By DANIEL LAZARUSfor The Daily Journal

Anyone doubting the linkbetween carrots, consumersand community would havebeen convinced of the connec-tion after attending lastSunday’s kick-off event for anew community-supportedwinter vegetable garden inRedwood Valley. Present atthe gathering, to tour andjointly celebrate the four-acreinaugural effort, were about25 people, including some ofthe county’s most articulateand persuasive proponents of

localization and community-supported agriculture.

The winter garden is set onthe Golden Vineyards’ HeartArrow Ranch, an organic andbiodynamic vineyard andolive grove, on land givenover for the purpose by Joeand Judy Golden, both enthu-siastic backers of the project.The garden will be co-man-aged by Adam Gaska, ownerof Mendocino Organics, andPaula Manalo.

Adam, in particular, bringsyears of experience in small,local farming to the project,

and is on the board of direc-tors of the Ukiah NaturalFoods Co-op, as well as thesteering committee ofMendocino Renegade, a local

organic certification group. The winter garden is also

being created in cooperation

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It was the blessing of the crops Monday for the community gardens at the Heart Arrow Ranch in RedwoodValley. Guests were encouraged to give a traditional offering of tobacco to the land, along with a prayer for thehealth of the garden and for its bounty.

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Letting everyone know they were in the right placewas a sign at the entrance to the ranch off Hwy. 101,2.5 miles north of the West Road off-ramp.

The Daily JournalThe Lightning Jam Benefit Concert that honored

and raised money for volunteer firefighters Oct. 5will be adding $53,000 to the bank accounts ofMendocino County’s volunteer fire departments.

That $53,000 will be given to the MendocinoCounty Fire Chief’s Council at a meeting inNovember, stated Heidi Dickerson, of CongressmanMike Thompson’s office.

The concert was held in the aftermath of the light-ning fires that burned in the county this summer andwas headlined by Kris Kristofferson.

Dickerson stated that $1,000 each will go toMendocino County Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescueand the Mendocino County Fire Safe Council.

Financial contributions will continue to be accept-ed until Nov. 10. Checks may be made out to theMendocino County Fire Safe Council and mailed toP.O. Box 1488, Ukiah, CA 95482.

$53,000 raised forvolunteer firefighters

LIGHTNING JAM PROCEEDS

By ROB BURGESSThe Daily Journal

As anyone who has receivedhis green-and-white mailersrecently will notice, JasonHooper isn’t running for UkiahValley Sanitation District with-out a little help from his friends.

Combining forces with fellowcandidate Clifford Paulin,Hooper seeks to be one of thefive hopefuls chosen by votersfrom the field of seven on Nov. 4to serve on the first-ever electedUVSD board.

“Cliff had been on the ad-hoccommittee, so he called me upbecause we know each otherthrough mutual friends,” saidHooper. “We met with Rick(Kennedy, of the UVSD) at the

county offices. That reallyhelped. He got us up tospeed…Meeting with Rick washelpful. We’re talking about

something we all share.”Hooper said he saw that the

financial issues associated withthe new water treatment plantwere of paramount concern tothe district.

“There’s quite a few prob-lems,” he said. “We went out anddid this big expansion and nowwe’re kind of skeptical whetherthey’ll be able to meet thoseobligations. We have taken aquick look at financials and it’sgoing to take a while.Infrastructure is also a concern.”

Hooper said looking at alter-

Hooper seeks to bring his technologyexpertise to UVSD board of directors

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By ROB BURGESSThe Daily Journal

Editor’s note: In response tothe story “McCowen’s Q3shows no fundraising or spend-ing” which appeared on thefront of Friday’s paper, the can-didate informed the DailyJournal that he had in factspent money during that peri-od. The original article statedthat “The Committee to ElectJohn McCowen listed no mone-tary contributions, loans, non-monetary contributions,accrued expenses or loans”during this period, which wastrue. What was not made clearin Friday’s story was that“accrued expenses,” whichwere listed at “$0” in the doc-uments submitted to the county,meant unpaid bills and not pay-ments made during the period.The following story seeks tohighlight that difference by list-ing the payments the campaignmade during the third quarter.

The Committee to ElectJohn McCowen issued

$5,489.76 in payments fromthe period starting July 1and ending Sept. 30, accord-ing to documents submittedto the county.

The campaign paid a totalof $978.14 to SusanRanochak, MendocinoCounty clerk/assessor/recor-der, for filing fees andpolling research.

The campaign also paid$215.50 to Crawford’s Signsfor campaign paraphernalia,$2,855.80 to Printing Plusfor campaign literature and$1,000 to the U.S. PostalService for postage.

For the calendar year todate, the campaign has paid$7,723.49. In addition, $525was listed as nonmonetaryadjustments, bringing thegrand total to $8,248.49 forthe year.

Rob Burgess can be reachedat udjrb@pacific.net.

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By ROB BURGESSThe Daily Journal

After being pulled off theconsent calendar and brieflydiscussed, the MendocinoCounty Board ofSupervisors approved anadditional $57,270 for theHarris Quarry environmen-tal impact report onTuesday.

The proposed conversionof the quarry, located southof Willits, into an asphaltplant has been in the worksfor years.

“This is very rapidlybecoming the most expen-sive EIR in MendocinoCounty history if it’s notalready,” said BoardChairman and 2nd DistrictSupervisor JimWattenburger. “It’s costing ahuge amount of money. Myconcern is it just keeps get-ting dragged out and

dragged out.”The agenda summary for

the item outlined the addi-tional expenditures forwhich Leonard Charles andAssociates had requestedfunding.

The main changes thatrequire reassessmentinclude: the construction ofreplacement channels on thesite, proposed additionalimprovements to Highway101, a revised traffic report,a new and different list ofheavy equipment and gener-ators that will be used on thesite and additional dataabout site drainage and thedesign and operation of thebioretention swale, accord-ing to the document.

“Most of the additionalwork described above isneeded because of changes

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS$57,270 OK’dfor the EIR onHarris Quarry

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D A I L Y D I G E S TEditor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 udj@pacific.net

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POLICE REPORTSThe following were

compiled from reportsprepared by the UkiahPolice Department. Toanonymously reportcrime information, call463-6205.

ARREST -- RebeccaFairbairn, no middle namelisted, 18, of Potter Valley,was arrested on suspicion ofdriving under the influence inthe 700 block of East GobbiStreet at 3:31 p.m. Saturday.

ARREST -- MarioRamirez Medina, 24, nohometown listed, was arrestedon suspicion of driving underthe influence in the 100 blockof Oak Manor Court at 8:38a.m. Sunday.

STOLEN -- A remote con-trolled helicopter was reportedmissing from an automobile inthe 700 block of AppleAvenue at 8:38 a.m. Sunday.

ARREST -- RicardoDominguez Galvin, 23, noaddress stated, was arrestedon suspicion of possession ofa silencer in the area of LowGap Road and North OakStreet at 11:40 a.m. Monday.

STOLEN -- For the secondtime, a campaign sign wasreported stolen from a 1200Marwen Drive yard at 12:14p.m. Monday.

ARREST -- Patrick Ford,no middle name stated, 59, ofYorkville, was arrested onsuspicion of driving under theinfluence in the 1400 block ofSouth State Street at 9:30 p.m.Monday.

SHERIFF’S REPORTSThe following were

compiled from reportsprepared by the Mendo-cino County Sheriff’sOffice:

BOOKED -- John AnthonyIbarra, 28, of Willits, wasbooked into jail by theCalifornia Highway Patrol onsuspicion of driving under theinfluence at 7:36 a.m. Friday.

BOOKED -- DennisWayne Hunt, 59, of Ukiah,was booked into jail by theUkiah Police Department onsuspicion of possession of acontrolled substance, posses-sion of paraphernalia, posses-

sion of a firearm and posses-sion of a controlled substancefor sale at 1:11 p.m. Friday.

BOOKED -- Chang OkSon, 58, of Rancho Cordova,was booked into jail by theDepartment of Fish and Gameon suspicion of taking abalonefor sale at 1:50 p.m. Friday.

BOOKED -- AubreySamuel Hoffman, 28, ofUkiah, was booked into jail bythe Mendocino CountySheriff’s Office on suspicionof driving under the influence,probation violation anddestroying evidence at 1:50p.m. Friday.

BOOKED -- Ho Gil Jang,64, of Folsom, was bookedinto jail by the Department ofFish and Game on suspicionof taking abalone for sale at2:10 p.m. Friday.

BOOKED -- Steve NamKim, 57, of Gold River, wasbooked into jail by theDepartment of Fish and Gameon suspicion of taking abaloneat 2:30 p.m. Friday.

BOOKED -- MatthewJames Settlemire, 23, ofChester, was booked into jailby the Mendocino CountySheriff’s Office on suspicionof possession of marijuana forsale and conspiracy to commita crime at 5:02 p.m. Friday.

BOOKED -- Karina MarieBaxter, 18, of Sonoma, wasbooked into jail by theMendocino County Sheriff’sOffice on suspicion of posses-sion of marijuana for sale andconspiracy to commit a crimeat 8:07 p.m. Friday.

BOOKED -- James RyonBaxter, 23, of Sonoma, wasbooked into jail by theMendocino County Sheriff’sOffice on suspicion of posses-sion of marijuana for sale andconspiracy to commit a crimeat 9:29 p.m. Friday.

BOOKED -- Anira EtelinaGacha, 40, of Laytonville,was booked into jail by theMendocino Major CrimesTask Force on suspicion ofcultivation of marijuana andpossession of marijuana forsale at 7:18 a.m. Saturday.

BOOKED -- StevenMichael Denham, 48, ofUkiah, was booked into jail bythe California Highway Patrolon suspicion of driving underthe influence at 9:08 a.m.

Saturday.BOOKED -- Michael

Raymond Bertnick, 32, ofLaytonville, was booked intojail by the California HighwayPatrol on suspicion of posses-sion of marijuana for sale at9:35 a.m. Saturday.

BOOKED -- ArmandoAlvarez, no middle name list-ed, 23, of Ukiah, was bookedinto jail by the CaliforniaHighway Patrol on suspicionof driving under the influenceand driving with privilegesrevoked at 10:15 a.m.Saturday.

BOOKED -- Ivy MayBodwin, 36, of Willits, wasbooked into jail by theCalifornia Highway Patrol onsuspicion of driving under theinfluence at 11:17 a.m.Saturday.

BOOKED -- RaymondAnthony Palmieri, 47, ofLaytonville, was booked intojail by the Mendocino MajorCrimes Task Force on suspi-cion of cultivation of marijua-na for sale and possession ofmarijuana for sale at 10:09p.m. Saturday.

BOOKED -- WalterAroconge, 28, of Covelo, wasbooked into jail by theMendocino County Sheriff’sOffice on suspicion of corpo-ral injury to a spouse at 2:24a.m. Sunday.

BOOKED -- Todd AllenJohnson, 30, of RedwoodValley, was booked into jail bythe Ukiah Police Departmenton suspicion of inflicting cor-poral injury and violation ofprobation at 8:04 p.m.Saturday.

BOOKED -- ShaneMarshall Beck, 20, of Willits,was booked into jail by theCalifornia Highway Patrol onsuspicion of driving under theinfluence at 8:37 a.m.Saturday.

BOOKED -- JaimeHoward Gibson, 27, ofNovato, was booked into jailby the Mendocino CountySheriff’s Office on suspicionof driving under the influenceat 9:46 a.m. Sunday.

BOOKED -- SterlingChristopher Wright, 23, ofWillits, was booked into jailby the California HighwayPatrol on suspicion of drivingunder the influence at 10:23

p.m. Sunday.BOOKED -- Jeremius

Garcia Hernandez, 21, ofUkiah, was booked into jail bythe California HighwayPatrol, on suspicion of drivingunder the influence and beingunlawful to drive at 9:34 p.m.Sunday.

BOOKED -- Victor OmarAvalos-Quiroz, 20, of Philo,was booked into jail by theCalifornia Highway Patrol onsuspicion of driving under theinfluence and being unlawfulto drive at 10:44 p.m.Saturday.

Those arrested by law enforce-ment officers are innocent untilproven guilty. People reported ashaving been arrested may contactthe Daily Journal once their casehas been concluded so the resultscan be reported.Those who feel theinformation is in error should con-tact the appropriate agency. In thecase of those arrested on suspi-cion of driving under the influenceof an intoxicant: all DUI casesreported by law enforcement agen-cies are reported by the newspa-per. The Daily Journal makes noexceptions.

CORRECTIONSDuane Grilli taught himself

how to prune berry vines, notgrapes, as incorrectly stated inTuesday’s ‘Growing OurOwn’ story.

The Ukiah Daily Journalreserves this space to correcterrors or make clarifications tonews articles. Significant errors inobituary notices or birthannouncements will result inreprinting the entire article.Errors may be reported to the edi-tor, 468-3526.

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the applicant has made to theproject and revised data theapplicant has provided onoperations and equipment,”stated a portion of the docu-ment.

During the time allotted forpublic comment, Larry Jensensaid the voice of the citizenswas not being included in theextension.

“There is no chance forpublic discussion,” he said. “Ithink if the person who’sdoing the EIR thinks there’sso many changes it shouldconsider opening back up topublic discussion because thechanges are significant. Thisthing affects every squaremile of the county. We need toget a good final EIR, and Ithink it ought to be open topublic expression.”

Third District SupervisorJohn Pinches said there wasno attempt by the county toput undue pressure to push theproject ahead without the con-sideration of all points ofview.

“I know that it has beenapplied for at least three yearsso I don’t think there’s beenany attempt to push this pro-ject,” he said.

Wattenburger said he tookexception to the idea that thereport was being pushedthrough.

“I’m offended by the com-ments that this board is push-ing this through before theelection,” he said. “My recordis spotless and will remainspotless ’til the day I leaveand I’m truly offended that Iwould be trying to pass some-thing through that would bedetrimental to the citizens Irepresent and live with.”

Fourth District SupervisorKendall Smith, who originallypulled the item, said she feltthere was cause for concernabout the lack of time forreview by the county, a factwhich Jeanine Nadel, countycounsel, later agreed with.

“To me I believe that theconsultant is putting the coun-ty on notice that there is pres-sure to expedite this process,”said Smith. “You don’t usual-ly see this in a document com-ing from a consultant.(Leonard Charles) states veryclearly there would be no timefor legal review… There are anumber of key documents thathave not been received by theapplicant. We would all like itto go faster and we don’t needto be pointing the finger atanyone.”

In the accompanying docu-mentation on the item,Charles stated that therequested deadline of Dec. 16could be met if the additionalfunding request wereapproved.

“To meet that hearing datemeans that LCA would needto complete the report by nolater than Dec. 2 in order toallow 3 to 4 days for printingand delivery and 10 days forthe legally-required publicreview period for the EIR,” hestated.

County CEO Tom Mitchellsaid the original deadline ofDec. 16 was not set in stone.

“One of the problems wehave with outside consultantsis performance,” he said. “Theapplicant has not provided anumber of pieces of informa-tion in a timely basis. Thereare a number of actions thatneed to happen after thataction. It’s a lengthy processthat has yet to occur. The Dec.16 date was only a goal thatwe had set for the consultantto make sure that he performs.That date may not be achiev-able…We will notify every-one well in advance to leteveryone know what the sta-tus is. I just want to reassureeveryone that this is some-thing that we’re trying to getdone before the end of theyear.”

In the end, Smith movedfor the recommended action,which was passed unanimous-ly.

