Water district goes solar - Extras for The Ukiah Daily Journal
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Water district goes solar - Extras for The Ukiah Daily Journal
Warriors fall to Cavs Weekend entertainment .............Page 6 ..............Page 3 INSIDE The Ukiah World briefly ..........Page 2 7 58551 69301 0 50 cents tax included FORUM Our readers write ...................................Page 4 Mendocino County’s local newspaper DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 16 pages, Volume 149 Number 213 Tomorrow: Sunshine & clouds; H 68º L 45º THURSDAY Nov. 8, 2007 email: [email protected] Medical marijuana law revision considered Board of Supervisors takes no action Tuesday Act of 1996, was a proposition on the Nov. 5, 1996 ballot which passed with 55 percent voter support. The proposition allows those with a valid doctor’s recommendation to possess and cultivate marijuana for personal medical use. Passed by the California Legislature and signed into law in 2003, California Senate Bill 420 set the current volunteer identification card system currently in use by patients. On Aug. 7, the board set a limit of By ROB BURGESS The Daily Journal A proposed change to the county’s medical marijuana cultivation laws from the current limit of 25 plants and two pounds per patient to the same amount per parcel of land has been delayed to a future Board of Supervisors meeting, with no action taken at Tuesday’s meeting. California Proposition 215, also known as the Compassionate Use See MARIJUANA, Page 16 A short history of the debate Nov. 5, 1996 -- California Proposition 215, also known as the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, passed with 55 percent voter support. The proposition allows those with a valid doctor’s recommendation to possess and cultivate marijuana for personal medical use. Nov. 8, 2000 -- Mendocino County voters approved Measure G, a resolution calling for the decriminalization of personal use and cultivation of marijuana, by a vote of 58 percent. Oct. 12, 2003 -- After being passed by the California Legislature and signed into law by the gov- ernor, California Senate Bill 420 set into place the volunteer identification card system currently in use by patients. Aug. 7 -- The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors set a limit of 25 plants and two processed pounds per person of marijuana for medical use. Aug. 15 -- By a vote of 3-2, the board refused to reconsider the limits it set at the previous board meeting. Tuesday -- The board took no action on a proposed change from 25 plants and two pounds per person to the same amount per parcel of land. Water district goes solar Redwood Valley will be state’s first green water district The Daily Journal By BEN BROWN The Daily Journal With the installation of two 100-yard long solar arrays, Redwood Valley County Water District will soon become the first green water district in California. “This will run everything,” said Redwood Valley Water District Chairman Don Butow. Power from the solar panels will provide the district’s ponds, pumps and purification tanks in Redwood Valley. Bill Koehler, general manager for RVCWD, said between one-quarter and one-half of all the power in California is used to move water. “Water is heavy,” he said. The board has been working on getting some kind of green power generation system in place for two years, Butow said. Changing rules at PG&E governing solar installations lengthened the See SOLAR, Page 16 Culvert dumping reward set MacLeod Pappidas/The Daily Journal Redwood Valley Water District General Manager Bill Koehler, board member Hal Voege and Chairman Don Butow walk between two rows of 120-foot long infrastructure, which will eventually house an array of solar panels. The water district has had limited out-of-pocket expense for the project. If the solar panels can effectively provide energy savings at the pumps in Redwood Valley, a similar system could be installed at the district’s pumps at Lake Mendocino. FOLLOW-UP Arrest made in stabbing Renovation at college gets under way By ZACK SAMPSEL The Daily Journal The Daily Journal On Tuesday, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office arrested Pete Kavanaugh, the 21-year-old Point Arena man wanted on suspicion of attempted murder in the Monday night stabbing of Point Arena resident Uriah Rios. According to sheriff’s reports, Rios was walking in the area of Maime Leiwa Drive at around 8:30 p.m. Monday when he was allegedly confronted by Kavanaugh and one other man. A fight ensued and Rios was stabbed twice in the back. Rios fled his attackers and was found by two people who took him to the Point Arena Health Center from where he was flown to Ukiah Valley Medical Center for treatment. Investigation led deputies to center on Kavanaugh as their suspect. He was arrested at around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on suspicion of attempted murder and booked into the Mendocino County Jail on a $250,000 bond. The United States Bureau of Land Management is offering a $500 reward for anyone who can provide information that leads to the conviction of the person who dumped 1,000 gallons of petroleum product in a drainage culvert on south Cow Mountain last month. “During the week of October 29, someone dumped at least 1,000 gallons of fluid into a culvert,” said Rich Burns, field manager for the BLM’s Ukiah field office. “It’s going to cost more than $6,000 to clean up the mess and dispose of the contaminated soil.” The fluid was dumped just east of the Cow Mountain staging area off Mill Creek Road. Burns said the material is probably transmission fluid but said chemical analysis is pending. The drainage ditch the fluid was dumped into drains into Scott’s Creek which eventually drains in Clear Lake. So far, silt buildup in the culvert has stopped the fluid from spreading too far, but Burns said BLM needs to remove the contaminated soil before it begins to rain. Burns said anyone with information on the illegal dumping should contact the BLM Ukiah field office at 468-4000. Zack Sampsel/The Daily Journal David Williams, of Ukiah Construction, reframes the doors to what will become the new Financial Aid Office at the Mendocino College Campus. The construction, a Measure W project, began Wednesday. With a motto for its Measure W program being “Opening doors to student success,” Mendocino College did exactly that Wednesday, as workers from Ukiah Construction began tearing down doors inside MacMillan Hall as part of the reconstruction to the Student Services Offices -- scheduled to open in January. “We’re excited about the renovation as it will allow these programs to be more visible, and offer one-stop accessibility for multiple student services,” said Donald Moore, dean of Student Services. “We are trying to open up these offices to make them more inviting. We are really excited about creating a single location for our work experience, career and transfer programs to better serve students.” The MacMillan Hall con- What’s next? ▲Construction inside MacMillan Hall is expected to continue throughout the rest of the semester and through Christmas break. Following construction, the offices are expected to open in January. struction is budgeted for $300,000, and comes as one of the more than 30 construction projects included in the now-$95 million Measure W bond program, which was passed in the November 2006 election. Just as the sound of hammers and nails from the reroofing project had begun to cease, the heavy-duty sounds of hammers, nails and drill guns are filling the halls of MacMillan Hall -- where most of the construction is taking place. The hall is home to the registrar’s office, among others, but, with the idea of consolidating services in mind, some new offices will be calling MacMillan Hall home in January. The Financial Aid, Extended Opportunities Programs and Services and CalWORKs programs are located in the Lowery Library building, but will be relocating to remodeled offices this winter. The Career Center, Transfer Center and Native American Outreach, located in Room 1000, along with Work Experience in Room 1010 will relocate into the remodeled Room 1200. For a complete write-up of Measure W projects or for the Measure W quarterly status reports visit www.mendocino.edu/tc/pg/4507/measure_w _bond_.html. Zack Sampsel can be reached at [email protected]. 2 – THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 2007 DAILY DIGEST Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 [email protected] The Ukiah Daily Journal [\ VICTOR “JAY” BERGSTEDT Victor “Jay” Bergstedt passed away at his home November 4, 2007 at the age of 36. A Native of San Francisco, born September 26, 1971. He lived in Santa Rosa since 1989 having only recently moved to Danville. He grew up in Laytonville attending schools and graduating from Laytonville High School with honors. Jay worked as a Pharmacy Technician for 19 years, most recently working with Tuttles Pharmacy in Santa Rosa.. He loved spending time with his son Riley. He enjoyed traveling, gardening and gourmet cooking. Jay is survived by his wife Melissa and his son Riley of Danville, his parents Victor and Carrel Bergstedt of Laytonville. His brother Michael & Stephanie Fesler of Ukiah, brother Philip Fesler of Santa Rosa. his sister Kathleen Kelly of Ukiah. brother Steven & Catherine Fesler of Syksville, MD. Brother Daniel & Alison Fesler of Willits, sister Heidi Bergstedt of Nice, CA, sister Vickie Powers of Castro Valley, brother Kenneth Bergstedt of Tempe, AZ. His aunts and uncles Ray & Jane Munjar of Janesville, CA, Dorleen and Richard Andersen of Sebastopol, and Merilin Gunter of Sacramento. He is also survived by 3 nieces and 3 nephews, 1 great niece and 1 great nephew. Graveside services will be held Today, November 8th at 1:00 p.m. at the Laytonville Cemetery on Branscomb Rd. in Laytonville, CA. Officiating the service will be Pastor Alan Klier. Memorial contributions can be made to Laytonville Fire Dept. or the Laytonville Lions & Lioness Club. Funeral services under the care and direction of Anker-Lucier Mortuary in Willits. Please sign the guest book at www.ukiahdailyjournal.com. Funeral notices are paid announcements. For information on how to place a paid funeral notice or make corrections to funeral notices please call our classified department at 468-3529. Death notices are free for Mendocino County residents. Death notices are limited to name of deceased, hometown, age, date of death, date, time, and place of services and the funeral home handling the arrangements. For information on how to place a free death notice please call our editorial department at 468-3500. POLICE REPORTS The following were compiled from reports prepared by the Ukiah Police Department. To anonymously report crime information, call 463-6205. ARREST -- A 12-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon against a school employee in the 1000 block of Low Gap Road at 11:07 a.m. Tuesday. SHERIFF’S REPORTS The following were compiled from reports prepared by the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office: BOOKED -John Kennedy Stott, 61, of Yorkville, was booked into jail on suspicion of driving under the influence by the California Highway Patrol at 1:42 p.m. Tuesday. BOOKED -- Robert Ross Simon, 60, of Willits, was booked into jail on suspicion of possession of marijuana for sale, possession of a con- trolled substance and a probation violation by the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office at 3:02 p.m. Tuesday. CHP REPORTS The following were compiled from reports prepared by the California Highway Patrol: ARREST -- Jose Rusel, 28, hometown not listed, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on Highway 101 south of Ukiah at 7:42 p.m. Nov. 1. ARREST -- Fredie Roland Jr., 30, of Richmond, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license on Highway 101 near Road 112A at 9:01 p.m. Nov. 2. ARREST -- David Higgs, 47, of Boulder Creek, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence at the intersection of Highway 101 and Perkins Street at 11:49 p.m. Nov. 2. ARREST -- Kimberly Schneeman, 44, of Applegate, Ore., was arrested on suspicion of driving under the The world briefly Bush tells Musharraf to hold free elections and drop his military title WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush, personally intervening in the political crisis in Pakistan, told President Pervez Musharaff on Wednesday he must hold parliamentary elections soon and step down as army leader. “You can’t be the president and the head of the military at the same time,” Bush said, describing a 20-minute telephone call with Musharraf. “I had a very frank discussion with him.” It was Bush’s first contact with Musharraf since he declared emergency rule on Saturday and granted sweeping powers to authorities to crush political dissent. Bush revealed the call to Musharraf during an appearance with the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, at George Washington’s home in Mount Vernon, Va. For several days, the White House has faced questions about why Bush was taking a relatively soft line on the crackdown and had not spoken directly to Musharraf, whom Bush has called a friend he trusts. Teen shoots 8 to death at school, then kills self in rampage in peaceful Finland TUUSULA, Finland (AP) — An 18-year-old gunman opened fire at his high school in this placid town in southern Finland on Wednesday, killing seven other students and the principal before mortally wounding himself in a rampage that stunned a nation where gun crime is rare. Watch Repair influence and driving with a suspended license at the intersection of School Street and Little Lake Road at 2:03 a.m. Sunday. ARREST -- Andres Soto, 29, of Gerber, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license at the intersection of Highway 101 and Central Avenue at 3:06 a.m. Sunday. ARREST -- Druce Hames, 22, of Eureka, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance for sale and possession of a controlled substance at the intersection of Highway 101 and Henry Station Road at 10:35 p.m. Sunday. ARREST -- John Stotts, 62, of Soquel, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on Highway 128 at Navarro at 11:06 a.m. Tuesday. 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 TIRES Need a watch battery or watch band? Stop By today... D. William Jewelers CORRECTIONS The Ukiah Daily Journal reserves this space to correct errors or make clarifications to news articles. Significant errors in obituary notices or birth announcements will result in reprinting the entire article. Errors may be reported to the editor, 468-3526. LOTTERY NUMBERS DAILY 3: night: 2, 1, 7. afternoon: 8, 8, 4. FANTASY 5: 10, 12, 20, 24, 36. DAILY DERBY: 1st Place: 11, Money Bags. 2nd Place: 04, Big Ben. 3rd Place: 06, Whirl Win. Race time: 1:48.93. LOTTO: 15-33-38-4445. Meganumber: 4. Jackpot: $31 million. Police were analyzing YouTube postings that appeared to anticipate the massacre, including clips in which a young man calls for revolution and apparently prepares for the attack by test firing a semiautomatic handgun. Investigators said the gunman, who was not identified, shot himself in the head after the shooting spree at Jokela High School in Tuusula, some 30 miles north of the capital, Helsinki. He died later at Toolo Hospital in Helsinki. The teen killed five boys, two girls and the female principal with a .22-caliber pistol, police said, adding that about a dozen more people were injured while fleeing the school. Officials said more than 400 students ages 12 through 18 were enrolled. Witnesses described a scene of mayhem at the school in this leafy lakeside community, saying the shooter prowled the building looking for victims while shouting slogans for “revolution.” Bush and French president voice unified opposition to a nuclear-armed Iran MOUNT VERNON, Va. (AP) — President Bush and French President Nicolas Sarkozy stood shoulder-to-shoulder against a nuclear-armed Iran on Wednesday, demonstrating the cozier relationship between the two countries under France’s new conservative leader. Bush said agreement on Iran was a hallmark of their talks here at the Virginia home of George Washington. He said they expressed “the desire to work jointly to convince the Iranian regime to give up their nuclear weapons ambitions for the sake of peace.” “It is unacceptable for Iran at any point to have a nuclear weapon,” said Sarkozy. He said, “I believe even in the need to toughen” United Nations sanctions now leveled against Tehran for continuing to enrich uranium. Although some suspect Bush of leading a march toward war to stop Iran from developing a nuclear bomb, the U.S. president Credit concerns grow; financial stocks drop By TIM PARADIS AP Business Writer NEW YORK — Wall Street suffered its second big drop in a week Wednesday, with investors worried about spreading fallout from the credit crisis at banks and about a dollar that just keeps getting weaker. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 360 points — just about matching its pullback of last Thursday. A passel of worries tormented investors, including comments by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo about conflicts of interest in the mortgage industry that exacerbated declines among bank stocks. Meanwhile, the dollar swooned amid speculation that China will seek to diversify some of its foreign currency stockpiles beyond the greenback and General Motors Corp. further dampened sentiment by posting a record loss tied to an accounting adjustment. Oil hit a record, rising above $98 per barrel before retreating, and gold pushed higher, moves exacerbated by an anemic dollar. The fear with a huge drop like Wednesday’s is whether it is part not just of a correction, which is a 10 percent pullback in stock prices, but that it could be the beginning of a bear market. With the huge volatility that has swept Wall Street since the summer, and triple-digit moves in the Dow becoming commonplace, no one can be sure. Still, the concern on the Street is that the extent of the fallout from the credit market crisis that has led to billions of dollars in losses for major banks and investment firms is not yet known. With Citigroup Inc. announcing Sunday it needed to take an additional $8 billion to $11 billion in writedowns, investors are very uneasy not just about stocks, but the economy as a whole. “The financials are the bodyguards of the market and when the bodyguards are taking shots then the market can’t do well,” said David Darst, chief investment strategist for Morgan Stanley’s global wealth management group. “A lot of the bad stuff is known; what the markets are worrying about is the unknown,” Darst said. The Dow fell 360.92, or 2.64 percent, to 13,300.02. The Dow, which had gained 117 points on Tuesday, had fallen 362.14 last Thursday, reflecting the extreme fractiousness on Wall Street these days. It was the third time in a month the blue chip index has dropped by more than 350 points, and leaves the Dow up 6.71 percent for the year. Broader stock indicators also pulled back Wednesday. