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Ukiah REMINISCE overpowers SUNDAY This Was News Cardinal Newman .............Page A-8 May 27, 2007 ................................Page A-3 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper .......Page A-2 Monday: Mostly sunny and near 90º Tuesday: Mostly sunny, very warm $1 tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 54 pages, Volume 149 Number 48 email: [email protected] ‘It’s really like a big reality check. Our life is like this because so many Air Attack wonderful people were selfless.’ – PARADE COORDINATOR ANGIE LISH open for POTTER VALLEY FESTIVAL & RODEO fire season By LAURA MCCUTCHEON The Daily Journal The California Department of Forestry and Fire It will Protection’s Air Attack plane and firefighting tankers 90 and 91 are back in town for happen the season, three weeks early. The aircraft traditionally fly into the Ukiah Municipal Airport on June 15, around the here time fire season is declared, By ROBERT BRUCE but dry, drought conditions for The Daily Journal and recent fire activity Fire prevention always throughout the state bumped bores people — until they up their arrival date, accord- lose a home or a loved ing to Cal Fire Battalion Chief one in a fire. Norm Brown. In California, when the Good call, as Air Attack Santa Ana (or Diablo) 110 and tanker 90 were dis- wind is blowing from the patched to a 20-acre vegeta- east and fire occurs in a tion fire just north of susceptible area, there is Cloverdale on Wednesday, the very little that any current very day they landed at the fire suppression forces or local base. (Tanker 91 arrived technologies can do to at the Ukiah Air Attack base resist the spread of the Thursday.) fire. “We have opened up the Resulting losses will Redding and Ukiah Air Attack depend mainly on the fuel bases. We are the only two that is downwind from the bases with tankers right now fire and the length of time MacLeod Pappidas/The Daily Journal in the north part of the state,” the wind continues to The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Posse struts its stuff in downtown Potter Valley during Saturday’s Brown said. push the fire in that direc- parade. The tankers each hold tion. 1,200 gallons of fire retardant In other words, preven- and are instrumental in the tion is the only thing that initial attack of a fire, accord- will stop a fire. Annual celebration all weekend ing to fire officials. See FIRE, Page A-4 By KATIE MINTZ enjoyed by many as part of See AIR, Page A-4 The Daily Journal the weekend’s festivities. While the children nlookers lined focused on sweets, many Main Street in adults reflected on the Varying approaches Potter Valley national holiday that marks Saturday, the longtime community lounging in event. Olawn chairs and on the to housing offered “It’s really like a big curb to see the parade at reality check,” Lish said. the annual Memorial Day “Our life is like this weekend Potter Valley because so many at Citizen U forum Festival & Rodeo, but wonderful people were By KATIE MINTZ “The diversity of viewpoints most kids didn’t stay in selfless.” The Daily Journal encourages me to think there their seats. First District Supervisor Shouting things like While affordable housing might be something possible and Potter Valley resident beyond this where we could do “candy alert, candy alert” Michael Delbar, who may not be the “sexiest” of as parade entrants on Saddled up, Blair Beeson accepts a prize for issues, according to one pan- some kind of partnership of served as announcer at the people who are not typically horseback, in fire engines “best working cow person” during the Potter parade, said remembering elist at the Citizen U forum on and even on riding lawn Valley parade. the subject Thursday evening, talking to each other and keep those who died in service working on this problem,” mowers passed, tossing can’t be overlooked at the it’s not without local interest. handfuls of candy to the than to eat it.” Rolls and bubble gum. Attended by about 50 peo- forum provost Mary Anne Potter Valley Festival & Landis said following the event. crowd, the children But 8-year-old Joseph Parade coordinator Rodeo, put on by the ple, the third meeting in the scrambled to their feet to Brazil, of Potter Valley, Angie Lish said that community organized, four- According to Lisa Hillegas, Potter Valley Rodeo supervising attorney for Legal get their keep. after snagging a jaw- though the parade, which Association. part series held at the Ukiah Wil Matthews, 13, of breaker, said he likes kicked off a full day of Valley Conference Center fea- Services of Northern Potter Valley, confided, eating the candy better, activities, was