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By SETH FREEDLANDThe Daily Journal

Days after the belated announce-ment of federal funding in the wakeof the New Year’s storms, theFederal Emergency Management

Agency has begun preparing for itsarrival in the Ukiah ConferenceCenter.

The still-empty Colombard Roombelies the activity expected whendoors officially open for business at

10 a.m. Monday. (Hours will extendfrom 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.on Saturday, with a center-mandatedbreak on Sunday.)

Aid officials anticipate the federal

drop-in to last only a week, but thestay could be extended an additionalweek should local desires warrant.

An IT specialist from FEMA iscurrently preparing the ColombardRoom, officials said. Staffing num-

bers have been set -- three FEMAand three Small BusinessAdministration representatives willbe on hand. Bringing the federal and

FEMA setting up local center to provide federal flood aid

The Daily JournalSACRAMENTO -- State

Superintendent of Public InstructionJack O’Connell Tuesday deliveredhis third annual State of Educationaddress in which he outlined howeducators must adapt to ensure thatCalifornia’s student population isprepared to compete in the fast-

paced global economy of the 21stcentury.

“The world is becoming smallerand more connected by the minute,and the state of education inCalifornia today cannot be consid-

ered in isolation from that world orthe changes occurring in it,”O’Connell said. “Innovations startedin Silicon Valley garages have creat-ed the dynamic world we live intoday, and largely because of theseinnovations, we now find ourselvesat a critical juncture. How we as edu-cators respond to the demands of a

rapidly changing global economywill in large measure determinewhether our society thrives, or mere-ly survives.”

O’Connell described how the paceand degree of technological changeover the last few decades haveincreased exponentially, while theway we educate students has not

changed much over the last century. Citing the disappearance of most

good paying, low-skilled jobs,O’Connell noted that students inschool today will be competing withmillions of young people enteringthe global work force from develop-

By BEN BROWNThe Daily Journal

Officers at the Ukiah PoliceDepartment are issuing a warning tothe public about two new fraud scamsthat have been a cause of recent prob-lems for Mendocino County resi-dents.

Ukiah police are asking local mer-chants to be on the lookout for peopleusing stolen checks and stolen debitcards to make purchases. Thieveshave begun to target these itemsbecause many merchants do notcheck a customer’s identificationwhen they pay with a check or debitcard.

“Some businesses won’t askbecause they’re afraid of offending acustomer,” said Ukiah Police Sgt.John McCutcheon. “Frankly, I’mglad when they ask.”

Stolen checks are considered themost vulnerable to this kind of crime.In one case, a suspect used stolenchecks to make purchases from ninedifferent establishments withoutbeing asked for identification.

Debit cards are somewhat saferbecause they require a four-digit per-sonal identification number, but theycan be used to make small purchasesat gas pumps without the number.Debit cards can also be run as creditcards, which only require a signatureat the bottom of a receipt.

“Thieves are specifically targetingthese items,” McCutcheon said.

Thieves have purchased all kindsof things with stolen checks, buyingDVDs, food, clothing and electron-ics. McCutcheon said thieves oftenbuy electronics because they’re easyto sell or trade for drugs.

Locals are warned not to leavepurses or wallets in plain view incars. McCutcheon said smash-and-grab car thefts have been one of theprimary means thieves have used toget checks and debit cards.

Those who believe they have beena victim of this crime are encouragedto file a police report and contacttheir bank immediately to freeze theiraccounts.

Ukiah police officers have investi-gated three reports of people cashingfraudulent and counterfeit checks forcriminals they have met in onlinechat rooms or on Internet dating sites.

The suspects gain the trust of peo-

Policewarningof fraudattempts

O’Connell calls on educators to adapt to changing world

Annual contestjudges speedand qualityBy BEN BROWNThe Daily Journal

The Mendocino Wine GrowersAlliance held its fifth annualpruning contest Thursday atBeckstoffer Vineyards. The topthree pruners will move on to thestate competition later this month.

Twenty-five contestants, repre-senting many of MendocinoCounty’s major wineries, compet-ed for a chance to represent theirwinery and the county at the statecompetition Feb. 22 in SonomaCounty. Pruners from MendocinoCounty have taken first in thestate the last three years.

Finishing in first place at thecounty level this year was PollitoMartinez, representing theMendocino Vineyard Company;in second, Sergio Acevedo, alsorepresenting the MendocinoVineyard Company; and in third,Jorge Medina, representingVimark Vineyards.

Quality was judged by AlWhite, manager of La RiberaVineyard, Rich Schaefers, vine-yard manager for BeckstofferVineyard, and Norm Kobler, withArdzrooni VineyardManagement.

Contestants pruned in heats offive, timed by judges. The objec-tive was to prune four vines asquickly and cleanly as possible.The average time to prune fourvines is between 3.5 and 4.5 min-utes, said John Enquist, executivedirector of the Mendocino WineGrowers Alliance.

The fastest time was awarded100 points; all other competitorsare penalized five points for everysecond they are behind that time.More points can be deductedbased on the look of the vines.

“The fastest guy isn’t alwaysthe winner,” Schaefers said. “Butyou can’t come in 10th and wineither.”

Afterward, the judges walk therows, deducting points for badcuts, missed cuts and debrisunderneath the vines. It is a com-petition that requires both speedand skill.

“It has to be a clean job,”Enquist said..

Francisco Alvarez, represent-

ing Ardzrooni Vineyard, said hethought he had done well in thisyear’s competition, finishing hisfour vines in a respectable timeand cleaning his row of debris.

“It depends on the judges; the

quality is good,” Alvarez said.Competing again this year was

Raul Lua Valle, representing theMendocino Vineyard Company.Lua Valle was widely consideredthe man to beat. He won the state

competition in 2004 and 2005,and said he was hoping to takevictory a third time.

“Nobody has won three times;

Grape pruners face offSee FEMA, Page A-12

See FRAUD, Page A-12

STATE OF EDUCATION

See O'CONNELL, Page A-12

Amy Wellnitz/The Daily Journal

Demetrio Fuentes, who works at Saracina Winery, clips vines in the Mendocino CountyPruning Contest Thursday. Fuentes pruned four vines in three minutes and fifty-four sec-onds.

Finishing in first place at the county level this year was Pollito Martinez, above left, repre-senting the Mendocino Vineyard Company. Above, the 2006 contest judges inspect thevines following the first round of competition Thursday. Pictured, from left to right: LaRibera Vineyard Manager Al White, Beckstoffer Vineyard Vineyard Manager Rich Schaefersand Norm Kobler with Ardrzooni Vineyard Management.

See PRUNERS, Page A-13

The Daily JournalIn an effort to help guide

seniors through what manyare calling confusing and ill-conceived changes inMedicare prescrip-tion drug coverage,North Coast Rep.Mike Thompson (D-Napa Valley) intro-duced a billWednesday thatwould add $100 mil-lion to funding forState HealthInsurance AssistancePrograms.

Known asHICAPs inCalifornia, SHIPs are federal-ly mandated programs thatprovide Medicare beneficia-ries with unbiased informa-tion about their coverageoptions. Lately, they havebeen focused on helpingseniors sign up for the newdrug benefit and resolvingPart D enrollment disputes.

“These programs are over-whelmed and understaffed,”

Thompson said in a statement.“The (Bush) Administrationknows that beneficiaries wantone-on-one assistance andthey say SHIP counselors are

the best trained toprovide that help.But, they haven’tfunded these pro-grams at a level thatlets them assist allbeneficiaries. Thisbill increases fundingwithout adding a sin-gle penny to thedeficit.”

The increase inSHIP funding is paidfor by a 1 percent

reduction to a health plan sta-bilization fund that wasincluded in the MedicareModernization Act. This fund

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

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The world briefly

CORRECTIONSThursday’s What’s Play-

ing Arts & Entertainmentcalendar listed the Event ofthe Heart under an incorrectday. The Event of the Heartwill be Saturday evening inCarl Purdy Hall at theRedwood Empire Fair-grounds.

The Ukiah Daily Journal reserves thisspace to correct errors or make clarifica-tions to news articles. Significant errors inobituary notices or birth announcementswill result in reprinting the entire article.Errors may be reported to the editor, 468-3526.

LOTTERY NUMBERSDAILY 3: night: 4, 7, 0.afternoon: 7, 1, 7.

FANTASY 5: 05, 06,20, 30, 34.

DAILY DERBY: 1stPlace: 06, Whirl Win. 2ndPlace: 12, Lucky Charms.3rd Place: 09, WinningSpirit.

Race time: 1:45.70.

POLICE REPORTSThe following were

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

ARREST -- RicardoBaroza, 44, of Ukiah, wasarrested on suspicion of dri-ving under the influence inthe 700 block of PerkinsStreet at 10:28 p.m.Wednesday. Baroza wasreleased after being cited.

SHERIFF’S REPORTSThe following were

compiled from reportsprepared by theMendocino CountySheriff’s Office:

ARREST -- RichardRecla, 40, of Laytonville,was arrested on suspicion ofcausing corporal injury to acohabitant at 10 p.m.

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Hostage American journalistpleads for help, says time is short

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Kidnapped American journalistJill Carroll appeared in a video aired Thursday on a privateKuwaiti TV station, appealing in a calm, composed voice forher supporters to do whatever it takes to win her release “asquickly as possible.”

Carroll, wearing traditional Arab attire, said the date wasFeb. 2, nearly a month after she was seized in Baghdad byarmed men who killed her Iraqi translator. She was shown sit-ting on a chair in front of a wall with a large floral design.

The 28-year-old freelance reporter for The Christian ScienceMonitor said she had sent one letter and was sending another to“prove I am with the mujahedeen.”

“I sent you a letter written by my hand, but you wanted moreevidence,” she said. “I am here. I am fine. Please just do what-ever they want, give them whatever they want as quickly aspossible. There is very short time. Please do it fast. That’s all.”

Bush: Multinational cooperationthwarted possible 2002 terrorist attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fire for eavesdropping onAmericans, President Bush said Thursday that spy workstretching from the U.S. to Asia helped thwart terrorists plottingto use shoe bombs to hijack an airliner and crash it into thetallest skyscraper on the West Coast.

“It took the combined efforts of several countries to break upthis plot,” Bush said. “By working together we stopped a cata-strophic attack on our homeland.”

Some information about the foiled attack was disclosed lastyear, but Bush offered more details to highlight internationalcooperation in fighting terrorists. He did not say whether infor-mation about the West Coast plot was collected by his adminis-tration’s program to monitor — without court warrants — somecalls to the U.S. from terror suspects overseas.

The White House said that issue was not the point of thespeech, but the president and his advisers have been vigorous-ly defending the legality of the program, which has been ques-tioned by both Democratic and Republican lawmakers.

European newspapers publishingprophet drawings see sales soar

PARIS (AP) — Extra! Extra! Read all about it!That street corner cry of yesteryear is resonating at some

European publications that have enjoyed a boom in sales andWeb traffic after printing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammadthat have stoked outrage across the Islamic world.

Denmark’s biggest-circulation broadsheet, Jyllands-Posten,triggered the controversy in September by publishing 12 car-toons of the prophet, including one showing his turban as abomb. Its weekday circulation of about 154,000 hasn’t movedmuch.

But for newspapers in France and Norway that reprinted thedrawings with much international ado, sometimes in defense offree speech, the caricatures have become a profile boost andtonic for lackluster sales.

If there’s a lesson, it’s an old one: Controversy sells.Mohamed Bechari, a vice president at the French Council of

the Muslim Faith, France’s largest Islamic organization, said hethinks French readers are buying up the newspapers out of“curiosity” — not anti-Arab or anti-Muslim feeling.

Democratic leader’s staff routinelymet with Abramoff team, helped clients

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic Leader HarryReid wrote at least four letters helpful to Indian tribes repre-sented by Jack Abramoff, and the senator’s staff regularly hadcontact with the disgraced lobbyist’s team about legislationaffecting other clients.

The activities — detailed in billing records and correspon-dence obtained by The Associated Press — are far more exten-sive than previously disclosed. They occurred over three yearsas Reid collected nearly $68,000 in donations from Abramoff’sfirm, lobbying partners and clients.

Reid’s office acknowledged Thursday having “routine con-tacts” with Abramoff’s lobbying partners and intervening onsome government matters — such as blocking some tribal casi-nos — in ways Abramoff’s clients might have deemed helpful.But it said none of his actions were affected by donations ordone for Abramoff.

Reid, D-Nev., has led the Democratic Party’s attacks por-traying Abramoff’s lobbying and fundraising as a Republicanscandal.

Sectarian violence in Pakistan andAfghanistan kills 32 on Shiite holy day

HANGU, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struckThursday in Pakistan on the holiest festival for Shiite Muslims,triggering a riot that left a provincial town in flames and at least27 people dead and more than 50 wounded.

After the bombing, which appeared to be a sectarian attack,security forces battled enraged worshippers who torched shops

Donations earmarkedfor flood relief effortsThe Daily Journal

The torrential rains and floods of NewYear’s weekend left many Mendocinoresidents, primarily in the Highway 101corridor, needing emergency help fromthe American Red Cross. Two charitableorganizations now have stepped forwardto help fund those emergency services:The Community Foundation ofMendocino County, Inc. and T.R. EriksenTrust Fund.

The Community Foundation has pro-vided a grant of $3,000 to the AmericanRed Cross to support the disaster reliefeffort, with $2,000 of that specificallyfocused on children and their familiescaught in the disaster. The T.R. EriksenTrust Fund has donated $2,500 to assistthe Red Cross relief effort along the Hwy.101 corridor in Mendocino County.

“There are very few charitable founda-

tions in Mendocino County,” CommunityFoundation Executive Director SusanneNorgood said. “When there are localneeds it’s important for the CommunityFoundation to respond.”

To date, approximately 130 people,including at least 34 children and theirfamilies, have received services andfunds for food, clothing, housing, pre-scription medicine, storage containersand other emergency relief support inMendocino County. Total Red Crossexpenditures for Mendocino County dis-aster relief are expected to exceed$79,000.

The donated funds are expected tohelp reimburse the Red Cross. EllenMaremont Silver, the organization’s mar-keting director, noted that the Red Cross’policy of immediately distributing clientassistance cards and pursuing fundinglater offers “dignity” to those sufferinglosses.

Fund-raising is expected to fill any

deficits not aided by donations.Most of those turning to the Red Cross

live in Hopland, Ukiah, Willits and sur-rounding areas, and many are Spanish-speaking, Red Cross officials said. TheRed Cross is working closely withNuestra Casa, as well as the CommunityDevelopment Commission of MendocinoCounty, to help people who lost theirhomes during the floods obtain long-termhousing.

The Community Foundation ofMendocino County is a countywide non-profit organization that administers per-manent charitable funds establishedthrough gifts and bequests from individu-als, families, businesses and other organi-zations.

The T.R. Erikson Trust gives primarilyfor Mendocino County needs in relationto the environment and human services.

Contributions to the Red Cross may bemade at 463-0112 or online atwww.sonomacounty.redcross.org.

FUNERAL NOTICES[\

PAUL HENRY“HANK” GROTHE

Paul Henry “Hank”Grothe passed awaySunday, February 5, 2006after a lengthy illness. Hewas 58. Born June 12, 1947at Howard MemorialHospital in Willits, to par-ents Fred A. and MildredC. Grothe. He was raisedon the family ranch in BellSprings. “Hank”, as hewas known to family andfriends, took severalcareer paths during hislife. He was a fisherman,working off the coast of

Alaska and all over theeastern coast. He was alsoa truck driver, driving fora local soda company andcement company. Hankwas also an extremely tal-ented woodworker, creat-ing beautiful clocks andjewelry boxes that he oftengave to family and friends.Hank had a wonderfulsense of humor and aninfectious laugh that wewill all miss greatly. One ofthe many things that wewill miss the most abouthim is his ability to talk toanyone about anything. Hemade friends easily and

would give you the shirt offhis back if you needed it.He was truly a wonderfulperson and we will feel hisloss always. Hank was pre-ceded in death by hisfather Fred A. Grothe in1975 and his motherMildred C. Grothe in 2004.

Hank is survived by hiswife Linda of Ukiah,Brother John Grothe andhis wife Rene of Petrolia,Ca, daughter Liz Grotheand her partner NancyCurran of Ruth, Ca., sonFreddie Riley, his wifeBeth and their childrenHaley, John, Samantha,

and Austin of Lucerne. Hank is also survived by

his favorite “Da-Nephew”John and “Da-Niece”Kristina Grothe and theirchildren Bailey and Kennaof Ukiah; niece Elaine andher husband WillardLeggett and their sonMichael of Ukiah, andnephew Matthew and hiswife Misha Grothe ofAntioch.

Private services will beheld at a later date. In lieuof flowers, donations canbe made to: Hospice 1712-D S. Main St., Willits, CA95490.

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.

Community Foundation, Eriksen Fund aid Red Cross

Bill would provide fundsto sort out drug confusion

Thompson

See DAILY, Page A-12

See BRIEFLY, Page A-14

IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

See BILL, Page A-12

C O M M U N I T YEditor: Richard Rosier, 468-3520 udj@pacific.net

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What’s PlayingFRIDAY

DAN BROWN– Accustic Rock; 11 a.m. to 1p.m.; CoffeeCritic; 476 N. State St.; 462-1840.

‘BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE’ – Set to Bewitch theWillits’s Audience; 8 p.m.; tickets are $12; Willits CommunityTheatre; 37 W. Van Lane; Willits; 489-0895.

