Ukiah High Looking About IN SACRAMENTO girls soccer with Carole Hemp farming bill vetoed action Hester ..........Page A-6 ............Page A-3 .................................Page A-11 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper .......Page A-2 Tomorrow: Mostly sunny; H 76º L 45º 7 58551 69301 0 FRIDAY Oct. 12, 2007 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 50 pages, Volume 149 Number 186 email: [email protected] Rain not expected to cause major problem for grape growers By BEN BROWN ished picking,” said Mendocino and can stand up to a little rain. of the Mendocino County Winegrape night, according to the National The Daily Journal County Agricultural Commissioner “It depends on what’s still out and Wine Commission, said the rain Weather Service. Rain has returned to the Ukiah Dave Bengston. there,” he said. “Some are very sen- will put some pickers into high gear. Enquist said the rain is not expect- Valley, at least for now, and while The harvest started a little earlier sitive.” “It’s making a lot of people work ed to be a big problem in Mendocino than usual this year. White grapes Heavy rains can cause rot among awful hard,” he said. several vineyards are still bringing in County as long as it doesn’t last too were ripe in early September and grape bunches and turn the space The first storm brought rain long. the last of their crop, the rain is not reds a few weeks later. between the vines to mud, making it overnight Tuesday and more was “It’s only if you get sustained expected to have a huge impact on Bengston said those who are still difficult to get tractors into the vine- falling Thursday and is expected rains that you get rot,” he said. the end of the harvest. harvesting are picking red grapes yards. today, with clearing Saturday and Ben Brown can be reached at “Some growers have already fin- like cabernet that are fairly robust John Enquist, president and CEO more rain predicted for Sunday [email protected]. Crash into REDWOOD TREE REBORN AS GALLERY pole injures Redwood Tree woman, 27 Service Station The Daily Journal A 27-year-old Willits woman suffered Museum hosts major injuries Wednesday night when her artists’ work car slid off the roadway and collided with a telephone pole. By ZACK SAMPSEL According to reports from the The Daily Journal California Highway Patrol, Adrienne J. or local artist and Pardue was southbound on Sherwood military veteran Road north of Lupine Drive in a 1995 Paul Allen Toyota Camry when her car drifted to the F right side of the roadway at around 5:30 Saturday will be a special day to showcase p.m. Wednesday. not only his own work, Pardue steered left to correct the drift but also the works of and lost control of the Camry. The car four other local artists in spun clockwise and off the west edge of the form of sculpture, the roadway, where it collided with a paintings, jewelry and pole, sheering the pole off near the pottery as part of his ground, according to CHP reports. special “Five Local Pardue suffered major injuries and had Mendocino Artists” to be extricated from the car by firefight- gallery from 1 to 6 p.m. ers from the Brooktrails Fire Department. at the Redwood Tree She was transported by Reach Air Service Station Museum Ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial and Gallery (RTSS) at Hospital for treatment. 815 N. State St. Sherwood Road was closed for more The gallery will than eight hours Wednesday night, while include some of Allen’s emergency crews removed downed pottery work as well as power and phone cables from the road- painting, sculptures and way and replaced the pole. more from Judy Geer, The Willits Little-Lake Fire Steve Smith, Francis MacLeod Pappidas/The Daily Journal Department, Ukiah Ambulance Service Howland and Diane Ceramic artist Paul Allen stands at the door of the old Redwood Tree Service Station, which and the Willits Police Department Arvid Nelson. he is transforming into an art gallery. responded to this call. “This is going to be a lot of fun,” Allen said work for many years. Allen explained. “Now while smiling with Now that Allen is the it’s finally a place for Burn ban lifted excitement for the event. leaseholder at the RTSS, local artists to show their The Daily Journal “We’re going to have and combined with the work. It’s important to With one rain storm passed, and another live music, organic food fact he has been have a community that on the way, CalFire announced that the and free water.” participating in art supports its local artists, burn ban in Mendocino County will be lift- Allen, himself a classes at the college for and it gives me an ed at 8 a.m. today. “Due to increased rela- sculpting and eight years, he said he opportunity to show tive humidity