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120 HELP - Extras for The Ukiah Daily Journal
Your health: Ask Dr. Gott ..............Page 3 Community sports digest .............Page 6 INSIDE The Ukiah World briefly ..........Page 2 7 58551 69301 0 50 cents tax included IN OUR OPINION A donation would be nice ...................................Page 4 Mendocino County’s local newspaper DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 16 pages, Volume 149 Number 78 Tomorrow: Lots of sunshine TUESDAY June 26, 2007 email: [email protected] RV fire destroys house, two acres MacLeod Pappidas/The Daily Journal At left, firefighter JD Snyder of the Redwood Valley Calpella Fire District knocks down flames on a burning house on West Road in Redwood Valley. The structure - on West Road just past the Eagle Peak Middle School - was fully involved and the fire spread to the back side of Virginia Circle. The blaze began at about 4 p.m. Monday afternoon. The fire was brought under control in a few hours but, according to CDF, the home was a loss. Several nearby homes, however, were saved and a total of two acres of vegetation burned. Firefighters from as far north as Laytonville and as far south as Hopland responded. No other details were available at press time. County pot plant limit still debated READY FOR ANYTHING By K.C. MEADOWS The Daily Journal Mendocino County supervisors Mike Delbar and Jim Wattenburger, sitting as the board’s criminal justice committee, heard more testimony Monday about how many medical marijuana plants any one person ought to be able to grow in the county. Wattenburger says he believes 12 is a good number, but says that Delbar is sticking to the state’s Prop. 215 guideline of six plants. Prop. 215 is the law that allows patients and caregivers to grow marijuana legally. However, the law allows local jurisdictions to regulate the growing. “We brought it down to one issue; trying to figure out how many plants to allow per person,” Wattenburger said Monday night. Guidelines for medical marijuana growing in the county developed by former Sheriff Tony Craver and MacLeod Pappidas/The Daily Journal Battalion Fire Chief Norm Brown sits in the cockpit of a spotter plane, designed to fly high above the tanker planes and coordinate air-based fire fighting efforts. Tanker crews expecting bad fire season By RICHARD ROSIER The Daily Journal Out at the Ukiah Municipal Airport, two air tankers and an OV-10 Air Attack plane sit, awaiting what may be a serious fire season. Battalion Chief Norm Brown of the Ukiah Air Attack Base says that Mendocino County should prepare itself for an active fire season. “We’ve had half the rainfall from last year,” Brown said. “Fuels are a lot dryer this year and we’re probably a month to six weeks ahead of what we were last year as far as dryness.” Doug Baker, a 31-year veteran tanker pilot, indicated that this fire season has the potential to be far more destructive than previous years. “It’s the worst I’ve ever seen, poten- tially,” Baker said. “In my personal opinion -- and I’ve been around a lot of these fire seasons -- this is gonna be killer. If the weather conditions stay right, if we don’t get the monsoonal moisture ... it could get real bad. It has conditions of a drought year, but there’s lots of vegetation out there. It’s as bad as I’ve ever seen See FIRE, Page 16 Mandatory vaccine bill drawing fire By SANDY KLEFFMAN Contra Costa Times SACRAMENTO - A bill that would take decisions on mandatory childhood vaccines away from the governor and Legislature is drawing heated debate. Assembly Bill 16 would hand such decisions to a federal advisory committee and the state public health officer. The author of the bill, Assemblyman Edward Capitol news from the MediaNews Group Hernandez, D-West Covina, argues this would lead to a more science-driven, lesspoliticized process. He has picked up support from such groups as the California Medical Association, Kaiser Permanente and Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California. But the proposal has angered many parents of autistic children, who blame vaccines for their children’s disorders. They argue the changes would ensure such decisions are made by a distant committee and a nonelected official, and thus eliminate the opportunity for public hearings and input. “This is a flat-out attempt to grab the power of approval away from the public and parents,” said Rick Rollens, the father of an autistic boy and a co-founder of the M.I.N.D. See VACCINE, Page 16 Wattenburger the late county District Attorney Norm Vroman allowed 25 plants or 100 square feet of canopy. “Sheriff Allman says 100 square feet equates to about 12 plants and not 25,” Wattenburger said. “That’s kinda of why I went with the 12.” See PLANTS, Page 16 Wiggins rail bill moves forward The Daily Journal SACRAMENTO - SB 861, a bill by Senator Patricia Wiggins (D – Santa Rosa) to enable the North Coast Railroad Authority to reallocate millions of dollars for environmental cleanup, chugged closer to reality Monday when it was approved by the Assembly Transportation Committee. The vote was 8-6. NCRA was established in 1989 to preserve and restore rail service on 316 miles of the former Northwestern Pacific line (in turn a subsidiary of the former Southern Pacific Railroad Lines) between the Port of Humboldt Bay and the national rail interchange south of Napa. NCRA has been beset by closures due to storms, an erratic freight market, and unstable finances. In recent years, the rail authority has suffered severe storm damage, encountered environmental problems, and incurred feder- al safety sanctions. The Wiggins bill would enable the NCRA to reallocate $5.5 million, previously designated for repayment of a federal loan that has since been forgiven, to meet cleanup obligations under a courtordered environmental remediation consent decree, and to address emergency maintenance issues. “Despite early setbacks caused by the lack of operational funding, NCRA has made considerable progress in 2005 and 2006 toward its goal of repairing the rail line in phases and leasing the restored track to a short-haul rail operator,” Wiggins says. “This rail line has historically played a significant role in the transportation infrastructure of a region of the state (the North Coast) that suffers from restricted access and limited transport options.” Wiggins says her bill would provide NCRA funding See RAIL, Page 16 2 – TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2007 DAILY DIGEST Editor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526 The world briefly Fast-moving Tahoe wildfire destroys 220 homes MEYERS, Calif. (AP) _ A growing army of firefighters launched an aggressive attack Monday to corral a forest fire that had destroyed more than 200 buildings in less than a day and forced about 1,000 people to flee neighborhoods near the southern edge of Lake Tahoe. State officials declared a state of emergency in the area Monday, the first step in requesting emergency federal assistance to fight the blaze, which rained ash on the pristine lake and darkened the sky over the high Sierra. "The circumstances of this wildfire, by reason of their magnitude, are beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of any single county," said Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, who signed the declaration while Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was in Europe. The fire, believed to be caused by human activity, had charred nearly 2,500 acres _ nearly 4 square miles _ since it started Sunday afternoon. No injuries were reported. The state Office of Emergency Services said 165 houses and 75 outbuildings had been destroyed. The blaze was less than 10 percent contained Monday, said Lt. Kevin House of the El Dorado County Sheriff's Department. Suicide bomber strikes at Baghdad hotel BAGHDAD (AP) - A stealthy suicide bomber slipped into a busy Baghdad hotel Monday and blew himself up in the midst of a gathering of U.S.-allied tribal sheiks, undermining efforts to forge a front against the extremists of al-Qaida in Iraq. Four of the tribal chiefs were among the 13 victims, police said. Iraq's prime minister quickly vowed renewed support for Anbar province's tribal leaders after the noontime explosion, which also wounded 27 people and devastated the groundfloor lobby of the high-rise Mansour Hotel. "We are sure that this crime will not weaken the will of Anbar sheiks," Nouri alMaliki said in a statement. The stunning terror strike in the heart of Baghdad, by a killer penetrating layers of security, was one of a wave of suicide and other bombings that killed at least 46 people across Iraq on Monday another day of unrelenting violence raising questions about the ability of the reinforced U.S. military to stem the bloodshed here. In northern Iraq, 13 Iraqi policemen died in what the Dings, Dents & Damage Factory Sale 1/2 price or better Thursday and Friday June 28 & 29 9 am—3 pm 360 Lake Mendocino Drive Ukiah, California [email protected] The Ukiah Daily Journal FUNERAL NOTICES [\ U.S. military described as a furious bomb and small-arms attack by insurgents on a security post shared by police and U.S. paratroopers. Officer appears in court in death of girlfriend, fetus CANTON, Ohio (AP) - A police officer accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend and her nearly full-term fetus made his first court appearance Monday and was ordered held on $5 million bond. Bobby Cutts Jr., 30, was expressionless as a judge reviewed his case. He stood behind a window separating him from the courtroom, with his girlfriend's family seated a few feet away. Jessie Davis, 26, was missing for about a week before her body was found Saturday in a park. Cutts is the father of her 2-year-old son, and Davis' relatives have said he is the father of the baby girl she was due to deliver July 3 and planned to name Chloe. Davis' mother, Patricia Porter, stood in the front row of the courtroom and stared at Cutts as he surveyed the audience. "I'm not sitting down when I see Bobby Cutts," Porter said later. "I wanted to make sure he knew I was there." Ex-EPA chief confronts critics in Congress WASHINGTON (AP) - ExEPA chief Christie Whitman was bombarded by boos and a host of accusations Monday at a hearing into her assurances that it had been safe to breathe the air around the fallen World Trade Center. The confrontation between the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency and her critics grew heated at times. Some members of the audience shouted in anger, only to be gaveled down by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., who chaired the hearing. For three hours Whitman faced charges from Nadler and others that the Environmental Protection Agency's public statements after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks gave people a false sense of safety. Whitman maintained the government warned those working on the toxic debris pile to use respirators, while elsewhere in lower Manhattan the air was safe to the general public. "There are indeed people to blame. They are the terrorists who attacked the United States, not the men and women at all levels of government who worked heroically to protect and defend this country," Whitman said. JOHN M. CLARK John passed away at the age of 80 on June 22, 2007 from problems due to a stroke he suffered on January 25, SHERIFF’S REPORTS The following were compiled from reports prepared by the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office: ARREST - On Thursday, at 7:45 p.m. Sheriff’s deputies arrested Rudolph Esquivel III, 24 and Tina Thompson, 28, both of Fort Bragg after a traffic stop in the 400 block of South Main Street in Fort Bragg. Esquivel is on parole. Both were found to be in possession of a suspected controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. Also Esquivel was carrying a driver’s license that didn’t belong to him. Both were booked into county jail, Esquivel without bail and Thompson on $10,000 bail. ARREST - A 19-year-old Judge rules in favor of dry cleaner WASHINGTON (AP) - A judge ruled Monday that no pair of pants is worth $54 million, rejecting a lawsuit that took a dry cleaner's promise of "Satisfaction Guaranteed" to its most litigious extreme. Roy L. Pearson became a worldwide symbol of legal abuse by seeking jackpot justice from a simple complaint that a neighborhood dry cleaners lost the pants from a new suit and tried to give him a pair that were not his. His claim, reduced from $67 million, was based on a strict interpretation of the city's consumer protection law - which imposes fines of $1,500 per violation, per day as well as damages for inconvenience, mental anguish and attorney's fees for representing himself.But District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff ruled that the owners of Custom Cleaners did not violate the consumer protection law by failing to live up to Pearson's expectations of the "Satisfaction Guaranteed" sign once displayed in the store window. RECENT EVENTS IN THE NEWS ARE CAUSE FOR CONCERN All Mortuaries are not the same. 2007. John was born in San Francisco to Eugene and Florence Clark. He had an older brother Eugene and a sister Helen who preceded him in death. John worked at Mare Island Ship Yard as an Electrician Apprentice and graduated from Vallejo High School before joining the US Navy in 1944. John was the third of four generations to serve in the Navy. In 1946 he started work at Pacific Bell, were he worked for 35 years. He married Delores G Collins in 1954. Three years later they moved to Santa Rosa. In 1962 they had their only child John David. He requested a transfer to the Ukiah office in 1976, and the family moved to Redwood Valley. John was a man of vast talents and knowledge. He was a licensed Radioman as well as a Pilot. He was the neighborhood handyman that never seemed to mind helping out a person in need. Poppy (as his family knew him) was a charming flirt that never had a problem making friends. He was a great financial advisor for his family that rarely passed up a “great” bargain. He loved taking trips in his motorhome and spending time with his family. He loved to Fort Bragg woman was arrested in the 45000 block of Albion Street in Mendocino, Sunday at 10 p.m. after a domestic argument with her estranged 30-year-old husband, also a Fort Bragg resident. According to the report, the husband agreed to meet with Electra Hamilton to give her some of her personal belongings. When they met at his car he had their two children in the back seat in car seats. When the argument erupted, Hamilton is accused of having broken the car door window, sending glass spraying into the car and cutting one of the children on the finger. After the incident was reported deputies also learned that there was a court order barring Hamilton from having contact with the children. When she returned to the scene later that night she was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment, vandalism, and violation of a court order. She was sent to the county jail and bail was set at $25,000. ARREST - Javier Carbajal Ramirez, 28, of Gaulala, was arrested at 9:30 p.m. Saturday after a domestic argument in which Ramirez’s estranged wife says he came to her home, assaulted her and forcibly took their children from her. Ramirez was arrested and sent to county on $35,000 bail. 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. Those arrested by law enforcement officers are innocent until proven guilty. People reported as having been arrested may contact the Daily Journal once their case has been concluded so the results can be reported. Those who feel the information is in error should contact the appropriate agency. In the case DAILY DERBY: 1st: 04 Big Ben; 2nd: 06 Whirl Win; 3rd: 03 Hot Shot. Race time: 1.49.53. "A reasonable consumer would not interpret 'Satisfaction Guaranteed' to mean that a merchant is required to satisfy a customer's unreasonable demands," the judge wrote. roamed what is now Peru more than 40 million years ago, much earlier than scientists thought the flightless birds had spread to warmer climes. Known mostly for their presence in Antarctica, penguins today live in many islands in the Southern Hemisphere, some even near the equator. But scientists thought they hadn't reached warm areas until about 10 million years ago Now, researchers report in this week's online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that they have found remains of two types of penguin in Peru that date to 40 million years ago. One of them was a 5-foot giant with a long sharp beak. Paleontologist Julia Clarke, at North Carolina State University, said she was surprised at the new find. Watch Repair BIKRAM YOGA UKIAH Giant penguins may have roamed Peru WASHINGTON (AP) Giant penguins as tall as 5 feet DETAIL CENTER 859 N. State Street (707) 462-4472 Windshield Replacement Need a watch battery or watch band? Stop By today... D. William Jewelers Pear Tree Center 462-4636 just tinker around with things, whether it was in the Garden, on the Computer, or in the Garage working on something that was broken, just to see if he could fix it. He never shied away from a good debate and rarely was outwitted. He will be greatly missed. John is survived by his wife of 53 years Delores , son and daughter in law David and Heather, and their sons Curtis and Brandon. The Family would like to thank everyone for their help and support. At his request no formal services are planned. Arrangements are under the direction of the Eversole Mortuary. of those arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of an intoxicant: all DUI cases reported by law enforcement agencies are reported by the newspaper. The Daily Journal makes no exceptions. CORRECTIONS LOTTERY NUMBERS DAILY 3: Afternoon: 8, 7, 5. Evening; 3, 6, 0. FANTASY 5: 7, 20, 27, 31, 32. Bikini Season is Here $29 Intro Special 115 W. Church St • Ukiah • 468-YOGA Empire Mortuary Services, Inc. FD-1703 2397 North State Street • Ukiah, California 95482 • 462-6711 “A mission of service and compassion” It’s trueAll mortuaries are not the same COMPARE FACILITIES: Would you be comfortable inviting your friends to visit? COMPARE THE PEOPLE: Do they listen, are they thoughtful, are they helpful... or do they just go through the motions? COMPARE REPUTATION: Who do people consistently recommend... and why? WE INVITE YOU TO VISIT, inspect and compare, talk to the families we have served. WE HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE, check our facilities, services and prices; we are sure you will know why the majority of Ukiah families prefer us. Since 1893 EVERSOLE MORTUARY, CREMATORY AND EVERGREEN MEMORIAL GARDENS Where consideration and dignity have become a tradition. 141 Low Gap Rd. • Ukiah • 462-2206 24 hours a day. FD-24 Did you know that one of the biggest differences between mortuaries are their philosophy and ethics. Empire Mortuary Services serves each family with compassion, honesty, and the highest ethical standards. We take pride in ourselves, our service to our community, and our unblemished reputation for integrity, superior ethics, compassion, and fairness. Come visit to learn more about what makes us different. You will be surprised. Never any sales pressure or obligation, just friendly, helpful people. We truly do have nothing to hide. 