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INSIDE UDJBy Editor K.C. Meadows

The blog is atukiahdailyjournal.com

Posted FridayPot activity heating upMarijuana growing and the burgeoning backlash

against the marijuana industry that is taking overMendocino County are going to be under discussionagain both at the county and city levels in the comingcouple of weeks.

On Dec. 5 the Ukiah City Council plans to makegrowing pot outdoors a criminal offense. Already thecouncil has by ordinance required that all pot begrown indoors or inside locked garden sheds andlimited growing to 12 plants per parcel.

The problem is that since this ordinance isn’tmuch more than a zoning code, it’s being widelyignored by the pot growers and city zoning enforcers

don’t want to deal with the vicious dogs and handyweapons the growers harbor at their city addressesand who can blame them? So making it a criminaloffense gives the Ukiah Police something to hangonto legally in order to go in and take illegal outdoorplants. You may recall that the city acted on its ordi-nance when former DA Norm Vroman was in office.Vroman made it clear he wouldn’t be prosecuting anyof the city's proposed pot restrictions. Now, however,the city feels it may have a better chance.

(How I’m not sure, when DA Meredith Lintott'sown employee is found with 39 pounds of pot andshe gets administrative leave rather than a trip to thebooking room ....)

By ROB BURGESSThe Daily Journal

On Saturday afternoon, DavidHuang’s family stopped on theirway to the Chun Kang Vegetarian

Restaurant at the City of 10,000 Buddhasin Talmage to snap a quick family photoin front of the Jeweled Hall of 10,000Buddhas.

“We’re from Fremont,” he said,crouching in front of the smiling group infront of him. “The last time I came herewas in 1999.”

If it were 40 years ago though, whenthe Mendocino State Hospital still calledthis complex home, it’s safe to say theHuangs probably wouldn’t even haveslowed down their car as they passed, letalone stopped to capture a familymemory in front of it.

The hospital, originally called theMendocino State Asylum for the Insane,was founded in 1889, and the facility’soriginal main building was completedfour years later where it stood until 1952.

Debra McCann, who operates theSonoma County Genealogy Site, said thatat times the hospital held up to 3,000

Placeswith a past

Part 3 of 4Today The Daily Jour-

nal continues a series ofarticles that provide aglimpse into the previouslives of a few local land-marks.

MacLeod Pappidas/The Daily Journal

Tourist David Huang ofFremont takes a snap-shot of his family in frontof the Jeweled Hall of10,000 Buddhas Saturdayon the grounds of whatwas once the MendocinoState Hospital.

TODAY: City of 10,000 Buddhas YESTERDAY: State Hospital

Buddhist city at hospital site

A statue of the Buddha sits on top of the Jeweled Hall of 10,000 Buddhas,protected by one of two lion statues.

A sample of this week’s blog posts

By ZACK SAMPSELThe Daily Journal

The woes at the pump continue for Ukiahansas unleaded gasoline prices hover between$3.37 and $3.43 a gallon citywide -- more than30 cents above the national average of $3.09.

In October 2006, the statewide average for agallon of gasoline was $2.60.

According to the Energy InformationAdministration, in statistics compiled Nov. 19,the average price for a gallon of unleaded gaso-line in California is $3.39, with prices increas-ing as you travel from the south to the north.The $3.39 average is a 90-cent increase overthis time last year, according to the EIA.

San Francisco residents pay the highestaverage price for gas in the nation at $3.50 pergallon, while the average price in Los Angelesis $3.36 per gallon -- and it appears crude oilprices aren’t expected to dip anytime soon. Thecost of oil continued its march toward $100 abarrel Friday, rising to a new record close inlight holiday trading, and Ukiah residents arefeeling it.

“Well it hasn’t changed much other than mybudget,” said Jay Fordster at the Shell stationon Airport Park Boulevard. “But that doesn’tmean I’m happy with it either.”

Fordster continued to voice his thoughts ongas prices while filling up his truck with $43worth of unleaded gasoline. He lives inRedwood Valley and said that while workingconstruction jobs all over Mendocino Countyit’s hard not to be on the road. He went on toexplain that while his gas budget continues tochange he sometimes grudgingly makes up forit by buying fewer groceries or cutting back onother things.

Aimee Othesby faced a similar situation,with driving to work a necessity in her life. Shesaid the frustration over climbing gasolineprices was almost too much for her as she filledup her Toyota Camry Friday afternoon.

“The gas prices haven’t changed how muchI drive to work, but it sure has changed what Ido in my free time,” she said.

To view the national averages for gasolineprices online, visit http://www.eia.doe.gov.

Zack Sampsel can be reached at udjzs@pacif-ic.net.

Fuel pricestaking a tollon residents

By LINDA WILLIAMSThe Willits News

WILLITS - Plastic carryout bags will bebanned throughout Mendocino County if the sen-timent of the Willits City Council is echoed byother county jurisdictions.

Mayor Tami Jorgensen requested input fromcitizens and the council prior to the vote. Willitswas the first county jurisdiction to discuss carry-out bags as an agenda item. The Mendocino SolidWaste Management Authority will likely wait tovote on the ban until early 2008, after all otherjurisdictions in the county have reviewed theissue.

Members of the public who spoke at the coun-cil meeting supported a future ban, although LynnKennelly of the Willits Chamber of Commercerequested businesses be given time to transition tothe new requirement.

A Pine Mountain resident spoke of his constantefforts to remove litter from the area, citing threeareas in particular where the flimsy bags tended tocongregate. Others spoke of the desire for every-one to transition to reusable bags. One personwrote a letter to the council, describing creeks inthe area after winter rains being festooned withthe bags. Gerry Ward of Solid Wastes of Willitsadvised one council member that he supported aban; the plastic bags fouled machinery and werenuisances when placed in recycle containers.

Most of the discussions by the council centeredon global issues associated with the plastic bags.Allowing retailers to charge customers a fee of 10to 12 cents for each paper bag used to recovertheir increased costs was considered a reasonablefuture step.

If MSWMA votes to support the proposedcountywide ban on plastic carryout bags in early2008, the next steps will be to pass ordinances atthe county level and within each city to make itthe law in Mendocino County.

Willits supportsplastic bag ban

See BLOG, Page A-4

Hopland, Redwood Valley,Willits, and Ukiah

Lake Mendocino Army Corps of Engineers

• Volunteers wanted for outdoor work atLake Mendocino. For more information, con-tact Volunteer Coordinator Laura Smith at467-4232.

Ukiah Senior Center• Volunteers to help with their Thrift Store -

- some lifting, sorting and pickups.• volunteers who can fill in for dishwashers,

set up and take down tables and chairs. •Any volunteer who may have experience

in local soliciting and fund-raising for specialevents. Contact volunteer coordinator CarmenLucchesi at 462-5933 or the center at 462-4343.

Mendocino County Releaf • Tree planting in the Ukiah area during the

months of December, January and February.For more information, contact Miles Gordonat 462-0244.

The Salvation Army • Volunteer bell ringers for the Temporary

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN MENDOCINO COUNTY

See VOLUNTEERS, Page A-4

See PLACES, Page A-3

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RUTH ROSALIE RESPINI1920-2007

The youngest daughter ofEdward and Eliza-beth Kinzel, Ruth Rosalie,was born in Davis, California, on May 4, 1920.Soon her family relocated to Berkeley,where Ruth spent an active and happy childhooddespite the early loss of her father. She lovesports, and excel-led at basketball and tennisthroughout gram-mar and high school.“Always running” is how she recalled her youth,which she spent sing-ing in the choir, participat-ing in Girl Scouts and Girls’ Friendly Societyof St. Mark’s Epis-copal Church, and dancingaway Saturday nights with friends.

After graduating fromhigh school, Ruth worked for the BerkeleyPublic Library and studied to become a legalsecretary. As World War II approached,her new career took her farther afield, andshe commuted to San Francisco for Severalyears. During the war, Ruth volunteered hertime and energy to support the USO.

In the spring of 1947,Ruth met the love of her life, Richard (Mick)Respini, while water-skiing at Clear Lake. They mar-ried just three months later, on August 10, andRuth moved to Lake-port, California. The fol-lowing August, Richard - the first of her three chil-dren- was born. Her first daughter, Ruth Ellen,followed her son a year later. Ruth threw her-self into mothering with the energy and enthu-siasm that charac-terized every phase of herlife - and she still found time to do the book-keeping for Mick’s fledgling logging truck com-pany.

1951 saw Ruth and heryoung family move to Coyote Valley, in MendocinoCounty. They soon made their way toUkiah, where daugh-ter Rhonda was born in1954. Ruth joined Holy Trinity EpiscopalChurch, where all three of her children were bap-tized. For many years she enjoyed singing in thechurch choir and made lifetime friendshipsthat she cherished.

During that time, Mickbecame a member of the International Order ofOdd Fellows, and Ruth joined the RebekahLodge. Ruth also re-turned to her career duringthe ‘50s, working as a legal secretary withB&M Lumber Com-pany and Redwood EmpireProduction Credit Association until the late‘70s.

In 1959 Ruth and Mickbought their beloved home in Redwood Valley,California. Over the next 40 years she convertedmore than an acre of their land into gar-dens. It was there, among the roses, iris, fruittrees, and toma-toes, that Ruth nurturedher passion for gar-dening and earned the nick-name Mick gave her: “Ruthie of theFlowers.”

In addition to raisingflowers and children, Ruth also found time towork as a tireless supporter of the UkiahCommunity Concert Association, serving asChair in 1974-75. She also served as a 4H leaderand a member of the PTA.

Once her two eldest chil-dren were grown, Ruth changed careers.When Mick was made Assistant Chief of theRedwood Valley-Cal-pella Fire Department, shetook on the job of emergency dispatcher from1972-78. Simulta-neously, she and Mick start-ed a family busi-ness. In 1979 Ruth becamean enthusiastic member of the Ukiah chap-ter of Soroptimists International. She was espe-cially supportive of their scholarship pro-gram that enabled old-er women to return to col-lege. Ruth and Mick's son Richard joinedthe family business after graduating from col-lege, enabling his pa-rents to work part-time andeventually retire.

Ruth and Mick enjoyedan adventurous dec-ade of RV travel duringretirement, spending their winter fishing inMexico, and touring the United States during therest of the year. In 1994, Mick passed away.After a year of grieving, Ruth becamedetermined to enjoy her remaining years. Shecontinued to follow the sun in wintertime, even-tually meeting Bob Hanes in Arizona. Theywere married at Holy Trinity Episcopal Churchon New Year’s Eve, 1997. Together, they sharedseveral happy years traveling and enjoyinglife.

When Ruth’s healthfailed, she moved to Ore-gon, where she enjoyed thecompany of her daughter Ruth Ellen andher grandchildren, Cyrena and Darius.Wishing to spend her last

years near her daughterRhonda, Ruth moved to Carlsbad,California, where she passed away peacefully onSeptember 26, 2007.

Ruth will be rememberedfor her dedication to her family and community,and her irrepressi-ble zest for life. She will begreatly missed by those surviving her, whoinclude her sister-in-law, Rose; her son Richardand his wife, Pam; her daughters, RuthEllen and Rhonda; her niece, Martha; and hergrandchildren, Ja-son, Nicole, Cyrena andDarius. Ruth was preceded in death by herbrother Edward and her sister Dorothy.

A memorial service andreception will be held at 11:00 a.m. onWednesday, November 28, at Holy Trinity EpiscopalChurch, 640 S. Or-chard Avenue, Ukiah,California. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribu-tions may be made to the church or to theRedwood Valley Fire Department.

And now these threeremain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest ofthese is love. -1 Cor-inthians 13:13

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JO ANN GANDEE SALISBURYDied peacefully in her

sleep from Non-Hodg-kin’s Lymphoma with herbest friend and hus-band Dave by her side onNovember 14, 2007.

Services to be heldNovember 27, 2007 @ 2:00 p.m. @ EversoleMortuary, Ukiah, CA of-ficiating Reverend DennisBeatty.

Born on May 4, 1940 toClifford Taft Peterson and Virginia Lee Turner inGrants Pass, Ore-gon. She graduated fromGrants Pass High School in 1958 and hasattended all her class reunions, since.

She met and married J.Gandee in June of 1962 and moved to Ukiahfrom San Francis-co. During that time sheworked or the Sav-ings Bank of MendocinoCounty, the Mendo-cino State Hospital and theCalifornia High-way Patrol. She was an avidbowler and a member of the Children’sHome Society.

During the next phase ofher life she moved around a bit and worked atvarious jobs with

Selzer Realty, Dr. Peeblesand the State Em-ployees Credit Union.

Then, her life changedagain and she found the job she would hold untilshe retired with the City of Ukiah, as aPolice and Fire Dis-patcher. This is where shemet and fell in love with Dave. They married onDec. 2, 1989 and enjoyed sharing their livestogether very much.

She loved being on com-mittees. She served on the board of the City ofUkiah Credit Union for many years; she waspart of the local Mendocino Quilter’s Guild,a former member of Soroptomist and theRepublicans Women’s Association and FirstBaptist Church of Ukiah. She also enjoyed, boating,toll painting, col-lecting Avon bottles, dolls,golfing and sew-ing.

She is survived by herhusband David Salis-bury, her son, JaredGandee of Willits, her daughter Julee and hus-band Grant Howell of Ukiah. Her grandchildren,Dusting and his wife Jessica Howell ofHopland, Darin and his wife Lindsay Howell ofKilleen, Texas, Dillon Howell and Drew Howell ofUkiah, And her great-granddaughter Alexis.

She is also survived byher brother Gary and his wife Marianne and theirfamily of Grants Pass, Oregon.

She was predeceased byher father, step-fa-ther, mother and grandpar-ents.

In lieu of flowers pleasesend donations to:

Phoenix Hospice Willits. In memory of Jo Ann

Salisbury1 Madrone StreetWillits, CA 95490Eversole Mortuary is in

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MARY B. LAYNEMary B. Layne, born

August 18, 1915, passed away peacefully onNovember 15, 2007.

Mary leaves her son Samand wife Judi, grandson James (Jimmy),granddaughtersSadie (Burns) and husbandMatt, Hannah (Frease) and husbandRussell, sister Ava L. Davis and husband Chuck,Nancy Fulsom and husband Dick, daugh-ter Melissa, 4 great-grandchildren, and manynieces and neph-ews.

Mary was born in

Valentine, Nebraska, and grew up in Purdum andThedford, Nebraska. After her discharge, shereturned to Oregon to resume her nursingcareer and met James Richard Layne whom shemarried and moved down to NorthernCalifornia with. She was di-rector of nurses at the then-new County Hos-pital in Ukiah. After earingher masters at U.C.S.F., she became theschool nurse for the Ukiah School District,beginning programs for hearing tests and dentalcare instruction for children in the schools.

After retirement, sheoperated ‘Mother Mary’s Cat Condo’ at Tu-LayneKennels.

Mary led a full life help-ing people which she did with a passion whetheras the “school nurse lady” or “MotherMary”. Mary was pre-ceded in death by her hus-band James Ri-chard ‘Dick’ Layne, sonJames Richard Layne Jr. and grandson Joseph. Amemorial cele-bration of her life will beheld on Dec. 2, 2007 at 2:00 in the Senior Centerlocated at 497 Leslie St. in Ukiah. Forinformation call 707-462-1056.

Burial will be in PurdumNebraska at a later date.

[\EDNA BETH TUTTLE

On Thanksgiving Day,November 22, 2007, Edna Beth Tuttle, age 91,passed away at her home in Boonville with herfamily at her side, leaving behind her lovingand devoted hus-band of 67 years, WalterTuttle. Beth is also survived by her youngerbrother Porter Willis and her sister-in-lawAveryel Willis. She also leaves her loving daughtersLinda Stewart and husband ChuckStewart, Doris Vaughn and husband Ron Vaughnand Betty Hiatt. Grandchildren NancyBellen, Toby Vaughn, Brian Witherell, NathanVaughn, Rachel Hen-derson, Laura Hiatt,Natalie McMilian and step grandchildren, K.C.Stewart and Kelly Weaver. Great grandchil-dren Wiley Bellen, Colton Henderson, AndrewVaughn, Madison Vaughn, Bryce Henderson,Daphne Witherell, Bennett Witherell, stepgreat-grandchildrenNicole Weaver, DerekWeaver, Samantha Stewart and Kyle Stewart.She is also sur-vived by numerous niecesand nephews. Above all else she loved herfamily. Beth graduated from AndersonValley High School in 1933, Santa Rosa JuniorCollege in 1936

and received her teachingcredential from San Francisco State in1938. She later re-ceived a Masters Degree atSonoma State as a reading specialist. Bethstarted her teaching career in a one room schoolin 1938 and re-tired from her belovedyears of teaching in 1976. After retirement sheand her husband enjoyed 20 years of travel-ing in their various R.V.’s, visiting family andfriends in the United States. Throughout her life,Beth was devoted to her community and wasan active member in the Boonville MethodistChurch, Unity Club, American Legion, HistoricalSociety and life member of Delta Gamma.She also volun-teered many hours in theAnderson Valley Lending Library, AndersonValley Historical Society and the SeniorCenter. In 1987 she was voted MendocinoCounty Woman of the year. At age 80 she bought acomputer and wrote a book called TheGrandma Stubble-field Rose, the Life of SusanStubblefield, a pioneer, who was her greatgreat great great grandmother. The book waspublished in 2000.

Funeral services will beheld on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 1 PMat the Anderson Valley Methodist Church.Internment will fol-low in Evergreen Cemetery.Contributionsmay be made to theAnderson Valley Histori-cal Society, the AndersonValley Senior Cen-ter, the Anderson ValleyHealth Center or the Anderson Valley ElderHome. The family would like to extend a spe-cial thank you to Dr. Mark Apfel.

The Eversole Mortuary isin charge of ar-rangements. 707-462-2206.

[\MARJORIE H. JENSEN

Marjorie H. Jensen bornJanuary 1st, 1930 passed away peacefully 11-19-07 after a brief illness,surrounded by family.

Survived by husband of56 years Philip W. Jensen of Ukiah, sonsDonald B. Jensen of Hopland, Paul H. Jensen ofFlorida and Bruce P. Jensen of Hopland,brother Tobin Hansen, grandchildren Bret, Brian,Olivia and James, and daughter-in-lawsDebbie, Nancy and Candy.

Memorial service Sat 12-8-07 11:00 AM Holy Trinity Episcopal Church640 South Orchard Ave., Ukiah.

In lieu of flowers, contri-butions can be made to the Holy TrinityEpiscopal Church Building Fund.

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25 years agoWednesday, Nov. 24, 1982

Ukiah Daily Journal

RAIN LOSSES COST COUNTY GROWERS$500,000. A half million dollars worth of damagewas sustained by county grapegrowers as a resultof the sudden and fierce September storm,according to Mendocino County Agriculture

Commissioner Roberto A. de Grassi.But that was just a tiny drop in the bucket when compared

to statewide losses from the rains and rot that followed.Revised estimates of the state’s crop losses due to the early

storm were released last week, showing damages totalling$370 million -- with the great majority of it reported invineyards.

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EEL WATER DISPUTE NEAR SETTLEMENT. The 10-year dispute over diversions of Eel River water to the Russianappears on the verge of a settlement.

A complex legal agreement allowing enough continueddiversions to adequately supply southern Mendocino Countyagricultural and domestic water use projected through the year1998 was signed by county supervisors after a last-minutescramble to get a copy of the document.

The long-term agreement varies only slightly from aninterim flow schedule set by a Federal Energy RegulatoryCommission (FERC) judge last September. After reviewingthe settlement, Supervisor Tom Crofoot termed it “somethingwe can live with.”

The agreement allows diversion of roughly one third of theEel River through the Potter Valley tunnel into the Russian.

The diversions have provided power to PG&E’s PotterValley Powerhouse since the 1920’s, but were challengedwhen the utility applied to the FERC for relicensing in 1972.

Opponents of the diversions claimed the reduced flows inthe Eel had severely depleted stocks of salmon and steelheadthat spawn in the river. The State Department of Fish andGame, Humboldt County, and the North Coast SalmonTrollers intervened against the license, while Mendocino andSonoma County, who depend on the flows for water supplies,backed PG&E.

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GOLFERS EARN TURKEYS IN FUN TOURNAMENT.In keeping with the Thanksgiving season, some 60 Ukiah andvisiting golfers enjoyed a “Turkey Shoot” fun tournament overthe weekend on the Ukiah Municipal Golf Course, with nearlytwo-dozen turkeys given away.

LOW GROSS honors went to VERL STEPPE, with hisone-over-par 71; two strokes ahead of Carl Morgensen; threeup on Paul Shimmin; and four ahead of Don Rones, Sr. andMark Sparso.

LOW NET laurels went to DAVE THOMPSON, with a netof 63; with Bob Hildebrand, Ken Edmonds and Don Rones,Sr., tied for second at 64-net.

Other Low Net turkey shoot leaders included: KeithTiemann, Clif Richards and Frank Turner, each with a net of66; Ron Ledford, Gus Larson and Carrol Ornbaun deadlockedat 67; Rowland Nielson, 68; and “Scrooge” Austin, GilSnyder, Walt Wilcutt, Newt Bassler and Arnold Bray, lockedat 69.

50 years agoMonday, Nov. 25, 1957Ukiah Daily Journal

CRAWFORD SUBMITS LOW TIMBER BID. WILLOWS- Supervisor Robert E. Dasmann, of the Mendocino NationalForest, has announced that Crawford Lumber company ofUkiah submitted the high bid for government timber in theHoward Lake unit.

This unit, from which about 45 million board feet will belogged during the next four years, lies in the Eel Riverdrainage on the coast side of the Mendocino National Forest.This will be the first major timber sale in that area. The logswill be hauled to the company’s sawmill in Covelo.

Total sale price will amount to about $343,000 of whichtwenty-five per cent will be returned to the counties within theMendocino National Forest for roads and schools.

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UKIAH ROTARIANS MEET TOMORROW. H. W. Karbeof Pacific Gas and Electric is program chairman fortomorrow’s Rotary meeting, according to George Bartlett,secretary and public information chairman for Ukiah Rotary.

Rotarians will meet tomorrow at the Palace.

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FOR SALE $175 down, $67 per mo. will buy two bedroomhome with rental on back of lot.

100 years agoFriday, Nov. 22, 1907Dispatch-Democrat

REMODELING THE TOWN HALL. Work on theremodeling of the old city hall was commenced this week byContractor LaPorte. Four feet of the brick work on the front ofthe building has been torn down. A new modern front will beput in and the building strengthened and completely refitted.When finished the town hall will present an up-to-dateappearance and add to the general metropolitan character ofthe city. The hall has long been an eye sore, and since it wascondemned a year and a half ago has not been used.

***INTOXICATED MAN HAS NARROW ESCAPE. A

drunken man wandered into the Fashion stables last Fridaynight at about 12 o’clock and proceeded to untie the horses

and drive them out into the corral. He had succeeded ingetting out ten or twelve of the animals, when the employes ofthe barn were awakened and started in to investigate the causeof the disturbance.

The midnight prowler retreated and got into the yard backof the postoffice, climbed a tree and crawled onto the roof ofthe building occupied by Ames’ shoe store. From there hewent through the window into the law office of J. E.Pemberton, where he proceeded to disrobe, and started to getout again, but this time he got the wrong window and fell tothe ground, about twenty feet below. Not being hurt by the fallhe proceeded to climb the tree again and re-entered the lawoffice and finished dressing. The officers were on his track bythis time and he was brought up with a short turn. It wassimply a case of drunk, and the offender was allowed to go hisway when sobered up.

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HAND SEVERELY INJURED. Vic McClure, an employeof the local State Hospital, had the misfortune to have his lefthand caught in a pulley last week while hoisting material upinto the new building and that member was badly crushed. Itwill be some weeks before he can have the use of it again.

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GONE TO HIS ANCESTORS. An aged Chinaman died atthe wash house near the electric light station last Saturdaymorning. Coroner Taylor held an inquest over the body of theChinese that afternoon, and the result of the investigation wasthat the deceased was a victim of consumption. He was an oldtimer in this locality. Years ago he was chef de cusine of theUkiah House when that hostelry was under the management ofW. A. Hagans.

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BOXING EXHIBITION. The Ukiah Athletic Club will givetheir second exhibition of the manly art of self defense nextSaturday evening, November 23, at Marks’ opera house. Theprincipal event will be a ten round contest between PedlarPalmer of this city and Geo. Moore of Santa Rosa. Severalpreliminaries will preceed the main event.

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NEW AUTO STAGES. The proprietors of the auto stageline between Pieta and Lakeport have purchased a 45-horsepower Columbia, and during next summer they plan to put onseveral more up-to-date cars for the tourist travel.

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TELEPHONE LINE COMPLETED. The new telephonelines from Lakeport to Cloverdale by way of Pieta has beencompleted. Messages to Lakeport can now be sent direct tothat city instead of by this city as had been the way for manyyears.

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The revival meetings that are being conducted at theChristian church are arousing much interest and large crowdsare in attendance at each meeting.

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patients and that those who are searching forrecords of their ancestors who may have beenclients are often disappointed because of poorrecord-keeping.

“Sometimes old newspapers would be theonly record of these people being sent there,”she said. “They’ll say when they went awayand then sometimes when they would comeback.”

McCann said the facility originally acceptedonly male patients and was home to thousandsof clients over the years until it closed its doorsin 1972.

In 1974, the Dharma Realm BuddhistAssociation purchased the 488-acre site andwithin two years had established the basis forwhat would later become the center.

John Chu, who works behind the front deskat the visitor’s center, said the campus looksmuch the same as it did three decades ago.

“All the buildings are original,” he said.Shr Heng Chan, who was on a break from a

three-day-long meditation taking place in theJeweled Hall of 10,000 Buddhas, said thebuilding being guarded by a pair of menacing-looking marble statues was formerly used forsomething very different.

“I believe it used to be a gymnasium,” shesaid. “The male and female lions that sit infront of it now are similar to the ones that guardpalaces and temples in China.”