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McCain reminds Biden he’sbeen tested in the kind of crisishe warns Obama may face

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — RepublicanJohn McCain told voters in this key electoralstate Tuesday he was personally tested by thesame kind of crisis that Democratic vice presi-dential nominee Joseph Biden warned BarackObama will almost certainly face if electedpresident. McCain recalled being ready tolaunch a bombing run during the October 1962Cuban Missile Crisis, which Biden said overthe weekend tested a new President John F.Kennedy and was the template for the kind of“generated crisis” the 47-year-old Obamawould face within six months of taking office.

“I was on board the USS Enterprise,”McCain, a former naval aviator, said in thecapital city of Harrisburg. “I sat in the cockpit,on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise, off ofCuba. I had a target. My friends, you knowhow close we came to a nuclear war.”

As the crowd of several thousand began toswell with cheers and applause, he added withdramatic effect: “America will not have a pres-ident who needs to be tested. I’ve been tested,my friends.”

Biden told two fundraising audiences in

Seattle over the weekend that he expectedworld figures to test Obama early if he winsthe election in two weeks.

“He’s gonna need you — not financially tohelp him — we’re gonna need you to use yourinfluence, your influence within the communi-ty, to stand with him,” Biden said.

Obama says McCain offers‘willful ignorance, wishfulthinking’ on economy

LAKE WORTH, Fla. (AP) — DemocratBarack Obama said Tuesday that RepublicanJohn McCain is offering “willful ignorance,wishful thinking, outdated ideology” for aneconomy in crisis, seeking to capitalize on themain issue that is propelling him forward in therace for the White House.

“While President Bush and Sen. McCainwere ready to move heaven and earth toaddress the crisis on Wall Street, the presidenthas failed so far to address the crisis on MainStreet, and Sen. McCain has failed to fullyacknowledge it,” Obama said at a jobs summithis campaign staged in economically precari-ous and politically significant Florida.

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Local auto repairman Greg Israel of Greg’sTransmission, Automotive and RV Repair inUkiah (and the owner of a local river raftingcompany) called me the other day to say he isworried about that lack of vocational opportuni-ties for young people and how that is going toaffect the automotive repair industry in thefuture. He said he has a heckuva time findinganyone qualified to work at his shop.

“My concern is, who are we going to getthat’s qualified or has the comprehension level toread and understand these complex diagnosticprocedures?” he asked. adding, “I’m looking at aVolvo manual and it’s like doing brain surgery.”

Israel says the biggest problem is thatCalifornia continues to cut back on vocationaleducation when most kids don’t end up in col-lege.

“Virtually all our energy and funding at thehigh school level in the state is for preparing kidsfor university and only six percent go to univer-sity,” he said.

“Our schools are governed by people withunrealistic expectations,” he said. He said thatthe problem also extends to the teaching profes-sion where the number of “shop” teachers aredwindling. Israel wishes that more young peoplehad the opportunity to go into vocational trainingwhere they might actually be able to find jobs inplaces like his shop.

“I can’t find someone to help as a tech at thisbusiness and I have the work here,” he said.

He also noted that government employmentagencies seem to think automobile repair work iseasy.

“The people we get sent ... the public percep-tion seems to be if you drop out of school, youcan work on cars. But we’re working on a spaceshuttle on wheels,” he said.

The Mendocino County Nature TourismCoalition has chosen Karen Bowers as their newNature Tourism Coordinator.

The NTC was established in 2007 to assist inthe development of sustainable nature tourismprograms and promotions throughoutMendocino County.

Karen has been a resident of MendocinoCounty for over 10 years. She has been an activemember of the community and has served onseveral boards, including Symphony of theRedwoods, Mendocino Land Trust and theMendocino Art Center. Currently, she is on theAdvisory Council of the California WildlifeFoundation. Karen is also a well-known localartist.

“This is a unique opportunity to assist in thefurther development of this important Countyresource,” she said. “The work is exciting and Iam eager to be involved.”

Karen taught political thought and Americanpolitics at UC Berkeley where she went to grad-uate school. She worked in the Bay area andSacramento as a political consultant, campaignmanager and legislative aide in the CaliforniaState Senate. She served asGovernment/Community Relations Director forEast Bay Regional Park District. There sheassisted in the development of a two county$250 million bond measure for parks and openspace (Measure A, 1988). In addition to her workon regional issues related to open space andrecreation, Karen worked for a CountySupervisor in Contra Costa County on regionalland use and transportation projects.

ChemDry of Mendocino County wantsfolks to know that they have the “hot carbonatedextraction” cleaning system which has recentlyearned a Gold Seal of Approval from the Carpetand Rug Institute, an industry trade organizationfor carpet and rug manufacturers. The CRI’s Sealof Approval goes out to approved cleaning meth-ods in an effort “get the word out to consumerson the best ways to select and maintain carpet fortheir home.”

The contact ChemDry in Ukiah call 485-8098.

A “green” white wine that’s well worth a sip.Edward Deitch, wine columnist for MSNBCrecently ran a piece on Sterling Vineyards,another Napa spotlight but this time at least, asDeitch noted about Sterling’s new organic sauvi-gnon blanc, “It’s from Sterling Vineyards, a largeand familiar Napa Valley-based brand that hasjust released its first wines ‘made with organicgrapes,’ as the labels put it. Those grapes comefrom Mendocino County on the North Coastabove Sonoma County.

“The region has become known as a hub oforganic winemaking and for the sauvignonblanc, Sterling sources grapes from the GuinnessMcFadden Vineyard in Mendocino’s PotterValley. If you’ve never heard of GuinnessMcFadden (I hadn’t), that’s because until 2003the vineyard sold all of its fruit to well-knownCalifornia wineries, including Mondavi,Beringer, Sterling and Fetzer. It now makessmall quantities of its own wines as well.

“To put things in perspective, GuinnessMcFadden, named after the native New Yorkerwho founded it in 1970 and still runs it, has beengrowing organic fruit in relative obscurity for 38years. Sterling, it is fair to say, is among thosefinally jumping on the organic bandwagon, anddoing so with all its marketing muscle (it isowned by the giant Diageo group).

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By K.C. MeadowsVolunteers willincrease bird populations, educatefellow beachgoersThe Daily Journal

One of 41 newly-announcedTogetherGreen nationalInnovation Grants will mobilizevolunteers to work toward a fivepercent increase in the popula-tions of MacKerricher StatePark’s Watchlisted bird species --including the American Golden-Plover, Black Turnstone, and RedKnot, among others. Not onlythat, the Save Our Shorebirds pro-ject will begin a dialogue aboutshorebird conservation, launchingplans and action to strength thebirds’ prospects for survival usingengagement of the remoteNorthern California coastal com-munity.

A $15,700 grant will allowMendocino Coast AudubonSociety and California StateParks to protect shorebirdsthrough a combination of educa-tion and hands-on efforts to safe-guard threatened habitat at theImportant Bird Areas of VirginCreek and Ten Mile Beacheswithin MacKerricher State Park.Specific actions include:

• Performing shorebird census-es and sharing that data with StateParks and U.S. Fish and Wildlifeas well as schools and libraries;

• Removing invasive plantswith the help of State Parks crews(shorebirds depend on native veg-etation for survival);

• Creating a children’s booklet,illustrated by Mendocino Countystudents;

• Launching a Junior Rangershorebird appreciation program atMacKerricher State Park, direct-ed by State Parks InterpretiveRangers, to engage children inconservation efforts;

• Providing career and researchopportunities for a College of theRedwoods science student.

MacKerricher State Park con-tains critical habitat for imperiled

shorebird species such as theWestern Snowy Plover -- habitatthat has been degraded by inva-sive non-native lants and humandisturbances caused by unleasheddogs, careless horse riders, illegaloff-road vehicles and vandalismof nesting sites. Communicationis hugely important in reducingconflicts between shorebirds andbeachgoers, and by reaching evena portion of the coast’s 8,000year-round residents, huge stridesforward will have been made forconservation.

“Working to help beachgoers

understand shorebirds will helpdecrease disturbances andincrease shorebird nesting, andwe are able to help achieve thisbecause of the help of our part-ners,” said David Jensen, presi-dent of the Mendocino CoastAudubon Society.

“This area has changed dra-matically. It has shed a loggingimage and entered the 21st centu-ry as a tourist destination. Peoplecome here to enjoy wine, waterand wildlife -- and we are lessthan a half tank of gas away fromthe San Francisco Bay Area,”Jensen added.

More than 1,000,000 touristsvisited MacKerricher State Parklast year.

“Our hands-on advocacy willmake a difference for these threat-ened bird populations -- and helpour visitors enjoy our wildlife,”said Angela Liebenberg,Environmental Scientist for theState Parks of Mendocino Coastand director of Save OurShorebirds research volunteers.

The Save Our Shorebirds grantis part of the first $1.4 millionawarded by TogetherGreen.Announced in spring, 2008, theinitiative is a dynamic and innov-ative national Audubon programfunded by Toyota that aims toprovide inspiration, leadership,and opportunities for people totake action at home, in their com-munities and beyond to mprovethe health of our environment.Grantees were selected fromscores of applicants acrossAmerica. Funds were awarded tolocal Audubon programs andchapters that demonstrated excep-tional innovation in working withother groups on projects that willproduce tangible benefits forenvironmental quality.

“Community membersabsolutely need to be engaged ifwe’re going to see any realwildlife conservation progress,and we’re glad to be able to helpthese groups achieve that,” saidTogetherGreen Project ManagerJudy Braus.

TogetherGreen will invest inboth promising environmentalprojects and outstanding leadersthat can shape a brighter tomor-row. Along with InnovationGrants to be awarded each year,TogetherGreen funds and pro-motes conservation leadershiptraining and volunteer programsdesigned to equip and engagediverse groups and individuals totake action today to shape ahealthier tomorrow. Informationon other grantees, along withopportunities to get involved inconservation efforts, showcasesuccessful initiatives, and honorthose who are making a differ-ence, can be found atwww.TogetherGreen.org.

TogetherGreen awards grant to energizeMendocino community to save shorebirds

See COMMERCE, Page 5

In these crazy economic times,the travel and tourism industry ismore important than ever.Mendocino County is fortunate tohave many individuals and orga-nizations ensuring our travelindustry remain strong. There aremany reasons we all work hard toensure our visitors have qualityexperiences. We work hard toinform potential visitors of themany festivals and events, attrac-tions, outstanding food and wineand unique lodging MendocinoCounty has to offer.

The promotional community isvery excited to present the find-ings of a marketing study that hasbeen in the works for the past sixmonths or so. The research and aplan will be presented both on theCoast on Oct. 27 and in Ukiah onOct. 28. Please get informed onthe future of promotion in theCounty as well as how beneficialthe travel and tourism industry isto Mendocino County.

For recent history, the currentchapter of County promotionstarted 10 years ago with theMendocino County Promotional

Alliance. The organization wasformed due to a Joint study spon-sored in part by the County ofMendocino. Over the years theAlliance has accomplished muchto create festivals (the Mushroomand Wine and Crab and Wine fes-tivals), advertise (Sunset maga-zine and others), and getting

Mendocino written up in articlesfor newspapers, magazines, radioand TV.

The Mendocino CountyLodging Association formed aBusiness Improvement Districtover two years ago. Since thattime, we have been working hardto promote Mendocino County asthe premier destination – a placeto get away from it all, enjoy whatlife has to offer, turn off your cellphone and get back in touch withnature and your inner self. Wemarket the coastline (waves),wine country (wine) and themany activities and experiencesin our State Parks (wilderness).

In this column, I will work toexplain what is happening withpromotion in the County, how wepromote the County, why we pro-mote the County, where we pro-mote the County and how we canhelp those of you that cater to vis-itors in any capacity. You will alsolearn about what is happeningaround the County, excitingevents, festivals and activities youand the visitor’s you cater to canenjoy. Promoting Mendocino

County takes the work of all of usand I look forward to workingwith each of you in makingMendocino County a premierdestination visitors will return toagain and again. Welcome to thewine, waves and wilderness ofMendocino County.

If you are part of a businessthat caters to the visitor, pleaseensure you have a free listing onwww.gomendo.com. If you haveor know of an event or festivalthat is coming up, please makesure it is posted on www.gomen-do.com. www.gomendo.com isthe official visitor website ofMendocino County.

A tenured marketing tourismand hospitality expert, ScottSchneider directs the MendocinoCounty Lodging Association andChairs the Mendocino CountyPromotional Alliance. Schneiderfell in love with the County whenhe moved here in 2000 and beganworking in the tourism industry.Scott believes in the healing qual-ities of Mendocino County as adestination and works to sharethat message worldwide.

The importance of tourism in Mendocino County

MendocinoWalkabout

By Scott Schneider

Ukiah Hinthil CommunityCultural Development, Inc.seeks Yokayo decendants

Ukiah Hinthil Community CulturalDevelopment, Inc. is looking for Linealdecendants of the Yokayo Trie who are willingto participate on a planning committee foreconomic development.

Those interested in being on the committeeare asked to call the UHCCD, Inc. at 463-1454 ext. 103 for an application. The applica-tions are due by Oct. 24, at 5 p.m.

Enchanted Pumpkin Path to open on Oct. 31

The Enchanted Pumpkin Path will onceagain be presented by The Waldorf School ofMendocino County at the school’s campus,6280 Third St., Calpella, on Halloween night,Oct. 31, from 5 to 8 p.m.

The Waldorf School offers the EnchantedPath each year as an alternative event foryoung children through age 10. All ages arewelcome, but no scary masks or costumes areallowed.

The oak-filled campus is transformed into afairytale land, where children and adults, ledby angel guides, travel a magical path, meet-ing various storybook characters and otherperformers along their way. Each charactercomes to life as the children approach and per-forms a scene from their tale. At the end ofeach characters performance, a small treat isoffered to each child.

This year’s cast of characters include TheGood Fairy, Jack Frost, The Goose That Laidthe Golden Egg, The Elves & The Shoemaker,and many others.

Activity and game booths, fortunetellers,puppet plays and story telling are availablebefore and after your walk through the path.Willits own, “The Train Singer” will serenadefamilies throughout the evening and theSmoky Cauldron Café will provide dinner andsnack items.

Tickets for The Enchanted Pumpkin Pathcan be purchased at Cat’s Meow/Trillium inWillits and Mendocino Book Company in

Ukiah. The Waldorf School has recommendthat those interested purchase tickets early.For more information, call the Waldorf Schoolat 485-8719.

Ice Cream Social at UkiahSenior Center set for Oct. 27

The “And Who Sisters” will sing at thenext Ice Cream Social at the Ukiah SeniorCenter on Monday, Oct. 27, from 1:30 to 3:30p.m. The “And Who Sisters,” Oni LaGioia,Susan Keegan, Karen Gowan will sing vocaljazz selections, with Dolores Carrick on key-board.

The community is invited for ice creamwith toppings and pie for $2 a serving.Members over 90, or having an October birth-day, will enjoy free admission. A drawing willbe held for $50 from an anonymous donor.“Magic” red tickets will be on sale for $1each. The celebrity scooper will be FarmBureau advisor, Carre Brown, who is a candi-date for County Supervisor.

They thank the donors for the Ice CreamSocial Inez Hosea, Dolores Carrick, GeorgeKennedy, Betty McGlade, Creative Workshopand Safeway and senior volunteers.