RED HOT CHAMBER MIXER – Valentine’s Day theme;Hampton Inn; 1160 Airport Park Blvd; 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; 462-4705.

MARC HANSEN– Dinner concert; Potter Valley Cafe; 7 to10 p.m.; no cover charge; 743-2848.

CONTRA DANCE– Ukiah Contra Dance featuring MarcHansen and Laura Smith; 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Ukiah MethodistChurch; 22 N. Pine St.; use back entrance; $7 for adults and $3for children; tickets available at the door.

JE-JEUNE – Singer/guitarist; every Friday; 4 to 6 p.m.;Coffee Critic; 476 N. State St.; 462-1840.

DJ DANCE MUSIC – DJ Dance Music; with Smokin’ Joe;lots of drink specials; Perkins Street Lounge; 228 E. PerkinsSt., Ukiah; 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

SATURDAYTHE SKIPTOR – Keyboard and vocals; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.;

Coffee Critic; 476 N. State St.; 462-1840.VALENTINES PARTY– Dance music by Duckie; 7 to 10

p.m.; Happiness is Club; 311; Lake Mendocino Dr.‘BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE’ – Set to Bewitch the

Willits’s Audience; 8 p.m.; tickets are $12; Willits CommunityTheatre; 37 W. Van Lane; Willits; 489-0895.

BELLYDANCING – Live bellydancing; Himalayan Cafe;1639 S. State St.; reservations recommended; 467-9900.

KARAOKE – Karaoke at Yokayo Bowl; 1401 N. State St.;Ukiah; 8:30 p.m.; 462- 8686; no cover charge.

EVENT OF THE HEART– The 19th Annual Event of theHeart, Auction, Dinner and Dance; Carl Purdy Hal; Ukiah;begins at 6 p.m.; Ticket are available at Mendocino Book Co.in Ukiah and Leaves of Grass in Willits; $75 per person; Danceonly tickets are $20; 462 1932,

DJ DANCE MUSIC – DJ dance music; with Smokin Joe;lots of drink specials; Perkins Street Lounge; 228 E. PerkinsSt., Ukiah; 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

SUNDAYAUDUBON SOCIETY FIELD TRIP - Field trip to Ponit

Arena, Manchester Park, and the Garcia River, including MinerHole Road and Brushy Creek, exploring coastal birds; partici-pants should meet at the Long’s parking lot in Ukiah at 7:30a.m. sharp with weather appropriate clothing, binoculars, fieldguide, water, lunch, and gas money for drivers or a car alreadyfueled up. Carpooling is encouraged.

VALENTINE BRUNCH – Pancakes, scrambled eggs, ham,fruit and breakfast bread; 11:30 to 1 p.m.; ages 11 and up/$8,ages 5 to 11/$4, ages 4 and younger free; United MethodistChurch; corner of North Bush and West Standley; Ukiah; 485-8166.

‘BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE’ – Set to Bewitch theWillits’s Audience; 2 p.m.; tickets are $12; Willits CommunityTheatre; 37 W. Van Lane; Willits; 489-0895.

DANCE WAVE – Freestyle community dance for fitness andrelease; Mendocino Ballet Studio; 205 S. State St., Ukiah;10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; sliding scale donation; 489-3345.

WEEKLY DART TOURNEY – Weekly dart tournaments areheld Sundays at the Hopland Brewery; 13351 Hwy 101 S.,Hopland; 3 to 6 p.m.; 744-1361.

MEDITATION ON THE INNER LIGHT AND SOUND –Meditation instruction and weekly group practice; 7:30 to 9:30p.m.; Willits; free; call for directions; 459-4444.

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

Tempis fugit... You mayhave heard, “take care of theminutes, and the hours andyears will take care of them-selves.”

Seems there’s a rush of cal-endar page-turning going onround about, and not just inthe Hester household, either.Themes of “how did it get tobe February already?” and“...only ‘x’ shopping daysuntil Christmas...” EGAD!

When even your favoritegranddaughter, who will soonbe 17, says she’s “too old” tosend out Valentine’s cards,there’s something a little sad.At least our 8-year-old grand-son is around to give us theexcuse to go to kids’ movies,and get excited about thingslike Valentine’s Day. The spir-it of good continues asValentines are sent out withsentimental verses and chil-dren exchange valentine cardsat school -- and perhaps evensome of the old folks join inon the fun.

In the United States, MissEsther Howland is given cred-it for sending the firstValentine cards. CommercialValentines were introduced inthe 1800s and now the date isvery commercialized.

The town of Loveland,Colo., does a large post officebusiness around Feb. 14. Youmay recall Bev Reeves, andher husband, Tom, live inLoveland. Tom -- who hassadly passed from this earthly

clime -- was formerly publish-er of the Daily Journal andBev was a feature writer forsame. Bev will be visitingUkiah right after Valentine’sDay, her first venture back toa place she and Tom loved somuch and where Tom, a big-ger than life fellow, impactedthe community with his pres-ence.

Did you know you cansend your Valentines toLoveland in a packet, with acheck for postage, and yourcards will be “canceled” at theLoveland post office? What aneat trick, eh? ‘Course, youhave to plan and start that lit-tle venture early for the mailservice gets swamped inFebruary.

The town of Loveland --well known as an arts commu-nity -- was founded in 1877and named after W.A.H.Loveland, the president of theColorado Central Railroadcompany. Rocky MountainNational Park is just 30 min-utes away offering a greatopportunity to enjoy nature.The newspaper in Loveland isthe Daily Reporter-Herald.There’s a wonderful park with

Counting the minutesuntil Valentine’s Day

LookingaboutBy CaroleHester

The Daily JournalThis month marks four

years since Plowshares tookover the Meals-on-Wheelsprogram for the second time,but funds and volunteers arecurrently flagging.

Holiday donations werelower than budgeted, andlower than they have been inyears. At the same time, thecost of picking up and cook-ing donated groceries hasskyrocketed along with theprice of gas and other neces-sary expenses. The award-winning Meals-on-Wheelsprogram, halfway through thefiscal year immediately fol-lowing the holidays -- nor-mally the peak of income forthe year -- is running morethan eight thousand dollars inthe red.

Trustworthy volunteer dri-vers are also needed for twohours a day, one or moredays a week. Volunteer morn-ing cooks (also for twohours, one or more morningsa week) would be gladly wel-comed as well.

After running the Meals-on-Wheels program for ayear during the Ukiah SeniorCenter’s financial crisis of1997-98, Plowshares agreedto take it on again inFebruary 2002 during anoth-er challenging period at theSenior Center. Based onPlowshares’ experience withthe government funding forthis program during that firstyear, the Plowshares Boardof Directors decided to refusegovernment funds the secondtime around, and asked thecommunity for support tokeep the program operating.

This support has been con-tinuous and generous, andhas allowed Plowshares todeliver fresh, hot meals dailyto the homes of at-riskseniors. United Way nowprovides over a third of theprogram’s budget, and vari-ous churches, businesses andindividuals also donatespecifically for Meals-on-Wheels. The drivers, all vol-unteers, have never asked formileage reimbursement evenwith the rise in gas prices,and even though most ofthem are themselves retired.But it’s time for another callfor help.

“We appreciate the impor-tance of hurricane-reliefefforts and so many greatlocal causes people havebeen supporting,” says

Plowshares ExecutiveDirector Mary Buckley. “Andwe don’t like to ask for helpunless it’s really needed --it’s been years since we putout a request like this. Butthe seniors are still there, andPlowshares needs the com-munity’s generosity to keepgiving them their daily hotmeal and check-in.”

Last year the programreceived a United Wayagency award for"Community Impact throughCollaboration." The nutri-tious five-course meals aretailored on request for vege-tarians and diabetics, andinclude two quarts of milk aweek for those who drink it.They provide the main mealof the day for over 90 per-cent of these homeboundseniors, and nearly half ofthem stretch it into twomeals. Eighty five percentsay they eat better because ofthe program, and 93 percentsay it gives them a greatersense of well-being and safe-ty.

In the words of one senior,“I can be sure of a meal oncea day, five days a week. I likethe drivers checking on me tobe sure I am OK.” Anotherexplains, “My wife is in awheelchair and has disability,and I am not in good shape.It gives me more time to takecare of my wife.” Yet another

says, “In my time I thought Iwould not need the help, butI’m almost wheelchair-boundnow -- keep it coming!”

Some of the seniors onlyreceive the meals temporarilywhile recovering fromsurgery or hospitalization.Some are permanently dis-abled and will never recovertheir full capacities. Buteleven out of twelve of themagree that Meals-on-Wheelshelp them remain in theirhomes instead of going into aconvalescent facility. Thissaves an estimated $55,000per year per person, while theMeals-on-Wheels costsPlowshares roughly $1,000per year per person.

Not only does the Meals-on-Wheels program providenutritional support at lowcost, it gives isolated shut-insa social bright spot in theirday, and a welfare check thatassures them and their fami-lies that they will not bealone for long in a crisis. It isa comfort to them to knowthat the drivers will havePlowshares staff call a familymember, neighbor, apartmentmanager or even lawenforcement if the seniorsdon’t respond to an attempteddelivery. Several times dri-vers have discovered seniorson the floor, in need of med-ical attention or evendeceased, or have alerted

authorities who were able toremedy potentially dangerouscases of neglect or abuse.

The seniors say they great-ly appreciate the daily check-in. Some of the drivers havereceived training in recogniz-ing and responding to depres-sion and other mental-healthconditions common in dis-abled seniors, courtesy of aUnited Way-funded programof Redwood Coast Seniors inFort Bragg. Generous donat-ed-gift bags were also deliv-ered to each senior for theholidays, and information onupcoming Medicare changeswere provided to them latelast year courtesy ofCongressman MikeThompson’s office.

“I get depressed a lot,”one of the seniors says, “andseeing people at my doorsnaps me out of it. They aresuch nice people.” Anothersays, “Even my dog loves tosee the drivers.” Or, as onesenior put it, “Wonderfulfeeling someone cares aboutme!”

Anyone who would like tovolunteer as a cook or drivermay call Rhonda atPlowshares, 462-8582. Thosewishing to financially sup-port the Meals-on-Wheelsprogram may donate onlineat www.plowsharesfeeds.org,or mail donations toPlowshares, P.O. Box 475,Ukiah, CA 95482-0475.

Meals-on-Wheels needs help

Plowshares volunteers B.J. Swaney, left, and Tony Reha, right, deliver a meal toViolet Eilers as part of the Meals-on-Wheels program.

Free income tax prep onWednesdays and Fridays

AARP Volunteers are providingIncome Tax preparation at no cost fortaxpayers with middle and low-income,with special attention to those age 60 andolder. Hours are Wednesdays and Fridays9 to 11:30 a.m. until April 14, 2006 at theUkiah’ Senior Center.

Please bring copies of all W-2’s,1099’s and proof of all other income.Also bring a copy of last year’s tax returnif available. Norma Exley 462-7662.

Newborn safety class to be held tonight

Accidents are the leading cause ofinjury to children. Parents can learn howto prevent hazards from harming theirchild at a newborn safety class offered byCare for Her. The class will be held at 6p.m. tonight at Care for Her, 333 LawsAve., Ukiah. Class topics include childproofing familie’s homes, bathing aninfant, responding to infant emergenciesand selecting safe toys. Care for Her is awomen’s health center operated byMendocino Community Health Clinic,Inc. (MCHC). To register, call 472-4603.

BMX meeting to discussflood damage, program

The City of Ukiah Community ServiceDepartment would like to announce ameeting for local BMX participants.Rusty Bowl users, and any other interest-ed members of the public. Topics for dis-cussion include the recent flood damagevolunteer workdays. and programmingfor the upcoming year. The meeting willbe held on today at 5:30 p.m. at UkiahCivic Center Annex (411 West ClayStreet)

Purple Pleasure Seekersto take trip to Santa Rosa

The Purple Pleasure Seeker of Ukiahare having a fun filled day on Friday inSanta Rosa. They will start at the downtown mall, “The Simon Plaza.” Then theywill explore the Rail Road Square.Providing that the weather is fair theywill go to the Luther Burbank Garden.Lunch will be decided on the go. Theywill gather behind the WashingtonMutual Bank at 700 S. State St. by 9:30a.m. They will depart at 10 a.m. Arrivalback home will be about 6 p.m. RSVP bythe Feb. 5 to Sandy 485-1408 or Ruth462-8440. The Red Hat Society is wherewomen of all ages get together for fun,laughter and friendship.

Senior Center to hostValentine’s Day potluck

The Ukiah Senior Center will host aValentine’s Potluck Dinner Dance onSaturday, Participants are asked to bringa dish to share for the Dinner which isfrom 5:30 to 6 p.m.

The dance will start at 7 p.m. featuringthe “Country Gents” The price is $8 formembers and $9 non-members. All adults21 and over are welcome.

For more information call 468-9656

Library to present ‘Queenof Hearts’ this Saturday

The Mendocino County PublicLibrary and the Waldorf School ofMendocino County present story time atthe library with the Queen of Hearts.Saturday, from 10:30 until noon, at theWillits Public Library.

Come listen to Waldorf School kinder-garten teacher Katie Jean as she casts hermagical storytelling spell for children ofall ages. A craft project and small home-made treat will follow.

CASA offers new volunteer orientation

The Court Appointed SpecialAdvocates, or CASA, of MendocinoCounty will be holding a new volunteer

orientation on Saturday, from 10 a.m. tonoon. It will be held at their office locat-ed at 327 N. State St. Suite 204 in Ukiah.

Since 1994 CASA of MendocinoCounty has been training volunteers toadvocate for children in the dependencysystem. Here in Mendocino County,there were over 300 dependent childrenin out-of-home placement in Dec. 2005.Although it is always the hope that theseyoung victims of abuse and neglect willbe reunited with their parent or parents,many end up spending the rest of theirchildhood in the foster care system. It isthese children that the volunteers ofCASA advocate for, working to makesure that the best interests of each childare being served. As an advocate you canmake sure the voice of one of these chil-dren is heard in a system that is overbur-dened and under-supported.

If you are curious about what becom-ing an advocate means, CASA encour-ages you to call their office at 463-6503to sign up for the upcoming Friday orien-tation, or to get more information aboutother ways you can benefit the abusedand neglected children of our community.You can also email them atcasamc@pacific.net. Do something sig-nificant in 2006: become a CASA advo-cate.

Half-day childbirth prepclass set for Saturday

Expectant parents can learn about theirgrowing baby and prepare for childbirthon Sat. Feb. 11 from 12 to 4 p.m. Thehalf-day class will be held at 333 LawsAve. in Ukiah, and will be taught by KimMcEntee, childbirth educator at Care forHer, a women’s health center operated byMendocino Community Health Clinic,Inc. (MCHC). Topics of the class includenutrition during pregnancy, body changesthroughout pregnancy, preparing forchildbirth and birthing techniques. Thisclass is an short version of the on-going8-session class series held bi-monthly atCare for Her; the next full session beginsin March. Private insurance and Medi-Cal are welcomed. For more information,call Care for Her at 472-4603. See LOOKING, Page A-6

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

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VIEWPOINTS

Science is an empirical matter. The scientificprocess produces conclusions based on what can beseen and proven.

Religion is about faith, something completely dif-ferent. Yes, the two can occasionally dovetail whenmatters of faith are interpreted to explain observed sci-entific facts.

This difference is at the root of the University ofCalifornia's decision not to give students at a Christianschool in the Riverside County city of Murietta admis-sion credit for some classes taught at the school. Notthat students of the Calvary Chapel Christian Schoolare excluded from UC: In the last four years, 32Calvary graduates applied to UC campuses and 24were admitted. That's a higher percentage than fromalmost any public high school. Students can meetentrance requirements either via coursework or bypassing national tests in various subject areas.

But this reality doesn't satisfy Calvary school lead-ers and their allies in the 4,000-member Association ofChristian Schools International. They've sued in anattempt to force UC to recognize faith-based "science"classes they teach.

One textbook used in a creationism-based scienceclass, published by the fundamentalist South Carolina-based Bob Jones University Press, teaches that theworld is no more than 10,000 years old. Never mindthe existence of fossils carbon-dated eons before 8,000B.C., some of which can be seen by Calvary studentsin natural history museums an hour or two from theschool.

It may be fine to teach both creationism and evolu-tion as theories, since neither can be proven beyond ashadow of a doubt. It may be fine to teach that the sixdays of creation in the Biblical account of Genesis areallegories, each day a metaphor for a geologic era.

But teaching things as fact when they cannot be ver-ified in any empirical way defeats the fundamentalpurpose of a university education, which is to train theminds of young adults to think critically and give themthe ability to understand the world they see.

If parents choose to educate their children in waysthat don't match those basic purposes, they have thatright. But it would contradict the mission of a publicly-funded university if UC began to treat faith-based edu-cation on an equal basis with fact-based classes.

So the fundamental issue in the ongoing lawsuitcomes down to one question: What is science? Is itwhat some people passionately believe to be absolutetruth or is it the observation of facts and their explana-tion by verifiable means?

This is not to suggest that private schools don't havethe right to teach whatever they like. Roman Catholicschools for more than a century have taught the dogmaof their religion, but have not expected public univer-sities to recognize things like catechism classes as partof what qualifies students for admission. At the sametime, Catholic schools' classes on the history and com-parison of religions have long been accepted.

In part, that's because those courses usually teach atleast in part from complete original texts, while thecomparable Calvary classes use excerpts rather thanfull texts of influential works.

The Christian school claims discrimination becauseof its religious viewpoint, but UC officials deny any-thing like this. "(The university) accepts hundreds ifnot thousands of students from these schools everyyear and values the diversity of views these studentsbring to its campuses," said a UC lawyer. In fact, UChas certified 43 Calvary courses under its collegepreparatory guidelines.