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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 January 22, 2007 are 13 weeks for $33.68; and 52 weeks for $123.59. All prices do not include sales tax. Publication # (USPS-646-920). TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2007 – 3 HEALTH Editor: Richard Rosier, 468-3520 ASK DR. GOTT By Peter H. Gott, MD Lipitor not cause of frequent urination DEAR DR. GOTT: By the time you get this letter, I will be 60 years old. I have a problem. In August 1999, I suffered a mild heart attack. I was prescribed different medicines so I could get better. All were dropped except for the Lipitor, which I get in a 20-milligram dose. My problem is that I can’t take liquids as much as I used to because I am constantly going to the bathroom. I told this to my heart doctor, and he said it sounded kind of strange. Is he right that Lipitor doesn’t affect the bladder, or is it just age? DEAR READER: I doubt that your Lipitor is the cause of your urinary frequency, which is more likely a consequence of a prostate/bladder problem or a chronic urinary-tract infection. I recommend that you address this issue with a urologist. Ask your primary-care physician to make a referral. Because Lipitor is a cholesterol-lowering medication, I am sending you a copy of my Health Report “Understanding Cholesterol.” Other readers who would like a copy should send a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope and $2 to Newsletter, PO Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092. Be sure to mention the title. DEAR DR. GOTT: Should I be concerned about my urine changing from a pale yellow to a bright orange? I do have a doctor, but I go to him only when absolutely necessary because of transportation problems. I would appreciate it so much if you could advise me what, if anything, to do about my problem. DEAR READER: A dark orange color to the urine may be the result of dehydration, which you can overcome by increasing your fluid intake, thus diluting the urochrome compounds that your kidneys excrete. Your urine color could also be caused by jaundice, which indicates liver malfunction or gallstones, or perhaps you are on an over-the-counter medication containing riboflavin. For example, a new product known as MigreLief, used for relief of migraine headaches, contains 400 milligrams of riboflavin, which will change the color of your urine to a fluorescent yellow. Thus, the color change could simply be attributed to the additional vitamin B complex in your system. If your urine darkening fails to respond to increased fluids and you haven’t modified your diet, see your doctor for further testing. DEAR DR. GOTT: Regarding the ginger root for motion sickness and your request for similar experiences with the product, my daughter had all-day morning sickness when she was pregnant with her second child. Nothing medicinal seemed to help with her nausea and vomiting. After months of this, one of my friends told me her niece had the same problem and purchased empty capsules and filled them with ginger. My daughter’s doctor was consulted as to its safety, and she was advised it couldn’t hurt. She found amazing relief. Upon reading one of my books on natural remedies, I learned that ancient seamen took ginger for seasickness. DEAR READER: Thank you for your sharing your daughter’s experience with ginger. HEALTH CALENDAR ALANON: Family and friends of alcoholics; 5:30 p.m. on Mondays, noon on Tuesdays, noon on Fridays and 10:30 on Saturdays; Calvary Baptist Church, 465 Luce Ave.; 463-1867 or 621-2721. Alateen: Meets Thursdays 8 to 9 p.m.; Calvary Baptist Church, 465 Luce Ave., enter at east side back door; 463-1867 or 621-2721. Alcoholics Anonymous: Daily; call 4627123, www.aaukiah.org. Breastfeeding Support Group: meets second Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to noon and fourth Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to noon; Mendocino County Public Health – WIC office, 1120 S. Dora; Tess O’Connell, 472-2739. Celebrate Recovery: Christ-centered 12step recovery; Fridays at Trinity Baptist Church Hall, South Dora Street and Luce Ave, 6 p.m. fellowship dinner; 7 p.m. teaching/testimony; 8 p.m. men and women’s small group sharing; 9 p.m. dessert/solid rock cafe. Babysitting provided. For more information call 462-6535. Childbirth classes: Learn about nutrition during pregnancy , preparing for childbirthh, breastfeeding and infant safety. Thursdays, 6 to 8 p.m., 333 Laws Ave., in Ukiah, 472-4603. Community Healing Clinic: 20- to 30minute sessions on a walk-in basis with a variety of health practitioners; Second Tuesday of each month, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Full Cirlce Wellness Resource Center, 530 S. Main St. in Ukiah; 463-0777; www.fullcirclewellness.org. Council on Domestic Violence: First Wednesday, 1:30 to 3 p.m., Public Health Department, 1120 S. Dora St., Conference Room 198, in Ukiah except for May and October, which will be held at 10-Mile Court, 700 S. Franklin St. in Fort Bragg, 472-2699. La Leche League: Breastfeeding group; meets second Tuesday, various times; Nursery Room at Presbyterian Church, corner of S. Dora and W. Perkins; Margaret Turano, 468-9587. Look Good Fell Better: Classes are from 10 a.m. to noon on the second Monday of [email protected] The Ukiah Daily Journal Coffee’s goodness all in the beans By CAROLYN O’NEIL Cox News Service ATLANTA -- Here’s some news that may perk you up on your way to the corner coffee shop. It seems that nutrition researchers are brewing up a big pot of evidence linking coffee to good health. Coffee consumption is emerging as one of the lifestyle habits associated with decreased risk of a number of ailments, including gallstones, kidney stones, certain cancers and Type 2 diabetes. Brains can benefit too. Coffee can lift your mood and treat headaches, and it is well established that a cup of java can reduce fatigue and improve mental focus. But, before you grab another double caramel mocha cooler with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles, let me explain. It’s all about the beans. Coffee beans are a rich source of antioxidants - the same cancer- fighting, healthpromoting plant nutrients found in blueberries and broccoli. In fact, coffee may be the leading source of antioxidants in the American diet. According to Joe Vinson, professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, coffee contributes 31 percent of the total daily antioxidant intake, specifically antioxidants called phenolic acids. These chemical good guys are associated with reduced risk of heart disease because they help prevent cholesterol buildup in the arteries. Even if you drink decaffeinated coffee you’re still getting a healthy dose of antioxidants. So what about the caffeine? Nutrition researcher Walter Willet of the Harvard School of Public Health, author of “Eat, Drink and Be Healthy,” says, See COFFEE, Page 5 Nuts about nuts, and not just salted peanuts For most of my life when I thought of nuts it was those salted peanuts in a bowl that I never could stop eating at parties. Knowing that they were irresistible and very fattening, I did my best to avoid nuts all together. In recent years that has completely changed. Nuts have become part of my daily diet. I’m proud to say that “I’m nuts about nuts.” The first reason to consider incorporating nuts into your daily diet is that they provide multiple health benefits. Nuts are one of the best plant sources of protein. They are rich in fiber, magnesium, potassium, and antioxidants such as Vitamin E. Nuts are high in monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats (the good fats) which have been shown to lower LDL cholesterol. Four large studies including the each month. This program pairs women with licensed cosmetologists to eliminate the appearance related side effects of cancert treatment. This is a free class offered by the American Cancer Society at 115 E, Smith St. in Ukiah. For more information, call 462-7642 ext. 3. NAMI: (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Family Support Group) first and third Wednesdays,6:30 p.m.; call 9729040, 485-8033, or 467-9116 for location and information. Nami is an organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with brain disorers by providing mutal support,education and advocacy. Multiple Sclerosis Self-help Group: People with multiple sclerosis can take one more step toward ending effects of MS at the Ukiah group; sponsored by the National MS Society; 7 p.m.; second Tuesday. Men’s Cancer Support Group: Group on summer hiatus, call for one-on-one with staff. A supportive place to share your cancer experience; second and fourth Wednesdays of each month; 6 to 7:30 p.m.; at their new offices at 590 S. Dora St.; Mendocino Cancer Resource Center; 4673828. Narcotics Anonymous: Meetings throughout county; 485-9110. New Life Workshop: Do you need help managing your weight? Noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays; Salvation Army, 714 A S. State St., Ukiah; 468-9577. Overeaters Anonymous: Mondays at 5:30 p.m.; Thursdays at 5:30 p.m., Saturdays at 11 a.m.; 741 S. Oak St.; 4724747. Parkinson’s Support Group: Meets third Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Brookside, 1199 S. Dora.. Call Jeff at 485-6057. Sweet Success: The California Diabetes and Pregnancy Program; support for special pregnancies in which women have diabetes; planning pregnancy or are pregnant, need extra support; 463-7527. Tantalizing Tuesdays: Series of health related evening discussions; First and third Tuesdays; Full Cirlce Wellness Resource Center, 530 S. Main St. in Ukiah; from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; 463-0777; www.fullcirclewellness.org. T.O.P.S.: (Take off pounds sensibly): Meets from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m., every Tuesday, at Calvary Baptist Church, 465 Healthy Living By Haven Logan Nurses’ Health Study, the Iowa Women’s Health Study, the Adventist Health Study, and the Physicians’ Health Study all found nut consumption to be linked to a lower risk of heart disease. Researchers combining the results of these four studies found that subjects who ate nuts at least four times a week showed a 37% reduced risk of coronary heart disease compared to those who never or seldom ate nuts. Each additional serving of nuts per week was associated with an average 8.3% reduced risk of coronary heart disease (British Journal of Nutrition). The second reason to include nuts in your diet is that they are absolutely delicious. Nuts can be enjoyed at every meal of the day and in between meals. Get adventurous! Try some walnuts and raisins on your oatmeal at breakfast. At lunch sprinkle crushed pistachios on your salad. Spread almond butter on a stalk of celery for your midafternoon snack. At dinner top your pasta with roasted pine nuts. Try a different type of nut Luce Ave; Carolyn Madole, 463-0261. T.O.P.S.: Low-cost, non-profit group meets every Tuesday at Autumn Leaves, 425 E. Gobbi St., in the community room. Weigh-in is from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. Meeting is from 6:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.; Linda MacDonald, 467-2391. T.O.P.S.: Every Thursday at Washington Mutual Building community room, 700 S. State St.; meeting is from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.; it is a low-cost, weight-reduction support group; call 462-4901 or 485-7801. T.O.P.S.: Every Friday at the Meadows Mobile Court clubhouse, 8686 East Road, Redwood Valley; weigh-in is from 9:30 to 11 a.m.; meeting is from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; call 485-8260 or 485-1238. Ukiah Community Center Crisis Line: Need help? Call 463-help (4357) or 1 (800) 575-help (4357). Ukiah Diabetes Education: The Diabetes Education Group; 7 p.m.; second Monday; 463-7698. Ukiah Valley Blood Center/Blood Centers of the Pacific: Mondays, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 5 pm.; Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 620 Kings Ct., Suite 110; make appointment, donate, schedule blood drive at workplace; 1 (888) 393-GIVE. Weight-loss Surgery Support Group: Free, open to the public, Gastric Reduction Duodenal Switch (GRDS) support and information group; Central Valley Bariatrics; 1st Friday; 6 p.m.; Bartlett Hall, Ukiah Senior Center complex, 499 Leslie Street, Ukiah; e-mail, [email protected]. Weight Watchers: Redwood Valley Weight Watchers meet at the Redwood Valley Cafe and are hosted by Redwood Valley Fitness on 9620 N. State St. Their leader is Laurel of Ukiah Weight Watchers. For more information, call 4855696. Women’s Cancer Support Group: A supportive place to share your cancer experience; first and third Tuesday of each month; noon to 1 p.m.; at their new offices at 590 S. Dora St.; Mendocino Cancer Resource Center; 467-3828. If you -– or the organization that you represent –- change a phone number, an address, or any information in this calendar, please call at the Ukiah Daily Journal at 468-3520, or e-mail us at [email protected]. every week to see which ones you like best. So how do you deal with the high caloric content of nuts? Here is the perfect place to practice what I call “Conscious Indulgence” or the combining of nutritional knowledge with enjoying the pleasure of food. As a general guideline you can estimate that three tablespoons of nuts contain 180 calories, some types more and some less. Because they are so dense in calories and so hard to resist, my policy is never to eat nuts out of the container. I keep a measuring spoon close by and always measure out the amount that I am going to eat. I enjoy nuts as a snack, primarily. Nothing could be more convenient for between-meal See HEALTHY, Page 9 Drowning at 35,000 feet A healthy daily amount of water consumption is 48 ounces or more. Lately, I had been neglecting that requirement; the result being I was feeling a scooch “bulky.” Therefore, be it resolved that while on my recent travels, I would drink eight glasses of water a day. Whether in restaurants, at meetings, or on airplanes, I opted for the clear stuff. I am certain coffee and soda companies the country over were feeling a hit in their profits, but I felt proud for taking care of myself. The downside about drinking so much water is the more one drinks; the more one’s body needs to drink. After a short period of hydration, one’s innards feel like desert sand if he goes a short time without water. The upshot is I began feeling antsy if I didn’t have a water bottle within reach 24/7. Of course, another byproduct of so much water is an excessive need to visit the restroom (or as I refer to it, “The Weight Reduction Cubicle”). With that as back-story, I boarded a 3-hour flight to Houston. Immediately upon reaching cruising altitude, I rose to use the lavatory, traversing the entire plane to get to its aft location. Upon returning, I recognized I was already thirsty and requested a new bottle of water, which did well to quench my thirst… and retrigger the urge. Being near the front of the plane, each repetition of “the long walk,” meant that I passed all the other passengers, leading me to feel self-conscious. I was convinced they were Striving for Imperfection By Scott Marcus whispering to seat mates, “What’s up with this guy? You think he’s got a thing about airplane bathrooms?” Vanity and negative selftalk overruled by biology, I again unclicked my seat belt and strode back to the lavatory, trying to avoid eye contact with the rows of flyers that had seen me parade the aisle twice moments earlier. The attendant smiled as if we were old friends, and opened the door for me as I approached. Again, back to my seat, feeling parched. I resisted the urge for more refreshment, thinking if camels could traverse the vast expanses of dunes in North Africa, I could sit in a 737 for a couple of hours. Sadly, I was mistaken. After repeating my “drink and release” pattern yet again, I was becoming intensely embarrassed and tried to sneak my way into the first class cabin for the next round, assuming upper crust folks would pay no heed to one of See STRIVING, Page 5 4 – TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2007 Editor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526 FORUM Letters from our readers In our opinion Starting Iraq war veterans organization To the Editor: My name is Vince Edgington and I served in Iraq from March of 2003 until February of 2004. I am currently trying to start a chapter of the Iraq War Veterans Organization here in Mendocino County. If you served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, or were deployed in support of either of these campaigns, then you are eligible to join the IWVO. Please contact me if you are interested in becoming part of the organization, email me at [email protected], or call me at 707-234-0533. I am the only member thus far and I am looking for others. Remember, you are not alone. Vincent Edgington Ukiah A donation would be nice We appreciate the effort of the folks at the Ukiah Speedway who are trying once more to put on a Ukiah fireworks show this Fourth of July despite rising costs. Everyone loves to see fireworks, but it seems not quite enough Ukiahans want to pay the $10 admission to the fairgrounds to be in attendance. Instead, people watch from all sorts of vantages around the valley and enjoy the fireworks free of charge. This year the Speedway promoters, who are paying the $28,000 for the show ($18,500 for the 25-minute fireworks display) hope that people will donate to the cause regardless of where they watch. We think that’s only fair, since there appears to be little in the way of business or government sponsorship ready to pay for a local fireworks show. If people don’t help pay for it, we can probably rest assured that there will be no fireworks in Ukiah next year. If Ukiahans want to have a fireworks celebration we have to figure out a way to pay for it, simplify it - perhaps eliminate the entertainment and other overhead - or face traveling to other towns for the spectacle. To help out this year, you can attend the show inside the fairgrounds at $10 for adults and $6 for children. Or for those who prefer to watch from elsewhere in town, donations can be made to the Ukiah Speedway, 916 S. Dora St., Ukiah, 95482. Bush’s endless war on terror. This is the time for a third party to emerge. The old argument that the Greens will take votes away from the Democrats and put Republicans in office no longer holds, since the voters are now aware that there isn’t much difference between the two parties. Congress especially needs a clean sweep, but local city councils, boards of supervisors, state offices also are controlled by corporations to the detriment of people’s needs. This is becoming more obvious to the voters. The timing is perfect for the Green Party to become a viable political force; people are fed up with both main parties. Green values are what’s needed to get out of Iraq and deal with global warming, and people are alarmed enough to recognize it, and