. - Trevon
Hughes scored 15 ofhis 16
points inthe second hplf, hittingfour 3-pointers in the final sevenminutes to help
conference andwill host the
Wisconsinpullout avictory
Fighting lllini on Saturday.
Lawrence Westbrookhad
over Northwestern.
Jason Boharmonledthe
Badgers (14-3,4-1 BigThn)
with 19 points but it was the
clutch shootingofHughes
u"''''' '::J. Be 59
that rescuedWisconsin.
DtJ'KtlLArvi.J\I.C. - NolarI
No. 16 Pittsburgh 67,
No.15 Connecticut 51
HARTFORD, Conn. BradWanamaker andAshton
Gibbs eachscored 19 points
and Pittsburgh won another
BigEastroad game, beating
Counecticut.
.The Panthe:rs (14-2) have
nowwon sevenstraight
gamesand are 4-0in the
,with consecutive
wins at No. 5Syracuse,
Cincinnati, andnowUConn.
StanleyRobinsonhad 19
. GIRLS WATER POLO
Los Padres League
Cabrillo 19. Santa Ynez 7
sr. Joseph 9, Morro Bay 0
Cabrillo 19, Santa Ynez 7
Santa Ynez
1 2 0 4.- 7
cabriilo
/; /I S 4 - 19
Goals: Santa Ynez (7) - Sarah Millard 3.
lenna Berbenes 2. Amanda Read 1. Jen Snow
L
Cabrlllo (19) - Ashlea Coski 4. Chloe
Huggins 3. Jessica Umphlett 3. Charlotte
Mosholder 2, Phoebe Huggins 2. Michaela
paige 1. Catherine Kelly 1, Elke Peirtsegaele 1,
Jessica Breen 1, Lauren Moore f
Saves: Santa Ynez Alex Savage 9. Cabrillo
Callie Matulis 4, Nikki Peirtsegaele 3.
Sf. Joseph 9, Morro Ilay II
PIIorroBay
Oll II ll- II
StJoseph
4 1 2 2- 9
Goals: St Joseph (9): Chelsey
3.
Hillary Adam I. Katie Pena 1. Karla
l,
Andrea Figueroa l, Laura Pena l, Samantha
Dean 1.
Saves: 51, Joseph Dean 4. TamaraHansen
1. Morro Bay,. Danielle Churchill 3.
3·pointers:
Hurlbul.
Fouled out:
Cahrillo -
Smith. Lopez.
Miyamoto. Dunlap.
Santa Ynez 47,
Santa Ynez
15 - 47
Lompoc
13 7 8 6 - 34
Santa Ynez (47) - Amanda Spence 17. Annie
Fredrickson 13, Michelle Herrera 4. Sam
4, Shari Belen 3. Lexy Cash 2. Kelly Peters
Sarah DeMarcus 2.
(34) - Melissa
Soza 7. T;"hrlt.,PtIlPff-G,ihhrln,
ch;'bn;\Iornnn 4.
3-o,olnlters: Santa Yr,ez (I)
Lompoc (2)Fouled Ollt: None.
Spence.
BOYS SOCCER
PAC-7 League
Pioneer Valley 2. Arroyo Grande D
Righetti 1. SLO 0
Paso Robles 3. Atascadero 0
Pioneer Valley 2, Arroyo Grande 0
Pioneer Valley
II 2
2
Arroyo Grande
0 0 - 0
Goals: Pioneer Valley (Juan Rubio) 50th
(Velasquez) S6th minute. Arroyo Grande
None.
"
Saves: Pioneer Valley (3) - Cristian Resendez
3. Arroyo Grande (2) - Bryan Rivas 2.
Riglletti 1, San Luis Obispo 0
Righetti
1 II - 1
San Luis Obispo
0 0 - 0
Goals: Righetti (I) - Felipe 5ahagun, lSth
minute(Anthony Lang).
Saves: Righetti (4) Ian Lane 4.
GIRLS SOCCER
PAC-7 League
Arroyo Grande 8. Pioneer Valley 0
Rigbetti I. SLD 0
Arroyo Grilnde 8, Pioneer Valley II
Arroyo Grande
6 2 - II
Pioneer Valley
0 II - 0
Goals: Arroyo Grande
- Kate
(6th minute.
Roese (llth minute,
Reinhardt (25th minute,
Ravalin (29th minute, Roese).
Wheeler (30th minute, Reinhardt).
Knll5ht (37th minute. Roese). Flatebo
minute. Chandless). Gina Cope (66th
Reinhardt).
Saves: Arroyo Grande - none. Pioneer
Valley - n/a.
.
Righetti 1, S10 II
SLO
00-11
Righetti
1 II - 1
Goals: Righetti (l) Mallory Lowers. 19th
minute (unassisted).
Saves: SLO - n/a. Righetti (7)
Reese 7.
GIRlS BASKETBALL
los Padres League
Santa Ynez 47. Lompoc 34
Cabrilla 43. Santa Maria 40
PAC-7 league
Arroyo Grande 54. Pioneer Valley 29
SLO S4. Righetti 37
Atascadero 40. Paso Robles 33
No. 10 North Carolina
M.
lop 2SSclledule
lhursday's Games
NO.9 Tennessee vs. Auburn. 4 p.m.
NO.ll Georgetownvs. Seton Hall. 4p.m.
No. 17 Gonzaga at St Mary's; Calif., 8 p.m.
Friday's Games
No games scheduled
Saturday's Games
No. I Texas vs. Texas A&M. 3p.m.
NO.2 Kentucky at Auburn.! p.m.
NO.3 Kansas vs. Texas Tech. 10:45 a.m.
NO.5 5yracuse at No. 10 WVirginia. 9a.m.
NO.6 Purdue at NorthWestern. 2:30 p.m.
. NO.7 Michigan State vs. Illinois. 12:30 p.m.
NO.9 Tenn vs. NO. 21 Miss. 10:30 a.m.
No. 12 No Carolina vs. No. 20 Ga Tech, Il a.m.
No. 13 Wisconsin at Ohio State, 5p.m.
No. 13 Kansas State at Colorado. I p.m.
No. 16 Pittsburgh vs. LouiSVille. 9a.m.
No. 17 Gonzaga at San Diego. 6 p.m.
No. 18 BYU vs. Colorado State. 3p.m.
No. 19 Temple vs. Massachusetts.ll a.m.
No. 22 Baylor vs. Oklahoma State. I p.m.
No. 23 Miami at Virginia; 5p.m.
No. 24 Clemson at N.L State. 9a.m.
No. 25 Florida State vs. Virginia Tech. 3p.m.
Sunday'S Games
NO.4 Villanova vs. No. II Georgetown at
the Wachovia Center. 9a.m.
NO.8 Duke vs. Wake Forest, 5p.m.
No. 15 Connecticut at Michigan. 10:30 a.m.
WEST
UNLV 76. San Diego State 66
BYU 67. Air Force 49
New Mexico 74. Utah 57
SOUTHWEST
Houston 75. UTEP '65
Missouri 94. Texas Tech 89. OT
Tulsa 63. SMU S6
MIDWESI
Akron 67, Ohio 62
Cent Michigan S3, Ball St 38
C
71, S. Illinois 69
E
Toledo 59
2
Michigan SI. 60. Minnesota S3
N. Illinois 87. W. Michigan 77
Texas 90, Iowa 51. 83
Wisconsin 60, Northwestern 50
Xavier 86, Charlotte 74
SOU1H
Appalachian SI. 89. Elan 65
Clemson 83. North Carolina 64
Davidson 86. Furman 81
Duke 79. Boston College 59
George Mason 52, Georgia SI. 49
Marshall8l. UCF 7S
Memphis 77. East Carolina 57
Mississippi 80. Georgia 76
Old Dominion 70. UNC Wilmington 52
Richmond 70. Massachusetts 63. OT
South Carolina 67. LSU 58
Tulane 72, Rice 58
Vanderbilt 65, Alabama 64
Virginia 82. Georgia Tech 75 ,
Virginia Tech 81, Miami 66
West Virginia 69, South Florida So
EAST
Army 67, Holy cross 64
Bucknell 72, American U. 68. OT
Oayton 74. Fordham 58
Drexel 52. Towson 49
Indiana. Pa. 76. Clarion 60
La Salle 65. George Washington 64
Lafayette 9S. Colgate 82
Northeastern 59. Delaware 55
Pittsburgh 67. Connecticut 57
,Rhode Island 101, Saint Joseph's 74
Saint Louis 79. Duquesne 75. 20T
St John's S2, Cincinnati SO
Syracuse 81. Rutgers 6S
Temple 60. Penn 45
points for the Huskies (l1-S,
2-3), wholosHheirsecondin
arow.