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F O R U MEditor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526 udj@pacific.net

4 – WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22, 2008

The Ukiah Daily Journal

City worker goes above and beyond

To the Editor:It’s a Sunday morning and I wake up to

the sound of running water. But its 5 a.m. Iam certain that my wife could not possiblybe awake before me. I look over and sureenough, its not her. I get up to check andsee if my 4 year old has decided to turn onthe water and walk away. But he is asleepin his bed as well. I check all the faucetsaround the house but again, I find no waterrunning. I climb back into bed, but thatsound is driving me crazy. The sun risesabout 8 a.m. and I decide to go out andcheck the water meter at the street. Sureenough the hole is filled with water so I goin and call the city. Shortly thereafter, aguy named Dan shows up at my place tohave a look. After about five minutes, heinforms me that it’s my water main that isleaking between the sidewalk and myhouse. Apparently not the city of Ukiah’sresponsibility. He encourages me to startdigging to find the leak and to call aplumber. He informs me that the leak islikely either right next to the house or clos-er to the street. I wave goodbye to Dan ashe leaves my house.

The digging begins. Its not next to thehouse, that pesky leak. It’s about 6 inchesfrom the street and it’s no leak, its a gush-er. Just as I make this discovery, I hear atruck pull up next to me. It’s Dan the cityworker come back to take a closer look.Now we have identified where the leak isand it is clearly not Dan’s or the city’s jobto fix it. But did that stop Dan from mak-ing every effort to help me? No it did not.Dan, or Dan Hunt, or Super Dan, eitherway, my family’s hero, stayed with us forthree hours and made several attempts totemporarily put a clamp on to fix the pipefor a few days while we waited on aplumber. Super Dan even sent my wife tothe hardware store to get a clamp thatwould fit. He was on his belly, in the mud,trying for hours to help this citizen ofUkiah and his family.

Eventually, we could not fix the watermain and we had to use the neighbors’water for a day. No big deal. Was it Dan’sjob to literally work himself into theground for three hours on a Sunday after-noon? Was it his job to advise us how tohave water for a day until the plumbercame on Monday? I don’t think it was. Ithink it was heroic, giving and carried thespirit of a small town I love.

Dan, thank you from me and my family.Words can not express the gratitude foryour hard work, your calming guidance inwhat felt like a crisis and your attitudeabout your work. You are truly a hero tous. Whatever the city pays you, it couldnever compensate for your patience, hardwork and the face you give the city. Aboveand Beyond!

Jacob BernieUkiah

The ducks aren’t hurting anyone

To the Editor: The wild ducks of 130 Ford Street took

it upon themselves to reside on this proper-ty 10 years ago. They were not broughthere by the residents but came in of theirown accord. They are not confined hereand are free to fly away at anytime. Muchthe same as the deer residing at the ceme-tery and the wild turkeys that are oftenseen at Todd Grove Park.

These wild ducks provide a welcomerespite for not only the families who livearound the pond but all the folks who cometo the pond to see the ducks.

By removing these ducks you wouldbreak the hearts of young and old alike andtake away the natural “janitors” of thatpond. Ducks eat bugs, mosquito larva andmany other harmful critters who infest apond... they are (as well as being there forus to enjoy) providing a valuable service tothe community by keeping the pond clean.

Let’s keep our town a welcoming andfriendly town not just to people but also toour feathered friends who only bring plea-sure to our residents.

Heather A. ClantonUkiah

Stealing the sign doesn’tchange the vote

To the Editor:We awoke Sunday morning, retrieved

our UDJ from the driveway and sat downwith tea and coffee for a relaxed morning.We noticed in the Sunday morning policelog that more election signs had been takenfrom homes nearby. This prompted us tocheck our front lawn. Sure enough our signwas gone too. And so were the neighbor’ssigns. All of which were John McCowansigns and some Obama/Biden signs. Weirdhow all the Palley-Clifton and McCainsigns were still intact. Hmm. Well, coward-ly people who wait till dark to cruise theneighborhoods secretly stealing signs,guess what? You can steal our signs butyou cannot steal our votes. And know whatelse, we live on a quiet little court on thewest side of town. Few people would havereally seen our signs, but now you haveprompted this letter to the editor to be pub-lished in our local paper where hundredssee our “sign.” So steal away you signthieves. You can steal our signs but youcannot steal our votes or quiet our voices.

Wayne and Dora BrileyUkiah

Thank youTo the Editor:The Watershed Poetry Mendocino 2008

Committee wishes to thank all who partici-pated in making our inaugural event such awonderful success! Held Sept. 27th, indowntown Ukiah, as part of the City ofUkiah’s Watershed Awareness andAppreciation Day, Watershed PoetryMendocino used poetry, art and discussionto help raise awareness of the importanceof regional watersheds, and environmentaland cultural issues.

Our heartfelt thanks go out to:Watershed Environmental Poetry

Festival; Tenacity Press/Writers Read; Cityof Ukiah; Jenny Burnstad and Cloud ForestInstitute; Scott Cratty and Friends ofSaturday Ukiah Farmers' Market; CynthiaDaniels, Sho-Ka-Wah Pomo; Peter Bergand Planet Drum Foundation; RebeccaKress, Russian River Cleanup organizerand independent contractor with MC WaterAgency; Linda Sanders and Friends of

Gibson Creek; Helene Chalfin, musician;TurnerDance Troope; Carolyn Drewes andFriends; Govinda Dalton of www.earthcy-cles.net & KMEC Radio;

Tabling groups and businesses:Ekotect, Mendocino Environmental

Center/KMEC Radio, Planet DrumFoundation, Butler Cherry Ranch Project,Village Ecosystems, Friends of the EelRiver, Green Jobs Now 2008, BioneersConference, Natural Life Magazine,HopeDance Magazine); Nadia Tarlow andTB Greene Gallery; Edwin Kang.

Poets:Jan Allegretti, Louisa Aronow, Peter

Berg, Gabe Kragler, Leslie Sheridan, LiamUiCearbhaill, and Roberta Werdinger,Devreaux Baker, Dan Barth, SharonDoubiago, and Dan Roberts, Zida Borcich,Armand Brint, Mary Norbert Korte, AishaMatthai, Linda Noel, Robin Rule, TheresaWhitehill, Sandra Wade, and Open Micpoets.

Ann Killkenny and Mendocino BookCompany; Sherrie Smith-Ferri & GraceHudson Museum; Poet LaureateCommittee of Ukiah;

Supporters and contributors:Mendocino County Water Agency,

Pacific Internet and MendoGreen.net,Blake More, Lavender Kent, NicoleMartensen and Tierra, Ken McCormickand VIP Print Media, Lisa Mammina,Three Sisters, David Smith-Ferri, UkiahDaily Journal, KZYX, Dot Brovarney andRussian River Stories, Nadananda, PoetryFlash, Green Music Network, JessicaClark, Kenny Cannata, event attendees,and all those wonderful people too numer-ous to name.

The Watershed Poetry Mendocino 2008Committee:

Doug Strong, Dan Barth, TheresaWhitehill, Linda Noel, Roberta Werdinger,Nadia Tarlow, Susan Sparrow, SharonDoubiago, Devreaux Baker, Hal ZinaBennett and Larry Sheehy.

Larry SheehyUkiah

Can I write one in?To the Editor:On the upcoming election day, will there

be a space on the ballot for write-ins?Dolores Shannon

Ukiah

Letters from our readers

V i s i t o u r w e b s i t e a t u k i a h d a i l y j o u r n a l . c o me m a i l u s a t u d j @ p a c i f i c . n e t

From the desk of ...ROBERT SAMUELSON

Robert Samelson explores political, economic andsocial issues for the Washington Post Writer’s Group.

To: Voters Under 35Subject: Your FutureRecommendation: Get AngryYou’re being played for chumps. Barack Obama

and John McCain want your votes, but they’re ignor-ing your interests. You face a heavily mortgagedfuture. You’ll pay Social Security and Medicare foraging baby boomers. The needed federal tax increasemight total 50 percent over the next 25 years. Plusthere’s the expense of decaying infrastructure -- roads,bridges, water pipes. Pension and health costs for stateand local workers have doubtlessly been underestimat-ed. All this will squeeze other crucial government ser-vices: education, defense, police.

Guess what. You’re not hearing much of this in thecampaign. One reason, frankly, is that you don’t seemto care. Obama’s your favorite candidate (by a 64 per-cent to 33 percent margin among 18- to 29-year-olds,according to the latest ABC News/Washington Postpoll). But he’s outsourced his position on these issuesto the AARP, the 40-million-member group forAmericans 50 and over.

Don’t believe me? Go to the Web site,www.aarp.org. On Sept. 6, both Obama and McCaintalked to an AARP convention celebrating the group’s50th birthday.

Click on the Obama video (go to “Voter Guide”).You’ll see some world-class pandering. There arethree basic ways of reducing the costs of SocialSecurity and Medicare: increase eligibility ages; trimbenefits; and require recipients to pay more for theirMedicare benefits (higher premiums, co-payments ordeductibles). In his talk, Obama effectively rejected allthree.

Or look at the September-October issue of AARPThe Magazine, which has a “voters’ guide.” In it,Obama and McCain receive the opportunity to checkboxes agreeing or disagreeing with the AARP’s posi-tions on 11 issues. Obama checked agreement on 10.He’s not an agent of change but a staunch defender ofthe status quo. Indeed, he would expand subsidies tothe elderly by exempting from federal income taxesanyone 65 and over with $50,000 income or less.

McCain pandered too. In his video, he praised theAARP effusively. He didn’t mention benefit cuts. Buthe hedged. He said today’s system is “broken” andshouldn’t be inflicted on future generations. In the vot-ers’ guide, he didn’t check “agree” or “disagree” butmerely described his positions. The hint is that, aspresident, he might try to curb retirement spending.There’s a precedent; McCain voted against theMedicare drug benefit.

I am 62. Most of my friends are in their 50s, 60s and70s. I wish everyone a pleasurable retirement. But weneed to overhaul our government retirement programsfor the common good and not just the good of theelderly. We have now waited so long that there’s noway to do this without being unfair to someone --overburdening the young or withdrawing promisedbenefits from older Americans. The present financialcrisis, by reducing retirement savings, has made a hardjob even harder. Still, these federal programs began assafety nets for the needy; now they’ve become subsi-dies for living long, regardless of need.

What the debate has lacked so far is a moral dimen-sion. Obama says it’s OK to raise taxes on those withincomes exceeding $250,000. Well, why should SocialSecurity and Medicare beneficiaries with incomes of$250,000 get subsidies from the young making less?How about $200,000 or $100,000? What are accept-able eligibility ages? People live longer; they can worklonger. Baby boomers cannot be excluded, becausethey are the problem.

There can be no “rewriting of the social contract”without benefit cuts, because paying today’s benefitsinevitably involves much higher taxes, massivedeficits or draconian cuts in other government pro-grams. Even with sensible benefit cuts, taxes will haveto rise and there will be pressure on other programs.

What should you -- the young -- do? First, get angry-- at the media and think tanks for discussing this prob-lem in misleading euphemisms (for instance, the prob-lem is not an “entitlements crisis”; it’s excessive ben-efits for the old); at the candidates for exploiting yourinnocence; and at yourself for your gullibility.

Next, start picketing the AARP. It’s the citadel ofseniors’ political power and the country’s most power-ful “special interest.” It wields a virtual veto overroughly two-fifths of the federal budget. Your activistgroups ought to be there every day with placards read-ing “Give Us Generational Justice” or “Get Off OurBacks.” Ask direct questions of federal candidatesabout what benefits they’d cut, which they’d keep andwhy.

You need to appeal to the shame and guilt of olderAmericans by reminding them that their present self-absorption is not a victimless exercise. Only if olderAmericans act on their rhetorical pledges of worryingabout their children will the political climate change.If you -- the young -- don’t stand up for yourselves,believe me, your elders and your politicians won’t.

Young voters unaware

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President George Bush: The WhiteHouse, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washing-ton, D.C. 20500; (202) 456-1111, FAX(202)456-2461.

Governor Arnold Schwarzeneg-ger: State Capitol, Sacramento, 95814.(916) 445-2841; FAX (916)445-4633

Sen. Barbara Boxer: 112 Hart Sen-ate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510;(202)224-3553; San Francisco, (415) 403-0100 FAX (202) 224--0454

Sen. Dianne Feinstein: 331 HartSenate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C.20510. (202)224-3841 FAX (202) 228-3954; San Francisco (415) 393-0707; sen-ator@feinstein.senate.gov

Congressman Mike Thompson:1st District, 231 Cannon Office Bldg,Washington, D.C. 20515. (202) 225-3311;FAX (202)225-4335. Fort Bragg districtoffice, 430 N. Franklin St., PO Box 2208,Fort Bragg 95437; 962-0933,FAX 962-0934;

www.house.gov/write repAssemblywoman Patty Berg: State

Assembly District 1, Capitol, Rm. 4146,Sacramento, 95814. (916) 319-2001;Berg's Ukiah field representative is RuthValenzuela. Ukiah office located at 311 N.State St, Ukiah, 95482, 463-5770. Theoffice’s fax number is 463-5773. For emailgo to web site: assembly.ca.gov/Berg

Senator Pat Wiggins: State SenateDistrict 2, Capitol Building, Room 5100,Sacramento, 95814. (916) 445-3375Email: senator.wiggins@sen.ca.gov. InUkiah: Kathy Kelley at 200 S. School St,468-8914, email: kathy.kelley@sen.ca.gov

Mendocino County Supervisors:Michael Delbar, 1st District; Jim Watten-burger, 2nd District; John Pinches, 3rdDistrict; Kendall Smith, 4th District;David Colfax, 5th District. All can bereached by writing to 501 Low Gap Road,Room 1090, Ukiah, 95482, 463-4221,FAX 463-4245. bos@co.mendocino.ca.us

W H E R E T O W R I T E

Q: My wife and I want acomplete healthcare plan thatincludes organ or body dona-tions. We would like to knowthe best way to make sure ourwishes are carried out, mainlybecause our children are total-ly against this and would notallow it to happen if we don’tdot the Is and cross the Ts. Wehave durable powers of attor-ney and living wills, but areunclear about organ-donationforms, and our lawyer has noinformation about this aspectof our planning. What are theage limits, if any, regardingorgan donation? What is thebest way to let our childrenknow this is a “done deal”?What if we change our mindsbefore we die?

A: So long as you have thecapacity to make the decision,you and your wife have everyright to gift all or part of yourbodies for medical or scientif-ic purposes. The documentyou use will depend on yourstate of residence. You mayeither amend or revoke thisgift before you die.

Like giving blood, theorgan donation system in theUnited States is voluntary. Allstates and the District ofColumbia have passed theUniform Anatomical Gift Act(U.A.G.A.) in either its 1968or 1987 form. This law basi-cally provides that if you are18 years of age or older andhave the capacity to make thedecision, you can make a gift,effective at death, of all or partof your body for permittedpurposes. According to feder-al law, the sale of organs isprohibited. State laws alsoinclude a list of people,including certain relatives,court-appointed guardians andother persons, who have the

right to dispose of your bodyto make donations after orimmediately prior to death. Insome states, if authorized bythe terms of a durable powerof attorney, your agent isallowed to make the donation.

While an anatomical giftcan be made by your will, thisis probably not a good ideabecause your will might notbe available at or near yourtime of death. The better prac-tice is to include the gift inyour healthcare power ofattorney, on a card you carrywith you, or, as is done inmany states, by having yourchoice placed on your driver’slicense. In all states, the gift-ing document must be signedby you, and some statesrequire witnesses.