break out of the two party mold. This is the opportunity for the Greens to do what political parties are supposed to do, run candidates for public office with the intent to win. Party organization is built around campaigns. But the Greens have been demoralized for a long time. The party has attracted dysfunctional people, and is known for infighting. Perhaps provocateurs have helped. And Green rules and procedures leave lots of room for big egos to waste everyone’s time. November 2008 is 17 months away. That’s plenty of time for the Greens to pull it together, generate some self-discipline, develop some self-confidence, find good candidates and build organizations to support them. If Greens can do this, voters will come in droves. They’re hungry for alternatives to the two major parties. Greens might even win a few seats in Congress. At the very least, some Democrats might feel their “safe seats” are threatened, and be scared into representing the people a bit more than they do now. People want a Congress representing people, not corporations. Green candidates don’t accept corporate contributions. The Green party has worked hard for years to establish itself as a viable political force. Now, when the two major parties have failed the people so miserably, it’s Green time. I am a Green Party Candidate for District 1. Carol Wolman, MD Mendocino Boys & Girls Club ready for summer To the Editor: I am very happy to let the community know Boys & Girls Clubs of Ukiah is currently running the 2007 summer program at the ARC, the Alex Rorabaugh Center adjacent to Grace Hudson Elementary School, Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. We are very pleased to be among the community on the south end of town and look forward to when each young person comes through our doors for the first time. (Then second, third…) We know once they come, they never want to leave. That makes us happy because it lets us know we are doing our job. Keeping every kid active and in a safe, fun youth development program is our ultimate goal. If you would like for your child to participate in such a program for the summer we welcome you and your child to come to the ARC and fill out the membership packet to become a Boys & Girls Club member. Unfortunately we are not able to allow kids to stay at the Club without the membership packet completely filled out so, please calls us for more information on how you can enroll your child in our summer club at 467-4900, or stop by the Club. Once again, we are very excited to serve you and your children at the ARC this summer! Looking forward to seeing you! Liz Elmore Boys & Girls Club Ukiah Concerned about fire equipment To the Editor: To Mr. Rickel: While you are at it why don’t you thank yourself as one of the sick people as well? How could you as a concerned board member in good faith vote no to have AEDs put on all the engines for Ukiah Valley Fire District? These are life saving tools and you don’t want the men and women of UVFD to have them? You don’t want them to be able to save a friend or family member? What if it is your friend of a family member would you not want them to have every available advantage to save that person’s life? I cannot begin to fathom why you would vote no on something that is so needed! What kind of concerned board member are you really? What I see is not what you are portraying Mr. Rickel. For shame. Shanene Eaton Ukiah Green candidate announces To the Editor: The voters are looking for an alternative to the Republicrats. It’s clear now that both major parties are corrupt, both are warmongering, both are controlled by corporate money. Both parties are playing ball with LETTER POLICY The Daily Journal welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must include a clear name, signature, return address and phone number. 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E-mail letters should also include hometown and a phone number. 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 LETTER POLICY Editor’s note: The Daily Journal welcomes letters of thanks from organizations and individuals. We are glad that so many successful events are held here. However, thank you letters must be kept short. For that reason we have a 20-business name limit per letter. If your letter lists more than 20 businesses it will not be printed. Shorter thank you letters which do not contain lists of participants or donors will be printed more quickly. Those wishing to thank long lists of people and businesses are welcome to contact our advertising department for help with a thank you ad. 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) 2283954; 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 9620934; 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, 576-2297. Berg's field representative in Ukiah office located at 311 N. State St, Ukiah, 95482, 463-5770. The office’s fax number is 463-5773. E-mail to: [email protected] Senator Pat Wiggins: State Senate District 2, Capitol Building, Room 5100, Sacramento, 95814. (916) 445-3375Email: [email protected]. Mendocino County Supervisors: Michael Delbar, 1st District; Jim Wattenburger, 2nd District; John Pinches, 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] VIEWPOINTS THOMAS D. ELIAS Tainted congressmen harming state GOP It is, naturally, the fervent hope of California Republicans to expand or at least maintain their party's influence in the state and its power in both Congress and the state Legislature. But as they contemplate this task, activists can't help remembering what followed the scandal surrounding the now-convicted and imprisoned ex-Congressman Duke Cunningham. Even in a solidly Republican district like Cunningham's, designed to make certain no Democrat could ever carry it, public disgust over Cunningham's bribery-laced record was such that a Democrat almost took the seat in a June 2006 special election. Plenty of Democrats thought their candidate actually won, claiming that "vote-flipping" by hackers manipulating electronic voting machines was all that kept the seat Republican. Other than hanging onto that seat by a thread, it's hard to see what new party chairman Ron Nehring's boosters meant when they told the GOP state party convention they expect him to "duplicate what he's accomplished in San Diego County." Nehring was the GOP's county chairman there the last few years. And what did the party accomplish there in that time? No legislative or congressional seat in San Diego County has been moved from the Democratic column to the Republican in many years. If Nehring produces similar results statewide, he will prove the truth of a California political aphorism, namely that the only Republicans who can win in this state are moderates. Indeed, that's the kind of candidates immediate past party chairman Duff Sundheim of Palo Alto sought out. He helped Arnold Schwarzenegger become governor and he helped Steve Poizner become insurance commissioner in last year's vote, giving Republicans a victory in a race for a lesser statewide office for the first time since 1998, when Bill Jones was reelected secretary of state. Sundheim's tenure also saw Republicans hold onto all but one of their congressional seats. Their only loss was the seat of Tracy's Richard Pombo, ousted over links to convicted influence peddler Jack Abramoff. Under Nehring, Republicans will be hard-pressed to match those results, unless they can find solid primary election candidates to run against three congressional incumbents with sordid records of their own. There is Jerry Lewis of Redlands, under federal scrutiny over his ties to lobbyists whose clients got hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks during his years as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Lewis, the top House recipient of lobbyist donations last year, denies any improprieties, but the question arises: Why would lobbyists kick in all that money to a congressman not seriously challenged for reelection unless they expected something in return? Just a little bit west of the Lewis district lies that of Gary Miller, unopposed for reelection last year. Miller allegedly saved thousands of dollars by deferring more than $3 million in tax payments due after his 2002 sale of 165 acres to the city of Monrovia. Miller, denying wrongdoing of any kind, also is under fire for inserting provisions into a major transportation bill benefiting a real estate developer who has been one of his leading campaign donors - at a time when he didn't have to campaign because he ran unopposed. And there is John Doolittle of Rocklin, who acknowledges that his lawyers have talked with federal prosecutors about his relationship with Abramoff. Doolittle also admitted to paying a fund-raising firm owned by his wife more than $67,000 from campaign funds, thus moving campaign cash into his family's personal hands. Of these three, only Doolittle had trouble getting reelected last year. For sure, all will have serious Democratic opposition if they run next year. The best thing Nehring could do for his party would be to convince all three troubled incumbents to retire and let other Republicans have a go at winning their "safe" seats. The districts are solidly enough Republican that almost any untainted GOP candidate could hold them. If all three choose to seek reelection, the party will have to hold its nose and put so much effort and money into saving them that there won't be much left for challenges to sitting Democrats. So far, though, all three act like they plan to run, even if it means disaster for their party elsewhere in California - and maybe in their own districts, too. Elias is author of the current book "The Burzynski Breakthrough: The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government's Campaign to Squelch It," now available in an updated second edition. Thomas D. Elias is a syndicated columnist. The Ukiah DAILY JOURNAL Publisher: Kevin McConnell Editor: K.C. Meadows Office manager: Yvonne Bell Group systems director: Sue Whitman Member Audit Bureau Of Circulations Member California Newspaper Publishers Association THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL HEALTH TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2007 – 5 Patients plead for pills, even when they are not what they need By SUSAN ABRAM Los Angeles Daily News LOS ANGELES -- As soon as she was diagnosed with high cholesterol, Maritza Cuestas got a prescription for medication from her doctor. The 50-year-old Palmdale resident took the pills for a while but stopped because they gave her headaches. “I don’t like taking pills,” Cuestas said. “Doctors give you something to try, but they don’t really know if it’s something you need.” Cuestas is now drinking celery juice, a tonic that her mother in El Salvador swears will help reduce cholesterol. Cuestas’ co-worker Josie Carrasco of Sylmar stands by garlic as a remedy for high cholesterol. But in general, many Americans simply take a pill for high cholesterol and almost any other affliction -- something Cuestas and Carrasco find frightening. “It’s not that there are too many pills; it’s that people abuse them out of ignorance,” Cuestas said as the two recently ate lunch in Woodland Hills. “A lot of people prefer pills instead of eating right, instead of exercising.” Coffee Continued from Page 3 “The caffeine in coffee has definite druglike activity.” He says its mild stimulant effect is what provides the gentle pick-me-up. The downsides happen when you drink too much coffee. And while the definition of “too much” caffeine is an individual thing, its effect is wellknown: It can make you jittery and keep you awake when you want to sleep. Pregnant women are advised to limit caffeine intake. But for people who Striving Continued from Page 3 the riff-raff using their lavatory. The attendant gently pointed out, “for security purposes, main cabin passengers must use the facilities in the back of the plane,” and steered me to this too-familiar landscape. I wanted to counter her comment by asking how my small bladder could affect the safety of a 72,000-pound aircraft but in light of current air- Rocking Chairs Gifts Jewelry Torrone Italian Candy See’s Candy Your Fun Store 1252 Airport Park Plaza Ukiah 462-2660 Some health experts blame America’s obsession with instant cures -- overeagerness to be “pilled” and patched -- on time constraints in an overworked society impatient to wait for results of lifestyle changes to kick in. It is the American way. “If you think about American culture, some people would say, ‘Why take a pill?’ Others will say, ‘Why not?’ Americans have a very can-do enjoy drinking even five cups a day with no ill effects from the caffeine jolt, Willet says drink up. In fact, it counts as part of your fluid intake. It seems the caffeine doesn’t counteract hydration as previously thought. A report from the U.S. government’s Institute of Medicine found that coffee quenches thirst as effectively as water. And here’s another potential benefit of stopping for a coffee. If you order a latte, often made with a cup of milk, your coffee choice can deliver a healthy dose of calcium. That’s important because two out of three Americans fail to get enough calcium. For example, a grande latte at Starbucks provides 450 milligrams of calcium, or 45 percent of the daily value needed for women. Up that to a venti latte, and you’re looking at 1,000 milligrams of calcium, supplying 60 percent of the daily value. Of course, nutritionists advise that you choose skim or nonfat milk in your latte to save some calories and eliminate the fat. Carolyn O’Neil is a registered dietitian and writes for the Atlanta JournalConstitution. E-mail: [email protected] line security measures, decided against it. As I walked yet again the long aisle, smiling awkwardly at the other passengers, I attempted to console myself with the thought, “at least I’m getting my exercise.” About the author: Scott “Q” Marcus is a THINspirational speaker and author. Since losing 70 pounds more than 12 years ago, he conducts speeches, workshops, and presentations throughout the country. He can be reached at www.TheEatingCycle.com, [email protected], or 442-6243. Valley View attitude, and we’re not very patient,” said Carol Scott, professor of marketing at the University of California, Los Angeles. In its first week available without a prescription, the new diet pill Alli (pronounced like the word “ally”) was reportedly selling briskly despite widely reported side effects such as involuntary bowel movements and other intestinal discomforts. GlaxoSmithKline, which makes Alli, declined to give overall sales figures so far. “We do know sales were ahead of expectations,” said Malesia Dunn, spokeswoman for the company. In 2002, the last year for which data were available, 45 percent of all Americans were taking at least one prescription drug, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pharmaceutical companies and many doctors praise the promising research to develop drugs that will cure deadly diseases like cancer or allow people with some mental illnesses to carry on relatively normal lives. But critics say Americans are becoming too dependent overall -- especially on feel-good, lifestyle drugs. “If you go to a doctor and he or she doesn’t suggest a prescription, you feel like you’re not getting treatment,” said Louis Rubino, the Health Sciences Department director at California State University, Northridge. “It’s wonderful we have the research and new discoveries, but look what we’re doing. We’re using pills for erections, to elevate our moods, to sleep.” Heavy use of prescription drugs has created its own problems, some doctors say. Rubino pointed to the overuse of antibiotics, which some worried moms seek whenever little Joey sniffles. “Antibiotics aren’t working any longer because there are different strains of illnesses that have become resistant,” Rubino said. The California Medical Association Foundation launched an educational campaign almost 10 years ago to warn against overusing antibiotics. By 2000, foundation officials say, 30 percent of infections in California were resistant. Mass marketing Part of the problem is aggressive advertising by drug companies eager to make it appear that the solution to everyone’s problem can be found in what they are selling, critics say. 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Tea for two: In Los Angeles’ predominantly Latino neighborhoods, prescription drugs tend to be viewed with some suspicion among newcomers, though attitudes begin to change as American values seep into households. “When I was growing up, my grandmother believed in herbs,” said Maria Sierra, 47, whose family has lived in the city of San Fernando for several generations. “My grandmother didn’t have a normal backyard like everyone else,” Sierra said. “Her backyard was filled with flowers and herbs for teas. Strangers would show up ... (on) her doorstep to ask for remedies.” Sierra said once, when she was uninsured, her mother gave her a tea to alleviate pain in her kidneys. “Now that I work (and am insured), now that I’m older, I’ll take the pills,” she said. Still, Rosie Jadidian, pharmacy director for Northeast Valley Health Corporation, said some Latino patients are hesitant to take their pills prescribed for chronic health conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes. “When they don’t really see or feel what the disease is doing, it takes a long time to warm up to a medication. ... I see a lot of motivation when they are here and they see a doctor, but then not so much enthusiasm once they get it home,” Jadidian said. Jadidian said patients have to be told directly what will happen if they do not take their pills. “The issue hits them more when you tell men, for example, that if you don’t control your high blood pressure, it can cause erectile dysfunction.” Where does it stop? The number of prescriptions dispensed to U.S. patients increased by 4.6 percent in 2006, after a 3.2 percent increase in 2005. The increase was fueled by the Medicare Part D benefit, more use of generic drugs and the introduction of new drugs targeted to specific diseases such as cancer and diabetes, according to IMS Health, a consulting firm. “This growth was driven by factors that include an aging population and the Medicare prescription drug benefit,” an IMS report says. The company predicts that sales growth will continue to increase moderately through 2010 as more generic products enter the market. Broaster® Chicken g n i c u d Intro BUY 1 GET 1 FREE Broaster® Meal Only* (Excludes Hamburgers) Expires July 13, 2007. Must present coupon at time of purchase. One coupon per visit. *New to the area, new Innovated Rice Oil Process. Will not transfer flavors. Green friendly. 