The Scarf Initiative Fighting Blazes Local Woman Inspires Others to Provide Warmth to Pakistani Children in So
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Eagles COMMUNITY volleyball Wednesday The Commerce File action ...................................Page 3 .............Page 6 Nov. 19, 2008 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper ..........Page 2 Thursday: Low clouds; H 63º L 38º 7 58551 69301 0 Friday: Mostly sunny H 70º L 37º 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 16 pages, Volume 150 Number 224 email: [email protected] Area firefighters The Scarf Initiative fighting blazes Local woman inspires others to provide warmth to Pakistani children in So. California By ZACK CINEK information, a rash of mid- The Daily Journal November fires have burned a Mendocino County fire combined total of more than departments have sent equip- 40,000 acres. ment and people to field strike To help quell the fires, 10 teams at fires in Southern engines have left from California. Mendocino County, Tracy From Hopland Volunteer Boudreaux, Cal Fire at Fire Department, one fire Howard Forest spokeswoman engine and three volunteer said. firefighters left to the Freeway Anderson Valley, Fort Complex fire in Orange Bragg, Hopland, Redwood County, said HVFD’s Brock Valley and Ukiah Valley fire Archer. departments have contributed When Hopland’s crew fire engines and personnel. arrived Archer received word Cal Fire sent two of its from them that it was 92 engines. Three of the 10 degrees with winds of 70 engines are special OES or miles per hour. California Governor’s Office Dan Grebil, Ukiah Valley of Emergency Services Fire District chief, was some- engines tapped by the state where driving south on from area departments. Interstate 5 to the Sayre Fire Mendocino County engines near Sylmar, Los Angeles have joined forces with other County, he said from the road engines to be part of five- Monday afternoon. engine strike teams. “They asked for more In Mendocino County, engines,” Grebil said. burning is allowed with a Hopland’s Archer said that proper permit. it was a way to repay help that Cal Fire’s Boudreaux said came north to fight summer’s that with warmer weather as lightning fires. “It is nice to of late, people should still be return a favor,” Archer said. careful when burning in the “A lot of Southern California county. engines came up here.” Zack Cinek can be reached at Sarah Baldik/The Daily Journal According to Cal Fire [email protected]. Kathryn Hall with the donated scarves that will be sent to a small village in Pakistan as part of the Scarf Initiative. By RICHARD ROSIER about mountaineers going to The Daily Journal Pakistan,” said Hall, “you BOARD OF SUPERVISORS become profoundly aware of how Inspired by the book “Three utterly cold it is there. I happen Cups of Tea,” by Greg Mortenson to like to dress people; it’s part of and David Oliver Relin, local how I’m wired.” Defibrillators OK’d publicist and blogger Kathryn Having once heard an English Hall felt moved to help warm woman say, “There’s no such Pakistani villagers in the frigid thing as bad weather, there’s only for county buildings Karakoram Mountains. bad clothes,” Hall sent out a call “Three Cups of Tea” is the By ROB BURGESS for knitters on her blog, The Daily Journal story of Greg Mortenson, a plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com, Possible locations mountaineer who nearly died If having a heart attack with a plan to send scarves to were something one could of defibrillators trying to climb K-2, the second young girls in Pakistan. The tallest mountain in the world. He plan for, several county build- The Mendocino County response was overwhelming, and ings would likely soon be Health and Human Services was nursed back to health by soon warm scarves started Pakistani villagers, and when he fielding requests for reserva- Agency has plans to install coming in from around the world. tions. 19 defibrillators in eight returned to the states, he “I was just astounded that dedicated his time to building That’s because on Tuesday communities around the schools for Pakistani girls. the Mendocino County Board county. While they are sub- “When you read the stories See SCARF, Page 16 of Supervisors approved the ject to change, the follow- purchase of several new auto- ing are the proposed loca- mated external defibrillators tions for the devices. Scarves were sent to Hall by women from all over the coun- (AEDs) for an array of county Boonville try and world, who found out about the Scarf Initiative from buildings. •Veterans Memorial her Web site and blog. One woman even sent in hats and “At this year’s budget hear- Building, 14470 Highway socks from her online yarn store. ings, the board set aside 128 (Possibly subject to See LOCATIONS, Page 16 See COUNTY, Page 16 Cyclist’s death TOP 5 ONLINE Plowshares marks a quarter century thought to be of fighting hunger in the community Monday By ZACK CINEK for families and seniors only. According to Plowshares from illness The Daily Journal information, it served 1,763 people in September. A total The Daily Journal 1. Leggett man arrested Plowshares, a community dining room on South State of 1,488 were served in August. A 69-year-old Ukiah area man died in marijuana bust Street, opens its doors five days every week to those who In July, 9.6 percent of those served were children, 11.4 while riding a bicycle on Talmage Road need a hot meal. percent in August and 12.8 percent in September. near Sanford Ranch Road at 4:13 p.m. 2. CNN Jonestown film Plowshares, located just west of the airport, serves Plowshares, now located at 1346 S. State St., turned Sunday. meals and also helps area people gain access to the ser- 25 this week. A collision between bicycle and car is airs tonight vices they need. When Plowshares began more than two decades ago, a likely not the cause of Bruno Teichman’s 3. Why the marijuana “There are a lot of working people who are not feeding hungry person was someone unable to work, often home- death, the CHP stated Tuesday. their families these days,” Mary Buckley of Plowshares less, unemployed, mentally ill, a Vietnam vet, or an alco- Teichman was traveling west on raids? said Monday. holic, Buckley said. If you had a job it was probably easy Talmage Road’s right shoulder when his 4. Survivor recalls the In a back room of Plowshares near the kitchen was a to feed your family, she added. bicycle started to swerve for unknown box of carrots and pears just delivered that day, and a “There are a lot of working people,” Buckley said, reasons and he fell off, Randy England, horror of Jonestown; large box full of apples outside the back door. “totally sober, able bodied people, who are not making of the Ukiah CHP said. “We never know what kind of food we are going to ends meet.” Investigation into the death continues. Ukiahan travels back get,” Buckley said. Making families feel welcome in a place that feeds the At this time, the CHP thinks that a Honda to Guyana A meal served at Plowshares includes a hot entree, hot homeless is a challenge facing Plowshares. Civic, eastbound on Talmage and driven vegetable, green salad, bread and butter and dessert with “How do we make families feel welcome?” Buckley by Gregory Nielsen, struck the bicycle 5. Mendocino advised to beverage choices of coffee, milk, juice or water. said. She said Plowshares wants to help those having but not Teichman. look south at its Plowshares serves about 30 to 40 people per night, trouble feeding their families. England said that although no official Buckley said. About 150 people actively pitch in at “No questions asked,” Buckley said, “we are just here determination has yet been made, future Plowshares once per week or month or every day, she to feed people.” Teichman probably lost control of his ukiahdailyjournal.com said. bike due to a medical condition. Monday through Friday doors open 30 minutes early Zack Cinek can be reached at [email protected]. 2 – WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19, 2008 DAILY DIGEST Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] Ukiah’s Largest Selection of Quality GIFT SHOP 161 S. Orchard Ave. 10% OFF Next to Longs Toys Delisa Ford, Any Retail Item with this ad. 463-0163 Manager Expiration Date - 12/31/08. 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