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Have aa great Fourth!2.5million

302millionmore than

74million

FOURTH BY THE NUMBERSIn July 1776, the esti-mated number of peopleliving in the newly inde-pendent nation.

$17.3million

The value of U.S. manu-facturers’ shipments offireworks in 2002.

The nation’s populationon this July Fourth.

Number of Americanswho said they havetaken part in a barbecueduring the previousyear. It’s probably safeto assume a lot of theseevents took place onIndependence Day.

$349.2million

Annual dollar value ofshipments of fabricatedflags, banners and simi-lar emblems by thenation’s manufacturers

$5.3million

In 2006, the dollar valueof U.S. imports ofAmerican flags; the vastmajority of this amount($5 million) was for U.S.flags made in China.

30Number of placesnationwide with “liberty”in its name. The mostpopulous one is Liberty,Mo. (29,042). Iowa, withfour, has more of theseplaces than any otherstate.

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Ukiah Eagle Scout Peter Zellman practices loading US flags for distribution on State Street for theIndependence Day celebration.

By ZACK SAMPSELThe Daily Journal

Early this morning, just asthe sun began to fully creepabove the horizon, volunteersfrom seven different localBoy Scout troops workeddiligently to set up more than400 flags, which made StateStreet and Seminary Avenue asea of red, white and blue.

The project, appropriatelynamed Operation Flags,

begins around 6 a.m. asmembers of troops fromUkiah, Redwood Valley,Potter Valley and other sur-rounding towns meet at theVeteran’s Memorial Buildingin Ukiah to pick up the morethan 400 flags which willadorn State Street on thisnational holiday. While theFourth of July is the mostrecognizable day for theflags, the volunteers also

wake up early to commemo-rate other holidays such asPresident’s Day, MemorialDay, Labor Day, Veteran’sDay and Martin Luther King,Jr. Day.

The flags, which are storedinside the Veteran’s MemorialBuilding, are organized ingroups of three inside PVCtubes stacked on top of oneanother in PVC scaffolding.Keeping the flags in groups

of three makes it easier forthe scouts to carry.

Upon arrival, the scoutssplit into four groups to makethe task more time-efficient.The northern boundary of thedecorating begins at the USAGas Station along State Streetand continues as far south asthe Bluebird Cafe down bythe municipal airport. Thescouts also put up flags alongSeminary Avenue in the areasurrounding the Veteran’sMemorial Building.

This volunteer-based pro-ject began in 2000 as mem-bers of the Veterans ofForeign Wars, The AmericanLegion and Disabled VeteransHelping Disabled Veteransworked together to create aproject that would help deco-rate the city. From there,Operation Flags was born andthe three groups maintainedthe program until 2003.

In 2003, members of theYokayo district, part of theBoy Scouts, volunteered tohelp the veterans with theprogram.

Fourth of July Picnicin the Park at Todd GrovePark

Noon -- Boy Scouts per-form flag ceremony

12:15 p.m.-- AglowDance Ministers, a hip-hopyouth group, perform

12:30 p.m. -- Potatosack race lawn game

12:45 p.m. -- Pony andDog Show, a show withthree performing dogs, isheld

1:30 p.m. -- Jayne EllenBelly Dancers perform

1:45 p.m. -- Dizzy batrelay lawn game

2:20 p.m. -- Three-legged race lawn game

3:00 p.m. --Huayllipacha, a group thatplays music from theAndes, perform

3:45 p.m. -- Water ballontoss lawn game

4 p.m. -- Hinthel KeeBanm, a Pomo Nativedance group, perform

(Times are approximate)The city pool will also be

open for free swimming,and a rockwall, communityparticipation mural andHumane Society adoptionvan will be set up. Arts andcrafts, food and informa-tional booths will also bepresent.

Fourth of JulyFireworks Show at theRedwood EmpireFairgrounds

5 p.m.-- Gates open, livemusic from The Felt-Tipsperformed

Dusk -- Fireworks showbegins

UKIAH FOURTH SCHEDULE

By KATIE MINTZThe Daily Journal

If you stay in Ukiah this holiday,prepare to enjoy a full day of Fourthof July events. Between the Fourth ofJuly Picnic in the Park, presented bythe City of Ukiah and the GreaterUkiah Chamber of Commerce, andthe big fireworks display, presentedby the Ukiah Speedway andRedwood Empire Fairgrounds, therewill be festivities from noon into thenight.

Making its return to Todd Grove

Park after a year of absence, theFourth of July Picnic in the Park willhave a smaller program this year, butwill grow into a strong Ukiah tradi-tion in years to come.

“The city and Chamber are bothvery pleased that we’re able to offerthis event to the community on theFourth of July,” Chamber ChiefExecutive Office Bert Mosier said.

Festivities start at noon with a flagceremony by the Boy Scouts, andfree events continue until 5 p.m., intime for people to make it over the

Redwood Empire Fairground for thefireworks show presented by theUkiah Speedway.

Events at the picnic include tradi-tional lawn games, such as three-legged and potato sack races, andperformances by dance groups,musicians and even dogs. The citypool will also be open for free swim-ming and a huge community muralwill be available for coloring. Anumber of food, arts and crafts andother booths will be set up aroundthe park.

“There’ll be a wide variety ofgames and really, something for theentire family across the board,”Mosier said. “It’s great.”

As the picnic wraps up, the gatesfor the fireworks display will beopening.

“We encourage everybody toplease support the fireworks showpresented by the Ukiah Speedway,”Mosier said.

The Redwood EmpireFairgrounds gates open at 5 p.m. for

the fireworks display. The eventcosts $10 for adults, $6 for children6-12 and seniors 62 and over, andfree for children 5 and under.

The Felt-Tips, a local five-mem-ber band, will provide entertainmentuntil the fireworks begin at dusk.Brooke Ingram, winner of UkiahIdol in 2006, will also sing thenational anthem before the showbegins.

Katie Mintz can be reached atudjkm@pacific.net.

Plenty to do around Ukiah on the Fourth of July

Scouts keep flags flying

Scouts Sam Coleman,left, and Travis Orrpractice loading USflags for distribution onState Street for theIndependence Day celebration.

See FLAGS, Page 5

Teenagerinjured incollisionThe Daily Journal

A 15-year-old boy fromWillits suffered major injuries

in a single vehicle accidentMonday morning when thecar he was driving collidedwith a tree.

According to reports fromthe California HighwayPatrol, Victor Mandujano, 15,of Willits, was eastbound onValley Road in a 1990 HondaAccord at 1:31 a.m. Mondaywhen he allowed the vehicleto drift into the westbound

lane.Mandujano ran off the

north edge of the roadway andinto the driveway of a resi-dence where the Accord col-lided first with a parked pick-up truck and then a large oaktree.

Mandujano was pinned inthe car and had to be extractedby firefighters from theWillits-Little Lake Fire

District.Mandujano suffered major

injuries in the crash and wastransported by ReachHelicopter to the Santa RosaMemorial Hospital for treat-ment.

No arrests were made inconnection with this accident.

The Daily JournalThe Mendocino County

Sheriff’s Office arrested a 37-year-old Fort Bragg womanon suspicion of domestic vio-lence after she was foundwalking on Caspar Railroadchasing a dog Sunday morn-ing. Her boyfriend was laterarrested on suspicion of dri-ving under the influence.

According to Sheriff’sreports, deputies were dis-patched to a house in the

16000 block of CasparRailroad at 1:15 a.m. Sundayon reports of a verbal distur-bance.

When deputies arrived theyfound Alda Petrocchi, 37, ofFort Bragg, pursuing a dog onCaspar Railroad near GibneyLane.

According to the report,Petrocchi had injuries consis-tent with having been in afight, but she told deputies shehad fallen while chasing the

dog.Soon after, an unnamed 39-

year-old male was seen dri-ving away from the house.Deputies pursued the car andpulled the man over at theintersection of Highway 1 andOcean Drive.

According to Sheriff’sreports, the driver tolddeputies he was Petrocchi’slive-in boyfriend and that hehad awakened earlier thatmorning to find Petrocchi

assaulting him. The man dis-played injuries to his knee thathe claimed to have sustainedduring the assault.

Petrocchi was arrested onsuspicion causing corporalinjury to a cohabitant andbooked into the MendocinoCounty Jail on a $25,000bond.

The man was arrested onsuspicion of driving under theinfluence and was releasedafter being cited.

Experts say evidence points to multinational terror group hatching car bomb plot in Britain

LONDON (AP) — They had diverse backgrounds, comingfrom countries around the globe, but all shared youth andworked in medicine. They also had a common goal, authoritiessuspect: to bring havoc and death to the heart of Britain.

The eight people held Tuesday in the failed car bombing plotinclude one doctor from Iraq and two from India. There is aphysician from Lebanon and a Jordanian doctor and his med-ical assistant wife. Another doctor and a medical student arethought to be from the Middle East.

All employees of the United Kingdom’s National HealthService, some worked together as colleagues at hospitals inEngland and Scotland, and experts and officials say the evi-dence points to the plot being hatched after they met in Britain,rather than overseas.

“To think that these guys were a sleeper cell and somehowwere able to plan this operation from the different places theywere, and then orchestrate being hired by the NHS so theycould get to the UK, then get jobs in the same area — I thinkthat’s a planning impossibility,” said Bob Ayres, a former U.S.intelligence officer now at London’s Chatham House thinktank.

“A much more likely scenario is they were here together,they discovered that they shared some common ideology, andthen they decided to act on this while here in the UK,” he said.

Bush won’t rule out eventual pardon forLibby, defends sentence commutation

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush on Tuesday refusedto rule out an eventual pardon for I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby,leaving open the chance he may wipe away the former WhiteHouse aide’s criminal record after already erasing his prisonsentence.

“I rule nothing in or nothing out,” Bush said when askedabout whether he might pardon Libby before leaving office inJanuary 2009.

The president’s stance, on one level, was merely practical.When he commuted Libby’s 2 1/2-year prison term in the CIAleak case on Monday, a court ruling had made jail time immi-nent. Bush has plenty of time to consider a pardon, dependingon how Libby’s appeals go.

Bush’s words had political significance, too. By keeping hisoptions open, he offered hope to the conservative members ofhis own party who believe he should go further in pardoningLibby. He also kept alive a controversy that could follow himto the last day of his presidency.

Libby, who once wielded enormous influence as chief ofstaff to Vice President Dick Cheney, was convicted of lying andobstructing justice in a probe into the leak of a CIA operative’sidentity. The long-running case meant the end of Libby’s gov-ernment career and dovetailed with the broader troubles ofBush’s second term in office.

AP Interview: Clinton sees differencesbetween Libby, husband’s pardons

KEOKUK, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential contenderHillary Rodham Clinton drew a distinction between PresidentBush’s decision to commute the sentence of White House aideI. Lewis “Scooter” Libby — which she has harshly criticized —and her husband’s 140 pardons in his closing hours in office.

“I believe that presidential pardon authority is available toany president, and almost all presidents have exercised it,”Clinton said in a telephone interview with The AssociatedPress. “This (the Libby decision) was clearly an effort to pro-tect the White House. ... There isn’t any doubt now, what weknow is that Libby was carrying out the implicit or explicitwishes of the vice president, or maybe the president as well, inthe further effort to stifle dissent.”

Libby, a former chief of staff for Vice President DickCheney, had been sentenced to 30 months in prison as well astwo years’ probation and a $250,000 fine for perjury in con-nection with the leaking of CIA agent Valerie Plane’s name toreporters.

Just hours after a federal appeals court rejected Libby’sappeal, Bush announced his decision to commute the prisonterm portion of the sentence, which he labeled excessive.

Giuliani raises $15 million, Romney collects $14 million in second quarter

WASHINGTON (AP)— Republican Rudy Giuliani’s presi-dential campaign reported an estimated $15 million in primaryelection contributions from April through June and MittRomney trailed closely behind with $14 million raised.

Romney, the wealthiest candidate in the presidential field,also tapped his personal bank account for an extra $6.5 million.

Giuliani raised more than $17 million during the quarter, thecampaign said, but about $2 million was for the general elec-tion — money he can only use if he wins the GOP nomination.

The campaign had an estimated $15 million cash on hand forthe primary and about $3 million set aside for the general elec-tion. Overall, Giuliani saw an increase in his fundraising overthe first quarter, when he reported nearly $16 million in contri-butions.

D A I L Y D I G E S TEditor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526 udj@pacific.net

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SHERIFF’S REPORTSThe following were

compiled from reportsprepared by theMendocino CountySheriff’s Office:

BOOKED -- Austin JosephDalbalcon, 22, of Ukiah, wasbooked into jail on suspicionof taking a vehicle withoutconsent at 7:40 a.m. Friday.

BOOKED -- FrankieHoliday, 37, of San Francisco,was booked into jail on suspi-cion of driving under theinfluence at 11:19 a.m. Friday.

BOOKED -- Tamara LynnBrooker, 42, of Ukiah, wasbooked into jail on suspicionof taking a vehicle withoutconsent and a probation viola-tion at 3:35 p.m. Friday.

BOOKED -- CharlesEdward Walden, 43, ofLaytonville, was booked intojail on suspicion of causingcorporal injury to a spouse at10:10 a.m. Saturday.

BOOKED -- MardukAnthony Ouspensky, 38, ofWillits, was booked into jailon suspicion of driving underthe influence and hit-and-run

with property damage at 12:56Saturday.

BOOKED -- Noe Nieves,18, of Ukiah, was booked intojail on suspicion of assaultwith a deadly weapon, batterywith bodily injury and disor-derly conduct at 1:13 p.m.Saturday.

BOOKED -- MarioGuerrero, 19, of Gualala, wasbooked into jail on suspicionof driving under the influenceand driving without a licenseat 3:24 a.m. Sunday.

BOOKED -- Tamie LynnFerrel, 37, of Ukiah, wasbooked into jail on suspicionof driving under the influenceat 1:17 p.m. Sunday.

ARREST -- Philip Jago,48, of Little River, was arrest-ed on suspicion of inflictinginjury on a cohabitant in the39000 block of Little RiverAirport Boulevard at 1 a.m.Saturday.

According to reports fromthe Mendocino CountySheriff’s Office, sheriff’sdeputies were dispatched tothe home on Litte RiverAirport Boulevard where thevictim imformed them he hadbeen attacked by his boyfriend

of 25-years, Jago.The victim told deputies

Jago had slapped and punchedthe victim and knocked him tothe ground, causing bruisingand head injuries.

Jago was arrested on suspi-cion of the above listedcharges and booked into theMendocino County Jail on a$25,0000 bond.

CHP REPORTSThe following were

compiled from reportsprepared by the Califor-nia Highway Patrol:

MEP -- The CaliforniaHighway Patrol will beobserving a MaximumEnforcement Period duringthe Fourth of July Holiday.Enforcement will begin at 6p.m. Tuesday and continueintil 12 a.m. on Thursday.

During an MEP, 80 percentof CHP officers will be on theroad enforcing traffic laws,focusing on speeding and dri-ving under the influence.

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. In the caseof those arrested on suspicion of dri-ving under the influence of an intoxi-cant: all DUI cases reported by lawenforcement agencies are reported bythe newspaper. The Daily Journal makesno exceptions.

CORRECTIONSThe Ukiah Daily Journal reserves this

space to correct errors or make clarificationsto news articles. Significant errors in obitu-ary notices or birth announcements willresult in reprinting the entire article. Errorsmay be reported to the editor, 468-3526.

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FUNERAL NOTICES[\

DAVID EDWARD BRAYBray, David Edward -

Passed away at the age of 49 on July 2, 2007.Born in Healds-burg, CA to Charles andDoris Bray, on May 9, 1958. Bray is survivedby his loving wife Patricia Bray of RedwoodValley; sister Peggy Erlandson of Redding and

her husband Mar-ty; sister, Laura New ofCloverdale, and her husband Ron; son, MichaelEdward Bray of Redwood Valley; son,Richard Anthony Bray of Redwood Valley; twograndchildren and numerous nieces andnephews. David Bray was a long time worker ofMendocino Forest

Products as a fork liftoperator. Bray was an avid hunter and fisherman.David Bray will be dearly remembered andmissed by the many friends and loved ones hemade through out his shortened life.

A grave side service willbe held at Oak MoundCemetery on 601 PiperStreet in Healdsburg, on

July 06, 2007, 10:30am. In lieu of flowers, donationsmay be sent to Me-morial Hospice in SantaRosa. 821 Mendoci-no Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA95401. The grave side arrangementsare under the direc-tion of Windsor-Healdsburg Mortuary,Windsor. Carmine Romano“owner” 707-838-6000

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Official: Man has less severe form of TB than previously thought

DENVER (AP) — New tests show theglobe-trotting American lawyer who caused aninternational health scare by traveling with adangerous form of tuberculosis has a lesssevere form of the disease, doctors saidTuesday.

The dramatic announcement from the doc-tors treating Andrew Speaker raised immediatequestions about the accuracy of the diagnosisby U.S. government health officials who hadordered Speaker quarantined in May.

But the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention stood by its earlier test and itsaction to isolate Speaker. And both Speaker’sdoctor the CDC said the public health responseshould be the same to both forms of TB.

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Q: My father, a World WarII veteran, is 86 years old, andmy mother (his wife of 65years) is 83. As my parentsaged and talk turned to nurs-ing homes, Dad was of theunshakeable opinion that theVeterans Administrationwould take care of them.

Dad had a stroke earlier this

year, and after six weeks ofhospitalization and rehabilita-tion, Mom and I realized thatshe could not care for him athome given her advancedosteoporosis and other healthproblems. Dad is nearly blindand needs help with every-thing. His memory comes andgoes, and he can't be leftalone.

I was shocked to learn thatmy parents' total monthlyincome was less than $1,200,and that other than their mod-est home where they had livedfor 50 years and a 15-year-oldcar, they had just over $10,000in the bank to their names.

But figuring that Dad mustbe right about VA benefits, Ibegan looking nearly a monthago, and I am writing youbecause I have never receivedmore misinformation and dis-

information in my life. I hadread about benefits, but eachrepresentative I talked to gaveme different informationabout the program's resourceand income limits. To me, theapplication was a maze ofconfusion. I am convincedthat had it not been for me, mymother would neither havelearned about the benefitsavailable nor been able tocomplete the application. Ieven went to a lawyer for helpbut was told that it is a federalcrime for a lawyer to helpclients complete the VA appli-cation or charge a fee to assistclients in getting benefits.

I finally figured it out formy parents and got them qual-ified, but the experiencemakes be believe that mostpeople -- especially vulnera-ble seniors -would not be able

to do it alone. With all of theWorld War II and other veter-ans aging, why does the VAkeep its programs for disabledseniors secret and confusing?

