Pet of SPORTS the Week Monday Community Sports Digest ...................................Page 6 .............Page 3 June 2, 2008 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper ..........Page 2 Tuesday: Partly sunny; H 79º L 52º 7 58551 69301 0 Wednesday: Sunny and breezy; H 73º L 46º 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 16 pages, Volume 150 Number 54 email: [email protected] All CalFire offices now open The Daily Journal Starting today, all CalFire fire stations will open as the state fire agency prepares to transition into the summer fire season. Though the fire season has not officially started, CalFire is making the necessary preparations based on statewide condi- tions including hiring seasonal firefighters, increasing emer- gency dispatch levels and staffing facilities 24 hours a day. A burn ban may be nut into place as early as July 1. CalFire has been opening its seasonal fire stations since last month and today, all 10 are open and ready. CalFire is also encouraging homeowners to take precautions as the weather becomes increasingly hot and dry and much of the dry grass on the hills becomes a fire hazard. Mendocino Unit Chief Marc Romero said homeowners should remember to clear 100-feet of defensible space around their homes to reduce risk to the buildings in the case of a wild- fire. For more information about wildfire safety, go to www.fire.ca.gov. Mendocino Coast Hospital’s No guns’ signs challenged By CONNIE KORBEL ing] accesses at the present The Fort Bragg time.” The Grrrl Brigade Taiko Dance group, pictured here in action, is just one of the attractions at the June 7 Advocate-News Hino said it would require “Outrageous Movement and Song--Get Fit!” program. Simple “No Firearms metal detectors and more staff Allowed on This Property” to carry out correctly. signs installed on Mendocino “We have had instances Coast District Hospital glass when employees have had a doors in January, along with gun pointed at them,” Hino the smoke-free campus signs, said. Teens dancing for teens have been called into ques- Board Vice President Mike tion. Dell’Ara said, “I don’t know Tri-school dance ship building and social skills According to CEO that it [policy] buys us any and conflict management -- Raymond Hino in a telephone protection and it raises liabili- collaboration tools for life,” said Near. “It’s interview on Tuesday after- ties.” really sort of three sister noon, an individual who Chief Clinical Officer Roni sheds light schools coming together. A lot asked to remain anonymous McDermott countered. on teen issues of times you’re isolated and registered a complaint, “There should never be a you’re trying to build connec- inquired about when the signs gun on the premises. Period,” By ROB BURGESS tions with these schools.” went up and asked about the she said. The Daily Journal The Destiny Arts Youth hospital’s policy. The caller “What if someone gets shot Ukiah’s own School of Performance Company is a said the hospital can’t have a and we don’t have a policy?” Performing Arts and Cultural multi-cultural group of teens policy that puts restrictions on President Camille Ranker Education in collaboration who co-create, with profes- individuals who have permits asked. with Mendocino College sional artists, original perfor- to carry concealed weapons. “I don’t disagree with the Community Extension is set mance art pieces that combine “It appears he’s right,” said current policy,” said to present “Outrageous hip-hop, modern and aerial Hino. “Unless the sheriff des- Ruprecht. “We should talk Movement and Song -- Get dance, theater, martial arts, ignates the hospital as a about some form of security.” Fit!” on June 7. song and rap. weapons-free environment.” Dell’Ara said, “Sounds like Dedicated to all teens in DAYCP’s original move- The board and its attorney, it’s a solution looking for a Mendocino County, perfor- ment/theater production, pre- John Ruprecht, discussed the problem.” mances are at 2 and 7 p.m. at miered in March 2008 in weapons policy at the May 22 Board member John the Mendocino College Oakland, is called “Game meeting. Kermen, chief of medical Center Theater, directed by Over: Escaping the Dropout A year ago, the district staff, expressed concerns Laurel Near and Assistant Culture.” The company will approved a revised “Search of about a recent college shoot- Director Kim Boek Frey. perform excerpts of that show a Patient’s Room and/or ing, presumably at Louisiana “These kids couldn’t be at in the OMS