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SUNDAY Community sports digest World briefly .......Page A-2 $1 tax included ‘Walking Tractor’ & other tales ..................................Page A-3 April 2, 2006 ..........Page A-8 INSIDE REMINISCE The Ukiah Mendocino County’s local newspaper DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com Monday: Rain, tapering to showers Tuesday: Partly sunny 54 pages, Volume 147 Number 358 email: [email protected] FOCUS ON FILM DA, sheriff candidates raising cash By BEN BROWN The Daily Journal SHELBY WHITE ‘Stay Alive’ a thrilling horror ride Audiences will never see a livelier video game, where the only thing you can lose is your life. “Stay Alive,” directed by William Brent Bell and starring Samaire Armstrong (“The O.C.” television eries), Sophia Bush (“One Tree Hill” television series), Jon Foster (“Life As We Know It” television series), Frankie Muniz (“Racing Stripes,” “Malcom in the Middle” television series) and Jimmi Simpson (“Herbie: Fully Loaded”) is a thrilling horror movie that will have you dying for more. Hutch’s (Foster) lifelong friend Loomis is a Beta tester for video game prototypes. One night Loomis is testing a new game that isn’t on the market yet called “Stay Alive.” The game is based on the story of a 17th cenSee FILM, Page A-16 Gorton’s owner cuts whaling ties The Daily Journal Nissui, the parent company of Gorton’s to Gloucester, announced Friday that it would be selling off all shares of Kyodo Senpaku. Kyodo Senpaku is a Japanese company that leases boats to the Japanese government’s whaling fleet. Gorton’s parent company, Nissui, owns one-third of Kyodo Senpaku. That connection led to a boycott of Gorton’s products last month. Nissui announced it would sell all of its stock in Kyodo Senpaku by mid-April. The announcement comes in the wake of the announcement by two other shareholders that they also plan to sell their interests in the company. “Obviously, Nissui and Gorton’s realized that staying in the whale killing business was bad business, affecting not only their bottom line, but their reputation,” said Greenpeace oceans specialist John Hocevar. Cindy Arch and Susan Nutter, of the Mendocino Coast Environmental Center, The stickers and lawn signs may not be out in force yet, but candidates in the district attorney and sheriff races have been busily raising money for June’s primary election. In the district attorney’s race, the money leader is obvious. Former deputy District Attorney Myron Sawicki has raised $27,322. More than half of that, about $15,000, came from his mother, Elizabeth Sawicki. Much of the remaining money is made up of loans and money from private donors in amounts less than $1,000. Sawicki said he was feeling comfortable with his early monetary lead and expected a similar amount of donations in the future. “I’ve talked to a lot of people and groups who say I have earned their support,” Sawicki said. In contrast to Sawicki, Fort Bragg attorney Meredith Lintott declared only $1,100 in fundraising. The bulk of that money came from a loan she and her husband made to the campaign. Lintott said she was not intimidated by Sawicki’s money lead and said See CANDIDATES, Page A-2 ON DISPLAY AT REDWOOD EMPIRE FAIRGROUNDS Seized horses up for bid By BEN BROWN The Daily Journal After a long, dark winter there may be light at the end of the tunnel for 29 of the horses seized in December from Fort Bragg resident James DeNoyer by Mendocino County Animal Control. The Mendocino County Public Health Department Animal Care and Control program is selling 29 of the 36 seized animals at auction this month as part of an agreement with DeNoyer. Proceeds from the sale will go to compensate the county for the cost of caring for the horses for the past three months. The horses are being shown to the public at the Redwood Empire Fairgrounds. Three months care has done wonders for the animals, said Manda Mello, one of the volunteers who has been working with the horses since they were seized. “They’re completely different horses,” Mello said. Despite the care, many of the animals still appeared to be suffering ailments. Signs on the stall doors indicated that some were still recovering from rain rot, a bacterial infection of the skin that horses can get if exposed to the elements for long periods of time. Others still looked thin. “They still have a ways to go,” Mello said. “It takes a long time.” Despite the rain, there were several people on hand to look over the horses. Peter Chevalier said he had been notified of the sale by his daughter. Chevalier said he grew up around horses and had two-and-a-half acres of land where he could put up one. “Some of them look rough,” Chevalier said. “You can tell they’ve been abused.” Ron Odnel came to look in on the horses because he knew some of the volunteers, for whom he had a lot of praise. “They look well,” Odnel said of the horses. “These folks have done an incredible job.” Despite the optimism, Odnel was not sure how many of the horses the volunteers had really managed to save, noting that damage from long-term malnutrition can be deep and often irreversible. “Some of the babies will never be the right size,” Odnel said. Mello agreed, noting that the average starting bid for an individual horse was between $300 and $500. “That’s all some of them are worth,” Mello said. Some of the animals were stunted and knock- Isaac Eckel/The Daily Journal Peter Chevalier and Angelica Flores admire one of the 29 horses on display at the fairgrounds on Saturday. Horses seized from Fort Bragg resident James DeNoyer are being shown to the public and will remain on display until April 9. Anyone who wishes to purchase one can turn in a sealed bid to Animal Control. kneed and may not be ridable, Mello said. But, she holds out hope that the horses will find good homes. “We hope to never see them again in this condition,” Mello said. Of the 36 horses seized, 29 are being auctioned off by the county, four have been reserved for DeNoyer to reclaim pending the outcome of the trial and three have been claimed by their original owner -- a man from Missouri who sold the horses to DeNoyer but who had not received final payment. Mello said the man would be in Mendocino County Sunday to reclaim his animals. The horses will remain on display until April 9. Anyone who wishes to purchase one can turn in a sealed bid to Animal Control. Winning bidders will be notified April 12. Ben Brown can be reached at [email protected]. See GORTON’S, Page A-15 Treat political mass e-mails with open eyes If you’re reading this column, you’re probably a naturally inquisitive person. My guess is you regularly seek out information and, in this day and age, that pursuit isn’t too tough. We have quite a myriad of messages coming at us from all angles. Newspapers, radio, blogs, conversations, television, newsletters, magazines -- our heads get filled with ideas every which way. But lately there appears to be a renaissance of a new form of information dispersal: the direct mass e-mail. It’s not a new or unique effort, to be sure. But on two different political fronts, an individual is hoping to effect change through rallying his neighbors around his cause. Councilmember Phil Baldwin, one of the most vociferous advocates for local campaign finance reform, had issued a mass e-mail requesting Ukiah residents to contact another council member “via letter, post card, phone or email” to support Baldwin’s proposal to create a $100 contribution limit and a $50 disclosure limit. He provides a hypothetical example in which the $100 limit without a disclosure provision could allow MATTER OF FACT SETH FREEDLAND a candidate or independent committee to collect more than $10,000 without public awareness of the money’s origin. The e-mail concludes with the “swing” councilmember’s contact information and the expected time the contribution limit discussion should be heard at Wednesday’s City Council meeting. Similarly, Councilmember Doug Crane’s son Eric recently mass e-mailed Western Hills property owners his take on the draft regulations debate. Crane stated his belief that the draft should be tossed out and the process started anew, an opinion he reiterated to the Planning Commission Wednesday night. The issue of whether it’s appropriate for family members of a City Council member to try to influence public opinion through mass mailings is not my issue here (although the notion has rankled some). I’m inclined to believe that opinion dissemination should be tolerated under tried-and-true principles of free speech. So unless I get the impression that some campaign is drowning the city with propaganda, it simply remains up to us to find our own truth and opinion in all that we receive. The burden is on our shoulders to sift through the e-mails, innuendo and, yes, political columns, to decide what we personally agree with and what we dismiss. This is no comment on Baldwin and Crane, men I know to believe passionately about their respective issue, ANNIVERSARY SALE OF THE OUR BEST YEAR! SALE See FREEDLAND, Page A-4 509 S. State St. • Ukiah 462-7305 A-2 – SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2006 DAILY DIGEST Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 [email protected] The Ukiah Daily Journal POLICE REPORTS FUNERAL NOTICES [\ LEO D. MARCOTT August 20, 1920 – March 3, 2006 The much-loved “Mayor” of Yorkville, Leo Marcott, passed away suddenly at his home on March 3rd. He was 85. Beloved husband for 64 years of Barbara Marcott, he is also survived by 2 daughters, Kris and Sue, 2 granddaughters, Joey and Terry, 2 great-grandsons, Anthony and Nathan, and a sister, Shirley. He was born in Portland, Oregon and was a decorated U.S. Army Veteran of World War II, whom proudly served with distinction and still kept in touch with many of his infantry buddies. He is well known for his theatrical background, performing and singing for years with his family in musical theaters in Portland, Ukiah, and Ft. Bragg, as well as being Yorkville’s postmaster. Leo also had 2 popular restaurants from the early 60s to the late 80s, with folks coming back again and again to enjoy Barbara’s tacos and Leo’s warmth and wonderful sense of humor. His family and friends will dearly miss him. All who knew him embraced his gentle, kind manner and loving spirit. He knew the words to every old song; his favorite was “On the Sunny Side of the Street” and that is how he lived, every day. Everyone who knew him knows that he had a joke or “sunny side” for every situ- ation. He always made the dark clouds go away. We called him every day and he always told us, “Who loves you most!” We love you Dad. We were the luckiest kids on earth and you will be in our hearts forever. A Celebration of Life will be held in Boonville at a later date. [\ DARREN REED CLUTTS April 2, 1986 - October 17, 2003 May peace be with you, as well as everyone who was fortunate to have know you. Happy birthday son! There hasn’t been a moment that I haven’t had some thoughts, some tears and some smiles since you left us. I miss you so much and this memorial and tribute is yours from those who will always love you and for those who may have taken a second thought and learned from a terrible tragedy, not to make the same decision. Nobody, absolutely nobody wants to , or even should go through what all of us are going through to get this pain behind us. I know I will always go through this suffering that I’ve been going through, I’ve come to terms with it. It really is a shame that you are not here to share the love , the love that everyone has for you. We all miss you and wish that your life didn’t have to be cut so short. I know that there will be a time that you and I, as well as all your friends, will again be together forever. I want you to be assured that I have forgiven and forgotten bad feelings that may have lead up to your tragic death and our loss. I know that you have as well. My prayers are always about you and the peace that you must have been seeking. I, as well as many others, will always love you Darren. I always appreciate your visits in my dreams, it really is the only hope that I have anymore to hold onto. But thanks needs to go to the grace of God and to your and my friends, who, without them, their support and love, I can’t even see how I could be here now. I love you more than anyone or you could even imagine. The following were compiled from reports prepared by the Ukiah Police Department. To anonymously report crime information, call 463-6205. ARREST -- Tracey Frost, 31, of Ukiah, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in the 100 block of West Mill Street at 1:18 a.m. Saturday. Frost was released after being cited. ARREST -- John Garcia, 34, hometown not listed, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in the 800 block of Waugh Lane at 2:20 a.m. Friday. Garcia was released after being cited. ARREST -- Bennett Pool, 29, of Redwood Valley, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on North State Street near the 101 overpass at 10:49 p.m. Friday. Pool was released after being cited. CORRECTIONS The Ukiah Daily Journal reserves this space to correct errors or make clarifications to news articles. Significant errors in obituary notices or birth announcements will result in reprinting the entire article. Errors may be reported to the editor, 468-3526. LOTTERY NUMBERS DAILY 3: night: 5, 4, 2. afternoon: 3, 6, 0. FANTASY 5: 23, 14, 7, 30, 31. DAILY DERBY: 1st Place: 08, Gorgeous George. 2nd Place: 04, Big Ben. 3rd Place: 11, Money Bags. Race time: 1:40.41. LOTTO: 19-26-14-4036. Meganumber: 20. Jackpot: $39 million. Death notices are free for Mendocino County residents. Death notices are limited to name of deceased, hometown, age, date of death, date, time, and place of services and the funeral home handling the arrangements. For information on how to place a free death notice please call our editorial department at 468-3500. Please sign the guest book at www.ukiahdailyjournal.com. Funeral notices are paid announcements. For information on how to place a paid funeral notice or make corrections to funeral notices please call our classified department at 468-3529. Candidates Continued from Page A-1 she had raised more funds since the March 17 filing deadline. “We’re just getting started,” Lintott said. In addition to more traditional methods, Lintott has been using the online service PayPal to get donations through her Web site. Lintott said she had received some funds through PayPal but that most had come through the mail. Incumbent District Attorney Norman Vroman did not file fundraising documents this period because he does not plan to raise more than $1,000. Vroman was out of the office and could not be reached for comment. In the sheriff’s race, it’s a fairly even match as far as funds go. Lt. Tom Allman has raised $15,243; just ahead of him is acting Sheriff Kevin Broin, who has raised $15,575. Leading the pack is Lt. Don Miller, who has raised $22,332. Both Allman and Miller have taken out considerable loans, which make up the majority of their war chests. Broin’s single biggest contribution was a donation of $6,299 from the campaign of Undersheriff Gary Hudson, a former candidate in the race. Hudson announced he was dropping out of the race “for personal reasons” on Jan. 19. Hudson said he gave the money to Broin as part of the closing of his campaign. The donation came to Hudson from the campaign of former Sheriff Tony Craver. Hudson said he was giving Broin the money because he felt Broin was clearly the most qualified candidate. “I think he would make a great sheriff,” Hudson said. For the most part, the rest of the contributions have been donations of between $100 and $500 from private individuals. Most of the money has been spent on filing fees and various types of advertising, although Miller has also received several items, including a quilt and a case of wine, to be raffled off for fund-raisers. Filegarden also donated $1,690 in labor to Miller to set up his candidacy Web site. Ben Brown can be reached at [email protected]. INDOOR CRYPT PRESALES EVERGREEN MEMORIAL GARDENS EVERSOLE MORTUARY The world briefly Former hostage Jill Carroll lands in Germany on way home from Iraq RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — Protected by the U.S. military and far from the country where she had been held hostage, Jill Carroll strongly disavowed statements she had made during captivity in Iraq and shortly after her release, saying Saturday she had been repeatedly threatened. In a video, recorded before she was freed and posted by her captors on an Islamist Web site, Carroll spoke out against the U.S. military presence. But in a statement Saturday, she said the recording was made under threat. Her editor has said three men were pointing guns at her at the time. “During my last night in captivity, my captors forced me to participate in a propaganda video. They told me I would be released if I cooperated. I was living in a threatening environment, under their control, and wanted to go home alive. So I agreed,” she said in a statement read by her editor in Boston. “Things that I was forced to say while captive are now being taken by some as an accurate reflection of my personal views. They are not.” but the status of the crew was unknown, according to the American command. Meanwhile, pressure mounted on Prime Minister Ibrahim alJaafari to step aside as the Shiite bloc’s nominee for a second term, with some fellow Shiites urging him to withdraw to break the deadlock over a new government amid increasing sectarian violence. A U.S. statement said the helicopter went down about 5:30 p.m. during a combat patrol southwest of the capital but gave no further details, except to say that the fate of the crew was unknown. The statement did not identify the type of helicopter. It was the first loss of a U.S. helicopter since three of them crashed in a 10-day period in January, killing a total of 18 American military personnel. At least two of the helicopters were shot down. Capsized boat did not have license to sail, Bahraini officials say MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Some worried passengers left a traditional dhow-turned-pleasure boat because it was swaying See BRIEFLY, Page A-16 We Buy & Sell U.S. military helicopter crashes; pressure on prime minister to step aside Gold & Silver Coins BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — A U.S. military helicopter crashed Saturday during a “combat air patrol” southwest of Baghdad, “Since 1980” Ukiah Valley Mortuary Full Service 468-0640 303 ‘A’ Talmage Rd., Ukiah FD 1680 Lower Cost • Fewer Worries • Greater Care Direct Burial.........$1195 Direct Cremation...$995 468-8446 195 Low Gap Road, Ukiah We own and operate our crematory locally in Ukiah Mendocino College Theatre Arts Department & Ukiah Civic Light Opera present FIDDLER ON THE ROOF March 31 - April 9 is preparing to build a 4th addition to their Mausoleum, Columbarium. Crypts are now available for presale at a 10% savings. 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Published Daily by The Ukiah Daily Journal at 590 S. School St., Ukiah, Mendocino County, CA. Phone: (707) 468-3500. Court Decree No. 9267 Periodicals Postage Paid at Ukiah, CA. To report a missed newspaper, call the Circulation Department between 5 and 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or between 7 and 9 a.m. weekends. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Ukiah Daily Journal, Post Office Box 749, Ukiah, CA. 95482. Subscription rates for home delivery as of March 1, 2005 are 13 weeks for $30.78; and 52 weeks for $112.15. All prices do not include sales tax. Publication # (USPS-646-920). REMINISCE Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 THIS WAS NEWS JODY MARTINEZ 25 years ago Wednesday, April 1, 1981 Ukiah Daily Journal OUNTY’S JOBLESS RATE IS DROPPING. Mendocino County’s jobless rate dropped 2.6 percent from January to February, according to figures released today by the state Department of Employment Development. The number of jobless persons in the county was about 4,800 when this year began. Now, according to the DED report, the number is about 4,325, bringing the unemployment rate down from 16.1 percent to 14.7 percent. The rate of unemployment in the same period of 1980 was 12.7 percent. Federal rosters were static because of the federal hiring freeze and figures for the state indicate that its payroll in the county rose by 25 through additions to education’s payroll. While the available labor force dropped from about 29,825 to about 29,450, the employment figure in the county rose from 25,025 to 25,125, with increases in February’s employment figures occurring in three areas: agriculture, lumber and education. C ——— MARKET ‘PRETTY GLOOMY’ FOR COUNTY PEARS. Pear growers in the West may be doing their work too well. “The market is pretty gloomy,” says Alex Thomas Jr., one of Ukiah’s largest pear growers and marketers. The problem, he explains, is that California, Oregon and Washington, which produce over 90 percent of the nation’s pears, have produced record-breaking crops each year for the last three years. The result, Thomas says, has been a glut of the fruit, and so “the industry could use a light year.” Yet, he adds, signs indicate there is the “potential for another record-breaking crop” at the end of this summer, when the fruit will be harvested. ——— FOUR-HAND PIANO RECITAL SET FOR APRIL 10 AT UKIAHI. Ukiah audiences will be treated to an intimate recital of four-hand piano music on Friday, April 10, when local residents Don Minnerly and Marilynn Tollefsen perform at the Choral Room of Ukiah High School. ... The duo, who have given a number of concerts in the Mendocino area and are acquiring a reputation for their fine and sensitive playing, will perform Mozart’s pianistically brilliant sonata in C Major, K. 521, of which he is quoted as saying, “Tell her to start practicing immediately, for it is the very devil to play;” Schubert’s Fantasia in F Minor, op. 103, considered one of his finest works; Debussy’s poetic six Epegraphes Antiques; and Giorgio Ferrari’s Divertimento, 1968. 50 years ago Thursday, March 29, 1956 The Ukiah News NORTH STATE STREET WIDENING PROJECT BEGUN BY CONTRACTOR. The work of widening North State street to four lanes was started last week by the Arthur B. Siri construction firm of Santa Rosa. The long awaited project is being jointly financed by the state division of highways and City of Ukiah, and property owners. The street will be widened to four lanes; surfaced and curbs and gutters installed from Low Gap road to Ford road. Widening and surfacing is being done by the state division of highways, while the city is responsible for installing of curbs and gutters. The city in turn will charge owners of property fronting State street for the cement work. Siri will do both phases of the project. Completion is expected by the middle of June. Widening of the heavily traveled strip to four lanes to conform with the width of State street through the business district will eliminate traffic bottlenecks in the areas of Low Gap road and Ford road. SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2006 – A-3 [email protected] The Ukiah Daily Journal ‘WALKING TRACTOR’ ... And Other Tales of Old Anderson Valley ‘What I wanted to write was a collection of short stories that amount to a love letter to Anderson Valley and to some of the old-timers who helped make it what it was and who helped me become who I am.’ BRUCE PATTERSON author of ‘Walking Tractor And Other Tales of Old Anderson Valley’’ By JODY MARTINEZ The Daily Journal Bruce Patterson is no stranger to hard work. He’s stomped fleeces with a sheep-shearing crew, pounded fence posts as a ranch hand, and wrestled with massive downed redwoods as a chokersetter on a logging crew in the rugged hills ringing Anderson Valley. Along the way he’s met a lot of interesting people: folks like Lester Seymour, who taught him to “ride logs” down a mountainside behind a Caterpillar bulldozer; Ole Claude, a cowboy and onetime rodeo rider, who loved to tell stories in the Boonville Lodge and had a low opinion of sheep (“the larger the herd, the stupidPatterson er the individual critter”), and a loincloth-wearing hermit with “a powerful appreciation for cheese,” whom Patterson christened Billy Bones. In 24 autobiographical stories in the recently published book “Walking Tractor And Other Tales of Old Anderson Valley,” Patterson introduces us to these real-life characters and other old-timers, a word he defines in a glossary as “Pioneer stock. Pre-chainsaw and pre-TV. Yeomen, hillbillies, mountaineers. A type of redneck.” Patterson’s prose conveys a wonderful sense of place. His detailed descriptions of the hazards and the exhilaration of “highballing” in a lumber camp make you feel like you’re out in the woods with him, experiencing the woodsmen’s life, which as Patterson writes, was so physically grueling that by the time each season ended, a logger needed the rainy winter months to recover from the battering his body had taken during the rest of the year. “Most any chokersetter, but especially a highballing greenhorn like me, was going to hit the limit of his physical endurance,” he writes about his first season as a logger. He says he still remembers “the exact moment when I hit bottom.” Bruce Patterson’s book, “Walking Tractor And Other Tales of Old Anderson Valley,” includes 24 local stories and 28 local photographs, like the long gone Morrow Ranch barn, shown below. He’d been struggling for some time to force a choker – a steel rope used to secure a log to a bulldozer for transport – under a felled log without success, and after expend- ing his store of “stubbornness, rage and brute strength” he watched in exhausted disbelief while his partSee ‘TRACTOR,’ Page A-15 ——— 4-H CLUBS PLANT NEW ROSE GARDEN AT FAIRGROUNDS. Members of Ukiah Jolly Girls and Ukiah Hustlers 4-H clubs participated in the planting of a rose garden at the 12th district fairgrounds Tuesday morning in appreciation of the use of the fairgrounds and buildings by 4H clubs in the county. The planting is northeast of the main building, in a corner of lawn. Thirty bushes were planted. 100 years ago Friday, April 6, 1906 Dispatch-Democrat RAILROAD FARES ARE REDUCED. R. X. Ryan, general passenger agent of the C. N. Ry. Company, has notified L. Johnson, the local agent, that the following rates will go into effect on and after April 10th: Ukiah to San Francisco, $3.50; Ukiah to Willits, $1.00; Ukiah to Sherwood, $1.75; to Calpella, 15 cents; to Redwood, 30 cents; to Laughlin, 40 cents; to Ridgewood, 75 cents. This reduced rate also applies in the opposite direction. This reduction in fares will certainly be appreciated by the patrons of the railroad. ——— WOULD IMPROVE RUSSIAN RIVER. FARMERS WILL TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY. The farmers throughout the valley are trying to formulate a plan for cleaning and improving the channel of Russian river so that the flood waters may flow off uninterruptedly and not overflow the land. John Cunningham and J. E. Holliday have been working on the matter and at the next meeting of the board of supervisors an enabling act will be passed allowing the farmers along the river to form themselves into an See THIS WAS NEWS, Page A-15 ELUSIVE IMAGES PHOTO CONTEST CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE LOCATION OF THIS PHOTO? If you can identify this photo (or would just like to guess) please write down the location you think is shown. Identifying the kite-flyers is not a requirement for the contest, but if you can that’s even better. Include your name and a phone number where you can be reached if you win, and submit the information to us by 5 p.m. Tuesday. Send it to: Elusive Images Photo Contest, Attn. Jody Martinez, Ukiah Daily Journal, P.O. Box 749, Ukiah, CA 95482; fax to 468-3544; e-mail to [email protected] or drop it off at our office at 590 S. School St. All correct submissions will be entered into a drawing for a copy of “Reflections: A Pictorial History of Inland Mendocino County, Volume II.” A-4 – SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2006 Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 GOVERNMENT [email protected] The Ukiah Daily Journal SUNDAY TV Anger sparks massive protests, but what’s next? NEWS SHOWS IMMIGRATION REFORM By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press Writer Associated Press ABC’s “This Week” — Sens. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and George Allen, R-Va.; Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins. ——— CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis. NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen. John McCain, RAriz.; retired Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni. CNN’s “Late Edition” — Mexican President Vicente Fox; Sens. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., and Evan Bayh, D-Ind.; Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran’s chief representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency. “Fox News Sunday” — Sens. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Philip Mudd, associate executive assistant director of the FBI’s National Security Branch. Freedland Continued from Page A-1 but what’s good for the individual is not always good for the rest of us. One hopes that we will constantly be aware of both sides -- or in those cases where there are more than two viewpoints, all sides -- and can then use the advocacy material that plops into our lap to guide us in evaluating a given topic. In the ramp-up to June 6, we all know we’re going to be receiving election-related SOLANA BEACH — Manuel Aguilar feels uneasy in supermarkets and public parks. The 22-year-old illegal immigrant from Mexico doesn’t speed on the freeway, worried that a traffic stop might lead to his deportation. The same Manuel Aguilar will soon join others at a San Diego park to protest a proposed overhaul of national immigration policy. He’s even helping organize the event. Aguilar is hardly alone in his move from the shadows to the streets. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants have demonstrated in cities from Los Angeles to Milwaukee, Denver to Washington, D.C. — a rare burst of civil disobedience that surprised even event organizers. For Aguilar, the motivation wasn’t feeling like a target in a swath of Southern California suburbia where sentiment against illegal immigration has been rising. He was moved to act by the blessings phone calls, e-mails and letters. We know it’s part of the whole kit and caboodle come campaign season: an overfeeding of information but a likely under-nourishing of hard, factual truth. It remains in the best interest of our sanity to soak in the campaigns with this understanding. Constant awareness of the information being handed us will not only keep us lucid, but also may be best for the election itself. Seth Freedland knows you filter out, say, half of what he writes. If he’s lucky. If you have a comment, question or story idea, please contact him at [email protected]. of the Roman Catholic Church and the comfort of large numbers: tens of thousands of marchers in Chicago, 50,000 in Denver, hundreds of thousands last weekend in Los Angeles where tens of thousands more students marched into the week. What’s unclear is whether the protests will influence legislation being debated in Washington — and whether this just is a March of marches or the beginning of a social movement with staying power. Eliseo Medina, a prominent union official, said the marches are a transforming moment because they draw people from all ages and economic backgrounds. “People finally said, ‘If that many people are going out, I’ll go out too and make my voice heard,”’ said Medina, executive vice president of the Service Employees Inter- national Union and an early leader of the United Farm Workers. David Locher, a sociologist at Missouri Southern State University who studies crowd psychology, suspects street action will fade. “A true social movement builds up gradually over time,” he said. “As far as I can tell, this is more a spontaneous thing.” The protests have no transcendent leader, no single face. One face belongs to Aguilar, who attends church three times a week and, like many new activists, appears uninfluenced by established politicians or immigrant advocacy groups. Something changed Sunday at St. Leo Mission Catholic Church in Solana Beach, a small oceanfront suburb of multimillion-dollar homes north of San Diego. It Belief growing: Immigration won’t be decided until after Nov. election Associated Press WASHINGTON — Should they stay or should they go, those 11 million illegal immigrants living in the United States? 