No. 18 BYU 67, Air Force 49
AIR FORCE ACADEMY,
Colo. Jack Emery scored 21
points to leadBYU to a win.
over Air Force, for the
Cougars' 12thstraight win.
BYU (17-1, 1-0 Mountain
West Conference) improved
to 51-12all-time against the
Falcons (8-8,0-3).
No. 19Temple 60, Penn 45
PHILADELPHIA - Ryan
Brooks scored 15 points, Juan
Fernandez had12 and Temple
coachFran Dunphybeat his
former team againin the
Owls' win over Penn.
Dunphy, who coached the
Quakersfor 17 seasons, improved to 3-1 against Penn
since tnakingthe move
across townfor Templein
2006. Dunphyled the Quakers to nine NCAA tournaments andhas the Owls (143) in positionfor their third
straight trip.
Virginia 82, No. 20 Ga Tech 75
CHARLOTI'ESVlLLE, Va.
- SylvenLandesbergscored
22 pointsandVrrginiaused a
16-4runlateinthe secondhalf
to surgepastGeorgiaThch.
Virgini?(1O-4, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference)
wonits sixth straight game.
Georgia Tech (12-4, 1-2),
coming offa victory against
Duke, shotbettertpan 50
percent from the field, but
struggled mightily at the free
th:I"ow line, missing 8 of 11 attempts.
No. 21 Miss 80, Georgia 76
ATHENS, Ga. - Elliel
Polynice scoredoffan inbounds pass to himselfwith
113 seconds remaining, and
Mississippihanded Georgia
another tough loss. .
The Bulldogs (8-7,0-2).
had severalchances to reclaimthe lead in a seesaw
second halfbefore Ole Miss
(13 -3, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) finished it off.
Va Tech 81. No. 23 Miami 66
BLACKSBURG, Va. Malcohn Delaneyhad 28
points and a career-high nine
assists, and Vrrginia Tech
raced out to a 35-point lead in
the first half on the wayto a
victory over Miami.
WLPctGIl
LA. Lakers
30 9 .769
Phoenix
24 15 .615 6
LA. Clippers
17 20 ,459 12
Sacramento
15 22 ,405 14
Golden State
Il 26 .297 18
Nortllwest Division
WLPctGB
Denver
25 14 .641
Portland
24 16 .600
Oklahoma City
21 17 .SS3
Utah
21 17 553
Minnesola
8 32 .200
Southwest Division
WLPdGIl
Dallas
25 13 .658 San Antonio
24 13 .649 112
Houston
22 17.564 3 1/2
New Orleans
20 17 541 4 1/2
Memphis
19 18 .514 S112
EASTERN CllNFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pd Gil
Boston
27 10 .730 Toronto
19 20 A87 9
New York
16 22 A21 ll1/2
Philadelphia
12 26 .316 IS 1/2
New Jersey
3 35 .079 241/2
Southeast Division
WLPctGB
Orlando
26 13 .667
Atlanta
25 13 .658
Miami
19 18 .514
Charlotte
17 19,472 71/2
Washington
12' 25 .324' 13
Central Division
WLPdGB
Cleveland
30 10 .750
Chicago
16 20.444 12
Milwaukee
15 '21 AI7 13
Indiana
13 25 .342 16
Detroit
12 2S .324 161/2
WedneSday's Games
LA. Lakers 100, Dallas 95
New Orleans 108. LA, Clippers 94
Miami ll5. Golden 5tate 102
SanAntonio 109. Oklahoma
108,OT
Houston 120. Minnesota
Denver ll5. Orlando 97
Portland 120, Milwaukee 108
Indiana 122, Phoenix Il4
New York 93, Philadelphia 92
Boston ltl, New Jersey 87
Atlanta 94, Washington 82
Thursday~s Games
Chicago at Boston, Sp.m.
Cleveland at Utah. 7:30 p.m.
Friday'S Games
San Antonid at charlotte. 4 p,m.
Sacramento at Philadelphia. 4 p.m.
Washington at Chicago. 5p.m.
Minnesota at Memphis. 5p.m.
Phoenix at Atlanta. Sp.m.
New Orleans at Detroit.S p.m.
Indiana at New Jersey. 5p.m.
Toronto at New York. 5p.m.
Dklahoma City at Dallas. S:30 p.m.
Miami at Houston. 5:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
LA. Clippers at LA. Lakers. 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at Portland. 7:30 p.m.
BASEBALL
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Agreed to terms
with Lompoc High School graduate Ryan
Church on aone·year contract
FOOTBALL .
National Foothall League
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS-Named Romeo
Crennel defensive coordinator.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-LB Junior
Seau announced his retirement.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS'-Announced
the retirement of offensive line coach Joe
!lugel.
NBA
Clips'
knee sunzery
tractwithGM'sBuickbnmd
endedin2008,butan
arrangementremainedin
placethatallowedhim tokeep
severalGMloanervehieles. A
thearrangeDec.31. .
Woods has lost ahost of
endorsement contracts
since the Nov. 2'7 car crash
outside his Floridahome.
. The accident triggered allegatious of marital infidelity
end- that ledhimto take a break
sea- from professionalgolf,
thoughthe GM spokesman
says the vehicle arrangement hadbeen previously
scheduledto end on Dec. 31.
o. man arrested
over fake Tiger
Gatorade labels
retiires again
DENVER Authorities
have arrested a man accused
ofreplacing labels on
dozens of Gatorade bottles
in Coloradowith ones that
had a picture ofTiger
Woods and his wife and the
word "unfaithful!'
Thirty-eight-year-oldJason Eric Kay ofLongmont,
Colo., was beingheld
Wednesday onth:I"ee charges
alleginghe misbranded and
alteredfood labels withintentto hllti abrandor business. He is due in u.s. District Courtin Denver on
TIlursday.Itisn'tknownif
he has hired alawyer.
An affidavit says Kayallegedlytoldan FBI investigator he is an artist and considered the changedlabels
to be pop art in the style of
AndyWarhoL
of retiremen~ for the final
Mediate, Waldorf,
Gulbis to appear
on 'CSI'
GOLF
GM says Woods
doesn't
free
cars anymOre
NEW YORK - Golfers
Rocco Mediate, DuffyWaldorf and Natalie Gulbis will
playthemselves in an upcoming episode of"CSI:
Crime Scene Investigation!' ,
The plot ofthe Jan. 21 editionofthe CBS show centers on the discovery ofthe
body of a star player during
ahigh-profile tournament.
Mediate andWaldorfare
two Qfthemostcolorfulpersonalities onthe PGAThur.
Gulbis
mostrecinwomen's
"Celebrity
eason.
Utah is 1·4 vs. ttie spread its last five
games playing on two days of rest. The
underdog is 5'2 vs. the spread the last
seven games in this series. Cleveland is 135vs. the spread its last 18 games versus a
team with awinning record. The Cavaliers
are also a very solid 10·1 vs. the spread
the last II games in this series. Take
Cleveland +1 for another Best Bet winner.
AFC,
NFC.
Prollowl
AFC vs. NFC, 4:20 p.m. (ESPN)
Superllowl
Sumlay, Feb. 7
MlRlami
NFCchampion vs. AFC dlampion, 3:25 p.m. (CBS)
WESTERN CONfERENCE
Pacific Division
GP W L OHIs!iF lilt
47 30 10 7 67 152 119
47 26 16 S 57 121 Il5
46 25 18 3 53 135 130
47 21 ·19
49 133 146
46 19 16 II 49 131 147
NortlllMest lIiivlslllll
GP
L OT Pts GF lilt
47 26 15 6 58 126 ll4
47 26 15 6 58 138 134
27 18 2 S6 149 tl7
47 24 20
51 13l 139
45 t6 24 5 37 124 152
Central Divis 1011
GI' W L DTP/sGf GA
46
II
152 102
47 28 16 3 59 136 132
Detroit
45
16 6 52 tiS ll6
SI. Louis
45 19
7 45 Il9 131
Columbus
48 t8 219 45 liS 158
EASTl'iRN ClINfERENCE
Atlantic Division
61' !Ill l OTllts GF GA
4432Ut
12794
48 29 18 I 59 152 I3l
N.Y. Rangers 46 22 17 7 51 120 123
Philadeiphia
23 19 3 49 140 128
N.Y. Islanders 47 20 19 8 48 t24 144
Northeast Divisioll
GP W L 1I1Pts GF lilt
Buffalo
44 28 II
61 123 to2
Boston
45 22 16 7 51 Il7 III
Montreal
47 22 21 4 48 Il9 126
4722 21 4 48 127 147
47 15
9 39 125 164
Southeast Division
Gil W OT Pl:s GF GA
28 12
62!7l 132
45 20 19 6 46 143 fSO
4S 18 t7 10 46 ll8 136
46 18 20 8 44 132 145
Carolina
45 14 24 7
NOTE: Two points for awin. one
overtime loss.