But if a Calvary class were to teach that two plustwo equals five because that total is fundamental to abelief system, that class likely would not be accepted,nor should it be.

For UC is supposed to be elite. It is intended for thetop graduates of California high schools, public andprivate. Students who have been taught to deny whatcan be seen cannot possibly be part of that elite.

Calvary students plainly have not been taught any-thing like that in all their courses. That's why so manyare accepted.But forcing UC to accept classes based solely onbelief would be flat wrong. The university's resistanceto the attempt to force it to go along may be a signthat its era of dumbing down to satisfy various politi-cal interests is ending at last. If so, that is a very goodthing.

UUSD must wait to be sued to pay Rainbow

To the Editor:In have recently read a number of letters

as well as editorial comment regarding theissue of alleged non-payment of moniesdue to Rainbow Construction by UUSD.Until December 2005, I was employed byUUSD and one of my responsibilities wastracking construction invoices and pay-ments, so I speak with some knowledge ofthe situation.

The allegation appears to be that UUSDis withholding funds due to Rainbow thuscausing financial hardship and unemploy-ment of local citizenry.

FACT: By contract, 10 percent of thecontract amount is withheld in an escrowaccount until the “Notice of Completion”has been filed. As a courtesy to Rainbow, inunderstanding of their financial difficulties,UUSD authorized release of approximately65 percent of those escrow funds over thelast two years in advance of the completionof the project!

FACT: UUSD cannot legally pay outthe remaining escrow funds due to “StopNotices” filed by subcontractors for non-payment by Rainbow. The law requiredUUSD withhold an amount equal to 125percent of the “Stop Notices.” UUSD paidall invoices it was legally empowered topay.

FACT: The core of Rainbow’s argumentis that the architectural product was insuffi-cient or flawed requiring them additionaland cost to complete the project. USD con-tracted TLCD to design and engineer andRainbow to build the school. As such,Rainbow cannot use the architect directlybecause they have no contractual agree-ment. In order to resolve this argument, it isnecessary for Rainbow to sue UUSD todetermine fault and the amount of awardfor this project overrun. If the architect isfound to be at fault; in turn, UUSD wouldthen have to sue the architect to recoverdamages.

These and other facts are public informa-tion. Anyone really wanting to know thetruth of the matter should contact UUSDand review the documentation on file. Iwould especially encourage the editor to doher research and deliver the facts to herreaders rather than simply passing alonghearsay or emotional mud-slinging.

Dona FridaeWillits

Let the planners take adrive

To the Editor:With the population growth we have

experienced to date and the expectation thisgrowth will continue, I think we need to bea little smarter on how we plan for it. Thelogic used to design the roadways in Ukiahescapes me.

In that vane I think it is time to upgradethe training program for our City of UkiahPlanning Department. I recommend westart with some real field experience. Eachmember of the roadway planning groupshould have as an assignment to driveSouth on Highway 101 during high trafficperiods, exit on Perkins Street and attemptto turn left on Perkins. This will give thema real flavor for delays in a small town. Bythe way, it’s not fair to go to Gobbi andreturn to Perkins so you can turn right, likemost of us do. The second part of the train-ing is to travel North on Highway 101 andexit on Perkins Street with the desire toturn left to go to the downtown area. Youneed to allow adequate time for these twoexercises and don’t take too many risksbecause you may pay for it with your life.

In the relatively short time I’ve lived inthe community, I have seen a number ofquestionable decisions made that negativelyimpact our ability to go where we want togo. The last one is memorable, in that acommercial project was approved by theplanning department that single-handedlyeliminated any opportunity to construct adecent interchange at Perkins and at thesame time created more congestion in an

area that is already unsafe. Enjoy your coffee but don’t forget to

keep both hands on the wheel and lookboth ways as you leave.

This training exercise is not meant to bepunitive, however we should try to makean effort to prevent history from repeatingitself.

John Moon Ukiah

Agrees on mental healthTo the Editor:This is a response to a recent letter writ-

ten by Bobbie G. Pierce. I believe thatyou’ve hit the nail on the head. Mental ill-

ness is not a condition, it is a brain disease.The three most insidious are: schizophre-nia, bipolar illness, and major depression.While there are many more diagnoses,these three take a toll. Although I nolonger work within the mental health arena,I did so for over 20 years (especially herein Ukiah). If you (Bobby G. Pierce) woulde-mail me your address, I would gladlysend you my book of poetry free of charge.The book includes many poems relating tomental health. Not too long ago the WillitsNews had an article about the book. Goodwork Bobbie.

William J. RussellUkiah

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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 Schwarzenegger:State Capitol, Sacramento, 95814. (916)445-2841; FAX (916)445-4633

Sen. Barbara Boxer: 112 Hart SenateOffice Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510;(202)224-3553; San Francisco, (415) 403-0100 FAX (415) 956-6701

Sen. Dianne Feinstein: 331 Hart Sen-ate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510.(202)224-3841 FAX (202) 228-3954; SanFrancisco (415) 393-0707; senator@fein-stein.senate.gov

Congressman Mike Thompson: 1stDistrict, 231 Cannon Office Bldg, Washing-ton, D.C. 20515. (202) 225-3311; FAX(202)225-4335. Fort Bragg district office,430 N. Franklin St., PO Box 2208, FortBragg 95437; 962-0933,FAX 962-0934;www.house.gov/write rep

Assemblywoman Patty Berg: StateAssembly District 1, Capitol, Rm. 2137,

Sacramento, 95814. (916) 319-2001; SantaRosa, 576-2526; FAX, Santa Rosa, 576-2297. Berg's field representative in Ukiahoffice located at 104 W. Church St, Ukiah,95482, 463-5770. The office’s fax number is463-5773. E-mail to:assemblymember.berg@assembly.ca.gov

Senator Wes Chesbro: State SenateDistrict 2, Capitol Building, Room 5100,Sacramento, 95814. (916) 445-3375; FAX(916) 323-6958. Ukiah office is P.O. Box785, Ukiah, 95482, 468-8914, FAX 468-8931. District offices at 1040 Main St., Suite205, Napa, 94559, 224-1990, 50 D St., Suite120A, Santa Rosa, 95404, 576-2771, and317 3rd St., Suite 6, Eureka, 95501, 445-6508. Email: senator.chesbro@sen.ca.gov.

Mendocino County Supervisors:Michael Delbar, 1st District; Jim Watten-burger, 2nd District; Hal Wagenet, 3rd Dis-trict; Kendall Smith, 4th District; David Col-fax, 5th District. All can be reached by writ-ing to 501 Low Gap Road, Room 1090,Ukiah, 95482, 463-4221, FAX 463-4245.bos@co.mendocino.ca.us

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The notion of building agiant wireless Internet net-work blanketing all ofSilicon Valley — from SanMateo to Gilroy and fromSanta Cruz to the East Bay— is bold, ambitious andchallenging. The idea is tocreate, in essence, the largestInternet hot spot in theUnited States. It’s preciselythe kind of visionary ideathat Silicon Valley’s leadersare right to pursue.

Whether the networkgoes from vision to realitywill depend on whetherthere are satisfactoryanswers to the many ques-tions a project of this magni-tude raises, including cost,feasibility and need.

Ubiquitous high-speedInternet access is rapidlyturning into a necessity inthe Digital Age, especiallyas handheld e-mail devices,Internet telephones andother connected devicesbecome commonplace.

And a public wireless net-work that blankets all out-door locations in the valley,as Joint Venture proposes tobuild, would complement,rather than replace, existingbroadband options providedby private firms.

It could help bridge thedigital divide, bring morecompetition to the broad-band market and offer con-venience to visitors andmobile workers. It could

allow businesses to experi-ment with new wirelessapplications, helping createjobs.

It could help police andfirefighters replace oldertelecommunications systemsand deliver timesaving ser-vices to building inspectors,surveyors and other cityworkers.

And it could enable aslew of new applications:Internet-enabled sensorscould monitor pumps atwater treatment plants orenvironmental conditions ina creek; they could tell cityofficials when parkingmeters are full and tell pub-lic transit users when thenext bus will arrive.

Other opinionsFrom around the nation

San Jose Mercury NewsA bold move to blanket the valley in wireless access

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The Daily JournalFeb.18 is the date set for

the Kiwanis Crab Feed.Once again localKiwanians are going all outto make this the best crabfeed around. Menu includeslasagna and vegetarianlasagna (for our non-crabeating friends), beans,chowder, cole slaw, bread,and delicious crab. Oh yes.Dessert too.

Kim Smith and Shawna

Malvini are heading up thisyear's event, with all fundsraised from the crab feedgoing back into our com-munity. Local businesseshave donated items for theauction and we want tothank them all for their par-ticipation.

The Kiwanis motto is:“Serving the Children ofthe World.” Most of ourprojects focus on childrenbut we also assist wherever

needed, answering torequests from Senior citi-zens, Talmage road clean-up, or tree planting.

Tickets are availablenow from any Kiwanismember for $30, or youcan get information by call-ing Mary Cornell at 972-4530 or Janet Carlson at467-2288. Seating is limit-ed to 200 so it’s veryimportant to pre-purchaseyour ticket.

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A most romantic holi-day... Every February, acrossthe country, candy, flowers,and gifts are exchangedbetween loved ones, all in thename of St. Valentine. Butwho is this mysterious saintand why do we celebrate thisholiday? The history ofValentine’s Day -- and itspatron saint -- is shrouded inmystery. But we do know thatFebruary has long been amonth of romance. St.Valentine’s Day, as we know ittoday, contains vestiges ofboth Christian and ancientRoman tradition.

There are varying opinionsas to the origin of Valentine’sDay. Some experts state that itoriginated from St. Valentine,a Roman who was martyredfor refusing to give upChristianity. He died onFebruary 14, 269 A.D., thesame day that had been devot-ed to love lotteries. Legendalso says that St. Valentine lefta farewell note for the jailer’sdaughter, who had become hisfriend, and signed it “FromYour Valentine.” Otheraspects of the story say thatSaint Valentine served as apriest at the temple during thereign of Emperor Claudius.Claudius then had Valentinejailed for defying him. In 496A.D. Pope Gelasius set asideFebruary 14 to honor St.Valentine.

Didjaknow?... That 192million Valentine’s Day cardsare exchanged annually, mak-ing Valentine’s Day the sec-ond-most popular greeting-card-giving occasion. (Thistotal excludes packaged kidsvalentines for classroomexchanges.) That nearly 60percent of all Valentine’s Daycards are purchased in the sixdays prior to the observance,making Valentine’s Day a pro-crastinator’s delight... and Ithought it was Dec. 24th’s giftbuying spree that was thebiggest procrastinator’smecca. (Source: Hallmarkresearch)

For a good cause... About60 folks gathered at St. Mary’sparish hall last Saturday for acozy, warm, fun-filledevening as they listened toDanielle Brassfield, 15, enter-tain on the keyboard with nos-talgic and sometimes romanticsongs. The evening was afund-raiser for a few interna-tional students here withRotary. The “brain child” ofEd Nickerman, the purposewas to raise funds for thesestudents to go on some of thetrips that other Rotary interna-tional students freely experi-ence, but who come frommore affluent backgroundsthan this year’s crop of stu-dents.

Caroline Infantino, 18,from Belgium, was the expertorganizer and cook. Herlasagne was memorable butthe chocolate mousse, createdfrom Belgium chocolate --famous the world over -- andflown by FedEx to Ukiah byher family, was a treat deresistance! Caroline was capa-ble, energetic, hard working,and thoroughly enjoyedputting this event together.The two Rotary Clubs --South Ukiah Rotary andRotary Club of Ukiah -- werethe principle attendees.

The students, in addition toCaroline, were: Wiebke Smit,15, from Germany; CarolinAllenstein, 17, from Germany.Chente Huezo, 16, fromMexico helped set up chairs,tables and serve. All butAllenstein are Rotaryexchange students. She is inUkiah staying with extendedfamily. Wiebke is staying withFrank and Midge McMichael,Caroline (the super cook) isstaying with TeresaBrassfield, and Chente(Mexico) is staying withGeorge and Ann Bradford.

Allison Hoyman Browe,last year an exchange studentto Argentina, helped in thekitchen and helped serve asdid Katy Eddy.

Wiebke Smit also played aclassical number on her vio-lin. Wiebke has played withUkiah Symphony Orchestraand enjoyed that gig.

There are several tripopportunities available, if the

kids can gather the necessaryfunding. One, at the end of theyear, is a two week trip toDisneyland, UniversalStudios, the Grand Canyon,Yosemite, San Francisco, andother locales, but that’s awhopping $1,100 each thatneeds to be raised.

If you’d like to join in help-ing send these students to seepart of America, give TimKnudsen a call at 462-8076.

Have keyboard/will trav-el... if you are interested inbooking a most talented 15-year-old “traveling pianist”(Danielle), give her grand-mother Midge McMichael acall at 468-5393. Danielle hasbeen a student of AnneCedarholm for about eightyears.

More about a need... Youmay recall last time readingabout a family in Willits withhuge need for support, suffer-ing from catastrophic and rarediseases. Debra Bryant, 51,has two rare syndromes, andher husband has one also.They cannot afford the med-ical treatments they need.

Although in the process ofapplying for total disabilitywith Social Security, she is not“there” yet and any medicaltreatment is private pay.

Stanford diagnosed Debrawith Ehlers-DanlosSyndrome: Hypermobile type,a condition which causesjoints to be loose which cancause them to dislocate orsublux. It is immenselypainful.

She has been diagnosedwith another rare disordercalled Chiari 1 Malformation,a complicated disorder involv-ing the brain. In 2004 it wasdiscovered that there is some-how a connection betweenthese syndromes. Most doc-tors have never heard of these.

Another problem beinginvestigated on Debra is acondition called Spinal CordTethering.

The only world specialistsfor the first two syndromes arein New York (Dr. Milhoratand Dr. Bologneses).Research discovering the linkbetween the first two diseasesis so new that it has not evenmade print in any journals.

Web site for one is:www.thechiariinstitute.com.The first surgery she needs is$30,000 and all treatmentwould be in New York. Shewill need more than onesurgery.

Insurance does not begin topay the costs of the surgeriesrequired to help Debra. Theseconditions are genetic. Sheand her husband are rearingtwo grandchildren they haveadopted and one, age 10, hasalready been diagnosed withEhlers-Danlos and may haveChiari 1.

Katharina Gassen, from St.John’s Lutheran Church inWillits and CongregationalService Team Director forMendocino County forThrivent Financial forLutherans, is sponsoring alove offering fundraiser forDebra and her family. Thefirst $1,000 donated will bematched by Thrivent. Checksare tax deductible. Checksshould be made out toThrivent Financial forLutherans and mailed to St.John’s Lutheran Church, 24Mill Creek Drive, Willits, CA95490. For more information,Katharina may be reached at459-2339. So far, almost $700

has been received. If Debracan make it to New York forsurgery in May or June,United Way will cover the air-fare.

Shannon Johnson, CHMT,of Intermission HolisticMassage in Laytonville, isdonating a free massage forevery $100 donated to thisspecial fund for Debra -- andshe’ll come to you. Using avariety of techniques, she willhelp with relaxation, stressreduction and mood lifting.Her phone number is 984-7364.

Reminder... TheCommunity Coalition forGang Prevention, along withAODP Prevention has invitedFather Gregory J. Boyle to bein Ukiah for a large openforum Tuesday night, Feb. 14at 7 p.m. at Ukiah HighSchool, 1000 Low Gap Rd.,Ukiah. Spanish translation isavailable. Recently featuredon CNN for his work withgangs in the LA area, FatherBoyle is a nationallyrenowned speaker. He is aJesuit priest who isfounder/executive director ofJobs For A Future/HomeboyIndustries, an employmentreferral center and economic

development program. Hewill be addressing policymakers, elected officials, thebusiness community, NativeAmericans, the Latino com-munity, parents, teachers,social workers and criminaljustice workers about theimportance of adult attention,guidance and unconditionallove in preventing youth fromjoining gangs. Each sessionwill be tailor made to the audi-ence he is addressing. If youhave any questions, pleasecontact Sue Hawley, Chair, at744-7585 or Sue_Hawley@B-F.com or Carole Hester at468-8197 or chester@cta.org.

A M A D E U S !AMADEUS!... Mozart’s250th! Party with friends!Ukiah Symphony’s third con-cert of the season is Saturday,Feb. 11, at 8 p.m. and Sunday,Feb. 12, at 3 p.m. This concertfeatures Jessica Schaeffer,harp, and Monique Rance,Flute. Concerts are held at theMendocino College CenterTheatre for the Visual &Performing Arts (1000Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah).For More information call theUkiah Symphony Hot Line at462-0235.

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AAA Advisory Council members being recruited

The Governing Board of Lake andMendocino County’s Area Agency on Aging iscurrently recruiting for AAA Advisory Councilmembers.

The Council shall advise the GoverningBoard on issues such as developing the areafour year plan and develop and coordination ofcommunity policies and programs throughoutboth counties.

Council members must meet at least one ofthe following criteria: be an older adult person60 years or older; an advocate of older persons;representative of a health care agency or orga-nization serving older adults; a person provid-ing leadership in the private and volunteer sec-tors; a local elected official; a member of thegeneral public.

Fifty percent membership shall be older per-sons.

Anyone interested in serving on theAdvisory Council should contact NancyVinson at the Mendocino County Department

of Social Services, 463-7775 in order toreceive an application for membership.