A: Your question about thespecial Veterans'Administration pension pro-gram known as "Aid andAttendance" echoes similarrequests we have receivedfrom readers throughout theUnited States who haveencountered the same difficul-ties. While our limited spacedoes not allow us to attempt toexplain the qualification crite-ria of "A and A," we can cer-tainly lead you to resourcesthat may help.

Generally, if the veteranand spouse require regularhelp with eating, bathing,dressing, undressing or toilet-ing, and if the asset and

income levels are met, mone-tary benefits may be availablethrough the VA. Depending onthe circumstances, patients innursing homes and evenassisted-living facilities mayqualify.

Unfortunately, many fami-lies with veterans or survivingspouses who need extramoney to help care for ailingparents or loved ones don'tapply for this programbecause they don't know aboutit. Qualification for this bene-fit does not depend on service-connected injuries, and mostveterans who need this type ofhelp will qualify. In fact, Aidand Attendance can help payfor care in a nursing home orassisted-living facility.

Depending on income andother factors, a veteran is cur-

rently eligible for up to $1,519per month, a couple for up to$1,801 per month, and a sur-viving spouse for up to $976per month. The current assetlimit is $80,000, excluding thehome and vehicles.

Taking the NextStep: Thismost important program isavailable. The best resourcewe have found is Veteran Aid,which can be found atwww.veteranaid.org.

Jan Warner is a member ofthe National Academy ofElder Law Attorneys and hasbeen practicing law for morethan 30 years. Jan Collins iseditor of the Business andEconomic Review publishedby the University of SouthCarolina and a special corre-spondent for The Economist.

Next stepsBy Jan Warner and Jan Collins

Fighting for the right veteran's benefits for aging parent

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On his model the Golden Gate Bridge in a wind tunnel where proposed suicide barrier and wingletsare added, Jon Raggett, president of West Wind Lab, shows proposed 12 foot high suicide barrier onside of bridge. He also added what he called 4 foot wide "winglets" on top of the barries to keepsway of bridge down.

By LAITH AGHA The Monterey County Herald

CARMEL - Jon Raggett has madea big difference in some far-offplaces. Overseers of the Golden GateBridge are relying on his expertise soa suicide barrier can be installed tohelp save lives.

But hardly anyone in MontereyCounty knows a thing about theCarmel man's business, which hasbeen around for three decades.

Raggett is a wind engineer, one ofabout a dozen people in the worldwho solves issues wind can create forbridges, particularly suspensionbridges.

"If there were many more of us,some of us would be out of work,"Raggett said.

Raggett's business, West WindInc., shares an old Fort Ord hangarwith the Marina Municipal Airport.He constructed a 40-foot-long windtunnel in his upstairs office, which heuses to simulate a strong wind. Inreality, it is a cool breeze, but againstthe model bridges Raggett suspendsin the middle of the tunnel, it lookslike a strong gale.

Raggett said he is one of onlythree people in North America whospecializes in bridge-related windengineering - and one of two who doabout 90 percent of the jobs.

His work has little use aroundMonterey because bridges such asBixby and Rocky Creek alongHighway 1 are arch bridges, whichare less susceptible to wind, he said.Suspension bridges are Raggett'sfocus.

"(Suspension) bridges are verysensitive to minor changes in geome-try," he said. "Stability issues are gen-erally torsional, vertical or somecombination of the two."

A poorly engineered suspensionbridge can succumb to torsion createdby strong, sustained winds, which cancause the horizontal structure to twistand potentially collapse. The TacomaNarrows suspension bridge inWashington state collapsed in 1940as a result of high winds.

Wind engineers determine how anew bridge should be built to avoid astructural failure and what steps arenecessary to counter a possibleimbalance to wind resistance caused

by an addition to an existing bridge.The Golden Gate Bridge Highway

and Transportation District is lookinginto adding barriers on either side ofthe Golden Gate Bridge to preventsuicide attempts on the bridge. Up totwo dozen people a year take theirlives by jumping off the bridge intoSan Francisco Bay, while about onesuicide attempt a week is thwarted bydistrict employees, said districtspokeswoman Mary Currie.

But new construction on thebridge, such as the proposed 14-foot-high railing that would extend alongthe length of the bridge on both sides,would throw off the delicate equationthat allows the Bay Area landmark towithstand strong winds.

"You can't just put up a chain-linkfence," said Denis Mulligan, thebridge's chief engineer. "It wouldmake the bridge extremely unstablein wind."

Raggett demonstrated possiblesolutions to a potential imbalance.One remedy calls for winglets - 4 feetwide and 1,100 feet long - to beattached on top of the railings, two oneach side. Wind hitting the wingletsfrom below would create enough liftto counter the horizontal force creat-ed when the wind hits the added sur-face space of the new railing, Raggettsaid.

A model segment of the GoldenGate Bridge, about 10 feet long and 4feet wide, was suspended in his windtunnel. With the new railing but with-out the winglets attached to themodel, Raggett turned on the twogigantic fans that generate the tun-nel's wind stream.

At 10 mph, the draft simulated asustained 77 mph wind, which wouldbe expected to occur in San FranciscoBay every 500 years. The bridge seg-ment rocked back and forth so muchthat if the real Golden Gate did like-wise, every person and car on itwould fall into the bay and the bridgewould begin to break apart.

Raggett then attached thewinglets, and at the same wind veloc-ity, the bridge rocked slightly, withthe motion dissipating to a near-standstill.

The winglets, he concluded,proved effective.

Raggett has worked on bridges all

over the world. Some are new con-struction projects, including bridgesin Hong Kong and South Korea.Others are improvements to existingbridges, such as one that spans theOhio River and another that passesover Chesapeake Bay.

Raggett occasionally travels forhis job, but not as much he wouldlike, he said. The nature of his workdoes not always require that he seethe bridges he is working on.

"A lot of times we really don'tneed to go see it, because air is air,"he said. "Their wind is like ourwind."

Sometimes he wants to see a placein person to get a sense of the sur-rounding landscape. Nearby moun-tain ranges, for instance, can influ-ence wind's effect on a bridge, hesaid.

Raggett, a trained civil engineerwith a doctorate from Princeton, tookover a structural engineering businessin Monterey 29 years ago. Thatbrought him home from the BayArea, where he taught at the universi-ty level and worked for a structuralengineering firm.

Ann Keebel, a childhood friend ofRaggett's, worked for the previousowner and stayed on when the busi-ness changed hands. Today, Keebel isRaggett's only employee.

"I came with the operation," shesaid.

Raggett phased out the structuralengineering part of the business adecade ago and moved into anupstairs office of the old Fort Ordhelicopter hangar, now the hangar forthe Marina Municipal Airport.

"It's kind of appropriate," Raggettsaid, making the connection betweenwind and aircraft.

Prior to the Marina site, he operat-ed the business in a Carmel basementafter a period in an old cannery wherethe Monterey Plaza Hotel now sits,he said.

Raggett said he has a strongappreciation for bridges, but the avidsailor is more fascinated with wind.

"It's nice to marry these interestsinto one project, especially when yougot to work on the Golden GateBridge and the Bay Bridge - somerather significant projects," he said.

Engineer marries wind and bridge

SoCal marine clerks, employers continue labor talks

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A day after returning to the bar-gaining table, labor talks continued Monday between negotia-tors for hundreds of marine terminal clerical workers and theiremployers at the nation’s largest port complex.

Negotiations were still taking place as of late Monday after-noon, said Bill Orton of the International Longshore andWarehouse Union.

Orton said he did not know whether any progress had beenmade.

The Office Clerical Unit, Local 63, counts about 750 work-ers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach among its mem-bers. The unit voted unanimously on Friday to authorize theirleadership to order a strike if a new three-year contract was notcrafted before the old one expired at midnight Saturday.

Talks resumed Sunday afternoon and continued into thenight after breaking off without much progress in the earlymorning hours.

If the workers were to strike, the move could have a seriousimpact on the twin ports because longshore workers havepledged to honor picket lines.

Calls to the president of Local 63 and to the terminal opera-tors’ lead negotiator were not immediately returned Monday.

Former Cal State athlete sentenced to 5 years in real estate scam

SANTA ANA (AP) — A former Cal State Fullerton baseballplayer who hired one time Dodgers star Steve Garvey to helppromote his business was sentenced to five years in prison forduping more than 200 investors out of $32 million through areal estate scam.

Salvatore Favata also was ordered on Monday to compen-sate his victims at a rate of $10,000 a month when he is releasedfrom prison and attend drug abuse and gamblers’ anonymousmeetings.

Favata, of Yorba Linda, was president of Orange-basedNational Consumer Mortgage, which legitimately funded homeloans, when he persuaded clients to refinance their homes anduse the cash and other assets to invest in another arm of thecompany. He promised returns of as much as 60 percent a year.

But an investigation, triggered by the Securities andExchange Commission, found that instead of investing themoney, Favata was paying earlier investors with funds fromnew investors in what is known as a Ponzi scheme. Favata alsowas using the funds to pay gambling debts, living expenses andthe expenses of his mortgage company, federal officials said.

The scheme took place between 2001 and 2006, according toofficials.

Wall Street rises moderately on newM&A activity, factory order data

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street advanced Tuesday aheadof the July 4th holiday as investors drew confidence from asmaller-than-expected dip in factory orders and new merger-and-acquisition activity.

The market was relieved to hear from the CommerceDepartment that U.S. factories saw demand dip in May by just0.5 percent; most analysts had predicted a decline of more than1 percent.

Takeover news gave the market an extra boost. Kraft FoodsInc. said it offered $7.2 billion to buy the biscuit division ofFrench food company Groupe Danone SA; Canadian minerTeck Cominco Ltd. bid 4.1 billion Canadian dollars, or $3.87billion, for Canadian copper miner Aur Resources Inc.; and amajor Wendy’s International Inc. shareholder said he is consid-ering buying the hamburger chain.

The M&A activity helped the stock market extend Monday’ssteep gains, but most analysts aren’t taking this week’s move-ments too seriously, given that trading volumes are low. Thestock market closed early at 1 p.m. EDT.

“Historically, the two days leading up to the July 4th holidayhave been positive for the equity markets,” said MichaelSheldon, chief market strategist at Spencer Clarke LLC.Investors shouldn’t breathe a sigh of relief just yet; the few daysafter July 4th are often negative, he said, and the market’srecent choppiness is expected to continue after that.”

Wells Fargo gives new CEO $100,000 raise, more stock options

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wells Fargo & Co. said Mondaythat its new chief executive, John Stumpf, received a $100,000raise and 400,000 more stock options as a reward for his newjob.

The San Francisco-based bank promoted Stumpf from thechief operating officer post last week to replace its longtimechief executive, Richard Kovacevich, who will remain WellsFargo’s chairman until he retires at the end of next year.

Stumpf’s new salary is $800,000, up from $700,000 previ-ously, according to documents filed with the Securities andExchange Commission. Wells Fargo also gave him 400,000stock options with an exercise price of $35.06 — the marketvalue of the company’s shares at the time of the June 26 grant.

Wells Fargo shares ended Monday $35.51, up 34 cents.

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Wanted: Pony for church event

To the Editor:Does anyone out there have a pony to

loan or rent reasonably for a few hours? Alocal church picnic committee is seeking atame pony to pull their pony cart or to letchildren ride (in a slow walk) with assis-tance from an adult walker.

The date is Saturday, July 21 fromabout 6- 8 p.m. when it is fairly cool. Thehorse will be well cared for and thechurch has several members experiencedwith livestock to assure the comfort andsafety of the animal. If you are open tosuch a situation, please call me at 468-0251 days or 468-8763 evenings.

Kathy DavidsonUkiah

Immigration halt neededTo the Editor:In response to Missy Saucedo’s letter to

the editor, if Ms. Saucedo is indeed a U.S.citizen as she claims, then she should real-ize that Chuck Savage is concerned aboutillegal immigrants and that she, as a U.S.citizen, should also be concerned aboutthem.

Ms. Saucedo states that other thanMexico, there are “many more Hispaniccountries” but she keeps defendingMexico. Surely she must be aware, as aHispanic, of Mexico’s deplorable record intheir handling of people from Central andSouth America when they try to crossMexico’s southern border. I’m sure sheknows that illegals are treated much bet-ter, and wrongly so, in my opinion by theU.S. than they are by Mexico.

I personally wonder why, at the demon-strations in Ukiah, that the only Hispanicflag you see displayed is the Mexican flag,usually draped over someone’s shoulder(and dragging on the ground), or hangingout the window of an automobile (anddragging on the ground). If Mexicans havesuch little respect for their own flag, andtherefore their own country, how can weever expect them to have any respect forthe U.S. and the American Flag?

My wife, who is a Native American,received an email that someone sent herthat says “The American Indians foundout what happens when you don’t controlimmigration.” I think that pretty muchsays it all, don’t you?

David AndersonUkiah

Thank youTo the Editor:I want to say thank you to the person

who found my keys on Wednesday, June20 and turned them in to the Post Office.My son left them on the roof of the carwhile playing basketball outside our homeon Tuesday evening, and his dad didn’tsee them and drove off the next day. Was Isurprised when I called the Post Office onThursday to tell them that my P.O. boxkey had been lost, and they said no it was-n’t -- it had been found and turned intotheir Post Office. You saved our family alot of money (not having to change all thelocks) and renewed our faith in honestpeople.

Debbie OughUkiah

Health care reform neededTo the Editor:All folks who are not well padded finan-

cially in the U.S. are suffering needlesslybecause of prohibitive cost of health care.This does not make sense on any level --what use is a bankrupt and suffering peopleto government and/or corporations? Let theU.S. catch up with the rest of the “civi-lized” world.

Dr. Gabrielle Welford Ukiah

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“Congress shall make no law ... abridging the free-dom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the peo-ple peaceably to assemble, and to petition the govern-ment for a redress of grievances.”

-- The First AmendmentThe Fourth of July is an apt moment to reflect upon

one of the great underreported stories of our time: therise of regulated speech. Glance at the FirstAmendment, but do not think it still applies. Large bod-ies of political speech are now governed by laws,agency regulations, court decisions and lawyerly inter-pretations. Speech has become un-free.

This does not mean that we don’t have vigorousdebate or that most points of view aren’t represented.But in and around elections, what can be said, by whomand under what circumstances, is now a tangled web oflegal qualifications -- all justified as campaign finance“reform.”

As proof, consider the Supreme Court’s recent deci-sion in Federal Election Commission v. WisconsinRight to Life Inc. Don’t try to understand it; you won’t.That’s the point. What’s permissible or impermissiblespeech is now murky. Plain political speech has mush-roomed into many subcategories --”issue speech,”“electioneering communications,” “express advocacy”and “non-express advocacy,” among others. Differentlegal standards apply.

It’s absurd to treat “issue speech” (broadly: trying toinfluence a governmental outcome) as different from“election speech” (broadly: trying to influence a cam-paign outcome). In democracies, people and groupsexpress their views on issues by trying to elect leaderswho agree. But campaign finance law insists on this dis-tinction because without it, curbing campaign contribu-tions would be impossible as a practical matter.

In 2004, Wisconsin Right to Life began running adsurging the state’s two senators to oppose a filibusterinvolving President Bush’s federal judge nominees. Butthe Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, known asMcCain-Feingold after its main sponsors, prohibitssome “issue ads” 30 days before a primary and 60 daysbefore a general election. Because one of the senators -- Russell Feingold -- was running in a primary, the adshad to stop in mid-August.

Never mind the coincidence that McCain-Feingoldhad the effect of protecting one of its sponsors from crit-icism. Focus merely on the law’s manipulation of freespeech. The ads would have been legal if:

-- They had run in newspapers, been delivered overthe Internet or used in direct mail or phone campaigns(the law’s limits apply only to TV, radio and satellitetransmission).

-- Neither senator was up for re-election. -- Wisconsin Right to Life had used a political action

committee to finance the ads rather than corporate con-tributions.

Such are regulated speech’s contortions. They willmount. Wisconsin Right to Life sued, arguing that itsFirst Amendment rights had been abridged even thoughthe Supreme Court had previously upheld McCain-Feingold’s constitutionality. Well, in a 5-4 decision, thecourt didn’t overturn the law’s constitutionality, butagreed that the standard for permissible pre-election“issue ads” must be broadened. The trouble is that thenew standard, set by Chief Justice John Roberts, seemsunclear even to some fellow justices. Confusion and lit-igation will continue.

Questions arise. Why is the expansion of regulatedspeech so little reported and appreciated? Has it broughtany public benefits?

The answer to the first is simple: By and large, thepress regards campaign finance “reform” as a worthycrusade. Money in politics is bad; big money, howeverdefined, is worse. It’s corrupt -- or might be. Curb it.Overlook or minimize the attendant restrictions onpolitical speech. The press jealously guards its own freespeech. It’s more casual about everyone else’s.

As to the second, the answer is: few, if any.Campaign finance “reform” hasn’t cured public cyni-cism about money in politics -- the main legal justifica-tion for First Amendment restrictions -- and can’t,because Americans routinely feel cynical about politics.But the objective basis here for their cynicism is weak.

Although it’s common to think that politicians selltheir votes to big contributors, the overwhelming con-clusion of academic research is that in roll call votes,members of Congress follow their philosophical viewsand constituents’ interests, says Michael Malbin, direc-tor of the nonpartisan Campaign Finance Institute.Contributions, he says, may have more influence at thecommittee level, where legislation is drafted. Still,America is so wealthy that almost any cause and inter-est (business, labor, the environment, poverty) canamass a competitive war chest.

Politics requires money. Try to purge politics ofmoney and politics is crippled. Free speech’s value isnot only a diversity of views; it is also the ability of peo-ple to contest those views. The only desirable controlsare contribution disclosures. Let people see who’s giv-ing to whom. Free speech involves no right to secretspeech. Otherwise, recognize that campaign finance“reform” is a dagger in the First Amendment.

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

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Other opinionsFrom around the nation

There are a few things toremember about Americansand American culture:

1. Nobody ever likeddisco.

2. Nobody ever dancedthe Macarena.

3. Nobody cares aboutParis Hilton.

Of course, you also needto remember that disco soldmillions of records.Somehow, almost everyAmerican alive knows howto Macarena. And the ratingsfor Paris Hilton’s interviewwith Larry King will proba-bly rival “American Idol.”

The point is, what we saywe’re interested in and whatwe’re really interested in areoften two different things.Everyone likes to grumbleabout how the media focusso much on Paris instead ofthe “real issues,” but news-stand sales and TV ratingstell us that Paris is the “realissue,” as far as most audi-ences are concerned.