Rob Burgess can be reached atudjrb@pacific.net.

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File photo (originally provided courtesy of the Held-Poage Research Library)

The main building at the former Mendocino State Hospital, as it looked when it was known as the State Asylum for theInsane.

Editor’s note: The high cost of fuel is not a new development, but acentury ago it was wood that had gotten too expensive. This articleabout the state hospital at Talmage appeared in one of the local news-papers 100 years ago this month. It is reprinted here in its entirety.

Dispatch DemocratFriday, Nov. 8, 1907

WILL USE OIL AT STATE HOSPITAL. Wood will nolonger be used for fuel purposes at the state hospital as it hasbecome too expensive. State engineer Ellery is expected heretoday to make an inspection. An oil tank is to be installed atonce and oil will hereafter be used as fuel at the institution. Mr.Ellery will draw plans for the construction of the plant and

made arrangements for placing it. Wood is too costly andimpracticable. In fact it is very hard to secure wood, and for thepast few years slabs, taken as refuse from the Willits saw mills,have been used instead of wood. Good wood is now worth$6.50 per cord.

Oil is a third cheaper.

100 YEARS AGO AT THE STATE HOSPITAL IN TALMAGE

Associated PressWASHINGTON — White House

press secretaries, who speak for thepresident and appear before the nationon his behalf, have traditionally kepttheir secrets while their bosses are inoffice.

That unwritten rule has faded in theface of big advances for political tell-all books.

Scott McClellan, who served as

White House press secretary for near-ly three years of the Bush administra-tion, surprised his former colleagueslast week when his publisher releasedthree teaser paragraphs from hisupcoming book. The excerpt seemedto blame President Bush forMcClellan’s false statements duringthe early days of the CIA leak scandal.

“The old rules and old standards ofwhat was considered proper and what

was not are less and less abided by,”said Jody Powell, who served asPresident Carter’s press secretary.“That’s true in all walks of life.”

Plenty of press secretaries havewritten behind-the-scenes views ofthe West Wing. But such glimpseshave traditionally been available onlyafter the president has left office.George Christian, for instance, pub-lished “The President Steps Down,”

about the end of President Johnson’sadministration, a year after LBJ leftthe White House.

Others waited even longer.President Kennedy’s press secretary,Pierre Salinger, wrote several booksabout the administration but only afterthe president’s death. The diaries ofJames Hagerty, PresidentEisenhower’s press secretary, werepublished after Hagerty died in 1981,

a dozen years after Ike’s death.Once the president is out of office,

the stories belong to history, saidMarlin Fitzwater, who served asWhite House press secretary underPresidents Reagan and Bush and pub-lished his memoir in 1995 .

“In this day and age, there are somany books, the public hardly blinksan eye on the question of loyalty,”Fitzwater said.

Too loyal to kiss and tell? Some White House press secretaries don’t mind

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Finally, I understand thatthere are two ballot measuresmoving forward to reverseMeasure G in this county -that's the measure passed byvoters several years ago toprotect mom and pop growersin the county from being pros-ecuted by local sheriff's andpolice by allowing anyone togrow up to 25 pot plants intheir back yard. However, it isalso the measure by which themarijuana industry has gainedhold here and from whichsupervisors David Colfax,Kendall Smith and JohnPinches are hanging theirargument that 25 plants perpatient is the right amount formedical marijuana and 25pounds of dried pot would beOK to transport - that part atleast they withdrew when theyrealized how ludicrous it was.Anyway, Measure G reallystarted the whole out-of-con-trol pot industry here since weannounced basically that weweren’t going to prosecute potgrowing any more. And withboth Sheriff Tony Craver, andDA Norm Vroman in chargeto make it stick, the pot indus-try grew and grew until now ithas overwhelmed neighbor-hoods, and made our countyand especially the inlandcounty a dangerous place tolive.

Anyway I hear that bothSupervisor Mike Delbar andlocal resident Jimmy Rickelhave ballot measures in theworks (I’ve seen Rickel's).The problem is that they areboth likely to want to press fortheir own and it would be a

bad thing if two ballot mea-sures ended up on the ballotsince it would likely dividethe vote and none would besuccessful. I am hoping thatDelbar and Rickel can gettogether to agree on one ver-sion. Delbar no doubt wants tobe the champion on this as hefaces a tough run for reelec-tion against Carre Brown andperhaps Rickel has politicalmotives as well (although therecent elections should havegiven him all the message heneeds on his political future).Either way if such a ballotmeasure is to succeed it needsa united voice.

Posted MondayHow to get them to read?There’s a new report out

from the National Endowmentfor the Arts which concludesthat young people who don’tread regularly get lowergrades overall, even in mathand science. The study, drawnfrom a variety of sources ofinformation from the LaborDepartment to the CensusBureau, indicates that youngpeople whose parents don’tread and who live in homeswith no or few books, are like-ly to do worse in school evenif those parents are collegeeducated. In other words, thekids whose parents had only ahigh school education butwhose homes were filled withbooks, got better reading andother scores than those inhigher earning homes wherebooks were not present.

The question of course ishow to get kids interested inreading.

I am a lifelong reader and Ican’t imagine a home withoutbooks. I read voraciously andI am always astounded when Igo to someone's home - saymy own sister's - where booksare simply not present. Sure,there’s a big reading orgywhen a new Harry Potterarrives, and that's fine, butwhat about the rest of theyear?

I have been trying withsome success to encouragewhat looks like a burgeoningreading habit in my 12-year-old niece. I introduced her toLittle House of the Prairieseries when she was 8 and theLemony Snicket Series ofUnfortunate Events books a

year later. What I found dis-couraging, however, was thather public elementary schoolin Fresno forced its studentsonly to read what was on itsapproved reading list. Eachstudent had to earn a certainnumber of "reading points"every year. But those pointscould only be earned by read-ing books the school had onits approved list - the list wasalso categorized by age groupso even if my niece wanted toand was ready for moreadvanced reading, it wouldnot count. So when I wouldtake my niece to the bookstore and suggest a book toher that I was sure she’d love,she’d look at it and sigh, andtell me it wasn’t on the list. Inher mind it wasn’t worth read-ing a book that didn’t countagainst her quota at school. Icouldn’t argue with that but itoccurred to me that while theschool thought it was encour-aging reading, it was reallydiscouraging students with anurge to read and it was limit-ing the scope of their reading.

Of course, all the electronicmaterials in kids' hands thesedays are taking up time a childmight otherwise use for read-ing a good book.

Are books for young peo-ple any good these days?That's a question I don’t knowa lot about since I don’t readmost of them - except HarryPotter which I love. To behonest, when I read reviews ofyoung people's literature and anew book is about a youngperson whose life is a miseryof drug culture, or street vio-lence or some other 21st cen-tury family sorrow, I have tosay I avoid it along with thepopular/unpopular girl tra-vails set in suburban America.

On the other hand I didcheck for a copy of The Diaryof Anne Frank for my niecethis year on a well-knownbook club web site and theydon’t stock it.

So here are two questionsto the readers out there:

1. What are your ideas forinstilling a love of reading inour children?

2. Share your suggestionsfor good books for young peo-ple.

Comment: One of the neatthings I thought my parentsdid, early on in my life, wasbuy a set of World Book ency-clopedias. I used to readthrough them all the time.

Every time I’d watch a TVshow about something, sayGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., whenthe show was over I’d oftengo to the encyclopedias andread about the Marine Corps,or whatever other subjectpiqued my interest.

Did a lot of readingbecause of that.

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Emergency Assistance Fundstarting Nov. 26 to Dec. 24.For more information contactJanet Cetani at 468-9577.

California ConservationCorps

• Provide leadership train-ing to 18- to 23-year-old menand women.

• These skills include:Interview skills, Math,Literacy, Home Finance, andBasic Garment repair. Formore information, contactLaVone Dyer at 463-2822

Family Strengths Program • This is a wrap-around

program providing support tofamilies to be able to keep aspecial needs child at homeand prevent out-of-homeplacement.

• Mentor Youth • Group Activities

Leaders. For more informa-tion contact Laurel Bleess at463-4341

The Ukiah and WillitsFamily Center

• Provide parenting edu-cation and support for fami-lies

• Child care, Play games,Read Stories, OrganizeDonations. For more infor-mation, contact DeborahLovett at 463-4018

Redwood Valley Rancheria • Provide financial litera-

cy classes. For more infor-mation, contact Hai-Lee Sunat 458-0361.

Adult Literacy • Teach adults (16 and

over) to read and write. Formore information in Willitscontact Katherine Moberg at459-6527, in Ukiah call 463-4155

Mendocino CountyVolunteer of the YearAwards (MCOVY)

• Annual dinner event thatrecognizes volunteers (adultand youth) in MendocinoCounty. This event is held in

April. For more information,contact Vicki Sparkman orTami Bartolomei at 462-2596.

CASA (Court AppointedSpecial Advocate)

• An abused or neglectedchild’s voice in court.

• CASA volunteers arepeople who work to keepchildren in the communitysafe. They are instrumental inwalking with a child throughthe maze of the child welfaresystems. A CASA volunteeris a part of the larger circle ofadults who care about thechild’s well being. CASA isoffering a 30 hour training tospecial people who wouldlike to join the program. Thecoast volunteer training willbe held on July 12 and 13,and July 19 and 20 in F 011Bragg. An inland trainingwill be held in Ukiah in thefall. For more information,call 463-6503.

American Red Cross,Sonoma & MendocinoCounties

•Actively training (firstaid, CPR, disaster prepared-ness and much more) inUkiah as well as on the coast.

•Volunteer & YouthServices Director MaggieO’Brien has weekly officehours in Ukiah onWednesdays from 10 a.m. to4 p.m. (people can makeappointments by calling 463-0112 at least the day before,or drop in) at the offices ofNorth Coast Opportunities,776 South State St., Suite102B. Note: please do notcall or mail North CoastOpportunities if you want toreach the Red Cross, as itdoes not have phone or mailthere.

•Web site athttp://www.arcsm.org/index.php?pr=Mendocino_County(or just go tow w w . a r c s w m . o r g<http://www.arcswm.org/> ,click on Chapter Programs,then click on MendocinoCounty). Those activities arealso throughout the Web site.

•Prospective volunteerscan call 463-0112, can con-tact Kristy Monti

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West Company • Any volunteers available

for the month of Jan., wehave an annual event called"Celebrate Business" whichneeds volunteers for serversand help in kitchen, with thefood.

• Also in need for volun-teers at the Commerce Cafefor marketing, accounting,law, financial, and planningexpertise. Also in need forclient tracking, follow upsurvey and clerical tasks suchas copying, filing, phonerelief, plant care. . . For moreinformation, contact Marleneat 468-3553 or visit our website: www.westcompany.org.

Willits CommunityServices

• Any volunteers availableto help at the Food Bank tohelp with distribution offood, agency maintenance,and office volunteers. . . Formore information, contactLinda Myers at 459-3333.

Mendocino County 4-H• Any volunteer available

from July 1 to 24, to help andchaperone summer camp.For more information, con-tact Linda Edgington at 463-4495 Or e-mail: ledging-ton@ucdavis.edu.

Disabled AmericanVeterans

• Any volunteers locatedin Mendocino county orSanta Rosa available to trans-port veteran patients to SanFrancisco V.A. MedicalCenter. For more informa-tion, call 463-4226.

Mendocino County YouthProject

• Any volunteers interest-ed in working with youth inthe drop in center. Any adultvolunteers for foster homes.For more information, con-tact Jerome Bouvier at 463-4915 Web site:www.mcyp.org

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Associated PressLOS ANGELES — On the

verge of a presidential elec-tion year, the CaliforniaRepublican Party is slashingfunds for key operatives as theparty struggles to overcomelackluster fundraising and lin-gering debt.

At the end of the year thestate party will eliminate whatis called its county executivedirector program, which dis-tributed about $260,000 a yearamong about a dozen countiesto assist with fundraisingactivities and grass-rootsorganizing.

Its finances are so shaky,the state party faced thechoice of ending the fundingor possibly laying off workersfrom its staff, according to oneofficial.

In an era of multimillion-dollar presidential campaigns,the amount at issue is relative-ly small. Indeed, some largerlocal GOP committees, like

San Diego and Orange coun-ties, expect to have enoughfunds available from theirown accounts to fill the gap.

But others will face cut-backs at a time when candi-dates are trying to attract vot-ers in a political environmentdefined by an unpopularRepublican president and theIraq war. An Associated Press-Ipsos poll last week foundroughly one of three adultsapprove of President Bush’sperformance, about the sameas his all-time low.

The cuts are “really goingto hurt the party statewide,there’s no doubt about that,”said Jack Duncan, whose jobwith the Kern County GOP isfinanced in part with the state

dollars.“A lot of people think vol-

unteers will step in and takecare of a lot of these issues.That’s stretching it, I think,”Duncan added. “Someone isgoing to have to ... take care ofthe fundraising activity and doall those kinds of things. Forsome of the counties, that’sgoing to be pretty tough.”

According to state records,the California GOP was $1.7million in debt at the end ofOctober, the most recent fig-ures available. Its federalcommittee was nearly$430,000 in the red, recordsshow.

An e-mail sent by regionalvice chairman Jon Fleischmanto other party officials, which

was obtained by the AP, point-ed to a shortage of cash.

“I don’t know how to sug-arcoat this,” Fleischman wrotein the e-mail. The party “isgoing through a very fiscallychallenging period.”

Warned by the party’s chiefoperating officer that stateGOP layoffs could follow ifthe county funding was con-tinued, “I was forced to voteto end a program that I believeis a good one, simply becausewe are faced with a situationof limited resources,”Fleischman wrote. He laterpredicted finances wouldimprove.

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The Daily JournalA 27-year-old Willits woman suffered

major injuries Wednesday night when hercar slid off the roadway and collided witha telephone pole.

According to reports from theCalifornia Highway Patrol, Adrienne J.Pardue was southbound on SherwoodRoad north of Lupine Drive in a 1995Toyota Camry when her car drifted to theright side of the roadway at around 5:30p.m. Wednesday.

Pardue steered left to correct the driftand lost control of the Camry. The carspun clockwise and off the west edge ofthe roadway, where it collided with apole, sheering the pole off near theground, according to CHP reports.

Pardue suffered major injuries and hadto be extricated from the car by firefight-ers from the Brooktrails Fire Department.

She was transported by Reach AirAmbulance to Santa Rosa MemorialHospital for treatment.

Sherwood Road was closed for morethan eight hours Wednesday night, whileemergency crews removed downedpower and phone cables from the road-way and replaced the pole.

The Willits Little-Lake FireDepartment, Ukiah Ambulance Serviceand the Willits Police Departmentresponded to this call.

Crash intopole injureswoman, 27

A single vehicle accident occurred in Brooktrails,on a rainy Wed night. Adrienne Pardue, was severelyinjured. She was flown to Santa Rosa Memorial, whereshe remains in a coma. She has had a number of sur-geries, and has been identified as having a brain steminjury. She is a wife, mother of 2, daughter Taylor 5,and son Ashton 3, and a full time student atMendocino College. She was on her way to a nightclass at the Willits campus when the accidentoccurred. Her husband, Zack, has been driving backand forth, from their Brooktrails home they rent, tothe hospital, and taking care of the kids. Zack workspart time odd jobs. The financial effects have alreadybegun. They are paying on a used car only a fewmonths old to the couple, and with all the hours at thehospital, Zack has virtually no income due to no timeto work.

With the help of the Savings Bank of MendocinoCounty, friends have established a benefit account forthe family :

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ISLIP, N.Y. — GPS trackingdevices installed on government-issue vehicles are helping communi-ties around the country reduce wasteand abuse, in part by catchingemployees shopping, working out atthe gym or otherwise loafing whileon the clock.

The use of GPS has led to firings,stoking complaints from employeesand unions that the devices are intru-sive, Big Brother technology. Butcity officials say that monitoringemployees’ movements has deterredabuses, saving the taxpayers moneyin gasoline and lost productivity.

“We can’t have public resourcesbeing used on private activities.That’s Management 101,” said PhilNolan, supervisor of the Long Islandtown of Islip.

Islip saved nearly 14,000 gallonsof gas over a three-month periodfrom the previous year after GPSdevices were installed. Nolan saidthat shows that employees know theyare being watched and are no longerusing Islip’s 614 official vehicles forpersonal business.

Some administrators around the

country emphasized that the primarypurpose of the GPS devices is not tocatch people goofing off but toimprove the maintenance and opera-tion of the vehicles and to designmore efficient bus, snowplow andtrash-pickup routes. Among otherthings, the devices can be used toalert mechanics that a car’s engine isoperating inefficiently.

Still, in Indiana, six employees ofthe Fort Wayne-Allen County HealthDepartment lost their jobs last yearafter an administrator bought threeGlobal Positioning Satellite devicesout of her own pocket and switchedthem in and out of 12 departmentvehicles to nail health inspectors run-ning personal errands on the job.

Employees were caught going tostores, gyms, restaurants, churchesand their homes. (And the adminis-trator was reimbursed the $750 shespent.)

One of those who got in trouble,27-year employee Elaine Pruitt,decried what she called “sneaky”methods. She said she had fallen illand stopped at her home for a longlunch break, returning to work just38 minutes late.

Previously, “as long as we got our

work done, there was never anyproblem. All of a sudden, it becamewrong if you stopped at a grocerystore for some gum,” she said.

In Boston two years ago, a snow-plow driver was accused of hidinghis GPS device in a snowbank andthen going off to do some privateplowing. The driver pleaded guilty toa misdemeanor larceny charge andwas fined $300.

In Denver, 76 vehicles equippedwith GPS this year were driven 5,000fewer miles than the unequippedfleet had during the same period theyear before. Denver plans to outfitpolice cars, snowplows and trashtrucks with GPS soon.

“It’s growing by leaps andbounds,” said Chris Ransom ofNetworkcar, one of the country’sleading providers of GPS systems.“I’d say we’re seeing double-digitgrowth among the municipalities,whether it’s statewide or down to thelocal county.”

In Delaware, GPS was used toconfirm two employees using statevehicles were going home early, saidTerry Barton Jr., fleet administratorfor the state. He would not say whataction, if any, was taken against the

employees.“If they’re in charge of the car and

they decide to go visit their AuntMary, we’ll know that they wentsomeplace they weren’t supposed to.It has a chilling effect,” he said.

Barton said Delaware paid $425per unit for the GPS devices, as wellas $24.99 a month per vehicle fortracking services. Information fromeach car is sent back to a centrallocation, where things like fuel con-sumption and speed are recorded. Heestimated the investment will berecouped in 3 1/2 years.

“If we’re getting fuel reduction,less accidents and have our peopleslowing down, it more than pays foritself,” Barton said.

The Teamsters are negotiatingmore contracts that protect workersfrom being spied on or punished as aresult of the devices, union spokes-woman Leslie Miller said. She saidthe union’s tentative contract withUnited Parcel Service prevents thecompany from firing any employeefor a first offense uncovered by GPSunless there is proof of intent todefraud.

Sean Thomas, chief of staff for theManchester, N.H., mayor’s office,

said a plan to use GPS units ongarbage trucks was scrapped after“some union push-back. “They said,‘You are watching us like BigBrother,”’ Thomas said.

GPS is helping improve efficiencyin other ways.

Houston officials say they haveused GPS on garbage trucks todesign more efficient trash-collec-tion routes, reducing fuel costs andother expenses.

This winter, the New HampshireTransportation Department willbegin testing GPS devices in somesand spreaders.

“It’s so when Mrs. Smith onWarren Street calls and says wehaven’t plowed her street, we cansay, ‘Yes, we have,”’ said PhilBilodeau, Concord, N.H., deputydirector of general services. “It’s notto check up on drivers, although theywould say it is for that purpose.”

Boston’s school system uses GPSdevices on its buses — technologythat proves useful when worried par-ents call because a bus is late.

“It’s hugely helpful for us to say,‘The bus is five blocks away,”’schools spokesman JonathanPalumbo said.

GPS devices help cities save on gas and catch employees goofing off

SUNDAY TV NEWS SHOWSAssociated Press

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.;

Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M.CBS’ “Face the Nation” — retired Marine Gen. Anthony

Zinni.NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Republican strategists Mary

Matalin and Mike Murphy; Democratic strategists BobShrum and James Carville.

CNN’s “Late Edition” — Former Gov. Mike Huckabee,R-Ark.; Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi;Palestinian envoy Saeb Erekat; Miri Eisen, spokeswomanfor Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

“Fox News Sunday” — Former Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn.; Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Carl Levin, D-Mich.

Struggling California GOP to cut county aid

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The Ukiah Daily Journal

Giving thanks for Patty Berg

Imagine a vague and shapeless world without form,a world with no center and no meaning. Imagine, if youcan, a world without Patty Berg.

Think of an existence without Patty Berg, our bestand brightest, the highest and most exalted of our localelected officials, our heroic champion in the CaliforniaAssembly.

She is our voice and our vision. For a brief instant,contemplate how empty and hollow life in theRedwood Empire might be without Patty to demandthat Sacramento politicians heed the needs of her peo-ple. Without her we would be lost and adrift.

It is easier to imagine a world without air and waterthan one without Patty Berg. Suppose for an awfulmoment that instead of the mighty and intrepid Ms.Berg we had nothing but an empty shell to lead us.

Or, not an empty shell, but ... an inflatable doll. Yes!Consider the possibility that instead of the toweringintellectual who today strides forcefully through thehalls of power on our behalf we had nothing more thanan inflatable doll, albeit one with a lousy hairdo,unfashionable garb and that cheesy Goldie Hawn smilethat gets plastered on her face whenever a photograph-er comes near.

Oh, you say, an inflatable doll might be able toduplicate Patty’s funky mannish wardrobe, and mighteven take up space in the Assembly chambers likePatty, but what about the thoughtful diligence whichPatty applies to the massive problems confrontingCalifornia?

How could a mere plastic sack filled with gas dowhat Patty does? How could an empty head filled withair ever hope to grapple, as Patty does daily, with theproblems facing our region?

I say that without our fearless captain we would betossed upon the turbulent seas and drift about aimless-ly. Oh, my fellow citizens, let us drop to our kneesupon our well-worn prayer mats and give thanks thatour fearless commander remains ever vigilant in pro-tecting her people - today and forever, or until termlimits apply, whichever comes first. Me, I’m hopingfor term limits, as in tomorrow.

I cannot think of a single thing Queen Berg has donethat has made the slightest impact on the smallest issuein the remotest region of her district. If she didn’t existand she didn’t vote, who would know? If the CaliforniaAssembly had an Automatic Coin Flipper/VoteTabulator that could be switched on whenever it washer turn to cast yea or nay, who would know the dif-ference? Heads or tails, yes or no, would all even outat the end of the year into the dismal puddle of a vot-ing record actually compiled by the Bergster.

A few years ago, and for a pretty short stretch, Berggot all excited about a law empowering doctors to killold people who were sick and refusing to get out of theway. Her enthusiasm waned pretty quickly (she proba-bly saw a poll and realized not enough voters are readyto turn on their grandparents just yet) so she quit yap-ping about it.

And that’s been it. Nothing else from Berg in yearsand years of lunches with lobbyists and junkets toJupiter and all the rest of the glory that comes withRoyalty.

Come election time maybe we’ll see pictures of herreading to school kids, grinning that ghastly fakesmile. And after that she’ll be ineligible to run so she’llget appointed to some state board that pays her$240,000 a year to attend half a dozen meetings.

Her Assembly seat? That’ll be turned over to someother generic chairwarmer who will then attend to theyeoman task of representing We the People. Let’s seeif we can’t get an inflatable doll on the next ballotinstead.

*****November 20, 2007, I spotted what might be the

season’s last public meth user (scientific name homoamphetaminicus) out on the street. It was cold outsidebut he had the Full Willits going on: shirtless, the bet-ter to display his lovely tattoos, along with the grind-ing jaw and the angry, confrontational glare at everypassing motorist. Excellent sample of a specimen in itsnatural habitat but since they hibernate winters weprobably won’t see his likes again until springtime. Bythen he and some of his mates will have had litters;hopefully they will all be on view.

Tommy Wayne Kramer is a longtime Ukiah residentwho fears his dating relationship with Patty Berg willsoon end.

On Masonite and politicsTo the Editor:I have been watching, with interest, the

hubbub over the old Masonite site. Cleanup, future use, and just general complaintabout “Do it my way or else.” Sounds likegood old Ukiah/Mendocino County busi-ness as usual. Consider My Ranch, Class Ksuite, grading ordinance, marijuana, and soon and so on. Every one has an opinion butno one seems to have a solution except“Do it my way!” We are going to have toreach some consensus on this matter in thenear future, or it will be decided for us. Butplease give consideration to some of thefollowing issues. If you wish to see somekind of industry at this site, remember that“everyone” complained about the pollutionfrom Masonite. Not to mention the othermills. Remember the formaldehyde spillfrom a tanker outbound from the fiberboard plant north of town. Few of youhave been here long enough to rememberhow polluted the valley was with 10 millswithin three miles of town. I do, as I wasborn here in 1943.

Industries left Ukiah because there wasno economical way to ship their product tomarket. The railroad is gone, truckingcharges a surcharge to come to Ukiah asthe price of diesel has gone up along withgas. UPS and FedEx are too costly. Theroads are poor at best. There are no incen-tives to locate here. There are no workersto take the jobs in a heavy industry likemanufacturing or engineering. No or fewengineers, welders, machinists, electronicsworkers, computer programmers and so on.Even if a new business wanted to movetheir workers to Ukiah there is little hous-ing for them. Try to find 100 nice homesfor sale that educated, well off peoplewould be willing to move into. Even theSheriff lost lots of good deputies over theyears because there was no shopping herefor the wives. We could not even keepBlue Shield, the National Guard Armory,FlangeCo, Masonite, Klamath Machine,Durable Fir and Lumber Co., to name afew. Some went out of business as the lum-ber industry died, others because Ukiahand California were “Bad for Business”and there was no transportation for theirproducts. What has changed? Not one sin-gle thing. The “Business Park” on Hastingsdoes not have a single new manufacturingplant in place. Just box stores and tons oftraffic. There is the brewery and that is justabout it. The mill is for sale and will beclosing soon. So we will add anotherrestaurant and maybe another motel. Notlikely businesses for high paying employ-ment. The only business attempting tomove into the area the past few years is theproposed slaughter plant. Maybe they willtake a look at the Masonite site. There islots of room there along water and a set-tling pond for their effluent. Take a sniffnow, you may not like the future air at theNorth end of town!

