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Formermayorsays he’llfile suitBy KATIE MINTZThe Daily Journal

The Ukiah CityCouncil unanimouslydecided Wednesday toreject a claim filedagainst the city by for-mer mayor MarkAshiku that allegedmalicious prosecutionin relation to the remod-eling of his historichome.

According to CityAttorney David Rap-port, a portion of theclaim filed Jan. 8, whichasked for money anddamages exceeding$25,000 to coverAshiku’s attorney’sfees, court costs andprovide compensationfor emotional distress,mental suffering andimpairment of both hisprofessional and per-sonal reputation, wasdenied by the councilbased on its merits.

Other parts of theclaim were not consid-ered by the councilbecause losses that hap-pened prior to July 3were referenced. Thosedamages were not pre-sented in the timeallowed by state law,which is within sixmonths of when thecause of the damageoccurs, Rapport said.

Ashiku, a local den-tist whose two-yearterm as mayor ended inDecember, now has sixmonths to file a lawsuit.

He said Thursdaythat he intends to pursue

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Ashikuclaimdenied

By BEN BROWNThe Daily Journal

The California Highway Patrolhas released the name of the teenagegirl who suffered major injuries in asingle-vehicle traffic collision at2:59 p.m. Wednesday on Eastside-Calpella Road.

Tiffany M. Kaplan, 17, of Ukiah,was southbound on Eastside-Calpella Road Wednesday afternoonwhen she lost control of the red 1996Nissan pickup she was driving andcollided with a tree, according toCHP reports.

Kaplan was not identified at sceneon Wednesday because her familyhad not been notified. Her age wasmistakenly given as 16 at that time.

According to CHP reports, Kaplanwas driving at an unknown speedwhen she came out of a left-curve onEastside-Calpella road near the inter-section with Lake Mendocino Driveand lost control of the pickup. It wasraining at the time of the accidentand the roadway was wet and slick,according to CHP reports.

Kaplan's vehicle spun halfwayaround and came to a stop facing

north after colliding with a large tree.She suffered major injuries in the

accident and was transported toUkiah Valley Medical Center andthen flown by REACH air ambu-lance to Santa Rosa MemorialHospital. There was no informationon her condition available at presstime Thursday.

A second vehicle, a silver HondaCRV that was northbound onEastside-Calpella Road, narrowlyavoided colliding with Kaplan’sNissan by driving into a ditch on the

west side of the roadway. The driverof that car was not injured.

The CHP has also identified thepeople involved in a two-vehicle col-lision that occurred at 12:30 p.m.Wednesday on northbound Highway101 near the North State on-ramp.

Alicia C. Dennett, 17, ofRedwood Valley, was entering thenorthbound lanes of Highway 101from North State Street in a red 1979GMC pickup when she lost controlof her vehicle, according to CHPreports.

Dennett spun into the path of a

Silver 2000 Honda CRV driven byJulia Ferrigan, 37, of Ukiah. Ferrigancollided with Dennett, striking theleft side of Dennett’s vehicle.

Dennett’s vehicle continued tospin and collided with the bridgerailing.

Ferrigan suffered minor injuriesand was transported to UVMC fortreatment. Dennett was not injured.

Both parties in this accident werewearing seat belts, and the air bag inFerrigan’s vehicle deployed.

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Stop sign-runningdrivers on cellphones among thejob’s challengesBy LAURA MCCUTCHEON The Daily Journal

Rain, hail, wind, hot sun ... evendrivers on cell phones won’tkeep Arnold Harris out of thecrosswalk.

The Yokayo School crossing guardputs on his fluorescent yellow vest everyweekday morning and afternoon, stepsoff the curb with his hand-held red stopsign, and halts traffic for some 30-pluselementary school children who walk toand from school.

“I enjoy it. I’ve got an excellentbunch of kids and they all stay behindme. When I’m not here they want toknow where I am at,” Harris said on arainy Wednesday while waiting for thechildren to get out of school.

“They bring me cocoa, candy,cookies,” he said, smiling.

Asked if he had any favorites, hesaid: “All of them. I love them all.”

Then, on a more serious note, Harrisshared his thoughts on cell phones.

“The biggest problem is peoplerunning the stop sign and talking on cellphones when they do it. I’ve had four orfive close calls. It’s a hazardous job,” hesaid. “Last Wednesday, I had one car

from here to that post right there,” hesaid, pointing to a railing about six feetin front of him.

“I’d like to see more police carscruise down here when school gets out

Test welldrillingapprovedBy KATIE MINTZThe Daily Journal

The Ukiah CityCouncil on Wednes-day unanimouslyapproved the drillingof a test well atRiverside Park todetermine the feasi-bility of developing apermanent watersource there.

The decision camefollowing a meetingin January in whichhydrogeologist Mar-tin Steinpress, anenvironmental con-sultant hired by thecity, suggested bothRiverside Park andOak Manor Park asthe two most promis-ing city-owned prop-erties to test forunderlying ground-water.

At its Jan. 17meeting, however,the council said itwas concerned thatlocating wells at theparks, should thetests be successful,would not be compat-ible with the parks’ orsurrounding neigh-borhoods’ currentuses, and asked that aneighborhood meet-ing in Oak Manor beheld, as well as forcontinued explo-ration of other poten-tial water sources.

Currently, accord-ing to city staff,Ukiah’s availablewater supply may be

Drivers in local injury accidents identifiedSee ASHIKU, Page A-11

See WELLS,Page A-11

The crossing guardianSAFETY AT SCHOOL

Isaac Eckel/The Daily Journal

Arnold Harris, a crossing guard at Yokayo Elementary school, stops traffic Wednesday afternoon at the inter-section of Dora and Gobbi streets as students cross the street after school.

Harris, who has been a crossing guard at Yokayo for the past threeyears, said he loves what he does, although drivers who run stop signsand talk on their cell phones are a common annoyance.

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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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ARREST -- Steven Jones,56, hometown not listed, wasarrested on suspicion of dri-ving under the influence in the1100 block of Airport ParkBoulevard at 6:50 p.m.Wednesday. Jones wasreleased after being cited.

Those arrested by lawenforcement officers are inno-cent until proven guilty. Peoplereported as having been arrest-ed may contact the DailyJournal once their case hasbeen concluded so the resultscan be reported. Those whofeel the information is in errorshould contact the appropriate

agency. In the case of thosearrested on suspicion of dri-ving under the influence of anintoxicant: all DUI cases report-ed by law enforcement agen-cies are reported by the news-paper. The Daily Journal makesno exceptions.

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CAROLE SUE EICHNERCarole Sue Eichner, 65,

of Ukiah passed away Wednesday, February7, 2007 at Ukiah Valley Medical Center withher family present.

Carole was bornJanuary 27, 1942 in Oak-land, CA; she had lived inUkiah for 27 years.

Carole was aHomemaker, Mother andalso a Box Maker, Shop Keeper,Store Manager, Caterer and a ConstructionClerical Secreta-ry. She was proud to be themother of a fami-ly of 6 oriented and con-tributing children.

“Mom was an amazingand passionate per-son. She loved her kids andgrandchildren no matter what we were doing.Her love was tru-ly unconditional. She wasthe proverbial opti-mist and always looked atthe silver lining and not the dark cloud. SheNEVER lost faith that things would work out forthe best. She was the rock that held the fami-ly together no mat-ter how far apart we livedor became. She will be missed deeply and herlove for family will live on in each person shehas touched. She will be cherished forever.”

Carole is survived by her

daughters Andrea Eichner, Sherry L. Craneof Ukiah, Veronica and her husband DanDaugherty of Bishop, CA. Stella and her husbandRandy Jeffreys of South Riding, VA. SonsHarvey Eichner Jr. and his wife Michelle ofSardinia, OH, Scott Eichner of Ukiah, CA, sis-ter Donna and her husband Robert Guevaraof Ukiah, CA, grandchildren Devlin &Austin Crane, Ana & Ryan Daugherty, Lindsey& Jason Jeffrey, Evan, Miranda and TiptonEichner, Kayla, Travis and JenniferEichner. Carole was pre-ceded in death by her par-ents Andrea Atkin-son McEachren and HarryScott.

A funeral service will beheld on Saturday, February 10, 2007 at theEversole Mortuary at 11:00 AM. Visitation willstart at 10:00 AM through the service.Interment will be held on Monday February 12th at1:00 PM at the Chapel of the Chimes inHayward, CA.

Arrangements are underthe direction of the Eversole Mortuary 462-2206

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ALICE V. EVANSAlice V. Evans, 92, of

Ukiah passed away in Fort Bragg, CA on

Wednesday, February 7, 2007 with her family ather side.

Alice was born August10, 1914 in Pulaski, Io-wa. She had lived inUkiah since 1941.

Alice attended college inOhio at Blufton Col-lege. She was head dieti-cian for Ukiah Uni-fied School Dist. She wasmost proud of her family, travels and herlife. She was active in the Women’s Circle,Election Board, Method-ist Mothers Club, GoodSam’s, PTA, Plow-shares and ChristianWomen’s Assoc.

Alice’s family willremember her great loveoftraveling, meeting peopleand her cooking. She loved to entertain, tellstories, cook, quilt, needle work and travel.She received the “Most WonderfulGrandma of the Year” award. Alice would oftensay “Getting old is Hell!”

Alice is survived by herdaughters Marcene Addor of Hesperia, CA,Karen Dunlap of Fort Bragg, CA, son EverettEvans Jr. of Ukiah, CA., 21 grandchildren, 41great-grandchildrenand 11 great-great-grand-children. Alice was preceded in death by herhusband Everett R. Evans, daughters DarleneNunnemaker, Eileen Berkland, sisterLilly Springer, brothers Oscar Bachmann, HermanBachmann and her parents Elise Liechti& Charles Bachmann.

A funeral service willtake place on Monday, February 12, 2007 atUkiah Methodist Church. A visitation willbe held on Sunday, February 11, 2007 from 4-7 PM at the Ever-

sole Mortuary. Memorial donations

may be made to Hospice, Senior Center or UkiahMethodist Church in Alice’s name.

Arrangements are underthe direction of the Eversole Mortuary.

[\AVICE MAE MCMAHAN

Avice Mae McMahan,72, of Kelseyvile, passed away at her homeFebruary 6, 2007 after a period of failinghealth. She was a na-tive of Michigan, and shehad lived in Lake County for the past 8years after residing in Ukiah for over 30 years.

Avice worked manyyears at the Mendocino State Hospital and then atMendocino County Mental Health followingthe closure of the hospital. She retired in1998. She was known as the “Flower Lady” forher flowers at the Farmer’s Market and herflower stands she ran in Mendocino andLake Counties.

She is survived by herhusband of 54 years, Archie McMahan; ofKelseyville, her children Marsha Morgan, DanielMcMahan, Alan McMahan, and ArthurMcMahan; all of Lake County, and DennisMcMahan of Mendocino County. She is also sur-vived by 8 grand-chil-dren, and 12 great-grand-children. She will al-so be missed by dearfriends Rick and Alice Smith of Kelseyville.

In keeping with herwishes, no services are planned. Memorial contri-butions may be made to Hospice Servicesof Lake County. Empire Mortuary Servicesof Ukiah, is assist-ing the family.

Please sign the guest book at www.ukiahdailyjournal.com. Funeral notices are paid announcements. For information on how toplace a paid funeral notice or make corrections to funeral notices please call our classified department at 468-3529.

Death notices are free for Mendocino County residents. Death notices are limited to name of deceased, hometown, age, date ofdeath, date, time, and place of services and the funeral home handling the arrangements. For information on how to place afree death notice please call our editorial department at 468-3500.

Former Playboy playmate Anna NicoleSmith dies after collapsing at Fla. hotel

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Anna Nicole Smith, the pneu-matic blonde whose life played out as an extraordinary tabloidtale — Playboy centerfold, jeans model, bride of an octogenar-ian oil tycoon, reality-show subject, tragic mother — diedThursday after collapsing at a hotel. She was 39.

She was stricken while staying at the Seminole Hard RockHotel and Casino and was rushed to a hospital. EdwinaJohnson, chief investigator for the Broward County MedicalExaminer’s Office, said the cause of death was under investi-gation and an autopsy would be done on Friday.

Just five months ago, Smith’s 20-year-old son died suddenlyin the Bahamas in what was believed to be a drug-related death.

Seminole Police Chief Charlie Tiger said a private nursecalled 911 after finding Smith unresponsive in her sixth-floorroom at the hotel, which is on an Indian reservation. He saidSmith’s bodyguard administered CPR, but she was declareddead at a hospital.

Through the ’90s and into the new century, Smith wasfamous for being famous, a pop-culture punchline because ofher up-and-down weight, her Marilyn Monroe looks, her exag-gerated curves, her little-girl voice, her ditzy-blonde persona,and her over-the-top revealing outfits.

Rival Palestinian factions sign an agreement on power-sharing government

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Rival Palestinian leaderssigned an agreement on a power-sharing government Thursdayin Saudi-brokered talks in Mecca, with the militant Hamasgroup promising to “respect” peace deals with Israel.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, of the mainstreamFatah movement, and Khaled Mashaal, leader of Hamas,signed the accord at a ceremony hosted by Saudi KingAbdullah in a palace overlooking the Kaaba, Islam’s holiestshrine.

The deal, reached on the second day of the marathon talks,sets out the principles of the coalition government, including apromise that it will “respect” previous peace deals with Israel,delegates said. It also divides up Cabinet posts in the new gov-ernment.

Announcing the agreement at the ceremony, Abbas aideNabil Amr read a letter in which Abbas designated PrimeMinister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas to draw up the new govern-ment within five weeks according to the formula agreed on inthe talks.

Abbas said the deal would “satisfy our people ... and bringus to the shores of peace. ... This initiative has been crownedwith success.”

N. Korea nuclear talks on positive notewith signs of possible agreement

BEIJING (AP) — Talks on North Korea’s nuclear programsresumed on a positive note Thursday, with the Chinese hostsdistributing a draft agreement and the North agreeing in princi-ple to initial steps to disarm.

Envoys from six nations are trying to agree on steps toimplement a September 2005 deal in which North Koreapledged to disarm in exchange for aid and security guarantees.The 2005 deal — the only one to emerge since negotiationsbegan in 2003 — was a broad statement of principles that didnot outline any concrete steps for dismantling North Korea’snuclear program.

The main U.S. envoy, Assistant Secretary of StateChristopher Hill, said the new proposal would be “a set ofactions that would have to be taken in a finite amount of time.”He declined to give specifics, but said moves would occur in amatter of weeks.

“The delegations are coalescing around some of the themesthat we believe should be the basis for a first step in imple-menting” the 2005 agreement, Hill said. “The first step of ajourney is often the most difficult step, and this effort is in factproving that.”

A South Korean official, speaking early Friday on condition

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What’s PlayingFRIDAY

UKIAH SUFI DANCING -- Dances of universal peace;Yoga Mendocino; 206 A. Mason St.; 7:30 p.m.; 485-0651.

GREAT MUSIC -- Great music to enjoy with dinner;The Himalayan Café; 1639 S. State St., Ukiah; 467-9900.

DJ DANCE MUSIC -- DJ dance music; with Smokin’Joe; Perkins Street Lounge; 228 E. Perkins St., Ukiah; 9p.m. to 2 a.m.

‘DIRT FLOOR’ -- Local band playing all original coun-try, gypsy, blues, and grass music; Shanachie Pub; Willits;9 p.m.; $3 cover.

‘TAINTED LOVE’ -- Live performance; UkiahPlayhouse; 1041 Low Gap Road, Ukiah; 7 p.m.; 462-9226.

‘FRANKIE & JOHNNY’ -- A romantic comedy; TheWillits Community Theatre; 37 W. Van Lane St., Willits; 8p.m.; $12; 459-0895.

ROOTSTOCK -- Local reggae band; Ukiah BrewingCo; 102 S. State St. in Ukiah; 9:30 p.m.; $10; 468-5898.

SATURDAYDJ DANCE MUSIC -- DJ dance music; with Smokin’

Joe; Perkins Street Lounge; 228 E. Perkins St., Ukiah; 9p.m. to 2 a.m.