But why?It’s too easy to say we’ve

been conditioned to demandthis kind of “news” by mediaorganizations that force-feedit to us. There are plenty ofnews organizations out therethat don’t focus on celebrity.You can compare for your-self how well TheEconomist sells comparedwith Us magazine.

The media might feed thehabit, but the habit exists forits own reasons.

Like it or not, theAmerican culture at largehas an obsession withcelebrity. Between a capital-istic economy that places thehighest value on materialsuccess, and a media culturethat rewards fame, celebri-ties have obtained the pinna-

cle of modern American val-ues: They’re rich andfamous.

They’re also usuallybeautiful. And they go to thehottest parties.

Which is why we love ourcelebrities. Of course, wealso envy them, which iswhy we enjoy their downfalleven more than we admiretheir rise.

Is it healthy - the empha-sis on the superficial, materi-alism, envy?

Probably not, but storieslike this aren’t going away.We’ll always have Paris.

Los AngelesTimesHarsh medicine

Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital (in LosAngeles) won a reprieve.Federal officials, seeingsome progress in the trou-bled hospital’s emergencyroom, agreed to wait untilmid-August before decidingwhether to pull their fund-ing. That gives the countymore time but should notweaken its resolve. Countysupervisors should end theirhabitual dithering andinstead use this extra time toprotect patients during andafter the hospital ends its lifeas a county institution.

The problems at King-Harbor cannot be solved byimprovements to its emer-gency room. The essentialcrisis of the hospital is thatthe welfare of its staff haslong trumped the safety ofits patients. The most recenthorror stories - including thedeath of Edith IsabelRodriguez, who writhed onthe floor begging for help in

the last moments of her life -should have made this clear....

After Rodriguez’s death,the U.S. Centers forMedicare and MedicaidServices gave the hospital23 days to fix its problems.Because of Monday’s suc-cessful inspection of theemergency room, that clockhas stopped ticking, andCMS will resolve the hospi-tal’s fate on Aug. 15. Feware optimistic about the hos-pital’s chances of meetingCMS standards. ...

These are difficult daysfor King-Harbor and thosewho have long believed in it.But the state and federalactions should not dictatethe county supervisors’ nextmoves. They have theopportunity to take this mat-ter into their own hands, toclose or sell the hospital ontheir terms. They havemissed such momentsbefore. Indeed, they did soagain on Tuesday.

Instead of moving tobegin closing down the hos-pital, ... the board opted todither, instructing the countyDepartment of HealthServices to negotiate contin-gency plans for patients withneighboring hospitals. ...

Now the county must fixa problem it has preferred tolet fester. Turn the hospitalover to a private entity. ...Create a hospital authority torun it. ... Turn it into a satel-lite of Harbor-UCLAMedical Center.

Any of those options, ifthey still remain, are prefer-able to the dangerous countymismanagement of thisonce-promising hospital. Ifnone can be arranged, closeit down.

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“We saw something wecould help with, and so wegot involved,” saidScoutmaster Kevin Orr. “I seeit as one way to get back intouch with small-townAmerica. It’s a privilege topay tribute to the citizens,military and all the peoplewho have done the heavy lift-ing. Some people don’t nec-essarily understand the privi-lege. For me, I know a lot offamilies have empty seats attheir tables this holiday, and Isee it as a chance to help. Ifour efforts only help one fam-ily, that’s all that matters tome.”

And it’s the passion anddedication from the youngmen involved that keep thecommunity within close-reach and the operation intop-form. Members of BoyScout troops from all overMendocino County come tohelp out with the project thattakes more than a hour, some-

times two, to complete with a12-man team, but the earlystart time never breaks theirspirits.

“I definitely enjoy hearingpeople talking about theflags, and that’s great,” BoyScout Travis Orr, 15, said.“Some people don’t knowexactly who puts up the flags,but I do and it feels good.”

When maintenance neededto be done on the flags, oneof the scouts stepped up andmade a project out of it.Throughout much of thisyear, Peter Zellman, 18,worked “to reinvigorate theflags” for an Eagle Project. Intotal, Zellman preparedreplacements for more than

200 flags. Today will be thefirst time many of the flagshave had a chance to fly.Zellman, now an EagleScout, has been a part ofOperation Flags since theBoy Scouts began helping theveterans in 2003, but thisyear will be his last.

“I’d still be happy to comeback and help out,” Zellmansaid.

Kevin Orr said the com-munity feedback has beengood, and he hopes this tradi-tion would continue into thefuture.

“I just hope we can sustainit, and encourage more scoutsto continue,” he said. “It’s agreat part of community ser-

vice. It’s also a good way tobe able to give back to thecommunity.”

For more informationabout joining the Boy Scoutsplease contact ScoutmasterKevin Orr at 272-2097. Andfor more information aboutOperation Flags contact theVeteran’s Memorial Buildingat 293 Seminary Ave. or 462-9896.

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SACRAMENTO - Gov.Arnold Schwarzenegger onTuesday named a staunchenvironmentalist with deepDemocratic ties to take thehelm of the state’s air qualityenforcement agency, perhapsdulling criticism that he wasstalling implementation ofCalifornia’s landmark globalwarming legislation as a wayto appease the business com-munity.

His selection of environ-mental lawyer Mary Nichols,a former appointee of two for-mer Democratic governorsand President Clinton, wonwide praise from business andenvironmental groups alikefor her even-handed approachto air quality.

It also took some heat off ofSchwarzenegger, who a weekago fired the board’s chair-man, Robert Sawyer, afterSawyer pushed more aggres-sively on pollution curbs thanthe administration couldabide. The firing set off afirestorm of criticism fromDemocrats and environmen-talists, who said he was doingthe bidding of business byurging a go-slow approach toimplementing AB 32 - thegreenhouse gas reduction lawSchwarzenegger has toutedaround the world.

Schwarzenegger calledNichols a “real powerhouse”player in the environmental

movement who will bringcredibility to his plan toreduce emissions through amixture of air quality stan-dards and market-based incen-tives.

“She was unafraid to makebold decisions,”Schwarzenegger said in intro-ducing her, “and was fearlessin introducing new technolo-gies to get past old excuses toclean up our air.”

Nichols, 62, has served asdirector of the University ofCalifornia, Los AngelesInstitute of the Environmentsince 2004. She was appoint-ed by Gov. Jerry Brown tochair the air resources boardfrom 1978-1983, leading thestate’s effort to ban lead ingasoline and requiring catalyt-ic converters in automobiles.

“I can’t resist this: I’mback,” said Nichols, a long-time environmental lawyer.“One of the messages I gotvery clearly in my interviewswith the governor is that heexpects me to reach out to allof the affected communities inthe state.”

Nichols served as the secre-tary of the CaliforniaResources Agency from 1999to 2003 under Gov. GrayDavis. Before that, she servedas assistant administrator forAir and Radiation of the U.S.Environmental ProtectionAgency under Clinton.

As an environmentallawyer for the Center for Lawin the Public Interest, she ini-

tiated some of the first testcases under the Federal CleanAir Act and the state’s airquality laws. She worked as asenior staff attorney for theNatural Resource DefenseCouncil and headed theEnvironment NowFoundation.

Ann Notthoff, theCalifornia advocacy directorfor the Natural ResourcesDefense Council, called heran “enforcer and advocate fora healthy environment andpublic health” who knows theair resources board welland”is committed to its sci-ence-based independence. Itwould be hard to find astronger chair of the board.”

Businesses who haveexpressed fears that strict airemission standards could beruinous were hopeful thatNichols will balance the needfor a strong economy andenvironmental protection.

“She has worked to bringenvironmentalists and indus-try together,” said AlanZaremberg, president ofCalChamber, “to balance andachieve these twin goals.”

Democrats said they werepleased with the selection, butwarned that she will have toshow that she is willing toenforce tough new emissionsstandards as the board beginsto implement AB 32. She willface a confirmation hearingnext week in the Senate.

Schwarzenegger has statedhe wants AB 32 to feature a

cap-and-trade policy in whichcompanies that don’t meet airquality standards are able topurchase permits from thosewho do. Democrats say thelaw requires the state to take“early action” measuresbefore cap-and-trade optionsare offered to businesses.

“The Senate will determinethe extent to which she is bothknowledgeable about the lawand the law’s emphasis onstrong regulation over marketmechanisms,” said SenatePresident Pro Tem DonPerata, D-Oakland, in a letterto the governor.

The appointment “helpsrepair some of the recent dam-age” from Sawyer’s firing,said Assembly Speaker FabianNunez, D-Los Angeles. But heis moving ahead with plans tocall on Sawyer and CatherineWitherspoon, the former exec-utive director who resigned inthe wake of Sawyer’s firing,to describe at a Friday hearingwhat critics have calledunprecedented meddling bythe Schwarzenegger adminis-tration.

Witherspoon, from herhome a day after she resigned,lauded the appointment as a“perfect” choice.

“I’ve watched her from adistance and thought she wasa forceful personality, astraight shooter and an out-standing lawyer,” saidWitherspoon, who was firsthired at the air resourcesboard by Nichols in 1981.

Democrat and environmentalistappointed to air quality board

The Daily JournalFive days after Lake

County taxi cab driver JoePaul Womachka’s body wasdiscovered inside his taxi vanfound submerged in KonoctiVista Resort & Casino’sadjoining marina, the LakeCounty Sheriff’s Office says ithas a man in custody whomay be connected to what isnow being called a homicide.

According to the LCSO, onJune 27 the departmentreceived a missing personreport on Womachka wholives in Nice. Womachkaoperated a taxicab in LakeCounty for the Hey Taxi!company, which also operatesin Mendocino County.

Womachka was summonedto the Robinson Rancheriathat night at about midnight.He was was hired to driveMorgan Matthew Jack, 30, tohis home in the Big ValleyRancheria.

Two days later, on June 29

at about 3 p.m. deputies werecalled to the Big ValleyRancheria to investigate avehicle under water in themarina. Divers from the NorthShore Dive Team respondedand divers were able to con-firm that a van was under thewater. When they pulled itout, there was a man’s bodyinside who turned out to beWomachka. A post-mortemexamination has beenordered.

Detectives are treatingWomachka’s death as a crimi-nal homicide.

Jack has been interviewedregarding his contact withWomachka and is currentlyincarcerated at the LakeCounty Jail for violation ofthe conditions of his parole.

Any person who has infor-mation regarding this investi-gation is asked to callDetective Nicole Costanza at262-4236.

Lake Countyrules taxi death a homicide

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

– WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 20076

The Ukiah Daily Journal

-Calendar listings are culled from themost recent schedules provided by theschools and organizations in our cover-age area. Please report schedulechanges or incorrect listings to The DailyJournal Sports Department at 468-3518.

Mendocino CollegeFootball Camp

Mendocino College is playinghost to a wonderful camp in mid-July. The camp will run from July16-19. The camp will meet from1-3 p.m. each day. The cost percamper is $100. Camp flyersavailable at http://www.mendoci-no.edu.

Ukiah Mens SoftballTournament

The City of Ukiah is beginningregistration for the Bud LightSummer Shoot Out men’s slowpitch softball tournament. Thetournament will be held at theUkiah Sports Complex on July14-15.

All players on the roster must be18 years or older at the time ofregistration.Teams will be accept-ed on a first come first servebasis until the 24 team maximumis filled. Team fees are $300 perteam (no player fees). All pro-ceeds go towards field and facilityimprovements for the City ofUkiah Sports Complex. For ques-tions or to register a team, pleasecall (707) 463-6714 or come to411 West Clay St.

USSA BaseballTournament

When it’s hot come play whereits cool. The North Coast show-down between Fort Bragg andMendocino high schools will betaking place July 7-8. The tourna-ment is open to anyone 16 andunder. There will be trophies andall-tourney nominations as well.The cost is $500. Questions? allDirector Chris Lander at 962-9046 or 357-3739.

High School GirlsSoccer training

The City of Ukiah CommunityServices Department is offering aHigh School Girls Soccer trainingclass (open to girls grades 9-12).This class is for girls looking toplay soccer at the high schoollevel. Ukiah High Varsity coachAndy Hendry will teach girls per-sonal skills, fitness, and strengthtactical strategies for defenses,midfield, and offense Also, includ-ed will be basic goal-keeping andfun competitions.

Training is held Tuesdays 6-8p.m. at the Yokayo soccer fields,beginning today. The class is freeof charge.

For more information call CoachHendry at 463-2488 or the City ofUkiah at 463-6714.

Mendocino Collegevolleyball camp

Mendocino College will host aweek-long volleyball camp forarea girls beginning Monday,August 6. This is a general skillscamp put on by the Mendo-LakeSpikers Volleyball Club. Girlsgoing into grades 7-9 should signup for the morning session(9a.m.-noon). Girls going into 10-12th grades should sign up forthe later session (1-4 p.m.) for themore advanced players. Localcoaches will teach fundamentalskill in a low player to coach envi-ronment. This camp is perfect forgirls trying out for teams in thefall, or just for fun.The cost is $80.To register call Ori Polkinghorneat 463-0451 and receive a campflier. Registration is also availablethe first day of camp.

Attention Bowlers

The annual meeting of theUkiah USBC Board is set up forThursday, July 19, at 6 p.m. atYokayo Bowl.

Agenda: Nomination and elec-tion of new board members.

There will be door prizes andsnacks provided. They need yourpresence at this very importantmeeting. If you have any ques-tions or wish to nominate some-one or yourself to be on theBoard, there is a sign-up sheet atYokayo Bowl or call Pam St.Martin at 459-5464.

Fourth annualLegends 10k and 5k

Join the fourth annual Legendsof the Redwoods 10k, 5k run andwalk on July 21. This event is incelebration of the NativeAmerican Race from SanFrancisco to Grants Pass,Oregon, held in 1927 and 1928, aspectacular 480 mile run. Therace starts at 8:30 a.m. at the SunHouse Park, 431 Main Street inUkiah.

Entry fee is $20, which includesa shirt. Runners 16 and under are$5, no shirt included. Stridermembers receive a $2 discount.Race benefits Grace HudsonNative Plants DemonstrationProject. For more information callMark at 272-9246 or Tim at 272-4187.

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By LARRY ELDREDGE andCHRISTOPHER SAWYER

No one would have believed it,not the players, coaches, families,friends or even the umpires. After allthe Sun Valley Giants of the PonyLeague started their season with ninestraight losses.

They found every way imaginableto give away runs. Some games wereclose and some were blow outs buteither way it was another loss.Needless to say their moral andexpectations were low.

The coaches knew their team wasbetter than their record but whatcould they do? They can’t play thegame for them. But then somethingamazing happened. Something thatgot the monkey off their collectiveback. They won their first game andnever looked back.

Perhaps that one victory lit asmall fire under each player, becauseeveryone started to contribute. TheGiants won four of their last fivegames as they entered the playoffsand everyone knew this was a differ-ent team than the one that started theseason. They started playing gooddefense and taking care of the ball.However, how can you take a teamseriously that had a 4 - 10 record?

The first playoff game wasagainst the Rockies. Matt Hallpitched a complete game, strikingout 7 and only walking 2 in route toa 4-2 win. Matt also provided leader-ship through out the playoffs.

The next game was against theAthletic’s who had a bye for theirfirst game due to a 12 - 1 - 1 record(yes sometimes there are ties in PonyLeague due to time restraints). Theyhad the best record in the league andwere surely the odds on favorite towin the playoffs. If the Giants losthere they could still hold their headup high.

It would have been a good season.But Michael Perry had differentideas and pitched a gem of a game.He saved his best for last and com-bined with timely hitting and gooddefense, the Giants won 5 -2. TylerFranz went 1 for 1 with 2 walks anda inside the park homer into deep leftfield.

Again defense for the Giants wasbig with a number of long fly ballsbeing pulled in by Luke Lucchesiand Sebastian Sawyer. The defen-sive tone of the game was set withthe first play. The A’s Cody Goss hita hard grounder between the pitcherand 1st baseman Conner Daly.

Conner charged the ball only tohave it take a bad hop and kick offhis glove, but Brian Eldredge hadgotten into position to back the playgrabbed the ball and made a perfectthrow to Michael Perry who was rac-ing from the mound to just beat Gossto 1st.

Josh Williamson subbed in andled off the 4th inning for the Giantsby working the count and getting onbase with a walk and eventuallyscored the 5th and final run for theGiants.

Due to time restraints the gamewas called after 5 innings not givingthe A’s a final chance to tie or winthe game. Both teams wanted to playthe final inning but the umpires wereadamant.

Perhaps next year the playoffgames can be longer so this situationdoesn’t occur again. The A’s playersand coaches were rightly upset butleft the field with class. Watch outfor them next year as they havemany returning players.

The championship game wasagainst the Yankees. Expectationweren’t high because the Yankeeshad pounded them during the regularseason. The Giants were loose, care-free and just happy to be there. And

again, another pitcher left his bestfor last.

This time it was Conner Daly whopitched a complete game. Defensiveplay was again excellent for theGiants with only one error over 7innings. The combo of 3rd basemanJustin Kaye to 1st baseman CodyDavis was working yet again.

Tanner Haydon again had the batworking going 1 for 2 with a 2 runsingle. Other notable contributionswere Michael Perry (2 for 4), MattHall (2 for 2, ) solid catching,Conner Daly (2 for 4, double), BrianEldredge (1 for 3, 2 RBI's), LukeLucchesi (2 for 4).

The Giants wound up winning 7 -2 and this amazing, unpredictablejourney was over. Who would havebelieved it. Special mention for JoePugh who contributed all season butwas unable to make the playoffs.

Many thanks to coaches PeteLuchessi, Ron Franz, Dave Pomaand Christopher Sawyer for givingtheir time and leadership. Actuallymany thanks to all the coaches andparents who freely gave of them-selves to provide nice childhoodmemories for all the players. Welldone everyone, we’ll see you nextyear.

Giants Win Pony League Championship

Submitted Photo

The Sun Valley Giants hold their trophies after winning the Ukiah Pony League championship.

By JOE KAYAP Sports Writer

CINCINNATI — BarryBonds will get an exceedinglykind welcome when he comesto town — from the city’saccomplished home run hitter,anyway.

Ken Griffey Jr. has alwaysfelt a kinship with the manchasing Hank Aaron’s careerrecord, now only five swingsaway. The two of them dartedthrough big-league clubhous-es as kids, watching theirfamous fathers show themhow it’s done.

The bond will be renewedwhen they meet on Tuesdayfor the start a three-day seriesbetween Griffey’s CincinnatiReds and Bonds’ SanFrancisco Giants.