Now Jim Mulheren, John McCowen,and Estelle Palley want to jump into theseat for the second district. If any of youwant a single vote, or my vote, you hadbetter have a concrete plan for Masonite.All of you are using it as a reason to run.Don’t do a Nixon on us and say “Well Ihave a plan.” You will have to do a lot bet-ter than that.

The bottom line is Masonite is not theonly issue facing this county. Housing,good medical care, local mental healthfacilities, future water, road repairs, countywide growth, there are lots of things. So Icaution you don’t let this become a singleissue election. To the voters I say “Give’em all h---, don’t let any of them off thehook.” Ask questions, but not just aboutMasonite. One is “why would any sensibleperson want this job in the first place?”Make sure you candidate is a well roundedone. Make sure they are not a single issuecandidate.

Ron ParkerUkiah

New people, same second income

To the Editor:We the people of Mendocino County

should not be surprised that someone in theDA’s office had thirty-nine (39) pounds ofprocessed marijuana and no arrest. Even byMendocino standards that is a lot of dope. Iam sure the person with that much marijua-na in her home was shocked and had noidea how it got into her home.

Ms. DA and Mr. Sheriff, why no arrest?As I hinted last year maybe somebody orsomebodies in the DA and Sheriff ’s officeshas an extra income coming in from thegrowers. I guess I wasn’t far off. Medicalmarijuana in Mendocino County and theState of California is a joke. Everyoneknows if you want to get rich come toMendocino County and grow pot. Thelocal law enforcement won’t do a thingabout it.

With all the illegal activities being car-ried on by the “growers,” is it any wondernormal people can not afford to buy prop-erty is this county, and those who ownproperty are being sued and squeezed outby growers who have unlimited amounts ofcash to spend on lawyers and law enforce-ment protection?

It may be time for law abiding people togo to the United States Attorney Generalfor help in getting a handle on the lawless-ness of Mendocino County as neither theDA, the Sheriff’s Department, nor the Stateof California is willing or able to protect us

from this breed of bandits. It is either thator we the people will need to take up thiscause and solve it our selves.

Ms. DA and Mr. Sheriff, have your peo-ple give up their second incomes and serveand protect the law abiding people and nailthe grower’s hides to the barn door. If Ms.District Attorney Meredith J. Lintott orSheriff Thomas D. Allman wish to discussthis matter, I’m not hard to find.

Tim BradfordUkiah

It’s not all Caltrans’ faultTo the Editor:In response to the letter by Michael

Toivonen, I’d like to say that speed limitsare posted on Highway 101 and Highway20 but not everyone drives within thoselimits. If CalTrans were to change thespeed limits, what makes you think peoplewho now drive above the current speedlimits are going to slow down just becausea lower limit is posted?

Accidents are generally the result ofone’s carelessness in adhering to the rulesof the road. If one were to examine trafficaccident reports, I’m sure it would be clearthat the ‘accidents’ are caused by lack ofattention as drivers chat on their cellphones, use the computers, drive under theinfluence of drugs and/or alcohol, speed,tailgate, pass in a no passing zone, etc. Allof which shows varying degrees of care-lessness and lack of respect for others on

Letters from our readers

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

In our opinion

Now that the holiday shopping season isofficially upon us, we’d like to remind allour readers that it is important to shop local-ly. Local businesses provide merchandiseand services here in the Ukiah Valley thatmean jobs for local citizens and a good cir-culation of local dollars.

And, it’s certainly easy to do. We havelocal stores selling toys, electronics, furni-ture, clothing, shoes, sporting goods, books,musical instruments, housewares, cutlery,BBQs, tools, gardening supplies, appliances,bedding, pet supplies, jewelry, cars andmuch more. We also have places where youcan buy a loved one a haircut, a manicure, amassage, a delicious meal, a night at themovies or a day at the skating rink or bowl-ing alley.

We have big stores and little stores. We

have restaurants serving breakfast, lunchand dinner - ready for anytime you’re outthere shopping. There will be holiday cheer,sales and specials.

And you won’t use very much gas if youshop right here at home.

Buying local tells shopkeepers and storeowners that you appreciate them and theeffort they make to have you as a customer.And it strengthens our community’s econo-my during a season our retailers count on tomake it through the year.

If you’re one of the people who gets inthe car and heads straight to Sonoma Countyto shop, make a change this year. Make yourdollars count locally. Take a look around.There’s plenty to shop for right here.

(And buy a toy for a needy child for theChristmas Effort while you’re at it.)

Shop locally this season

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

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

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

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

W H E R E T O W R I T ESee LETTERS, Page A-12

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

SUNDAY, NOV. 25, 2007 – A-7

The Ukiah Daily Journal

SUNDAY VOICES ON THE STREETS

Gareth ElliotPolicy consultant

Sacramento

“Not really. I’m never tooextravagant. I try to keep itwithin reason anyway.”

Gwynn ClarkTeacherEureka

“No. It hasn’t, but itshould. Due to decliningenrollment in schoolsthere is a realm of jobinsecurity.”

Elley CannonStudent

Boston/Ukiah

“I don’t really like toshop. I don’t think it’saffected young people theway it’s affected peoplewho buy gifts for youngpeople.

Rick MorescoFinance

Pleasanton

“No. Typically we don’tgo crazy at Christmas. Wetry to keep it simple.”

Michelle JohnstonHealth educator

Sacramento

“No. My personal situa-tion isn’t really differentfrom last year.”

Katie TalamantezFinance

San Jose

“No. I don’t feel enoughof a crunch for it to impactthe Christmas list.”

Has the state of the economy affected yourChristmas shopping plans?

Photos and interviews by MacLeod Pappidas.

Here is the Ukiah Valley Smart GrowthCoalition’s response to Jim Mulheren’s UDJop-ed piece of November 18:

Mulheren states Smart Growth claims “TheUkiah Valley does not need more retail.” Nottrue. We recognize the desire of a substantialnumber of citizens (including many SmartGrowth supporters) for retail expansion. TheCity of Ukiah has responded to this desire pri-marily by working with the owner and devel-opers of the Redwood Business Park in thesouth of town (zoned commercial) for suchpurposes, and with owners of smaller commer-cially zoned parcels. Smart growth supportsthis, as well as County efforts to further devel-op within its commercial zones.

Smart Growth opposes rezoning the indus-trial zoned former Masonite property and theLovers Lane agricultural zoned land for pur-poses of residential, retail commercial, ormixed use development. We, and our manysupporters in the valley, believe these invalu-able resources should be maintained as cur-rently zoned for the uses called for in theCounty General Plan.

Smart Growth believes the “every dayworking family of the Ukiah Valley” Mulherensays he holds dear to his heart will be far betterserved by developing retail and mixed use in

areas currently so zoned, by maintaining theagricultural integrity of prime Ag. zoned lands,and by the creative development of well-pay-ing jobs in environmentally responsible indus-tries at the Masonite site, instead of turning itover, by rezoning, to Developers DiversifiedRealty (DDR) a giant national corporation.DDR’s original site plan called for 700,000square feel of retail and 3,900 parking spaces,of course subject to modification. RedwoodBusiness Park has capacity for 300,000 squarefeet of retail in its commercially zoned loca-tion. Mendocino County’s economic advisorreported to the Board of Supervisors in April2007 that 219,000 square feet of added retailwould meet county-wide currently projecteddemand through 2025.

Jim Mulheren says Smart Growth claims“DDR stole the Costco deal from the city.” Wedon’t know if Costco has “a deal” with DDR,though that company’s name appears on one of

the site plans for DDR’s Masonite mega-mall.We do know through research that Costco,after a few years of productive work with theCity of Ukiah and Redwood Business Park,stopped communicating earlier this year withthe City and Redwood, without citing its rea-sons to Redwood’s owner and developers, Citystaff, or the City of Ukiah PlanningCommission, of which Mulheren is a member.

Mulheren seems to be the only person say-ing he knows the “many reasons, such as lackof space,” which caused Costco’s surprisingwithdrawal -- Costco had expressed satisfac-tion with the size and specifications of the pro-ject in dealings with the City and Redwood,resulting in Costco submitting a site plan(viewable at SmartGrowthuk@yahoo.com).Smart Growth, not knowing why Costcostopped working on the Redwood project, orwhen Costco started talking with DDR (asMulheren claims he knows) isn’t claiming any-one stole anything. It’s more of a mystery, withMulheren saying he has the clues.

By now Jim Mulheren may have noticed hisfactual error in stating “$150 million is lostannually in sales tax dollars to other counties.”He may have meant $150 million in gross rev-enue, though I’m not agreeing he’s right aboutthat either. Of course the sales tax would rep-

resent a small percentage of the gross. I expecta bit more careful figuring, writing, and proof-reading from a supervisorial candidate, but Ithink that’s what he meant.

It’s interesting that DDR’s own economistadmitted that it is mathematically correct that,in the general merchandise category, where thebulk of big-box operations would typically fall,the net revenue leakage for our area is less than$7 million, which is a fraction of the revenueneeded to support a single big box store. Ofcourse, all these figures are essentially hypo-thetical. If our county is to retain more retailsales and tax dollars, Smart Growth’s position,again, is: do that by developing retail in cur-rently commercial zoned properties; retainindustrial and ag.

Contrary to Mulheren’s claim, SmartGrowth has not “taken the position that demo-lition at Masonite is putting toxins into the air.”Another group, The Mendocino EnvironmentalCenter’s Masonite Toxic Task Force, hasrequested the State Dept. of Toxics Control toassume supervision of that demolition due toscientific and procedural concerns about

Back in 2004 the Ukiah office of LegalServices of Northern California suedMendocino County because the County’s“Housing Element,” a state-mandatedingredient of general plans, did not com-ply with state law.

The County argues that all it’s requiredto do is submit a piece of paper called“Housing Element” with some boiler-plate and numbers on it. Once the pieceof paper is filed, the County has aHousing Element for its General Plan. Onpaper, anyway.

Mendocino County’s HousingElement bears no resemblance to knownor even conceived reality. The County’snumbers (for the unincorporated areaswhere the majority of Mendolanders live)were not based on housing for human-type beings who require indoor plumb-ing, windows, and the other fancy ameni-ties normally associated with “House.”The County says all it’s required to do issubmit the piece of paper called“Housing Element.” They’re not sup-posed to be held to it, for the goddess’ssake! This is Mendocino County. Nobodyholds anybody to anything.

Unfortunately for Official Mendocino,a very smart young lawyer named LisaHillegas came along and sued.

Originally filed back in 2004, the suithas been in and out of county courtssince, as Mendo has tried in vain to getthe persistent Ms. Hillegas to leave themalone. She’s not going away and neitheris her lawsuit.

Ms. Hillegas recently deposed severalsenior county planning officials and thenused the depositions to buttress her latestfiling.

“[Mendocino County] concede[s] thatthe County has few or no sites where1,390 units of multi-family housingaffordable to lower income residents canbe built to accommodate the County’sregional share of housing need during thecurrent 2003-2009 planning period,”writes Hillegas. “This regional need, asdetermined by the Mendocino County ofGovernments, includes 746 units of hous-ing affordable to very low income house-holds and 644 units affordable to lowincome households. The County HousingElement acknowledged the lack of sitesand was amended (after this lawsuit wasfiled) to include a program to provide atleast 50 acres of sites suitable for lowerincome housing development by right nolater than July 1, 2007.”

Hell, I’ve heard of pot gardens biggerthan 50 acres.

Mendo’s Housing Element doesn’tcomply with Government Code becauseit does not identify sites that could berezoned, nor does it identify sites alreadyzoned for affordable housing. Of course,the County does not do the actual housingconstruction, just zone for it. The County

didn’t even identify 50 acres of sites as itpromised it would do last time around.

Deputy County Counsel Frank Zotteroffered the transparently preposterousresponse that the rezone requirement was“directory,” not “mandatory.” (You canlook it up -- in the directory.)

At the time of the most recent suitMendo hadn’t even begun the rezoningprocess. (Since then the County has start-ed gathering up miscellaneous smallrezones -- initiated by others -- that werealready in the pipeline to try to showprogress.)

According to former County PlannerPam Townsend who left County employ-ment in 2007 for Ukiah city employment,such zoning is still at least nine monthsaway at best, and much further off if anEnvironmental Impact Report has to bedone.

Additionally, the sites Mendo consid-ered don’t have adequate water andsewage capacity. Hillegas also points outthat Mendo has even tried to includemobile homes, apartment complexes andduplexes in their list of “affordable”housing without mentioning what therents are. (Hint: Most are not withinshouting distance of “affordable.”)

Like any normal renter, Ms. Hillegasdoesn’t buy the County’s “these are onlygoals” trick. “The County makes excusesfor its failures, but each excuse is actual-ly a thinly veiled admission that its hous-ing element is deficient.”

One could perhaps sympathize withthe County for having some trouble find-ing suitable sites for high density hous-ing, but they never simply say thatthey’re having trouble. They continue tocrank out what sound like promises to doit. Then, after nothing’s done, they say,“Oh, that was only a goal.” In fact, asHillegas points out, the County onlymentioned specific dates because thecourt ordered them to put the dates in thelast time Hillegas sued. Like everythingelse in these big picture plans, the Countyonly does the bare minimum to mollifywhoever’s pestering them at the moment,and even that is done cynically and with-out commitment.

Back in 2005 when Judge Hendersonfirst ordered the County to comply withtheir own Housing Element, he noted that“it is difficult to comprehend why thecounty for so long stubbornly resistedpetitioners’ efforts to persuade it to devel-op a consistent plan!” (Exclamation inoriginal.)

Most interesting, though, is Ms.Hillegas’ recent depositions of variousmembers of the County’s top planningstaff.

From planner Pam Townsend’s depo-sition: “[Planning Department DirectorRay Hall] didn’t review code amend-ments in a timely manner because I’dwritten code amendments after the 1993element was adopted and they never gotout of his ‘in’ box even though I askedhim a couple of times.”

Hall’s in-box must be the size of AntonStadium to accommodate all the un-actedupon County business in it.

Townsend said many of her proposedcode amendments “never went any-where.” In fact, Townsend said most ofher work “didn’t really go anywhere”because of Hall’s failure to review it.“Ray wasn’t always good with wanting todo a lot of interdivision and departmentcoordination,” the diplomatic Townsendsaid.

Asked why she thought Hall didn’treview her work, Townsend explained, “Ithink it was, I guess, you know, not a highpriority... Maybe it was too overwhelm-ing to him...”

What about the previous HousingElement that laughably promised torezone 124 acres for high-density/afford-able housing? In his deposition, DirectorHall admits that was not done. Why? “Ithink there were other workload demandsplaced upon the department.”

Which may be true. After all, Hall hadto prepare an abomination of a GradingOrdinance that was so unworkable andunwieldy nobody liked it. That fiasco ateup literal years of Hall’s time. Hall alsohad to go to lots and lots of meetings as asenior member of the County’s “PlanningTeam,” which was supposed to deal withsuch major planning tasks as the UkiahValley Area Plan, the General PlanUpdate, and various commercial propos-als centered in the Ukiah Valley, all ofwhich also went furiously nowhere, butwent there very slowly, meeting by meet-ing, year by year.

Unfortunately, Mr. Hall’s participationin all these other blunders didn’t preventthe Planning Team and its expensive out-side consultants from losing the commu-nity input that has been submitted overthe years. Maybe the County could hire abackhoe and start excavating Mr. Hall’sheaping in-box. The input is probably inthere somewhere.

But if it all stays lost, according toMendo and its top officials, no problemo.They’re only goals.

If you can only afford “affordable”housing, you’ll just have to wait until acouple of years after Ray Hall getsaround to going through his in box -- ifyou live that long.

Mark Scaramella is a Philo resident.

Will Mendo ever have affordable housing?

Anti-mall coalition says not all retail bad

Sunday viewBY MARK SCARAMELLA

Frank Zotter’s column will return next Sunday.

Another voiceBY JAMES CONNERTON

On Thanksgiving Day I was inspiredby reading a letter to the editor in thispaper. It was labeled “Called to Makethe Case” written by an ex-soldier, PeterSears, who is in jail for splattering redpaint and breaking the windows of theArmy and Navy recruiter’s cars. When Iread what he did, I thought, “now,there’s a brave soul.” He followedthrough with an act of civil disobedienceon what he felt was his duty to protestthe war in Iraq. Although I don’t agreewith his methods, there is somethingabout his actions that rings true.

My war, the one that has defined mefor the past 30 years, was in Vietnam.

That is a long time ago and I’ve hadthose 30 years to live with it, to thinkabout it, and to meditate on it. The years

have mellowed me out. I’ve been inrecovery since 1989, which has helped,tremendously, to mellow me out. I’vehad three heart operations, which hashelped to mellow me out even more.I’ve raised a family, worked hard at acareer - all these things and life itself,have combined to bring me peace. Thisdoesn’t mean that, sometimes, I don’tfeel like doing what Peter Sears did;sometimes I do. Although I haven’tacted on those feelings, doesn’t make

him right and me wrong, or the otherway around either. Each of us is in a dif-ferent place.

Peter mentions Daniel Berrigan, whoas a point of interest, was holding aprotest march at the New Haven,Connecticut railroad station, inNovember 1967, on the day I wasinducted into the Army. I’m certain thatDaniel Berrigan’s protest march had abigger effect on me personally than onthe people who watched it on television.I’ll never forget the cold, rainy autumnmorning when the police had to make ahole in the ring of protesters so wedraftees could get through to the trainwaiting to take us to Ft. Dix for BasicTraining. I’ve often thought that I

Doing the right thing for one’s selfSunday viewBY TONY ANTHONY

See VOICE, Page A-12

See MALL, Page A-12

Azubuike 3-point-er gives Warriorsa 100-98 OT winagainst 76ers

PHILADELPHIA (AP)— Kelenna Azubuike madea 3-pointer from the left cor-ner with 6.1 seconds left inovertime, giving the GoldenState Warriors a come-from-behind victory over thePhiladelphia 76ers 100-98Saturday night.

The 76ers had one lastchance after Azubuike’s bas-ket, but Louis Williams losthis footing in the lane andturned the ball over.

Azubuike’s basket cameafter Andre Iguodala gavePhiladelphia a 98-97 lead ona runner in heavy traffic with13.4 seconds left.

Monta Ellis equaled hiscareer high with 31, whileBaron Davis came on strongin over-t i m ea n ds c o r e d22 forGoldenS t a t e ,w h i c hhas wonfive ofs i xg a m e ssince an0 - 6s t a r t .Andr i sBiedrins grabbed 14rebounds for the Warriors.

Golden State wrapped upits five-game road trip with a4-1 record, the first time theWarriors finished with a win-ning mark on a trip of five ormore games since December1980.

Iguodala led the 76erswith 26 points, Andre Milleradded 23, and Williamsscored 18 off the bench.

Neither team scored in thefinal 2:12 of regulation afterIguodala hit a pair of freethrows to tie the game at 90.

Philadelphia’s SamuelDalembert missed a shotfrom the foul line with 33.6seconds left, StephenJackson missed from the cor-ner at the other end andIguodala failed on a 17-footjumper with a hand in hisface and the clock winding

down in regulation.The 76ers took advantage

of Golden State’s sluggishstart to build a double-digitlead midway through thefirst quarter. The Warriorsmissed 11 of their first 13shots from the floor, whileDalembert’s bucket cappedan 8-0 run and putPhiladelphia up 19-6.

Golden State shot just 14-for-43 in the first half (32.6percent) but stayed close at57-45 thanks to Ellis, whoscored 16 points before thebreak.

The Warriors opened thethird quarter with a 15-2 run,capped by Baron Davis’three-point play that gaveGolden State a 60-59 lead,their first of the night.

Iguodala restored the76ers’ lead with a three-pointplay on Philadelphia’s nextpossession. The teams see-sawed back-and-forth theremainder of the quarter asthe 76ers went ahead 72-66on Miller’s free throw, butGolden State scored the nextseven points and forged backahead, 73-72, on a foul shot

by Mickael Pietrus.Thaddeus Young’s spinmove put the 76ers back ontop 76-75 heading into thefinal quarter.

Notes: Ellis scored themost points by a 76ers oppo-nent this season TheWarriors last 4-1 road tripcame in Nov. 1973 GoldenState’s Jackson is averaging20.2 points, 5.4 rebounds,and 4.2 assists in five con-tests since his return from aseven-game NBA suspen-sion The Warriors have wonfour straight and six of sevenagainst the 76ers.

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

– SUNDAY, NOV. 25, 2007A-8

LOCALCALENDAR

This week:

• Tuesday, UHS girlsvarsity basketball @Willits, 6 p.m.

• Tuesday, UHS boysvarsity basketball @Willits, 7:30 p.m.

North Ukiah LittleLeague Meeting

North Ukiah Little League ishaving their monthly boardmeeting on Monday,November 26th at 6pm atRosie's Pizza. We encour-age anyone who is interest-ed in helping with NorthUkiah Little League toattend.

High SchoolBaseball Clinic

The city of Ukiah and theUkiah High Wildcats wouldlike to announce the begin-ning of registration for abaseball clinic supervised byUHS baseball coachingstaff. This clinic is complete-ly free and will be held everyTuesday, Wednesday andThursday from 3:00 p.m. till5:00 p.m. beginning onDecember 4th. This clinicwill teach every aspect ofthe game, from hitting andbase running to pitching andfielding and so much more.The clinic is open to boysages 13-17 all the waythrough the end of January.Pre-registration is the onlyrequirement and in order todo so go to the City of Ukiahoffice at 411 W. Clay St. Call463-6201 for more info.

2007 RedwoodClassic Basketball

TournamentThe 50th annual RedwoodClassic BasketballTournament is set to kick offthe new season November28-Dec. 1st, at the AndersonValley High School gym inBoonville. The RedwoodClassic is oldest and largestsmall school tournament inCalifornia. Local teams invit-ed include: Anderson Valley,Mendocino, Point Arena, St.Vincent, Cloverdale andUpper Lake. The out of areateams are: Branson, CrystalSprings-Hillsborough,Tulelake, International,Valley Christian-Roseville,South Fork, Hoopa, CASchool for the Deaf, StuartHall and Colusa.The tournament begins at3:30 p.m. Wednesday,November 28th. Single dayticket prices are $5 foradults, $3 students andseniors and souvenir pro-grams cost $5.

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INSIDE:New No. 1?Missouri beatsKansas in Big12 showdown............Page 9

Cal men beatSan Diego St. ...........Page 10

Mayorgadefeats Vargasfor title...........Page 11

Raiders travelto Arrowhead...........Page 10

WARRIORS 100 | 76ERS 98 OT

Three for Azubuike

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Golden State Warriors' Kelenna Azubuike gestures after sinking the game-winning three-point shot in overtime against Philadelphia.

NCAA | FOOTBALL

BCSproves vitalduringwacky yearWacky college foot-ball season goes toshow that the BCSworks (as it alwayshas)By ANTHONY DIONThe Daily Journal

With Arkansas’ defeat of No.1 LSU on Friday, this wacky andunpredictable 2007 season ofcollege football keeps rolling.

After the Razorbacks finishedrunning over LSU’s vaunteddefense, the Tigers were leftwith sickness in their stomachsand thoughts that undoubtedlywandered over their two blownchances this year of finishing theyear as the No. 1 team in thecountry.

This was indeed the Tigers’second loss as the No. 1 team inthe polls; the first comingagainst Kentucky and anotherHeisman candidate (QB Andre’Woodson).

Upon completion ofSaturday’s No. 2 Kansas (11-0)vs. No. 4 Missouri (10-1) show-down, a fourth No.1 team willhave climbed atop the pile ofNCAA division one footballwith that team most likely beingthe winner of the aforemen-tioned showdown.

Not since 1997 have therebeen four different number oneteams in the same season. Thisyear, there might as well havebeen five as LSU was given twocracks at the crown.

Prior to this year in collegefootball, every season since theBCS was installed holiday timebrought out heated debate con-centrated not on whether or notto replace the BCS; rather onhow and when.

Sports brings out the mostpassionate opinions and ardentsupporters of any genre of top-ics; its only rivals being religionand politics perhaps.

And that’s what’s great aboutsports. The fact that there are somany people who hold such awide array of beliefs and opin-ions and are so passionate aboutthem. The problem is, the radi-cals that think they’re right arealmost always wrong and that ishardly anymore clear than withthis season of college footballcoming to a close.

The Bowl ChampionshipSeries (BCS), is the best systemfor determining a champion incollege football, period. Collegefootball is simply too hard topredict, with a vast amount ofteams and all kinds of variouscommitments that it is legallybound to fulfill.

And you know what? TheBCS is a simple formula thatgives us -- the college footballfans -- as great of an outcome asany of us can truly hope for.

A playoff system leaves tomany questions and too manyproblems.

How many teams do youinclude and which ones and bywhat method do you choosethem? The extra games are tax-ing on the student-athletes,emphasis on student. We allhave to remember that theseplayers are most importantly stu-dents and have requirements thatgo beyond the football field.

Not only that, but most ofthese teams are already playing13 games in a season, how manymore can they physically take onwithout breaking down as ateam? It’s just not feasible.

The best playoff system hasalways been there, it remainsthere still. That system is calleda schedule. And as everyone ofthe 126 division one programsgoes through an 11-13 gameschedule, things work them-selves out.

This year has shown thatevery team gets their opportuni-ty, some even two. If you play acompetitive schedule in a solidconference and you win yourgames, then good things willhappen for you.

If not, then you have no one -- or system -- to blame but your-self. The BCS works, and hope-fully now, all of the criticism canend.