108 WEST STANDLEY STREET • UKIAH • 463-1706 Quiet & soft spoken, Paul Medlin, our Executive Director provides solid leadership to residents & staff members alike. Paul has been the Executive Director at Valley View Skilled Nursing Center for the past year & a half. With over 19 years of experience in long term care, Paul brings a wealth of knowledge & a love of helping others to this important position. Making sure that our resident’s physical & emotional needs are met is his first priority, along with assuring family members that their loved ones are getting the best possible care. Paul knows that decisions about long term health care can be very difficult & Valley View Skilled Nursing Center is committed to answering your questions & concerns. Our staff is a wonderful group of dedicated people that work hard everyday to make life for our residents safe, clean, happy & interesting. For the past 4 years, Paul & his wife, Kathy have been involved in raising puppies for Canine Companions for Independence. Sometimes Paul will bring the dogs in for a visit with our residents, which they really enjoy. Just don’t ask ‘Morris’ our facility house cat what he thinks about visits from dogs! MEOW! Valley View Skilled Nursing Center where Miracles happen everyday... 6 steps taken in physical therapy... a new friendship formed... an old memory remembered... a new memory made. These are the things that make us special. The Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians We invite you to come & look us over. For more info about tours or admissions, call Deana Starr, Director of Nursing Services at: Cordially Invites You Behind Les Schwab Tire To An OPEN HOUSE To Share With You Plans For The Future of The Casino Mendocino County Supervisors, Tribal leaders and project managers will make presentations on the proposed expansion and be available to answer questions. We Hope You Will Join Us For This Community Event! Wednesday, June 27, 2007 7:00pm - 9:00pm UKIAH: 1080 N. State St. (across from the fairgrounds) 462-2626 LAKEPORT: 2600 S. Main (at Soda Bay Rd.) 263-3393 Coyote Valley Shodakai Casino Bingo Hall For more information, please contact Bobbie at 707.467.4705 6 – TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2007 SPORTS Editor: Zach Corns, 468-3518 The Ukiah Daily Journal LOCAL CALENDAR SATURDAY JUNE 30 NULL 9-10 All-stars, 11 am, SULL 2 pm, both games at SULL field #2. SUNDAY JULY 1 NULL Major All-stars, 11 am, at SULL field #1. SUNDAY JULY 8 Ukiah Cats Junior American Legion Baseball game at Anton Stadium at 11/2:00p.m. WEDNESDAY JULY 11 Ukiah Cats Junior American Legion Baseball game at Anton Stadium at 4/7:00p.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. TODAY’S GAMES No Games/Events Scheduled COMMUNITY DIGEST Mendocino College Football Camp Mendocino College is playing host to a wonderful football camp in mid-July. The camp will run from July 16-Thursday July 19. The camp will meet from 1-3 p.m. each day. The cost per camper is $100. Camp Flyers Available at http://www.mendocino.edu. Ukiah Men’s Softball Tournament The City of Ukiah is beginning registration for the Bud Light Summer Shoot Out men’s slow pitch softball tournament. The tournament will be held at the Ukiah Sports Complex on July 14-15. All players on the roster must be 18 years or older at time of registration. Teams will be accepted on a first come-first serve basis until the 24 team maximum is filled. Team fees are $300 per team (no player fee). All proceeds go towards field and facility improvements for the City of Ukiah Sports Complex. For questions or to register a team, please call (707) 463-6714 or come to 411 West Clay Street. USSSA Baseball Tournament When it’s hot, come play where its cool. The North Coast showdown between Fort Bragg and Mendocino high schools will be taking place July 7-8. The tournament is open to anyone 16 and under. There will be trophies and all-tourney nominations, as well. The cost is $500. Questions? Call Director Chris Lander at 9629046 or 357-3739. High School Girls Soccer training The City of Ukiah Community Services Department is offering a High School Girls Soccer training class (open to girls grades 9 through 12). This class is for girls looking to play soccer at the high school level. Ukiah High Varsity coach Andy Hendry will teach girls personal skills, fitness, and strength tactical strategies for defenses, midfield, and offense Also, included will be basic goal keeping and fun competitions. Tuesdays 6-8 p.m. at the Yokayo soccer fields. beginning July 3. Class is free of charge. For more information call Coach Hendry at 463-2488 or the City of Ukiah at 463-6714. Men’s 3 on 3 tourney Ten team 3 on 3 basketball tourney on Saturday, July 7. Entrance fee is $125 for a four man team, must be 18 or older to play. Pool available for recreational use when not playing in a game. First prize $250. Proceeds support AAU girls basketball. Contact Matt at 513-6377 for more information. Men’s Softball Tourney: Weaverville A men’s adult softball tournament will be held at Lowden Park in Weaverville in conjunction with Weaverville’s 4th of July celebration June 30 and July 1. Camping will be available at the park. There will be a Fair, Rodeo, Demolition Derby, BBQ, Horseshoe and arm wrestling contest at the park. Each softball team will be guaranteed three games! $250.. Unlimited height pitch! Contact Richard Marks at (707) 445-3432 by June 27. Hey local coaches Please report your game results. Phone (707) 468-3518 or make submissions to: The Ukiah Daily Journal Sports Department, 590 S. School Street, Ukiah, CA 95482. Fax (707)468-3544 or visit www.ukiahdailyjournal.com click on “Sports,” then click on the “Report Game Scores” banner. Or send an e-mail to [email protected]. Continued on page 8 [email protected] Want to stop cheating? Send the drivers home Nextel Cup standings by 171 points. Johnson would drop from third When six crew memto fifth. The monetary bers were thrown out of fines are irrelevant, and the Daytona 500 for Hendrick proved last cheating it was suggestyear it can overcome ed that NASCAR start the absence of a crew suspending drivers as chief when Johnson part of the penalty won twice during process. Knaus’ four-race susJimmie Johnson was pension. aghast at the idea. And, don’t think for The defending Nextel a minute that Knaus Cup champion said he and Letarte won’t has no idea what crew spend their free weekchief Chad Knaus does ends back at the while building his race Hendrick compound cars. And even if making sure their proJohnson were privy to gram is locked and such information, he has loaded for when the no control in how his Chase for the champiChevrolets are cononship begins in structed. September. Johnson’s defense is What kind of mesat the very core of why sage would it send if NASCAR should start Knaus and Letarte, suspending its drivers. who have combined to Benching the star of the win eight races this team would force him to take responsibility for (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Contra Costa Times). season, return after a his crew. (L-R) Chad Knaus, crew chief for Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet and suspension more domiNothing else is work- Steve Letarte, crew chief for Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet speak during nant than they already ing. a press conference after their cars failed inspection during qualifying for the NASCAR are? If NASCAR is seriJohnson and team- Nextel Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Friday, June 22, 2007 at Infineon Raceway in ous about taking a mate Jeff Gordon both Sonoma, Calif. stand, and chairman showed up in Sonoma, “I don’t necessarily say they bent will get the same punishment — Brian France said Sunday officials Calif., with cars that failed initial inspection, and NASCAR refused to the rules — I think they thought they although some argue Knaus’ past “have to lay down the law,” then it’s let them on the track Friday. But they were working inside an area in which infractions should warrant a much time to suspend the driver. The driver is the most high-profile still were allowed to race Sunday, and they could,” Hendrick said. “It’s stiffer penalty because anything short crew chiefs Knaus and Steve Letarte going to be tough, as we go forward, of what Earnhardt and Eury received member of the team, and if he’s at risk for going home, chances are he’d were both on site to guide their dri- on what’s intentional and what’s acci- would seem unfair. Problem is, it’s probably not keep a very close eye on those vers to decent finishes. Gordon fin- dental and how they handle it, so you’re definitely going to have to enough to even dent the Hendrick charged with building his car. ished seventh and Johnson 17th. And the fans don’t Now they wait and wonder what show up with these things care of Knaus or Eury further punishment NASCAR will measured up.” Here’s the issue the or any other crew chief impose. Penalties are traditionally Hendrick guys aren’t isn’t on top of the pit issued on Tuesdays. box come race day. But “All of us are blown away and we understanding: There is no they certainly wouldn’t don’t know what’s coming next,” “gray area” anymore. NASCAR is pretty seribe pleased if Earnhardt, Gordon said. “We are at the mercy of Johnson and Gordon NASCAR and I hope they are light ous about its new Car of Tomorrow, and has made it weren’t on the track on us, but who knows?” come race day. That there’s any doubt in what the clear it won’t tolerate any NASCAR believes penalties will be stems from decades alterations in its design. In suspending drivers of inconsistency when it comes to fact, series officials distribpunishes the fans. Even enforcing the rules and doling out the uted a memo before the car debuted in March that outbetter, because it would punishment. create more pressure on Cheating has long been celebrated lined the penalties teams the driver to keep his as a quaint piece of NASCAR culture would be subjected to if team from breaking the that even has its own slogan — “If they were caught messing rules. you ain’t cheatin’, you ain’t tryin.”’ with the COT. So it was no surprise to There’s no gray anyThere’s long been a blurry territory of more, not according to what is flagrant, what is working the anyone, Hendrick teams (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Contra Costa Times) which margins of the rule book and what is included, when Dale Jimmie Johnson, #48, makes turn 9 during practice at NASCAR, Earnhardt Jr. was docked insists its all black and a simple mistake. the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Saturday, June 23, 2007 at white these days. But Hendrick Motorsports is using that 100 points and crew chief Infineon Raceway in Sonoma. that message will never defense following this latest infrac- Tony Eury Jr. was suspendbe delivered until tion, with team owner Rick Hendrick ed six weeks and fined NASCAR proves it with a penalty contending his crew chiefs were $100,000 when their COT failed a juggernaut. Even after a 100-point penalty, system that officially frightens its working within a “gray area” of the May inspection. The Hendrick teams most likely Gordon would still be leading the competitors. rule book. By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Furia claims first modified win of the season Pittman scores second Bonus Bomber win in a row by Curtis Clauson The “King of the Hill Challenge Series” continued at the Ukiah Speedway last Saturday night. Also featured were the Westcar Late Model Series and the Pro-4 Modifieds. Terry McIntire of Lakeport set the Modified fast time of 13.450s. David Furia of Healdsburg, who had already returned from a long injury recovery, proved just how fast he was feeling by winning the main event ahead of a tangled finish. The Bonus Bomber fast time of 24.767s was set by Andy Vander Veer of Santa Rosa. Terry Pittman avoided an early set of crashes to lead and win his second main event in as many outings. The Westcar Late Model fast time of 13.133s was set by Dave Byrd of Monterey. In his first Westcar outing, Mike Doss of Nice won the main event ahead of points leader Gary Glenn. Ken Gifford of Cobb set the Pro-4 Modified fast time of 13.852s. In a last lap pass, Andy Leuzinger of Lakeport claimed the main event win. Ron Duke Sr. of Redwood Valley set the Bomber fast time of 15.646s and also out-powered the field for the main event win. Pro-4 Modifieds John Barker and Codi Barba led the nine car Pro-4 Modified field to the start. Barker and Kevin Barba got shuffled to the back as Andy Leuzinger, Joe Sloan, and Ken Gifford made their way from the back toward the front. Willie Leuzinger, Joe Sloan, and A. Leuzinger all got their turn at challenging the lead of C. Barba. In lap 20, A. Leuzinger gained second and started a dogged 10 lap pursuit that ended with a last lap pass for the lead. A. Leuzinger finished first ahead of Barker and followed by Gifford, W. Leuzinger, and Jake Tillman. Greg VanCleave won the trophy dash and Sloan the heat race. Modifieds The Modified main event hosted a field of 17 cars with Kevin Estep and Andrew Snider in the poll row. A firstlap caution brought things to a halt as Codi Barba spun in the back. After things were restarted, as Snider faded back, first Sean Caturegli and then David Furia took second. By lap 10, Scott Sabol claimed third ahead of Caturegli and Mark Marek. Furia chased Estep for 12 laps until, in lap 22, a yellow was thrown when Bob Strauss broke an A-arm and ended up off and over turn three into a dirt mound. Estep and Furia restarted the field and, one lap later, Furia had the lead when Snider and K. Barba tangled sending them into the turn four tire wall. Furia and Estep restarted the field ahead of Sabol and Marek. Sabol took second in lap 26. Further back, Thomas Wright, Derrick Crayford, and Terry McIntire had claimed fifth through seventh. For 14 laps these three would tussle until the white flag when Crayford had claimed fifth. In that final lap, things got crazy behind Crayford causing McIntire and Wright to lose a lot of positions. Furia claimed the checkers, followed by Sabol, Estep, Marek, and Crayford. Dustin DeRosier won the trophy dash. Bonus Bombers Fifteen Bonus Bombers made the main event and were led to the green flag by Trent Campbell and Galdino Guevara. Eric Williamson immediately let the field pass him. Mike Lovell, Jared Martin, Bill Mucci, and George Mavrakis all quickly passed David Jones for third through sixth. A lap six yellow put Guevara and Andy Vander Veer to the back and sent Jones to the pits. Campbell and Martin restarted the field. In four laps, Lovell, Martin, Mavrakis, Keith Nelson, and Terry Pittman had all passed Campbell. Mavrakis and Martin tangled in turn three and brought out the lap nine caution. During this caution, Nelson was black-flagged for ramming Lovell under the yellow. Lovell had to retire to the pits. This put Pittman and Campbell in the lead for the restart. Campbell was quickly shuffled back as Mucci, Ray Rosales, Vander Veer, and Eric Johnson fell into second through fifth. By lap 16, Vander Veer had claimed second, followed by Mucci, Johnson, Martin, and Rosales. By lap 20, Mucci was shuffled back by Johnson, Martin, and Mavrakis, and Williamson was being lapped, when Mike Marcum spun on the backstretch bringing out another caution. Pittman and Vander Veer restarted the field and the lapping of Williamson put Martin in third followed by Johnson, Mavrakis, and Mucci. In lap 27, Mavrakis passed Johnson for fourth. For the remaining three laps, Vander Veer tried to chase down Pittman while Martin and Mavrakis battled for third. At the checkers it was Pittman. Vander Veer and Mavrakis were disqualified in post-race technical inspection placing Martin in second followed by Johnson, Mucci, and Rosales. Martin won the trophy dash, and Mucci and Mavrakis the heat races. Bombers A full field of 18 Bombers started the main event. Richie Schwarm and Ronald Portlock transferred from the B-Main event. Robert Byers and Jon Waner started the pack ahead of Jimmy Sorrels and Mike Bray. George Abella immediately retired to the pits as Byers took the lead. Sorrels and Waner fought for second as Jerry Wilkins and Zack Jenkins battled for fourth, but things get squir- relly and Wilkins was stuck in the back. By lap 10, Shelby Helm, Ron Duke Sr., and Wendy Ray Pierce made it up to fifth through seventh. In the next few laps, Sorrels took second from Waner, Duke took fifth from Helm behind Jenkins, and Manya Tenney took seventh from Pierce. Contact amongst the leaders caused Jenkins to lose a few laps and sent Byers to the back giving Sorrels the lead. Duke made short work of Waner for second. In lap 22, as Byers was being lapped, Duke powered out ahead of Sorrels for the lead. Helm and Tenney passed Waner for third and fourth, and Wilkins had climbed back up to sixth ahead of Pierce and Bray. In lap 28, as the leaders were now lapping Schwarm, Richie Hoven and Jenkins tangled and spun in turn three bringing out a caution. This set up a green-white-checker finish. Duke easily out-powered Sorrels for the lead, and Tenney and Helm were stuck behind the lapped Schwarm and passed by Waner and Pierce. Duke finished first, followed by Sorrels, Waner, Pierce, and Tenney. Helm won the trophy dash, and Mainini, Waner, and Abella the heat races. Coming Up The “King of the Hill Challenge Series” continues this Saturday night, June 30, at the Lakeport Speedway featuring the Legends Cars of the Pacific, and with the Late Models, Mini-Stocks, Bonus Bombers, and Bombers. Racing will return to the Ukiah Speedway July 14, featuring the North State Late Models, The Legends Cars of the Pacific, Bonus Bombers, and the Bandoleros. For more local racing information, browse the speedway website at “http://www.UkiahSpeedway.com”. THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL SPORTS TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2007 – 7 Swiss star Federer wins Wimbledon opener in straight sets By STEPHEN WILSON AP Sports Writer “I was pretty pleased with my performance. It was pretty solid. [Gabashvili] played a decent match...” WIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer came onto Centre Court at Wimbledon dressed like a player from a bygone era. He then played like his usual modern-day great self. The top-ranked Swiss star began his bid for an Open era record-equaling fifth consecutive Wimbledon title Monday by beating T e i m u r a z Gabashvili of Russia 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 on a cool and wet opening day at the All England Club. Other winners included third-seeded Andy Roddick and two-time champion Serena Williams, who said she has been receiving treatment for a previously undisclosed hamstring problem. It was Federer’s 49th consecutive grass-court victory and 29th straight at Wimbledon, a streak dating to 2003. With six more victories over the next two weeks, he would become the first player to win five straight championships since Bjorn Bjorg in 1976-80. “It was OK,” Federer said. “I was pretty pleased with my performance. It was pretty solid. He played a decent match, so I had to come up with some decent shots once in a while.” The man Federer has beaten in two finals, third-seeded Andy Roddick, also got off to a strong start, beating fellow American Justin Gimelstob 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 (3) on Court 1. Roddick served 16 aces, broke three times and never lost serve. Gimelstob is 0-6 this year since returning from back surgery. In women’s play, top-seeded Justine Henin beat Argentine qualifier Jorgelina Cravero 6-3, 6-0 to start her chase for a first Wimbledon title to complete a career Grand Slam. Seventh-seeded Williams, down 5-4 in the first set, won eight straight games to defeat Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain 6-4, 6-0. Williams, who was far from her best in the first set, said she has been bothered by a tight hamstring. “It’s doing OK. It’s getting better, slowly but surely,” she said. “I’m hoping and praying it will get better -ROGER FEDERER, speaking in an interview with reporters yesterday Champions” for its history of upsets of former Wimbledon winners. “You couldn’t get any closer than being two match points down,” she said. Hingis hadn’t played a match since losing in the German Open a month and a half ago because of hip and back injuries, and she looked rusty against a 232nd-ranked teenager playing in only her second Grand Slam match. Hingis fell behind 3-0 after just seven minutes but came back to lead 5-4. Cavaday saved three set points in the next game and swept through the tiebreaker, losing just one point. Cavaday was up 5-4 in the second set, and had two match points on Hingis’ serve. She hit a forehand return into the net on the first, and Hingis wrong-footed her with a forehand winner on the second. Hingis held and never looked back, winning the rest of the games and closing out the third set in 20 minutes. “I was just like, no, this is not going to happen to me, not here again at Wimbledon,” Hingis said. “I never lost on Court 2. I know it’s a graveyard of champions, but it’s never been to me.” in time.” Federer took off the jacket and motorcycling star Valentino Rossi in Former Wimbledon champion warmed up with a white sweater vest the section for his fans. Martina Hingis overcame a big and the long pants before getting Federer came to Wimbledon withscare, saving two match points in the straight down to business — firing a out any grass-court match practice second set against 18-year-old service winner down the middle on after losing to Rafael Nadal in the British wild card Naomi Cavaday the first point. He was never troubled French Open final two weeks ago. before taking nine by the 86th-ranked Gabashvili, who He pulled out of his traditional straight games to was making his Wimbledon debut warmup event in Halle, Germany, win 6-7 (1), 7-5, 6- and had won only one previous citing fatigue and soreness. 