smaller than tured six speakers with a broad California, affordable housing “It’s more fun to pick it up especially the Tootsie in past years, it was See POTTER, Page A-5 range of perspectives and some is defined by the U.S. new ideas about affordable housing. See HOUSING, Page A-5 No need to rinse out your glass, and other wine tasting tips Many tasting room visitors feel that Sauvignon, for example) will be listed they should rinse out their glass from light bodied to heavier bodied. Q: “Why do wine labels or tast- ter, vanilla and apples, Cabernet between tastes of wine. This really It is always a good idea to drink ing notes sometimes describe fla- Sauvignon often has aromas and fla- isn’t necessary. plenty of water when you are wine vors of fruit, vanilla, spice, etc. in vors of berries, cocoa, and bell pep- I learned from a winemaker many tasting. You just don’t need to rinse out the wines? Do wineries add those pers, etc. years ago that wine is more chemical- your glass. flavors?” A good comparison would be ly like wine than water, and water just A: Each grape variety has its own roses (a distant relative of grapes). If serves to dilute your next taste. Get the red out! inherent flavors; Zinfandel often has you went to a rose garden and Wineries usually put their wines in aromas and flavors of peppery spice, smelled all of the different types of a certain tasting order for a reason. No need to cry over spilled wine berries and jam, Sauvignon Blanc roses, you would notice some roses Usually the white wines will be listed (unless it’s really good red wine!). If often has aromas and flavors of smell like peaches, some smell like in order from dry to sweet (Sauvignon you spill red wine on your carpet, fur- grass, citrus and melon, Chardonnay wine wench Blanc to Riesling, for example) and often has aromas and flavors of but- See Q&A, Page A-15 By Sue Straight the red wines (Pinot Noir to Cabernet See WINE, Page A-15 SaturdaySaturday JuneJune 2nd2nd Event in Raffle Tickets TREE OF LIFE St. Mar y’s MexicanMexican FiestaFiesta Parish Hall $5.00 - Call 462-0913 MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL Ukiah or Stop by Ragamaffin TicketsTickets $25.00$25.00 Annual “Raise the Roof” Dinner & Auction 211 S. State St. A-2 – SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 DAILY DIGEST Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] Firefighters responded to a FUNERAL NOTICES POLICE REPORTS vegetation fire at 3:18 p.m. The following were Saturday on Highway 20 east [\ High School until her Nina was active in her Sacramento, son Les compiled from reports of Ukiah near the Buffalo NINA MAY CHARTER Junior year. In 1951, children’s school func- Charter and fiancée prepared by the Ukiah Ranch, according to the 1935–2007 the Moore family moved to tions, and served a term as Clara Johnson of Eureka, Police Department. To California Department of Nina May Charter Ukiah, where Nina P.T.A. President step-children Kathy anonymously report Forestry and Fire Protection. passed away February 27, attended and graduated at Zane Jr. High School in Tillman and family of Cobb crime information, call About a quarter-acre of brush 2007, surrounded by loved high school, and the early 1980’s. Mtn. and Duane 463-6205. was consumed before the fire ones at her home where she met her future She held many different Charter, Jr. and family of ARREST -- Baltazar was extinguished by crews in Medford, OR after a husband Duane jobs over the years, Florida, grandchil- Cejagranados, 47, of Ukiah, from the Potter Valley long battle with can- Charter. Nina & Duane but the most satisfying to dren Jacob, Jordan, and was arrested on suspicion of Volunteer Fire Department, cer. were married from her were House- Jessalyn Charter, driving under the influence in Cal Fire and the U.S. Forest Born Nina May Moore July 9, 1956, until his wife, Mother, and and granddaughter Kate the 1100 block of Mulberry Service. on March 23, 1935 in death in 2001. The Grandmother. Of her Foltz. Street at 9:41 p.m. Friday. Crescent City to Timothy couple began their mar- many The family would like to ARREST -- Aaron Byron and Marcia riage in the Bay Area friends over the years, her thank all of the Freeman, 30, of Fulton, was CORRECTIONS before moving back north closest was Mar- friends, neighbors, and (McNamara) Moore, Nina arrested on suspicion of dri- The Ukiah Daily Journal reserves this was a friendly, pop- to Eureka in 1971. garet Reed of Eureka. loved ones who sup- ving under the influence and space to correct errors or make clarifications ular girl, nicknamed Nina stayed in Eureka with Nina was preceded in ported and loved Nina child endangerment at the to news articles.