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Local youth REMINISCE tests for SUNDAY This Was News black belt ..........Page A-8 July 15, 2007 ................................Page A-3 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper .......Page A-2 Monday: Plenty of sunshine Tuesday: Partly sunny $1 tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 52 pages, Volume 149 Number 97 email: [email protected] Building permit suspension sought Legal Services of Northern By KATIE MINTZ nearly all building. for a preliminary injunction this Hillegas and others represented California to ask court for The Daily Journal Lisa Hillegas, supervising attor- week preventing the county from three local citizens in a 2004 suit Mendocino County’s failure to ney for Legal Services of Northern issuing building permits until its against the county alleging it had not injunction against county come up with a promised housing California, said she will ask housing element is brought into com- over housing element plan could result in a moratorium on Mendocino County Superior Court pliance with state law. See HOUSING, Page A-5 Industrial ONE-OF-A-KIND GREETING CARDS hemp project pilot planned Viability program would include Mendocino County along with three others if bill becomes law By BEN BROWN The Daily Journal Mendocino County will become one of four counties in a pilot program to test the viability of growing industrial hemp in California if industrial hemp legislation passes the Senate and is signed into law. Assembly Bill 684, spon- sored by Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) and ‘The attitude Assemblyman Chuck DeVore of the sheriff (R-Irvine), would institute a five-year program to test the and the DA in viability of growing industrial each county hemp in California with pilot programs in Mendocino, is going to Imperial, Kings and Yolo counties. be very Mendocino County Agricul- important.’ tural Commissioner Dave Bengston said Mendocino DAVE BENGSTON County was likely chosen for the pilot program because of agricultural the county’s reputation for commissioner marijuana growing. Bengston said Mendocino County can serve as proof that it would not be viable to hide an illegal marijuana crop in a hemp field. MacLeod Pappidas/The Daily Journal “You can’t do that,” he said. “They’d cross- Working in his home studio on a remote hillside on Orr Springs pollinate and destroy each other.” Road, Richard DiGiulio creates original, one-of-a-kind collage Bengston said agricultural issues will not be greeting cards. At left, DiGiulio displays a handful of his greet- the only hurdles hemp-growers may have to ing cards. No two are alike. get over. “The attitude of the sheriff and the DA in each county is going to be very important,” he said. Cards give local artist outlet Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman said he did not expect that having people grow industrial hemp in Mendocino County would ‘creatively and politically’ be a problem because of the provisions in the By JOHN-MICHAEL KIBRICK cial to DiGiulio. bill for the amount of allowable THC. The Daily Journal “It’s a good outlet for me cre- “It’s mainly going to be an agricultural Expressing one’s thoughts and atively and politically,” said issue,” he said. feelings creatively has always been DiGiulio. “Some of the cards I The bill defines industrial hemp as contain- a struggle for people. For example: spend maybe two to three hours ing less than three-tenths of 1 percent THC. writing. There are so many words on.” Crops will be sampled and, if the amount of that it is almost impossible for peo- While DiGiulio’s cards are for THC exceeds 1 percent, the crop will be ple to write exactly what they want, sale at Moonlight Framers on destroyed. and other times it’s difficult to find School Street, he never created the The bill passed the Assembly in May, 41-29, appropriate words at all. cards with the intention of making and is currently working its way through One man who has made the money. Senate committees. impossible possible and who has “The cards definitely cost me The bill started as an attempt to legalize never let his creative well run dry is money,” said DiGiulio. industrial hemp statewide but was amended to local greeting card creator Richard Then why does he do it? With a four-county pilot program in order to get it DiGiulio. some of them having slogans refer- out of the Senate Agriculture Committee, said At 48 years of age, DiGiulio cre- ring to the city of Ukiah on them, Shannan Velayas, media representative for ates, by hand, greeting cards that are DiGiulio feels that, “they’re like my Leno. blank on the inside but unique on contribution to Ukiah.” The original bill was similar to one that the outside. No two cards are the