“We don’t battle eachother,” said Griffey, who has585 career homers. “You guysdo all the comparisons in themedia: who’s better, who’sthis or that. To us, we’re twosons playing a game that ourdads played.”

They are two of the game’smost engrossing players rightnow: Bonds closing in onAaron’s record, Griffeyputting together one of hisbest seasons in many years.Both will start in the National

League’s All-Star outfield inSan Francisco later thismonth.

In a sense, they’ve beentogether from the start.

“My first year in (Class) Aball, I had to go to the instruc-tional league,” Griffey said. “Igot to Arizona, and I didn’tknow anybody but one per-son: Barry. Barry called meand said, ’Hey, I’m coming toget you.’ He took me out to eatand introduced me to a coupleof his friends.”

The 37-year-old Griffeyand the 42-year-old Bondshave kept in touch over theyears. They catch up onlineabout once a month, where thekeyboard conversation tendsto revolve around family andpersonal interests.

“Everything except base-ball,” Griffey said.

Come Tuesday, they mightboth be the talk of baseball.

Bonds is taking his recordchase on the road for sixgames, visiting two citiesknown for historic homers.Aaron tied Babe Ruth’s markof 714 at now-demolishedRiverfront Stadium on open-ing day in 1974. MarkMcGwire broke Roger Maris’single-season home run recordin St. Louis in 1998.

Bonds has avoided talkingabout the record lately withthe Giants stuck in last placein the NL West. He won’t eventalk about homers past.

Asked if he remembers hisfirst homer, Bonds responded,“Do I remember it? I don’t.Not right now I don’t. I don’teven remember the baseball.Maybe one of these days I’lllet you know.”

He’s had only two

moments worth talking aboutat Great American Ball Park,which is one of the majorleagues’ most homer-friendlyplaces. In the ballpark’s fiveyears, Bonds is 5-for-26(.192) with only two homers.

Surprising.“Give him time,” Reds first

baseman Scott Hatteberg said.“I don’t want to see him catchup for lost time.”

Bonds hit No. 730 lastSept. 4 at Great American, andGriffey dislocated a toe on hisright foot while trying toclimb the padded wall to catchit. He also homered in theballpark’s inaugural season of2003.

He seemed to like the oldplace better. Bonds hit 31homers at RiverfrontStadium/Cinergy Field, themost by any opponent.

Bonds will have to get hotto do the same thing thatAaron did in Cincinnati — tiea record. He would have to hitfive homers in three games, adaunting task. Bonds has 70multihomer games, trailingRuth’s record by two, butrarely hits more than one pergame these days.

In the last three years,Bonds has managed only apair of two-homer games —

last Aug. 28 in Atlanta and lastApril 13 at Pittsburgh.

The idea that he could hitfive in Cincinnati seems far-fetched, even if managerBruce Bochy lets him play allthree games. The seriesincludes a July 4 day gamesandwiched between nightgames.

“We’re getting close to thebreak, getting a lot of daysoff,” Bochy said. “If he’s goodto go, there’s a good chancehe’ll be out there.”

His first chance will comeagainst the Reds’ best starter.Bonds is only 2-for-11 careeroff right-hander Aaron Harangwith one homer.

“If he hits a homer, if hehits it at our place, great,”Harang said. “It’s a hugerecord and nobody everthought that record would bebroken. It’s going to be some-thing special no matter whereit happens.”

The Reds have a lot ofother things on their mindthese days besides Bonds.Manager Jerry Narron wasfired after an 11-7 loss to theCardinals on Sunday night leftthe Reds at 31-51, the worstrecord in the majors. Interimmanager Pete Mackanin willtake over for the Giants series.

Bonds has an admirer in Cincinnati, Ken Griffey Jr.

(Anda Chu/The Fremont Argus)

Reds Ken Griffey Jr.walks back to the dugoutafter striking out in theeighth inning against theOakland A's on June 20.

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Ukiah Dolphins, 51stSoroptimist meet

The Ukiah Dolphins Swin Clubin coordination with the UkiahSoroptimist would like to inviteretired Dolphin swimmers, theirfamilies, friends, and the generalpublic to a fundraising Chicken-Qin Todd Grove Park on Saturday,July 7 from 6-9p.m. The cost foradults will be $8 and it will cost $5for children 6 and under. Dessertsare also available for an addition-al $1. Proceeds go towards a ren-ovation of the Ukiah City Pool andassociated complex. For tickets,please call Sheryn at 489-5346.

Fourth annualLegends 10k and 5k

Join the fourth annual Legendsof the Redwoods 10k, 5k run andwalk on July 21. This event is incelebration of the NativeAmerican Race from SanFrancisco to Grants Pass held in1927 and 1928, a spectacular480 mile run. The race starts at8:30 am at the Sun House Park,431 Main Street in Ukiah. Entryfee is $20, which includes a shirt.Runners 16 and under are $5, noshirt included. Strider membersreceive a $2 discount. Race ben-efits Grace Hudson Native PlantsDemonstration Project. For moreinformation call Mark at 272-9246or Tim at 272-4187.

Sign up now for NULLFall Ball season

North Ukiah Little League FallBall is available for players ages10-12 years for the upcoming2008 season. The season beginsAugust 27 through October 27.Sign ups end July 31. ContactSonny Garza 707-524-8844 formore information. Registration is$55 per player.

Jr Giants glove drive

The Junior Giants Glove Drive isbeing held at 20 Bank of Americalocations throughout NorthernCalifornia, including the branch at501 S. State Street in Ukiah. Bankof America has been acceptinggloves since June 1 and will con-tinue to do so until the start of the2007 All-Star Game in July. Thoseinterested in donating gloves candrop them by B of A during regu-lar business hours.

Currently there are over 13,000kids participating in the JuniorGiants program, and at least5,000 of them don’t have theirown glove. Because Junior Giantsis a free baseball league, theorganization and Bank of Americaare holding the fundraiser so thecommunities can get involved tosupply players with their very ownequipment.

Redwood Health ClubSports Camp

RHC sports camp is a sportsoreiented camp that is suited forall kids age 7-12. It is held at boththe Ukiah Junior Academy and atthe Redwood Health club, themornings are spent playingsports like soccer, flag football,relays, indoor hockey and basket-ball. Afternoons are then spent atthe RHC where kids can swim,play in the courts, or in the air-conditioned Club House. Thecamp will be held from July 9-20,July 23-Aug 3 and Aug 6-17.Prices per session range from$205 to $290, for more informa-tion or to register please callKristen at 468-0441

Free Bowling

School age children may pick uptheir free summer bowling passesfrom Yokayo Bowl, 1401 N. StateStreet.

Hey local coaches

Please report your gameresults. Phone (707) 468-3518 ormake submissions to: The UkiahDaily Journal Sports Department,590 S. School Street, Ukiah, CA95482. Fax (707) 468-3544 orvisit www.ukiahdailyjournal.comand click on “Sports,” then click onthe “Report Game Score” banner.Or, send an e-mail to udjs-

COMMUNITYDIGEST

19 teams participated inlast Saturday's 3 on 3 tourneyat Eagle Peak Middle Schooloutdoor and indoor courts.Over 60 games were playedand officiated by local volun-teer referees. A good time washad by all.

In the 8/9th grade boysdivision, the Lakers team ofCesar Mendoza, DanielDamien and Oswaldo Segurawent undefeated. The 6/7grade boys division was won

by Team Nike; MichaelStarkey, Trenton Higgins andMiles Sides, also with a 5-0record. The girls division waswon by the Lady Tigers ofSebastopol; Brandy Paolino,Carly Tansil, JenniferTsuromoto and ChelseaPricert. Jay Ferrick won theHot Shot shooting competi-tion.

Tournament director MattFerrick reported that the kidsraised over $4,200 which was

donated to the Relay for Life,benefitting the AmericanCancer Society. Special auto-graphed prizes were awardedto the top three fundraisers;Alex Quiroga, Tyler Carterand Quinton Brown. A bigthanks goes out to everyoneinvolved, including thesesponsors; Eagle Distributing,Wal-Mart, Basketball JonesHoops Camps, Gatorade, theGolden State Warriors andDuke Blue Devil Basketball.

Relay For Life 3 0n 3 tourney a success

Lakeport - The 19TH annu-al Kelseyville Lumber DeakeLyndall Memorial auto race isscheduled for this Saturdaynight, July 7, at the LakeportSpeedway. Six divisions ofrace cars will be competingincluding the Bay

Cities Racing Associationmidgets, the King of the HillChallenge Series modifiedsand mini stocks, the GuyStrohmeier Auto Centerbombers and bonus bombers,and the Airport Auto BrokersLate Models.

The special event is a trib-ute to the father and son teamwho lost their lives in an air-plane crash on their way backfrom a racing event in May of1989.

Past Lyndall Memorialwinners will participate in aparade laps prior to the racingactivities. Race fans areencouraged to wear purple,the team color of the Lyndalls.

A special treat for race fanswill be the running of the pur-ple #3 super modified andstock car which were drivenby the Lyndall’s at Lakeport

Speedway years ago.The purses for all six divi-

sions have been increasedcourtesy of Patti Lyndall ofKelseyville, wife and motherof the late Deake LyndallSenior and Junior. TheLyndall grandsons, David,Deake Jacob and Brandon,will present trophies to thedivisional feature winners.

Gates open for this tribute

race at 5:00 pm with racing at7:00 pm. Admission prices are$12 for adults, $10 for seniorsand students, $6 for childrenages 6-11, and kids five andunder get in free.

A special $30 family passadmits two adults and threechildren (ages 6-11). For fur-ther information, call thespeedway office at 707-274-2844.

Lyndall Memorial Race set for July 7

Submitted by Kolene Potter

The super modified and stock car which are driven byDeake Lyndall Sr and Jr. will be leading the way in theParade of Lyndall Memorial Winners at the LakeportSpeedway Saturday night.

By JOHN NADELAP Sports Writer

El Segundo — The Lakershave a new young point guardand might be interested inbringing back one of their oldpoint guards to give the rook-ie some guidance.

The Lakers took GeorgiaTech’s Javaris Crittenton withthe 19th overall pick in theNBA draft last week — thesecond straight year they’vegone for a point guard in thefirst round. But they’re insearch of a veteran at thatposition, and Derek Fisher,who won three championshipswith the Lakers, is a possibili-ty.

“We’re looking around.Free agency is one way toaddress it. A trade is anotherway,” general manager MitchKupchak said Tuesday afterCrittenton was introduced at anews conference at Lakersheadquarters.

The Utah Jazz agreed torelease Fisher from his con-tract Monday so he can con-centrate on finding the bestcare for his 11-month-olddaughter, who has cancer inher left eye.

“Yesterday is a new devel-opment that will be addressedas well,” Kupchak said. “We

don’t know what Derek’sintentions are. I really havenot sat down and addressedthe Lakers’ needs in regard toDerek. Our prayers and bestwishes are with Derek and hisfamily.”

Fisher said he wants to livein one of the six or sevencities being considered forTatum’s care. He didn’t ruleout playing for another NBAteam, but emphasized that hisdaughter’s health is his No. 1priority.

Fisher played his first eightNBA seasons with the Lakersbefore signing as a free agentwith Golden State after the2003-04 season. The Warriorslater traded him to Utah.

Both Fisher and KobeBryant began their careers in1996, and they were closeduring their eight years asteammates.

Crittenton, a 6-foot-5, 198-pounder who turns 20 on NewYear’s Eve, averaged 14.4points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.8assists and 2.0 steals in hisone season at Georgia Tech.

“That one year I spent atGeorgia Tech made me a bet-ter player, a better person,” hesaid. “I’m confident. I feellike I have a lot to learn. Thisis a great organization to help

me become a better player.”“You think of all the great

players who have played forthis organization — fromMagic (Johnson) to Kobe. Ihope to play with Kobe. Ihope whatever they need tokeep him happens. I feel like Ican get him the ball.”

The Lakers signedCrittenton after the news con-ference, and he’ll play withtheir Summer League teamthis month in Las Vegas.

Crittenton spoke brieflywith Lakers coach PhilJackson before meeting withthe media.

“He’s a legend. He coachedMichael Jordan. He’s coach-ing Kobe right now,”Crittenton said.

When told Jackson wasknown to be tough on rookies,Crittenton replied: “That’sfine with me. He’s only goingto make me a better player.”

Crittenton was accompa-nied by his mother, SonyaDixon, and 8-year-old sister,Shaniya Lee.

“I’m very excited,” Ms.Dixon said. “I’ve never beento Los Angeles. I love Kobe, Ilove Phil Jackson. I think he’sgoing to do well here.

Fisher, possibility for the Lakers

The 2007S o u t h w e s tPacific RegionalChampionshipshas started andfourteen mem-bers of the UkiahS k a t i n gAcademy will bethere in force totry and qualifyfor the NationalRoller SkatingChampionshipsthat will be helpon Omaha,Nebraska start-ing on July 22.

The first dayof competitionbegan in Fresnoon Sunday June24 and ended onMonday July 2.The first six daysof competition brought out theupper level of performancewith the A divisions. Ten ofUkiah’s team competed in theA divisions. Senior memberDave Osbourn was the first ofthe skaters to qualify for thenationals. Dave skated theEsquire Mens figure divisionmaking his way to third placepodium. This is Dave’s sixthtime qualifying for nationals

Caitlyn Hallman andChelsea Brown participated inthe A levels and also returnedto compete in the level B andC divisions. Emma Barashcompeted in her first regionalchampionship and came homewith a strong finish in heevent.

Emma skated the primaryA girls figure and freestyleevents, with over 40 girls ineach and qualified for thefinal round in both events.Sara Adams competed in theSophomore A figure andfreestyle as well as the JuniorWorld Class freestyle.

Robert Adams took homehis seventh Regional Title bywinning gold in theElementary A boys figureevent. Robert also competedin pairs with Lexi Cristiani.Lexi Cristiani had some toughcompetition this year, but shemanaged to make her way tothe podium two times.

Lexi earned silver inJuvenile A girls freestyle afterqualifying for the finals andshe also earned the bronzemedallion in the Juvenile Afigure event after qualifyingfor the finals.

Kerida Moates captured the

judges attention in theElementary A girls freestyleand made the cut for the finalswith a three way tie for firstplace. Later the same day,Kerida skated strong enoughto get a 1-1-1 from the judgesto win the gold medal.

The youngest member ofthis years team, seven year oldLarissa Unangst, traced herway to the final round in thePrimary A figures. With onlyeight finalists, Larissa madeher way to the fourth placeposition and qualified fornationals. in the Primary Agirls freestyle event therewere two groups of 20 girlsages eight and under. Theytook the top six skaters fromeach group for a final round oftwelve. Larissa skated a nearperfect routine and stood withpride on the first place podi-um earning herself a 1-1-1from the judges.

Alicia Woodward isUkiah’s first loop skater toenter regional championships.Alicia made the cut to thefinals tied for first place, shethen skated flawlessly andearned the gold medal in theElementary A girls loop event.

To date, Ukiah has pro-duced over 25 regional cham-pion titles and seven nationalchampions.

The Ukiah SkatingAcademy has surely made aname for Ukiah and continuesto do so. These fourteenskaters are proud to representUkiah and show the countrythat staying fir and workinghard pays off.

Local skaters go to nationals

Submitted Photo

Alicia Woodward is the 2007Elementary A Loop division champi-on.

By JANIE McCAULEYAP Sports Writer

CINCINNATI — RichAurilia got healthy just intime to face his old team.

The San Francisco Giantsactivated the infielder fromthe 15-day disabled listTuesday, in time for the open-er of a three-game seriesagainst the Cincinnati Reds.Aurilia spent the past two sea-sons with the Reds before re-signing with San Franciscolast winter.

“I’m excited to see mybuddies and come back hereand play,” Aurilia said.

He had been sidelinedsince June 18 with a sore neck— receiving two acupuncturetreatments last week before atwo-game rehab assignmentwith Triple-A Fresno in LasVegas. The Giants optionedoutfielder Nate Schierholtz toFresno after Sunday’s game toclear roster room for the 35-year-old Aurilia.

“I feel good,” Aurilia said.“It went well in Vegas and Ihad no pain and no headaches.

It was 115 degrees on Sunday,so my legs were a little beatup. I will keep the range ofmotion (in the neck) and keepit loose. Hopefully, I’m donewith it now.”

Also Tuesday, the Giantsplaced reliever Vinnie Chulkon the bereavement list andrecalled left-hander Pat Mischfrom Fresno. The addition ofMisch gave the Giants fourlefties in the bullpen. He grewup in Northbrook, Ill., somefive hours from Cincinnati —so his parents and two sisterswere planning to be atTuesday’s game.

Chulk traveled to Florida tobe alongside his ailing father,who underwent heart surgeryTuesday. The Giants expecthim back by the weekend.

“He needs to be there rightnow,” San Francisco managerBruce Bochy said.

Aurilia was batting .236with two home runs and 19RBIs in 52 games. WhileRyan Klesko got the start atfirst base Tuesday, Bochyplanned to start Aurilia on

Wednesday afternoonat either first or third.

“He’s got the typeof swing I don’t thinkit will take him long,”Bochy said. “I knowhe’s comfortable inthis ballpark.”

Aurilia wasn’toffended about notplaying the seriesopener against theReds. San Franciscoblanked Arizona in therubber game Sunday13-0, and Bochy wentwith the same lineup.

“We scored 13 theother day,” Auriliasaid. “You may as wellthrow those guys backout there.”

Giants activate Aurilia

(Nader Khouri/Contra Costa Times)

Rich Aurilia strikes out in the 9thinning against the Mets on May9.

Meet the editorUkiah Daily Journal Editor K.C.Meadows wants to meet you. Headdown to Schat’s Courthouse Bakery113 W. Perkins Street Thursdaymorning at 7 a.m. to discusscurrent events, give her story ideas,respond to stories you’ve read inthe Daily Journal, or just chat.

Groups of local residents have hadrousing conversationsabout education, transportation,child rearing,supervisors’ salariesand more.

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San Francisco — Fansattending All-Star Gameevents at AT&T Park will facetougher security measures,including metal detectors andmore restrictions in andaround the venue.

Metal detectors previouslywere used at the park twicebefore — during a visit by for-mer President Bill Clinton andat a private event. But Giantsofficials said they hope toavoid major delays by open-ing the park’s four gates threehours before Monday’s HomeRun Derby and the All-StarGame on Tuesday.

Ticket-holders also won’tbe allowed in-and-out privi-leges at the ballpark, officials

said.But fans still will be able to

enjoy the events for free fromthe waterfront promenadebeyond the wall in right field,where extra security officerswill be posted.