Applications must be submitted by Friday.For additional information or questions, con-tact Susan Era, the Acting Area on Aging direc-tor at 463-7902.

Free pruning demonstrationto be held Saturday

Members of the Mendocino Rose Societywill hold a free pruning demonstration to edu-cate fellow rose-lovers on the proper way toprune roses for maximum health and beauty,The demonstration will be held at 11 a.m. onSaturday at the Ukiah Civic Center RoseGarden at 411 West Clay St. The public isenthusiastically invited to attend and learnsome successful pruning techniques. In addi-tion. the Rose Society meets the secondTuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at theUkiah Civic Center Annex. New members arealways welcome. For more information. pleascan 485-6219.

Peregrine Audubon Society tolead trip to Manchester Park

Peregrine Audubon Society of Ukiah will beleading a field trip to Pt. Arena, Manchester

State Park, and the Garcia River, includingMiner Hole Road and Brushy Creek, nextSunday, February 12. In the past we have seen“AI”, the famous Laysan Albatross, Long-tailed Duck, Eurasian Widgeon, Tundra Swans,Pacific Golden Plover, Glaucous Gull andTownsend’s Warbler, among many othercoastal birds.

This is a long but rewarding trip. Pleasemeet at Long’s Parking lot in Ukiah at 7:30a.m. sharp, with weather-appropriate clothing,binoculars, field guides, water, lunch, and gasmoney for drivers or a car already fueled up.Carpooling encouraged. Loaner binocularsmay be available. If you plan to car pool pleasehave your gear packed and ready to transfer toanother car. Folks meeting us in Pt. Arenashould be at Arena Cove at 9 a.m.

UVTG Announces trail workday and trail marking hike

The Ukiah Valley Trail Group will be hold-ing its next Trail Work Day at 9 a.m. on Sundayat Lake Mendocino Dam Overlook. The Groupwill work to reopen Shakota trail which hastrees down and wash-outs that make passagedifficult and potentially dangerous. As always,bring lunch, water, gloves and be prepared to

have fun. We try (and usually succeed) to quitby 2 p.m. The Group will also be meeting atLake Mendocino Dam for a Trail MarkingHike on Friday Feb. 3 at 1 p.m. The UVTG hasused GPS to map the trails on the Southeastside of the lake and will now start placing trailmarkers to assist trail users in locating routes.Hikers will carry the carsonite (fiberglass-like)markers and place them at intersections. Thehike will be less than 6 miles. For more infor-mation on the hike or trail work day call 485-5794 or email neil@mendotrails.org.

Due to a recent computer crash, the UkiahValley Trail Group lost approximately 200email addresses. Community members whoare interested in trails should email neil@men-dotrails.org or membership@mendotrails.orgso that they can be placed on the email list. Theemail list is a measure of the group’s strength.Adding a name to the list helps the UVTGdirectors in advocating for trails with landmanagers and various public officials. Themore people on the list, the more weight wecarry in land use discussions. E-mails are sentas blind copies to protect privacy and the groupwill not share email without permission.Thanks to our friends at The Computer Scenefor their efficient and friendly help in gettingour computer back up and running.

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By KATHERINE SHRADERThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON --President Bush’s monthlongcampaign to convince thepublic that the government’seavesdropping program is anessential anti-terrorism toolappears to have made animpact, a new AP-Ipsos pollsuggests.

Some 48 percent now sup-port the administration’s pro-gram to monitor -- without acourt warrant -- some U.S.-based calls with suspectedlinks to terrorists. That’s upfrom 42 percent last month.Half now say the administra-tion should have to get a war-rant, down from 56 percentone month ago.

Bush has been particularlysuccessful at making his casefor the National SecurityAgency’s controversial moni-toring among men and coresegments of his base.

After weeks of insistingthat divulging details wouldharm the program, the WhiteHouse relented Wednesdayand briefed House intelli-gence committee lawmakers.Thursday, the Senate learnedmore about the NSA program.

Press secretary ScottMcClellan said the WhiteHouse will listen to ideas thatlawmakers have about legisla-tion, but Bush has indicatedthat he would resist any movethat would compromise theprogram.

“There is a high bar toovercome on such ideas,”McClellan said.

The decision to giveCongress more informationcame as Senate JudiciaryCommittee Chairman ArlenSpecter, R-Pa., announced hewas drafting legislation thatwould require the secretiveForeign IntelligenceSurveillance Court to reviewthe constitutionality of theadministration’s monitoringof terror-related internationalcommunications when oneparty to the call is in theUnited States.

It also came as Rep.Heather Wilson, R-N.M.,chairwoman of a House intel-

ligence subcommittee thatoversees the NSA, broke withthe Bush administration andcalled for a full review of theNSA’s program, along withlegislative action to updatethe 1978 Foreign IntelligenceSurveillance Act.

She and others also wantedthe full House IntelligenceCommittee to be briefed onthe program’s operationaldetails. Although the WhiteHouse initially promised onlyinformation about the legalrationale for surveillance,administration officialsbroadened the scopeWednesday to include moresensitive details about howthe program works.

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WASHINGTON -- President Bush’s plan toboost the competitiveness of U.S. industrythrough innovation won support from mem-bers of Congress Thursday, althoughDemocrats criticized the initiative for slashingsome education programs to pay for morespending on math and science.

Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez wonwidespread support from members of theHouse Government Reform Committee forBush’s “American Competitiveness Initiative,”one of the biggest new programs in the budgetBush sent to Congress on Monday.

The initiative would double governmentfunding for basic research in the physical sci-ences, train thousands of new science and mathteachers and extend a popular tax credit busi-nesses can receive for investing in research anddevelopment. The total pricetag over 10 yearswould be $136 billion.

Gutierrez said country had a choice on howit would respond to increased global competi-tion from countries such as China and India.

“Some want to respond by retreating intoisolationism,” Gutierrez said. He said the alter-native offered by the president through thecompetitiveness initiative was “maintainingour leadership by competing with confidence.”

Committee Chairman Tom Davis, R-Va.,said he believed there was a need to boost mathand science teaching in high schools to reversea slide in which the country’s colleges aregraduating fewer engineers today than 20 yearsago.

Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said he wasconcerned because while Bush’s budget calledfor increasing areas of the EducationDepartment budget to train 70,000 new mathand science teachers and to attract 30,000 mathand science professionals to tutor in theschools, the money was taken from other edu-cation programs.

For the second straight year, Bush’s newbudget would cut overall discretionary spend-ing for education programs. He also asked

Congress to eliminate 42 education programshe deemed unnecessary or inefficient, coveringsuch areas as providing money for the arts, par-ent-resource centers and drug-free schools.

Van Hollen said he was also concerned thatBush was scrimping on the necessary supportfor the National Institutes of Health, includinghis proposal to trim spending for 18 of the 19medical research institutes, calling cutbacks inthese areas a mistake given the need to main-tain the country’s lead in medical research.

Gutierrez said that the president’s budgetwas seeking to find the right priorities forspending while at the same time pursuingBush’s goal of cutting the deficit in half by2009.

Gutierrez urged individual members ofCongress to refrain from inserting money intobudget bills for pet projects, a process knownas “earmarking.”

“The most successful research is based oncareful planning and merit-based peer review,”Gutierrez said. “So to maximize the impact of(American Competitiveness Initiative)research, we encourage Congress to resist ear-marking scientific research funding.”

Bush’s U.S. industry competitiveness program wins congressional praise

President George W. Bush

White House offers more law-makers details on eavesdropping

By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent

WASHINGTON -- SeveralSenate Republicans who are keyto extension of the Patriot Actreached a tentative agreementwith the White House Thursdayon minor changes to the terror-fighting law that has beenstalled in Congress.

Sen. John Sununu, R-N.H.,and three other GOP lawmakers-- all of who joined withDemocrats last year to block along-term extension of the law -- arranged a late-afternoon newsconference to announce theiraccord with the administration.

White House press secretaryScott McClellan pre-emptedthem, though, saying thechanges “continue to build uponthe civil liberties protectionsthat are in place but do so in away that doesn’t compromiseour national security priorities.”

“We’re pleased that thisimportant legislation is movingforward,” he said.

A GOP agreement would putSenate Democrats in a political-ly difficult position of decidingwhether to choose betweenrenewing their filibuster on anissue of national security.

The Patriot Act was original-ly passed within days of theattacks of Sept. 11, 2001, andhas been an important weaponin the government’s arsenal fortracking suspected terrorists.

Legislation to renew the lawwas blocked last year when crit-

ics said its provisions short-changed civil liberties, particu-larly in the cases of individualswho were not suspected of ter-rorist activities themselves, butmight have had innocent deal-ings with suspects.

Also at issue was concernover the government’s ability todemand information fromlibraries about the activities ofsuspected terrorists.

Even before the agreementwas announced, Republicansand Democrats clashed over thevalue of the changes the WhiteHouse had agreed to in privatenegotiations with Sununu andGOP Sens. Larry Craig ofIdaho, Lisa Murkowski ofAlaska and Chuck Hagel ofNebraska.

No immediate details wereavailable on the changes theywrung from the White House.These Republicans had joined aDemocratic-led filibuster latelast year that blocked passage atthe time of a bill extending thelife of the law. Critics claimedthat the versions beforeCongress would have givenshortshrift treatment to people’scivil liberties.

Instead of a long-term exten-sion, lawmakers decided toextend the government’s powerto conduct surveillance againstsuspected terrorists with a short-term bill. The current extensionexpires March 10.

The congressional officialsdeclined to be identified by

name, saying they did not wantto pre-empt the news confer-ence.

Sununu was joined byRepublican Sens. Larry Craig ofIdaho, Lisa Murkowski andAlaska and Chuck Hagel ofNebraska in supporting a fili-buster by 41 Democrats inDecember. Democrats couldstill block the new version if allof them who opposed the billthen also balk at the new ver-sion.

Breaking a filibuster in the100-member Senate requires 60votes, compared with a simplemajority for passing a bill.

The existing law was to haveexpired Dec. 31, but Congresshas extended it twice whilenegotiators worked on a com-promise.

The agreement would putDemocrats in a position of hav-ing to choose whether to contin-ue to block a final vote on legis-lation in the face of unanimoussupport among Republicans andthe administration on an issue ofnational security.

On Dec. 16, the Senate voted52-47 to move to a final vote onthe legislation, which dealsspecifically with 16 provisionsin the act that Congress wantedreviewed and renewed by theend of last year. That was eightvotes short of the 60 needed toend the filibuster.

The original USA Patriot Actwas passed five weeks after theattacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Agreement reached on Patriot Act

By HARRY DUNPHYThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- President Bush said hesought advice from Polish President LechKaczynski Thursday about Ukraine, whichKaczynski is hoping to help bring into the NATOalliance in the next two years.

In their first meeting since Kaczynski tookoffice in December, the two leaders discussedtrade and other international issues during ameeting that started in the Oval Office and led tolunch in the executive residence.

Poland is one of the strongest U.S. allies inEurope, and Bush said he thanked Kaczynski fortheir support of the war in Iraq. They also dis-cussed Kaczynski’s desire for NATO to expandto include its neighbor Ukraine, which used to bepart of the Soviet Union and is now a democra-cy, by 2008.

“I asked the president his advice on Ukraine,”Bush said. “That’s what friends do -- they shareinformation and share strategic thoughts.”

Kaczynski said they also discussed Poland’sstrained relations with Russia. Poland angeredMoscow with its support for Ukraine’s so-called“Orange Revolution,” in which pro-WesternPresident Viktor Yushchenko won election overa candidate backed by Moscow.

“There have been certain signals that mightlead to an improvement of relations between theRepublic of Poland and the Russian Federation,”

Kaczynski said. “We have no certainty yet, butthese signals we have received, and we’re hop-ing for an improvement in relations betweenPoland and Russia.”

Kaczynski, a conservative former Solidarityactivist jailed by the communists in the 1980s,took over in December from former communistAleksander Kwasniewski.

Later Thursday, Kaczynski was meeting withSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice and con-gressional leaders, then playing host to Polish-Americans at a reception.

He is leaving Friday for Chicago after wit-nessing signings of bilateral agreements on sci-ence and technological cooperation and trainingfor Polish pilots on F-16 jet fighters. He is alsomeeting with representatives of the AmericanJewish Committee, who worked with him whenhe was mayor of Warsaw on plans to establish amuseum commemorating the history of PolishJews.

In Bush’s fiscal budget request Monday,Poland would receive $30 million “to continuedefense reform.” That is the same amount it gotin 2006.

Poland is reducing its training mission in cen-tral Iraq from 1,500 troops to 900. Kaczynski hasindicated that Poland might consider extendingits mission past the end of 2006, although hestressed that would require a formal decision. Hehas said he “could not imagine” staying beyond2007.

Presidents of U.S., Poland to discuss NATO, Iraq, trade

S P O R T SSports Editor: Tony Adame, 468-3518 udjsports@pacific.net

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Hockey great Wayne Gretzky is in themiddle of a criminal investigation of anillegal gambling ring.

TODAYCOLLEGE BASKETBALL• Mendocino College women at MerrittCollege, 6 p.m.• Mendocino College men at Contra CostaCollege, 7:30 p.m.PREP BOYS BASKETBALL• Ukiah at Maria Carrillo, 7:30 p.m.• Potter Valley at Mendocino, 8 p.m.PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL• Potter Valley at Mendocino, 6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 11COLLEGE SOFTBALL• Mendocino College at Cabrillo College,doubleheader

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

TODAYNBAGolden State at Indiana, 5 p.m. (ESPN)Sacramento at Phoenix, 6 p.m. (ABC)NHLDallas at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. (FSN)OLYMPICSXX Olympic Winter Games, 4 a.m. (CNBC)XX Olympic Winter Games, 9 a.m. (USA)XX Olympic WInter Games, 11:30 a.m.(CNBC)

SATURDAY, FEB. 11NBAGolden State at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. (FSN)COLLEGE BASKETBALLMenIowa at Indiana, 9 a.m. (ESPN)St. Peter’s at Loyola, 9 a.m. (ESPN2)Duke at Maryland, 10 a.m. (CBS)George Washington at St. Joseph’s, 11 a.m.(ESPN2)Villanova at DePaul, 11 a.m. (ESPN)UCLA at Washington, 12:30 p.m. (ABC)Nebraska at Texas, 1 p.m. (ESPN)Wisconsin at Penn State, 1 p.m. (ESPN2)Old Dominion at Virginia Commonwealth,3 p.m. (ESPN2)UNLV at BYU, 5 p.m. (ESPN2)Stanford at Gonzaga, 6 p.m. (ESPN)Santa Clara at St. Mary’s, 7 p.m. (FSN)WomenTexas A&M at Nebraska, 11 a.m. (FSN)Washington at UCLA, 1 p.m. (FSN)OLYMPICSXX Olympic Winter Games, 8 p.m. (NBC)

Mendocino CollegeHOF Dinner tickets

The Mendocino College athleticdepartment will host its first Hallof Fame induction at theRedwood Valley Cellars winetasting room (7051 N. State St.,Redwood Valley) on Feb. 18.

The evening will begin with ano-host wine tasting at 6 p.m. Acatered dinner will follow at 7 andthe induction ceremony will beginpromptly at 8.

Tickets for the meal and cere-mony are $35 each and can bepurchased by contacting eitherAnna Daugherty or Skip Hunterin the college athletic office (468-3255 or 468-3165).

2006 Mendocino College Hall ofFame Inductees: special recogni-tion awards — coaches Ed Boyleand Dan Drew; athlete inductees— Rod Dockins, Jerry Ward,Rikki Hayes, Paul Cronin, AnneIbarra, John Gastineau, KurtEhmann, Dennis Willeford, JeffBurrell, Randy Sondag.

Coyote Valleywomen’s basketballlooking for teams

The Coyote Valley RecreationDepartment is looking for teamsto fill out its Women’s BasketballLeague.

The season will start March 13and run through April, with theplayoffs beginning May 1.

The sponsors fee of $250 is dueby March 6, and a $10 player feeis due by the first game. Themandatory managers meetingwill be Monday, March 6, at 7p.m. at the Coyote ValleyGymansium.

Any team not represented willnot be allowed to participate.

For more information callRonnie DeSoto at 472-2233.

Ten Star All Starbasketball camp

Applications are now being eva-lutated for the Ten Star All Starsummer basketball camp.

The camp is by invitation onlyand boys and girls ages 10-19are eligible to apply.

In 2005, players from 50 statesand 18 foreign countries attend-ed the camp.

For a free brochure, call 704-373-0873.

City of Ukiah girlsyouth softball

The City of Ukiah CommunityService Department would like toannounce the beginning of regis-tration for the 2006 Girls YouthSoftball League.

Participants may register indi-vidually and will be placed onteams according to their gradelevel. The league will be dividedinto the following divisions:Grades K-2 (T-Ball); Grades 3/4;Grades 5/6; and Grades 7-12.

League play begins in earlyApril and will run through earlyJune. Cost is $50 per player (sib-ling discounts and Low IncomeDiscounts are available).

The registration deadline isFebruary, 27, 2006 and forms areavailable at the City of Ukiah (411West Clay). For more informa-tion, call 463-6714.

City of Ukiah co-edvolleyball league

The City of Ukiah CommunityService Department would like toannounce the beginning of regis-tration for the 2006 Co-EdVolleyball League.

Adults, 16 years and older, areinvited to register on a team of upto 12 players.

Recreational and Competitiveleagues are available. All teamswill play at least 8 games and atleast 1 playoff game. Games willbe played on week-nights start-ing in late March or early Apriland running into June.