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 44.65, or 2.94 percent, to 1,475.62 — moving below the 1,500 benchmark. The Nasdaq composite index fell 76.42, or 2.70 percent, to 2,748.76. For the year, the S&P 500 is up 4.04 percent, while the Nasdaq is up 13.81 percent. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 25.81, or 3.22 percent, to 775.96. A drop in the NYSE composite index proved steep enough to trigger trading curbs, which puts restrictions on certain kinds of sell orders and are meant to help stabilize the market. Government bonds jumped as investors transferred money from stocks to fixedincome investments. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell to 4.34 percent from 4.37 percent late Tuesday. It was down to 4.30 percent in after-hours trading. said the diplomatic course is his preferred choice. “The idea of Iran having a nuclear weapon is dangerous, and therefore now is the time for us to work together to diplomatically solve this problem,” Bush said. Pat Robertson backs Rudy Giuliani’s bid for the GOP presidential nomination WASHINGTON (AP) — Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition, endorsed Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday. “It is my pleasure to announce my support for America’s Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, a proven leader who is not afraid of what lies ahead and who will cast a hopeful vision for all Americans,” Robertson said during a news conference with Giuliani in Washington. The former New York mayor backs abortion rights and gay rights, positions that put him in conflict with conservative GOP orthodoxy, and has been trying to persuade evangelical conservatives like Robertson to overlook their differences on those issues. ENGLISH HIGH TEA “Like having tea at the London Ritz.” Saturday, Sunday & Wednesday Reservations: 263-4317 www.LakeportEnglishInn.com • Gift Shopping INDOOR CRYPT PRESALES Service CENTER 859 N. State Street (707) 462-4472 case 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. Stocks fall sharply as dollar slips to new low FUNERAL NOTICES EVERGREEN MEMORIAL GARDENS EVERSOLE MORTUARY is preparing to build a 4th addition to their Mausoleum, Columbarium. Crypts are now available for presale at a 10% savings. 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Perkins St., Ukiah; 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. DJ MARK ANTHONY -- Mixed music; Scotty’s Café; 720 N. State St., Ukiah; 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. MAD COW JAZZ -- Swing and standard jazz; Shanachie Pub; 50 S. Main, Willits; no cover; 9 p.m.; 4599194. JAH WARRIOR SHELTER HI-FI -- Live music; Ukiah Brewing Co.; 102 S. State St., Ukiah; 6 p.m.; $9 advance, $13 day of show; 468-5898. FRIDAY DJ DANCE MUSIC -- DJ dance music with Smokin’ Joe; Perkins Street Lounge; 228 E. Perkins St., Ukiah; 9 p.m. WORLD BEAT ENSEMBLE -- Drums and driving rhythm; Shanachie Pub; 50 S. Main, Willits; $5 cover; 9 p.m.; 459-9194. SWEET SPOT -- Blues, rock and funk; Ukiah Brewing Co.; 102 S. State St., Ukiah; 9 p.m.; $6 cover; 468-5898. STONE AGE DUO -- Lively music; Himalayan Cafe; 1639 S State St, Ukiah; 6:30 to 9 p.m.; 467-9900. SATURDAY DJ DANCE MUSIC-- DJ dance music with Smokin’ Joe; Perkins Street Lounge; 228 E. Perkins St., Ukiah; 9 p.m. KARAOKE -- Live entertainment;Yokayo Bowl; 1401 N. State St., Ukiah; 7 to 11 p.m.; no cover; 462-8686. COUNTRY GENTS BAND -- Dance Music; Bartlett Hall; Ukiah Senior Center, 495 Leslie St., Ukiah; 7 to 10 p.m.; $8; 18 and over welcome. ROEM BAUR -- Soulful acoustic rock; Shanachie Pub; 50 S. Main, Willits; $5 cover; 9 p.m.; 459-9194. STONE AGE DUO -- Sexy grooves; Potter Valley Cafe; 10761 Main St., Potter Valley; 743-2848. DOLORES & THE AND WHO SISTERS -- Songs and harmonies; Himalayan Cafe; 1639 S State St, Ukiah; 6:30 to 9 p.m.; 467-9900. THE MAD MAGGIES -- Mad Gypsy, Celtic and polka; Ukiah Brewing Co.; 102 S. State St., Ukiah; 9 p.m.; $5 cover; 468-5898. CONTRA DANCE -- With live music by Gus Garelick and Don Coffin; Ukiah Methodist Church; 206 N. Pine St., Ukiah; 7 p.m. BILL NOTEMAN AND THE ROCKETS -- Live music; dig! Music; 362 N. State St., Ukiah; free; 10:30 to noon; 463-8444. SUNDAY ‘TEMPTATION’ -- Live performance; Mendocino College Theatre; 1000 Hensley Creek Rd., Ukiah; 2 p.m.; $15 general, $12 students and seniors; 468-3172. ‘A PARTY TO MURDER’ -- Live performance; Willits Community Theatre; 212 S. Main St., No. 1, Willits; 2 p.m.; $8 admission. MONDAY MICROPHONE NIGHT -- Sing or play an instrument; Club 711; 711 S. State St., Ukiah; 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; 4627111. TUESDAY KARAOKE -- Every Tuesday; Perkins Street Lounge; 228 E. Perkins St., Ukiah; 8 p.m.; free. TAHITIAN DANCE -- Every Tuesday night; Mendocino Ballet Studio; 205 S. State St.; Ukiah; ages 11 to 99; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; $8 to $11. WEDNESDAY ADAM’S CENTER STAGE KARAOKE -- Karaoke night at Yokayo Bowl; 1401 N. State St., Ukiah; 7 to 11 p.m.; family hours 6 to 8 p.m.; no cover; 462-8686. LADIES NIGHT -- Nepalese dance and music by Rai family; Himalayan Café; 1639 S. State St., Ukiah; 4679900. OPEN MIC NIGHT -- Open Mic; Ukiah Brewing Co.; 102 S. State St., Ukiah; 8:30 p.m.; free; 468-5898. Fun and fantastic family photographs This photog will be heading back East for turkey day in a couple of weeks. When I think of a visit to our 10-acre farm near Buffalo, NY, I think of the flock of Canada geese in the back fields picking at leftover corn, the deer that come up the path each morning and the towering silo I used to climb up to get a view of the land. I also think about the many family photos we have taken on the farm over the years. Each year, we would choose a spot that we all agreed was one of our favorites. Our last family pic was snapped more than four years ago. Being the youngest, I got hoisted up sideways with each family member holding me from head to toe. We all giggled about the pose and that showed in our photo. It was more than a family photo, it was a family moment. Thanksgiving is a pefect holiday for family reunions and family poses. Here are some tips on making the most of this family photo opportunity: Frame by Frame By Suzette Cook-Mankins Mother nature backdrops Use an outdoor setting, if you can, for fall family photos. Most pro photographs should be willing to step out of the studio every now and then. The texture and color of the trees and vines that surround us define where we live and how we live. Once you’ve all agreed on the spot, observe it for a day See FRAME, Page 10 From left: Serena Miller, Nori Dolan, Terri Hanson, Pat Meek, Leslie Saxon West, Susan Era, Lynda Coursey, Suzette Stiles Slaughter, Wendy Peterman will perform at the upcomong Mendocino College Repertory Dance Company performance, starting on Friday, Nov. 16. Roaring 20th - 20 years on the move By CAROLE HESTER Special for the Journal “Roaring 20th - 20 Years on the Move” is the 20th anniversary of the Mendocino College Repertory Dance Company and performances are Friday, Nov. 16 and Saturday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. at Mendocino College Center Theatre, 1000 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah. This diverse group of dancers hails from Willits, Lake County and Mendocino County. Leslie Saxon West first founded the Mendocino College Repertory Dance Company in 1987. Since that time the company has grown in numbers and support. It has become a community treasure and is one of Mendocino College’s most noteworthy programs. The history of the Company and its’ initial dozen or so dancers has been varied. Some of the dancers from the early years are returning for this production, dancing parts from favorite numbers. “We are presenting our strongest and most memorable dances from the past 20 years,” explained Saxon West. Two productions of which Saxon West is most proud are “Behind the Masks,” performed in fall 2003, an evening-length piece that celebrated the art and culture of the Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast; and “Metamorphoses,” performed in the fall of 2006. This production was Mary Zimmerman’s contemporary adaptation of Ovid’s ancient myths that was done in and around a large pool of water built on the Mendocino College stage. The production was written as a play, but Mendocino College added dance -- the first Company to do so. Strong in the memory of avid dance enthusiasts were other memorable moments: Vivaldi’s “Gloria” in the Fall of 2000, a collaboration with Ukiah Symphony and the Mendocino College Masterworks Chorale, and Leonard Bernstein’s “MASS” in the Spring of 1998. The Company will be doing excerpts from “Behind the Masks,” Metamorphoses” and “Gloria,” as well as many other dances. “Veteran and current company members will dance together in the finale of the show, symbolizing a passing of the torch. Many of the dances presented in this production are introspective, some silly, and others are just visually stunning,” added Saxon West. Advance ticket sales: Mendocino College Bookstore and the Mendocino Book Company in Ukiah, Leaves of Grass in Willits or call 468-3079. General tickets are $12 and $10 for seniors, ASB cardholders and children 12 and under. Company make up for this year’s performance of 26 dancers is unique. Veteran dancers who will be dancing: From Willits, Janet Orth; from the Ukiah Valley, are Leslie Saxon West, Susan Era, Pat Meek, Theresa Hanson, Serena Miller and Lynda Coursey. Past company members who will be traveling to perform in this show are: Nori Dolan -- Santa Cruz; Suzette Stiles Slaughter -San Francisco; Lila Buckley -- Beijing, China; Wendy Peterman, Corvallis, Oregon. Current company members are: Ivory Reid, Kirsten Turner, Katie Hardy, Gilly Platt, Miriam McNamara, Jason Briseno, Sam Fulk, Tamara Frey, Maria Frei, Amanda Rosenberg, Stephanie Paige, Maya Segal, Yvonne Seibel, Jessica Flynn and Sarah Furnish. In the past 20 years the dance company has built a repertoire of dances and dance events, the strongest and most memorable of which will be highlighted in this years show. In addition to including excerpts from “Behind the Masks” and “Metamorphoses,” one memorable dance is “Cocoon,” choreographed by Jenna Byrne. “Cocoon” is a stunning dance done with six women dancing among long pieces of silk that hang from above. It is certainly one of our most visually memorable pieces and we are looking forward to it gracing our stage one more time,” said Saxon West. Another memorable dance being performed is “Picatso,” a dance about Saxon West’s cat! This cartoon like dance, which consists of a huge cat with moving parts, was designed and painted by noted artist and college art instructor, Paula Gray. Children, old and young, love this dance! Tickets will also be for sale at the door if they are available. For more information or to reserve tickets call 468-3079. Comedy Alley presents Canadian comedian Patterson along with San Francisco comedian Larry Brown The Daily Journal Prepare to be captivated at the show on Saturday, Nov. 17. Comedy Alley presented by Thurston Auto Plaza and sponsored by All Phase Electrical will showcase Lachlan Patterson. With his unique style and quick wit, Patterson captivates audiences the moment he sets his feet on stage. His suave style, good looks and six foot-four inch frame make it difficult to take your eyes off this award-winning entertainer. Born and raised in Vancouver B.C, Patterson began his comedy career at a young age. His persistence paid off, and he has risen to become one of the most Popular Headliners in Canada. He has performed at the prestigious Vancouver Comedy Festival (three times.) and the internationally renowned “Just for Laughs” Comedy Festival in Montreal. Lachlan has his own half hour comedy special on CBC and most recently appeared on Comedy Central’s new stand-up show “Live at Gotham” He has recently re-located to Los Angeles and is currently touring comedy clubs and colleges across the country. Also featured on this show will be San Francisco comedy icon Larry “Bubbles” Brown. Lachlan Patterson Larry “Bubbles” Brown “Bubbles” Brown is a San Francisco based comedian and actor. He is a regular at San Francisco’s’ Comedy Day. He appeared on the original “Late Night with David Letterman” on NBC. For several years, he was the traffic reporter on Live 105 in the morning where he gained much popularity in the San Francisco Bay Area. He performs regularly around the Bay Area and across the country. He was given the nickname “Bubbles” by comedienne Paula Poundstone. Opening the show will be Kevin Young. Young hails form Lodi and is making his name in the comedy world by working club and colleges across the country and abroad. He was most recently a contestant in the 2007 San Francisco International Comedy Competition. Tickets are available at Mendocino Bounty, 200 South School Street, $15 in advance, or $17 the day of the show. Participants can purchase pizza from our no-host bar sponsored by Little Caesar’s Pizza, and beverages, sponsored by Fetzer, Jeriko Estates, Mendocino Brewing Company, Anderson Valley Brewing, and Eagle Distributing. Interested parties can enter the raffle, to win excellent prizes, and also try their luck at our grand prize raffle for a chance to win a dream cruise, provided by Village Travel & Caribbean Cruise Lines. The grand prize winner will be drawn at the May show. Don’t miss out. This year’s many season sponsors include City of Kevin Young Ukiah, Cheesecake Momma, Moonlight Cleaning Services, Ukiah Valley Conference Center, Sol Dial Sound, Ukiah Safeway, Bicoastal Media, The Coast, Ukiah Daily Journal, Hometown Shopper, Kwine & Max, and this month’s sponsor, All Phase Electrical. For additional information call The Ukiah Main Street Program at463-6729 The Mission of the Ukiah Main Street Program is to preserve and enhance what makes Ukiah a great place. We envision the heart of Ukiah being the economic and cultural center of a thriving small town community. We pursue this vision through: promotion, partnership, education, advocacy, preservation and beautification. 4 – THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 2007 Editor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526 FORUM From the desk of... Letters from our readers Opposed to proposed mall To the Editor: I do appreciate your covering the current controversial efforts by developers to rezone the Masonite property. I only wish that you would stick to the facts, not rumors and innuendo. One fact I know after attending almost all the County’s workshops on the UVAP is that the majority of the residents of Ukiah want to retain our small town atmosphere. The consensus was also that a “Big Box” retail development at Masonite would ruin any chance of that happening. Another fact that I know is that three of our supervisors chose to ignore what residents of Ukiah wanted and begin the process that could lead to the rezoning of the Masonite property. Finally although not a fact yet, I am confident that the voters in Mendocino County will not stand for this next year. Tim Derry Potter Valley EJ DIONNE JR. The McCain factor All views should be aired To the Editor: own anecdote, which was that Rockwell Inland libs have been writing to the was allowed to speak at her school but few Ukiah Daily Journal to demand that the people chose to attend. She, however, paper drop Tommy Wayne Kramer’s wants to stop Kramer from appearing in the Sunday column. The writers warn the paper Journal, period. that if Kramer doesn’t go they’ll stop readI don’t understand the local liberal ing altogether. Some threaten to urge other instinct to kill dissenting opinion. Didn’t people to stop reading, and a boycott of the libs learn somewhere along the line that advertisers has been suggested. censorship is always the ultimate killer? Two columns particularly sent the libs Ms. Sher specifically mentions “homophorunning for their censors. One of Kramer’s bia” and “racism.” I wonder if she’s old columns inspiring much liberal wrath was a enough to remember when people so vicrather heavy-handed slam at the pure numtimized weren’t defended any place but in a bers of odd people, aggressive panhandlers few small-circulation publications and by a among them, shuffling up and down State tiny handful of very brave people? Street at all hours. A lot of these people are, You knock out opinions you don’t like, basically, institutional cases in search of the chances are the opinions you do like institutions, which no longer exist thanks to will eventually get knocked out, too. the bi-partisan war on the poor that comI think Kramer’s columns are lively, menced with Reagan, smilingly moved often funny and always interesting. It through the Clinton Administration, and would be a shame if the lock-step brigade continues today with Georgie of shouts him down. Mesopotamia. I didn’t think the column Bruce Anderson was very amusing, but the lib’s outrage, it Boonville seemed to me, was out of all proportion to the offense, i.e., pointing out that a lot of Unhappy with people on the street are hard to sympathize with because some of them are menacing jail conditions and aren’t very nice. People say the same To the Editor: thing all the time in letters-to-the-editor, I have been incarcerated in Mendocino and certainly say the same thing all the County Jail for the past month and a half. time among their friends and families. I’m writing, hoping or somebody that Then there was a column about Project cares. Inmates are being with cruel and Sanctuary called “Where ‘Dad’ is a fourunjustified punishment. letter word,” suggesting that Project I was put in a room for two and a half Sanctuary was a coven of man haters days with no water. I let them know the whose true purpose was to blame men for all things gone wrong in the world. I first day. I kept trying to get them to turn thought that as generally misguided as the the water on for me, but it didn’t happen. column was -- I know two women whose I would ask if I could at least get a cup lives were literally saved by Project of water to brush my teeth after meals or Sanctuary -- the basic complaint that just was thirsty. No water. In two and a half Kramer made was valid. That point was days, I was only given three pill-size cups that the annual downtown Ukiah display of of water. My water was finally turned on T-shirts by little kids who, as class projects, because another inmate stopped the maintemake the grisly artistic point that domestic nance man and let him know my water was violence is a bad thing ought to be encouroff. He simply went and turned it on. aged to include an occasional kind word for Another one of my concerns is that peomen, most of whom do not beat up women, ple have to stay in their room without comand few of whom want to kill anybody. ing out for a shower or a little bit of fresh (Myself, I think little kids ought to be air for 24 hours, 48 hours, even 72 hours spared the seamier themes of American life sometimes. It’s not because we’re in troualtogether; the more sordid realities of the ble; it’s because they say they’re shortimploding society they’ll inherit reach them staffed. I know I have went at least 72 soon enough.) hours straight without coming out of my A Project Sanctuary staffer wrote a prop- cell, and have had words put in my mouth, erly humorous response to Kramer’s colsaying I refused to come out because it was umn at the end of which she invited him to too hot. I love the sun, and would never visit the place to see for himself that there refuse to come out of my cell. were no bigots working there. I thought the Another one of my concerns is that peoProject Sanctuary lady handled the controple are not getting to visit or even call their versy ‘appropriately,’ as the liberals say family. They say the reason for us not being these days. She didn’t want to kill either able to visit is because they don’t have Kramer or the paper. But in a letter in last Thursday’s Journal, a presumably liberal lady named Susan Sher wrote in to place Kramer in the company of the infamous American Nazi, George Lincoln Rockwell, and went on to accuse him and the paper of President George Bush: The White misogynistic “hate mongering.” House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., WashingMs. Sher seemed to miss the point of her ton, D.C. 20500; (202) 456-1111, FAX (202)456-2461. Governor Arnold SchwarzenegLETTER POLICY ger: State Capitol, Sacramento, 95814. 