The FBI’s San Franciscooffice is bringing in more than150 extra agents, includingbomb and hazardous materialsexperts, negotiators andSWAT teams to guard againsta possible terrorist attack, FBIspokesman Joseph Schadlersaid.

“We’re treating it as a pos-sible high-profile target,”Schadler said. “You can’t getmore American than baseball,apple pie and mom, right?”

Other security measuresinclude road closures and aban on motorized boats andnon-motorized boats longerthan 20 feet in McCoveyCove.

The U.S. Coast Guard willenforce a security zone aroundthe cove, inspecting vesselsthat want to get in, said AlanHaraf, a Coast Guardspokesman. It also will main-tain a 50-yard security zonearound piers near the BayBridge, he said.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

At A GlanceBy The Associated PressAll Times EDT

East DivisionW L Pct GB

New York 46 35 .568 —Atlanta 43 40 .518 4Philadelphia 42 41 .506 5Florida 38 45 .458 9Washington 33 49 .402 13 1/2

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Milwaukee 48 34 .585 —Chicago 41 40 .506 6 1/2St. Louis 37 42 .468 9 1/2Houston 36 47 .434 12 1/2Pittsburgh 35 47 .427 13Cincinnati 31 51 .378 17

West DivisionW L Pct GB

San Diego 47 34 .580 —Los Angeles 47 36 .566 1Arizona 46 38 .548 2 1/2Colorado 40 43 .482 8San Francisco 35 45 .438 11 1/2

———Monday’s GamesMilwaukee 10, Pittsburgh 3Chicago Cubs 7, Washington 2Houston 7, Philadelphia 5St. Louis 11, Arizona 3Colorado 6, N.Y. Mets 2San Diego 3, Florida 1L.A. Dodgers 8, Atlanta 2

Wednesday’s GamesChicago Cubs (Hill 5-5) at Washington (Chico 3-5), 12:05 p.m.San Francisco (Cain 2-9) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 2-9 or Belisle 5-5), 1:15 p.m.Philadelphia (Hamels 9-4) at Houston (Sampson6-5), 2:05 p.m.Milwaukee (Vargas 6-1) at Pittsburgh (Snell 6-5),4:05 p.m.Arizona (L.Hernandez 5-5) at St. Louis(Thompson 6-3), 7:15 p.m.N.Y. Mets (O.Hernandez 4-3) at Colorado (Fogg3-6), 8:05 p.m.Florida (J.Johnson 0-3) at San Diego (Young 8-3),9:05 p.m.Atlanta (James 7-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Hendrickson2-3), 9:10 p.m.

Thursday’s GamesMilwaukee at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.Florida at San Diego, 3:35 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Washington, 7:05 p.m.San Francisco at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.Arizona at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Houston, 8:05 p.m.Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

At A GlanceBy The Associated PressAll Times EDT

East DivisionW L Pct GB

Boston 50 31 .617 —Toronto 40 42 .488 10 1/2New York 38 41 .481 11Baltimore 36 45 .444 14Tampa Bay 33 48 .407 17

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Cleveland 50 32 .610 —Detroit 47 33 .588 2Minnesota 42 39 .519 7 1/2Chicago 35 44 .443 13 1/2Kansas City 35 48 .422 15 1/2

West DivisionW L Pct GB

Los Angeles 51 31 .622 —Seattle 45 34 .570 4 1/2Oakland 42 40 .512 9Texas 34 48 .415 17

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Monday’s GamesBoston 7, Texas 3N.Y. Yankees 5, Minnesota 1Cleveland 10, Tampa Bay 2Kansas City 3, Seattle 2, 11 inningsBaltimore 7, Chicago White Sox 6Toronto 11, Oakland 7

Wednesday’s GamesTampa Bay (Jackson 1-8) at Boston (Wakefield 8-8), 1:05 p.m.Minnesota (J.Santana 9-6) at N.Y. Yankees(Mussina 4-5), 1:05 p.m.Toronto (McGowan 4-4) at Oakland (Kennedy 2-6), 4:05 p.m.Cleveland (Westbrook 1-3) at Detroit (Rogers 2-0), 7:05 p.m.Baltimore (Olson 0-0 or Bell 1-1) at ChicagoWhite Sox (Contreras 5-9), 7:05 p.m.Seattle (Washburn 7-6) at Kansas City (Bannister5-4), 8:10 p.m.L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 6-4) at Texas (Wright 1-2), 8:35 p.m.

Thursday’s GamesCleveland at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.Minnesota at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:05 p.m.Baltimore at Chicago White Sox, 8:11 p.m.L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:35 p.m.Seattle at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

At A GlanceBy The Associated PressAll Times EDT

EASTERN CONFERENCEW L T Pts GF GA

New England 6 3 4 22 24 16

Kansas City 6 4 3 21 24 19New York 6 4 3 21 24 16D.C. United 6 4 2 20 22 17Columbus 4 4 6 18 18 21Chicago 4 6 3 15 12 19Toronto FC 4 7 2 14 15 22

WESTERN CONFERENCEW L T Pts GF GA

FC Dallas 8 6 2 26 19 21Houston 7 5 2 23 16 10CD Chivas USA 6 4 2 20 17 12Colorado 4 7 4 16 14 21Los Angeles 2 5 3 9 13 16Real Salt Lake 1 5 6 9 11 19

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.———Saturday’s GamesHouston 0, FC Dallas 0, tieColumbus 1, New York 0CD Chivas USA 2, New England 0

Sunday’s GamesColorado 0, Chicago 0, tieToronto FC 1, Kansas City 1, tie

Wednesday’s GamesD.C. United at Kansas City, 1 p.m.CD Chivas USA at FC Dallas, 8 p.m.Columbus at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.Toronto FC at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m.Chicago at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s GameNew York at Houston, 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 7Real Salt Lake at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.CD Chivas USA at New England, 7:30 p.m.Toronto FC at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.Kansas City at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

WNBA

At A GlanceBy The Associated PressAll Times EDT

EASTERN CONFERENCEW L Pct GB

Detroit 11 4.733 —Indiana 11 4.733 —Chicago 8 8.5003 1/2New York 8 8.5003 1/2Connecticut 6 10.3755 1/2Washington 5 11.3136 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCEW L Pct GB

Sacramento 11 6.647 —San Antonio 9 6.600 1Phoenix 9 7.5631 1/2Seattle 8 7.533 2Los Angeles 7 8.467 3Minnesota 5 11.3135 1/2Houston 4 12.2506 1/2

———Sunday’s GamesIndiana 69, Washington 62San Antonio 71, Detroit 68Seattle 84, New York 53Sacramento 76, Minnesota 68Chicago 74, Los Angeles 71, OT

Monday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Wednesday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Thursday’s GameIndiana at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

At A GlanceBy The Associated Press

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Northern DivisionW L Pct. GB

Nashville (Brewers) 51 33 .607 —Iowa (Cubs) 46 39 .541 5 1/2Omaha (Royals) 40 45 .471 11 1/2Memphis (Cardinals) 35 50 .412 16 1/2

Southern DivisionW L Pct. GB

New Orleans (Mets) 46 38 .548 —Oklahoma (Rangers) 42 41 .506 3 1/2Albuquerque (Marlins) 43 43 .500 4Round Rock (Astros) 36 48 .429 10

PACIFIC CONFERENCE

Northern DivisionW L Pct. GB

Col. Springs (Rockies) 45 37 .549 —Salt Lake (Angels) 46 39 .541 1/2Portland (Padres) 38 47 .447 8 1/2Tacoma (Mariners) 36 49 .424 10 1/2

Southern DivisionW L Pct. GB

Sacramento (Athletics) 47 38 .553 —Fresno (Giants) 45 40 .529 2Tucson (Diamondbacks) 42 41 .506 4Las Vegas (Dodgers) 37 47 .440 9 1/2

———Monday’s GamesLas Vegas 10, Fresno 4Albuquerque 7, Iowa 3New Orleans 3, Memphis 2Omaha 9, Oklahoma 6Colorado Springs 7, Portland 6Nashville 4, Round Rock 3, 11 inningsSalt Lake 8, Tacoma 3Sacramento 5, Tucson 4

Tuesday’s GamesFresno at Las VegasIowa at AlbuquerqueMemphis at New OrleansOklahoma at OmahaPortland at Colorado SpringsRound Rock at NashvilleSalt Lake at TacomaTucson at Sacramento

Wednesday’s GamesAlbuquerque at MemphisColorado Springs at Salt LakeLas Vegas at TucsonNashville at OklahomaNew Orleans at IowaOmaha at Round RockSacramento at FresnoTacoma at Portland

GOLDEN BASEBALL LEAGUE

First HalfAt A GlanceBy The Associated Press

W L Pct. GBChico 17 7 .708 —Long Beach 14 10 .583 3Orange County 14 11 .560 3 1/2Yuma 14 11 .560 3 1/2Reno 10 13 .435 6 1/2St. George 3 20 .130 13 1/2

———Monday’s GamesReno 10, Chico 9Long Beach 10, Orange County 1Yuma 12, St. George 2

Tuesday’s GamesChico at RenoOrange County at Long BeachYuma at St. George

Wednesday’s GamesLong Beach at Orange CountyReno at ChicoSt. George at Yuma

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE

Second HalfAt A GlanceBy The Associated Press

North DivisionW L Pct. GB

x-San Jose (Giants) 7 5 .583 —Stockton (Athletics) 7 5 .583 —Visalia (Diamondbacks) 7 5 .583 —Modesto (Rockies) 5 7 .417 2Bakersfield (Rangers) 4 8 .333 3

South DivisionW L Pct. GB

Lancaster (Red Sox) 10 2 .833 —Inland Empire (Dodgers) 8 4 .667 2Lake Elsinore (Padres) 5 7 .417 5R. Cucamonga (Angels) 4 8 .333 6High Desert (Mariners) 3 9 .250 7

x-won first half———Monday’s GamesVisalia 5, Bakersfield 4, 11 inningsInland Empire 7, High Desert 4San Jose 8, Lake Elsinore 7Lancaster 8, Rancho Cucamonga 5Modesto 5, Stockton 2, 10 innings

Tuesday’s GamesBakersfield at VisaliaHigh Desert at Inland EmpireLake Elsinore at San JoseLancaster at Rancho CucamongaModesto at Stockton

Wednesday’s GamesInland Empire at LancasterRancho Cucamonga at High DesertSan Jose at ModestoStockton at BakersfieldVisalia at Lake Elsinore

GULF COAST LEAGUE

At A GlanceBy The Associated Press

East DivisionW L Pct. GB

Dodgers 10 1 .909 —Cardinals 5 6 .455 5Marlins 5 6 .455 5Mets 5 7 .417 5 1/2Nationals 3 8 .273 7

North DivisionW L Pct. GB

Indians 8 4 .667 —Phillies 7 4 .636 1/2Yankees 7 5 .583 1Tigers 6 5 .545 1 1/2Blue Jays 6 7 .462 2 1/2Braves 2 11 .154 6 1/2

South DivisionW L Pct. GB

Twins 8 4 .667 —Orioles 7 5 .583 1Pirates 5 7 .417 3Red Sox 5 7 .417 3Reds 5 7 .417 3

———Tuesday’s GamesBlue Jays 11, Braves 0Cardinals 6, Dodgers 5, 1st gameDodgers 7, Cardinals 2, 2nd gamePhillies 8, Indians 5Marlins 4, Nationals 1Orioles 11, Twins 0Reds 5, Pirates 2Tigers at Yankees, ppd, rain

Thursday’s GamesBlue Jays at PhilliesCardinals at NationalsDodgers at MetsIndians at TigersNationals at Cardinals, comp. of susp. game, 1stgameOrioles at Red SoxTwins at PiratesYankees at Braves

SCOREBOARD

By JANIE McCAULEYAP Sports Writer

CINCINNATI — TheSan Francisco Giants aren’tworried about whethercommissioner Bud Seligshows up if Barry Bondsbreaks the home run record.

“Does it matter to any-body here if he’s there?Probably not. I don’t thinkBarry cares,” infielder RichAurilia said Tuesday, whenBonds and the Giants begana three-game series againstthe Cincinnati Reds at GreatAmerican Ball Park.

Selig hasn’t publicly stat-ed whether he would attenda potential record-breakinggame involving Bonds. Theslugger’s pursuit of HankAaron — Selig’s goodfriend — was allegedlyfueled by steroids and otherperformance-enhancingdrugs.

Bonds said he has noidea whether Selig will be inthe stands when he passesHammerin’ Hank’s mark of755. Bonds moved a step clos-er when he hit No. 751 in thefirst inning Tuesday night.

“I never have thought aboutit,” Bonds said of what Seligwill do.

For the fans who arrivedearly Tuesday, Bonds put on ashow in batting practice.

He hit two in a row out,including a towering shot thattraveled to the 585 sign chart-ing Ken Griffey Jr.’s home runtotal in right-center. Bondslater hit another almost to thetop of the stands in right field.

The fans booed Bondsheavily when he was intro-duced before the first pitch.

He is likely to play again inWednesday afternoon’s July 4game, then a night gameThursday. Bonds dozed off ina clubhouse chair beforeTuesday’s game and said hefelt great aside from someallergies that were botheringhim.

Bonds, who turns 43 onJuly 24, was batting .304 with16 home runs and 40 RBIsheading into Tuesday’s game.He has also walked 84 times,29 of those intentionally.

San Francisco manager

Bruce Bochy has repeatedlysaid his club will enjoy themoment when and if Bondsbecomes the new home runking, but ultimately the Giantsmust find a way to play betterbaseball and win more games.They are in last place in theNL West.

“It’s not something we’rethinking about or talkingabout,” Bochy said of Selig’schoice. “It’s going to be ahuge moment in baseball. Anytime we can promote oursport, we should. I’m notgoing to think about whetherour commissioner is there ornot. It’s up to him and theschedule.”

Bonds opted against doinghis standard media session onthe first day in a road city,leaving some of the local con-tingent frustrated not to have asound bite from the seven-time NL MVP. But Bondsdoes things on his agenda —that hasn’t changed, even ashe’s become more approach-able in his 22nd major leagueseason.

He is slated to start in leftfield for the National Leaguein the All-Star game July 10 inSan Francisco after making upmore than 119,000 votes inthe final days — getting1,111,968 additional votes —

to finish with 2,325,391 andahead of Cubs star AlfonsoSoriano.

“I have 2 million friends Ididn’t think I had,” Bondssaid Tuesday.

The start of Tuesday’sgame featured Bonds, Griffeyand the 1,335 home runsbetween them: Bonds with750 and Junior at 585. ThenBonds hit a two-run shot offAaron Harang to add onanother.

It marked the greatesthomers total between twoplayers entering a game sinceCleveland played atMilwaukee on Aug. 1, 1976and featured 1,341 homersbetween Frank Robinson(586) and Aaron (755),according to the Elias SportsBureau.

But the top game came onJuly 17, 1973, when the Metsplayed at Atlanta. Willie Mays— Bonds’ godfather — andAaron entered with a com-bined 1,355 homers. Aaronthen homered in that game tobring the total to 1,356.

Did Bonds think the statwith him and Griffey was spe-cial? Not really. He will playalongside Griffey next weekin the All-Star game, too.

Giants unconcerned about Selig

(Bob Pepping/Contra Costa Times)

Giants slugger scored twice and had two RBI duringtheir game July 1, against the Diamondbacks.The Giantswon the game 13-0.

By JOSH DUBOWAP Sports Writer

ALAMEDA — OaklandRaiders running backDominic Rhodes was sus-pended Tuesday for the firstfour games of the season forviolating the league’s sub-stance abuse policy.

The league does not dis-close reasons for substanceabuse suspensions, butRhodes pleaded guilty in theoffseason to reckless drivingcharges in Indiana after prose-cutors agreed to drop drunkendriving charges against him.

Rhodes, who spent his sixyears in Indianapolis, signed atwo-year contract in the off-season with the Raiders thatcould be worth up to $7.5 mil-

lion. He is expected to splittime with last year’s starterLaMont Jordan as the Raiderstry to improve a running gamethat averaged 3.9 yards percarry in 2006.

Rhodes started all 16 regu-lar-season games last season,rushing for 641 yards and fivetouchdowns.

After backing up EdgerrinJames since entering theleague, Rhodes shared the joblast season with rookie JosephAddai. He has 2,274 yardsrushing in his career.

Rhodes had one of his bestperformances in the Colts’Super Bowl win over theChicago Bears, rushing for113 yards in Indianapolis’ vic-tory.

Rhodes will be able to par-ticipate in training camp andin all preseason games. Hissuspension will begin Aug.31, the day after Oakland’sfinal exhibition game, and hewill be eligible to return Oct.1, following the fourth gameof the season against Miami.Rhodes will also miss gamesagainst Detroit, Denver andCleveland.

Rhodes was pulled over byan Indiana state trooper inFebruary for driving 81 mphin a 55-mph zone. He wasoriginally charged with oper-ating a vehicle while intoxi-cated and operating a vehiclewith a blood-alcohol levelabove the legal limit.

Rhodes suspended four games

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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1776, theContinental Congress approved theDeclaration of Independence.

In 1826, founding fathers John Adams andThomas Jefferson both died.

In 1895, the Congregationalist published

“America the Beautiful” by Katherine LeeBates.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: NathanielHawthorne (1804-1864), writer; CalvinCoolidge (1872-1933), U.S. president; EvaMarie Saint (1924-), actress, is 83; Neil Simon(1927-), playwright, is 80; GeorgeSteinbrenner (1930-), New York Yankees

owner, is 77; Geraldo Rivera (1943-), TV per-sonality, is 64.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1939, Lou Gehrig,suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,delivered his famous line at Yankee Stadium:“Today, I consider myself the luckiest man onthe face of the Earth.”

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will be celebrated by succeeding generations asthe great anniversary festival. It ought to becelebrated by pomp and parade, with shows,games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illumi-nations from one end of this continent to theother ...” -- John Adams

TODAY’S FACT: More than 68 millionAmericans attended a barbecue in 2006.

TODAY’S MOON: Between full moon(June 30) and last quarter (July 7).

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Dear Readers: Happy Fourth of July.Here’s one of our favorite quotes from ErmaBombeck: “You have to love a nation that cel-ebrates its independence every July 4, not witha parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who fileby the White House in a show of strength andmuscle, but with family picnics where kidsthrow Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, andthe flies die from happiness. You may thinkyou have overeaten, but it is patriotism.”

