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Mendocino RELIGION falls to Saturday Faith community news Contra Costa .............Page 6 Jan. 7, 2006 .....................................Page 3 INSIDE Mendocino County’s local newspaper World briefs The Ukiah ..........Page 2 Sunday: Intervals of clouds and sunshine 7 58551 69301 0 Monday: Partly sunny 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 14 pages, Volume 147 Number 273 email: [email protected] Cost of mailing a letter heads higher Sunday Delbar By SETH FREEDLAND institute new postal rates. The most obvious has received fewer confused phone calls than The Daily Journal change for Mendocino County residents will be during the last rate hike in 2002. But that local Next time you’d like to mail someone your the move to 39-cent stamps for first-class let- awareness has one negative impact -- the Ukiah two cents, make sure you include -- well, two ters, from the current 37 cents. Domestic post- post office ran out of two-cent stamps inquiry more cents. card mailing will rise a penny to 24 cents. Starting Sunday, the U.S. Postal Service will Bob Mitchell, Ukiah’s postmaster, said he See MAILING, Page 14 sought by ‘I don’t see this causing a huge crop loss. It’s really just a lot of cleanup.’ TONY LINEGAR, assistant agriculture commissioner attorney By SETH FREEDLAND The Daily Journal A local attorney submitted an open let- ter to District Attorney Norm Vroman this week with the hope it will spark an inves- Ag assessing damage tigation into claims of misconduct by county Supervisor Michael Delbar. By BEN BROWN Susan B. Jordan’s public letter -- to be The Daily Journal published in The Daily Journal Sunday -- With the flood waters reced- refers to a Dec. 18 column written by ing, farmers got a look at just Daily Journal Editor how much damage last week- K.C. Meadows, who ‘This is not how end’s weather caused, and found published samples of it wasn’t as bad as it could have Delbar’s internal com- we come to trust been. munication deemed by “I don’t see this causing a Jordan to be “inappro- our leaders – this huge crop loss,” said Tony priate.” is not how we get Linegar, assistant agriculture Others in the com- commissioner. “It’s really just a munity have voiced faith in our leaders lot of cleanup.” similar concern, but The full extent of the damage Jordan is the first to to lead us.’ is still unknown because publicly request a legal washed-out roads have kept investigation. The SUSAN B. JORDAN many growers from returning to District Attorney’s inspect their property. Damage Office has previously surveys have been sent out, and convened grand juries to investigate pub- inspectors from the USDA Farm lic employees, as Jordan has requested. Service Agency are hard at Vroman acknowledged receiving work, but a full picture of the damages is not expected until See DELBAR, Page 2 next week, said Katie Delbar, Farm Services Agency city executive director. “A lot of growers don’t even WHAT’S AHEAD IN 2006 know how much damage they Editor’s note: This is the final part of a have incurred,” Linegar said. three-part series about what residents can Most of the observed damage expect from government in 2006. is in the form of silt and debris Amy Wellnitz/The Daily Journal that were carried in and left by The vineyard at Jeriko is barely visible due to high water last Saturday.The water quick- the flood waters. Hardest hit ly receded from the vineyard and was gone by Monday. A few changes were the pear growers, he said. “We have some situations are buried in silt, and a lot of cleared away. merged in water, he said. where debris is 10 and 12 feet up equipment will have to be Some growers expect the But debris is a problem here at UPD, MCSO in pear trees,” Linegar said. cleaned off and dried out. cost of production to increase as too. Linegar said in some vine- By BEN BROWN Cleanup is expected to be Collections of sediment and much as 10 percent per acre, yards vines have been buried The Daily Journal costly. Pruners working in the silt that have settled around the Linegar said. under as much as three feet of Steady as she goes seems to be the mes- orchards will likely want more bases of fruit trees, called sedi- Vineyards fared better in the mud and rocks, and growers are sage of the new year from local law money to prune trees and clean mentation, could also cause flooding due to the speed with reporting some loss of vines, but enforcement. Officers at the Ukiah Police out the trash caught in their problems. When sediment buries which the waters rose and fell. not enough to cause a significant Department and the Mendocino County branches, he