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To those who brought flowers, food, helped with the serving of food, setting up and taking down of the tables at DFM, the set up of all the televisions so that we could run the DVDs of Brian’s life, and those who made the DVDs. You are all so appreciated, my words are not enough to express how I feel. I would like to express an additional thanks to Bob Reed from dfm, my sister Carol, Victoria from the Ukiah Daily Journal and to Jason Howard also from DFM for putting together the very special memories of Brian for us all and especially for me Lori. To the Ukiah Daily Journal: also thanks so much for the help putting together my husband’s obituary. Many of you offered words of comfort and hugs to my family and to me. Your words of condolence, your offers of help, all meant so much to me. I have discovered so many friends that I didn’t even know I had. You were there for us and I really appreciate each and every one of you. Brian would have been so appreciative of all the help and comfort you gave me. We will all miss him! As I continue to go through this period of mourning, it is wonderful to know that you are there for us. Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness. Lori Brodoski Redwood Valley Farms are better than housing To the Editor: It seems ridiculous to convert great farmland to housing plots. There is a much greater need for an organic garden than a housing development. Ah, but here’s an opportunity to get rich. Of course! And who’s to buy these houses? Are all the casinos in the neighborhood ready to expand? Don Smith Ukiah WHERE TO WRITE lished. You may drop letters off at our office at 590 S. School St., or fax letters to 4683544, mail to Letters to the Editor, P.O. Box 749, Ukiah, 95482 or e-mail them to [email protected]. E-mail letters should also include hometown and a phone number. [email protected] The Ukiah Daily Journal www.house.gov/write rep Assemblywoman Patty Berg: State Assembly District 1, Capitol, Rm. 4146, Sacramento, 95814. (916) 319-2001; Berg's Ukiah field representative is Ruth Valenzuela. Ukiah office located at 311 N. State St, Ukiah, 95482, 463-5770. The office’s fax number is 463-5773. For email go to web site: assembly.ca.gov/Berg Senator Pat Wiggins: State Senate District 2, Capitol Building, Room 5100, Sacramento, 95814. (916) 445-3375 Email: [email protected]. In Ukiah: Kathy Kelley at 200 S. School St, 468-8914, email: [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] GOFFSTOWN, N. H. -- The strangest thing about John McCain's campaign for president is that it's supposed to be dead, but it isn't. This is a real nuisance for his competitors. The comeback is not showy or dramatic. And it's true that while McCain is better off than he was in July when his campaign imploded in a dazzling display of financial mismanagement and staff recriminations, he still faces a more difficult route to nomination than his well-financed rivals, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney. McCain himself, the overwhelming favorite a year ago, is cheerfully humble in characterizing his standing. "We've got a long way to go, but we are in the mix," he said Sunday on CNN's "Late Edition." In the mix is a big improvement over being out. Nationally, McCain got a boost last weekend when a new Washington Post-ABC News Poll showed him in second place to Giuliani. The former New York City mayor had 33 percent; McCain, 19 percent; and the stalled Fred Thompson, 16 percent. Romney, who leads in both Iowa and New Hampshire, came in at 11 percent and Mike Huckabee had 9 percent. The most interesting numbers are those of Huckabee and McCain. The former is finally being taken seriously not only by the press, but also by Republican voters. McCain rose from just 12 percent a month ago. Thompson's sluggishness has been a form of lifesupport for McCain. Nowhere more so than in New Hampshire, which McCain took by storm seven years ago against George W. Bush. This state's Jan. 8 primary only recently looked to be Romney's launching pad to national stardom -- or Giuliani's opportunity to finish off Romney. Now Romney and Giuliani have to calculate how McCain might figure in their plans. The mood of McCain's loyalists here combines relief with that certain restrained glee that comes from walking away in one piece from a car wreck. Jim Barnett, the candidate's New Hampshire state director, traces McCain's local comeback to his strong debate performance in early September and his renewed emphasis on the freewheeling town meeting formats that made him so many friends in this state. Barnett points to a moment during a mid-October gathering in Hopkinton where McCain confronted a questioner who spoke of the "anger the average European Christian, native-born American feels when they see their country turning into a multicultural chaos Tower of Babel." McCain has tried to appease conservative critics of his support for a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants by stressing the need to secure the nation's borders first. His new stance, he says, reflects "a lesson learned about what the American people's priorities are." But at the Hopkinton meeting, McCain was his old, combative self. He condemned his interlocutor's language and declared he was "grateful to live in a nation that has been enriched by people coming to our nation from around the world." The applause, Barnett recalls with pride, "went on for a long time." Yet there is also cold calculation on the part of Republicans who are giving McCain a second look. Their challenge is to find a candidate who can broaden the party's currently anemic appeal while still holding it together. Giuliani says he is that man, and he has stepped up his campaigning in a state whose libertarian streak makes his support for abortion rights less toxic. At a news conference following a speech at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, Giuliani stressed his ability to turn the GOP into "a 50-state party" and argued that voters who didn't like his abortion views would definitely like the judges he would appoint. McCain, on the other hand, has always been an abortion foe. His campaign argues that he can appeal outside Republican ranks without alienating pro-life voters, as Giuliani would. Conservative voters are paying attention. Still, both McCain and Giuliani need to overcome Romney's lead here, built by intensive television advertising and extensive, New Hampshire-style personal campaigning. Tom Rath, a key local adviser to Romney, thinks McCain "has done a great job" in rebuilding his standing, but sees a ceiling on the Arizona senator's support. "It's difficult for McCain to give voters new information about himself," Rath said, "since they already know him so well." McCain's strong endorsement of the Iraq War is also hurting him among independent voters, the backbone of his 2000 movement. That McCain is still standing is a credit to his persistence. But it is also a symptom of the anxieties and misgivings among Republican voters over the choices they confront in this dark time for their party. E.J. Dionne writes for The Washington Post Writers Group. The Ukiah DAILY JOURNAL Publisher: Kevin McConnell Editor: K.C. Meadows Office manager: Yvonne Bell Circulation director: Melanie Doty Group systems director: Sue Whitman Member Audit Bureau Of Circulations Member California Newspaper Publishers Association THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL BILLBOARD Entertainers needed for ‘Home for the Holidays’ The Ukiah Main Street Program invites local performance groups to participate in “Home for the Holidays”, a promotion to draw the community to downtown Ukiah. The categories they are interested in include music, theatre, dance, mime, puppetry, carolers, storybook characters, storytelling poetry, clowns and magic. The Ukiah Main Street Program will accept applications until Nov. 19 from entertainers interested in performing downtown. Applications can be picked up at the Main Street Office, 200 S. School Street, Monday through Friday, 9 to 5 p.m. Arts and crafts vendors are invted to pick up applications for the Holiday Craft Market, which will be held on Nov. 23. The arts and crafts market will take place on the sidewalks surrounding the courthouse in downtown Ukiah from 11 to 5 p.m. The committee is also in search of volunters and nonprofit organizations interested in coordinating a children’s activity or setting up tables for gift wrapping or some other activity that could directly benefit their organization. ‘Landscape Revisited’ at Mendocino Art Center through Nov. 18 The Mendocino Art Center will showcase the photography of the Bay Area Photographers Collective, through Nov. 18, in the Main Gallery. The exhibit, titled “Landscape Revisited,” represents a revisiting of the landscape’s status in photography, a heavily traversed territory, with 18 Bay Area artists providing a decidedly unique vision to the subject. The participating BAPC artists are: Rebecca Chang, Tom De Carlo, Adrienne Defendi, Alan George, Beth Kientzle, Eric Larson, Deborah Lattimore, Tom Lavin, Art Levit, Donna Levreault, Erin Malone, Charlotte Niel, Heather Polley, Ari Salomon, Angelika Schilli, Kay Taneyhill, Kirk Thompson and Gloria Upchurch. Also, Fiona Gallagher is showing her black and white photography in the Abramson Gallery and Maeve Croghan is displaying her nature paintings in Gallery Ten. A free 2nd Saturday Artists Reception will be held Nov. 10, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, call 937-5818 (toll free 1-800653-3328), or visit www.MendocinoArtCenter.org. The Mendocino Art Center is located at 45200 Little Lake Street (at Kasten Street) in Mendocino Village. The galleries are open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. MCT’s to run ‘Quartet’ through Dec. 2 Ronald Harwood’s comedy “Quartet,” directed by Betty Abramson and sponsored by Rossi’s Building Materials, fills the final slot in the Mendocino Theatre Company’s season, opening Nov. 1 and running for 20 performances through Dec. 2. Quartet tells the story of four retired opera singers, played by MTC veteran actors Dan Kozloff, Ann Woodhead, Ruby Bell Sherpa and David Woolis, who find themselves at a retirement home for musicians. When they’re asked to reprise their roles as the “Quartet” in the famous opera Rigoletto for the home’s annual celebration of Guiseppe Verdi’s birthday, the play becomes a celebration of friendship, love, music, opera, aging and Guiseppe Verdi. Quartet will run Thursdays through Sundays until Dec. 2. All performances are at 8 p.m. except for 2 p.m. Sunday matinees on Nov. 25 and Dec. 2 (no night performances on these dates). Tickets are $15 on Thursday, Friday and ARTS & E NTERTAINMENT Sunday; $20 on Saturday. Call for reservations 937-4477 or visit www.mendocinotheatre.org. Mushroom weekend at Mendocino Woodlands set for Nov. 9 through 11 The Mendocino Woodlands Camp will be the site for the Mycological Society of San Francisco’s annual Fall Mushroom Foray on the weekend of Nov. 9 through 11. Local residents of the Mendocino/Fort Bragg area are welcome to attend, and will receive a discounted rate if not staying overnight at the Woodlands. Brian Perry, a mushroom authority from SF State, will be the resident expert for the weekend, including a presentation Saturday night on mushrooms that glow in the dark. Planned classes and presentations to be offered include mushroom identification, dye, paper making, photography, and cultivation, including a mushroom kit making session for all. Saturday night will feature a full-on gourmet mushroom dinner. A fee of $140 covers lodging, meals, and all forays, classes, and events, or $90 with off site lodging. Children under 13 get in for half price (w/adult), those under 5, for free. Attendance will be by preregistration only. The registration form is available on-line at www.MSSF.org/mendo, or send a check with names and all contact info to: Liana Hain, MSSF 49 Hancock St. San Francisco, CA 94114. For more information, send an E-mail to [email protected], or call 829-2063. dig! Music to host blues band Bill Noteman and the Rockets Bill Noteman and the Rockets play at the Brewery this Saturday night. Special for the Journal Bill Noteman and the Rockets to perform at dig! music on Nov. 10 Dig! music will host the blues band, Bill Noteman and the Rockets, this Saturday, from 10:30 a.m. to noon for a free in-store live performance. Recently the band has opened for BB King, Steve Miller Band and Jimmy McCracklin. Before long, the band was opening for Elvin Bishop, Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen, and Mark Hummel. Their current CD Cream of the Crop is available at dig! music. For more information, call dig! at 463-8444. Contra dance at Ukiah Methodist Church set for Nov. 10 THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 2007 – 5 dig! music will host a blues band, Bill Noteman and the Rockets this Saturday from 10:30 to noon for a free in-store live performance. Original music from Bill Noteman and the Rockets is a combo of raw, expressive vocals, searing harmonica, sizzling guitar and cookin’ keys dipped in the sauce of a smoldering rhythm section, says event information. Recently the band has opened for BB King, Steve Miller Band and Jimmy McCracklin. Their high-energy blend of Chicago blues and rock and roll, have been burning up the stages of Northern California for over twenty years. The year was 1983 – Bill Noteman, Larry Platz, David Neft, Dave Falco and Robbie All, got together for an impromptu jam in an old movie theater in Lower Lake, California. Before long, the band was opening for Elvin Bishop, Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen, and Mark Hummel. Bill is an amazing harmonica virtuoso and an extremely entertaining front man, skill- Gus Garelick will play the fiddle and Don Coffin, the guitar while Jim Saxe calls and teaches contra dances on Saturday, Nov. 10. There will be a beginners’ instruction period at 7 p.m., and the main group will dance from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. The contra dance will take place at the Ukiah Methodist Church, at 206 N. Pine St., with entry through the church’s the back entrance. Middle Eastern drumming workshop with Liron Peled of Raquy and the Cavemen set forTuesday, Nov. 13 Community members interested in learning about Middle Eastern music and dance are invited to attend a Middle Eastern Drumming workshop with Liron Peled of Raquy and the Cavemen on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Mendonesia Music Cafe. The class will cover the basic technique of the Dumbek and popular traditional MiddleEastern rythms. The class will go from 7 to 8:30 p.m., and will cost $15. Attendees are welcomed to bring any drums, but a dumbek is recommended. The Mendonesia Music Cafe is located at the east corner of Commercial St. and Highway 101, in Willits. For more information or pre-registration, contact Jodi at 354-1196 or [email protected]. 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For more information call dig! at 463-8444. 6 – THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 2007 SPORTS Editor: Anthony Dion, 468-3518 LOCAL CALENDAR This week: • Friday, UHS jv/varsity football @ Cardinal Newman 5 & 7:30 p.m. • Friday, UHS cross country NBL meet, @ Montgomery, 4 p.m. • Saturday, Mendocino College football vs. Solano College, 1 p.m. [email protected] MLB | OFFSEASON Los Angeles Angels admit they’d love Alex Rodriguez By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels are baseball’s exception: They openly admit they’d love to sign Alex Rodriguez. The Angels had a meet-and-greet with A-Rod’s agent, Scott Boras, at the general managers’ meetings. The New York Mets also spoke with Boras but won’t say whether they’re in or out of the competition. Tony Reagins, who just took over as the Angels’ GM, had glowing words for A-Rod. “We had an initial conversation with Scott, and it was introductory,” he said Wednesday. “He probably makes any team that he’s a part of better.” Reagins said if talks progressed, the Angels would welcome a chance to speak with Rodriguez. Reagins acknowledged marketing, as well as baseball skills, would play a role in a decision to sign A-Rod. “In this day and age, I think that is a part of it,” he said. While the Mets have the cash to sign Rodriguez, they haven’t committed to making an offer. Likely to win his third AL MVP award, Rodriguez is expected to sign a deal topping the record $252 million, 10-year contract “He probably makes any team that he’s a part of better.” the Texas Rangers gave him before the 2001 season. Before A-Rod opted out of that agreement, Boras told the New York Yankees they had to offer $350 million just to get a meeting with the third baseman. Other possible destinations are thought to include the Boston Red See MEETINGS, Page 7 Pushed aside file photo Golden State Warriors's Andris Biedrins, center, struggles against Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, left, and Aleksandar Pavlovic as they wait for the the rebound during the first half at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday Nov. 6, 2007. By GREG BEACHAM Associated Press OAKLAND — The water-saturated stat sheet floated between LeBron James’ shins as he soaked his feet in the ice bath. Lifting one swollen eyelid, he could just make out his numbers: 24 points, 14 rebounds, nine assists and three big blocked shots. Yet the most eye-popping parts of James’ allout effort in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 108-104 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night weren’t reflected in that soggy box score. For starters, James took an accidental blow to the face in the first quarter, but barely missed 90 seconds before returning. He barked orders at his teammates with authority, and he demanded a fourthquarter defensive assignment on Baron Davis. And when the Warriors triple-teamed him with the game on the line, James got what coach Mike Brown termed “the big hockey assist,” making the pass that led to the pass that set up the shot that won it for Cleveland. James already has a place among the NBA’s elite, yet he’s still growing — and his latest sublime performance was a sight for a sore eye. “It bothered me some, and it’s bothering me now, but I had to be there for my teammates,” said James, who fell just shy of his 11th career triple-double. “If I could barely see, I still had to be out there.” Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 22 points and 13 rebounds for the short-handed Eastern Conference champions, who kept the Warriors winless with a calm finish on their third victory in their last four trips to Golden State. Cleveland went up 103-98 with 1:03 left after ON TAP Mavericks at Warriors Today, 7:30 p.m. TV: FSN Radio: KNBR 680 AM See WARRIORS, Page 8 SPORTS | STEROID USE INSIDE: Raiders prepare for Bears ............Page 7 49ers Monday night opponent banged up ............Page 7 College football week 11 picks ............Page 8 Scoreboard & Transactions ............Page 8 Time to start blaming coaches and teams, too, for steroid use in sports By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist A few days before the official word came out, the reports were that Jacksonville lineman Marcus Stroud would be suspended for steroids. Coach Jack Del Rio wasn’t going to talk about that, but he did allow that Stroud had been good for the team. “There aren’t many guys that are 310 pounds and can run the way he can run and make plays sideline to sideline,” Del Rio said. No there aren’t, and there aren’t many guys who can steal 30 bases and hit 450-foot home runs off curveballs that are down and away. And there aren’t many women who can run the 100 meters under 11 seconds and long jump 24 feet. There’s a reason for that. Not everyone is juiced. It may seem like that at times, but my guess is that there must be some clean players in sports. I can only offer anecdotal evidence, such as David Wells or John Daly, but it seems the cock- But if coaches and teams had their way there wouldn’t be any center fielders who can’t throw the ball back to the mound. There wouldn’t be any pitchers who couldn’t hit at least 90 on the radar gun, and there ‘ There aren’t many guys who can steal 30 bases and hit 450-foot home runs off curveballs that are down and away. And there aren’t many women who can run the 100 meters under 11 seconds and long jump 24 feet.There’s a reason for that. Not everyone is juiced. ’ tail of choice isn’t always HGH or stanozolol. Certainly, Dodger fans will tell you they would never have a reason to suspect Juan Pierre of anything. A view on sports topics outside Mendocino County by Anthony Dion --Angels’ GM Tony Reagins on A-Rod CAVS 108 | WARRIORS 104 LeBron James just misses triple-double in Cavs’ 108-104 win over 0-4 Warriors your daily MEDICINE wouldn’t be any linebackers who couldn’t run the 40 under 4.5 seconds and then tackle someone with just one arm. Because they’re all enablers for the most part. And that’s the big reason why baseball and football can’t rid their sports of cheats no matter how hard the leagues might try. Marion Jones lies about using steroids, her gold medals are stripped and a prison cell looms. Sprinter Kelli White is caught using steroids and never runs competitively again. Floyd Landis is stripped of his Tour de France title and will limit his bike riding to going to the store. Contrast that to what happened when Paul Byrd admitted before Game 7 of the AL championship series that he had used HGH — an admission that came only after the San Francisco Chronicle reported he spent nearly $25,000 on the drug and syringes over a period See DAHLBERG, Page 7 A-Rod seeking $30 million + per year After opting out of his New York Yankees’ contract on the eve of the Red Sox sweeping away the Rockies in the World Series, Alex Rodriguez and his agent Scott Boras will be seeking a free agent deal potentially surpassing $300 million in total. The ridiculous thing is they believe that they will get that, not so much the astronomical figure itself. Boras, citing A-Rod’s “market value” as he put it (simply that ARod’s net worth to a franchise in bringing in fans and media deals over a potential 10 year period would be worth in excess of a billion dollars), believes that A-Rod can get a 10-year deal at $35 million per year. The problem with that logic is simple economics, the law of supply and demand. Yes, the supply is low on A-Rod’s and not necessarily much higher in free agent third basemen, but what is the demand? Here, is where I think Boras is overestimating the market. The demand for A-Rod at 20-25 million a year is far different than what it will be at 30-35 million. On top of that, they have cut out the team that would’ve driven up the asking price -- the Yankees. You have to keep in mind that at that level of money per season, a team is going to have to have a payroll at least three times what they will be offering Rodriguez and only ten or so teams fill that requirement. The early word on his potential suitors are Angels, Dodgers, Orioles, Cubs, Tigers, Red Sox, and Marlins (which is almost laughable). To be honest, I don’t see him getting more than his previous $25 million a year for 6-8 years equating to a $200 million contract at maximum. Looks like Rodriguez and Boras could’ve made a very bad miscalculation but it’ll be interested to find out at the very least, so stay tuned. Cabrera being shopped by Marlins Twenty-four year old third baseman, Miguel Cabrera, of the Florida Marlins is on the trading block according to sources at the GM meetings. The fiscally tight Marlins have long been known to deal star players as they approach free agency (Cabrera’s deal expires at the end of the 2009 season) rather than spend the big bucks that it would most likely take to keep them. They faced a similar situation with P Josh Beckett two years ago and sought SS Hanley Ramirez and acquired him from the Red Sox. Ramirez, in two short seasons has already blossomed into one of the game’s premier young stars. It has been reported that the asking price for Cabrera will be similarly steep as well as it should be for a player that has career numbers that rival A-Rod’s thru the same point in time -- three blue chip prospects, one being a pitcher. Career Averages Player BA OBP SLG Rodriguez .306 .389 .578 Cabrera .313 .388 .542 OPS .967 .930 Thru age of 24 Player BA OBP SLG OPS HR RBI Rodriguez .308 .363 .551 .916 148 463 Cabrera .313 .388 .542 .930 138 523 Johan Santana on trading block soon? That’s the word out of the General Manager meetings this week as the MLB offseason kicks into high gear. The lefty Santana, has one year left on his Minnesota contract and has been openly frustrated with the See MEDICINE, Page 8 THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL Meetings Continued from Page 6 Sox, Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers. All those teams say that they’re not interested at this point. Other big names in the news on the next-to-last day of the four-day gathering included Miguel Cabrera, Roger Clemens, Tom Glavine and Kenny Rogers. The final day of the annual meetings, GMs were to discuss whether first- and thirdbase coaches should wear helmets. Mike Coolbaugh, a first-base coach for the Colorado Rockies’ minor league team in Tulsa, was killed in July when he was struck on the head by a line drive during a game. On Tuesday, each general manager stood up during their meeting and stated what their offseason goals were. Many mentioned specific players they were making available. The idea was suggested by Boston’s Theo Epstein and Florida’s Larry Beinfest, cochairs of this year’s meeting. “Usually it takes a while to be able to reach all 29 other teams and hear what they’re trying to do. This increased our efficiency tremendously. It saves us all a lot of time,” Epstein said. “Some teams were specific. Some were more guarded.” Cabrera is the first big name being dangled. He’ll make more than $10 million next season, too expensive for the Marlins to retain. Having lost A-Rod, the Yankees need a third baseman but team executive Hank Steinbrenner was clear on what New York won’t do. “It’s pretty obvious which players we’re not going to trade,” he said, before rattling off the team’s most-prized young pitchers. “Chamberlain, Hughes and even Kennedy. Not for a position player.” For now, when other teams inquire, Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy aren’t available. Hughes, just 21, showed poise and overpowering pitches, even while slowed by hamstring and ankle injuries that sidelined him for much of the season. Chamberlain, 22, was instant electricity and on many nights unhittable as Mariano Rivera’s setup man Dahlberg Continued from Page 6 of years. Byrd’s punishment came Tuesday when the Cleveland Indians agreed to pay him $7.5 million to pitch for them next year. “It was a decision we are very comfortable with,” said Indians general manger Mark Shapiro, who made sure to note Byrd’s contribution as a club leader and his involvement in the community. The message from that, apparently, is that if your teammates like you and you visit a children’s hospital a few times you can take anything you want and still be generously rewarded for it. Too bad that doesn’t work anymore in track and field because Jones could have saved herself years of lying and a stretch in the pen. Byrd, who claimed the HGH was properly prescribed and used to treat “very low” hormone readings, promised to tell all after the LCS was over. He hasn’t yet, maybe because it’s kind of hard to explain why a dentist would write one of the prescriptions, as the Chronicle reported. The Indians aren’t alone in their largesse to tainted players. At one point this spring I thought owner Arte Moreno was going to do the right thing and tell Gary Matthews Jr. he couldn’t play for the Los Angeles Angels until he fessed up to what he did with his HGH. I was wrong. Moreno postured a bit, then allowed Matthews to earn the first $10 million of his $50 million contract while still hiding behind a belated — and not very believable — statement that he never took the drugs he ordered. Not sure what the message down the stretch. Kennedy, who turns 23 next month, was polished and resembled a young Mike Mussina in three September starts. “I’ve been tested on those guys this week, and obviously the summer during the (trade) deadline, and I’ll continue to be tested on it,” general manager Brian Cashman said. “I know that all three of those guys, the 29 other clubs would have no problems pitching at least one of them if not all of them in their rotations.” Atlanta said it would like to bring back Tom Glavine after a five-year absence. New general manager Frank Wren spoke with the two-time Cy Young Award winner and his agent, Gregg Clifton, and Wren intends to call again next week, after teams can start making offers to free agents. Glavine, a left-hander who turns 42 in March, spent his first 16 major league seasons with Atlanta, then pitched for the New York Mets for five years. He lives in suburban Atlanta and was hoping to get an offer from the Braves after the 2006 season. Atlanta never made an offer, and he agreed Dec. 1 to re-sign with the Mets. “It wasn’t that we weren’t interested. It was just the timing of when Tom had to make a decision and when we could make a decision based on our roster and our payroll and where we were at the time,” Wren said. “We have flexibility this year to be more active in both the trade market and the free-agent market.” Rogers, a left-hander who turns 43 on Saturday, wants to return to Detroit for a third season. “Kenny will pitch in 2008, and we are currently in negotiations with the Tigers,” Boras said. Clemens, who is 45, is ready to join the Houston Astros — as a consultant. In a sign Clemens’ pitching career could be over, his agent sent an e-mail to Drayton McLane informing the owner the seven-time Cy Young Award winner is set to start his personal-services contract with the team on Jan. 1. “He’s moving toward retirement and leaving open the possibility of playing,” agent Randy Hendricks said. “As Roger has stated several times, he’s failed at retirement repeatedly.” there was, other than the Angels needed a center fielder. Likewise, little has been heard from the St. Louis Cardinals over Rick Ankiel’s involvement with HGH, and the Toronto Blue Jays haven’t said anything negative about Troy Glaus. Matt Williams is just a broadcaster for the Arizona Diamondbacks now, but that didn’t stop the team’s president from saying nice things about him despite his reported purchase of HGH. And Seattle Mariners president Chuck Armstrong said he continues to “admire and respect” Jose Guillen even though the Chronicle reported he bought a veritable smorgasbord of performanceenhancing drugs over the years. Four games from now Del Rio and the Jaguars will welcome Stroud back as if nothing ever happened. The rest might even be good for his surgically repaired ankle as Jacksonville makes a bid for the playoffs. And you can never have too many 310-pounders who make plays sideline to sideline. Rodney Harrison, meanwhile, returned to cheers from Bill Belichick and Shawne Merriman remains the big man on campus in San Diego. Four-game suspensions mean nothing in the NFL. Baseball’s testing is filled with holes, and HGH use appears to be rampant in both sports. You can’t simply blame the players since they know they don’t have all that much to lose. They know their coaches and teams will always have their backs. THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 2007 – 7 SPORTS NFL | WEEK 10 Kiffin vows to kick to dangerous Bears returner Hester By JOSH DUBOW Associated Press ALAMEDA — After watching most teams kick the ball away from Devin Hester all season, Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher was a little surprised to hear that Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin planned to challenge the NFL’s best returner. “Serious? Punts and kickoffs? It will be fun then,” Urlacher said Wednesday on a conference call with Bay Area reporters. “I can’t wait to watch. The last few games he hasn’t gotten many opportunities but when he does, he definitely takes advantage of them. So, I’m excited to hear that, it should give us a little boost there.” Most teams do whatever they can Bears at to keep Raiders the ball Sunday, 1:15 p.m. away from TV: FOX Radio: 560 AM Hester, who has nine returns for touchdowns in less than two full seasons in the NFL. Hester is so dangerous at returning kicks and punts that teams often prefer to kick the ball out of bounds just to keep him from having a chance at pulling off another highlight-reel return. Kiffin said “it’s no fun to kick out of bounds,” and he wanted to test his special teams on Sunday against a player he called perhaps the best punt returner ever to play the game. Whether that’s just pregame bluster or his actual strategy won’t be known until Sunday. “We would definitely welcome that philosophy,” Chicago coach Lovie Smith said. “Does he mean it? Most teams haven’t kicked to him. I can understand why you’ll get a guy that would say, ’Hey, he puts on his shoes just like everyone else. We’re going to kick the ball to him. We don’t like what’s happened so far. We need to change the tempo.’ If I was on the other side of the field, I would kick the ball to Devin Hester.” That’s easy for Smith to say. He doesn’t have to defend Hester. Oakland struggled early stopping returns, but has improved in recent weeks now that Isaiah Ekejiuba is healthy and Jarrod Cooper is back from a suspension. Now they get their stiffest test yet and they’re happy about the confidence their coach is showing in the coverage units. “I’m glad because I would have been mad at him if he would have said, ’Hey, I don’t think you guys could do it. I’m not kicking it to him,”’ Cooper said. “We respect Devin Hester just like everyone else does but you don’t turn your whole game plan upside down. You don’t play somebody scared. You respect them but you don’t play them scared.” Hester’s nine special teams return touchdowns are already tied for fourth most in NFL history, trailing Brian Mitchell (13), Dante Hall and Eric Metcalf (12 each). That doesn’t even count his kickoff return to open the Super Bowl against Indianapolis last season. His 19.6-yard punt return average this season would be the highest in the NFL since Jack Christiansen averaged 21.5 yards per return in 1952 for Detroit. One thing that makes Hester so successful, according to Cooper, is that opposing teams are so worried “We respect Devin Hester just like everyone else does but you don’t turn your whole game plan upside down. You don’t play somebody scared. You respect them but you don’t play them scared. ” -- Raiders LB Jarrod Cooper WEEK 10: about avoiding the big play that they sometimes are too tentative on their coverage. With a player with the speed and vision like Hester’s, that makes him almost impossible to stop. “I watched tape after tape and people were breaking down, not taking shots,” Cooper said. “All you’re doing is helping him out. Like I said, I have mad respect for him as a player but we have to attack him like anybody else. ... If you hesitate for a minute, you’re going to be watching him and getting his autograph after the game.” Hester impacts the game whether teams kick to him or not. The Bears’ average start after kickoffs is the 32-yard line, third best in the NFL. The Raiders are in the middle of the pack on kick coverage, ranking 13th in the league by allowing teams to start at the 26. One thing the Raiders do have is a kicker who can reach the end zone easily. Sebastian Janikowski has sent 23 of his 35 kickoffs into the end zone, with a league-leading 18 being downed for touchbacks. The Bears have received only five kicks all season in the end zone, with just one going for a touchback. “If he’s going to bring it out, he’s going to bring it out,” Janikowski said. “We’ll see what happens. We’ve got a good coverage team.” The impact on punts is even more dramatic. Opponents are averaging a league-low 30.5 net yards per punt against Chicago even though Hester has only gotten the chance to return 22 of 46 punts. There have been four