Dear Annie: I have a younger sister in her30s. “Raylie” has been married for three yearsand has two toddler boys. She recently built abeautiful home and asked my family and me tocome and help her move in. Our mother wasalso there.

While we were in the house, Raylie and herhusband got into a big argument, and wethought it was going to become physical. Thiswas very upsetting to my mother and my fam-ily, and it caused our visit to be cut short.Shortly after, I spoke with my mother and fam-ily members, and they all expressed concern

for Raylie and the kids. They explained theyhad witnessed other instances like this in thepast.

I thought I should talk to Raylie, but when Iexpressed my concern over the telephone, shehung up on me. The only conversation we havenow is when I initiate it. My mother wants meto keep calling her and make her come around.I invited her to my son’s high school gradua-tion, but she didn’t respond. My heart is torn,and I feel maybe I should have stayed out of it.But then I think about her little boys. Anyadvice? -- Concerned Sister

Dear Sister: You cannot make Raylie“come around” if she is unwilling, and a bigargument does not necessarily constitute

potential physical abuse. However, we agreewith your mother that you should keep in touchwith Raylie, not to lecture her, but to keep aneye on the situation, and so she can turn to youif she needs help.

Dear Annie: Every birthday, my in-lawssend a $100 check to each of my two boys andmy husband. With me, they’ll send a $20check.

I feel a little insulted and hurt by this. It’snot really about the money. It’s the principle. Iwould talk to my husband, but I know he’ll tellme it’s nothing to be concerned about. ShouldI just keep my mouth shut and not look a gifthorse in the mouth? Or do I need to speak up?-- Disenchanted Daughter-in-Law

Dear Disenchanted: You do realize your in-laws do not owe gifts to any of you, in whichcase, whatever you get should be appreciated.However, it is not good policy for them to treatyou like a second-class relative, because it cre-ates the exact hurt and ill-will you are describ-ing. Tell your husband how this makes youfeel, and ask him to explain it to his parents.

We hope it helps.Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Lonely,”

the 60-something widow who was looking tore-enter the dating scene.

I am also a 60-something widow who wouldappreciate good male company and mayberemarriage. After several years of looking, letme tell you what’s out there. Not much.

We 60-types are a small part of the popula-tion. Most of the really nice guys are alreadytaken. The single ones are usually single for areason. Not to mention we’re competing withlots of younger women. There are some 75-and-up guys out there, but they’re either too setin their ways or very time-demanding. I’veseen some successful and happy friendshipsand marriages among older folks, but the oddsare against us. -- Lonely, Too

Dear Lonely, Too: The odds may not begreat, but it doesn’t mean you should fold upyour tent. Let your friends know you’re look-ing, keep active and get involved in communi-ty activities. You never know what might hap-pen.

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(Answers tomorrow)COACH BANAL MODEST SYMBOLYesterday’s Jumbles:

Answer: This happens before the Fourth of July —SALES “BOOM”

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, assuggested by the above cartoon.

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAMEby Henri Arnold and Mike Argirion

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

BYDAN

DIXEO

SHABIN

ARRETH

©2007 Tribune Media Services, Inc.All Rights Reserved.

www.jumble.com

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THE LEARNING

CHALLENGER by Robert Barnett

DIRECTIONS:

A. Using each "Chaos Grid" number with its letter one time, arrange the numbers with their letters for the "Order Grid" so each vertical column, horizontal row, and two diagonals each ADD to numbers inside thick lined cells.

B. Some correct numbers with their letters have been put into the "Order Grid" to get you started. Also, above the "Order Grid" is a "Decoded Message" clue.

C. After you have solved the "Order Grid" doing as direction "A" says, put the let- ters from horizontal rows, from left to right, under "Decoded Message" and make words to form the answer.

CHAOS GRID

22 25 28 23

O T S R

25 26 27 25

T B E W

24 22 24 27

Y E I I

27 24 22 25

L S E S

CLUE: A USA SENTIMENT

ORDER GRID 99

99

25 99

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24 22 99

S O

25 99

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DECODED MESSAGE:

ANSWERS IN NEXT EDITION

© 2007 Robert Barnett

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461-076-20,27,7-4/07

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALET.S. No: L341044 CAUnit Code: L Loan No: 9000408516/PEREZAP #1: 001-460-33-00MELMET DEFAULT SERVICES, INC., as du-ly appointed Trustee under the following de-scribed Deed of Trust WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States) and/or the cashier's, certi-fied or other checks specified in Civil Code Section 2924h (payable in full at the time of sale to T.D. Service Company) all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property here-inafter described:Trustor : PEDRO MOLINA PEREZ JR. Re-corded February 24, 2005 as Instr. No.2005-03930 in Book --- Page --- of Official Records in the off ice of the Recorder of MENDOCINO County; CALIFORNIA , pur-suant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded March 5, 2007 as Instr. No. 2007-04205 in Book --- Page --- of Official Records in the office of the Re-corder of MENDOCINO County CALIFOR-NIA. Said Deed of Trust describes the follow-ing property: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED FEBRUARY 18, 2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.504 EMPIRE DRIVE, UKIAH, CA 95482 (If a street address or common designation of property is shown above, no warranty is given as to its completeness or correctness).Said Sale of property will be made in as is condition without covenant or warranty, ex-press or implied, regarding title possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining princi-pal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest as in said note provid-ed, advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. Said sale will be held on:JULY 10, 2007, AT 10:00 A.M. *AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 100 NORTH STATE STREET, UKIAH, CA At the time of the initial publication of this notice, the total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the above described Deed of Trust and es-timated costs, expenses, and advances is $317,498.77. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the to-tal indebtedness due. Date: June 14, 2007 MELMET DEFAULT SERVICES, INC. as said Trustee, by T.D. Service Company, as agent CRYSTAL ESPINOZA, ASSISTANT SECRE-TARY T.D. SERVICE COMPANY 1820 E. FIRST ST., SUITE 210, P.O. BOX 11988 SANTA ANA, CA 92711-1988 We are assisting the Beneficiary to collect a debt and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose whether received orally or in writing. If the Trustee is unable to con-vey title for any reason, the successful bidd-er's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further re-course. If available, the expected opening bid and/or postponement information may be ob-tained by calling the following telephone num-ber(s) on the day before the sale: (714) 480-5690 or you may access sales information at www.ascentex.com/websales. TAC# 753143C PUB: 06/20/07, 06/27/07, 07/04/07

PUBLIC NOTICE

451-076-13,20,27,7-4/07

FICTITIOUSBUSINESS NAME

STATEMENTFile No.: 2007-F0404

THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:SUBWAY1307 North State St.Ukiah, CA 95482Bo Strong1319 Despina Dr.Ukiah, CA 95482This business is con-ducted by an Individ-ual. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on June 19,2007. Endorsed-Filedon June 11, 2007 atthe Mendocino Coun-ty Clerks Office./s/Bo StrongBO STRONG

453-076-13,20,27,7-4/07

FICTITIOUSBUSINESS NAME

STATEMENTFile No.: 2007-

F04020THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:D & L INSURANCE SOLUTIONS7385 Uva DriveRedwood Valley, CA 95470Angela Lynn Dickson7385 Uva DriveRedwood Valley, CA 95470Donna Marie Lancaster431 Chablis DriveUkiah,CA 95482This business is con-ducted by a General Partnership. Theregistrants com-menced to transact business under the f ictit ious business name or names listed above on June 11,2007.Endorsed-Filedon June 11, 2007 atthe Mendocino Coun-ty Clerks Office./s/Angela DicksonANGELA DICKSON

454-076-13,20,27,7-4/07

FICTITIOUSBUSINESS NAME

STATEMENTFile No.: 2007-F0356

THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:APEX SALON76300 Highway 162 Grange 162 St. Suite #4Covelo, CA 95428Rodney Lauren15 Concow Blvd.Covelo, CA 95428This business is con-ducted by an Individ-ual. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on July 1,2007. Endorsed-Filedon May 22, 2007 atthe Mendocino Coun-ty Clerks Office./s/ Rodney Lauren BettsRODNEY LAUREN BETTS

470-076-20,27,7-4,11/07

FICTITIOUSBUSINESS NAME

STATEMENTFile No.: 2007-F0419

THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:CREATIVE SOLUTIONS INC.42205 Caspar Litt le Lake Rd.Mendocino, CA 95460Marques Malosi Kaluna Scanlan42205 Caspar Litt le Lake Rd.Mendocino, CA 95460This business is con-ducted by an Individ-ual. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on January 1,2007. Endorsed-Filedon June 18, 2007 atthe Mendocino Coun-ty Clerks Office./s/ Marques Malor i Kaluna ScanlanMARQUES MALORI KALUNA SCANLAN

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICE

509-077-4, 11, 18, 25/07

FICTITIOUSBUSINESS NAME

STATEMENTFile No.: 2007-F0456

THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:PETES POWER WAASH AND MINI STORAGE1404 South State StreetUkiah, CA 95482Douglas Pete Carter1404 South State StreetUkiah, CA 95482Gloria Maria Carter1404 South State StreetUkiah, CA 95482This business is con-ducted by Husband& Wife. The regis-trants commenced to transact business un-der the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed above on July 3, 2007. Endorsed-Filed on 7/3/2007 atthe Mendocino Coun-ty Clerks Office./s/Douglas Pete Car-terDOUGLAS PETE CARTER

510-077-4,11,18,25/07

FICTITIOUSBUSINESS NAME

STATEMENTFile No.: 2007-F0457

THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:L & L CONSTRUCTION SERVICE197 Wiyat Dr.Ukiah, CA 95482Michael Dean Lewis197 Wiyat Dr.Ukiah, CA 95482This business is con-ducted by an Individ-ual. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on July 3,2007. Endorsed-Filedon July 3, 2007 atthe Mendocino Coun-ty Clerks Office./s/Michael LewisMICHAEL LEWIS

511-077-4,11,18,25/07

FICTITIOUSBUSINESS NAME

STATEMENTFile No.: 07-0000

THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:KINDER RANCH1700 East Hill Rd.Willits, CA 95490Melanie Hernandez20960 Beachtel Rd.Willits, CA 95490Paulette Petrovic25961 Hawk Ter.Willits, CA 95490This business is con-ducted by a General Partnership. Theregistrants com-menced to transact business under the f ictit ious business name or names listed above on August 27,2007. Endorsed-Filedon July 3, 2007 atthe Mendocino Coun-ty Clerks Office./s/MelanieHernandezMELANIEHERNANDEZ

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Together

Alzheimer’sCaregiver Benefit

Grace Hudson Museum

Sat. Sept. 8 2-6 pm

Tickets $25Several dynamite local artists will

perform. Sponsored by: Thrivent Financial

for Lutherans &Soroptimist

International of Yokayo Sunrise.

Tickets: MendocinoBook Co., Ukiahor any Committee Member or Carole Hester @ 707-925-2795. To donate to

this event, send checks payable to:Thrivent Financial

For Lutherans75 N. Main St., #116,

Willits, CA 95490

20 PERSONALS

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Carol

Roberts, please contact (641)430-4760

30 LOST &FOUND

I am a little old lady who was on her way to the Senior Center, on Leslie St. for lunch. I did not know lunch there is only for humans. I was in theparking lot try to de-cided what to do when I was scooped up into a woman'sarms brought to safe-ty at the Ukiah Shel-ter. I hope my people find me at 298 Plant Rd or call Sage 467-6453.

Lrg Silver-Beige Tab-by/Siamese mix cat

Missing since 6/26/07JR High/Golf Course area. 7 yrs old.Call

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30 LOST &FOUND

Lrg Silver-Beige Tab-by/Siamese mix cat

Missing since 6/26/07JR High/Golf Course area. 7 yrs old.Call

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110 EMPLOYMENTWANTED

Expert Carpentry Reasonable

Rates468-5937

120 HELPWANTED

$20,000 BONUSOver 200 Careers, 1 week-end=$350 Jobs For Every-one.Talk to local National Guard Soldier 489-9911

ACCOUNTING CLERK I.

City ofHealdsburg.

Salary range:$3356-$4085/

month.Performs a wide variety of routine

clerical and accounting tasks with an emphasis on word process-

ing, data entry and receptionist duties.this is full-time tem-

porary position.Requires educa-tion equivalent to graduation from

high school, sup-plemented by

college level course work in a related field and at least one year of office

work invovlingaccounting support for financial record-keeping. Request

application:City of Healdsburg Personnel Office, 401 Grove Street,

Healdsburg,CA 95448, 707-431-

3322. The job announcement and city application can also be obtained on

our website at www.ci.healds

burg.ca.us.Application

deadline is 7/13/07.EOE/AA/ADA.

120 HELPWANTED

All Shifts FT & PTAvailable!!!

No experience need-ed. Higher wage with

experience This year's seniors

welcome. Full train-ing provided. Drug

testing required, can-nabis not tested for hire. Assist disabled in their home and on

outings. Call for interview 485-5168

AUDIO/VIDEOPRODUCTION

TEACHERMendocinoHigh School

P/T 10 hrs/wk + poss eve classes.$27.84-$46.36/hr.Regular teaching

credential not required. Visit

www.mcoe.us/jobsor 467-5012

DEADLINE: 7-12-07

BOOKKEEPER - Full Time. Heavy comput-er data input. 10 key by touch & some ac-counting education a must. Experience in Quickbooks & Excel preferred. Must be reliable & able to work with the public.Benefits. Hourly wage DOE. Apply Alpha Labs, 208 Ma-son St., Ukiah, fax 707-468-5267 or email kdaly@alpha-labs.comNo phone calls.

BOOKKEEPERP/T w/busy real es-tate office. Quick-

books exp. nec. Pay-roll, AR & AP. Knowl-edge of office equip-ment & procedures

a+. Hourly wage based on exp.Send

reply to box 4135, c/o Ukiah Daily Journal,P.O. Box 749, Ukiah,

CA 95482-0749.

Caregiver for mental health facility, various shifts avail. and fill in$8-$10/hr. 467-0911

Carpenter (Lead Journeyman) Exp.

Must have own tools, transportation

& work independently and/or lead a crew if req. Fax resumes to

707-468-8826

Come Work With Our Team with de-velopmentally disa-bled adults. F/T, P/T in home setting. Pick up application 1000 Sanford Ranch Rd.Ukiah or call 468-9331

120 HELPWANTED

CirculationDirector

forUkiah

Daily Journal590 S. School St.

Ukiah, Ca.

Management and Circulation

experience preferred.

Resumes can be emailed toudjpublisher@

pacific.net

CLASS A TRUCK DRIVER

Fax resume 707-468-5547CMA/LVN for

dermatology office.Med. office exp. a+.25-30 hrs/wk. Wage DOE. Fax resume to 707-462-2547 or mail to 145 Hospital Dr., Ukiah. Excel. oppor-tunity for qualified &

friendly person.

ConstructionLaborer:Seeking re-sponsible & depend-able laborer for con-struction Co. Must have cln DMV- Start now 707-744-1721

Contractor Sales Division is accepting resumes for an Inside Sales position in our Ukiah Location. Du-ties include assisting customer with prod-uct selection, order entry, bids, and spe-

cial orders. Fried-man’s offers a com-petitive salary and benefits including medical, dental,

vision, life ins, 401k and merchandise

discounts. Resumes must be submitted to HR@friedmanhome.

com

CUSTOMERSERVICE REP.

Progressive Wil l i ts Mfg. firm needs a dy-namic inside Sales, Cust. Serv. Rep. exp.preferred. Requires good organizational & interactive people skil ls & computer skills.

Send resume to or apply at: METALfx,

300 E. Hill Rd., Willits, CA 95490

12- WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2007 THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL

CLASSIFIEDS

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APARTMENTS1 Bedrooms

$700 ..............New Interior$875 ..............Upstairs w/new.......................Carpet

2 Bedrooms$650................Country Cottage$785................Nice, Some Utilites Paid$785................Close to Shopping$760................Upstairs, Front Porch$825................Quiet Apartment........................Complex$825................Downtown Location$825................Large living room, Carport

All rents subject to discountfor timely payment

Applications available atBeverly Sanders Realty Co.

320 S. State Street

707-462-5198

Give us acall todayand startclearing

away theclutter!

Got some oldstuff that youwant to get ridof? Don’t throwit out!Place an ad inthe Classifiedsand turn yourjunk intosomeone else’streasure!

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120 HELPWANTED

Customer Service Associates

Immediate openings available in ourConvenience Stores/GasStations.

Comp. wages, medi-cal, dental, vacation,401k, bonus incen-tives, & education

reimbursement.Cash handling exp.Preferred. Must be

able to work a variety of schedules.

Apply in person@ 1301 N. State St.

Ukiah, CA 95482 (707) 462-7624 1105

S. State St. Ukiah, CA 95482 (707) 462-3229 585 E. Perkins St. Ukiah, CA 95482

(707) 468-1651

Dental Receptionist/ Sterilization Techneeded for busy

dental office. Must enjoy working w/pub-

lic. Exp. preferred, but will train. 4 days

wk, full benefits.Application at

www.longvalley.orgor 50 Branscomb

Rd./ Layt. Questions? 984-6137 ext. 146.

Deadline 7-17-07 EOE.

Direct Service Aide,FT/PT. Flexible, work w/DD pop. Wage ne-gotiable.Will train .

Med/dental/retirement benefits,

valid Dr. lic. car insur., drg scrn &

bkgrnd check reqd, EOE. Apply at 401A Talmage Rd. Ukiah

462-2395, Fac.#236801959

Director of Finance:

Total annual com-pensation package up to $124,089.54

($6,865.27-$8.344.79/mo.)

Complete job de-scription/ application available at City of

Ukiah, CA 95482 or www.cityofukiah.com

Deadline: 5 pm, 7/31/07.

DISPATCHER

CAL FIRECalifornia

Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection

COMMUNICATIONS OPERATOR

Career OpportunitySalary Range

$3016-$4147 per mo.Benefits: Med., den-all, vision. 2.5% at 55 retirement formula,.

14 wk days per mo. + pd vac. Local & state

jobs available.Info.www.fire.ca.gov

or call 916-445-7890Final filing date 7/19/07

Driver-Deliveryin our van M-F.8:30-5:30 Starts $8.25 hr. + med.Raise in 90 days.

Call 489-5115 Executive

Assistant to the City manager/City

Clerk:Total annual com-pensation package up to $76.645/yr.

($4269-$5189/mo.) Complete job

description/applica-tion available at City of Ukiah, 300 Semi-nary Ave. Ukiah, CA 95482 or www.city

ofukiah.com.Deadline: 5 pm 7/17/07. EOE.