State law includes a list ofacceptable organ recipients,which include medicalschools, hospitals, doctors ornamed individuals. Afterdeath and the removal of theorgans, the remainder of yourbody is turned over to the per-son having the responsibilityof assuring burial, cremation,or other arrangements -- gen-erally, the surviving spouse ornext of kin. If you wish todonate your body to a medicalschool for research, youshould make these arrange-

ments before death directlywith the school.

So long as you have capac-ity, you may change or revokethe gift at any time beforedeath. Because death is such atraumatic time for families, inorder to assure that your wish-es are carried out, you shouldmake your intention to donateyour organs or body known toyour family. If you don’t, yourfamily will be in a position to“veto” your donation deci-sion. Like other aspects of theplanning process, full disclo-sure to family membersavoids surprise and helpsavert unpleasantness at a timewhen you cannot express yourdesires.

According to what we havebeen able to find, assuminggood heath, the upper age lim-itations for donors are as fol-lows: kidney, ages 70-75;heart, ages 55-60; lung, age70; heart-lung, age 55; liver,age 70; cornea, no age limit;skin, age 75; bone, age 55;and heart valves, age 55. Formore information, you maywish to contact the AmericanRed Cross, the Living Bank,and the United Network forOrgan Sharing (UNOS).

Jan Warner is a member ofthe National Academy ofElder Law Attorneys and hasbeen practicing law for morethan 30 years. Jan Collins iseditor of the Business andEconomic Review publishedby the University of SouthCarolina and a special corre-spondent for The Economist.You can learn more informa-tion about elder care law andwrite to the authors onhttp://www.nextsteps.net.

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“She writes of the simple things thatmake life rich & so worth-while.A book of hope for the new century.”– Thomas Moore, author of “Care of theSoul”

“In any event, as I noted above, the 2007sauvignon blanc is first-rate, and it is just thelatest example of excellent Mendocino sauvi-gnon I have tasted recently. (Paul Dolan andPatianna are others to look for.)”

A reader recently sent me an obit clippedfrom the LA Times about Robert Steinberg, 62who died Sept. 27. According to the obit,Steinberg was “a physician who helped revolu-tionize America’s appreciation of fine choco-late after launching a San Francisco Bay Areacompany that produces some of the bestchocolate in the country.” (That company wasScharffenberger chocolate which he cofoundedwith John Scharffenberger.)

Anyway, the obit goes on to note thatSteinberg, before he became a chocolatier, wasa doctor in Ukiah.

A reminder that it’s time to think aboutentering the Truckers Light Parade. The entryfee is $40 and a couple of cans of non-perish-able food items for the Christmas Effort.Entries are due by Dec. 5 and truckers musthave proof of insurance. The parade isSaturday Dec. 6. For more information, call485-7915.

Here are the latest recalls fromRecalls.org gleaned from various state andfederal sources. For more information aboutany of them. go to www.recalls.org.

GAME CHAIRS: Brunswick Bowling &Billiards Corp. is recalling “Colonial” FoldingGame Chairs sold nationwide from March2007 to March 2008. The retaining washers onthe legs can loosen, causing the chair to

become unstable. This poses a fall hazard.CHILDREN’S ITEMS: Tween Brands Inc.

is recalling Children’s Ball and HeartNecklaces, Portable CD and MP3 Players soldnationwide from May 2007 to August 2008.Surface coatings on these products could con-tain excessive levels of lead.

GIRLS’ SANDALS: Rack Room Shoes Inc.is recalling Girls‚ Sandals sold at Rack RoomShoes stores nationwide from February 2008to June 2008. The ornamental flowers on thesandals can detach, posing a choking hazard.

RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES: CobyElectronics Corp. is recalling RechargeableBatteries sold with portable DVD/CD/MP3players sold nationwide from May 2007 to July2008. The rechargeable batteries can overheat,posing a fire hazard.

PLAYSET GLIDERS: Backyard PlaySystems LLC is recalling Heartland/ Yardline/Backyard Play Systems Outdoor PlaysetGliders sold nationwide from February 2008 toJuly 2008. Some of the gliders were shippedwith assembly instructions that did not informconsumers to tighten all lock nuts duringassembly, including those attached by the man-ufacturer. As a result, some lock nuts were notfully fastened during assembly which couldcause the glider to detach, posing a fall hazard.

GAS VENT DAMPERS: Effikal LLC isrecalling Automatic Gas Vent Dampers soldnationwide from August 2007 to July 2008.The automatic gas vent damper could fail, andif the blocked vent switch does not activate, thevent could leak carbon monoxide (CO). Thisposes a risk of CO poisoning.

NERF BLASTERS: Hasbro Inc. is recallingNerf˙ N-Strike Recon Blasters sold nationwidefrom November 2007 to August 2008. Theblaster’s plunger can pull the user’s skin duringfiring of the toy blaster resulting in injury tothe face, neck, and/or chest.

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TODAYUkiah High School3:30 p.m. Coed Varsity Cross Country -Maria Carrillo & Piner @Windsor4 p.m.

Coed Varsity/ JV Water Polo @Cardinal Newman High School4:30 p.m.

Girls Junior Varsity Soccer vs.Montgomery HS6 p.m.

Girls Varsity Soccer vs.Montgomery HSMendocino College6 pm.Volley Ball @ Laney College

THURSDAYUkiah High School3:30 p.m. Girls Varsity Tennis @Montgomery HS4 p.m.

Boys Junior Varsity Soccer vs.Maria Carrillo4:30 p.m. Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball @Santa Rosa High School5 p.m. Boys Freshman Football @ CasaGrande6 p.m. Boys Varsity Soccer vs. MariaCarrilloGirls Varsity Volleyball @ Santa Rosa High School

FRIDAYUkiah High SchoolTBAGirls Varsity Water Polo - PinoleValley5 p.m. Boys Junior Varsity Football vs.Rancho CotateGirls Junior Varsity Soccer @Maria Carrillo7 p.m.

Girls Varsity Soccer @ MariaCarrillo7:30 p.m.

Boys Varsity Football vs.Rancho CotateMendocino College3:30 p.m.Soccer vs. Yuba College6 pm.Volley Ball vs. Contra CostaCollege

SATURDAYUkiah High School8 a.m.Girls Freshman Volleyball -SpikefestMendocino College1 p.m.Football @ American RiverCollegeUkiah Lions Youth Football10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6p.m., at Ukiah High SchoolUkiah Speedway HalloweenBash6:30 p.mRaces for fastest qualifying timeand best heat race.

SUNDAYUkiah Speedway HalloweenBash1:00 p.mGrand Finale races :Modifieds,Bombers, Street Stocks,Bandoleros, Mini Stocks, andPro-4 Modifieds

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

LOCALCALENDAR

COMMUNITYDIGESTBy BERNIE WILSON

AP Sports WriterSAN DIEGO (AP) — Four

months after his epic U.S.Open victory, Tiger Woodsreturned to Torrey Pines onMonday without a limp.

He didn’t have golf clubs,either.

Hopping from a cart,Woods walked up to 59-year-old John Abel, doffed his capand extended his right hand.“Hey, I hear you’re lookingfor a caddie. I’m Tiger Woods— pleased to meet you.”

Out of action since beatingRocco Mediate in a 19-holeplayoff for his 14th careermajor, Woods came back toTorrey Pines to deliver on hisend of the “Tee Off withTiger” online sweepstakessponsored by Buick.

Showing no signs of hisseason-ending knee surgery aweek after the U.S. Open,Woods wore a green caddie’sbib inscribed with Abel’sname as he guided him aroundthe back nine of the SouthCourse, where he has won six

times in the Buick Invitationaland once in a U.S. Open hecalled his best ever.

Playing with torn ligamentsin his left knee and a doublestress fracture in his leg,Woods made a 12-foot birdieon the final hole to force an18-hole playoff, made a 4-footbirdie on the 18th in the play-off to stay alive and finallywon with a par.

Woods checked into theLodge at Torrey Pines onSunday night and noticed thepin in the same spot it was

during the Monday playoff.“I opened the curtains and

saw the 18th green,” Woodssaid. “I was like, ’You knowwhat? That is pretty cool.’ Adifferent atmosphere. You canactually see. They don’t havethe grandstands in the way. Isaw where the pin was andwas thinking, ’You knowwhat? I remember that putt.”’

Woods was in characterfrom the minute he drove upto the 10th tee, on cue from avideo crew that recordedevery one of Abel’s shots.

Tiger Woods back at Torrey Pines as caddie

MENDOCINO COLLEGE| SOCCER

Eagles overwhelm Mariners 6-0

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Keeping the pressure on the College of Marin Tuesday at the Mendocino College soccer field,Tasha Herrera awaits a pass while Taylor Daly sets it up for a push toward the goal.

The Daily JournalThe Mendocino womens

soccer team notched theirfirst conference win athome today against theCollege of Marin Mariners.

The Eagles dominatedplay from the start of thegame, applying constantpressure thoughout thematch. Much of the actiontook place on the Marinersside of the field. Time andtime again the Eaglesworked the ball up field,using skillful footwork andcrisp passing. Many shotswere directed toward theMarin goal, while the Eagledefense limited shots ontheir own goal.

In the first half, JulieJackson scored on the sec-ond Eagle shot off a beauti-ful assisting pass fromYesenia Diaz. The teamsbattled for a bit. ThenGloria Garcia scored a nearpost goal off a nice cornerkick from BrittanyCastaneda. The half endedat 2-0, Mendocino.

The second half startedoff strongly for the Eagleswho were determined toscore first. Julie Jacksonnotched her second goal,again off an assisting pass

from Yessenia Diaz. Thenext goal was scored byYessenia Diaz off a backdoor pass from LaurenMoses.

The Mariners didn't giveup and continued to fightwell throughout the game.Julie Jackson scored next,for the first Eagle hat trick(three goals) of the season.Gloria Garcia had the assiston that goal. The final goalwas scored by Taylor Dalyand assisted by KymberDeNevi for a final score of6-0, Mendocino.

The Eagles had a total of37 shots on goal. Marinerkeeper Tashi Cowan did anexcellent job saving mostof them. Eagle keeperCandy Diener completedher seventh shutout game.The coaches are especiallypleased with the passingcombinations and the fieldvision that is developingamong the players, as wellas the positive attitude andcomposure the team main-tains.

The Eagles improvedtheir overall record to 8-6-2. Mendocino returns toplay on Friday, at home,against Yuba College, gametime 3:30 p.m.

Setting up a shot on goal, Eagle Yesenia Diaztakes a head shot to beat a Marin defender to theball.

By RACHEL ZOLLAP Religion Writer

Devil ... be gone!For 10 years, they were a lousy team

with a fiendish nickname: the Tampa BayDevil Rays. Then the club exorcised the“Devil” from its name, and suddenlyTampa Bay is in the World Series.

Was it the hitting, the pitching, thecoaching — or the hand of God?

“I told my wife before the season start-ed, ’Whoever is in that organizationmade, to me, a very interesting deci-sion,”’ said Les Steckel, a former NFLcoach and head of the Fellowship ofChristian Athletes, an evangelical min-istry. “Six months later, look what hap-pens.”

Belief that dark forces are at work inall facets of life runs throughout manyreligions. And even though theologiansuniversally will tell you that God takes norooting interest in sports, fans often man-age to find signs of damnation and

redemption everywhere — particularly inbaseball.

Until their 2004 World Series win, theRed Sox were operating under the so-called Curse of the Bambino, denied aWord Series win for trading Babe Ruth toNew York in 1918.

The Billy Goat curse still haunts theChicago Cubs. In 1945, the Greek immi-grant owner of the Billy Goat Taverndamned the team when he was kept out ofa World Series game because he wantedto bring a goat to Wrigley Field. Chicago,of course, hasn’t been back to the seriessince.

How seriously does Chicago take it?Earlier this month, the Cubs had a GreekOrthodox priest bless the home dugoutand spread holy water before their first-round playoff series with the Dodgers.Chicago got swept.

Still, when the suffering does end forsome teams, fans insist it’s divine inter-vention lifting players beyond their lim-

its.Think Boston’s Curt Schilling in 2004

and his bloody sock, a miracle on themound.

Fast-forward to Tampa’s Game 7American League Championship Serieswin Sunday night over the Red Sox toadvance to the World Series against thePhiladelphia Phillies.

The Rays won the pennant less than ayear after they put the Devil behind them.Many fans in Tampa Bay still call theteam by its old name, which refers to akind of manta ray — a fish with fins thatlook like horns on a demon.

Until this season, the Rays hadn’t evenhad a winning season.

“You take the ’Devil’ out of the DevilRays,” said Boston shortstop Alex Cora,pointing to the sky, “and Jesus helps themout.”

A heavenly result for Devil-less Tampa Bay Rays

WORLD SERIES2008 Postseason BaseballAt A GlanceBy The Associated Press

DIVISION SERIES(Best-of-5)American LeagueBoston 3, Los Angeles 1Wednesday, Oct. 1: Boston 4, Los Angeles 1Friday, Oct. 3: Boston 7, Los Angeles 5Sunday, Oct. 5: Los Angeles 5, Boston 4, 12inningsMonday, Oct. 6: Boston 3, Los Angeles 2

Tampa Bay 3, Chicago 1Thursday, Oct. 2: Tampa Bay 6, Chicago 4Friday, Oct. 3: Tampa Bay 6, Chicago 2Sunday, Oct. 5: Chicago 5, Tampa Bay 3Monday, Oct. 6: Tampa Bay 6, Chicago 2———National LeagueLos Angeles 3, Chicago 0Wednesday, Oct. 1: Los Angeles 7, Chicago 2Thursday, Oct. 2: Los Angeles 10, Chicago 3Saturday, Oct. 4: Los Angeles 3, Chicago 1

Philadelphia 3, Milwaukee 1Wednesday, Oct. 1: Philadelphia 3, Milwaukee 1Thursday, Oct. 2: Philadelphia 5, Milwaukee 2Saturday, Oct. 4: Milwaukee 4, Philadelphia 1Sunday, Oct. 5: Philadelphia 6, Milwaukee 2———LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES(Best-of-7)American LeagueTampa Bay 4, Boston 3Friday, Oct. 10: Boston 2, Tampa Bay 0Saturday, Oct. 11: Tampa Bay 9, Boston 8, 11inningsMonday, Oct. 13: Tampa Bay 9, Boston 1Tuesday, Oct. 14: Tampa Bay 13, Boston 4Thursday, Oct. 16: Boston 8, Tampa Bay 7Saturday, Oct. 18: Boston 4, Tampa Bay 2Sunday, Oct. 19: Tampa Bay 3, Boston 1———National LeaguePhiladelphia 4, Los Angeles 1Thursday, Oct. 9: Philadelphia 3, Los Angeles 2Friday, Oct. 10: Philadelphia 8, Los Angeles 5Sunday, Oct. 12: Los Angeles 7, Philadelphia 2Monday, Oct. 13: Philadelphia 7, Los Angeles 5Wednesday, Oct. 15: Philadelphia 5, Los Angeles1———WORLD SERIESTampa Bay vs. PhiladelphiaWednesday, Oct. 22Philadelphia (Hamels 14-10) at Tampa Bay(Kazmir 12-8), 5:35 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 23Philadelphia (Myers 10-13) at Tampa Bay(Shields 14-8), 5:29 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 25Tampa Bay at Philadelphia (Moyer 16-7), (n)Sunday, Oct. 26Tampa Bay at Philadelphia (Blanton 4-0), (n)Monday, Oct. 27Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, (n), if necessaryWednesday, Oct. 29Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, (n), if necessaryThursday, Oct. 30Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, (n), if necessary

Harvest Run Saturday

The First Annual HarvestRun will take place onSaturday, October 25, at theUkiah High athletic fields.This community event willbenefit the Ukiah High crosscountry program and will fea-ture a “Kid’s Mile” at 9:30a.m. and a “Three Miler” at10 a.m. Awards will be pre-sented after the race to the topthree overall males andfemales and the first place ineach age group. All “kids”will receive a finisher ribbon.The age groups are Jr. High,High School, 20’s, 30’s, 40’s,50’s, and 60+. Registrationcheck in will begin at 8:30a.m. on the day of the event orcan be done prior to the eventat the City of UkiahRecreation Office (411 WestClay St.) Please note that allchildren under 18 will needtheir parent’s signature to par-ticipate. Call (707) 463-6714.