touchbacks and four fair catches, while 15 punts have either gone out of bounds or been so far away from Hester that the opposing team has downed them before he could get to them. “They either kick it to him, kick it out of bounds, they kick it to one of the up backs, or the punter kicks it out of bounds,” Urlacher said. “When they kick it to him, he usually gets a good return, so it’s kind of like pick your poison with him. He’s just amazing, He’s explosive. He catches the ball good. It kind of makes you mad sometimes, he doesn’t start out very fast, he kinds of weaves his way through, but when he turns it on, he goes.” NFL | WEEK 10 Injured Alexander nowhere to be found as Seahawks begin preparing for 49ers By GREGG BELL Associated Press KIRKLAND, Wash. — Shaun Alexander had plenty of good reasons for not being at the Seahawks practice on Wednesday. A broken left wrist. A twisted left knee. A sprained left ankle. Seattle’s No. 1 running back joined leading receiver Deion Branch (sprained foot), tight end Marcus Pollard (arthroscopic surgery on his right knee last month), defensive end Patrick Kerney See SEAHAWKS, Page 8 (strained oblique), defensive tackle R o c k y Bernard (strained groin) and outside linebacker Leroy Hill (strained right hamstring) — WEEK 10: 49ers at Seahawks Monday, 5:30 p.m. TV: ESPN Radio: 680 AM 8 – THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 2007 NCAA | TOP 25 PICKS COLLEGE FOOTBALL PACKAGE: Big games — L’ville-WVU, USC-Cal — aren’t as big as planned By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Often games that get circled on the schedule at the beginning of the season aren’t quite as big as expected when kickoff comes. There’s a few of those this weekend. All are still important, but they’re not quite the marquee showdowns that were expected. Louisville at West Virginia was penciled in as a rematch of last year’s huge Thursday night Big East matchup. The Cardinals and Mountaineers again meet on a Thursday night, but it’s been a disappointing season for Louisville (5-4, 2-2). Still, West Virginia is hanging around the fringe of the national title race and very much in the hunt for a conference title. The Southern CaliforniaCal game has played a major role in deciding the Pac-10 in recent seasons, but the Trojans and Bears have already combined to lose five games. USC still has hopes for a conference title. The Trojans will need to win out and get help. Wisconsin and Michigan were top-10 teams to start the regular season, but they, too, will meet Saturday with a combined five losses. The Wolverines have come back strong from an awful start. They’re perfect in the Big Ten and can still win the conference title and Rose Bowl bid. The picks: Thursday Louisville (plus 16) at No. 6 West Virginia Average score in last two meetings: 45-39 ... WEST VIRGINIA 39-20. Saturday Illinois (plus 14 1/2) at No. 1 Ohio State Illini held Buckeyes to regular season-low 224 yards in ’06 ... OHIO STATE 37-17. Louisiana Tech (plus 36) at No. 2 LSU Tigers are 16-1 against Bulldogs ... LSU 55-13. Baylor (plus 38) at No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners are 16-0 against Bears ... OKLAHOMA 50-10. No. 5 Kansas (minus 6) at Oklahoma State Cowboys’ No. 1 rush offense in Big 12 vs. KU’s No. 2 rush defense ... KANSAS 28-24. Texas A&M (plus 19 1/2) at No. 7 Missouri Tigers TEs Martin Rucker and Chase Coffman have 104 receptions ... MISSOURI 4417. No. 8 Boston College (minus 6 1/2) at Maryland Terps must win two of final three to get bowl eligible ... BOSTON COLLEGE 27-20. Seahawks Continued from Page 7 all starters — in missing the first major preparation day for the Seahawks (4-4) before they host San Francisco (2-6) on Monday night. Special teams standouts Niko Koutouvides and Will Herring, a rookie, are also hurt. They have sore hamstrings, though Koutouvides practiced a little on Wednesday. “But some of them will come back. We’ll practice them, hopefully, on Friday,” coach Mike Holmgren said. “I think we’re going to have half of them for the game. “Now which half? I don’t know,” he said, chuckling. “Herring I would say is doubtful, and all the rest of them have a shot. And I don’t say that with a lot of conviction, but they have a shot.” Alexander hurt the knee and ankle while rushing for 32 yards on 14 carries Sunday. “The swelling has gone down. It was not a structural injury,” Holmgren said. “It’s just now the swelling has to go down, his range of motion has to come back. The inflammation is limiting his ability to bend his knee. “Friday or Saturday he has to show me he can do what he does, otherwise we’ll proba- No. 9 Arizona State (minus 7) at UCLA Bruins have won five of last six in series ... UCLA 2724. No. 17 Auburn (plus 2) at No. 10 Georgia Road team has won 11 of last 15 meetings ... AUBURN 24-23. Florida State (plus 6) at No. 11 Virginia Tech Seminoles have won 12 straight against Hokies ... VIRGINIA TECH 20-17. No. 12 Southern California (minus 4) at No. 24 California USC is minus-5 in turnover margin ... USC 24-21. No. 13 Michigan (minus 2 1/2) at Wisconsin Wolverines have won seven of last eight against Badgers ... WISCONSIN 2724. Fresno State (plus 17 1/2) at No. 14 Hawaii Bulldogs are 1-5 at Hawaii since 1995 ... HAWAII 49-30. Texas Tech (plus 6 1/2) at No. 15 Texas Tech’s Graham Harrell has 1,183 more passing yards than No. 2 QB in nation ... TEXAS 39-28. No. 16 Connecticut (plus 6 1/2) at Cincinnati UConn going for third nine-win season in school history ... CINCINNATI 28-20. No. 18 Florida (minus 6 1/2) at South Carolina Gators’ Tim Tebow is toprated QB (179) in country ... FLORIDA 33-28. No. 19 Boise State (minus 24) at Utah State Aggies are one of two winless teams in country ... BOISE STATE 55-20. Wake Forest (plus 9) at No. 20 Clemson Demon Deacons haven’t won at Clemson since 1998 ... CLEMSON 28-17. No. 21 Alabama (minus 5) at Mississippi State Tide must bounce back from LSU disappointment ... ALABAMA 26-23. Arkansas (pick) at No. 22 Tennessee Razorbacks TB Darren McFadden making late Heisman push ... ARKANSAS 27-26. No. 23 Virginia (plus 3 1/2) at Miami Cavaliers have won five games by two points or less ... MIAMI 21-14. No. 25 Kentucky (minus 3 1/2) at Vanderbilt Commodores defense ranks third in SEC ... KENTUCKY 27-24. ——— Last week’s record: 16-5 (straight); 10-7-3 (vs. points). Season: 159-43 (straight); 95-83-6 (vs. points). bly rest him.” Branch kept saying he was “day to day” but it seems likely he will miss a third consecutive game. Holmgren said again on Wednesday that he intends to replace many usual running calls with more passes from Matt Hasselbeck, the one consistent performer on an offense that has been mediocre all season. Then the coach showed that intention during drills. “If today at practice was any indication or (has) meaning, we’ve got a lot more shots downfield, a lot more things that are sort of wideopen,” Hasselbeck said. “A very aggressive offense.” Yet an offense that still is in flux. Wednesday brought another tweak in the starting offensive line, part of Holmgren’s promise last week to mix and match in search of better run-blocking. Veteran backup Floyd Womack worked in place of first-team right tackle Sean Locklear for much of practice. Locklear missed practice last week with a sore ankle, but was not listed by the team as injured Wednesday. Last week, Womack practiced ahead of starting right guard Chris Gray and starting left guard Rob Sims, but Gray and Sims started against Cleveland. THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL SPORTS Medicine SCOREBOARD NHL Continued from Page 6 Twins organization in the past year. The Twins, like the Marlins, are a low-budget franchise that is stocked with talented minor league players and Santana would likely be seeking a multi-year deal somewhere around the $2025 million range. With a rotation that already includes talented arms in Francisco Liriano (returning from Tommy John surgery), Matt Garza and Carlos Silva (a free agent this year); trading Santana could be a viable option for the Twins and it seems that they are thinking the same thing. According to sources, the Twins will continue to try to sign their Cy Young award winning pitcher to a multiyear deal this winter but if attempts fail, Santana will be on the block with Minnesota looking for multiple, blue chip prospects in return. Clemens to work for Astros, likely done playing It looks like Roger Clemens’ career will finally be hitting the showers as has been long past due for the 45year old. Clemens has accepted a job with the Astros front office as a “consultant” and will begin working for the team in an advisory role per his agent. This has long been over due for “the Rocket” and hopefully he can finally hang up the cleats and put away the glove for good. Warriors Continued from Page 6 Damon Jones’ 3-pointer and Ilgauskas’ free throws, but Golden State trimmed the lead to one point on Davis’ free throws and Andris Biedrins’ hook shot. James drew three defenders on the Cavs’ next possession. He passed to Ilgauskas, who quickly rotated the ball to Daniel Gibson — and the playoff hero’s 3-pointer with 19 seconds left sealed Cleveland’s second win of the season. Gibson finished with 22 points. “That’s the way I envision our team eventually playing every day,” Brown said. “Our guys did a great job driving and kicking the basketball. ... I take my hat off to our guys. It was absolutely fun basketball down the stretch.” Davis, who sat out both of the Cavaliers’ last two visits to Oakland because of suspensions, had 29 points and 10 assists. Monta Ellis scored 22 points and Al Harrington added 19 for the Warriors, who fell to 0-4 in their tough early season schedule without suspended swingman Stephen EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Islanders 8 4 0 16 36 37 Philadelphia 8 5 0 16 40 31 Pittsburgh 7 6 1 15 43 41 N.Y. Rangers 7 7 1 15 27 26 New Jersey 5 7 2 12 32 44 Northeast Division W L OT Pts GF GA Ottawa 13 1 0 26 50 27 Montreal 8 3 3 19 46 35 Boston 7 5 1 15 32 32 Toronto 6 7 3 15 53 62 Buffalo 5 7 1 11 41 44 Southeast Division W 9 7 6 5 5 Carolina Florida Atlanta Tampa Bay Washington L OT Pts GF GA 3 3 21 58 37 8 0 14 41 45 9 0 12 39 58 8 1 11 41 50 9 1 11 34 42 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W 11 8 7 7 7 Detroit Columbus St. Louis Chicago Nashville L OT Pts GF GA 2 1 23 49 31 3 2 18 36 23 6 0 14 33 30 7 0 14 39 43 7 0 14 38 41 Northwest Division W L OT Pts GF GA 9 4 2 20 41 34 9 5 0 18 46 38 6 6 3 15 45 49 6 8 0 12 36 43 5 10 0 10 33 51 Minnesota Colorado Calgary Vancouver Edmonton Pacific Division San Jose Los Angeles Dallas Anaheim Phoenix W 7 7 6 6 5 L OT Pts GF GA 6 1 15 34 35 8 0 14 46 47 6 2 14 39 38 8 2 14 34 43 7 0 10 29 34 Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss. ——— Tuesday’s Games Atlanta 2, Washington 1, OT N.Y. Islanders 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 Ottawa 5, Toronto 1 Wednesday’s Games Buffalo 2, Boston 1, OT Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 1 Detroit 3, Nashville 2, SO Tampa Bay 3, Florida 1 Chicago 5, Columbus 2 Colorado 4, Edmonton 3, SO Phoenix at Anaheim, Late Dallas at San Jose, Late Thursday’s Games Tampa Bay at Carolina, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Montreal at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Washington at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Calgary, 6 p.m. Friday’s Games Toronto at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. Columbus at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Atlanta at Florida, 4:30 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. San Jose at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Colorado at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Jackson. “I felt we were playing good basketball, and at one point we had the game under control,” Davis said. “Then we had a couple of bad breaks defensively. It’s a tough loss, but it was a great NBA game. We’re young, and we keep trying to figure it out. (James) dominated the game. He’s a great player.” The Cavaliers played without guard Larry Hughes, who bruised his left knee in a collision with Phoenix’s Leandro Barbosa on Sunday in the opening game of their sixstop road trip. Sasha Pavlovic scored just six points on 2-of11 shooting in Hughes’ starting spot, and only seven players scored for the Cavs. “It’s a challenge for me, but I’m trying to do more Milwaukee at Houston, 5:30 p.m. Memphis at Portland, 7 p.m. Utah at Seattle, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Sacramento, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W Boston 2 New Jersey 3 New York 2 Toronto 2 Philadelphia 1 Southeast Division W Orlando 3 Charlotte 2 Atlanta 1 Miami 0 Washington 0 Central Division W Detroit 3 Indiana 3 Cleveland 2 Milwaukee 2 Chicago 0 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W New Orleans 4 Houston 4 Dallas 3 San Antonio 3 Memphis 0 Northwest Division W Denver 2 Utah 2 Minnesota 0 Portland 0 Seattle 0 Pacific Division W L.A. Clippers 3 Phoenix 3 L.A. Lakers 2 Sacramento 1 Golden State 0 L Pct GB 0 1.000 — 1 .750 — 1 .667 1/2 2 .500 1 2 .333 1 1/2 L 1 1 2 3 3 Pct GB .750 — .667 1/2 .333 1 1/2 .000 2 1/2 .000 2 1/2 L Pct GB 0 1.000 — 0 1.000 — 2 .500 1 1/2 2 .500 1 1/2 4 .000 3 1/2 L Pct 0 1.000 1 .800 1 .750 1 .750 2 .000 L 2 2 3 3 4 GB — 1/2 1 1 3 Pct GB .500 — .500 — .000 1 1/2 .000 1 1/2 .000 2 L Pct GB 0 1.000 — 1 .750 1/2 2 .500 1 1/2 3 .250 2 1/2 4 .000 3 1/2 ——— Tuesday’s Games Phoenix 115, Charlotte 83 New Jersey 87, Atlanta 82 New York 119, Denver 112 Milwaukee 112, Toronto 85 Orlando 111, Minnesota 103 L.A. Clippers 97, Chicago 91 Houston 89, San Antonio 81 Sacramento 104, Seattle 98 Cleveland 108, Golden State 104 New Orleans 118, L.A. Lakers 104 Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 105, Phoenix 96 Orlando 105, Toronto 96 L.A. Clippers 104, Indiana 89. Philadelphia 94, Charlotte 63 Boston 119, Denver 93 San Antonio 88, Miami 78 Memphis 105, Seattle 98 Cleveland at Utah, Late New Orleans at Portland, Late Thursday’s Games Washington at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at Chicago, 5 p.m. Dallas at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Toronto at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Indiana at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Atlanta at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Orlando at New York, 4:30 p.m. Denver at Washington, 5 p.m. San Antonio at New Orleans, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Detroit, 5 p.m. things in my game,” James said. “We’re not as deep as they are, but we’re experienced, and we know how to play basketball.” James left the court after Biedrins accidentally hit him in the face while reaching for a rebound. James walked gingerly to the locker room with a towel over his left eye, but returned moments later. This wasn’t James’ first big night in Oakland. He got the second triple-double of his career against the Warriors nearly three years ago — a feat that occurred just three nights after he became the youngest player in NBA history with a tripledouble. Davis and James dueled down the stretch this time, with James sometimes guard- TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Agreed to terms with SS Juan Uribe on a one-year contract. TEXAS RANGERS—Named Matt Walbeck thirdbase coach and catching instructor. National League HOUSTON ASTROS—Traded RHP Brad Lidge and INF Eric Bruntlett to the Philadelphia Phillies for OF Michael Bourn, RHP Geoff Geary and 3B Mike Costanzo. LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Named Dennis Mannion chief operating officer. PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Named Greg Smith director of scouting, Kyle Stark director of player development and Bryan Minniti director of baseball operations. BASKETBALL Women’s National Basketball Association PHOENIX MERCURY—Promoted Corey Gaines from assistant coach to coach. FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS—Waived DE Derrick Jones from the practice squad. Re-signed CB Brent Grimes. CINCINNATI BENGALS—Placed LB Ahmad Brooks on injured reserve. Signed TE Nate Lawrie from the practice squad. Signed WR Skyler Green to the practice squad. MIAMI DOLPHINS—Placed LB Abraham Wright on injured reserve. Signed DB Jereme Perry. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Activated WR Chad Jackson and CB Eddie Jackson from the physically unable to perform list. Released S Ray Ventrone. NEW YORK JETS—Signed LB Marques Murrell from Philadelphia’s practice squad. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Placed S Sean Considine on injured reserve. Signed S Marcus Paschal from the practice squad. Signed S Erick Harris and DE Xzavie Jackson to the practice squad. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Re-signed LB Roderick Green. Signed G Sean Estrada to the practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES—Called up F Clarke MacArthur from Rochester (AHL). COLORADO AVALANCHE—Assigned F Brad Richardson to Lake Erie (AHL). COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Activated RW Derek Dorsett from injured reserve and assigned him to Syracuse (AHL). LOS ANGELES KINGS—Recalled F Matt Moulson from Manchester (AHL). NEW YORK RANGERS—Assigned F Greg Moore to Hartford (AHL). ST. LOUIS BLUES—Recalled D Erik Johnson from Peoria (AHL). COLLEGE CCNY—Named Jason Dibelius men’s volleyball coach. ILLINOIS STATE—Suspended senior LT Isaiah Washington for the rest of the season because of a violation of team rules. MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH—Announced the resignation of Alex Silva, women’s soccer coach. MONTANA ST.