passed both the Assembly and the Senate in same, and every one of them is spe- 2006 but was vetoed by Gov. Arnold See CARDS, Page A-5 Schwarzenegger. More than 30 countries grow industrial hemp, some of which is exported to the United States. Increased sales of hemp products has increased hemp farming in Canada, where 48,000 acres of the plant were farmed in 2006, according to Vote Hemp. National forest fire restrictions take effect early Industrial hemp can be made into numerous The Daily Journal imize the potential of accidental ignition of increased fire risk. Hot weather is expected to items, including food, clothing, paper, body- Due to dry conditions and a risk of large wildland fires,” said Mendocino National continue through September. care products, bio-fuels and auto parts. fires this year, officials of the Mendocino Forest Supervisor Tom Contreras. The restrictions will limit open campfires, According to Leno, passage of AB 648 County National Forest announced Friday that The national forest is putting provisions including charcoal fires, to developed camp- would give California farmers access to a $270 special fire restrictions will be in place in the into effect three weeks earlier than usual grounds and other designated fire-safe sites. million industry that is growing at the rate of national forest through the end of fire season. because low snow and rain levels, combined Campfire permits are not required for camp- $26 million per year. “By concentrating on open campfires in with summer heat, have caused vegetation in Ben Brown can be reached at designated recreation sites, it should help min- the national forest to dry out, creating an See FOREST, Page A-5 [email protected]. >cigdYjX^c\8dbXVhiidBZcYdX^cd8djcin Ndjg8VWaZIKVcY>ciZgcZi8dbeVcn^hX]Vc\^c\&"-%%"8DB86HI A-2 – SUNDAY, JULY 15, 2007 DAILY DIGEST Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] FUNERAL NOTICES [\ Michigan. Upon one support and advocacy Shirley Erickson. She was an astute busi- Laura and Taylor Ca- his retirement, Jerry and to any veteran or A Visitation will be held ness woman, owning, meron. his family moved to family in need. It was with on Sunday, July 15, at various times, a drug We will gather to celebrate Mendocino County. great sadness 2007 from 1:00 PM to 6:00 store in San Francis- Evelyn’s life on July 20th at Though facing a grim when, in 2004, Jerry‚s fail- PM at the Ever- co, a Foster freeze in Los Eversole Mortuary Chapel at prognosis with expect- ing health forced sole Mortuary. A Funeral Gatos and a liquor 1:30 p.m. ed survival estimated at him to withdraw from his Service will be held store in Nice. In lieu of flowers, please only 5 years, and of- much-loved volun- on Monday, July 16 at Evie discovered and fell donate to Evies life ten struggling with painful teer work. 11:00 AM at the Ever- in love with square long favorite charity, health issues; Jerry Jerry touched many lives sole Mortuary. Burial will dancing in the mid sixties. St. Jude Childrens dedicated his life after in his 65 years and take place at Arling- She began dancing Research Hospital retirement to helping he showed that a single per- ton National Cemetery in and continued for the rest 501 St Jude Place, others, especially veterans. son really can Washington, DC. of her life, learning Memphis Tn 38105 After achieving make a difference in the Arrangements and care line and round dancing Arrangements are under his own sobriety, which he world. He will be under the direction of along the way. Danc- the direction of Ever- maintained for the greatly missed. The Eversole Mortuary. ing was one of her greatest sole Mortuary. 24 years until his death, Jerry is survived by his [\ joys. [\ Jerry became in- loving wife of 39 Other joys in her life FREDRICK CASELLA volved with AA, sponsoring years, Leona ( Ferguson) were friends and family. Memorial services for numerous recov- Erickson; son Ger- Evie was full of life and Fredrick Casella will be ering alcoholics, and he co- ald Erickson Jr. and wife love for others. She held on Friday, July 20, facilitated the first Amber of Lakeport; had numerous loyal and 2007 at 10am at the PTSD Support Groups in daughter Tonya Erickson loving friends. Her Oak Grove Day Use Area Mendocino of Redwood Valley; family adored her. She was on the North Shore GERALD (JERRY ) ERICKSON County. After years of son Stephen Erickson of something spe- of Lake Mendocino. Gerald (Jerry) Erickson helping veterans Redwood Valley; cial. Fredrick passed away at of Redwood Valley share rides to medical and grandchildren Jacob, Among those who will his home in Redwood passed away in the pres- appointments at the Caitlyn, Victoria, miss her sparkling Valley on Thursday, ence of his wife and nearest VA Hospital in San Stone and Paige.