Two weeks left to regis-ter for youth basketball!

The deadline to register isFriday, October 31st. Theleague is open to boys andgirls from Kindergartenthrough 12th grade. The reg-istration fee is $55 per firstplayer, $50 for the secondplayer in the same family, andLow Income Discounts areavailable. A $15.00 late feewill be added after the10/31/08 deadline.Registration forms are nowavailable at the Civic Center,411 W. Clay St and atwww.cityofukiah.com. Formore information, please call463-6714.

Players needed to playVintage Baseball

Redwood Empire VintageBase Ball is actively recruit-ing men and women ages 16to 60+ with all levels of expe-rience interested in playing'hardball' the way it wasmeant to be. Vintage base ball(part-theater, part-history, butall hard-nosed baseball) uti-lize the rules, customs, andequipment of 1886. TheREVBB will play an antici-pated 10-game season locally,plus exhibition games in theBay Area and SacramentoArea, starting mid-April. Formore information, please visitwww.revbb.com, or call Bobat (707) 468-5344.

City of Ukiah announceswrestling clinic

The City of Ukiah wouldlike to announce registrationfor a wrestling clinic for boysand girls in 6th -12th grade.Call (707) 463-6714 for info.

To ourreaders:

The DailyJournal welcomessubmissions fromour local sportsfans of local sport-ing events andcompetitions. Feelfree to send inyour game or eventsummaries andphotos to udjs-ports@pacific.net,or log on towww.ukiahdai-lyjournal.com anduse our sportsreporting button.Call our sports edi-tor Joe Langstaffanytime at 468-3518 about cover-age of local sports.

Potter Valley Garden club’snext meeting set for Nov. 5

On Wednesday, Nov. 5, the Potter ValleyGarden Club will meet at the Essence of theTree Nursery at 12425 Powerhouse Road,Potter Valley. This is the former Maple TreeNursery.

Kim Lyly and Tricia Smith will present theprogram: “Container Gardens.” With the com-ing of winter, keeping container plants healthyand vigorous is a timely subject.

Co-hostesses for this meeting are Gay Lilyand Sue Gowan.

Fort Bragg skate plaza community workshop

On Thursday, Oct. 23, at 6 p.m., the City ofFort Bragg and the Mendocino CoastRecreation and Parks District will host a com-munity workshop for the Skate Plaza project.The meeting will be held in the RedwoodElementary School Multi-Purpose Room at324 South Lincoln Street in Fort Bragg.

Landscape architect John Courtney of RJMDesign Group, and skate park designers BrianMoore and Kanten Russell will lead the meet-ing. The design team has been retained by theCity to evaluate the sites, prepare conceptualdesigns. and develop cost estimates for theskate plaza project The design team is interest-ed in hearing from neighbors, skaters, andcommunity members about the pros and consof the two alternative sites that are under con-sideration for the Skate Plaza: Bainbridge Park

and the CV Starr Community Center. Theworkshop is also intended to solicit communi-ty input into the design of the Skate Plaza andother park amenities.

The community is invited to take this oppor-tunity to learn more about the Skate Plaza pro-ject.

For more information, call Chris Carterette,City Planner at 961-2846.

Ukiah Toastmasters to hold aspecial ballot meeting Oct. 31

The Ukiah Toastmasters invite the commu-nity to their special ballot meeting scheduledfor 6:45 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 31. The meetingwill be held at Washington Mutual meetingroom on Gobbi and State street. The meeting isintended to provide information regarding theballot measures. Coffee and refreshments willbe served.

They also invite the community to stop bytheir meetings every Friday morning, at 6:45 atthe Washington Mutual meeting room. Theyprovide techniques to help improve communi-cations skills, leadership skills, and selfgrowth.

Ukiah Junior Academy’s Fall Festival set for Nov. 2

The community is invited to Ukiah JuniorAcademy’s annual Fall Festival and fun run,scheduled to take place on Sunday, Nov. 2.Both events will have free admission. The funrun will take place at 11 a.m., and the festivalwill begin at noon.

There will be two distances for youth to run,based on age.

The festival’s activites will include a silentauction, face painting, and a jail, box maze,

and carnival-like games for the upper grades.Vegetarian food will be offered, including

homemade tamales, carmel corn, vegie burg-ers, vegie corn dogs, nachos, root beer floats,and more.

Ukiah Junior Academy is located at 180Stipp Lane, in Ukiah. For more information,call 462-6350.

Study tour benefitdinner set for Oct. 24

During spring break of the 2008-2009school year, Mr. Mastros, a teacher at PomolitaMiddle School, will again be hosting a studytour of New York city for middle school-ageyoung people from throughout the UkiahValley. They will view historical sites, arts,sports and big city life. The students going areencouraged to study about the places they willbe visiting before they go so they will have agreater understanding of what they will experi-ence when they arrive.

They will be having a spaghettidinner/dessert auction fundraiser on Oct. 24,from 5:30 to 8:30 at Pomolita Middle School’sCafeteria.

Hospice of Ukiah’s ‘Getting Through theHolidays’ group meet Nov. 5

“Getting Through the Holidays” will be thetheme of a gathering for those who could usehelp facing Thanksgiving, Christmas,Chanukah, New Years, anniversaries, birthdays

and other holidays after the loss of someonedear to them. Sponsored by Hospice of Ukiahand open to the public without charge, thistwo-hour meeting will convene on Nov. 5 from7 to 9 p.m. at the Hospice of Ukiah office at620 S. Dora, Suite 101. Tools and suggestionswill be shared on how to lessen anticipatedpain and use the holiday as a time for healing.

People are welcome to come to this eveningas a one-time event or as the first session in aseries of seven weekly meetings of a new GriefRecovery Support Group scheduled to startNov. 5 and continue through Dec. 17. Thegroup will meet on Monday evenings, from 7to 9 p.m. at the Hospice of Ukiah office at 620S. Dora Street., Suite 101.

The series is open to any adult who is griev-ing a death. This is offered as an opportunity toexpress feelings of loss in a safe atmosphereand to learn information and techniques formoving through the bereavement process.Each week will focus on different aspects ofthe grieving process, and include written hand-outs to take home as well as suggested exercis-es to work on during the following week.

Topics the group will cover will include“What’s “normal” when you are grieving?”;“How do people handle feeling depressed,stuck, angry, guilty, and stress?”; “How canmemories be healing and not just painfulreminders?” and “What’s the best way toapproach upcoming holidays and anniver-saries?”

There is no charge for participation in thegroup. Hospice of Ukiah, Inc., is a volunteerhospice supported by donations which arealways welcome. For more information and toregister, please call 391-8013.

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WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP!

HarperA son, Ethan James Harper,

was born Sept. 14, 2008, toSid and Daisy Harper.

He weighed 7 pounds, 15.5ounces, and was 22 incheslong.

He is also greeted by hisgrandparents, John and AmyHarper, and Gene and LisaWaggoner.

Celebrating lifeNEW ARRIVAL

Ethan James Harper

This is the time of yearwhen we see intricatelycarved jack-o’-lanterns deco-rating the porches and win-dows of homes around town.It is the sort of sighting thatgoes with the changing leavesand the chill in the air.

Although this fascinationlasts only for a season, wefind ourselves captivated bythose ubiquitous orangegourds. While today’s cre-atively carved jack-o’laternsare used to lure trick-or-treaters, the first jack-o’-later-ns were designed to ward offevil spirits, and, they weren’tcarved pumpkins at all.

In Ireland, where the tradi-tion began, people carvedturnips and potatoes. Largebeets were used in England.When Irish and Englishimmigrants came to theUnited States, they broughtthe tradition with them, butsoon found that pumpkins, afruit native to America, madeperfect jack o’-lanternsbecause of their generous sizeand easily carved flesh.

If you’d like to add spook-iness to your Halloween

décor, pumpkin carving artistMarina Talson offers a step-by-step method for jack-o’-lantern carving.

She suggests covering aflat work surface with news-paper or plastic.

“You should considerworking outside if you arecreating multiple jack-o’-lanterns,” said Talson.

You will need a pumpkin,a sharp knife, a marker, alarge spoon or ice creamscoop, and a candle.

Step One: Choose a pump-kin that is large and smooth

with a stem that is about twoinches in length.

Step Two: Draw a circle orhexagon on top of the pump-kin about two inches from thestem.

Step Three: Cut throughthe stem end of the pumpkinalong your outline with asharp knife or pumpkin-carv-ing tool. Use a back-and-forth slicing motion to cutthrough the thick, tough skin.

Step Four: Remove thestem end making sure youscrape off any seeds or pulp.Save the stem for later use asa cap for your jack-o’-lantern.

Step Five: Use an icecream scoop to remove theseeds and pulp.

Step Six: Use your markerto draw a pattern for the face.You can also find a pre-madepattern at a local crafts store.

Step Seven: Follow yourpattern as you cut all the waythrough the pumpkin.

Step Eight: Push the cut-out features gently from theinside of the pumpkin.

Step Nine: Place a candleinside the pumpkin to createa spooky glow.

Happy carving!

Creative carving

Bon VivantBy Marilyn Campbell

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SAN BERNARDINO -- As if an ever-growing caseload andaging infrastructure weren't enough, the county's court systemis now weighing options for meeting a 10 percent, across-the-board budget cut from the state.

"We're in the process of trying to see where we can do thatwith the least harm to those that we serve," Presiding JudgeJames C. McGuire said in a telephone interview.

The same cut affects court systems in all of the state's 58counties.

However, when the courts budget for San BernardinoCounty is finalized and released this week, the biggest hits willbe likely delivered to the collaborative courts and behavioralhealth services.

Collaborative courts handle less-serious drug matters anddomestic violence, mental health and juvenile concerns.

Behavioral health professionals help in the collaborativecourts and in juvenile proceedings that require placement ofchildren.

"They're taking a huge hit. And they've been such a valuableasset to the court," McGuire said. "They deal with us on manydifferent levels."

The cuts to local court services follow Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger's signing of the state's $144.5 billion budgetlast month after the Legislature sent it to him nearly threemonths late.

The final version of the budget approved by the Legislatureincluded $7.1 billion in cuts. The governor trimmed another$510 million through line-item vetos.

Each county's courts face similar cuts, but McGuire said themeetings across the state to develop solutions have been pro-ductive.

"There's been a tremendous showing of team spirit by all thecounties," he said. "We're in it together, and let's share the bur-den."

Local cuts come as court officials are looking for ways tohandle a continually growing caseload, a lack of new judgesand an aging infrastructure.

In the 2006-2007 fiscal year, more than 517,400 cases werefiled in all branches of San Bernardino Superior Court, accord-ing to the state Administrative Office of the Courts. Nearly420,800 of those were criminal filings, which includes misde-meanors and infractions.

Compare that to 437,200 total filings in the 1999-2000 fiscalyear in this county, of which 335,400 were criminal filings,AOC records state.

Seven new judges slated for San Bernardino County havebeen delayed to July 2009, McGuire said. Additionally, theAssigned Judge Program, which allows retired judges to fill inthe gaps, is overbudget.

"We're very interested in protecting that in San BernardinoCounty because that's how we exist," McGuire said.

Additionally, court officials won't have much money inreserve to carry over for the next year.

On a positive note, construction projects already planned forcourts in San Bernardino, Fontana and Joshua Tree will not beaffected because those involve dedicated funds.

The budget reductions in San Bernardino County also willnot result in layoffs or courthouse closures, McGuire said.However, budget talks likely won't be any easier next year. Allindications say the state's revenue will be down again next year.

"We hope that won't be true," McGuire said. "But, realisti-cally, we have to look at what all the financial advisers tell us."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

San BernardinoCounty courts mayface budget cut

By BILL LINDELOFThe Sacramento Bee

A monsoon of teacherdemand is forecast forSacramento County in thenext decade, according to astatewide report that warns ofburgeoning enrollment and awave of retired teachers.

Sacramento County willneed 6,990 new teachers by2015-16.

That number is the second-highest projection in the state,trailing only RiversideCounty, which will need tohire 10,622 teachers, accord-ing to the report "Trends inCalifornia Teacher Demand:A County and RegionalPerspective."

Prepared by WestEd, anonprofit education researchgroup based in San Francisco,the report does not take intoaccount teachers leavingbefore retirement throughother kinds of attrition.

Teacher demand could beeven greater, said MelissaEiler White, a study author.

If there are not enoughteachers to meet demand, shesaid, more California studentswill be saddled with teacherswho aren't fully prepared.

In the late 1990s,California districts reducedclass sizes, spurring rapid hir-ing of new teachers -- a por-tion of whom were not fullycredentialed.

When the WestEd reportwas conducted in 2006, thestate still employed close to18,000 underprepared teach-ers. As the state works to fixthat, it is important to antici-pate another big demand forteachers, study authors say.

Andrea Noteware, a sixth-grade teacher at Genevieve F.Didion School in Sacramento,shares a full-time math andscience teaching job withanother teacher. She's 59.

Speaking in a low tone,while her 33 students readfrom a science text, Notewaresaid the profession isdemanding, but she loves it.

"The kids are fun," shesaid. "You are constantlylearning. It's different everyday. The demand for goodteachers is huge."

While teacher demand islikely to soar, credentialsissued by universities weredown at many universitiesbetween 2003-04 and 2005-06, according to the report.

California State University,Sacramento, issued 756 cre-dentials in 2003-04 and 666two years later. AndUniversity of California,Davis, credentials declinedfrom 167 to 143.

Pia Wong, associate deanof the College of Educationat Sacramento State, said rea-sons for the decreased num-bers include a lack of moneyfor teacher recruitment andthe effect that teacher pinkslips have on young peoplelooking at teaching careers.

Districts are required eachspring to issue pink slips toall teachers who potentiallycould be laid off. But often,districts find the money tokeep teachers.

Dave Gordon, SacramentoCounty superintendent ofschools, said, "It's hard to sellpeople on a program if theyare likely to either not get ajob at all or get a pink slipafter getting a job."

However, for the right kindof teacher there is demandnow, he said. Districts needspeech therapists, science,math and special educationteachers.

Noteware, the babyboomer science and mathteacher at Didion, said soci-ety should be worried if thereare not enough qualifiedteachers. Her daughter gradu-ated from UCLA and earnedher teaching credential. Shetaught for a year.

"She had such a negativeexperience that she decidedshe would not teach,"Noteware said.

"The number of teacherswho leave in the first fiveyears is high. But I want toget across that it is not justteachers who teach. It is alsofamilies. We must work as ateam.

"We need qualified teach-ers, but we also need familieswho support."

Her job-sharing arrange-ment will end about the timeshe turns 64, and she'll proba-bly retire.

Like other baby boomerteachers who've alreadyretired, she could return as asubstitute.