‘TAINTED LOVE’ -- Live performance; UkiahPlayhouse; 1041 Low Gap Road, Ukiah; 8 p.m.; 462-9226.

SURFIN U.S.A. PARTY -- Surfin U.S.A. party; $1 offGreat White; surfing videos; Shanachie Pub; Willits; 7 to10 p.m.; no cover.

KARAOKE -- Karaoke night; Yokayo Bowl; 1401 N.State St., Ukiah; 8 p.m.; no cover.

ROMANCE OF THE BELLS -- Art exhibit opens withartist reception; Grace Hudson Museum; 431 S. Main St.,Ukiah; 2 p.m.; no cover; 467-2836.

CONTRA DANCE -- Music by The Julian Trio; UkiahMethodist Church; 206 N. Pine St., Ukiah; beginners at7:30 p.m.; dance 8 to 11 p.m.

‘FRANKIE & JOHNNY’ -- A romantic comedy; TheWillits Community Theatre; 37 W. Van Lane St., Willits; 8p.m.; $12; 459-0895.

‘COUNTRY GENTS BAND’ -- Country dance music;Ukiah Senior Center; 499 Leslie St., Bartlett Hall; 7 to 10p.m.; $8 for members, $9 for non-members; adults 18 andover welcome.

PAUL MCANDLESS -- Third concert of the UkiahSymphony Concert series; Mendocino College CenterTheatre; 1000 Hensley Creek Road; 8 p.m.; $20/adults,$18/seniors and $5/under 18 or with ASB; 462-0236.

THE NEW UP -- Rock; Ukiah Brewing Co; 102 S. StateSt. in Ukiah; 9:30 p.m.; $6; 468-5898.

SUNDAYADAM’S CENTER STAGE KARAOKE -- Karaoke

night at Yokayo Bowl; 1401 N. State St., Ukiah; 6 to 10p.m.; family hours 6 to 8 p.m.; no cover; sponsered byDunlap Roofing.

DANCE WAVE -- Weekly Freestyle community dancefor fitness and release; Mendocino Ballet Studio; 205 S.State St., Ukiah; 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; sliding scaledonation; 489-3345.

FREE POOL -- Free pool all day; Perkins StreetLounge; 228 E. Perkins St., Ukiah.

SWEETHEART DANCE -- Sweetheart Dance withmusic from “Blue Sky Band”; Ukiah Moose Lodge; 1282S. State St., Ukiah; 1 to 5 p.m.; bring food to share; mem-bers and guests welcome.

‘TIERRA’ -- Live concert; Ukiah Playhouse; 1041 LowGap Rd., Ukiah; 8 p.m.; 462-9226.

PAUL MCANDLESS -- Third concert of the UkiahSymphony Concert series; Mendocino College CenterTheatre; 1000 Hensley Creek Road; 8 p.m.; $20/adults,$18/seniors and $5/under 18 or with ASB; 462-0236.

MONDAYFREE POOL -- Free pool all day; Perkins Street

Lounge; 228 E. Perkins St., Ukiah.

TUESDAYKARAOKE -- Every Tuesday; Perkins Street Lounge;

228 E. Perkins St., Ukiah; 8 p.m.; no fee.TAHITIAN DANCE -- Every Tuesday night; Mendocino

Ballet Studio; 205 S. State St.; Ukiah; ages 11 to 99; 5:30to 6:30 p.m.; $8 to $11.

WEDNESDAYADAM’S CENTER STAGE KARAOKE -- Karaoke night

at Yokayo Bowl; 1401 N. State St., Ukiah; 6 to 10 p.m.;family hours 6 to 8 p.m.; no cover; sponsered by DunlapRoofing.

“The best gifts are tied withheart strings.” -- Anon

Month of many. . . Didyou know the Latin root wordfor February means “rightingwrongs?” Apparently, themonth typically wrapped inred ribbons and romance wasoriginally designed to get atthe heart of repairing strainedrelationships. As most of usknow, it takes righting wrongsto keep a relationship strong.

But February is alsoPresidents’ month (the 19th isPresident’s Day). Here’s aquiz of “firsts:” Who was thefirst president to appear on apostage stamp? (GeorgeWashington)

Who was the first presidentto live in the White House?(John Adams)

Who was the first presidentborn a citizen of the UnitedStates? (Martin Van Buren)

Who was the first presidentborn outside the borders ofone of the original 13 states?(Abraham Lincoln)

Who was the first presidentto visit a foreign country?(Woodrow Wilson)

Who was the first presidentelected to a third term?(Franklin D. Roosevelt)

Who was the first presidentof all 50 states? (Dwight D.Eisenhower)

Who was the first presidentto be born in the 20th century?(John F. Kennedy)

Who was the first presidentto resign? (Richard Nixon)

Who was the first presidentto appoint a woman to theSupreme Court? (RonaldReagan) (Thanks to “HomeLife” magazine for these tid-bits.)

Make it easy. . . Perhapsyou’re on the lookout for cre-ative ways to say “I LoveYou” to that special someone.Far be it from this column tobe an advice to the lovelorn,but perhaps there are somethings that could be of value365 days of the year -- not justFeb. 14. Laughing togetherseems to be a key ingredientto maintaining equilibrium ina relationship. Goodnessknows, I seem to keep hubbylaughing all the time -- I’mjust not sure if it’s with me or....!

You may be cognizant ofthe current philosophy of thelanguage of love (that we each

have our own style or “heartlanguage” for that emotion),but when your sweetheartdoesn’t understand your sweetsentiments, perhaps it’s timeto figure out a new way ofexpressing yourself. For anexhaustive list of ways to say“I love you” in different lan-guages, try:www.electpress.com/ lovean-dromance/ iloveyou.htm --where languages from “A”(Afrikaans -- “Ek is lief virjou”) to “Z” (Zulu -- Menatanda wena Ngiyakuthanda)can challenge your honey tofigure out what you’re tryingto say. Or find a wee tune toexpress your sentiment:

Robert Burns, Scotland’sfamous poet, wrote “Ae fondkiss,” a classic song of loveand parting, or find a CD ofhis oft-quoted love song, “MyLove is Like a Red, RedRose.”

20th Annual. . . A countyfavorite is the annual “Eventof the Heart” to benefit per-sons affected by HIV andHepatitis C, throughMendocino County AIDSVolunteer Network. Thisyear’s event is at Carl PurdyHall at the Fairgrounds inUkiah on Saturday, Feb. 10.Tickets may still be available

February: The month of presidents, romance and righting wrongs

By KATARZYNA ROLZINSKI Special for the Journal

The American Associationof University Women, Ukiahbranch is continuing a thirdyear of the theme, EDU-CATE: Expanding Diversity,Understanding Cultures AndThinking Enrichment.Monthly programs provide anexciting opportunity toexpand our cultural awarenessby becoming more acquaintedwith women’s experiencesbeyond the mainstream ofUkiah.

On Tuesday, Feb. 13th,AAUW-Ukiah is happy toinvite the public to a presenta-tion by Kate Frey, “The FetzerSustainable Winery Garden atthe Chelsea Flower Show2007.” The meeting will beheld at 7 p.m. at the PomolitaSchool Library, 740 N. SpringSt., where there is plenty ofparking. The program will fol-low a short business meetingwith refreshments and social-izing from 8:30 to 9 p.m.

The 2007 RoyalHorticultural Society’sChelsea Flower Show willtake place May 22 to 26 on thegrounds of the RoyalHospital, London SW3. Thiswill be Frey’s third presenta-tion at the Chelsea Flowershow for Fetzer Vineyards,after winning a silver gilt in2003 and a gold in 2005.

For Tuesday’s AAUW pro-gram Kate Frey will showslides and share her experi-ences of her past two winningshows as well as her plans forthe upcoming May show.According to Frey, sustain-

ability will be a hot topic forgardeners at the ChelseaFlower Show 2007 with aneco-friendly theme in one par-ticular show garden. TheFetzer Sustainable WineryGarden designed by Frey forFetzer Vineyards is ‘green’featuring a winery and a vine-yard whose functions areguided by principles of sus-tainability.

Frey’s garden illustrates theuse of green power throughconserving water and recy-cling; using local and sustain-able materials; protecting andenhancing the soil; and creat-ing a habitat for local andmigrating wildlife-all ofwhich reflect the ethos atFetzer Vinyards. In the shortspace of time given to con-struct a show garden, Fetzerhas chosen to demonstratehow sustainable practices,such as those used in a vine-yard to produce healthiervines, can be applied to a gar-den setting.

Recycled materials willdominate the garden. The cen-terpiece winery and a picnictable are made out of recycledbarn wood and tin to illustratethe principles of recycling andlocally sourced building mate-rials. The windmill sails andwater trough are made of

long-lasting galvanized steel.Grape vines and Italiancypress will be the largestplants in the garden. The gar-den’s boundaries will incorpo-rate a flowering habitat borderand a traditional grape stickfence of varying height, soft-ened by climbing plants ofroses, ivy and clematis. Thepersonality of this garden willecho Fetzer’s use of sustain-able practices in the vine-yards, including soil conser-vation, composting and a nat-ural approach to controllingpests-all of which help to cre-ate healthy vines.

“The underlying meaningof a garden is important,” saysFrey, “and this year we havetaken a sustainable theme thateveryone can experience.Although a show garden plotis small in comparison to avineyard, we are incorporat-ing four different sustainablemessages and ideas which vis-itors can explore.”

Another AAUW event isscheduled for Feb. 25,Sunday, at 12:45 p.m., whenthere will be a gathering of thecross-cultural book-studygroup to begin with a potlucklunch with foods of thePhilippines. The book sched-uled for discussion is “Whenthe Elephants Dance” by Tess

Uriza Holthe. Inspired by herfather’s firsthand accounts ofthe waning days of world WarII as the Japanese and U.S.forces battled to possess thePhilippine Islands, Holthebrings to magical and terrify-ing life a story of the hope andcourage needed to survive inwartime. This book-studygroup welcomes any womanwho reads the book and con-tacts the coordinator beforethe meeting date.

AAUW-Ukiah invites newmembers who are graduates ofeducational institutions thatoffer recognized associate,baccalaureate, or higherdegrees. AAUW values andseeks a diverse membershipwith no barriers on the basisof gender, race, creed, age,sexual orientation, nationalorigin, disability, or class.

Members of AAUW areencouraged to bring theirfriends, family, and relatives.All interested communitymembers of either gender areinvited to this Tuesday’s pro-gram. For further informationregarding membership contactEvelyn Broaddus: ebroad-dus@uusd.net or for any ques-tions about programs or thebook-study group, callKatarzyna Rolzinski at 468-9003.

AAUW presents Kate Freyand the Chelsea Flower Show

Kate Frey

The sketch above shows the Fetzer Sustainable Winery Garden display that wasin last year’s Chelsea Garden Show in Britain.

250 alarms purchased fordistribution to families withchildren ages 5 and underThe Daily Journal

Children age five and under, are twiceas likely to die in a residential fire thanthe rest of the population, according tothe U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). Toprotect these children, FIRST 5Mendocino, delivered 250 smoke detec-tors to the Ukiah Valley Fire Department.Any household, with a child age five oryounger, can receive free smoke alarmsequipped with a ten-year lithium battery.

In collaboration with the Ukiah ValleyFire Department, local fire volunteers,and Mendo Mill over 600 free smokealarms have been distributed to localfamilies. A family that has a workingsmoke alarm cuts their chance of dying ina house fire in half. “We’ve never seen afatality in a home with a working smokealarm, and we never want to,” explainsChief Jeff Adair of Ukiah Valley Fire.

The Ukiah Valley Fire Department dis-tributes smoke detectors to other fire

departments throughout the county.Volunteer fire fighters install smokealarms into homes that request them. Byputting the alarms in themselves, firefighters ensure that detectors are properlyplaced in the most effective locations of ahouse. Volunteers can educate parentsand children on fire safety inside thehome and briefly check for any fire haz-ards that would require immediate atten-tion. Chief Adair emphasizes the impor-tance of volunteer fire fighter involve-ment, saying, “Volunteers are educatingour community in fire safety: properinstallation, how and when to test alarms,and what to do in case of false activation(so that they don’t remove the batteries).”

FIRST 5 Mendocino purchased thealarms from Mike Mayfield at MendoMill in Ukiah. Mayfield, the UkiahBattalion Chief, recommends 10-yearlithium battery equipped detectors. “Thealarms can be a challenge to maintain,”states Mayfield. “With a Lithium battery,nobody has to mess with it.” Chief Adairencourages families to “make it a habit totest smoke detectors every month, toensure they are working properly.”

FIRST 5 dates the smoke alarms with asticker informing owners when to replacethe alarms.

On average, states the USFA, a childunder the age of 5 dies nearly every dayfrom a residential fire. For a free smokealarm call FIRST 5 Mendocino at GO-CHILD.

FIRST 5 Mendocino offers the follow-ing tips to keep a child fire safe:

• Install and maintain smoke alarms inevery room of your home

• Test smoke alarms with children thefirst Sunday of every month in conjunc-tion with a fun activity, such as a boardgame night

• Throw away and replace smokealarm units after 10 years

• Keep a baby harness by the crib incase of emergencies, to keep hands freewhile escaping with a baby

• Keep child’s bedroom door closed sothat smoke will not travel into the roomas quickly, if a fire occurs outside of it

• Store matches and lighters out of thereach of children

• Teach toddlers to tell parents whenthey find a match or a lighter

Fire happens: FIRST 5 protects children with smoke alarms

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

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Honeymoon. Even though he wasn't new to office,that was nevertheless the only word to describe thefirst four months after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger'sreelection last fall. It was a spell of amity similar towhat Schwarzenegger enjoyed after his initial electionin the recall of 2003.

But it's over. All that talk of "post-partisanship" andhis spirit of "Can't we all just get along" is about to flyout the window, if it isn't already gone.

And the reason is not just the governor's propensityto shoot off his mouth in derogatory ways, althoughthat's a big contributing factor. It was clear the brief eraof (faux) amity was over the moment tapes emergedearly this month containing Schwarzenegger's thickaccent calling the state Senate's Democratic president,Don Perata of Oakland, "a sick man" and the stateAssembly's Democratic speaker, Fabian Nunez of EastLos Angeles, a "political operator…who evinces noreal passion" about issues.

It doesn't matter who released those tapes; the con-tent is what counts, words Schwarzenegger must haveknown were being recorded while he said them.

Perata and Nunez were close Schwarzenegger allieslast fall as all worked to get voters behind $38 billionin construction and repair bonds. The relativelydiminutive Nunez appeared so often with the governorand tended to stand so close beside and behind himthat some called him a "lapdog" and others wise-cracked that he was Schwarzenegger's "watch-charm."

While Perata and Nunez continue to maintain theycan work with the governor, his candid comments can'thelp move matters back toward the era of the 2005 spe-cial election campaign, when Schwarzenegger calledDemocrats "losers" and "girlie men" and vowed to"kick their kiesters."

But even before taped revelations of the governor'strue views, there was plenty of other evidence the hon-eymoon was about to end.

One indication came when the state's highlyrespected non-partisan legislative analyst, ElizabethHill, reported that Schwarzenegger was "not realistic"in expected revenue estimates from expanded Indiancasinos he used to balance the state budget. In short,she was saying in more civil language thatSchwarzenegger's claim of putting forward a balancedbudget plan was bogus from the start.

Even if Schwarzenegger's revenue estimates werecorrect, they relied on a presumption that theLegislature, which last year nixed compacts puttingthousands more slot machines into tribal casinos,would reverse itself.

At the same time, the ever-frank Republican stateSen. Tom McClintock, last year's GOP candidate forlieutenant governor, allowed that "the new budget pur-ports fiscal restraint…but based on some shakyassumptions." He noted in an essay that if this budgetpasses, state general fund spending would haveincreased 7.9 percent per year under Schwarzenegger -almost a full percentage point more than it did underthe governor's predecessor Gray Davis, who was oftenreviled by Republicans for irresponsible spendingincreases.

