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Willis wins RELIGION defensive Saturday Faith community news Rookie of Year ...................................Page 3 .............Page 6 Jan. 5, 2008 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper ..........Page 2 Sunday: Chilly with rain; H 43º L 36º 7 58551 69301 0 Monday: Partly sunny and cool; H 47º L 41º 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 14 pages, Volume 149 Number 271 email: [email protected] ‘This time we’re evacuating early rather than wait for the emergency teams.’ UKIAH CITY COUNCIL CARMEN MACIAS, helping with sandbags for her mother’s Talmage home ON MARIJUANA: County weathers storm Council supports repeal of Measure G By ROB BURGESS The Daily Journal At a special meeting Friday, the Ukiah City Council unanimously approved the formulation of a letter in support of a pro- posed ballot initiative to repeal Measure G, the adoption of the state limits in regard to medical marijuana and the establishment of 25 plants per parcel as a set guideline. The letter was placed on the council’s agenda in response to a timed item on the issue set for about 1:45 p.m. at Tuesday’s Mendocino County Board of Supervisors meeting in the board’s chambers. On Nov. 8, 2000, Mendocino County voters approved Measure G, a resolution calling for the decriminalization of per- sonal use and cultivation of marijuana, by a vote of 58 percent. At the Dec. 11 Board of Supervisors meeting, the board voted 3-2 to restrict the number of marijuana plants allowed on any one parcel of land to 25, regard- less of the number of qualified patients residing there. Ukiah City Councilmember John McCowen said rolling back the amount of marijuana allowed in the county to the MacLeod Pappidas/The Daily Journal See MARIJUANA, Page 14 Overflow from the Russian River makes for wet driving on Talmage Road Friday afternoon, moments before CalTrans closed the roadway east of the Highway 101 overcrossing. Rickel ballot Weather-related effort on pot road closures •Comptche Ukiah Road at milepost .3 under attack because of a downed powerline and at milepost By BEN BROWN 12 because of a tree blocking the road at 4 a.m. Friday. Road crews opened the road at milepost The Daily Journal 12 by 3 p.m. Friday. Jimmy Rickel’s ballot measure, which •South State Street was closed at around 6 would change the way Mendocino County a.m. because of down powerlines but was deals with marijuana, will likely remain on reopened by 3 p.m. Friday. the ballot despite a challenge by Measure G •South Dora Street was closed because of author Richard Johnson, but Johnson’s case down powerlines at 6 a.m. and was reopened by is not the only legal challenge the measure 3 p.m. Friday. faces. •Oak Knoll Road was closed because of “It’s a hard sell for me to make a ruling down powerlines at 6 a.m. and was reopened by that would take Mr. Rickel’s initiative off 3 p.m. Friday. the ballot,” said Superior Court Judge John •Little Lake Road was closed at 6 a.m. and Behnke before taking the issue under remained closed Friday night. advisement. •Surfwood Road was closed at the intersec- Johnson is asking the court to order the tion of Little Lake Road at 6 a.m. and remained county to take the initiative off the ballot closed Friday night. because he says the title and summary on •Albion Ridge Road was closed at 6 a.m. and the initiative are misleading. remained closed Friday night. Johnson said the summary omits the part •Philo Greenwood Road was closed at 6 a.m. of Rickel’s ballot measure that says the between milepost seven and eight because of Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office should Carmen Macias and her mother, Margarita Pulido, load free sandbags onto a truck make marijuana prosecution its number at the Department of Transportation during Macias’ lunch hour Friday. She said See ROADS, Page 14 one priority. that preparing for flooding at her mother’s home is an annual event. “If that were in the summary I think most county residents would vote against it,” he said. No serious problems Johnson’s case is not the only legal hur- To our readers: dle Rickel’s ballot measure will have to from Friday’s rain, Production delays and concern for clear before June. carrier safety may cause disruptions in On Dec. 20, Ukiah resident Ross Liberty but more on the way our circulation efforts during this week- filed a lawsuit asking the court to instruct end’s stormy weather. We apologize for the Mendocino County Clerks Office not to By BEN BROWN any delivery delays that may occur. accept any signatures in support of