NFL
Points
Underdog
Saturday; Jan 16
IIlvislonal Playoffs
NEW ORLEANS 7(S7)
Arizona
INDIANAPOLIS 61/2 (44)
Baltimore
Sumlay, Jan 11
Divisional Playoffs
MINNESOTA
2 t/2 (46)
Dallas
SAN DIEGO
71/2 (42)
NY Jets
Favorite
Favorite
BOSTON
UTAH
NBIt
Points
7 (194)
1(196)
Underdog
Chicago
Cleveland
College Basketball
Fa1fllrlte
Points
Underdog
UC DAVIS
I
Cal Irvine.
CS NORTHRIDGE 31/2
Cal Riverside
LONG BEACH ST
5
Ucsb
CS FULLERTON
10
Cal Poly
MARYMOUNT
61/2 San Francisco
OREGON ST
4
Arizona
California
3 WASHINGTON ST
SAN JOSE ST
3 1/2
Boise St
WASHINGTON
7
Stanford
SAN DIEGO
I
Portland
PEPPERDINE
4
Santa Clara
ST. MARY'S. CA
3
Gonzaga
OREGON
I
Arizona St
LOUISIANA TECH 10 1/2
Fresno st
GEORGETOWN
Seton Hall
WILLIAM /'; MARY to
James MadiS1Jn
Buffalo
2 BOWLING GREEN
BUTLER
16
Cleveland St
TENNESSEE
16
Auburn
MI5SISSIPPI ST
14
Arkansas
NEW DRLEANS
I
Ark Little Rock
MIDDLE TENN ST 13 FLA International
UHAfAYETTE
2
Denver
TROY
51/2
North Texas
South Alabama 11/2
UL·MONROE
VALPARAISO
6 Youngstown St
WISC MILWAUKEE 4
Detroit
Wright St
31/2 WISC GREEN BAY
WESTERN KENTUCKY Il Florida Atlantic
Providence
3
DEPAUL
MICHIGAN
131/2
Indiana
WDFFORD
t5 Georgia Southern
JENN CHATTANOOGA 21/2 The titadel
WESTERN CAROLINA 16 NC Greensboro
MOREHEAD ST
17
SE Missouri St
EASTERN KENTUCKY 9 Eastern Illinois
SAMFORD
1/2
Charleston
MURRAY ST
17 Jacksonville St
Tennessee Tech
2
TENN MARTIN
NHL
Favorite
Goals
Underdog
LOS ANGELES Even·1/2
Anaheim
SAN JOSE
I/H
Boston
NY RANGERS
1/2,1
Ottawa
Buffalo
Even'1/2
ATLANTA
Philadelphia
Even,l/2
TORONTO
DETROIT
1/2,1
Carolina
TAMPA BAY
Even'l/2
Florida
MONTREAL
Even-l/2
Dallas
ST. LOUIS
Even,1/2
Minnesota
CHICAGO
11/2,2
Columbus
New Jersey
Even,l/2
PHOENIX
Pittsburgh
Even-l/2 EDMONTON
Home Team in CAPS
D4 • TIMES I Thursday, January 14, 2010
HOOPS:
Bryan Walton/Staff
Pioneer Valley's Freddy Mendoza clears the ball with aheader after an
Arroyo Grande corner kick during the
victory Wednesday.
SOCCER:
SOCCER
Continued from page Dl
ganles;' Bowdey said.
The Eagles outshot thePanthers
13-6 inthe match. .
p.m.
The Eagles 1~IOSt:Nip()mo at 6
p.m. the same day.
Rigtletti 1, San Luis
o
Righetti 1, SLO 0
Mallory Lowers scored anunassistedgoalin the 19thmiinute at
Righetti as the Warriors (10-5-1, 21-0)tagged SanLuis Obispo (14-12, 3-1-0)withits first loss this year.
LaraWilSon, usually on of
Righetti's top scorers, helpedthe
Warriors defense shut out the
Tigers. Righetti goalkeeper Shannon Reese made eight saves.
AG 8, Pioneer Valley 0
Freslmlan defender Hannah
Chandless got involved on offense,
assisting on two goals as the Eagles
rolled behindsixfirst-halfscores.
Kate Reinhardt hadtwo goals
andtwo assiSts inthe win. Ashley
Roese had a,goal and two assists.
Mallory Flatebo hadtwo assists
and a goal.
WATER POLO
St. Joseph 9, Morro Bay 0
St.Joseph(13-4)movedt02-0
inthe Los Padres Leagueb'ehind
three Chelsey Gillespie goals.
HillaryAdam, Katie Pena, Karla
Ovalle, Andrea Figueroa, Laura
Penaand SamanthaDeanhad one
Continued from page Dl
had abrieD-2lead, Cabrillokept
the home team scoreless the last
5:36 ofthe fourth quarter. The
Conquistadores led 19-3 as the
secondquarter started.
Cabrillo startedout coldfrom
the floor, but scored on its last four
possessions ofthe first quarter. All
ofthe Conqs' baskets came after
Saints turnovers.
"Theyhad one ofthe best defenses we've playedagainst this
year;' saidGutierrez. "Theymake it
hardto run anything?'
"SantaMaria does a good job
withtheir half-court defense,but I
think we made themplayfuster
thantheywantedto;' saidWest.
"Wewantto make teams play
faster than theywant to, tum the
ball over andhopE!fully get some
easybaskets?' Cabrillo got alot of
easybaskets Wednesday night.
. Conqs forward Mike Fermolo
dartedto rebounds and consistent1yhit his shots inthe lane. He led all
scorers with14points. GuardDavid
Terrones made six ofhis eight foul
shots andwoundup with 13 points.
Center Steven Valdez led Santa
Mariawith II points.
Twenty sixofSantaMaria's
turnovers cameinthefirsthalf. The
Saintsdidabetter jobagainst Cabrillo'sfull-courtpressinthesecond.
"We put a third guyinthe middle, andthat helped against the
press;' in the backcourt, said
Gutierrez.
SantaMariapoint guardAngel
Pacheco also was able to split the
Conqs defense attimes after intermission and get the ball into the
frontcourt himself.
Lompoc 59, Santa Ynez 50
At SantaYnez, TraeVernon put
in15 points, Rijo Jackson scored 14
.and Richie Hirzel added 12 as they
helped the Braves (1-2 LPL) earn
their first league win.
ZachFossandConnor Reckscored
15points apieceforthe Pirates (0-4
LPL).SantaYnezwasmissingoneof
itsbestscorers, Wyatt Garley. Garley
has asprainedankle.
Righetti 49"SLO 46
The Warriors (13-3,3-0)
squeezedpast the Tigers at San
Luis Obispo and stayedperfect in
NBA:
Associated Press
Ducks left wing MattBeleskey. right. dives forthepuckas
goalie Jonas Hiller of Switzerland, looks on during the Ducks'
4-3 victory over the
Bruins.
N
Continued from page D1
willie VezinaTrophy winner
Tim Thomas got the night
off.
Playing without top centers Marc Savard and
and Mark Stuart, Boston
beg';ll1a thrt!e,.g;:une Calivl1U;a!~U
and the NewYork
CanlLlcks2
Antti
.... r'elUL" lVLUlllo -
Mhmesota's three third-
C~~:~~E~5, Panthers 4
S1
Fla. - Tomas
Fleischmann scored inthe
sixthround ofa shootout to
givethe Washington Capitals a comebackvictory over
Florida.
JaSiC)l1 <:htinera, Brian
also
nesota win its
str,ai~lt g;ame. Backstrom
stoPPl~d ~:9 shots for his
Continued from page D1
clubs: The Lakers became the firSt NBA
teamto win 3,000 games andDallas'
DirkNowitzkibecamethe 34thplayer in
league historyto score 20,000 points.