Then there is Schwarzenegger's plan to move 6,000prison inmates to private jails in other parts ofAmerica, in most cases thousands of miles from theirfamilies. After predicting at least 5,000 convicts wouldvolunteer for transfer, Schwarzenegger found only afew hundred who actually stepped up. So he orderedinvoluntary transfers.

Immediately prison guard union leaders warned theinvoluntary exiles would incite widespread violencefrom prisoners. If that should happen, there's littledoubt whom the guards and others would blame.

Then there was the Republican response both toSchwarzenegger's budget and his vaunted plan forhealth care expansion and reform. To say his ownparty's lawmakers were unenthusiastic puts it mildly.The GOP's legislative leadership insists it will not goalong with a new tax on doctors and hospitals to fundmore health care for the working poor, even ifSchwarzenegger calls it a mere fee.

Republicans put forward their own alternative plan,which would divert hundreds of millions of existingtobacco tax dollars from preschool programs and anti-smoking efforts to health care. That will get little or nosupport from either Schwarzenegger or the Democraticlegislative majority.

Add it all up, and even before the tapes emerged,Schwarzenegger was headed for trouble. He needshelp from the very people it is now clear he has vilifiedin private.

So no matter what positive spin the governor's aidestry to put on the new scene in state government, it'splain the second honeymoon is over andSchwarzenegger will have to struggle to win passagefor his big plans. He could still accomplish a lot, butthings will no longer be nearly as easy as they've beenfor the last few months, no matter how "fantastic" hemay call the new scene.

In agreement To the Editor:In the Sunday, Jan. 21 column,

“Another Voice,” Janie Sheppard listsmany compelling reasons for impeachingPresident Bush citing numerous dangerousincreases in powers for himself and hisoffice, as well as serious violations of theConstitution and federal law. TheCalifornia Democratic Party, the City ofBerkeley, and numerous City Councils inCalifornia and other states are part of arising tide of protests over rights viola-tions in the US, Iraq, and elsewhere in theworld.

The Libertarian Party, a long-timewatchdog of Constitutional rights, isanother voice of protest to pay attentionto. In a December ‘06 Press Release, itpublicly denounced the HomelandSecurity’s new “Automated TargetingSystem.” This atrocity violates the PrivacyAct, as well as the Fifth Amendment’srequirement of “due process of law,” andmay severely limit our right to travelfreely. It will assign “risk categories” tomillions of travelers, denying them flightswithout providing access to informationcompiled about them. Quoting the LP’sstatement, “If allowed, the DHS will becircumventing the entire judicial systemand consequently depriving Americans ofone of their most essential rights. Suchaction is contrary to the intent of theframers of the Constitution and attacks thevery foundations of our system of govern-ment.” The framers of the Constitution,indeed, went to great lengths to balancepower among the three branches, meaningto keep the executive branch, for one,from becoming dictatorial.

The outrages of the Bush administra-tion are too many. One may argue whetherthese stem from delusions about necessaryprecautions in times of war, or out-and-outdeceit, but the fact remains that GeorgeBush has severely abused his privileges ofoffice, and is steering the country in a newand dangerous direction limiting the rightsof its citizens. On this issue, many parts ofthe political spectrum, it seems, are inagreement.

Virginia MacintoshUkiah

Here or there?To the Editor:Recently CNN featured Oprah

Winfrey’s new school for underprivilegedgirls in South Africa. The report focusedon a young girl living in abject poverty ina miserable slum in Johannesburg. InAfrica, the Union of South Africa is oneof the more developed and wealthiernations.

As I watched the show I thought of thetruly poor, ill-governed, corrupt nations ofthe southern hemisphere and suddenlyrealized that the most valuable contribu-tion we can make towards improving thelot of those people isn’t providing themcharity and relief. It is providing themopportunity.

We should be proud of CorporateAmerica. Out sourcing is the best sourceof opportunity for those who have noopportunity. It provides jobs, and thoughthey start at very low pay, history provesthat wages increase with time. And weshould be proud of ourselves when webuy the goods shipped from those poornations. Though we are sustaining thegreedy manufacturers and retailers whoemploy the poor, our purchases are, infact, charitable donations.

As time passes, and the people of“developing” countries improve theirlives, they will in turn improve the gov-ernments of their nations.

Now if we could figure out a way toprovide opportunity for our own unfortu-nate...

Robert M. AxtCalpella

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Other opinionsFrom around the nation

Oh no, they're at it again.As the Legislature has doneat least three times before(1996, 2000, 2004) it isagain considering changingCalifornia's primary electiondate.

The idea has neverworked. ... In short: Stop it!

The reasoning has beenthat with a June primary,most presidential nominat-ing delegates have been cho-sen by other states beforeCalifornians have a chanceto vote. That leavesCalifornia as a political bitplayer, worth little more thanserving as a cash cow forcontribution-starved candi-dates.

This time, there are a cou-ple of credible excuses formoving the primary up to aFebruary date. But theweight of the evidence stillis firmly against the idea.

If the primary date isgoing to be advanced to thefirst Tuesday in February,from its June date, theLegislature must act by nextmonth.

In addition to the primaryissue, political reform ques-tions affecting both majorparties - adjusting term lim-its and redrawing politicalboundaries - could be on anearlier primary ballot. Thatwould settle issues affectinglater state elections early inthe legislative session.

Supporters hope thatbundling the primary and thetwo political reform mea-sures together will create acoalition that will be moresuccessful than if the issuesare considered separately.

But the primary is the keyissue and there are four hugeproblems with it being

moved to February.- Cost - as much as $90

million. Most electionexpenses are paid by localgovernments that actuallyconduct elections. To oneextent or another, the statehas stiffed counties on recentspecial elections either bymaking no reimbursementsor by making only belated orpartial ones. Why should weexpect the state to treatcounties differently with anearlier primary election? ...

- With other electionsalready scheduled for Juneand November, a third elec-tion in a single year willseverely strain the ability ofcounty elections offices tooperate.

- With three elections inless than a year, voter fatiguesets in, with the risk ofdepressing turnout in thelater contests.

- California will losepower. In a justifiableattempt to spread out thenominating process,Democrats are offeringCalifornia extra delegates tokeep the June primary date.If we advance the primarydate, we will lose the extraclout we deserve.

The Fresno BeeFlood feud

Sen. Mike Machado ofLinden andAssemblywoman Lois Wolkof Davis share much in com-mon. They both care aboutthe Sacramento-San JoaquinRiver Delta and strong floodprotection. They both areDemocrats and - last time wechecked - they both wereresponsible adults.

Yet for reasons not entire-ly clear, these two politicianshave been carrying on afeud. It culminated last yearwhen Machado and SenatePresident Pro Tem DonPerata bottled up a Wolkflood measure, AssemblyBill 1899.

Wolk's bill would haverestricted building in flood-plains until cities and coun-ties could demonstrate theyhad levees with a minimal100-year flood protection.The bill's demise marred anotherwise productive year inwhich state leaders success-fully sold voters on a $4.1billion bond issue for floodcontrol.

The passage of thatproposition is historic, but itdoesn't absolve lawmakersof the need to strengthen thestate's outdated policies onflood control.

Machado and Wolk haveboth introduced legislationthis year. The bills sharesome similar goals, includ-ing defining the roles andresponsibilities of the stateand locals in upgrading andmaintaining levees. But bothhave significant differences,and right now they look likerunaway freight trains,doomed to collide at thejunction.

What is the source of thisfeud? All we know is thatWolk and Machado have yetto have serious discussionson their bills, with a goaltoward creating a consensusbill that both houses can sup-port.

Flood preparations shouldbe made before there's a cri-sis. Get this problem solvednow.

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

The end of Arnold’s2nd honeymoon

Thomas D. Elias is a syndicated columnist.

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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 (415) 956-6701

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. 2137,Sacramento, 95814. (916) 319-2001;Santa Rosa, 576-2526; FAX, Santa Rosa,576-2297. Berg's field representative inUkiah office located at 104 W. Church St,Ukiah, 95482, 463-5770. The office’s faxnumber is 463-5773. E-mail to: assembly-member.berg@assembly.ca.gov

Senator Pat Wiggins: State SenateDistrict 2, Capitol Building, Room 5100,Sacramento, 95814. (916) 445-3375Email:senator.wiggins@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

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The Bakersfield CalifornianDon't mess with state primary

at Mendocino Book Companyin Ukiah or Leaves of Grass inWillits, or you could callMCAVN at 462-1932 orinfo@mcavn.org Tickets maybe purchased for the entireevening of fun or just thedance only.

Remember. . . Love’s OldSweet Song by GordonMacRae? Lots of us fondlyrecall this popular singer onrecord, radio and in films dur-ing the ‘50s. MacRae oftenworked on radio as a childactor before joining theMillpond Playhouse in NewYork. In 1947, he signed toCapitol Records and had astring of hits up to 1954,including “I Still GetJealous,” “At The CandlelightCafe,” “It’s Magic,” “Hair OfGold, Eyes Of Blue,” “So InLove,” “Mule Train”/”DearHearts And Gentle People”and “Rambling Rose.”MacRae also made a series ofsuccessful singles whichincluded: “Say SomethingSweet To Your Sweetheart,”“Bluebird Of Happiness,”“My Darling, My Darling” (aUS number 1), “A-You’reAdorable,” “Need You,”“Whispering Hope,”“Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo” and“Dearie.” MacRae’s filmcareer, mostly for WarnerBrothers, started in 1948 andincluded a series of musicals.In 1955 and 1956 he had thetwo most satisfying film partsof his career, when he playedopposite Shirley Jones inhighly successful adaptationsof the Broadway shows“Oklahoma!” and “Carousel.”

My Mother’s Mink...was arousing success as women ofvintage ages (!) gathered atRedwood Valley Cellars tosocialize at a benefit for theHumane Society for InlandMendocino County.Songstress Dawn Senften per-formed two oldies, “Someoneto Watch Over Me” and “I’llBe Seeing You.” Prizes weregiven for the oldest mink, fursof different vintage and ani-mal (from muskrat to sable tolamb to...). Congrats to theplanning committee: NancyAdams, Jean Chubon, LoisEriksen, Faye Hefte andBarbara McLean.

Saving personal stories. . .Have you wished for a person-al historian to help you pre-serve your family history.There is such a group of peo-ple: Association of PersonalHistorians, and there’s oneright here among us. NancySilva (here’s her Web site:www.preserving- family-his-tory.com ) is a skilled profes-sional passionate about pre-serving life stories. She knowsthat procrastination can resultin stories lost forever. Whenpeople die, they take theirmemories with them.Milestone events, such asweddings, anniversaries,birthdays and retirements aregreat times to celebrate thecompletion of yourownPersonal History project.This would create a priceless

legacy for current and futuregenerations. You can also con-tact Nancy at: 485-1753 or bye-mail at: silvan@saber.net

As beloved friends andfamily pass on, we’re leftbehind with regrets for nothaving written down theirwonderful stories, for neglect-ing to “pick their brain” aboutlocal history, which is so richin this area. Bob MacDougallcommented on the passing ofrenown storyteller BillBittenbender, “Bill and Inever, he absolutely never,had a moment to not be tellingof one of his fascinating sto-ries or me listening to it. Hismanner of speaking was com-manding.” Others haveexpanded on the listing Bill’sinterests, including his hamoperating days. There are like-ly hundreds of stories aboutBill that still need to be told.He died in Ukiah at 90 yearsold on Feb. 1 and is alreadysorely missed.

Making music. . . Likejazz? World renowned musi-cian Paul McCandless is fea-tured soloist with UkiahSymphony Orchestra at theirSaturday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m. ---and Sunday, Feb. 11, 3 p.m. --performance at theMendocino College CenterTheatre in Ukiah. For moreinformation, call 462-0236 orvisit their web site: www.uki-ahsymphony.org Playing oboeand soprano sax, the programincludes original composi-tions by Paul, and some grandmusic by Gershwin andHandel -- a program for alltastes. Tickets available atMendocino Book Co. inUkiah, Leaves of Grass inWillits, or at the door.

The Treasure of Tortuga isthe theme for this year’sUkiah High School ChoralProgram’s Renaissance dinnerfundraiser on Saturday, March10, beginning at 7 p.m. (doorsopen at 6 p.m.) at the UkiahHigh School Cafetoriumwhich will be transformedinto a Caribbean island. This

is the major fund-raiser for thechoir department. The choirspresent three concerts a yearand the final concert will beMay 24. Proceeds from thisfund-raiser support the contin-uation of the choral arts pro-gram. To purchase tickets, youmay contact Carol Lorenz atthe high school at 463-5253ext.1040, or Kitty Britton at463-5253 ext.1044.

Once again. . . A group ofdedicated doctors, dentists,nurses and just plain folks,shepherded by Maggie Arnerand Larry Falk, are againheaded for the villages ofGuatemala. There, under theauspices of Houston Texasbased Faith in Practice, theywill provide much neededmedical and dental care to thenative people who have noaccess to medical care withoutthe help of organizations suchas this. The local participantswill be holding a fundraiserdinner and silent auction onMonday, Feb. 19, at NorthState Cafe at 5 p.m. Ticketsare $50 each. For more infor-mation or to purchase ticketsplease call or e-mail PatHartley lwpahartley@sbc-global.net or 468-0862. Formore information about thegood works performed byFaith in Practice go to theirWeb site faithinpractice.org.

If you would like to join theHartley team with your sup-port through prayers for thesuccess of their missionand/or by making a donationthat can be used to help fundtheir efforts, donations of anyamount are tax deductible. Tomake a donation please send acheck made out to Faith inPractice to: Faith in Practice,P.O. Box 4976, Houston TX77210-4976. Please includeTeam #149 and Larry and PatHartley’s individual namesand ID #s 8805/8858 on thecheck.

Pairing off. . . The MissMendocino CountyScholarship program is host-ing a Wine and Food Pairing

Event to be held at JerikoWinery on Saturday, February24 at 6 p.m. Official hostessesfor the event are MelissaChaty, Miss North, and NicoleHonaker, Miss NorthernCounties. Reigning MissMendocino County 2007 isLiberty Egloff, who left theday after the pageant to attendcollege at Liberty Universityin Lynchburg, Virginia.“Libby” is deep in studies andwill not be able to make ithome for the event so her twosister pageants crowned in theopen competition the sameevening as Liberty will fill infor her.

The five course event isbeing served by Karen’sCatering and has been pairedwith Jeriko Wines for anabsolutely wonderful evening.Karen will describe the winesas the courses are served andDanny Fetzer, owner of

Jeriko, will be on hand to tellthe story of his winery.

The event will be completewith entertainment by Melissa-- a definite contender for theMiss California crown in2007, as well as Nicole. SinceNicole is a gymnast, she willtalk about the Miss Americaprogram and all it has to offerto young women across ourcounty and our nation. Staff ofthe pageant committee will act

as host or hostess for eachtable. Contact Carol Myer,462-4936 or Verna Jacobs,462-2025 for tickets to theevent. Seating is limited to thefirst 100 ticket holders.

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The film ‘The Secret,’ learnhow to create the life of yourdreams, set to show tonight

Talked about on Larry King, EllenDegeneres, and Oprah, the Internet’s #1 smashhit about the law of attraction. The film “TheSecret” teaches us to learn how to create thelife of your dreams. This inspiring film teachesyou the power of positive thinking and how itcan be applied to attracting more money, betterhealth, better relationships, everything youdesire.

This event is set for tonight at 7 p.m., at theUkiah Center of Positive Living, located at 741S. Oak St., in Ukiah.

For more information, or to reserve a seat,call the center at 462-3564.

Lecture and workshop on pre-financed educationwith author set for tonight

Lectures and workshop on Pre-financedEducation with internationally known authorand advocate Christopher Houghton Budd, willcontinue tonight.

Modern education is at risk of beingswamped by over-regulation and inflexiblecurricula. Often as not, both influences are jus-tified by the need to ensure productive out-comes and value-for-money expenditure, eventhough education is becoming increasingly

dysfunctional in just these respects. By makingthe unfolding child the starting point of aviable education system and by conceivingschools as investment opportunities, this work-shop examines new possibilities for the fund-ing of education. Combining curricular choice,generalized access, and modern financing tech-niques, it offers a new perspective on schoolfunding in the 21st century.