120 HELPWANTED

DRIVERS - $1000HIRING BONUS

Golden State Overnight is hiring full & part time driv-

ers with insured, dependable van or pickup w/shell for

local morning small package delivery routes based in

Ukiah. Earn a com-petitive wage plus

mileage reimburse-ment plus addition-al reimbursement

for fuel cost.Routes available Mon-Fri.& Tues-Sat. Bene-

fits available includ-ing health coverage & 401k with compa-

ny match.Contact Steven

Koller 866-779-7726 or skoller@gso.com

EPA Technician(P/T) Apply to Potter

Valley TribalCommunity Center,2251 S. State St., Ukiah, CA 95482.Phone: 707-462-

1213, Fax: 707-462-1240. Salary $11/hr.Closing Date; 06-29-07

Field EquipmentMechanic. Some

tools needed. IRA & health plan. Wage DOE.Fax or email resume 964-6803, philbric@mcn.org

FT Maintenance Per-son Exp w/elect & plumbing Start at

$19/hr 1055 N. State St Closes 7/10

Head StartEducation/

Disabilities/MentalHealth Specialist

Ensures compliance w/HS regs. for edu-cation, disabil i l , & Mental Health srvc.components. Req.BA in related fld & knowledge of com-munity resources.$3060 - $3213/mo. + ben. Closes 7/06/07.5PM. complete NCO application + resume req. 462-1954x302.Postmarks not accpt’d. EOE.

Home Care Optionsseeks caregivers for PT & FT & live in.EOE. 462-6888

HOSPICESERVICES

of LAKE COUNTY has 2 immed. open-ings: FT Weekend

RN. Schedule is on-call 4:30 pm Fri til 9 am Mon. FT/benefits.

Bereavement Counselor/Volunteer

CoordinatorDegree in Social Work, Psych or relat-ed field. Grief and group facil i tation.FT/Benefits. Fax re-sume ATTN: Jon Plante@263-4045, or call@263-6222 EOE

Housing ProgramsRepresentative

Community Develop-ment Commission of Mendocino County has a F/T position in Ukiah. $9.79-14.47 per hr. DOE, health benefits, PERS. Posi-t ion works with in-spections and rental assistance waiting list. Job description & application available at 1076 N. State St.Ukiah, CA 95482, EOE 707-463-5642 x101, TDD 707-463-5697. Open until filled.

Maintenance Tech-nician for large apt.

community in Ukiah. Exp. in all phases of minor

elect, basic plumb,& general repairs.

Must have own tools & valid Driv-

er’s license. FREE 2 Bd APT +

Util + salary Send resume to:

apt.mgrs@sbcglo-bal.net or fax to

707-467-1116 EOE

120 HELPWANTED

HowardMemorial Hospital

Dietary-Cook: PT, Contingent

Staff Accountant: FTPatient Account

Biller: FTRN's. ER, ICU, Med/

Surg. Home HealthOccupational

Therapist Physical Therapists/

In-patient/Out-Patient /Home Health

CNA: PT, ContingentRespiratory Thera-

pist: Per DiemPharmacy Tech: PTClinical Pharmacists:

FT, PTAdmin Asst: PTNursing Admin QM

Sec: FT,Apply Online at:

www.HowardHospital.org

Human ResourceSpecialist

Progressive Manufacutring

Company has an excellent opportunity for qualified individu-al. For details & how

to apply - Please visit: www.wabtec.com

Corporate Information/Careers/

Opportunities Locations:

USA, CA Willits.Instructional

Paraprofessionals - Special Education

$12.74-$16.26(AA or 48 units)$12.13 - $15.48

(less than 48 units)One position

requires strong signing skills

(ASL preferred)Ukiah/Willits

www.mcoe.us/jobs467-5012 or hr@mcoe.us.

Apply by 7/13/07

CHIEF PLANNERMendocino County $31.19-$37.91/hr.

Lead CEO Planning Team staff. Req BA in Urban/Regional Planning, Public

Admin, Poli-Sci, or related & 6 yrs relat-

ed exp. Apply by 07/10/07 to: HR, 579 Low Gap Rd, Ukiah,

CA 95482, (707) 463-4261, w/TDD (800) 735-2929.

www.co.mendocino.ca.us/hr. EOE.

Join the Helpful Hardware Folks at

Mendo Mill & Lumber Company- Willits - AcceptingApplications for the

following:

Store Sales: Bring your pr ior exp in hardware, plumbing & paint, etc and help our customers with their selections.Yard Sales: Someforklift experience a plus.Truck Driver: Localarea delivery, must have a B or better li-cense and be DOT compliant.Kitchen Design & Sales:Prior exp, req’d.

Acceptable results of drug test and physi-cal are required for all positions.Must have great cus-tomer service skills.

Apply at 1870 N State St.,

Ukiah or 305Commercial, WillitsNO PHONE CALLS

PLEASE!

Letrianon Store Cafe and Grounds.

5845 W. Hwy 20.Blue Lakes.

LOOKING FORSUPERVISOR

in children’sresidential facility.

BA/BS pref. Super-visory exp. req. Full

benefits. Excel.pay. Fax resume to

463-6957

MAINTENANCEASSOCIATE

Established property management firm is seeking motivated, dependable individ-

uals to join our maintenance team.Basic maintenance and/or landscaping

skills, tools, & transportation are required (mileage paid). Benefit pkg.avail. Applicationsavailable at Realty

World Selzer Realty,Prop. Mgmt. 300 E.

Gobbi St., Ukiah

Mystery Shoppers! Earn up to $150/day.Undercover shoppers needed to judge retail

& dining establish-ments. Exp not re-

quired1-888-727-0603

120 HELPWANTED

MendocinoCounty

Health & Human ServicesAgency

Social ServicesBranchCurrently

recruiting for:●Welfare

Investigator I●Welfare

Investigator II●Social Worker

Assistant IFor further info go to:www.mss.ca.gov

to: “Career Opportunities” Orcall the Jobline:707-467-5866.

All close 7-20-07

MILLWRIGHT welding/ electrical exp. pref. Sal. neg.

Please call 707-462-0686

NCO Head StartLake County

HS Teacher I, II, III$12.61-$16.30/hr.Classroom exp. +

Calif. Dept. Ed. CD Permit + AA in

ECE/CD. Staff Su-pervision + bilingual

preferred. Close:7/06/07 Complete NCO application + copies/transcripts

req. 462-1954 x302.Postmarks not accpt’d. EOE.

NCO Head StartUkiah and Willits

Seeking applications for vacancies and for qualified pool.HS Asst.Site Supv. I, II Co-located. Pref.degree CDV + exp.$14.61-$15.67/hr.HS/EHS Assoc.Tcher I, II - Must have 12 CDV units + 6 mo. Exp. For EHS 3 units must be I/T Dev. HS: $10.32 - $11.28. EHS: $10.11-$11.06HS/EHS Asst. Tchr. 6CDV units. For EHS, 3 in I/T $8.80/hr, HS:8.89/hr.HS/EHS Aides - must be 18 yrs. HS: $8.04 EHS: $7.89/hr.Prefer Sp/Eng bilin-gual - all positions.Close: 7-06-07, 5 PM. Complete NCO application + copies/ transcripts req. 462-1954 x 302. Post-marks not accpt’d.EOE

NEW EXCITING POSITION WORK-

ING WITH KIDS 6 wks pd vacation

403 B. Small home-like environment, good pay & bens.

Starting sal $11.76+ hr. On the job train-ing prov. Flex. F/T, P/T pos. avail.Fax

resume to 463-6957

Office Assistantfor state legislator.Must have good

phone, computer and writing skills.

Competitive salary, good benefits.

Send cover letter,resume to

will.shuck@asm.ca.govor fax 463-5773

by July 9.People to work with

developmentally disabled adults one on one in their own

home. All Shifts available. CallCindy 468-9331

Person to wk counter & some pickup & pressor & delivery.Norge Cleaners.

PEST CONTROL TECH: BRANCH II

EXPERIENCED. Butwill train. Fax Re-

sume to:707-554-0191

PHARMACYTECHNICIANFull or part time.

Willits RexallPharmacy

90 S. Main St. Willits.459-6877

Fax 459-3299Propane

Delivery DriverHazmat, tanker, air

brakes, Class B.Great salary & bene-fits. 401k. Propane or

fuel exp. prefFax resume to

459-2178 or apply in person at

Pro Flame Gas Co.1580 Main St. Willits

Registered Dental Assistant for general & cosmetic dentistry.

Send resume to 702 S. Dora St. Ukiah

Wanted: PT Book-keeper. Flexible Hrs.

Send reply to box 04040, c/o Ukiah Dai-ly Journal, P.O. Box

749, Ukiah, CA 95482-0749.

120 HELPWANTED

Registered DentalAssistant.

Friendly, organized, energetic person to

assist dental staff/pts in busy dental ofc.RDA lic. req’d. Ext.

function duties will be compensated. 4

days/wk, full benefits.Contact Anne Gary, Long Vly Health Ctr, Laytonville 984-6137

x146 or visitwww.longvalley.orgfor applic. Deadline

7-11-07 5pm.

RN CARE MANAGER

for MSSP, a team-oriented program

assisting seniors to remain safe at

home. PHN prefer-red. 32/hrs/wk.Exc. benefits.

Resume toCommunity Care 301 S. State St.Ukiah CA 95482

RN Case ManagerHelp the elderly avoid nursing homes. RN required, 32 hrs/wk, Excl. benefits.

Resume, cov Ltr. To MSSP/Community

Care, 301 S. State St.,Ukiah, 95482 or fax 707-468-5234 EOE

SECURITYLigouri

Associates, Inc.Hiring Security Officers in: Ft.Bragg & Ukiah

Mon.-Fri. 13 paid holidays! Full-

Time, P/T & On-CallRequirements:•Prev. security exp.•Supervisory exp. a+•Law enforcement, military 832PC a plus!

•Excel. Comm. Skills•Clear DMV-crim-drug•Regular Schedules•Medical, Dental,401k

•Referall bonus & more.Guard Card Course

available$11 per hour707-256-4324

Fax: 707-258-8897www.ligouri.com

SERVERS, HOSTS,HOSTESS-AM & PMApply within aft 4 pmZacks Restaurant1430 N. State St.

SERVICE STATIONAttendant-PT

PU application at:8551 East Rd. R.V.

SMALL ENGINERepair Teacher

Willits High SchoolP/T 2 hrs/day

5 days/wk$27.84-$46.36/hrRegular teaching

credential notrequried. Visit

www.mcoe.us/jobsor 467-5012

DEADLINE: 7-12-07

TEACHER - ALTERNATIVEEDUCATION

County Community School

F/T $27.84-$46.36/hr

Visitwww.mcoe.us/jobs

or 467-5012DEADLINE: 7-13-07

TEACHER-OFFICEOCCUPATIONS

Potter ValleyHigh School

P/T 4 hrs/day 5 days/wk

$27.84 - $46.36/hrRegular teaching

credential not required. Visit

www.mcoe.us/jobsor 467-5012DEADLINE:

7/16/07

The Hopland Band of Pomo Indians has an immediate

opening for a COMPLIANCEINSPECTOR

Must uphold a high level of confidentiality.

Familiarity with Gaming Regulations

preferred, but not required. Must be able

to write a clear, pre-cise report. Drug test-ing and background checks are required.For application info.Call 707-744-1647 ext. 1341 or email:

hr@hoplandtribe.com

TRINITY YOUTHSERVICESChild Care

Swing & graveyard shifts available.Starting $9.40 per hr.On call $9 per hr.Qualif. 21 years old, Med. & drug exam, T.B. test, criminal background check.

Great benefit pkg.Apply

915 W. Church St.Ukiah 95482

120 HELPWANTED

The Lake County Superintendent of Schools Office is

looking for a highly qualified Payroll Spe-cialist to work in their Lakeport office. Ap-plicant must be able to perform a variety of specialized and

complex payroll du-ties. Experience with school system payroll and reporting a plus! Salary range $21.75-

$27.01 per hour/ DOE. Application

must be completed on-line at: www.ed-

join.org. Click on Job Search, at District

Search Tab - under County, choose

Lake, under District, choose Lake Co. Of-fice of Education. Se-lect job posting, com-plete on-line applica-

tion and submit.Contact Human

Resources at (707) 262-4151. Deadline

to apply: July 18, 2007.

Thurs. & Fri. (Sat. ?)Lots of goodies.450 Lee’s Rd.Redwood Vly.

TLC Child & Family Services

seeks 2 additional homes for Shelter

Care program Applicants need to

have at least 1 spare bdrm to house a child

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

support & respite.Need 1 or 2-parent

homes, with 1 parent home full time. Home with no more than 1 biological child con-

sidered.Retirees invited to

apply. Contact TLC707-463-1100Lic#236800809

Tree Climber Groundperson .

Entry level. Must be 18. Have valid CDL.Must be able to pass a pre hire drug test.

489-9414Tribal Administrator

Redwood Valley Rancheria, 40 hrs.

week- Mon.-Fri., Exp.in Business Adminis-

tration and Tribal Government. Salary negotiable. Job de-

scription available at Tribal Office. Call

485-0361.Ukiah Periodontal

office. Great staff op-portunity for DentalAssist. 3+ yrs. exp.P/T Tues. & Wed.Heather 462-0880

UVAH is looking for:Rehab Aide (30+ hr

per wk. position, M.-F)Janitorial/house-

keeping Supervisor.( 3 mo. position pos-sible F/T, M-F. 35+ hrs per wk., approx.7:30 am 3:30pm).

Skills instuctors. (M-F. 8am-4:30 pm)

Excel. benefits aft. 90 days. Req. valid

CDL, clean DMV, HS dip. or equiv., finger-

print clearance.Applications/job

description.990 S.Dora St.

Ukiah Ca 95482-707-468-8824.

WEEKENDRECEPTIONIST

for a busy real es-tate off ice. The right candidate will be detailed orient-ed, organized, have exceptional com-munication skills as well as being able to problem solve.We are looking for a polished profes-sional. Salary based on experi-ence. Please send your resume to kbrazil@selzerrealty.com or mail to Realty World Selzer Realty 350 East Gobbi Street Ukiah. Only quali-fied candidates will be contacted. No Phone Calls!

WINDOW WHSE/DELIVERY

Vacaville. Lt. assem-bly/svc/delivery

throughout CA. Drug screen/Physical.

Clean driving record.Jess @

707-888-3495

140 CHILDCARE

RARE OPENINGQuality Child Care w/ Presch Component, Playgrnd/rm, crafts,

all meals, fun & love.13 yrs exp. Low ratio Lic 3491 462-2265

Hatch Fmly DaySchl

Summer Child Care/Daycamp

Field trips, swimming, hikes, crafts, games, sports, ponyrides, lg playgrnd,meals incl

6 a-5:30 pm Lic 3491Catherine 815-2169

210 BUSINESSOPPORT.

North Coast AlmanacPublished annually since 1995. Home

based, P/T. Will train.$1500. 822-5440

250 BUSINESSRENTALS

FOR LEASEDowntown Ukiah.

2650 sf. w/parking!$1400/mo. 1 yr. min.

489-4889

OFFICES390sf.$425/mo.+dep.300sf. $300/mo+dep.

Util & janitorial incl.Very nice location,

468-5426

300 APARTMENTSUNFURNISHED

2 bdrms, Good Credit, NS, No pets.HUD ok. $775/mo.

621-1717

Large 2bdr. 1 ba.$770 + sec. Wtr., garb. & sewer pd.

N/S, no pets. 462-5159

LEE KRAEMERPROPERTY MGMTSpacious 1bd1ba.

$750.POOL, LAUNDRY,

CARPORTSNo Section 8.

463-2134NEWER

2 BEDROOM.DW\Garage+pool

$850 mo. 463-2325

PARK PLACE1 bd. $750-$7752 bdr. $850 TH $950.Pool/garg. 462-5009

Spacious 2bd. Pool.H20, trash pd. $800.Also 1bd. $675. Ht.AC Pd. N/P. 462-6075

Spacious 2bd1ba.w/W/D. N/P. WTR.,

GARB. PD.462-8600

UKIAH

APARTMENT 2000 S. Dora2 bdrm., 1 ba.

$775/mo.

Charming Studio$675.

All utils incl.

MOVE IN SPECIALat 1416 S. State St.3bd2ba. townhse.

140 Zinfandel1bd1ba. $660

Hud OK.

CENTURY 21Les Ryan RealtyProperty Management

468-0463

Westside Ukiah. Lg.1 bd. Util. inc. N/S,

No pets. $850 + dep.462-3911

320 DUPLEXES

1bdrm w/ yd. W/S/G elec pd. Appli. & car-pet. $800 + dep. No S/D. Ref. req. Rdwd.Vly. 485-7949 lv. msg

2bdr triplex. AC, fenced yard. Wtr.

sewer, garbage pd.No pets. $875 + $875

462-35882bdrm w/ yd. W/S/G elec. pd. Appli. & car-pet. No S/D. $900 + dep. Ref. req. Rdwd

Vly. 485-7949 lv.msg.

3 bdrm 1.5 bthTownhouse. Fire-place, W/D hu. gar.

yd. $1100/mo. $1600 dep. (707) 433-6688

330 HOMESFOR RENT

2+ Bed 1 Bath-Ukiah

11 Betty, Shop,Garage, Trees,Lawn. Lease $1,200/mo+

deposit743-1525

2bd. dbl. wide mobile in quiet Senior Park.No pets. $850/mo. + $850 sec. dep. incl.wtr. sew garb. 468-5607 or 462-7630New deluxe town-

house. 2bd. 1.5 ba.111 Cleveland Ln.

$1200/mo. 272-7388

330 HOMESFOR RENT

3bdrm2ba. Lrg. yard.$1700.

Avail. 7/15.227-4961

Clean 2-3 Bd, 2 Bth home, Quiet country

setting in RV $1100/m + $1000 de-posit N/S/D 262-0256

Don’t lose your house

to foreclosure.I can keep you in it!Call Burk for details at (707) 462-9999

Like New

2 bedroom HomeFormal dining room

H/W floorsPool

Rent $1425

2 bedroomTownhouse

Newly remodeledRent $1050

For more info contact:

Beverly Sanders Realty

320 N. State St.Ukiah, CA 95482

707-462-5189

380 WANTED TOSHARE RENT

Downtown Willits.Nice yard. Priv. rm.Util. incl. No pets,

smk. Man or woman.$500/mo. 456-9158

Roommate Needed-Great condo!

$500/mon. + elec.Aug. 1st. #462-7262

Ukiah- $510, priv.bth/$440 share bth.Storage. No S/D/A.

