DOCSLIB.ORG

Jury Finds Mayor 'Not Guilty'

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Jury Finds Mayor 'Not Guilty' Edwards Giving Back ON THE MARKET is a rare find column Guide to local real estate ...................................Inside ..........Page A-7 ............Page A-3 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper .......Page A-2 Tomorrow: Mostly sunny; continued hot 7 58551 69301 0 FRIDAY July 21, 2006 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 44 pages, Volume 148 Number 103 email: [email protected] Jury finds mayor ‘not guilty’ By BEN BROWN In her closing argument, jury and be decided by the Planning and Building Director Charley The Daily Journal Ashiku’s attorney, Susan B. jury,” said Deputy District Stump that it was the policy of Planning The jury deliberated for less than half- Jordan, said the prosecution ASHIKU TRIAL Attorney Brian Newman who and Building to allow building permit an-hour Thursday before finding Ukiah of Ashiku was about politics prosecuted the case. applicants to begin preparatory work Mayor Mark Ashiku not guilty of misde- and not about an actual criminal offense. During the presentation of the defense, without a permit. meanor charges that he altered or “If there was a doubt in anyone’s mind Ashiku testified that he was told by for- “My understanding was that once you destroyed a building without a permit. this should erase it,” Ashiku said after the mer Department of Planning and Building had a permit on file, you could do any The charges stem from work Ashiku verdict was announced. “Politics, politics, Associate Planner Brian Keefer, former prep-work you wanted to get the building Ashiku did on his house at 510 S. Spring St. in politics.” Certified Plan Checker for Planning and August of 2005. “This was a case that had to go to the Building Carl Tuliback and Department of See MAYOR, Page A-12 CITY COUNCIL HORIZON PROGRAM AND MARKET ANIMAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Options for the Palace presented By KATIE MINTZ The Daily Journal As with many historic buildings that require renovation, the Palace Hotel is a black hole for profit. That’s what Dana Burwell, certified general real estate appraiser, told the Ukiah City Council Wednesday evening in the presentation of an appraisal of the building he completed earlier this year with associate Dennis Elias. “Our conclusion was that no matter what you do to the Palace Hotel, it will not pencil out,” Burwell said. “You will not make a profit on the hotel.” Because the property has negative returns, Burwell said its only value is the 20,600-square-foot site on which it stands at 272 N. State St. between West Smith and West Standley streets. That value, $309,000 as stated in the appraisal, is still nearly three times what current owner Eladia Laines paid for the Palace in 1990. Since being in her possession, the hotel that was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 has sat vacant. Isaac Eckel/The Daily Journal Now, described in the appraisal as a Jessica Crowhurst brushes her meat goat Joe Thursday afternoon. Crowhurst was awarded a Market Animal “large three-story brick building with Scholarship to help raise her goat. boarded up windows, old paint, graffiti markings and an overall appearance of deterioration,” it’s considered an obsta- cle to many who want to see an eco- nomic revitalization in downtown Fair animal financial help offered Ukiah. City Manager Candace Horsley said By LAURA MCCUTCHEON the City Council, acting in its capacity as The Daily Journal the Redevelopment Agency, commis- Raising an animal for the fair can be costly, but area sioned the appraisal in an attempt to youth are getting some welcome help to ease the budget move forward with some sort of resolu- crunch. tion, hoping that the appraisal would Rainbow Ag, Purina Mills and Land O’Lakes, along give valuable information to interested with local 4-H and Future Farmers of America supporters buyers. and livestock breeders, offer a Horizon Program and a “They felt that it was a very well- Market Animal Scholarship Program, which assist youth structured appraisal and that interested who might not otherwise be able to raise animals for the buyers will be able to use it as a source fair. of information,” Horsley said. “They’re Bobby Loucks, 13, and his 11-year-old brother, Trevor, trying to get the property owner togeth- are raising hogs, and they -- along with more than 100 er with potential buyers to have a mean- other youth -- are saving money in the process by using the ingful conversation.” Horsley said she has sent five poten- See FAIR, Page A-2 tial buyers who have expressed interest in the property copies of the appraisal. Isaac Eckel/The Daily Journal The report is also available at the Civic 4-H’ers Bobby and Trevor Loucks purchase Center, 300 Seminary Ave. Though items at Rainbow Ag using the Horizon Laines does not currently have the prop- Program, which offers feed at a discount to erty listed for sale with local