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Organizers expected 20 people, but Aguilar and about 100 others decided to stay. Many of them live in northern San Diego County, a stronghold of activism against illegal immigration. The City Council in Escondido endorsed a proposed state ballot measure that would create a police force to enforce immigration laws. A local man led a group of armed civilians known as the California Minutemen to patrol the Mexican border. Yet the area also functions with labor of illegal immigrants. Aguilar makes $380 a week picking blooms at a flower nursery in the ultrawealthy San Diego suburb of Rancho Santa Fe. He said he rarely leaves his rented apartment, except for work and worship, and has never attended a political rally or meeting. Sitting on a church bench he spoke with quiet anger and disbelief about a House bill that would turn being in the United States illegally from a civil violation to a felony. 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Debate Continued from Page A-4 ing undocumented workers to stay at least temporarily. The fight is over whether they should have to leave three years to six years down the road. Even senators who oppose providing a path to citizenship to illegal immigrants are willing to grant them temporary legal status as long as they register with the government, pay fines and eventually leave. “Our first obligation is to bring them out of the shadows, make sure we know who they are, why they’re here, make sure we have a name and some kind of identification for them,” Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said in an interview with The Associated Press. “Then there will be a period of time, whether it’s three years or six years ... but they can continue to work here and at that point in time — that’s where the debate is — do they have to go home or are they put on some sort of path to citizenship?” Frist said. As the Senate opened two weeks of debate Wednesday night, Republicans clashed over whether providing a path to legal citizenship would lead to more flouting of U.S. immigration laws. House Speaker Dennis Hastert raised the possibility that a program letting illegal immigrants continue to reside in the U.S. for a period of time might be considered by the House if the Senate approves one. “Our first priority is to protect the borders. We also know there is a need in some sectors of this economy for a guest worker program,” Hastert told reporters Wednesday. The House has passed legislation limited to tightening borders and making it a crime to be in the United States illegally or to offer aid to illegal immigrants. 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Arnoldo Marin volunteered to lead a group to the April rally, though he confesses that his bona fides as an organizer consist of staging an Easter play at church. The final straw, he said, was the House legislation that would also enlist local law enforcement to help stop illegal entrants, requires employers to verify the legal status of their workers and authorizes 698 miles of fencing along the U.S.Mexico border. “We stayed quiet for a long time but the water rose above our necks,” said Marin, a handyman who moved to the United States from the Mexican state of Jalisco in 1986 and became a legal resident. “If you feel yourself drowning, you have to do something.” the Senate passed a bill and everybody declares victory and you don’t get anything out of conference between now and the elections,” said Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa. Grassley chairs the Senate Finance Committee that is drafting a measure dealing with steps employers would have to take regarding illegal workers. Bush said workers should be given tamper-resistant identity cards and go to the back of the line when they seek citizenship. “I think it makes sense to have a temporary worker program that says you’re not an automatic citizen to help, one, enforce the border; and, two, uphold the decency of America,” Bush said Wednesday. Sen. Edward Kennedy, DMass., who has proposed with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., allowing illegal immigrants to earn a path to citizenship through work, was buoyed by Bush’s comments. “We should reject temporary status and required departure because they are bad for business,” Kennedy said. “What do we gain if millions of immigrant workers who fuel our economy are required to spend weeks — or years or decades under some plans — waiting outside the United States for permission to continue their work?” Frist dodged the question of what to do about illegal immigrants in the country in the bill he introduced. 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We in California are proud to be the sixth economic power of the world, but it wouldn’t be without the labor force of thousands of undocumented workers. Any wall can divide any nation, the Mexican nation and their people exist within the United States. The Southwest became part of the United States in 1848, after the Mexican-American war, ended by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the Northwest of México became the southwest of the United States, and many Mexicans became U.S. citizens, and majorities became minorities, policies changed, the official language changed, the currency changed, the governments changed, but the people and their spirit abide. The power of the people is what makes a democracy strong, so the voice of millions of immigrants must be listened to by the Congress and lawmakers. We live in a global economy world, and we need of each other. Social justice is possible and what all these immigrants without documents want is just dignity, opportunities, and civil rights. And I strongly believe that is possible. “Si se puede!” United We Stand. Jose Landero Ukiah A window opening ...? The announcement last week that the Fetzer Valley Oaks facility in Hopland was closing was not a big surprise, but sent a shockwave through the community nonetheless as dozens of long time employees finally knew for certain that the future was gone for them at Fetzer. The signs had been coming for a long time. Previous layoffs of long term employees, workers’ jobs being downgraded or staffers being moved to other departments showed a company trying to cut costs. Some said that when the company began charging its customers for wine tasting - unusual in the medium- to low-end wine arena where Fetzer dominates - it began to look like the end. The Valley Oaks facility is a beauty. It was built by the Fetzer family at a time when wineries in California were stepping up with marketing that stressed the wine country lifestyle: that wine was meant to be enjoyed as a complement to food and good living. Even after the Fetzer family sold its Fetzer holdings to the Brown-Forman Corporation, Valley Oaks was a testament to that vision: The organic gardens, John Ash’s culinary center, the pristine bed and breakfast accommodations and the friendly wine tasting room and reserve rooms, all on 50 lush acres of vineyards where spring wildflowers astounded visitors and summer gardens and fall grape harvests were plentiful. Valley Oaks hosted visitors from around the world, including celebrities - not the least of which was TV chef Emeril Lagasse who partnered with Fetzer for a couple of years of fun auctions and dinners to raise funds for good causes. One of those causes was the Ukiah Unified School District’s gardening program for kids. We understand that business is business and Brown-Forman is going to do whatever it feels it needs to, to keep the bottom line in sight. But we feel sorry for the many dedicated and long time employees the company has cut loose and hope the facility won’t stand abandoned for long. The best outcome would be a buyer for the facility who would care deeply about the possibilities it holds as a Mendocino County wine country attraction. The Mendocino County wine industry is about to vote on setting up a new Wine Grape Commission that will spend hundreds of thousands promoting our area’s wine products. A new Valley Oaks owner with energy, optimism and vision could be an active partner in that effort and make that 50 acres in Hopland a shining example of the promise of Mendocino County’s wine country. their action, no matter how passionate they are about the issue. Kathy Davidson Ukiah rior programs of public education and community participation across the MendocinoLake Community College District. As a result of the Gala and other donations, the Foundation will provide $62,500 in scholarship assistance and $2,500 in textbook purchase awards to students for the academic year 2006-07, along with support for a new faculty position in Nursing Education and a variety of faculty development and instructional equipment needs. With the continued support and collaboration of donors, volunteers, and community and business partners, this level of funding will continue to grow. Again, our deepest thanks for your generosity and support. Connie Gannon, Director of Development, Mendocino College Foundation Wilda Shock, President, Mendocino College Foundation Kathryn G. Lehner, Superintendent/ President, Mendocino College Students shouldn’t break rules to protest To the Editor: This morning I just witnessed hundreds of teenagers parading in protest twice past my business window going to and from Talmage to downtown. These teens, who should have been in school, were carrying flags, mostly the flag of Mexico, and protested peacefully regarding the immigration issue up for vote. I am not arguing their right to gather or their issue, but I must and do resent the fact that hundreds of teenagers opted and willingly cut classes to participate in this protest. As a taxpayer I wonder if they considered how many thousands of dollars in state money was lost to the school district by their absence. Perhaps they don’t realize that roll call is very important to schools. Each student is worth so many dollars in funding. When the flu hits and people are sick, overhead still goes on but income is drastically reduced. But they do realize that they broke the rules. There is a rule about non-attendance for activities other than medical or death in the family or other excused absences. I hope their parents did not write an excuse slip and if they did, I think each should be scrutinized and challenged by the administration of the school. I also wish that there were 20 or so truant officers deputized to witness this incident and take names. What important lesson did they miss in school today by their non-attendance? Did they miss a test? Do they realize what a privilege it is to be able to attend a free school or how many teens in the world would love to take their place? If I sound harsh, I guess I am. I am a rule follower. I do not break laws. I do not cheat. And I do not lie. This protest, no matter what the purpose, involved rules and many levels of ethics. I don’t know the truant laws so maybe a law wasn’t broken, but I suspect there was one. I also want to remind these students that only in this country would you be able to do this. That your disregard for the rules which was widely publicized may backfire on you. Adults (voters) do not like the rules ignored. This error in judgment may also raise a race issue where there was none. I hope and pray not. I believe that the school should call an assembly over this, and explain to the students details about the financial burden, and what affect their disregard for the system and rules had on the District. I also think that these students should be penalized or in some way brought to task for LETTER POLICY The Daily Journal welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must include a clear name, signature, return address and phone number. Letters are generally published in the order they are received, but shorter, concise letters are given preference. Names will not be withheld for any reason. Editing is generally limited to removing statements that are potentially libelous or are not suitable for a family newspaper. You may drop letters off at our office at 590 S. School St., or fax letters to 468-3544, mail to Letters to the Editor, P.O. Box 749, Ukiah, 95482 or email them to [email protected]. ON EDITORIALS Daily Journal editorials are written by Editor K.C. Meadows with the concurrence of Publisher Kevin McConnell. [email protected] The Ukiah Daily Journal Thank you To the Editor: The Mendocino College Foundation thanks the many volunteers, auction donors, businesses, community partners and ticket purchasers who together made our 2006 Gala a tremendous success. As a result of all your efforts, those who attended had a wonderful time and we netted nearly $25,000 which will be used to fund scholarships for students at Mendocino College and to augment instructional program needs. In particular, thanks go to our two student speakers, Robert Parmenter and Danielle Jones, who eloquently described the effect of scholarship assistance on their ability to attend college and fulfill their educational and career aspirations. The mission of the Mendocino College Foundation is to assist in supporting the creation and ongoing development of supe- WHERE TO WRITE President George Bush: The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C. 20500; (202) 456-1111, FAX (202)456-2461. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger: State Capitol, Sacramento, 95814. (916) 445-2841; FAX (916)445-4633 Sen. Barbara Boxer: 112 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510; (202)224-3553; San Francisco, (415) 4030100 FAX (415) 956-6701 Sen. Dianne Feinstein: 331 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510. (202)224-3841 FAX (202) 228-3954; San Francisco (415) 393-0707; [email protected] Congressman Mike Thompson: 1st District, 231 Cannon Office Bldg, Washington, D.C. 20515. (202) 225-3311; FAX (202)225-4335. Fort Bragg district office, 430 N. Franklin St., PO Box 2208, Fort Bragg 95437; 962-0933,FAX 962-0934; www.house.gov/write rep Assemblywoman Patty Berg: State Assembly District 1, Capitol, Rm. 2137, Sacramento, 95814. (916) 319-2001; Santa Rosa, 576-2526; FAX, Santa Rosa, 5762297. Berg's field representative in Ukiah office located at 104 W. Church St, Ukiah, 95482, 463-5770. The office’s fax number is 463-5773. E-mail to: [email protected] Senator Wes Chesbro: State Senate District 2, Capitol Building, Room 5100, Sacramento, 95814. (916) 445-3375; FAX (916) 323-6958. Ukiah office is P.O. Box 785, Ukiah, 95482, 468-8914, FAX 4688931. District offices at 1040 Main St., Suite 205, Napa, 94559, 224-1990, 50 D St., Suite 120A, Santa Rosa, 95404, 576-2771, and 317 3rd St., Suite 6, Eureka, 95501, 4456508. Email: [email protected]. Mendocino County Supervisors: Michael Delbar, 1st District; Jim Wattenburger, 2nd District; Hal Wagenet, 3rd District; Kendall Smith, 4th District; David Colfax, 5th District. All can be reached by writing to 501 Low Gap Road, Room 1090, Ukiah, 95482, 463-4221, FAX 463-4245. [email protected] Visit our web site at ukiahdailyjournal.com email us at [email protected] Bass-ackwards restructuring Sunday view BY MARK SCARAMELLA The creation of a new “Human Services Agency” made up of Social Services, Public Health and Mental Health was announced by Mendocino County CEO John Ball and his powerful new Deputy, Chief Operating Officer Allison Glassey, former head of Social Services last month. The announcement was a surprise, having gone through no formal planning, public hearings or Supervisorial review. The level of contempt Glassey and, by extension, Ball have for public processes is now obvious. So obvious, in fact, that Glassey and Ball didn’t even bother to analyze or take public input on the potentially overlapping functions in these three big departments before announcing the consolidation. The Human Services Agency creation comes on the heels of the decision last year to put Animal Control in Environmental Health under Public Health. This is an odd place for Animal Control. In many rural counties Animal Control is in the Ag Department, which makes more sense. A case can also be made that it should be part of the Sheriff's Office. But there were no hearings, no discussions of alternatives. When Animal Control's former department head, the unpopular and regularly criticized Greg Foss, retired, there was another lost opportunity to hold at least one hearing to discuss the reorganization of that small department. Instead, the decision was simply announced as a fait accompli. The lack of planning or review of the Human Services Agency creation was made clear by the announcement itself. The new “agency” has no head and the three former high-paid department heads were glommed together and assigned to additional tasks which should have been thought through before the announcement: administrative integration (payrolls, bills, vehicles, facilities, etc.), services integration (looking at possibly overlapping client services), and an ill-defined training function for the as-yet undefined integration’s office positions. The ad-hoc “leadership team” headed by Glassey herself plans to assign various tasks to more ad hoc sub-committees to plan various organizational and budgetary issues which are also yet to be addressed. The three departments will still submit separate budgets, we’re told, although the “leadership team” says they want to “pool resources” -- aka cut some jobs. Unmentioned in the “integration” planning is the effect on jobs, job descriptions, promotional opportunities, pay scales, etc. -- all things that the County Employees’ Union should have a direct interest in -not to mention the taxpayers who are paying for it. The result of this decree is the creation of the largest organization in the County with numerous and wideranging functions. Yet there were no public hearings, formal reviews or oversight. Nor has their been a peep from the Supervisors themselves -- not one complained that such a significant County restructuring decision didn’t make it onto their agenda. Left out of the Agency creation process were the employees, the employees’ union, the Supervisors, the applicable review and advisory boards, the “clients” and the public. Although Glassey says that 10 different advisory groups supplied opinions on the idea, no one has seen the “opinions” and they haven’t been publicly discussed or reviewed. Were the opinions all positive? While Mendo is usually incapable of making any official changes without a series of boring (but sometimes necessary) planning meetings, this one was the other extreme: Major restructure by executive fiat. If the Employees Union has any backbone they’ll file a grievance about lack of hearings concerning the potentially significant impact on their members, since not only should this consolidation involve the union through the meet-and-confer process, but if the County gets away with railroading this one through, the others that are probably in the works will be similarly decreed without review, planning or hearings. It’s not that the consolidation idea is a bad one, but these are public agencies with public employees -- and major changes in their organization should be done with a public process involving all involved parties -what Mendoland likes to call stakeholders. In fact, it’s not clear that this reorganization will do much good, anyway. Which is why, if so many “benefits” will result from this change, it’s incumbent on the County to demonstrate that those benefits will actually accrue BEFORE they make the move. Most of the functions in these service departments operate under strict terms set out by state and federal rules, and Ms. Glassey knows that. Even when Ms. Glassey strains hard to cite supposed benefits she drifts into foreign territory telling the Journal’s Seth Freedland, “The true benefit of the realignment will come in situations like natural disasters. When emergency meetings are called, waiting for three departments’ representatives is an inflexible process but with all three disciplines cooperating in one agency, the county can provide a more unified response.” That’s a ridiculous claim on its face because these three departments have almost no official role in emerSee STRUCTURE, Page A-7 Mark Scaramella is a Philo resident. The Ukiah DAILY JOURNAL Publisher: Kevin McConnell Editor: K.C. Meadows Advertising director: Cindy Delk Office manager: Yvonne Bell Circulation director: Cornell Turner Group systems director: Sue Whitman Member Audit Bureau Of Circulations Member California Newspaper Publishers Association SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2006 – A-7 FORUM Editor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526 [email protected] The Ukiah Daily Journal SUNDAY VOICES ON THE STREETS Like real sisters Sunday view What are your feelings about the newly proposed immigration laws? Editor’s note: The following column was submitted by the Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization as ongoing outreach to the community for support for these programs. My “Big Sister” Renee Wilson and I have been a match for two years through Big Brothers Big Sisters. I am 16 and Renee is 22, so we like a lot of the same things. Since we have been together for so long, we are really close, like real sisters. The things I like best about my mentor are that she is always there for me when I need somebody to talk to, and she keeps my secrets. She makes me happy and she makes me laugh. I have changed since I have been with my mentor. Renee helped me to pay attention to what I am doing in my life. Now I feel like I want to have a good future, so I do not want to get in trouble. I think much more about my family and my actions towards them. I am very protective of my family because I love them to death. My Sister helped me realize that my family is really important. Now I help my family with money and food. I have accomplished helping them out by keeping a job and getting a paycheck, like her. I am a part of the Work Experience program at my school and I work five days a BY AMANDA MAHER week for two hours at the school library and at a local pet store. My mentor has also helped me with my goals. Now I know I want to graduate. I want to go to college to be a massage therapist, and I also want to help people with their disabilities. I am a special education student and I hope someday I can help people who also are in programs like this. I have been making progress towards these goals by getting good grades so I can graduate. I was getting bad grades in school and I have been making up my credits and doing a lot better in class. If I did not have my mentor, I would be sitting in my room, watching television and sleeping. Now we do lots of things I would not normally do, like go to the library, go swimming, go out to eat, go to the movie theater, and go camping. It is fun when we go to my Sister’s house and cook dinner together or make presents like we did for Christmas. All of these Righting the wrongs Sunday view Dylan Schaffer is not just another appellate attorney processing criminal cases in California’s Bay Area. Neither is his novels’ quirky protagonist Gordy Seegerman just another public defender making misdemeanors disappear for the innocent and guilty alike in fictional Santa Rita, California. So, just how much does Dylan’s real life as a lawyer reflect his successful fictional works, “Misdemeanor Man” and its sequel “I Right the Wrongs?” Well, like he told me in an enjoyable interview, not much. His first novel was published in 2004 and the second followed in 2005, with its paperback version hitting stands this month. The less confident Gordy might settle a case here and there (trials are not his forte), but his struggles also include coming to grips with a father who has early-onset Alzheimer’s plus a longdead relationship he’s unable to bury. Hard to smile about those, but Schaffer has a way of lightening it up. An admittedly “quick and intensive writer,” Schaffer has already sold his next book, a non-fiction piece for a change. This memoir of his relationship with his father is coming out next September and entitled “Life, Death & Bialys.” It’s risky to switch genres midstream, Schaffer admits, but he is not clear that the whodunit author is “who I am” as a writer. Definitely not a risk his protagonist would even think about. Gordy can’t let go of his past, let alone bet much on his future. However, Schaffer’s success story is fairly straightforward – write, work, write, work. Since his appellate work is project-based, he is able to take on cases, deliver the work, and take time off to write or promote. Then, he’s back again to his “day job,” which he loves. However, his fictional defender Gordy Structure Continued from Page A-6 gency or disaster response. We know that discussions are going on about consolidations in Mendo’s other BY VALERIE HOLM WARDA would never admit to loving his day job; nothing compares with his passion of singing Barry Manilow songs after hours in a cover “tribute” band called Barry X and the Mandys. I’m serious. And, Schaffer is serious about singing the praises of Manilow in a signature short chapter in each novel. The statistics don’t lie, I guess, and Manilow’s year-round concerts in Vegas do demand $400-$700 dollars a ticket. Check it out – I did. Maybe Schaffer’s right. When he first had an idea to write a book about a band that gets into trouble, he thought of Manilow. Why? “Because I like him and …no one else had done [it] before. Then I went out and did some research and discovered that Manilow is thought of as a bit of a joke. And that pissed me off. So, the music and the homage became central to the character, rather than peripheral.” And, as we readers discover, it works; because, in Schaffer’s words, “Gordy really, really needs Barry.” How many of us can easily hum along to “Mandy” or “Sugar, Sugar.” Like Gordy says, “Manilow matters.” We readers who have been around awhile and have listened to Barry Manilow’s many hits, will recognize his intended pun of the second novel’s title. “I Write the Songs” was a hit for Barry, and Dylan Schaffer hopes “I Right the Wrongs” will be successful as well. Let’s talk about style. Schaffer’s conmajor departments as several long-serving department heads approach retirement. The Supervisors should begin by demanding that cost-savings and substantive claimed benefits are presented to them -- and the public -- for this consolidation so that they and the public can see if those benefits are actually achieved -- things have made me think differently about the world and what I can do. I have learned lots of things from my mentor. She showed me how to cook, plant seedlings, and make presents. She has shown me how to listen to people better. She has helped me learn about my money and how to save it. I have also learned not to get into trouble because it is not worth it. My Sister has helped me learn to think about what I am doing and become more aware of the things around me. One thing my mentor has learned from us being together is that it is hard to be a teenage girl in this world today. She learned that school is hard and family can be complicated. I protect my friends because they are like a family to me. My sister learned that from me and now she does the same thing with her friends. I want to say thank you to Big Brothers/Big Sisters for putting Renee into my life. We are just happy to be best Sisters. I hope other people have the chance to have a Big Sister or Big Brother too. If you want to get a mentor or to help support mentoring in Ukiah, call them at 463-4809. Amanda Maher is a sophomore at Ukiah High School and Renee Wilson attends Mendocino College. “I think the criminalization of immigration is not the right move. The tightening of the border doesn’t give many options. The economy is dependent on that labor force. “ Animito Pollina Chef Port Townsand, Wash. “It seems like it would be extremely difficult to enforce. I wonder if the economic ramifications have been thought out by the people who brought it up. They should be looking at ways to help the Mexican economy.” Massey Burke Natural Builder Ukiah cept incorporates a cartoonish take inspired by his own television-saturated childhood. He believes this enabled him to “visualize” his books. He said his stories come to him in scenes, then he has to figure out how to fit them together. “In fact, the second book was driven entirely by an image that came to me of an attractive, well-dressed woman, tossing her cellular phone at the sidewalk and then stomping it with her heel. The whole plot derived from that single image.” Not surprisingly, Fox TV optioned his novels for a television series, which, disappointingly, has not yet become a reality. Both of his books were BOOKSENSE selections, and “Misdemeanor Man” won the 2005 Gumshoe Award for Best Novel. Reviewers use complimentary phrases like “writes with a sly wit” and “equal doses of humor and suspense.” I look forward to reading his non-fiction book – although I sure hope the fictional Gordy, with his oft-beleaguered family, co-workers and motley crew of band members, resurfaces soon for another witty legal thriller. Despite his upcoming memoir’s title, advance blips do not sound morbid or depressing, but, rather, heartwarming. Schaffer says he has focused on “what’s important before death.” From his in-progress web site, www.misdemeanorman.com, Schaffer reveals that “‘Life, Death & Bialys’ is about how an imperfect father said goodbye to his son and to his city, how a reluctant son discovered the essence of forgiveness, and how we both learned that baking a decent baguette is much, much harder than it looks.” “Making it a felony isn’t going to do a lot. It will just make the border crossing worse. If they’re going to do something, it’s a backwards approach.” Cathleen McKay Prof. City Clerk Ukiah “It’s simple, all immigrants should be able to pass proficiency tests in reading, speaking and writing and be able to vote in English as well as meet the other requirements. It would save millions in voter election costs. Brett Stone Corrections Officer Anderson Valley “I have mixed feelings, it seems a lot of the aggression seems to be pointed to the people. They have a right to be here. Although it is good to have stricter laws on hiring practices.” Gary Cooper Logger Ukiah Valerie Holm Warda is a Ukiah resident. instead of just creating one more layer of management. And, since this is still a democracy with public agencies, the Supervisors need to demand that future consolidation proposals go through at least some form of review and hearings before the Queen issues her Royal Decrees. Frank talk about taxes Judicial follies On April 14, 1992, New York accountant Maurice Frank settled down before his television set to watch “Saturday Night Live.” It was the day before the general deadline for filing tax returns, and Frank was no doubt happy to put the frantic filing days (which, apparently, some accountants refer to as “the harvest season”) behind him. One of the recurring sketches on the show is the “Saturday Night News” segment, featuring satire on the week’s news and, sometimes, satires of commercials. Mr. Frank was therefore horrified when, during one such commercial that night, a performer whom he claimed bore a “noticeable physical resemblance” to himself was introduced as accountant “Maurice Frank,” better known as “Fast Frank.” As the real Mr. Frank later explained in a lawsuit against the NBC network and the producers of “Saturday Night Live,” the actor proceeded to give “ludicrously inappropriate” tax advice. Some highlights from “Fast Frank’s” monologue: “Your taxes are due tomorrow. You could wind up with your assets in a sling. So listen closely. Here are some write-offs you probably aren’t familiar with - courtesy of ‘Fast Frank.’ Cliff Paulin Attorney Ukiah BY FRANK ZOTTER Got a houseplant? A Ficus, a Coleus, a Boston Fern - doesn’t matter. If you love it and take care of it - claim it as a dependent. “Got horrible acne? . . . use a lotta Clearasil . . . that’s an Oil-Depletion Allowance. . . . If [your wife] walks out on you - you lose a dependent. But . . . it’s a home improvement write it off. “. . . Got a rotten tomato in your fridge? Frost ruined your crops - that’s a farm loss. Your tree gets Dutch Elm Disease . . . sick leave - take a deduction. Did you take a trip to the bathroom tonight? If you took a trip . . . and you did business - you can write it off. Wait there’s more. Did you cry at ‘Terms of Endearment’? That’s a moving expense. “. . . You got money comin’ back - and I can get it for you fast, because I’m Fast Frank. Call me. I have hundreds of trained relatives waiting to take your call. At Fast Frank’s, we guar- “I’m for it. It just sounds right.” Photos and interviews by Isaac Eckel. antee your refund will be greater than what you earned. . . .” Frank’s attorney first wrote to NBC demanding a public apology and compensation. NBC offered only a private written apology. In the meantime, in August the network re-broadcast the April 14 show, including the “Fast Frank” feature. And so, Mr. Frank went to New York State court where, in 1986, the case came before Judge Sybil Hart Kooper, whom NBC asked to dismiss the lawsuit on First Amendment grounds. Judge Kooper began by quoting contrasting principles from past court opinions. On the one hand, humor is not absolutely privileged, because “a person shall not be allowed to murder another’s reputation in jest.” On the other hand, “not . . . all ridicule . . . is actionable; a man must not be too thin-skinned or a selfimportant prig.” (Of course, without the selfimportant prigs, where would the world get lawsuits like this?) Judge Kooper also noted that whether a particular statement will be deemed defamatory depends on the circumstances in which the statement is delivered. She cited a then-recent California lawsuit against comedian Robin Williams spawned by comments he made in his stand-up routine. The court that had dismissed it in essence said, “C’mon, a joke’s a joke.” In dismissing Frank’s case, Judge Kooper agreed that “no person of any sense could take the so-called tax advice of ‘Fast Frank’ seriously. . . . No person who has ever had the dubious pleasure of filling out a 1040 Federal tax form would, in his most extravagant fantasies, believe that he could claim his favorite Boston Fern as a dependent. No person exists who is so gullible as to believe that his acne medication entitles him to an oil-depletion allowance or that the departure of a spouse from the marital premises - however welcome - may be listed as a deductible ‘home improvement.’” She concluded by noting, “Certainly, this is an area in which cases will stand or fall on their own peculiar facts.” Well, this was a case of peculiar facts, all right. Still, the whole object of the tax game has always been to claim what someone thinks he can get away with and then pray he doesn’t get audited. So who knows? First, get a social security number for your Boston Fern. Frank Zotter is a Ukiah attorney. A-8 – SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2006 Sports Editor: Tony Adame, 468-3518 SPORTS [email protected] The Ukiah Daily Journal NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL | FINAL FOUR LOCAL CALENDAR TODAY COLLEGE BASEBALL • Mendocino College at Laney College, 1 p.m. LACROSSE • Santa Rosa at Ukiah, 1 p.m. -Calendar listings are culled from the most recent schedules provided by the schools and organizations in our coverage area. Please report schedule changes or incorrect listings to The Daily Journal Sports Department at 468-3518. Something Bruin UCLA will get a shot to capture twelfth title TV LISTINGS TODAY NBA Miami at Cleveland, 11 a.m. (ESPN) COLLEGE BASKETBALL NCAA Men’s Semifinal, George Mason vs. Florida, 3:07 p.m. (CBS) NCAA Men’s Semifinal, LSU vs. UCLA, 5:47 p.m. (CBS) NHL Phoenix at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. (FSN) GOLF BellSouth Classic, Third Round, noon (NBC) LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship, Third Round, 2 p.m. (ESPN2) TENNIS NASDAQ-100 Open Final, 9 a.m. (CBS) By EDDIE PELLS The Associated Press COMMUNITY DIGEST Healdsburg soccer tryouts pushed back because of weather Rain and wet field conditions have resulted in date and field changes for the Healdsburg Youth Soccer League tryouts for all Division 1 and 3 competitive programs. HYSL offers competitive team play for boys and girls in the U9 up to U19 age groups. Boys and girls are encouraged to attend for their age groups at the times listed below. All tryouts will be at Badger Park, which is located on Heron Drive (head east on Matheson from the Healdsburg Plaza and turn right onto Heron.) For more information visit the HYSL Web site: www.healdsburgsoccer.org or email: [email protected]. HYSL tryout times Girls and Boys U9-U11: Saturday, April 8: 1:003:00PM and Wednesday, April 12, 4:00-5:30PM U12-U14: Saturday, April 8, 10:00AM-12:00PM and Wednesday, April 12, 5:30-7:00PM U15-U19: April 4, 5 & 6: 5:307:30PM (rain reschedules to April 11 and 13) Ukiah Dolphins swim and water polo camp The Ukiah dolphins will be holding a swim and water polo combination camp April 24-28 at Ukiah High School. The clinic starts at 5:30 p.m. each evening, is for safe swimmers, and should serve as an introduction to both sports. Coaches Sue Maurer and Rick Cleland will be givign 45 minutes of basic instruction in each sport for the cost of $25 for the week. Please call Maurer at 391-8277 or Cleland at 463-1551 for further information. ANG Newspapers INDIANAPOLIS — Oh, Baby, can UCLA play defense. Throw some offense in there on the same night and not even LSU and its gigantic star, Glen “Big Baby” Davis, had a chance. The Bruins shut him down Saturday en route to a 59-45 victory over the Tigers that put them one win away from their 12th national title. The last step in the quest to hang another banner at Pauley Pavilion comes Monday in the final against Florida, a 73-58 winner over George Mason in the first semifinal. Luc Richard Mbah A Moute was UCLA’s top performer in this one, finishing with 17 points on 5-for-9 shooting, to go with nine rebounds and two steals. “He’s a great player, he’s probably going to play in the NBA,” Mbah A Moute said of Davis. “But it takes effort. I’ve also got to thank my teammates, too, because they always rotated down and helped me out.” Indeed, he had plenty of help. Lorenzo Mata was strong in the middle, capping Davis at least twice, sending him to the floor a few other times and generally driving him nuts. Big Baby — arguably the most entertaining character in this tournament — didn’t look so big in this one. He shot 5-for-17, finished with 14 points and seven rebounds and was serenaded with chants of “Ba-by, Ba-by” by the UCLA fans after he took a frustration foul on Bruins guard Darren Collison early in the second half, trailing by 23. LSU shot 16-for-50, 32 percent, and didn’t make a 3-pointer. The 45 points for LSU were the second-lowest total in the Final Four since the NCAA adopted the shot clock in 1986. They matched UCLA’s defensive effort against Memphis in the regional championship game. Bruins forward Alfred Aboya UCLA center Ryan Hollins gets caught in the air trying to defend LSU’s Tyree Smith Saturday. UCLA won, 59-45, and will take on Florida Monday in an attempt to win the school’s twelfth NCAA basketball title. See BRUIN, Page A-10 Call for Ukiah Valley youth soccer coaches The Ukiah Valley Youth Soccer League is in need of coaches. If you would like to become a head coach or an assistant coach for a competitive boys or girls soccer team pleas call the soccer hotline at 467-9797 so the UVYSL can get back to potential coaches with more details. Spring break sports and fitness camp for girls April 17-20 Is your daughter in second through eighth grade? Has she got plans for spring break? Bring her to Ukiah High School for the sixth annual Girl Scouts Sports and Fitness Camp. Local female coaches and athletes will work with the girls on skills in basketball, softball, volleyball, swimming, soccer, gymnastics, dance, and much more. Camp will be from April 17 - 20, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM daily. Cost is $45 per girl, or $35 for registered Girl Scouts, for four full days. Financial assistance is available. Look for flyers in the schools soon. For more information about this camp, to request a registration packet, or to find out about other Girl Scout activities, please contact Connie Krantman at 4632888 or 800-764-7322. Entry level clinic for soccer referees There will be an entry level soccer referre clinic May 15-18, from 6-9 p.m., and May 20 from 9 a.m.3 p.m. at the Nokomis School. For more information, call Friedhelm Engeln at 485-7308. Spring break hoops camp at Pomolita Open to boys and girls ages 717, a week-long spring basketball camp will offer players an opportunity to build a solid foundation of basketball skills. Each day is filled with fundamental skills, progression drills, easy to understand instruction, as well as games and fun competitions. From beginners to advanced players this camp See DIGEST, Page A-11 Gators end Cinderella story Humphrey heats up in second half By PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Lee Humphrey lingered outside the arc, determined to keep on shooting. Swish. Swish. And make it three. Appropriately enough, the Final Four longshot was doomed by the long shot. Humphrey hit three straight 3-pointers to start the second half and Florida brought George Mason back to reality Saturday night, ending the Patriots’ stunning run through the NCAA tournament with a 73-58 victory. In all, the Gators made a dozen shots from outside the 3-point stripe — tying a national semifinal record. Humphrey had six of them, leading Florida into Monday night’s championship game against UCLA. “Humpty was a monster tonight,” teammate Joakim Noah said. “When he’s hitting shots like that, we’re tough to beat.” Too tough for 11th-seeded George Mason (27-8), the charming mid-major from the suburbs of northern Virginia, which knocked off the last two national champions and half of last year’s Final Four on its way to Indy. The feelgood Patriots simply couldn’t handle an immensely talented team that has arrived at the cusp of the school’s first national title a year ahead of schedule. The youthful Gators (32-6) have probably been the most impressive team in the tournament, withstanding only one serious challenge in their five wins. They are winning by an average of 16 points a game in the postseason. See GATORS, Page A-10 ANG Newspapers Florida’s Al Horford, left, and George Mason’s Jai Lewis battle for the ball Saturday. Bonds plays nine solid innings in final test By GREG BEACHAM The Associated Press OAKLAND — Barry Bonds played nine solid innings and looked ready for the regular season. The San Francisco Giants only wish they could say the same about Armando Benitez. After Benitez was rocked for four runs in the eighth inning of the Giants’ 14-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Saturday, San Francisco announced its closer will start the season on the disabled list. Bonds went 0-for-4 but looked smooth while playing in a wet outfield at the Coliseum. He again declined comment on commissioner Bud Selig’s announcement of a special investigation into steroid use in baseball last week. “I’m an adult. I don’t have to react to anything if I choose not,” Bonds said. Bonds is expected to be the Giants’ designated hitter in their final exhibition Sunday. The seven-time NL MVP’s troublesome right knee and strained left elbow are no longer the Giants’ biggest injury concerns. Instead, they’re wondering when Benitez will recover from the left knee bursitis that has turned one of the game’s most feared closers into a struggling shell of himself. “He’s not throwing the ball well,” San Francisco manager Felipe Alou said. “We know he’s not 100 percent. He took it well. He’s a battler. He wants to be on the hill, but he also knows he’s not there yet.” Benitez gave up Richie Robnett’s bases-loaded ground-rule double while yielding four runs, three hits, two walks and a hit batsman in the eighth. After missing 13 days of the Cactus League schedule with his knee problem, he finished with a 23.48 ERA in eight spring training appearances. But Benitez was upbeat after the A’s pounded him. He’ll stay with the Giants during his rehabilitation, and Alou expects him to be back in two weeks. “I’m not disappointed, but right now, I can’t even be the closer,” Benitez said. “I need to get my stuff together. I think I need a couple of weeks. I can get myself together and come back. We’ve got people here that can close the games. My arm is good. My knee, it will be (good). My windup, my mechanics right now are terrible.” Benitez has been nothing but injury trouble since signing a big-money deal with the Giants before last season. He missed 96 games in 2005 with a serious hamstring injury, finishing with just 19 saves, and the Giants struggled for consistent ninth-inning pitching for the third straight season in Alou’s tenure. Alou wouldn’t name a substitute closer, but Tim Worrell and Tyler Walker have filled the role in recent seasons. “I’m a veteran of this now — four straight years,” Alou said of the Giants’ bad luck with injury-plagued closers Benitez and Robb Nen since 2003. Eric Chavez and Nick Swisher both hit two-run homers and run-scoring doubles for the A’s, and Frank Thomas also hit his second homer of the spring for his new team. Esteban Loaiza pitched six strong innings in his final tuneup before starting his first season with Oakland. Bobby Kielty had a runscoring single in the seventh, but the A’s announced he’ll start the regular season with Triple-A Sacramento, thanks to a daunting weather forecast that forces the A’s to assume they’ll play a doubleheader against the Yankees on THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL SPORTS SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2006 – A-9 Bonds’ aunt clears hurdles in life Former Olympian has become advocate for homeless senior citizens By Josh Richman ANG Newspapers OAKLAND – Rosie Kreidler speaks proudly of her 1964 Olympic glory, in which gold might've been hers but for a backward glance. She speaks proudly of her nursing career, in which she cared for others until a car crash left her unable to continue. Jobless, recently homeless and just shy of 62, she uses meager public support to keep a roof over her head and a little food in her belly while using every extra breath to speak proudly on behalf of homeless seniors. She tells anyone who'll listen: What happened to her could happen to anybody. Yet until this week her pride kept her from speaking a word to her own family about having spent months living in her car on Oakland's streets, and then months more on a homeless shelter's cot. She never even told her beloved nephew here in the Bay Area. His name is Barry Bonds, and he's the San Francisco Giants' left-fielder now nearing baseball's alltime home-run record even as he's beset by doping allegations. His $22 million salary in 2005 made him the secondhighest paid player in Major League Baseball. “If he knew, he would help... but it's hard. Maybe I'm nuts,” she said Monday, startled that a reporter had discovered they are related. “He's just like his father, he will do anything for you if you ask him. If he knew about this he'd be mad at me (for not telling him)... but I don't want him to know.” With the news about to get out, she said she'd finally talked Thursday with her sister-in-law – Barry's mother – Pat. A reporter's calls to Barry Bonds' publicist weren't returned Friday. Being honest about this with her family isn't easy, she'd said earlier in the week. “This is the first time in my life I haven't been able to handle it by myself... Rosie has always been there for everybody else and I'm supposed to be the strong one. I don't want that image lost. I still want them to know I'm strong.” She doesn't seem to realize how strong she seems to those around her. At St. Mary's Center, the social-services agency at 22nd Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way which sheltered her from the streets, she's greeted and often embraced by everyone she meets, staff and fellow clients alike. Rosie Kreidler has become a fixture there, part of a new family of destitute seniors ignored by society. This is the family she wants to publicize. She testified last Saturday at a public hearing and “truth commission” meeting on Alameda County's health care crisis, recounting how a mountain of medical debt left her unable to work and, ultimately, homeless. Now, $300 of her $336 in monthly General Assistance pays rent on her tiny place in a downtown Oakland building for low-income seniors. She went to Sacramento recently with local food-bank officials to lobby lawmakers for better benefits for seniors; she's going again this week. She gets $91 a month – about $3 per day – in food stamps. “I have $1.19 to get me through until April 3,” she said Monday. And a New York City snowstorm thwarted a February trip with St. Mary's Center Executive Director Carol Johnson to testify at a United Nations conference on eradication of poverty. She still has a copy of the statement she'd planned to make there. She's done all this under her married name, Kreidler, despite having been divorced for decades and having gone by “Rosie Bonds” in news articles about her nephew as recently as 2004. That's not the kind of notice she wants now; even her St. Mary's caseworker didn't know until this week. “This is I think where God wants me to be, helping homeless seniors,” Kreidler said. “With God's help, I think I'll weather this.” Family of champions Born July 7, 1944, in Riverside, Rosie Bonds Kreidler hails from a family of champions. Her brother Bobby's renowned strength and speed brought him nearly 400 home runs and more than 400 stolen bases during 14 Major League Baseball seasons, including seven with the Giants. He died of cancer in August 2003 at age 57, but not before seeing his son become one of the game's most famed names. Another brother, Robert, was a high school track-andfield state meet champion who played football at San Jose State University and professionally in Canada. Living in Morro Bay after retiring from SCOREBOARD MLB NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division Atlanta Florida New York Philadelphia Washington Central Division Chicago Cincinnati Houston Milwaukee Pittsburgh St. Louis West Division Arizona Colorado Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco W 0 0 0 0 0 L Pct GB 0.000 — 0.000 — 0.000 — 0.000 — 0.000 — W 0 0 0 0 0 0 L Pct GB 0.000 — 0.000 — 0.000 — 0.000 — 0.000 — 0.000 — W 0 0 0 0 0 L Pct GB 0.000 — 0.000 — 0.000 — 0.000 — 0.000 — Sunday’s Games No games scheduled Monday’s Games Washington (L.Hernandez 15-10) at N.Y. Mets (Glavine 13-13), 10:10 a.m. Pittsburgh (Ol.Perez 7-5) at Milwaukee (D.Davis 11-11), 11:05 a.m. Chicago Cubs (C.Zambrano 14-6) at Cincinnati (Harang 11-13), 11:10 a.m. St. Louis (Carpenter 21-5) at Philadelphia (Lieber 17-13), 12:05 p.m. Arizona (Webb 14-12) at Colorado (Jennings 69), 1:05 p.m. Atlanta (T.Hudson 14-9) at L.A. Dodgers (Lowe 12-15), 1:10 p.m. Florida (Willis 22-10) at Houston (Oswalt 20-12), 4:05 p.m. San Francisco (Schmidt 12-7) at San Diego (Peavy 13-7), 4:05 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Florida at Houston, 5:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 5:05 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 7:05 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W Baltimore 0 Boston 0 New York 0 Tampa Bay 0 Toronto 0 Central Division W Chicago 0 Cleveland 0 Detroit 0 Kansas City 0 Minnesota 0 West Division W Los Angeles 0 Oakland 0 Seattle 0 Texas 0 L Pct GB 0.000 — 0.000 — 0.000 — 0.000 — 0.000 — L Pct GB 0.000 — 0.000 — 0.000 — 0.000 — 0.000 — L Pct GB 0.000 — 0.000 — 0.000 — 0.000 — Sunday’s Game Cleveland (Sabathia 15-10) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 16-8), 5:05 p.m. Monday’s Games Boston (Schilling 8-8) at Texas (Millwood 9-11), 11:05 a.m. Tampa Bay (Kazmir 10-9) at Baltimore (Lopez 1512), 12:05 p.m. Detroit (Rogers 14-8) at Kansas City (Elarton 119), 1:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Colon 21-8) at Seattle (Moyer 13-7), 2:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (R.Johnson 17-8) at Oakland (Zito 14-13), 7:05 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 11:05 a.m. Minnesota at Toronto, 4:15 p.m. Boston at Texas, 5:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Orlando Atlanta Charlotte Central Division 29 44.39719 1/2 22 49.31025 1/2 20 53.27428 1/2 W L Pct GB y-Detroit 58 14.806 — x-Cleveland 43 29.597 15 Milwaukee 37 36.50721 1/2 Indiana 35 37.486 23 Chicago 33 40.45225 1/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB x-San Antonio 57 16.781 — x-Dallas 54 19.740 3 Memphis 41 32.562 16 New Orleans 34 37.479 22 Houston 32 40.44424 1/2 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Denver 41 32.562 — Utah 34 38.4726 1/2 Minnesota 30 42.41710 1/2 Seattle 29 43.40311 1/2 Portland 20 51.282 20 Pacific Division W L Pct GB x-Phoenix 49 23.681 — L.A. Clippers 42 29.5926 1/2 L.A. Lakers 39 35.527 11 Sacramento 37 36.50712 1/2 Golden State 30 41.42318 1/2 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division ——— Friday’s Games Phoenix 140, Toronto 126 New Jersey 91, Atlanta 88 Orlando 108, Dallas 99 Chicago 113, Charlotte 107 Philadelphia 117, New York 112 Detroit 112, Milwaukee 105 New Orleans 107, Memphis 102 Houston 105, Washington 103 Denver 106, Minnesota 94 L.A. Clippers 106, Utah 91 L.A. Lakers 106, Seattle 93 Sacramento 96, Golden State 93 Saturday’s Games Cleveland 106, Miami 99 Chicago 100, Boston 94 Milwaukee 96, Indiana 89 San Antonio 106, Washington 99 Utah at Portland, 10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Phoenix at Detroit, 10 a.m. Houston at L.A. Lakers, 12:30 p.m. Denver at Dallas, 12:30 p.m. Golden State at Minnesota, 12:30 p.m. Atlanta at Memphis,1 p.m. Miami at New Jersey, 3 p.m. New York at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Cleveland at Charlotte, 3 p.m. New Orleans at Toronto, 4 p.m. Portland at Seattle, 6 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 6 p.m. Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Boston at Toronto, 4 p.m. New York at Washington, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Atlanta at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m. New Orleans at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota at Charlotte, 4:30 p.m. Golden State at Memphis, 5 p.m. Indiana at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Sacramento at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. San Antonio at Utah, 6 p.m. Houston at Seattle, 7 p.m. Denver at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L N.Y. Rangers 41 21 Philadelphia 40 23 New Jersey 38 27 N.Y. Islanders 33 35 Pittsburgh 19 42 Northeast Division W L x-Ottawa 49 17 Buffalo 45 23 Montreal 38 27 Toronto 35 32 Boston 28 34 Southeast Division W L y-Carolina 48 20 Tampa Bay 39 30 Atlanta 36 31 Florida 34 31 Washington 25 38 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L x-Detroit 50 15 Nashville 43 23 Columbus 31 40 Chicago 23 39 St. Louis 20 40 Northwest Division W L Calgary 41 24 Colorado 40 26 Vancouver 40 28 Edmonton 37 25 Minnesota 34 33 Pacific Division W L x-Dallas 49 20 Anaheim 38 23 San Jose 36 26 Los Angeles 38 31 Phoenix 35 34 OT Pts GF GA 12 94 238 189 10 90 240 234 9 85 210 211 5 71 208 248 12 50 212 286 OT Pts GF GA 7 105 283 174 6 96 248 224 9 85 218 222 6 76 225 242 13 69 211 241 OT Pts GF GA 6 102 268 229 5 83 231 234 6 78 245 246 9 77 217 227 10 60 209 275 OT Pts GF GA 8 108 272 186 8 94 233 213 3 65 194 254 11 57 188 253 13 53 184 264 OT Pts GF GA 8 90 195 185 8 88 261 231 7 87 238 229 12 86 237 234 7 75 209 195 OT Pts GF GA 4 102 241 192 12 88 223 202 10 82 230 219 5 81 237 251 4 74 224 239 Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss. x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Saturday’s Games New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 1 Montreal 2, Boston 0 Toronto 7, Buffalo 0 Atlanta 5, Carolina 2 Columbus 5, Chicago 2 Washington 1, Ottawa 0 Florida 4, Tampa Bay 2 Nashville 2, St. Louis 1 Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Phoenix at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 10 a.m. New Jersey at Pittsburgh, noon Detroit at Minnesota, 12:30 p.m. Vancouver at Anaheim, 1 p.m. Monday’s Games Washington at Carolina, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Buffalo at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Florida at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Columbus at Nashville, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Edmonton, 5:30 p.m. NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE National Basketball Association At A Glance By The Associated Press All Times Eastern EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB x-New Jersey 43 28.606 — Philadelphia 33 38.465 10 Boston 30 43.411 14 Toronto 26 46.36117 1/2 New York 19 52.268 24 Southeast Division W L Pct GB y-Miami 48 24.667 — Washington 37 35.514 11 Camper Shells • California Built Lakeport Camper 12 years of professional SERVICE Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm •263-7755 ANG Newspapers After being forced to live in her car for months, Rosie Bonds Kriedler has become an advocate for the homeless. the faculty of Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, he's not in great health, his sister said. Rosie Bonds in 1964 was a rarity – an African-American woman at the top of her sport as the U.S. women's 80-meter hurdling champion for two consecutive years – when she tried out for the Olympic team. When she couldn't afford airfare to the trials in New York, singer Ray Charles flew her there on his own plane; lacking hotel money, she slept in the stadium. She was the women's hurdling champion at the trials. On Oct. 18, 1964 – less than three months after her nephew Barry's birth – she finished first in the Tokyo Summer Olympics women's 80-meter hurdles' first round, fourth heat at 10.6 seconds. In a semifinal the next day, she finished fourth at 10.8 seconds. In the final, running in the first lane and leading at midrace, she glanced back and to the right to gauge her rivals. She hit the final hurdle and came in eighth at 10.8 seconds; she retired from track two years later at age 22. This athletic pedigree is part of why she insists her nephew wouldn't have intentionally taken performanceenhancing drugs. æI don't think, given our family's DNA and physiology, that we need enhancers,” she said, calling Barry Bonds a dedicated, consummate athlete as well as a caring role model and philanthropist who's been unfairly pilloried by the media. She became a licensed vocational nurse – her license remains active – working in trauma, medical/surgical, transitional care and other settings. Divorced, she raised her daughter largely on her own. By 2002, she was shuttling back and forth between the Bay Area, where she had steady work through a nursing registry, and Riverside, where she helped care for her mother, now about 92. She'd applied to Doctors Without Borders for work in the Congo. But while on vacation in New Mexico with her friend and her grandson, their car was rear-ended at high speed by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 40. The car rolled several times; all survived, but she suffered broken ribs, back and neck injuries and other damage. “Never ever would I wish this on my worst enemy,” she said. At her brother's 2003 funeral, she said, Giants managing general partner owner Peter Magowan saw her wearing a neck brace and using a walker, and asked her if there was anything he could do to help; she declined. Having been released from a hospital into physical therapy, she battled with insurers to cover her treatment. About $50,000 in coverage ran out fast, as did her savings; her 18 months of physical therapy ended when the money did, not because she'd recovered. Her Social Security Disability Insurance application was rejected; she challenged the rejection in court and lost. Eager to get back to work both because she loved nursing and in desperation to pay her mounting bills, she See AUNT, Page A-11 SPORTS A-10 – SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2006 Bruin Continued from Page A-8 set the tone early in the first half when he swatted Darrel Mitchell’s shot into the stands, then glowered at Mitchell as he fell to the floor. A few minutes later, Mbah A Moute stepped into an LSU passing lane for a steal that led to a bucket for Collison. On offense, the Bruins (326) were just as good, especially early. They made three of their first four 3-pointers and shot 58 percent in the first half to push their lead to as many as 16, 3 1/2 minutes before the break. The start of the second half put it out of reach. Mbah A Moute dunked twice, Ryan Hollins took an alley-oop from Jordan Farmar for another slam, then Farmar threw one up from 28 feet with the shot clock going off and swished it for a 48-27 lead. He celebrated by taunting the LSU fans as he ran to the other end. Most of the purple-and-gold crowd simply sat there stoically — they knew a mismatch when they saw one. LSU (27-9) remained winless in its four appearances at the Final Four, spanning a half-century, and a special season that provided a needed distraction from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina down in Louisiana ended on a low note. Led by Davis and tall, lanky forward Tyrus Thomas, the Tigers prided themselves, too, on monster D this season. They made UCLA look lessthan-perfect — forcing 17 turnovers and a fair amount of ugly offense — but few will remember the Bruins’ flaws from this one. More will remember how hard Davis had to work to get so little. He put up most of his points after the game was a blowout and looked nothing like the juggernaut who helped John Brady’s team to upsets over Duke and Texas in the Atlanta Regional last week. The sophomore center made a pair of free throws with 11:03 left in the game to finally push the Tigers past the 30-point mark. On his next trip down, he missed from close range, got his own rebound and forced one in to set up a three-point play. The whole sequence left him huffing and puffing as he pounded the ball onto the floor — a mild success on an otherwise frustrating evening. He fouled out with 2:09 left and clapped his hands as he headed toward the bench, then exchanged hugs before flopping down on the bench for the last time. Forward Tasmin Mitchell scored 12 points for the Tigers. Darrel Mitchell was held to eight points, nine below his season average. LSU committed 15 turnovers and UCLA had 10 steals — a bad night for the Tigers no matter how you cut it. Farmar made two 3-pointers in the first half to go with his desperation heave in the second and finished with 12 points. Guard Arron Afflalo was another long, tall distraction on defense and had nine points and six boards. The Bruins were in a bit of foul trouble early, but more than withstood it. Nine players played at least 10 minutes, another reason Ben Howland’s team can keep up the defensive pressure. “I have confidence in anyone we have out there from one to 10,” Howland said. UCLA’s gritty style of winning might not look familiar to the faithful who watched John Wooden’s teams run up and down in the history-making ’60s and ’70s, when the Bruins set the standard for winning — and doing it the right way. Wooden hardly shirked defense. The big difference is that UCLA’s current coach insists on it. He made no apologies for turning the Bruins into a hard-nosed, scrappy team, one that looks more suited for the Big East than the Left Coast. Players who come to UCLA, he boasted, want to win titles and go to the pros, and defense is a big part of both. After this Final Four effort, it was hard to argue the point. THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL Gators Continued from Page A-8 “We’re playing our best basketball all year and we’re a really tough team,” said Al Horford, one of four sophomores in the starting lineup. “You can’t stop us.” Humphrey, a junior, is largely overshadowed by his younger teammates. And he struggled in the first half, making only 1 of 5 shots — all of them from beyond the stripe. But coach Billy Donovan told the guard to keep on shooting, and Humphrey responded with the three straight 3s that pushed the Gators to a 40-28 lead before two minutes were gone in the second half. “He’s a silent assassin,” said another of the sophomores, Corey Brewer. “He doesn’t get a lot of hype. Nobody knows too much about him, but Lee Humphrey wins basketball games for the Florida Gators.” The Gators are heading to the second title game in school history. They lost to Michigan State in the 2000 final. Humphrey finished with 19 points and 6-of-12 shooting from 3-point range. 