"It is hard to get it out ofyour system because it's whatyou know how to do and youlove the kids," she said.

Sacramento's need for new teachers is set to soar, study finds

By JONDI GUMZSanta Cruz Sentinel

SANTA CRUZ - New home con-struction fell 28 percent between2006 and 2007 in California, send-ing the economy into a tailspin, butSanta Cruz County bucked thestatewide trend.

The report, quantifying the eco-nomic benefits of housing, wasissued Monday by the CaliforniaBuilding Industry Association,which called on lawmakers to makethe housing recovery their top prior-ity.

"The declines are staggering,"said Ryan Sharp of the SacramentoRegional Research Institute, whichprepared the report and for the firsttime included county by countydata. "Some of the hardest hit areas

include Southern California's InlandEmpire, where the output totals andemployment impacts fell nearly 50percent from 2006 to 2007."

Economic output from new homeconstruction in the state peaked at$68 billion in 2005, dropping to$55.2 billion in 2006 and $39.7 bil-lion in 2007, the study found. Thosefigures include: Direct output con-sisting of expenditures made bybuilders and their employees; indi-rect output such as wholesalerswhere builders buy lumber, roofing,electrical and plumbing materials,delivery services, and engineers andarchitects; and induced benefits,spending by housing sector employ-ees.

Residential building permits,which exceeded 212,000 in 2005 in

California, shrank to 161,000 in2006 and 110,000 in 2007.

The value of those permits fol-lowed the same trend line, reaching$37 million in 2005, then falling to$29.6 billion in 2006 to $21.3 bil-lion in 2007.

This has taken a toll notonly on builders but also archi-

tects, engineers, wholesalers,kitchen countertop and cabinet man-ufacturers -- even restaurants andhealth practitioners, the reportfound.

The housing downturn has result-ed in job losses in construction andhousing-related fields.

The state reports more than79,200 jobs lost since August, andone of every 10 workers laid off in

the construction industry.The ripple effect touches the pub-

lic sector as well, triggeringdecreases in property taxes, salestaxes and revenues from develop-ment impact fees, the report noted.

Notably, the building trend inSanta Cruz County ran counter tothe state. According to the report:

Residential building permits grew18 percent, from 711 to 842.

The value of those permits grew32 percent, from $132.6 million to$174.6 million.

The economic output from con-struction grew 30 percent, from$207.7 million to $270.6 million.

Employment related to construc-tion grew 37 percent from 1,452 to1,992.

One reason for the growth inbuilding: Construction of 250 multi-family units in the city of SantaCruz representing an investment ofmore than $45 million.

Developer Chris Garwood built2030 N. Pacific Ave., consisting of70 condos atop commercial store-fronts.

Armstrong-Wood built 44 studioapartments by the Boardwalk at 108Second St.

The city invested in the Tannerycomplex, 100 rental units for artistsunder construction at 1020-1040River St., and 36 single-room occu-pancy units built by Easy Accessdeveloper Joe Quigg at 1606 SoquelAve. and designed for the handi-capped.

New home construction nosedives statewide but not in Santa Cruz

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by Bob Thaves

by Mort Walker

by Dean Young and Jim Raymond

Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008Don’t hesitate to get

involved with a new system,new invention or new prod-uct in the year ahead.Chances are something quiteinnovative could turn out tobe extremely fortunate foryou and bring about muchsuccess.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-- This is the right time toexpress your thoughts andmake those changes in plansthat involve others. Yourassociates will be morereceptive -- seeing andaccepting the merits of yourideas.

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nition and praise from thepowers-that-be.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- There is a strongchance that some kind ofintrigue or mystery will per-vade your social arrange-ments, making everythingand everyone seem moreexciting and stimulating.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Although youdon’t always like unsolicitedchange, one occurrence willreflect favorably on yourfinancial position in life. Thisshift will come about fromexternal forces not of yourmaking.

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ARIES (March 21-April19) -- Although you mightexpress more emotion thanusual with your social rela-tionships, it’s OK to let yourfeelings show. If some peopledon’t like it, review the valueof that friendship.

TAURUS (April 20-May20) -- Something of a finan-cial or material nature ispresently running quitesmoothly for you, and, if you

choose, can even beimproved upon. You don’thave to be content with thestatus quo if you want more.

GEMINI (May 21-June20) -- Most of the time, yourgreatest pleasures come frompeople, not things. So inorder to be happy, all youhave to do is hang out withfriends who enjoy life asmuch as you do.

CANCER (June 21-July22) -- Even a minor change inhow you handle your finan-cial affairs can prove to besignificant in ways that willhelp you advance your possi-bilities for success. Don’t beafraid to be innovative.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) --Without being a daydreameror a wishful thinker, focusyour attention on positive

hopes and desires that have arealistic chance for fulfill-ment. You’re in a cycle wheregood things can happen.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.22) -- You are always quiteresourceful, and this will beespecially true when it comesto matters relating to yourfinancial status or circum-stances. Gains are likelywhen you put your gifts towork.

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ASTROGRAPHBy Bernice Bede Osol

T I M E O U TEditor: Chris McCartney, 468-3524 udj@pacific.net

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DOONESBURY HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

by Charles M. Schulz

by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

by Scott Adams

by Lynn Johnson

by Gary Trudeau by Dik Browne

Today is the 296th day of 2008 and the31st day of autumn.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1954, WestGermany joined the North Atlantic TreatyOrganization (NATO).

In 1979, the United States allowed thedeposed Shah of Iran to enter the country for

medical treatment.In 2005, Tropical Storm Alpha marked the

first time an Atlantic storm had to be desig-nated with a Greek letter, after the annual listof 21 names had been exhausted.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Franz Liszt(1811-1886), composer; Sarah Bernhardt

(1844-1923), actress; Timothy Leary (1920-1996), psychologist; Christopher Lloyd(1938-), actor, is 70; Catherine Deneuve(1943-), actress, is 65; Jeff Goldblum (1952-), actor, is 56; Mark Shaiman (1959-), com-poser, is 49; Brian Boitano (1963-), figureskater, is 45; Spike Jonze (1969-), director, is39.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1975, the RedSox lost Game Seven of the World Series to

the Cincinnati Reds despite an early 3-0 lead. TODAY’S QUOTE: “If you want to

change the way people respond to you,change the way you respond to people.” --Timothy Leary

TODAY’S FACT: Franz Liszt’s daughter,Cosima, married German composer RichardWagner in 1870.

TODAY’S MOON: Between last quarter(Oct. 21) and new moon (Oct. 28).

Datebook: Wednesday, Oct. 22. 2008

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Dear Annie: My friend “Beth” divorcedher husband three years ago. The divorce wasamicable. They had no children together,although Beth has a child from a previousmarriage. Shortly after the divorce, I learnedfrom a very reliable source that her ex hadbeen having an affair with a co-workeralmost the entire time they had been married.I did not tell Beth this as they were alreadydivorced and I didn’t want to hurt her.

Recently, Beth has begun seeing her exagain, and I can tell by the way she talksabout him that she has stars in her eyes andthinks this is leading to a reconciliation. Butfrom what I hear, the ex is still involved withthe co-worker.

Beth has a good job and makes terrificmoney. She also comes from a very well-to-do family. I think the ex sees dollar signs andrealizes his standard of living would improveif he got back together with her.

Should I tell Beth what I know about the

co-worker or just keep my mouth shut? I am

sure she will be upset that I didn’t tell herabout the affair two years ago, but at the time,I did not see the need since she had divorcedthe creep. Now I feel like I should ’fess up.With STDs being what they are, plus the factthat her child is involved in all this mess, Ithink she ought to know. I have seriouslythought about an anonymous letter. Whatwould you suggest? -- Torn by Friendship

Dear Torn: Don’t send an anonymous let-ter. It is both frightening and easy to discountthe information. Talk to Beth. Tell her youknow she still has feelings for her ex, but youheard he and a co-worker had a thing going

on and she might want to make certain heisn’t still seeing the woman. Let her take itfrom there.

Dear Annie: I recently began seeing“Zack” again after we broke up nearly twoyears ago. During our hiatus, we both datedother people.

Zack has many pictures of his ex-girlfriendon his wall. These pictures make me feeluncomfortable, especially since he’s neverput up a photo of me. I asked Zack if hewould take the pictures down, but he refused.I don’t think he still has feelings for this girl,and I also realize that, as an artist, he mayplace a different value on photographs than Ido. However, it bothers me that he cares morefor a bunch of old pictures than for me.

I think it’s time to take those picturesdown. Am I overreacting? -- Picture Not-So-Perfect in Massachusetts

Dear Picture: Talk to Zack calmly and askwhy he insists on displaying photographs thathe knows make you uncomfortable. If he isno longer interested in this woman and con-

siders the pictures works of art, you have noreason to be threatened. Still, he should showenough respect for your feelings to put themin a location where they are less prominent.

Dear Annie: I totally disagree with youranswer to “Not Really Married,” whose chil-dren want to give them a 50th weddinganniversary party, even though his wife hasrefused sex for the last 20 years.

Celebrating 50 years of such a marriage isa sham and a disgrace. I have been married45 years to a man who’s been unwilling orunable to come to the marriage bed for thelast 15. You are right that marriage is morethan sex. It is friendship, respect, sharingdreams and ideals, and laughing together.When none of these is present, there is noth-ing to celebrate. Tell the kids to take the folksout to dinner, but no big party. -- M.

Dear M.: If there is no friendship or com-munication, it is indeed a marriage in nameonly. However, when the only problem islack of sex, it is unfair to consider 50 years ofeverything else worthless.

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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAMEby Mike Argirion and Jeff Knurek

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

LAVIE

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©2008 Tribune Media Services, Inc.All Rights Reserved.

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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 let- ters from horizontal rows, from left to right, under "Decoded Message" and make words to form the answer.

CHAOS GRID

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27 28 30 25

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10/21/2008

Friend of divorcee wants to warn her against ex-husband

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 08-0069766 Title Order No. 3791408 Investor/In-surer No. APN No. 003-410-11 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/04/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NA-TURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAW-YER." Notice is hereby given that RECON-TRUST COMPANY, as duly appointed trust-ee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by MARIA E JACINTO, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPER-

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Trustee Sale No.: 20080134009019 Title Or-der No.: 20858022 FHA/VA/PMI No.: NO-TICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 7/29/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC-TION 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. NDex West, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 08/09/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-17259 of official records in the office of the County Re-corder of Mendocino County, State of Califor-nia. Executed By: Luis Baroza, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check/cash equivalent or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). Date of Sale: 10/28/2008 Time of Sale: 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the main en-trance to the Mendocino County Courthouse, 100 North State Street, Ukiah CA Street Ad-dress and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is pur-ported to be: 599 STELLA DRIVE , UKIAH, CA 95482 APN#: 002-244-13-00 The under-signed Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) se-cured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advan-ces, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expens-es and advances at the time of the initial pub-lication of the Notice of Sale is $349,709.00.The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the un-dersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of De-fault and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. For Trustee Sale In-formation Please Call: Priority Posting & Pub-lication 17501 Irvine Blvd., Suite One Tustin, CA 92780 714-573-1965 www.priorityposting.com NDex West, LLC as Author ized Agent Dated: 10/8/2008 NDex West, LLC may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained wil l be used for that purpose.P471835 10/8, 10/15, 10/22/2008

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CORRECTIONPUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

10/27/08Notice is hereby given that the Community Development Commission of Mendocino County (CDC) will open the waiting list for the Public Housing Program for the Ukiah and Fort Bragg Public Housing sites on 10/27/08 at 8:00 A.M. until further notice.

Income limits are as follows, based on family size:

*CORRECTIONFamily Size Maximum annual income

1 *30,150Pre-Applications may be obtained at either of the following locations:

Community Development Commission1076 N. State Street

Ukiah, CA 95482Monday through Friday8:00 A.M. To 5:00 P.M.

For other application distribution loca-tions, please call 1-800-545-5730

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MENDOCINO NATIONAL FORESTSCOPING NOTICE

GLENN, COLUSA, TEHAMA, LAKE AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES

Mendocino National Forest is preparing to re-new its annual Holiday tree permit program for five more years (2008-2012). This is a continuation of a program that has been in place for many years, and which provides the public the opportunity to have a traditional outdoor recreation experience. This Forest-wide permit program allows one tree per household to be taken and no trees cut within 50 feet of a road. A maximum of 4000 per-mits will be issued on the forest. Public com-ments are being accepted on the proposal through November 6, 2008. Comments can be sent to Michael Dugas, c/o the U.S. Forest Service, 825 North Humboldt Ave., Willows, CA. 95988. For more information, please call 530-934-3316, ext 1267.Publish October 21, 2008.

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FICTITIOUSBUSINESS NAME

STATEMENTFile No.: 2008-F0608

THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:THE HINMAN FAMI-LY, LLC26540 Hinman Lane Covelo, CA 95428Agatha S. Hinman5121 Ygnacio AveOakland, CA 94601This business is con-ducted by an Individ-ual. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 5/10/2008.Endorsed-Filed on09/24/2008 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office./s/Agatha S. HinmanAGATHA S. HINMAN

700-0810-1,8,15,22/08

FICTITIOUSBUSINESS NAME

STATEMENTFile No.: 2008-F0614

THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:TOCOS EL CHILI-TOS131 E. Mill StreetUkiah, CA 95482Jorge E. Espinoza vazquez640 Sidnie StUkiah, CA 95482This business is con-ducted by an Individ-ual. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 9-29-08.Endorsed-Filed on09/29/2008 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office./s/Jorge EspinozaJORGE ESPINOZA

712-0810-8,15,22,29/08

FICTITIOUSBUSINESS NAME

STATEMENTFile No.: 2008-F0626

THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:ITS ALL IN THE BAG3580 Richard CourtUkiah, CA 95482Andrea KarenJohnson3580 Richard CourtUkiah, CA 95482This business is con-ducted by an Individ-ual. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. En-dorsed-Filed on10/06/2008 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office./s/Andrea JohnsonANDREA JOHNSON

713-0810-8,15,22,29/08

FICTITIOUSBUSINESS NAME

STATEMENTFile No.: 2008-F0586

THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:CRUSH296 Seminary AveUkiah, CA 95482Lisa Alexander324 W. Mill StUkiah, CA 95482This business is con-ducted by an Individ-ual. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 09/16/2008. En-dorsed-Filed on09/16/2008 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office./s/Lisa AlexanderLISA ALEXANDER

729-0810-15,22,29,11-5/08

FICTITIOUSBUSINESS NAME

STATEMENTFile No.: 2008-F0627

THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:ANDERSONVALLEY BREWERY17700 Highway 253/P.O. Box 505Boonville, CA 95415ANDERSON VAL-LEY BREWING, INC17700 Hwy 253/P.O.Box 505Boonville, CA 95415This business is con-ducted by a Corpo-ration. State of in-corporation: Cali-fornia. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on August 22,2008. Endorsed-Filedon 10/07/2008 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office./s/Kenneth AllenKENNETH ALLENPRESIDENT

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE

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FICTITIOUSBUSINESS NAME

STATEMENTFile No.: 2008-F0659

THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:KEMMY’S KATER-ING AND PIES84 Hillside Dr.,Willits, CA 95490Kemmy’s Smoke-house Barbque Shack,LLC84 Hillside Dr.,Willits, CA 95490This business is conducted by a Lim-ited Liability Com-pany. The registrants commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 10-10,2008. Endorsed-Filedon 10-21, 2008 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office./s/Kimberley MossKIMBERLEYMOSS,MEMBER

TY., dated 11/04/2005 and recorded 11/08/05, as Instrument No. 2005-24335, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Mendocino County, State of California, will sell on 10/29/2008 at 10:00AM, At the main entrance to the Mendo-cino County Cour thouse, 100 Nor th State Street, Ukiah, CA. at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 108 FAULL AVENUE, UKIAH, CA, 95482. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid bal-ance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus rea-sonable estimated costs, expenses and ad-vances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $319,668.75. It is possi-ble that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due.In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Sec-tion 5102 of the Financial Code and author-ized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, re-garding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with in-terest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the decla-ration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or au-thorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee's Sale duly recorded with the appro-pr iate County Recorder's Office. DATED:10/08/2008 RECONTRUST COMPANY 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., SV2-202 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Infor-mation (626) 927-4399 By Trustee's Sale Offi-cer RECONTRUST COMPANY is a debt col-lector attempting to collect a debt. Any infor-mation obtained will be used for that purpose.ASAP# 2885522 10/08/2008, 10/15/2008, 10/22/2008

Cruise On InTO THE CLASSIFIEDS

10 NOTICESADOPTIONS &FOSTER CARE

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

provided. 463-1100 #236800809

SUPPORTOUR

TROOPSDVD DRIVE!!!