agencies, local youth who are raising livestock for the Horsley said potential buyers who have fair. spoken with her have indicated a sale See PALACE, Page A-12 County begins work toward Inclusionary Housing Ordinance By JAMES ARENS build as affordable housing and helps ty’s IHO and to make recommenda- “There are many things you can affordable housing, and after about a to increase the supply of affordable tions to the Board of Supervisors at a do with these properties,” said year of work the Action 1.5 Housing The Daily Journal housing throughout the community. later date. Bandy. He also said that the homes to Task Force recommended that 20 The Mendocino County Planning On Tuesday, the county took its “It is going to be one of our most be built for people with lower percent of the new housing be Commission has a large issue on its first step to adopt an IHO with both challenging issues, but it is never too incomes would not be of a lesser affordable at different levels, ranging plate that’s going to take some time the county Planning Commission early to start on it,” said Jim Little, quality. “They don’t have to be from very low income to moderate to digest. and Board of Supervisors present at a Planning Commission chairman. exactly the same style or at the same income families. The county has to adopt an meeting to listen to information Dewey Bandy, of the California level of quality as the more expen- “Just like in the Pledge of Inclusionary Housing Ordinance by about affordable housing. On Coalition for Rural Housing, pre- sive homes,” Bandy said. “But they Allegiance,” said Pamela Townsend, Dec. 31 -- an ordinance that requires Thursday, the Planning Commission sented information on Tuesday relat- have to be similar.” senior planner for the Mendocino residential developers to set aside a met to further discuss policies and to ing to the experiences in other coun- An affordable housing program is portion of the housing units they guide the development of the coun- ties. intended to increase the supply of See HOUSING, Page A-2 A-2 – FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2006 DAILY DIGEST Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] to evacuate people from their sweltering homes Thursday after understand that many African-Americans distrust my political storms knocked out power to nearly half a million St. Louis- party.” The world briefly area households and businesses in the middle of a searing heat That line generated boisterous applause and cheers from the wave that has killed at least 17 people across the country. audience, which generally gave the president a polite, reserved With forecasters expecting another day of 100-degree heat, reception. utility crews raced to restore electricity, and Gov. Matt Blunt “I consider it a tragedy that the party of Abraham Lincoln let Israel hints at full-scale invasion declared a state of emergency, granting the mayor’s request to go of its historical ties with the African-American community,” as troops cross into Lebanon send in 250 troops to take people to air-conditioned public Bush said. “For too long, my party wrote off the African- buildings and to clear debris. BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli troops met fierce resis- American vote, and many African-Americans wrote off the “We can’t overemphasize the danger of this heat,” Mayor Republican Party.” tance from Hezbollah guerrillas Thursday as they crossed into Francis Slay said. “The longer the heat goes on and the power Lebanon to seek tunnels and weapons for a second straight day, is out, the riskier it is.” and Israel hinted at a full-scale invasion. Police used public-address speakers from their squad cars to U.S. military confirms sharp rise in Israel warned residents to “immediately” flee a nearly 20- announce locations of the community centers and other places bombings and shootings in Baghdad mile swath of south Lebanon along the border. Its warplanes designated as cooling centers. Volunteers went door to door, also launched new airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, a checking on people with no power to run fans or air condition- BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Bombings and shootings soared Hezbollah stronghold, shortly after daybreak, followed by ers. by 40 percent in the Baghdad area in the past week, the U.S. strikes in the guerrillas’ heartland in the south and eastern Utility workers urged customers to find a cool place to stay. military said Thursday. An American general said extremists Bekaa Valley. The planes also bombed large parts of the south, They warned that power could be out in some areas for three to were preparing “an all-out assault” on the capital in a decisive from which Hezbollah guerrillas fired more rockets into Israel.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • POINT CABRILLO LIGHT STATION WEDDING SITE CONTRACT Point Cabrillo Light Station Is Located Between Fort Bragg and Mendocino on the Mendocino Coast
