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No. 12 REMINISCE Monterey SUNDAY Elusive Images photo contest downs Eagles ..........Page A-8 Oct. 1, 2006 ................................Page A-3 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper .......Page A-2 Monday: Partly sunny and cool Tuesday: Mostly cloudy; even cooler $1 tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 50 pages, Volume 148 Number 175 email: [email protected] Flag debate takes another turn City attorney reportedly The Daily Journal According to City Councilman fly the American flag. The key may he believed Government Code sec- The city attorney is apparently John McCowen, City Attorney be that the city’s ordinance limiting tion 434.5 could be interpreted nar- plans to recommend ready to recommend approving the David Rapport has changed his mind flagpole height in residential neigh- rowly enough to allow the city to say 45-foot flagpole erected in the about whether a Government Code borhoods is based entirely on aes- no to the flagpole. approval of use permit Western Hills by homeowners Ric section overrides the city’s ability to thetics and not on health or safety. to allow flagpole to stay Piffero and Dave Hull. regulate the size of a flagpole used to Earlier in the debate, Rapport said See FLAG, Page A-12 IRISH WAKE IN HOPLAND Fire Safety Day NORMAN L. VROMAN Dec. 14, 1936-Sept. 21, 2006 DA Vroman remembered By BEN BROWN The Daily Journal “He told me, ‘Bill, if I win, HOPLAND -- More than 100 people turned out on a I win, and if I lose, I win.’” cool fall Saturday at Brutocao to remember District Attorney BILL SCHLICK, Vroman friend on Norman Vroman and to say their goodbyes. Vroman’s comment on DA race “Having all of you here today is much ado about noth- of law enforcement, Vroman’s Savanah Szupello, uncertain of ing,” said former Sheriff Tony coworkers at the Mendocino what she just heard, checks out Craver, speaking for Vroman County District Attorney’s Pluggie, an automated fire who he said, jokingly, came to Office, members of hydrant that moves and talks. him in a dream. “I look for- Mendocino County’s legal ward to seeing you all on the community and even a few other side; forget me not.” judges. State Sen. Wes Vroman died at Sutter Chesbro was also on hand, to Firefighters Valley Memorial Hospital present a joint resolution on Sept. 21, two days after he behalf of himself and suffered a heart attack in the Assemblywoman Patty Berg stage expo driveway of his Hopland in recognition of Vroman’s good works. The Daily Journal home. The crowd in attendance Mendocino County Fire departments from throughout Sheriff’s Capt. Kurt the county sponsored a fire preven- was a fairly good sample of the “hippie-redneck” coalition Smallcomb also presented tion expo Saturday at the Pear Tree Vroman’s family with a cer- Shopping Center. Vroman often said were responsible for electing him to tificate honoring Vroman’s The event kicked off with a fire work. engine procession from the Redwood two terms as Mendocino Empire Fairgrounds at 9 a.m. that County district attorney. moved south on State Street toward Also there were members See VROMAN, Page A-12 See EXPO, Page A-12 Isaac Eckel/The Daily Journal Students discuss During the fire prevention expo Saturday at the Pear Tree Shopping Center, Michael Mills (above right) safety at UHS makes his way out of a smoke trailer that gave occupants the chance to Anonymous hotline “Sometimes I do feel safe, experience escaping from a smoke- but I sometimes feel uncom- filled room out a window. The expo launches on Monday fortable because of gang- was put on by fire departments from By LAURA MCCUTCHEON sters,” said a sophomore girl. throughout the county. At right, The Daily Journal “I do feel safe, but not Sparky the fire dog rides atop a Ukiah Ukiah High School on around certain people that I Fire Department ladder truck as a pro- Monday will implement an don’t hang out with. If I walk cession of fire trucks from the county anonymous tip hotline for stu- around certain people, I don’t makes its way down State Street dents to report safety issues -- feel as safe,” said another Saturday morning. from harassment to drug use - 10th-grade girl, referring to - without fear of retaliation “the gang members and peo- from their peers. ple who stare you down.” The number is 391-3911, “I feel fine (at school) but if UHS Principal Ken Montoya I was in a fight with a gang- said. ster, no, (I would not),” said a A random survey of more freshman girl. than three dozen students on Three other girls standing ‘The Guardian’ showcases with her said they generally Friday indicated a majority of those interviewed feel safe on feel safe, too, unless “you campus. have enemies,” “unpopular heroics of the Coast Guard “I feel very safe,” said a