performance. Belongings” policy with sig- Technical College. this level unless they paid Dance Mission, directed by natures from the security “It’s not much of a step to attention to their training,” Krissy Keefer, will bring the supervisor, director of support go from a college to a hospi- said Near. “We’re working Grrrl Brigade Taiko Dance, services, chief clinical officer, tal,” Kermen said. towards a different social the junior company of the director of risk management, He favors adopting a policy norm. It doesn’t always sound internationally known Dance chief executive officer and the and enforcing it, including the so positive when people talk Brigade, a group that has pre- president of the board of possibility of deputizing some about kids today, but these sented issues-oriented dance directors. In addition, the current personnel. kids are focused.” theater since the ‘80s. Grrrl “Firearms and Dangerous “It’s the right of employees The show was inspired by Brigade will be performing Weapons on Hospital to work in a weapon-free merging two of SPACE’s two advanced pieces under the Property” policy was revised environment. I’ve seen what yearly events: the Teen direction of Taiko master with similar approving signa- guns can do,” attorney Sean Festival, a showcase for local Bruce Ghent. Taiko, being a tories. Hogan, speaking as a member teen talent, and the Cultural signature part of the Grrrl Last Thursday night, of the public, said. “The pres- Performance Project, which Brigade, features expert youth Ruprecht told the board it has ence of a weapon -- legal or drummers in professional Professional dancer Roxrite will be a special guest at the authority to have the poli- raises funds for youth scholar- the upcoming “Outrageous Movement and Song -- not -- reduces the level of ships. The organizing commit- compositions. These young cy (Penal Code Section 171(c) care. Some people are very women will be performing Get Fit!.” He will be performing with local artist Ray can be read at tee made it a priority to honor Johnson during the June 7 performance. uncomfortable around our youth culture and their “Circle Drumming” and a http://law.onecle.com/califor- firearms. That’s the nature of rich and diverse artistic “Storm of Roses.” Both pieces in US border towns at an Dance Team and Strictly nia/penal/171b.html), but if it people’s reactions to expression. feature Fredrika Keefer, a alarming rate. This piece was Streets directed by Ryan does, it must be enforced. He weapons.” The program is a collabora- well-known SPACE alumna originally created by the Johnson. They will be joined advised the board and CEO Skip McLaren, member of tion of three educational pub- who has performed in summer ground breaking Wallflower by other local groups includ- Hino that if they adopt a the hospital’s citizens adviso- lic benefit schools which camps and local productions. Order Dance Collective and ing Sway Dance Team direct- restrictive policy, they must ry committee, suggested they emphasize youth leadership: The Grrrls will also per- was performed around the ed by Eddie Vedolla Jr., act responsibly in enforcing it talk to Sheriff Tom Allman Ukiah’s SPACE, Oakland- form a modern dance entitled world to enthusiastic audi- Mendocino Ballet Company and in an non-negligent man- ner. and ask him to designate all based Destiny Arts and Dance “Endangered Species” that ences. directed by Trudy McCreanor, the hospitals in the county as Mission from San Francisco. weaves the destruction of the SPACE will feature teens Maldonado Girls Team direct- “This is not an easy issue,” “weapon-free” campuses. “This is really exciting environment and endangered from its advanced perfor- ed by Michelle Maldonado, said Ruprecht. “The issue is very polar- because these are three species with the tragedy of the mance groups: Freedom Choir Plains Grass Dancer-Xavier Hino said, “It would be ized,” he said. schools that not only teach women of Jaurez, Mexico, and Breath, directed by Ali extremely difficult for us to who are being “disappeared” enforce with so many [build- performing arts, but friend- Miller, and In the Streets See SPACE, Page 16 See GUNS, Page 16 Live In Space UKIAH Rent Insulated Storage & Free Move In Truck STORAGE TRUCK RENTAL Call For Details 707-468-0800 2 – MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2008 DAILY DIGEST Editor: Richard Rosier, 468-3520 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] compost story. 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