    POINT CABRILLO LIGHT STATION WEDDING SITE CONTRACT Point Cabrillo Light Station is located between Fort Bragg and Mendocino on the Mendocino Coast. This magnificent backdrop of the majestic Pacific Ocean, tranquil Nature Preserve, and recently restored 1909 Point Cabrillo Light Station provides an elegant wedding site. Weddings are permitted at two designated sites due to public access and natural resource protection issues. The availability of these sites will vary with the seasons and environmental protection requirements. SITE FEES All members of the wedding party are counted as site guests. MAXIMUM SITES # OF GUESTS FEE In the Lighthouse 30 $1,250 Lighthouse Bluff 150 $1,000 RESERVATIONS To reserve a wedding site date, 1/2 of the site fee is required, along with a completed application and signed contract. The fee balance and a copy of the required insurance policy (see Item 10, Terms and Conditions, below) naming Point Cabrillo Lightkeepers Association (PCLK) and California Department of Parks and Recreation as co-payees are due 30 days prior to your wedding date. If the fee balance and required insurance policy are not received by this deadline, the reservation may be canceled at the discretion of PCLK. All checks for fees shall be made payable to PCLK. For further details on reserving the site, visit our web site at www.pointcabrillo.org, e-mail us at [email protected], or telephone 707-937-6123. A four bedroom, 4 ½ bath vacation rental, and two separate one bedroom cottages, are available on the Light Station grounds. Reservations may be made through Mendocino Coast Reservations at www.mendocinovacations.com or 707- 937-5033.
    [Show full text]
  • Chamber Visitorgde.Pdf
    CONTENTS Welcome to Mendocino County. i As a visitor you may be headed to our rugged coastline, which has been Welcome . ..2 a draw for filmmakers, artists, visitors and folks looking to relocate . Many remember that the television show “Murder, She Wrote” was filmed in the town Day Trips . 3 of Mendocino, or that the film Overboard was filmed in Noyo Harbor . We Westport . ..4 have a rich history of filmmaking on the Mendocino Coast and throughout the county of Mendocino . Fort Bragg . 5–10 Depending on the route you take to get to the Mendocino Coast, you Mendocino . .11–15 will be amazed at the diverse landscape along the way .You will likely see roll- ing hills with gnarled oak trees, old rustic barns with sheep, cows and horses Fort Bragg Map . 16 roaming the open space, giant redwood trees, meandering rivers, vineyards, Mendocino-Little River Map .17 apple orchards and the amazing Pacific Ocean . The majority of visitors to our county seek to visit the Mendocino Coast . Little River/Comptche . .18 Many discover the redwood forests found along Highway 20 and Highway Albion . .19 128 when traveling west from Highway 101, plus the beautiful wine country along Highway 128 and a solar beer brewery in the town of Boonville . Anderson Valley . 20 Up and down our coastline, on Highway 128 and Comptche-Ukiah Road, Elk/Manchester . 21 are amazing state parks, plus towns and communities with architecture from days gone by . Our county coastline borders Sonoma County to the south and Point Arena . .22 Humboldt County to the north .
    [Show full text]
  • 64 ATTRACTIONS • MTG SUMMER-FALL 2016 a Story
    64 ATTRACTIONS www.MendocinoGuide.com • MTG SUMMER-FALL 2016 a Story Point Arena of Lighthouse Light Lighthouses are magical. Throughout history, captivating stories recount the lives of stalwart light keepers, working through the night to guide passing ships. Mendocino County is blessed with Fog Signal Building Museum weighs 4,700 then swung north again.” The precious First two excellent examples of working light pounds. Point Cabrillo’s rotating lens is one Order Fresnel lens crashed to the ground. stations, both awash in history, both of only three working Fresnel lenses in the The coast was plunged into darkness. A tem- accessible to visitors, both offering excellent United States. porary lighthouse was erected to keep ships accommodations and both run by dedicated The daily routine of lighthouse keep- sailing south with precious timber needed to volunteers and staff whose passion for ers and their families was a grueling affair, rebuild San Francisco, and astonishingly, by lighthouses is infectious. requiring much from the keepers and their 1908, another lighthouse was erected. Point Cabrillo Light Station, two miles assistants who resided in homes adjacent to The 115-foot tower, featuring steel north of Mendocino, and the Point Arena the lighthouses. To keep the light operation- reinforced rods encased in 500 cubic yards Lighthouse, twenty-five miles to the south al, light keepers hauled gallons of oil to the of concrete became the blueprint for the are repositories of lighthouse history, as well lantern rooms nightly. Lenses had to be free majority of future lighthouses. Tours of the as the history of Native Peoples, early setters, from soot and lantern wicks trimmed.