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For complete descriptions and to apply for open positions, please visit our website at www.edgewireless.com. We offer long-term incentive opportunities, comprehensive health coverage, and a 401(k) plan. An equal opportunity employer, Edge Wireless encourages a diverse workforce. opening period with a couple of 3s. Humphrey took over in the second half. The Gators pushed their lead as high as 19 points and the Patriots never got any closer than nine the rest of the way. “George Mason has been playing great,” Donovan said. “But I thought the key to the game was the 3-point line. That was one thing missing from what people were talking about.” Tony Skinn and Jai Lewis scored 13 points apiece for the Patriots, who missed countless layups and easy shots in the lane that might have gotten them in position to pull off another stunner. The George Mason band played “All I Need Is A Miracle” as the Patriots warmed up before the game. The players didn’t seem too nervous — Jordan Carter and Charles Makings joked around with each other during the layup drills, while several teammates glanced toward their school’s greenand-gold-clad section, looking for friends and family. The underdog Patriots trotted on the court past the Florida section, which greeted them with Gator chops. But the rest of the crowd seemed to be pulling for George Mason. A fan wearing an LSU shirt held up a “Go Mason” sign. The UCLA fans also cheered every time the Patriots scored. Let’s celebrate It’s a new year with new opportunities and Edge Wireless is where you need to be! Account Executive/Outside Sales 12-of-25. “I felt good tonight,” Humphrey said. “My teammates did a good job of moving the ball around. I got some good looks.” By comparison, George Mason missed its first nine 3s and finished 2-of-11 — both of them coming too late to make any difference. They were much more accurate in their four tournament wins, making 26-of-62 (42 percent). On the inside, the Gators were nearly as dominating. Noah — his father, former tennis star Yannick Noah, cheering him on from the stands — scored 12 points. Horford grabbed 13 rebounds. Florida finished with a 4027 edge on the boards, playing keep-away in the final two minutes with three straight offensive rebounds. “We came into the game feeling good about ourselves and feeling good about our chances,” said George Mason coach Jim Larranaga, who tried to inspire his team with a pre-game poem. “For some reason, we were never really able to establish our rhythm, either offensively or defensively. And Florida’s ability to get so many second shots really hurt us.” Florida built a 10-point lead in the first half and withstood a couple of George Mason runs for a 31-26 lead at halftime. 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Your life changes and it's all something new,” she said. A daily struggle A busy life and satisfying career had become a daily struggle for shelter, food, clothes and safety, and getting public aid proved to be “the merry-go-round of all merrygo-rounds” with months of paperwork and waiting before she got a dime. On General Assistance, she was able to rent a room in a transitory housing facility on San Pablo Avenue. From tempted to finally do for the agency what pride had kept her from doing for herself _ asking Magowan's aid. “There's trust and love in here and they give you hope, some kind of hope that it's going to get better,” she said. “That, to me, is what life is all about – to care, to support, to help. If we don't do that, why are we all here? We're all interconnected.” Yet she balked at first when encouraged to tell her family about what befell her. Her grandson, also in the car crash and now 11, is the light of her life. When he and his mother came up from the Modesto area to visit last year, St. Mary's staff managed to set her up somewhere else for a few days so they wouldn't know she was sleeping at the shelter. “I want him to look at me like I'm not broken down and old,” she said, but instead like the grandma who used to take him fishing, bicycling and on other adventures. “I want him to think of me and remember me that way.” She'd like to be able to give him a copy of the film of her 1964 race. “He's a tremendous golfer, he's going to be another Tiger Woods... I want him to know that, ‘If I can do this, you can do anything.’ “ Contact Josh Richman at [email protected] m. COMMUNITY DIGEST — CONTINUED FROM PAGE A-6 will be a great experience. The camp will be held at the Pomolita Gym April 17-21. Tuition for a full day camp, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., is $135. For the half-day camp, tuition is $85. Low income discounts are available through the City of Ukiah. For more information, please call 463-6714. Scorekeepers and umpires needed Ukiah March 16 at 6:30 p.m. League play is scheduled to begin in early May. Team fees are $450 for the sponsor fee and $30 per player, with checks made payable to the City of Ukiah. Registration forms are available at the Ukiah Civic Center Annex at 411 West Clay St., and the registration deadline is April 13. Player fees will be collected from team managers at the first game. Space is limited. For more information, call 463-6714. City of Ukiah men’s softball league The City of Ukiah Community Service Department would like to announce the beginning of the 2006 men’s softball league. There is an information meeting at The Pub in Nick Easterbrook and Ryan Mayfield scored two goals apiece Saturday, leading the Ukiah Crushers over Santa Rosa, 7-4, in high school lacrosse action in Ukiah. “We played well,” said Ukiah head coach Ian Pratt. “We took command at the beginning and never lost command. “It was a nice, soggy game today, and a good one.” Easterbrook opened up scoring in the first quarter, putting one in the net for a 1-0 Ukiah lead. Santa Rosa battled back in the third quarter to tie the score at 3-3, but Easterbrook scored his second goal for a 4-3 Ukiah lead. The Crushers never trailed again. Mike Shantz and Kevin Brutocao also scored goals for the Crushers. The Crushers travel to Sacramento Saturday and Sunday for back-to-back games. Saturday, Ukiah takes on a club team from Mira Loma. Sunday the Crushers will taek on a club team from Foothill. 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Crushers top Santa Rosa • Certified Personal Trainers • Instructed Classes • Wolff Tanning Bed • Treadmills • Hydraulics • WeightsCardio Massage Continued from Page A-9 there, she moved this week to a studio apartment in another Oakland facility for lowincome seniors. St. Mary's has set her up with legal aid to renew her SSDI application. Until she gets it, she can't get state Medi-Cal coverage, so for now she gets her prescriptions from a Berkeley clinic. She parcels out every penny worth of food stamps to ensure she can eat, but lacks enough for proper nutrition and so recently discovered she's borderline diabetic. “I never thought that hopelessness could be this terrifying,” she said. “I always thought this country would provide social security if you needed it. But I find these to be just words.” Yet the hopelessness has abated as her caseworker, Sister Mary Nolan, helped her secure benefits and the apartment in which she now lives. In return, she has focused her formidable will upon helping St. Mary's Center serve others like herself, and upon ensuring the public can't ignore them. “The first thing that strikes someone is her fierce determination to be independent, and also that she is willing and wanting to reach out and help other people whom she sees suffering similar situations to hers,” said center director Johnson. St. Mary's needs millions to move to a new site this year, and Kreidler on Monday clutched a stack of donation envelopes she intended to hand out. She said she was SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2006 – A-11 • Certified Personal Trainers • Instructed Classes• Wolff Tanning Bed Aunt SPORTS B USINESS A-12 – SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2006 THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL No point complaining about CEO pay if no one’s listening By BRUCE MEYERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK — The debate over rising CEO pay can be maddening. There’s no doubt that American executives are the best paid in the world, sometimes obscenely so, and yet it’s hard to prove that pay levels are excessive, fair or even matter much in the scheme of things. What’s not hard to argue is that the system that determines what top executives get paid is broken. Some experts say that rising pay is the fair and square result of a free market where companies compete for a manager’s services. But while County and Municipal Employees. At Morgan Stanley Inc., fund managers voted with the board 92 percent of the time. The AIM Investments subsidiary of Amvescap PLC, the Dreyfus unit of Mellon Financial Corp., and AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. all voted their shares with management at least 85 percent of the time. The fund companies maintain that they vote in the best interests of their customers. It’s not surprising, then, to learn that CEO compensation is still climbing. In a preliminary reading from the new crop of proxy disclosures, Equilar Inc. estimates that the ings at those companies between 2001 and 2003, double the rate of take-home pay eight years earlier. Still, while more is more, there’s no widely accepted benchmark for deciding how much is too much. Comparisons with what foreign CEO’s earn ring hollow because no other nation has produced such strong economic growth and investment returns over the past century. While Whole Foods Market Inc. has drawn praise for capping the CEO’s cash pay at 14 times the average salary of the full-time work force, such policies are unlikely to catch on and run counter to free- market principles. That said, it’s misleading to say today’s pay levels are the pure result of free-market wrangling, an argument that often includes faulty analogies to high-paid athletes and entertainers. A fair negotiation requires two fully consenting parties. The owners of a baseball team have direct control over their decision to sign a free agent for $20 million a year. And with sports, statistics provide a clearer sense of individual contributions to the result. You know how many home runs Barry Bonds has hit. While there’s no guarantee he’ll hit that many again, his Call Today For Your Free Floral Consultation eax Petals For Your Thoughts past statistics are a clearer indicator of future performance than any executive can demonstrate. Once the season’s over, it’s easier to judge if Bonds was worth the money than if Google’s CEO deserves credit for his stock quadrupling. By contrast, shareholders who’d like to limit executive pay have no direct say in the matter. Instead, compensation is set by corporate directors who are sworn to represent the interests of shareholders. Since you can’t negotiate a contract with millions of individual shareholders, this system offers practicality and the presumed business prowess of the directors. That’s in theory. Shareholders are so powerless in the current system that directors needn’t mind them at all, even in the face of a sustained chorus like that over rising compensation. As shown by the mutual fund study, the same holds true for the relationship between money managers and their customers. The free market is not governing executive pay if the owners can be so easily ignored. Bruce Meyerson is a national business columnist for The Associated Press. Mendocino County’s Original Dealer “Experts in the Art of Expression” WE MAKE ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS 154 E. Gobbi Street · Ukiah 472-0752 NEXT TO SAFEWAY IN WILLITS • 459-4224 BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF UKIAH executives get to fend for themselves at the bargaining table, irate investors can’t get their point across to the people representing them, from the board of directors to mutual fund managers. The latest case in point is a new study showing that big mutual fund companies largely ignore investor concerns when voting on pay-related proxy proposals at companies in which they hold shares. An examination of the new voting disclosures required of mutual funds found that the nation’s biggest fund companies consistently vote against shareholder proposals regarding pay and in favor of measures put forth by management. The study found that 18 top mutual fund companies collectively followed the board’s recommendations on these proposals about three quarters of the time. Several prominent names stood out as highly reliable rubber stamps for management on pay proposals, according to the analysis by The Corporate Library and the American Federation of State, median payday rose 1.6 percent to $8.2 million in fiscal 2005 among Standard & Poor’s 500 companies where the CEO’s have held the post at least three years. Average pay rose 5.3 percent to $11.3 million in cash, stock awards and option grants. Again, while it’s fairly easy to make splashy headlines of these numbers, there’s no hard evidence that CEO’s don’t deserve their rewards or that this state of affairs is actually bad for shareholders. An oft-cited study by Lucian Bebchuk of Harvard University and Yaniv Grinstein of Cornell University has established that top U.S. executives are clearly taking home a bigger share of the profits at their companies. 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We want to send out a Thank You to each of you who embrace our efforts, enabling us to create a Positive Place for Kids. Please know that all you do ensures our Clubs the ability to build a healthy & safe atmosphere for Kids to go after school as well as during school breaks, We would not be able to hold our wonderful yearly events if not for the Signature Event sponsors. Ukiah Ford - Crab Feed - held in April Thurston Auto Plaza - Thurston Golf Tournament - held in July Taco Bell - Turtle Race - held in August Granite Construction - Chili Cook Off - held in September Fetzer Vineyards - Century Harvest Ride - held in October To the many dedicated Club professionals who devote their lives to guiding our young people every day, to the countless generous individuals, to Club board volunteers and donors who support our work through their selfless commitment of time, talent and treasure. We thank you; Dave’s Bike Shop / Schat’s / Holes in the Wall / DJ Ken Steely / McDonalds Restaurant / Carl’s Jr Restaurant / Little Caesars Pizza / KFC / Ken Fowler Motor Sales / Mendocino Brewing Company / Staples / Parducci Wine Cellars / Raleys / Wal-mart / Mabel Albertson Trust. The TR. Eriksen Foundation has been a major donor to Boys & Girls Club of Ukiah for the past 5 years, insuring ongoing stability. A special Thank you to Ukiah Unified School District for their ongoing support of giving the Clubs a safe place to meet, especially thanking Dianna Davidson, Principal of Grace Hudson Elementary School and Meredith Rosenberg, Principal of Pomolita Middle School. We now have two Club sites, one is at Pomolita. There we have two sections, one being the elementary program serving 120 members daily. The other being the teen portion, serving 65 members daily. The beginning of this year we opened a site at Grace Hudson Elementary school, we now have close to 150 registered members signed up there! Because of our wonderful community of donors we were able to scholarship every one of those members, Even though the cost is only $30.00 per child for a membership, we wanted everyone from that area to be able to become involved with the Club, Our first annual Crab Feed will be held at St Mary of the Angels church, here in Ukiah, April 8 @ 5:00 p.m, we are excited that DJ Ken Steely has donated his time so we will be able to have a DJ for an evening of fun, friends and dancing. If you would like more information on our first annual Crab Feed, please phone 4899355. With all of our thanks, The Staff of Boys & Girls Clubs of Ukiah P.O. Box 67 - Ukiah, CA 95482 - Tel 707.467.4900 Email [email protected]; [email protected] THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL TRAVEL SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2006 – A-13 IN THE WEST Washington wine country a great destination By SHANNON DININNY Associated Press QUINCY, Wash. — True wine enthusiasts know Washington wine country for the smattering of tiny wineries scattered across the state. Some boutique operations offer tastings by invitation only. Others are friendly, family-owned enterprises with doors open to everyone. Tourists simply drop in — sip a chardonnay, perhaps a merlot, certainly a syrah — then drive down the road to the next stop on the wine trail. Yet, for all the premium vintages produced in the state, no winery has taken the leap toward labeling itself a destination. That is, until now. Nestled between sagebrush and vineyards on a remote cliff overlooking the Columbia River, Cave B Inn at SageCliffe — an offshoot of Cave B Estate Winery — opened its doors to tourists and locals alike last year. So far, business is going strong for the Pacific Northwest’s first luxury wine resort, and industry leaders are taking note to ensure Washington wine country evolves into a destination itself. “With wine in particular, it’s not just the wine, it’s the whole experience when you’re drinking the wine,” said Vince Bryan, son of the founder and property manager. “What we have now is just the beginning project at SageCliffe.” Washington state’s wine industry has exploded in the past two decades, from fewer than 20 wineries in 1981 to more than 360 today. Washington is home to more than 30,000 acres of wine grapes, and the industry is worth close to $3 billion to the state’s economy. Distinct pockets of the state have capitalized on that growth. Some wineries have a summer concert series or festivals to draw music lovers to their region. In far southeastern Washington, fine restaurants, such as 26 brix, and inns have opened in the quaint city of Walla Walla, whose bricklined streets are home to dozens of wineries. Much like the community of Woodinville west of the Cascades on the outskirts of Seattle, where the Willows Lodge offers a spa and restaurants like The Barking Frog and The Herbfarm offer fine dining, Walla Walla has made a name for itself as a tourist destination through the wine industry. Between Woodinville and Walla Walla lies the rich terroir that produces many of the wine grapes used in the state’s diverse wines. The trick, so far, has been in luring tourists to the grapes themselves — and in turn, the countless wineries sprouting up in the countryside. Bookwalter Winery in Richland opened a bistro in its winery about two years ago, offering artisan cheeses, bread, fruit and meat plates and selected chocolate desserts. Visitors can sample Bookwalter wines at indoor tables or on the patio, and live jazz and blues musicians perform four nights a week. Also in Richland, Tagaris Winery opened The Taverna at Tagaris, a small Greek restaurant with a wine bar, lounge area and garden veranda. Vintners and grape growers on Red Mountain, the 700-acre viticultural area renowned for its red wines, are in the process of creating a development plan to determine what resources — such as inns and restaurants — are needed to lure tourists and how many the area can support. Wine industry leaders also broke ground last week on the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center in the Yakima Valley. Slated to open in 2007 on a bluff overlooking the Yakima River, the Prosser center will offer wine tasting from all of the state’s wineries, as well as culinary and educational classes and space for special events. Business leaders from Yakima to Walla Walla have discussed plans for creating a wine trail through the Yakima and Columbia River valleys. Still lacking is anything resembling a destination resort. Cave B, though off the beaten path north of the Yakima Valley, aims to fill that void. Music fans already know the remote spot on the banks of the Columbia River where rock bands and country crooners stop to play at The Gorge amphitheater. Vince Bryan Sr., a neurosurgeon, and his wife Carol bought the wind-swept property years ago, and immediately began growing wine grapes. They opened a winery next to the amphitheater they built to draw tourists east for major music acts. In 1993, the family sold The Gorge and the original winery, but retained roughly 500 acres in hopes of building a wine, arts and recreation resort around the vineyards. Cave B Estate Winery released its first wines in 2000. The inn celebrated its grand opening last year. “For a long time in Washington, wineries were on the west side of the state and the vineyards were over here. You couldn’t recreate the vineyard experience,” Bryan said. “We recognized that if you’re really enveloping the whole wine thing, you’re engaging all the senses.” Individual “cliffehouses” and cavern rooms built into the basalt offer spectacular sunset views over the Columbia River. Each room features elegant furnishings, floor to ceiling windows and a personal terrace. A restaurant with a renowned chef and two conference rooms comprise the main hall. A short walk takes guests to the spa or the tasting room, where they may sample more than a dozen estate wines. A driving range, hiking trails and swimming pond also are on the grounds. Expansion plans include an 18-hole golf course, equestrian center, culinary center, event hall and a larger tasting room. The entire resort is built around acres of orchards, gardens and vineyards that supply the 14 varieties of grapes for the estate’s wines. “If you create a great destination — bring in a great chef, a great winemaker — people will come,” Bryan said. “I hope that’s what we’re proving here.” The area is remote, no question. Aside from the amphitheater and Gingko Petrified Forest State Park across the river, few recreational amenities can be found nearby. Diane McCormick, 67, of Vancouver, Wash., noted that point in a recent visit with her husband and a longtime family friend, even as she raved about her stay. “The setting and the gorge and the river are just wonderful,” she said. “Once you leave the property, your options are limited. People need to realize this is a destination.” To the Bryans, that is exactly the point. Eventually, Cave B plans to offer arts and science programs through a private foundation, paid for with profits from the winery and inn. “What we’re trying to create here is a place you can be inspired by your surroundings,” Bryan said, “and be creative in whatever it is you’re pursuing.” ——— If you go... CAVE B INN AT SAGECLIFFE: The winery, restaurant and lodging are located on the same property with a Quincy, Wash., address, though the resort is miles Vintners and grape growers on Red Mountain, the 700-acre viticultural area renowned for its red wines, are in the process of creating a development plan to determine what resources — such as inns and restaurants — are needed to lure tourists and how many the area can support. from Quincy by road. Located just north of Interstate 90 on Silica Road, across the Columbia River from the community of Vantage. Accommodations range from $195 to $275 in the summer months, with higher prices on concert and holiday weekends. www.cavebdirect.com/ or 888-785-2283 for reservations. TENDRILS AT SAGECLIFFE: The restaurant offers short, but tempting, breakfast, lunch and dinner menus created by executive chef Fernando Divina, a James Beard Foundation excellence award winner. Many of the ingredients are grown locally, with more to come in an organic garden that will feature 40 different varieties of fruits, vegetables and herbs. For dinner, prices range from $19 for winter root vegetable and bean ragout with stone-ground polenta, to $29 for grilled and braised lamb with merlot sauce. CAVE B ESTATE WINERY: Winemaker Berle “Rusty” Figgins Jr. bottles wines under two premium labels, Cave B and SageCliffe, from its own vineyards. Fourteen varieties of grapes are grown on the estate, including cabernet sauvignon, merlot, semillon and chardonnay. The tasting room is open seven days a week. Charge: $5 per person. Bottle prices vary. OTHER EVENTS: The Washington Wine Commission kicks off the spring and summer tourist season with a wine and food tasting in Seattle April 8. Wine tastings and festivals are held statewide throughout the year. Visit the events calendar on the Wine Commission’s Web site for more information at www.washingtonwine.org. 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A-14 – SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2006 SCIENCE Editor: Richard Rosier, 468-3520 [email protected] The Ukiah Daily Journal Life on the fault: Denial and humor buoy residents living on a time bomb By SCOTT LINDLAW The Associated Press HAYWARD, Calif. -- The cracks in Elke DeMuynck’s ceiling appear every few weeks, zigzagging across her living room, creeping toward the fireplace, veering down the wall. Month after month, year after year, she patches, paints and waits. “It definitely lets you know your house is constantly shifting,” DeMuynck said. So does the gate outside that now swings uselessly 2 1/2 inches from its latch. And the strange bulges in the street, and the geology students who make periodic pilgrimages to her cul-de-sac. DeMuynck could throw a putty knife from her front stoop and hit the Hayward Fault, the most dangerous in the Bay Area, if not the nation. Like others who live here, she gets by on a blend of denial, hope and humor, putting earthquake anxiety on a long list of modern-day worries. It’s the geologists, emergency planners and historians who seem to do most of the fretting, even in this year of heightened earthquake awareness, when the region is marking the 100th anniversary of San Francisco’s Great Quake on April 18. Several faults lurk beneath this region, but geologists say the Hayward is the most likely to snap. “It is locked and loaded and ready to fire at any time,” said U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Tom Brocher. The Hayward Fault runs through one of the country’s most densely populated areas, slicing the earth’s crust along a 50-mile swath of suburbia east of San Francisco. Experts say 2 million people live close enough to be strongly shaken by a big Hayward quake. It runs directly under thousands of houses, from exclusive hilltop manors overlooking the bay to Hayward’s humble flatlands. It snakes beneath interstate bridges, strip malls, nursing facilities, retirement centers, and it splits the uprights of the University of California, Berkeley’s football stadium, official capacity 67,537. “A lot of these structures are going to come down,” said David P. Schwartz, the chief of the USGS’s Bay Area Earthquake Hazards Project. He spoke with one foot on either side of the fault, straddling a thin crack that snaked through a parking lot in Hayward’s business district. Before San Francisco’s Great Quake of 1906, on the San Andreas fault, there was the Great Quake of 1868 on the Hayward, a magnitude 6.9 rumbler that killed five people. Severe quakes have happened on the Hayward Fault every 151 years, give or take 23 years, meaning it is now into the danger zone. Experts forecast the next big one will be in the potentially lethal 6.7 to 7.0 range. The Association of Bay Area Governments estimates it would wipe out some 155,000 housing units, 37,000 in San Francisco alone. It’s a time bomb waiting to go off. Historically, severe quakes have occurred on the Hayward Fault every 151 years, give or L o a N ow Purchase & Refinance Quick Qualifying/Approvals Construction/Lot Loans Access to Great Rates/Fast Service Applications online: www.ezloanow.com 707-462-7615 • 800--963-5002 Se Habla Español CA Dept. of Real Estate #01041417 Avila had just returned from a tour with the U.S. Army in Iraq; the “welcome home” banner and balloons still hung from the house. “I knew I was close to the fault, but I didn’t know I was this close,” Avila said. “I’m thinking one day it’s going to move, but if I survive it, I’ll be able to say I survived one of the biggest quakes of all time,” he said. “For my family -- I’m third-generation military -- it’s like, ’bring it on.”’ That could be any moment, seismologists say. “If it moved while we were walking, it wouldn’t surprise me,” Schwartz said during a tour of Hayward’s misaligned street curbs, warped concrete gutters and abandoned buildings. Among the shuttered structures was the former Hayward City Hall, a grand art deco complex deemed too dangerous to occupy. The fault runs right underneath. Built in 1930, it was part of a 20th century Bay Area building boom nurtured by an unusually quake-free period. The Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 released stresses on all faults in the region, resulting in few earthquakes, Schwartz said. The legacy of the boom, and the fault menacing from below, are both visible in an unnerving new “virtual tour” of the fault developed by the USGS. Meant to simulate a helicopter flight, the new images show the Hayward Fault represented as a bright red line, slashing through specific, identifiable structures, like DeMuynck’s house. DeMuynck, 62, is resolved not to worry. “There’s dangers all around us, all the time, so if we thought about those dangers all the time, we wouldn’t have anything else to think about,” she said. “We just come home and say, the house is still here. We’re OK for another day.” Sunday Brunch Starting April 2, 2006 9AM - 2PM MORTGAGE SERVICES E Z take 23 years, meaning it is now into the danger zone. Experts forecast the next big one will be in the potentially lethal 6.7 to 7.0 range. In a big quake, the earth on either side of the fault could shift three feet. Two objects sitting on different sides before the quake could be abruptly carried a total of six feet apart, he said. “You can visualize what would happen if it moves six feet,” Schwartz said, gesturing toward the telltale asphalt crack, which disappears underneath businesses. The Hayward Fault runs directly beneath Eden Jewelry and Loan, but the men working in the pawn shop shrugged when asked whether they fear a quake. “I better get a new job!” said Saul Gevertz, 64, flashing a smile at his co-worker. “Honestly, it’s a nonissue.” One of the building’s co-owners, Darrell Davidson, 47, said that ever since a renovation and retrofit about five years ago, the structure is essentially an enormous steel cage, designed to flex in an earthquake. “I’m not worried-worried. I’ve thought about it,” said Davidson, his eyes scanning the steel beams. “I think we’re in good shape. I hope to God we are.” Nickey Avila, 23, confessed some alarm when a reporter informed him the fractured pavement outside his house was the fault. 