0. grass-court match. “I got to win the tournament to In the most comFederer needed only 1 1/2 hours really prove that my decision was the pelling match of to complete the victory, finishing right one,” he said. the day, Tim with 33 winners and 13 unforced Federer found unfamiliar condiHenman and Carlos errors. He broke the Russian four tions on Centre Court, with the roof Moya were tied at times and saved the only break point covering the stands removed this 5-5 in the fifth set against him. Other than Borg, only year in preparation for the installawhen play was two other men have won at least five tion of a retractable stadium roof in called because of straight Wimbledons — Laurie 2009. The court now resembles an darkness at 9:18 p.m. With the Doherty (1902-06) and William open bowl. Centre Court crowd wildly rooting Renshaw (1881-86). “It was different,” Federer said. for local favorite Henman — a four“I’ve got so much confidence, so “There was always a constant breeze time semifinalist playing in his 14th much experience on this surface that from the one end. I definitely prefer Wimbledon — Moya saved four I always expect myself to play good the old one over this one right now, match points while serving at 4-5 in matches on grass,” Federer said. but obviously it’s a work in the fifth set. Both players agreed to “That’s what happened today.” progress.” stop and resume Tuesday. Federer’s mother sat in the Royal Hingis looked as though she Among the seeded men who Box, while his girlfriend, Mirka might become the latest casualty on advanced were No. 5 Fernando Vavrinec, was joined by Italian Court 2, known as the “Graveyard of Gonzalez, No. 13 Tommy Haas and No. 17 David Ferrer. As is so often the case at Wimbledon, the tournament began in wet within the hour and was released, Superior Court, with murder in the June weather, with play get2 shooting death of Kevin Smoot, 29, at MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A according to the jail roster. ting under way after a University of Montana football player, The UM cornerback “was under strict the Smoot home in Lancaster, Calif. rain delay of about 2 arrested after allegedly throwing a beer orders to fully cooperate with law Wilson remains in custody with bail set hours, 40 minutes. Play bottle at a man outside a bar here, has enforcement officers in the investiga- at $2 million. was suspended later in been dismissed from the team for “not tion” of the murder, according to the Freeman was questioned last week by the afternoon because of adhering to disciplinary guidelines.” university statement. He also was Los Angeles County detectives who say more rain, and 10 matchThe arrest of Qwenton Freeman ordered to strictly follow the UM he witnessed the shooting. The deteces were postponed. comes amid turmoil in the UM football Department of Athletics code of con- tives spent two days in Missoula quesIn keeping with tradi- program. California authorities say that duct, or else face strict penalties, tioning UM football players, but said tion, Federer was the Freeman witnessed a fellow UM player according to the statement. none would cooperate with the investifirst player to walk onto shoot and kill a man earlier this month, “These are serious matters and it is gation, including Freeman. Centre Court as defend- but Freeman has refused to answer their very disturbing,” UM Athletics Director “It left a bad taste in our mouth that ing men’s champion. He questions. Jim O’Day said. “At this point, we are the players wouldn’t cooperate with us,” did it in style, wearing a He was arrested in downtown following a zero-tolerance policy, and said Sgt. Steve Rubino of the Los white customized din- Missoula early Sunday for disorderly Qwenton made a bad error in judgment. Angeles County sheriff’s homicide ner-style jacket — simi- conduct and was dismissed from the To that end, he will no longer be a mem- bureau. lar to the cream-colored team for not complying with discipli- ber of the Montana Grizzly football O’Day said Freeman was with his model he donned last nary guidelines handed to him earlier in team.” attorney when he was questioned, and year — with a gold crest the week, according to a statement from The Grizzly football program has may have been advised by counsel and letters RF on the UM officials. been under scrutiny following allega- against speaking to the investigators. breast pocket and retro Originally from Pasadena, Calif., Police allege Freeman threw a beer tions that cornerback James Leon long white trousers. bottle at a man standing outside “Jimmy” Wilson, 20, killed a man in Freeman played in eight games for “Matching shoes, Stockman’s Bar on West Front Street. Southern California. Montana last year, with 13 tackles, a matching pants, matchWilson turned himself in to Los sack and one interception. He and other Freeman, 22, was booked at the ing vest and headband,” Missoula County jail shortly before 3 Angeles authorities on June 12 and was football players are in Missoula for Federer said. “It’s a very a.m. Sunday, but paid his $100 bail charged, in Los Angeles County summer conditioning. nice outfit.” U of M football cuts ‘disturbing’ player NOW YOU CAN LIVE OUT YOUR BASEBALL DREAMS AT DHL ALL-STAR FANFEST®! DHL ALL-STAR FANFEST JULY 6-10 AT MOSCONE CENTER Special appearances by Cal Ripken Jr., Tony Gwynn, JT Snow and more! 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All rights reserved. Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are proprietary to MLB entities. Visit MLB.com SPORTS 8 – TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2007 COMMUNITY DIGEST Jr. Giants Sign ups extended Ukiah Jr. Giants has extended their sign up dates through June 30. Those interested in a non competitive baseball program for boys and girls between the ages of 4-17 may contact Kim Garroutte at 462-4501. Sign-ups are being held at the Redwood Health Club. The Junior Giants are the flagship program of The Giants Community Fund. The Giants Community Fund uses baseball as a forum to encourage young people and families to live healthy, productive lives. The Fund supports Junior Giants summer leagues in California, Nevada, and Oregon and collaborates with the San Francisco Giants to provide assistance to targeted community initiatives in education, health, and violence prevention. Water polo class beginning The City of Ukiah Community Services Department is offering classes in beginning Water Polo for those boys and girls ages 6-13 who are good swimmers and want to learn the basics of water polo. There will be two three-week sessions of classes held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for 30 minutes. Each session will begin at noon at the Ukiah Municipal Pools on June 26. The cost is $40 per session, which includes admission to public swim on class days. Please pre-register at the City of Ukiah, 411 W. Clay St. Space is limited, please hurry. Questions? Call Rick Cleland at 463-1551. Redwood Health Club Sports Camp RHC sports camp is a sports oreiented camp that is suited for all kids age 7-12. It is held at both the Ukiah Junior Academy and at the Redwood Health club, the mornings are spent playing sports like soccer, flag football, relays, indoor hockey and basketball. Afternoons are then spent at the RHC where kids can swim, play in the courts, or in the airconditioned Club House. The camp will be held from July 9-20, July 23-Aug 3 and Aug 6-17. Prices per session range from $205 to $290, for more information or to register please call Kristen at 468-0441 Anton Stadium Stakeholders Meeting The community Services Department would like to announce a meeting for the stakeholders of Anton Stadium. The meeting will address fund reaising and ongoing renovations. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 27, at 5:30 pm at the City of Ukiah Annex, 411 W. Clay, in Conference room 5. Attention Bowlers The annual meeting of the Ukiah USBC Board is set up for Thursday, July 19, at 6 p.m. at Yokayo Bowl. Agenda: Nomination and election of new board members. There will be door prizes and snacks provided. They need your presence at this very important meeting. If you have any questions or wish to nominate someone or yourself to be on the Board, there is a sign-up sheet at Yokayo Bowl or call Pam St. THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL Nick Young’s journey of loss, redemption and basketball By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES — By all rights, Nick Young wasn’t supposed to be a college basketball star. He flunked out of two high schools. His brother died in a drive-by shooting. Now, the Southern California player is set to be chosen in this week’s NBA draft and earn millions of dollars. His struggle is portrayed in “Second Chance Season.” The documentary debuted last week at the Los Angeles Film Festival, where a third screening is scheduled for Sunday. “Now and then, a kind of special story picks me,” said Daniel H. Forer, the director/co-producer. “It was a remarkable journey.” Forer discovered Young, one of the city’s most heralded prep stars, in early 2003 while working on a cable pilot about basketball. Intrigued by his background, Forer followed Young’s appeals with the Los Angeles Unified School District to get back into high school. Days before his senior year was to begin, Young was admitted to Cleveland High in suburban Reseda. “I’m not the smartest person, but sit down and work with me,” Young says on camera. “I know what to do.” The film follows Young’s attempts to score at least 800 on the SAT exam to earn a basketball scholarship to USC, a private school with hefty tuition. On each of three tries, he gets special tutoring and extra time on the test. The camera zooms in as he repeatedly opens the score results. “It started off pretty cool, but some days it got kind of overwhelming,” Young said in an interview about the film. “It was hard.” In between Young’s academic lows, he leads Cleveland High against rival Taft High and Jordan Farmar, a close friend whom Young saw get more acclaim and be drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers. At home, the Young family’s emotions careen between joy at Nick’s basketball prowess and anger about the killing. There is also worry about another son whose emotional problems landed him in a group home and concern about Nick’s test scores. Forer’s cameras capture the family’s life in their modest three-bedroom apartment and the mounting pressure on Nick to succeed. “It’s just right on,” Charles Sr. said, referring to the film. “It helped my son and my (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News) USC's #1 Nick Young, #3 Lodrick Stewart, and #34 Gabe Pruitt sit on the bench dejected in the final seconds of their 81 to 57 loss to Oregon during their Pac-10 Basketball Tournament Championship game Saturday March 10, 2007 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles California. family get through some hard times. We’ve gotten used to the idea that my son is dead and isn’t coming back. We have to push the kids we have now in their careers.” Especially Nick... Young is projected as a top-20 pick in Thursday’s NBA draft, with some experts considering him as the second-best shooting guard behind Corey Brewer of national champion Florida. First-round picks receive guaranteed contracts. “Maybe he’ll get a high draft choice and make a lot of money, then I can retire,” said Charles Sr., who has supported his family by driving moving vans and hauling other people’s stuff for 29 years. “I’m getting nervous,” Nick said. “Everybody keeps saying it’s a big draft and you don’t know where you’re going to end up. I’m so used to being an L.A. city guy and I could be out of there.” Young has yet to live away from home, having stayed with his family during his three seasons at USC. “Nick is kind of a momma’s boy,” his father said. Young’s mother, Mae, was a stay-at-home mom to the couple’s five sons — Charles Jr., Andre, Terrell, John and Nick, the baby. Debris, Tree & Brush Removal, Lot Clearing Storm and French Drains Remote Site Specialist “I’m always out in the field, my wife would always be there for them,” Charles Sr. said. “That way I wouldn’t have to worry about them, they wouldn’t get in gangs.” In 1991, when Nick was 5, Charles Jr. was killed in a park shooting witnessed by his pregnant fiancee, who recalls the scene in the movie. Basketball fans familiar with Young’s outgoing persona see another side of him in the film. He cries and laments never getting the chance to say goodbye. He says that before every game he talks to the brother he idolized. The convicted triggerman, identified in the movie as Marcus, did seven years in POTTER VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER A FULL SERVICE MEDICAL AND DENTAL CLINIC Open Monday-Friday and many Saturdays Bilingual staff available. We accept all types of payments and will handle the insurance billing. Our dedicated Medical and Dental staff invite you to visit our clinic. Call for an appointment 743-1188 10175 Main Street • Potter Valley www.pvchc.org jail. Forer found Marcus’ father, and through him, got to Marcus, who appears in the movie talking about the murder he committed at 15. After prison, Marcus left gang life and now works as a recruiter for law firms. The movie delves into Marcus’ flashbacks of the shooting and his regret, along with Charles Sr.’s desire for vengeance and Mae’s contempt for her son’s killer. Charles Sr. considers meeting Marcus, but it doesn’t happen. “He killed my son,” Charles Sr. said in an interview. “There’s nothing that he can say to me that’s going to change my mind about him.” Forer still thinks the two men will end up meeting. “Charles has some demons that he’s still dealing with,” the director said. “Marcus has a message that he is uniquely qualified to share. He wants to be an example.” Forer hopes to land a distribution deal for the 94-minute movie with a major studio or cable TV network. Charles Sr. hopes the film sends the message that tragedy shouldn’t keep people down forever. “You can move on and accomplish your own goals,” he said. “This has been a dream of Nick’s since he was a kid. Everybody should have a dream. If you ain’t got a dream, you ain’t living.” For All Your Garden Needs Inside & Outside Our Knowledge Becomes Your Success 351-C Hastings Ave., Ukiah Fax: 467-0900 Tel: 467-0400 Free Loaner Cars! Available by appointment After hours drop off and pick up $20.00 Dollar Gift Certificate Redeemable at McConnell’s service department Healdsburg or Cloverdale Tight Access, Low Impact. Steep Grade Trenching Auger Work, Concrete and Stump Removal, Small Jobs Welcome 30,000 - 60,000 - 90,000 June 07 DON’T SWEAT THRU ANOTHER HOT UKIAH SUMMER!! WHEN YOU COULD BE COMFORTABLE AND COOL IN YOUR HOME WITH A NEW TRANE HI-EFFICIENT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. FOR AS LOW AS $75.00 PER MO. (O.A.C.) SO... 