    [Show full text]
  • Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park) CA-54 13800 Point Cabrillo Drive Mendocino Mendocino County California
    POINT CABRILLO LIGHT STATION HALS CA-54 (Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park) CA-54 13800 Point Cabrillo Drive Mendocino Mendocino County California WRITTEN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE DATA HISTORIC AMERICAN LANDSCAPES SURVEY PACIFIC WEST REGIONAL OFFICE National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior 1111 Jackson Street, Suite 700 Oakland, CA 94607 HISTORIC AMERICAN LANDSCAPES SURVEY POINT CABRILLO LIGHT STATION (Point Cabrillo Lighthouse) HALS NO. CA-54 Location: Point Cabrillo Light Station aka Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park, or Point Cabrillo Light House and Fog Signal Building, 13800 Point Cabrillo Drive, Mendocino, CA 95460, (707) 937-5804. Coordinates: dd Latitude: 39.20.965, dd longitude: -123.48.801 Significance: Point Cabrillo Light Station is one of the most complete light stations in the United States currently retaining twelve of the original fifteen buildings and structures. Historically it is significant because of its association with the development of California in that it made it safer to ship people, supplies and building materials up and down the coastline. Description: The Lighthouse station is located on Lighthouse road one half mile beyond Point Cabrillo Drive. The station consists of 12 of the original 15 buildings and structures, pedestrian and vehicular paving, fencing and windscreen planting. In addition to the lighthouse there are three historic lighthouse keeper residences one each for the head keeper, and first and second assistant keepers. The First Assistant Lightkeeper's home is now a museum that depicts what the home looked like in 1935 and is furnished with objects that would have been in use by the family at that time.
    [Show full text]
  • California State Parks
    1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 Pelican SB Designated Wildlife/Nature Viewing Designated Wildlife/Nature Viewing Visit Historical/Cultural Sites Visit Historical/Cultural Sites Smith River Off Highway Vehicle Use Off Highway Vehicle Use Equestrian Camp Site(s) Non-Motorized Boating Equestrian Camp Site(s) Non-Motorized Boating ( Tolowa Dunes SP C Educational Programs Educational Programs Wind Surfing/Surfing Wind Surfing/Surfing lo RV Sites w/Hookups RV Sites w/Hookups Gasquet 199 s Marina/Boat Ramp Motorized Boating Marina/Boat Ramp Motorized Boating A 101 ed Horseback Riding Horseback Riding Lake Earl RV Dump Station Mountain Biking RV Dump Station Mountain Biking r i S v e n m i t h R i Rustic Cabins Rustic Cabins w Visitor Center Food Service Visitor Center Food Service Camp Site(s) Snow Sports Camp Site(s) Geocaching Snow Sports Crescent City i Picnic Area Camp Store Geocaching Picnic Area Camp Store Jedediah Smith Redwoods n Restrooms RV Access Swimming Restrooms RV Access Swimming t Hilt S r e Seiad ShowersMuseum ShowersMuseum e r California Lodging California Lodging SP v ) l Klamath Iron Fishing Fishing F i i Horse Beach Hiking Beach Hiking o a Valley Gate r R r River k T Happy Creek Res. Copco Del Norte Coast Redwoods SP h r t i t e s Lake State Parks State Parks · S m Camp v e 96 i r Hornbrook R C h c Meiss Dorris PARKS FACILITIES ACTIVITIES PARKS FACILITIES ACTIVITIES t i Scott Bar f OREGON i Requa a Lake Tulelake c Admiral William Standley SRA, G2 • • (707) 247-3318 Indian Grinding Rock SHP, K7 • • • • • • • • • • • (209) 296-7488 Klamath m a P Lower CALIFORNIA Redwood K l a Yreka 5 Tule Ahjumawi Lava Springs SP, D7 • • • • • • • • • (530) 335-2777 Jack London SHP, J2 • • • • • • • • • • • • (707) 938-5216 l K Sc Macdoel Klamath a o tt Montague Lake A I m R National iv Lake Albany SMR, K3 • • • • • • (888) 327-2757 Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP, A2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • (707) 458-3018 e S Mount a r Park h I4 E2 t 3 Newell Anderson Marsh SHP, • • • • • • (707) 994-0688 John B.