Tonight at 7:30 p.m., will be the second lec-ture, following last nights lecture. This meetingwill be held in the Board Room at MendocinoCollege, a $10 donation at the door is request-ed. For more information or to register, call485-8719 ext. 1.

Ukiah Valley co-housing hosting a tour of two co-housing communities

Ukiah Valley Co-housing is planning a co-housing community in the Ukiah area. Likemost co-housing communities, their plannedcommunity will have many “green” features,have a diverse group of single people and fam-ilies, have playgrounds and gardens, and havea large community house for some sharedmeals and social activities. This Saturday, thegroup is leading a tour of two existing co-hous-ing communities in Sonoma County- YulupaCo-housing in Santa Rosa and Cotati Co-hous-ing in Cotati. They will also tour a housingdevelopment built by the co-housing develop-ment company they are working with.

The tour begins in Ukiah at 9:50 a.m. Peoplewill meet at the west side of the Long’s park-ing lot, close to Orchard Ave. in Ukiah, andform carpools for the drive south. The firststop will be at Yulupa Co-housing, with a tour

of the community followed by a picnic lunchon their patio or in their community house din-ing room, depending on the weather.Participants are requested to bring a bag lunch.Cars will return to Ukiah by 5 p.m. The tour isfree, but donations are welcome.

For more information about Ukiah ValleyCo-housing or about the tour, contactpeace@pacific.net or call 485-1290. You canalso look at the websites of Yulupa Co-housingat www.yulupacoho.com and Cotati Co-hous-ing at www.cotaticohousing.org

Flood closure update for Lake Mendocino

Winter Steelhead spawning has begun at theLake Mendocino Fish Hatchery on LakeMendocino Drive.

The Hatchery is open to the public 7:30 a.m.to 4 p.m. seven days a week. Come out and seethe fish and take a look at the new mural of theSteelhead life cycle. Group tours are availablethrough the end of March, call Denise Bauschat 62-7581 ext. 24 to schedule your tour.

Valentine’s celebration at thelibraries set for this Saturday

The Mendocino County Public Library andthe Waldorf School of Mendocino County pre-sent story time at the library with a Valentine’sDay Celebration. This Saturday, from 10:30a.m. until noon, at the Ukiah and Willits PublicLibrary.

Waldorf School kindergarten teachers willbe at each library to cast their magical story-telling spell for children and adults of all ages.In addition to the story, the morning will

include a small treat, and a crafting project forchildren to take home.

This is a great event to introduce young chil-dren to their community libraries and to meetthe children’s librarian, Ina Gordon. This is apopular event, families should arrive early.

Local Veterans of ForiegnWars, ROP photo programset to host historical photo day this Saturday

Local veterans or family members of veter-ans or active military members residing inMendocino County are being asked to con-tribute to a photography collection of imagesthat will represent their service experiences.The effort is to help preserve and expand localpost archives. Those who wish to contribute tothe archive can stop by the Veterans MemorialBuilding at 293 Seminary Ave., in Ukiah thisSaturday, between 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring anyphotographs, newspaper clippings or artworkin to be copied in high resolution digital for-mat.

Photographer and ROP Photo TeacherSuzette Cook-Mankins will copy the artworkunder studio lights and Ukiah High PhotoStudents will help log in the information anddetails about each image. The goal is to createan inclusive representation of service men andwomen who are natives or residents ofMendocino County. The photo day will coin-cide with the monthly VFW flea market andbreakfast.

For more information, call Suzette Cook-Mankins at 272-4714.

COMMUNITY BRIEFS

S P O R T SEditor: James Arens, 468-3518 udjsports@pacific.net

– FRIDAY, FEB. 9, 2007A-6

The Ukiah Daily Journal

UHS boy’s basket-ball at Santa Rosa4:30/6/7:30 p.m.

Mendocino Collegewomen’s basketball

at home againstMerritt College at

5:30 p.m.Mendocino Collegemen’s basketball at

home against ContraCosta College 7:30

p.m.Potter Valley boy’sand girl’s basketball

at home againstLaytonville

3:30/5/6:30/8 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Mendocino Countywomen’s basketball

The league will begin March 6and will be played Tuesdays andThursday nights at the Yokayogym through April.

Eight games will be guaran-teed and all teams will make theplayoffs.

The cost will be $250 per teamand $10 per player and all play-ers must be Junior High orolder. Team fees need to be inby Feb. 23 and teams that signup before Feb. 23 may sign upfor open gym times.

A & B divisions may be avail-able and there will be playoffsfor each division. For more infor-mation or to register your team,call Ronnie DeSoto at 272-7292.

Umpires needed for N.Ukiah Little League

The North Ukiah Little Leagueneeds umpires. The qualifica-tions are a strong desire to workwith kids. Experience is a plusbut not necessary. Applicantsmust be 14 or older. Umpireswill earn from $15-22 eachgame. If interested contactSonny Garza (707) 524-8844r(707) 467-9044.

Pony & Colt sign-upsThe Pony and Colt league will

hold its 2007 signups on the fol-lowing dates: Saturday, Feb. 17and Saturday, Feb. 24 atMendo-Lake Office Productsfrom 1 to 3 p.m.

Players must be between theages of 13 and 17 on, or before,April 30, 2007. An original coun-ty-certified birth certificate isrequired for age verification.Thecost to sign up is $75 for the fistchild and $65 for each addition-al sibling. For more information,call Kris at 468-3800.

Mendocino CollegeFootball 2007

The Mendocino College foot-ball team is looking for assistantcoaches for the 2007 season.Anyone interested, please con-tact Tom Gang at 707-468-3141.

27th Willits ClassicCome run or walk the 27th

annual Willits Classic 5k walk,run or 10-mile run. The racestarts at 10 a.m. and takesplace on Feb. 11. Registrationwill take place from 8:30 to 9:45a.m. and the entry fee is $25.The race will be held at theRecreation Grove Park right offCommercial Street. Children 15and under are $5 each. Stridermembers will receive a $3 dis-count. Proceeds benefit theWillits High CC team. For moreinfo call Mark at 272-9246 orvisit www.striders.org.

Women’s and Men’sSoftball League

The City of Ukiah’s 2007Women’s Softball Leaguebegins with a mandatory coach-es meeting April 19 at the CivicCenter. League play will be onTuesday and Wednesdaynights. Team fees are $450 forthe sponsor and $30 per player.Registration forms are availableat the Civic Center Annex orwww.cityofukiah.com. Thedeadline is April 13. Questions?Call 463-6714

The City of Ukiah’s 2007Men’s Softball League will beginMarch 22 at 6:30 p.m. at ThePub. League play is scheduledto begin in early May. Team feesare $450 for the sponsor and$30 per player. Registrationforms are available at the CivicCenter Annex or www.cityofuki-ah.com. The deadline is April13. Player fees will be collectedduring the first game of the sea-son. Questions? Call 463-6714

Hopland CommunityKarate Kids

Winter Program: MendocinoCo. Sheriff’s Youth ActivitiesLeague Karate Program (SAL)is teaching “Free” youth, teenand adult karate programs atthe Hopland Shorin-ryu Dojo,14200 Mountain House Rd.,Hopland on Monday andWednesday nights at 4:30 PMfor ages 6 years to 12 years andat 5:30 PM for teens and adults.SAL membership/insurancedues are $5.00 annually. You donot have to be a member of theHopland Dojo to participate. Formore info call the SAL VoiceMail at 468-4288 or HoplandDojo - Instructor: Sensei JimMilone at 744-1837, and we willget back with you. All classesare co-ed.You may also registerat the class/dojo.

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SATURDAY FEB. 10Potter Valley boy’s basketball

at Head Royce, 3:30 and 5:00p.m.

Mendocino College softballagainst Consumnes RiverCollege and Lassen College inSacramento, 1 p.m.

TUESDAY FEB. 13Potter Valley boy’s and girl’s

basketball at home againstPoint Arena, 3:30/5/6:30/8 p.m.

Mendocino College softballdoubleheader at San FranciscoCity College, noon.

LOCALCALENDAR

UHS Winter sportsawards night

The Ukiah High School wintersports awards night will be heldon Tuesday, Feb. 27th at 7:00p.m. in the UHS Cafetorium.

Individual sports meet prior tothat, contact your coach

City of Ukiah Men’sand Women’sBasketball Leagues

The City of Ukiah CommunityService Department would liketo announce the beginning ofregistration for the 2007 Men’sand Women’s BasketballLeagues. Sponsors will beaccepted into the league on afirst-come first-serve basis.Registration will be acceptedthrough February 2nd andgames begin Feb. 12. However,space may fill prior to the finaldeadline. All Registration formsmust be submitted with the $350sponsorship fee prior to beingeligible for placement within theleague. Team roster forms andplayer fees ($20 each) will becollected from team managers atthe first scheduled game.Players may only play on oneteam in the league. The mini-mum player age is 18 years old.Games are scheduled for weeknights.

Registration forms available at411 W. Clay or www.cityofuki-ah.com.

For more information or toregister your team, please call(707) 463-6714.

Special OlympicsMendocino InlandBasketball 2007

SOMIB is holding practices atPomolita Middle School at 740N. Spring St. Practices will beheld Jan. 14, 21, 28. In Februaryon the 11, 18, 25 and in Marchon the 4, 11, 18 and 25. Practicetimes are from 1 to 3 p.m. Pleasewear sweats or shorts withsports shoes for practice andmake sure to bring some water.For more information call 468-1282.

SAL “Kids Only” funand fitness program

Mendocino Co. Sheriff's YouthActivities League (SAL) and theRedwood Health Club of Ukiahare sponsoring a "KIDS ONLY"fun and fitness program at theRedwood Health Club, onThursday nights from 5:30 P.M.to 6:30 PM, in Court #3, for ages7 years to 12 years, coed, andfree of charge. Learn strengthtraining, gain endurance, stabilityand build confidence. PersonalTrainers "MJ and Nick" willexhaust your kids and send themhome sweaty. For more info callRHC at 468-0441 or drop by theClub. There is an annual $5.00insurance and administration feefor SAL programs, but it may bewaived for cause.

Girls Youth SoftballLeague

The City of Ukiah CommunityService Department is beginningregistration for a girls youth soft-ball league. Participants mayregister individually and will beplaced on teams in one of fourgrade divisions: K-2, 3-4, 5-6 andgrades 7-12. League play beginsin early April and will run throughJune. The cost is $50 per player.The deadline is March 2.Registration forms are availableat the City of Ukiah andw w w . c i t y o f u k i a h . c o m .Questions? Call 463-6714.

SAL drop-in volleyball clinic

The Mendocino Co. Sheriff'sActivities League has a drop-involleyball clinic every Saturdayfrom 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at theBaecthel Grove Middle SchoolGymnasium, 1150 Magnolia St.,Willits - for ages 11 years to 17years old, co-ed, no cost, sign-up at the gym. There is an annu-al $5.00 insurance/admin fee.But, it is waivable for goodcause. Coach Jon Jessup. Formore info contact Mike Tobin,SAL President at 354-0565 orhome #459-0475. Were all aboutthe KIDS first!

Parks, Recreation andGolf commission

The City of Ukiah announcesthere is one limited term vacancyon the Parks, Recreation andGolf commission. Applicants forthis position must reside withinthe City’s Sphere of Influenceand be a member of the Men’sand Women’s golf club. Any qual-ified individual who would like tomake a difference in their com-munity and is interested in serv-ing as a volunteer for the limitedterm ending June 30, 2007.Applications are located at thereception counter in theAdministrative wing of the UkiahCivic Center, or at the UkiahCivic Center Annex, located at411 Clay Street, or call 463-6213for an application to be mailed,faxed of e-mailed to you. Thesubmittal deadline is Feb. 12 andinterviews will be held andappointments considered at aregular City Council meetingscheduled for Feb. 21.

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The Daily Journal

Ukiah High Wrestling ends season 5-2

The Ukiah High wrestling team fin-ished league meet competitionWednesday with a tri-meet againstCardinal Newman and Montgomery.

Ukiah topped a sparse CardinalNewman team 63-12, in part becauseCardinal Newman only put four wrestlerson the mat in 14 weight classes.

Against Montgomery, the toughestteam in the league this year, Ukiah lost16-54. Only four Wildcat wrestlerstopped their opponents and they wereGreg Snyder in the 125-pound weightclass, Adrian Sandoval at 130, JohnEscamilla at 152 and Nick Henry at 215pounds.

These four wrestlers each have fin-ished the dual meet season with an unde-feated 7-0 record in league and will go tothe league tournament on Saturday, Feb.17 at Maria Carillo High School with thetop seed in their weight class. TylerBusse, with a record of 6-1, will be seed-ed second at 135 pounds.

In terms of team statistics for the sea-son to date, Nick Henry has 51 take-downs, the most on the team this year,and he and John Escamilla each pinned11 of their opponents. Escamilla won 31of his matches, just edging out Henrywho won 30.

Ukiah ends the head-to-head leaguematches with a North Bay League recordof 5-2, having lost to Rancho Cotati andMontgomery. This third-place finishqualifies Ukiah for the North CoastSection/ Les Schwab Tires Dual TeamCompetition this coming Saturday, Feb.10 at Clear Lake High.

UHS boy’s varsity basketballThe Ukiah High boy’s varsity basket-

ball team took on Rancho Cotate on itsSenior Night and lost the battle by a scoreof 85-74.

“It was their senior night and theywanted to go away with a win,” said UHScoach Bill Heath. “We were down by 20points and managed to come back andonly lost by 11. And offensively weplayed real well.”

The Wildcats were led Andy Walkerwith 24 points, eight rebounds, threeassists and three steals, Drew Steligawith 13 points, 12 assists and six steals,Brett Walker who had 12 points, MattWard ended with 10 points and six

NFL NOTES | SAN FRANCISCO

Niners are thrilled to keep TurnerBy GREG BEACHAMAP Sports Writer

Norv Turner won’t be theDallas Cowboys’ next headcoach after all.

That’s great news foreverybody with the SanFrancisco 49ers, and evenTurner doesn’t seem too dis-appointed to be staying home.

The Cowboys hired WadePhillips on Thursday, about 10days after Turner emerged asthe apparent front-runner toreplace Bill Parcells. Turner,the Cowboys’ former offen-sive coordinator who holdsthe same job in San Francisco,won two Super Bowl titles inthree seasons running Dallas’

offense.But the Bay Area native

will be chasing his third ringwith the 49ers, whose once-awful offense improvedremarkably during his firstseason in charge. AfterPhillips’ hiring wasannounced in Dallas, Turnersaid he had no regrets abouthis failed bid to take over theCowboys — and he reaf-firmed his desire to workalongside coach Mike Nolan.

“I have a great situationwith the 49ers, and I’m excit-ed about continuing theprogress we made on offenselast season,” said Turner, whonever had much success (58-

82-1) as a head coach inWashington and Oakland.

“(San Francisco owner)John York and Mike Nolanwere instrumental in lendingtheir support to me throughthe interview process inDallas. That reassured mehow (strong) our structure andleadership is here in SanFrancisco.”

Turner wasn’t specificabout the reasons he didn’tend up in Dallas, but it’s wide-ly assumed Turner wantedmore control than owner JerryJones was willing to give —control Turner never had inWashington or Oakland.

Nolan, who once worked

for Turner with the Redskins,gives his former boss near-complete autonomy to run theSan Francisco offense. What’smore, Turner will get a sweet-ened contract with the 49ers,with added years and biggerpaychecks, after the Cowboyspassed over him.

Turner was the originalmastermind behind the Dallasoffenses led by Hall of FamersTroy Aikman and MichaelIrvin and NFL career rushingleader Emmitt Smith. Evenafter he left Texas for a tumul-tuous tenure in Washington,he remained a beloved figure

MLB NOTES | SAN FRANCISCO

Selig unsure about watching Bonds By JANIE McCAULEYAP Sports Writer

SAN FRANCISCO —Barry Bonds might get a tele-phone call from baseball com-missioner Bud Selig instead ofa handshake if the SanFrancisco Giants sluggerbreaks Hank Aaron’s homerun record.