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THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL HEALTH TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2007 – 9 Nearly 1 million American children use personal fitness trainers By JAMIE STENGLE The Associated Press DALLAS -- Nearly a million American youngsters, some as young as 6, rely on personal trainers to shape up, lose weight or improve in sports, according to figures from the nation’s leading sports club association. Many parents, worried about their children’s weight and fitness, say working with a trainer motivates their kids and helps build confidence. So they are willing to spend the $40 to $60 an hour that trainers generally charge. “We are seeing children that are out of shape where their parents realize the exercise program needs to be safe and effective,” said Joe Moore, president of International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association. “A personal trainer is a good way to make sure that the criteria are met.” The Boston-based group’s latest figures, from 2005, show that 824,000 children between the ages of 6 and 17 use trainers -- a figure that accounts for about 13 percent of trainers’ clients. With many high school students not getting exercise at school unless they play a sport, more parents are turning to trainers to help their children stay fit, said Carla Sottovia, assistant fitness director at Dallas’ Cooper Fitness Center. More than one-third of American children are overweight and experts warn of future health problems ahead from diabetes to heart disease. Kathleen Ballew decided her 7-year-old son, Jordan Sims, who will begin second grade in the fall, could benefit from some one-on-one time with a fitness professional. She had noticed he needed help with balance and coordination in soccer and karate. She’d also observed he was reluctant to do things kids normally do, like climbing on park equipment. “I also just want to get him in the habit of making exercise part of daily routine,” said Ballew, who described her son as just a little overweight. She fears it’s something he’ll have to struggle with as he grows up. Since Jordan began working out at Baylor Tom Landry Fitness Center in Dallas with a trainer about a year ago, he moves more naturally and confidently, his mother said. His trainer, Lauren Jacobson, works with about half a dozen kids under 18. She said she’s noticed that training helps build confidence and a sense of accomplishment, along with helping kids get in better shape. Zachary Edgerton, 18, who graduated this spring from a Dallas-area high school, has been working out with a trainer since his sophomore year. He was in the middle of doing a makeover on his body after he began jogging as a 5-foot2, 210-pound eighth-grader. By the end of his sophomore year, he’d lost about 60 pounds. Edgerton, who saw a trainer for a time during middle school, decided training was a good way to get more toned. “I was done being a fat kid and I wanted to get in shape and feel good,” said Edgerton, now 5-foot-7 and 165. Dr. LeAnn Kridelbaugh, a pediatrician and nutrition specialist at Children’s Medical Center Dallas, said that if parents have the resources for a personal trainer and their teen wants to do it, having a set appointment can be a good motivator to exercise. “If you have the money and you feel that your late adolescent is going to get in shape and be more fit by using a personal trainer, I don’t think that most pediatricians would have a problem with that,” she said. She cautions though that for children who have not yet reached puberty it’s important that the trainer know how to work with kids whose bodies are still developing. Kridelbaugh also points out that kids can get the exercise they need on their own by swimming, riding bikes, jumping rope or taking walks with their family. And something as simple as playing catch can improve coordination, she said. “They can probably accomplish just as Healthy Continued from Page 3 “munchies” than having a small bag of almonds with you. They make an amazingly satisfying snack which research has shown to lessen after-meal surges in blood sugar and insulin. If you practice “Conscious Indulgence,” nuts can actually help with weight loss by providing concentrated protein and fat that takes the edge off hunger. If you want roasted nuts rather than raw nuts look for those which have been “dry roasted” or roast your own at home to avoid cooking oil. Read the label to make sure there are no hidden ingredients such as corn syrup or other additives. Selection and storage of nuts is important so that they do not become rancid. Nuts in their shells have the longest much with a motivated parent, playing games,” Kridelbaugh said. It’s important that it be fun, she said. Parents don’t always find that easy to do, however. Kathleen McGowan said she’s been impressed by the variety that her 13-year-old daughter’s trainer puts into their workout sessions -- something she doesn’t think she would be able to do. shelf life. Those sold in hermetically sealed containers will last longer than those sold in bulk containers since they are less exposed to heat and air. If you do buy nuts from bulk bins make sure that the bins are well sealed and that there is a rapid turnover of the contents. Once at home, to prolong freshness place them in the refrigerator or in the freezer if you will be keeping them for many months. For a special treat try this recipe for Teriyaki Almonds: 2 cups almonds 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 1⁄4 teaspoon onion powder 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon brown sugar 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Place nuts in a 13 x 9-inch pan. Bake for 5 minutes. In a bowl, combine soy sauce, lemon juice, and brown sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in oil, ginger, salt, garlic and onion powder. Add heated almonds. Toss to coat nuts. Return nuts to baking pan. Bake 10 minutes longer, turning once. Cool and store in an airtight container. For more information about specific types of nuts go to The World’s Healthiest Foods website at: www.whfoods.com. Haven Logan, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist in private practice in Ukiah. She is the author of two books, “Choosing to Be Well: A Conscious Approach to a Healthier Lifestyle” (Inner Ocean Publishing) and “The California Wine Country Diet: The Indulgent Approach to Managing Your Weight” (Quill Driver Books). You can download past Healthy Living columns at her website: www.californiawinecountrydiet.com. Business & Service Directory ® Christmas Dreams & Crafter’s Corner Gift LOCAL SALES & SERVICE • Office Equipment &Supplies • Print Management Services • Electronic Document Software & Services 263-0350 • Lakeport 467-0310 • Ukiah Kathy Hair 468-0411 Realty World Selzer Property Management Call for a Free Estimate 462-2468 Lic# 292494 Proudly Selling Trane High Efficiency Heat & Cool Systems, It’s Hard To Stop A Trane. 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TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), physicist; Abner Doubleday (1819-1893), purported inventor of baseball; ASTROGRAPH By Bernice Bede Osol Wednesday, June 27, 2007 You are likely to be associating with many more enterprising individuals than you have in the past. One or two could turn out to be invaluable by encouraging you toward bigger and better things. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Engaging in an activity that is somewhat physically challenging, whether it is work related or just for fun, could do you a world of good. It’ll stimulate both your mind and body. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Although it might be necessary for you to take a calculated risk in order to improve your position or standing in the eyes of your peers, it’ll be worth it. Be bold, but not brash. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Home-oriented activities will prove to be the most gratifying, so if you can, spend time tinkering around the house or getting out into the yard. It’s a good day for gardening. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- This is the day you’ve been waiting for. You should finally have time to catch up on your correspondence or paperwork. Clear up those bills that need attending to. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Although you won’t be inclined to be unfair or take advantage of others, you are Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956), athlete/golfer; Derek Jeter (1974-), baseball player, is 33. TODAY’S SPORTS: In an unusual 1944 exhibition game played by the New York Yankees, Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants over nine innings, each team batted six times, played defense six times and watched six times. Final score: Dodgers 5, Yankees 1, Giants 0. likely to profit nicely from any financial negotiations. Don’t put off handling these affairs now. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) -- It is important you do not let slip from your hands anything that is personally important to you. Those things you handle yourself will be the most successful. 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TODAY’S MOON: Between first quarter (June 22) and full moon (June 30). “Since 1980” Full Service 303 ‘A’ Talmage Rd., Ukiah Mendocino County’s Local Newspaper ukiahdailyjournal.com TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2007 – 11 TIME OUT Editor: Chris McCartney, 468-3524 [email protected] The Ukiah Daily Journal Puzzlers THE LEARNING CHALLENGER by Robert Barnett DIRECTIONS: A. Using each "Chaos Grid" number with its letter one time, arrange the numbers with their letters for the "Order Grid" so each vertical column, horizontal row, and two diagonals each ADD to numbers inside thick lined cells. B. Some correct numbers with their letters have been put into the "Order Grid" to get you started. Also, above the "Order Grid" is a "Decoded Message" clue. C. After you have solved the "Order Grid" doing as direction "A" says, put the letters from horizontal rows, from left to right, under "Decoded Message" and make words to form the answer. CHAOS GRID 21 A 21 L 34 E 18 D 33 D 17 T 34 E 20 F 34 A 26 N 18 N 18 N THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME by Henri Arnold and Mike Argirion 26 B 21 R 26 I 25 E Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words. RAPPE CLUE: ENGLISH CITIES ORDER GRID 98 98 98 21 L 18 N 98 KEVAN 98 26 B 98 ©2007 Tribune Media Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 17 T 98 98 98 98 6/26/2007 DECODED MESSAGE: PLOMYC ANSWERS IN NEXT EDITION © 2007 Robert Barnett www.jumble.com REDOAF Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon. Answers to Previous Learning Challenger THRIVE OR FLOURISH 142 T 19 V 48 F -1 R -25 H 72 E 44 L 117 I -12 R 62 O 30 O 128 S 103 I 55 R 86 U -36 H Answer: A Yesterday’s 6/25/2007 “ ” (Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: SOOTY PHONY ASYLUM MEDLEY Answer: What the dairy farmer milked when he was kicked by old Betsy — SYMPATHY Mistress is afraid that her lover’s fiancee is exploiting him ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: I’m in love with an engaged man, but unfortunately, he isn’t engaged to me. He knows how I feel and has told me he has similar feelings. We know we aren’t doing the smartest thing, but we both believe a little bit is better than nothing at all. The problem arises with his fiancee. I don’t dislike her, but I am concerned about her effect on him. There have been times when I believe she’s hacked into his e-mail account because letters of mine were sent to everyone in his address book. She also spread rumors around that he beat her, which I find completely absurd, and I think at one point, she might have staged a near rape to earn sympathy. I feel he should be told, but if it comes from me, I’m afraid I’ll just come off as jealous and spiteful. So far, I’ve tried to let him notice things on his own, but I think he may purposely be blinding himself to certain of her actions to avoid being hurt. Should I tell him my con- By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar cerns or just leave things as they are? -- Fearful in Love Dear Fearful: This guy is engaged to someone else and fooling around with you, and you’re worried his fiancee is taking advantage of him? Open your eyes and take a closer look. If the two of you are so in love, he should have the decency to break off the engagement. If he won’t, you can be sure it’s because he doesn’t care for you as much as you think, and it won’t matter if you spill the beans or not. Get out of this relationship before you become the Other Woman in his marriage, writing us that you’re a wreck because he won’t leave his wife. TUESDAY EVENING 6/26/07 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 Dear Annie: My daughter is 22 and has made a choice to remain a virgin until marriage. The problem? Her doctor. The last two times “Chloe” went to her gynecologist, the female doctor asked if she was on birth control. When my daughter explained she was a virgin, the doctor didn’t believe her and kept saying, “You can tell me the truth.” Chloe repeated that she had decided to remain a virgin until marriage. The doctor kept insisting that Chloe be “honest” with her. Today, Chloe told me she went to the same doctor to ask if birth control pills would help regulate her menstrual cycle. The doctor told her she had to get a pregnancy test first, even though Chloe reiterated that she was not sexually active. Chloe was so humiliated, she has decided to change physicians. What is wrong with doctors these days? Is it so inconceivable that a young woman would be a virgin? -- Mother of a Virgin Dear Mother: Doctors who have often been on the receiving end of less- than-truthful patients can become cynical and, when pre- scribing birth control pills, feel safer requiring a pregnancy test. But it is unconscionable to repeatedly imply that a patient is a liar. Chloe is right to find someone more suitable. Dear Annie: I’d like to tell “Cautiously Optimistic” that some anger problems cannot be fixed by anger management. Sometimes it’s a chemical imbalance. My brother and I both had anger issues all our lives and only recently discovered, in our 50s, that we need medical help. I used to be angry at other people for not getting upset at things that upset me. After I had been on medication for a while, I realized this must be what normal people feel like. It was enlightening. My brother had a horrible breakdown before he got proper medical help. 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If as street address or common designation of property is shown in this notice, no warranty is given as to it completeness or correctness. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid obligation, together with reasonable estimate of the costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this notice is $177,258.05 The sale will be made without covenant or warranty regarding title, possession, or encumbrances to satisfy the obligation secured by and pursuant to the power of the sale conferred in that certain Deed of Trust executed by EDWARD VEDOLLA, a married man as his sole and separate property, as Trustor, to FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, a California corporation, as Trustee, for the benefit and security of CHRIST ERICKSON and CLEDA M. ERICKSON, husband and wife, as Joint Tenants, as Beneficiary, dated April 27, 2005, and recorded May 12, 2005, in Document No. 200510264, official Records of Mendocino County, and said property will be sold “as is” and no warranty or representation is made concerning its present condition. NOTICE OF PROPERTY OWNER- YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED April 27, 2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. PRIME PACIFIC was substituted as trustee under that certain document recorded February 20, 2007, in Document No. 2007-03267, Official Records of Mendocino County. The address and telephone number of the trustee is: PRIME PACIFIC, Post Office Box 177, 445 North State Street, Ukiah, California, 95482 Telephone: (707) 468-5300 Notice of Default and election to sell the described real property under the mentioned deed of trust was recorded on February 20, 2007, in Document No. 2007-03268, Official Records of Mendocino County. The name, address, and telephone number of the Beneficiary (or Beneficiary’s agent) at whose request this sale is to be conducted is: Christ and Cleda Erickson, 8000 Lorene Road, Redwood Valley, California 95470, telephone: (707) 485-7941 Dated: June 21, 2007 Prime Pacific, Inc. /s/Mary F. Morris MARY F. MORRIS President-Trustee No. M-07-13F EXHIBIT A BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH LINE OF MORRIS STREET WITH THE EAST LINE OF PINE STREET IN THE CITY OF UKIAH, AND RUNNING THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF PINE STREET, A DISTANCE OF 50 FEET FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND BEING HEREBY CONVEYED; THENCE FROM SAID POINT CONTINUING NORTHERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF PINE STREET, A DISTANCE OF 48.70 FEET; THENCE RUNNING EASTERLY AND PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF MORRIS STREET, A DISTANCE OF 88 FEET; THENCE RUNNING SOUTHERLY AND PARALLEL WITH THE EASTERLY LINE OF PINE STREET, A DISTANCE OF 49.30 FEET; THENCE RUNNING WESTERLY AND PARALLEL WITH THE NORTHERLY LINE OF MORRIS STREET TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF PINE STREET, A DISTANCE OF 88 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. APN: 002-181-08-00 457-07 6-19,26,7-3/07 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No. HC-99011-C Loan No. 7439013731 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/21/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by the duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. TRUSTOR: SUZANNE WHITMAN, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Recorded 2/1/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-02247 in Book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Mendocino County, California, Date of Sale: 7/10/2007 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE MENDOCINO COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 100 NORTH STATE STREET, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA Property Address is purported to be: 1730 Lockwood Drive Ukiah, CA 95482 APN #: 001-381-10 The total amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is $291,139.55, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid interest) and reasonable estimated costs, expenses, and advances at the time of initial publication of this notice. Date: June 13, 2007 EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE SERVICES, LLC 15455 SAN FERNANDO MISSION BLVD SUITE #208 MISSION HILLS, CA 91345 Sale Line 714-259-7850 ILEANNA PETERSEN TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER ASAP# 864348 06/19/2007, 06/26/2007, 07/03/2007 Let us feature your ad in this space on the first day of insertion $ Only 00* 10 *Does not include price of ad PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE 434-07 6-5,12,19,26/07 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2007-F0384 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: BONITA SALON & FASHION 1214 Air por t Park Blvd. Ukiah, CA 95482 Gerardo Ceruantes 137 Meadowbrook Dr. Apt. A Ukiah, CA 95482 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on June 1, 2007. Endorsed-Filed on June 1, 2007 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office. /s/Gerardo Ceruantes GERARDO CERUANTES 448-07 6-12,19,26,7-3/07 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2007-F0400 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: SPARTAN INDUSTRIES 26945 Oriole Drive Willits, CA 95490 Lauri A. Karaglanis 26945 Oriole Drive Willits, CA 95490 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on July 1, 2007. Endorsed-Filed on June 8, 2007 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office. /s/Lauri A. Karaglanis LAURI A. KARAGLANIS 449-07 6-12,19,26,7-3/07 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2007-F0355 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: UKIAH PC 164 Washington Ave. Chris Pugh 164 Washington Ave. Ukiah, CA 95482 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on May 21, 2007. Endorsed-Filed on May 21, 2007 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office. /s/Chris Pugh CHRIS PUGH 465-07 6-19,26,7-3/07 NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Date of Filing Application: June 14, 2007 To Whom It May Concern: The Name(s) of the Applicant(s) is/are: GARCIA ROSA MARIA The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 720 N STATE ST UKIAH, CA 954823408 For the following type of License: 41 - ON-SALE BEER AND WINE-EATING PLACE Santa Rosa District Office 50 D ST ROOM 130 SANTA ROSA, CA 95404 (707) 576-2165 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! The Ukiah DAILY JOURNAL 707-468-3500 455-07 6-19,26/07 ADVERTISEMENT OF SALE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned intends to sell the personal proper ty and household items described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property under the CA. Self-Service Storage Facility Act (Bus. & Prof. Code SS 21700-21716). The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on June 28, 2007 at 10:30 A.M. on the premises where said proper ty has been stored and which are located at Red Carpet Mini-Storage, 151 Lake Mendocino Dr., County of Mendocino, Ukiah, CA. the following: Michael Silva (Hshld Items) Unit #A-18 Jack Klaisner (Hshld Items) Unit #D-146 Nancy Mononi (Hshld Items) Unit #E-20 Catherine Fausto (Hshld Items) Unit #E-34 Lynn Norwood (Hshld Items) Unit #I-54 Michael Wilson (Hshld Items) Unit #O-38 Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase in cash. All purchased items sold as is, where is and must be removed at the time of sale. Sale subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Auctioneer: Douglas P. Carter, (707) 468-8887 Bond #RED 1040197 466-07 6-26,7-3,10,17/07 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. SCUK CVPT ’07-99270 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MENDOCINO, Court House, Ukiah, CA 95482 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF: Jade Manning Wilds THE COURT FINDS that Petitioner(s) Jade Manning Wilds has/have filed a Petition for Change of Applicant(s)’ name FROM Jade Manning Wilds TO Marjorie Jade Wilds Bourgeois Manning Hynes THE COURT ORDERS All people interested in this matter appear before this court to show cause why this application for change of name should not be granted on: HEARING DATE: July 27, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. in Dept E, located at Court House, 100 N. State Street, Ukiah, California 95482 Dated: June 7, 2007 /s/Richard J. Henderson RICHARD J. HENDERSON Judge of the Superior Court 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. To advertise, call today 707-468-3500! 