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Potter Valley Business by WAITING FOR WORD girls defeat the Block Federal flood relief update Leggett Valley in Ukiah ......................................Page 1 .............Page 6 ..............Page 3 INSIDE Mendocino County’s Obituaries The Ukiah local newspaper ..........Page 2 Tomorrow: Showers early, then sunshine 7 58551 69301 0 WEDNESDAY Feb. 1, 2006 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 14 pages, Volume 147 Number 298 email: [email protected] MENDO MILL DRIVERS INSTRUCTED BY CHP Special ed students get 1-year reprieve on school exit exam By LAURA CLARK for the delay. The Daily Journal Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger State Superintendent of Schools signed a bill Monday to temporarily Jack O’Connell said he’s pleased exempt special education students with legislation that “will uphold from having to pass the exam this the integrity of the California High year. The bill by Sen. Gloria School Exit Exam while giving Romero, D-Los Angeles, is intend- schools more time to provide spe- ed to settle claims made in a lawsuit cial education students with the that the exam discriminates against skills necessary to pass the exam.” the disabled. It gives the state one O’Connell said he’s also pleased year to come up with a permanent that students must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible See EXIT, Page 14 Certain movies never seem to arrive, while Amy Wellnitz/The Daily Journal Commercial Industry Education Program Officer Bill Powell, with the California Highway others just won’t leave Patrol, addresses Mendo Mill and Lumber truck drivers during a seminar Tuesday. By SETH FREEDLAND Ukiah’s silver screens. No knock on The Daily Journal “Cheaper by the Dozen 2,” but more When the Academy Awards’ best than a handful of local cinephiles, picture nominees were announced forced to drive to Santa Rosa if they Trucker refresher offered Tuesday morning, Ukiahans would want to see certain movies on the have been allowed to respond with a big screen, have wondered who By BEN BROWN confused shrug. chooses our films, anyway. The Daily Journal Of the films -- “Brokeback The answer, as it turns out, has Mendo Mill and Lumber is Mountain,” “Crash,” “Capote,” the complexity of a Hollywood working in conjunction with the “Good Night, and Good Luck” and thriller. California Highway Patrol’s com- “Munich” -- a grand total of zero Not surprisingly, the answers all mercial industry education pro- have played the Regal Ukiah lead back to the bottom line: cold, gram, to make the roads of Stadium 6, the city’s only cineplex. hard cash. Studios retain the lucra- Mendocino County safer. Residents have complained pri- tive contracts with movie theater Mendo Mills took its entire vately -- and, recently, in The Daily chains on a movie-by-movie basis. commercial fleet out of service Journal’s letters to the editor pages - Tuesday, so its drivers could attend - over the dearth of quality films on See MOVIES, Page 14 classes, run by the CHP, focusing on responsibility, driver safety, inspections and homeland security. “We’re bringing in all our dri- Congressman tours Iraq vers at one time to educate them,” By JAMES FAULK time -- but also one that said Mike Mayfield, co-owner of The Eureka revealed signs of progress Mendo Mill and Lumber. Times-Standard and evidence of good The class is a free program WASHINGTON -- work being done by offered by the CHP, and this is the The fleet of Mendo Mill and Lumber trucks fills the parking Progress is being made in American servicemen and first year drivers from Mendo Mill lot Tuesday while the drivers attend a safety seminar. Iraq, but much more needs servicewomen. and Lumber have participated. to be done, said North Coast Thompson said he The class was led by CHP com- Congressman Mike decided to go because of mercial industry education pro- the CHP because educating drivers this would be a nodding session, Thompson, fresh from a concerns about the welfare gram officer Bill Powell from now means not having to deal with but these guys are engaged,” weekend visit to that coun- of the troops, roughly Redding. Powell’s lessons focused them on the enforcement side fur- Mayfield said. try. 160,000 of whom are still on the personal responsibility of ther down the road. Scott said the Many of the drivers said it was Thompson, D-St. Helena, stationed there. drivers to keep their vehicles and presentations would focus largely valuable to have a refresher on traf- returned Monday from a Thompson “Also, I wanted to get themselves safe. on safety and maintenance related fic and safety laws. Francois whirlwind tour of the U.S. an assessment as to how “Who knows your truck better issues but also