Selig wouldn’t sayThursday whether he wouldattend any Giants games ifand when Bonds closes in onthe mark.

Selig insisted that MajorLeague Baseball would cele-brate Bonds’ potential featexactly as it does any othermajor milestone, such as apitcher’s 300th win. Last year,Selig telephoned San Diegocloser Trevor Hoffman whenhe became the career savesleader.

“I wasn’t there when RogerClemens won his 300th game.

That’s a matter I’ll determineat some point in the future,”Selig said at a baseball lun-cheon hosted by Fox SportsBay Area. “Let me say it, andI’m not going to say anymore.That’s it.”

Does he even want Bondsto pass the 755 homers ofAaron, who played his finaltwo seasons in 1975 and ’76with the Selig-ownedMilwaukee Brewers?

“It is a fact Hank Aaron andI have been friends for 50years, close friends,” Seligsaid. “When you’re the com-missioner, you just don’t thinkabout that. I have said beforeif and when Barry Bondsbreaks that record it will behandled the same way thatevery other record in baseballthat’s been broken was han-dled.”

There has been wide specu-lation Selig would prefer that

Bonds just retire now to avoidfurther scrutiny as the seven-time NL MVP pursues themark of Hammerin’ Hank.The 42-year-old Bonds,whose $15.8 million, one-yearcontract with the Giantsremains unresolved less than aweek before the team beginsspring training, begins his22nd major league seasononly 22 homers from passingAaron — and Bonds is health-ier now than in recent seasons.

“This is a matter betweenthe Giants and Barry,” saidSelig, who was treated to hisfavorite frozen custard dessertflown in from Milwaukee.“As far as I’m concerned, aslong as things that are beingdone are in the best interest ofthe sport, whether it’s contrac-tual or anything else, I don’tmake those judgments.”

Bonds and the Giants havediffering views of certain lan-

guage in the deal and Bondshas yet to sign a revised ver-sion that omits the promotion-al clause that runs afoul ofbaseball’s new labor agree-ment. The version Bondssigned did contain a provisionthat says the Giants can termi-nate the contract if Bonds isindicted.

This season, there will befurther speculation aboutwhether his quest for therecord was fueled by steroids.Bonds long has denied know-ingly using steroids.

A federal grand jury isinvestigating whether Bondsperjured himself when he tes-tified in 2003 in the Bay AreaLaboratory Co-Operativesteroid distribution case thathe hadn’t knowingly takenany performance-enhancingdrugs.

If Bonds becomes the new

PREP, COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY SPORTS

Local sports roundup

Photos courtesy of Leanna Salas

Above are some of the younger players in the Ukiah City League. Below,Angie DeLaCruz, Veronica Salas play some aggresive defense duringtheir Ukiah City League game.

See LOCAL, Page A-9

See SELIG, Page A-9

See TURNER, Page A-9

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N. & S. Ukiah LittleLeague second-chance registration

The South Ukiah Little Leaguewill be holding second-chancetryouts at the South Ukiah LittleLeague Baseball Fields onSaturday Feb. 3 and SundayFeb. 4. Ages 6-8 will tryout from9-10:30 a.m., ages 9-10 will try-out from 10:30-Noon, ages 11and 12 will tryout from Noon-2:00 p.m. each day. Rainoutswill be made up Feb. 10 and 11.

The North Ukiah Little Leaguetryouts and second chanceRegistration will be held onSaturday, February 3rd andSunday, February 11th at theNorth Ukiah Bechtol Field onLow Gap Road.

Ages 8 and 9 will try out from9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Ages 10will try out from noon to 1:30p.m. Ages 11 and 12 will try outfrom 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Rainout reschedule will beannounced. Please call the hot-line at 468-4232 or check outour website atwww.eteamz.com/null for moreinformation.

Those individuals that missedregistration will have a secondchance to register at tryouts.Registration desk will be openfrom 9:00 am until 2:00 pm.

SAL boxing classesThe Sheriff’s Activity League

has expanded its hours andcoach Cris Fischer is back. Thenew winter hours are Tuesday at5:30 p.m., Thursday at 6:45p.m. and Friday at 5:00 p.m..Boxing classes are ongoing andall ages and levels are wel-come. Parental signatures areneeded for minors and thecharge is $5. SAL boxing class-es are held at the RedwoodHealth Club. Questions? callCris at 463-1229.

Puma soccer teamslooking for coaches

The Ukiah Valley Soccerleague is looking for individualsto coach our competitive teams.Ukiah’s Puma teams are boysand girls ages U10 – U19,Class I and Class III. Theseplayers play at a higher level ofcompetition and skill. If youhave coached and are interest-ed in coaching at a higher level,please contact the soccer hot-line 707-467-9797 to receive anapplication.ALL APPLICA-TIONS ARE DUE MARCH 1,2007.

Co-ed VolleyballThe City of Ukiah Community

Service Department is begin-ning registration for its 2007 Co-ed Volleyball League. Men andWomen ages 16 and older areinvited to register for teams ofup to 12 players. All teams willplay at least 8 games and oneplayoff game. Games areMonday and Wednesday nightsstarting in late March. You mayregister as a team or individual(you’ll be placed on an availableteam). The cost is $275 perteam or $40 for individuals. Thedeadline is March 2.Registration forms are availableat the City of Ukiah, 411 W. ClaySt., or at www.cityofukiah.com.Questions? Call 463-6714

Women’s self-defense classes

The City of Ukiah CommunityServices Dept. would like toannounce the beginning of reg-istration for a Women’s SelfDefense Class.The class will betaught by Dan Lockart andAdrienne Thompson. Classeswill be held on Saturdays begin-ning Feb. 2nd at the KarateShorin-Ryu Dojo (3001 So.State St., Ukiah). The class willrun from 1 p.m. through 4 p.m.,but please arrive at 12:30 p.m.to check in and prepare for theclass (comfortable clothing isrecommended).

The class fee is $5.00 and stu-dents must be pre-registered atthe City of Ukiah (411 WestClay St.). For specific informa-tion about the class, DanLockart may be contacted at391-6468. For informationregarding registration, pleasecall the Ukiah CommunityServices Department at 463-6231 or 463-6201.

COMMUNITYDIGEST

By BERNIE WILSONAP Sports Writer

SAN DIEGO — Nearly amonth after they melted downin the playoffs, the San DiegoChargers are looking at anoth-er big loss.

Defensive coordinatorWade Phillips was hired ashead coach of the DallasCowboys on Thursday, fol-lowing offensive coordinatorCam Cameron and two otherassistants out of town for bet-ter jobs.

“Change in our business isinevitable, whether you win orlose,” coach MartySchottenheimer said. “Whenyou have the kind of successwe’ve had in the last threeyears, you’re going to havepeople interested in your staff.We’ve lost two excellent coor-dinators to opportunities thatare richly deserved.”

Schottenheimer saidPhillips did a “terrific job forus” in three seasons, duringwhich the Chargers were 35-13. “His contributions helpedus become one of the bestteams in the NFL, particularly

on defense.”General manager A.J.

Smith wasn’t surprised to seePhillips leave, but soundedconcerned at losing both coor-dinators.

“Both in the same year —Wow,” Smith said. “We shallsee what happens to our team,when Marty hires a newcoach.

“I wish it wasn’t two guysin the same year, speakingpersonally as GM, but I’mhappy for the guys, becausethe aspiration is to become ahead coach,” said Smith, wholets Schottenheimer hire andfire assistant coaches.

The coaching exodus fol-lows the Chargers’ shocking24-21 loss to the NewEngland Patriots on Jan. 14.After going an NFL-best 14-2,the Chargers had fourturnovers and committednumerous other mistakes.

Cameron was hired asMiami’s head coach on Jan.19.

Tight ends coach RobChudzinski became theCleveland Browns’ offensive

coordinator, and linebackerscoach Greg Manusky washired as the San Francisco49ers’ defensive coordinator.

Running backs coachClarence Shelmon, who’snever been a coordinator, waspromoted to replace Cameron.He accepted only a one-yearcontract due toSchottenheimer’s lame-duckstatus.

Schottenheimer, under con-tract through 2007, declinedthe team’s offer of a $4.5 mil-lion, one-year extensionthrough 2008, which camewith a club-option $1 millionbuyout.

Schottenheimer has been atodds with Smith since the2005 season.

While the Chargersannounced Shelmon’s promo-tion on Jan. 26, they haven’tformally introduced him asthe new coordinator.

As of Tuesday, he hadn’tsigned his new deal becausehis agent and the team werestill working on contract lan-guage.

The Chargers hired Clancy

Barone as tight ends coachand Matt Simon as runningbacks coach.

Outside linebacker ShaunPhillips, who had a breakoutseason with 11 1-2 sacks in2006, was sad to see Phillipsgo.

“Of course I’m upsetbecause coach Wade broughtthe best out of us,” ShaunPhillips said. “It hurts to seehim leave. Not only is he agreat coach, but he was a greatman to look up to.”

Wade Phillips, the son offormer NFL head coach BumPhillips, was hired followingthe 2003 season and revivedthe Chargers’ punchlessdefense by installing the 3-4.

“We’ve got a 3-4 for a rea-son, to utilize our personnel,”said Shaun Phillips, whobecame a starter after SteveFoley was shot by an off-dutypolice officer eight daysbefore the season opener.Foley said last week that hiscareer could be over.

“I wouldn’t want to play forany other defensive coordina-tor,” Shaun Phillips said.

Many of the Bolts bolt for other, better jobs

By BRUCE MEYERSONAP Technology Writer

NEW YORK — Thejockeying to bring themost popular namesfrom TV and the Web tocell phones producedanother exclusive dealThursday with VerizonWireless nabbing a mul-tiyear agreement to offerESPN’s flashy feed ofsports scores, newscastsand video highlights onthe tiny screen.

The plan to reviveMobile ESPN — initial-ly born as a full-blowncell phone companycompeting with bigplayers like Verizonbefore ESPN pulled theplug late last year —comes on the heels ofsimilar partnershipsadding a mobile outlet tothe hottest Web proper-ties.

The most publicizeddeal came a month agoas Apple Inc. forged anexclusive arrangementwith AT&T Inc.’sCingular Wireless forthe carrier to offeriPhone, the anxiously-awaited cellular mani-festation of Apple’s pop-ular iPod music playerand iTunes online musicstore.

Verizon Wirelessnotched deals inNovember to becomethe sole U.S. mobileportal for two top video-sharing sites, GoogleInc.’s YouTube andRevver.com. On thesocial networking side,News Corp.’s MySpacehas granted limitedexclusivity to AT&T’sCingular in the UnitedStates and to VodafoneGroup PLC overseas.

Exclusive arrange-ments don’t necessarilymean that customers ofother wireless compa-nies are out of luck.Regardless of the carri-er, it’s still possible toaccess most of these ser-vices through the mobileWeb browser that’s nowinstalled on nearly everycell phone. ESPN, for

example, will still offermobile access to someof its conent throughWeb links featured bynumerous wirelessproviders.

But since the mostwidely used technologyfor adapting Web pagesto mobile phonesremains highly imper-fect, the recent partner-ships are designed toprovide much smoothercontrols and presenta-tion customized to theconstraints of a hand-set’s small screen andcramped buttons.

The partners havesomewhat differentmotivations: The Webplayers are simply try-ing to parlay their suc-cess into new revenueand protect their popu-larity against copycatsby providing access in amedium that youngerconsumers hold dear.

For cell carriers, thedeals provide a way todifferentiate themselvesat a time when revenuefrom phone calls isshrinking. All of thenational providers haveinvested billions toupgrade their wirelessnetworks, which theyare using to generatenew revenue by sellingmultimedia contentfrom music to video andplain old Web surfing.

The Mobile ESPNservice, expected tolaunch in the comingmonths, is to be includ-ed free as part of the $15a month or $3 a daycharge for V Cast’sassorted multimediaofferings.

The Verizon relation-ship is the first exampleof the new strategy thatESPN executivespromised last Septemberin announcing they werepulling the plug onMobile ESPN as astandalone cell phonecompany featuring itsown handsets, callingplans, customer serviceand monthly phone bills.

That ambitious ven-

ture, launched in late2005 by parent companyWalt Disney Co., isbelieved to have signedup fewer than 30,000customers despite draw-ing positive reviews forthe sophisticated multi-media application thatESPN created to deliverits popular TV and Webcontent within thecramped constraints of acell phone.

By contrast, VerizonWireless has 59 millionsubscribers, a third ofwhom have phonescompatible with V Cast.

The companiesdeclined to disclose thefinancial terms or exactlength of the deal,though one executivenoted that a multiyeararrangement is lengthierthan a typical wirelesscontent agreement.

The Mobile ESPNapplication will beadapted to all phonescompatible with V Cast,starting with perhaps acouple of models at theoutset, the executivesaid.

Mobile ESPN offersreal-time scoringupdates, video high-lights, short newscastsand news alerts. Manyfeatures can be cus-tomized around a user’sfavorite sports or teams.Participants inESPN.com fantasysports will be able tomanage their teams viacell phone.

In another mobilecontent deal announcedThursday, ESPN said itwill provide one of thechannels for a newbroadcast TV service forcell phones. Verizonexpects to offer the ser-vice over MediaFLO —a separate wireless net-work developed byQualcomm Inc. that canbroadcast up to 20 TVchannels — in at leastone market by the end ofMarch. Sprint NextelCorp. has been testingMediaFlo, but no launchhas been announced.

By DOUG FERGUSONAP Golf Writer

PEBBLE BEACH— Four tournamentsinto his season, PhilMickelson showedsigns of turning thecorner Thursday.

Mickelson, nowherenear the leaderboardsince his collapse at theU.S. Open last summer,eagled his final hole atPoppy Hills for a 7-under 65 to share thelead with rookie JohnMallinger and NickWatney in the PebbleBeach National Pro-Am.

Whether this weekmarks the return ofMickelson won’t bedecided for three moredays.

One thing was clearon a gray afternoon onthe Monterey Peninsulawas the return of themiserable conditionsthat have made thistournament infamousover the years. It wascold, wet and windy —known as “Crosby”weather in these partsbecause of the yearswhen Bing Crosby wasthe tournament host.

Mickelson andWatney played atPoppy Hills, the easiestof three courses in therotation because it isthe farthest from thePacific Ocean andshielded by trees.

The best roundbelonged to Mallinger,a 27-year-old rookiewho was on the wrongcourse at the right time.He was at PebbleBeach, which isexposed to the windalong the cliffs of theocean. Mallinger, how-ever, started his roundon the 10th tee in thevirtual calm of themorning, and gustsstrong enough to topplea tree at Spyglass Hilldidn’t arrive until hehad only five holesremaining.

Then again, it helpedthat he made 100 feet

worth of birdie putts onhis first three holes,starting with a 60-foot-er from just short of the10th green.

“I got 14 holes withgood weather,”Mallinger said. “Thoseare where you makeyour birdies, so whenyou’ve got good weath-er, you’ve got anadvantage.”

He should clarify“good” in this case,because sunshine hasgraced this picturesquepeninsula the last sixyears. It was good for14 holes because theflags weren’t bendingsideways, the cloudshad not released therain and it didn’t feellike winter.

“It was beneficial,”he said.

Jim Furyk played hisbest golf in the worstconditions, making fivebirdies on the back nineat Spyglass Hill for a67. Also at 67 wasArjun Atwal, anotherearly starter at PebbleBeach who went with-out a bogey until the18th. The wind wasblowing so hard off theocean that his tee shotsailed right of a bunker,nearly into the hedges.

Mickelson is a two-time winner at PebbleBeach, his most recentvictory coming twoyears ago when heopened with a 62 atSpyglass and was neverseriously challengedthe rest of the week.