10 NOTICES «●«●«●« Redwood Valley Black Bart Parade June 30 11 am Downtown Redwood Valley. ENTRIES AND HELP NEEDED. 485-0487 ● ● ● «««« 30 LOST & FOUND Found: 2 Lab crosses. (Looks like a team). Male & Female. Vic. Redwood Valley Cellars. Humane Society 485-0123 Lost-June 16-Black Saddle Bag Right Hand Side. Reward If Found 391-2071 Missing Puppy 7 Month-Old Shih Tzu Last Seen On Lk Mendo Dr. Sun 6/24 Wearing Brown Leather Studded Collar. Short Hair, Tan & White. On special diet +medication. Reward offered 463-1403 Olympus Camera lost between Norgard and Sems Ln. Return to Kim at KFC. Reward when found. 120 HELP WANTED ADMIN. ASST. I Child Dev. Center MENDOCINO COLLEGE www.mendocino.edu or 468-3024 BOOKKEEPER P/T w/busy real estate office. Quickbooks exp. nec. Payroll, AR & AP. Knowledge of office equipment & procedures a+. Hourly wage based on exp.Send reply to box 4135, c/o Ukiah Daily Journal, P.O. Box 749, Ukiah, CA 95482-0749. 120 HELP WANTED All Shifts FT & PT Available!!! No experience needed. Higher wage with experience This year's seniors welcome. Full training provided. Drug testing required, cannabis not tested for hire. Assist disabled in their home and on outings. Call for interview 485-5168 APPOINTMENT SETTER/CUSTOMER SERVICE Must be 18 or older. We train. $400/wk 707864-5080 Banking Member Service Representatitive (Teller) Mendo Lake Credit Union is now accepting applications for our Ukiah Branch for a F/T MSR. Experience & bilingual a+. Must be highly motivated, a team player, have good organizational, verbal and written skills. We offer competitive salary, excellent benefits, a fun working environment, business casual & NO Saturdays.Send or email ([email protected]) resume to Mendo Lake Credit Union, PO Box 1410, Ukiah, CA 95482 /Fax 707-468-0350. BOOKKEEPER - Full Time. Heavy computer data input. 10 key by touch & some accounting education a must. Experience in Quickbooks & Excel preferred. Must be reliable & able to work with the public. Benefits. Hourly wage DOE. Apply Alpha Labs, 208 Mason St., Ukiah, fax 707-468-5267 or email [email protected]. No phone calls. INSTRUCTORS PART - TIME Phys. Anthro Cultural Anthro General Physics Anatomy Chemistry Child Develop. MENDOCINO COLLEGE Ukiah Campus mendocino.edu or 468-3024 THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL 120 HELP WANTED Busy office looking for a FT bookkeeper. Must be computer literate, detail oriented & have the ability to multi task. We offer the following benefits: 401k, health insurance, paid vacation & holidays, salary DOE. Please submit resume, & cover letter to shurt@selzer realty.com <mailto: kbrazil@selzerrealty. com> or mail to Realty World Selzer Realty Property Management, 350 East Gobbi St. Ukiah, CA 95482. Please No Phone Calls Busy Union Office looking for temp. office support. Skills using MSWord & Xcel a must. Comp. pay rate and benefits. Fax resume to 707-578-7930. CA Conservation Corp. Now Hiring! M-F ages 18-25 For fire & trail crew. Pd. Hol, va, scholarhship$, med bnfts. Will train. 707-725-9453 or 1-800-952-JOBS Caregiver for mental health facility, various shifts avail. and fill in $8-$10/hr. 467-0911 CLASS A TRUCK DRIVER Fax resume 707-468-5547 Come Work With Our Team with developmentally disabled adults. F/T, P/T in home setting. Pick up application 1000 Sanford Ranch Rd. Ukiah or call 468-9331 CONSUMER SERVICES MANAGER FT-Ukiah, CA Supervise team of case mgrs in delivery of services to persons w/dev. disabilities. MA in Human Services Field+4 yrs. relevant exp. or BA +6 yrs. relevant exp. w/super visor y exp. Exec communication skills, leadership skills computer literacy. Sal range $3667 to $5159/mo. + exc. bene. Send resume & letter of interest to: HR; RCRC, 1116 Airpor t Park Blvd., Ukiah, CA 95482 or fax 707-462-4280 or e-mail HR@redwood coastrc.org. EOE-M/F Convenience store manager-Clearlake looking for customer service focused leaders. Offering competitive salary plus benefits. Drug test, background check req. Send reply to box 03088, c/o Ukiah Daily Journal, P.O. Box 749, Ukiah, CA 95482-0749. Driver-Delivery in our van M-F. 8:30-5:30 Starting at $8.25 hr. + medical. Raise in 90 days. Call 489-5115 for more info. Driver/Cust. Srv Rep. Local pick up and delivery. Clean DMV, drug test. 462-4472 Greg 120 HELP WANTED DRIVERS Independent/ Contract Carriers Needed! High Revenue Potential! Box Truck-CDL D operators needed immediately for local delivery of home improvement supplies. Strong Customer Service skills and a professional “can do” attitude helpful. Must be able to pass a criminal background check and drug test. For more information, please call Bernard @ 541-520-5610 Elem. & high school teachers & speciality art teacher. P/T. Unique program combining on-site classes with personalized Ed. Cred. req. Independent study & Waldorf exp. pref. Send resume to La Vida Charter School PO Box 1461, Ukiah, Ca. 95482 Enjoy Connecting People to What’s Important NOW HIRING Technical Operations Supervisor - Ukiah Please visit our website for the job description & minimum requirements. www.comcast.com We offer a highly competitive base salary, a very comprehensive benefits package, which includes High Speed Internet & Digital Entertainment Services. “Become One of the Many Faces of Comcast” An Equal Opportunity Employer EPA Technician (P/T) Apply to Potter Valley Tribal Community Center, 2251 S. State St., Ukiah, CA 95482. Phone: 707-4621213, Fax: 707-4621240. Salary $11/hr. Closing Date; 06-29-07 F/T Clerk for Hopland convenience store gas station. Apply in person or 744-1948 Mark-Petro America Front Desk Ukh Tourism Bus Comm. Skills Impt. Fax Resume: 462-9516 Head Start Education/ Disabilities/Mental Health Specialist Ensures compliance w/HS regs. for education, disabilil, & Mental Health srvc. components. Req. BA in related fld & knowledge of community resources. $3060 - $3213/mo. + ben. Closes 7/06/07. 5PM. complete NCO application + resume req. 462-1954x302. Postmarks not accpt’d. EOE. TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2007 -13 120 HELP WANTED Health Secretary Guidiville Indian Rancheria. 462-3682. F/T $10.50 per hour. Home Care Options seeks caregivers for PT & FT & live in. EOE. 462-6888 HOSPICE SERVICES of LAKE COUNTY has 2 immed. openings: FT Weekend RN. Schedule is oncall 4:30 pm Fri til 9 am Mon. FT/benefits. Bereavement Counselor/ Volunteer Coordinator Degree in Social Work, Psych or related field. Grief and group facilitation. FT/Benefits. Fax resume ATTN: Jon Plante@263-4045, or call@263-6222 EOE Housekeeping Supervisor 30+hrs/wk. Sal. DOE. Sch. neg. 462-6277 Housing Programs Representative Community Development Commission of Mendocino County has a F/T position in Ukiah. $9.79-14.47 per hr. DOE, health benefits, PERS. Position works with inspections and rental assistance waiting list. Job description & application available at 1076 N. State St. Ukiah, CA 95482, EOE 707-463-5642 x101, TDD 707-4635697. Open until filled. IMMEDIATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Starting position. Shop laborer, temp fence installer. This is a fast paced, high production job, very repetitive work. Ability to lift 60 lbs. A lot of very fast welding & stacking, will train, must have a good DMV and good communication skills. Bilingual a plus. Drug free work place. If you are self-motivated, honest and willing to work, this may be the job for you! Call 707-485-1128 or fax 707-485-1142 & have a DMV print out. INSTRUCTIONAL ASST - CERAMICS MENDOCINO COLLEGE mendocino.edu or 468-3024 Join Our Professional Driving Team A local petroleum distributor is currently seeking qualified Class A Drivers Applicants will need to have full endorsements, clean DMV, current medical card. Positions are F/T, year-round. Earning potential of $60,000+ annually. Bonus program, health benefits, 401(k) holiday, vacation pay. Please apply in person at 2401 N. State St. Ukiah 707-462-8811 Pear packing house positions avail. 801 Babcock Ln. Ukiah. 462-7910 120 HELP WANTED Knowledgeable Mechanic wanted. F/T with benefits. Call 707-431-8544 or Fax 431-1767; email: vineyardmechanic@ yahoo.com LOOKING FOR SUPERVISOR in children’s residential facility. BA/BS pref. Supervisory exp. req. Full benefits. Excel. pay. Fax resume to 463-6957 MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATE Established property management firm is seeking motivated, dependable individuals to join our maintenance team. Basic maintenance and/or landscaping skills, tools, & transportation are required (mileage paid). Benefit pkg. avail. Applications available at Realty World Selzer Realty, Prop. Mgmt. 300 E. Gobbi St., Ukiah Management Dept. Services Assist. No. Circle Indian Housing Auth. is seeking a FT position responsible for resident services and lease compliance tasks, process applic. for on-site and rental assistance programs. Resume receipt deadline 5 pm July 6, 2007. Job description avail. @ 694 Pinoleville Drive, Ukiah Ph: 468-1336. Mail resumes to NCIHA or submit via Email: [email protected] or Fax: 707-4685615. Indian preference applies. MERVYNS Start Here! Now Hiring Assistant Managers Requirements: Four year degree/ or equivalent experience 2-4 years Retail Leadership Experience. Full time & Open Availability. Competitive Salary Benefits Available Apply online @ www.mervyns.com Or email resume to Zaina.Ashar@ mervyns.com NATIVE AMERICAN OUTREACH SPEC. MENDOCINO COLLEGE www.mendocino.edu or 468-3024 Temporary Grounds Keeper CDC is seeking a temporary grounds keeper. Tasks include mowing, edging, weeding, cleaning walkways etc. Work will be primarily in Willits, but may also include Fort Bragg & Ukiah. For an application & job description or for more information contact CDC at 463-5462 x 101 or 1076 N.State Street, Ukiah. CDC is an EOE. Minimum wage or better depending on qualifications. Opened til filled. 120 HELP WANTED NCO Head Start Ukiah and Willits Seeking applications for vacancies and for qualified pool. HS Asst.Site Supv. I, II Co-located. Pref. degree CDV + exp. $14.61-$15.67/hr. HS/EHS Assoc. Tcher I, II - Must have 12 CDV units + 6 mo. Exp. For EHS 3 units must be I/T Dev. HS: $10.32 $11.28. EHS: $10.11$11.06 HS/EHS Asst. Tchr. 6 CDV units. For EHS, 3 in I/T $8.80/hr, HS: 8.89/hr. HS/EHS Aides - must be 18 yrs. HS: $8.04 EHS: $7.89/hr. Prefer Sp/Eng bilingual - all positions. Close: 7-06-07, 5 PM. Complete NCO application + copies/ transcripts req. 4621954 x 302. Postmarks not accpt’d. EOE NCO Head Start Lake County HS Teacher I, II, III $12.61-$16.30/hr. Classroom exp. + Calif. Dept. Ed. CD Permit + AA in ECE/CD. Staff Supervision + bilingual preferred. Close: 7/06/07 Complete NCO application + copies/transcripts req. 462-1954 x302. Postmarks not accpt’d. EOE. NEW EXCITING POSITION WORKING WITH KIDS 6 wks pd vacation 403 B. Small homelike environment, good pay & bens. Starting sal $11.76+ hr. On the job training prov. Flex. F/T, P/T pos. avail.Fax resume to 463-6957 Office Manager good comm., clerical, & cmptr skills. 25 hrs/wk $10-12/hr DOE Pick up App. at Plowshares 150 Luce Ave. Ukiah 8-2 M-F P/T bartender/cust. serv. person, must be 21 yrs +. Contact Tonya Howe at 895-2337 x22 Anderson Valley Brewing Co. People to work with developmentally disabled adults one on one in their own home. All Shifts available. Call Cindy 468-9331 Perm. PT Mon-Wed. 12 noon - Finish. Production/cake decorator. Apply in person Cheesecake Momma, Corner of School & Henry. Pest Control Tech. Applicator or Branch II Lic. pref. or will train right person. For Ukiah, Willits and surrounding areas. Drug testing & clean DMV req. Pay DOE + benefits. 462-7704 PEST CONTROL TECH: BRANCH II EXPERIENCED. But will train. Fax Resume to: 707-554-0191 PHARMACY CLERK/ TYPIST in training. Computer, typing, MATH, people skills, P/T 9-1, or 4-8, or F/T. Sal. DOE, drug test. BLUE DRUG 707-468-5220 120 HELP WANTED Red Fox Casino NOW HIRING ● Auditor - P/T ● Kitchen ● Tech ● Security, ● Cashiers ● 2 Floor Managers ● Exp. promotions & marketing person. Friendly attitude helpful. Willing to train. 984-6800 or come in for application. 200 Cahto Dr. Laytonville ●●●●●●●● Now offering employee insurance after 90 days. Restaurant Manager Needed. Competitive Wages. Must have previous management experience. Apply in person 105 Pomeroy Ave. or fax Resume to 707-462-6309 Denny’s Restaurant RN Case Manager Help the elderly avoid nursing homes. RN required, 32 hrs/wk, Excl. benefits. Resume, cov Ltr. To MSSP/Community Care, 301 S. State St., Ukiah, 95482 or fax 707-468-5234 EOE RN/LVN Lakeside Health Center a private, nonprofit clinic located in Lakeport, Ca seeking dedicated nurse to help those in greatest need; who want to make a positive impact on local community. Competitive salary DOE + great benefits package. Fax resume: 4680793 Email resume: [email protected] ROUND TABLE PIZZA Now hiring for eve. shifts. Must be 18+ years. Apply in perosn Mon. -Fri. 1-3 292 S. State St. Schat’s Bakery is looking for a LUNCH & DINNER COOK Exp. a plus. Will consider less exp. with the right attitude. Apply at 113 W. Perkins St. Ask for Lisa or Phil. SERVICE STATION Attendant-PT PU application at: 8551 East Rd. R.V. SUBWAY now looking for fast friendley reliable applicants. Please apply in store 130 N. Orchard Av. Teacher Assistant II for E Center’s Migrant Head Start prgm in Cloverdale; 40 hrs/wk; seasonal; benefits; $8.69/hr w/potential up to $10.58/hr; Min 12 units ECE; prev exp w/lic child care facility desirable.Bilingual (Eng/Span) pref.Contact: HR 1128 Yuba St.,Marysville; 530741-2995; deadline 5 pm 07/02/07 EOE TEAM SUPERVISOR Salary DOE & Degrees. M.-F. 8-5. Excel. benefits. Job description and application at: TRINITY YOUTH SERVICES 915 W. Church St. or www.trinityys.org TLC Child & Family Services Piedmont Lumber Company Truss Division Currently accepting applications for Yard Laborers. Benefits & 401k available. Pick up application 6301 North State St. Calpella No Phone Calls 707-485-7893 fax Pre School Teacher Min. 6 ECE units. P/T, F/T. Little Friends. 463-2273 Make every night a fairy tale with storytelling articles, educational games and funny comics when you subscribe to The Ukiah Daily Journal. Subscribe today to receive home delivery and full website access for the low monthly cost of $11, a savings of 37% off the newsstand price! 707-468-3500• www.ukiahdailyjournal.com Tom Larson & Tony Ford, Leaders in Vineyard, Winery and Estate marketing are looking for a highly motivated individual. Strong drafting/writing skills, strong computer skills, extremely organized & efficient. Bi-lingual or licensed Realtor a+. $15$30/hour based upon qualifications. Send your resume via email to anthonyford @pacific.net seeks 2 additional homes for Shelter Care program Applicants need to have at least 1 spare bdrm to house a child for up to 30 days. Guaranteed monthly allotment. Generous increase upon placement. Income tax-exempt. Exp. with children req. Parents will receive training, + Social Worker, in-home support & respite. Need 1 or 2-parent homes, with 1 parent home full time. Home with no more than 1 biological child considered. Retirees invited to apply. Contact TLC 707-463-1100 Lic#236800809 Wildhurst Vyds seeks bilingual (Eng/Span) person to organize and lead all cellar ops from crush to bottling. Fax resume to (707) 2791913 or mail to P.O. Box 1310, Kelseyville, CA 95451. 120 HELP WANTED TRINITY YOUTH SERVICES Child Care Swing & graveyard shifts available. Starting $9.40 per hr. On call $9 per hr. Qualif. 21 years old, Med. & drug exam, T.B. test, criminal background check. Great benefit pkg. Apply 915 W. Church St. Ukiah 95482 Ukiah Periodontal office. Great staff opportunity for Dental Assist. 3+ yrs. exp. P/T Tues. & Wed. Heather 462-0880 Winery Customer Service Tasting Room & Office position in Philo. Hands-on, self starter with computer skills. Must be organized with eye for detail. Full-Time. Avail some weekends. Great Benefits. Fax resume 895-2068; jobs@ huschvineyards.com 200 SERVICES OFFERED HANDYMAN All trades Including cement. Ted 468-8557 250 BUSINESS RENTALS FOR LEASE Downtown Ukiah. 2650 sf. w/parking! $1400/mo. 1 yr. min. 489-4889 300 APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 1&2bd Apts. available on 351 N. Main $765/$850/mo, no pets. 462-4759 2bd. Wtr. & garb. pd. $775/mo. + dep. 462-4641 2br $725. + dep. N/P N/sec.8 Çute & Clean. Nice Location. To view 472-0322 Cute 2 BD apt. in 4 plex w/ Garage & Fenced Backyard W/D Hk up $850 + deposit 743-2673 Large 2bdr. 1 ba. $770 + sec. Wtr., garb. & sewer pd. N/S, no pets. 462-5159 LEE KRAEMER PROPERTY MGMT Spacious 1bd1ba. $750. POOL, LAUNDRY, CARPORTS No Section 8. 463-2134 NEWER 2 BEDROOM. DW\Garage+pool $850 mo. 463-2325 PARK PLACE 1 bd. $750-$775 2 bdr. $850 TH $950. Pool/garg. 462-5009 Spacious 2bd1ba. w/W/D. N/P. WTR., GARB. PD. 462-8600 Spacious 2bd. Pool. H20, trash pd. $800. Also 1bd. $675. Ht. AC Pd. N/P. 462-6075 STUDIOS $525/ mo+Dep. inc gas, $575/mo+Dep Incl all utils. 463-8642, 8-6 UKIAH APARTMENT 2000 S. Dora 2 bdrm., 1 ba. $775/mo. Charming Studio $675. All utils incl. MOVE IN SPECIAL at 1416 S. State St. 3bd2ba. townhse. 330 HOMES FOR RENT 2+ Bed 1 Bath-Ukiah 11 Betty, Shop, Garage, Trees, Lawn. Lease $1,200/mo+ deposit 743-1525 2+ Bed 1 Bath-Ukiah 11 Betty, Shop, Garage, Trees, Lawn. Lease $1,200/mo+ deposit 743-1525 24x40 modular. 