NFL | WEEK 12Arizona looks to continueNiners skid, reach 6-5 for seasonBy BOB BAUMAssociated Press

GLENDALE, Ariz. — This is highlyunfamiliar territory for the ArizonaCardinals. They’re notonly favored to beatsomebody, but they’resupposed to do it com-fortably.

No one can remem-ber when oddsmakersmade the Cardinals adouble-digit favorite,but Arizona is a 10 1/2-point pick to win itsthird straight by beat-ing the reeling SanFrancisco 49ers onSunday.

A win wouldimprove the Cardinals to 6-5, somethingthey haven’t been since 1998, the only sea-son they’ve had a winning record or madethe playoffs since moving to Arizona 19years ago.

The franchise’s history suggests noopponent should be taken for granted,though, and the Cardinals insist they haveplenty of motivation for this one becauseof their season-opening loss at SanFrancisco.

“I don’t think anybody cares what hap-pened to them since that game we played,”Cardinals defensive end Antonio Smithsaid. “This game is personal. The reality isthey beat us. Ain’t gonna be no letdown.”

While the Cardinals, under first-yearcoach Ken Whisenhunt, have regroupedfrom a three-game losing streak and sur-vived the loss of starting quarterback MattLeinart, San Francisco has lost eight in arow and brings a gasping, wheezingoffense to Glendale.

The 49ers (2-8) haven’t scored a touch-down in 11 straight quarters and are last inthe league with 113 points.

They also rank at the bottom in yards

per game (218.6), plays from scrimmage(503), yards per play (3.9), third-down per-centage (28 percent) and time of posses-sion (25:58).

“I can’t remember a situation like this,”said Trent Dilfer, who took over for injuredAlex Smith at quarterback. “I’ve been onoffenses that struggled before, but never asconsistently as this one.”

Coach Mike Nolan brought in veterancoach Ted Tollner this week to help embat-tled offensive coordinator Jim Hostler.

“Ted has an awful lot of NFL and col-lege experience,” Nolan said. “He’s gotexperience as a coordinator as well as ahead coach. I believe along those lines uti-lizing his experience he can help Jim,whose a guy that’s in his first year as coor-dinator and going through some difficulttimes.”

Smith returned from a separated rightshoulder to play in three games, but sat outlast week’s 18-11 loss to St. Louis and isquestionable for Sunday, even though a49ers spokesman said Tuesday the quarter-back would miss the next two games.

The 49ers face an improving Arizonadefense that has given up yards but hascompensated with big plays, especiallylately. The Cardinals have six interceptionsin the last two games, four against CarsonPalmer in last week’s 35-27 victory atCincinnati.

Antrel Rolle, the extra back in Arizona’s“nickel” defense, picked off three passes,returning two for a score. He brought thethird back for a touchdown, too, but thescore was negated by a disputed penalty.

Arizona had a 5-0 advantage inturnovers against the Bengals.

“They’re an active bunch of guys thatrun to the ball well,” Nolan said. “They’vegot some playmakers that I think everyteam would love to have.”

The Cardinals could be without Pro

BLAZERS 87 |KINGS 84Kings’ skidexpands tothree Aldridge scores 28 asBlazers rally to beatSacramento 87-84

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) —The Portland Trail Blazers’opponent was the one feelingfrustrated in the fourth quarterfor a change.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 28points and 12 rebounds, andthe Blazers snapped a five-game losing streak with an87-84 victory over theSacramento Kings on Fridaynight.

Brandon Roy made the go-ahead basket and finishedwith 13 points and eightassists. Steve Blake scored allhis 13 points in the secondhalf for the Blazers, who are5-1 at the Rose Garden.

“Hopefully we can do thisthe rest of the season,” Blakesaid. “We needed to makesomething happen tonight andwe did it.”

Kevin Martin had 21points, seven rebounds andfour assists for the Kings. RonArtest added 17 points, 11rebounds and five assists inhis return from a one-gameabsence.

The Kings led 84-83 with25 seconds left, but Roydrove for a layup with 19 sec-onds remaining to givePortland the lead. FranciscoGarcia was called for charg-

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By DOUG TUCKERAssociated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Unthinkablein September, Missouri is one victoryaway from playing for its first nationalchampionship.

Chase Daniel threw for 361 yards andthree touchdowns and the third-rankedTigers ruined No. 2 Kansas’ unbeatenseason Saturday night with a 36-28 victo-ry in the biggest game either school everplayed.

As Big 12 North champions, the sur-prising Tigers (11-1, 7-1 Big 12) willhead to San Antonio and a date in the Big12 championship game with No. 10Oklahoma, the only team to beat themthis season. A victory there will almostcertainly propel Missouri into the BCSnational championship game on Jan. 7.

Todd Reesing’s 5-yard touchdownpass to Marcus Henry with 2:03 drew theJayhawks within six points andMissouri’s Tony Temple was stopped onthird down to give the Jayhawks (11-1, 7-1) one last slim chance.

Lorenzo Williams put the finishingtouches on it for Mizzou, sacking

Reesing in the end zone for a safety with12 seconds left. The Kansas quarterbackwalked off dejected, a muddy divot stuckin his face mask.

The game between the bitter archrivalsdrew 80,537, the second-biggest crowdin the 35-year history of ArrowheadStadium.

The Tigers, who had never won 11games in a season, should become No. 1in the Associated Press poll for the firsttime since 1960 and figure to be no worsethan No. 2 in the Bowl ChampionshipSeries standings.

On Friday, No. 1 LSU lost 50-48 inthree overtimes to Arkansas. No. 4 WestVirginia bombed No. 20 Connecticut 66-21 earlier Saturday and figures to moveup at least one spot the BCS standings tosecond. West Virginia finishes its seasonagainst Pittsburgh next week.

Kansas came into the game secondnationally averaging almost 46 points agame but fell behind 21-0 before Reesingfinally got the Jayhawks into the endzone. Scott Webb missed two field goalsin the second quarter for the Jayhawks,who have been an even bigger surprise

than Missouri up to this point and weregunning for what would have been theirfirst national championship as well.

In what had been billed as a HeismanTrophy subplot in the 116th meeting ofthe rivals, Daniel was the star. He went40-for-49 with no interceptions and out-played his Kansas counterpart.

Reesing had thrown a school-record205 straight passes without an intercep-tion but was picked off twice, each oneleading to a Missouri touchdown. He fin-ished 28-of-49 for 349 yards and twotouchdowns.

Temple rushed for 98 yards forMissouri, which did not break into thenational rankings until reaching No. 25after the third week. Danario Alexandercaught eight passes for 117 yards, includ-ing a 16-yard gain on third-and-14 with6:46 to play after Reesing’s touchdownpass to Dexton Fields pulled Kansas to31-21.

A moment later, Jeff Wolfert kickedhis second field goal, a 43-yarder, for a34-21 lead with 3:31 to go.

Daniel managed to avoid turnovers butthe Tigers were flagged 14 times for 144yards.

MISSOURI 36 | KANSAS 28

Daniel throws for 3 touchdowns, No. 3Missouri beats No. 2 Kansas 36-28

By JOSH DUBOWAssociated Press

STANFORD — Robert Hugheshelped Notre Dame put a positive finishon the worst season ever for college foot-ball’s most-storied team.

Hughes ran for 136 yards and the go-ahead 6-yard touchdown with 6:06remaining to help the Fighting Irish endthe season with consecutive wins for thefirst time in 15 years by beating Stanford21-14 Saturday.

The season-ending wins over Dukeand Stanford are little consolation forNotre Dame (3-9), which set a schoolrecord for losses in Charlie Weis’ thirdseason at the school. And this contest willnot be one Irish fans will want to remem-ber despite the win.

This was a mistake-filled game by allparties involved, with six turnovers, fivemissed field goals, four plays overturnedby instant replay and a number of person-al foul penalties.

After Derek Belch missed his fourthfield goal of the game for Stanford (3-8),a 49-yarder following an interception byJimmy Clausen, Notre Dame drove forthe winning score. Hughes broke off a44-yard run down to the Cardinal 8 andscored to plays later to make it 21-14.

Doug Baldwin returned the ensuingkickoff 42 yards to the Stanford 48. T.C.Ostrander, who replaced an injured

Tavita Pritchard earlier in the half, drovethe Cardinal down to the 7. Evan Moorecould not hold onto a pass in the end zoneon third down and Ostrander couldn’tconnect with Richard Sherman on fourthdown in the final minute to endStanford’s comeback attempt.

Both teams missed chances to breakthe tie earlier in the second half. TomZbikowski set up the Irish early in thethird quarter with a 60-yard punt return tothe 31. Notre Dame lost 16 yards on threeplays, but kept the ball when Kelton Lynnwas called for roughing the punter. Threeplays later, Brandon Walker’s 44-yardfield goal attempt went wide right.

Later in the third quarter, the Cardinalappeared to turn the ball over whenTerrail Lambert drilled Pritchard in thehelmet, causing a fumble. After a replayreview, Pritchard was ruled down beforethe fumble and T.C. Ostrander drove theCardinal down for the go-ahead score butBelch was wide right on a 30-yard fieldgoal attempt. Belch’s miss later in thequarter was eighth in his last 10 attempts.

The overturned fumble was one ofthree replay reviews to go against theIrish. One erased a 29-yard diving touch-down catch by David Grimes in the thirdquarter and the other gave AnthonyKimble a 1-yard touchdown after heappeared to be stopped short of the goalline on a second-down carry in the first

quarter.Stanford had an interception by Nick

Sanchez overturned by a replay review inthe second quarter.

Notre Dame lost three fumbles, andwas stopped on a fourth-and-1 from itsown 36 in the first 19 minutes of thegame but was tied at 14 at the halfbecause the Cardinal had nearly as manymiscues.

Belch missed a pair of long field goalsand Pritchard threw an interception deepin Cardinal territory to set up NotreDame’s first touchdown, a 2-yard sneakby Clausen. Stanford also allowed a 44-yard screen pass to Junior Jabbie on athird-and-20 to set up Travis Thomas’ 1-yard run that tied the game at 14 with 48seconds left in the half.

Notre Dame almost added anotherscore on what would have been a spec-tacular finish to the half. David Brutonintercepted Pritchard’s last-play heave atthe 3 and began a multi-lateral return tothe end zone that was called back on apersonal foul on Trevor Laws.

Zbikowski ran the final 30 yards aftera lateral from Darrin Walls and the onlything missing was the band on the field asit was 25 years ago when Californiashocked Stanford with The Play.

In between Notre Dame’s two scores,Kimble ran for a pair of touchdowns forStanford from 1 and 11 yards out.

IRISH 21 | CARDINAL 14

Notre Dame ends disappointing season withwin over Stanford

By JOHN NADELAssociated Press

PASADENA — When Dennis Dixonwent out, the explosive Oregon offensebecame average, at best. When his back-up at quarterback was injured as well, theDucks had no chance.

So now, unlikely as it might seem, theonce-reeling UCLA Bruins have a shot atplaying in the Rose Bowl game.

Freshman Kai Forbath kicked threefield goals, including a career-long 54-yarder, and the Bruins took advantage ofNo. 9 Oregon’s plight to hand the Ducksa 16-0 setback Saturday — their firstshutout loss in more than 22 years.

“Our goal was to be in a position forthis opportunity. I can’t tell you I thoughtwe’d be 6-5 with this opportunity,”Bruins coach Karl Dorrell said. “But it iswhat it is.

“We were going to win this game.There was no question in our mind. Weplayed smart and made critical playswhen we needed to make them.”

Oregon (8-3, 5-3 Pac-10) had beenbounced out of the national champi-onship picture Nov. 15 when Dixon, aleading Heisman Trophy candidate, leftin the first quarter of a 34-24 loss atArizona with a torn knee ligament.

The Ducks lost backup quarterbackBrady Leaf late in the first quarter of thisgame, and young signal-callers CodyKempt and Justin Roper were unable togenerate any offense as Oregon wasblanked for the first time since losing 63-0 to Nebraska on Sept. 28, 1985.

Oregon entered averaging 40.9 pointsand 505.8 yards of total offense in its first10 games, mainly with Dixon at the con-trols.

The Ducks gained only 148 yardsagainst the Bruins, who snapped a three-game losing streak despite getting only10 first downs and gaining 220 yards.

The result left No. 11 Southern

California (9-2, 6-2) in position to win itssixth straight Pac-10 championship andplay in the Rose Bowl with a victory overthe Bruins next weekend.

Should UCLA upset USC and Arizonatop No. 7 Arizona State the same day, theBruins (6-5, 5-3) would get the RoseBowl bid — a shocking developmentconsidering their recent slump and thepossibility that Dorrell’s job is in jeop-ardy.

“Next week’s game is what we need tofocus in on,” Dorrell said. “That’s themost exciting game in football, in myopinion — a great rivalry game. We willfind a way to do the things necessary tomake us successful.”

The Bruins did just that against theTrojans last year, winning a 13-9 decisionto snap a seven-game losing streakagainst their crosstown rivals and depriveUSC of a chance to play for the nationalchampionship.

But that game was at the Rose Bowl.This matchup will be at the Los AngelesColiseum, where the Trojans have won37 of their last 38 games.

Kempt, a redshirt freshman making hiscollege debut, completed 6-for-23 passesfor 52 yards with two interceptions —both of which led to field goals. Forbathkicked his first field goal, a 54-yarder,after Kempt was unable to handle a snapfrom center.

Roper, also a redshirt freshman,relieved Kempt late in the third quarter,and was 1-for-5 for 8 yards with oneinterception before Kempt returned latein the final period. By that time, it was16-0 thanks to Craig Sheppard’s 20-yardtouchdown run with 5:29 to play.

Leaf was 4-of-11 for 45 yards beforebeing injured.

Oregon’s Jonathan Stewart, the Pac-10’s leading rusher with a 127.3-yard pergame average, was held to was held to 33yards on 13 carries. He has been ham-

pered by a sore right big toe.“It’s disappointing, but it’s no excuse,”

Oregon coach Mike Bellotti said of histeam’s injuries. “UCLA had some peoplethat were missing, too. They did a nicejob — give them credit.

“Our offense failed to show up today,unfortunately. We dropped about sixpasses today, and you can’t do that. Wedidn’t make enough plays, we had toomany three-and-outs. I don’t know if I’veever seen our defense play better, andI’ve been here for 19 years.

“The shutout does not bother me. Theloss bothers me very much.”

Oregon never posed a serious scoringthreat.

“We lost Dixon, and a lot of guys gotdown and we never really got back up,”receiver Jaison Williams said. “We misshim a lot. In a big game like this, it’s toobad we couldn’t get up for it.”

Osaar Rasshan played the first half atquarterback for UCLA and was 0-for-7with one interception in his second careerstart. Ben Olson, playing for the first timesince injuring his left knee Oct. 6, playedthe second half and completed 4-of-10for 64 yards with one interception.

Olson began the season as the first-stringer, and although Dorrell wouldn’tidentify a starter for next week, Olsonwould seem to have the edge.

“I felt pretty good,” Olson said. “I’mnot 100 percent. I didn’t feel any rust. Ifeel a little bit limited physically, I’m notthe fastest guy in the world and my kneefelt a little sore, but I felt good, felt com-fortable, felt confident.”

Chris Markey, slowed much of the sea-son by injuries, gained 91 yards on 30carries for the Bruins.

Leaf injured his right ankle whensacked by Reggie Carter in the finalminute of the first quarter — one of fivesacks by the Bruins. Oregon also had fivesacks.

UCLA 16 | OREGON 0

Bruins blank Oregon 16-0 to eliminateDucks from Rose Bowl race

BERKELEY (AP) —Forward Ryan Andersonscored 23 points andCalifornia overcame a slowstart to beat San Diego State77-69 Saturday at an emptyHaas Pavilion.

Cal asserted themselveswith 10:08 in the game with aJerome Randle three-pointerfrom the corner to give theBears their first lead of thegame, 60-58. After that, theynever trailed.

The game turned In Cal’sfavor with two PatrickChristopher buckets: the firstan electrifying alley-oop fol-lowed by a runner in the lane.

After the lackluster startthe Bears finally caught up tothe Aztecs’ lung-burning styleof play to run their record to3-0, while San Diego Statedropped to 5-1.

The game stalled for sever-al minutes at 66 all, before Calcountered the Aztec’s speedwith a slowed-down half-court offense.

Center DeVon Hardinbroke the tie with his first bas-ket of the game with 2:58 left.The Bears figured the 6-foot,11-inch senior would controlthe game. Instead, Hardinmissed his first five shots andwas 3-for-8 from the free-throw line.

Hardin did manage to grab14 boards, including a fewcrucial rebounds in the clos-ing seconds.

The Bears certainlyweren’t inspired by the sparsecrowd, and Cal wasn’t at fullstrength.

The Golden Bears areslowly getting healthy aftergetting hit by a barrage of

bizarre injuries. ForwardOmondi Amoke had a vascu-lar abnormality removed fromhis calf on Sept. 14. Backupcenter Taylor Harrison’s soreknee shelved him for the firsttwo games. Forward TheoRobinson’s hip surgery inApril will keep him out untilthe start of PAC-10 play.Forward Eric Vienneiselsprained his ankle but playedagainst San Diego State.

Fortunately for Cal theygot Randle back from thestrangest injury of all againstthe constantly pressingAztecs. Randle underwent akidney biopsy last month andwas out for three weeks.Randle will be able to controlhis kidney ailment with med-ication.

The cat-quick Randle did-n’t start but got in fast andscored a career high 21 pointsin his first game of the season.With Randle, the Bears couldget the ball up the floor, butthey had trouble from there.

By DOUG TUCKERAssociated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Back in the days of LenDawson and Ben Davidson,Ken Stabler and Willie Lanier,hardly anything was biggerthan a Raiders-Chiefs game.

My, how times change.Now it’s Brodie Croyle and

Kolby Smith, and DaunteCulpepper and Justin Fargas.The Chiefs (4-6) are on athree-game losing skid, whileOakland (2-8) has lost six in arow overall and nine straightto Kansas City.

A once-great NFL rivalryhas been reduced to secondbilling to a college game, forthis week at least.

Dominating water coolerconversation and sports radioall week in Kansas City hasbeen the Big 12 showdown inArrowhead Stadium onSaturday night between No. 2Kansas and No. 3 Missouri,who are 21-1 between themand vying for a shot in thenational championship game.

In the hearts and minds ofmost Kansas City residents allweek, the Raiders and Chiefson Sunday have seemedalmost an afterthought. ButChiefs coach Herm Edwardsunderstood.

“They both deserve theattention they’re receivingright now,” Edwards saidFriday of the two Big 12teams. “I think the coaches,players and universities areexcited about what’s going totranspire tomorrow, and Ithink the people from KansasCity and Missouri are. All thealums will be here. It’s goodfor college football.”

It’ll be a long, tiring nightfor the grounds crew andcleanup squad. The Missouri-Kansas game probably won’tbe over until about 11 p.m.Almost 80,000 people will bein the stands and officialsbelieve another 15,000-20,000 could spend the

evening in the parking lot dur-ing the biggest game in the116-year-old rivalry. Theplace will be a mess.

Hundreds will be up allnight getting the field squaredaway and the stadium andparking lots cleaned up intime for the noon kickoffbetween the Chiefs andRaiders.

Arrowhead, in the span ofabout 20 hours, will host twofootball games and moveabout 150,000 people in andout.

Luckilyfor thesake of thegrass sur-f a c e ,Sa turdayn i g h tshould bedry.

“I thinkif it wasr a i n i n gand thefield wasm u d d ythen you’d be a little bit morenervous about how the fieldwas going to look the nextday,” Edwards said. “But ourgrounds crew does a good joband I think it’s going to be agreat event.”

The Chiefs’ running gamewas averaging 77.5 yardseven before Priest Holmesretired at midweek. TheRaiders’ rush defense isallowing more than 152 yardsevery time out.

In their 98th game againstOakland, the Chiefs will starta third-team running back.Smith, a rookie fifth-rounddraft choice, has carried 10times for 19 yards. But withLarry Johnson missing a thirdstraight start with an injuredfoot and Holmes no longeravailable, it’ll be Smith takingthe handoff from Croyle,who’ll be making his secondNFL start.

Is the rookie ready?

“We’re going to find out,”Edwards said.

The 5-11, 219-pounderstarted 10 games forLouisville last year in relief ofan injured Michael Bush. Hehad 862 yards and seventouchdowns as the Cardinalswent 12-1.

“You always have to thinkof yourself as a starter,” Smithsaid. “You never look at your-self as a backup.”

The Chiefs haven’t wonsince they beat the Raiders 12-10 in Oakland on Oct. 21. ForOakland coach Lane Kiffin,it’s a chance to make use ofthe knowledge he gainedabout Kansas City the firsttime around.

“I really like it a lotbecause you get to see,because of our first yeartogether, a new system of howthey attacked us, what theydid against us, what they liketo do, how our matchups wereindividually as well,” saidOakland’s first-year coach.

“I’m excited by the chal-lenge of it and a chance tocome back and play a team wewent down to the wire with. Itwas like a lot of our games:could have went either way.”

Despite all their troubles,the Chiefs are only one gamebehind Denver and San Diegoin the weak AFC West. Butthe Raiders harbor no illu-sions about playing for anytitles.

“No, we’ve got a lot ofproblems,” Kiffin said.“We’re not worried about thedivision and what the recordsare of the other teams. We’vegot to play better so we canstart winning games.”

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———Thursday’s GamesGreen Bay 37, Detroit 26Dallas 34, N.Y. Jets 3Indianapolis 31, Atlanta 13Sunday’s GamesSeattle at St. Louis, 10 a.m.Minnesota at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.Oakland at Kansas City, 10 a.m.Houston at Cleveland, 10 a.m.Tennessee at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.New Orleans at Carolina, 10 a.m.Washington at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.Buffalo at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.San Francisco at Arizona, 1:05 p.m.Denver at Chicago, 1:15 p.m.Baltimore at San Diego, 1:15 p.m.Philadelphia at New England, 5:15 p.m.Monday’s GameMiami at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 29Green Bay at Dallas, 5:15 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 2N.Y. Jets at Miami, 10 a.m.Houston at Tennessee, 10 a.m.Detroit at Minnesota, 10 a.m.Buffalo at Washington, 10 a.m.Atlanta at St. Louis, 10 a.m.Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.San Diego at Kansas City, 10 a.m.Seattle at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.San Francisco at Carolina, 10 a.m.Denver at Oakland, 1:05 p.m.Cleveland at Arizona, 1:05 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Chicago, 1:15 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1:15 p.m.Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 5:15 p.m.Monday, Dec. 3New England at Baltimore, 5:30 p.m.

NHLEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L OT Pts GF GAN.Y. Rangers 13 8 2 28 51 44Philadelphia 12 7 2 26 66 57N.Y. Islanders 11 8 0 22 47 51New Jersey 10 10 2 22 53 57Pittsburgh 9 11 2 20 63 69Northeast Division

W L OT Pts GF GAOttawa 16 4 1 33 68 49Montreal 12 7 3 27 69 59Boston 11 7 2 24 51 49Toronto 8 10 5 21 69 81Buffalo 9 10 1 19 58 58Southeast Division

W L OT Pts GF GACarolina 13 7 3 29 78 67Florida 11 12 1 23 63 69Atlanta 11 11 0 22 61 73Tampa Bay 10 10 2 22 72 67Washington 7 14 1 15 51 67WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division

W L OT Pts GF GADetroit 15 6 1 31 74 53Chicago 12 8 1 25 64 62St. Louis 12 8 0 24 50 46Nashville 11 8 2 24 59 59Columbus 10 8 4 24 59 55Northwest Division

W L OT Pts GF GAColorado 12 8 1 25 61 61Minnesota 11 9 2 24 57 58Vancouver 11 9 2 24 60 60Calgary 9 10 3 21 61 66Edmonton 8 13 1 17 51 71Pacific Division

W L OT Pts GF GADallas 11 7 4 26 66 57San Jose 11 7 3 25 57 47Anaheim 10 9 4 24 58 64Phoenix 10 10 0 20 50 60Los Angeles 8 12 1 17 59 70

Two points for a win, one point for overtime lossor shootout loss.———Friday’s GamesBoston 2, N.Y. Islanders 1Washington 4, Philadelphia 3, OTColumbus 4, Minnesota 0Phoenix 4, Anaheim 3, SOCarolina 4, Tampa Bay 3Buffalo 4, Montreal 2New Jersey 3, Atlanta 0Florida 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, SOSt. Louis 3, Vancouver 1Dallas 3, Toronto 1Saturday’s GamesBuffalo 3, Montreal 0Calgary 5, Colorado 2Phoenix 5, Toronto 1N.Y. Islanders 2, Boston 1Columbus 3, Detroit 2, SOPhiladelphia 4, Ottawa 3Washington 5, Carolina 2Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 0New Jersey 3, Tampa Bay 2Minnesota 4, Nashville 3Chicago at Edmonton, LateLos Angeles at San Jose, LateSunday’s GamesDallas at N.Y. Rangers, 10 a.m.Calgary at St. Louis, 3 p.m.Los Angeles at Anaheim, 5 p.m.Chicago at Vancouver, 7 p.m.Monday’s GamesDallas at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.Boston at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.Buffalo at Washington, 4 p.m.