He had not playedsince going 0-4-1 at theRyder Cup, taking athree-month break andapproaching this yearfeeling fresh. Instead,he looked rusty at theBob Hope Classic andBuick Invitational,where he finished inthe middle of the pack,and at the FBR Openlast week outsidePhoenix, where hemissed the cut.

Mickelson ran offthree straight birdies on

the back nine at PoppyHills, made the turn in31 and then settled forpars in the cold, blus-tery conditions until thepar-5 ninth, where heshot into a share of thelead.

Poppy was the placeto be.

It was the onlycourse that averagedunder par in the open-ing round, while theaverage at PebbleBeach was nearly 75.

Pebble was a pussy-cat in the cool, calm ofthe morning. The flagswere limp, the greenswere holding and sev-eral players easilyclimbed to the top ofthe leaderboard. Then,it was a matter of hold-ing on.

John Daly wasamong the early con-tenders at 4 underthrough his first sevenholes. Then came abreeze, and when thewind knocked down his5-iron into a hazard onthe ninth hole, leadingto double bogey, Dalyknew the fun was justbeginning.

His final tee shothopped over the edgeand down onto therocks along the 18th,and he made bogey fora 72.

“I wasn’t preparedfor that,” Daly said ofthe sudden misery. “It’sjust like it always isaround here — miser-able. I haven’t playedhere in about four orfive years, and it wasmiserable then, too.”Divots: Because of rainin the forecast, playerswere allowed to lift,clean and place theirgolf balls in the fair-way. Among the ama-teurs in the field isWalter Driver Jr., presi-dent of the U.S. GolfAssociation. TheUSGA is so fundamen-tally opposed to thelocal rule that one offi-cial once called it “lift,clean and cheat.”

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By LARRY LAGEAP Sports Writer

AUBURN HILLS, Mich.— Tayshaun Prince scored 20points and Chris Webber had18 points and 11 rebounds,leading the Detroit Pistons toa 93-78 win over the LosAngeles Lakers on Thursdaynight.

The Pistons have won fivestraight — building a two-game lead for the best recordin the Eastern Conference —and are 9-2 with Webber in thestarting lineup.

Kobe Bryant had 18 pointson 5-of-13 shooting and eightturnovers, one short of hiscareer high.

The Pistons built a double-digit lead in the first quarterwith crisp ball movement thatled to 11 assists on 12 basketsand didn’t have much troublemaintaining the cushion forthe rest of the game.

They have won eightstraight at home against LosAngeles, including three vic-tories in the 2004 Finals thatwere Shaquille O’Neal’s lastgames with the Lakers.

Detroit’s Rasheed Wallacescored 18 and grabbed 10rebounds and RichardHamilton had 16 points andseven assists.

Webber had his third dou-ble-double since signing with

the Pistons three weeks ago,and scored at least 12 pointsfor the fifth straight game.

Los Angeles had balancedscoring, but much of it cametoo late.

Ronny Turiaf scored 13,Lamar Odom had 12 points,Smush Parker scored 11 androokie Jordan Farmar added10 for the Lakers, who fell to3-3 on their eight-game roadtrip.

The Pistons looked fantas-tic on offense during the firstquarter — when they essen-tially won the game — andWebber had a lot to do with it.

Without the ball, Webber’spassing has encouraged them

to cut through the lane andcurl around picks more often.Four different players hadassists and Detroit made 60percent of its shouts to helpbuild a 28-17 lead.

Webber had eight points,five rebounds, three assistsand no turnovers in the firstquarter.

Bryant deferred to histeammates until taking andmaking his first shot, a 3-pointer with 27.5 seconds leftin the quarter.

Detroit led 48-36 at half-time and 73-59 after threequarters. The Pistons builttheir biggest lead, a 20-pointcushion in the final quarterand coasted to the victory.

Notes: The last time theLakers won at the Palace wasJan. 8, 2002.

In the previous meetingthis season, the Pistons won97-83 on Nov. 10 at LosAngeles.

Detroit is 9-8 against theWestern Conference and theLakers are 13-10 against theEast.

Webber made his first 3-pointer in 12 games with thePistons, and his third this sea-son.

Mateen Cleaves, a formerPistons first-round pick andMichigan State star, joined theBakersfield (Calif.) Jam of theNBA Development League onThursday.

Pistons beat Lakers and keep 2-game lead in Eastern Conference

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2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup schedule andstandings

By The Associated PressFeb. 10 — x-Budweiser Shootout, DaytonaBeach, Fla.Feb. 18 — Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla.Feb. 25 — Auto Club 500, Fontana, Calif.

March 11 — UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400, LasVegas.March 18 — Atlanta 500, Hampton, Ga.March 25 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn.

April 1 — Goody’s 500, Martinsville, Va.April 15 — Samsung 500, Fort Worth, Texas.April 21 — Subway Fresh 500, Avondale, Ariz.April 29 — Aaron’s 499, Talladega, Ala.

May 5 — Crown Royal 400, Richmond, Va.May 12 — Dodge Avenger 500, Darlington, S.C.May 19 — x-NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge,Concord, N.C.May 27 — Coca Cola 600, Concord, N.C.

June 3 — TBA, Dover, Del.June 10 — Pocono 500, Long Pond, Pa.June 17 — TBA, Brooklyn, Mich.June 24 — Dodge/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.

July 1 — LENOX Industrial Tools 300, Loudon,N.H.July 7 — Pepsi 400, Daytona Beach, Fla.July 15 — USG Sheetrock 400, Joliet, Ill.July 29 — Allstate 400 at the Brickyard,Indianapolis.

Aug. 5 — Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond, Pa.Aug. 12 — NEXTEL Cup at The Glen, WatkinsGlen, N.Y.Aug. 19 — TBA, Brooklyn, Mich.Aug. 25 — Sharpie 500, Bristol, Tenn.

Sept. 2 — TBA, Fontana, Calif.Sept. 8 — Chevy Rock-and-Roll 400, Richmond,Va.Sept. 16 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.Sept. 23 — TBA, Dover, Del.Sept. 30 — Kansas 400, Kansas City, Kan.

Oct. 7 — UAW-Ford 500, Talladega, Ala.Oct. 13 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.Oct. 21 — TBA, Martinsville, Va.Oct. 28 — TBA, Hampton, Ga.

Nov. 4 — Dickies 500, Fort Worth, Texas.Nov. 11 — Checker Auto Parts 500, Avondale,Ariz.Nov. 18 — Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.

2006 Final Standings1. Jimmie Johnson, 6,4752. Matt Kenseth, 6,4193. Denny Hamlin, 6,4074. Kevin Harvick, 6,3975. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 6,3286. Jeff Gordon, 6,2567. Jeff Burton, 6,2288. Kasey Kahne, 6,1839. Mark Martin, 6,16810. Kyle Busch, 6,02711. Tony Stewart, 4,72712. Carl Edwards, 4,42813. Greg Biffle, 4,07514. Casey Mears, 3,91415. Brian Vickers, 3,90616. Kurt Busch, 3,90017. Clint Bowyer, 3,83318. Ryan Newman, 3,74819. Martin Truex Jr., 3,67320. Scott Riggs, 3,619

TRANSACTIONSBy The Associated Press

BASEBALL

American LeagueOAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms withOF Shannon Stewart on a one-year contract.Designated OF Charles Thomas for assignment.TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with INFJoaquin Arias, RHP Omar Beltre, RHP ScottFeldman, OF Freddy Guzman, LHP A.J. Murray,RHP Alexi Ogando, RHP Josh Rupe, C ChrisStewart, RHP Robinson Tejeda and RHP EdinsonVolquez on one-year contracts.National League

CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with RHPBronson Arroyo on a two-year contract extensionthrough 2010.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

DALLAS MAVERICKS—Recalled F PopsMensah-Bonsu from Fort Worth of the NBADevelopment League.

FOOTBALL

National Football LeagueCHICAGO BEARS—Announced Don Johnson,defensive line coach, and Harold Goodwin, assis-tant offensive line coach, won’t return. Announcedthe resignation of Mike Bajakian, offensive qualitycontrol coach, to become offensive coordinator atCentral Michigan.CLEVELAND BROWNS—Named Umberto Leonedefensive quality control coach, Mike Sullivanassistant offensive line coach and Frank Verduccioffensive assistant.DALLAS COWBOYS—Named Wade Phillipscoach.JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Named ToddMonken receivers coach, Robert Prince assistantreceivers coach and Tom Williams special teamsassistant.MIAMI DOLPHINS—Named Diron Reynolds,defensive line coach and Matt Schiotz strengthand conditioning coach.MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Named Leslie Frazierdefensive coordinator.OAKLAND RAIDERS—Named Tom Rathmanrunning backs coach and Taver Johnson assistantdefensive line coach.

HOCKEY

National Hockey LeagueCOLORADO AVALANCHE—Activated F BradMay from injured reserve. Assigned F AnttiLaaksonen to Albany of the AHL.

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOP 25By The Associated Press

Thursday1. Florida (22-2) did not play. Next: at No. 20Kentucky, Saturday.2. UCLA (21-2) did not play. Next: at WestVirginia, Saturday.3. Ohio State (21-3) did not play. Next: vs.Purdue, Saturday.4. Wisconsin (23-2) did not play. Next: vs. Iowa,Saturday.5. North Carolina (21-3) did not play. Next: vs.Wake Forest, Saturday.6. Texas A&M (20-3) did not play. Next: atNebraska, Saturday.7. Pittsburgh (21-3) did not play. Next: vs.Providence, Saturday.

8. Memphis (19-3) at UAB. Next: vs. Tulane,Saturday.9. Kansas (20-4) did not play. Next: at Missouri,Saturday.10. Butler (23-2) beat Cleveland State 92-50.Next: at Wright State, Saturday.11. Marquette (21-4) did not play. Next: at No. 22Georgetown, Saturday.

12. Nevada (21-2) at Fresno State. Next: vs. SanJose State, Wednesday.13. Oregon (20-4) beat Arizona State 55-51. Next:vs. No. 24 Arizona, Saturday.14. Washington State (19-4) vs. No. 25 Stanford.Next: vs. California, Saturday.15. Air Force (20-4) did not play. Next: at NewMexico, Saturday.16. Duke (18-6) did not play. Next: at Maryland,Sunday.17. Oklahoma State (18-5) did not play. Next: vs.Texas Tech, Saturday.18. Alabama (18-5) did not play. Next: atMississippi, Saturday.19. Southern California (18-7) did not play. Next:at No. 24 Arizona, Thursday.20. Kentucky (18-5) did not play. Next: vs. No. 1Florida, Saturday.21. Southern Illinois (20-5) did not play. Next: vs.Creighton, Saturday.22. Georgetown (17-5) did not play. Next: vs. No.11 Marquette, Saturday.23. Vanderbilt (16-7) did not play. Next: atTennessee, Saturday.

24. Arizona (15-7) at Oregon State. Next: at No.13 Oregon, Saturday.25. Stanford (15-6) at No. 14 Washington State.Next: at Washington, Sunday.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONBy The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic DivisionW L Pct GB

Toronto 26 23.531 —New Jersey 23 27.4603 1/2New York 22 28.4404 1/2Philadelphia 17 33.3409 1/2Boston 12 36.25013 1/2

Southeast DivisionW L Pct GB

Washington 28 20.583 —Orlando 25 25.500 4Miami 24 25.4904 1/2Atlanta 18 30.375 10Charlotte 18 31.36710 1/2

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Detroit 30 18.625 —Chicago 28 21.5712 1/2Cleveland 28 21.5712 1/2Indiana 26 23.5314 1/2Milwaukee 19 31.380 12

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest DivisionW L Pct GB

Dallas 40 9.816 —San Antonio 33 16.673 7Houston 31 17.6468 1/2New Orleans 23 27.46017 1/2Memphis 12 38.24028 1/2

Northwest DivisionW L Pct GB

Utah 32 17.653 —Denver 23 24.489 8Minnesota 23 26.469 9Portland 20 30.40012 1/2Seattle 18 31.367 14

Pacific DivisionW L Pct GB

Phoenix 39 10.796 —L.A. Lakers 30 20.6009 1/2L.A. Clippers 24 25.490 15Golden State 23 27.46016 1/2Sacramento 20 26.43517 1/2

Thursday’s GamesNew Orleans 109, Milwaukee 101, 2OTDetroit 93, L.A. Lakers 78Chicago at Sacramento, inc.

Friday’s GamesDenver at Indiana, 4 p.m.San Antonio at Orlando, 4 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Toronto, 4 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.Portland at Charlotte, 4 p.m.New Jersey at Boston, 4:30 p.m.Miami at Cleveland, 5 p.m.Minnesota at Memphis, 5 p.m.Houston at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.Atlanta at Phoenix, 6 p.m.Chicago at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesToronto at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.Orlando at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.Memphis vs. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 5p.m.Denver at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m.Charlotte at Houston, 5:30 p.m.New York at Utah, 6 p.m.Sacramento at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesSan Antonio at Miami, 10 a.m.Portland at Washington, 10 a.m.L.A. Clippers at Indiana, 11:30 a.m.L.A. Lakers at Cleveland, 12:30 p.m.Boston at Minnesota, 3 p.m.Dallas at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.Chicago at Phoenix, 5 p.m.Seattle at Sacramento, 6 p.m.Atlanta at Golden State, 6 p.m.

rebounds and Chris Frey fin-ished with eight points and sixrebounds on the night.

The Wildcats will have aNorth Bay League game onFriday at Santa Rosa at 7:30p.m.

Ukiah High JVboy’s basketball

The Ukiah High School JVboy’s basketball team defeat-ed Piner High School in theirlast home game of the seasonby a final score of 72-52. TheJV Wildcats did a great job intheir final home game of

rebounding and continued thestrong defensive effort.

The Wildcats were led byJames Mackey with a teamhigh 18 points, Kyle Mayfieldscored 17, Gabe Ott andSergio Fuentes both had ninepoints each, Tyler Carter hadeight, Jeff McGee scored sixpoints, Tyler Mendoza endedwith four and Oscar Fuentesadded one point.

The JV Wildcats’ nextgame will take place onFriday preceding the Varsitygame at 6 p.m. in Santa Rosa.

Mendocino Collegewomen’s basketball

The Mendocino Collegewomen’s basketball team tooka trip to Yuba College on

Wednesday to battle a fellowBay Valley Conference oppo-nent. The Eagles played wellin the first half but fell short inthe second losing to the 49ersby a score of 60-49.

“We had too manyturnovers in the second half,”said Mendocino Collegecoach Stan Weiper. “We wereable to cut it close late butthey made their free throwsdown the stretch.”

The Eagles were led byKristen Andre with 18 pointsand 15 rebounds, AmberShepherd finished with ninepoints and Kyra Platte hadeight points on the night.

The Eagles are now 4-5 inthe BVC with their next gameat home on Friday againstMerritt College at 5:30 p.m.

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home run king, Selig wasn’tsure whether the mark wouldalways be tainted by hisalleged steroids use.

“Only history will tell usthat. I’m not smart enough tomake that judgment,” Seligsaid.

Selig did say he likesBonds.

“I do,” he said. “Taking thisjob after running a team, Ihave lived with players all ofmy adult life. I think I under-

stand players very, very well.There are very few players Ihave disliked for any particu-lar reason. Today I can’t thinkof any players.”

New Giants manager BruceBochy, meanwhile, is deter-mined to make sure his play-ers don’t let Bonds’ issuesaffect his club as it looks toend a three-year playoffabsence. Pitchers and catchersreport to the team’sScottsdale, Ariz., complexWednesday.

“We’re going to try to stayfrom any distractions, evenwith Barry and his historicmilestone,” Bochy said.

“Guys have to remind them-selves, ’We’re seeing historybut we have to win a ball-game.”’

One of the best lines of theday came from embattled SanFrancisco mayor GavinNewsom, who poked fun athimself in the wake of newsthat he will seek counselingfor alcohol abuse and theadmission of an affair with thewife of his former top aide.

“I wouldn’t have imaginedsix weeks ago that someonecould take Barry Bonds offthe front pages of SanFrancisco newspapers,”Newsom said.

