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Community LOCAL sports digest SUNDAY Laws Avenue closed Saturday ..........Page A-7 April 29, 2007 ................................Page A-1 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper .......Page A-2 Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy Tuesday: Increasing cloudiness $1 tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 48 pages, Volume 148 Number email: [email protected] Fatal accident discovered on Redemeyer Road Driver may tim appeared to have been Tafel said. “More than likely, traveling southbound on he drifted.” have drifted Redemeyer Road on either The truck lay in the creek Ben Brown/The Daily Journal Friday night or early Saturday overnight until the broken California off the road morning when, for unknown guardrail was noticed by a Highway Patrol Friday night reasons, he drove off the west passerby who found the truck officers investi- edge of the road. and reported it to CHP 7:29 gate the scene By BEN BROWN The truck crashed through a.m. Saturday. of a fatal The Daily Journal a guardrail and overturned, Tafel said the cause of accident on A 37-year-old man from coming to rest upside down in death remained unknown. The Redemeyer Nice died in a single-vehicle the creek just south of El victim’s name is being with- Road just south accident on Redemeyer Road Dorado Estates. held until his family can be of El Dorado overnight when the green Tafel said the cause of the notified. The accident remains Estates where a accident is not known, Ford F-350 pick- Ford F-350 pickup truck he under investigation. was driving traveled off the although alcohol may have The Ukiah Valley Fire up truck over- been a factor. Tafel said there turned in a side of the road and over- District also responded to this creek. turned in a creek. were several empty beer cans call. California Highway Patrol in the bed of the truck. Ben Brown can be reached at Sgt. Dave Tafel said the vic- “There are no skid marks,” [email protected] Each step means dollars Students host walk-a-thon for playground equipment wine wench By LAURA MCCUTCHEON By Sue Straight The Daily Journal hat a superb county Oak Manor School students can we live in! Saturday apparently talk the talk and walk night April 23 (if the walk. W you remember, it was cold, After gathering pledges for about wet and windy) about 150 a month, earning a combined total locals braved the elements to of $10,000, more than 350 kinder- attend the “Spring Spree,” a garten-through-sixth-grade students gala fundraising event to sup- on Friday made good on their con- port Leadership Mendocino. tracts. The evening, kindly hosted by To be more precise, the children Redwood Valley Cellars, spent 45 minutes circling cones set included two auctions, one up in a field at their school, during live and one silent, gourmet a walk-a-thon intended to raise food and an educational ter- funds for new playground equip- roir-based wine tasting (yup, ment, which could run in the neigh- that’s why I was there – borhood of $40,000, according to couldn’t miss that!) with PTO President Dana Franz, who speakers from Barra, Bonterra said all fund-raisers combined, they and Parducci wineries. More have earned around $27,000 so far. Isaac Eckel/The Daily Journal on terroir and wine tasting Andy Porter, president of the Over 350 Oak Manor students, from kindergarten through sixth grade, participated in the walk-a- later. Ukiah Police Officers Association, thon held at the school Friday to help raise money for new playground equipment. Founded in 1992 by a changed that figure Friday when he small group of local business- showed up at the event and, on Take the top earner, sixth-grader, Matt Eiffert, fifth/sixth grade money, but nonetheless, seemed to es, Leadership Mendocino is behalf of the association, wrote a Katelyn LaMalfa, for instance, who combo teacher, in earshot, noted have fun Friday lapping the an annual program that focus- check for $50. Franz said they have will go to a junior high school next LaMalfa has worked hard to raise makeshift track, as they visited es on educating people who also applied for a grant and hope to year. large amounts of money at other with friends and listened to music, want to make a difference and be able to replace the 20-year-old As she paused from walking to school fund-raisers as well. As for courtesy of DJ Ken Steely. strengthen the foundation of equipment, located on the primary talk to the press, she didn’t mention the walk-a-thon, he said, “It’s a “This is cool,” fifth grader Nina our community. They do this playground, this summer. that she will receive