said. exposed roots it can damage -- Grape vines are durable and able Sheriff’s Office expect to deal with the In addition, pumps and wells and even kill -- trees, if it’s not to survive being briefly sub- See AG, Page 14 same problems with drugs and gang vio- lence that Ukiah has seen in the last year. The day-to-day business of protecting and improving the city and county are At right, a pear expected to see small changes this year, as orchard off of both the Ukiah Police Department and the Talmage Road fills with water See POLICE, Page 14 during flood- ing last week. Pears are ex- UFD looking at pected to be the most heav- ily damaged of Fire Corps, plan local crops. By LAURA CLARK The Daily Journal Getting the Fire Corps up and running, At far right, developing citizen emergency response water fills the teams and implementing the master plan orchards at are among the goals of the Ukiah Fire Alex Thomas Department in 2006, according to its chief, Pear Sheds off Kurt Latipow. Taylor Drive in The Ukiah Fire Department is follow- south Ukiah. Aerial photo submitted ing the state and national trend in develop- by Ukiah Valley ing a Fire Corps program. Fire Corps Fire District advocates help in non-emergency activi- See FIRE, Page 2 County assessor/clerk-recorder announces bid for re-election The Daily Journal She is a past president and current board the California Assessors Association of In an ongoing effort to provide better ser- Joining the coterie of Mendocino County member of the County Recorders California. She has chaired its Standards vice to the public, Wharff had walls officials hoping for re-election in 2006, Association of California. For two years, Committee for two years. removed between the County Clerk- county Assessor/Clerk-Recorder Marsha she served this association as document In April of 2001, Wharff became the first Recorder and Assessor offices and com- Wharff announced this week she will seek education instructor, instructing document woman appointed by the State Board of bined the staffs of both offices. There is now to maintain the post she has held since 1998. examiners throughout California. Equalization to its Timber Advisory a single entry enabling the public to access Wharff is a past president and current Committee and continues to serve on that all information in one location. Wharff was first elected county clerk- board member of the California Association committee today. The mapping coordinator for the recorder in 1982, and when the Board of of Clerks and Elections Officials. She has With a commitment to improvement, all Assessors Office now prepares precinct Supervisors consolidated the Office of represented both of these associations in 16mm microfilm County Clerk-Recorder maps for elections. Record-able document Assessor with that of the County Clerk- Sacramento when testifying before legisla- records have been converted to digital reel, examiners now enter more data at the time Recorder in 1998, Wharff ran for and was tive committee hearings at the state capitol. allowing them to be easily accessible on Wharff elected to that position as well. Wharff has also been an active member of computers in the office lobby. See WHARFF, Page 14 2 – SATURDAY, JAN. 7, 2006 DAILY DIGEST Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] reported as having been FUNERAL NOTICES SHERIFF’S REPORTS arrested may contact the Daily The following were Journal once their case has [\ was a computer surfer, a [\ and serving friends and fam- been concluded so the results compiled from reports can be reported. Those who painter and a band member EDITH ELIZABETH ily. prepared by the Mendo- feel the information is in error and at one time a Merchant AKERSTROM Edith excelled in hospital- cino County Sheriff’s should contact the appropriate Marine. Edith Elizabeth ity. She also very much Office: agency. In the case of those His family will remember Akerstrom was born enjoyed fishing and fellow- arrested on suspicion of dri- him as the best father ever February 23, 1911, in ship (coffee parties) with COLLISION -- A two-car ving under the influence of an who raised a daughter and friends and relatives in intoxicant: all DUI cases Omaha Nebraska to Emil collision was reported at 9:20 reported by law enforcement three sons. His family will and Emma Petterson, and Minnesota where the a.m. Friday near the corner of agencies are reported by the also remember Thomas say- passed away on Friday, Akerstroms had a lakeside Simpson Lane and Digger newspaper. The Daily Journal ing "Yea Buddy". December 30, 2005. Edith cabin for over fifty years. Creek Drive in Fort Bragg. makes no exceptions.