recoveries and recent precip- videography graduate of thought it was his time what I’ve learned from itation and lower temperatures, I am hereby the University of to give back to the the college.” canceling the burning permit suspension California, Santa community he holds dear Allen explained that issued on July 1, 2007,” CalFire Unit Chief Barbara, said Wednesday to his heart. not only is the gallery a Marc Romero said in a written statement. he had thought about the “We’ve now changed dream come true for The Mendocino County Air Quality idea of putting together a this place over to a The station still has its old gas pumps, a Management District and the Mendocino showcase of local artists’ gallery and a museum,” See GALLERY, Page A-12 reminder of days when gas was inexpensive. County Fire Chiefs Association also lifted a countywide ban on dooryard and large pile burning today. A hot summer and lack of winter rainfall were expected to combine to create a bad fire year in Mendocino County, but no BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OCT. 16 MEETING major fires were reported in the county over By ROB BURGESS California State Legislative sion action of July 19 concerning HOMECOMING the summer. According to CalFire reports, The Daily Journal Advocate, on legislative issues the rezoning of 5.12 acres locat- there were 219 fires on State Responsibility Incorporating water policies has been scheduled. ed 1.5 miles northeast of Area land this year as compared to 351 fires and other concerns into the The board will break at 11 Hopland. in 2007. Fires this year burned 527 acres, administrative draft of the a.m. to attend a joint meeting Before adjourning, at 3:30 KING AND QUEEN compared to 2,341 acres last year. General Plan update and the with the Mendocino County p.m., the board is scheduled to Open burning will be allowed only with associated environmental impact Workforce Investment Board at discuss and possibly give direc- a fire permit, and fires must comply with air report will be the final item on 631 S. Orchard Ave. tion in reference to the adminis- quality regulations, CalFire will not be the agenda for Tuesday’s At 1:30 p.m., the board is trative draft of the General Plan requiring burn permits until May 1. Burn Mendocino County Board of scheduled to reconvene to con- update and the associated EIR. permits are available at the Anderson Valley Supervisors meeting at the sider the adoption of a resolution With no meeting scheduled Community Service District, Brooktrails County Administration Center to submit an application to the this week, Tuesday’s meeting Community Service District, Covelo Fire located at 501 Low Gap Road. state Community Development will be one of the first solo Protection District, Fort Bragg Fire The board will begin its open Block Grant Planning and flights for the county’s new chief Department, Little Lake Fire Department, session at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday Technical Assistance Program executive officer, Tom Mitchell, Redwood Coast Fire Department, with the adoption of a proclama- for $35,000 for a Farmworker who the board unanimously Redwood Valley-Calpella Fire Protection tion in support of Home Care Transportation and Housing appointed at its Aug. 21 meeting. District, Ukiah City Fire Department or the Worker Recognition Week, Needs Assessment and Grant At the board’s last meeting on air quality department offices. which runs from Nov. 4 to 10 Application Writing and Admin- Oct. 2, Mitchell sat for the first In a written statement, Romero encour- after the conclusion of an hour- istrative Assistance Planning time in ex-CEO Al Beltrami’s photo courtesy of Alexis Pedrotti aged county residents to take advantage of and-a-half closed session. Team. chair, with Beltrami seated Ukiah High School students elected the cooler months ahead to prepare for the At 10:45, a presentation by Immediately afterward, the behind him. Homecoming King and Queen Mark 2008 fire season by making sure their and discussion with Don board is scheduled to hear an Rob Burgess can be reached at Pederson and Macee Bates during homes are surrounded by 100 feet of Peterson, Mendocino County’s appeal of a Planning Commis- [email protected]. the Homecoming celebration. “defensible space.” Great Entertainment is Easier than Ever Get the Comcast Value Package 1-800-Comcast A-2 – FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 2007 DAILY DIGEST Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] New law bars landlords from asking tenants’ immigration status Governor signs bill education — or by kicking off Oltman, with Californians for But organizations that have one’s immigration status earlier this year the “New Population Stabilization.