    [Show full text]
  • Dayton Dragons 2014 Media Guide
    DAYTON DRAGONS 2014 MEDIA GUIDE Nick Travieso Reds #1 Draft Pick, 2012 20142014 DDAYTONAYTON DDRAGONSRAGONS MMEDIAEDIA GGUIDEUIDE Table of Contents Front Office and Ownership Info Cincinnati Reds Front Office Info 2 Front Office Staff 88 Dragons Honors 3 Field Staff and Player Development 89 Fifth Third Field 4 2013 Draft Selections 90 Mandalay Baseball 5 Reds 2013 Minor League Player/Year 91 Mandalay Baseball Teams 6 Reds 2013 Organizational Leaders 93 2014 Reds Minor League Affiliates 94 2014 Dayton Dragons Field Staff 8 Miscellaneous & Media Information Player Bios 11 Dragons Medical Staff 99 2013 Dayton Dragons Review Dragons Media Relations 100 Season Review 20 and Media Outlets Opening Day Roster 22 MWL Telephone Directory 101 Transactions 23 Dragons “On the Air” 102 Statistics 24 2014 Media Regulations 103 Season-Highs, Misc. Stats 26 2014 Pre-Game Schedule and Ground 104 Game-by-Game 28 Rules Batter/Pitcher of the Month 30 Dragons Year-by-Year, All-Stars 31 Dayton Dragons Franchise Records All-Time Regular Season 32 Dragons Season Team Records 33 Dragons Single Game Team Records 34 Dragons Individual Game Records 35 Dragons Individual Season Records 36 Dragons Career Records 38 Dragons Year-by-Year Team Statistics 40 Dragons All-Time Roster 53 All-Time Managers, Coaches 56 All-Time Opening Day Lineups 57 Baseball America Top Prospect Lists 58 Dragons MLB Debuts 59 Midwest League/Minor Leagues General Information 62 MWL Team Pages 63 2013 Midwest League Recap 78 Midwest League Mileage Chart 83 Hotel Information 84 Minor League Baseball Directory 86 “The Streak,” Attendance Leaders 87 Jay Bruce The 2014 Dayton Dragons Media Guide was produced by the Dayton Dragons Media Relations Department and its entire contents are copyrighted by Dayton Dragons Professional Baseball, LLC.
    [Show full text]
  • 2016 CWL Player Signees Major League Baseball Frontier League
    2016 CWL Player Signees Major League Baseball Evan Crower Philadelphia Phillies Steven Pollakov Chicago White Sox Kade Andrus Arizona Diamondbacks (ST) Connor Hoffman Arizona Diamondbacks (ST) Tanner Kiest Texas Rangers (ST) Jarrett Martin Texas Rangers (ST) Kevin Lenik Texas Rangers (ST) Connor Hoffman Texas Rangers (ST) Frontier League John Cruz Florence Freedom Brandon Boyle Windy City ThunderBolts Kenneth Frosch Evansville Otters Kevin Barker Windy City ThunderBolts Victor Barron Evansville Otters Kenny Knudsen Schaumburg Boomers Ryan Strombom Windy City ThunderBolts Clayton Crum Florence Freedom Josh Wright Florence Freedom Scott Ward Schaumburg Boomers Luke Barker Traverse City Beach Bums Pete Leonello Southern Illinois Miners Alex Miden Windy City ThunderBolts Lucas Hunter River City Rascals Ben Allison Normal Cornbelters Max Ayoub Gateway Grizzlies Andrew Lowe Windy City ThunderBolts Andrew Welwerts Lake Erie Crushers Josh Eatherly River City Rascals Buddy Elgin Evansville Otters Quintin Alexander Windy City ThunderBolts Carl Jameson Southern Illinois Miners Darius Washington Florence Freedom Dakota Freese Joliet Slammers Matt Pobereyko Florence Freedom Wes Wallace Traverse City Beach Bums Matt Burns Traverse City Beach Bums Derek Hasenbeck Gateway Grizzlies Parker Norris Lake Erie Crushers Mike Jurgella River City Rascals Brady Muller Windy City ThunderBolts Casey Fletcher Joliet Slammers Alex Simone Washington Wild Things Nate Antone Lake Erie Crushers Brian O’Keefe Washington Wild Things Alex Williams Washington Wild Things