Columbus at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

NBAEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBBoston 10 1 .909 —Toronto 6 6 .500 4 1/2New Jersey 6 7 .462 5Philadelphia 3 8 .273 7New York 2 9 .182 8Southeast Division

W L Pct GBOrlando 11 3 .786 —Charlotte 6 6 .500 4Washington 6 6 .500 4Atlanta 4 7 .364 5 1/2Miami 3 9 .250 7Central Division

W L Pct GBDetroit 8 4 .667 —Milwaukee 6 4 .600 1Cleveland 6 6 .500 2Indiana 6 7 .462 2 1/2Chicago 2 8 .200 5WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBSan Antonio 11 2 .846 —Dallas 9 3 .750 1 1/2New Orleans 9 5 .643 2 1/2Houston 6 7 .462 5Memphis 3 9 .250 7 1/2Northwest Division

W L Pct GBDenver 9 4 .692 —Utah 9 4 .692 —Portland 5 8 .385 4Seattle 2 11 .154 7Minnesota 1 9 .100 6 1/2Pacific Division

W L Pct GBPhoenix 11 2 .846 —L.A. Lakers 7 5 .583 3 1/2L.A. Clippers 6 5 .545 4Golden State 4 7 .364 6Sacramento 4 9 .308 7

———Friday’s GamesOrlando 105, Charlotte 92Golden State 123, Washington 115Boston 107, L.A. Lakers 94Indiana 111, Dallas 107Miami 98, Houston 91Detroit 83, Philadelphia 78San Antonio 101, Memphis 88Denver 99, Minnesota 93Utah 99, New Orleans 71Phoenix 113, L.A. Clippers 94Portland 87, Sacramento 84New Jersey 98, Seattle 93Saturday’s GamesNew York 85, Chicago 78Cleveland 111, Toronto 108Orlando 120, Miami 99Boston 96, Charlotte 95Golden State 100, Philadelphia 98, OTMemphis 124, Washington 118Atlanta 94, Minnesota 87Houston 109, Denver 81Milwaukee 97, Dallas 95New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, LateSunday’s GamesChicago at Toronto, 9 a.m.Utah at Detroit, 10 a.m.Cleveland at Indiana, 11:30 a.m.San Antonio at Seattle, 6 p.m.New Jersey at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m.Monday’s GamesUtah at New York, 4:30 p.m.Minnesota at New Orleans, 5 p.m.Washington at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.Orlando at Portland, 7 p.m.San Antonio at Sacramento, 7 p.m.Phoenix at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.Houston at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

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SYDNEY, Australia (AP)— David Beckham arrived ona private jet from London onSunday for his first visit toAustralia, while his LosAngeles Galaxy teammatescame on a scheduled airlinefrom the United States.

The former England cap-tain apparently wants no otherspecial treatment while DownUnder for the Galaxy’s exhibi-tion match Tuesday nightagainst Sydney FC before asellout crowd of 80,000 at theformer Olympic stadium.

Sunday newspapers werefull of Beckham stories —despite a national election theday before in which JohnHoward lost the prime minis-tership to Kevin Rudd.Several focussed onBeckham’s shunning of apresidential-style suite at adowntown casino hotel infavor of a basic one that histeammates will get.

The suite goes for about$5,250 a night, the regular

room $235.“We’re quite under-

whelmed about the fact he’llbe staying as one of the teammembers. He hasn’t comethrough with a list of requestswe’re used to here,” Star Cityofficial Richard Munro said.“He doesn’t want anythingspecial, which is a real creditto a superstar like him.”

Beckham’s first appearancein Sydney came at a Sundaymedia conference with hisnew coach and former Dutchinternational Ruud Gullit,Galaxy teammate LandonDonovan and Sydney FCcoach John Kosmina.

“I’m very happy to be here.I’ve never been to this countrybefore and it’s somewhereI’ve wanted to visit for a longtime,” Beckham said. “It tookme 22 hours to get here butit’s more than worth it.”

Beckham will remain inSydney until Thursday beforeflying to New Zealand for theGalaxy’s friendly against the

Wellington Phoenix onSaturday.

Beckham arrived fromLondon after England missedout on qualification for Euro2008. The midfielder came ona second-half substitute inEngland’s 3-2 loss to Croatiaat Wembley on Wednesday,Beckham’s 99th international.

Beckham is in Australiawithout his wife of eightyears, Victoria, and their threesons — Brooklyn, 8; Romeo;5 and Cruz, 2. Victoria, for-merly Posh Spice in the SpiceGirls, is said to be rehearsingwith her former pop group fortheir world reunion tour whichbegins Dec. 2 in Vancouver,British Columbia.

Beckham’s visit hasspurred sales of his Galaxyjersey — 20,000 have beensold in Australia in the pastmonth.

“We’ve had requestsincreasing everyday,” TrentKaroll, a sporting goods com-pany managing director, said.

“Securing supply ... wastricky.”

The Beckham-led Galaxymatch is the team’s first exhi-bition outside North Americaand will be televised interna-tionally.

Kevin Muscat, who playedagainst Beckham inAustralia’s 3-1 upset win overEngland in a friendly twoyears ago, will be one of theTV commentators forTuesday’s match.

“First and foremost, he’s avery talented footballer andwhat’s come with it has over-shadowed what he’s done as aplayer,” said Muscat.

“He’ll want to show thepublic here and in Americawhat he’s made of and whythere has been so much fussand why he’s paid so muchmoney.”

Bowl safety Adrian Wilson,whose string of 59 consecu-tive starts ended last weekbecause of an injured heel.

The Cardinals, meanwhile,enter Sunday’s play one gamebehind first-place Seattle inthe NFC West. With four oftheir final six games at home,they like their chances.

“You can feel the wholevibe is just different,” AntonioSmith said. “Everybody’slooking forward to the nextgame and then the next game,instead of knowing that youhaven’t got a chance, thatyou’re so far behind there’s noway you can come back.”

Sunday’s game is anothersellout at University ofPhoenix Stadium, site of thisseason’s Super Bowl. The bigcrowds at the 2-year-old stadi-um have been loud, and most-ly cheering for the Cardinals,giving Arizona its long-soughthome-field advantage.

“Since the last two weeks,there’s been a lot of excite-ment,” Whisenhunt said. “Ourguys are feeling very confi-dent in the way they’re play-ing, and it’s carried over notonly in the game but on the

practice field.”Quarterback Kurt Warner

will play his fifth game in arow with a bulky brace on hisleft elbow protecting a torntendon. He was hurt in hisfirst start after Leinart wentdown with a broken collar-bone. Before that, Warner wasplaying, but only in “no-hud-dle” situations.

He is getting more com-fortable with Whisenhunt’soffense, which is far differentthan the pass-oriented gamehe directed in St. Louis andunder Green in Arizona.

Warner has completed 42of 64 passes for 470 yards andfive touchdowns, with oneinterception, the last twogames, victories that made theCardinals, believe it or not, aplayoff contender.

It’s been a while sinceWarner — and a lot longersince Arizona — could saythat.

“It’s a great place to be,knowing that everything stillmatters,” he said. “It’s nice tobe 10 games in and still beplaying for something.”

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LOS ANGELES — The buildup wasugly. The fight was a beauty.

Ricardo Mayorga scored a majority12-round decision over Fernando Vargason Friday night, winning on the strengthof knockdowns in the first and 11throunds.

Judge Max DeLuca had Mayorga win-ning 115-111; Glenn Trowbridge had it114-112 for Mayorga, and DavidMendoza scored it 113-113. TheAssociated Press had it 114-110 forMayorga.

The former world championsexchanged punches in the middle of thering through most of the bout, withVargas growing stronger in the laterrounds. But it wasn’t enough thanks tothe knockdowns.

Mayorga began celebrating midwaythrough the final round, thrusting hisright fist into the air during brief lulls inthe action.

There weren’t many of those.As the 12th round ended, both fighters

celebrated as if they won.But only one could win, and that

would be Mayorga.Mayorga, a three-time world champi-

on from Managua, Nicaragua, raised hisrecord to 28-6 with 22 knockouts.

Vargas, a two-time world championfrom nearby Oxnard, fell to 26-5 with 22knockouts. He had said repeatedly thatthis would be the final fight of his career,and did so again after it was over.

“Absolutely, this is the end. This wasmy last fight,” said Vargas, who turns 30in two weeks.

“I should have used my jab more,”Vargas said. “He’s a good fighter or hewouldn’t have been world champion. Ithought I won the fight. There were acouple flash knockdowns. But when allwas said and done, he was the better mantonight.

“I had a bad night. I thought he’d be alot more wild than he was.”

The bout matched a pair of once-prominent fighters who both entered hav-ing been idle for more than 15 monthsand had each lost two of their previousthree fights.

Vargas hadn’t fought since July 15,

2006, when he was stopped for the sec-ond time in five months by ShaneMosley. Mayorga last fought May 6,2006, when he was stopped by Oscar DeLa Hoya.

Both fighters weighed 164 pounds atThursday’s weigh-in — a startling devel-opment for Vargas considering he admit-tedly ballooned to 264 following his sec-ond loss to Mosley.

The WBC Continental Americas supermiddleweight title was at stake. The bouthad been scheduled for Sept. 8, but wasdelayed after a routine blood test revealedVargas had an iron deficiency.

The crowd of 10,365 at Staples Centerwas almost completely pro-Vargas — nosurprise considering Oxnard is some 50miles northwest of Los Angeles.

“Vargas came out with a different stylethan I had anticipated,” Mayorga saidthrough a translator. “That was the lull inthe middle rounds before I adjusted to hisstyle. This time, I tried to concentratemore on discipline and control.

“He was faster than I thought, but Istuck with my game plan and put thepressure on him. I want to keep fighting,a few more times at 154 (pounds). Youguys saw me in there. I have a lot of fightleft in me.”

Wearing a camouflage robe andtrunks, Mayorga was roundly booed as heentered the ring. Vargas, wearing a som-brero, followed to a loud ovation. Butonce he disrobed, Vargas appeared a littlesoft around the middle, no doubt a lotheavier than the 164 pounds he weigheda day earlier.

Mayorga went right after Vargas in thefirst round, throwing a flurry of punches.The crowd began a chant of “Vargas,Vargas,” and their man promptly threw alow blow that drew a warning from refer-ee Raul Caiz Sr.

Then, late in the round, Mayorgaattacked again, and floored Vargas with aleft hand, celebrating before his opponentquickly got to his feet.

Mayorga continued to force the action,and appeared to hurt Vargas early in thethird round, opening a cut over his lefteye. But much to the crowd’s delight,Vargas fought back, and did some dam-age himself later in the round.

Mayorga said he didn’t believe the

bout would go beyond three rounds, andVargas had said six.

They were both wrong.Mayorga threw a couple of punches

after the bell sounded ending the eighthround, and made a gesture of apologybefore the ninth, which Vargas acknowl-edged.

The two fought on even terms in the11th until Mayorga floored Vargas with aright hand in the final seconds.

The dislike the fighters professed foreach other seemed sincere from the timethe bout was scheduled. They exchangedpunches July 11 at the first pre-fight newsconference, and every other gatheringwas filled with angry, ugly exchanges.

Vargas’ manager, Joe Percora, said hisfighter could earn up to $15 million,depending on the number of pay-per-view subscribers. Mayorga is expected tobe paid about half of what Vargas gets.

On the undercard, Kermit Cintron suc-cessfully defended his IBF welterweightchampionship by stopping JesseFeliciano at 1:53 of the 10th round, andRoman Karmazin knocked out AlejandroGarcia at 1:24 of the third round to winthe WBA Intercontinental super welter-weight title.

Both bouts were scheduled for 12rounds.

Cintron (146 3/4 pounds), of Reading,Pa., raised his record to 29-1 with 27knockouts. Feliciano (147 pounds), ofLos Angeles, dropped to 15-6-3.

Well ahead on points when the endcame, Cintron said he had to overcomean injury.

“I felt a crack on my right hand in thefirst round,” he said. “I had a lot of pain,but I worked through it.”

Karmazan (152 3/4 pounds), a Russiannow living in Los Angeles, is 36-2-1 with23 knockouts. Garcia (154 pounds), ofTijuana, Mexico, is 25-3. The end camesuddenly, with Karmazan using a quickflurry of punches to floor Garcia, whowas counted out by referee Jerry Cantu.

“The hook to the body got me,” Garciasaid. “I don’t think I have been hit thathard before.”

The card was promoted by Don KingProductions and Main Events in associa-tion with Staples Center.

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Mayorga wins majority decision over Vargasing on the other end.

Brad Miller tied up JarrettJack for a jump ball, butTravis Outlaw stole the tap,was fouled and made two freethrows. Artest missed a 35-footer at the buzzer that couldhave tied it.

“We had our chances,” saidSacramento coach ReggieTheus, whose team is 0-7 onthe road. “We had the balltaken from us down thestretch. We needed defensivestops and we couldn’t getthem.”

Portland had allowed 30points or more in the fourthquarters of each of its last fivegames, and had lost each one.

Sacramento led for most ofthe first three quarters, butPortland forced seven fourth-quarter turnovers andoutscored the Kings 27-19.

“In the last few games,when it came down to thefourth quarter, we gave up alot of points,” Aldridge said.“Tonight our defense was bet-ter and we kept scoring.”

Garcia had 17 points andBeno Udrih had 11 points, sixassists and four rebounds forthe Kings.

Sacramento led by 10 earlyin the first quarter but by onlyone by halftime. The Kingstook a 65-62 lead into thefourth quarter.

Artest missed Wednesday’sloss to Phoenix to be with hisdaughter, who was undergo-ing a medical procedure, andhis presence made a big dif-ference for the Kings on bothends of the floor.

On the defensive end,Artest held reigning Rookie ofthe Year Roy to 6-of-15 shoot-ing. Artest was a one-manteam during a four-minutestretch of the fourth, scoring,diving for balls, settingscreens and grabbingrebounds to preserve histeam’s 74-70 lead.

But he drove and kickedout to Miller for a wide-open3 that missed badly, and hadanother drive to the basket cutshort when Miller was whis-tled for 3 seconds.

Without help, the Kingsweren’t bound to keep theirlead long.

Blake hit back-to-back 3sand Roy scored his first pointsof the half with 4 minutesremaining. Jack made twofree throws and the Blazershad an 11-0 run and a 81-74lead.

Martin hit a 14-footer, andArtest drew a foul from Royand made one of two freethrows.

Miller and Udrih hit back-to-back jumpers to cut thelead to two, and Martin drilleda 3 on a fast break to giveSacramento back the lead, butit was short-lived.

“It was totally our fault thatwe lost the game,” Udrih said.“We had it. ... We weren’taggressive enough in the lastfive minutes.”

Notes: Udrih returned froma knee injury to start at pointguard, where he has been sub-bing for Mike Bibby, out withtorn ligaments in his thumb. ...The Blazers were just 16-of-27 from the free throw line. ...Aldridge had his third gameof at least 20 points and 10rebounds, and he made 12 of15 shots from the field.

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potential untested soil andsmokestack contamination.This reputable group’sresearch appears to manySmart Growth supporters andmembers to point out validreasons to take more time andcare in evaluating a siteknown for decades to haveused a variety of possiblyunidentified toxins. We don’tknow; because we don’t, itseems to many of us that itwould be wise for the Countyto apply its own“Precautionary Principle”regarding this project, usingthe “better safe than sorry”philosophy.

We’re glad Jim Mulherenwishes to see a growing andthriving downtown Ukiah. Wedisagree with his belief thatDDR’s planned huge mallwould not hurt downtownbusiness. Much research ontowns similar to Ukiah bearsout our argument. Manydowntown merchants alsoagree with us. And we wonderwhy Mulheren, a commission-er in a city in which he report-

edly may live, is eager tofavor commercial develop-ment outside the City limits,rather than work with the Cityto secure that business andrevenue. And consider theheavy load on City servicesand infrastructure huge newdevelopments just north oftown would create -- imaginetraffic impacts.

Finally, consider JimMulheren’s claims that SmartGrowth members “lackintegrity” because we don’tagree with his version of “thetruth,” and that we “stir upfalse statements and preju-dices” to “further their ownpersonal agenda.” He’s talk-ing about a lot of folks whohave pretty good publicrecords for studiously andhonestly representing “truths”as we perceive them, whilerespectfully listening to all thecitizenry to promote policiesthat appear to us to be in thepublic interest. If he feels it’s“intimidating” to someonethat a bunch of people takepart in the democratic processby going to meetings con-vened by our governing bod-ies to hear us, or feels ouractivism “suppresses” his oranyone’s right to speak, he’s

got us -- and democracy --wrong. How about the intimi-dation some of us feel con-fronted by deep pocketsDDR? And if he feels only hisfinger is on the pulse of the“common citizens,” or por-trays Smart Growth as a pri-vate club of idle rich, wrong !

Again, we’re working citi-zens, too. He may be disillu-sioned by the number of vot-ers in the valley who havesigned a letter to SupervisorWattenburger supporting ourpositions, and the number andvariety of folks who havethanked us for “going to allthose meetings we don’t havetime and energy for.” The“silent majority” always getsto speak at the polls. We askall in the community to join usin this process and debate.Please read our web site.Form your opinions and speakas you feel moved.

James Connerton repre-sents to Ukiah Valley SmartGrowth Coalition.

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should’ve been in the protestline rather than the one I wasin, but that’s just one of those“should’ve-could’ves” that Ineed to let go of.

For me, going into theArmy and eventually going toVietnam was the result of aseries of complex decisions Ihad to make all the waythrough the process. The lastand most final decision Imade was at Fort LewisWashington just a few daysbefore my orders for Vietnamcame through. I went AWOL(Absent Without Leave) andweighed going to Canada orSweden against going toVietnam as an infantry sol-dier. My decision to go towar was as heartfelt as anydecision I’ve ever made. Inthe end, I decided to gobecause I felt that for me, andfor me alone, had I desertedthe Army and my country itwould have been not for amoral reason but because Iwas just plain scared of goingto fight in the jungle. I’vealways been glad I decided togo because had I not, Iwouldn’t have been able tolive with myself. In my case,I needed to find the truthabout the war first hand.

There is nothing in my lifethat has taught me deeper andmore necessary lessons thanspending a year in theinfantry in Vietnam. I learnedhow to write about my expe-riences after I was made acombat correspondent for mybrigade. The skills I learned -writing and photography -have served me ever since.Writing is my way of figuring

things out.Something else I learned

in Vietnam that has servedme at least as much, was howto access the silence we allhave inside us. During longdark nights on guard duty ona lonely mountaintop I taughtmyself how to meditate.Meditation, more than any-thing else, has saved my life.Because of the peace it’sgiven me I’m able to see theworld more clearly. MahatmaGandhi said, “in the attitudeof silence the soul finds thepath in a clearer light andwhat is elusive and deceptiveresolves itself into crystalclearness. Our life is a longand arduous quest afterTruth.”

It is no coincidence thatmy experience of finding thissilence appears in the currentissue of Shambhala Sun, aBuddhist publication. In thearticle titled “War andSilence” I write about how Idiscovered that it is possibleto find peace within ourselveseven in the middle of a war.

Finding this silence givesus the power to change our-selves and thus our view ofthe world.

Something I believe thatPeter Sears and I would agreeon is that if our Presidenthimself had witnessed thehorrors of war, the worldwould be a much differentplace today. As everyoneknows, both our Commander-in-chief and his second incommand, the Vice President,managed to weasel out ofgoing to war. Had ourPresident witnessed, firsthand, one of his buddiescatch a bullet in the brain, Idoubt very much if he wouldhave “been called” to takeour country into a war that

has killed over 4,000 of us. But, that again, is another

“if only.”My solution to ending war

is simple. Each of us fightingour own war must do whatthey can to win it. Thismeans, each of us - one per-son at a time - has to confrontour own demons before weare ready to confront those ofthe world. If each of us triesto emulate Mahatmi Gandhi,then in a world filled withGandhis there will be no war.As he said, “always aim atcomplete harmony of thoughtand word and deed.”

Whereas Peter wants tofollow civil disobedience, Iwant people to follow them-selves, in an inward direction,towards the peace in theirhearts. By finding that peace,we spread it throughout theuniverse. Whereas Peterpraises Daniel Berrigan, I amin awe of Mahatma Gandhi.But following Gandhi’swords I can forgive Peter’saction of civil disobedience:“Hate the sin, love the sin-ner.” Gandhi also said,“Freedom is not worth havingif it does not include the free-dom to make mistakes.”

I believe both Peter and Iare doing the right thing: weare trying our best to changesomething that seems morallywrong. We are each follow-ing through on our heartfeltbeliefs. As Gandhi says, “youmust be the change you wantto see in the world.” In fair-ness, I will give the last wordhere to Daniel Berrigan whosaid something equally wise,“I don’t have to prove mylife. I just have to live.”

Tony Anthony is a Ukiah resi-dent.

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Driving is a privilege, nota right, and every one of ushas a responsibility to drivesafely when we get behindthe wheel, due to weatherconditions, at times, weshould drive slower than theposted speed, but not every-one is willing to do that. Toput the blame for accidentson Caltrans and say they needto act now to save lives, isplacing responsibility on thewrong party. However, shift-ing the focus of responsibilityseems to be a common prac-tice these days as our society

becomes filled with morelawlessness and lack ofrespect to others.

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get a license to practice lawor medicine or build a houseor drive a car. But all youneed to preside over ournation is to have lived 35years. Don’t you think that tobe eligible to run for publicoffice you should be requiredto pass a multiple-phaseexamination? It shouldinclude sections on state andnational history, economics,constitutional law, and politi-cal science. On secondthought, I doubt anyonecould pass a test on theCalifornia Constitution... andsince when was politics a sci-ence? I am being too idealis-tic and too academic. Thecandidate’s examinationshould be practical. It shouldinclude sections on fund rais-ing, fact spinning, uselesscommittee development, bud-get manipulation, meaning-less resolutions, and inappro-priate spending. It should besimple to get our legislatorsto enact the “ExaminationLaw.” Incumbents would pass

with flying colors, andwannabes would have tolearn how to govern beforebeing elected.

Robert AxtUkiah

Thank youTo the Editor: On Nov. 5, 2007, I went to

Wal-Mart after work to pickup a few needed items. I wasin a hurry both going in andleaving the store because Ineeded to make one morestop at the grocery storebefore heading home. On myarrival to the grocery store, Idiscovered I did not have mypurse with me. I immediatelycalled Wal-Mart to discover Ihad left my purse in a cartoutside the store. The lady atthe customer service deskadvised she had it and it wassafe. Upon my arrival shetold me an elderly man foundit in a cart outside Wal-Martand returned it to customerservice. I was surprised tofind everything in my pursestill intact. My point to thisletter is that there are stillhonest people in this worldand to that kindly gentlemanthank you for your honestand kind heart.

Elaine WagnerUkiah

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Nation’s retailers post a robust start tothe holiday season, research group says

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s retailers had a robust startto the holiday shopping season, according to results announcedSaturday by a national research group that tracks sales at retailoutlets across the country.

According to ShopperTrak RCT Corp., which tracks sales atmore than 50,000 retail outlets, total sales rose 8.3 percent toabout $10.3 billion on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, com-pared with $9.5 billion on the same day a year ago.ShopperTrak had expected an increase of no more than 4 per-cent to 5 percent.

“This is a really strong number. ... You can’t have a good sea-son unless it starts well,” said Bill Martin, co-founder ofShopperTrak, citing strength across all regions. “It’s veryencouraging. When you look at September and October, shop-pers weren’t in the stores.”

In a separate statement released Saturday, J.C. Penney Co.reported “strong performance across all merchandise cate-gories,” including fine jewelry, outerwear, and young men’s andchildren’s assortments.

But the department store chain cautioned, “while we areencouraged by our strong start, it is still early in the holiday sea-son, and we are mindful of the headwinds consumers are fac-ing.”

Lebanese prime minister reassurescountry as president leaves office

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Prime Minister Fuad Sanioraassured his country Saturday that the military was in control ofthe streets while lawmakers struggled to overcome a politicalcrisis that has left the country without a president.

The army made clear it will stay out of politics, emerging asthe country’s best hope for stability.

Beirut remained calm Saturday and shops opened for busi-ness following a tumultuous day that intensified fears of streetviolence between supporters of Saniora’s U.S.-backed govern-ment and the opposition led by the Shiite militant groupHezbollah and backed by Syria and Iran.

After months of trying, the two rival camps were unable toagree on a compromise candidate to succeed pro-SyrianPresident Emile Lahoud who stepped down Friday night, leav-ing a political vacuum.

In his first comments since Lahoud left office, Sanioradefended his government, saying it will continue to functionaccording to the constitution. In the absence of a president,Saniora’s cabinet, which the opposition considers illegitimate,takes executive power under the constitution.

U.S. military says Iran-backed Shiitesbehind recent Baghdad violence

BAGHDAD (AP) — Four members of an Iranian-backedShiite cell confessed to bombing a public market in centralBaghdad, a U.S. spokesman said Saturday. He also blamed

Shiites for recent attacks on U.S. bases, raising fears that athree-month truce by the most feared Shiite militia may be at anend.

The blast Friday in the al-Ghazl pet market killed at least 15people, wounded 56 and shattered a growing sense of publicconfidence that has emerged following a sharp decline in thebombings and shootings that once rattled the Iraqi capital daily.

During overnight raids, U.S. and Iraqi soldiers arrested fourmembers of an unidentified Shiite “special groups cell,” whoconfessed to the bombing, U.S. spokesman Rear Adm. GregorySmith told reporters.

“Based on subsequent confessions, forensics and other intel-ligence, the bombing was the work of an Iranian-backed specialgroups cell operating here in Baghdad,” Smith said, adding thathe was not accusing Iran itself of ordering the blast.

The market is located in a Shiite area and has been targetedbefore by Sunni extremists. But Smith said the attackers want-ed people to believe that the bomb, packed with ball-bearings tomaximize casualties, was the work of al-Qaida in Iraq so thatresidents would turn to Shiite militias for protection.

In standoff with Iran, no smoking gunbut strong evidence of nuclear ambitions

(AP) – The accusations come almost every day from U.S.officials: Iran is seeking a nuclear weapon. Sponsoring terror-ism. Killing Americans in Iraq. Intent on Israel’s destruction.Yet, some officials add, its government will collapse if onlygiven a push.

Does the U.S. have solid proof that Iran is guilty of such along list of misdeeds? Or is the case against Iran — and the cer-tainty of its ill intent — a bit fuzzy?

In the buildup to the Iraq war, the Bush administration madeallegations against Saddam Hussein that polls show Americansbelieved, but which later proved wrong.