-BILLINGS—Named Kevin Woodin women’s golf coach. NORTH DAKOTA—Announced the resignation of Tom Buning, athletic director. PURDUE—Suspended freshman F Keshia Mosley indefinitely from the women’s basketball team for an undisclosed violation of team rules. WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE—Announced G Avery Smith has been removed from the men’s basketball team. ing the Warriors’ smaller star when Golden State had the ball. James made his biggest defensive plays on Golden State’s fast breaks, roaring from behind to swat away layup attempts three times. “The key plays were the three blocks by James in the open court,” Golden State coach Don Nelson said. “All three blocks were sensational, just phenomenal. ... We played our best game of the year. We had a chance to win.” Ellis scored 14 points in the second quarter as the Warriors erased Cleveland’s 10-point lead. Golden State closed the third quarter on a 13-2 run, taking the lead entering the fourth on Ellis’ buzzer-beating 3-pointer. Bankruptcy? Is it for me? eddechant.com Free Consultation EDMUND DECHANT Attorney at Law 35 years Bankruptcy Experience 707-604-0042 800-823-0600 MENDO TRUCK ACCESSORIES SUPERIOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 406 Talmage Rd., Ukiah 462-4614 Hydroponic & Garden Supply For All Your Garden Needs Inside & Outside Our Customers Become Our Family 351-C Hastings Ave., Ukiah Fax: 467-0900 Tel: 467-0400 Check Classifieds 468-3500 THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL ARTS & E NTERTAINMENT THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 2007 – 9 14th annual Winter Concert BILLBOARD set for Saturday, Dec. 8 ‘Seussical, The Musical’ to open at the Ukiah Playhouse on Nov. 15 The Daily Journal Near and Arnold’s School of Performing Arts and Cultural Education, along with Ukiah Brewing Company, Hoyman Browe Studio, Ahl Motors, Tropo Records, Dripworks, Mendocino Water Works, and Hot Yoga Ukiah, in cooperation with Mendocino College Community Extension present the 14th annual Winter Concert -- a celebration of Middle Eastern fusion music. The performance will be on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 8 p.m., at the Mendocino College Center Theater, 1000 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah. A great way to kick off the holiday season and support the SPACE program, this year’s show brings together guitarist extraordinaire Alex de Grassi and world-renowned oboist Paul McCandless with their very special guests, the Georges Lammam Ensemble and vocalist Diala Aboud, performing original pan-Arabic melodies fusing Eastern and Western musical sensibilities. Widely acclaimed as a leading innovator and virtuoso of the acoustic guitar, Alex de Grassi fuses a variety of guitar traditions into a highly orchestrated sound. From Gershwin to Hendrix, and from folk and jazz standards to original compositions, Alex’s performances and many recordings reveal a unique and powerful voice. He has performed at concert halls and festivals around the world, and, in 2006, was commissioned to compose and perform an original piece for guitar and strings. Alex has received numerous awards, including a Grammy nomination for his recording, The Water Garden. During a distinguished career spanning three decades, Paul McCandless has brought a soaring lyricism to his playing and composing that has been integral to the ensemble sound of two seminal world music bands, the original Paul Winter Consort and the relentlessly innovative quartet, Oregon. A gifted multi-instrumentalist and composer, Paul has specialized in an unusually broad palette of both single and double reed instruments that reflect his grounding in both classical and jazz disciplines. McCandless recorded three albums and toured with Bela Fleck, with whom he won a Grammy in 1996. Paul McCandless, above, Georges Lammam, bottom left, and Alex de Grassi will perform at the 14th annual Winter Concert. The Georges Lammam Ensemble is noted for its awe-inspiring presentations of the classical Arabic musical repertoire. Skillfully blending artful Eastern improvisation with Western harmonic and melodic styling, the ensemble’s original music sings to people of all cultures -- songs for love, songs for dance, and songs to heal. Violinist/vocalist Georges Lammam, who has been performing since he was 15, is joined by his two brothers -- accordionist Elias Lammam and percussionist Tony Lammam. Together, they are devoted to bringing the rich diversity and passion of Arabic music to audiences around the world. Of Palestinian descent, the three brothers were born in Beirut, Got some old stuff that you want to get rid of? Don’t throw it out! Place an ad in the Classifieds and turn your junk into someone else’s treasure! Give us a call today and start clearing away the clutter! 468-3500 Lebanon to a family surrounded by art and music. The ensemble is now based in San Francisco. Their guest vocalist, Diala Aboud, started singing at an early age and with her extraordinary voice and unique talent, she made her television debut at age 8. Diala has studied music and piano for many years, and is currently working on her first recording. Reserved seating tickets for this incredible night of music will be available at Mendocino Book Company. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for children, 18 and under. All proceeds will benefit the SPACE program. For more information, call 4629370, or visit the web site www.spaceperformingarts.org. “Seussical, The Musical” opens Nov. 15 at the Ukiah Playhouse, and plays through December 8, 2007. “Seussical” is a co-production of Ukiah Players Theatre and Mendocino College. “Seussical” is based on the works of the beloved children’s author Theodore Geisel, known to the world as Dr. Seuss. One would think it impossible to condense the major characters and stories of Seuss into a cohesive evening, but “Seussical” does it, combining bits and pieces of at least 14 Seuss classics (including “The Cat In The Hat,” of course). The main story involves Horton the Elephant’s efforts to save his friend Jojo and the other inhabitants on Who. In the end, Seussical is really about believing in yourself, keeping promises and the rewards of being an independent “thinker.” The eclectic, upbeat score will keep feet tapping throughout the show. This production is directed by Rick Allan, with musical direction by Les Pfutzenreuter and choreography by Maria Monti. The music was composed by Stephen Flaherty, with yrics by Lynn Ahrens. The script/book was written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, and the musical was conceived by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Eric Idle. Tickets are available at Mendocino Book Company on School Street in Ukiah, and through the Ukiah Players Theatre box office at 462-9226. Group rates and season tickets are available. ‘Trending to the Wild: Restoring Wildlands Biodiversity’ slideshow and lecture set for Nov. 15 At the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC), heavily logged woodlands are on their way to becoming stately and fire-resilient forests. Water that once roared through gullies and carried sediment into streams now flows across the surface and soaks into the land, recharging the water table. Tree frogs, snakes, and dragonflies are now populating the edges of rainwater ponds. Using the OAEC as a case study, Brock Dolman, co-director of the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center’s Wildlands Biodiversity Program, will deliver a slide lecture entitled “Trending to the Wild: Promoting Wildlands Biodiversity” on Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Ukiah Civic Center, 7 p.m. This Peregrine Audubon Society program is free to the public, though donations will be gratefully accepted. The Ukiah Civic Center is at 300 Seminary Avenue. From 101 take Perkins west to State Street (3rd light). Go left on State Street and turn right on Seminary Ave. Take Seminary to the end. To join Peregrine Audubon Society and receive a newsletter with regular announcements about programs and field trips, please send $15 to PAS, P.O. Box 311, Ukiah, CA 95482. www.peregrineaudubon.org. Jewelry by David Full Service “Since 1980” 303 ‘A’ Talmage Rd., Ukiah 468-0640 ARTS & E NTERTAINMENT 10 – THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 2007 THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL Frame Continued from Page 3 and find out when the light is in your favor. You’ll want the light on you, in most cases, not lighting you up from behind. Backlighting can throw off your meter readings and require a flash to fill in the shadows. Morning offers a light from the rising sun that is not directly shining on the subject. It brightens the sky with sun beams that can cause squinting once they reach noon and afternoon. Observe the light around 9 and 10 a.m.. Before 8 a.m., the shadows will be deep blue and reflect that on the faces and clothing. If the day for your shoot offers clouds, you can choose any backdrop. The diffused light is even and easy on your eyes. Pick a theme Ruby Bell Sherpa as Cissy and Dan Kozloff as Reggie star in MCT’s production of “Quartet.” MCT’s to run ‘Quartet’ through Sunday, Dec. 2 The Daily Journal Ronald Harwood’s comedy “Quartet,” directed by Betty Abramson and sponsored by Rossi’s Building Materials, fills the final slot in the Mendocino Theatre Company’s season, opening Nov. 1 and running for 20 performances through Dec. 2. Quartet tells the story of four retired opera singers, played by MTC veteran actors Dan Kozloff, Ann Woodhead, Ruby Bell Sherpa and David Woolis, who find themselves at a retirement home for musicians. When they’re asked to reprise their roles as the “Quartet” in the famous opera Rigoletto for the home’s annual celebration of Guiseppe Verdi’s birthday, the play becomes a celebration of friendship, love, music, opera, aging and Guiseppe Verdi. Quartet will run Thursdays through Sundays until Dec. 2. All performances are at 8 p.m. except for 2 p.m. Sunday matinees on Nov. 25 and Dec. 2 (no night performances on these dates). Tickets are $15 on Thursday, Friday and Sunday; $20 on Saturday. Call for reservations 937-4477 or visit www.mendocinotheatre.org. BILLBOARD Mendocino Stories and Music Series set for Nov. 16 On Friday, Nov. 16, the Mendocino Stories and Music series features four singer/songwriters in the Round in the Garden Room of the Mendocino Hotel. Four locals, Louisa Morris, Jamie Gilliam, Holly Tannen, and Danny Barca, will share the stage in presenting their original songs and stories. Doors open at 6 p.m.; the program starts at 7 p.m. Donations are requested. For more information, contact Pattie at 937-1732 or www.mendocinostories.com/events. If your family is all about sports, take a family photo that reveals this common thread. A themed family photo is a great way to show off why your family gets along so well. Each subject can hold the ball or equipment from their favorite sport. Any theme can work if you plan out the props and get everyone on board. Pick your clothes Wardrobe can be a headache for one photo subject let alone a bunch who will be appearing together. Choose outfits that share tones and take it easy on patterns that might clash. As a general rule, wear an outfit that feels comfortable and flatters your skin tone and figure. Stay away from white clothes for outdoor shoots as they tend to absorb other colors. Don’t go out and buy clothes just for the shoot, and don’t wear dress up clothes that you haven’t worn since that last family wedding. Casual dress family portraits are often more realistic and more enjoyable to pose for. Pose with purpose You can move in your family photo. Who says everyone has to sit on a bench and smile. Take a walk hand and hand through the family vines. Let the dogs run along side, they’re family to. If you decide to sit for the photo, try to connect with your co-posers. Have the kids wrap their arms around the parents, or try sitting in a “Brady Bunch” line on a short wall or log. Growing up You can re-create the same family pose year after year if you really want to see how your family grows together. If you walked hand and hand through the vineyards for a family photo two or three years ago, try it again and then measure how much your family has grown up and hopefully grown together. Cook-Mankins is the ROP Photo Teacher at Ukiah High. Send comments, questions, requests to www.mizdigitalsports.com Where can you find the perfect Christmas Tree... and all the Trimmings? Coming to the Ukiah Daily Journal Nov. 26th, Dec. 1st, 3rd, 8th, 10th and 15th 3rd annual ‘Noche de Estrellas’ fundraiser set for Saturday, Dec. 1 Near and Arnold’s School of Performing Arts and Cultural Education and Nuestra Casa will present “Noche de Estrellas” (“Night of the Stars”), a Spanish language talent show of song, dance, poetry featuring over 50 local performers ages 5 to 85. It will take place on Saturday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m., at the Ukiah High School Auditorium, 1000 Low Gap Road, Ukiah. All ages are invited to attend the evening of songs, music, dance, streeth theater, jokes and stories in panish. General admission is $5. for more information, call 462-9370, or visit SPACE’s web site at http://www.spaceperformingarts.org. Norm Island Lodge in Ukiah #1728 Annual Crab Feed Living trees Tree flocking Trees up to 10 feet tall 00 26 per ticket $ (All You Can Eat) Saturday, November 10th 6:00 p.m. – Cocktails 7:00 p.m. – Dinner 1200 Hastings Rd., Ukiah Tickets available at the Lodge. Buy tickets early! 462-1728 Where to reserve trees Wreaths and garland Cut your own trees Cost Runs 6 times 2x2 size Only $150.00 The Ukiah DAILY JOURNAL Advertise your Christmas Tree lot on this special page Reservation Deadline is Nov. 21st Call your Ukiah Daily Journal representative to reserve your space 468-3500 THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 2007 – 11 TIME OUT Editor: Chris McCartney, 468-3524 [email protected] The Ukiah Daily Journal by Charles M. Schulz PEANUTS by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman ZITS by Scott Adams DILBERT by Art and Chip Sansom THE BORN LOSER BLONDIE by Dean Young and Jim Raymond by Bob Thaves FRANK AND ERNEST FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE by Lynn Johnson BEETLE BAILEY by Mort Walker DOONESBURY by Gary Trudeau HAGAR THE HORRIBLE by Dik Browne Datebook: Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007 Today is the 312th day of 2007 and the 47th day of autumn. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1895, physicist Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays. In 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected president of the United States, defeating Richard M. Nixon. In 2002, the U.N. Security Council unanimously voted to give Iraq a “final opportunity” to disarm. In 2005, the French government declared a state of emergency after 12 days of riots by African immigrant youths. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Edmond Halley ASTROGRAPH By Bernice Bede Osol Friday, Nov. 9, 2007 Because your desire to accumulate material things may be stronger than usual in the year ahead, you can use this for motivation to acquire bigger and better things. When utilized productively, it can be a great contributor to success. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- It’s a fun day to go shopping, and you’re apt to find all kinds of unexpected items to purchase. But if you are buying on credit in hopes of having the funds to pay at a later date, hold back a bit. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) -- You’re likely to have good ambitions and expectations, but if you don’t think well about your abilities to accomplish these aims, it won’t matter. You’ll let down the people on the job. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) -- There’s a chance you could be forced to operate in close conjunction with someone of whom you may be a bit jealous. Don’t let envy cause you to act in an unbecoming manner. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) -- At a social gathering, a joke could unintentionally go wrong and come out in an unkind way to another friend who isn’t present. Don’t let it go unexplained; set the facts straight. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- When it comes to your work or career, strive to be as forthright and honest about 4 Lines x 4 Days $ 09 18 (1656-1742), astronomer/mathematician; Bram Stoker (1847-1912), author; Margaret Mitchell, (1900-1949) author; Bonnie Raitt (1949-), musician, is 58; Parker Posey (1968-), actress, is 39; Tara Reid (1975-), actress, is 32. TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1966, Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles became the first person to be named MVP of both baseball leagues. TODAY’S QUOTE: “Without the United things as possible, even if it is painful at times. To do otherwise could damage your image down the line. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Your comrades won’t support your new ideas if you aren’t enthusiastic about presenting them. They’ll think you don’t believe in them yourself or that you have little use for them at this point. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- If you get involved in something that includes others, it will be imperative that all participants protect the interests of everybody else. Without this shield, the union could collapse. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You might be better off making an instantaneous con- Nations our country would walk alone, ruled by fear instead of confidence and hope.” -Eleanor Roosevelt TODAY’S FACT: In 1994, the synthetic element Roentgenium, named after Wilhelm Roentgen, was created. It currently has no known uses. TODAY’S MOON: Between last quarter (Nov. 1) and new moon (Nov. 9). cession if one is asked of you at work. When given too much time to think about it, you’ll imagine all kinds of phobias involved. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Should you say something impulsively that you wish to take back, tell a selfdeprecating joke. Attempting to explain the thoughtless remark might only make things worse. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -If friends should suggest playing a game of chance, don’t let money or betting of any kind be introduced into the event; it could take all the fun out of the activity. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Success in your endeavor is indicated, especially when you don’t have too much time to think about what you’re doing. If you envision it as laborious, your interest will quickly wane. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Speak well of friends, even if someone should indicate that one of your pals hasn’t been generous with his or her praise of you. Responding poorly would justify his or her complaints. Major changes are ahead for Scorpio that you’ll want to know about. Send for your Astro-Graph predictions for the year ahead by mailing $2 to Astro-Graph, c/o of this newspaper, P.O. Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092-0167. Be sure to state your zodiac sign. Clean out your home and clean up with extra cash when you advertise your garage sale 468-3500 www.ukiahdailyjournal.com 12 – THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 2007 TIME OUT Editor: K.C. Meadows, 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 44 M 29 L 40 O 10 E 36 N -7 I 31 A 0 S 34 S -5 E 4 O 46 D THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME by Henri Arnold and Mike Argirion 8 B 2 I -2 C 38 P Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words. COHLT CLUE: AFTER TAXES ORDER GRID 77 77 77 34 S 29 L 77 GYDUP 77 2 I 77 ©2007 Tribune Media Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved. -5 E 77 77 77 77 11/8/2007 DECODED MESSAGE: HINSAV ANSWERS IN NEXT EDITION © 2007 Robert Barnett www.jumble.com TAUBEY Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon. Answers to Previous Learning Challenger HOLDER FOR LIQUIDS 19 H 24 E 22 R 18 U 22 O 18 R 24 L 19 I 19 L 18 F 23 I 23 D 23 D 23 O 14 Q 23 S Answer here: Yesterday’s “ ” (Answers tomorrow) GLOAT VOLUME FABRIC Jumbles: MERCY Answer: Where the paper boy went when he rescued the cat —OUT ON A LIMB 11/7/2007 Married woman feels potential for a new relationship Dear Annie: My heart is breaking. I am a 40-year-old married mother of three, and I have lost the spark in my marriage. The real problem is that I am in love with a co-worker - a female co-worker. I have never had a lesbian relationship, but I care about “Nina” in a way I’ve never felt before. We are good friends and spend a lot of time together -- shopping, dining out, going to the movies -- and I’m fantasizing about having more, but I have no idea if Nina is interested in a gay relationship. When I look into her eyes, I see my soul mate and am filled with such a longing, I can hardly stand it. Is it crazy for me to feel this way? Can someone suddenly become gay? And what should I tell my husband? I still love him, but I don’t feel the same passion I feel for Nina. Please help. -- Brokenhearted in the Midwest Dear Brokenhearted: Your marriage has become stale and that has left you open to other ANNIE’S MAILBOX By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar possibilities. It is unlikely that you are “suddenly” gay. Either you have been repressing that side of yourself for years, or your attraction to Nina is not so much sexual as it is an infatuation with her personality. This happens more often than you might think and has little to do with your basic sexual orientation. You have an obligation to your husband and children to work on your marriage first. Passion is wonderful, but it’s not everything. Please get counseling and sort this out. Dear Annie: My husband was in a car accident three years ago and has had back pain ever since. THURSDAY EVENING 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 The problem is, we just had a baby four months ago. I understand my husband doesn’t sleep well because of his back, but that leaves me to get up with the baby every night. I also am up with all three of our children on weekends while he sleeps until 10 a.m. Is this fair? I can’t help but be a little resentful, but then I feel bad if I bother him at night. How can we compromise? -- Sleep Deprived in Oregon Dear Sleep Deprived: Your husband may not sleep well because of his back, but you don’t sleep well because of the baby, so when the weekend comes, you’re even. Here’s your compromise: You get to sleep more on Saturday, and he gets extra rest on Sunday. Whether that means sleeping late in the morning or taking a nap in the afternoon is up to you. P.S.: If your husband hasn’t asked his doctor about pain management, please suggest it. Dear Annie: You’ve printed many letters from men who want more sex in their marriages. If a woman were starving her husband - feeding him once a week and keeping the food locked up -- I’m sure you’d consider that abuse. A strong sex drive feels exactly like that -- you’re hungry all the time. Telling your spouse he has to do without because you don’t need it as often is cruel. Why should the partner with the minimal sex drive determine the type and frequency of intimacy? Never feeling satisfied is a terrible way to live. If you love your spouse, you won’t want him to be hungry. By the way, I’m a woman who knows what it’s like to be treated as if there’s something wrong with me for wanting sex, and to have a spouse who uses sex as a reward and withholds it for punishment. I am now remarried. It is heaven to be with someone who enjoys making sure I’m taken care of in every way. And it makes me want to do everything I can to see that he’s happy in return. -- O. Dear O.: Thanks for the excellent analogy. We agree that husbands and wives should do everything possible to make sure their partners are not starving from lack of intimacy. 11/8/07 BROADCAST CHANNELS C E F G G I J U e i m s News Friends $ News (N) News (N) % News (N) % News-Lehrer Paparazzi News-Lehrer Fresh Pr. My Wife Still Stnd Still Stnd Family Guy Seinfeld $ Lopez Simpsons The Insider Entertain Friends Seinfeld $ Extra (N) Hollywood Eye-Bay Judge J. Jeopardy! Fortune Old House Hr. 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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 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 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): FRANCISCO MENDOZA, AN UNMARRIED MAN AND OLGA AMBRIZ, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 3/31/2005 as Instrument No. 200506722 in book -, page - of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of MENDOCINO County, California; Date of Sale: 11/28/2007 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the main entrance to the Mendocino County Cour thouse, 100 Nor th State Street, Ukiah, CA. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $388,343.03 The purported proper ty address is: 241 Macmillan DrHopland, CA 95449 Assessors Parcel No. 048-350-13-00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no fur ther recourse. Date: 11/8/2007 Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714259-7850 or Login to: www.fidelityasap.com Reinstatement Line: (619) 645-7711 ext 3704 Crystal Todd, If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holder's rights against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. ASAP# 921780 11/08/2007, 11/15/2007, 11/22/2007. 10-18,25,11-1,8/07 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. SCUKCVPT ‘0750160 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MENDOCINO, Court House, Ukiah, CA 95482 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF: Alejandro Pena Suarez THE COURT FINDS that Petitioner(s) Adrian Pena and Lourdes Suarez has/have filed a Petition for Change of Applicant(s)’ name FROM Alejandro Pena Suarez TO Alejandro Pena-Suarez 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: 11/30/2007 at 9:30 a.m. in Dept E, located at Court House, 100 N. State Street, Ukiah, California 95482 Dated: Oct 11, 2007 /s/ Cindee F Mayfield CINDEE F. MAYFIELD Judge of the Superior Court 824-07 11-1,8,15/07 NOTICE OF HEARING—DECEDENT’S ESTATE OR TRUST CASE NO.: SCUK CVPB ’07 25113 Estate of: THOMAS MAASER DISBROW NOTICE is given that: Florence Disbrow has filed (specify)*: Notice of Hearing-Decendent’s Estate or Trust and Petition to Determine Succession to Real Property. You may refer to the filed documents for more information. (Some documents filed with the court are confidential.) A HEARING on the matter will be held as follows: Date: 12-21-07 Time: 9:30 a.m. in Dept.: E, located at: Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino, 100 N. State Street, Room 108 Ukiah, CA 95482 ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER: Adrienne M. Moran, Esq., SBN 136414 Shapiro, Galvin, Shapiro, Piasta & Moran 640 Third Street, 2nd Floor P.O. Box 5589 Santa Rosa, CA 95402-5589 707-544-5858 817-07 11-1,8,15,22/07 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. SCUK CVPT ‘0750187 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MENDOCINO, Court House, Ukiah, CA 95482 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF: Joleena Malugani THE COURT FINDS that Petitioner(s) Jolenna Malugani has/have filed a Petition for Change of Applicant(s)’ name FROM Joleena Renee Payne TO Joleena Renee Malugani 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: Dec. 7, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. in Dept E, located at Court House, 100 N. State Street, Ukiah, California 95482 Dated: Oct. 19, 2007 /s/Richard J. Henderson RICHARD J. HENDERSON 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 788-07 10-18,25,11-1,8/07 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2007-0F700 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: UKIAH CUSTOM CABINETS 902 Waugh Ln Ukiah, CA 95482 James D. Mulheren 902 Waugh Ln Ukiah, CA 95482 Marianne L. Mulheren 265 Crestview Dr Ukiah,CA 95482 This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrants commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 1-1-98.Endorsed-Filed on 10/17/2007 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office. /s/James D. Mulheren JAMES D. MULHEREN 789-07 10-18,25,11-1,8/07 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2007-F0789 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: UKIAH CUSTOM CABINETS INC. 902 Waugh Ln Ukiah, CA 95482 JAMES D MULHEREN 902 Waugh Ln Ukiah, CA 95482 MARIANNE MULHEREN 265 Cestview Dr Ukiah, CA 95482 MAUREEN MULHEREN 5850 Eastside Calpella Rd Ukiah, CA 95482 This business is conducted by a Corporation. State of incorporation: California. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NA. Endorsed-Filed on 10/17/2007 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office. /s/James D. Mulheren JAMES D. MULHEREN PRESIDENT PUBLIC NOTICE 807-07 10-25,11-1,8,15/07 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2007-F0634 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: MENDOCINO SMOKE & GIFT SHOP 1109 S. State St. Ukiah, CA 95482 Nayef Asfour 1169 Incline Ct. 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 Sept. 14, 2007. Endorsed-Filed on Sept. 14, 2007 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office. /s/Nayef Asfour NAYEF ASFOUR 822-07 11-1,8,15,22/07 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2007-F0723 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: DELICATO CELLARS & BROOK HOLLOW, KING FISH VINEYARDS 12901 Old River Rd. Hopland, CA 95449 Fetzer Vineyards, Inc. PO Box 611 Hopland, CA 95449 This business is conducted by a Corporation. State of incorporation: California. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on July 1992. Endorsed-Filed on Oct. 30, 2007 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office. /s/Sandy O’Ferrall SANDY O’FERRALL Compliance 10 NOTICES ADOPTIONS & FOSTER CARE TLC Child & Family Services seeks families. Reimbursement, training & professional support provided. 463-1100 #236800809 20 PERSONALS KAIXIO. Ba al dakizu euskaraz? I want to learn Basque. call Mark 877-209-5727 mm99016@yahoo. com - hablo espanol. 30 LOST & FOUND Found Oct 13th & 14th a photo sleeve from wallet, lost at Pumpkinfest. Please call to describe. 463-6729 FOUND turtle. Call with descriptions and area lost. Call after Nov. 13 462-4501 FOUND: 1 yr old female, Australian Shepherd. Humane Society 485-0123 FOUND: 3 mos old. Lab mix, male. Human Society 485-0123 I am an 8 month old female black and white Fox Terrier mix. I was so scared that the people who rescued me had to trap me, as I did not want to come to them. I was captured on the 4700 block of Burke Hill Dr and came to the shelter on 11/5. I sure hope my people find me as my back leg is injured. Please come to the shelter at 298 Plant Rd or call Sage at 467-6453 It was early in the morning on 11/6 and I saw some kids walking to school on Gobbi St. I thought they looked lonesome and could use a nice guy like me to follow them. Well, no school days for me, now I am at the 30 LOST & FOUND Ukiah shelter at 298 Plant Rd. safe and sound. I am a Border Collie and am just 5 months old. Please call Sage at 4676453 if you can help me find my way home. 120 HELP WANTED Admin Assist. position, Joy C. Ward CPA office. 216 Mason St. Ukiah. 7-14 hrs/wk. Gen. knowl. in computers. Apply at Office, or fax resume to 707-4681268, email cheryl @joycwardcpa.com ASSEMBLY/CUSTOMER SERVICE NOW HIRING!! No experience necessary. Must be 18. Advancement Opportunity! $1600/mo 707-423-1973/ Fairfield, CA Assistant Housekeeper. 35+- hrs. wk. Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri., Sat. or Sun. $12/hr. Call 462-6277 Case Manager: Big Brothers Big Sisters, 20 hrs/wk – par tial benefits. Boonville area Salary: $13.56 /hr (resume required) Responsibilities include: fund-raising, volunteer recruitment, case management. Application: 964-1228 ([email protected]) BBBS 498 N. McPherson St, Ft. Bragg. Resume required – email [email protected] or mail. CONFIDENTIAL HUMAN RESOURCES SECRETARY FT $15.15 $19.33/hr plus $1,100 annual confidential stipend. 4 yrs high level secretarial exp req HR exp desirable Min. 45 WPM Mendocino County Office of Education Please visit www.mcoe.us/jobs for more info. 707467-5012 or [email protected] Deadline: 11/14/07 Education Sign Language Interpreter Cloverdale 1-800-234-7325 120 HELP WANTED DENTAL HYGIENIST Part Time, flexible hours. Looking for a warm, caring individual. Fax resume to 707-462-7601 Direct Care Work No Experience Needed!! Morning, evening, graveyard. Drug test required, no test for cannabis, good DMV. Personal care, cooking, cleaning, driving and providing living skills training to adults with developmental disabilities. Three 6 bed group homes, established in 1988. Call for interview 485-5168, 4850165, 468-0602. DRIVER Class A or B lic req’d. FT + bene. Job description & app at 351 Franklin Ave Willits or call 707-459-4845 DRIVERS - $1000 HIRING BONUS Golden State Overnight is hiring full & part time drivers with insured, dependable van or pickup w/shell for local morning small package delivery routes in both Mendocino & Lake Counties. Earn a competitive wage plus mileage reimbursement plus additional reimbursement for fuel cost.Routes avail. Mon-Fri.&Tues Sat. Benefits avail. including health coverage & 401k w/company match. Contact Steven Koller 866-779-7726 or [email protected] ENTERTAINERS for music, theatre, dance, mime, etc. $20 hr. per person. Ukiah Main St. Program. PU app. at 200 S. School St. Hillside Health Center MCHC is seeking two full-time Registered Dental Assistants. Competitive salary DOE, great benefits! Fax: 468-0793 [email protected] For more info on this position visit www.mchcinc.org 120 HELP WANTED Finance ACCOUNTANT/ FULL CHARGE BOOKKEEPER Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority seeks accounting professional to direct financial operations. Prepares extensive financial/budgetary/st atistical repor ts, maintains GL and all subsidiar y ledgers, manages payroll, maintains insurance policies, investment accounts & HR files, super vises suppor t staff. Exp. with Quickbooks Pro desired. Salar y: $47,317-$52,764. Resume receipt deadline 5pm Nov. 14, 2007. Job descrip avail @ Pinoleville Drive, Ukiah. Mail resumes to NCIHA or submit via Email: [email protected] or fax: 707-468-5615 Indian preference applies. Front Desk/Night Auditor. Apply in person Holiday Inn Express, 1720 N. State St. Ukiah Full Time Caregiver, mental health facility. PT Various shifts $8-$10/hr. 467-0911 Help Mendocino County youth stay in their community. Looking for a couple/single adult to become a foster parent for 10 & 15 year old girls. Training & extensive support provided. Stipend of up to $1500 per month to provide a home to either girls. Both girls love animals. Call (707)467-2000 ask for Wendy or email: KennedyW @rcs4kids.org HILLSIDE HEALTH CENTER F/T licensed LVN Care Manager LITTLE LAKE HEALTH CENTER F/T licensed LVN or Certified Medical Assistant. Competitive salary DOE great benefits! Fax: 468-0793 [email protected] www.mchcinc.org 14- THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 2007 120 HELP WANTED IT ALL ADDS UP The Ukiah Daily Journal has now partnered with Yahoo! HotJobs to bring you more Ukiah Area jobs at: ukiahdaily journal.com The Ukiah DAILY JOURNAL SUBSCRIBE TODAY! The Ukiah DAILY JOURNAL 707-468-3500 Join the Merrymaids family. M-F. Weekly pay. Drug testing & screening, valid US Drivers lic. & proof of ins. 463-1799 Kelly Moore Paints is seeking a F/T Delivery Driver. M-F with benefits. For application stop by 217 E. Gobbi St. Ukiah MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIFE OF A CHILD! JOIN THE TRINITY TEAM! Seeking a Team Supervisor Duties include, but not limited to: managing treatment plans, supervision of childcare workers & team leaders. Salary DOE & degrees. M-F 8-5. Excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, & FREE co-op child care. Must pass pre-employment phy-sical, drug test & background check.APPLY AT 915 W. Church St. Ukiah or fax resume to 877-382-7617 www.trinityys.org EOE MANAGEMENT Thrift Store Supervisor Phoenix Cer tified Hospice located in Willits California is seeking a full time Thrift Store manager. If you're looking for a first class environment, have business and marketing skills, this is the place for you. 707-456-1818 Apply on-line at www.howardhospital.org MENDOCINO COUNTY Health and Human Services Agency Social Services Branch Currently recruiting for: • Social Worker Clinician For further info go to:www.mss.ca.gov to: “Career Opportunities” or call the Job line: (707)4675866. Closes 11/16/07 Mechanic Position Diesel engine exp. req'd. Welding exp. pref. F/T + benef. Job description & application avail. at 351 Franklin Ave. Willits Or call 707-459-4845 MOUNTAIN VIEW ASSISTED LIVING (senior housing) NOW HIRING!!! ✔MAINTENANCE ✔CAREGIVERS ✔BEAUTICIAN ✔COOK F/T ALL SHIFTS Drug test & background check required. Wage DOE Apply at 1343 S. Dora St. Ukiah Need a woman for in hm care through IHSS. Sat & Sun. 9hrs/day 485-7398 NOW HIRING Eve. positions. 18+ yrs. Apply in person Round Table Pizza Mon.-Fri. 1-4 Nursing LVN Cloverdale 1-800-234-7325 Office Assistant for busy accounting & tax practice. Looking for a long-term team player with meticulous attn. to detail & ability to multi-task. Congenial, relaxed atmosphere & good benefits. Send resume & sal.req. to Price Waterman, 516 S. State St., Ukiah, CA 95482 or email to tcrudo@ pricewaterman.com 120 HELP WANTED On-line Sales Position for hightraffic web site. This is for an independent commissioned only contractor. Ukiah area, email only: udjpublisher @pacific.net P/T BARTENDER WANTED 485-5108 Part time LVN Tired of high case loads? Provide support to 6 adults with Devel. Disabilities in their home and supervise staff. Office 485-5168 Cell 489-0022 People to work with developmentally disabled adults one on one in their own home. All Shifts available. Call Cindy 468-9331 PINOLEVILLE POMO NATION Voc Rehab Counselor AA degree pref/DL Req F/T with benefits. To apply call: 462-7801x125 PT r/merch for greeting card co. at Walmart. Karen 1-800373-3636 ext 99269 Real Estate/Loan Agents. Up to 100% commission. Brown & Company Realty. toribrown@sbcglobal. net or 489-6772 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. Route Driver (in our van) M/F 8:30-5:30. $9.25 hr.+med. Raise 90 days. 984-8166 SALES Pavestone smoke free Company looking for an inside sales assistant Monday thru Friday full time. Fax resume to 530-75-4441 attention Julie. Winters, CA Security Guard/ Events Staff $7.50 hr. DOE 463-1733 SHOP SUPERVISOR/LEAD MECHANIC heavy duty diesel exp. req’d. FT w/bene. Job application avail at 351 Franklin Ave, Willits or call 707-459-4845 TASTING ROOM P/T cashier/sales rep. needed to work every other weekend. Fun job with benefits. Winery, sales, restaurant or bar exp. pref. Wine appreciation a must! Will train right person. Don 707-744-1396 Teacher: Point Arena Schools: Science Teacher Full time, 3 periods at Middle School, 2 periods at high school (full benefits). Must have appropriate teaching credential. $38,264-$49,469. Monday - Friday. 