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Gretzky on wiretap discussing gambling ringBy ANGELA DELLI SANTI andGEOFF MULVIHILLThe Associated Press

TRENTON, N.J. — WayneGretzky was recorded on a wiretaptalking to the alleged financier of agambling ring, discussing how thehockey great’s wife could avoidbeing implicated, a person withknowledge of the investigation toldThe Associated Press on Thursday.

Gretzky, coach and part-ownerof the Phoenix Coyotes, can beheard on wiretaps made within thepast month talking about his wifewith assistant coach Rick Tocchet,the person said, speaking on thecondition of anonymity because theinvestigation was ongoing.

Gretzky’s wife, actress JanetJones, allegedly bet at least

$100,000 on football games overthe course of the investigation bystate authorities, the person said.

There is no evidence thatGretzky placed any bets, accordingto the person.

Authorities say from Dec. 29through Feb. 5 — the day of theSuper Bowl — bettors placed atotal of $1.7 million in wagers withthe ring run by a New Jersey statetrooper, Tocchet and a South Jerseyman. All face charges of promotinggambling, money laundering andconspiracy and are scheduled to bearraigned in Superior Court inMount Holly on Feb. 21, the stateAttorney General’s office saidThursday.

Jones has not been charged.Investigators say about a half-

dozen current NHL players placedbets with the ring and are lookinginto whether anyone involved inthe 5-year-old operation, whichauthorities say had a connection toorganized crime in Philadelphiaand southern New Jersey, wageredon NHL games. Gretzky is not themain focus of the probe, the personsaid.

The Star-Ledger of Newark, cit-ing unidentified law enforcementsources, first reported of a wiretapinvolving Gretzky in Thursday’snewspapers. The newspaper alsoreported that Jones bet $500,000during the investigation, including$75,000 on the Super Bowl.

Earlier in the week, Gretzky

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Whisenhunt pulls out of Oakland coaching searchBy JOSH DUBOWThe Associated Press

ALAMEDA — Super Bowl win-ning offensive coordinator KenWhisenhunt and Louisville coachBobby Petrino have pulled out of con-sideration for the Oakland Raiderscoaching vacancy.

Whisenhunt came to the Bay Areato interview Wednesday with owner AlDavis and team officials, a day aftercelebrating the Steelers’ Super Bowlwin with a parade in Pittsburgh.

He told the Raiders on Thursdaythat he had decided to stay inPittsburgh for another season, makinghim one of the top coaching candidatesfor after next season. Oakland is the

only team currently with a head coachopening.

“After coming out here and taking alook, he decided to stay with theSteelers,” Eric Metz, Whisenhunt’sagent, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

“We came out here, had an enjoy-able visit, met with Mr. Davis, andKen likes and respects him.”

The Raiders also talked withPetrino, who had previously said hehad no interest in the NFL. Louisvilleassistant sports information directorRocco Gasparro said Petrino will stayat the school.

Oakland has been without a coachsince Norv Turner was fired Jan. 3,

giving a new coach little time to puttogether a staff and set his offseasonpriorities before the scouting combinebegins Feb. 22.

Davis has already interviewed AlSaunders, James Lofton and RodMarinelli, and had talks with formerSt. Louis Rams coach Mike Martz,former Raiders coach Art Shell andOakland quarterbacks coach JohnShoop.

Saunders decided to take a job run-ning the Washington Redskins’offense, Marinelli was hired as DetroitLions coach, and Martz will be theLions’ offensive coordinator next sea-son.

It is unclear what direction the

Raiders will go in now. They couldturn back to Shell, who had a 54-38record with the Raiders and led theteam to the AFC championship gamefollowing the 1990 season. Shell wasfired after going 9-7 in 1994.

Shell, currently the senior vice pres-ident of football operations and devel-opment for the NFL, had a winningrecord in four of his five complete sea-sons. The Raiders have had only threewinning seasons since his firing andare just 13-35 the past three seasons.

The Raiders could also try to inter-view Baltimore offensive coordinatorJim Fassel, who led the Giants to theSuper Bowl in 2000 with Raidersquarterback Kerry Collins at the helm.See DIGEST, Page A-9

Donald takes Spyglass HillRon Lewis/San Mateo County Times

Luke Donald tees off on the ninth hole at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Donald tied Phil Mickelson’s course record of 62 Thursday.

By DOUG FERGUSONThe Associated Press

PEBBLE BEACH — Luke Donald was in thegroup ahead when Phil Mickelson blistered SpyglassHill last year for a course-record 62. He remembersbeing amazed at the score, and hearing how it wouldbe a long time before anyone else could do that at thePebble Beach National Pro-Am.

“It only took 365 days,” Donald said Thursday.“I’m glad it was me.”

Taking advantage of weather that approached per-fection, Donald holed out for eagle from 96 yards,strung together birdies and wound up matchingMickelson’s record with a 10-under 62 to take a one-shot lead over Mike Weir.

Not many could recall conditions so pure atPebble Beach, where there was no trace of a cloud ora breeze and temperatures were pushing 80 degrees.

No one remembered Spyglass being such apushover, either.

Traditionally the toughest among the three cours-es at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, itplayed as the easiest Thursday with an average scoreof 70.48. Dating to 2000, Spyglass has never had anaverage score under par.

It still required good golf, and Donald delivered.

After missing a 10-foot birdie putt on his openinghole, No. 10, he ran off three straight birdies, one ofthose a 45-foot putt on the par-3 12th. Then came hissand wedge from 96 yards to a hole location on thefront shelf of the green that dropped for eagle, andanother birdie on the 15th.

“Not much was going wrong,” Donald said. “Ididn’t really threaten to make bogey today and keptit in play.”

His round went so well that when he hit 6-ironinto 12 feet on the ninth hole, it was the same putt hehad on Wednesday during a practice round, so heknew the break. And he knew what it meant.

“I knew that was for 62,” he said.And he remembers what happened last year.

Mickelson followed that 62 by going wire-to-wire atPebble Beach, taking a seven-shot lead into the finalround.

But Mickelson already had a three-shot lead afterthe first round. Donald was only one ahead of Weir,who recovered from a sloppy start to make fivestraight birdies along Stillwater Cove. He missedonly one fairway and two greens, and the only thinghe didn’t get with a 63 was the lead.

“I knew there was going to be some low scorestoday,” Weir said. “But 10 under at Spyglass? I

thought of the lower scores, there might be more onthis golf course than the other two. But Luke obvi-ously played a great round over at Spyglass to dothat.”

The low score at Poppy Hills, usually the easiestof the three courses because it has five par 5s, camefrom Arron Oberholser. He responded to back-to-back bogeys with laughter, then ran off four birdiesover his next five holes and finished with a 7-under65.

He was joined by Michael Allen (Spyglass) andNick Watney (Pebble Beach).

Mickelson, meanwhile, looks like he will end adubious streak at this tournament — the last fourdefending champions at Pebble Beach have missedthe cut. Lefty was headed that direction with a dou-ble bogey on his third hole at Poppy Hills, makingthe turn in 37. But he finished with a flourish —birdie-birdie-eagle — for a 67 and was tied for 10th.

One week after J.B. Holmes hammered his way tovictory in Phoenix with a driver and a wedge,Donald showed there is still room for someone whotidily navigates his way around the golf course.Clearly, Spyglass or any of the other courses at

See DONALD, Page A-10

THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL FRIDAY, FEB. 10, 2006 – A-9SPORTS

SCOREBOARDTRANSACTIONS

BASEBALLAmerican LeagueTEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with INFAarom Baldiris, RHP Omar Beltre, LHP FabioCastro, RHP Scott Feldman, RHP Josh Rupe andRHP Edison Volquez on one-year contracts.TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Agreed to terms with1B Shea Hillenbrand and RHP Pete Walker onone-year contracts.National LeagueCINCINNATI REDS—Fired Brad Kullman, directorof major league operations. Agreed to terms withOF Timo Perez to a minor league contract.COLORADO ROCKIES—Released RHP RyanSpeier and agreed to terms with him on a minorleague contract.PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms withRHP Matt Capps, RHP Bryan Bullington, LHPTom Gorzelanny, OF Rajai Davis, INF CraigStansberry and INF Yurendell DeCaster on one-year contracts.WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to termswith LHP Michael Bacsik, LHP Jim Crowell, SSAnthony Medrano and SS Rayner Bautista onminor league contracts.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball AssociationHOUSTON ROCKETS—Traded F Lonny Baxterto Charlotte for G Keith Bogans.FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueBALTIMORE RAVENS—Named Tony Nathan run-ning backs coach, Greg Roman assistant offen-sive line coach and John Fassel assistant specialteams coach.DENVER BRONCOS—Signed S Sam Brandon toa contract extension.

HOCKEYNational Hockey LeaguePITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Recalled C ErikChristensen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of theAHL.VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Assigned C JoshGreen and D Prestin Ryan to Manitoba of theAHL.COLLEGENORTH ALABAMA—Announced the resignationof Flora Sweatt, women’s basketball coach.

NHLEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L OT Pts GF GAN.Y. Rangers 33 15 8 74 181 138Philadelphia 32 15 9 73 188 179New Jersey 30 21 6 66 169 164N.Y. Islanders 24 27 4 52 163 199Pittsburgh 12 34 11 35 155 229Northeast Division

W L OT Pts GF GAOttawa 36 14 5 77 220 135Buffalo 35 15 4 74 178 151Toronto 27 23 5 59 174 183Montreal 26 22 7 59 159 178Boston 24 23 10 58 163 174Southeast Division

W L OT Pts GF GACarolina 38 13 4 80 208 169Tampa Bay 31 22 4 66 174 163Atlanta 25 26 6 56 192 202Florida 22 26 8 52 151 173Washington 19 30 5 43 149 206

WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division

W L OT Pts GF GADetroit 38 13 5 81 202 139Nashville 33 18 6 72 178 167Columbus 23 31 2 48 144 200Chicago 18 30 7 43 140 190St. Louis 15 31 8 38 146 203Northwest Division

W L OT Pts GF GACalgary 32 17 7 71 150 142Vancouver 32 20 5 69 194 175Colorado 31 20 6 68 206 180Edmonton 30 19 7 67 186 175Minnesota 28 25 4 60 168 147Pacific Division

W L OT Pts GF GADallas 38 15 3 79 184 144Los Angeles 30 23 5 65 192 191Anaheim 25 19 11 61 161 157San Jose 25 21 8 58 163 165Phoenix 27 28 3 57 167 187

Two points for a win, one point for overtime lossor shootout loss.

Wednesday’s GamesN.Y. Rangers 5, Ottawa 1Columbus 7, Los Angeles 4Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Islanders 2Boston 3, Pittsburgh 1Detroit 6, Nashville 0Calgary 3, Anaheim 1St. Louis 4, Vancouver 2San Jose 2, Chicago 1Thursday’s GamesMontreal 3, Buffalo 2, OT

New Jersey 3, Boston 2, OTAtlanta 2, Ottawa 1Tampa Bay 5, Carolina 3Colorado 2, Minnesota 1Detroit 3, Nashville 2Dallas 5, Phoenix 1Today’s GamesPittsburgh at Carolina, 4 p.m.Colorado at Columbus, 4 p.m.Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.Washington at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.Minnesota at Edmonton, 6 p.m.St. Louis at Calgary, 6 p.m.Anaheim at Vancouver, 7 p.m.Dallas at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.Saturday’s GamesN.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 10 a.m.Chicago at Los Angeles, 1 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 3 p.m.Atlanta at Montreal, 4 p.m.Philadelphia at Ottawa, 4 p.m.Tampa Bay at Boston, 4 p.m.Pittsburgh at Washington, 4 p.m.Florida at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m.Columbus at Nashville, 5 p.m.Sunday’s GamesDallas at Los Angeles, 1 p.m.St. Louis at Edmonton, 1 p.m.Buffalo at Carolina, 2 p.m.Colorado at Detroit, 2 p.m.San Jose at Phoenix, 5 p.m.Chicago at Anaheim, 5 p.m.Minnesota at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

COLLEGE BASKETBALLMENEASTDrexel 83, Northeastern 47Fairleigh Dickinson 96, Long Island U. 74Fordham 81, St. Bonaventure 70Georgetown 64, St. John’s 41James Madison 76, Towson 68Pittsburgh 57, West Virginia 53St. Francis, NY 57, Wagner 49SOUTHBelmont 83, Jacksonville 65Coastal Carolina 71, Charleston Southern 69ETSU 89, Campbell 81Florida St. 80, Georgia Tech 79Gardner-Webb 84, Kennesaw St. 58George Mason 73, Va. Commonwealth 61Hofstra 76, Georgia St. 70Jacksonville St. 74, Tennessee Tech 68Lipscomb 75, North Florida 65Louisiana-Lafayette 59, South Alabama 53Morehead St. 62, SE Missouri 59Murray St. 62, E. Kentucky 45N.C.-Wilmington 70, Delaware 54Northwestern St. 82, Texas-Arlington 79Old Dominion 81, William & Mary 60Stephen F.Austin 63, Louisiana-Monroe 59Tenn.-Martin 71, Tennessee St. 68Troy 62, New Orleans 58MIDWESTAustin Peay 70, E. Illinois 61Chicago St. 64, S. Utah 60IUPUI 75, Valparaiso 67Ohio 78, N. Illinois 67Ohio St. 94, Michigan 85Oral Roberts 90, Oakland, Mich. 53Wis.-Milwaukee 98, Youngstown St. 57SOUTHWESTFla. International 58, Ark.-Little Rock 55Middle Tennessee 62, North Texas 60Sam Houston St. 66, SE Louisiana 62, OTTexas-San Antonio 100, McNeese St. 75Utah Valley St. 55, Texas-Pan American 52FAR WESTArizona 70, Oregon 68Arizona St. 76, Oregon St. 59N. Arizona 88, Idaho St. 80UCLA 50, Washington St. 30W. Kentucky 71, Denver 70

WOMENEASTBoston College 57, Georgia Tech 55Hartford 70, Albany, N.Y. 53Long Island U. 64, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 59Manhattan 58, Fairfield 52New Hampshire 55, Binghamton 49Stony Brook 81, Vermont 74UMBC 63, Boston U. 57SOUTHBelmont 61, Campbell 56, OTChattanooga 86, W. Carolina 61ETSU 74, Jacksonville 53Florida 63, Mississippi St. 48Florida St. 79, Miami 54Gardner-Webb 59, Lipscomb 47Kentucky 75, South Carolina 71LSU 72, Tennessee 69Louisiana Tech 75, Nevada 34Maryland 98, North Carolina 95, OTMcNeese St. 62, Texas-San Antonio 57Mississippi 77, Alabama 67Murray St. 79, E. Kentucky 71N.C. State 73, Wake Forest 60New Orleans 63, Troy 54North Florida 75, Kennesaw 73, OTSE Missouri 58, Morehead St. 43South Alabama 54, Louisiana-Lafayette 50Tenn.-Martin 51, Tennessee St. 48Tennessee Tech 75, Jacksonville St. 61Vanderbilt 64, Arkansas 59Virginia Tech 82, Clemson 70

MIDWESTAustin Peay 55, E. Illinois 46Detroit 55, Wright St. 45Ill.-Chicago 76, Cleveland St. 52Indiana 58, Penn St. 43Iowa 76, Northwestern 61Michigan St. 84, Minnesota 61Purdue 76, IPFW 52Wis.-Milwaukee 67, Loyola of Chicago 58Wisconsin 66, Illinois 61SOUTHWESTArk.-Little Rock 57, Arkansas St. 47Stephen F.Austin 61, Louisiana-Monroe 53Texas St. 70, Lamar 67Texas-Arlington 83, Northwestern St. 43FAR WESTArizona 70, Oregon 68Cal St.-Fullerton 59, UC Riverside 55Idaho St. 84, N. Arizona 71UC Irvine 79, Pacific 58Utah St. 55, New Mexico St. 45Weber St. 59, Sacramento St. 55

NBAEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBNew Jersey 26 21.553 —Philadelphia 24 25.490 3Boston 18 31.367 9Toronto 17 32.347 10New York 14 34.29212 1/2Southeast Division

W L Pct GBMiami 30 20.600 —Washington 24 23.5114 1/2Orlando 19 28.4049 1/2Atlanta 15 32.31913 1/2Charlotte 14 36.280 16Central Division

W L Pct GBDetroit 40 8.833 —Cleveland 29 19.604 11Indiana 24 22.522 15Milwaukee 25 23.521 15Chicago 21 27.438 19

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBDallas 39 10.796 —San Antonio 38 10.792 1/2Memphis 26 22.54212 1/2New Orleans 25 23.52113 1/2Houston 19 30.388 20Northwest Division

W L Pct GBDenver 26 25.510 —Utah 24 25.490 1Minnesota 22 26.4582 1/2Seattle 19 30.388 6Portland 17 30.362 7Pacific Division

W L Pct GBPhoenix 32 17.653 —L.A. Clippers 29 18.617 2L.A. Lakers 25 24.510 7Golden State 22 26.4589 1/2Sacramento 21 27.43810 1/2

Wednesday’s GamesSan Antonio 125, Toronto 118, OTIndiana 101, Portland 69Washington 129, Golden State 124New Jersey 96, New York 83Detroit 97, L.A. Clippers 87Charlotte 100, Philadelphia 92Milwaukee 94, Orlando 89, 2OTNew Orleans 109, Seattle 102Cleveland 97, Minnesota 91L.A. Lakers 89, Houston 78Phoenix 108, Memphis 102Chicago 110, Denver 107Thursday’s GamesDallas 112, Miami 76Chicago at Sacramento, 7:30 p.m.Today’s GamesDetroit at Orlando, 4 p.m.Cleveland at Washington, 4 p.m.Toronto at Charlotte, 4:30 p.m.Portland at Boston, 4:30 p.m.Utah at Minnesota, 5 p.m.New York vs. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 5p.m.Golden State at Indiana, 5 p.m.San Antonio at New Jersey, 5 p.m.Sacramento at Phoenix, 6 p.m.Dallas at Denver, 7:30 p.m.Atlanta at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.Saturday’s GamesGolden State at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.New Orleans at Minnesota, 5 p.m.Utah at Houston, 5:30 p.m.Charlotte at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m.Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.Sunday’s GamesSan Antonio at Indiana, 10 a.m.Philadelphia at Washington, 10 a.m.Portland at Toronto, 10 a.m.Detroit at Miami, 12:30 p.m.Orlando at Boston, 3 p.m.Milwaukee at New Jersey, 3 p.m.New York at Houston, 5:30 p.m.Denver at Seattle, 6 p.m.Atlanta at Sacramento, 6 p.m.Chicago at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

You may register as a team or indi-viduals interested in playing may reg-ister and be placed on an availableteam. Cost is $275 per team (up to 12players) or $40 per individual beforeMarch 2. Registration forms are avail-able at the City of Ukiah, 411 W. ClaySt. Call 463-6714 for more informa-tion.