Now, with U.S. officials leading the pressure on Iran, manyAmericans are weighing the evidence. Is there a smoking gunor even a smoldering one?

Astronauts take spacewalk to finishwiring space station’s newest addition

HOUSTON (AP) — A pair of spacewalking astronauts wiredthe international space station’s newest room on Saturday,crossing the last major task off their to-do list before the nextshuttle mission early next month.

Commander Peggy Whitson and Daniel Tani hooked upmore electrical and fluid connections linking the space stationand the Harmony compartment that was delivered by the shut-tle Discovery last month.

Harmony will serve as a docking port for a new Europeanlaboratory named Columbus. The shuttle Atlantis is scheduledto deliver the lab in two weeks. A Japanese lab set to be deliv-ered early next year also will dock to the school bus-sized mod-ule.

Flight controllers on the ground were checking all ofHarmony’s systems Saturday to make sure the module would be

ready to accommodate the new lab.“It looks good so far,” Mission Control told the astronauts as

they floated back into the hatch at the end of the spacewalk.

A worst-case scenario plays outin the Broadway stagehands strike

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a worst-case scenario that becamea reality. As the Broadway stagehands strike enters its thirdweek Saturday, there doesn’t seem to be any way out of thethorny, seemingly intractable dispute that has shut down morethan two dozen plays and musicals since Nov. 10.

Losses because of canceled performances are in the millionsand climbing each day — a disaster not only for producers andtheater owners, but for everyone employed in the theater and forthose whose businesses depend on curtains going up.

Both sides are hanging tough and have not talked for almosta week. The standoff has meant dark theaters during theThanksgiving holiday, usually one of the year’s best weeks forbusiness.

Not this year. There was a weird disconnect in the TimesSquare area during the holiday. On Thanksgiving Eve, sidestreets were filled with lively, noisy crowds. They were in starkcontrast to the silent pickets walking slowly in front of pad-locked theaters that looked forlorn even with lighted marquees.

Local 1 of the International Alliance of Theatrical StageEmployees says it’s willing to meet again with the League ofAmerican Theatres and Producers. But the league says it won’tgo back to the bargaining table unless the union is ready tomake a deal.

GOP presidential hopeful Thompsoncriticizes opponents on guns, abortion

LADSON, S.C. (AP) — White House hopeful FredThompson called his trip down an aisle of rifles, shotguns andpistols at a gun show Saturday “a day in paradise,” and criti-cized his leading Republican opponents for past positions ongun control and abortion. Talking to reporters after the gunshow visit, Thompson singled out former New York MayorRudy Giuliani and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

Giuliani “never met a gun-control bill he didn’t like until hestarted to run for president and now I understand he very muchapproves of the Supreme Court taking jurisdiction of thisWashington, D.C., case which most Second Amendment advo-cates think will establish that the Second Amendment meanswhat it says and grants individual rights to people to possessfirearms,” Thompson said. “So, ah, maybe he’s changed hismind about that, but his record is clear otherwise.”

A Giuliani campaign spokesman was quick to reply by e-mail to Thompson’s criticism: “Mayor Giuliani is a strong sup-porter of the second amendment and believes our focus shouldbe on making sure criminals are the ones who can’t get guns.It’s the same tough-on-crime approach Rudy took in bringinghistoric crime reductions to New York City, and we’ll matchthat experience against Fred Thompson’s record of chasingmoonshiners any day of the week.”

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POLICE REPORTSThe following were

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

ARREST -- James Bass,27, of Kelseyville, was arrest-

ed on suspicion of drivingunder the influence at 11:38p.m. Friday in the 400 blockof Leslie Street.

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.

CORRECTIONSThe Ukiah Daily Journal reserves

this space to correct errors or makeclarifications to news articles. Errorsmay be reported to the editor, 468-3526.

LOTTERY NUMBERSDAILY 3: night: 6, 7, 7.

afternoon: 7, 0, 0.FANTASY 5: 12, 35, 6,

32, 29.DAILY DERBY: 1st - 12,

Lucky Charms; 2nd - 4, BigBen; 3rd - 3, Hot Shot.

Race time: 1.48.52.LOTTO: 39-21-12-8-31.Meganumber: 25.Jackpot: $46 million.

Plowshares CommunityDining Room

• Any volunteers to cook,serve and clean up, once aweek or once a month, forabout two hours at a time.Until Jan. 11: between 8:30a.m. and 1 p.m. After Jan. 14:between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.Contact Rhonda De LosSantos at 462-8582, or checkthe Web site at www.plow-sharesfeeds.org.

Project Sanctuary• Project Sanctuary is a

domestic violence and sexualassault crisis center, and iscurrently accepting volun-teers.

For more information, con-tact Janet Larson at 462-9196.

VORP• Any volunteers to work

with juvenile offenders andvictims. Must go through an 8hour training. For more infor-mation, contact the VORPOffice at 462-6160.

Pomolita Middle School andPomolita Club Live

• Any volunteers to help inthe Library, computer lab,music boosters and more. F ormore information contact VeraLeach at 462-4721.

Department ofRehabilitation

• Any volunteers to dosome office work, they willtrain in computer data work,filing and answering phones.For more information, contactLucy at 463-6803 leave amessage she will return yourcall. Or you could check outtheir web site atwww.dor.ca.gov.

Willits Seniors Inc. • Needs volunteers to help

in dining room from 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m. For more infor-mation, contact Nadine at459-6826.

Salvation Army • Any volunteers to help in

August for the Child Spree atMervyns in Ukiah, and 2 daysbefore Thanksgiving to start

the Bell Ring. For more infor-mation, Contact Janet at 468-9577.

Big Brothers -- Big Sisters• Needs volunteers to men-

tor children ages 6 to 18, andfor its storybook program forchildren of incarcerated peo-ple. For more information,call 463-4809.

Redwood Children’sServices

• Needs volunteers to helpfoster youth get their 50 hoursbehind-the-wheel time beforetheir driver’s license test. Avolunteer needs to have avalid California driver’slicense and insurance as wellas the time and willingness toallow a youth to drive his orher car. For more information,call 467-2000.

Ukiah Valley Trail Group• Will hold trail-building

classes and trail days monthly.Volunteers are needed to assistin building approaches andramps to what will be a 50-foot bridge. Volunteers shouldwear sturdy work clothes, andbring water and a bag lunch.For more information, call972-0926 or e-mailinfo@mendotrails.org.

Ukiah Community Centerand Food Bank

• Provides food baskets atThanksgiving and Christmas;needs volunteers to help orga-nize, box and distribute food.

• On Tuesdays andWednesdays, could use volun-teers to assist in distributingfood at the Food Bank. Formore information, call DayleReed at 462-8879.

Fort Bragg andMendocinoShamli Volunteer Hospiceand Respite

• Provide in-home supportto patients and families facinglife-threatening and long termillnesses. For more informa-tion contact Connie Chapmanat 884-4005 ext. 150.

Mendocino CancerResource Center

• Provide support andinformation for those facedwith cancer and their families

For more information contactAyn Reymen at 937-3833.

Mendocino Food andNutrition Program

• Assist in inventoryingand distribution of salvagedfood to needy families Formore information contactNancy Hoganson at 964-9404.

Mendocino Area ParksAssociation (MAP A)

• Raises money for educa-tion in local State Parks andSchool Programs

• Ford House VisitorCenter

• Mendocino Exhibits • MacKerrickers State Park

educational program • VanDamme State Park

educational program • Elk Visitor Center • MAPA Abalone Festival

Special event in Oct. For moreinformation contact BirolPolay at 937-5397

Coast Botanical Gardens • Any volunteers to help in

store, nursery and on thegrounds. For more informa-tion, contact Rachel Miller at964-4352.

Redwood Coast LandConservancy

• In need of any volunteersfor the Red Bluff Trail, PhaseI and II, located in Gualala.For more information, contactShirley Eberly at 785-3327Check out our web site:www.rc_Ic.org, or e-mail usrclc@mcn.org

Mendocino Food andNutrition Program

• Any volunteers to help inthe warehouse prepare foodand distribute food. For moreinformation contact Nancy at964-9404 or e-mail her atfoodbank@mcn.org

Parents and Friends Inc. • Any volunteers to help in

busy thrift shop 2 hours aweek. (sales clerk experienceis helpful) F or more informa-tion, contact Laura at 964-4471.

Redwood Coast Seniors Inc. • Any volunteers to work

in dining room and thrift shop.For more information, contactJudith at 961-4305

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MEDICAL MARIJUANA

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Associated PressMALIBU — A fast-moving

wildfire pushed by Santa Anawinds raced through thecanyons and over the moun-tains of this wealthy enclave forthe second time in little morethan a month Saturday, destroy-ing dozens of homes and forc-ing as many as 14,000 residentsto flee.

The fire erupted in the weehours after the long-predictedSanta Anas finally returned, andit quickly grew before thewinds died down. Forty-ninehomes were destroyed andanother 27 damaged, said LosAngeles County Fire Chief P.Michael Freeman.

Investigators had determinedthat the fire, which broke outalong a dirt road off a pavedhighway, was caused byhumans, but were still decidingwhether it was started intention-ally, said county fire InspectorRick Dominguez.

By night the fire was esti-mated at 4,650 acres, or about 7square miles, with 25 percentcontainment.

“Waking up at 4 in the morn-ing with the smell of smoke inyour nose and the wind beatingat the windows is somethingthat we learn to live with here,but it always comes as some-thing of a shock,” said MayorJeff Jennings.

All the homes that weredestroyed were in the fire’s ini-tial morning surge before thewinds slowed and firefighters

gained a foothold.By Saturday evening, about

half of the evacuees wereallowed to return to theirhomes, authorities said. The firehad subsided considerably andwas expected to be more thanhalf contained Sunday,Freeman said.

Fifteen helicopters and 15airplanes, including a retardant-dropping DC-10 jumbo jet,attacked from the air while1,700 firefighters battled flameson the ground. Six firefighterssuffered minor injuries.

“Lost homes can be rebuilt,but lost lives can’t,” said LosAngeles County SupervisorZev Yaroslavsky, whose districtincludes Malibu. “We’re grate-ful there were no deaths.”

Helicopters lowered hosesinto pools and the nearbyPacific to refill their tanks forwater-dropping runs, andSuperScooper amphibious air-planes skimmed the ocean toreload.

The airplanes were groundedat dark, but the helicopters wereset to continue dropping waterthrough the night.

Hundreds of firefighters andequipment from throughout thestate had been positioned inSouthern California for most ofthe week because of the predict-ed winds, which had beenexpected to blow most of theweek but didn’t arrive until lateFriday.

Officials remained warydespite the decrease in wind

speeds.The mayor said the fire

“could have been far, far worsethan it was” but still urged resi-dents to “listen to your radios,go outside and see which waythe wind is blowing. Stay alert.Stay vigilant.”

Freeman said 10,000 to14,000 people fled the fire.

The fire broke out along adirt road off a paved highway,and there did not appear to bepower lines in the area,Freeman said. Investigatorswere trying to determine thecause, he said.

Ahotspot flared for a time onseveral ridges behindPepperdine University, but thecampus did not appear to havebeen endangered. Helicoptersused its broad oceanview lawnas a landing zone.

University officials told stu-dents to move to a campus shel-ter as a precaution, although theschool remained largely emptybecause of the holiday week-end.

Another fire near Ramona inSan Diego County was fullycontained at 50 acres. A fire-fighter suffered a minor cutwhen an air tanker flying over-head dropped heavy retardanton a fire engine, breaking itswindshield.

Power lines blown down byfierce winds caused lastmonth’s 4,565-acre CanyonFire in Malibu that destroyedsix homes, two businesses and achurch.

Wind-driven wildfires strike Malibuagain, destroying dozens of homes

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Salvation Army seeking bell ringers

The Salvation Army is seeking volunteerBell Ringers for the 2007 Christmas Kettlefundraiser from Nov. 20 to Dec. 22. The moneycollected goes into the Temporary EmergencyAssistance Fund for the homeless and needy,summer youth camps, and children’s schoolclothes.Those interesting in volunteering cansign up by calling Janet Cetani at 468-9577.Monetary donations can be sent to: SalvationArmy, 714 A S. State St., Ukiah, Ca. 95482.

Fall Arrangements availableat the Garden Clubhouse

Colorful Fall arrangements to grace tablesor buffets are available for purchase at theUkiah Garden Club, 1203 West Clay Street,Ukiah.

Arrangements in pumpkins, in baskets andcornucopias welcome the autumnseason. There are also cone wreaths, grapevinewreaths with ribbon bows, cone and naturalmaterial table trees, and other holiday decora-tions that have been created by Garden Clubmembers, for sale. The room at the Clubhouseis full of items made by those attending theworkshop.

The Garden Club House is open each dayMonday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2:30p.m. The community is welcome to browse,buy or place orders.

Entertainers needed for‘Home for the Holidays’

The Ukiah Main Street Program inviteslocal performance groups to participate in“Home for the Holidays”, a promotion to draw

the community to downtown Ukiah. The cate-gories they are interested in include music, the-atre, dance, mime, puppetry, carolers, story-book characters, storytelling poetry, clownsand magic. The Ukiah Main Street Programwill accept applications until Nov. 19 fromentertainers interested in performing down-town. Applications can be picked up at theMain Street Office, 200 S. School Street,Monday through Friday, 9 to 5 p.m.

Arts and crafts vendors are invited to pickup applications for the Holiday Craft Market,which will be held on Nov. 23. The arts andcrafts market will take place on the sidewalkssurrounding the courthouse in downtownUkiah from 11 to 5 p.m.

The committee is also in search of volun-teers and nonprofit organizations interested incoordinating a children’s activity or setting uptables for gift wrapping or some other activitythat could directly benefit their organization.

Light Up A Life Celebrationto be at Alex Thomas Plaza

Ukiah residents will gather at Alex ThomasPlaza from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29for the fifth annual “Light up a Life” commu-nity celebration.

Park evergreens will be illuminated in honorand remembrance of those people that werecared for and loved. There will be live music,speakers, poetry, a sing-a-long and hot ciderand cookies.

Persons who wish to designate a light forsomeone in particular may call 459-1818. Thenames of those being honored will be read atthe ceremony unless otherwise requested.

Phoenix Hospice of Mendocino Countysponsers the “Light up a Life” celebration incooperation with the City of Ukiah. All fundsraised will go directly toward providing quali-ty end-of-life care for community members.

The Light up a Life Trees will continue toshine for four weeks, symbolizing the life,hope, and dreams of loved ones. Everyone iswelcome to attend the tree-lighting ceremony.

Christmas Tree Luncheonand Tree Auction to be hosted by St. Mary’s School

Shopping for a stress-free tree, looking for afestive occasion to get together with pals, orlooking for design ideas to use on your owntree?

In anticipation of the Christmas season,local designers and St. Mary’s students andparents have a created a forest of decoratedChristmas trees, each with a unique theme. Thetrees and other handmade items will featureprominently in the silent auction held duringthe Christmas Luncheon on Nov. 28 in the

Parish Hall of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 900S. Oak St., Ukiah.

The decorated live and artificial trees aredecorated with artistic treasures in the themesof “Driving Down the Christmas Highway”(Kindergarten), “Christmas Angels” (1stgrade), “My Favorite Book at the Library”(2nd grade), “Circus Parade” (3rd grade), “AMission Christmas” (4th grade), “A WhiteRussian Christmas” (5th grade), “Creationsfrom the Woodland Forest” (6th grade), “TheFrog and the Prince” (7th grade), and“Christmas in the French Countryside” (8thgrade), as well as a Marty Roderick mosaic,Hoyman-Browe bowl, Christmas wreaths fromMcFadden Farms and Susan Horne, decorativeceramics, jewelry, and handcrafted ornamentsand accessories.

An Italian luncheon featuring Schat’slasagna and a special dish prepared by NancyDitty, will be served and accompanied bywines from local wineries, Parducci andWhaler Vineyards.

Darren and Laura Smith will provide thebackground music for an afternoon of fun andholiday cheer. Proceeds from the luncheon andauction will go to benefit St. Mary’s School.

Mark the date of Nov. 28 and call the schoolto reserve one of the limited number of tickets.Tickets are $25 prior to Nov. 21, $30 there-after, and are available at the school office.The event starts at noon and closes at 2 p.m.For more information call St. Mary’s School,462-3888.

18th Christmas Bazaarset for Nov. 30 and Dec. 1

The Crafty Ladies present the 18th annualChristmas Bazaar on Friday, Nov. 30, andSaturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at theUkiah Senior Center. They will be offeringtoys, jewelry, handmade quilts, Afghans, babyand adult sweaters, dish towels, ornaments,baked goods, and more.

The proceeds go to support area seniors dur-ing the holiday season. The Ukiah SeniorCenter is located at 495 Leslie Street. For moreinformation, call 462-4343.

4th Fort Bragg HolidayLights Parade set for Dec. 1

Santa will arrive at the Guest HouseMuseum on Main Street on Dec. 1, at 5 p.m.,where cookies, candies and cider will beserved. At 6 p.m., the lighting of the City’sChristmas Tree will take place, with carolersand other singing groups on hand to celebrate.At 7 p.m., a 90-minute Fort Bragg KiwanisClub-organized parade of floats, cars and peo-ple -- all lit with holiday lights -- will movethrough downtown.

“Four years ago, we had no Santa, noChristmas tree and no parade,” recalls MaryKnoerdel, one of the event organizers. “Butseveral members of the business communitygot together and resurrected this city tradition.Now it's a great family event and a wonderfulway for the city to begin celebrating the holi-day season.”

There is no charge to attend the events. Formore information, call 961-6300.

Holy Trinity Christmas Faire set for Saturday Dec. 1

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church will holdtheir annual Christmas Faire on Saturday, Dec.1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

New vendors will be there with specialitywoodcrafts, including wine racks, cuttingboards, planter boxes, wooden toys and jewel-ry boxes. Custom infused speciality olive oilsand vinegars will be offered along with giftbaskets.

There will be unusual plants in eclecticplanters, stained glass, watercolors, hand spunyarns, handmade wearables, felted hats, manytypes of scarves, jewelry, and heirloom antiquecreations.

The raffle will have chocolate baskets,Italian baskets, bath baskets plus items that thevendors have contributed.

The Treasures Table will have inexpensiveitems, while specialty candies will crowd theFood Table along with Holiday cookies, Kaluachocolate cakes, rum cakes, jams, andCinnamon Bear honey.

There will also be gift items for dogs,including sweaters, and nutritious dog biscuits.

Hot soups, rolls, drinks and cookies will beavailable in the Chapter room.

The Episcopal Church is located at 640 S.Orchard Ave., Ukiah.

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With oil close to $100 a barreland Christmas right around thecorner, gasoline may turn out tobe this year’s Tickle Me Elmo.The most popular “Santa” may bethe person who shows up with agift-wrapped, 5-gallon jerry canof regular, not the guy with thelatest iPod or the smallest cellphone. And oil makes a great pre-sent for everyone -- granny orgrandkid, boss or employee, richor poor.

What do you get for the personwho has everything? Gas! Whatdo you get that hard-to-shop-forrelative? Gas! What do you bringfor the host of Christmas dinner?Candles? A bottle of wine?Homemade cookies? Flowers?Why not 5 gallons of gas? (Just anote from personal experience,make sure your host doesn’t put itnear the open-flame chafing dish-

es.)No one returns gas the day after

Christmas, you can give as muchor as little as you want, and youcan do all your shopping in oneplace. Say you find out that some-one you didn’t shop for will be aChristmas party, gas is ideal forlast-minute shopping. What couldbe easier? It saves a lot of runningaround, which saves gas!

The bright-red gas containersalready come in Christmas red,but I’m sure companies will start

making “gift cans” with theappropriate decorations whenbarrels top $200. Birthday cans,anniversary cans and graduationgas cans for your favorite student.Remember, nothing says, “class”like a vintage import.

I was surprised that this year’sNeiman Marcus Christmas Bookfeatured a $1.5 million submarineinstead of, say, your own person-al, backyard oil field and refinery.I’m sure the submarine is a swellgift, and certainly better than theircheesy $73,000 diamond-incrust-ed cell phone or the low-end $398“Hobo” purse. If that’s all you canafford for a purse, why bother?You probably don’t have anymoney to put in it.

But really, wouldn’t a personal,backyard oil field and refineryhave been a better gift choice forNeiman Marcus? After all, how

often were you going to use thestupid submarine? And what’s itgoing to run on? Nuclear power?Of course not. It’ll need tons ofthat $100-a-barrel oil.

Now a lot of people will saythat petroleum is not a veryromantic present. Sure, nothingsays “I love you” like a crock pot,a gift certificate to a tattoo parloror that little dressed-up hammerthat lets you shatter the windowwhen you’re trapped in your carunder water. But a gas can beromantic as any. We have a sayingaround our house, “Little giftscome in small packages, and noone wants a little gift.” You givesomeone a 5-gallon container fullof gas -- they know they’ve beengifted.

‘Perhaps it’s the world’s largestdiamond,’ they will think. Or awall safe. Or a lifetime supply of

hair gel. And when they shake it,few people can guess what’sinside -- unless you’ve forgottento screw on the cap the entire way.(Let me tell you, that is a hardsmell to get out of a sofa, no mat-ter what you do.)

So why not think outside thegift box this Christmas, and thinkinside the gas container. The nexttime you’re at the pump, insteadof thinking how much moneyyou’re pumping out of your bankaccount and into your car, you’llthink of all the joy you’ve broughtto your friends and family. AndOPEC.

Jim Mullen is the author of “ItTakes a Village Idiot:Complicating the Simple Life”and “Baby’s First Tattoo.” Youcan reach him atjim_mullen@myway.com.

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By Jim Mullen

Monday, Nov. 26, 2007In the year ahead, your

disciplined behavior will bequite significant to yourmaterial success. Your abil-ity to determine the worthof something and to steadi-ly do what’s necessary toachieve it could be quiteprofound.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec. 21) -- Utilize thewonderful gift you possessfor being able to turn nega-tive developments into pos-itive situations when chal-lenges, changes or shiftingconditions arise. They canwork to your benefit.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- The most signif-icant behavior you exhibitis acting in a manner thatuses the best methods thatyour judgment dictates.You’ll not avoid makingdifficult decisions or doingwhat you must.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Your ambitiousobjectives have excellentchances for fulfillment dur-ing this cycle, especiallywhile your productive andconstructive motives areextra strong. Today couldbe one of those times.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Your steadi-ness could make a welcomeaddition to any group orteam activity, especially ifthe type of endeavorincludes discipline as wellas competition.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- If you don’tallow yourself to bedeterred by challenges andyou have the staying powernecessary to achieve youraims, you should be able togather everything you wantby the end of the day.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- It’s important topace yourself wisely, evenwhen involved in socialfunctions because they canjust as easily draw upon

your physical and emotion-al energies as much as seri-ous things.

GEMINI (May 21-June20) -- Don’t hesitate tostand up for your rightsshould you find yourself inan activity where you’renot getting a fair shake.Reasonable adjustmentsmay not be granted volun-tarily.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Should you feelthat you could do a betterjob than another, don’t hes-itate to speak up. Showleadership, or it’ll be relin-quished to one who is lessqualified.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)-- You’re apt to have theinsight of how to derivebenefits or extract some-thing of value from anarrangement that othersview as worthless. Butunless you speak up, noth-ing will come of it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.22) -- You’ll be more atease with friends than withmere acquaintances, so ifyou can, include some oldpals in a business-relatedarrangement.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.23) -- You might not be theone who makes the biggestsplash, yet everyone willknow when you hit thepool. There’s somethingspecial about your presencethat commands attentionand respect.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - You possess spe-cial information that youknow could be of real valueto others and should bemeted out accordingly. Butremember, knowledge ispower, so don’t let themthink it is theirs for the tak-ing.

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Today is the 329th day of 2007 and the 64thday of autumn.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1963, a statefuneral for John F. Kennedy was held inWashington, D.C.

In 1986, the White House announced thatprofits from the sale of arms to Iran went to

Nicaraguan contras. In 2002, President George W. Bush signed

legislation creating the Homeland SecurityDepartment, naming Tom Ridge its secretary.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: AndrewCarnegie (1835-1919), financier/philan-thropist; Virgil Thomson (1896-1989), com-

poser/music critic; Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999),baseball player; Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006), Chilean president/general; JillHennessey (1968-), actress, is 39; ChristinaApplegate (1971-), actress, is 36.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1980, Sugar RayLeonard recovered the WBC welterweightboxing title when his opponent, RobertoDuran, said, “no mas, no mas,” (”no more, nomore”) in the eighth round.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “I would as soonleave my son a curse as the almighty dollar.” -- Andrew Carnegie

TODAY’S FACT: Augusto Pinochet cameto power in 1973 in a violent coup that deposedSalvador Allende, the first elected Socialistpresident of Chile.

TODAY’S MOON: Between full moon(Nov. 24) and first last quarter (Dec. 1).

Datebook: Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007

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By the Editors of ConsumerReports

Gift cards seem like a per-fect solution to the problem ofwhat to give this holiday sea-son. And shoppers don’t haveto go far to find them -- manysupermarkets and drugstoresdisplay racks of gift cardsconveniently near the check-out. The choices seem limit-less - gift cards are offered bybanks, shopping malls, retail-ers, airlines, restaurants,hotels, Web sites and evenstate parks.

But Consumer Reportswarns that a card is one giftthat can keep on giving --grief. There are many pitfallsassociated with gift cards,including expiration dates,various fees and other hassles.And recipients don’t alwaysuse them immediately, if atall. Last year, some $8 billionin gift cards went unre-deemed; and the results of anew survey from theConsumer Reports NationalResearch Center shows that27 percent of last year’s gift-

card recipients have not usedone or more of their cards.

Gift cards are expected tobe a major component of holi-day giving with estimatesputting sales at more than$100 billion in 2008, accord-ing to TowerGroup. CR’s sur-vey also found that 62 percentof consumers are planning tobuy gift cards this season. Italso revealed that when thetime came for consumers toredeem their gift card, themajority of them also spenttheir own money, with 60 per-cent spending more than thevalue of the card.

