Eagles fall REMINISCE to Santa Rosa SUNDAY Grace Notes column ..........Page A-8 Oct. 5, 2008 ................................Page A-3 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper .......Page A-2 Monday: Sunny H 84º L 49º Tuesday: Sunny H 86º L 49º $1 tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 36 pages, Volume 150 Number 179 email: [email protected] VIGILANT VOLUNTEERS: UKIAH VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT Governor Volunteers a ‘benevolent group’ signs crab Editor’s note: This is the sixth and final story in a Daily Journal series legislation published this week about local volun- teer fire departments in advance of The Daily Journal today’s fundraising concert with Kris SACRAMENTO – Gov. Arnold Kristofferson at the Redwood Empire Fairgrounds. Schwarzenegger has signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 1690, legislation by Sen. Patricia Wiggins (D-Santa Rosa) By ZACK CINEK to improve safety conditions and pro- The Daily Journal tect resources in Northern California For Ukiah Valley Fire District crab fisheries. volunteer Jose Altamirano, it was SB 1690 gives authority to com- Hopland’s ‘volunteers wanted’ sign mercial crab fishermen to develop that brought him to Ukiah. solutions to problems in the industry Standing in Ukiah Valley’s that stem from increasing competition South State Street fire house, for crab. Altamirano on Friday morning “California has some of the most recalled the events that took him robust crab fisheries in the world,” from San Francisco to Ukiah at a Wiggins said. “But looming pressures, time when he was looking to get such as declining salmon runs, are into fire service. increasing competition for this valu- Altamirano, of San Francisco, able resource, competition which also said he drove to Eureka to inter- results in unsafe conditions on the view for a firefighting job, and on ocean and puts fishermen at risk. the drive home, after an interview “I believe the fishermen know bet- Altamirano thought did not go well ter than anyone how to solve problems for him, he saw Hopland’s sign and in their industry,” Wiggins added. called a phone number on the sign. “My bill asks them to work together to When talking to Hopland, tell policymakers how to fix prob- Altamirano learned he had to live lems, in order to keep the fisheries in the Hopland district if he wanted safe and sustainable for future genera- to volunteer there, he said. tions of fishermen and their families.” Unable to find living quarters or SB 1690 sets up a crab task force comprised of fishermen from See UVFD, Page A-12 California’s eight crab ports, commer- cial processors, sport-fishing and tour boat representatives, the state Department of Fish and Game (DFG), ‘Lightning Jam’ and sustainable fishery groups. The task force is charged with benefit concert meeting over the course of two years Today’s concert, featuring to develop recommendations for man- Kris Kristofferson, Kitty Rose, Gene Parsons and See CRAB, Page A-12 Breath, will raise funds for area volunteer fire depart- ments. A pre-concert barbe- TOP 5 ONLINE cue starts at 2 p.m. The con- cert begins at 4 p.m. Sarah Baldik/The Daily Journal (top left) Ukiah Valley volunteer firefighters, (left to right) Jason Gilman, Cody Snodgrass, Where: Redwood Empire Jimmy Hines and Adrian Brumley, pose next to one of UVFD’s engines Thursday evening at Fairgrounds, Ukiah their station in south Ukiah. (right middle) Fire apparatus engineer Cody Snodgrass (left) Friday Tickets: $25 advance, $30 shows firefighter Jimmy Hines how to hold a chainsaw when cutting a ventilation hole in a at the gate. building during a fire, at a UVFD training Thursday evening. (bottom left, middle, right) UVFD’s 1. Innkeeper suspected of stealing To purchase tickets from 1942 P.E.Van Pelt fire engine. This classic fire engine is still able to fight fires, but is only used bed tax funds the Ukiah Chamber of for local events, such as last month’s car show and parades. 