Rickel’s The Daily Journal initiative because he said it “impairs the Storms that brought heavy rain to the coun- budgeting authority of the Mendocino ty Friday caused minor flooding and some road County Board of Supervisors,” according closures but no serious problems. County Department of Transportation office on to court filings. The Mendocino County Office of Lake Mendocino Drive, on Commercial Liberty is working on his own initiative Emergency Services issued a warning Friday Avenue in Willits, at the Hopland Fire that would repeal Measure G and leave the Department and the Fort Bragg Fire number of plants legally allowed for a med- morning of a major storm bearing down on the banks by Friday afternoon. county, bringing sustained winds of up to 45 Department. ical marijuana patient up to the county In Hopland, CalTrans closed Highway 175 Carmen Macias and Margarita Pulido were Board of Supervisors. mph and as much as five inches of rain. between Old River Road and Highway 101 According to the OES, flash flooding could taking advantage of the program Friday, col- The board will meet Tuesday to discuss when Doolin Creek overflowed its banks, lecting sandbags to barricade their Talmage passing an ordinance that would repeal be expected in the smaller creeks in low lying flooding the roadway. Measure G, thus bypassing the initiative areas. The National Oceanographic area home. In anticipation of localized flooding, the “The river goes over the banks every year,” process. Atmospheric Administration was predicting county is providing sand and sandbags in sev- Ben Brown can be reached at that the Navarro River would overflow its eral locations, including the Mendocino See STORM, Page 14 [email protected]. 2 – SATURDAY, JAN. 5, 2008 DAILY DIGEST Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] FUNERAL NOTICES DEATH NOTICES [\ French in his one semester • ‘Kathi’ Kathleen Shuster, of Covelo, died Monday, Dec. than his sister did in four 31, 2007, at the age of 51. Funeral services were held 1 p.m. years. He would also want Friday at the Faith Tabernacle in Covelo. to speak French when he called, and when his sister would respond with “Je Ne Sais Pas”, he would kindly FANTASY 5: 10, 13, 16, CORRECTIONS 21, 22. respond with “Je T’aime ma The Ukiah Daily Journal reserves this soeur.” This last New Years DAILY DERBY: 1st space to correct errors or make clarifications Place: 01, Gold Rush. was very special, he wanted to news articles. Significant errors in obitu- to go out and ring in the new ary notices or birth announcements will 2nd Place: 03, Hot Shot. ERIC GORE result in reprinting the entire article. Errors 3rd Place: 09, Winning year in style, so his oldest Glenn Raymond Yokum may be reported to the editor, 468-3526. sister took him out. We Eric Francis Gore Spirit. JAMES GEORGE counted down the end of Glenn Raymond Yokum (Egore) of Ukiah passed Race time: 1:45.39. BRACEWELL 2007 and talked about how passed away on Wednesday, away in his home on MEGA MILLIONS: See January 2, 2008, after a LOTTERY NUMBERS Sunday’s Daily Journal for James George Bracewell, wonderful the new year Wednesday January 2, would be. Those who were long illness at age 87. 2008. He was 38 years old. DAILY 3: night: 0, 6, 4. Friday night’s winning also known to many as Glenn was born in Willits Mega Millions numbers. “Jamie” born 29 November, blessed to know him, loved Eric was born on June 27th, afternoon: 4, 7, 1. him. He is survived by his and graduated from Willits 1969 to loving parents Ed 1981, passed away on 2 High School in 1940. He January, 2008 at his home mother, Margaret Bracewell and Pat Gore. A celebration of Ukiah, his father and served in the U.S. Army of his life will be held on in Ukiah, California. James during World War II, and was a wonderful son and stepmother, William and Wednesday January 9th, Nancy Bracewell of Ukiah, many will remember him as 2008 at Christ Church of brother, who loved his fam- the friendly butcher at Star Destructive storm ily and God very much. He his sister Christina Lovaas the Golden Rule of San Jose, Ca., his broth- Super Market. (Ridgewood Ranch) 16200 struggled with mental illness When not at work, Glenn for many years of his young er Michael of Ukiah, his sis- N. Highway 101, Willits at ter Mary Bracewell of San was an outdoorsman, and 11:00AM. clobbers California life. Our family was so lucky enjoyed just being a cowboy to have been blessed with Diego, Ca., his step-sister Eric was born in By SAMANTHA YOUNG Friday morning to coordinate Lisa Hayes of San Jose, Ca, and working around the Sunnyvale, CA.