“It’s easy to understand theappeal of gift cards. They’rethe perfect no-muss, no-fussgift for the finicky familymember or friend. It’s a no-brainer,” said Tod Marks,senior editor at ConsumerReports. “But gift-givers andrecipients alike need to beaware of the pitfalls and make

sure that precautions are takenso that the recipient gets thegift and not the retailers.”

CR offers the followingtips to get the most out of giftcards, both for givers andreceivers:

WHEN GIVING A GIFTCARD

• Think twice about bankcards. While bank cards gen-erally can be used at moreretailers than store cards,they’re often loaded with feesand restrictions. If a bank cardis the only option, find onethat doesn’t charge mainte-nance fees until at least a yearafter the card is issued.

• Check the merchant’sprices. It’s annoying to get a$25 gift card for a store thatsells little at that price. Whenselecting a store-issued card,find out how much things gen-erally cost and get a card withat least that value.

• Send along the receipt.

Some issuers require the orig-inal receipt to replace a lost,stolen or damaged card.

FOR GIFT-CARDRECIPIENTS

• Register it. Some cardsmust be registered with theissuer, especially if the card isused for purchases online orby phone.

• Spend it quickly. Use thecard as soon as possible, espe-cially if it expires or has amonthly maintenance fee.

• Spend it to the last penny.If the card balance gets so lowthat there’s nothing to buy, aska merchant to do a split-tendertransaction. That involvesusing the remaining card bal-ance for part of the transactionand another form of paymentfor the rest.

• Hold on to it. Don’t throwout the card when the balanceis zero. Some merchantsrequire it for returns.

Visit the Consumer ReportsWeb site at www.consumerre-ports.org. Be aware of the lim-itations of gift cards.

Advice and cautions about gift cards

DEAR BRUCE: My husband justreceived the news that his identity wasstolen last year, and the person responsi-ble has done a great deal of damage to hiscredit rating. So much damage, in fact,that our bank laughed when he appliedfor a loan to pay off a high-interest debt.The police report has been filed, but theyare less than optimistic and they told usnot to hold our breath (even though weknow the responsible person’s currentaddress and phone number). The realproblem is that we are young newlywedsand, while my credit rating is excellent, Ido not have enough credit history to qual-ify for much on my own. So, in the risingeconomy of Edmonton, Alberta, we areunable to join the real-estate market andunable to qualify for credit of almost anysort. Do you have any advice? We are tooyoung to be in this much “trouble.” --K.B., via e-mail

DEAR K.B.: I am sympathetic to yourdifficulties; identity theft is a major prob-lem. You mentioned that you know thepeople responsible. Is it possible they arerelated to your husband -- either by bloodor work? This is often the case.

To straighten this matter out, you willhave to deal with all three of the creditagencies. If you contact each one, it willtell you how to ameliorate the damage.You indicate that you have a high-interestdebt -- what is it? That could be more ofa stumbling block than the identity theft.Though you have excellent credit, yourcredit history -- and perhaps your income

-- is working against you. This is part ofthe penalty for being young.

I wouldn’t fret too much about gettinginto the “real-estate market.” If you meanto buy a home, that day will come. But Ithink you are expecting too much toosoon. Go about contacting the credit-reporting companies and start the inter-minably painful paperwork. Bear inmind, it may take as long as a year to getthat done. You have a long life ahead ofyou. Don’t get too frustrated.

DEAR BRUCE: I recently married,and my husband and I have a prenuptialthat keeps everything separate. We areboth in our early 50s. We keep all monies,accounts and investments apart, as theywere before the marriage. We would liketo also continue filing separate taxreturns (as we did before the marriage).Can we file as “single,” or must we file as“married filing separate”? We are com-mitted to keeping all our finances inde-pendent of each other. -- R.P., via e-mail

DEAR R.P.: I understand what moti-vates your thinking, and I have no prob-lem with it. However, you will have tofile “married filing separate.” End ofstory. There will likely be some penalty

or additional tax because you’re not fil-ing a joint return. If you are determinedto keep everything separate, you mayvery well choose to pay the additionaltax.

DEAR BRUCE: We just rented a caron our last vacation. My wife gets ner-vous at the thought of getting into awreck and having to pay an exorbitantamount of money for damages. Sheinsisted that we sign up for the extrainsurance offered by the rental agency. Isthis really necessary? -- Reader, via e-mail

DEAR READER: Before renting acar, check with your card company to seewhat it offers in the way of collisioninsurance. If you charge all of yourexpenses on that card, the collision maybe paid for. In addition, check with yourinsurance broker to see whether you arecovered in the event of an accidentbehind the wheel of another car. In mostcases, collision, comprehensive and lia-bility apply to any car that you drive.Finally, if you’re nervous about this andonly rent a car once a year, take the cov-erage. This is not particularly goodadvice, but for a few extra dollars you getpeace of mind.

Send your questions to: Smart Money,P.O. Box 2095, Elfers, FL 34680. E-mailto: bruce@brucewilliams.com.Questions of general interest will beanswered in future columns. Owing to thevolume of mail, personal replies cannotbe provided.

Young couple fears lasting credit pinchSMART MONEY

BY BRUCE WILLIAMS

Time with familyis priceless; planetickets are not

DEAR SARA: My family and I are supposed to go toFlorida for Christmas. We have a friend who is gettingmarried close to the holiday, and the remaining timewould be spent with family. My problem is that the airfarewill cost almost $1,600! I know we could have gotten itcheaper if I’d booked two months ago, but we just didn’tget our acts together. I’m now feeling guilty about notwanting to pay that much. We will see the same family atour house for Thanksgiving, and the friend we would seeonly briefly at the wedding. You know how that goes. Doyou think the trip is worth it? What would you do? --McPhilips, New York

DEAR MCPHILIPS: No. I wouldn’t go. That’s a lotof money to spend on family you will see atThanksgiving, and you won’t see your friend much, any-way. I’m not implying money is more important than spe-cial occasions and family, but I’d save the money and sendmy friend a lovely wedding gift. In the future, plan aheadfor discounted airfare so you can enjoy time with yourfriends and family without feeling guilty for paying toomuch. You’ll all enjoy the visit more.

DEAR SARA: With all the different mops on the mar-ket, what do you use to clean your kitchen floor? -- Cindy,Arizona

DEAR CINDY: I’ve tried a lot of mops such as sponge,string, microfiber, etc. I prefer to clean my floors on myhands and knees, using a scrub brush and a bucket of floorcleaner. I sweep daily and will damp mop between scrub-bings. I’ve discovered cheap mops are simply not worthbuying. They either fall apart quickly or take too mucheffort to use. There are some items you should not skimpon. Although I like traditional rag/string mops, they aretoo cumbersome for me to use on a regular basis. I thoughtI would like a string mop with a built-in wringer. I didn’t.If you buy a mop that requires refills, look for one that hasreusable, washable cleaning cloths instead of disposable,such as the Method o Mop (www.methodhome.com).

DEAR SARA: I was having great success hanging mylaundry to dry in the basement. I got my electric bill downto $22 per month. Now it seems to take two to three daysfor the clothes to dry, and sometimes they’ll get a mustysmell from staying wet for so long. I have been using thedryer for about two weeks now, and I want to stop beforeit gets to be a habit again. Any advice for getting theclothes to dry quicker when it’s not summer? I tried usinga fan, but it didn’t seem to work very well. Plus, using theelectricity to run a fan for 12 hours or more eats into thesavings of not using the dryer. -- Heather, Canada

DEAR HEATHER: Your basement is too humid. Tryusing a dehumidifier to remove some of the humidity. Youcan also try a drying rack or retractable line upstairs orsimply hang your laundry on hangers on your shower rod.Make sure the clothing has enough air circulation. Youwill still save money if you partially dry your clothes withyour dryer.

Sara Noel is the owner of Frugal Village (www.fru-galvillage.com), a Web site that offers practical, money-saving strategies for everyday living. To send tips, com-ments or questions, write to Sara Noel, c/o United Media,200 Madison Ave., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016, or e-mail sara@frugalvillage.com.

Q: My brother is recommending that Iinvest in a company that will soon gopublic. It’s one of those “friend whoworks at this company, and whose father-in-law is an engineer there, etc.” stories.The company has developed some sort ofheart monitor. Can you advise?

A: You’ve told me enough. Do not buythe stock. People who act on “hot tips”based on “inside information” almostalways lose money. Therefore, anymoney you invest in this stock must beconsidered a speculation, not an invest-ment. Be willing, and prepared, to loseeverything you invest. If it works out bet-ter than that, terrific.

Q: I used to spend money all the time,and I still have debt to pay off. One day,it occurred to me that in order to get themost out of my money without uselessspending, I should budget it before I actu-ally spend it. Once I did this, I had lessdesire to spend. I have been practicingthis for several months and find myselfready for a debt-free Christmas as well asplenty of discretionary fun money.

A: Congratulations on your success.You’ve shown that the first step towardfinancial success is the realization thatyou must change the way you spend. Thesecond step, which you’ve also taken, isto move from realization to action. Itdoesn’t take long for your new behaviorto bring about genuine improvements inyour financial situation.

The final step is to maintain your newhabits. When people change their diet,they often marvel at their weight loss andcelebrate by eating, undoing much ofwhat they’ve struggled to achieve. I fearyou might be wandering into such a trapwithout realizing it. I draw your attentionto your final sentence, where you notethat despite the fact that you still havedebt, you contend that you have “plenty

of discretionary fun money.”The bulk of that discretionary money

should be sent to your creditors until thedebts are completely paid off, using fur-ther diligence to avoid the recurrence ofsuch debt. You need not become miserlyabout it, for if you do nothing but pay offdebts, you run the risk of becoming sodissatisfied with your new lifestyle thatyou might abandon the process altogeth-er. I suggest that you grant yourself per-mission to spend some of your money in“fun” ways. But try to engage in suchspending only as a reward for achievingcertain financial milestones. As soon asyour debts are paid off, you should startputting the extra money into investments.No one ever got rich by eliminatingdebts. You get rich by accumulatingmoney in savings and investments.

Q: I’m the pastor of a small church inMaryland. I get a decent salary, and thecongregation provides a wonderful placeto live. Unfortunately at the end of theyear (more often the middle of themonth), my wife and I find ourselvesstruggling to keep our heads above water.

Our situation isn’t dire -- we have nodebt to speak of, and I don’t believewe’re living an extravagant lifestyle. Ourcars are paid off, and though we use cred-it cards for most of our purchases, weusually pay them off in full each month.

But at 40 years old, with two children,we really need to be setting significantamounts of money aside, which we’re not

doing. We have next to no savings at thispoint. (We have life insurance, and I haveabout $50,000 in an IRA).

The problem is that when I try to bringup the idea of a financial adviser or mak-ing a budget so that we can make sure wesave money, my wife gets defensive,assuming I’m faulting her for our finan-cial struggles, as she handles most of thepurchasing and bill-paying. Or she’ll saythat there’s no point in discussing puttingmoney aside until we actually have somemoney. Putting my foot down and insist-ing that we’re going to start savingmoney would not be helpful or happy inthe short or long term. Do you have anyideas or suggestions for how I might getus moving forward with our finances?

A: Yes, your situation is common. Ifyour wife resists the suggestions you’remaking, it could be because you’vealready delegated the household financesto her. She is acutely aware of the limita-tions caused by your income, so tellingher that you want to focus on long-termstrategies serves no useful purpose.

I suggest you make an appointmentwith an adviser and invite your wife tojoin. If she dissents, go without her. It’syour IRA, after all. Ask the adviser forideas that can help you save, then discussthe ideas with your wife. Start small. Forexample, in my book, “The Truth AboutMoney,” I explain that spending papercurrency and collecting the change canhelp you save $20 per month with noeffort. That money can serve as thebeginning of a good savings plan.

Focus your efforts on retirement; tellthe kids (and tell them now) that they willhave to pay for college themselves. Thisis not a tragedy. Kids will find a way toget the degree, provided you tell themASAP that they need to take charge ofthat effort.

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North Coast Railroad AuthorityINVITATION TO BID

This North Coast Railroad Authority project is located north of San Pablo Bay in Sonoma County. This contract involves the track re-moval, installation of culverts, grading for the railroad embankment, and washout repair un-der the tracks within the NCRA alignment (formerly the Northwestern Pacific Railroad) between Schellville and Wingo. This work is further described in the Issued for Bid Docu-ments, Technical Specifications, and Contract Drawings.Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the performance of the work described as:North Coast Railroad AuthorityRussian River Division – Schellville to WingoRailroad Embankment RepairsContract G-1will be received by the Executive Director of the North Coast Railroad Authority ("NCRA") until the time of Bid Opening, at which time the bids so received will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bid Opening will be held at HNTB’s office located at:1330 Broadway, Suite 1630Oakland, CA 94612OnDecember 11, 2007 at 2:00 PMBids received after the date and time stated above will be rejected as non-responsive. It is highly recommended that all bids be hand de-livered.The time of completion shall be 75 calendar days, commencing one calendar day follow-ing issuance of the Notice of Award by NCRA. Notice of Award is scheduled on De-cember 17, 2007, pending resolution of ad-ministrative matters and Approval by NCRA Board of Directors. The Bidder and all his subcontractors to whom the Contract is awarded must, at the time of award, possess current licenses as required by the California State Contractors License Board for the area of work for which they have bid.Performance Bonds and Payment Bonds are not required on bids less than $25,000.However, a Bidder's Bond is required on all bids. Bids shall be submitted on the original forms, signed by authorized personnel provid-ed in these Contract Documents.NCRA is an Equal Oppor tunity employer.Contractor shall comply with the Equal Op-portunity/Affirmative Action requirements as set forth in these Contract Documents. It is the policy of NCRA that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability or sex, be ex-cluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to dis-crimination under any program or activity con-ducted by NCRA.In accordance with California Public Contract Code § 22300, Contractor may substitute se-curities for any money withheld under "Pay-ments to the Contactor" of Section 01027 Price and Payment Procedures. At Contrac-tors request and expense, securities equiva-lent to the amount withheld shall be deposited with NCRA, or with a state or federally char-tered bank as the escrow agent, who shall pay such monies to Contractor. Upon satis-factory completion of the contract, the securi-ties shall be returned to Contractor.NCRA reserves the right, to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in bids, and to accept or reject any items of the bid.

To receive a copy of the Contract Documents, Technical Specifications, and Bid Documents contact Mary Lucas:HNTB Corporation1330 Broadway, Suite 1630Oakland, CA(510) 208-4599All inquiries concerning the Technical Specifi-cations, Contract Documents, Bidding Proce-dure and Legal Requirements must be com-municated in writing to the undersigned by U.S. or express mail at HNTB Corporation, 1330 Broadway, Suite 1630, Oakland, CA 94612; by fax to 510-208-4595; or by email to pcasey@hntb.com. A pre-bid conference will be held at:At the intersection of the NCRA Railroad tracks and Highway 121/12 at the Schell-ville RR Depot (Highway 121/12 and 8th Street) Sonoma County, CAOnNovember 29, 2007 at 10:00 AMA site inspection will begin promptly following the Pre-Bid Conference. This will include a tour of the Repairs required.By order of the North Coast Railroad Authori-ty, State of California, on November 14, 2007.

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10 NOTICESADOPTIONS &FOSTER CARE

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

provided. 463-1100 #236800809

30 LOST &FOUND

FOUND 11/18 Neu-tered Boxer/Pit mix, very friendly. Ryan

Creek, Willits459-3781

I am a big male black and white cat who was out for a stroll 11/21 on the 300 block of Pine St. I made a poor deci-sion. I stepped into a trap set for a wild cat and pop went the door. Now I am at the Ukiah shelter. Help there are so many lost cats here! Call Sage at 467-6453 or come to the shelter at 298 Plant Rd.

On this holiday I am thankful even though I have a broken leg. I was found by a kind person behind Mar-io's on N. State St.on 11/20 and now I am safe at the Ukiah Shelter. I am Tree Walking Coonhound.Please call Sage at 467-6453 if I am yours, she will help you get me home.

Who knows how I got tied to the gate at the Humane Society in Redwood Valley, but there I was found on 11/21. Now I wil l spend the holiday in the shelter. I look like some dog bit me all over. I am a black pit mix. Am I your dog? Please call Sage so I can go home. 467-6453

120 HELPWANTED

PT JANITOR in Wil-lits, some flexibility in schedule call Pat Say

707-476-8874

Accounting Assist.Materials - F/T

at Hillside Health Ctr.$10-$15 DOE+ben.pkg. Fax: 468-0793skenney@mchcinc.orgwww.mchcinc.org

“Work for Us”

Alcohol/Drug Youth Worker. Willits. On campus prevention

education, activities.Middle/high school students. Job de-

scription/application MCYP 463-4915

32 hrs. wk.Excellent benefits.

Associate Planner I: Annual comp package up to

$75,296.46, plus benefits OR

Associate Planner II: Annual comp package up to

$78,771, plus bene-fits. Complete job

descriptions/applica-tions available at City of Ukiah, 300

Seminary Ave.Ukiah, CA 95482 or www.cityofukiah.com

Deadline: 5 pm, 12/14/07. EOE

Attention Pet Lovers!Nutro Products is

now hiring dependa-ble, outgoing, dem-

onstrators to promote our cat & dog food in

local pet retailers.Wknds. $12/hr.1-866-485-4798Apply online at

www.nutroproducts.com/demo.htmlRegisteredVeterinaryTechnician

Mendocino County Animal Care & Con-

trol $2812-$3420/Mo. Req pos-session of CA Regis-

tered Vet Health Tech. or Animal

Health Tech. Certifi-cate and HS diploma

or GED. Exp per-forming paramedical tasks in vet office or animal shelter is pre-

ferred. Apply by 12/11/07 to: HR

Dept, 579 Low Gap Rd, Ukiah, CA

95482, (707) 463-4261, w/TDD (800)

735-2929.www.co.mendocino.

ca.us/hr EOE.

120 HELPWANTED

BANKINGCustomer Service RepresentativesSavings Bank of

Mendocino County is seeking qualified ap-plicants for Custom-

er Service Rep’s.F/T positions open at three branches

in Ukiah.Must be able to work at any branch loca-

tion and be available to work Saturdays. If you have cash-han-dling exp. and excel-lent customer serv-ice skills, apply in person at Savings

Bank of Mendocino County, 200 N.

School Street, Ukiah by Monday, Dec. 3, 2007 at 4:00 p.m.Must pass Teller

Test. EOE/AA m/f/v/d

BankingSavings Bank of

Mendocino County is seeking qualified applicants for a P/T Customer Service

Rep. position.A morning drive-up

position is available.

(Mon-Thurs: 8:00-12:30& Fri: 8:00-1:30).

If you have cash-handling exp. &

excellent customer service skills, apply in person at Savings Bank of Mendocino

County, 200 N.School Street, Ukiah by Monday, Decem-ber 3, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. Must pass Tell-

er Test. EOE/AA m/f/v/d

BEST WESTERNOrchard Inn seeking for Front Desk Audi-tor FT/PT. Apply in person 462-1514

Campus AideSupervise students in

successful charter schools. Part-time, mid-day. Apply at 1059 N. State St.

COOK &CAREGIVER

FT Cook & Caregiver position wanted for

Assisted LivingFacility Experienced

preferred.Apply in person

Mt. View Assisted Living

1343 S. Dora Ukiah707-462-6212 EOEadmin@mountain

viewalf.com

120 HELPWANTED

CASEWORKENICE OFFICE

Native American Cash Assistance Pro-gram in Lake County.Exper. working w/Tribal people help-ful. Clean DMV, drug testing, background check F/T salary $30K w/benefits. Go to www.cttp.net for application & job de-scr iption. Contact Colleen Pete at 707-262-4404 w/ques-tions. Fax to 707-274-4233 resume & application. Indian hiring preference ap-plies.

Chemist - 2 Pos.Avail. Long establish-ed environmental lab.Low employee turn-over. Prefer. exp. in GC or GCMS and BS/BA in chemistry.Will train the right en-try level person.Good salary, 401K, benefits. Work and l ive in beautiful Ukiah. Send resume to Rob, rphillips@alpha-labs.com ormail to: 208 Mason St. Ukiah, CA 95482

CLASS A DRIVER wanted in Manches-ter. FT, year round.w/new equipment.Pay starts at $17/hr DOE. Serious, expe-r ienced applicantsonly. 972-7465

Cloverdale Unified School District

is accepting applications forMaintenance

Worker10:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.,

Tuesday - SaturdaySubstituteBus Driver (Paid Training)Please contact:894-1920 x14

Companion/Driverfor 26 y/o male. Head

injury. Varied hrs.Own car. 463-2587

Criminal Defense Attorney: Local

criminal defense firm seeks associate 10-20hrs/wk for appear-ances, client consul-tations, etc. Existing

office a plus. Fax resume to 707-

571-5521DIESEL MECHANIC EXP. Clean DMV, good pay & benefits.462-7393

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DIESEL MECHANICneeded for Ukiah area. Full time with paid med, dental, vi-sion for employee and family. Vacation and sick pay. Knowl-edge of hydraulics a plus. Please send re-sume to SWS PO Box 60, Ukiah, CA attn: Bruce

Direct Care WorkNo Experience

Needed!!Morning, evening, graveyard. Drug test required, no test for cannabis, good DMV.Personal care, cook-ing, cleaning, driving and providing living skil ls training to adults with develop-mental disabil i t ies.Three 6 bed group homes, established in 1988. Call for inter-view 485-5168, 485-0165, 468-0602.

DRIVERS

$1000HIRINGBONUS

Golden State OvernightF/T & P/T

with insured,dependable van or pickup with shell.Early am route in

Mendo. & Lake Co.Benefits avail.Contact Steven

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

EconomicDevelopment

Manager:Associate Level - Annual comp pack-age up to $71,961, plus benefits OR

Senior Level: annu-al comp package up

to $85,212, plus benefits. Complete job description with requirements & ap-plication available at City of Ukiah, 300

Seminary Ave.Ukiah, CA 95482 or www.cityofukiah.com

Deadline: 5 pm, 12/7/07. EOE

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Finance Controller:Total annual com-pensation package up to $85,212.48

($4,785 - $5,817/Mo;plus benefits).Complete job

description/applica-tion available at City

of Ukiah, 300 Seminary Avenue,

Ukiah, CA 95482. Or www.cityofukiah.com

Deadline 5pm,12/28/07. EOE

Front Desk PositionFull or P/T. Resort environment. Fax resume 462-9516.Government JobsEarn $12 to $48 per

hour. Full benefits, paid training. 800-320-9353

ext. 2110

Health Ctr. ManagerMendo. Community Health Clinic, Inc.

(MCHC) seeks exp.professional to man-age daily operations

of the Little Lake Health Ctr in Willits.Must be strong team

leader w/5 yrs + management. exp;RN/LVN lic. a plus,

but not req. Compet-itive compensation/benefits pkg. Email

skenney@mchcinc.orgFax 707-468-0793www.mchcinc.orgHILLSIDE HEALTH

CENTERF/T licensed LVN

Care ManagerLITTLE LAKE

HEALTH CENTERF/T licensed LVN or

Certified MedicalAssistant.

Competitive salary DOE great benefits!

Fax: 468-0793skenney@mchcinc.org

www.mchcinc.orgInstructional Aide

Work with students at two successful

schools. Part-time.Apply at 1059 N.

State St. or at www.edjoin.org for Redwood Academy.

On-line SalesPosition for high-traffic web site.This is for an independent

commissioned only contractor. Ukiah area, email only:

udjpublisher@pacific.net

THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL SUNDAY, NOV. 25, 2007 -B-5

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Offered By: Jason Van HousenA touch of Class! Completely remodeled in 2005, this charming3 bed, 2 bath offers only the best! Convenient floor plan, tilekitchen with new cabinets and flooring, tile master bath withwalk-in shower, recessed lighting, dual payne windows andmuch more.Extensive landscaping adds the finishing touches.$339,000

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Directions: South State Street to Washington, left on Helen Avenue

BY OWNERSecluded custom contractor’s home on 1.6 acre in Deerwood Park.2,930 sq. ft., 3 bedroom, 3 bath, office, formal living and dining room,large family room with built-in cabinets, spacious kitchen, opening tolarge deck with hot tub. Custom built verticle grain fir cabinets, doors &trim. See thru river rock gas log fireplace. $729,000

By Owner • 272-2629

HOME BUYERS CHECKLISTHere are some grooming hints to help you prepare your home for prospective buyers.

Outside Your Home• A New Coat of Paint...can work wonders for a weather-worn facade. Also check and updatewhere needed...shutters, gutters, wrought iron work, front stoop.Inspect roof and repair shingles if needed.

• The First Thing They See...is the front entry. Check woodwork and door for wear, peeling paint,blistering. See that doorbell is working. Polish brass and replace andunsightly mailbox. Check flooring and replace tiles or recarpet ifnecessary.

• The Lawn and Landscape...should be Well groomed and healthy looking. Hire landscapers orspend time grooming the lawn, shrubbery, garden areas. Also

inspect trees and remove any dead branches. Fencing should be ingood shape. Replace missing slats and repaint if necessary.

• The Garage and Driveway...can look unsightly with grease spots and clutter. After tidying upwhere needed, see that garage doors open easily.

• Patios and Pools...increase the value of your home...but can detract From the beauty ifnot maintained Well. Repair outdoor furniture if needed. Hose andclean pool. Store chemicals out of sight.

