Powe makes Weekend BOARD OF SUPERVISORS decision, sort of entertainment Camping, panhandling laws ......................................Page 1 ...............Page 6 ..............Page 3 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper ..........Page 2 Tomorrow: Periods of sun, maybe a shower 7 58551 69301 0 THURSDAY April 20, 2006 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 16 pages, Volume 148 Number 11 email: [email protected] New fault found between Fort Bragg, Westport By BEN BROWN called the discovery of the fault a The Daily Journal Scientists announce previously unknown Pacific Star fault “happy accident.” While working with Springer in 2003, Merritts A team of geologists from Fort Bragg and Westport. earth and environment at Franklin College of the Redwoods and Jordan Franklin and Marshall College in noticed several rivers that had been The Pacific Star fault, named after and Marshall with the help of Robert Mueller, NASA Goddard. cut off from their sources -- a classic Lancaster, Penn. announced Tuesday the winery north of Fort Bragg Walter of Franklin and Marshall, Merritts, who has been doing they have discovered a new active where it was found, was discovered Caitlin Lippincott of San Diego State research along the Northern fault in Mendocino County between by Dorothy Merritts, professor of University, David Springer of The California coast for the last 22 years, See FAULT, Page 15 MENDOCINO COUNTY RATE TOPS 45 PERCENT Mordhorst responds to County recycling up criticism on By SETH FREEDLAND The Daily Journal horse sale Mendocino County res- idents recycled their bot- Says county may not have tles, cans, paper and other been able to stop sale goods at an unprecedented rate in 2005, officials to relative of defendant announced this week. By K.C. MEADOWS With 45.1 percent of The Daily Journal county residents taking The head of the county’s Public the time to separate recy- Health Department -- which encom- cling from everyday trash passes the Animal Care and Control -- a high in recent memo- Department -- says she’s disappointed a ry -- County Solid Waste relative of accused horse abuser James Division’s Paul Cayler DeNoyer ended up buying eight of the spoke exuberantly about horses the county had the environmental con- seized, but she’s not sciousness of the county’s sure she could have ‘I definitely garbage disposal. stopped it. “This county is recy- “We attempted to try wish the cling more than it ever to figure out connec- has,” Cayler said. tions,” Carol Mordhorst guy would “Previously, the county’s said Wednesday. “I rate has been around 32 Googled the guy and have been percent … The county has we called the veterinar- taken a while to get up to ian, called the boarding upfront speed, but now we have facility (listed on the with us.’ some momentum.” bidding application), A waste generation and to be honest, even study, mandated by the had we known the con- CAROL state, establishes the base nection I’m not sure we year for recycling rates. MORDHORST Isaac Eckel/The Daily Journal would have necessarily Before Mendocino denied it.” Public Health County re-established its Jake and Barbara Ostler of Redwood Valley drop off Mordhorst said she Department base year in 2005, the pre- was worried that per- vious base was found 15 recycling at the Solid Waste Management Center of haps a relative of DeNoyer’s would try years earlier. But Cayler to buy one or more of the horses seized attributes the spike to a Ukiah on Wednesday. Mendocino County’s recy- from him in December and had talked program instituted in to the county’s attorneys about it, but 2004, single-stream recy- cling rate of 45.1 percent is the highest in recent memo- the conclusion was there was probably cling featuring the ubiqui- little that could be done about it. tous blue bins for separa- ry due to various new pub- lic programs. (Left) The view County Counsel Jeanine Nadel said tion. Wednesday “We’re looking into it; And even though a sky- from inside a recycling bin as a bottle is dropped in. that’s all I can say at this point.” rocketed credit for com- On Monday, the county District posting grape pomace Mendocino County’s recy- cling rate is higher than that Attorney’s Office revealed that a buyer (mash from wine grapes) of eight of DeNoyer’s former horses was “a real boost,” Cayler of the city of Ukiah’s for the first time in years. was his brother-in-law, Mark Scripter. said, “the bottom line is The DA’s Office has asked the county that the people need to Superior Court to find DeNoyer in vio- take the credit.” lation of his bail since he is not sup- The next step for posed to have any access to his former Cayler and county resi- horses and having a relative in posses- dents everywhere