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among key Cowboys, includ-ing Jones.

But the 49ers are quite fondof Turner as well, even afterjust one 7-9 season. After theRaiders fired him followingthe 2005 season, Nolan quick-ly hired Turner to take overthe NFL’s 32nd-rankedoffense.

While the Niners didn’texactly become a power-house, Turner got remarkableprogress from quarterbackAlex Smith and an improved

offensive line. He helpedFrank Gore become theNFC’s leading rusher in abreakout season.

“I’m happy, real happy,especially with the youngteam we have,” Gore said atthe NFC’s Pro Bowl practicein Hawaii. “All that progresswe made toward the end of theyear, that’s just going to con-tinue. We can just keep play-ing off of it. We can keepgrowing, working hard in theoffseason, and next year isgoing to be crazy, just crazy.”

Gore intended to plead withhis coach to stay last week,but only got Turner’s voice-mail. Gore set a franchise

record while leading the NFCwith 1,695 yards rushing, alsosetting the club record with2,180 total yards from scrim-mage, and breaking the sin-gle-game rushing record with212 yards against Seattle.

Turner’s return also allowsNolan to maintain some conti-nuity on his coaching staff.Nolan fired defensive coordi-nator Billy Davis after the sea-son and replaced him with SanDiego linebackers coach GregManusky, Phillips’ protegewith the Chargers. Nolan alsohired Al Everest to replacespecial-teams coordinatorLarry Mac Duff, who went tothe Texas Longhorns.

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By STEPHEN HAWKINSAP Sports Writer

IRVING, Texas — Twiceduring his introduction ofWade Phillips as DallasCowboys coach, Jerry Joneshad to stop and gather him-self. The decision was thatemotional for the team owner.

“We needed to get it right,”Jones said, pausing as tearswelled up in his eyes. “In mymind, we got it right.”

Phillips was hiredThursday, providing Dallaswith an experienced replace-ment for Bill Parcells andsomeone well-versed in the 3-4 defense.

Maybe more significantlyfor Jones was getting a coachwho can win now. TheCowboys haven’t won a post-season game in 10 seasons,the longest drought in teamhistory.

“This team is best servednow, next week, next monthand next season by an NFLhead coach with experience,that knows the game, that can-didly knows the personnelthat are playing the game rightnow,” Jones said.

The seventh coach in teamhistory, Phillips is only thesecond to arrive in Dallas withprevious NFL head coachingexperience. The other wasParcells, who retired Jan. 22after four seasons with theCowboys.

Phillips, defensive coordi-nator at San Diego the pastthree seasons, has a 48-42head coaching record overthree seasons with Buffalo,two with Denver and season-ending interim stints withNew Orleans and Atlanta. The59-year-old son of longtimeHouston Oilers coach BumPhillips has been in the NFLfor 30 of the last 31 seasons.

“It’s great to have thesecowboy boots back in Texas,”said Phillips, showing hisboots from the podium, wherehis father sat to his right.“(Jones) feels like and I feellike I was the best fit for thisjob. ... I think I can make animmediate impact.”

Wade Phillips joins TomLandry and Jimmy Johnson asthe only Texas natives to be incharge of “America’s Team.”Landry and Johnson both won

two Super Bowls in Dallas.“It’s a big job, but I’m

ready for it,” Phillips said.Jones interviewed 10 can-

didates before hiring his sixthcoach since buying the teamin 1989. Phillips was inter-viewed two weeks ago, andhis chances of getting the jobseemed to be fading whenNorv Turner was among fivemore who followed him.

“It was really tough,”Phillips said. “In the game, Ihave control in a lot of things,like making the calls. In this, Ididn’t have any control. I’mjust hoping.”

But Jones chose the defen-sive-minded Phillips overTurner, a two-time head coachwho was the Cowboys’ offen-sive coordinator for SuperBowl titles after the 1992 and1993 seasons.

“It was important to get theexperience and expertise andsome of the specific thingsthat I felt we needed to helpour team out,” Jones said.“How we were going to goforward with the offense, howwe were going to go forwardwith the defense.”

After Jason Garrett inter-viewed for the vacancy Jan.25, Jones hired him to anunspecified role on the coach-ing staff. It has been presumedhe will be the offensive coor-dinator, but Phillips said hedidn’t want to discussGarrett’s role until he had achance to talk to the formerbackup quarterback.

Phillips’ head coachingrecord includes 3-4 as a fill-infor the Saints and Falcons and0-3 in the playoffs, mostnotably the “Music CityMiracle,” when Tennesseeused a trick kick return for thewinning touchdown in theclosing seconds against theBills in January 2000.

Besides carrying on hisfamily tradition, Phillips hashandled the dubious task ofreplacing Super Bowl coachesDan Reeves in Denver andMarv Levy in Buffalo. So theidea of following Parcellsdoesn’t bother him.

Parcells, who won twoSuper Bowls with the NewYork Giants, went 34-32 infour years in Dallas and losttwice in the playoffs. He

implemented the 3-4 schemein Dallas two years ago, andhas built a roster suited for it,highlighted by end-turned-linebacker DeMarcus Ware.

“I love the defense that SanDiego plays, and I think ourteam has guys who could playgreat roles in it,” Ware saidThursday from the Pro Bowl.

Yet the defense was theweak link last season, whenDallas went 9-7 and lost in thefirst round of the playoffs.

The Cowboys lost four oftheir last five games, includ-ing the last three, mainlybecause they couldn’t stopteams.

Phillips, meanwhile, washelping the Chargers go 14-2.They allowed the seventh-fewest points in the NFL andwere rated 10th in totaldefense.

Phillips was born inOrange, Texas, and playedcollege ball at Houston. Hejoined his dad’s staff with theOilers as a linebackers coachin 1976 and has been in theNFL ever since, except for2001.

He stayed with the Oilersthrough 1980, then followedhis father to New Orleans andbecame defensive coordinatorat age 34. He replaced hisfather as head coach for thefinal four games of the 1985season.

Phillips then was in chargeof the defense in Philadelphia(1986-88) and Denver (1989-92), taking over as coach ofthe Broncos for 1993 and ’94.His teams went 16-16.

The next three years werespent as defensive coordinatorin Buffalo, followed by threeyears as the Bills’ coach andvice president of footballoperations. The Bills were 29-19 under his guidance.

He was Reeves’ defensivecoordinator in Atlanta in 2002and ’03. He went 2-1 asReeves’ replacement at theend of ’03, then went to SanDiego.

Phillips has a son, Wes,who coaches at Baylor, and adaughter, Tracy, who is anactress.

-----AP Sports Writer Greg

Beacham contributed to thisreport.

Phillips gets nod in Dallas

By JANIE McCAULEYAP Sports Writer

OAKLAND — ShannonStewart and the OaklandAthletics agreed to a $1 mil-lion, one-year contractThursday, giving the club theadditional backup outfielder itsought before the start ofspring training.

Stewart can earn an addi-tional $1.5 million in perfor-mance bonuses. He will joinrecently re-signed BobbyKielty as a backup outfielderbehind right fielder MiltonBradley, center fielder MarkKotsay and left fielder NickSwisher.

“I know if I’m healthy, Ican play every day,” Stewartsaid on a conference call fromFlorida. “My mind is on goingin there and playing wherethey want me.”

Acquiring a utility outfield-er to replace the departed JayPayton was among the lastorders of business for generalmanager Billy Beane beforethe defending AL West cham-pions report to spring trainingnext week in Phoenix.

Oakland designated out-fielder Charles Thomas forassignment to make room onthe roster for Stewart, who

tried out for several teams twoweeks ago while looking for ajob. The A’s did not attend theworkout.

While Stewart has primari-ly played left field, he cameup as a center fielder and feelscomfortable in any spot.

The A’s likely will try himat several positions thisspring.

Stewart batted .293 lastyear with two homers and 21RBIs in 174 at-bats for theMinnesota Twins. He wasbothered by foot injuries andplayed in just 44 games.

“He’s always been a toughout for us, especially with theTwins,” A’s assistant GMDavid Forst said. “We’relooking forward to seeing thaton our side.”

Stewart, who turns 33 thismonth, has a .299 career aver-age and 102 home runs in 12big league seasons. He startedhis major league career withthe Toronto Blue Jays andspent the last 3 1/2 seasonswith the Twins.

After an offseason filledwith doctors’ appointmentsand MRI exams across thecountry, Stewart has beenpain-free for several monthsnow and is able to run at full

speed again. It was a littlestrange for him to be seekingwork, practically interviewingfor jobs by showing off hisskills for different clubs.

“It’s a weird, frustratingtime,” Stewart said. “I’vebeen in the big leagues aboutnine years now and havenever had to go through any-thing like this. It’s tough tohave to go through it, but Iunderstood. It’s been harderon me than anybody else.”

The A’s also added desig-nated hitter Mike Piazza toreplace Frank Thomas thisoffseason and left-handedreliever Alan Embree to boosttheir pitching staff.

Right-hander Rich Hardenwill be the new No. 1 starterafter ace Barry Zito signed a$126 million, seven-year con-tract to pitch across SanFrancisco Bay with theGiants.

Stewart — acquired by theTwins in a trade with Torontofor Kielty in July 2003 —would make an additional$200,000 for 200 plateappearances, and $100,000each for 220, 245, 265, 290,310, 335, 355, 380, 400, 425,450, 475 and 500 plateappearances.

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walk and 10 mile run. This event takes place, this Sunday, reg-istration time is from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.

The race starts at 10 a.m. The race will start at RecreationGrove Park in Willits. Entry fee is $25 which includes a“Classic” running hat while supplies last. Children 15 and underare $5 each, hat’s not included. Strider members will receive a$3 discount. This event is presented by the non profit NorthCoast Striders Running Club and benefits the Willits HighCross Country Team.

For more information, call Mark at 272-9246 or visitwww.striders.org.

Valentine’s Day candy sale set to run through this Tuesday

Valentine See’s Candy will be sold at Raley’s Super Market,in Ukiah this week through this Tuesday from noon to 6 p.m.,by the local non-profit service group “Soroptimist Internationalof Ukiah”.

S.I. of Ukiah is a service club that provides help for womenand children in Mendocino County. The proceeds from thisfundraiser will provide funding for the many scholarshipsoffered by this club. For more information about this serviceclub or fundraiser, call Penny McIntosh 391-5177.

Chelsea Flower Show coming to Rose Society meeting Tuesday

This Tuesday, at the Ukiah Civic Center Conference roomon W. Clay St. at 6:30 p.m. The Mendocino Rose Society willhost Rebecca Landrum-Rama from Redwood Valley and amember of the Ukiah Garden Club.

Rebecca will share her amazing slides of the “Oscar ofFlower Shows”, the Chelsea Flower Show. Hailed as the bestflower show in the world, thousands flock to this annual marvelevery May in London. Presenters have been preparing theincredibly perfect plants and blooms that adorn this huge showfor over a century. For those of you who dream of going; it’s thenext best thing.

Rebecca Landrum-Rama is passionate about life, gardensand people. Born and raised in the Midwest, she has traveledextensively and lived in Italy, Boston, New York, NY, Taos, NMand CA. She refers to herself as an obsessive compulsive flowerlover. She has written two books and is currently working onher third. Come see some of the most beautiful flowers in theworld.

Managing backyard trees and gardensorganically set for this Wednesday

Mendocino County Releaf and the Potter Valley Tribe will beoffering a series of 3 workshops on managing yards and gardensusing organic methods, beginning this Wednesday. Local agron-omist Gregg Young, using his 30 years experience in local agri-culture, will teach about pruning, local soils and fertilization,and pest management using bio-controls and organic-compliantmaterials. Participants should register with the City of UkiahCommunity Services Dept. There is no charge for the work-shops. The workshops will be held at Potter Valley TribeCommunity Center, 2251 S. State St., in Ukiah, from 6 to 8p.m., future dates for this event are Wednesday March 21, from6 to 8 p.m., and Wednesday, May 23, from 6 to 8 p.m.

For more information, call 462-1213.

Willits Annual Sweetheart Raffle set for this Wednesday

“Night on the Town for Two,” is the theme for this yearsAmerican Legion Auxiliary Sweetheart Drawing. There will bethree or more prize packages consisting of a night at a localmotel, dinners or luncheons, flowers, candy, haircuts, theatertickets, movie theater tickets, video certificated, casino couponand various other special coupons for gift items.

Tickets will be sold by Legion and Auxiliary members, indi-vidually, and in front of Safeway and Ray’s stores for about twoweeks before the drawing date of this Wednesday. You do notneed to be present to win.

For more information, call Dori Grauer at 459-6535 orMeredith Bliss at 459-2965.

Mendocino County Child Care PlanningCouncil meeting set for this Wednesday

The next meeting of the Mendocino County Child CarePlanning Council will be held this Wednesday, from 2 to 4:30p.m. at the Mendocino County Office of Education, South EastRoom, 2240 Old River Rd., in Talmage. The public is welcomeand may use time set aside on the agenda to address theCouncil. For more information, call Child Care PlanningCouncil Manager Anne Rosenthol at 467-5143.

Ukiah Garden Club Meetings set for this Wednesday and Thursday

This month’s meetings are true valentines. The day meetingprogram is this Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. will be “Journey InTime” author Peter Stearns presenting a slide show of the wildflowers of Mendocino County. This book has been sold out forover a year and they are very honored to have this spectacularlocal celebrity share his considerable knowledge about thebeautiful countryside. Members only.

The night meeting will be this Thursday at 7 p.m. The pro-gram is “Integrated Pest Management – How to Have a HealthyGarden” presented by Annie Joseph, a certified Nursery profes-sional consultant. This will be one of the most useful and edu-cational programs of the year. It will not only teach us how tocreate powerful organic solutions to the most common prob-lems in our gardens, but it will save you time and money in theprocess. Don’t miss this meeting! The public is welcome.

There are plans to change the day of the night meetings, butMs. Joseph has been booked months in advance and wasn’tavailable at any other time.

Both meetings are at 1203 Clay St., in Ukiah and refresh-ments will be served.

Saturday Fun for children at theLibrary set to start Feb. 17

Charlene Light, teacher at Instilling Goodness ElementarySchool, will be offering three classes on Saturdays at theMendocino County Children’s Library in Ukiah. Each class isfrom 10:30 a.m. to noon and they are free to the public.

The first class will be on Saturday, Feb. 17. Come celebrateand learn about Chinese New Year through crafts, dances, sto-ries and movement.

The second class will be on Saturday, March 17 and they willlearn about leprechauns and wee folk. Wear green and come andenjoy stories, songs, movement and crafts.

The third class will be held on Saturday, May 19 and will becalled Butterfly Magic. Children will experience the life cycleof the butterfly, again through stories, songs, movement andcrafts. The classes are co-sponsored by Instilling GoodnessElementary School at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas and byIna Gordon, Mendocino County Children’s Librarian. They willbe taught by Charlene Light.

Piano and Drum entertain at Ice Cream Social set for Feb. 26

A dynamic group of students led by the talented DeloresCarrick and Russ Johnson will perform a variety of music onpiano and drums for the attendees of the February Ice CreamSocial held on Monday, Feb. 26 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at theUkiah Senior Center in Bartlett Hall.

Ice Cream, toppings, and pies are yours for the eating for just$1 for members or $1.50 for non members. Besides the enter-tainment and sweets, other fun awaits. “Name that Tune” adrawing for $50 cash, and two separate door prizes fromWindmills Restaurant for Breakfast for Two.

The Celebrity Scooper is District Attorney candidateMeredith Lintott. Background music provided by Delores andRuss with Eric Larson as M.C. All of the supplies, ice cream,toppings, coffee and the cash prize are donated to the Centerand go into the General Fund to support Senior services in the

Ukiah Valley.The public is welcome. Come, enjoy and see for yourself

why this is Ukiah’s most well attended and popular communityevent. For more information, call Nancy at 485-5231.

AARP Driver Safety Program set to hold classes for Feb. 26 and 27

An AARP Driver Safety Program class is scheduled to beheld in Ukiah on Monday, Feb. 26 and Tuesday, Feb. 27 from8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Classes are to be held in the conferenceroom at the Department of Social Services, 747 S. State St. inUkiah.