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Classes will be held at: Quilter’s Cottage 1631 Talmage Road • 462-2980 THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL ‘Tractor’ Continued from Page A-3 ner took the choker out of his hands, moved down the log a few feet and slid the steel rope under it “like a spoon through ice cream.” “Don’t ever let these logs outsmart you,” the experienced catskinner advised him as he climbed back onto his Cat. “After you’ve hit bottom,” Patterson writes, “naturally you’ve got nowhere to go but up – or out. If you chose to stick with it, as I did, then your blisters started getting calluses on them, you started getting your ‘woods legs’ and, no longer so newborn clumsy, you stopped constantly adding to your collection of bumps and bruises. As time went on, you even started getting a little bit graceful. Your torn down muscles slowly rebuilt and, as your skill level increased, you stopped wasting so many moves and so got much more out of burning the same number of calories. “The logs popped out of the woods easier, the bull line felt lighter and, by mid-season, you started feeling like Paul Bunyan. Back home admiring such a fine physical specimen as yourself in the mirror, you might trick yourself into thinking that you could chase down and bulldog a steer without using a horse. “And then, just when your head started swelling to the size of a county fair pumpkin, the grind of the months started getting to you and you started getting weaker again, more torn down and weary. Come October or November, with you again dragging ass, in your mind you’d start doing a little rain dance and praying for mud.” Patterson’s keen observance of nature and his fellow man shines through the book, whether he’s discussing the flight patterns of waterbirds, the rare “Blue Redwoods” or the local legends. “Lose the local legends, lose the local folklore,” Patterson writes, “and how do you not also lose your sense of place, of being and belonging?” One of those local legends, told him by an Anderson Valley elder who had heard it from his granddad, concerns Gorton’s Continued from Page A-1 organized the boycott in Mendocino County. Eight stores emptied their shelves of Gorton’s products in protest earlier this month. Gorton’s vice president of marketing, Judson Reis, said at the time of the boycott that neither Gorton’s, nor its parent company Nissui, were involved in whaling. “For the record, Gorton’s has never engaged in any whaling activities and never will,” Reis said. “The company has never killed a single whale in its entire 156-year history.” NOYO THEATRE • Willits • 459-NOYO (6696) Visit us at our website www.cinemawest.com 7:00PM WED & THUS ONLY INDEPENDENT FILM SERIES Worldest’s Fastest Indian PG13 Ice Age: The Meltdown 12:20, 2:25, 4:30, 6:40 PG The Inside Man 1:00, 3:50, 6:50 R V For Vendetta 12:50, 3:40, 6:30 R Please call theater recording for wheelchair accessibility information LOCAL an early day stagecoach robber named Bloomfield and the posse that chased him up the mountain that today bears his name. Patterson recounts that legend in a story titled “Bloomfield’s Roost.” The title piece, “Walking Tractor,” lets us travel Highway 128 between Philo and Navarro with Patterson at 15 mph, seeing what he sees and feeling what he feels while enjoying a ranch chore that for him was “nearly always a pleasure.” “Ranch work paid by the hour,” he writes, “and most hours required you to engage in a bit of aerobic exercise. Working a horse ranch in Anderson Valley meant pounding fence posts and stretching pasture wire, bucking hay and hauling feed bags, digging up busted waterlines and clearing away windfall trees from atop downed power lines.” ... “But walking tractor was ghost time. It was the sort of chore that, at worst, gave you a flat ass and a round potbelly. While fighting a powerful headwind blowing between Navarro and Philo, I might burn all of the calories contained in one lunchbox Twinkie.” Patterson says he enjoyed the feel of the wind in his face, especially the afternoon ocean wind, which he describes as “some of the purest air anywhere in the northern hemisphere,” adding that he “always felt privileged to be breathing it.” The manmade winds created by oncoming vehicles were less pleasant, however, and Patterson devised ingenious ways of keeping his hat on his head and his rig on the road while enduring the blast of air from loaded logging trucks, towering chip trucks and speeding gravel trucks. In mid-mornings or midafternoons, Patterson writes, he and his tractor pretty much had the highway to themselves and he “could indulge in some leisurely sightseeing.” “Anderson Valley looks a whole lot different moseying along atop a tractor than it does while incased in a speeding bullet,” he writes. “Every trip between Philo and Navarro my eye caught on something new. I might spot the remains of a leaning split rail pasture fence overtaken SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2006 – A-15 This Was News by forest, or an old buckledover ranch house tucked into a shady cranny ... It got so I tried to lay my eyes on something new each trip and I always did.” While chugging along on his tractor, Patterson also daydreamed about those who had traveled this route before him: “a newlywed Pomo girl running for joy at daybreak” or a “homesteader aboard his lathered, heaving horse, whipping his hat in the wind and raising dust to high heaven.” He also encountered “the living human landscape”: friends flicking their headlights in greeting as they passed, hitchhikers napping in the shade and gardeners, who “would rise from working in their gardens frowning and impatient and, seeing me, smile slightly as if they forgave me for my untimely intrusion of racket.” “Woven into the winds, landscape, history and people were the animals,” Patterson writes, such as a cougar in a canyon below the roadside, “a coyote prancing/slinking into a tree line” or “a snowy white kite hawk eyeballing me like I was some giant and noisy new kind of road kill.” There was the mama quail and her brood of hatchlings, who tried to pace him up the center of his lane; the lumbering porcupine crossing the road, for whom Patterson brought his tractor to a halt; and the huge barn owl, which Patterson remembers, “in broad daylight, its creamy white wings outstretched and stone steady, soared by my face so close I felt the wind.” The 219-page spiral-bound book is illustrated with color photos by Patterson, and is available for $19.95 at: the Mendocino Book Company, the Grace Hudson Museum, Pearl’s Antiques and Gifts, Scharffenberger Cellars Gift Shop, Yorkville Mini-Mart and Deli, the Anderson Valley Historical Museum, The Navarro Store, Anderson Valley Brewing Company, Anderson Valley Market, Maggie Mae’s, All That Good Stuff; and on the Internet at 4mules.com. Continued from Page A-3 improvement district and assess themselves for a sufficient amount of money to clean out the channel. It is proposed to elect three river commissioners who will take the matter in hand and work in conjunction with the supervisor of this district in regard to the matter. The county will be asked to appropriate some money to assist the farmers. Mr. Cunningham, who has given the matter much thought, thinks the channel should be cleared from the upper end of this valley south for a distance of twenty miles. Land on either side of the river for a half mile is proposed to bear the expense. This would mean a strip of land one mile wide and twenty miles long, or 12,800 acres of land. An assessment of ten cents an acre would produce $1280. Mr. Cunningham thought that if the county would appropriate enough out of the county general fund to make the amount $2,000, the work could be started successfully this year. Attorney Pemberton is working on an ordinance to cover the matter and will present it to the board of supervisors at the May meeting. ——— SUPERVISORS’ PROCEEDINGS. LARGE AMOUNT OF BUSINESS ATTENDED AT REGULAR MEETING. J. L. McCracken was given permission to erect and maintain a telephone line from Ukiah to the McClure ranch. The sum of $75 was appropriated for advertising the county, to be used by the board of trade. Plat of South Addition of Albion approved Hour of sleep lost, sunshine gained Associated Press WASHINGTON — The good news is an extra hour of sunlight every day just as spring begins to bloom. And the bad news isn’t that bad, just an hour’s less sleep or a curtailed night of revelry. Pushing the clock forward by 60 minutes during the wee hours today — at 2 a.m. local time, officially — signals daylight-saving time and, unofficially, an end to winter. Watch Repair Need a watch battery or watch band? Stop By today... D. 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The young people plighted their vows at the state hospital where the groom was usher and the bride an attendant. Mr. Elder has accepted the position of deputy clerk under clerk McCowen and thinks he will make a good cupid. The Dispatch extends congratulations. Switch to U.S. Cellular and bring your number with you. Get a 39.95* 298 Plant Road ——— Current wireless carrier left you behind? $ Saturday April 8th 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. BASEBALL TEAM ORGANIZED. The Ukiah baseball team was organized last Saturday evening by the election of L. Belvail captain, Pete Duff treasurer and Frank Collier manager. The grounds are to be put in good condition and a series of games arranged so that the season may be opened at once. MENDOCINO COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC, INC. Pear Tree Center FREE Toxic Waste Dropoff ——— Springing forward for daylight-saving time Jody Martinez can be reached at [email protected]. The international whaling commission outlawed commercial whaling in 1986, but the Japanese government has continued whaling for what it calls “scientific purposes.” HazMobile and accepted. ...Monroe Lumber company granted permission to erect telephone line from Monroe to county road. Resignation of J. W. Woodruff as constable of Long valley township accepted. Four prisoners were allowed a deduction of five days a month from their sentences for good conduct. ...Petition of residents of Boonville asking that no liquor licenses be issued in Anderson school district filed and application of B. J. Adams, Mrs. T. E. McGimsey and J. E. Berry for liquor licenses was rejected by the following vote: Ayes – Lawson, Fairbanks, Barnard, Lane. Noes – Gibson. Motorola® RAZR V3c Save up to $300* *After $50 mail-in rebates and unlimited easyedgeSM plan purchases. FREE CALL ME Minutes SM That’s no charge for any call received in your local calling area. 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TODAY 55° Breezy with periods of rain TONIGHT CALIFORNIA CITIES Sunrise today ............. 6:56 Sunset tonight ............ 7:37 Moonrise today .......... 9:22 Moonset today ......... 12:08 a.m. p.m. a.m. a.m. MOON PHASES First Full Last New Rockport 59/48 Laytonville 54/46 Covelo 55/47 Westport 59/48 46° Apr. 5 Apr. 13 Apr. 20 Apr. 27 Rain, perhaps heavy at times ALMANAC MONDAY 55° 40° Rain tapering to a couple of showers TUESDAY 55° 41° Partly sunny with a shower possible Ukiah through 2 p.m. Saturday Temperature High .............................................. 52° Low .............................................. 41° Normal high .................................. 66° Normal low .................................... 41° Record high .................... 88° in 2002 Record low ...................... 27° in 1929 Precipitation 24 hrs to 2 p.m. Sat. .................. 0.78” Month to date ............................ 0.42” Normal month to date ................ 0.12” Season to date ........................ 48.41” Last season to date ................ 34.16” Normal season to date ............ 35.35” Fort Bragg 58/48 Elk 50/44 Willows 59/50 Willits 55/45 UKIAH 55/46 Philo 59/51 Redwood Valley 55/46 Lakeport 57/48 Lucerne 57/48 Boonville 55/46 Gualala 58/46 Clearlake 58/50 Cloverdale 61/52 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2006 City Today Hi/Lo/W Mon. 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Lake Mendocino – Lake level: 749.60 feet; Storage: 89,171 acre-feet (Maximum storage 122,500 acre-feet) Inflow: 1,107 cfs Outflow: 260 cfs Air quality – n/a Film Continued from Page A-1 tury noblewomen known as ‘The Blood Countess’. In the game, the countess is on the loose and players must outrun her to win the game. Loomis doesn’t realize what he has gotten himself into. As he plays this intensely creepy video game, the Countess is on the loose looking to kill his character at all costs. After realizing this may be a little hard to accomplish, Loomis is coincidentally knocked through the banister of his staircase and hung by chains from the ceiling. When Hutch arrives at work he is given the devastating news that Loomis is dead. Hutch is stricken with guilt. While at Loomis’ funeral, Hutch is given a bag by Loomis’ sister with many video games inside; among them is “Stay Alive.” To get his mind off the death of his friend, Hutch decides to keep busy and have a group of his friends get together at Hutch’s house to play “Stay Alive.” As they play, they realize the game is incredibly high-tech. Hutch’s boss, Miller, takes a turn at the game and his character is killed by the Countess. As he sits in his office playing online with Hutch and his friends, he sees a shadow lurking in the darkness and goes to investigate. As he reaches the outer portion of his office hallway, the Countess corners him and kills him. The next day, Hutch arrives at work to find police officers in the building and learns Miller has been found lying over a desk, stabbed to death in much the same way he died in the video game the night before. In no way is this game even close to being over. “Stay Alive” is a spontaneous horror film that keeps the audience always hoping for the best for each of the characters. This cast of people has a unique sense of friendship and helps create the thematic circumstances in which they all must stick together to survive. Even though many believe horror movies are ridiculous and only meant to scare you into not wanting to turn off the lights at night, this movie was not that bad. “Stay Alive” will keep you interested and submerged in the story. This movie didn’t reach the point where the plot line was so stretched out that the reality of it was completely out of the question. In some horror movies the antagonist is walking and the victim is running and yet they can always seem to catch up. Of course, a video game, in real life, does not actually murder those who play it, but ‘Stay Alive’ has qualities that make it a genuinely interesting film. The plot seems to be fairly new and hasn’t been done before, which makes this film one of a kind. This movie is set more for teens, who will find it appealing with a great story, but I also recommend ‘Stay Alive’ to those who like an alluring plot line that will keep them holding on to their seats. Rating: PG-13 Running time: 1 hour 25 min. Briefly operator urged people to move below deck to distribute weight more evenly. Continued from Page A-2 precariously even before it left on a cruise that ended with the vessel flipping over, drowning 57 people, a British survivor said Saturday. The dhow, an ancient form of sailboat used in the Gulf, had a permit only for use as a floating restaurant, not for passenger cruises, an Interior Ministry spokesman said. The spokesman, Col. Tariq alHassan, also said the boat’s captain, who has been detained for questioning, was not licensed to pilot the craft. Simon Hill, who survived the capsizing, said the boat was swaying even before it left shore, and 16 uneasy passengers disembarked. He said a representative from the tour Thousands march for protection of illegal aliens in NY NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of immigrant rights supporters formed a line stretching more than a mile long Saturday as they marched across the Brooklyn Bridge, waving flags from more than a dozen countries as they demonstrated against possible immigration reform in Congress. Heralded by a cacophony of trumpets, whistles and drums, the crowd of mostly Latin Americans gathered in downtown Brooklyn and trudged a path laden with symbols of the city’s immigrant strength on their way to a plaza in lower Manhattan. Doe Doesn’t Your Family Deserve t Best This Easter? the Y our family has arrived from out of town. Everyone gathers around the big table for that big moment. Only one ham is good enough to serve – Raley’s Spiral Sliced Ham. 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No sales to dealers or wholesalers. raleys.com SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2006 – B-1 COMMUNITY Editor: Richard Rosier, 468-3520 COMMUNITY BRIEFS Ukiah Skate Park committee seeking dedicated volunteers The Ukiah Skate Park will be built Summer 2007, but not without the community’s help. The site has been selected, located on E. Perkins Street by the Railroad tracks. The committee needs help with every aspect to make this happen. The committee is comprised of roughly 10 people, most of whom have stuck with this project steadfastly for five years or more. That is simply not enough to make the dream become a reality. The committee is looking for volunteers who care enough about the youth of this community to give them a safe place to participate in their sport. This project will be there to serve generations in the future. The committee needs help building the Skate Park and cleaning up that area so the whole community can enjoy that space. Besides the skating surface, there will also be a picnic area and landscaping for the whole community to enjoy, with restrooms and ample parking. Interested community members are encouraged to attend a meeting to see how they can help. Meetings are held the first Tuesday of every month at the City Hall conference room, 411 W. Clay St., from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. The committee is currently working on the design and fund raising. They have received approximately $600,000 in grant funds and donations which will help them get started, but initial estimates for a complete park run $1-1.2 million For more information, visit their Web site at www.ukiahskatepark.com or call 463-6236. Soroptimist Sunrise meeting change Soroptimist International of Yokayo Sunrise (SIYS) - a vibrant, effective local service club - has moved its regular meeting days to the first three Thursdays of every month. Meetings will still be at 7 a.m. at Mendocino County Public Health Dept., 1120 So. Dora in Ukiah. For more information, contact President Marta Hernandez at 367-1481 or 468-8631; or Linda Simon at 462-0500; or Sandy Dow at 467-4106 or any SIYS member. Soroptimist is an International Organization of approximately 100,000 members in 120 countries. All clubs participate internationally through their International Projects. Soroptimist International Yokayo Sunrise was chartered Sept. 26, 1993, and has given money to a wide variety of organizations, including: The Chili Cook-off; Mendocino Cancer Resource Center; the Special Olympics Soup Off; the Elsie Lancaster Memorial Women’s Health Fair; Operation Flags; PumpkinFest; Ukiah Akido and Gymnastics; Space; Hospice; Special Olympics; the Boys and Girls Club; Ukiah PAL; Project Sanctuary and many more. “Since being chartered, SIYS has given away more than $55,000,” explained Hernandez, president of Soroptimist International of Yokayo Sunrise. “This is cash and does not include the hundreds of thousands of service hours the club has donated to our local community, our District, our Federation, and Internationally.” [email protected] The Ukiah Daily Journal occupation, nominator’s names address and phone number and the reason for the nomination. Mail all nominations to McMLK P.O. Box 1004, Ukiah, CA 95482. Deadline is Friday, April 28. The MLK citizenship selection committee (through a process) will select a recipient for the award. The citizenship selection committee members are: Lynda McClure, Herman Meadows, K.C. Meadows and Paul Taylor. The recipient of the 2006 MLK citizenship award will be the 9th person to receive the award. The recipient will be honored at the 4th annual Mendocino County Multicultural Diversity Dinner event to be held on Saturday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. in Ukiah. The recipient’s name will be added to the MLK citizenship award plaque, which is displayed at the City of Ukiah Civic Center in the foyer. All nominees for 2006 will be acknowledged at the dinner event. The MLK citizenship award project and the multi-cultural diversity dinner event are two of the many activities provided to the public by McMLK and friends. McMLK and friends provides these public activities in an effort to achieve McMLK’s mission to “move beyond tolerance” and to obtain McMLK’s goal to “enhance the innate spirit of human kindness” through events and projects. Those interested in the selection process may make inquires via McMLK P.O. Box 1004, Ukiah, CA 95482. Mendocino Striped Bass Association is in need of donations The Mendocino Striped Bass Association has just planted 5000 fish in the lake and now they need the communities help paying for the. Anyone interested in helping can join the club or send donations to P.O. Box 271, Calpella Ca, 95418. Willits Lions Club to hold ‘World famous’ Pancake breakfast today The Willits Lions Club will again be holding another of their “World Famous” pancake breakfasts on Sunday, April 2 from 7 to 11 a.m. The breakfast features old time sourdough pancakes, scrambled eggs, ham, orange juice, coffee and milk. The price is $6 for adults, and $4 for children under 12, and the event will be held at the Little Lake Grange Hall. For more information, call 459-4928. Hospice of Ukiah to start new grief recovery support system Hospice of Ukiah will be offering a new Grief Recovery Support Group starting Monday evening, and running for eight weeks through May 22. Open to the public without charge, this 2-hour weekly meeting will convene from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hospice of Ukiah office at 650 S. Dora, Suite 101. The series is open to any adult who is grieving a death. This is an opportunity to express feelings of loss in a safe atmosphere Wood cutting permits go on sale in April and to learn information and techniques for moving through the bereavement process. The group is educational as well as supportive. Each week focuses on different aspects of the grieving process, and includes helpful written handouts to take home as well as suggested exercises to work on during the week. What’s “normal” when grieving? How do people handle feeling depressed, stuck, angry, guilty, and stress? How can memories be healing and not just painful reminders? What’s the best way to approach upcoming holidays and anniversaries? Simply committing to coming to the Grief Group once a week and being with others going through a similar experience can be an important component of moving forward into one’s new life without the person who has died. There is no charge for participation in the group. Hospice of Ukiah, Inc., is a volunteer hospice supported by donations which are always welcome. For more information and to register, call 391-8013. Mendocino Coast Ocean protection to meet Tuesday, April 4 Mendocino Coast ocean protection activists are hustling to organize a rally at the first-ever meeting of the County Board of Supervisors on the coast, where Fifth District Supervisor David Colfax is scheduled to introduce a county resolution backing Congressional efforts for permanent protection from offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling. Richard Charter, head of the National Outer Continental Shelf Coalition, will be at the April 4 meeting at 10:30 a.m. at Fort Bragg Town Hall to alert the community about new threats of offshore drilling, and how we all can support new Congressional initiatives for permanent protection from offshore drilling. “Let’s come to Fort Bragg on the morning of April 4 and support our county supervisors in their efforts to help protect us from the increasing threat of offshore gas and oil exploration,” urges John Lewallen, Facilitator of the Ocean Protection Coalition. The county supervisors are inviting all coastal residents to bring any and all issues for a hearing at the meeting. Emblem Club to hold luncheon April 5 Well, Spring is here but not warm enough to change the luncheon, so on April 5, the Emblem Club will be serving soup, sandwiches and desserts. This just for ladies lunch is served the first Wednesday of each month as a money raiser for the Emblem Club’s many charitable donations. So call friends and make a date to have a lovely lunch and a enjoyable afternoon. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. until 1p.m. at the Norm Island building located at 1200 Hastings Rd, in Ukiah. Just Beat It. Personal use firewood cutting permits will be available for purchase April 3 for the Mendocino National Forest. The minimum purchase for a firewood permit is $20 for four cords ($5 per cord), with a 10-cord maximum ($50.00) per permit, and no maximum per household per year. All firewood removed must be dead and down. Permits may be purchased in person at the District Offices and at the Forest Supervisor’s Office in Willows. The permits will be valid until Dec. 31, 2006; the amount of wood does not have to be cut all at the same time. In Mendocino County and Lake County, there is a quarantine to prevent the spread of Sudden Oak Death disease, so cutters may not transport any wood from these counties to other counties outside the quarantined area. For further information, contact the Grindstone District at (530) 963-3128; the Upper Lake District at 275-2361; the Cove lo District at 983-6118; or the Forest Supervisor’s Office in Willows at (530) 934-3316. During fire season, call the firewood information line at 530-934-1255 for updates on fire restrictions before going out to cut wood. Additional information is available at www.fs.fed.us/r5/mendocino. Introducing The Sony Ericsson Walkman Phone ™ Now Available at Edge Wireless. Ukiah Senior Center forming a Book Group in Ukiah The Ukiah Senior Center is trying to start a monthly book discussion group. The format will possibly be to read a book, and then have a leader facilitate a meeting to discuss what has been read. Anyone interested in encouraging reading, and becoming the Facilitator/Leader for this new group or wish to get on the list as a group member, call Betty at 467-0960. 10 FREE SONGS! 256MB MP3/MPEG4/AAC Player Download Songs From Your PC 1.3 Megapixel Camera Built-In RDS FM Radio Includes Stereo Headphones Funding for Youth Led Projects through Mendocino County Youth Council Any ideas for a project that would help youth in the community? Here is a chance for youth or youth groups with an adult sponsor to implement ideas that will positively affect youth within their school or communities. The Youth Philanthropy Board, a training opportunity for Mendocino County youth organized under the auspices of the Mendocino County Work force Investment Board Youth Council, will be awarding mini-grants to youth to implement community service projects for youth. The Youth Philanthropy Board has issued a request for applications and will select which of the proposals to be funded. Awards will range from several hundred dollars up to $2,450. Applications are available at www.mendowib.org and are due on April 17, 2006. Funding for the mini-grants was made possible by the Mendocino County Department of Social Services and Mendocino County Office of Education. For more information call Debra Donelson, WIB Youth Council staff, at 467-5590. 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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1865, Jefferson Davis fled Richmond, Va., as Union forces closed in on the Confederate capital. In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany. In 1982, Argentina invaded the Britishheld Falkland Islands. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75), writer; Emile Zola (1840-1902), novelist; Max Ernst The rule of 12 (minus four) Village Idiot Eight of us were having lunch at the new Japanese restaurant. Andy had never eaten Japanese food before, and the thought of sucking down raw fish at noon was making him a little queasy. We ordered him the tempura. “Did you see that movie last night on TV?” asked Bob. “What movie?” “The one with the guy in it. You know who I’m talking about, the guy with the teeth.” “Help us out a little,” said Andy. “He’s married to that woman -- the one with the hair.” Ah, of course, the guy with teeth married to the haired woman. (It was like trying to describe an in-flight meal by throwing a fork in the air.) “You need 12 people to do this,” said Mavis, our voice of reason. “We need 12 people to have lunch?” “No, you need 12 people our age to figure out what movie we’re talking about. To remember the names of actors and movies and celebrities.” By Jim Mullen Eight (forgive me) isn’t enough? Bob jumped in: “Doesn’t anybody watch TV anymore? The movie I’m talking about was on Channel 7. Or Channel 9. Somebody must have seen it. It was about this monk in a little village in China, no, not a monk, oh, what do you call them...” “A priest?” “Humphrey Bogart?” “A flying fork?” “This tastes like seaweed,” Andy griped. “Gregory Peck?” “It’s a seaweed salad.” “You mean the eight of us won’t be LINDBERG LUMBER & TRUE VALUE HARDWARE Monday, April 3, 2006 Many of the hard lessons you’ve learned from the past will be put to good use in the year ahead, and they can become an advantage that you’ve never enjoyed previously. Use them well in both social and commercial affairs. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- When gabbing with a friend today, steer clear of any subject you know from past experience has proven to be an unresolvable hot issue. Don’t ignite sparks once again. Major changes are ahead for Aries in the coming year. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Your possibilities for profit today are reasonably good; nevertheless, there are still problems that may have to be overcome first. Know the obstacles you’re facing and what can be done. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Understand that something about which you may be quite enthusiastic might not be of equal interest to another who is involved in the situation. Handle the matter with tact and diplomacy. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Before volunteering your services and assistance today, be sure you have the complete picture. You may be committing yourself to greater responsibilities than you realize. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Someone with whom you may be involved socially today could have a chip on his/her shoulder, and s/he could be itching to take it out on someone. Try not to be the one who chooses to knock it off. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Associates will be extremely annoyed with you today if they believe you’re (1891-1976), artist; Buddy Ebsen (19082003), actor; Emmylou Harris (1947- ), singer, is 59; Christopher Meloni (1961- ), actor, is 45. TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1995, Connecticut defeated Tennessee, 70-64, to win the NCAA women’s basketball title and finish the season 35-0. TODAY’S QUOTE: “The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing able to figure out what movie Bob’s talking about?” “Was Gregory Peck married? I mean, to somebody?” “But I didn’t order a seaweed salad.” “It comes with the eel.” “I just ate an eel? Is that what I ordered? I thought I was ordering salmon. I’m gonna be sick.” “You ate it all. It couldn’t have been that bad.” “Marlon Brando. Wasn’t he in ‘Teahouse of the August Moon?’” “Yeah, but he wasn’t a monk. Besides, that was in Japan, not China.” “Yes, I’m sick. I just ate a bleeping eel. A sea snake!” “I’m telling you, you’re going to need 12 people.” Mavis has hit on something: the wisdom of crowds. There are things I can still remember effortlessly -- the lyrics of songs and who sang them and wrote them, trips I’ve taken, books I’ve read. And then there are things I can’t remember at all, never could. It has only looking out for your own interests and ignoring theirs. Don’t do anything to lead them to believe this to be true. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Keep your temper in check today, especially if someone throws cold water on your plans. In reality, you don’t need this person’s approval anyway. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Think carefully before taking on any new long-term financial obligations today. There is a strong possibility you could put yourself in a position where you’ll later be pressed for funds. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- You’ll be justified in getting a little miffed today with a person you are bending over backwards to help, but who is not treating you with equal consideration. So don’t give it a second thought. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) -- A co-worker might attempt to steal the limelight today and take credit for something you’ve accomplished without his/her help. Don’t hesitate for one minute to set the record straight. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) -- If a cranky companion dismisses your happy-go-lucky demeanor today, don’t hesitate to dump him/her and find yourself other friends who are more amenable and willing to have a good time. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- A matter of importance you want to conclude today can be finalized, but not without some difficulty. If you’re up to handling the messy details, you’ll accomplish your goal. Send for your AstroGraph predictions today. Mail $2 to Astro-Graph, c/o this newspaper, P.O. Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 440920167. Be sure to state your zodiac sign. without work.” -- Emile Zola TODAY’S FACT: Max Ernst created a new painting technique called frottage. (An object is covered with blank paper and rubbed with black chalk, creating a surreal image.)s TODAY’S NUMBER: 16 -- length, in feet, of the largest squid on record. TODAY’S MOON: Between new moon (March 29) and first quarter (April 5). nothing to do with age; there are things I couldn’t retain when I was young. I can never remember people’s names at parties, even though I make an elaborate effort. Let’s say I meet a guy named Phil at a party. In my mind I say “Phil. Phil is from Philadelphia. Phil is from Philly.” That should seal it up in there. I’ve been to Philadelphia. It’s a great town. All that history, the Revolution, the Liberty Bell. No problem, Phil is from Philadelphia. Later on at the party I’ll be talking to Bob and the guy I just met walks up. Using all my memory tricks, all my mnemonic skill I say: “Bob, have you met Benjamin Franklin?” At that point, Bob’s name, too, has slipped my mind even though I have known him 22 years. The good news is that no one thinks I have a memory problem. They all think I have a drinking problem. Bob is still trying to come up with the actor’s name that is eluding him. “He was in that other movie. He was a pilot. In the Civil War.” “I don’t think they had pilots during the Civil War.” “Was it a musical?” Andy didn’t think so. “What were the big songs in that, ‘Thirty Seconds over Atlanta?’‘Kiss My Cannon?’Who wouldn’t leave the theater humming that?” “I remember now,” said Bob, “It was ‘The African Queen.’” “Well,” said Harry, “This blows Mavis’ theory all to bits. It didn’t take 12 people to figure out the name of the movie. Bob did it all by himself.” Mavis was jabbing her finger across the table at Harry. “He said it was about a monk in Japan. ‘The African Queen’ is about a drunk in Africa. How could anyone figure that out? The only thing he got right was that it starred a guy married to a woman with hair!” You know, what’s-her-name. 6101 N. State St., Ukiah • 485-8021 STORE STORE HOURS: HOURS: Monday Monday -- Friday Friday 88AM 5PM Saturday 88AM 4PM AM -- 5 PM,, Saturday AM.. -- 4 PM YOUR MONEY Editor: Richard Rosier, 468-3520 By the Editors of Consumer Reports • “That rebuilt alternator will run you $899.” If you happen to know that your cousin paid only $399 for similar work, you’d better call around to check. Although good shops may charge higher prices to cover the cost of topflight technicians and equipment, bills that are always 20 percent to 30 percent more than the going rate should put you on guard, warns AAA, formerly the American Automobile Association. You can poll other shops to find out how much mechanics in your area are charging for common repairs and maintenance. For complex problems, try comparing the price of the parts alone by calling parts stores or dealer parts departments. • “With some cars, it’s not unusual to go through a starter every year.” This may be a tipoff that the shop did the work incorrectly or used poor-quality or makeshift parts instead of proper ones. Call some other shops to find out what they think, or check the Web to see if there’s a discussion group devoted to your model and its problems. You might also want to take the car to another repair shop for a second opinion. (Second opinions are likewise a good idea if your mechanic can’t diagnose the problem yet keeps replacing parts in an attempt to fix it.) If the original job was lacking, ask the shop that did the work to repeat the repair either without charge or at a substantial discount. • “You’ll have to bring your car back to the dealership for service.” Sure, the dealer wants all the lucrative repair and maintenance jobs. But generally, you need to use a dealer only for work covered under the warranty, recalls, post-warranty fixes you’re hoping the manufacturer will pay for under its “goodwill” program or high-tech systems that require a dealership’s specialists. You can avoid many of these complications -- and get the right repairs at a fair price -- by communicating clearly with your mechanic at the outset. Here’s what to say and what to expect: • Describe the problem fully. Provide as much information as possible. Write down the symptoms and when they occur. If possible, talk directly to the mechanic who will be working on your car. • Don’t offer a diagnosis. Avoid saying what you think is causing the problem. You may be on the hook for any repairs the shop makes at your suggestion, even if they don’t solve the problem. • Request a test-drive. If the problem occurs only when the car is moving, ask the mechanic to accompany you on a test-drive. Finally, ask for evidence. If you’re not comfortable with the diagnosis, ask the shop to show you. Don’t let the mechanic refuse your request by saying his insurance company doesn’t allow customers in the work area. Insist on seeing for yourself. Visit the Consumer Reports Web site at www.consumerreports.org. With assets, TbyE beats half ownership Q: I’m refinancing my house, and I’ve committed the sin of all sins when I actually took $35,000 out of my 401(k) last year. I borrowed it for health reasons. I’ve had the house for several years, and I’m about to take out a lot of the equity and pay off that 401(k) loan. I’m going to take the rest of the money, fix up the house and pay off some bills. Do I still want to be listed as a joint tenant with my wife? The mortgage people always ask me that question. A: You don’t want Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship, known as JTWROS. What you really want is Tenants by the Entirety, or TbyE, if it’s available in your state. Let me explain: Most assets are held as JTWROS. If you look at the application form of a typical brokerage firm or a typical mutual fund, they give you several boxes and ask you to select one. One of the choices is JTWROS, and that’s the box most married people choose. It means you and your wife legally each own 50 percent of the account. If one of you dies, the survivor will immediately inherit the other half, and if you get sued, the creditors can go after your half of the account. But when you take title using TbyE (which is available only to married couples), you both are assumed to own 100 percent of the asset. So if you get sued, a creditor can’t go after this account because, legally, your spouse is deemed to own 100 percent of it even though your Truth about money By Ric Edelman name is on it, too. Thus, TbyE has stronger liability protection than JTWROS. You will not find the TbyE option on most forms, so you need to make the request when opening an account. And some mutual fund companies and brokerage firms aren’t set up to accommodate it. Sometimes, it takes us a lot of work on behalf of our clients to get their accounts set up that way. Still, it’s the way we do it for almost all our clients. vent paying on the lowered basis? A: You will always have the lower basis, regardless of how long you keep it as a second home. The basis was reduced for depreciation while the property was a rental, and you get no capital gains tax break for the sale of a second home. This break is only available when you sell your principal residence where you must live two out of the last five years. Q: I have heard that it is possible for a person with $100,000 or less to do various forms of option trading and provide themselves with a nice income without risk of loss. Is it possible? A: No. Q: I have heard you say, “On your tax return, deduct the fair market value of anything you give to a charity.” Our accountant has always told us to take 20 percent of the fair market value for tax purposes. Which is right? A: The deduction should be based on fair market value. Perhaps your accountant is referring to gifts of used items, such as clothes you give to Goodwill or the Purple Heart. My answer is still correct: Take a deduction based on the item’s fair market value. But your accountant may have told you to base your deduction on 20 percent of the “original value” -which might be equal to 100 percent of the fair market value. Ask him or her to clarify. Q: I own a second home that we turned into rental property. During this time, I have taken depreciation on the house as is allowed by IRS. I stopped renting it last December. How long after it was returned to second home status must I keep it as a second home to pre- Financial Adviser Ric Edelman is the author of several best-selling books about personal finance, including “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth” and “Discover the Wealth Within You.” You can e-mail him at [email protected]. Risk-averse teacher gets a homework assignment DEAR BRUCE: My husband and I are receiving $80,000 on the sale of a rental house. We need more cash flow, as we’re living between $5,000 and $10,000 above the $41,348 we get from Social Security and teacher retirement. After paying taxes on the $80,000, how should we invest this to improve our cash flow? What about government I Bonds? -- D.L., via e-mail DEAR D.L.: Your letter is so representative of hundreds that I receive. You wish to augment your income from an investment, but you are prepared to take little or no risk. Unfortunately, risk and reward are handmaidens. My best advice: do a little homework on your own. There are any number of mutual funds, securities, etc., that could return a fair amount - but with a certain degree of risk. Risk doesn’t mean putting your money down on a craps table, or buying some highly speculative penny stock; it does take some research to find those companies that, in your opinion, after the homework is completed, have a solid future and will continue to return a reasonable 6 percent to 8 percent a year, taking dividends and growth into account. There are a number of sectors that will accomplish this, with a very modest amount of risk. The homework is the price you’ll have to pay. DEAR BRUCE: My boyfriend has been in business for himself for the past seven years as a contractor/handyman. He does not pay himself on a weekly basis; he pays himself when the job pays. We never know what we are going to have for money. My salary is the only income creditors are accepting, owing to [email protected] The Ukiah Daily Journal Tip-offs to mechanic rip-offs Consumer reports ✔ Unless you’re a car mechanic yourself, dealing with a repair shop may require a leap of faith. But if you pay attention to what your mechanic says (and does), you’ll find clues to tell you whether you’re being bamboozled. Here are some things mechanics may say when they’re planning to take you for a ride: • “Get that engine flushed right away or it’s toast.” Beware if your mechanic’s idea of “scheduled maintenance” bears little resemblance to the recommendations in your owner’s manual. Some shops “build the ticket” (translation: pad the bill) by recommending extra and often unnecessary procedures, such as engine and transmission flushes, or by scheduling some tasks prematurely. Some hawk high-priced “generic” maintenance schedules that may omit procedures your car needs. Be especially concerned if the shop makes every recommendation sound like an emergency. SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2006 – B-3 SMART MONEY BY BRUCE WILLIAMS the fact that he has zero dollars on his tax returns. We don’t qualify for much money, plus creditors are giving us high interest rates because of our credit. We desperately want to get married and buy a home in the near future. We have two children together and seem to be getting deeper and deeper financially. We do not get any financial assistance through the state or town. I have tried, and we do not qualify for any state-assistance programs. Do you know of any resources that can help us stay on our feet? Fake grant companies have ripped us off in the past. -Reader in Massachusetts DEAR READER: It’s time for you guys to join the real world. You say he only pays himself when the job is done. He is going to have to figure out what his average income is, put that money aside and pay himself just as he would any other obligation. The fact that he shows no income is certainly not going to help very much, especially if you want to buy a home. Further, the fact that you are unmarried is not going to help, either. I don’t see why you should even be seeking financial aid through some government agency. You’re going to have to stand on your own two feet. He is going to have to operate his business like a business, and in that enterprise, if he applies himself, he should do quite well. Great Savings! You are also going to be obliged to get on a budget and stay on a budget. With regard to joint credit, you will find that credit grantors are far more receptive to married couples, not people just living together. DEAR BRUCE: I am a 23-year-old man who delivers pizza on Monday, Wednesday and Friday to fund my business. I have started a record label with three acts and need advice. I want to know the steps to take to become a sole proprietorship. Or do I even need to? Would you recommend something else? I will be selling merchandise in stores as well as online, and my acts will be touring. How do I become a legal business, taxes and all? -- B.H. Punta Gorda, Fla. DEAR B.H.: When you say “started a record label,” I think you mean you’re working with three bands, or something similar. You’re currently a proprietorship, there are no steps to take. However, if you wish to go “legit” and sell merchandise, you’re going to have to get a state Tax ID number, a Federal ID number and set up a Subchapter S or LLC. All of this sounds daunting, but it really isn’t. Were I you, I would put things a little bit on hold, deliver a lot of pizza and build up a bankroll. At the same time, seek the services of an accountant who can set up the books for you, offer advice on what entity you should be using and get the appropriate tax documents filed. It’s not as difficult as it seems, and all of us have gone through it. The main thing is to develop capital and, although you’re doing it the hard way, I congratulate you on your approach. Everyday Cheapskate By Mary Hunt When it pays to buy organic When I read the word “organic” on labels in the supermarket, what I see are extra dollar signs. Calling something organic can increase the price significantly -- especially when that label is on milk or meat. A growing body of research shows that pesticides and other contaminants are more prevalent in our food, our bodies and the environment than we previously thought. But unless you understand what labels mean and when eating organic may really matter for you and your family, you could end up wasting a lot of money. 100 percent organic: No synthetic ingredients are allowed by law. Also, production processes must meet federal organic standards and must have been verified independently by accredited inspectors. Organic: At least 95 percent of ingredients are produced organically. This means 5 percent aren’t and can consist of synthetics. (Exception: Organic labels on seafood are meaningless because the USDA has issued no standards when it comes to fish and shellfish. There are no USDA regulations in place, possibly because you cannot control what gets into fish, even when they are farmraised.) Made with organic ingredients: At least 70 percent of ingredients are organic. The remaining 30 percent must come from the USDA’s approved list. Apples, bell peppers, celery, cherries, strawberries, spinach, peaches, milk, chicken and beef absorb significant amounts of pesticides and chemicals when produced conventionally. These are items that warrant your consideration when produced organically. Not so with other food items that do not absorb the bad stuff so readily. In fact, there is little difference between organically produced and conventionally produced cauliflower, sweet corn, broccoli, asparagus, mangoes and peas. To pay more for organic versions of these items is a waste of money. Organic labels on cosmetics and hair products are meaningless, so don’t waste your money paying more for them. Because there are no regulations, a company can put “organic” on the label if there is one ingredient out of 100 that can be considered such. The rest can be chemicals. Instead of relying on references to “organic” on these products, look at the entire list of ingredients before shelling out the big bucks. You can find organic growers at most farmers markets. A 2002 USDA study found that about 40 percent of those farmers don’t charge a premium for their organic products. For listings of local farmers’ markets and other sources, go to www.localharvest.org or www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets. Look for a community-supported organic farm in your area. When joining, you will get a weekly supply of produce from spring through fall. You’ll pay from $300 to $500 for a family of four for the season. Go to www.sare.org for a list of farms. If you’re willing to pay more for organically grown meat, dairy and produce, you might be interested to know that national providers will ship items such as organic beef (mynaturalbeef.com). Some businesses, such as FreshDirect (freshdirect.com) in the New York City area and Pioneer Organics (pioneerorganics.com) in the Pacific Northwest, offer home delivery. Other helpful sites are eatwellguide.org and theorganicpages.com. Mary Hunt is the founder and publisher of Debt-Proof Living newsletter and Debt-Proof Living Web site (www.debtproofliving.com). You can e-mail tips or questions to [email protected] or mail to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135 Paramount, CA 90723. All correspondence becomes the property of Debt-Proof Living. 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Your Ad Is Seen On The Internet!!! ukiahdailyjournal.com Ask the Guys Dear Classified Guys, I must admit. I am a packrat. So when the car could barely fit into the garage, I knew I had to do something. That's when I made a deal with my 13 and 14-year-old sons. I told them that if they cleaned out the garage and had a yard sale, I would give them the money. I figured they'd make enough for a new bike or a video game. I never expected them to make almost $1500 on the sale. Not only did they overprice everything, but they became little sales demons. People bought almost everything. Now what do I do? I can't set them loose with that kind of money. Any ideas? • • • Cash: First, you might want to make sure you still have your car in the garage. Considering their new-found talents, you never know. Carry: It sounds like your children may have a successful future in sales. Maybe you discovered a way for them to pay for college. Cash: Your intentions were great. Getting children involved in the yard sale process can be a great experience for them. Not only does it motivate them to help clean out the garage, but Duane “Cash” Holze & Todd “Carry” Holze 04/02/06 ©2006 The Classified Guys® it's also a great way to teach them about the value of a dollar. Carry: Or in their case, the value of $1500. Cash: We agree that it is not a good idea to give $1500 to two young teenagers. That is a lot of money for them to have and they may not have the skills to manage it yet. Carry: However, you also don't want to go back on your word. They did earn the money and taking away their payoff will not build trust with your children. Cash: The best approach would be to commend them on a job well done and help them with managing their earnings. Since you anticipated they would earn enough for a bike or video game, limit their spending to that amount. Carry: Then, help them open a bank account with their name on it. That way they can still experience ownership of the money, and you can help manage how it is spent. Encourage them to save for a goal, like buying a car when they get older or helping to pay for the insurance. Cash: And considering how successful they were with the garage, maybe you should have them work on the attic! Fast Facts Cashing In Reader Humor Priced to sell Since most schools don't offer a course in personal finance, children are left to learn how to handle money from their parents. Recent studies show that American teenagers spend more then $100 every week. That's up from $78 in 1997. Those spending habits may not be preparing them for the future. The number of consumers under age 25 that file for bankruptcy has increased from 1% in 1995 to more than 5% today. Maybe we could all use a course in money managment. My teenage son is quite the prankster. Late one Friday night, he gathered a bunch of junk from around the neighborhood and put it on my neighbor's lawn. Then he posted a sign out front that said, "Yard Sale." Sure enough, at 7:00 am there were people knocking on my neighbor's door waiting for the sale to open. He was so annoyed that he called our house and left an angry message. When I arrived home that day, I immediately went over to apologize for my son's behavior. "I can't believe my son put all that junk on your lawn," I apologized. "That's quite alright," my neighbor replied rather calmly. "It turns out I made $200." (Thanks to Billy G.) Money Tree As the saying goes, "money doesn't grow on trees." However in 2005, one man found out that a tree could have a credit card. Fed up with receiving credit card applications, a California man signed up "Never Waste a Tree" for a card in hopes it would signal the company to stop sending applications. To his surprise, the company mailed him a card made out to the fictitious name, "Never Waste Tree". Although he cut up the card, it seems almost anything these days can have a credit line. • • Laughs For Sale This "Rummage Sale" seems rather green. le Ruffage Sa . n u S & t Sa size and ry ve e f o s Item d to sell. shape, price • Got a question, funny story, or just want to give us your opinion? Let us hear it. Leave a message toll-free at (888) 242-3644 or send to: P.O. Box 8246, New Fairfield, CT 06812. www.ClassifiedGuys.com The Ukiah Attention Advertisers DAILY JOURNAL The Ukiah Daily Journal is proud to introduce this new feature You can purchase this premium advertising space! For more information call our advertising department at THE publishing CLASSIFIED G UYS every Sunday. Duane “Cash” Holze & Todd “Carry” Holze We know you will enjoy this humorous and informative column. 234-06 206-06 4-2/06 3/26,4/2/06 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of Ukiah, California will hold a public hearing regarding: A. Minor Variance No. 05-48, as submitted by Martin Gadea, to allow the creation of a lot (the result of a two-parcel subdivision) that is six inches short of the minimum lot width prescribed in the Ukiah Municipal Code, resulting in a lot that is 59.45 feet wide. The subject property is located at 733 South Oak Street (APN 002-301-45); zoned R-3 (High Density Residential). This hearing will be held on Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as practical, in the Council Chambers of the Ukiah Civic Center, 300 Seminary Avenue, Ukiah, California. Please pass this notice on to your neighbors, friends, or other interested parties. You are encouraged to discuss this project with, and express any view you may have, or request additional information from Associate Planner Sandra Liston at the City Planning Department at 300 Seminary Avenue, Ukiah, California, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. s/CHARLEY STUMP/PLANNING DIRECTOR NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to the California Self-Service Storage Facility Act (B&P Code 21700-21716). Will be sold at Public Auction on 7 April, 2006 at 10:00 AM, on the premises where said property has been stored and which are located at G&W Storage, 120 Parducci Rd., Ukiah, Ca. the following: farm tools, misc. household items and boxes-contents unknown belonging to B7 Georg Rockey; A2 Scott Eichner; L1 Beth A. Hale. G&W Storage RED1006871 (707) 462-5763 233-06 4-2/06 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of Ukiah, California, will hold a public hearing to review and make recommendations to the City Council pertaining to Ordinance Amendment No. 06-11, which would allow modifications to the Ukiah Municipal Code (UMC) zoning and subdivision ordinance standards for private streets that provide access to lots with no public street frontage. This hearing will be held on Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as practical, in the Council Chambers of the Ukiah Civic Center, 300 Seminary Avenue, Ukiah, California. Please pass this notice on to your neighbors, friends, or other interested parties. You are encouraged to discuss this project with Associate Planner Dave Lohse to express any view you may have, or request additional information, by calling 463-6207. Written comments may be mailed to the City Planning Department at 300 Seminary Avenue, Ukiah, California, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday. CHARLEY STUMP, PLANNING DIRECTOR PUBLIC NOTICE 046-06 4-2/06 PUBLIC NOTICE The Ukiah Police Department receives numerous items of found property on a continual basis. If you have lost items within the Ukiah city limits within the past 90 days, you may check to determine if it has been turned in as found property by calling 4636259 10 NOTICES Annual Meeting Potter Valley Comm. Health Ctr., Mon., April 3rd @ 6:30 pm, 10261 Main Street PV. Community members welcome. 20 PERSONALS IN NEED OF HELP Single mother financially struggling just reunified with 13 yr old son after 5 years is in desperate need of a good used bed, at little or no cost. Twin or Double size preferred. Thank you & God bless for your help. Shelley @ 468-0907 after 5 p.m. 30 Read All About It! The Ukiah DAILY JOURNAL Your Local Daily Newspaper! Found Cat Friendly white male in front of Health Club. Call to ID 468-5218 (Limited space will be sold on a first come - first served basis) 8/8/04 ©2004 The Classified Guys® 30 LOST & FOUND I found a 2nd place ribbon belonging to Jason Emmons and I’d like to return it to it’s rightful owner. If someone would like to claim it, call me at 485-1280 and leave a message. 100 INSTRUCTION A CAREER IN Medical Assisting can be yours with training from UEI. 6 convenient locations. Call now to start training for your new career. 1-877-3542031. www.uei4you.com A MASSAGE THERAPY CAREER! UEI El Monte, Huntington Park, Los Angeles, Ontario, San Bernadino, Van Nuys. Not all program available at all campuses. 1-877-3542031; www.uei4you,com A MEDICAL, DENTAL, Business or Computer Career can be yours with training from UEI. 6 Convenient Locations. Call now! 1877-354-2031. www.uei4you.com 120 HELP WANTED $8- $10.75 hr. LOST & FOUND Found Black & Brown Dog with thick fur, medium size in Oak Knoll area.467-0975 468-3500 MORNING, EVE. & NIGHT SHIFTS No exp. Pd. training provided. Cooking, cleaning, driving & providing living skills assist. to adults w/ developmental disabilities. Will consider resp. Hi. Schl. Sr. 485-0165, 468-0602 120 HELP WANTED ROP TEACHERBASIC SKILLS PT (16 hrs/wk; varied hrs/days) $26.52-$44.15/hr. Under general supervision of Regional Occupational Program (ROP) Director, instruct youth in basic skills remediation. Reg. teaching cred. req’d. 2yrs teaching or work w/youth preferred. Mendocino County Office of Education For an application packet visit www.mcoe.us/jobs or call 707-467-5012 DEADLINE: 4/4/06 COUNSELOR Tapestry Family Services Support Counselor to work with children and families, in homes, community and in after-school program in Ukiah. Requires AA, BA, MA or MSW & experience with children in mental health or rehabilitative setting. $18 to $21 per hour; depending on education and experience. Benefits. 463-3300 for application packet. Apply by 4/5/06 120 HELP WANTED STATE PRESCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER PT (3.5 hrs/day, 5 days/wk, 10mos/yr) $9.27-$12.40/hr. Assist St. Presch. teacher with all elements of instructional program w/in State guidelines. 1 yr exp wkg with preschool-age children req’d. 6 ECE units pref’d or completed w/in 1 yr of employment. Mendocino County Office of Education For an application packet visit www.mcoe.us/jobs 707-467-5012 DEADLINE: 4/4/06 *GET CASH* For Settlement, Annuity Payments, Inheritance. 1-800-836-0479 ACCOUNTANT Lakeport & Ukiah Office. Staff accountants with accounting B.S. Degree or equivalent. GAAP and Financial Stmt. Preparation and client consulting. Great Benefits and compensation. Send Resume to Jennifer@ robertsoncpa.com or Fax 707-263-6001 CABINET MAKER 5+ yrs exp Reply to PO box 2830 Ukiah, CA 95482 120 HELP WANTED Acct. Pyble/Office Asst. at AVUSD, 7 hr/day w/bene. $17,294-$18,711/yr. Apply S. Ivey, Anderson Vly District Office, Box 457, Boonville, CA 95415 AWESOME JOB FUN-TRAVEL A great way to see the USA! Will hire 18+, free to travel, clean cut,outgoing. Earn $500 -$1000/wk + bonus Call 1-877-496-6321 Care Provider Opportunity California Mentor is looking for an individual or couple who can open their home to an adult with a developmental disability. If you have personal or professional experience working with developmental disabilities & have room in your heart & home for one more please call us at California Mentor. We will provide all of your training & offer & copeditive tax-free monthly stipend. 707-442-4500 Class B Truck Driver P/T. Clean MVR. 707-546-3043 Delivery Truck Driver Competitive Wages Full benefits. Must be 21, have Class A or B & HazMat. Come join our team. Apply 3080 N. State St. 120 HELP WANTED Clinical ManagerTapestry Family Services Oversight of Mental Health treatment programs for children and families in CBO in Ukiah, including after-school program for children, PCIT services, and supervision of therapists. License req. Salary negotiable. 4633300 for app. Apply by 4/21/06 CNA’s F/T, P/T, days & PM’s. Great working cond. Apply in person Valley View Skilled Nursing Center, 1162 S.Dora, Ukiah Code Compliance Manager County of Lake $3776-$4590 mo. Plus ben. incl. fully paid retirement plan. 2 yrs. supervisory exp. req. + 1 yr. planning or code enf., strong management background desired. www.co.lake.ca.us Personnel Dept. 255 N. Forbes St. Lakeport, CA 95453 707-263-2213 Closes 4/20/06 EOE DRIVER: TAKE BETTER CARE of your family. Join ours. Swift offers excellent miles, compensation, CDL training. OTR, regional, dedicated runs. www.SwiftTruckingJobs .com 1-866-333-8801. Ref#163. EOE. 120 HELP WANTED Come Join Our Team! Now accepting applications for SURVEILLANCE Coyote Valley Shodakai Casino 7751 N. State St. Redwood Valley M-F 9-5 EOE 707-467-4728 Communications Company looking for front office assistant. Must have excellent multitasking & prioritizing skills. Position entails regular clerical duties along with several other job functions. Please fax resume and salar y requirements to: (707) 462-9749 COMMUNITY HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE Assist in providing outreach services, health ed, follow up & referrals. Must have exp. in Native American social org. service. For full job desc & app call 707-744-1647 ext. 1342 or email dhendricks@ hoplandtribe.com Housekeepers, exp. pref. Apply in person at 101 Gregory Lane, Willits. THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL 120 HELP WANTED Community Health Representative (CHR) Guidiville Indian Rancheria is seeking a CHR-knowledge of: Diabetes, health ed., vital signs, and IHS program preferable. HS Diploma required. Must have clean DMV print-out. For more info. call 4633693 CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT for public works job in FB. 10 yrs. min. exp. $2000/wk. Fax to 916652-3922 COUNSELORS Entry/Adv pos in-prison tx pgm in Solano. Exp w/crim justice, grp/indiv. Counsel. Fax 415-499-1912 Cust. Service Rep. Tech Ag. product. phone, PC, org., FT, bens, $12-$15/hr. email resume info@ ntechindustries.com CUSTOMER CARE SUPERVISOR Maverick Enterprises Supervises daily operations of fast paced Customer care dept., works closely with sales, engineering, production & shipping. Prepare timely status & annual customer sales reports. Requires College degree or min 3 yrs. exp. Supervisory exp. and Customer Service background preferred. Proficient in Access. Excel, Word and Syteline ERP if possible. Resumes to jbrown@ maverickcaps.com fax 707-463-0188 or 751E. Gobbi St., Ukiah, CA 95482 Day Camp Counselor: (Summer Seasonal) $6.75-$7.75/hr. A great summer job working with children 6-12 yrs. old. Minimum age 16 yrs. with exp. supervising or working w/children. Counselors are responsible for the safety & guidance of the children. Exp. in arts, crafts, music & sports desirable, Responsible for leading, supervising, and conducting programs. First Aid & CPR cert. required. Applications available at City of Ukiah, CA 95482 or www.cityofukiah.com Deadline: 05/01/06. EOE 120 HELP WANTED DRIVER: F/T. Class A Truck Driver w/ 1 yr. exp. & tank endorsements.Clean DMV printout. Send resume to Box 117 c/o. DRIVERS- Reefer Recent Average $1,294/week. No experience? On the road training available. Late model assigned equipment. Great benefits. 