a new iPod for great way to raise money ’cause Tucker said, noting she raised $1. by offering a series of month- Not all of the students will bene- her efforts, instead LaMalfa, who kids don’t have to sell anything “You get to listen to music and ly classes. Topics include fit from the new equipment, but raised $585 with her pledges, said, other than themselves and the effort walk with your friends,” fourth Business and they still had fun earning the “I just like being known as the top they are willing to put out.” Entrepreneurship, Team money that will purchase it. seller.” Others didn’t earn a lot of See WALK, Page A-14 See WINE, Page A-14 Scrap metal Prank by 14-year-old closes Laws Avenue bill could By BEN BROWN Avenue. The Daily Journal Officers from the California deter thefts A false report of a double-homicide Highway Patrol and the Ukiah Police By BEN BROWN caused law enforcement officials to Department, as well as sheriff’s The Daily Journal close Laws Avenue from South State deputies, responded to the call. California Assembly mem- Street and South Dora Avenue for CHP officers closed off Laws bers Tom Berryhill and more than an hour Saturday morning. Avenue between South State Street Cathleen Galgiani have co- “Apparently it was a 14 year old and South Dora Avenue for more than authored a bill designed to playing with the phone,” said make it harder for those who Mendocino County Sheriff’s Sgt. See PRANK, Page A-14 steal copper and other metals Rust Noe. Ben Brown/The Daily Journal to sell the metal to scrap deal- The call came in at approximately California Highway Patrol ers. 9:45 a.m. Saturday morning reporting Officers block off Laws Avenue Had such a law been in the murder of two people on Laws Between South State Street and place last year, thefts of cop- Avenue. The caller did not give offi- South Dora Avenue while law per from the Ukiah Masonite cers an address but said the bodies enforcement officers look for plant site might have been were in apartment 24, said Sheriff’s suspects in a reported double Lt. Kurt Smallcomb. There are sever- homicide. Further investigation See COPPER, Page A-14 al apartment buildings on Laws revealed the call to be false. • Private Powerline Const. & Maint. 12KV Terra Firma Exc. & Power • Underground Utilities/PG&E Consulting Toll Free: 1-866-363-4900 • Demolition • Road Construction Office: 485-7536 • Cell: 477-6221 • Storm & Water Systems • 6”-30” Hole Bore • Septic Systems • No Cost Estimate General Engineer • Lic.#878612 A-2 – SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2007 DAILY DIGEST Editor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] his name surfaced in an investigation into a high-priced call-girl ring, said two people in a position to know the circumstances of Trump gives donation his departure. The world briefly It was Tobias’ own decision to resign, according to one of the people, who said the issue came up only in the past day or so. to Schwarzenegger Clashes with Taliban militants, NATO The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the investigation is still under way. airstrike leave 21 insurgents dead Tobias submitted his resignation a day after he was inter- after TV appearance viewed by ABC News for an upcoming program about an By SAMANTHA YOUNG tions. KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan and coalition forces alleged prostitution service run by the so-called D.C. Madam. Associated Press Schwarzenegger spokes- clashed with Taliban militants Saturday in separate incidents in ABC reported on its Web site late Friday that Tobias con- SACRAMENTO — woman Julie Soderlund said the east and south, killing 21 insurgents, officials said. firmed that he had called the Pamela Martin and Associates Billionaire Donald Trump the April 20 donation was not The police and Taliban engaged in a one-hour gun battle in escort service to have women come to his condo and give him gave $10,000 to Gov. Arnold connected to the governor’s the Alishar district of Khost province, said Wazir Padshah, a massages. More recently, Tobias told the network, he has been Schwarzenegger to help pay appearance on the NBC spokesman for the provincial police. He said NATO assisted using a service with Central American women. off his campaign debts, a little prime-time show. She added with an airstrike, killing 11 militants. Three police were wound- Tobias, 65, who is married, told ABC News there had been more than a month after the that the taping took place ear- ed in the violence. “no sex” during the women’s visits to his condo. His name was governor guest-starred on lier in the year, but was unsure Lt.