650-630-0172

460 APPLIANCES

2 new 2x4 Milgaurd Woodclad casementwindows, crank style.11’’ sep. wndw at top.

Must see! Orig.$1628, sell $1350.

463-2093

Apt. size vintage20x22x36 white

stove in great cond.$175. 463-2093

USEDAPPLIANCES

& FURNITURE.Guaranteed. 485-1216

480 MISC.FOR SALE

6 Person Hot-tub.Make an offer!

Gazebo included.707-479-9384

Hot Tub ‘07 DeluxeModel. Many jets.

Therapy seat.Warranty. Never

used. Can deliver.Worth $5700. Sell$1950 with new

cover. 707-766-8622

500 PETS &SUPPLIES

AKC PomeranianPuppies. 2 females.

$650 ea. Orange sable & cream.

462-7656, 489-9920

FREE KITTENS!Orange Tabby.8 weeks old.

367-1438

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SHOT CLINICFor Dogs and Cats

Sat July 7th 10:30-12 N.State Animal Hosp.

2280 N. State St.468-5965

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510 LIVESTOCK

For Sale Butcher Lambs. Slaughter

Ready. $200 621-3897

Horse boardingabove Lk Mendo. Rm for 2 horses on ac. w/

barn/shelter. Ride trails from property.$200/horse incl. hay & feed. Contact Tom

485-1755.

HORSE FOR SALE6 year old Paint,

Mare $4000 (707) 367-0864

Miniature Horses3 mo. foal.

AMHA, AMHR.462-7656, 489-9920

590 GARAGESALES

6+ Fam-Sat. 9-1.750 Yosemite Dr.Fundraiser For

Youth Camp Fund.Lunch av $-11am- 1pm

Estate Sale.Craft supplies, furni-

ture. 620 Grove.July 6th & 7th. 8-3pm

FREE GARAGE SALE SIGNS.

Realty World Selzer Realty. 350 E. Gobbi

Fri. & Sat. 7-4825 Helen Ave.

All kinds of Tools, Rototiller and misc.

590 GARAGESALES

Sat. 7/07 8-1 1129 W.Church St.

Furniture, collecti-bles, linens, house-

hold etc.

Yard Sale Sat July 7

744 Hazel Ave. 8-12 Behind Pomolita Schl Baby & Toddler Stuff

Yard SaleFri & Sat 8-517 Betty St.

Off Talmage Rd.

610 REC VEHCAMPING

1984 ITASCA 21 ft.MOTOR HOME

Chevy 350 - 90K mi.Very well maintained.

Onan generator.Sleeps 6

$9500or best offer

485-5389 or 489-7108

20’Travel Trlr. ‘87Kit Companion. Very

clean. $2500/bo.472-0108

620 MOTOR-CYCLES

300 Bayou Kawaski ‘98 Good Shape

$1500 OBO 391-6135

'06 GSXR 6003800miles neverlaid over fun bike$8500 530-262-

7427

630 AUTO PARTS &ACCESSORIES

Half doors for ‘71 Ford Bronco: $200/ pair. 3 spd tranny with transfer case:$200. 2 exhaust

manifolds: $50. Oth-er misc. stock parts

621-1391.

650 4X4'SFOR SALE

Chevy Tahoe ‘98,4WD, cust. tires/whls.Good cond., $6500 obo. 984-6030 or

984-9492

Toyota ‘96 T-1004x4 X Cab. $9800.

#025508. Warr.Marino’s AS 485-0499

Toyotas 4 Runners‘01 AT. #345068

$12,900. ‘96 5 spd.#003592. $8900.

Marino’s AS 485-0499

670 TRUCKSFOR SALE

Toyota Tacoma ‘02.King-cab, 65k mi.

Great shape. $11500707-462-7283

680 CARSFOR SALE

Honda Civic 2002LX 53K mi. Likenew, 5 sp stick,

4dr, pwr wind, rims,orig owner.

$10,900 OBO 707-462-5110

For Sale: ‘36 Buick

2 dr Bus. Coupe.ALL ORIG. PARTS, CLEAN!! Sraight 8, Orig. inter. 71k orig.

mi. Spare-tire on Left & right. Asking $15k. Call Ron at

462-5959

680 CARSFOR SALE

GLS Jetta ‘97 V.Good cond. Maint.rec. 190K mi, orig.owner. $3900 485-1970 or 367-0945

HYUNDAI 2002 Santa Fe GLS,

100,000 mi, greatcond, blue. $7900.

707-391-6999Nissan Max. ‘88,$500 Wont pass

smog. For more info.367-8252

Nissan Sentra ‘96 Good Cond. Needs Timing Belt/Starter $1250 463-2587

VOLVO’S ‘98 V-70Wag. 7 pass. $8900.#410904. ‘96 850 Sdn.$5900. #336578

Marino’s AS 485-0499

760 LOTS &ACREAGE

COMMERCIAL LOT Approx. .68 ac.flat S.W. Ukiah.

In city limits. Elect.there. Deeded ease-

ment for water & sewer. Great spot for

a mini storage. Byowner. 462-5667 Gary

770 REAL ESTATE

$169,000Beautiful 2bdrm. 2ba.

1344 sf. Many upgrades. 2004 mod-ular @ Golden Rule

707-391-6187

1Have equity in your property? Income

or credit problems? Unusual propertyFixed rates in the 5’s

Need cash out? Can do!RATES STILL LOW!Call Larry WrightGOLDEN BEAR

MORTGAGE707-239-8080

7 ac. +. lots w/ breathtaking panor-amic lake views. For more info call Jonah

707-349-7088

Classic Fixerin one of Ukiah’s most sought after neighborhoods.

$499K. Century 21 Les Ryan Realty.Free 24 hr. info.

1-866-472-5468 x305

Huge Price Reduction.3/1. $349K 1108

West Church, Ukiah.707-621-3434 Agt.

THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2007 -13

NOTICE TO READERSThe Ukiah Daily Journal publishes home improvement andconstruction advertisements from companies andindividuals who have been licensed by the State ofCalifornia. We also publish advertisements from unlicensedcompanies and individuals.All licensed contractors are required by State Law to listtheir license number in advertisements offering theirservices. The law also states contractors performing workof improvements totaling $500 or more must be licensedby the State of California.Advertisements appearing in these columns without alicensed number indicate that the contractor or individualsare not licensed by the State of California. Furtherinformation can be obtained by contacting the ContractorsState License Board.

SERVICE DIRECTORYSERVICE DIRECTORYLANDSCAPING

CREEKSIDELANDSCAPE

License #624806 C27RESIDENTIALCOMMERCIALComplete Landscape Installation

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

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

Joe Morales(707) 744-1912

(707) 318-4480 cell

CONSTRUCTION

Foundation to finish

Homes • Additions• Kitchens • Decks

Lic. #580504

707.485.8954707.367.4040 cell

MASSAGE THERAPYRedwood Valley

MassageThorough & Sensitive

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

work, and allow you to play harderand sleep better.

1st Visit Special2 Hrs/$65

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

Oolah Boudreau-Taylor

(707) 485-0810

HANDYMAN

Serving Ukiah,Redwood Valley,

Calpella &Willits.Work

Guaranteed

Escobar ServicesAll types of home repair,remodeling, construction,

window & door repair,carpentry & tile

Can fix almost anything.

Non-licensed contractor

REFINISHINGFurniture

and AntiqueRepair

& Refinishing30+ years experienceLaquer, Varnish, Oil,

Wax, Water-based finishWorkshop

in Redwood Valley

free estimatesAllen Strong

707-485-0802

ELECTRICIAN

Free EstimateServing Lake, Mendocino,

Sonoma Counties & beyond

707-621-0422C-10 #825758

ElectricalTrenching

AugerDump Truck

SHANAHANELECTRICSHANAHANELECTRICSHANAHANELECTRIC

420 O.K.

LANDSCAPINGSangiacomoLandscape

Lic. #367676

• Consult • Design• Install

Exclusive Lineof Bobcat track loadersEstablished in 1970

Office (707) 468-0747Cell (707) 391-7676

HOME REPAIRCalMend

Home Repair• Electrical Ceiling fans, wall outlets, wall heaters (gas & electric), Dryer hookups• Carpentry Doors, windows, fine finish trim• and more• Satisfaction Guaranteed

Irv Manasse

Lic # 884022

All Local Numbers707-313-5811 office707-456-9055 home707-337-8622 cell

DUMP RUNS

468-0853391-5052 cell

• Tractor work• Hauling• Clean up• Painting• Fences• Decks

TERMITE BUSINESS

From Covelo toGualala the most

trusted name in theTermite Business!

Call forappointment

485-7829License #OPR9138

**To original owner.Lic. # 292494

Insured Bonded

GUTTERS

Prepainted Seamless Gutters27 Colors to Choose From

Aluminum • Copper • SteelLimited Lifetime Warranty**

462-2468

FREEESTIMATES

Family Owned for 41 Years

OgeeGutter

CurvedFaceGutter

5 1/2” 5 1/2”4”

FasciaGutter

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Office: 485-7536 • Cell: 477-6221General Engineer • Lic.#878612

• Private Power line Const.& Maint. 12KV

• Underground Utilities/PG&E Consulting

• Storm & Water Systems• Septic Systems

• Road Construction• Demolition •

• Lot Prep. & Cleaning• No Cost Estimate

EXCAVATION& POWER

Residential & CommercialSpecializing in Small Area

Excavation

Terra FirmaExc. & Power

AUTOMOTIVEMECHANIC

Foreign & Domestic“There’s no job too big or too small!”

425 Kunzler Ranch Road #JUkiah, CA

Tel: 707-463-2876Fax: 707-463-2803

E-mail:arreguinperform@pacific.net

HOME REPAIRSFelipe’s Home

Repairs

• Fences• Painting• Pavers• Tile

• Drive Ways• Decks• And More...

(707) 472-0934(707) 621-1400

TREE TRIMMING

FRANCISCO’STree & GardenService

Yard WorkDump Runs

Tree Trimming Insured

467-3901

HOME REPAIRS

Carpentry - Painting - PlumbingElectric Work - Tile WorkPavers & Cement Work

NOW OFFERING• Landscaping/Yard Work• Lawn Maintenance• Sprinkler Valve

HOME REPAIRS

ResidentialCommercial

Lic # 6178 • Insured

(707) 972-8633

ALVAREZ

CLEANINGAll StarCleaningService

COMMERCIAL ANDRESIDENTIAL CLEANING

Specializing in• Move in/out• Post Construction• Extensive Cleaning Projects• Windows• Yard Cleaning• Power Washing• Trash Hauling

707-463-1657707-391-9618

MASSAGEMedicineEnergyMassageMr. Terry Kulbeck564 S. Dora St., UkiahOccupational Science DegreeHolistic Health PractitionerNational Certified (ABMP)

Massage Therapist1 hr. - $40

1 and a half hour - $60Swedish & Lymphatic Oil Massage,

Tui-Na & Shiatsu Acupressure,Cranial Sacial & Polarity,

Neuromuscular Assisted StretchingNaturopathic Medical MassageTreat yourself Today

(707) 391-8440

LANDSCAPINGAffordable

Landscaping

Get the best4less!(707) 391-3566

Great quality landscapingmaintenance at prices

that will suit your budget

• Dump Runs •• Yard Maintenance •

CONSTRUCTION

707.972.3747

10 Years ExperienceFree Estimates • Insured

SPECIALIZING IN:

Backhoe ServiceB&B• Culverts• Foundations• Septics And More

JOHNSONCONSTRUCTION

#460812

Days 489-8441Eves. 485-0731

ResidentialCommercial

PAINTING

40 years experienceFast, friendly service

Free estimatesSenior discounts

By AARON C. DAVISAssociated Press

SACRAMENTO — Gov.Arnold Schwarzenegger’sadministration on Tuesdaylost a long-running court bat-tle over its plan to sell bondsto cover the state’s publicemployee pension costs.

The ruling by the 3rdDistrict Court of Appeal couldcomplicate negotiations overthe state’s already overduebudget. Republican lawmak-ers are holding up the $104billion spending plan in partbecause they believe it willleave California with anunmanageably large budgetdeficit next year.

Tuesday’s ruling may onlyadd to that concern, depriving

the state of more than $500million to help close the esti-mated $5 billion-plus deficitin the 2008-09 budget year.

Schwarzenegger andDemocratic leaders have pro-posed balancing the current,2007-08 fiscal year budgetwith billions of dollars from aprior-year tax windfall. Thatmoney will run out by thetime officials begin draftingthe budget that begins on July1, 2008.

Consumer rights and anti-tax groups praised Tuesday’s

ruling. They said it set animportant precedent limitingthe state’s ability to borrowmoney to pay ongoingexpenses without voterapproval.

“If they had gotten permis-sion to do this, we could haveseen massive deficit spend-ing,” said Harold Johnson, anattorney for the Pacific LegalFoundation, which fought thebonds. “It’s a big victory and asobering message for thespendthrifts in the Legislature.They can’t use the credit card

to cover ongoing costs of gov-ernment.”

Former Gov. Gray Davis’administration designed thepension bond plan.

In 2004, Schwarzeneggerendorsed the plan. He pro-posed paying a portion of thestate’s annual contribution tothe Public EmployeeRetirement System withmoney raised from a $560million bond sale.

Schwarzenegger’s adminis-tration argued the state did notneed voters’ approval to do so.

But a three-judge panel onTuesday upheld a lower courtruling that said voters — ortwo-thirds of the Legislature— had to approve the use ofbond money to pay the state’s

pension obligation.H.D. Palmer, spokesman

for Schwarzenegger’s FinanceDepartment, said the adminis-tration would not appeal thedecision to the state SupremeCourt.

The administration didrecently prevail in another

court case involving welfarepayments that would havecost the state about $500 mil-lion. However, California’snonpartisan legislative analystcalculates the state faces $2billion in potential costs fromother ongoing court battles.

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Sunrise today ............. 5:52 a.m.Sunset tonight ............ 8:42 p.m.Moonrise today ........ 11:36 p.m.Moonset today ......... 10:11 a.m.

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Anaheim 88/65/s 87/66/sAntioch 94/61/s 93/59/sArroyo Grande 82/54/pc 82/51/pcAtascadero 96/55/s 96/56/sAuburn 103/68/s 103/72/sBarstow 113/76/s 115/78/sBig Sur 78/53/pc 79/55/sBishop 104/55/s 106/59/sBlythe 117/79/s 118/83/sBurbank 95/65/s 93/69/sCalifornia City 108/75/s 111/75/sCarpinteria 70/58/pc 70/61/pcCatalina 70/62/pc 71/63/pcChico 103/68/s 104/70/sCrescent City 61/52/s 61/51/pcDeath Valley 128/86/s 129/85/sDowney 87/64/s 86/65/pcEncinitas 78/62/pc 78/65/pcEscondido 86/62/s 85/64/sEureka 61/52/s 61/51/pcFort Bragg 69/52/s 69/51/sFresno 104/73/s 107/74/sGilroy 87/60/s 87/57/sIndio 117/78/s 118/79/sIrvine 80/65/pc 79/66/pcHollywood 89/66/s 89/67/sLake Arrowhead 99/60/s 98/54/sLodi 102/63/s 103/61/sLompoc 71/53/pc 70/61/pcLong Beach 82/64/pc 82/65/pcLos Angeles 88/67/pc 85/67/pcMammoth 83/53/s 85/44/sMarysville 103/66/s 103/64/sModesto 102/67/s 104/65/sMonrovia 92/65/s 93/68/sMonterey 67/54/s 68/54/sMorro Bay 66/54/pc 68/55/pc

Napa 91/57/s 89/56/sNeedles 119/83/s 120/85/sOakland 72/57/pc 72/57/pcOntario 99/65/s 99/66/sOrange 88/64/s 87/63/sOxnard 74/61/pc 70/65/pcPalm Springs 119/81/s 118/84/sPasadena 92/66/s 92/71/sPomona 94/65/s 94/61/sPotter Valley 98/59/s 98/59/sRedding 109/70/s 110/71/sRiverside 101/65/s 102/65/sSacramento 100/63/s 100/61/sSalinas 74/54/s 72/55/sSan Bernardino 102/64/s 101/66/sSan Diego 76/66/pc 76/66/pcSan Fernando 94/67/s 94/68/sSan Francisco 70/56/pc 70/56/pcSan Jose 84/61/pc 84/61/pcSan Luis Obispo 83/54/pc 83/55/pcSan Rafael 69/53/s 70/58/sSanta Ana 80/65/pc 79/66/pcSanta Barbara 74/58/pc 71/59/pcSanta Cruz 75/56/pc 75/57/sSanta Monica 77/64/pc 75/64/pcSanta Rosa 93/53/s 90/54/sS. Lake Tahoe 89/40/s 91/44/sStockton 102/61/s 104/62/sTahoe Valley 89/40/s 91/44/sTorrance 82/64/pc 81/64/pcVacaville 103/62/s 102/62/sVallejo 74/56/s 73/56/sVan Nuys 99/66/s 98/68/sVisalia 101/66/s 105/66/sWillits 94/55/s 95/57/sYosemite Valley 89/58/s 90/57/sYreka 99/57/s 102/59/s

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

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

ALMANAC

SUN AND MOON

MOON PHASES

REGIONAL WEATHER CALIFORNIA CITIES

Precipitation

Ukiah through 2 p.m. TuesdayTemperature

24 hrs to 2 p.m. Tue. .................. 0.00"Month to date ............................ 0.00"Normal month to date .............. Trace"Season to date .......................... 0.00"Last season to date .................. 0.00"Normal season to date ............ Trace"

High .............................................. 92Low .............................................. 58Normal high .................................. 88Normal low .................................... 54Record high .................. 112 in 1931Record low ...................... 44 in 1963

UKIAH103/58

69/52Fort Bragg

75/51Westport

98/58Covelo

94/55Willits

96/59Redwood Valley

99/61Lakeport

99/62Clearlake

99/62Lucerne

103/66Willows

63/52Elk

68/53Gualala

95/59Cloverdale

90/57Boonville

69/53Rockport

103°

TODAY

Mostly sunny and very hot

58°

TONIGHT

Clear

103°

57°

THURSDAY

Scorching sunshine and veryhot

99°

58°

FRIDAY

Areas of low clouds and fog,then sun; hot

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

Laytonville94/53

88/56Philo

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Lake Mendocino – Lake level information not reported.Air quality – Ozone: .032 ppm (State standard .090 ppm) Carbon monoxide: .33 ppm (20.0 ppm) Nitrogen dioxide: .012 ppm (.25 ppm)

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