Nowitzki scored 15 ofhis 30points,
includingthe milestone 14-foot jumper
from the left baseline, duringthe fourth
quarter. He closedan 8-0runwitha3pointer thattiedthe game at 95 with
42.5 seconds left.
Allthat didwas setupBryant.
He dribbledto therigllt side ofthe
foul line, leanedleft toward the lane,
then spunbackaroundto his right for a
jumper over Josh Howardthat swished
through. It was Bryant's onlybasket in
four attempts inthe fourth quarter. He
finished 5of II for 10 points.
"Goingleft was alittle harder for me
for whatever reason;' Bryant said. "I
knew I hadto go right, where I don't
have to square up as much?'
Hornets 108, Clippers 94
NEW ORLEANS - Chris Paul had15
points and15 assists to lead New Orleans Hornets to its seventh win in eight
games.
Peja Stojakovic, hitting atleast four 3pointers in a gamefor the ninthtime
this season, scored 20 points to help
New Orleans beatthe Clippers a 12th
consecutive time.
Heat 115,Warriors 102
; OAKLAND - Dwyane Wade shook
off an injuredwrist to score 35 points on
his best shootingnight ofthe season
andthe Miami Heatrolledpast the
Golden StateWarriors.
Jermaine O'Neal added a seasonhigh 24 points, includingtwobigbaskets late for the Heat, who had lostthree
offour games. Michael Beasleyscored
14 ofhis 19points in the first halfto help
Miami break out to the earlylead.
Trail Blazers 120, Bucks 108
PORTLAND - BrandonRoy scored
22 points for Portland; whichledby as
many as 33 points in the secondhalfand
Nicklas Backstrom scored in
wiImiIlg 113 tirries
from 2000-07.
HAITI:
Continued from page D1
ofPort-au-Prince a day earlier and is feared to have
. killed thousands - perhaps
more than 100,000.
"Iheard from myfather
andgot an e-mailhe was OK.
1hatwas a relief;' Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel
Dalembert said. llThere are
Bryan Walton/Staff
Cabrillo's Daniel Terrones (4) and Curt Rosson (far right, 32) fight for the
rebound during the Conqs' victory in Santa Maria Wednesday night.
the PAC-7 League.
Nick SauerledRighettiwith a
game high 20 points. DerekInman
scored 14points for the Tigers, and
Joe Agbohad 12.
.
Arroyo Grande 51, Pioneer Valley 43
The Eagles took a PAC-7 League
winat home behind 18 pointsfrom
Matt McAustin and 10 from Kyle
Kleinsmith.
Jordan Jones led Pioneer Valley
(0-3 PAC-7) with 18points. AnthonyZepeda scored 12.
Paso Robles 49, Atascadero 46
Lonnie Watson ledthe Bearcats
past the Greyhounds with19 points
in this PAC-7 game at Paso Robles.
TroyNorris scored 16 points for
the Greyhounds (1l-6, 1-3).
St. Joseph 44, Mission Prep 42
The Royals' Kevin Lairdmissed a
last second 3-j:lointer andthe
Knights (8 - 9,3-0 LPL) inched
closer to .500 with a win, capping a
girls andboys double header.
Jacob Cano's 14pointspacedthe
Knights, withKeithBendixenand
BebeVargas eachpitchingin8.
and Annie Fredrickson putin13 on
BryanAyer court at LOmpoc's
Paisola Pavilion as thePirates (1-3
LPL) earnedtheir first league win
this year.
Melissa Morrison scored II
points for the Braves (0-3 LPL).
Cabrillo 43, Santa Maria 40
Cassandra Lewis poured in 24
points for the Saints (1-2 LPL) at
Cabrillo, but SantaMaria's fourth
quarter rally fell just short.
Tati Dunlap scored 22points for
the Conquistadores (3-1 LPL)
Arroyo Grande 54, Pioneer Valley 29
Madi Ventura scored 14 points
at Pioneer Valley as the Eagles improved t04-0 in the PAC-7
League. HarmahMiller scored II
points for the Panthers (9 -7, 1-2).
St. Joseph 67, Mission Prep 19
The Knights improvedto 13-3
overall with anon-league win over
the Royals in San Luis Obispo.
St. Joseph's Analise Riezebos
led the way with 18 points and ".
Kelsey English added 13 in the
win.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Santa Ynez 47, lompoc 34
Amanda Spence scored17 points
The Knights resume Los Padres
League action tomorrow when
they travel to Templeton to face
the Eagles.
Minnesota.
AI Jeffersonpulleddown afranchiserecord 26 rebounds and scored26
points for the Timberwolves, playing
the team's first ever three -overtime
game.
Nuggets 115, Magic 91
DENVER - Carmelo Anthony scored
27 points and Chaunc(3yBillqp1i aqded
24 to leadDenver to its fourth win infive
games.
Matt Barnes scored a season-high28
points for Orlando, whichplayedits
third straightwithout leading scorer
Vince Carter, who separatedhis shoulder last week.
Pacers 122, Suns 114
INDIANAPOLIS - DarmyGranger
scored33 points and Mike Dunleavy
added a season-high30 to help I11diana
win after the Pacers trailedby 24points
inthe first half.
Associated Press
EarlWatson added 14points andnine
Dallas Mavericks center
Dampier assists for the Pacers, who were down23
(25) is fouled going to the basket by
against Toronto on Mondaybefore ralLos Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. lying for a victory.
during the Lakers' 100-95 win.
Celtics 111, Nets 81
EASTRUTHERFORD,N.J. - Paul
shot over 60 percent from the fieldin
Pierce scored 24points, Ray Allen added
the game.
15 points and RajonRondo had 11 points
Roy, who has beenworking overtime and14 assists for Boston.
for the injury-depleted Blazers, wentto
The Celtics made made 10 oftheir
the locker roomwith alittle more than
first 11 shots andbarelyslowedup from
six minutes left for treatment on a tight there, building a 36·point lead during
its highest-scoring first halfofthe seahamstring and didnot return.
son (73).
Spurs 109,Thunder 108, OT
OKLAHOMACITY - Rookie DeJuan
Hawks 94, Wizards 82
Blair set new career highs with 28 points
ATLANTA- Joe Jolmson scored 24
points and Jamal Crawford added 22 to
and 21 rebounds, and Richard Jefferson
hit the game-winning jumperin overhelp AtIantahold on for its third straight
win.
time for San Antonio.
Antawn Jamison scored 25 points for
Jefferson endedup withtile ball ~er
the Spurs' playwent awry, with Marm
tile Wizards, who lost their third
Ginobili diving out ofbounds to save an straight and seventhinnine games as
errant pass. George Hillthen passedit to the teamtries toplaythroughproblems
Jefferson, who beat the shot clock with a relatedto Gilbert Arenas' suspension.
13- foot jumperwith 9.1 seconds left.
Knicks 93, 16ers 92
Rockets 120,Timberwolves .I..I.... .,:)\} I
PHILADELPHIA - David Lee scored
HOUSTON - Aaron Brooks scored a 24 points andhit the game-winning
career-high43 points and Chuck Hayes layup with13.3 seconds remaining, and
grabbed a career-best 17 rebounds as
Wilson Chandler added 18 points for
NewYork.
Houston won its 10thstraight against
thetragedy.
Berto (25-0, 19 KOs) has
been heaviiyinvolvedin
charity work andrelief efforts in Haitifor years. He's
working on another charity
initiativetohelpHaiti'srecoveryfromhis training
campinWinter Haven,Fla;
Orims.TW:itteraccount,
Bertowrote: "Haitiisthefirst
blackrepublicsllJce1804.
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"Fromwhat we have learned Haitians arestrong, powerful,
to this point, some ofmy
pridefulpeopleblltthisatough
blow(to)endure;' and"My
family members are still
missing, andwe have already heart bleedsformypeople:'
beeninformed thatmembers
New Orleans Saints rookie
ofmyfanlliyhave passed
linebacker StanleyAmoux
awayintheearthquake?'
worried about his halfsister
The Miaminativefought
EsmeraldaAmoux, 7, and
for Haiti at the Athens
halfbrother PascalAmoux,
Olympics afterbarelymissing 5, who bothlive in Haiti.
Reg 554.95
the U.S. team. He's scheduled
"I've justbeentryingto
gain as muchinformation
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Amouxsaid.
so many other people I don't
know about, relatives and
friends. I'm getting new information allthe time. It's
justreallyhard?'