Women’s self defesneclass at World Gym

Women’s self defense will be taughtin a one-time class Mar. 4 at WorldGym Fitness Center from 9:30 a..m.-1p.m.

The class fee is $5 per person, andpre-registration is required.

Registration forms can be piced upat Coldwell Banker Mendo Realty inUkiah.

For more information or to registercall Erika Holzhauer at 462-5400.Space is limited and registrationforms must be received by Mar. 1.

Pony & Colt League Pony & Colt League will hold its’

2006 sign ups Feb. 18 and Feb. 25from 1-3 p.m. at Mendo-Lake OfficeProducts.

Players must be between the agesof 13-17 on or before July 31, 2006.An original county certified birth cer-tificate is required for age verification.

The cost to sign up is $75 for the firstchild and $65 for each additional sib-ling.

For more information, call Chris at468-3800.

Sheriff’s Activity Leagueoffers fitness for kids

The Sheriff’s Activity League kids fit-ness class meets every Thursdayevening from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at theRedwood Health Club.

The class is co-ed, for ages 7-12. Itis a positive, high energy class withACE certified fitness trainer MelissaJohnson of RHC.

Melissa incorporates fun routinesand new games to challenge childrento get up and move.

You do not have to be a member ofRHC to join, and there is a $5 annualinsurance/administration fee per child.

For more information, call SALPresident Mike Tobin at 354-0565.

U.W.A.A. softball meetingfor 2006 season Feb. 21

A general meeting for the UkiahWomen’s Athletic Association 2006women’s softball season will be heldFeb. 21 at 7 p.m. at Wright Stuff Pizza.

All teams and women interested inplaying softball this season are wel-come.

For more information contact 972-1719.

City of Ukiah men’ssoftball league

The City of Ukiah CommunityService Department would like toannounce the beginning of the 2006men’s softball league. There is an

information meeting at The Pub inUkiah March 16 at 6:30 p.m. Leagueplay is scheduled to begin in earlyMay.

Team fees are $450 for the sponsorfee and $30 per player, with checksmade payable to the City of Ukiah.

Registration forms are available atthe Ukiah Civic Center Annex at 411West Clay St., and the registrationdeadline is April 13.

Player fees will be collected fromteam managers at the first game.Space is limited.

For more information, call 463-6714.

City of Ukiah women’ssoftball league

The City of Ukiah CommunityService Department would like toannounce the beginning of the 2006women’s softball league. League playwill be on Tuesday and Wednesdaynights and is scheduled to begin inearly May.

Team fees are $450 for the sponsorfee and $30 per player, with checksmade payable to the City of Ukiah.

Registration forms are available atthe Ukiah Civic Center Annex at 411West Clay St., and the registrationdeadline is April 13.

Player fees will be collected fromteam managers at the first game.Space is limited.

For more information, call 463-6714.

South Ukiah LittleLeague tryouts

Late registration and tryouts forSouth Ukiah Little League will be Feb.11-12 at the SULL baseball complex.

All players except t-ball are requiredto attend one day.

The times for each age group are9:30 a.m. for 12-year-olds, 11 a.m. for11-year-olds, 12:30 p.m. for 10-year-olds, 2 p.m. for 8-9 years and 3:30p.m. for seven year olds and six yearolds that have played one year of t-ball and want to play machine pitch.

All players parents need to bring allof the following: birth certificate (nocopies, no baptism or hospital certifi-cates), current utility bill, current dri-ver’s license, and current car or homeinsurance for proof of residency.

The cost is $55 for each child regis-tering and $50 for each additional sib-ling.

There is also a $30 cash or checkmandatory service deposit which willbe returned upon working at the con-cession stand.

Players must be five years old byApril 30, 2006 and no older than 12 byApril 30, 2006 to participate.

For more information, visit the SouthUkiah Little League website atwww.eteamz.com/SULL or call 468-8800.

Ukiah Women's 18-Hole Golf Club

Local lady golfers are invited to jointhe Ukiah Women’s 18-Hole GolfClub. Golfers hit the links everyTuesday. Those interested in joiningthe club may call Shirley Dietrick at485-5540.

Tiny Tigers kinderkarate

Tollow Dojo is hosting the weeklyTiny Tigers kinder karate course,which utilizes proven techniques toteach martial arts to children 4 to 6years old.

The class is held Saturdays from12:30-1:20 p.m. The first class is free.Call 463-1347 or 621-0714 to sign up.Tollow Dojo is located at 3001 S. StateSt., No. 4.

Willits boxing program

The Sheriff's Youth Activities League"Willits" Boxing Program is currentlymeeting at the Body Works Gym andMartial Arts Center (1511 Main St. inWillits) on Monday and Wednesdaynights at 7 p.m. in the aerobic room.

This program is free and open to thepublic. Ages 8 and above are encour-aged to participate.

For more information, call BodyWorks Gym at 459-0594. There is anannual $5 insurance/registration fee.

Boxers wanted

Boxing classes are offered byMendocino County Sheriff’s SAL andare ongoing at the Redwood HealthClub for all ages and levels. Newexpanded class times for winter 2006are: Thursday, 6:45 p.m; Friday, 5p.m.; Sunday 5 p.m.; Tuesday 5:30p.m.

Anyone interested in joining SALmust fill out the necessary paperworkto become a SAL member and pay $5a year, and membership is free toRedwood Health Club members.Minors must have the forms signed bytheir parents. Please allow 10 minutesbefore class to do this.

Call Cris and Pattie at 463-1339 forquestions.

Rusty Bowl BMX

Bicycle motocross races are heldweekly at Rusty Bowl BMX, located atthe east end of Gobbi Street in Ukiah.

The American Bicycle Association-sanctioned races are held Saturdayswith sign-ups from 9:30-10:30 a.m.and racing immediately after.

For more information, call the RustyBowl hotline at 462-0249.

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COMMUNITY DIGEST — CONTINUED FROM PAGE A-8 Freshmen improve to 11-0The Daily Journal

The Ukiah freshmen girlsbasketball team kept its per-fect season alive with a 61-21victory over UrsulineTuesday.

The Wildcats are now 11-0. “The girls came out ready

to play,” said Ukiah headcoach Jeff Burrell. “We beatUrsuline by 14 points last

month.”Leah Blue led the Wildcats

in scoring against Ursulinewith 10 points. Blue also hadsix rebounds and two steals.Ashley Lower had nine pointsand five rebounds.

“Ashley dominated on theinside,” Burrell said.

Jessica Graham led Ukiahwith 10 rebounds. Taylor

Paleta had eight rebounds andsix points and point guardNayeli Caldera had a whop-ping seven steals to matchseven points.

The Wildcats also lostCarly Montano to an ankleinjury, and Burrell said it wasunlikely she would be able toplay in Ukiah’s last twogames.

Michaels headed to NBC inexchange for cartoon rabbitBy RONALD BLUMThe Associated Press

NEW YORK — Al Michaels was tradedfrom ABC to NBC for a cartoon bunny, fourrounds of golf and Olympic highlights.

The rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, abunny created by Walt Disney in the 1920sbefore he invented Mickey Mouse, were trans-ferred from NBC Universal to The WaltDisney Co. as part of the agreement to releasethe broadcaster from his contract with ABCand ESPN.

“As the forerunner to Mickey Mouse and animportant part of Walt Disney’s creative lega-cy, the fun and mischievous Oswald is backwhere he belongs, at the home of his creatorand among the stable of beloved characterscreated by Walt himself,” Disney presidentRobert Iger said after Thursday’s announce-ment.

Michaels had been with ABC for threedecades and had been the play-by-playannouncer for “Monday Night Football” forthe past 20 years.

“Oswald is definitely worth more than afourth-round draft choice,” Michaels said,referring to what the Kansas City Chiefs gavethe New York Jets as compensation for releas-ing coach Herm Edwards from his contract.“I’m going to be a trivia answer someday.”

A four-time Emmy Award winner, Michaelsagreed last July to stay with ABC/ESPN as theMonday game switched to the cable networknext fall, but he asked to back out and insteadwill broadcast

Sunday night NFL games on NBC withJohn Madden, his partner on ABC during thepast four seasons.

As part of the deal, NBC sold ESPN cablerights to Friday coverage of the next fourRyder Cups through 2014, and granted ESPNincreased usage of Olympic highlights through2012 and other NBC properties through 2011.NBC, in turn, gets expanded highlight rights toABC and ESPN events.

NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol saidABC Sports and ESPN president GeorgeBodenheimer called last month to initiate talks,which culminated in an agreement Tuesday.

“He told me this incredible story that Walt’sfirst really big production as a cartoonist for

the cinema had been a character called Oswaldthe Lucky Rabbit, which was before Mickey,”Ebersol said. “And for reasons that aren’t stilltotally clear to me, Walt lost those rights. Hedidn’t have the money to hold onto them.”

Disney and his partner, Ub Iwerks, createdthe rabbit in 1927 at the request of CarlLaemmle, the founder of Universal Pictures,and made 26 silent cartoons.

After Disney learned that Universal held therights, he created a new character, eventuallynamed Mickey Mouse, who resembledOswald, but with shorter ears.

Universal continued to make Oswald filmsfrom 1929-38 — Mickey Rooney was one ofhis voices — and appeared in a comic bookfrom 1943-62.

“We earn nothing from those rights; they’vehad no value in the United States,” Ebersolsaid.

The Walt Disney Co. had been trying toreacquire the rabbit for some time.

“When Bob was named CEO, he told me hewanted to bring Oswald back to Disney, and Iappreciate that he is a man of his word,” WaltDisney’s daughter Diane Disney Miller said ina statement. “Having Oswald around again isgoing to be a lot of fun.”

Michaels, 61, began to think about hoppingnetworks during the past season, realizing hewanted to work with Madden, producer FredGaudelli and director Drew Esocoff, who alsoare moving from ABC to NBC.

“As the weeks went on, I began to realizemore and more how much I was going to missbeing with those people,” he said. “That’s myfamily, that’s my broadcasting family, andthey’re moving out of the house, and I wantedto move back in with them.”

Cris Collinsworth, who had been set to beNBC’s play-by-play broadcaster, will insteadbe a studio analyst.

Michaels wanted to finish the current NBAseason as ABC/ESPN’s lead announcer. He isbeing replaced by Mike Breen.

Michaels’ first television broadcast was onNBC, when Buffalo played Minnesota inOctober 1971. He’ll get a chance to work withhis brother, who a producer of NBC’s Olympiccoverage.

“Life comes full circle,” Michaels said.

Anaheim loses lawsuit on nameBy GILLIAN FLACCUSThe Associated Press

SANTA ANA — A juryruled Thursday that theAngels did not breach a con-tract with the city of Anaheimwhen the baseball teamchanged its name.

Jurors, who deliberatedabout five hours, also foundthe team did not violate a statelaw requiring good faith andfair dealing when it changedits name last year fromAnaheim Angels to LosAngeles Angels of Anaheim.

City officials filed suit forbreach of contract last

January, shortly after Angelsowner Arte Moreno made theswitch.

The city claimed thechange cost it at least $100million in lost tourism, public-ity and so-called “impres-sions” — buzz the city getseach time its name appears inthe national media.

City officials claimed TheWalt Disney Co., which soldthe team to Moreno in 2003,agreed to call the team theAnaheim Angels and signed a1996 stadium lease agreementcommitting to that name.

Although the lease lan-

guage said only the name shall“include” the word Anaheim,the city said Disney promisedto call the team the AnaheimAngels in exchange for stadi-um repairs and the use of thestadium itself.

Moreno maintained thatchanging the name did notviolate the contract because hekept Anaheim in it. He said hewanted to use Los Angeles tocapitalize on the second-largest media market in thenation, adding the new namewould attract more publicity,broadcasting contracts andsponsors.

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denied any involvement in thering.

“My love for her (Jones) isdeeper than anything. Thereality is, I’m not involved, Iwasn’t involved and I’m notgoing to be involved. Am Iconcerned for both of them?Sure there’s concern from me.I’m more worried about themthan me. I’m like you guys,I’m trying to figure it all out,”Gretzky said Tuesday.

Gretzky did not attend theCoyotes practice in Phoenixon Thursday. He would not beavailable until after Thursdaynight’s game against theDallas Stars in Phoenix andthe team would not comment,said Coyotes spokesman RichNairn.

Lawyers involved in thecase said details of the three-month investigation shouldnot be made public.

“I have never beeninvolved in a case where theprosecution has engaged insuch inappropriate conduct interms of making investigatorsavailable to the press, appear-ing on nationally syndicatedtelevision,” said KevinMarino, a lawyer for Tocchet,who was granted an indefiniteleave from the NHL

Wednesday. “It’s improper,it’s unwarranted and I will nottolerate it.”

“We are not going to trythis case in the press andwe’re not going to let themeither,” he said.

Attorneys for all three mencharged in what authoritieshave dubbed “OperationSlapshot” said they will fightthe charges.

“This case will not be aguilty plea,” said Charles A.Peruto Jr., who is representingJames Ulmer. Ulmer, alongwith Trooper James Harney, isaccused of taking wagers andcuts of the bets.

The allegations have sentshock waves through thehockey world.

State investigators saidthey will interview morehockey players who werebelieved to have placed bets,in part to determine whetherthere was any gambling onhockey. So far, authorities say,they do not have evidence thatthere was.

The NHL has hired RobertCleary, a former federal pros-ecutor who handled theUnabomber case, to investi-gate.

Cleary said Thursday thathe was not sure how long hiswork might take, in partbecause he wants to stay outof the way of law enforcement

agents who are continuing toinvestigate.

Hockey players are prohib-ited from making NHLwagers, legal or otherwise.There are no rules that forbidthem from placing legal betson other sports.

With the NHL launching itsown investigation into thealleged gambling ring, theNational Hockey LeaguePlayers’ Association has beentelling its members that theircollective bargaining agree-ment gives them the right tocounsel or players unioncounsel present during inter-views, the association said ina statement releasedThursday.

“In addition, the NHLPAhas recommended that playersinvestigated in connectionwith criminal proceedingsretain counsel so that theirlegal rights are fully protect-ed,” the statement reads.

Asked about the scandalThursday, Gov. Jon S. Corzineexpressed confidence in lawenforcement.

The New Jersey StatePolice is also investigatingitself in the case.

“I’m convinced that thestate police are doing a thor-ough investigation of theirown affairs,” Gov. Jon S.Corzine said at a news confer-ence Thursday.

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Heroic Witty will carry Stars and Stripes in TurinBy BRIAN FRIEDMANAssociated Press Writer

TURIN, Italy — Chris Witty hasbeen to the Olympics before, bothsummer and winter, and has wonmedals of all colors.

What’s different about thesegames for the celebrated speedskater,though, is what she will be carrying— and what she won’t be carrying.

On Friday night, she will lead theU.S. team into the opening ceremonyof the Turin Games, proudly bearingthe U.S. flag. She is no longer bur-dened, however, by the 20-year-oldsecret that she was sexually abusedas a child.

After she competed in Salt LakeCity in 2002 and underwent therapy,Witty went public with an account ofhow a trusted neighbor in suburbanMilwaukee had abused her, startingat age 4 and continuing until she was11 — and her subsequent feelings ofguilt, an inability to trust people,awkwardness as a teenager, and seri-ous depression.

Revealing the truth and talkingabout it openly — even though itsometimes makes adults “squirm intheir chairs a little bit” — haschanged her and helped other vic-tims, she said.

“I enjoy everything about liferight now — everything. I’m justreally happy. I’m able to enjoyeverything. I’m not depressed all thetime and I’m not worried about any-thing, about myself or my appear-ance or things like that,” she said.

“Now I just feel so much more

comfortable in my skin because Ifeel like I’m able to really tell every-body who I am and where I’m com-ing from and why I am the way I am.I’m just a different person today thanI was even four years ago.”

The five-time Olympian, chosenby her teammates for the honor offlag-bearer, won gold while setting aworld record in the 1,000 meters atSalt Lake City.

She won silver and bronze medalsat the 1998 Nagano Olympics. Shealso competed in Lillehammer,Norway, in 1994.

