A Huge Mess at Hopland School
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0 Community After the floods: FORUM sports digest Watch for mold Readers discuss floods .............Page 6 ..............Page 3 ............................Page 4 58551 69301 7 INSIDE Mendocino County’s local newspaper World briefly The Ukiah ..........Page 2 Tomorrow: Early showers then sun 7 58551 69301 0 TUESDAY Jan. 3, 2006 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 14 pages, Volume 147 Number 269 email: [email protected] THE AFTERMATH OF THE FLOODS A huge mess at Hopland School Students will have to attend Ukiah schools for now By BEN BROWN waters that reached depths of The Daily Journal three feet in places. As the floodwaters reced- “We have no fifth grade ed, cleanup operations began books left, we have no sixth at Hopland Elementary grade books left,” said Jeanne School Monday. School main- Yttreness, Hopland tenance crews worked with Elementary Principal. shovels, hoses and a tractor to Yttreness said the books clean up mud left by the represent thousands and thou- receding flood waters. sands of dollars lost. “It’s amazing how much “You couldn’t have a worse progress they’ve made in just thing than a flood in a four hours,” said Ray school,” said Naomi Chadwick, Ukiah Unified Engstrom, school board mem- School District superintendent ber. as he toured the site. Teachers had already been In classrooms, books and called in to the school to look papers were strewn across the over their classrooms, take floor and covered in mud. In inventory, assess damages, the book room, textbooks on and catalog and dispose of the low shelves were soaked through, ruined by the flood- See SCHOOL, Page 14 Amy Wellnitz/The Daily Journal Monday morning, Hopland School Principal Jeanne Yttreness uses a red wagon to collect library books destroyed by the flood. Above, left, Ukiah Unified School District Superintendent Ray Chadwick, second from left, visits Hopland School Monday with school board members Naomi Engstrom and Judy Campbell. Steven Chiriboga carries trash to a drop site in Hopland for items ruined in the flood. The site, off Feliz Creek Road, is available to Hopland residents to dispose of non-toxic items. On Saturday, Shelby Macri and her two dogs reach safety after her home on St. Mary’s Avenue flooded. You can see Hopland School in the background. Oak Manor residents continue to clean up neighborhood Pomo Drive resident Henry “They let the dam out. That’s Most have praise Lamb. Lamb, who evacuated what scared us.” for city efforts on Friday with the help of a Emergency officials say man with a 4-wheel drive they believe most of the worst By AMY WELLNITZ vehicle, came home Saturday flood waters were coming in The Daily Journal to begin cleaning up the mess. from areas not controlled by As the sun peaked through “The fire department, dam gates. No one was avail- the clouds Monday afternoon, police department and city able at the Army Corps water residents of Washo Drive and employees are the best,” said management office to com- the surrounding areas contin- Washo Drive resident Lee ment Monday. ued cleaning up after the Ann Bradford. “They were One local resident, who storm. Neighbors helped each walking around Friday trying wanted to remain anonymous, other spray off sidewalks and to get us. On Saturday they who lives in the 800 block of carry items ruined in the flood made sure nobody’s house Pomo Drive, questioned the to dumpsters, provided by the was vandalized.” city planning of the handling city. With the sounds of vacu- While residents had praise of the flood while praising um cleaners and chain saws in for emergency personnel they the background, neighbors had some tough questions for See CITY, Page 14 gathered in small groups to local authorities, mostly check in with each other and regarding the release of water Henry Lamb brings a see how they fared in the from Coyote Dam at Lake wheelbarrow loaded with storm. Mendocino during the storm. items ruined in the flood “It didn’t do any damage to “They didn’t tell us the to a dumpster Monday my house, just the lawn,” said dam was going,” said Lamb. on Pomo Drive. 