The 76ersplarmedamomentofsilenceandtheorganizationisintheprocess ofassemblingfunds, team
spokesmanMikePreStonsaid.
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the TV. Ifeelhelpless?'
The parents ofWBC welterweight champion Andre
Berto are from Haiti, andhe
has manyrelatives on the island.
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repair of cornpany vehicles.
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uniforms, .medical insurance
401 K. Drug testing required
clean driVing record.
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805-937-3955
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COME IN TODAY
$99 Deposit (oac)
CALL 805-735-3675
401 West Pine Ave.
Lompoc. CA. 93436
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Sat 9am-3pm
Gated Cornrnunify
Sparkling Pool/Spa
Pefs Welcorne-25lb max
WINDSCAPE
VILLAGE
, 3 Family Estate Sale.
1680 Indiana Way. Sat only 7amnoon. Electronics, clothing, kitchen
items, water skis, furn. Something for
everyone. No Early Birds.
NIPOMO COMMUNITY
SERVICES DISTRICT
UtilitY Worker '
Grade 1 Water Distribution
Certificate Req'd'
$35,004 - 42,552/yr plus benefits
Info/application·
www.ncsd.cl..gov
or
NCSD Office
1488. Wilson
Nipomo, CA 93444
Appfy by 2/1/10
GARAGESAl.E
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1 & 2 Bdrm. Apt. hornes Irom
$795. Umited time only (OAG).
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VISIT US TODAYI
1300 North L'St Lompoc, Ca.
93436. 'We Are A Pet Friendly
Cornmunity. (805) 735-6332
_
Pismo Beach Estate/Neighborhood,
Sale! January Saturday 23, 8am-?
Furniture, clothes, household goods.
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Pismo High's.
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT'
Motorized'Chair
'(Shoprider Deluxe) Includes
charger. Used only 1 month. $750
OBO. Call 925·2535
MISEiELLANEOUS FOR SAl.E
!
4 month old Shih-tzu puppy,
black/ brown, very playful. $400
(805) 863-8687
COMPUTERS
COMPLETE COMPUTER
Monitor, Keyboard & Mouse.
512MB, WinXP, Fully Loaded ..
$65. 805-345-6720
COMPUTER DESK. w/ glass top and
TV
2
side
stands.
$75.
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER Dark
glass & shelves for DVD. VCR &
Videos. $80, All in good condition.
481·7811
'Seasoned & split mixed wood.
Eucalyptus, Sycarnore, Avocado
& Cotton. Oak wood is available
also. $195 per cord, $100 per 1/2
cord. Stacking is available.
(805) 895-9470
2 Lazy boys rust speckled recliners,
$100(ea), 9" TV set, white, $20, make
up chair, like new, $30, speaker
phone, $10, travel iron, $5, (6) chair
pads, pink/rose floral, $20, 10 wine
glasses, crystal cut +1 pr.blue goblets,
$25. (805) 938-1216
BEST DEALS AROUND
Eucalyptus Firewood.
Any dollar amount you need!
$200/ cord. Truck loads now available
for delivery.Call 805-717-3569
Brewing equipment
& supplies.
FREEL
Call 1-928-273-9078
China Hutch $250, Table & Chairs
$175, Brown Recliner $50, Beige
Recliner $60, Twin Hide-a·bed $125.
Magnavox Stereo $75, Fisher CD
Record Player/ Cassette $60, Kitchen
Aide Refrigerator $125, Gibson $75,
Freezer
$100,
Electric
Sewing
Machine $50 Call (805) 937·1594
EUCALYPTUS FIREWOOD
22" $175/cord, 18" $185/ cord,
.
16" $195/ cord.
Delivery ilVaiiable. 805,720·2802
EXTERIOR PAINT
15 gal., gray. 10 gal., brown. 10 gal.,
pale yellow. $4/gal. 937-5573
II
I
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1980 sq. ft.
one 14' rollup door
open warehouse soace wI high
ceilings, office, bathroom
3300 sq. ft.
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open warehouse space w/high
ceilings, office, bathroom
805-736-2111
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office
PUBUC; NOTICES
PUBUC NOTICES
NOTICE OF tRUSTEE'S SALE
TSG No.: 4192852 TS. No.:
20099070814498 FHANAlPMI No.:
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A
DEED
OF
TRUST,
DATED
UNLESS YOU TAKE
YOU PARK, YOU SEll, 0912212006.
ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR
YOU KEEP All THE
PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT
A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED
MONEY!!
AN EXPLANATION OF THE
Call (805l925-9545
NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING
AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD
ask for Steve Perez
CONTACT
A
LAWYER.
On
to get all the details.
0112012010 at 01:00PM, FIRST
AMERICAN LOANSTAR TRUSTEE
SERVICES, as duly appointed
Trustee under and pursuant to
TRUCKS FOR SAEE
Deed of Trust recorded 0912612006,
as Instrument No. 2006-0075594, in
book', page, of Official Records in
the office of the County Recorder of
'SANTA BARBARA CountY, State of
CALIFORNIA.
Executed
by:
RICARDO
ALBERTO
BIENKOWSKI,
LORRAINE
ELIZABETH COX, WILL SELL AT
PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST
BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S
CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or
other form of payrnent authorized
by 2924h(b),(Payable at time of
sale in lawful rnoney of the United
States) AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE
TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE,
1100 ANACAPA STREET, SANTA
BARBARA, CA All right, title and
interest conveyed to and now held
.by it under s<;lid Deed of Trust in fhe
property situated in said County
and State described as: AS MORE
FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE
ABOVE MENTiONED DEED OF
TRUST APN# 128-166·68 The
street address and other common
designation, if any, of the real
property
described
above
is
purported to be: 1.006 SUSAN
PLACE, SANTA MARIA, CA, 93455
The undersigned Trustee disclaims
any liability for any incorrectness of
the street address and other
common designation, if any, shown
herein. Said sale will be made, but
without covenant or warranty,
expressed or implied, regarding
title; possession, or encumbrances,
to pay the remaining principal sum
of the note(s) secured by said Deed
of Trust, with interest thereon, as
provided in said note(s), advances,
1990 FORD F-350
under the terms of said Deed of
1 Ton, 5.8 Liter, Auto., Utility Bed,
Trust, fees, charges and expenses
Rack; Good Strong Work Truck; Small of the Trustee and of the trusts
Generator, 110 V. M.I.G. Welder,
created by said Deed of Trust. The
Misc. Hand and Power Tools;
total amount of the unpaid balance
$4.500 O.B.OI Part Trade For Small
of the obligation secured by tile
Truck or 61 Camino? Call Between
property to be sold and reasonable
9am-9pm (805) 934-4950 Terry
estimated costs, expenses and
advances at the time of the initial
publication of the Notice of Sale is
$418,408.38. The beneficiary under
said Deed of Trust heretofore
executed and dtllivered to the
undersigned a written Declaration
of Default and Demand for Sa~,
and a written Notice of Default and
Election to Sell. The undersigned
caused said Notice of Default and
Election to Sell to be recorded in
the County where the real property.
is located, Date: 1212312009 First
AmericanLoanStar
Trustee
Services 3 First American Way
Santa Ana, CA 92707 Original
document signed by Authorized
Agent FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE
INFORMATION PLEASE CALL
714·277-4845 FIRST AMERICAN
LOANSTAR TRUSTEE SERViCES
MAY BE ACTING .AS A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT
A
DEBT.
ANY
drive, 3500 gasoline
INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY
cylinder. Very low miles
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
miles. Power locks an
ReqUirements of SBl137 have
CD player, COlor: "
been met pursuant to the Notice of
$17,500. Call' between8a
Sale Declaration of record. The
8pm. 688-2293
beneficiary or servicing agent
declares that it has obtained from
the Commissioner of Corporations
a final or temporary order of
exemption pursuant to California
Civil Code Section 2923.53 that is
current
valid on the date the
Notice
is filed andlor the
tirneframe
giving Notice of sale
specified
subdivision (s) of
California Civil Code Section
2923.52 applies and 11as
4 cylinder auto, access provided or the .__.. '" _,._...... ' .. _, ..
the requirements. t-l=IJt1U1IH1H/I:i;,'
cab, 2182 miles.
12131,01107,0111412010
473-8127
Legal No. 136416 Pub Date Dec.
31 Jan. 7,14,2010
WANT'TO SELL
YOUR CAR
YOURSELF?? '
1969 CHEVY
PICKUP
Long bed, runs
good, needs a
littleTLC.