She is expected to race in the 500,1,000 and 1,500 in Turin, and is oneof the medal favorites in the 1,500.

“Just to be part of this team is anhonor, but to lead them is amazing,”Witty said.

She also was in the 2000 SydneyOlympics, competing in trackcycling — becoming the ninth U.S.athlete to compete in both summerand winter games.

At a news conference Thursday,she described how the neighborpreyed upon her until she was in thesixth grade, when she saw a video-tape at school that prompted her tofinally tell him “No.”

He left her alone, but abused oth-ers, she said.

Although never charged withabusing Witty, he was finally caughtwith a girl she used to baby-sit.

“I remember warning them, but Ididn’t do anything about it, and I hadto find out that it actually happened.For a long time, I blamed myself, I

think, because I should have donemore,” she said.

An emotional turning point forWitty came right before the SaltLake City Olympics.

A month before those gamesbegan, Witty said she was down onherself because she knew the neigh-bor had been released from jail andthat his wife had died, and his moni-toring anklet was removed.

“I was overwhelmed with all theseemotions,” and she sought out asports psychologist who told her towait until after the Olympics to seehim.

“He lifted a huge weight off myshoulders and made me feel so freeto go out and compete at Salt Lake,which obviously worked,” she said.

Her therapist later suggestedtelling her story to The DeseretMorning News in Salt Lake City,which she did in 2004.

“I have nothing to be ashamed of.It wasn’t my fault, and I’m justhappy to share my story and helpother people,” she said. “The rippleeffect was incredible. I could notbelieve how many stories I got inreturn.”

Now she is a spokeswoman forchild abuse awareness programs,telling children how “things can hap-pen in your life but you can still goon to do great things.”

And she’s making an impact.“Abuse kind of exists because of

secrecy,” she said, adding that a wayto combat it is by “just breaking thesilence — just get people talking

about it, because it’s such a commonproblem, and it doesn’t need to be.”

That’s why she sees her role as areturning Olympic medalist and theU.S. team’s flag-bearer as a “greatopportunity ... to hopefully do some

good in this world.”Asked if the flag and its pole are

heavy to carry, Witty said: “I’veheard it is.”

She quickly added, “But I workout.”

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Olympic speed skater Chris Witty is one of only nine athletes tocompete in both the summer and winter games.

Eight Olympians suspendedBy JOHN PYEThe Associated Press

TURIN, Italy — EightOlympic cross-country skiers,including two Americans andone former gold medalist,were suspended for five daysafter they were found to haveexcessive hemoglobin levels— the first hint of scandal atthe Turin Games.

The suspensions,announced by theInternational Ski Federation,last five days from the day thetests were administered.

The U.S. Ski Associationsaid that the tests were takenWednesday, meaning the ath-letes will be barred from com-petition until at least Monday.

That would keep the skiers

out of the first cross-countryevents of the Olympics — themen’s and women’s pursuit onSunday.

The suspensions mark thepossibility of a drug scandal atthis year’s games, where theIOC has said it plans to con-duct some 1,200 drug tests. Asof Tuesday, more than 100IOC drug tests had been con-ducted with no positiveresults. The cross-countrytesting was done by the skifederation, which said it sam-pled 224 athletes over twodays this week.

The federation said inannouncing the suspensionsthat the competition ban is nota disciplinary action, buttaken to “protect the health ofthe athlete.”

Hemoglobin is the part of ared blood cell that carries oxy-gen from the lungs to all cellsand can increase endurance.

Illicit strategies such as theuse of synthetic hemoglobinand blood transfusions havebeen used by some athletes toincrease the oxygen in themuscles, ideal for endurancesports.

The American athletes areKikkan Randall, 23, fromAnchorage, Alaska, and LeifZimmerman, 22, of Bozeman,Mont. The others are: SeanCrooks of Canada, SergeyDolidovich of Belarus, JeanMarc Gaillard of France,Aleksandr Lasutkin ofBelarus, Natalia Matveeva ofRussia, and Evi Sachenbacherof Germany.

Pebble require more than justbashing the ball.

He fit his drives throughthe tree-lined fairways, kepthis middle irons on thegreens and made a bunch ofputts to break his career-lowround on the PGA Tour bytwo shots. Donald playedbehind Bubba Watson,another basher, who shot 1-over 73.

“You see some of his dri-ves ... if I could hit it that far,this game would be easy,”Donald said. “But you still

have to get the ball in thehole.”

He twice holed puttslonger than 30 feet, whichalways helps. And thebiggest help of all wasMother Nature, who allowedthe peninsula to shine likenever before. More than 100players in the 180-man fieldbroke par, meaning Donaldhad plenty of work left therest of the week.

“With the conditions, allthe courses are there to makesome birdies,” Donald said.“I think the scoring is goingto be good this week if theweather stays like this. Sixty-two is a great start, but it’snot like the tournament is

over. I have to keep playingsolid golf. Hopefully, I cando what Phil did last year.”

Divots: Kevin Hall, whohas been deaf since he was 2,received a sponsor’s exemp-tion and opened with a 72 atPebble Beach. This is thethird PGA Tour event forHall, who won the Big 10title when he played at OhioState.

When Fred Funk’s ama-teur partners wereannounced, they walked ontothe first tee wearing pinkskirts. At the Skins Game,Funk lost a bet and wore apink skirt when AnnikaSorenstam drove it past himon one hole.

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By BRIAN MAHONEYThe Associated PressNEW YORK – Detroit

was rewarded Thursday nightfor one of the best starts inNBA history when fourPistons made the All-Starteam as reserves.

Chauncey Billups,Richard Hamilton, BenWallace and RasheedWallace all were picked forthe Eastern Conference teamthat will be led by Detroitcoach Flip Saunders.Tayshaun Prince was the lonePistons starter not chosen invoting by East head coaches.

"I would just like to thankthe coaches in the league forrecognizing our players,"Pistons president of basket-ball operations Joe Dumarstold The Associated Press onThursday night. "What thecoaches are saying by votingour guys on is that theyappreciate unselfishness,great attitudes and team bas-ketball."

The Pistons (40-8) becamethe first team with four play-ers in an All-Star game sincethe Los Angeles Lakers sentShaquille O'Neal, KobeBryant, Eddie Jones and

Nick Van Exel to the 1998game in New York.

"I wish Tayshaun wouldbe there," Hamilton said. "Ifthat would have happened,that would have been incred-ible because it hasn't hap-pened before. But it will beincredible to be there withthose guys and if Flip playsus all at the same time thatwill be even more exciting."

Joining the Pistons on theEast team for the Feb. 19game in Houston will beToronto's Chris Bosh,Boston's Paul Pierce andVince Carter of the NewJersey Nets.

The Western Conferencereserves are guards RayAllen of Seattle and TonyParker of San Antonio, andforwards Dirk Nowitzki ofDallas, the Clippers' EltonBrand, Memphis' Pau Gasol,Minnesota's Kevin Garnettand the Suns' Shawn Marion.

Billups, the 2004 NBAFinals MVP, and Hamiltonare among the five first-timeselections, joining Bosh,Parker and Gasol.

"That is something thatyou play for, to be recog-nized as one of the best,"

Billups said. "I've felt likeI've played like that for acouple of years now and it'snice to finally get that valida-tion."

Despite playing in theNBA Finals the last twoyears, recognition had comeslowly for the Pistons duringthe season in recent years.Ben Wallace was Detroit'sonly All-Star in each of thelast three years, and thePistons haven't had multipleselections since Grant Hilland Jerry Stackhouse in2000.

"What they have done thefirst half of the year, I would-n't have disagreed with five,"said Mavericks coach AveryJohnson, who will coach theWest.

The only other teams withfour All-Stars were theCeltics (1953, '62 and '75);Lakers ('62) and 76ers ('83).This is the first time fourplayers from one team havebeen picked as reserves bythe coaches.

The starters were voted onby fans and were announcedlast Thursday. Miami'sShaquille O'Neal andDwyane Wade were chosen

in the East along with for-wards LeBron James fromCleveland and JermaineO'Neal of Indiana.Philadelphia's Allen Iversonwas the other guard.

Houston's Yao Ming andTracy McGrady were votedin, along with Bryant, theSuns' Steve Nash and SanAntonio forward TimDuncan.

Jermaine O'Neal is injuredand his replacement will bechosen by NBA commission-er David Stern.

Though Saunders gets tochoose who will start inO'Neal's place, he doesn'tthink it will be one of his

players."I haven't really thought

about that yet, but it probablywon't be one of our guys," hesaid. "The first time they stepon the floor, we will havethem step on the floor togeth-er."

The toughest omissions inthe East seemed to be guardsGilbert Arenas ofWashington, the league's No.4 scorer at 28.2 points pergame, and Milwaukee'sMichael Redd.

Denver's CarmeloAnthony and Hornets rookieChris Paul were among thoseleft out in the West.

"I wish they would take

more people, but they can't,"Johnson said. "You have thatevery year. Every year you'vegot guys that's deserving.Guys that get out there everynight, lay it on the line."

Coaches were required toselect two guards, two for-wards, one center and twoother players regardless ofposition. They could not votefor their own players.

There were six All-Starsborn outside the 50 states forthe fourth straight year: Yao(China), Nowitzki(Germany), Gasol (Spain),Parker (France), Nash(Canada) and Duncan (U.S.Virgin Islands).

By JOSH DUBOWThe Associated Press

BERKELEY — LeonPowe scored a career-high 32points and California surviveda late flurry from Stanford towin 65-62 Thursday night,snapping a six-game losingstreak to its Bay Area rivals.

The Golden Bears (15-6, 9-3 Pac-10) played with poisedown the stretch, making allsix free throws in the finalminute and stoppingStanford’s last-ditch effort.After Ayinde Ubaka’s twofoul shots made it 65-62 with13.5 seconds left, Stanford(12-8, 8-4) tried to tie it with a3-pointer.

Cal coach Ben Braun chosenot to order his team to fouland Ubaka knocked the ballaway from Hernandez andinto the hands of EricVierneisel, who ran out theclock to give the Bears theirfifth straight win.

Cal students, part of thefirst sellout at Haas Pavilionsince undefeated Stanford vis-ited two years ago, rushed thefloor after the Bears’ first win

against Stanford since 2003.Cal had lost 16 of 18 in therivalry.

Cal took sole possession ofsecond place in the conferencewith the win, a game behindUCLA, and Stanford droppedinto a third. Both teams arealso fighting for at-largeberths in the NCAA tourna-ment.

Powe scored six straightpoints down the stretch forCalifornia, including two freethrows with 32.5 seconds leftto make it 61-57. AfterHernandez made two freethrows for Stanford, Ubakamade two more for Cal tomake it 63-59.

Matt Haryasz, playing withgoggles after being poked inthe eye last weekend atOregon State, responded witha 3-pointer to cut it to 1 with14.4 seconds left.

But Ubaka, who finishedwith 18 points, added twomore free throws for the finalmargin.

Haryasz, who did not startbecause of the injury, ledStanford with 18 points and

Hernandez added 13. TheCardinal had won five straightand now must go on the roadagainst No. 5 Gonzaga onSaturday.

Cal started the game slowlymaking just four of its first 16shots. But Ubaka found hisstroke late in the first half andthe Bears made 10 of theirnext 15 from the field, leadingto a 13-4 run to open the sec-ond half to make it 40-29.

Hernandez hit a 3-pointerto end the spurt and start onefor Stanford. Haryasz scoredsix straight points for theCardinal during a 14-6 runthat cut the lead to 46-43.

Cal went more than sevenminutes without a field goal,but remained in the leadbecause of their ability to getto the foul line. Powe went 5-for-6 from the line during thestretch and Ubaka made twofree throws after being fouledby Mitch Johnson on a 3-pointattempt, making it 52-46.Ubaka’s pull-up jumper endedthe drought and made it 54-46with about 6 minutes to go.

Cal finished 23-for-28 from

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close win over Cardinal Newman Wednesday, 57-54. Ukiah led 42-34 after three quarters, but Cardinal Newman

battled back to tie the score at 52-52 late in the fourth quarter.A Tommy Kiely three-pointer made the score 55-52, and twomore Kiely free throws sealed the victory.

Gabe Ott led Ukiah with 17 points, Kyle Mayfield finishedwith 11 points, and Casey Prine scored 10 points.

The Wildcats record is now 5-6 in North Bay League J.V.play and 14-9 overall.

Kiely three-pointerseals Wildcat J.V. win

Huskies beat USCBy GREGG BELLThe Associated Press

SEATTLE — Brandon Roy scored 25 points and JamaalWilliams responded with 15 after being pulled from the startinglineup to lead No. 21 Washington to a quick start and cruisingfinish, 87-73 past sputtering Southern California on Thursdaynight.

Washington (17-5, 6-5 Pac-10) ended its three-game losingstreak and jumped ahead of USC for fifth place in the confer-ence, 3 1/2 games behind UCLA. The Huskies host the first-place Bruins, whom they beat last month, on Saturday.

Nick Young scored 28 points and Seattle-native LodrickStewart added 16 for the Trojans (15-8, 6-6), which lost toWashington for the fifth consecutive time.

Coach Lorenzo Romar did not start Williams, who is theteam’s second-leading scorer, for the first time this season.Williams had just two points in Saturday’s loss at WashingtonState.

He responded Thursday by making four of his first six shotsand adding two first-half blocks.

Roy, the Pac-10’s leading scorer in conference play, sur-passed 20 points for the fourth straight game. He scored the lastfour points of the opening half to give Washington a 44-27 half-time lead.

His first 3-pointer of the game 2:20 into the second halfpushed that lead to 52-32.

Roy then added another jumper and a free throw to put theHuskies up, 64-37, with just over 10 minutes left.

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Cal's Ayinde Ubaka, right, pressures Standford's Tim Morris during the first peri-od at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley Thursday night.

Powe leads Cal past Stanford

Four Pistons selected as reserves for All-Star game

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state leadership to a local levelhas been a “smooth” transi-tion, said Mark Hilliker, asafety officer with MendocinoCounty.

“The city’s been able toprovide everything theyneed,” Hilliker said.

Officials expect a couplehundred Mendocino Countyresidents to request help orinformation at the assistancecenter. Handling claims toprocure individuals’ reim-bursement funds is anticipatedto be the greatest priority forstaffers.

FEMA officials stronglyencouraged residents to col-lect payments on their insur-ance claims, which can thenbe covered by governmentdollars. Anyone seeking aidneeds to register with FEMAat 1-800-621-FEMA orwww.fema.gov.

Local government leaderswill soon receive a four-hourorientation from FEMA onhow to interact with federal

officials, who have alreadydescended upon NorthernCalifornia.

“We are initiating our fieldwork as we speak,” saidFEMA spokesman RussEdmonston from Sacramento.The process began in SanAnselmo and Napa, he said,where operational centers arealready in full swing.

The Internal RevenueService and the state board oftaxes will allow residents toamend tax returns to reflectthe flooding, Edmonston said.Other benefits expected to beoffered at the ConferenceCenter will include businessloans, renters assistance andlegal aid for fraud cases.

The goal for FEMA offi-cials is to “slowly disappear,”Edmonston said, allowinglocal leaders to take the reinson bringing MendocinoCounty back to pre-stormconditions.

“We want to work our-selves out of the job,” he said.“We actually want to leavepeople a better situation thanthere was before.” To this end,federal staffers will recom-mend mitigations to both resi-

dents and elected officials onreducing damage shouldflooding occur again.

Initial estimates pegged thecost of statewide damage atmore than $350 million, withMendocino County represent-ing about $50 million. Of the29 counties to receive 75 per-cent of the eligible costs foremergency work and therepair or replacement of dam-aged facilities, a select 10 ofthe hardest-hit counties --Mendocino County included -- will also receive aid fromFEMA’s individual householdprograms.

Homeowners and rentersmay be eligible for federal andstate grants to help pay fortemporary housing, emer-gency home repairs and otherserious disaster-relatedexpenses.

The Ukiah ConferenceCenter was chosen as thecounty’s local aid hub for itssafety, parking, computeravailability and handicapaccessibility.

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Wednesday.Sheriff’s deputies were

called to the home of Recla’s52-year-old girlfriend, whoreported that Recla had struckher during an argument theprevious evening, laceratingher eye. When deputies con-tacted Recla, he admitted tohaving been intoxicated theprevious evening but said hedid not remember fightingwith anyone.

Recla was arrested and isbeing held on $25,000 bail.

ARREST -- JeremyAlexander Madley, 33, ofUkiah, was arrested on suspi-cion of domestic assault andprobation violation in the 100block of Zinfandel Drive at 8p.m. Wednesday.

Sheriff’s deputies were dis-patched to the residence onthe report of a domestic

assault that had allegedly justoccurred. There they foundMadley’s 32-year-old girl-friend, who said Madley hadchoked her and struck her inthe back.

A criminal history checkrevealed Madley was on pro-bation for felony domesticassault and was subsequentlyheld without bail.

Those arrested by law enforcementofficers are innocent until proven guilty.People reported as having been arrest-ed may contact the Daily Journal oncetheir case has been concluded so theresults can be reported. Those who feelthe information is in error should con-tact the appropriate agency.

CHP REPORTSThe following were

compiled from reportsprepared by the Califor-nia Highway Patrol:

ACCIDENT -- CaliforniaHighway Patrol officersresponded to an accident onBartlett Springs Road thatresulted in major injuries at1:30 a.m. Thursday.

Nicole Ogulin, 19, ofUpper Lake, was driving a2001 Honda ATV with pas-senger Jessica Marie Silva,20, of Lakeport, southboundon Bartlett Springs Road at anunknown high rate of speed.Ogulin failed to negotiate aleft turn and drove off thewest side of the road.