The troops need to be entertained.Please donate your used or new DVD’s. We wil l ship them to the troops in Iraq. Any type of DVD. G, PG, R, but noth-ing too bad.Thank you for your support! The troops really ap-preciate the DVDs. Drop off boxes are at●Potter Vly Com

munity Health Ctr.●Potter Vly Hi. Scl.

In Redwood Valley●3 Pepper Pizza.

In Ukiah:●GI Joe’s,●Christmas

Dreams & Gifts.Or call Jasmine or

Chris Snider at 743-2215 or

489-4592

30 LOST &FOUND

$1000 REWARDFor our 7 mo. old Doberman puppy

“Ursa”. Lost 9/19/08.Blk & tan female.

Lost in Covelo area.Best friend to Michael

& Dani. Please call 707-354-4307

Adoptions

Kittens, Cats, Dogs & Puppies for adoption.Every Tuesday at Mendocino County Farm Supply on Tal-mage Rd. 11:30-2:30 Anderson Valley Ani-mal Rescue-Cheryl 895-3785 or Char-lene 468-5218.

I am a beautiful fe-male Chocolate lab who was found on Talamge Rd. I think I got lost about 10/15. I am not sure of the exact date as I lost track of t ime while wandering. I am now at the Ukiah Shelter at 298 Plant Rd. If you know me please call Sage at 467-6453 or I will be looking for a new home on 10/23.

I am very old, tooth-less and vision im-paired but still I man-aged to get lost from my people in Red-wood Valley on or about 10/18. I weigh about 20 lbs.Do youth know me? If so please come to the Ukiah Shelter or call Sage ASAP.467-6453

I thought I would go shoppping for my Halloween costume at Wal-Mart the eve-ning 10/16. I got as far as the front door when I got picked up and brought to the Ukiah shelter at 298 Plant Rd. I am a fe-male, 2-3 month old, Dobbie/Rottie mix. If not found I will be up for adoption on 10/23. Call Sage 467-6453

Lg. Reward! No que-tions asked for return of Nikon camera & access. along with Ukiah Lions cheer bag. 707-513-9989

With the price of cat food these days. I was just a kitty look-ing for a job at the of-fices on S. Dora on 10/17. I was ready to submit my resume when before I knew what happenned I was at the Ukiah Shelter at 298 Plant Rd. I am a meduim-sized long hair brown

30 LOST &FOUND

tabby female. I join many many other lost cats here at the shel-ter. If you lost me or another cat be sure to come down and look through the lost cats at the shelter.

120 HELPWANTED

MAKE ADIFFERENCE INTHE LIFE OF A

CHILD! JOIN THETRINITY TEAM!

Trinity YouthServices-Ukiah

A social service agency serving abused & neglected youth in a Residen-tial Treatment Cam-pus is looking for

CHILD CARE WORKERS.

CCW is responsible for the daily care & supervision of cli-ents & living condi-t ions. Swing & Night shifts availa-ble. Star ting at $9.40/hr. On-call $9/hr. Must be 21 yrs old. Excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vi-sion, tuition reim-bursement & FREE co-op child care.Must pass pre-em-ployment physical, drug test & back-ground check.

APPLY AT915 W. Church St.

Ukiah or fax resume

877-382-7617www.trinityys.org

EOE

ACCOUNTINGTECHNICIAN II

8 hrs/day, 3 days/wk, 12 mos/yr.$16.88-$21.55/hr.Mendocino CountyOffice of Education

707-467-5012 or visit our website at

www.mcoe.us/d/hr/jobs

to view announce-ment. Deadline to apply 11/3/08

Bail Agent TraineesXlnt career opp.,

willing to train & work any schedule,

Sales exp., bilingual a + e-mail resumes to stipps@twojinn.com

COOK CCC FT 5 days/wk. $14.54/hr

Exp in meal planning, cooking, supervision of kitchen workers.

Pick up app at 2600 Old River Rd EOE

Direct Care WorkNo Exp.Needed!!

Morning, eves, graveyard. Drug test req., no test for can-nabis, gd DMV. Per-sonal care, cooking, cleaning, dr iving & providing living skills training to adults with developmental disa-bilities. 3,6 bed group homes, estb. in 1988.485-0165, 485-5168

Earn ExtraMoney Immediately!

P/T – TemporarySet your own

hours!Anyone needing

immediate MONEYStar t immediately.Earn a Paycheck by delivering telephone director ies in the Lake & Mendocino Area Must have a car and insurance, be 18 yrs +. Get paid within 48-72 hours of com-pletion of route. Plus a car allowance.Cler ical and ware-house positions also available.

CALL TODAY – START TODAY(888) 745-4568Job Ref. # 1250

www.DeliverPhoneBooks.com

Directory Distributing Associates

FT Admin Asst need-ed for Non-Profit in Hopland. Heavy data entry. Phones, mail, interact with public.Send resume to

karen.kallen@solarliving.org

PROGRAM REP II$3,009-$5,115/mo

UC Hopland Ctr, in Hopland, CA. Devel-op and Implement Science Ed Outreach program K-12. Valid Teaching Cred. Apply to UC Employment Office, HR Admin.Bldg., Orchard Park., Davis , CA 95616 for job #11428. Open until filled but no later than 11/21/08. For application, call 707-744-1424 (TDD 530-752-7140) or see web site: http:// www./hr.ucdavis.edu/Emp. EOE.

12- WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22, 2008 THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL

We’re thankful Ukiah is aLONG, LONG way from Wall Street!

We’ve been here for over 147 years and are still going strong!!

If you would like to show your support for our local economy and tout thelongevity of your business, call your advertising executive today for information on

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120 HELPWANTED

Inside Sales Coord.Bonjour!

Seeking an energetic Bil ingual French speaking person to coordinate with sales & order activities of our European Op.Resp. incl. placing custom orders with the factory, order confirmations, provid-ing customer updates on shipments. Assist-ing the sales team customer follow-up.If you’re looking for a great opportunity in the wine industry & speak fluent French call Sparflex of CA.

Email resume toterisse.acker@sparflexcal.com

707.462.2963

Mendocino County Transpor tation Dept is accepting applica-tions for the following positions:

SRENGINEERINGTECHNICIAN

$3825 - $4651/Mo.ENGINEERINGTECHNICIAN II$3468 - $4216/Mo.

Apply by 10/27/08 to:HR Dept, 579 Low Gap Road, Ukiah, CA 95482, (707) 463-4261, w/TDD (800) 735-2929. www.co.mendocino.ca.us/hrEOE

Mendocino County Health & Human Services Agency, Social Services Branch. Currently recruiting for:

OfficeAssistant II

Ukiah & WillitsFor further info go to: www.mss.ca.gov to: “Career Oppor tunities” OR call the Job l ine:(707) 467-5866.Closes 10/24/08.

Ken Fowler Auto Center seeking

trained auto techni-cian, F/T. Benefits.

Apply at www.applyautojob.com/FowlerAutoCenter

Lead LVNMendocino Commun-

ity Health Clinic seeks FT Lead LVN

for Willits site tosupervise nursing staff and perform lead nurse duties.

Exc. salary/benefits.(EOE) Email:

dakka@mchcinc.org

LOOKING for snack distributor for the

Ukiah/Santa Rosa area. Great income opportunity. Vehicle provided. Benefits.

(530)662-3500 ext 17

LVN / MAMendocino Commun-ity Health Clinic seeks FT LVN or exp’d MA to support clinical staff at Ukiah site. Exc. salary/ben-efits. (EOE) Email:dakka@mchcinc.org

LVN/CPT–Psychiatric Clinical Case Mgr.

Mendocino Commun-ity Health Clinic

seeks FT exp’d LVN or CPT for Ukiah site to provide nursing & case mgmt. support to Staff Psychiatrist.Exc. salary/benefits.

(EOE) Email:dakka@mchcinc.orgMYSTERY SHOP-PERS Earn up to

$100/day Undercover shoppers needed to judge retail & dining

est. No exp. req.1-877-306-3968

NCO Head Start - Mendo Co

Aide - for HS Ctr.Sp/Eng Bilingual pref.$8.17/hr Must submit NCO app: 800-606-

5550x302 or www.ncoinc.org.

Closes11/3 @ 5 PM (postmark not

accepted). EOE

TLC Child & Family Services

seeks 2 additional homes for Shelter

Care program Applicants need to

have at least 1 spare bdrm to house a child

for up to 30 days.Guaranteed monthly allotment. Generous increase upon place-ment. Income tax-ex-empt. Exp. with chil-dren req. Parents will receive training, + So-cial Worker, in-home

support & respite.Need 1 or 2-parent

homes, with 1 parent home full time. Home with no more than 1

biological child consid-ered. Retirees invited to apply. Contact TLC

707-463-1100Lic#236800809

120 HELPWANTED

NOTE TELLERSavings Bank of

Mendocino Countyis seeking a NoteTeller in our Loan Accounting Dept.

Req. interaction with loan customers &

processing various types of loan

payments & payoffs.Completes some

data entry in bank’s loan systems &

relationship data-base. Must type 40 wpm. Must handle

cash accurately (previous teller exp.

desirable.) Must pass teller test.

Computer skills pref.Starting salary

range; $1740-$1916 per month DOE.

Apply in person at 200 N. School St.,

Ukiah, CA by Mon.,Oct. 27, 2008

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

NURSE CAREMANAGER

for community-based, non-profit HIV/AIDS prgm in Lake Co. Exp with case mgmnt & HIV/AIDS pref, wil l train. Mon-Fri., F/T, exc benefits. RN req.Resume & cover let-ter to: Community Care 301 South State St, Ukiah, CA 95482, Communitycare707.com (707)468-9347EOE

WELLNESS CASE MANAGER:

FT working w/youth ages 16-24. AA pref.w/1-2 yrs exp. Work-ing w/at-r isk youth.Job#10-TAY, Facility #236803015.

PROGRAMSUPERVISOR:

FT for shelter in Wil-lits to be responsible for direction, coord.of program & staff.M.A. pref in related field or BA min. +2yrs exp working w/at-risk youth in residential setting, Job#10-PS.Must pass fingerprint bkgnd through DOJ, FBI, CAC, pre-emp phys & TB before hire. Valid CDL, clean DMV. Specify Job # when applying.Fax# (707)462-6994 or mail: HR P.O. Box 422 Ukiah, CA 95482. Close date 10/24/08. EOE

120 HELPWANTED

OFFICEASSISTANT ll

City of Healsburg.Salary range $3663 -$4468/per month, plus excellent bene-fit package. Per-forms responsible cler ical work, pro-vides information and customer assis-tance and acts as a receptionist in sup-por t of the City’s Planning and Build-ing Department. The ideal candidate will possess strong cus-tomer service skills and excellent com-puter and organiza-tional skil ls. Re-quires education equivalent to com-pletion of the twelfth grade and a mini-mum of two years general cler ical or off ice experience.Must possess a good working knowl-edge of Microsoft Word and Excel. Ex-per ience working with Networks, the Internet and other software programs such as Microsoft Power Point and Ac-cess is desirable.The job announce-ment listing benefits, qualif ications and education require-ments and the re-quired city applica-tion can be obtained on our website at www.ci.healdsburg.ca.us or by calling the city of Healds-burg, Personnel Of-f ice, 401 Grove Street, Healdsburg, CA 95448. Phone 707-431-3322.Deadline to apply 11/3/08, 5:00 PM.EOE/AA/ADA

Start working with a GREAT COMPANY

California Mentor is seeking motivated and energetic people to provide services to adults with develop-mental disabil i t ies.Pay star ts between $9-11/hr depending on education & expe-r ience. P/T or F/T available. F/T em-ployees eligible for health/den/vis/pdvac! Call Heather @ 442-4500 x 12.

120 HELPWANTED

On-Site ApartmentManagement

Property Management firm

seeks qualified individual/ team for 68-unit apt.

community.Must be friendly,

responsible & professional; office

& minor maint.skills req. Salary +2

bd. apt. (no pets please). Visit our

office for details & application:

Realty World Selzer Realty

300 E. Gobbi St.Ukiah

Parts Manager,Assist. Service writ-er, F/T M-F. Benefits.Apply in person 575 S. State St. Ukiah

Patient Services Representative

Mendocino Commun-ity Health Clinic

seeks FT PSR for Ukiah site to provide

customer service to patients (call cen-ter, front reception, etc.). Exc. salary/

benefits. EOE. Email:dakka@mchcinc.org

PHARMACY TECHLicensed in CA.Salary DOE. Call

Joanne 707-468-5220

POST OFFICE NOW HIRING!

Avg Pay $20/ hr, $57 K/yr, incl. Fed ben, OT.

Placed by adSource not affiliated with USPS who hires. 1-866-292-1387

Resp, indiv. to help w/ care of female.Tues. -Sat. hrly wage ref. bkgrnd check.621-2262

RN Care Manager,P/T in Clearlake

working with seniors. PHN prefer-

red. Exc. Bens.Resume to CCMC:

14642-C Lakeshore Dr., Clearlake, CA

95422.. See communitycare

707.com for job desc.

Strong, reliableperson for landscape/

maintenance.Call Dawn 485-1961

Support developmen-tally disabled persons

in their own home.Evening shifts, week-ends. Pick up app. at

182 Thomas St.Ukiah or Christina

468-9326

120 HELPWANTED

Ukiah residentialchildrens facility

is looking for caring, responsible individu-als to join our team.

At least 1 yr exp.pref.Will provide on the job training. Also 2

graveyard shifts avail. Starting sal.$12.12 hr. 403B,

great benefits, & vac.pkg. Fax resume

707-463-6957

UVMC PHARM TECH FT Benefited www.uvmc.org/employment 463-7645WATER & SEWER

ATTENDANT I$3,167-$3,850/mo.;plus benefits. Per-forms a variety of semi-skil led pipe and related work on the installation, maintenance, and repair of water & sewer lines, storm drains, services, and related equip.Complete job de-scription & applica-tion available at City of Ukiah, 300 Semi-nary Ave. Ukiah, CA 95482 or www.cityofukiah.com. Apply by: 5pm, 10/27/08.EOE

140 CHILDCARE

Child Care Rdwd Vly.Credentialed teacher.Convenient location.

All ages. Close to schools. Lic.