800-771-6318. www.PrimeInc.com Energetic, organized, detail oriented F/T Sales person Tues-Sat 9:30am-6pm. Must be able to multi-task. Construction, doors, hardware, &/or centertop knowledge a+. Wage DOE. Fax resume to 707-463-1739 Exp. Cooks wanted. FT & PT. Please apply at Zack’s Restaurant, 1430 N. State St. (No phone calls). FIELD MECHANIC Exp. diesel, aerial & const. equip mechanic. PARTS MANAGER Exp, organized, detail oriented, comp. literate. For both positions. Individuals req’d to maintain positive attitude & exceptional customer service at all times. Please apply or send resume: Rental Solutions 5505 Hwy 29, American Canyon Ph: 707-251-9953 Fax; 707-251-9779 Foster Parents & Respite Provider Tapestry Family Services Foster Parents earn up to $1590/mo tax free: Respite Providers earn up to $100/dy tax free. Single parent OK. 463-3300 www.tapestryfs.org Graveyard shift WORKING with kids, small homelike environment, good pay & benefits. Fax resume to 463-6957 Howard Hospital Opportunities RN, ICU, FT & per diem. RN, Surgery, FT RN, ER, per diem RN, Home Health, PT Occup. Therapist, FT Clinical Lab Scientist, FT Radiology Technologist, FT For more information: 4563101 www.Howard Hospital.com Maintenance Associate Busy Prop. Mgt. firm seeks motivated, dependable, individual w/basic construction exp. for F/T position. Must have reliable vehicle & valid DL. Benefit pkg avail. Apply at Selzer Realty 300 E. Gobbi St., Ukiah SUNDAY, APR. 2, 2006 -B-5 120 120 HELP WANTED SENIOR MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN Mendocino County Mental Health Dept. $3993-$4853/Mo. Req Masters in social work or graduate school degree with licensure as LCSW, MFT, LCP or RPN, & three yrs related exp. Apply by 04/13/06 to: HR Dept, 579 Low Gap Road, Ukiah, CA 95482, (707) 463-4261, w/TDD(800) 735-2929. EOE. www.co.mendocino. ca.us/hr Legal Secretary Mendocino County $2,574-$3,128/Mo. Req HS Grad and 2 yrs exp or 1yr as trainee with the county. Apply by 04/19/06 to: HR Dept, 579 Low Gap Rd, Ukiah, CA 95482, (707) 463-4261, w/TDD (800)735-2929. www.co.mendocino.ca .us/hr EOE Lab Tech-Local environmental lab seeks motivated individual for FT entr y level technician/analyst position in our microbiology dept. exp. pref. but not req. Chemist-Perform GC analysis of environmental samples. BS in Science req. & exp. pref. Send resume or inquiries to email marving@ alpha-labs.com or fax 707-468-5267. Apply in person at 208 Mason St., Ukiah. No phone calls please. LICENSED PHARMACY TECH. Salary negotiable. Willits Pharmacy. 707459-6877 HELP WANTED Land Security Officer (Temp). Mendocino Redwood Company, LLC. in Ukiah, CA is looking for a temporary security officer to secure/protect land, proper ty, human resources and other assets. Patrols all company properties, secures and maintains all locked gates. Requires knowledge of laws and regs. that pertain to theft, vandalism, trespass. Must carry a valid CA driver’s license. 4-6 years experience and/or training preferred. Contact 707485-6742 for an application. EOE/ADA 120 Licensed Nurses who enjoy seniors. We have a hire-on bonus and a great shift differential. Please contact Barry at Lakeport Skilled Nursing Center, 263-6101 LIKE CHILDREN? This might be the job for you. CHILDCARE WORKERS, ALL SHIFTS. F/T 4 day week. Starting salary $9.40 per hour. On call $9 per hour. Qualifications: Pass medical and drug exam, TB test, criminal background check and have valid Cal. Drivers license. GREAT NEW MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION PKG. matching 403B TSA Plan, paid holidays & vacation, paid training’s, on duty meals. FREE Co-op Day Care Provided Apply: TRINITY YOUTH SERVICES 915 W. Church St. or on line@ wwwtrinitycfs.org HELP WANTED LVN/RN CHARGE NURSE position open at Ukiah Convalescent Hospital. DAY SHIFT. Benefits offered. Wages negotiable. WILL TRAIN. Call Sharon or Barbara @ 462-8864 or apply at 1349 S. Dora St., Ukiah LVN/RN 4PM-8PM position open at Ukiah Convalescent Hospital. This is a part time position. more hours could be available upon request. Will Train. For more info call Sharon @ 462-8864 or apply at 1349 S. Dora St., Ukiah Ca. MAINTENANCE WORKER Entry level position, min. of 3 yrs. exp. in bldg repair, construction, main. or related mech. Trades and Grounds/landscaping. HS grad valid CA Drivers Lic. reqd. $21,120/yr (plus vac, sick lv, health ins., and ret. plan.) Send resume by April, 14, Mendocino County Fair PO Box 458 Boonville, CA 95415 or call Jim Brown 707/895-3011 Make a Difference! Still looking for Foster Family in Mendocino County for a young teen who loves animals, especially horses! Also, looking for a foster home for teen boys ages 16-18 who enjoy sports and the outdoors. Please call Wendy from Redwood Children’s Services, Inc. @ 707-467-2000 for more information. Now hiring Exp. Cooks FT & PT. Apply in person at Jensen’s Restaurant, 1550 Lovers Lane. (No phone calls). MORTGAGE SERVICES E Z L o a N ow Gene De Geyter Alice De Geyter Purchase & Refinance Quick Qualifying/Approvals Construction/Lot Loans Access to Great Rates/Fast Service Train and develop retail staff while building and maintaining positive customer relations and growth within the retail environment Minimum 3 years customer service/sales experience required. Supervisory and wireless background preferred. For complete descriptions and to apply for open positions, please visit our website at www.edgewireless.com. We offer long-term incentive opportunities, comprehensive health coverage, and a 401(k) plan. An equal opportunity employer, Edge Wireless encourages a diverse workforce. An equal opportunity employer, Edge Wireless encourages a diverse workforce. purchasing/negotiation experience, and MRP/ERP required. Retech Systems LLC 100 Henry Station Rd. Ukiah, CA 95482 Fax: 707-468-1708 HR@retech systemsllc.com EOE Marketing/Sales Looking for dynamic sales minded individual as a marketing director for 2 area skilled nursing facilities. Medical backgound is a plus. If you are outgoing and hardworking we would like to hear from you. Please contact Sharon Donnelly at 916-624-6230 ext. 129 or fax resume to 916624-6242. MASON OR TILE INSTALLER. Journeyman skill level. F/T-10 mo/yr, wage up to $19/hr DOE. Clean DMV 462-7433 Mendocino Community Health Clinic Immed. Openings: Medical Reception Medical Records Prior exp. Bi-lingual (Spanish) preferred $10-$13 + benefits. Fax: 707-468-0793 [email protected] Pharmacy Tech Ca. Licensed ONLY PT/FT, Slaary DOE 707-468-4333 120 HELP WANTED NAPA VALLEY VINEYARD MGMT CO. Looking to fill an opening for a Viticultural position. Requires a minimum of a B.S. in Viticultural, or related Ag discipline. *3-5 yrs of vnyd fields *A working knowledge of all vnyd practices & how each relate to ultra premium wines production. *Solid communication skills & attn to detail. *Ability to work long hrs. *Computer Literacy *Clean DMV *Organic Vit exp, PCA license and Bilingual/Spanish a +, but not required. Salary D.O.E. Benefits included. Send resumes to Box 118 c/o Times-Herald 916 Cotting Lane Vacaville, CA 95688 NEW EXCITING POSITION WORKING WITH KIDS 6 wks pd vacation 401 K. Day & Eve avail. Small homelike environment, good pay & benefits. Fax resume to 463-6957. NEW HOME SALES AGENT Ukiah, P/T, 3 wkys, hrly + benefits. Real estate lic. req’d. New home sales exp. a +. Requires great organizational skills, computer literacy. E-mail resume [email protected] with “Vichy Agent” in the subject line. Nurses $42 hr LVN’s $25 hr CNA’s $15. ORT’s PT/FT weekly pay, start today. surgicalexchange.net We make it happen. Call 510-452-4626 Round Table Pizza Now hiring for eves & wkends. Must be 18 or older. Apply in person between 1-4 @ 292 S. State St. 120 HELP WANTED Nursing - Vallejo Care Center seeking RSs, LVNs, FT PM shift. Competitive Pay Low nurse to patient ratio Excellent benefits Friendly Staff Clean working environment Stable management Free CEU units. Mail an app. to: Vallejo Care Center. 2200 Tuolumne St. Vallejo, CA 94589 or contact the DNS at 707-644-7401 or fax resume: 707-644-1665 OFFICE ASSISTANT II Mendocino County Department of Social Services (Ukiah & Willits only) Salary: $930$1130/Bi-Weekly Seeking individuals with general office support skills. 1 yr. clerical experience required.for info call (707) 467-5866 or go to: www.mss.ca.gov to “Career Opportunities” Closes 4/7/06 OFFICE POSITIONS IN FORT BRAGG Busy office looking for energetic, organized, detail oriented office manager and accounts receivable collection clerk. Must be able to multi-task and have computer experience. Competitive pay and benefits. Please call for appointment. 707-964-2391 Personal Lines Marketing Support Busy insurance agency, multi-tasking, positive attitude, team environment, strong communication & computer skills F/T, competitive compensation, benefits. Email resume [email protected] CUSTOMIZED HOME LOANS CUSTOM HOME LOANS PREPARED TO ORDER. We create home loans to suit your needs, not ours. 120 HELP WANTED On-Site Apartment Management Prop. Mgt. firm seeks qualified individual/ team for 68-unit apt. community. Must be friendly, responsible & professional; office & minor maint. skills req. Salary + 2 bd. apt. (no pets please). Visit our office for details & application: Realty World Selzer Realty 300 E. Gobbi St., Ukiah. OPERATIONS MANAGER P/T, $15k Email resume: Info@Vallejosymphony. org Fax Resume: 707643-5746 OPPORTUNITY Start your own business. *Provide energy saving products to business! *Have the power co. pay for part of the cost. *Unlimited incm potential *No investmt. On going training 800-253-6736 x216 P/T Retail Help needed Start immediately Only serious apply Fax 462-0855 P/T Store Clerk some firearms exp. nec. Must be over 21. Part time Deli Clerk Apply in person with resume DIAMOND JIMS 1294 N. State St. Ukiah Btwn 9 & 3 PEST CONTROL TECH BRANCH II Experienced. Up to $20/hr, 401k & Benefits/Vacation. Day & night routes available. 1-800-244-1176 120 HELP WANTED Pharmacy ClerkTypist in training. Computer, typing, MATH, people skills. Must work Mon., Tues., FT 1-9, PT 3-9. Salary DOE. Drug Test. 707468-4333 Preschool Teacher F/T or P/T. 12 ECE units & CPR Cert. req. Send resume to New Morning Montessori School, 656-C S. Orchard Ave., Ukiah or 462-6115 PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHER: $3,008-$3,656 per mo., plus benefits. type 35 wpm. receiv es and transmits emergency radio and telephone communications; dispatches law enforcement, fire, ambulance, and other public safety personnel. Complete job description/application available at City of Ukiah, 300, seminary Ave. Ukiah CA 95482 or www.cityofukiah.com Bilingual-Spanish speaking abilities preferred. Deadline: 5 pm, 4-17-06 EOE `Retirement Specialist Trainee Mendocino Co. Retirement Dept. $2331-$2834/Mo. Req. HS diploma or GED and 1 to 2 yrs exp.Apply by 4/13/06 to: HR Dept, 579 Low Gap Rd., Ukiah,CA 95482, 707-463-4261, w/TDD 800-735-2929. www.co.mendo cino.ca.us/hr EOE (707) 462-8666 • Toll Free 800-464-8485 376 East Gobbi Street • Ukiah, CA 95482 45061 Little Lake Rd. • Mendocino, CA 95460 (707) 937-5855 Applications online: www.ezloanow.com 707-462-7615 • 800-963-5002 Se Habla Español CA Dept. of Real Estate #01041417 For All Your Title and Escrow Needs Redwood Empire Title Company 413 Talmage Road • Ukiah, California Douglas Klyse Daulton Abernathy Loan Consultant Loan Consultant 387 N. State St. Ukiah, CA 95482 707-462-3332 office 866-462-3332 toll free No point loans Reduced closing costs 4 different payment options Flexible approval criteria Give us a call. LGM Financial Services Group Is Your Adjustable Rate Mortgage Getting Ready To Adjust? If it is your rate could increase 2% over your current rate. If you have a $350,000 mortgage that will mean up to a $525.00 per month increase in your payment. To Find Out What You Can Do To Stop This Programs subject to change. Certain restrictions apply. Interest rate/APR may be higher than when these costs are paid by borrower. Some programs may not be combined with others. Washington Mutual has loan offices and accepts loan applications in: Washington Mutual Bank - many states; Washington Mutual Bank, doing business as Washington Mutual Bank, FA - many states; and Washington Mutual Bank fsb - ID, MT, UT. Account Executive/ Outside Sales Store Supervisor HELP WANTED MANUFACTURING BUYER Coordinates the procurement and distribution of materials, parts, equipment and supplies for the organization. Investigates and negotiates subcontracts.Strong communication, computer, and interpersonal skills. 2-3 years + mfg components Real Estate Services It’s a new year with new opportunities and Edge Wireless is where you need to be! Prospect and develop new consumer accounts in the B2B environment through various networking techniques. This position needs your B2B sales experience! 120 Sales... Ukiah and Mendocino County... Homes, Income & Land Home Loans... Purchases, Refi’s, 2nd’s & Manufactured Homes 101 S. School St. Ukiah Office: 707-462-6701 DRE#01087966 Buyers, get prequalified and search thru hundreds of listings at www.wallyjohnson.com... Sellers, find out the value of your property at our easy to use website. Wally Johnson, Broker (707) 485-8700 or 800 BUY UKIAH Felipe Mendoza Your friends in the mortgage business. Se Habla Español. “SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY” Buy or sell a home through me and I will Donate “5%” of my net commission to: Any Charity of Your Choice. Chris Hale Where a handshake and a face to face meeting is still the only way to do business! Les Ryan Realty BUD THOMPSON, REALTOR 707-468-0423 Office 707-489-6936 Cell Call 1.866.818.5349 or e-mail [email protected] Les Ryan Realty “The Progressive Real Estate Company” Marianne Maldonado Office Manager Property Management 495-C East Perkins Street Ukiah, California 95482 Business (707) 468-0463 Fax (707) 468-7968 Each office is independently owned and operated. B-6- SUNDAY, APR. 2, 2006 120 HELP WANTED RECEPTIONIST for foster family agency looking for friendly professional to answer multi-line phone, use voice mail, fill in for records mgr. data entry, typing, filing. Must pass background check before hire. Applicant must have 2 years exp. in prof. work environment, keep confidentiality. Must know Word, Excel & Outlook, great communication skills. Fax resumes to Attn: Human Resource Dept. 707-462-6994 or mail to PO Box 422, Ukiah, CA 95482. EOE Receptionist. Apps close Wed. April 5th. For job desc & app call 707-744-1647 ext. 1342 or email dhendricks@ hoplandtribe.com Resident Manager Needed for 31 units on South Side of Ukiah. Fax resume to: 707-463-1502 Attn: Property Management. Resort Front Desk prof. dress, good diction, comp skills impt. Fax Res to 4629516 RN/Assistant Director Lakeport Skilled Nursing This challenging position is full-time with On-Call duties. Long term care experience preferred but willing to train the right individual. Excellent salary. Join our team of health care professionals. Contact Barry Loflin, R.N. Director of Nursing. Ph: (707) 263-6101, Fax: 2636300 RN/LVN P/T F/T needed for homecare Lake & Mendo. Co. Paid mileage. Medical benefits avail. Please callLorraina 800-462-0717 Robinson Rancheria Gaming Commission seeks two full-time Compliance Officers for detailed info refer to job listing at www.caljobs.ca.gov Call (707) 262-4059 to obtain application Salary DOE www.rrre.com Robinson Rancheria Gaming Commission seeks a full-time Assistant Background Investigator For detailed info. refer to job listing at www.caljobs.ca.gov Call (707) 262-4259 to obtain application. salary DOE www.rrre.com SALES REPS, INDEPENDENTExperience selling to buyers of trucks/trailers, aircraft, industrial, heavy construction equipment, farming, mining, medical, and office equipment. Serious inquires only. 1-800-838-9164 SECRET SHOPPERS Needed to Evaluate Local Business. Flexible hrs, E-Mail Req’d 800-585-9024 ext 6520 Security Guard/ Event Staff. P/T to F/T. $7.00 hr. to start DOE. For more info. call 888211-2321. SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER Mendocino County Department of Social Services Salary $2176$2644/biwkly Opportunity to be a part of a dynamic management team, assessing all aspects of personnel, payroll, Civil Rights, and Medical Leave monitoring. College degree Or MSW or MA degree and management experience. For info call 707-467-5866 or go to: www.mss.ca.gov to “Career Opportunities.” Closes 4/21/06. SERVICE STATION Attendant-PT PU application at: 8551 East Rd. R.V. 120 HELP WANTED SOCIAL WORKER OUTREACH. Act as community advocate & liaison for prgrms. Must have AA Degree in Human Social Service. For full job desc & app call 707-744-1647 ext. 1342 or email dhendricks@ hoplandtribe.com Staff Expansion! We Need: RNs, Medical Assistants, and Drivers Blood Centers of the Pacific’s donor site located in Ukiah seeks to fill the following positions immediately! Come join our team in a healthy work environment! All positions require a valid CA drivers license, acceptable driving record and ability to interact effectively with public and staff. RNs & MEDICAL ASSISTANTS Work with healthy volunteer community blood donors. We offer a full training and orientation program. RNs require a valid CA RN license. MAs require six months related exp. or MA certificate & three months relevant exp. DRIVERS 20 Hours Will set-up/breakdown equipment for community blood drives, transport supplies and staff as needed. Must be able to lift & carry up to 50 lbs. Requires one year relevant exp. Class B license preferred, but not required. Send resume to: BCP Human Resources, Job Code: UK P.O. Box 591329, San Francisco, CA 94159-1329 or email: resumes@bloodcenter s.org or fax (415) 7496620. EOE/AA. www.bloodcenters.org Superior Court Mendocino County Clerk Position $1922-2577/Mo. Full Benefit Package. General Clerical Duties. For Application/ Information Call: 707-463-4285 Or apply at: 100 North State St Room 303 Ukiah, CA 95482 www.mendocino. courts.ca.gov Support developmentally disabled in their own home. PT, FT & wkends. PU application at Mountain View 1000 Sanford Ranch Rd. Ukiah. 468-9331. Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor: Total annual comp. up to $83,756, including flex dollars and management incentive pay. $4,698$5,710 per month, plus benefits; 2.7% @ 55 PERS. Under general direction of the Public Utilities Director, plan and supervise the operation and maintenance of a grade IV wastewater treatment plant, and perform related work as assigned. Grade IV wastewater cert. req’d; Complete job description/application available at: City of Ukiah, 300 Seminary Ave. Ukiah, CA 95482 or www.cityofukiah.com Deadline: 5 pm, Wed. April 5, 2006. EOE THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL 120 HELP WANTED OPEN HOMES SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER Savings Bank of Mendocino County is seeking applicants for a full-time Entry or Mid Level Systems Programmer. Assists in writing applications, develops program code and system documentation. Reviews & analyzes systems within the scope of authority. Will serve as backup to computer operations. Requires some college level courses in computer science; AA or AS degree desirable. Knowledge of one or more programming languages. Experience in structured programming with midrange or PC computers. One or more years of programming experience or equivalent combination of education experience preferred. Applicants may apply at Savings Bank of Mendocino County 200 N. School St., Ukiah, CA 95482 OPEN HOUSE Sunday, April 2nd, 11:00am-2:00pm 261 Uva Place, Redwood Valley OPEN HOUSE Sunday, April 2nd, 1:00pm-3:00pm 2040 Wildwood Road OPEN HOUSE Saturday, April 1st, 11:00am-1:00pm 1701 Hickory Court Directions: Hwy 101 to West Rd. exit, left to Uva Drive to Uva Place Directions: East Perkins to Redemeyer Road, to Deerwood Drive, to Wildwood Road Directions: East Perkins to Watson Road, Right on Knob Hill left on Hickory. Host: Joe Blake Desirable Neighborhood. Single story 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on culde-sac of custom built homes. Easy access to Hwy 101 and within walking distance of the Broiler Steak House and Deep Valley Christian School. Features include: Living room, formal dining room and separate family room with stone hearth fireplace and access to patio; master bedroom with access to semi-private deck; tile in kitchen & baths; landscaped front and rear with auto sprinklers/ RV/ boat parking. $499,000 462-5400 MENDO REALTY, INC. 444 N. State Street, Ukiah Offered By: John Walker Fabulous home in a fabulous location in Deerwood Park. Home is professionally decorated. Yard is landscaped with irrigation system. Billiard room/craft room and wine cellar on the basement level. This is a must see home! $725,000 Les Ryan Realty • 468-0423 495 E. Perkins • Ukiah Les Ryan Realty • 468-0423 495 E. Perkins • Ukiah OPEN HOUSE Sunday, April 2nd, 11:30am-1:00pm Potter Valley - Main Street OPEN HOUSE Sunday, April 2nd, 2:00pm-3:30pm Redwood Valley - Sems Lane OPEN HOUSE Sunday, April 2nd, 1:00pm-3:00pm 22945 Ridge Rd., Willits Directions: Hwy 101 to West Rd. exit, left to Uva Drive to Uva Place Directions: West Rd. exit, South on State St. Directions: East Perkins to Watson Road, Right on Knob Hill left on Hickory. Hostess: Ann Campbell A darling home in the friendly small town of Potter Valley. Conveniently located close to the school, a large yard, almost 1/2 ac, & it definitely has a country feel! The living area has a large open floor plan with a country kitchen, one of the bedrooms is a cute attic type, there is new tile in one of the bathrooms and new carpeting throughout. There is an extra bonus building in the backyard that could be used for many different purposes.$399,000 Hostess: Ann Campbell This home is artistically delightful with a spacious yard, 1.3 acres. Varied landscaping allows the owners a retreat to a shady brick terrace, play a game of Bocce ball,plant a garden or have some chickens. Over 3000 sq. ft. this home has 4BD, 3BA, a formal living room, formal dining room and a family room off the cheery kitchen. Upstairs the master suite has a sitting room, a lovey bathroom step right out onto the deck to your own hot tub. $698,000 Your Host: Mike Ednington Very private 2003 manufactured home sits on double lot that backs up to greenbelt. Perimeter foundation. Separate adjoining lot is mostly flat & is included in sale. Guest house has on demand water heater, double sinks in bath, private rear deck & entrance. Also RV hook up with power, water & septic. All this for only $629,000 R-5 972-4021 462-1600 972-4021 462-1600 463-2570 1772 S. Main St., Willits OPEN HOUSE Sunday, April 2nd, 1:00pm-3:00pm 1149 North Oak Street OPEN HOUSE Sunday, April 2nd, 1:00pm-3:00pm 4040 Richey Rd. OPEN HOUSE Sunday, April 2nd, 1:00pm-3:00pm 1140 W. Perkins St., Ukiah Directions: Low Gap to Oak Directions: Low Gap to Oak Dir:N.State St.-Empire Dr.-Lockwood Dr by April 4th, 2006. EEO/AA m/f/v/d Tasting Room in Ukiah/Hopland area seeking part time help 4-5 days/mo. Knwldg of wine & dealing w/ public a +. Hourly pay +com. fax 468-0362 The Potter Valley Tribe is currently seeking an individual. with superb org. and com. skills for Tribal Administrator. Tribal Govt and grant writing exp. pref.The individual should have knowledge in HUD, PL638 grants, and computer exp. Salary is $35,000 or neg., qualified Native Americans will be given. pref. Drop off or fax res. at 2251 S. State, 462-1240. Closing date Apr. 7, ‘06 at 5pm. THERAPIST Tapestry Family Services Staff Therapist to provide assessment, individual and family therapy, and training for children and families. Full time. Ukiah. MSW or MA in related field; License preferred. $24$30/hour. 463-3300 for app, or send resume to Tapestry Family Services, 290 East Gobbi Street, Ukiah Apply by 4/5/06. Tile Finishers Fairfield Subcontractor looking for exp., Tile Finishers for commercial & residential installation. Medical, Dental & 401K offered. Please call Ron at 707-4322392 or fax resume to: 707-436-9619 or email RonC@CampbellsCarp ete.com Your Hostess: Pat Peaslee Charming Vintage 1950’s Clean. Well built home with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath & single garage. Dual pane windows, central heat & air plus a wood fireplace with insert that keeps this home nice & warm. Vinyl siding, sprinklers & private back yard. Only $374,900 O-2 Your Hostess: Erika Duran Sellers Motivated! 3 bd/2 ba home on approx. 1/2 acre with private yard, detached 2 car garage, storage shed, two fireplaces, central heat/air and much more! Bring all offers $498,000 R-4 463-2570 463-2570 320 So. State St., Ukiah 320 So. State St., Ukiah Agent: Sherri Cooper Johnston VINTAGE COTTAGE. 2 bedroom / 1 bath, lots of charm and loads of potential. Great location. $349,000 COLDWELL BANKER GIOVANNONI & COOPER REALTY 433-3397 MENDO REALTY, INC. OPEN HOUSE Sunday, April 2nd, 1:00pm-3:00pm 391 Lovers Lane, Ukiah OPEN HOUSE Sat. & Sun, April 1 & 2, 1:00pm-4:00pm 1706 Lockwood Dr. Ukiah OPEN HOUSE Sunday, April 2nd, 2:30pm-5:30pm 528 Capps Ln., Ukiah Direction: Washington to L on Dora to R on Doolan Drive Dir:N.State St.-Empire Dr.-Lockwood Dr Dir:N.State St.-Empire Dr.-Lockwood Dr Hostess: Nancy Rudig Need more space? Do the kids want a swimming pool? 4 bdrm. home with beautiful in ground pool, a hot tub, double garage, RV parking, vegetable garden and a master bdrm suite. 2,000 sq. ft. home on 11,700 sq. ft. lot near Ukiah High School. $637,000 Lincoln Realty Nancy Rudig 972-3894 Located in Empire Gardens area this 3 bedroom, 1 bath home is perfect for anyone. With approx.5,225 sq ft lot you must see! $357,000 Help-U-Sell Mendocino Hills Realty George Rusake • 479-3984 Great Potential! 3 bedroom 2 bath 1096 sqft single story home with cathedral ceilings and central heat and air priced at $380,000 bring all offers, sellers are motivated. Help-U-Sell Mendocino Hills Realty George Rusake • 479-3984 Featured Properties Featured Property 350 Laughlin Way Featured Property 1330 Tuck Road - Willits Featured Property 4411 First Ave. Directions: Low Gap to Oak Directions: Low Gap to Oak Direction: Washington to R on Dora to l on Doolan Drive Offered By: Patty McMillen On 3/4 acre, this two bedroom, two bath charming home is in the country surrounded by vineyard and mountain views. Living room with fireplace, breakfast room with windows to view the valley, in-door laundry room, detached double car garage, raised garden beds, fenced and plenty of room for animals. $455,000 Selzer Realty • 467-3637 Offered By: Nancy Borecky Charming two bedroom bungalow set in a forest. Laminate floors, large deck, great views and fully fenced yard are just a few of this home’s amenities. Priced at $277,000 Selzer Realty • 467-3630 Immaculate 3 bd., 2 1/2 ba. home in excellent neighborhood. Features 2 car garage, living room, family room, dining room, large redwood deck on large lot w/RV parking. $579,000 485-5907 • Serious Inq Only Featured Property San Jacinta Condo For Sale Featured Property 44081 Noyo Way, Irish Beach Featured Property 2645 Beach Ln. Lakeport Direction: Washington to R on Dora to l on Doolan Drive Dir: CALL OFFICE FOR DETAILS. Dir:Lakeshore Blvd.-L on Rainbow Rd - R on Beach Ln Truck Drivers & Equipment Operators wanted, Class l preferred. Transfer, end dump, bottom dump, 10-wheel experience. Competitive pay, health and retirement package. Submit resume, DMV print-out, drug and alcohol test required. Reply to: PO Box 234 Ukiah, CA. 95482. Deadline-3/31/06. Ukiah Unified School District is seeking applicants to Assist teachers, serve food, perform clerical work, clean bldgs., monitor campuses, drive a bus, etc; substitute and/or perm. Qual., sites & hrs. vary. Salaries range from $8.84-$11.85/hr. Info & app: Personnel Commission, 1056 N. Bush St., Ukiah, CA 95482, 707-463-5205. E.O.E. UTILITY SUPPORT CLERK: $10.50 per hr. 32hrs/ wk. year round. Partial benefits. Complete job description/application available at: 280 San Jacinta Enjoy peaceful adult living in the exclusive Westwood Acres Townhouse Condominiums. Desirable Western foothills location in town. This spacious 2-story end unit townhouse provides: 2 bedrooms with lovely views; 1 full bathroom; quest bathroom; charming kitchen includes all newer appliances; large living room with huge fireplace; upgraded flooring throughout and added custom windows; swimming pool, beautifully maintained landscaping and more. All of this is offered at $315,000 Shown by appointment 707-463-5546 On The Market Vacant 12,000 sq ft lot with 180 degrees of breath taking views of the beach! Utilities are available already for your future home or vacation home! Must see! Offered at: $273,000 Help-U-Sell Mendocino Hills Realty George Rusake • 462-5996 City of Ukiah, 300 Seminary Ave. Ukiah, CA 95482 www.cityofukiah.com Extended Deadline to apply: 5 pm, 4/3/06 EOE Must see this charming older home complete with huge barn/garage in rear, RV parking, automatic sprinklers, landscaping, gorgeous rock fireplace, must see this property which sits on a big 1/2 an acre lot! $385,000 Help-U-Sell Mendocino Hills Realty George Rusake • 479-3984 Featured Property 1411 Concord Featured Property 13921 Hwy.128, Boonville Directions: Low Gap to Oak Dir:Lakeshore Blvd.-L on Rainbow Rd - R on Beach Ln Your Source for Real Estate Featured each week in the Ukiah Daily Journal Have your advertising message reach over 16,000 potential buyers each week! Offered By: Patty McMillen Move in Ready! Incredible buy for the space. 2,700 sq ft home with 4 bedrooms and 3 baths. Two bedrooms are master suites with private entrances and baths. Newly remodeled kitchen has new cabinets, stainless steel appliances and opens on to the great room. Oversized lot had new landscaping, pool, patio, great lawn and still room for RV or boat parking. Converted garage is a great bonus room or just remove the wall and have your garage back. $499,900 462-5005 114 South School Street-Ukiah, CA This gorgeously maintained home in Boonville features 3Bd/2Ba, approx.1,800 sq ft, filled with so many upgrades, too many to list. With studio in back this is a great property close to everything! Help-U-Sell Mendocino Hills Realty George Rusake • 479-3984 OPEN HOMES OPEN HOUSE Sunday, April 2nd, 1:00pm - 3:00pm 767 Sanel, Russian River Estates OPEN HOUSE Sunday, April 2nd, 11:30 am to 2 pm 602 West Mill Street Directions: West Rd. exit, South on State St. Directions: Low Gap to Oak Telephone Operators. Must be computer literate, telephone answering exp. AM/& late afternoon shifts avail. May drug test & background check. Apply in person at 516 S. School St. Ste A 11am thru 4pm. Your Hostess: Tina Nelson Beautiful Ukiah Location! Immaculate 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in very nice neighborhood. Built in 2001 with open floor plan, large master suite. Large yard, only 5 minutes to downtown. $689,000 Hostess: Vicki Keever Enjoy the beauty of the country, in city style comfort in this 3 bd, 2.5 ba. traditional style home. Just 10 min. from Hopland and 10 min. from Ukiah, it’s cradled in one of the most spectacular settings you can imagine amongst ancient shady oaks. With so much to offer on this private .95 acre lot, this home is a must see! Reduced to $590,000 972-4021 462-1600 Presented by: Eric Garbocci Westside Cutie! Great two bedroom one bath home located on a corner lot. Landscaped front and rear yard with a deck in the back. Tile counters in the kitchen, hardwood floors, gas insert fireplace in the living room. Separate laundry room and washer and dryer are included in sale. $479,000 462-5005 114 South School Street-Ukiah, CA THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL 120 HELP WANTED Willits Unified School District is now accepting applications for School Psychologist. Temp. one-year leave replacement. Apply online at edjoin.org. Call 4595314 for more info. Willits Unified School District is accepting applications for Special Ed. Instructional Assistant positions available at several sites. Call 4595314 for more info. Apps. available at 120 Pearl St., Willits. Winery - multiple positions available. Tasting Room Mgr., Cellar Master, Sales, Sales Coordinator, etc. Resumes to [email protected] or fax 462-6271 200 SERVICES OFFERED Professional House & Office Cleaning I have references. Beatriz 621-2992 205 FINANCIAL SERVICES BANKRUPTCY is it for me? FREE consultation by phone! Atty Ed Dechant 800-823-0600 210 BUSINESS OPPORT. $2000+ wkly! Exploding Biz! No Selling! We do ALL the Work! 