Asking $800
Call (805) 441-2892
for more information:
TOYOTA '08
TOCOMA
Instrument ?nil"_01 ~J?F,?1
records in
Recorder' of
CountY,
COLEEN
M
UNMARRIED W
WASHINGTON MUTUAL, BANK,
FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public
auction sale to' the highest bidder
for caSh, cashier's check drawn by
a state or nationai bank, a cashier's
check drawR by a state or federal
credit union, or a cashier's check
drawn by a state or federal savings
and loan association, savings
association, or savings bank
specified in section 5102 of the
Financial Code and authorized to
do business in this state. Sale will
be held by the dUly appointed
trustee as shown below, of all right,
title, and interest conveyed to and
now held by the trustee in the
hereinafter
described
property
under
to the Deed of
Trust.
be made, but
without
the
the
the
reasonably
set
below. The
amount may
greater on the day
of sale. Place of Sale: AT THE
MAIN
ENTRANCE
TO
THE
COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1100
ANACAPA STREET , S,ll;NTA
BARBARA, CA Legal Description:
LOT 37 OF TRACT 10049, UNIT 2,
IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA
BARBARA,
STATE
OF
CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON
MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 55,
PAGES 11 AND 12 OF MAPS, IN
THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY
RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.
EXEPTING THEREFROM ALL OIL,
GAS,
HYDROCARBON
SUBSTANCES, MINERALS AND
OiL AND MINERAL RIGHTS IN
AND UNDER SAliJ LAND, LYiNG
BELOW A DEPTH OF 500 FEET
BELOW THE SURFACE OF SAID
LAND, BUT WITHOUT THE RiGHT
OF ENTRY UPON THE SURFACE
OF SAID LAND. Amount of unpaid
balance . and
other
charges:
$313.705.96 (estimated) Street
address
and
other
common
designation' of the real property:
4775 PLEASANT PL SANTA
MARIA, CA 93455 APN Number:
103-172-02-00 The undersigned
Trustee disclaims
liabilitY for
any
the street
address
common
designation,
herein.
The property
described
is being soid
. In compliance
with California
Code 2923.5(c)
the
trustee, beneficiary,
or
declares: that it
has
borrower(s) to
assess
situation and
to avoid
has made
borrower(s) to
situation and
to avoid
foreclosure by
of the fOllowing
methods: by telephone; by United
States mail; either 1st class or
certified; by overnight delivery; by
personal delivery; bye-mail; by face
to face meeting. DECLARATION
PURSUANT. TO
CALIFORNIA
CIVIL CODE SECTION 2923.54
Pursuant
California Civil Code
Section
the undersigned
loan
follows: 1.
It
has
the
or temporary
pursuant to
is current and
of sale
timeframe for
in
SRi
$18,900
PUBEIC NOTICES
\tANS
ROOMS FOR RENT
,
1IiRAIEERS
"
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE File
No. 7662.21160 Title Order No.
4160011 MIN No. Loan No.
870337313 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT
UNDER A DEED OF TRUST,
DATED 02129108. UNLESS YOU
TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PHOPERTY, IT MAY BE
SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU
NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE
NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING
AGAINST YOU, YOU'SHOULD
CONTACT A LAW@'ER. A public
auction saie to the highest bidder
for cash, cashier's check drawn on
a state or national bank, check
drawn by state or federal credit
union, or a. check drawn iJy a state
or federal savings and ioan
association, or savings association,
or savings bank specified in§5102
to
the
Financial
code and
authorized to do business in this
state, will be held by duly appointed
trustee. The sale will be made, but
without. covenant or warranty,
exprepsed or implied, regarding
title, possession, or encumbrances,
to satisfy the obligation secured by
said
Deed
of
Trust.
The
undersigned Trustee disclaims any
liability for any incorrectness of the
property address or other common
designation, if any, shown herein.
Trustor(s); Jason W. Renner, a
single man Recorded: 03106108, as
Instrument No. 2008-0012715. of
Official Records of Santa Barbara
County. California. Date of Sale;
01127110 at 1:00 .pM Place of Sale:
At the main entrance to the County
Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street,
Santa Barbara, CA The.purported
property address is: 848 WEST
DELLA DR, SANTA MARIA, CA
93458 Assessors Parcel No. 118"
014-039 Tile total amount of the
unpaid balance of the Obligation
secured by the property to be sold
and reasonabie estimated costs,
expenses and advances at the time
of the initial publication of the
Notice of Sale is $393,193.37. If the
sale is set aside for any reason, the
Purchaser at the sale shall be
entitled only to a return of the
deposit paid. The Purchaser shall
have no further recourse against
the Mortgagor, 1he Mortgagee or
the Mortgagee's attorney If required
by the provisions of section 2923.5
of the California Civil Code, the
declaration from the mortgagee,
beneficiary or authorized agent
recorded with the appropriate
County Recorder's Office. . The
undersigned mortgage loan servicer
deciares ti1at (1) it has obtained a
final or temporary order of
exemption pursuant to California
Civil Code §. 2923.52 and (2) the
timeframe for fjiving. notice of sale
specified in 'subdivision (a) of
California Civil Code § 2923.52
does not apply pursuant to
California Civil Code § 2923.52 or
2923.55 Date: December 30, 2009
NORTHWEST
TRUSTEE
SERVICES, INC., as' Trustee
Victoria
Gutierrez,
Authorized
Signatory 50S- N. Tustin Avenue,
Suite 243 Santa Ana, CA 92705
Sale Info website: www.J,JSAForeclosure.com
Reinstaternent
and Pay-Off Requests: (866) 387NWTS
THIS
OFFICE
IS
ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A
DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR
THAT
PURPOSE
FEI
#
1002.141501
01107,
01114,
0112112010
No. 136680 Pub Date Jan. 7,
,2010
3391091 01107/2010, 01/1412010,
01121120tO
Legal No. 136588 Pub Date Jan. 7,
14,21,2010
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
No. 201 0-0000019
The following persons are doing
Business as:
"CADENCE FOR KIDS" F.C.C.
(FAMILY CHILD CARE)
1827 N BERKELEY WAY
SANTA MARIA, CA 93454
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
Registrant Address(es)
LESVENAN,MARYVONNE
11127 NBERKELEY WAY
SANTA MARIA, CA 93454
Began Transacting Business:
1011/2002
.
Staternent Expires: 11512015
This business is conducted by:
INDIViDUAL
I declare that all information in this
statement is true and correct
lsi: MARYVONNE LESVENAN
This stafement was filed with the
County Clerk of
Santa Barbara
JANUARY 05, 2010
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS
COpy is A CORRECT COpy OF
THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON
FILE IN MY OFFICE.
JOSEPH E. HOLLAND
CountY Clerk-Recorder-Assessor
By: MARY QUACKENBUSH
Deputy Clerk- Recorder- Assessor
Legal No. 136919 Pub Date JAN. 7,
14,21,28,2010
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
No. 2010-0000032
The foliowing persons are doing
Business as:
CLEANER CANS
618 LEWIS
SANTA MARIA. CA 93455
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
Registrant Address(es)
SHERIDAN, DANIEL PATRICK
618 LEWIS
SANTA MARIA, CA 93455
SHERIDAN, KACIE ANNE
6111 LEWIS
SANTA MARIA, CA 93455
Began Transacting Business: NA
Statement Expires: 11512015
This business is conducted by:
HUSBAND AND WIFE
I declare that all information in .tllis
statemenf is true and correct
lsi: DANIEL P. SHERIDAN
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk of
Santa Barbara
JANUARY 5, 2010
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS
COPY IS A CORRECT COpy OF
THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON
FILE IN MY OFFICE.
JOSEPH E. HOLLAND
County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor
By: NANCY GUDINO
DeputY Clerk- Recorder- Assessor
Legal No. 137294 Pub
JAN.
14,21,28 FEB. 4,
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE
Trustee Sale No. 439010CA Loan
No. 0709457253 Title Order No.
219715 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT
UNDER A DEED OF TRUST
DATED 1210912005. UNLESS YOU
TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE
SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU
NEED AN EXPLANATiON OF THE
NATURE OFTHE PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD
CONTACT
A
LAWYER.
On
0112012010
at
01 :00
PM.