Inside Your HomeCheck the following for wear and tear; replace, repair or repaint torestore:• Windows and Screens

• Doors • Walls• Floors • Carpets• Light Fixtures • Switch plates• Plumbing • Appliances (those that will be sold with the home)

Clutter alert - Give your home a more spacious look by cleaning outcluttered areas:• Closets • Kitchen Cabinets• Bookcases and Shelves (built-in)• Attic • Basement• GarageAll areas of your home should have a ‘just cleaned’ look:• Kitchen • Bathrooms• Bedrooms • Den or Rec Room

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HHSA/Mental Health

BranchDept Technology

ApplicationSpecialist

$3099-$3768/Mo.Provide main sup-

port for Mental Health client data-base system. Apply by 11/30/07 to: HR Dept, 579 Low Gap

Rd, Ukiah, CA 95482, (707) 463-4261 w/TDD (800)

735-2929. For more information go to:

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

AccountSpecialist III

Mendocino County HHSA/Public Health

Branch. $2811-$3420/Mo. Req

Associates degree or equivalent & 2 to 4 yrs exp. Apply by

11/30/07 to: HR Dept, 579 Low Gap

Rd, Ukiah, CA 95482, (707) 463-4261, w/TDD (800)

735-2929.www.co.mendocino.

ca.us/hr EOE

JANITOR/LAUNDRY WORKER

Responsible for pro-viding Janitor ial/ Laundry services at the Residential Treat-ment Campus. Excel-lent benefits including medical, dental, vi-sion, & tuition reim-bursement. Must pass pre-employment physical, drug test and background check.

APPLY AT 915 W. Church St.,

Ukiah or fax resume to 877-382-7617www.trinityys.org

EOE

MaintenanceJOURNEY LEVEL BOTTLING LINE

MECHANICKorbel Champagne Cellars is seeking team player with min.2-3 yrs. bottl ing line/packaging exp. in installation, repair, troubleshooting, p.m.’s & change-overs. Korbel offers an excellent benefits pkg. including 401(k).Send resume or fill out application: F.Korbel & Bros., Inc., 13250 River Rd., Guernevil le, CA 95446 Attn: HR, fax to (707)824-7381 or email us athr@korbel.com

Ukiah Daily Journal590 S. School St.has a F/T opening

for District ManagerMust have clean DMV. Apply in

person - Circulation Department.

120 HELPWANTED

Medical Assist. F/T.MA Cert. req. for MCHC Hillside Health Center

OB exp. Bilingual a+. $12-$17 DOE +

great ben. pkg.Fax: 468-0793

skenney@mchc.orgwww.mchcinc.org

MENDOCINOCOUNTY

Health and Human Services AgencySocial Services

BranchCurrently recruiting for:

• Secretary• Employment and Training Worker I

• Employment and Training Worker III

For further info go to:www.mss.ca.govto: “Career Oppor-tunities” or call the Job line: (707)467-5866. Closes 11/30/07

Nail-tech withclientele preferred.

M/T/W/F.462-3637

Office Manager:Ceago Vinegarden

$14/hr F/T. Fax resume to 707-

274-9736 or email resume to

ceago@ceago.com

Part time LVN Tired of high case loads? Provide sup-port to 6 adults with Devel. Disabilities in their home and su-

pervise staff.Office 485-5168Cell 489-0022

Patient Services Representative

Hillside Health Ctr.seeks exp. reception-

ist. Bilingual pref.Competitive sal. +

great benefits.Fax: 468-0793

skenney@mchcinc.orgwww.mchcinc.org

People to work with developmentally

disabled adults one on one in their own

home. All Shifts available. CallCindy 468-9331

PEST CONTROL TECHS Lic’d Branch II or applicator. Exp’d in residential or com-mercial service. Top pay & benefits. East Bay. Fax 707.526.6038 or call Mike 707.526.6055

PET CARE TECHIncl. wknds & holidys.Apply in person only.Blue Ribbon Pets

5290 N. State St.Ukiah

Promotional group seeks exp. contract Executive Director.Bachelors, admin. & managerial exp. req.

Contact HR at gomendo.com707-964-9010

B-6- SUNDAY, NOV. 25, 2007 THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL

2551 N. State St. - Studio apt. situated nearMendocino College w/ all utilities included andbasic cable. $525/mo.

104 S. Oak St. - Large 1 bd., 1 ba. apt. located in avintage building in the heart of downtown Ukiah.$525/mo.

104 Laws Ave. – Newly renovated 2 bd., 1 ba. apt.equipped w/ new carpet, interior paint, stove,dishwasher, and blinds; also includes coveredparking and on-site laundry facilities. $725/mo.

210 Norton St. - Upstairs 1 bd., 1 ba. apt. w/stove,refrigerator, swamp cooler, W/D hookups, carportand more. $595/mo.

335 Leslie St. – 2 bd., 1 ba. apt. w/central heat &air, stove, refrigerator, microwave, carport parkingand on-site laundry facilities; centrally located.$725/mo.

DUPLEXES

756 El Rio St. #B - 2 bd., 1 ba. duplex w/ garageand yard in a convenient location close to a park,school and shopping. $850/mo.

HOUSES

1420 Knob Hill Rd. – 1+ bd., 1 ba. cabin w/carportlocated in a wooded setting in the Rogina Heightsarea. $795/mo.

518 Railroad Ave. – 3 bd., 2 ba. home with a smallyard and carport; conveniently located indowntown Willits. $900/mo.

12935 S. Highway 101 – 3 bd., 2 ba. homelocated in Hopland and includes a stove,refrigerator, dishwasher, swamp cooler, yard andcarport. $1000/mo.

379 Mendocino Dr. – Bright & cheery, newlyrenovated 2 bd., 1 ba. home w/ stove andrefrigerator, located in an established Westsideneighborhood w/yard & garage. $1100/mo.

1854 East Hill Rd. - Large 4 bd., 3 ba. homew/garage situated in a country setting located inWillits. $1300/mo.

1371 Ranee Ln. – Lovely 3 bd., 2 ba. home w/2-car garage, central heat & air, located on a quietcul-de-sac, and nicely landscaped. $1400/mo.

13741 Old River Rd. - 3+ bd., 2 ba. Old Hoplandhome w/ loft, vaulted ceilings, color-stampedconcrete floors & more! $1400/mo.

241 Forsythe Dr. – Newly renovated 3 bd., 2.5 ba.home in Redwood Valley, equipped with afireplace, central heat/air, 3-car garage and yard.$1550/mo.

1310 Chateau Pl. - Expansive 4 bd., 2.5 ba. homew/ hardwood floors, newly remodeled kitchen w/granite countertops and newer appliances, alsoincludes mature landscaped yards; located in ElDorado Estates. Must see! $1850/mo.

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DUPLEXES

• Decide where the sale will take place.

• Plan around other neighborhood events.

• Hold neighborhood sales to attract morebusiness.

• Extend the sale into early evening forthe after-work shoppers.

• Run classified ads with the time anddate of the sale.

• Place ads on bulletin boards in localstores.

• Place directional signs in the neighbor-hood to lead shoppers to the sale.

• Plan physical arrangement of merchan-dise—allow plenty of time for setting uptables and merchandise racks.

• Make alternate plans in the event of badweather.

• Provide adequate parking for the saleand parking signs if necessary.

• Make sure you have enough change onhand.

• Keep track of your inventory—make aledger with each item listed and check itoff when it’s sold.

Garage sales take a lot of planning. But when you clear out your closets and see the results . . . you’ll know it was worth it!

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PHOTOGRAPHERThe Ukiah

Daily Journalis seeking a part-time

photographer.This is a good job for

someone who is looking to get pub-

lished and hone their photography skills.

Applicants must have their own gear.

Knowledge of Photo-shop is a plus. To ap-ply, submit a resume and portfolio (either hardcopy or CD) to

the front desk at 590 S. School Street,

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PROGRAM SECRETARYP/T 6 hrs/day, 5

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45wpm-2 yrsclerical or secreta-

rial exp. Visit www.mcoe.us/jobscall 467-5012 or

email hr@mcoe.usMendocino CountyOffice of Education

DEADLINE:11/27/07

Project Director30%/Social Work

Case Mngr, 70% for HIV/AIDS prgrm in

Lake & Mendo. Co’s.Admin, supervisory, case management

duties. MSW or relat-ed degree. HIV exp.pref. Starts Jan. 08.Resume, cover letter

Community Care HIV/AIDS Program,301 S. State St., Ukiah:

468-9347 EOE.

TherapeuticResidential

Counselor: 1 FT Graveyard, 1 PT &

On-call. 1yr exp req’dfor graveyard pos.

working with at-risk youth in Mendocino

County. $10-$14 DOE. Excellent bene-fits supportive work-ing environment. Mail resume to: HR P.O.Box 422 Ukiah Ca

95482 or Fax:(707)462-6994.

Specify Job#11-TRC on cover letter or re-sume. Must pass fin-gerprint background, physical & TB before

hire. Facility# 236802089.

120 HELPWANTED

Red Fox Casino NOW HIRING

● Auditor - P/T● Kitchen● Tech● Security,● Cashiers● 2 Floor Managers ● Exp. promotions

& marketingperson.Friendly attitude helpful. Willing to

train. 984-6800or come in for

application.200 Cahto Dr.

Laytonville●●●●●●●●Now offering

employee insurance after

90 days.

Redwood Towing Service & Repair.Auto Technician/CA

Smog Brake and Lamp certified. TOP

PAY, BENEFITS, FLEXIBLE HOURS.

707-923-3440Reg. Dental Asst.Friendly, organized, energetic person to assist dental staff/

patients in Laytonville ofc. RDA license req.

Extended function duties compensated.4 days/wk, full bene-

fits. Contact Anne Gary, @ 984-6137

x 146 or visit www.longvalley.org

for appl. EOE

••••••••••••RN/LVN/CNA

MAKE A DIFFER-ENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR SENIORSJoin the Valley View

nursing team.• Generous sign on bonus• Competitive wages based on experience • AM/PM Shifts avail-able.Apply in person 1162 S. Dora Ukiah

••••••••••••Security Guard/

Events Staff $7.50 hr. DOE

463-1733

Seeking exp’dServers/Cooks. Sal

DOE. Apply at Crush-ed Grape 13500

Hwy 101, Hopland

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1(800) 55-PAOLI

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950-A Waugh Lane

Ukiah, CA 95482

400 E. Gobbi St., Ukiah, CA 95482

Off: 707-462-4936Fax: 707-462-7158

Carol Myer, AgentCPCU, CLU, ChFC

Lic. ODO5161

State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.Home Office: Bloomington, Illinois

Garbocci - Van Housen RealtyMona Falgout

Realtor®I Go the Extra Mile!

707-272-5887monafalgout@pacbell.net

Kelly Vogel - Tellstrom

(707) 272-1650950-A Waugh LaneUkiah, CA 95482

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•ExpertiseCAL-BAY MORTGAGE, 215 WEST STANDLEY ST. UKIAH

Pat Williams Realtor®

(707) 489-1812 Cell(707) 462-6701 Office

101 So. School, Ukiah Email: patwilliams@pacific.net

www.paolimortgage.com

304 N. STATE ST.

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Vichy Springs Rd

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120 HELPWANTED

SERVERDays, nights, week-

ends. Apply in perosn Club Calpella

6175 .N. State St.

SERVICE STATIONAttendant/Cashier - PT PU application at8551 East Rd. R.V.

Sherwood Oaks Long Term Care

Facility is currently hiring for:

•CNA•RN/LVN Charge nurseCall Nancy English at

(707) 964-6333STATE

PRESCHOOLTEACHER

PT - 4 hrs/day, 5 dys/wk, 10 mo/yr.$13.72-$17.51/hrMendocino County Office of Education

View www.mcoe.us/jobs

Call 467-5012 or email hr@mcoe.usDeadline to apply:

November 30, 2007

TLC Child & Family Services

seeks 2 additional homes for Shelter

Care program Applicants need to

have at least 1 spare bdrm to house a child

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

support & respite.Need 1 or 2-parent

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

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

707-463-1100Lic#236800809

Ukiah residential childrens facility

is looking for caring,responsible individ-

uals to come join our team. Some exp. pre-ferred but not neces-sary. Will provide on

the job training. Start-ing sal. $12.12 hr.

403B, great benefits & vacation package.

Fax resume to 463-6957

Youth Worker inWillits. Teen crisis counseling, school

based activities.Work closely with

schools and co-work-ers. 35 hrs/wk. Bene-fited. Job description/

applicaiton:MCYP, 463-4915

120 HELPWANTED

UKIAH UNIFIEDSCHOOLDISTRICT

Is accepting applica-tions for the following permanent & on-call substitute position:

★Paraprofessional/SD (Teacher Aide)★Custodian★Delivery Driver★Bus Driver

Apply on-line at:www.uusd.net

Personnel Commission

1056 N. Bush St., Ukiah, CA 95482.

463-5205

250 BUSINESSRENTALS

A quiet offc. dwntn.359 N. Oak, waiting rm., bus. ctr., kit.,

$400 incl util. 463-1081

LEE KRAEMERReal Estate Broker

SCHOOL STREETOFFICE/RETAIL

1300+/- sq. ft. w/pkg.

BRAND NEW!BUILD TO SUITOffice or Medical

1974+/- sq. ft. w/pkg.

DOWNTOWNHi-traffic loc. Ofc. Ste1600+/- sq. ft. w/pkg.

MED. OFFICE orRETAIL

South Orchard3400+/- sq. ft. w/pkng

468-8951Mountanos Properties

Commercial Rentals707-462-1840 x 195

Preschool & more - Available

immediately!500 to 1250 sq. ft

office, pre- school or clssrm space, from $1.25 a sq ft. Prior

uses: lic’d childcare, clssrms, after schl

prgrm & NPO office space. Ukiah United Methodist Church

462-3360, 489-4607.SUITE OF OFFICES 4 offices + conf.,

A jewel in our crown.

$2040 incl. utils.OTHER OFFICES

340sf.$360mo.+dep390sf.$425mo.+depUtil & janitorial incl.

Very nice location, 468-5426

300 APARTMENTSUNFURNISHED

Mountanos Properties

Residential Rentals707-462-1840 x 195

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arbocci

an Housen

Trudy

Sellars-Ramos

Realtor

707-489-7720

$400,000

Two of Ukiah’s most prosperous businesses!

Ukiah Garden Café

This well known establishment has been an icon in Mendocino County for almost 45

years. The past nine years with new owners, has brought much success to the Perkins.

With the addition of dance floors, sound sys-tems and more, it is quickly becoming

Mendocino County's hottest nightclub

50 + and still going strong! For the past 16 years this restaurant has grown leaps and bounds above the rest. Ukiah Garden Café is one of Ukiah’s pre-mier places to dine, whether it’s break-fast ,lunch ,dinner or a relaxing cocktail after work, you won’t be disappointed here.

$250,000

Perkins Street Lounge

Trudy Sellars-Ramos of Garbocci Van Housen Realty Presents:

114 S School Street, Ukiah CA

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• G.E. Control Panel with Backup Battery (1)

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300 APARTMENTSUNFURNISHED

ASCENSION ARMS.STUDIO 301 Butte St. Vallejo 707-644-2666. Must be 62 or older. $511/mo.+$511 secur ity de-posit. Sec. 8 ok, ca-ble & utilities paid.HUD criteria

LEE KRAEMERPROPERTY MGMTSpacious 1bd1ba.

$750.POOL, LAUNDRY,

CARPORTSNo Section 8.

463-2134

PARK PLACE1 bd. $750, 2 bdr.$860 TH $1050.

Pool/garg. 462-5009

SPACIOUS 2bd1ba. w/

washer/dryer No pets, water, garbage

paid. 462-8600

Spacious 2bd. Pool.H20, trash pd. $825.Also 1bd. $700. Ht.AC Pd. N/P. 462-6075

Se habla espanol.

UKIAH WESTSIDELg. vintage 2bd/1ba.

Cute/clean/safe + AC. Exc. area. $875+ dep. N/S/P. 621-1936

330 HOMESFOR RENT

$775/mo! Buy a 4 bd homes!! 5%dn,

20yrs at 8% apr! For listings

800-749-7901 xS622

2BD1BA.$800 mo.+ dep.

N/S.391-3610

3bdrm 1bth, office & den. Avail 12-1. No

S/D. $1650/mo.293-4262

4BD/2BA, dbl ga-rage, yard, westside $1650/mo avail 12/1

459-4757W/side/Upscale

2bd/2bth. 468-9003No Pets/No Smkng

380 WANTED TOSHARE RENT

Large room in large house. $490 + $490 dep.util incl. 718-2110

440 FURNITURE

SOFA 7’4” long,cream & green wide

stripe, very good cond., $100. Cash

only. 463-0102.

450 WANTEDTO BUY

We recycle & pay for brass, stainless,

alum., radiators. TODAYbatteries $3 & up.Shiny

copper wire $2lbClean lead 40¢ lb.

707-467-1959

460 APPLIANCES

USEDAPPLIANCES

& FURNITURE.Guaranteed. 485-1216

470 ANTIQUES

VINTAGE ANTIQUE Franciscan Deser t Rose Dinnerware Hand Decorated, round Franciscan logo on back of plane, Made in CA circa 1940-47. Over 140 pcs. from Estate sale. Excellent condi-t ion. Sacr if ice @ $600 or BO. Call 463-3947

480 MISC.FOR SALE

$$CASH$$Immediate Cash for

Structured Settlements, Annuities, Lawsuits,

Inheritances, Mortgage Notes & Cash Flows.

J.G. Wentworth #11-800-794-7310

4 solid oak beveled mirrors. 4 sizes.

Perfect cond.$400/bo for all.463-1779

Creative Workshop can take your

photos and print on

CalendarsT-Shirts

MousepadsMugs

Creative Workshop759 S. State 468-0251

FREE PAINT Recycled latex, 5 gal.buckets, white, tan, brown, gray. Tues-days only, 8am to 2pm, 298 Plant Rd., Ukiah (behind animal shelter).

500 PETS &SUPPLIES

Decker terrier pups.Tri-colored ready togo. 1st shots done. $100. 6weeks old.

743-2317

FOX TERRIER PUPPIES Tri color- $100/ea. Ready to go. 707-743-2317

500 PETS &SUPPLIES

Hllnd-Lop Bunnies8wks. Sweet.

White/tan. Fuzzy & shrthair. $20ea.485-7278 Laurie

Lost Female SolidRed Dachshundfrom the 4800

block of N. State.Disappeared on 10-

28-07 REWARD972-2566

590 GARAGESALES

FREE GARAGE SALE SIGNS.

Realty World Selzer Realty. 350 E. Gobbi

610 REC VEHCAMPING

Southwind Motor-Home ‘84.Onboardgenerator. 33K mi.

$8500 obo. 272-6367

ALBION RIVER CAMPGROUND

Contractors & camp-ers. Winter rates for RV spaces. Free WiFi. 937-0606

650 4X4'SFOR SALE

Chevy Tahoe Blazer‘94. Runs great,

looks great, $3000.467-1959

FORDEXPLORER

‘884X4, AT,

$2600459-0547

660 VANSFOR SALE

Pontiac ‘93 Transport Van. 7 pass. Orig.

owner. Excel. cond In & Out. Lea. seats.$4200. 485-7199

680 CARSFOR SALE

CARS FROM $500!Police Impounds!

For listings.800-749-4260xC241

Chrysler LaBaron ‘88, 4cyl, gd cond., new battery & tires.

$4500 obo. 462-5139

Geo ‘965 spd.

Needs work.$800.

459-0547Honda Accord ‘83

Needs trans.$150 obo743-1909

HONDA CIVIC 1999LX EXCELLENT CON. SMOGED.

70,000K $6,000.00PAUL (707)485-5124Nissan ‘90 300 ZX twin turbo eng., 5 spd., T-top. $2000/ bo. 263-9178 msg.

Volvo Stationwagon 940. 1993

270K mi. runs great.$3000. 743-1297

720 MOBILESFOR SALE

FREE STEAK DINNER

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2 Homes for Sale.Distress Sale. Vichy Springs Area.. +/-

3000sqft new homes.4 bed/2.5 bath. Call @707.480.5883 lv

mess.3bd2ba Foreclosure

only $176K! For listings

800-749-7901 x R397

I’m still doing loans,purchasing & refin.Rates below under 6%

Larry WrightGolden Bear Mortgage

707-239-8080

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Educational Skills.EVERYDAY: Classified SUNDAY–SATURDAY: The Ukiah Daily Journal

JOB SEARCH

Looking For A Career?

Are you looking for the perfect opportunity to shine?You could find a great job in our Classified section. 468-3500590 S. School St., Ukiah

When you use the Classifiedsto find a job, you will begoing up, the corporateladder, that is. In theClassifieds, you will find lots ofjobs and just maybe one ofthem will take you right upthe corporate ladder ofsuccess.

590 S. School St., Ukiah

468-3500

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

SERVICE DIRECTORYSERVICE 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

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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

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(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

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Home Repair• Electrical Ceiling fans, wall outlets, wall heaters (gas & electric), Dryer hookups• Carpentry• Plumbing• Satisfaction Guaranteed

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Lic # 884022

707-456-9055707-337-8622 cell

DUMP RUNS

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• 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

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TREE TRIMMING

FRANCISCO’STree & GardenService

Yard WorkDump Runs

Tree Trimming Insured

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JOHNSONCONSTRUCTION

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Days 489-8441Eves. 485-0731

ResidentialCommercial

PAINTING

40 years experienceFast, friendly service

Free estimatesSenior discounts

GUTTERSPREPAINTED

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Aluminum • Copper • SteelLimited Lifetime Warranty**

OgeeGutter

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5 1/2” 5 1/2”4”

FasciaGutter

**To original owner.

462-2468Lic/Bonded 292494

FREE ESTIMATESCall the professionals

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NEW HOMES

The Modular AdvantagesOver Site Built and

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

HOME REPAIRS

ResidentialCommercial

Lic # 6178 • Insured

(707) 972-8633

ALVAREZ

CABINETS MASSAGEMedicineEnergyMassageMr. Terry Kulbeck564 S. Dora St., Ukiah

National Certified (ABMP)1 hr. $40 • 1 and a half hour $60DON’T WAIT FOR PAIN.Frequent massage helps

to keep you healthyMany Bodywork OptionsRelax Your Stress away

You Deserve It.Gift Certificates Available.Treat yourself Today(707) 391-8440

HANDYMAN

Free Estimates(951) 907-6822(707) 272-5792

Noe’s HandymanLic. #82955

• Concrete

• Tile

• Painting

• Drywall

• Door/Window Installation

• And much more!

TREE SERVICE

Full Service Tree CareLicensed • Insured

707-456-9355

Oakie TreeService

CLEANINGAll StarCleaningService

COMMERCIAL ANDRESIDENTIAL CLEANING

Specializing in• Move in/out• Post Construction• Extensive cleaning projects• Windows

707-463-1657707-391-9618

REFINISHINGFurniture and AntiqueRepair & Refinishing30+ years experience

LAQUER FINISHES& MORE

Dining Tables • ChairsDressers • Coffee TablesEntertainment Cabinets

FREE ESTIMATESWorkshop in Redwood Valley

Allen Strong707-485-0802

COUNTERTOPS

CL 856023

Bill & Craig707.467.3969

SOLID SURFACE &LAMINATE COUNTERTOPS2485 N. State St. • Ukiah

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LowPrices

2800 North State St. • Ukiah www.thurstonautoplaza.com1-866-2-THURSTON

(707) 462-8817

All vehicles subject to prior sale. All prices plus government fees andtaxes any finance charges and any dealer document preparation charge

of $55, and any emissions testing charge and CA tire fee.Sale ends 11/25/07.

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04 Toyota Prius

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06 Buick LaCrosse#141550

$15,999

07 Toyota Camry

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$20,999

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07 Subaru Forester

#740435

07 Dodge Nitro#528284

06 Dodge Grand Caravan#680037

$14,999

05 Lincoln LS#600521

$21,991

Midsize!Prior Rental Prior Rental

$19,999

12KMiles!

06 Mazda 3s#502202

$16,999

06 Dodge Durango

#150242

$19,999

07 Chevy Silverado#152014

$20,999

00 Chevy Tahoe

#174455

$14,999

05 Toyota Camry

$15,999

06 Chrysler Sebring#102635

$11,999

07 Nissan Maxima#811724

$23,981

Mid-size

#0596104WD

Longbed!Prior RentalPrior Rental

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06 Subaru ImprezaWRX#519736

$28,999

RACY!

4 Cyl. AWDSLT! Prior Rental 3.5 SE!

05 Pontiac Grand Am#101654

$10,999

07 Subaru Forester

#740435

$22,999

04 Honda Accord

#087910

$17,999

06 Toyota Land Cruiser#082187

$44,999

07 Chrysler 300 Touring#724617

$23,999

06 Mazda 6S#M22540

$17,997

06 Toyota Tundra#474020

$21,999

SportyV6!

07 Chevy Impala

$14,999

#124882Prior Rental

05 Dodge Magnum#119940

$20,990

HemiPowered

RT

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2006 ChevyTrailblazer

#101214

$21,991

4WD LS!

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#121213

$47,999

05 Honda Civic Hybrid#012044

$18,595

CleanBurning Gas

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V6w/Leather

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$20,999

05 Jeep Wrangler

05 Toyota Sienna

#254503

$19,999

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07 Chevy Silverado#505021

$24,994

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05 PontiacGrand Prix

$11,999

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06 Toyota Highlander#159820

$28,999

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04 Ford F150#B03336

$17,999

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05 Mercury GrandMarquis

#637035

$16,996

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06 Toyota Corolla#743072#695356

$14,999

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05 Chevy Silverado#262452

$29,999

04 Chevy Silverado#416944

$21,999

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05 Ford Freestyle#A72215

$20,999

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05 Chevy Cavalier#167440

$9,999

02 Chevy Suburban

$21,999

4WDw/Low Miles#130283

05 Ford Focus

$11,991

ZX3!#106165

05 Chevy Tahoe#146380

$29,999

07 Toyota Highlander#203759

$25,999

07 Nissan Xterra#529600

$23,999

#140151

$13,999

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03 GMC Envoy

03 Chevy Tahoe

$19,999

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ConvertibleGTC!

$12,999

04 Chrysler Sebring#169887

$15,999

07 Pontiac GrandPrix#106921

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All WheelDrive!

All WheelDrive

$22,999

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06 Toyota Tacoma#300601

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2005 Acura 3.2 TL#009508

06 Toyota 4RNR#054961

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