230003638. 696-8113

250 BUSINESSRENTALS

A quiet dwntwn office.359 N. Oak. Waiting rm., kitc. $300 mo incl util. 463-1081

DELUXE OFFICE3 Rm. Suites

Great loc & parking272-8605 462-1749

FOR RENTBeautiful vintage

office bldg in desirable area

1200 sf. $1800/mo.516 S. State UkiahCall Terry 463-1463

Office/shop/retail2181 S.State, Ukiah1000 sq ft. $550/mo

+ sec. 462-8273

250 BUSINESSRENTALS

Prime Office Space in Ukiah!!Nice building in

excel. loc. So. State St. 3 offices 986, 1500 & 1690 sf.

Incl. utils., janitorial & ample off-street

parking. 707-468-5426

300 APARTMENTSUNFURNISHED

$825-$895 NEWER2 bdrm w/pool, A/C,

garage, yard &laundry. 463-2325

1 bdrm., 1 ba. Dnstrs.apt. $600 mo + dep.

Indoor cat OK.468-5661

1bdrm luxury apt.W/D, garage. Nice area. $810/mo. + dep. 468-5426

2 APARTMENTS AVAIL NOW. N/P,

Credit report & score a must. $100 gas

card upon approval .485-0841

2 bd 1.5 ba.town-house, pool, lndry, AC, $920+ dep. N/P

N/S. No sec. 8 No smoking complex.

468-5426

2BD 1BAwater/garbage,AC & heating

462-8600

CHINOOK GARDEN2bd/2ba all applian-

ces + garage.Flat $1050/mo,

TH $1025/mo. sec.dep. $700, pet dep $500 sorry no dogs

468-5468

Cozy 1 bd., 1 ba.upstairs flat in aprivate country

setting, w/views.Includes stove, re-

frigerator, wood stove & on-site

laundry facilities.$750/mo.

Call Realty WorldSelzer Realty at

707-468-0411

Lg 1bd upstrs. pri-vate deck, pool,lndry, carport. No Sec. 8.

$750. 463-2134

MARLENE VILLAGE2bd/2ba all applian-

ces + garage.Flat $1100/mo.

TH $1075/mo., sec.dep $700 468-5468

PARK PLACE1 bd. $800. 2 bd.$910. T.H. $1050.

Pool, Garg. 462-5009

Spacious 2bd. Pool.H20, trash pd. $850.N/P. 462-6075

Se habla espanol.

320 DUPLEXES

2BD, 1BA DUP.,$850 + dep, pets

neg. avail 11/1 Call 621-2721 after 4:30

2bd1ba. AC, fen. yd., wtr. swr. garb. pd.N/P. $890/mo. + $890 462-1396

3bd/1.5bth Ukiah tnhse w/ f ireplace, w/d hkup, garage, $1200/mo $1600dep 707/433-6688

3bd/2ba, gar., W/D HU, deck, N/S/P Avl

11/10. $1350/mo.$1600 dep. 462-9492

3bd2ba (Ukiah)singlegar. N/P, N/S. Must provide current credit rep. $1100/mo $1500 sec. dep. 838-0686

330 HOMESFOR RENT

1bd. house on Blue Lakes. S/W/G pd.

N/S/Dogs. $700/mo.+$800 dep. 275-3327

2bd.1 ba. Rwd. Vly.Newly remod., N/P,

N/S, N/D. $1050/mo.485-6068

3bd.2ba. Quiet street near H.S. Fen. back yard. N/P. $1500/mo.

+ dep. 327-9089

Great 3bd 2ba Willits w/view $1300 or

Beautiful Studio w/ba & more $650 N/S, pet negotiable 486-7193

In Ukiah- 4bd, 2 1/2 bath Good views, no pets. $1600/mo.508-8773

IN WILLITS3bd, 2ba. Dbl gar.

w/d incl. N/S/P $1175 + Dep 489-9003

POTTER VALLEY 2bd, 2ba + den. Mo. to Mo. Home is for sale.

$1250. 495-5960

Priv ac new 2bd 2ba.N/P/S, refs + sec.Avail 11/15 $1300

895-3934

Redwood Valley,newly built 2 bdrm, 2 bath home, $1500/

mo. includes utilities.972-4260

SUBLET 2/2 W. Side Beautiful, spacious

Nov-July. N/P $1375 + util. 462-4680

Super nice 1bdrm.Sm office, carport,

yard. Rdwd Vly $1200/mo 485-0104

Town of Nice-3bd2ba. Remod. Credit re-port & score a must.N/P. No Garg. $800 mo. $100 gas card

upon approval.485-0841 274-9815

350 ROOMSFOR RENT

Bdrms w/kit. priv.Private area. Pool, 5 ac nr Lake. 2400 sf.hse. $600ea. 485-7448

380 WANTED TOSHARE RENT

FURN rm for resp.wrkg indiv. nice loc $500 + dep util incl.n/s/p/d 707-462-9225

Furn., spaciousroom. Cent. loc, fem.pref. $500 + dep. util.

incl. 391-2206

ROOM for rent w/ba.N. Side Ukiah.

$500/mo + dep util.incl. 485-0759

Room in Brooktrailshome. Full use of bdrm. ba., kit. priv.$500/mo. 459-3991

390 MOBILES FORRENT

1bedroom trailers$350/$450

in town of Nice.274-5641

Mobile space for rent up to 8x35.

Senior Park. $310/mo. + $310 last mo rent. incl. wtr., sew., garb. N/P. 462-7630,

468-5607

430 BUILDINGSUPPLIES

GREENHOUSERoof/wall panels.

Poly carbonate 3x16 $65 744-1721

460 APPLIANCES

USEDAPPLIANCES

& FURNITURE.Guaranteed. 485-1216

480 MISC.FOR SALE

Bernina “Artista” 200 Embroidery machine,

all hoops & attach-ments. Plus Magic Box Design Card

Connector, all books & Instructions $5000 obo 462-6865 lv msg

Brand new prelitWHITE

CHRISTMASTREE

7 ft tall, only used once for a wedding.

Bought at JC Penney for $200. Asking

price $115.Please call 468-3505

about pick up.Dry Seasoned Oak

$295 corddelivered.318-9861

Firewood wholesaleSeasoned mostly

Madrone $150 cord.10 cord min. Willits.

707-354-4394

500 PETS &SUPPLIES

1 female Pomeranianpuppy. 1st shots.

$400 firm. Parents on site. 459-6171

1 MEDIUM BALL PYTHON

for sale $100459-2919

A Children’s Cos-tume pet & toy pa-rade. SAT OCT. 25 11am Moochie Poo-chie 610 S. State St

462-1848

JACK RUSSELL PUPS 1m ($100 ) 2 fm $150 ea. Ready

to go. 621-4951

MALE BLUE neutChihuahua., all shots,

microchip, loving, frisky. $65 535-9949

TRICK OR TREATwith your costumed

pet Sat Oct 25 2-4pm Moochie Poochie 610 S. State St 462-1848

510 LIVESTOCK

OAT HAY! $12-$14 per bale,

Orchard Grass Soon 621-3897

590 GARAGESALES

FREE GARAGE SALE SIGNS.

Realty World Selzer Realty. 350 E. Gobbi

Moving SaleSat. only. 9-3

1751 Tamage Ct.

YARD SALESAT. 9-3

475 POMO DR.UKIAH

610 REC VEHCAMPING

L(●)(●)K

2000-Class CITASCA-SPIRITMOTORHOME

22 ft.Great Condition!

Low miles.$23,000

485-5389

650 4X4'SFOR SALE

IZUZU TROOPER 1986 4 whl dr, 4spd

very clean, runs great $1550 467-1959

670 TRUCKSFOR SALE

2000 Ford F350 Diesel Dually ext cab w- 6sp tran,

goose neck hitch, tow pack, superchip $12000. 485-0368

or 272-9699

670 TRUCKSFOR SALE

GMC SIERRA SLE 05 1500 HD 4wd, XM

crew cab, 21k on 7 yr/70k warranty. $19k

obo 707-621-2123

680 CARSFOR SALE

$$CASH FOR YOUR JUNK CARS $$$ For your old used cars! FREE pick up in Ukiah area! Lost title ok. Steel drop boxes for scrap metal also available upon re-quest, call 707-546-7553!!!!

VW Bug ‘69 Porsche mtr kit. New clutch, reblt 4spd. runs nd valve job. Super Cln.$2500/bo 467-1959

770 REAL ESTATE

4bed/2bath Foreclo-sure! ONLY

$48,900!!!! Must Sell Now! For Listings

Call 1-800-379-5067 ext. 1789

MORTGAGE LOANSpurchasing & refin.

Rates at 6%. Alsodoing short sales!!

Larry WrightGolden Bear Mortgage

707-239-8080

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THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22, 2008 -13

NOTICE TO READERSWe do not affirm the status of advertisers. Werecommend that you check your contractorsstatus at www.cslb.ca.gov or call 800-321-CSLB(2752) 24/7.The Ukiah Daily Journal publishesadvertisements from companies andindividuals who have been licensed by theState of California and we also publishadvertisements from unlicensed companiesand individuals.All licensed contractors are required by StateLaw to list their license number inadvertisements offering their services. The lawalso states contractors performing work ofimprovements totaling $500 or more must belicensed by the State of California.Advertisements appearing in these columnswithout a licensed number indicate that thecontractor or individuals are not licensed.

SERVICE DIRECTORYSERVICE DIRECTORY

LANDSCAPING

CREEKSIDELANDSCAPE

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• Concrete & Masonry • Retaining Walls• Irrigation & Drip Sprinklers

• Drainage Systems • Consulting & Design• Bobcat Grading • Tractor Service

Excavating & Deer Fencing

Joe Morales(707) 744-1912

(707) 318-4480 cell

CONSTRUCTION

Foundation to finish

Homes • Additions• Kitchens • Decks

Lic. #580504

707.485.8954707.367.4040 cell

MASSAGE THERAPYRedwood Valley

MassageThorough & Sensitive

Deep Tissue & Sports MassageMy work is to reduce your pain,improve your ability to do your

work, and allow you to play harderand sleep better.

1st Visit Special2 Hrs/$65

485-1881By appointment 8am to 6:30pm, M-F

Oolah Boudreau-Taylor

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with Live Power Farms, of Covelo, which hasbeen involved in community supported agri-culture (CSA) for 35 years, and brings atremendous amount of know-how, as well asan existing customer base.

Steve Decater, co-owner of Live Power, saysthe new garden, set at an elevation of 1,500 feet,is on a “propitious site.” While his farm in Covelohad frost a week-and-a-half ago, the temperatureat the Redwood Valley site never dipped below39 degrees.

Adam Gaska also likes the natural drainageand abundant sunlight the plot will receive, bothbig concerns for any winter gardener.Nevertheless, Gaska says he will employ two lev-els of protection in the garden, floating row cov-ers and tunnels of UV treated plastic to protectsome of the fussier vegetables. Plants do theirgrowing at nighttime, he says, and soil activityshuts down at 40 to 45 degrees. He lists carrotsand spinach as among the trickiest crops for thewinter gardener and radishes and lettuce asamong the easiest. A lot of good compost - theranch has a variety of farm animals - and regular

weeding are keys, he says.Among the organic and biodynamically grown

vegetables subscribers to the garden will receivein their weekly baskets are kale, chard, spinach,various types of lettuce, broccoli, beets, rutaba-gas, parsnips, winter squash, beans, carrots,onions, and cabbage - more than 20 differentcrops in all.

The first subscriber baskets (or half baskets)will be ready in a month or so, and then run forthe next 20 successive weeks. Since Gaska isusing succession planting, something new willalways be coming into production. The garden,he says, was “reverse engineered,” first envision-ing what they would like each weekly basket tocontain, and then working backward toward arow plan and a planting schedule. For the averagehome gardener, Gaska unhesitatingly calls thebook, “Four Season Harvest” by Elliot Coleman,the “winter gardening bible.”

In Ukiah, the weekly baskets of fresh producewill be put together and distributed each Saturdaymorning at the Farmer’s Market, which for thefirst time this year will operate year round at theAlex Thomas Plaza Pavilion. It is hoped that thegarden’s members or shareholders will take anactive role sorting and the distributing the bas-kets, and in effect become “co-producers.” Thecost of a full weekly bushel basket of vegetables,enough to feed an “aggressively eating” family of

four is $900. A half basket can be had for $475.The prices are based on last year’s produce rates,and thus can be seen as a hedge against inflation.

Additionally, it is noted that becoming a mem-ber, and actually having a steady stream of fresh,locally grown, organic produce in one’s home, isa great way to reinforce healthy eating habitsrather than just talking or thinking about it.

Scott Cratty, who manages the Ukiah Farmer’sMarket, sees additional significance in the newventure.

“A hundred years ago, food was the lifebloodof the community. Almost everybody was con-nected to a farm somehow. It seems to me the keyto getting back to a more interconnected, healthycommunity is through food-sharing, sharing thatconnection through what we eat, and knowingwhere it came from.”

Steve Decatur adds that this is an opportunityfor the “eater to partner with the grower, by shar-ing the costs of producing the food and ensuringthat the farms have what they need to be viable,”thus creating, he says, a “conscious way toapproach agriculture on a local scale.”

For more information about the winter garden orto become a member, contact Adam Gaska at 272-5477 or mendocinoorganics@gmail.com. For infor-mation on the Ukiah Farmer’s Market, where freshlocal produce will be available year round this year,Scott Cratty can be reached at 462-7377.

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native options, includingannexation, was essential.

“The reason for the boardto be here is to be account-able,” he said. “You needsomeone to focus on thoseissues. It is more than neces-sary. Annexation is one way. Iwant to see what our optionsare. I want to look at them alland see what’s realistic. Ithink we need to get creative.We need to find another wayto find revenue.”

Hooper has built data cen-ters and high speed Internetnetworks in more than 40countries, worked on thedevelopment of Green CityLofts in Oakland andEmeryville and developed aproject through funding fromthe Kellogg Foundation for its

Youth Business InitiativeProgram. During the 1990s,he worked on rooftop gardenson homeless shelters in SanFrancisco with a non-profitgroup called the Green CityProject.

Hooper said he could bringthis experience with technolo-gy to the board for the benefitof all involved.

“There’s this programcalled Webex that allows youto conference over theInternet that I would love tosee implemented,” he said.“Imagine people connectingall over the district over theircomputers and participating inthe meeting. It would elimi-nate the need to physicallycome down and attend themeetings. There is never acost for hardware or softwareas it is all technically Web-based. They scale to yourdemand.”

Rob Burgess can be reachedat udjrb@pacific.net.

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Garden space was donated by Joe andJulie Golden of the Heart Arrow Ranch.

Obama said McCain’sresponse to the limping econ-omy doesn’t offer enough topeople worried about keepingtheir jobs, their homes andtheir lifestyles. “Instead ofcommonsense solutions,month after month, they’veoffered little more than willfulignorance, wishful thinking,outdated ideology,” he said ina steamy gymnasium at PalmBeach Community College,where 1,700 people sat cheer-ing in the stands and at least

that many if not more gath-ered outside to cheer Obama’sappearance.

The McCain campaign shotback that Obama’s stimulusplan, which includes sendingbillions to state and local gov-ernments to keep projects andhealth spending afloat, isn’tthe right recipe. “When Amer-icans are hurting, BarackObama’s plan to take moreand more money from pocket-books and hand it over to mis-managed government budgetsis not the solution — it’s theproblem,” said McCainspokesman Tucker Bounds.“Barack Obama is simplyoffering more of the same.”

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