views” or “someone is mad at freshman girl. you.” The Coast Guard is a vital part of the U.S. (“Guess Who”) and Sela Ward (“The Day Many echoed her senti- A freshman boy said he service, and when lives are on the line it will After Tomorrow”). ment. A few had mixed emo- feels “somewhat” safe on sacrifice everything. Ben Randall (Costner) is a legend in the tions. campus. “You never know ... focus on film “The Guardian,” directed by Andrew Davis, Coast Guard for swimming to people in acci- Those who were concerned someone might have a stars a talented cast that includes Kevin were primarily concerned By Shelby White Costner (“Rumor Has It”), Ashton Kutcher See GUARDIAN, Page A-12 about gangs. See SCHOOL, Page A-5 10,000 Square Feet of Merchandise North Coast HYDRO GARDENS Now Carrying “Cutting Edge Solutions” Products! 3450 N. STATE STREET, UKIAH (NEXT TO WEEKS DRILLING) • PHONE 707-462-7214 • FAX 707-462-7213 • HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY 9 - 6 • SATURDAY - SUNDAY 11 - 3 A-2 – SUNDAY, OCT. 1, 2006 DAILY DIGEST Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] The team had begun clearing dense vegetation Duckworth said. “My helicopter was shot down long POLICE REPORTS near the wreckage site so a helicopter could land. after you proclaimed ‘mission accomplished.”’ However, a statement by aviation officials said “so The following were The world briefly far it is impossible to confirm the existence of sur- Overpass near Montreal compiled from reports vivors in the area.” prepared by the Ukiah The president of Brazil’s airport authority, Jose collapses, crushing two cars Police Department. To U.S. military: Captured al-Qaida Carlos Pereira, said the Boeing 737-800 jetliner and whose occupants are feared dead anonymously report suspect was in ‘final stages’ of a private jet clipped each other before the crash of crime information, call Gol airlines Flight 1907. LAVAL, Quebec (AP) — An overpass near 463-6205. planning Green Zone attack He said it was unlikely anyone on board the Gol Montreal collapsed Saturday, crushing two cars BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — The U.S. military said flight from the jungle city of Manaus en route to whose occupants were feared dead, authorities said. ARREST -- Michael J. a captured al-Qaida suspect and members of his cell Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro survived when the plane At least five people were injured. Dhuyvetter, 19, of Ukiah, were “in the final stages” of planning an attack on struck the ground, traveling at more than 300 mph. Drivers on Highway 19 slammed on their brakes was arrested on suspicion the Green Zone. An unprecedented curfew prompted Nobody on the smaller plane, which was carrying a and watched in horror as the overpass slowly col- of driving under the influ- by the arrest left millions of Baghdad residents New York Times columnist, was injured. lapsed, sending cars plunging and crushing at least ence in the 300 block of stranded at home on Saturday without supplies dur- Air force helicopter pilots hovering over the crash two vehicles. Quebec provincial police did not con- East Gobbi Street at 12:17 ing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. site saw no signs of an intact fuselage and the debris firm any deaths but spokeswoman Chantal Mackels a.m. Friday. Dhuyvetter The U.S. military said the suspected al-Qaida in appeared to cover only a small area. said police believed it was unlikely that anyone in was released after being Iraq member was arrested late Friday at the home of the two crushed cars survived. cited. senior Sunni Arab political leader Adnan al-Dulaimi, Israel to complete withdrawal “We watched the overpass slowly come down and ARREST -- Michael where he was working as a personal bodyguard. two cars fell from it,” witness Golda Simon told Berry, 33, of Ukiah, was Al-Dulaimi is a member of the Iraqi Accordance from Lebanon by early TVA network. arrested on suspicion of Front — the largest Sunni coalition in the 275-mem- today, defense officials say Ambulances quickly arrived on the scene and driving under the influ- ber parliament, where it holds 44 seats — and the transported five people. Three were in critical condi- ence in the 1700 block of military was quick to distance the politician from the MOSHAV AVIVIM, Israel (AP) — The Israeli tion including two suffering from head injuries. North State Street at 2 a.m. raid, stressing that he was “not the target.” army expects to complete its withdrawal from Emergency workers had not yet reached people Friday. Berry was released “This operation in no way implies Dr. al-Dulaimi Lebanon by Sunday evening, meeting a key condi- trapped under the wreckage, said Andre Champagne after being cited.

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