707-882-2803 TLC Child & Family Services seeks 2 additional homes for Shelter Care program Applicants need to have at least 1 spare bdrm to house a child for up to 30 days. Guaranteed monthly allotment. Generous increase upon 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 THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL 120 HELP WANTED Ukiah Daily Journal 590 S. School St. has a F/T opening for District Manager Must have clean DMV. Apply in person - Circulation Department. Ukiah Natural Foods hiring part-time positions (cashier, stocker, utility). Prefer ability to work various shifts (a.m. & p.m.) and weekends. We offer a flexible schedule and great benefits package. Apply @ 721 S. State St., Ukiah, CA 95482. Ukiah residential childrens facility is looking for caring, responsible individuals to come join our team. Some exp. preferred but not necessary. Will provide on the job training. Starting sal. $12.12 hr. 403B, great benefits & vacation package. Fax resume to 463-6957 UTILITY OPERATOR (Water/Wastewater). Salary range: $5,844-$7,131 per month, plus excellent benefit package. The City of Healdsburg is currently accepting applications for the position of Utility Operator. The Utility Operator is a full working, journey level class performing the full range of tasks associated with the operations, including minor mechanical maintenance and repair of water distribution, sewer collections, and water and wastewater treatment plant equipment and machinery. The job announcement listing benefits, qualifications and educational requirements and the city application can be obtained on our website at www.ci. healdsburg.ca.us or by calling the City of Healdsburg, Personnel Office, 401 Grove Street, Healdsburg, CA 95448. Phone (707) 431-3322. Apply by 11/26/07, 5:00 PM. EOE/AA/ADA. Welder/Fab. - F/T pos. W/ small MFG firm. Must have TIG/MIG exp., metal fab, self-mot. & dependable. Apply in person/send resume 3661 Christy Ln. Uk. Youth Worker in Willits. Teen crisis counseling, school based activities. Work closely with schools and co-workers. 35 hrs/wk. Benefited. Job description/ applicaiton: MCYP, 463-4915 140 CHILD CARE Little Friends Pre-school. F/T & P/T. Opening ages 2-5. Monthly rates between $185-$495. 465 Luce Ave. 463-2273 QUALITY TIME play & learn has immediate openings. Contact Cilence at 4629569 Lic #230003608 200 SERVICES OFFERED WORKING CONTRACTOR with extensive remodeling experience available for your projects. 459-9458 215 BUSINESSES FOR SALE CAFE/DELI FOR SALE In Ukiah, turnkey. Call 456-1239 4 to 10pm $45,000 Quilter’s Cottage 1631 Talmage Rd (707) 462-2980 or 272-4382 250 BUSINESS RENTALS 1400sf office space. S. Orhard Ave. All or part. Price negotiable. 468-9569 A quiet offc. dwntn. 359 N. Oak, waiting rm., bus. ctr., kit., $400 incl util. 463-1081 Sell It Fast With Ukiah Daily Journal Classifieds 250 BUSINESS RENTALS LEE KRAEMER Real Estate Broker SCHOOL STREET OFFICE/RETAIL 1300+/- sq. ft. w/pkg. BRAND NEW! BUILD TO SUIT Office or Medical 1974+/- sq. ft. w/pkg. DOWNTOWN Hi-traffic loc. Ofc. Ste 1600+/- sq. ft. w/pkg. MED. OFFICE or RETAIL South Orchard 3400+/- sq. ft. w/pkng 468-8951 300 APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 1&2bd Apts. available $800/$875/mo, no pets. 462-4759 2BDRM. 1BA. No smoking, no pets. No section 8. Nice area. 391-5256. Available now 1-1bdrm. Accessible at $580. 1-2bdrm at $734. F/T college student preference. Apply at Community Development Commission 1076 N. State St. Ukiah, Ca Calpella - Two 2bdrm $800, No pets. Credit report & score a must. Close to Elementary school. 485-0841 LEE KRAEMER PROPERTY MGMT Spacious 1bd1ba. $750. POOL, LAUNDRY, CARPORTS No Section 8. 463-2134 PARK PLACE 1 bd. $750, 2 bdr. $860 TH $1050. Pool/garg. 462-5009 Small 1 bdr. cottage $735/mo. + dep. close to shopping. 272-5303. Spacious 2bd. Pool. H20, trash pd. $825. Also 1bd. $700. Ht. AC Pd. N/P. 462-6075 Se habla espanol. WESTSIDE Lg. 2bd/1ba. Upstairs Quiet/clean + AC. Exc. area. $925+ dep. N/S/P. 621-1936 320 DUPLEXES 2bd 1ba, Gar, yd. No pets. $900/mo. Incl. Water & sewer. + SD. 391-5852 330 HOMES FOR RENT W/side/Upscale 2bd/2bth. 468-9003 No Pets/No Smkng 330 HOMES FOR RENT 2bd1ba. $1100/mo. Ready 12/1. Westside. 462-1901 lv. msg. 3bd 2ba only $763/ mo 5%dn, 20yrs at 8% apr! For listings 800-749-7901 xS622 SWEET 3BD by schools & park. Pets ok. Sep. studio $1400 Don 953-3837 350 ROOMS FOR RENT Furn. Rm w/cbl/frg, kit priv, quiet indiv. N/S/P/D $475 + dep. util. incl. 462-9225 370 WANTED TO RENT Handyman with daughter seeking 2bdrm. 391-7411 Single person looking for sml house to rent in Mendo. area. Around $1000/mo. Cat friendly. Exc. ref’s. 485-4904 380 WANTED TO SHARE RENT 2200 s/f house in Rdwd Vly Shared rent, plus bills: Prof. female. 485-6277 Large room in large house. $490 + $490 dep. util incl. 718-2110 Quiet roomate $400/mo. No S/P. w/kitch & bthrm priv. Rdwd Vly. 485-5890 ROOM IN HOUSE. Quiet person. Util incl. $500/mo + sec. 490-7157 420 BOATS Zodiac MK1. 11 ft. ($400). Shoreline trailor. ($400). 15HP Yamaha. Elec. start. Hardley used. ($1600). Total pkg. $2000. 468-5222, 391-3309 440 FURNITURE 13 PIECES OAK Living room furniture $2000 obo 485-5531 450 WANTED TO BUY Wanted: Mini schoolbus shuttle, or high top van. Will Pay $2,000 +/- 485-1881 480 We recycle & pay for brass, stainless, 500 alum., radiators. TODAY batteries $5 & up.Shiny copper wire $2lb Clean lead 40¢ lb. 467-1959 460 APPLIANCES USED APPLIANCES & FURNITURE. Guaranteed. 485-1216 USED WASHER & GAS DRYER $150 for set. 462-7215 480 MISC. FOR SALE 4 barstools $40. Leather barrel chr $50. Collectable grandma clock $250. 485-5614 ESTATE SALE sofa, 2 bedrm sets, organ, washer/dryer, refrig, hutch, misc 234-1011 Blue Lakes Generator. 10,000 KW Kubota. Diesel, water cooled, new. $4500. 468-8348 Hot Tub ‘07 Deluxe Model. Many jets. Therapy seat. Warranty. Never used. Can deliver. Worth $5700. Sell $1950 with new cover. 707-766-8622 Leaded stained glss 3-0 entry door w/ 12” side lights. $500. 4 interior pine drs, solid wood $100 ea. 70cc Eton Vipor Childs 4x4. $1000. ‘07 Tahoe Fish&Ski used 7hrs, 350 V8 IO $32,800 or $9000 to take over payments. 1979 Ford 5yd, dump truck. 3208 CAT diesel, w/ ‘89 Zieman backhoe trailer combo or sell separate $15,000. ATV trailer 6x10 w/ side & rear ramps. $1250. 485-7403, 489-5719 New cond. Invacare Pronto elect. wheelchr. New $4100, now $2000/bo. 485-7323 MISC. FOR SALE TV FREESTANDING Mitsubishi. 40” Nice $150 obo 485-8089 PETS & SUPPLIES Eng. Springer Spaniel Pups, liver/wht & blk/wht. Tails docked, dc removed, 8 wks @ 12/12/07. Parents AKC cert. M: $450 F: $500 272-4426 GERMAN SHEPHERD, female 11 months, looking for loving home, spayed, all shots, $500 707-984-7246 Mini - Schnauzers 2 1/2 mos. Black. 2 M. 2 F. $250 ea. Cute! 367-6344 510 LIVESTOCK Quarter horse 1.5 yr old gelding. Non papered. Ready to work. Good looking & shots. $2000 743-1390 590 GARAGE SALES Christmas, household & misc. Nov. 10, 11, 17, 18, 9-5. 951 East Gobbi St. FREE GARAGE SALE SIGNS. Realty World Selzer Realty. 350 E. Gobbi PUBLIC AUCTION Contents of 14 storage units. Must bid for entire contents of ea. Unit, no partial sales. Friday Nov. 9 @ 9am. C&M Stg. 297 Brush. Sat. 9am-12 noon RAIN OR SHINE 428 W. Stephenson Tires & rims, carpet, file cabinets, guitar, clothes, books, misc. FIND WHAT YOU NEED IN C THE L A S S IFIEDS! 590 GARAGE SALES PUBLIC INVITED VFW Post 1900 BREAKFAST & INDOOR FLEA MARKET Sat. NOV. 10 Veteran’s Memorial Hall 293 Seminary Ave. Ukiah Breakfast 8am-11am-$4 Flea Market 8am - 2pm Table Rentals $5 Call 462-7622 EL PUBLICO INVITADO VFW Post 1900 Desayuno y Pulga Sábado el 10 noviembre Veteran’s Memorial Hall 293 Seminary Ave. Ukiah Desayuno las 8am a las 11am $4 Pulga las 8am a las 2 pm Renta de mesas $5 Llame a 462-7622 610 REC VEH CAMPING ‘81 Palomino tent trler w/cargo area. Slps 3+. $1400. Stv. ice box. 373-3192 630 AUTO PARTS & ACCESSORIES 4 (set) Firestone tires. 16” w/rims, 6 lug nuts, still gd. rubber. Gd. rubber. $200/bo. 463-8865 650 4X4'S FOR SALE Chevy S10 1985 Chassis with axles. 4x4. Automatic trans. $850. 485-5438 Eddie Bauer 01 Limited Ford Explorer 96k mile, power everything, clean out/in, want 10k. 707-462-8347 650 4X4'S FOR SALE Ford F250 ‘97 LB 4WD work truck. 115 k mi. AT w/OD, 460 cid. $6100 373-3192 660 VANS FOR SALE Ford Econoline ‘94 E250. Roof-rack, inside tool rack, tow pkg, pwr wndws & locks. 183K mi. $2800. 468-8348 GMC ‘99 Safari,AWD cargo van. Orig. owner. Exel. cond. 141k mi. $5400. 373-3192 Honda Odyssey EX mini-van. 4 dr. 1999, 165K mi. good cond. $5700. 485-0770 Wanted: Mini schoolbus shuttle, or high top van. Straight body, clean & reliable. Will Pay $2,000 +/- 485-1881 680 CARS FOR SALE BMW 528 1988, runs & looks great. Very clean, one owner car. Needs u-joints. 3672237. $1000 firm. CARS FROM $500! Police Impounds! For listings. 800-749-4260xC241 Ford Tempo, 1993 for sale. In good cond., 468-5607 for more info. Honda Odyssey ‘98. Exc. cond. 67K on new transm., $5850. 468-0440 lv. mess. 720 MOBILES FOR SALE FREE STEAK DINNER If you find better financing our home/your land. LUV Homes Santa Rosa. 707-588-2725 745 COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE Industrial Property in Willits, CA. 50,342 sq ft. 1985 Construction. 9.45 CAT for 3 yrs. Ideal for user/development. $4 million. AGENT 415-963-3000 PRICE REDUCTION FOR LEASE GREAT LOCATION 970 N. State St. 12K sq ft., good parking. 462-4344, 489-0810 770 REAL ESTATE 3bd2ba Foreclosure only $176K! For listings 800-7497901 x.R397 F.S.B.O. New Home in Redwood Valley. 3bd 2 ba, 1/3 ac. $459k 485-7125 I’m still doing loans, purchasing & refin. Rates below under 6% Larry Wright Golden Bear Mortgage 707-239-8080 New Price $550K 3 places to live in! 11ac hillside to river frt., fencing. Blandford RE 391-7612 UNIQUE Loan Programs tailor made to your individual needs. Refi & Purchase. 100% Easy Qual. loans avail.!! Details 877-567-5566 GET A JOB! LOW TO NO DOWN! Owner financing! Land/home options. 30-yr. fixed. No cost construction loan. LUV HOMES 707-588-2725 Searching for something big? IT'S IN THE CLASSIFIEDS–468-3500 2 sectionals. 1, 9’ sleeper couch. The other 8’. $250 ea. Cash. 463-1545 CA KING BED & FRAME. $60. Good cond. 489-3344 MOTORIZED RECLINER with a lift. $250. Oak framed futon $250 463-0208 Twin Palomino bed. With new mattress & box spring. $150. 462-1805 APARTMENTS FOR RENT $685....Quiet studio, utilities included, 6 month lease $740....Redwood Valley, studio, lots of privacy $785....2 bed, 1 bath, Cooper Ln., water/sewer/garbage paid $785....2 bed, 1 bath, Ford St., water/garbage paid $835....2 bed, 1 bath, laundry on-site, water/garbage paid $875....2 bed, 1 bath, washer and dryer included $900....1 bed, 1 bath, loft, fenced yard, pet ok, built in stereo $900....2 bed, 1 bath, Hopland, yard, remodeled $900....2, bed, 1 bath, Hopland, fireplace, w/d hook-up $1,200....2 bed, 1 bath, townhouse, deck, vineyard view All rents subject to discount for timely payment. COMMERCIAL OFFICES $216....271 sq. ft., Gobbi, upstairs, new paint & carpet, A/C unit $216....584 sq. ft., Gobbi, upstairs, balcony, new paint & carpet, A/C unit Community kitchen and bathroom included. For More Information & Applications: Beverly Sanders Realty 320 S. State St., Ukiah (Corner of Clay & State) 707-462-5198 HOMES FOR RENT Narrow Your Search 2 Bedrooms $1400 ........ 2 bath, beautiful country location, large yards, 2 story, 2 car garage 3 Bedrooms $1,400.......1.5 bath, lovely home, fenced yards, single car garage, washer/dryer hook-ups $1,400.......2 bath, garage, large yard with patio, New carpet $2,600.......2 bath, brand new custom home, 3 car garage, beautiful views, many extras All rents subject to discount for timely payment. For More Information & Applications: Beverly Sanders Realty 320 S. State St., Ukiah (Corner of Clay & State) 707-462-5198 Place your ad today and get results! Call 468-3500 Find It In The Ukiah DAILY JOURNAL THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 2007 -15 SERVICE DIRECTORY CABINETS MASSAGE CONSTRUCTION Medicine Energy Massage Homes • Additions • Kitchens • Decks Lic. #580504 National Certified (ABMP) 1 hr. $40 • 1 and a half hour $60 DON’T WAIT FOR PAIN. Frequent massage helps to keep you healthy Many Bodywork Options Relax Your Stress away You Deserve It. Gift Certificates Available. HOME REPAIR Redwood Valley PREPAINTED SEAMLESS GUTTERS Furniture and Antique Repair & Refinishing CalMend Thorough & Sensitive Deep Tissue & Sports Massage My work is to reduce your pain, improve your ability to do your work, and allow you to play harder and sleep better. 2 Hrs/$65 By appointment 8am to 6:30pm, M-F 485-1881 CLEANING All Star Cleaning Service COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL CLEANING Specializing in • Move in/out • Post Construction • Extensive cleaning projects • Windows 707-463-1657 707-391-9618 30+ years experience Fascia Gutter Ogee Gutter 5 1/2” LAQUER FINISHES & MORE Curved Face Gutter 4” 5 1/2” Aluminum • Copper • Steel Limited Lifetime Warranty** FREE ESTIMATES 462-2468 Allen Strong 707-485-0802 Lic/Bonded 292494 **To original owner. 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Call 468-3533 to subscribe WEATHER 16 – THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 2007 THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL . 3-DAY FORECAST SUN AND MOON REGIONAL WEATHER Shown is today s weather. Temperatures are today s highs and tonight s lows. TODAY 72° Areas of low clouds and fog giving way to sun TONIGHT CALIFORNIA CITIES Sunrise today ............. 6:48 a.m. Sunset tonight ............ 5:05 p.m. Moonrise today .......... 5:44 a.m. Moonset today ........... 4:09 p.m. MOON PHASES New First Full Last Rockport 60/48 Laytonville 67/39 Covelo 69/40 Westport 63/46 43° Mainly clear early, then low clouds and fog FRIDAY 68° 45° Times of sun and clouds SATURDAY 62° 40° Mostly cloudy with rain possible Nov. 9 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 ALMANAC Ukiah through 2 p.m. Wednesday Temperature High .............................................. 79 Low .............................................. 38 Normal high .................................. 65 Normal low .................................... 42 Record high .................... 86 in 1955 Record low ...................... 27 in 1929 Precipitation 24 hrs to 2 p.m. Wed. ................ 0.00" Month to date ............................ 0.00" Normal month to date ................ 1.03" Season to date .......................... 2.33" Last season to date .................. 0.80" Normal season to date .............. 3.96" Fort Bragg 61/47 Willows 73/47 Willits 69/40 Elk 59/49 Redwood Valley 69/43 UKIAH 72/43 Philo 67/44 Lakeport 70/44 Lucerne 70/43 Boonville 67/44 Gualala 61/50 Clearlake 72/44 Cloverdale 70/46 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. 2007 City Today Hi/Lo/W Fri. 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Lake Mendocino – Lake level: 714.77 feet; Storage: 34,492 acre-feet (Maximum storage 122,500 acre-feet) Inflow: 53 cfs Outflow: 178 cfs Air quality – Ozone: .040 ppm (State standard .090 ppm) Carbon monoxide: 1.53 ppm (20.0 ppm) Nitrogen dioxide: .027 ppm (.25 ppm) Solar Continued from Page 1 process. Koehler said the equipment is being installed by Advance: Solar, Hydro, Wind Power of Calpella through a Purchase Powers Agreement at little out-of pocket expense to the district. “Even the legal fees were low,” Butow said. Advance is leasing the land the solar panels are on from the district for no money. Advance takes the power they generate and sells it to PG&E. Redwood Valley then gets to buy power at an 18-percent reduced rate. Until recently, Purchase Power Agreements have been largely restricted to bigger installations. “It’s just now filtering down to under a megawatt,” Koehler said. He said that within 15 years, the district will be able to buy power from PG&E at a 30 percent reduced rate. Koehler said the district also has a maintenance agreement with Advance, meaning that if the system breaks, Advance will fix it at no cost. Advance also built a fence around the property to protect its solar array, a significant value that Koehler said the district got for free. The district also retains rights to the carbon credits produced by the solar array. The system offsets 150,000 pounds of carbon dioxide annually. Another advantage of installing the solar array on a purchase power agreement is that it is flexible. Advance’s lease lasts for 15 years, at which point the district can buy the system outright, renegotiate the contract or simply have the entire system removed, depending on the circumstances. The Redwood Valley installation is also serving as a trial run to test the effectiveness of the project, Koehler said. If the solar panels can effectively provide energy savings at the pumps in Redwood Valley, Koehler said a similar system could be installed at the district’s pumps at Lake Mendocino. The district spends $25,000 a year on electricity for its Redwood Valley purification plant and an additional $200,000 per year to run its pumps at Lake Mendocino. Butow said it will take roughly two weeks to complete the installation and then up to three weeks before PG&E inspects the system and it can be turned on. Marijuana Continued from Page 1 25 plants and two processed pounds per person of marijuana for medical use, which supervisors refused to reconsider at the Aug. 15 meeting by a vote of 3-2. First District Supervisor Michael Delbar said the changes would in no way limit the rights of those the law was Circles Lists stance i D g n Lo ng Incomi ing Outgo Nights nds Weeke es Overag Phone e m o H CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Discovery and its crew returned to Earth Wednesday and concluded a 15-day space station build and repair mission that was among the most challenging — and heroic — in shuttle history. The space shuttle touched down on a crisp and bright fall afternoon after safely crossing the continent in the first coast-to-coast re-entry since the Columbia disaster almost five years ago. The seven shuttle astronauts and three residents of the international space station teamed up during the docked mission to save a mangled solar wing. It was one of the most difficult and dangerous repairs ever attempted in orbit, but the future of the space station was riding on it and Scott Parazynski pulled it off in a single spacewalk. “It was an extraordinary feat,” shuttle program manager Wayne Hale said after shaking the astronauts’ hands. Discovery’s commander, Pamela Melroy, was quick to thank everyone who helped pull off the mission. “It really was a beautiful moment for NASA,” she said. Added Parazynski, a mountaineer: “It certainly was a summit push and I think we attained the summit and then some.” On its way home, Discovery crossed over Canada’s British Columbia and made a diagonal descent over Montana, Wyoming, the Great Plains, the Deep South and, finally, down into Florida. 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