2. Victim in fatal accident ID’d Commerce, call 462-4705; or go to the Mendocino Book 3. Storm headed our way Company on School Street in 4. Alcohol, speed thought to be downtown Ukiah. fairgrounds today, the organizers ty of chairs and built-in seating. factors in collision For event info, call 462- To our readers: of the Lightning Jam concert have Concert goers can bring their own decided to move the concert to the 5. Harold’s Square paying city 2596, ext. 110 lawn chairs, but blanket seating is Because of this week’s rain, Willow Tree Stage at the fair- $60,000+ for water, sewer which may mean wet grass at the grounds, where there will be plen- no longer available. ukiahdailyjournal.com Claudia Springs: From home Sims behaving badly If actually being God is anything like playing the computer game “The Sims,” winemaker to an award winning pro then the gig is filled with A turkey ran beside the mundane, repetitious tasks fence as I made my way up the broken up only by moments gravel road to Claudia Springs of extreme terror and panic. Winery in Anderson Valley. It That’s not to say I don’t was trying to get over to its enjoy playing what has flock, which was milling become the best selling PC among the vines. game in history, it’s just that I Claudia Klindt is not a feel telling my Sims to use the turkey lover. And at the bathroom and then wash their House of moment, Bob Klindt, whose lip hands is just about as exciting was swelling as we speak, is as getting up from the game Burgess and doing the same thing in not fond of the yellow jacket by Rob Burgess that just stung him. I’ve known real life. Wine notes The Sims is an open-ended Claudia and Bob since they by Heidi Cusick computer game where you “The book,” intones fake first started making wine in lead the tiny people you con- Mendocino County and have Dickerson spokesperson Michael trol through their daily lives McKean. “Simple. been a fan from the start. I first and, with any luck, fulfill their associated Claudia Springs vineyard is our closest neigh- Uncomplicated. Almost prim- desires and aspirations. itive. In an age of fiber-optics with pinot noir, which Bob bor. But there are a lot of bath- makes with particular finesse. When I first met the Klindts, and laser technology, books room breaks along the way. have just been left behind. And now that I live in they were commuting to Sometimes playing the Anderson Valley from San That is, ’til now.” Redwood Valley, where their Sims kind of reminds me of The joke is that even zinfandel grows, I love serving Jose. They had partners at the this “Saturday Night Live” time -- Claudia and Warren though the virtual reality book their Vassar Vineyards skit from 1994, where they requires a bulky, expensive Zinfandel because it feels have this fake commercial for almost proprietarial since the See WINE, Page A-4 the “Virtual Reality Book.” See BURGESS, Page A-12 A-2 – SUNDAY, OCT. 5, 2008 DAILY DIGEST Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] FUNERAL NOTICES [\ was proud of all his family Facility on Scott Street. Italian Catholic of Gainsville, Texas and [\ and treasured the She was 99 and a half years Federation Branch 48 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. time spent together with of age. Modesto and was He later made his way to them at the family Born in Italy’s Alpine the last surviving charter California where he property on the South Fork region in the community member. She was a joined the Army during of the Feather of Marmentino in 1909, she member of St. Mary of the WWII and served in River in Butte County. was courted by Angeles parish in Europe. After the war Bud In addition to his wife and married to Bob Ukiah, as well as St. settled in Ukiah, Frances, he is survived Beltrami in 1933. He was Stanislaus and St. Jo- CA. where he worked at by two brothers, John of a former Marmentino seph parishes in Modesto. Masonite for a period San Rafael and wife native, who was work- She loved family of time before beginning his Frederica and Mareland ing as a chef in northern and friends. She became an career as a psy- and wife Mary of California. They made a American citizen chiatric technician at Newcastle. His brother honeymoon voyage to in 1938 and participated in Mendocino State Hospi- William of Danville America and settled in every election tal. He retired from Napa (wife Kathleen) passed Sacramento, California since voting for FDR. She State Hospital with CHARLES STEVENS away three years ago. before relocating to was proud to be an 15 years of service. JOSEPH A. LAMALFA Charles Stevens, 41 year There are many nephews Modesto in the Central American while also loyal Bud and his wife Edith A Mass of the Christian resident of Ukiah, and nieces, and Valley. She and her hus- to her Italian alpine enjoyed many years of Burial will be said for passed away August 29. He cousins from the Leitholds band owned and operated heritage. retirement and loved trav- Joseph A. LaMalfa of was born in 1927 and Griffiths of several Italian cafes in There will be a public eling to visit family Ukiah on Monday, Oc- in San Francisco. The Woodland and Conrads of Modesto until his retire- viewing at Eversole and friends while enjoying tober 6, 2008 at 2 pm at St.