2.5 bdrm. 1 ba. $1200 + sec. dep. 489-5719 485-7403 3bd1.5ba. Garage. Yard. No Pets. Laundry rm. Quiet. $1200 mo. 462-2683 3bd2ba. fen. yd. Nr Ukiah H.S. N/S/P. $1500/mo. + dep. 327-9089 aft 5pm Don’t lose your house to foreclosure. I can keep you in it! Call Burk for details at (707) 462-9999 Home For Rent 1127 W. Standley. 2Bd 1Bth w/ Garage. $1375/ mo. Sec. deposit req. N/P No Section 8. 462-9557 or 272-6661 House for rent. New home Vichy Springs. Luxury living, family neighborhood. 4 bed/2 1/2 bath. Call now while avail. Possible lease opt. to buy. 707.480.5883 New deluxe townhouse. 2bd. 1.5 ba. 111 Cleveland Ln. $1200/mo. 272-7388 Newer Lake Mendo. 4bd.3ba. 2 frplc. N/P N/S, $2050/mo. +dep. 707-217-5505 Quiet country side 1bd. Clean, N/S, pets OK. $1000/mo. Avl. 7/1. 272-5824 350 ROOMS FOR RENT Ukiah-Rm. w/ private Bth. $475 incld. utilities + deposit Ref. Req’d 485-0759 390 MOBILES FOR RENT RV Space for Rent $475/ month incld water, swr, grbg 462-6968 400 NEW & USED EQUIPMENT Screen Printing Bus for Sale. 6 clr, 4 station indstrl sp, 13 + screens, flash dryer, & more. Valued at over $10,000. Will accept offers. 373-8819 440 FURNITURE ANTIQUE Piano Desk $395 Couch/Love Seat Set from Curry’s 88in & 68in. Whimsical blend of damask/floral/plaid in Sage green/Linen/wine $850 462-5507 Evenings Only Dining Table- 6 chairs, needle point seats, buffet, glass top. $750 467-0740 450 WANTED TO BUY WE RECYCLE & PAY CA$H-Batteries,alum., brass, stainless steel. Today shiny copper $2.50 insulated copper wire $1 lb. Radioators $1 lb. 467-1959 Looking for the best coverage of the local arts & entertainment scene? The Ukiah DAILY JOURNAL 140 Zinfandel 1bd1ba. $660 Hud OK. CENTURY 21 Les Ryan Realty Property Management 468-0463 320 DUPLEXES 3 bdrm 1.5 bth Townhouse. Fireplace, W/D hu. gar. yd. $1100/mo. $1600 dep. (707) 433-6688 330 HOMES FOR RENT $1,050-3 Bd 1 Bth Single Car Grg. Wtr & Grbg Paid for. W/D Hk Up. 707-865-1732 1 Bd in RV w/Stor. on nice mini farm. Cat ok. N/S/Drugs $780+ deposit 485-7637 460 APPLIANCES USED APPLIANCES & FURNITURE. Guaranteed. 485-1216 White Enamel Amana Free Standing Electric Range. Like New. $200 468-5937 480 MISC. FOR SALE Canon DR-2080C Color Sheet fed Scanner $140. Used but maintained PDF cabability High Speed USB or SCSI cable AC power cable Software included. A ptn of the proceeds from each sale donated to the ACS, Relay for Life. Call Admin. 707-462-1446 CLEAN USED KITCHEN CABINETS. FREE YOU HAUL. 481-1206 Hot Tub ‘07 Deluxe Model. Many jets. Therapy seat. Warranty. Never used. Can deliver. Worth $5700. Sell $1950 with new cover. 707-766-8622 «●«●«●« Redwood Valley Black Bart Parade June 30 11 am Downtown Redwood Valley. ENTRIES AND HELP NEEDED. 485-0487 ● ● ● «««« SONY TV 52" LCD HD 6mos old wglass stand Value $3500 MUST SELL asking $1900 4678426 or cell 530263-8052 500 PETS & SUPPLIES CANARIES For Sale Fresh Eggs for Sale 485-9146 Dogs: AKC M & F Labs. F-Blk Stnd. Poodle $400 each OBO 485-5041 Puppies-Border Collie/Healer 1st Shots Ready Now 467-1175 510 LIVESTOCK For Sale Butcher Lambs. Slaughter Ready. $200 621-3897 Haflinger geld. 4 yrs. $3500 obo; tack & more incl. (707) 964-2221 «●«●«●« Redwood Valley Black Bart Parade June 30 11 am Downtown Redwood Valley. ENTRIES AND HELP NEEDED. 485-0487 ● ● ● «««« Qtr. horse mare 12 yrs. old. 16.5 H. $2500. 272-8564 Sheep & Llama Shearing & Horse & Livestock Hauling Services 485-5041 or 272-7138 530 PASTURE & FEED SUPPLY HAY 743-1819 APARTMENTS 1 Bedrooms $800.............Country Setting $825.............Upstairs w/new .....................Carpet 2 Bedrooms $735 .............. Nice, Some Utilites Paid $735 .............. Newly Remodeled $735 .............. Upstairs, Close to .......................Shopping $775 .............. Townhouse, 1 & 1/2 bath $900 .............. Private Deck $710 .............. Upstairs, Front Porch $775 .............. Quiet Apt. Complex 2 Bedroom House $1100 ............ Charming House Applications available at Beverly Sanders Realty Co. 320 S. State Street 707-462-5198 590 GARAGE SALES FREE GARAGE SALE SIGNS. Realty World Selzer Realty. 350 E. Gobbi 610 REC VEH CAMPING 1984 ITASCA 21 ft. MOTOR HOME Chevy 350 - 90K mi. Very well maintained. Onan generator. Sleeps 6 $9500 or best offer 485-5389 or 489-7108 Lance 8’6”overhead camper. 1993. Good cond. AC. New refer. unit. $4800. 485-5218 Local Family Needs To Rent Small RV or Travel Trailer over Labor Day Weekend. Non Smokers. No Pets. 485-1255 620 MOTORCYCLES 1985 CUSTOM HARLEY Low Rider. Engine & tranny rebuilt, new paint job, tires & everything. EXCELLENT SHAPE. Asking $12,000. 972-1669 ask for Tom. 2003 TRIUMPH SPRINT RS. Low miles. 955 C.i. 2 Bros. Pipes 120 HP. Stored inside. Very Clean. $5500/obo. 707-468-3513 Harley FXR ‘84 Reliable T-Header, Drag Bars, EVO $5750 467-1482 Msg. 650 4X4'S FOR SALE Ford Explorers (2) 91 & 92. V6, 4x4. Susp., lift. Extra rims & parts. w/all records. $1700. 485-5534 GRND Cherokee, ‘93, 1 owner, 80k mi., 4x4, V8. $5000 obo Craig 462-4534 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2000. 6 cyl., lthr. snrf., all pwr. Tow, loaded. Excl. cond. All records. 78K, $10,200. 489-0310 670 TRUCKS FOR SALE Chev. Silverado LX ‘03 1500 4x4. Ext. cab. S.B. tow, at, pwr, etc. 91,500k. $12K 459-4699 aft. 6. 680 CARS FOR SALE Chevy Lumina ‘93 Good cond., great transportation car. $2500/obo. 489-7948 710 REAL ESTATE WANTED We Buy Real Estate All Offers Considered. Buyer Has Cash 707-998-3817 770 REAL ESTATE $169,000 Beautiful 2bdrm. 2ba. 1344 sf. Many upgrades. 2004 modular @ Golden Rule 707-391-6187 $229K newer stick built custom 3bd2ba. in Lucerne Riviera, Lake Co. Great neighborhood, walk to lake. Will consider all offers. 274-8074 11ac. 7 bdrms. in 3 units. Cross fenced, pens, cages.$600K Blandford RE 391-7612 For Sale By Owner. Private Rwd Vly location. 3BD 2 Bth 1.5 acres. Immaculate, Fully remodeled Home w/ grg-wrkshp. Bonus Granny Unit. Seasonal Creek. Own private nature preserve between house and road. Personal Vineyard. Herb Garden. 1100 sq ft wrap-arnd deck. $535,000 485-5667 FIND WHAT YOU NEED IN THE C L A S S IFIEDS! 14- TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2007 THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL SERVICE DIRECTORY HOME REPAIRS CONSTRUCTION ALVAREZ HOME REPAIRS NOW OFFERING Lic # 6178 • Insured (707) 972-8633 CLEANING All Star Cleaning Service COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL CLEANING Specializing in • Move in/out • Post Construction • Extensive cleaning projects • Windows Foundation to finish Homes • Additions • Kitchens • Decks Lic. #580504 707.485.8954 707.367.4040 cell 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 1st Visit Special 40 years experience Fast, friendly service Free estimates Senior discounts JOHNSON CONSTRUCTION #4600812 GUTTERS Mr. Terry Kulbeck 564 S. 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TODAY 88 THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL Sunrise today ............. 5:48 a.m. Sunset tonight ............ 8:43 p.m. Moonrise today .......... 5:39 p.m. Moonset today ........... 2:32 a.m. Rockport 64/51 Laytonville 83/47 MOON PHASES Full Last New Covelo 87/50 Westport 68/50 First 53 June 30 July 7 July 14 July 21 Clear ALMANAC WEDNESDAY 83 55 Plenty of sunshine THURSDAY 79 54 Partly sunny with a refreshing breeze Ukiah through 2 p.m. Monday Temperature High .............................................. 88 Low .............................................. 47 Normal high .................................. 86 Normal low .................................... 53 Record high .................. 109 in 1925 Record low ...................... 41 in 1943 Precipitation 24 hrs to 2 p.m. Mon. ................ 0.00" Month to date ............................ 0.00" Normal month to date ................ 0.23" Season to date ........................ 22.64" Last season to date ................ 55.84" Normal season to date ............ 38.85" Fort Bragg 64/50 Willows 93/59 Willits 83/49 Elk 59/51 UKIAH 88/53 Philo 79/51 Redwood Valley 85/52 Lakeport 87/52 Lucerne 89/54 Boonville 81/51 Gualala 64/51 Clearlake 89/54 Cloverdale 86/53 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. 2007 City Today Hi/Lo/W Wed. 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Lake Mendocino – Lake level: 735.16 feet; Storage: 64,546 acre-feet (Maximum storage 122,500 acre-feet) Inflow/Outflow: not reported Air quality – Ozone: .031 ppm (State standard .090 ppm) Carbon monoxide: .25 ppm (20.0 ppm) Nitrogen dioxide: .003 ppm (.25 ppm) Vaccine Continued from Page 1 Institute at UC Davis. “It’s going to open the door for an onslaught of dozens of new vaccines being mandated on our kids,” Rollens said. AB 16 originally would have required girls as young as 11 to be vaccinated against human papilloma virus, a sexually transmitted organism that can cause cervical cancer. But that drew vigorous opposition from conservatives who argued that the vaccine, Gardasil, has not been adequately tested and should not be required for young girls. “These are health decisions that should be left up to a parent,” said Karen England, executive director of Capitol Resource Institute, a pro-family public policy organization. Others disagree. Considering how many women are infected with HPV at some point in their lives, Planned Parenthood supported both the original and current versions of the bill, said Chris Lee, spokesman for the Shasta Diablo chapter. “It’s a public health issue,” he said. AB 16 has passed the Assembly and will be heard in the Senate Education Committee Wednesday morning. It would impose a five-year waiting period from the time the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends a vaccine be added to the mandatory schedule and the time it is required in California. At that point, the state Public Health Officer would make the decision after receiving advice from the California Conference of Local Health Officers. The public health officer could delay action for a year Rail Continued from Page 1 necessary to complete the subsurface cleanup of nine rail yards as required by the 1999 court-mandated environmental consent decree and “address emergency maintenance issues pending the restart of rail operations. Such public health and safety issues include strengthening of levees, repair of highway crossing, weed abatement to address fire hazards, as well as general cleanup of the right-of-way which runs through eight North Coast cities.” NCRA officials say SB 861 is needed to restore freight and passenger rail service on the North Coast. The return of service would be a major boost for the economy, lessen the burden of traffic and emi- beyond the five-year waiting period if he or she determines there is a shortage of the vaccine, that it is not adequately covered by insurance, or that a delay is necessary to protect public health. Hernandez noted in an interview Monday that the Legislature will not abandon its power to re-address the issue of a mandatory immunization. Children would have to be immunized to attend public schools, unless a parent signed a letter stating immunizations are contrary to their beliefs. While this is the current policy, many parents are unaware of such opt-out options, Hernandez said. His bill would increase notification for parents. Because the federal advisory committee in 2006 recommended the HPV vaccine be mandatory for women age 11 to 26, it would most likely be required in California in 2011 if Hernandez’s bill passes. The California Medical Association backs the bill in the belief that it would enable the state to be more nimble in responding to federal recommendations. As it is now, each change requires a vote by the Legislature. Rollens and other parents of autistic children counter that the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is rife with conflicts of interest because some of its members have links to drug manufacturers as a result of funding for research projects. More than 300 new vaccines are in development, Rollens notes, including shots for such non-life-threatening conditions as nicotine addiction, diarrhea, stomach ulcers and mononucleosis. He noted that the committee rarely says no to a new vaccine. nence on Highway 101, and provide new opportunities for the Port of Humboldt Bay. The authority currently has a short-haul operator to resume rail service from Sonoma County to Willits. A similar bill, SB 792 (Chesbro), was vetoed last year by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Wiggins bill is supported by, among others, the cities of Arcata, Cloverdale, Eureka, Fortuna, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Santa Rosa and Ukiah, Eureka Chamber of Commerce & Fortuna Chamber of Commerce, Friends of SMART, Mendocino Council of Governments, Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce, Rohnert Park City Council, Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors and Sonoma County Transportation Authority. Visit our web site at ukiahdailyjournal.com email us at [email protected] Fire Continued from Page 1 it condition-wise. I’d just as soon sit on the ground, because then I’d know there’s no fires going, but the conditions are ripe, from what I’ve seen.” During such a fire season, the resources available to Ukiah through the Air Attack Base become important not only to the property and lives of county residents, but also to the safety of ground crews working to put out the fire. “As far as for firefighter safety,” Baker said, “it is very important to have the aircraft, because they’re quick, they have good visibility, they can see what’s going on, they can warn ground personnel and advise ground personnel as to what the fire’s doing, and have the ability to apply aerial fire retardants to slow the spread of the fire. We’re definitely a safety factor up there, no doubt Plants Continued from Page 1 Wattenburger and Delbar have been working on the issue for six months. Wattenburger said the audience at Monday’s morning meeting was about a dozen people, much smaller than the crowd that appeared at the last committee meeting. Many of them are urging 25 plants per person citing Measure G - a county ballot measure which “legalized” pot growing in the county for anyone, up to 25 plants. The measure does not override state and federal laws which still outlaw recreational marijuana and is more an advisory measure to define a “mom and pop” marijuana garden, something top law enforcement in the county in the past decade has agreed to ignore. about it.” According to Baker, the aircraft have a response time of 15 to 20 minutes for any fire in the county. The Air Attack Base resources include not only their two tankers and the Air Attack plane, but also Copter 101. “In a nut shell, the air tankers are the ones that apply the product, that actually put the retardant or the gel on the ground,” Baker said. “The Air Attack is an aerial platform that coordinates the air show from above and coordinates with the ground personnel as well. It’s like an aerial air traffic controller.” The firefighting tankers use two different products, depending on the type of fuel is feeding the fire, Baker said. The first type is the gel product, and the second is a longterm, clay-based fire retardant. The pilots of these air tankers have to undergo years of flight experience to even consider taking on the high stress job, said Baker, and usually show an extreme level of dedication. “To be a pilot goes miles beyond training,” Baker said. “You’ve got to have a super desire to do it first of all. Then you have to go out into the world and get tons of experience -- thousands and thousands of hours -- before they’ll even allow you to begin to think about doing this job. Then they normally start you out in the OV-10, and you sit there for years until your seniority number’s high. . . There’s guys that’ve been in that for 10, 15 years that’re still waiting their turn to get into the tanker. This is my 31st season. I couldn’t envision life without doing it.” With all the resources available to firefighters, the best way for the residents of Mendocino County to ensure the safety of their property and their families is to practice prevention methods on their property, said Brown. “The biggest thing I would advise the constituents of Mendocino County would be ... to have their defensible space,” Brown said referring to the requirement that property owners clear tall grass, brush and low hanging branches from around homes. “That is the biggest thing that can help them out. The new laws state 100 feet or to the property line.” These recommendations are not always adequate, Brown said. Depending on the type of building material used, the fuel types and topography of where the structure is built, a larger perimeter may be necessary. Marking your address clearly so that ground firefighters can find you is also an important safety tip. “A big part of fire service is prevention,” Brown said, “and prevention is education and that’s educating the public on what they can do to help themselves to protect their property and their lives.” When medical marijuana advocates cite Measure G as the standard for growing in the county however Wattenburger disagrees saying that Measure G is about recreational use - which is still illegal - not medical use. For now, he says, he and Delbar have agreed to ask the other three board members to discuss the per person number on Aug. 7 and if they can agree on that number, then he and Delbar will go back and do more work on coming up with other regulations, like the total number of plants to be allowed per parcel and what to do about dispensaries. Wattenburger also wants to have an “educational component on how to grow safe marijuana. That’s a big issue of mine.” Wattenburger said that while many at the meeting were urging a 25-plant ceiling, there are medical marijuana patients who say that six to eight plants is really plenty. Wattenburger said he’s been told and he believes that many medical marijuana patients and caregivers are growing the maximum number of plants, using only half a dozen or so and making a pretty profit on the rest. And that, he says, is what brings in the criminal element and what he calls a “brand new migrant work force in this county,” young people streaming into the county from all across the nation to make $25 an hour working for marijuana growers during the main harvest season in the fall. “I am 125 percent behind people who need the marijuana as medicine, but its the bad element that always ruins it for the people that are trying to do good.” Wattenburger recalled that in 2006, county Agricultural Commissioner Dave Bengston and the Sheriff’s office told supervisors that the value of pot in the county was $1 billion. Now, he says Sheriff Allman tells him that he believes there are 10 times as many plants in the ground this year as last. “That scares me to death,” Wattenburger said. MENDO TRUCK ACCESSORIES dig! music in association with Mendocino College ComEx proudly presents A Very Special, Intimate Evening with Patty Griffin and band! Special Guest - Scott Miller Adv. 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