included informa- LeNard has been driving for military’s operation in the war-rav- the Iraqis are doing in regards to than you?” Powell asked the dri- tion on the Highway Watch pro- Mendo Mill and Lumber since aged nation. their battle preparedness, so we can vers. gram, a homeland security initia- 1996 and said he has never been It was a trip fraught with security turn things over to them as soon as CHP commercial officer John tive. concerns -- Thompson described the possible,” Thompson said. Scott said the program is good for “My biggest concern was that See TRUCKERS, Page 14 unsettling routine of making eva- Thompson said he also wanted to sive landings and talked about why the trip was not announced ahead of See THOMPSON, Page 2 Still no word on federal THREE-CAR CRASH AT PERKINS & OAK Ukiah Police officers flood funding for county work the scene of a By SETH FREEDLAND The good news for Mendocino three-car accident The Daily Journal County families and businesses strug- about 5:20 p.m. Tues- Another weekend passes, another gling with the destruction from the day at the intersec- weekend longer before federal funding New Year’s floods is that Smith has set tion of Oak and Per- comes to town. everything in place in preparation for kins streets. Accord- Officials had hoped that the 23 the president’s signature on the decla- ing to the UPD, a California counties requesting national ration. Help will be dispersed “very Scion traveling north disaster status, and thus access to rapidly,” Smith said, including state on Oak Street drove FEMA, the Small Business Adminis- and FEMA programs set up in the into the intersection tration and other aid channels, would Ukiah Conference Center and agencies at the same time as a hear a positive verdict over the week- briefing the City Council. Ford 4x4 truck travel- end. But Gregg Smith, the county’s But none of that can become a real- ing west on Perkins, interim emergency services coordina- ity until the Oval Office turns the key. causing the truck to tor, struggled over how to word his Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Napa Valley) slam into the rear of a obvious frustration with the dawdling has checked in with the president’s parked Toyota Cam- progress before settling on an under- staff every day in an effort to spur ry. No one was in- statement and a sigh. action, a spokesman said. jured in the wreck. “I am very irritated,” said Smith, a Amy Wellnitz/The Daily Journal 23-year veteran of disaster relief. See FEDERAL, Page 14 Year End bb Stop by HotHot TuTu 509 S. State St., Ukiah UNWIND SSaalele 2 – WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1, 2006 DAILY DIGEST Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] District Attorney Norm FUNERAL NOTICES SHERIFF’S REPORTS Vroman recommended that The following were Barclay spend some time in [\ [\ niece, Elenore Agenbroad. of Redwood Valley passed compiled from reports jail. ELENORE TERESA It was said after her arrival away Monday, January 30, prepared by the Mendo- Barclay was on trial for “AUNTIE” LEPORI at Mountain View, “Ukiah 2006 at Ukiah Valley cino County Sheriff’s embezzling $48,772 from Elenore Teresa “Auntie” was not ready for this Medical Center of cancer. Office: Stepping Out Publications, Lepori passed away peace- spunky Italian lady.” Marvin was born April 2, BOOKING -- Jarrod where she worked as a book- fully after a very brief ill- Elenore touched the lives of 1930 to Otto and Myrtle Matthew Murphy, 23, of Fort keeper and administrative ness surrounded by family all who knew her and will Madsen of South Dakota. Bragg, was arrested on suspi- assistant. Barclay stole the and friends. Born Sept. 25, continue to do so after her He was preceded in death cion of driving under the money by writing herself BENJAMIN JOHN BOYCE 1910, she was 95 years passing. by his parents, first wife, influence and parole violation additional paychecks and Benjamin John Boyce, “young”. Loving sister of Elenore is survived by her Evelyn who passed away in at 12:11 p.m. Sunday. forging checks payable to her- age 84 a resident of Point the late Mary Luchessa, nieces, Elenore Agenbroad July 1975 and second wife BOOKING -- Cheri Lynn self. Arena, died Sunday, George Menini and Paul of Ukiah, CA and Dena Wendy. Survivors include Martin, 46, of Fort Bragg, was January 29, 2006 at his res- Menini. Loving wife of the Bondelie of Sebastopol, CA; his three sons, Charles arrested on suspicion of caus- idence. He was born April late Julius Lepori of Napa, many grandnieces and Madsen, Gary Madsen and ing corporal injury to a spouse CORRECTIONS nephews, Troy Agenbroad of wife Mary of El Cajon, at 4:21 p.m. Sunday. 20, 1921 in Kelley, Iowa to CA. Elenore was born in the The Ukiah Daily Journal Oliver J.