This program is an eight-hour classroom refresher coursedesigned especially for the older driver. It takes into considera-tion the physical changes of maturing drivers and identifiesways they may compensate for those changes. Instructors aretrained volunteers. Successful completion of the course willentitle each person over 55 years of age a discount in auto insur-ance rates, amount of discount varies by insurer). Participantsmust attend classes both days in order to receive their certifi-cate, which will entitle them to their discount. Class size is lim-ited by AARP to the first thirty persons who sign-up.

To reserve a place in the class, telephone Jan at 462-7314 orthe Ukiah Senior Center at 462-4343.

Special Olympics Benefit set for Feb. 18Ukiah Senior Center will be hosting it’s 4th Annual Benefit

for the Special Olympics of Mendocino County on Sunday,Feb. 18, from 2 to 5 p.m. This year’s theme is CountryHoedown Dance Party.

There will be a live band, refreshments, entertainment anddoor prizes. The cost is $5 at the door with “special athletes”and children under 12 getting in free. All proceeds for this ben-efit go to help defray the expenses of the many competitions theathletes participate in throughout Northern California.

Anyone wishing to make a donation may do so by makingchecks payable to Special Olympics of Mendocino County, c/oUkiah Senior Center, 499 Leslie Street, Ukiah, CA, 95482

Red Cross ‘Real Hero’ nominationdeadline set for Feb. 28

The Red Cross wants to know about anyone who has shownan extraordinary gift for human compassion since January2006. The American Red Cross is seeking new heroes to honorat their fourth annual Real Heroes Breakfast.

The breakfast benefits the local disaster relief fund and sup-ports other essential Red Cross services. Nominations forms,which must be received by Feb. 28, are available on sonoma-county.redcross.org or from the Red Cross by calling 577-7600.

A panel of community leaders will review nominations. TheRed Cross has added a new category this year, MendocinoCounty Hero of the Year, since the Sonoma County Chapteroversees and is expanding the activities of the Red Cross inMendocino County. Other categories are Animal, Education,Good Samaritan (Youth, Adult, and Senior), Law Enforcement,Medical, Military, Professional Rescue, and Workplace. TheMendocino County hero must live in, or heroic acts must havetaken place in, Mendocino County.

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... (people) are running stopsigns. It gets a little hairysometimes. The traffic istwice this year what it was lastyear. Dora Street is gettinglike a freeway -- morningsespecially, ’cause everyone isin a hurry ... You just hope andpray that when you step outthere, they will stop,” he said,before again voicing hisfrustration with people talkingon cell phones while drivingin traffic.Soon after, the smile returnedto his face as children camescrambling down the sidewalktoward him.

What do they think of theircrossing guard?“He’s the best ’cause he’s hereevery morning when I crossthe street and he makes mefeel safe so I don’t get runover by a car,” said sixth-grader Joel Velasco, as hewaited for Harris to lead himthrough the busy intersectionat Dora and Gobbi streets. “He’s cool,” said another boy. “He’s nice,” said yet another.Not long after the voice of ayoung girl could be heardnearby. “You’re never gonnacatch me,” teased the child asshe ran on the lawn up abovethe sidewalk where Harrisstood.“Yes I am,” he teased back,never actually leaving thecurb to do so.

While it’s clear that Harris isthere for the children,apparently he’s got a soft spotfor the elderly as well. “The other day I noticed anelderly lady standing near thecrosswalk. I told her to waitand I’d help her across ... andthen I held up my sign .... Ilove the job. ... It’s a great job... it makes you feel like youare doing something for thecommunity,” the crossingguard said. Asked if police shared Harris’sentiments regarding cellphones while driving, UkiahPolice Capt. Trent Taylor said:“I think it’s a general problem,not necessarily specific to theschools.” “But,” he added:“It’s enough of a problem thatthe Legislature enacted a new

law to control the use of cellphones while driving.”The California WirelessTelephone Act -- which takeseffect on July 1 -- prohibitsdrivers from operating a hand-held cell phone while driving.First offenders will face a $20fine with repeat offenderspaying $50 per offense.Exceptions are made forhands-free devices.The Ukiah Unified SchoolDistrict employs five crossingguards: two work at GraceHudson School, one atYokayo School, and two atFrank Zeek School.Volunteers also act as crossingguards.Laura McCutcheon can bereached at udjlm@pacific.net.

legal action against the cityand any individuals, cityemployees or otherwise, whowere involved in his beingcharged with two misde-meanor offenses -- altering ordestroying a building withouta permit and demolishing ahistoric structure withoutdemolition review -- stem-ming from work done inAugust 2005 on his 116-year-old house at 510 S. Spring St.

Ashiku was found notguilty on the first charge onJuly 20 following a three-dayjury trial. Before the trial, theMendocino County DistrictAttorney’s Office dropped thesecond charge.

Ashiku’s claim al-leged hewas prosecuted based on per-jured and altered evidence bycity employees. He testifiedduring the trial that he wastold by Department of Plan-ning and Community Devel-opment staff that he couldbegin preliminary demolition

work without a permit.“In (Ashiku’s) claim, he

describes things that hap-pened over a long period oftime, going back a long timebefore the trial,” Rapport said,explaining why the councildid not take action on a por-tion of the claim.

However, Ashiku said hedoesn’t “believe there’s anymerit to their statement” thatalleges portions of his claimwere filed beyond the dead-line.

Ashiku’s attorney, RobertPetersen, explained thatbecause the claim is for mali-cious prosecution, he believesthe cause of action for filing aclaim only arose when thejury reached its verdict July20, meaning the claim wasfiled within the six-monthtimeframe.

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Approximately 12 commu-nity members met at OakManor Park Wednesdaybefore the council meeting todiscuss the drilling of a testwell and how a permanentwell, which would require theconstruction of at least a 10-foot by 10-foot pumphouse,would affect the area, accord-ing to Steinpress.

Community membersexpressed concern that apumphouse, even if combinedwith the construction of abathroom facility, would takeaway space for recreation, hesaid.

Other concerns cited at thecouncil meeting includeddiesel fumes that would beemitted from a pump, animpact to softball and soccerseasons due to constructionand storage of water and chlo-rine for its treatment on-site.

“I have a great misgivingabout putting a well into OakManor Park,” CouncilmanJohn McCowen said, statinghe would not approve testdrilling at that site.

Councilman Phil Baldwinalso mentioned concern that awell at Riverside Park, if notlocated near the alreadydeveloped Ukiah SoftballComplex, would be incompat-ible with the intention for theremainder of the park to

become a nature area.“We felt like what was the

best area was actually at thenorth end of the park...close tothe entrance on Gobbi, andcertainly away from thenature preserve,” Steinpresssaid before the councilapproved test drilling at thelocation.

City Water Utilities ProjectEngineer Ann Burck said shedoes not expect the testdrilling to begin before May,since the city must completethe drafting of its request forproposals, and then once bidscome in, one will have to beapproved by the City Council.

The city’s 2006-2007 Fis-cal Year Budget includes$150,000 for test well drilling.

The test drill will gatherinformation about soil layers,and if water is discovered,will involve testing the com-position of water and itspotential pumping capacity todetermine if locating a perma-nent well is feasible. The testdrill will not require the con-struction of a pumphouse,Burck said.

The test drill will alsodetermine if the water isgroundwater or underflow,which is viewed as a surface-water right and is not ownedby the city.

If water is determined to beunderflow, the city would notseek to develop a well there,City Attorney David Rapportsaid.

City staff was also directedto continue looking into otherpossible water sources,including working with pri-vate property owners in theBrush Street Triangle and nearOak Manor Park to performtest drills in those areas.

Katie Mintz can be reached atudjkm@pacific.net.

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The fire eruptedWednesday shortly after 4p.m. in south San Jose. Morethan 100 officers rushed to thescene in 25 trucks, but couldnot control the blaze untilabout 8:45 p.m.

“Unfortunately, the firewas well-advanced by thetime we got here,” San Josefire Capt. Alberto Olmos said.

No one in the 176-unitapartment complex wasinjured, but a 50-unit, three-story building in the SantaTeresa Apartments remaineduninhabitable Thursday. Partof the building’s roof col-lapsed, and its facade wasburned away.

Bernadette Belham saidher 72-year-old aunt, EvelynBelham, emerged unscathedbut lost invaluable posses-sions.

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WASHINGTON (AP) —NBC’s Tim Russert deflectedcriticism of his ethics andcredibility as he completed aheated second day of cross-examination Thursday in the

trial of former White Houseaide I. Lewis “Scooter Libby.

Russert, who testified thathe never discussed outed CIAoperative Valerie Plame withLibby, was the final prosecu-tion witness before SpecialProsecutor Patrick Fitzgeraldrested his three-week perjuryand obstruction case. Libby’sattorneys will begin callingwitnesses Monday.

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Iraqi forces arrestHealth Ministryofficial linked toShiite death squads

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) —U.S.-backed Iraqi forcesstormed the Health Ministryand arrested the No. 2 officialThursday, accusing him ofdiverting millions of dollars tothe biggest Shiite militia andallowing death squads use ofambulances and governmenthospitals to carry out kidnap-pings and killings. Shiitepoliticians allied with anti-American cleric Muqtada al-

Sadr denounced the arrest ofDeputy Health MinisterHakim al-Zamili as a violationof Iraqi sovereignty anddemanded that the prime min-ister intervene to win hisrelease. But Prime MinisterNouri al-Maliki and his senioradvisers remained silent. Al-Maliki, a Shiite, is understrong U.S. pressure to crackdown on Shiite militias andhas pledged not to interfere inthe security operation to ridBaghdad’s streets of gunmenfrom both Islamic sects. Thearrest took place at 9 a.m., anhour after Iraqi governmentoffices generally open.

Gore supportersplot way to draftformer V-P to runin 2008

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Veterans of Al Gore’s past arequietly assembling a cam-paign to draft the former vicepresident into the 2008 presi-dential race — despite hisrepeated statements that he’snot running. His top policyadviser from his 2000 presi-dential campaign and otherkey supporters met Thursdayin Boston to mull a potentialGore campaign. The partici-pants and Gore’s Nashville

office both said Gore, who isin London, is not involved.

Elaine Kamarck, a veteranof the Clinton White Houseand Gore’s policy guru in2000, said the meeting wasinformal and shouldn’t betaken as a sign there will be aGore 2008 campaign.

Chris Mackin, a Bostonconsultant and Gore support-er, called it “an early stageconversation.”

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Last New First Full

Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 23 Mar. 3

Sunrise today ............. 7:12 a.m.Sunset tonight ............ 5:42 p.m.Moonrise today ........ 12:18 a.m.Moonset today ......... 10:24 a.m.

Forecasts and graphics provided byAccuWeather, Inc. ©2007

Anaheim 67/52/c 66/51/rAntioch 61/48/r 57/45/rArroyo Grande 63/49/r 61/48/rAtascadero 61/47/r 60/45/rAuburn 59/44/r 56/44/rBarstow 70/47/c 67/46/rBig Sur 60/47/r 60/45/rBishop 59/32/r 57/30/rBlythe 78/47/pc 80/51/pcBurbank 65/49/c 64/49/rCalifornia City 64/44/r 62/42/rCarpinteria 59/52/r 59/51/rCatalina 57/50/c 58/49/rChico 59/46/r 56/44/rCrescent City 57/49/c 57/46/rDeath Valley 64/41/c 61/40/rDowney 66/52/c 66/52/rEncinitas 64/52/pc 64/52/cEscondido 67/47/pc 67/48/cEureka 59/48/r 58/46/rFort Bragg 56/46/r 56/44/rFresno 60/48/r 60/48/rGilroy 62/47/r 61/48/rIndio 77/50/pc 77/52/pcIrvine 64/53/c 65/54/rHollywood 65/51/c 64/50/rLake Arrowhead 57/37/c 56/36/rLodi 62/46/r 61/46/rLompoc 63/49/r 63/48/rLong Beach 64/52/c 65/51/rLos Angeles 66/52/c 64/52/rMammoth 40/24/r 38/22/rMarysville 61/48/r 58/47/rModesto 63/50/r 61/47/rMonrovia 66/51/c 65/50/rMonterey 62/49/r 62/49/rMorro Bay 62/50/r 61/48/r

Napa 61/47/r 58/47/rNeedles 76/51/pc 75/52/cOakland 61/49/r 60/49/rOntario 68/48/c 64/50/rOrange 67/51/c 66/51/rOxnard 60/52/r 62/51/rPalm Springs 75/54/pc 76/54/pcPasadena 65/50/c 64/49/rPomona 68/50/c 65/49/rPotter Valley 56/42/r 54/41/rRedding 56/45/c 53/43/rRiverside 68/47/c 65/47/cSacramento 61/49/r 59/49/rSalinas 63/51/r 60/49/rSan Bernardino 68/46/c 67/48/rSan Diego 66/56/pc 62/54/cSan Fernando 64/48/c 62/48/rSan Francisco 59/50/r 59/51/rSan Jose 64/51/r 61/49/rSan Luis Obispo 65/50/r 61/48/rSan Rafael 57/50/r 57/50/rSanta Ana 64/53/c 65/54/rSanta Barbara 64/50/r 59/49/rSanta Cruz 60/49/r 58/49/rSanta Monica 64/51/c 65/51/rSanta Rosa 60/48/c 56/48/rS. Lake Tahoe 44/23/r 41/26/cStockton 62/48/r 59/46/rTahoe Valley 44/30/r 41/26/rTorrance 63/53/c 63/54/rVacaville 61/47/r 57/47/rVallejo 60/48/r 58/48/rVan Nuys 65/50/c 62/48/rVisalia 61/49/r 59/48/rWillits 54/41/r 52/39/rYosemite Valley 46/30/r 44/30/rYreka 52/35/c 51/32/r

City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/WToday Sat. Today Sat.

Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

ALMANAC

SUN AND MOON

MOON PHASES

REGIONAL WEATHER CALIFORNIA CITIES

Precipitation

Ukiah through 2 p.m. Thursday

Temperature

24 hrs to 2 p.m. Thu. .................. 0.50”Month to date ............................ 0.70”Normal month to date ................ 2.10”Season to date ........................ 11.51”Last season to date ................ 33.59”Normal season to date ............ 24.36”

High .............................................. 47°Low .............................................. 40°Normal high .................................. 59°Normal low .................................... 39°Record high .................... 80° in 1954Record low ...................... 19° in 1989

UKIAH58/47

56/46Fort Bragg

55/47Westport

55/41Covelo

54/41Willits

56/43Redwood Valley

56/43Lakeport

56/43Clearlake

55/41Lucerne

60/45Willows

54/48Elk

56/51Gualala

57/46Cloverdale

56/46Boonville

55/49Rockport

58°

TODAY

Rain at times

47°

TONIGHT

Considerable cloudiness witha shower

56°

45°

SATURDAY

Windy with periods of rain

56°

37°

SUNDAY

Overcast with rain possible

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highsand tonight’s lows.

Laytonville55/39

56/46Philo

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Lake Mendocino – Lake level: 733.61 feet; Storage: 62,026 acre-feet (Maximum storage 122,500 acre-feet) Inflow: 150 cfs Outflow: 133 cfsAir quality – Ozone: .029 ppm (State standard .090 ppm) Carbon monoxide: .60 ppm (20.0 ppm) Nitrogen dioxide: .019 ppm (.25 ppm)

A-14 – FRIDAY, FEB. 9, 2007

Adv. Tix on Sale BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA (PG) �Adv. Tix on Sale GHOST RIDER (PG-13) �HANNIBAL RISING (R) - ID REQ'D DIG (410) 700 945NORBIT (PG-13) DIG (435) 710 950DREAMGIRLS (PG-13) DIG (425) 725BECAUSE I SAID SO (PG-13) DIG (445) 720 955PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS (PG-13) DIG 655CHILDREN OF MEN (R) - ID REQ'D DIG (420) 940EPIC MOVIE (PG-13) DIG (510) 740 1000

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