The vehicle rolled down anembankment, ejecting bothpassenger and driver, whoboth sustained major injuriesand were evacuated to SantaRosa Memorial Hospital byREACH. Alcohol consump-tion is being considered as afactor in the crash, which isstill under investigation.

CHEMICAL SPILL --California Highway Patrolofficers responded to a limespill in the 1000 block ofWillits-Hearst Road in Willitsabout 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

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compiled from reportsprepared by the Califor-nia Department of Trans-portation.

MAINTENANCE --Routine maintenance is sched-uled on Route 128 from theRoute 1/128 junction to theMendocino County line. Workis scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to4 p.m. weekdays. One-waytraffic controls are in effect,and motorists should expect10-minute delays. The esti-mated project completion dateis later this month.

MAINTENANCE --Routine maintenance is sched-uled on Route 253 from theRoute 128/253 junction toState Street. Work is sched-uled from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.weekdays. One-way trafficcontrols are in effect, andmotorists can expect 10-minute delays. The estimatedproject completion date is bythe end of the month.

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Dailyhas never been used and theSenate has voted to eliminateit and redirect the funding.

Last year, SHIPs werefunded at $31.7 million. Withmore than 43 millionMedicare beneficiaries, thataverages out to less than 80cents per person. This bill willbring beneficiary assistancefunding up to approximately$3 per person.

Thompson questionedHealth and Human ServicesSecretary Michael Leavittabout the SHIP program whenthe secretary testified beforethe House Ways and MeansCommittee this week. Hepressured Leavitt with datathat shows that SHIPs cannotmeet beneficiary demand.Thompson added that he wasunmoved when the secretaryresponded that beneficiariesmust look to other resourcesfor help -- such as pharmacies,

churches or family members.“HHS cannot expect phar-

macists -- who are alreadyunder-reimbursed and whoare sorting out their own pay-ment problems with thesedrug plans -- to walk benefi-ciaries through every step ofthis process,” Thompson said.“Nor can they rely on just anyvolunteer. SHIP counselorsare specifically trained to dothis job. They need to begiven the funding to put thattraining into action.”

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ple on these sites and, oncethey have the victim’s trust,the suspects explain they havea cashiers check and theyneed the money, but that itwill take too long for thecheck to clear where they are,usually a foreign country.Suspects ask the victim tocash the checks for them andwire them the money. Oftenthe checks will be writtenagainst large businesses orbanks like Wal-Mart or ChaseManhattan.

McCutcheon said suspectswill sometimes work for up toa year to gain a victim’s trust,and are often working on mul-tiple victims at the same time.

“We assume it’s not theonly scam they have going,“McCutcheon said. “You arejust another number to them.”

If the victim agrees, thesuspect will send a forged orfraudulent check that the vic-

tim will then deposit, and wirematching funds to the suspect.The forged check will be dis-covered and no money will bedeposited in the victim’saccount.

McCutcheon said thechecks have ranged in sizefrom $500 to $3,000 andnationally have reached ashigh at $5,000.

It’s not clear where thisscheme originated. Victimshave been asked to wiremoney to cities in Africa,Europe and within the UnitedStates. No one knows if thisfraud represents a number ofindividual criminals, or sever-al working as a team.

“It could be either/or,”McCutcheon said. “Or itcould be both.”

Anyone who believes he orshe has been a victim of thiscrime is encouraged to file apolice report. McCutcheonsaid it may help in gettingmoney back from your bank.

Ben Brown can be reached atudjbb@pacific.net.

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ing countries around the worldat the same time that theworkplace has become moretechnical, demanding workerswith higher and higher levelof skills.

O’Connell called the diver-sity of California’s studentpopulation rich in potential forCalifornia’s strength in theglobal economy, but notedthat the population of studentsthat is growing the fastest islagging the furthest behindtheir peers academically.

“In any one of California’sthousands of classrooms, wecould have future workerswith the ability to understanda dozen different cultures andthe wherewithal to connectand communicate with peopleall over the globe on termsthey can understand. But, wehave not yet tapped thetremendous potential we have.Quite simply, the demandingglobal economy and a stub-born achievement gap notonly threaten the future of our

students, but also the futureeconomic health and securityof our state and nation.”

O’Connell called improv-ing teacher and school admin-istrator quality key to closingthe achievement gap, even asnearly a third of California’steaching force is expected toretire over the next 10 years,by:

• Re-establishing and fullyfunding regional teacherrecruitment centers and incen-tives for talented teachers toserve in the lowest performingschools;

• Expanding the intensiveprofessional developmentprograms for teachers in thesubjects of science and histo-ry/social science;

• Providing $53 million infunding to provide outstand-ing teacher coaches in all sub-ject areas in the most chal-lenging schools;

• Expanding pathways forbecoming a classroom teacherand new ways for talentedadministrators to move fromthe private sector to careers inschool; and

• Providing ongoing profes-sional development for inex-

perienced school principals.To increase the rigor and

relevance of high schools,O’Connell called for anexpansion of smaller learningcommunities where acade-mics are blended with a focuson careers. He urged increas-ing the number of CaliforniaPartnership Academies andwill seek legislation to expandthese academies to all fouryears of high school. He alsoasked for more publicinvolvement in schools andannounced that he is workingto redesign the SchoolAccountability Report Card soparents and communitiesknow how individual schoolsare doing.

O’Connell also called forincentives in the infrastructurebond for education that willlead to the construction ofschool facilities that are morereflective of the changingworld.

“In this Conceptual Age,we should question whether itstill makes sense to buildclassrooms that were designedmore than 100 years ago forthe Industrial Age,” he said.“With this type of infrastruc-

ture investment comestremendous opportunity toimpact not only studentachievement and experience,but, in fact, the very commu-nities in which we all live.Let’s build energy efficient,high-performance learningenvironments that work in aworld of continuous comput-ing.”

Finally, O’Connellannounced that the CaliforniaDepartment of Education, inpartnership with the Williamand Flora HewlettFoundation, will initiate a newfunction as a broker of exper-tise to share research andinnovative best practices in apractical way with schoolsaround the state.

O’Connell concluded byasking educators to use tech-nology and data to tailor oureducational system to moredirectly meet the needs ofeach student.

“It’s time to work togetherin our communities to findinnovative ways of meetingall children where they are,”he said.

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By MICHAEL R. BLOODAP Political Writer

LOS ANGELES — MayorAntonio Villaraigosa said Thursdayhe was blindsided by PresidentBush’s announcement of new detailsabout a purported 2002 plot to crasha plane into a city skyscraper, but theWhite House and state officials saidthe mayor’s office was contacted.

“I’m amazed that the presidentwould make this (announcement) onnational TV and not inform us ofthese details through the appropriatechannels,” the mayor said in an inter-view with The Associated Press. “Idon’t expect a call from the president— but somebody.”

In Washington, White HousePress Secretary Scott McClellan saidthe administration “did reach out toofficials in California and LosAngeles to let them know, I think itwas yesterday, that the presidentwould be talking about this.”

Villaraigosa later confirmed thatCity Hall was notified Wednesday bystate officials in Sacramento. Butthat information was only general,city officials said, and the mayor wasnever informed. They maintainedthey had no warning that extensivenew details on the plot would be dis-closed, which in turn set off a newround of anxiety over terrorism inthe nation’s second-largest city.

City officials stressed that LosAngeles was not facing an imminentthreat.

The mayor was watching Bush’sspeech on TV Thursday morningwhen he first learned of the newdetails about the 2002 hijacking plot.

“I would have expected a directcall from the White House,”Villaraigosa said at a City Hall newsconference.

In addition, the mayor said he hadtwice requested meetings with Bushon visits to Washington to discusssecurity risks in the city. Those

requests, made in July and August,were made “to no avail,” he said.

In his interview with the AP, themayor called communication withthe White House “nonexistent.” Healso called for more federal aide tosafeguard the city.

A spokesman for MattBettenhausen, California’s homelandsecurity chief, said he personallycontacted a deputy mayorWednesday afternoon with advancenotice of the president’s comments.

“We were assured that that infor-mation would go to the mayor,” saidChris Bertelli, spokesman for thestate Office of Homeland Security.

Michelle Petrovich, spokes-woman for the U.S. Department ofHomeland Security, said the agencynotified the Los Angeles PoliceDepartment, along with state offi-cials, that the 2002 plot would bementioned during the president’sspeech.

Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist

attacks, broad efforts have beenmade to improve communicationbetween government entitiesinvolved in homeland security. Butthe confusion over when and how themayor’s office was notified under-scored the fragility of such commu-nications — even when they involvean upcoming news conference.

The president has referred to the2002 Los Angeles plot before, butuntil Thursday the White House hadprovided only a vague description ofwhat was planned.

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, thealleged mastermind of the Sept. 11attacks who was captured in 2003,had already begun planning the WestCoast operation in October 2001,Bush said Thursday during aWashington speech.

The hijackers were to use shoebombs to blow open the cockpit doorof a commercial jetliner, take controlof the plane and crash it into theLibrary Tower in Los Angeles, since

renamed the US Bank Tower, Bushsaid.

The 73-story skyscraper — thetallest building in Los Angeles —has about 3,000 occupants and is1,017 feet high.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.,urged residents not to becomealarmed.

“Landmarks are targets, andplaces where people congregate aretargets, and that’s just the world welive in today,” she said.

At the tower, financial consultantMonica Ding, 27, who works on the26th floor, said the revelations didn’tworry her.

“I guess they do all they can toprevent it,” she said. “If it fails andan airplane flies into our building,there’s nothing we can do to stop it.”

———Associated Press Writers Robert

Jablon and Jacob Adelman in LosAngeles, and Erica Werner inWashington, contributed to this report.

Mayor, White House clash over release of info on terror plot

By DAVID KRAVETSAP Legal Affairs Writer

SAN JOSE — A federal judge heresaid Thursday he might block a murder-er and rapist’s Feb. 21 execution to pro-vide enough time to determine whetherinjection is unconstitutionally cruel andunusual punishment.

“People’s confidence and integrity inthe process might be assisted in havingsome kind of evidentiary proceeding,”U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel saidfrom the bench after an 80-minute hear-ing. He said he would rule by Tuesday.

Lawyers for Michael Morales askedFogel to block the looming executionamid claims lethal injection violates theEighth Amendment.

Morales, 46, was condemned for rap-ing and murdering a 17-year-old Lodigirl 25 years ago.

The Stockton man has a long legalroad to travel in his bid to stay alive,even if he wins a reprieve by Fogel. TheU.S. Supreme Court has never endorseda claim that lethal injection, used in 36states, is unconstitutionally cruel,although the justices are weighing theprocedure by which inmates can makesuch a challenge.

Morales also is asking Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger to commute his sen-

tence to life without parole, a clemencybid supported by the trial judge and sixjurors who sentenced him 23 years ago.

Last year, Fogel dismissed a similarEighth Amendment challenge by three-time murderer Donald Beardslee. Dayslater, Beardslee was injected at SanQuentin State Prison, where Californiacarries out its executions.

But Fogel did not afford Beardslee aso-called “evidentiary” hearing bywhich experts will examine medicalrecords of past California executionsand haggle in court over whether pris-oners are conscious and feeling painonce a paralyzing agent begins coursingthrough their bloodstream.

The judge, in what he said is a “veryweighty decision,” is consideringwhether to grant Morales that type of ahearing, which would result in a battleof the experts.

Morales’ representatives claim theinjection procedure — a sedative, fol-lowed by a paralyzing agent and thenheart-stopping medication — maskswhether the prisoner is in excruciatingpain before death because the inmatemight be conscious.

“There’s no evidence that they’reconscious. Absolutely no evidence,”state prosecutor Dane Gillette argued to

Fogel.Morales attorney John Grele said if

the sedative does not work, the paralyz-ing agent will mask whether the inmateis in pain when the paralyzing drugs aregiven. He suggested previous executedinmates felt too much pain when inject-ed.

“The suffering I think is important tofocus on is the suffering in silence ... theinability to scream out in pain,” Grelesaid.

The U.S. Supreme Court has neverdirectly addressed whether death sen-tences carried out by lethal injection arecruel and unusual punishment. The jus-tices have upheld executions in generaldespite the pain they might causeinmates, but have left unsettled the issueof whether alleged pain in lethal injec-tions is unconstitutionally excessive andcan be avoided.

Morales, of Stockton, was convictedin 1983 of murdering 17-year-old TerriWinchell, who was found beaten andstabbed in a secluded vineyard.

He was tried in Ventura Countybecause of extensive pretrial publicity inSan Joaquin County.

The case is Morales v. Hickman, 06-219.

Judge considers blocking Feb. 21 executionIS LETHAL INJECTION CRUEL AND UNUSUAL?

Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO — A

civil jury on Thursday reject-ed a lawsuit by nine boys whoclaimed they were hurt ridingChinese-made bikes pur-chased at Wal-Mart.

The jurors in a suburbanSan Francisco communityrejected claims that Wal-MartStores Inc. and San Rafael-based importer DynacraftBSC Inc. tried to hide defectsin a key bicycle part evenafter injuries were reported.

A trial in Marin CountySuperior Court lasted eightweeks, and the jury deliberat-ed a little more than two daysbefore denying the claim.Kathleen Russell, a spokes-woman for the plaintiffs, saidthe families won’t receive anymonetary damages.

Plaintiffs’ attorney MarkWebb said he was disappoint-ed with the verdict but said, “Ifeel strongly that we broughtan important safety issue tolight with this case.”

“I hope that we’ve raisedthe consciousness of con-sumers and companies alikeabout the importance of sell-ing safe bicycles to children,”Webb said in a statement. “Wehope that there might be some

internal changes in the wayWal-Mart treats its customerswhen they report serious acci-dents on their products.”

The suit centered on“quick-release” devicesattached to the bicycles’ frontwheels, which are designed toallow the wheels to be easilyremoved for maintenance.

The nine boys, ages 7 to 13,claimed they smashed theirfaces onto pavement after thepart malfunctioned and thefront wheels came loose whilethey were riding.

The suit also named insur-ance administrator CarlWarren & Co., which investi-gated complaints for theimporter, for allegedly con-spiring to cover up thedefects.

Wal-Mart and its attorneyssaid the bicycles in question— primarily Next Ultra Shockand Next Shock Zone moun-tain bikes — are safe if “prop-erly used.” Their attorneysclaimed the quick-releasecomponent was never the sub-ject of a recall or safety cita-tion.

“We are pleased that thejury overwhelmingly agreedthat every allegation in thiscase was unsubstantiated.”

Jury rejects defective bikelawsuit against Wal-Mart

and cars and took up positionson hills overlooking Hangu,where the sound of gunfireechoed through the smokystreets.

In neighboring Afghan-istan, hundreds of Shiites andSunnis clashed in the westerncity of Herat, hurling gren-adesand burning mosques. At leastfive people were killed and 51wounded.

The Shiites were markingAshoura, when they poundtheir chests and flail their backswith chains and blades tomourn the 7th-century death ofImam Hussain, a grandson ofthe Prophet Muhammad.Hussain’s death fueled a rivalrybetween Shiites and Sunnisover who should succeed theprophet.

Bullied mice showhow brain reactsto social stress

WASHINGTON (AP) —Any bully’s victim knows theexperience can cause lingeringfear. Now scientists watchingbig mice intimidate small oneshave discovered the stressspurs genetic changes in thebrain — a finding that mayhelp research into depressionand other mental illnesses.

The experiment suggests apart of the brain linked toaddiction also plays a previous-ly unsuspected role in illnessescharacterized by chronic anxi-ety and social withdrawal,Texas researchers reportThursday in the journalScience.

In fact, a substance pro-

duced in the brain, calledBDNF, seems to be the culprit,controlling whether the bulliedmice turned into fearful hermitsor not.

Neuroscientists at theUniversity of TexasSouthwestern Medical Centerwanted to test the role of thebrain’s “reward pathway” indepression-like behavior. Thisbrain circuitry is involved inemotional learning, and recog-nizing pleasure, and thus has arole in addiction. But peoplewith major depression becomealmost numb, unable to experi-ence pleasure, suggestinganother role for the rewardpathway.

Stocks sag at close despitestrong earnings,labor news

NEW YORK (AP) — WallStreet’s momentum saggedThursday, leaving the majorindexes mixed after investors’enthusiasm over a six-year lowin unemployment claims andstrong corporate earningswaned in the face of longer-term economic worries.

With lingering questionsremaining about the health ofthe economy, interest rates, oilprices and geopolitics,investors took profits in latetrading, focusing on the energy

and technology sectors that ledthe most recent rallies.

While weekly first-time job-less claims rose slightly, WallStreet was initially encouragedafter the Labor Departmentsaid the four-week movingaverage of claims, a strongindicator of the labor market’shealth, fell to its lowest level

since April 2000. Positive earn-ings reports from Best Buy Co.Inc. and Aetna Inc. also cheeredwould-be buyers for much ofthe session.

The Dow Jones industrialaverage rose 24.73, or 0.23 per-cent, to 10,883.35 after gaining108.86 points Wednesday.

Gretzky on tapetalks about wife,gambling ring

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) —Wayne Gretzky was recordedon a wiretap talking to thealleged financier of a gamblingring, discussing how the hock-

ey great’s wife could avoidbeing implicated, a person withknowledge of the investigationtold The Associated Press onThursday. Gretzky, coach andpart-owner of the PhoenixCoyotes, can be heard on wire-taps made within the pastmonth talking about his wifewith an assistant coach.

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