2 – TUESDAY, JAN. 3, 2006 DAILY DIGEST Editor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] driving under the influence now controlled traffic at and violation of probation. Confusion Hill, approximate- The world briefly DEATH NOTICE ARREST - Martin Velasco, ly eight miles north of the 22, of Ukiah, was arrested at Highway 101 junction with • Larry David Mullins, 52, 2:46 a.m. Sunday in the 1400 Highway 1. Expect delays. Blast at W.Va. coal believed missing in the build- describes secret operations of of Willits, died Thursday, block of South State Street on ing. Andrae said after mid- the Bush administration’s war Dec. 29, 2005. Services will suspicion of driving under the mine traps 13 night that more people found on terrorism. be held at 11 a.m. today at the influence. Anker-Lucier Mortuary in CORRECTIONS underground inside were believed to be The major revelation in the ARREST - Michael Goven, The Ukiah Daily Journal reserves this Willits. Interment will be at 26, of Ukiah, was arrested at dead, but that they were book has already been the the Little Lake Cemetery. space to correct errors or make clarifications TALLMANSVILLE, buried under debris and could subject of extensive reporting 3:45 a.m. Sunday in the 3800 to news articles. Significant errors in obitu- W.Va. (AP) — After waiting block of North State Street on ary notices or birth announcements will not immediately be recovered. by Risen’s newspaper: the result in reprinting the entire article. Errors almost 12 agonizing hours for He did not give further details. National Security Agency’s suspicion of driving under the may be reported to the editor, 468-3526. dangerous gases to clear, res- eavesdropping of Americans’ CHP REPORTS influence. cuers Monday entered a coal conversations without obtain- ARREST - Abe Neilson, 45 Firefighters search of Yucaipa, was arrested at mine where 13 miners were ing warrants from a special The following were LOTTERY NUMBERS trapped underground after an burned-out towns compiled from reports 3:57 a.m. Sunday on Highway court. prepared by the Califor- 101 south of Laytonville on Sunday: explosion that may have been The book said Dr. DAILY 3: Afternoon: 4, 7, sparked by lightning. for victims nia Highway Patrol: suspicion of driving under the Alhaddad flew home in mid- influence. 2. Evening: 4, 1, 3. The condition of the miners ACCIDENT - Two women RINGGOLD, Texas (AP) — September 2002 and had a were injured when a redwood ARREST - Steven Hunter, FANTASY 5: 07, 20, 23, was not immediately known. Authorities went house to series of meetings with CIA tree fell on their moving vehi- 39, of Ukiah, was arrested at 24, 37. Four co-workers tried to reach house in a search for victims analysts. She relayed her cle as they were driving east- 10:24 a.m. Sunday on Tomki DAILY DERBY: 1st them but were stopped by a in burned-out towns Monday brother’s information that bound on Highway 128 near Road on suspicion of driving Place: 07, Eureka. 2nd wall of debris, and the blast as firefighters in Texas, New there was no nuclear program. Flynn Creek Road Sunday under the influence. Place: 04, Big Ben. 3rd knocked out the mine’s com- Mexico and Oklahoma bat- night at 8:10. ARREST - Sophia Place: 03, Hot Shot. Race munication equipment, pre- tled grass fires across the Denise Smith, 19, of Rozelski, 35, of Ukiah, was time: 1:47.19. venting authorities from con- drought-stricken region. Independence Air Mendocino was driving a arrested at 8:16 a.m. Sunday LOTTO: No ticket tacting the miners. Since Tuesday, fires have to shut down GMC Sierra with her passen- on Redemeyer Road at matched all six numbers It was not known how charred thousands of acres of on Thursday ger, Michaela Domenici, 18, Terrace on suspicion of dri- drawn for the California much air they had or how big grassland and farmland and also of Mendocino, when the ving under the influence. Lottery’s “SuperLotto Plus” a space they were in. The min- destroyed more than 250 CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — tree fell on the passenger side ARREST - James Mattern, game Saturday night, 55, of Ukiah, was arrested at ers had air-purifying equip- structures in the three states. Independence Air, which won of the truck and the truck which had a jackpot of $52 ment but no oxygen tanks, a veered into another tree on the 11:40 p.m. Sunday on million. Four deaths were reported last fans with its low fares, north shoulder of the road. A Deerwood Drive at Woodlake co-worker said. week in Texas and Oklahoma. announced plans Monday to The numbers drawn California Highway Patrol car on suspicion of driving under were: 20-28-38-42-43; The first of eight search- One of the weekend blazes cease operations just days into came upon the scene within the influence. and-rescue teams entered the destroyed most of this ranch- the new year. Meganumber 27. 10 minutes and was joined by The grand prize now Sago Mine, more than 11 and-cattle town of some 100 The carrier said its money the California Department of Those arrested by law enforcement hours after the blast trapped people near the Oklahoma troubles will force it to cancel officers are innocent until proven guilty. goes to an estimated $56 Forestry, Ukiah Ambulance People reported as having been arrest- million for Wednesday the miners.