CALIFORNIA
RECONVEYANCE
COMPANY
the duly appointed
Trustee
and pursuant
Deed
Trust
F1ecorded
YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A
LAWYER. A pUblic auction sale to
the highest bidder for cash,
(cashier'S check(s) must be made
payable
to
National
Default
Servicing Corporation), drawn on a
state or national bank, a check
drawn by a state or federal credit
union, or a check drawn by a state
or federal savings and loan
association, saVings association, or
~savings bank specified in Section
5102 of the Financial Code and
authorized to do business in this
state; will be held by the duly
appointed trustee as shown below,
of all right, title, and interest
conveyed to and now held by the
trustee in the hereinafter described
property under and pursuant to a
Deed of Trust described below. The
sale will be made in an "as Is"
condition, but without covenant or
warranty, expressed or 'implled,
regarding tilie, possession, or
encumbrances,
to
pay
the
remaining principal sum of the
note(s) secured by the Deed of
Trust, with interest and late charges
thereon, as provided in the note(s),
advances, under the terms of the
Deed of Trust, interest thereon,
fees, charges and expenses of the
Trustee for the total amount (at the
time of the initial pUblication of the
Notice
of
Sale)
reasonably
estimated to be set forth below, The
amount may be greater on the day
of sale. Trustor: OCTAVIO LARA
AND MARIA LARA, HUSBAND
AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS
Duly
Appointed
Trustee:
NATIONAL DEFAULT SERVICING
CORPORATION
Recorded
0113112005 as Instroment No..
2005-0009146 of Official Records in
the office of the Recorder of SANTA
BARBARA CountY, California. Date
of Sale: 01128/2010 at 1:00 P.M.
Place of Sale; At the main street
entrance to the CountY Courthouse,
1100 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara,
CA Estimated amount of unpaid
balance
and
other
charges:
$361,482.29 Street Address or
other common designation of real
property: 1668 CHADWELL DRIVE,
SANTA MARIA, CA 93454-3400
AP.N.:
128-048-12-00
The
undersigned Trustee disclaims any
liability for any incorrectness of the
street address or other common
designation, if any, shown above. If
no street address or other common
designation is shown; directions to
the location of the property may be
obtained by sending a written
request to the beneficiary within 10
days of the date of first pUblication
of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee
is unabie to convey title for any
reason, the successful bidder's sole
and exclusive remedy shall be the
return of monies paid to the
Trustee, and the successful bidder
shall have no further recourse. The
undersigned mortgagee, beneficiary
or authorized agent for the
mortgagee. or beneficiary pursuant
to California Civil Code 2923.5(b)
declares that the mortgagee,
beneficiary or the mortgagee's or
beneficiary's authorized agent has
either contacted the borrower or
tried with due diligence to -contact
the borrower as required by
California Civil Code 2923.5.
Regarding the property that is the
subject of this Notice of Sale, the
"mortgage loan servicer" as defined
in California Civil Code Section
2923.53 (k) (3) declares that it has
obtained from the Commissioner a
final or temporary order of
exemption pursuant to California
Civil Code Section 2923.53 and that
the exemption is current and valid
on the date this Notice of Sale is
recorded. The timeframe for giving
a Notice of Sale specified in
Subdivision (a) Section 2923.52
does not apply to this Notice of Sale
pursuant to California Civil Code
Sections 2923.52 or 2923.55. Date:
11412010 NATIONAL DEFAULT
SERVICING .CqRFQR,;\TIPN7Zgo
N. 16th Street, SiJlfii 300l'hoenlx,
AZ 85020 phone 602·264-6101
Sales Line 714-730-2727; Sales
Website: www.ndscorp.com/sales
Jan Claxton, TRUSTEE SALES
REPRESENTATIVE
ASAP#
No,20'10-IOOUI00i53
The following persons are doing
Business as:
DISTINCTIVE IMAGES BY
STEPHANIE
413 S RANCH ST
SANTA MARIA, CA 93454
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
Registrant Address(es)
ADKISSON, STEPHANIE
413 S RANCH ST
SANTA MARIA, CA 93454
Transacting Business: NA
St,lten1enl Expires: 11612015
business is conducted by:
INDIVIDUAL
I declare that all information in this
is
NOTICE OF PETITION
TO ADMINISTER
ESTATE
CASE NUMBER: 1318708
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors,
contingent creditors, and persons
who may otherwise be interested in
the will or estate, or both, of:
LUCIENNE MARY LANCE AKA
LUCIENNE M. LANCE, LUCIENNE
LANCE AND LUCIENNE M.
SMITH
PETITION FOR PROBATE has
been filed by:
OWEN A. LANCE
In the Superior Court of California,
CountY of: SANTA BARBARA
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE
requests that: .
OWEN A. LANCE
be appointeq as personal
representative to administer the
estate of decedent.
() THE PETITION requests the
decedent's will and codicils, if any,
be admitted·to probate. The will and
any codicils are available for
examination in the file kept by the
court.
(X) THE PETITION requests
authoritY to administer the estate
under the Independent
Administration of Estates Act. (This
authoritY will allow the personal
representative to take many actions
without obtaining court approval.
Before taking certain very important
actions, however, the personal
representative will be required to
give notice to interested persons
unless they have waived notice or
consented to the proposed action.)
The independent administration
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 aut)1ority.
A HEARING on the petition will be
held on
a. Date: 2-10-10 Time: 11:30 A.M.,
Dept.: SM ONE at the
SUPERIOR COURT OF
CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
312-C EAST COOK STREET
SANTA MARIA, CA 93456
SANTA MARIA DIVISION
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of
the petition, you should appear at
the hearing and state your
objections or file written objections
with the court before the hearing.
Your appearance may be in person
or by your attorney.
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 Probate Code
section 9100. The time for filing
claims will not expire before lour
months from the hearing date
.
noticed above.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept
by the court. If you are a person
interested in the estate, you may
file with the court a Request for
Special Notice (form DE-154) ofthEl
filing of an inventory and appraisal
of estate assets or of any petition or
account as prOVided in Probate
Code section 1250. A Request for
Special Notice form is available
from the court clerk.
ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER
RICHARD WELDON SBN: 025167
301 E. MAIN STREET
SANTA MARIA, CA 93454 805925-S7Q,5
Leqal No. 136894 Pub Dates JAN.
6,7,14,2010
January 14, 2010 / TIMES· E3
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE
Trustee Sale No. 09-511515 INC
Title Order No. 090684964-CA-DCI
APN 107-164-008-00 YOU ARE IN
DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF
TRUST DATED 11/01/05. UNLESS
YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE
SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU
NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE
NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD
On
CONTACT A
LAWYER.
02103110 at 1:00 p.m., Aztec
Foreclosure Corporation as the duly
appointed Trustee under and
pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded
on 1,,1/08/05 in Instrument No,
2005A~01 07997 of official records
In the Office of the Recorder of
SANTA" BARBARA
County,
California, executed by: Ricardo
Leal, a Single Man, as Trustor,
OneWest
Bank,
FSB,
as
Beneficiary,
WILL
SELL
AT
PUBLIC
AUCTION
TO THE
HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH
(payable at time of sale In lawful
money of the United States, by
cash, a cashier's check drawn by a
state or natiOnal bank, a check
drawn by a state or federal credit
union, or a check drawn by a state
or federal savings and loan
association, savings association, or
savings bank specified in section
5102 of the Financial Code and
authorized to do .buslness in this
state), at the main entrance to the
County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa
Street, Santa Barbara, CA, all right,
title and Interest conveyed to and
now held by It under said Deed of
Trust in the property situated in said
County, California described as:
4010. SHELLIE COURT, SANTA
MARIA, CA .93455 The property
heretofore described Is being sold
"as Is", The undersigned 'Trustee
disclaims any liability for any
Incorrectness of the street address
and other common designation, If
any, shown herein, Said sale wUl be
made, but Without covenant or
warranty, expressed or Implied,
regarding title, possession, or
to
pay
the
encumbrances,
remaining principal sum of the
note(s} secured by said Deed of
Trust, with Interest thereon, as
provided In said note(s), advances,
If any, under the terms of the Deed
of Trust, estimated fees, charges
and expenses of the Trustee and of
the trusts created by said Deed of
Trust,
to-Wit:
$471,430.91
(Estimated) Accrued Interest and
additional advances, if any, will
increase this figure prior to sale.
The beneficiary under said Deed of
Trust heretofore executed and
delivered to the undersigned a
written Declaration. of Default and
Demand for Saie, and a written
Notice of Default .and Election to
Sell. The undersigned caused said
Notice of Defauit and Election to
Sell to be recorded in the county
where the real property Is located
and more than three months have
elapsed since such recordation.