is to the 50 percent mark by the Cayler said with a laugh. the county are cur- which is expected to be year 2000. Officials from the city rently working on a con- sion of some of them may violate that shoot for the halfway the next step. prohibition. mark. A state law from “I can see the promised of Ukiah -- which saw a struction and demolition Seth Freedland can be land at 50 (percent),” rate of 43 percent -- and waste recycling program, reached at [email protected]. DeNoyer is headed to trial in Ukiah 1989 asked counties to hit this summer on 36 counts of animal See HORSES, Page 15 3 sentenced in asphalt scam BOARD OF SUPERVISORS The Daily Journal that board investigators had Williams and his co- Ordinances on panhandling, Three men who were arrested in connection with defendants under surveillance. the Traveler Paving scam pleaded guilty to charges The defendants scammed people by offering to of grand theft this week. lay leftover asphalt, offering a good deal but not illegal camping under review William Robert Williams 54, and Richard John specifying costs. The asphalt had actually been By SETH FREEDLAND cials say the plan aims to separate the Williams, 61, both of Winimac, Ind., and Gregory bought earlier that morning. The Daily Journal truly needy and/or homeless from those Francis Nolan, 50, of Denver, pleaded guilty of The defendants did not offer proper written con- After more than a year of success with who have adopted an itinerant lifestyle involvement in a scam that bilked victims out of tracts, provide estimates, have licensed sales people the city of Ukiah’s illegal camping and by design. thousands of dollars. and they did not tell their victims that they had three panhandling ordinances, the Mendocino “We’re charged with the public safety Judge Ronald Brown sentenced all three to one days to rescind the contract. The defendants never County Board of Supervisors will con- of all citizens,” said Supervisor Hal year in county jail and two years probation. The jail quoted a price for the work until it was finished and sider its own version next week. Wagenet, chairman of the Health and time was suspended on condition that William often used their work crew to intimidate victims into The proposed camping ordinance Human Services Committee that ham- Williams surrender his contractor’s license and paying. addresses those who camp illegally on mered out the ordinances’ language over agree not to contract in California again and pay Three victims paid a total of $9,000 to the defen- public or private land, often creating the past year. “It’s difficult drawing the restitution to their victims. dants, and only the intervention of the sheriff’s unsafe or unsanitary conditions. It would line between people who are dysfunc- William Williams was licensed by the California allow law enforcement to offer friendly tional, out of options, or just passing Contractors State Licensing board and was unaware See ASPHALT, Page 15 warnings before pursuing arrests. Offi- See COUNTY, Page 15 2 – THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2006 DAILY DIGEST Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] the information is in error should con- CHP REPORTS tact the appropriate agency. In the case FUNERAL NOTICES of those arrested on suspicion of dri- The following were ving under the influence of an intoxi- [\ and raised beautiful flowers woman Francetta Whitney At Mrs. Lovell’s request, compiled from reports cant: all DUI cases reported by law enforcement agencies are reported by MARY GARZINI FREEMAN and loved to cook. Lovell died Saturday, April no services are planned. prepared by the Califor- the newspaper.The Daily Journal makes Mary Garzini Freeman She leaves seven grand- 8, 2006, from Alzheimer’s [\ nia Highway Patrol: no exceptions. passed away Tuesday, April children, David Hallman, disease. She was 87. CLARENCE HARRY MERCER ACCIDENT -- A single 18, 2006. Mary was born Richard Cleveland, Joseph Born December 2, 1918, Clarence Harry Mercer car accident on Route 20 December 17, 1912, first Cleveland, Lisa Thompson, in Ukiah, Mrs. Lovell was passed away March 19, resulted in moderate injuries CORRECTIONS born child of Battista and Gina Vau, Maria Martinson raised in Willits, graduating 2006 at his home in San and no arrests at 7:35 p.m. The Ukiah Daily Journal Lucia Garzini. She was and Kathryn Grieve, and from Willits High School in Francisco. He was born Tuesday. reserves this space to correct raised in Coyote Valley eighteen great-grandchil- 1934. She owned and oper- December 29, 1952 in Wenhsien Huang, 53, of errors or make clarifications where her father had his dren. ated Valley Beauty Shop for Ukiah, California. Santa Clara, was traveling to news articles.