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Call or Sign-Up Online to Receive “DAILY UPDATES” of Newly Listed Homes !! Call for a FREE MARKET ANALYSIS & MARKETING Consultation of Your Home Today!! Mendocino Counties Best Online Buying or Selling Website with over 25,000 Hits in Past 6 Months!!! Robinson Creek Estate 250 COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL & OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE For recorded Listings, Call 462-1840 Ext. 195 GARDEN OFFICE PARK Spaces from 445sqft To 726sqft. & up SPRING RENT SPECIAL .90/sq.ft. 1st yr. CELLULAR: 707-391-7895 www.MIKEGOTT.com BUSINESS RENTALS Banquet Hall & Kitchen Ukiah Senior Center 499 Leslie St. 462-4343 COMMERCIAL LEASE UKIAH 2030 Industry Rd. 5000 Sq.Ft. Aprx. w/400 sf office Steve 462-6164 REALTOR Custom 4200+ Sq.Ft. home on 106+ wooded acres with 10 acres fenced with creek frontage along Robinson Creek!! Just 10 minutes to Ukiah this beautiful 4 bedroom, 3 bath home has architectural flair and custom woodwork throughout. A large formal living room with stone fireplace, formal dining, and a well appointed maple kitchen with sunny breakfast area. Huge downstairs family / game room with full wet bar, w/ adjoining deck with newer spa and large open lawns with handmade stone walls and Robinson Creek gently flowing past. Stone Koi pond with waterfall entry, large tiled upper deck with views, and a spacious master suite with luxury bath. DOWNTOWN 2nd FLOOR DANCE STUDIO 3500 sq. ft. LEE KRAEMER Real Estate Broker 468-8951 Office Spaces 776 S. State St. 340 sf. $375/mo. 390 sf $425/mo. Inc. util, janitor, cent. ht/air, off st. parking. 468-5426 300 APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 1bd. cent. located. Close to trans. No sec. 8 N/P. $625/mo + dep. 4720322 2 BEDROOM APT. $785 per month. $1000 sec. dep. Great westside location. No pets. No Sec. 8. Jack Cox & Associates. 462-6060 In country small trailer. $500mo. + utils. + dep. 468-1257 Additional Features of the estate include the 1600 Sq.Ft. woodshop for those with hobbies that require space. This shop could easily be converted into a guest home with a full bath and large woodstove heating already installed, only flooring, interior walls, and a kitchen are needed to make this a wonderful 2nd unit. Huge 8000+ Sq.Ft shop with roll up doors and an interior office. Great for those need space to run a home business, collect cars, store equipment or just about anything you can dream up including uses such as indoor tennis / basketball courts, and even a possible horse arena. Older pole barn is also conviently situated on this property with indoor corrals and 2nd story for feed storage. Surrounding park-like grounds with walking paths, stone walls, large open lawns, and creek frontage!! d ce u ed eR ric PR ICE RED P UCE D !!! As Clean As Can Be ! ! ! Wonderful move-in ready home on a quiet Cult-De-Sac within walking distance to schools, this 3 bedroom, 2 bath home features an open living room with newer Pergo® Flooring and fireplace, spacious separate family room with adjoining private patio, and an oak kitchen. Central heating & A/C, nicely landscaped front and rear yards, and a 2 car garage. Reduced to $418,000 www.MIKEGOTT.com/Chardonnay LAND FOR SALE 65 Acres with views for 20 miles!! Located in Willits this wonderful parcel is ready for a custom home with paved access, power available, and just 4 miles to 101. Asking $499,000 This is a Must See Property to Appreciate! Too many Special Features to list !!! Offered at $1,350,000 Call for a PRIVATE TOUR!! www.MIKEGOTT.com/RobinsonCreek www.MIKEGOTT.com/65Acres Available ANYTIME For ALL Your Real Estate Needs or Questions!!! MENDO REALTY INC With the help of these sponsors... Good life. Great price. Eversole Mortuary Bryan’s GLASS • Advanced Tinting • Advance Xerographics • All in One Auto Repair & Towing • Angel’s Mexican Food • Awesome Slice Pizza • Banners & More • Baskin Robbins • Blue Ribbon Pets • Best Western Orchard Inn • BillLo Medical Billing Service • Ca. State Auto Assoc. • City of Ukiah Employees Credit Union • Dollar World • Dominican University • Dow & Associates • Clair Fortier • Computer Scene • Dow & Associates • Empire Waste Management • Fiesta Mexicana • Freedom Skateboard Shop • H & N Carpets • Irene’s Beauty Shop If you would like to be a sponsor and support Newspapers in Education Call: 468-3500 • James Bruton Insurance Services • John S. Robertson & Associates, CPA • Mark Davis Insurance • Mountain Valley Printing • Myers Apothecary Shop • O’Haru • Pano Stephens Attorney at Law • Pacific Redwood Medical Group, Inc. • Redwood Oil Company • Russkinsey Home and Commercial Inspection • Smooth Moves • Sylvan Woods • Ukiah Paper Supply • Under Cover Roofing • Washington Mutual Bank F.A. • Wild Affair Productions • Yokayo Biofuels B-8- SUNDAY, APR. 2, 2006 300 APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 2bd. 1 ba $800 2 bd. TH $825 No Section 8. LEE KRAEMER PROPERTY MGMT 463-2134 2bd/1ba Downstairs Small yard in Ukiah W/D $750/mo No pets 743-1953 2br, garage. Fen. yd. Quiet country setting. N/S. 1741 Talmage Rd. $725. 433-4040 2Br. Walk to shop. Lndry, free wtr & garb. 232 Mason St. N/S. $775 433-4040 3bd/2ba Newly Remod $925/mo $925 dep No pets No section 8 477-6183 625 N. STATE ST. PARK PLACE 1 bd. $725-$775 2 bdr. $850 TH $950. Pool/garg. 462-5009 ALDERWOOD APTS NEW OWNERS! 1450 S.State St. 2 bd. $800 mo. 463-2325, Beverly Sanders Realty Property Management This week’s featured properties. S. Dora - 2 bed., 1 ba. apt. $725 Ford St., - 2 Bed, 1 Ba. apt. $735 Laws Ave. - 1 & 2 bed apts. $610 & $710 up. Chablis - 2 Bd., 1.5 Ba. Twnhse $1200 Redemeyer - 3 Bed., 2 ba. home $1400 Mason - 2 bed, 1 ba. dplx. $700 Talmage - 1 bed., 1 ba. apts. $525 Observatory - 2 bed., 1 ba. apts. $735. Powerhouse - 2 Bed., 1 Ba. home. $1200 Van Arsdale - 2 bed., 1 ba. mobile $675. Complete rental list available at 320 S. State St. 462-5198 Clean 2 Bdrm apt. quiet Westside 4-plex. good credit, N/S, no pets, $725/mo. 4623563 300 APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED HOPLAND 1bdrm. Remodl. Avl. now. $650 + dep. Studio $550 489-8600 MOVE-IN SPECIAL!!! Sierra Sunset offers 2 bd. apts. w/pool & laundry facilities, carports & more! Selzer Realty 468-0411 Spacious 2bdrm. 1 ba incl. ht, AC, wat, & garb.w/balcony, patio & pool, $875/mo. No pets. 462-8600 320 DUPLEXES 2 bd. 351 Creekside, Willits. Lndry rm. No pets. Sml. bk yd. Garage. $800. 485-0841 2 bdrm triplex fenced yd no common walls, stove ref AC H20, Sew & Gar pd. N/P $800/mo +$800dep. 462-1396 380 El Rio Ct. 2bd.1.5 ba. $805mo. THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL 330 HOMES FOR RENT 3bd/3ba Country Ranch House Ukiah on Hwy 20 Buffalo Ranch Behind Security Gate. Low traffic occupants $1400/mo Avil 5/1 463-1500 3bd1ba. Quiet area. $1200mo. + $1800 sec. No pets/No smk No sec. 8. 463-8640 McNab Ranch Locd 30min So of Ukiah. Lg Sunny. 2bd/2ba, decks, views, privacy. No pot growing. Road is 15min pvd/15min dirt/gravel $1350/mo 530-4325500 Mobile Home for rent in Quiet Senior Park, no pets $650/mo + $650 sec dep. 462-7630 Must Love Dogs! Lrg. 4 bdrm. 2 ba. located on Rwd. Vly. HSIMC. $1350 incl. elect., wtr., garb. Req. 1st mo. + $1500 sec. dep. Avail. approx. 4/15. Sharron, 4673632, HSIMC 4850123 Century 21 Les Ryan Rlty 468-0463 3bd/2ba w/Gar in Ukiah N/P N/S $1200/mo 765 Yosemite Ave unit B 707-732-8188 In Kelseyville Older 4bd 1bth duplex $950/mo. $2,000 sec dep. 275-2128 R FABULOUS R WESTSIDE UKIAH LATE VICTORIAN. 2400sf. Newly remod. $2200 489-0201 RRRRRRRR HOMES FOR RENT 145 E Fircrest Dr. 2bd1ba fireplace w/d hookup new kitch $950+ dep 529-0937 Redwood Valley Clean 1bd 1bth, New paint new bath single gar $750/mo $1000 dep N/P, N/S Call 4858254 eves. 1bd. cottage, yard, W/D. Ukiah. Westside, lease. $825mo +dep. 743-1525 w/storage. Avail 4/1. $950/mo. Greg 823-6213 1bd1ba. Rwd. Vly. 1 ac. Storage, carport, pets OK. $800. 467-1385 Sell It Fast With Ukiah Daily Journal Classifieds 330 2bd1ba. Quiet neighborhood.Wtr. Garb., Gas&elec. inc. $875/ mo. $800 dep. req. 463-0808 aft 10 am. Rwd. Vly. 2bdrm1ba. 340 VACATION RENTALS TIMESHARES RESALES: The Cheapest way to buy, sell and rent Timeshares. No commissions or Broker fees. Call 1-800-6406886 or visit www.BuyA Timeshare.com 430 BUILDING SUPPLIES STEEL BUILDINGS. FACTORY Deals. Save $$$. 40x60’ to 100x200’. Example: 50x100x12’=$3.60/sq ft. 1-800-658-2885 www.RigidBuilding.com 440 OAK FUTON 350 ROOMS FOR RENT All utilities paid 5 rooms avai 5 fridgs prov W/D Avail now $395-$600/mo 213-795-6115 $300/bo. Premium mattress. 468-7403 PERSIAN RUGS Lg .Rm. Priv entr, Kitchenette. F. pref. Shared ba in main hs N/P/S Refs. $600 inc. utils. 467-9925 380 WANTED TO SHARE RENT Room for rent in 2 bd/1 ba house $550/mo + util N/S have dogs 760-550-2014 Room in nice quiet & beautiful house $550/mo all util inc. 621-2899/4631228p 390 MOBILES FOR RENT SENIORS Clean single wide in senior park, Ukiah $40K. Howard 272-2500. Sanders Realty 463-2570 420 BOATS Hallett flat bottom ski boat 1963 1/2. With ‘63 1/2 427FE Ford. Rblt and bal. Sgl 4-barrell Bassett headers and wtr log manifold. Hall craft V-drive.. 10-gal moon tank. 2-5 gal seat tanks. Comes w/trailer. Cur reg . 5hrs on eng. Fixed cavitation plate. Started/no water 28yrs. Good cond. $15,000. 459-6247 430 FURNITURE BUILDING SUPPLIES 1, new steelclad patio door. 5’ 10lite. $150. 1, used glass slider. 5’ $50. 937-3718 Beautiful quality! Many sizes, colors. Must sell. Negotiable. Call today. Penny 707-8231326 450 WANTED TO BUY BOOKS WANTED! www.BlueRectangle.co m buys books online. Instant prices offered. All kinds of books wanted, especially textbooks and more recent non-fiction. Top prices paid. (800) 3507754 460 APPLIANCES USED APPLIANCES & FURNITURE. Guaranteed. 485-1216 480 MISC. FOR SALE Brunswick Slate Pool Table w/Accs. Ex. Con. $600 459-4543 NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING gets snipped. gets saved. gets sales! With so many advertising mediums dividing the attention of potential customers, newspapers remain the most effective source for reaching consumers. Why? Simply put, newspapers reach more people, more often. Highly portable and highly visible, newspaper ads go with people and stay with them. That means your business is more likely to be on their minds when they’re in the market for related products or services. When it comes to spending your advertising dollars, make the choice that’s tried and true: Newspaper advertising works harder for you. ‘94 Pellett Stove, Quadrafier 1000. heats 2000sqft. $500/bo. 274-8733 To advertise, call today 707-468-3500! BEAUTIFUL FRESH FLOWER Leis and fresh orchid accessories from Hawaii for graduations and weddings shipped anywhere in the USA! Express your Aloha (love) with www.alohafriends.com Lg Soft tub good cond. $2100. 36” O’Keefe & Merritt 4 burner, griddle & warming shelf. $1100. 937-3114 2bd1ba.Ukiah-Gar. &shop. Util rm. N/P/S N/sec. 8. $1100/mo. Credit chk. 485-0433 Clean Sm 2bdrm 1bth w/gar. N/S/P $800 dep. $900/mo. 462-1739 Karena’s March/April Newsletter: Thinking of Buying or Selling? MENDO REALTY, INC. SELZER REALTY 444 N State St., Ukiah, 95482 1460 S Main St., Willits, 95490 350 E. Gobbi St. Ukiah 468-0411 Money Isn’t Everything! APARTMENTS 777 Apple Ave. - 1 bd. apt. w/ carport in a small, single-level complex; convenient central location. $575/mo. 806 Grove Ave. #B - charming Westside 1+ bd., 1 ba. upstairs flat w/ large enclosed porch & yard; walking distance to park & golf course! $700/mo. 1960 S. Dora St. - newly renovated 2 bd., 1 ba. upstairs apt. w/ carport overlooking the new Grace Hudson school. Receive up to 1 mo. rent FREE! Call for details! 160 Oak Manor Ct. - extensively renovated & conveniently located 2 bd., 1 ba. downstairs apt. w/ carport, shared laundry & patio facilities. $775/mo. 757 Waugh Ln. - fully renovated 2 bd. apts. in small, centrally located complex within walking distance to schools & shopping. $800/mo. 505-531 Capps Ln. - Sierra Sunset Apts. features 2 bd. units w/ pool & laundry facilities, lovely common areas, carports & more. ASK ABOUT OUR MOVE-IN SPECIAL!!! DUPLEXES/TOWNHOMES 705 El Rio St. - walk to schools, parks & shopping from this 2 bd., 1.5 ba. townhouse w/ garage & small yard. $725/mo. 1420 Sanford Ranch Rd. #B - newly renovated 2 bd., 1 ba. duplex w/ lovely vineyard view. $750/mo. HOUSES 202 Washington Ave. - fully renovated & beautiful! 2 bd., 1 ba. w/ garage & yard within walking distance to local schools. Water/sewer/garbage pd. $1000/mo. 9311 Gibson Ln. - 2 bd., 2 ba. mobile w/ carport & yards in a country Potter Valley setting. $1000/mo. 9605 Colony Dr. - BACK ON THE MARKET! Spectacular 2+ bd., 2 ba. hillside Redwood Valley home w/ a Tuscan flair! Fabulous views, lap pool, fireplace & too many more amenities to list! $1650/mo. WE HAVE MANY RENTALS AVAILABLE, INCLUDING COMMERCIAL & STORAGE UNITS! FOR MORE INFO. CALL 468-0411 Find us on the web: www.realtyworldselzer.com Tips/ Advice: Quite a bold thing to say, isn’t it? But, when it comes to a real estate transaction, this statement holds true. Before interviewing an agent for the job of listing your property, try to sit down and write a list of questions that you would like answered. You will feel more confident about the interview, and the agent will be glad to see your interest and will be better able to address your concerns! Selling a home is rarely an easy task, and can take months from first on the market until the Title Company calls to say the sale is complete and the new deed has been recorded— Meanwhile, all the disruptions that comes with having your home for sale can be immensely stressful, especially if you have to field all the questions, and handle all the paperwork! Karena Jolley. Not your typical salesperson! Peace of mind with the right Realtor® Karena Jolley Realtor, CRTP 707.354.2999 [email protected] That’s where a qualified Realtor® comes in handy~ We advertise and show your property, answer endless questions, help you with negotiations, help manage those deadlines, and basically try to get you the best price possible within the timeframe you need, and let you get on with your life! KARENA JOLLEY Home Enhancement Tips Curious to know what your home is worth? I can help! The advice and opinion of the value of your home is free and is given by a down-to-earth person… me, Courtesy of: For Getting Your Home Ready to Show! Don’t forget to clean the street in front of your home. Removing garbage and leaf litter makes your home look much more inviting! Another potential problem is peeling paint on fences and gates~ a fresh coat of paint makes a world of difference! Tired mailbox or outdoor lights? Replacing them with newer models will send a much better message to the buyer! Painting the interior of your home is highly recommended, and the “safe” colors are white, off-white, and pastels. Keeping your windows clean sends the message that the house is taken care of. Dirty windows sets a negative tone! Try to limit the sounds of children, dogs, and appliances while the buyer is looking at your home If at all possible, leave your home while the buyer and his/her agent are there, and take children and dog(s) with you! Usually, this inconvenience does not last longer than 15-20 minutes, and can help you sell your home faster! ~Coldwell Banker Home Enhancement Guide EACH OFFICE IS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL ● GUN ● & KNIFE SHOW MARCH 4 & 5 Ukiah Fairgrounds (530)527-2678 New Whirlpool Heavy Duty Washer and Dryer $400 New in box 11 pc Catalina Pation Dining Set made of solid wood $350 New Single Bed w/pillow top mattress $100 485-9153 ORDER PRESCRIPTIONS At a great price. Save time and money! Fioricet, Tramadol, Soma, Viagra, Xenical, Cialis and many more! Call toll-free today! 1866-315-7600 SPA-Deluxe ‘05 model. 30 jets. Therapy seat. Never used. Warr.Can del. $2650.707-468-4300 GMC ‘91 1/2 T. Excel. cond. $4000/bo. 489-3559 485-5091 Jeep Wrangler 1992 4 cyl. soft top, New crpt, stereo, tires. 91k mi. $6,200 456-9016 660 VANS FOR SALE Ford Windstar 1996 Autotomatic all electric $3500 obo Call Gail 462-4939 670 TRUCKS FOR SALE Ford F-150 1998 2WD. ,manual, bed liner, cd player, excellent condition. $5,500 2233742 Toyota Tundra Limited ‘05 double cab 4 dr 4wd V8 White w/ beige leather 21K mi. Exlnt cond $31,500 984-8194 680 CARS FOR SALE Toyota Avalon 2000 Original owner, 90K miles, new tires, good condition, runs perfect, well maintained, 28 mpg highway $12,900. 462-0902 HONDA ACCORD EX 1999 Coup, AT, loaded $5850 OBO 937-1925 Wine Barrell Halves for planters Freshly cut Just in time for Spring. $10-$15 each. Also will be on the coast 1X a month 4624917 Mitsubishi Galant ‘90 4 door, sunroof, all pwr. New Parts, clean in & out. Burgundy, Runs good 139K miles. $1,800 obo 462-5934 500 720 PETS & SUPPLIES Beautiful German Shepherd Puppies 3 shts dob 12/12 Top Ger lines. 245-8294 CATS: Looking for a cat, or want to find a home for a cat? Call 462-3929 Horse Pasture near Ukiah. Miles of trails. Arenas, lots of extras. Sheli 462-4784 520 FARM EQUIPMENT 30HP BACKHOE Mitsubishi dsl 4x4 w/60” ldr +- 500 hrs. $13,500. 877-3419 MOBILES FOR SALE FREE MOBILE ‘69 1200 sq/ft 3bd Must be moved by 4/15 485-5946 L(●)(●)K 530 2 bedroom, 1 bath manufactured home with new roof, new flooring, new paint inside/ and out. Beautiful vineyard views in back. Very quiet all age park. 590 $38,000 PASTURE & FEED SUPPLY HAY POTTER VLY. Grass/Clover. Organic. Cantaloupe boxes, new & used. TPost. 743-1342 GARAGE SALES Alert-Senior Center Thrift Open Mon-Sat 10-4, Donations & volunteers needed 462-4343 610 REC VEH CAMPING 31’ Pacearrow 1983 Moterhome Exc cond.$9,500 obo 467-1327 TEARDROP TRAILER $2500 FIRM Exc. cond. Clean. New tires. Current reg. Fresh paint. 468-7403 620 MOTORCYCLES ‘01 YZ 250. FMF SS Pipe & S/A. Renthal chain & big gear spkt. Pro Connect F/G $3500/obo 274-8733 Harley Davidson Softail FXST Late ‘84 $10,000 983-6420 Beverly Sanders Realty Company 463-2570 Call Kim at 489-7205 or Terry at 272-4309 GROVE AVE. SCOTT ST REAL ESTATE Have equity in your property? Income or credit problems? Unusual property REET E ✪ ✪ EET MILL STR S Need cash out? Can do! RATES STILL LOW! Call Larry Wright GOLDEN BEAR MORTGAGE EET I STR GOBB E SUN HOUSE/ HUDSON MUSEUM FIRE & POLICE DEPARTMENT MAP NOT TO SCALE AL DRIV HOSPIT ST. MASON ST. RY AVE. SEMINA CIVIC CENTER 1 Interest rates as low as 1% S. MAIN 320 S. STATE ST. Approx 1200 sq ft. 2bdrm 1 1/2 bth Fam rm, dining rm & den, $375k Don 467-8498 Between 12-5pm. PAOLI MORTGAGE 350 E. GOBBI ST VICHY SPRINGS HEIGHTS - UKIAH 950-A Waugh Ln. From the low $600,000’s - Surrounded by heritage oaks and nestled against a spectacular backdrop of tranquil foothills and open space, Vichy Springs Heights combines the dream home that you’ve always wanted with all the breathing room you need to retreat from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. 5 distinctive floorplans ranging from 2,307 to 3,096 sq, ft. with up to 5 bedrooms on spacious homesites. Close to the Sonoma wine country and nearby Vichy Springs Resort. Sales office open Wed-Sun 10 am to 5 pm. For more information call (800) 573-8510 or visit creekbridgehomes.com TALMAGE RD. Central Willits 4br/2ba New tile kit. w/stainless appl. tile ba new hardwood fl, deck, wind, paint. $405,000 fsbo 415-595-4904. Open Sun 1-5 218 East Valley FORECLOSURES! 3bd.2ba. Only $165K For Listings MORTGAGE SPECIALIST 462-0211 •Professionalism •Confindentiality •Expertise Conscientious & environmentally Safe 485-7829 1(800) 55-PAOLI I Go the Extra Mile! 707-272-5887 [email protected] 950-A Waugh Lane Ukiah, CA 95482 INVESTMENTS • MORTGAGES • REAL ESTATE LOANS Nancy Rudig [email protected] 462-5400 468-1200 RES Please call (707) 463-0300 or stop by for an application. www.paolimortgage.com “All you need to know” Home Office: Bloomington, Illinois 400 E. Gobbi St., Ukiah, CA 95482 551 South Orchard Avenue, Ukiah, CA Ph: 707.462.1446 Fax: 707.462.0947 Off: 707-462-4936 GARY BATES President/County Manager Email: [email protected] Fax: 707-462-7158 Erika Holzhauer Realtor® Hablo Espanol 350 East Gobbi Street Ukiah, CA 95482 (707) 462-6514 Bus. (707) 489-1812 Cell (707) 391-5004 Cell [email protected] MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE MENDO REALTY, INC. Pat Williams Realtor® MLS 444 N. State St., Ukiah, CA 95485 Email: [email protected] Michelle Doyle Presents.... Cell: 367-4261 Office: 472-2928 1005 West Clay Street, Ukiah Bernard AGT 485-7840 Must be 62+ or mobility impaired. INVESTMENTS • MORTGAGES • REAL ESTATE LOANS Selzer Realty School Wy Rdwd Vly 2 bd 2bth home Tree covered acre. Work shop, fruit trees. Hud Subsidized Senior Housing for Qualifying low, very low and extremely low income limits. DISCOUNT BROKERAGE 743.1010 [email protected] Realtor® Century 21 Les Ryan Rlty. 463-0520 Enclosed two story with an elevator. Ground floor Laundry and Community Room P.V. Realty inc. FREE Home Warranty Loan Officer (707) 272-1650 950-A Waugh Lane Ukiah, CA 95482 Michael Jacobs Just Listed for JACK SIMPSON SCHOOL VIEW APARTMENTS 1051 N. BUSH, UKIAH, CA Kelly Vogel - Tellstrom State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. Ginny Richards Senior Loan Consultant 463-2100 1252 Airport Park Blvd. Ste D-3 Ukiah 707-462-4300 and 800-845-6866 Large 3bd/2ba home on 1/2 country acre. $335,000 Desirable W. Side Immac upgraded 3 bd/2ba home w/lots of extras. $425,000. Call Ed Keller @ Now Accepting Applications 320 S. State St., Ukiah, 95482 First American Title Company formerly Dawn Deetz Loan Officer 462-8050 House for Sale 3bd/1ba Totally new inside & out. Must see 1614 S. Dora 485-8963 468-0123 General Contractor, Lic #752409 Structural Pest Control, Lic #OPR9000 •Foundations CPCU, CLU, ChFC Lic. ODO5161 FSBO 3bd/2ba Quiet west side hardwood floor & tile throughout $419K 468-5696 Ukiah Daily Journal Delivered to Your Door •Remodels 707-485-1423 Res. Carol Myer, Agent A DIFFERENT BRAND OF MORTGAGE Lincoln Realty 972-3894 ® Termite Control Locally Owned •Inspections By Gerald Boesel •Structual Repairs P.O. Box 389 Calpella, CA 95418 •New Construction Realtor® Fax (707) 462-5746 FREE Weekly List of Homes For Sale With Prices, Addresses & Descriptions Included 866-472-5468 x. 260 Free 24Hr. Recorded Details. Agent License Number OPR /9138 • Bonded Garbocci - Van Housen Realty Mona Falgout (707) 462-4608 1661-A S. Main St. • Willits Box 510 • Redwood Valley, CA 95470 Your friend in the business TONI PAOLI-BATES 800-749-7901 x R397 Mark Hanes REALTOR 463-2570 1-888-750-4USA 707-485-5759 Sheila Dalcamo CAL-BAY MORTGAGE, 215 WEST STANDLEY ST. UKIAH CHP/DMV REALTY WORLD SELZER 707-433-9143 3bd/2ba Doublewide in Senior Park new appl, frplc, cathedral ceiling $128K 4630561 fsbo VICHY SPRINGS HEIGHTS 495 E. PERKINS . ✪ FULL SPECTRUM PROPERTIES 601 S. State St. ✪ ✪ E. Perkins St. 01 HWY 1 W ✪ BEVERLY SANDERS REALTY CENTURY 21 LES RYAN REALTY RD AVE T. S W. CLAY . RKINS ST EAST PE OR C H A EET SON STR STEPHEN Vichy Springs Rd PEAR TREE CENTER T CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LIBRARY HOSPITAL STREE N ✪ 114 SO. SCHOOL ST. . RKINS ST WEST PE COURT HOUSE 304 N. STATE ST. LESLIE STAN POST OFFICE PREMIER PROPERTIES S. SCHOOL ST. GARBOCCI VAN HOUSEN REALTY ET DLEY STRE ✪ e Lake Mendocino Driv 444 N. STATE ST. N. STATE ST. PINE ST. ET SMITH STRE ✪ N. OAK STREET HENRY STREET HWY 20 COLDWELL BANKER MENDO REALTY LANE 770 UPDATED! Very Clean! UKIAH FAIRGROUNDS WALNUT AVE. ✪ P.V. REALTY FORD STREET UKIAH MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE N. Shore Oahu, HI Hilltops overlooking Turtle Bay Resort. 27 to 500 ac. 850-231-5119 www.cplandco.com WILD WEST RANCH So. COLORODO 60 AC - $49,900. Outstanding rocky mountain views! Elec/Tele inlcuded. Get away for a weekend or a lifetime! Low down payment with excellent financing! Call Today! 1-866-696-5263 POTTER VALLEY ▲ WILLITS H WAUG Single mother financially struggling just reunified with 13 yr old son after 5 years is in desperate need of a good used bed, at little or no cost. Twin or Double size preferred. Thank you & God bless for your help. Shelley @ 468-0907 after 5 p.m. UKIAH AREA REAL ESTATE OFFICES SOUTH STATE ST. IN NEED OF HELP 650 4X4'S FOR SALE Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD 2001 V8, 4x4, leather, auto, heated seats, prem stereo with CD changer, sunroof, new tires brakes & battery, 83k miles, well maintained, exceptional condition. $14,685. 707-472-0840 LOTS & ACREAGE A DREAM FIND20 Acres - Reduced $139,900. Near Tehachapi. Fresh mountain air and picture perfect views. Streams and oaks. Ideal for horses, country getaway, or to buy and hold. Financing. Call owner 1-888-821-5253. S. OAK STREET HUNT ELK, Red Stag, Buffalo, Whitetail. Season August 25, 2006March 31, 2007, over 70 Californians hunted this past season; All successful. Guaranteed License $5.00, we have a no-game/no pay policy. Book now. Days: 1-314-209-9800, Evenings: 1-314-2099800. Ford 427 FE Stk 1963, 2-4’s, air cleaner, fuel rails, linkage. All stk/orig $10,000 Ford 428 FE 1968. Bored 30 over. Comp with 4-barrell. $1,000 3-2’s, Manifold, air cleaner with linkage and fuel rails from a 410c.i.FE eng $1,000 Ford FE cast iron headers for Cobra & 631/2 thunderbolt. $1,000 Make offer 459-6247 760 BUSH ST HOT TUB ‘05 DELUXE MODEL Neck jets, therapy seat, never used, wrnty, can deliver.Worth $5700 Sell: $1750 766-8622 AUTO PARTS & ACCESSORIES 4 Goodyear Integrity Black - Wall tires. P215/65R17. Less than 500 mi. $250. 463-0672 before 9pm N. DORA STREET Giants Tickets Opening day avail. 972-0945 630 S. DORA STREET MISC. FOR SALE FREE PAINT Recycled latex, 5 gal. buckets, white, tan, brown, gray.Tuesdays only, 8am to 2pm, 298 Plant Rd., Ukiah (behind animal shelter). BARNES ST. 480 SUNDAY, APR. 2, 2006 -B-9 FIRST HOME? RETIREE? SERIOUS INVESTOR? Whatever your situation, don’t let this oneof-a-kind opportunity pass you by. This historic Westside property, dating back to the late 1800’s, is located in one of Ukiah’s most desirable areas. With two 1 Bd, 1 Ba units, this property is low on maintenance & high on charm – and income! Upon entering Unit A, you will be welcomed into this completely reconstructed home by the Unit #A warmth radiating from the rich Brazilian If you decide to move in yourself, we won’t be surprised. With cherry hardwood flooring that extends granite countertops, custom cabinetry, breakfast bar, pantry, and throughout the open living, dining, and all stainless steel appliances in well designed kitchen, finding time kitchen areas, and into the bedroom. to cook will become a priority! Numerous oversized windows crowned w/custom moldings, finished with designer shades – allow natural light to brighten each room. All tile bath w/glass enclosed walk in shower and custom vanity. Tiled laundry room w/ washer & dryer, built-in ironing board, and storage cabinetry. Did we mention central heat and air? Unit B, while slightly pale in comparison, has off-street privacy, sunny and private yard, covered porch for morning tea and evening meals. Updated in Unit 2002 with all new carpet, plumbing, appliances, tiled kitchen #B counters & floor, tiled bathroom w/vintage claw foot tub/shower combo, separate laundry room w/ washer, dryer. New energy efficient windows in 2004! Enough said….Now it’s up to you! $495,000 Coldwell Banker Mendo Realty, Inc. 444 North State Street Ukiah CA 95482 www.mendocinocountyproperties.com & coldwellbanker.com MENDO REALTY, INC. B-10- SUNDAY, APR. 2, 2006 THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL DIRECTORY OF PROFESSIONALS ANTIQUE AUTO with this coupon Fast mobile Service *No One Can Beat Our Prices* FREE Antiques & Collectibles Appraisals EVERY WEDNESDAY 11-5 Redwood Valley Antique Mall 9621 N. State St. Redwood Valley 485-1185 Buying Antiques & Collectibles Daily. TREE TRIMMING FRANCISCO’S Tree & Garden Service Yard Work Dump Runs Tree Trimming Licensed & Insured. 467-3901 CONSTRUCTION Windshields as low as $98 CALL (707) 573-3031 for quotes and appointment Window Tinting for Auto, Residential and commercial. Auto Windshield Replacement Rock Chip Repair We accept all major credit cards, checks are welcome Affordable Auto Glass From Covelo to Gualala the most trusted name in the Termite Business! Call for appointment 485-7829 Redwood Valley Joe Morales (707) 744-1912 (707) 318-4480 cell Massage Oolah Boudreau-Taylor CMT Thorough & Sensitive Deep Tissue & Sports Massage My work is to reduce your pain, improve your ability to do your work, and allow you to play harder and sleep better. 1st Visit Special 2 Hrs/$65 By appointment 8am to 6:30pm, M-F 485-1881 PLUMBING FLOORING 25 Years Experience Hardwood Flooring Quality Service Robinson ~ Plumbing ~ Serving Willits and Ukiah SPECIALIZING IN REPAIRS (707) 459-3212 (707) 467-1888 License #646710 SPA & SALON DAY SPA & SALON • Hair Style • Manicures • Pedicures • Facials • Waxing • Massage • Make Up • Body Wraps We use and recommend Aveda products. 158 S. Main St. Willits (707) 456-9757 BEAUTY HAIR & SKIN CARE HAIRCUTS COLOR PERMS STYLING FACIALS PEELS WAXING LASH TINTS Organic Hair Products Therapeutic Skincare Products Mineral Makeup 468-7979 309 A West Perkins St. 707.485.8954 707.367.4040 cell 468-0853 GUTTERS Prepainted Seamless Gutters 27 Colors to Choose From Fascia Gutter Ogee Gutter Curved Face Gutter 5 1/2” 4” 5 1/2” Aluminum • Copper • Steel Limited Lifetime Warranty** FREE ESTIMATES Family Owned for 40 Years 462-2468 Insured Bonded CREEKSIDE LANDSCAPE Complete Landscape Installation • Concrete & Masonry • Retaining Walls • Irrigation & Drip Sprinklers • Drainage Systems • Consulting & Design • Bobcat Grading • Tractor Service J.C. Enterprises Lic. # 292494 MASSAGE THERAPY H AND S CRAPED S OLID O AK 50% OFF R ETAIL! Solid Oak $3.99/s.f. Bamboo $2.99 Laminate 88 cents Laminate Center 468-7490 • 995-3290 • Room Additions • Painting • Fences/Decks • Garage/Shops • Solid Surface Countertops • Kitchen & Baths Lic. #580504 License #OPR9138 LANDSCAPING License #624806 C27 Homes • Additions • Kitchens • Decks TERMITE BUSINESS Lic. # 073512 RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL Foundation to finish CONSTRUCTION **To original owner. ELECTRICIAN SHANAHAN ELECTRIC Auger Electrical Dump Truck Trenching 420 O.K. Free Estimate Serving Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma Counties & beyond 707-621-0422 lic. #871755 • John Johnson COUNTERTOPS SOLID SURFACE & LAMINATE COUNTERTOPS 2485 N. State St. • Ukiah Bill & Craig 707.467.3969 CL 856023 HANDYMAN HOME REPAIR Escobar Services CalMend All types of home repair, remodeling, construction, window & door repair, carpeting & tile Can fix almost anything. Serving Ukiah, Redwood Valley, Calpella & Willits. Work Guaranteed (707) 485-0810 Non-licensed contractor Home Repair • Electrical Ceiling fans, wall outlets, wall heaters (gas & electric), Dryer hookups • Carpentry Doors, windows, fine finish trim • and more • Satisfaction Guaranteed Irv Manasse All Local Numbers 707-313-5811 office 707-456-9055 home 707-337-8622 cell No CSLB Insured DUMP RUNS REFINISHING • Tractor work • Hauling • Clean up • Landscaping • No job too small • Free estimate Furniture and Antique Repair & Refinishing 391-5052 cell 30+ years experience Laquer, Varnish, Oil, Wax, Water-based finish Workshop in Redwood Valley free estimates C-10 #825758 485-8659 mess Allen Strong 707-485-0802 CABINETS LANDSCAPING MASSAGE Sangiacomo Landscape Medicine Energy Massage Ukiah, Calpella, Redwood Valley license #849949 463-2333 Showroom - 756 S. State St. Cabinets, countertops, design, installation and remodeling Clines Unlimited Construction, Inc. license #608885 462-5617 Lic. #367676 • Consult • Design • Install Exclusive Line of Bobcat track loaders Established in 1970 Office (707) 468-0747 Cell (707) 391-7676 Mr. Terry Kulbeck Holistic Health Practitioner Nationally Certified Message Therapist 1 year 1200 hours training 1 hr. $40 • 1 and a half hour $60 Your choice of: Swedish & Lymphatic Oil Massage, Tui-Na & Shiatsu Acupressure, Neuromuscular Assisted Stretching or Medical Massage Treat Yourself Today (707) 391-8440 NOTICE TO READERS The Ukiah Daily Journal publishes home improvement and construction advertisements from companies and individuals who have been licensed by the State of California. We also publish advertisements from unlicensed companies and individuals. All licensed contractors are required by State Law to list their license number in advertisements offering their services. The law also states contractors performing work of improvements totaling $500 or more must be licensed by the State of California. Advertisements appearing in these columns without a licensed number indicate that the contractor or individuals are not licensed by the State of California. Further information can be obtained by contacting the Contractors State License Board.
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