    [Show full text]
  • Revised Wedding Contract.Pages
    POINT CABRILLO LIGHT STATION WEDDING SITE CONTRACT Point Cabrillo Light Station is located between Fort Bragg and Mendocino on the Mendocino Coast. This magnificent backdrop of the majestic Pacific Ocean, tran- quil Nature Preserve, and recently restored 1909 Point Cabrillo Light Station provides an elegant wedding site. Weddings are permitted at two designated sites due to public access and natural resource protection issues. The availability of these sites will vary with the seasons and environmental protection require- ments. SITE FEES All members of the wedding party are counted as site guests. MAXIMUM SITES # OF GUESTS FEE In the Lighthouse 30 $1,250 Lighthouse Bluff 150 $1,000 RESERVATIONS To reserve a wedding site date, 1/2 of the site fee is required, along with a com- pleted application and signed contract. The fee balance and a copy of the re- quired insurance policy (see Item 10, Terms and Conditions, below) naming Point Cabrillo Lightkeepers Association (PCLK) and California Department of Parks and Recreation as co-payees are due 30 days prior to your wedding date. If the fee balance and required insurance policy are not re- ceived by this deadline, the reservation may be canceled at the discre- tion of PCLK. All checks for fees shall be made payable to PCLK. For further details on reserving the site, visit our web site at www.pointcabrillo.org, e-mail us at [email protected], or telephone 707-937-6123. There are four vacation rental units on the Light Station grounds: a four bed- room, 4 ½ bath home; a three bedroom, 2 bath home; and two separate one bed- room cottages.
    [Show full text]
  • Local Talent Shines
    Pac-10 football Pet FORUM predictions of the Our readers write week ................................Page A-4 ..........Page A-8 ............Page A-3 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper ..........Page 2 Tomorrow: Plenty of sunshine 7 58551 69301 0 MONDAY Aug. 14, 2006 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 24 pages, Volume 148 Number 127 email: [email protected] Angel Flight is ‘heavenly’ help for people in need Charity air service provides need to be referred to a specialist out patients each month with critical surgery, for extreme cases),” tious disease caused by bacteria -- 90 percent of charitable of the area. healthcare needs and specialists in McClure said. cause extreme pain and infection, if Other “major trends” impacting either the Bay Area or Sacramento Take 3-year-old Ricardo Juarez- not treated, it will eventually com- aviation flights in U.S. the well being of uninsured patients area willing to treat these patients, Barrera for instance, who came to the promise the health of adult teeth. include the reduction in the number but we have no way to get them clinic with severe early childhood “This (caries) is the most preva- By LAURA MCCUTCHEON of area specialists willing to see there,” Margaret McClure, director (dental) caries involving 13 baby lent chronic disease of children,” The Daily Journal uninsured patients -- or those on of communications at Mendocino teeth, according to McClure, who said Virginia Meek, dentist at The Mendocino Community Medi-Cal -- and rising gas prices Community Health Clinic said. noted his family does not have a MCHC.