Requirements of SB1137 have
been met pursuant to the Notice of
Sale Declaration of record. The
has
mortgage
loan
servicer
obtained from the commissioner a
final or temporary order of
exemption pursuant to Section
2923.53 that Is current and valid on
the date the notice of sale Is flied,
DATE: January 14, 2010 Robbie
Weaver Assistant Secretary &
Assistant Vice President Aztec
Foreclosure Corporation clo 4665
MacArthur Court,
Suite
250
Newport Beach. CA 92660 Phone:
(800) 731-0850 or (602) 222-5711
Fax: (847)627-8803 For Trustee's
Sale Information Call 714-730-2727
http://www.lpsasap.com
www.aztectrustee.com
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;,1400473 01/14/2010, 01/21/2010.
01/28/2010
Legal No. 136877 Pub Date Jan.
14,21,28,2010
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS. NAME
STATEMENT
No. 2010..0000138
The following persons are doing
Business as:
CC CREATIONS
5169SURFBIRD LANE
GUADALUPE, CA 93434
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
Registrant Address(es)
KELLEY,ALEXANDER
HARRISON
5169 SURFBIRD LANE
GUADALUPE, CA 93434
Began Transacting Business: NA
Statement Expires: 1/12/2015
This business Is conducted by:
INDIVIDUAL
I declare that all information In this
statement Is true and correct. '
lsi: ALEX KELLEY
,
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk of
Santa Barbara
JANUARY 12, 2010
I HEREBY CERTIFYTHAT THIS
COpy IS A CORRECT COpy OF
THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON
FILE IN MY OFFICE.
JOSEPH E. HOLLAND
County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor
By: NANCY GUDINO
.
Deputy Clerk- Recorder- Assessor
Legal No. 137287 Pub Date JAN.
14,21,28 FEB. 4, 2010
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
No. 2009..0003907
The foilowlng persons are doing
Business as:
COACHMAN CATERING
739 S. THORNBURG
SANTA MARIA, CA sJ3454
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
Registrant Address(es)
L. MIYAKE, INC.
1531 S. BROADWAY
SANTA MARIA, CA 93454
Began Transacting Business:
11/30/2004
Statement Expires: 1211512014
This business Is conducted by:
CORPORATION
I declare that all Information In this
statement Is true and correct.
lsi: LANCE MIYAKE
This statement was filed With the
County Clerk of
Santa Barbara
DECEMBER 15, 2009
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS
COpy IS A CORRECT COpy OF
THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON
FILE IN MY OFFICE.
JOSEPH E. HOLLAND
County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor
By: JANET HANSEN
Deputy Clerk- Recorder- Assessor
Legal No. 136404 Pub Date DEC.
24,31 JAN 7, 14,2010
T.S No.: 41459 Loan No.:
101773547+++ Order #: 4273736
Notice of Trustee's 8ale YOU ARE
IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF
DATED
3/15/2006.
TRUST
UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT
MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC
NEED AN
SALE.
IF YOU
EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE
OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST
YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A
LAWYER. A pUblic auction to self
the hl~hest bidder for cash a
cashier s check drawn by a state or
national bank, a check drawn by a
state or federal credit union, or a
check drawn by a state or federal
savings and loan association,
savings association, or savings
bank specified In section 5102 of
the Financial Code and authorized
to do business In this state will be
held by the duly appointed trustee
as shown below, of all right, tille,
and Interest conveyed. to and now
heid by the trustee In the
hereinafter
described
property
under and pursuant to a deed to
i/'ust described below. The sale will
be made, but without covenant or
warranty, expressed or Implied,
regarding title, possession, or
the
encumbrances,
to
pay
remaining principal sum of the
note(s) secured by the Deed of
Trust, with Interest and late charges
thereon, as prOVided In the note(s),
advances, under the terms of the
Deed of Trust, Interest thereon,
fees, charges and expenses of the
trustee for the total amount (at the
time of the Initial publication of the
notice
of
sale)
reasonably
estimated to be set forth below. The
amount may be greater on the day
of sale. Trustor: Gaetano David
Addamo Trustee of the Gaetano
David Addamo living Trust dated
May 31, 2001 Duly Appointed
Trustee: All American Foreclosure
Company Recorded 3/23/2006 as
Instrument No. 2006-0022925, In
book
.
page
Subsequent
Modification recorded as Instrument
No. 2008-0051001
of Official
Records' In the Office of the
Recorder of Santa Barbara County,
California, Date of Sale: 2/4/2010 at
01 :OOPM Place of Sale: At the
north door of the main entrance to
the County Courthouse, 1100
Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA
Amount of unpaid balance and
other
charges:
$8,368,722.66
Street Address or other common
designation
real property:. 251 0
East Clark Avenue Santa Marla, CA
93455 AP.N.: 129-151"77, 129151-78,129-151-79,129-151-80,
129-151-81, 129-151-82, 129-15183 The undersigned Trustee
disclaims any liability for any
Incorrectness of the street address
or other COmmon designation, If
any, shown above. If no street
address
or
other
common
designation is shown, directions to
the location of the property may be
obtained by sending, a written
request to the beneficiary within 10
days of the date of first publication
of this Notice of Sale. If .the Trustee
is unable to convey title for any
reason, the successful bidder's sole
and exclusive remedy shall be the
return of the monies paid to the
trustee and the successful bidder
shall have no recourse, If the sale is
set aside for any reason, the
Purchaser at the sale shall be
entitled only to a return of the
deposit paid. The Purchaser shall
have no further recourse against
the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or
the
Mortgagee's
Attorney.
Regarding the property that is the
subject of this notice of sale, the
"mortgage loan servlcer" as defined
In Civil Dode § 2923. 53(k}(3)
declares that it has not obtained
from the Commissioner a final or
temporary order of exemption
pursuant to Civil Code section
2923.53 that Is current and valid ,on
the date this notice 6f sale Is
recorded. The time frame for giving
a notice of sale specified in Civil
Code Section 292352 subdivision
(a) does not apply to this notice of
sale pursuant to . Civil Code
Sections 2923.52 or 2923.55. Date:
1/6/2010 All American Foreclosure
Company 1363 Marsh Street, San
Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (805) 543- ,
7088 Veronica Borba, Trustee Sale
Officer All American Foreclosure
Service 1363 Marsh Street San
Luis Obispo, California 93401
P654375 1/14, 1/21,01/28/2010
Legal No. 137005 Pub Date Jan.
14,21,28,2010
of
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME
STATEIjIlENT
No. 2010-0000128
The following persons are doing
Business as:
MID STATE CYLINDER HEAD
340 NRUSSELL AVE.
SANTA MARIA, CA93458
COUNTY OF SANTA BAReARA
Registrant Address(es)
FERNANDEZ, DENNIS JAMES
5546 ESPLANADA AVE.
ORCUTT, CA93455
Began Transacting Business: NA
Statement Expires: 1/12/2015
This business Is conducted by:
INDIVIDUAL
I declare that all Information in this
statement Is true and correct.
lsi: DENNIS JAMES FERNANDEZ
This statement was flied with the
County Clerk of '
Santa Barbara
JANUARY 12, 2010
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS
COpy IS A CORRECT COpy OF
THE ORIGiNAL STATEMENT ON
FILE IN MY OFFICE.
JOSEPH E. HOLLAND
County Clerk·Recorder-Assessor
By: NANCY GUDINO
Deputy Clerk- Recorder- Assessor
Legal No. 137286 Pub Date JAN.
14.21,28 FEB. 4, 2010
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
No. 2009-0003885
The follOWing persons are doing
Business as:
ROSA'S CLeANING
3218 DRAKE OR.
ORCUTT, CA 93455
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
Registrant Address(es)
ORDAZ, ROSALBA
3218 DRAKE OR.
ORCUTT, CA 9345.5
Began Transacting Business: NA
Statement Expires: 12111/2014
This business is conducted by:
INDIVIDUAL
I declare that all information In this
statement is true and correct.
lsi: ROSALBA ORDAZ
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk of
Santa Barbara
DECEMBER 11, 2009
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS
COPY IS A CORRECT COpy OF
THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON
FILE IN MY OFFICE.
JOSEPH E. HOLLAND
County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor
By: MARY QUACKENBUSH
Deputy Clerk' Recorder- Assessor
Legal No. 136925 Pub Date JAN. 7,
14,21,28,2010
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