    [Show full text]
  • Independent Professional Baseball Education Atlantic League
    Independent Professional Baseball Education Atlantic League The Atlantic League was founded in 1998 and consists of 8 teams, primarily on the East Coast of the United States. The league is a popular landing spot for former Major League baseball players who are looking to get back to affiliated baseball quickly. Typically, Atlantic League players are a little older and have previous professional playing experience. American Association / Can-Am League The American Association was founded in 2005 and consists of 12 teams in the Midwest and East Coast of the United States. The Association plays an integrated schedule with Can-Am League teams as both league share a commissioner and various front office staff. Typically, the American Association is made up of players with previous professional experience with a handful of rookies on each team. Frontier League The Frontier League was founded in 1993 and consists of 12 teams. It is the longest, continually operational independent league in professional baseball. Most teams in the Frontier League are located in the Midwest of the United States. The Frontier League is viewed as an ideal place to play for younger players with little or no professional experience. Frontier League bylaws state that each team may only have under contract a limited number of experienced players. Because of this, the Frontier League typically sends more players to affiliated baseball than any other independent professional league. The Frontier League also makes a point of signing young, exciting players with bright futures in the game as evidenced by their agreement with the California Winter League to sign players every year during the CWL season.
    [Show full text]
  • Teachers March in Protest of Cutbacks
    Raiders Students of UKIAH CITY COUNCIL sign Hall the Month Sandwich sign talks stall ..........Page A-7 ............Page B-1 ................................Page A-2 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper .......Page A-2 Tomorrow: Sunny High 74º Low 37º 7 58551 69301 0 FRIDAY March 21, 2008 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 40 pages, Volume 149 Number 347 email: [email protected] Teachers march in protest of cutbacks By ROB BURGESS Carrying slogans like “California School District employees a half- The Daily Journal lawmakers have the courage to block in length then made the mile- Before they rejoined the rest of lead!” and “Layoffs impact stu- the assembled crowd, a modest bevy dents,” the line of Ukiah Unified See TEACHERS, Page A-12 of previously crouched teachers capped their markers and raised MacLeod Pappidas/The Daily Journal their newly-marked posterboards Ukiah Unified School District teachers and administrators just before 4 p.m. Thursday in the march south on Bush Street Thursday on their way to the UUSD front parking lot of Frank Zeek building, to publicize the teachers’ plan to appeal recently Elementary. received layoff notices. Boonville REDWOOD REGION LOGGING CONFERENCE OPENS man awarded Purple Heart The Daily Journal Boonville native Sgt. Jessie Slotte was awarded the Purple Heart Feb. 26 in cere- monies at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. Brigadier General Francis G. Mahon made the presentation to Slotte and 13 other soldiers injured during Slotte combat in Iraq. Sgt. Slotte was severely wounded in action on Nov. 13, 2007.
    [Show full text]
  • MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Name PGCBL Team (Year)
    The Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL), upstate New York’s premier summer wood bat league, played its seventh season in 2017. Every year since its inception in 2011, the PGCBL has sent players to the pros and has had several alumni selected in the MLB Draft with each year. Here is a list of former PGCBL players that are currently in professional baseball, listed by their current level. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Name PGCBL Team (Year) MLB Team Hunter Pence Schenectady Mohawks* (2002) San Francisco Giants Shae Simmons Watertown Wizards (2010) Seattle Mariners J.D. Martinez Saratoga Phillies+ (2009) Detroit Tigers Mike Fiers Saratoga Phillies+ (2009) Houston Astros Luke Maile Amsterdam Mohawks (2010-11) Toronto Blue Jays Tom Murphy Oneonta Outlaws (2010) Colorado Rockies James Hoyt Little Falls Miners^ (2008) Houston Astros Nick Pivetta Glens Falls Golden Eagles# (2012) Philadelphia Phillies Mark Leiter Jr. Amsterdam Mohawks (2011-12) Philadelphia Phillies Jimmy Yacabonis Elmira Pioneers (2012) Baltimore Orioles Carlos Asuaje Oneonta Outlaws (2011) San Diego Padres Tim Locastro Newark Pilots (2013) Los Angeles (NL) Two former PGCBL pitchers made their MLB debuts with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2017. Nick Pivetta (L), a former Glens Falls Golden Eagle, was called up on April 30 to face the Dodgers in Los Angeles and struck out five in 5.0 innings in his first start. He would pick up his first major league victory on June 5 in Atlanta. Mark Leiter Jr. (R), a member of the Amsterdam Mohawks Hall of Fame, also made his MLB debut in Los Angeles out of the bullpen on April 28.
    [Show full text]