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U-14 girls Carole Hester’s ON THE MARKET win Roseville Looking About Guide to local real estate Tournament UDJ column .......................................Inside ..........Page A-8 .............Page A-3 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper .......Page A-2 Tomorrow: Sunny; near-record heat 7 58551 69301 0 FRIDAY June 23, 2006 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 44 pages, Volume 148 Number 75 email: [email protected] Discussion on ordinance turns testy By KATIE MINTZ whose terms coincide with those of the The Daily Journal UKIAH CITY COUNCIL councilmembers who appointed them. The Ukiah City Council covered a If passed, the ordinance will allow number of topics Wednesday evening at each councilmember to nominate a its regular meeting, some with a tinge of to the City Planning Commission. planning commissioner, but will also testy discussion. Currently, the city has five planning require the council as a whole to ratify Of the most fervent was the council’s commissioners -- Ken Anderson, Kevin the selection by a full vote at a City deliberation regarding the introduction Jennings, James Mulheren, Judy Pruden Council meeting. of an ordinance that would affect how and Michael Whetzel -- who were each planning commissioners are appointed appointed by a council member, and See COUNCIL, Page A-10 ANEW PLACE TO PLAY Ukiah soldier killed in Iraq Orchard Park to open on Saturday The Daily Journal Sgt. Jason Buzzard, 31, of Ukiah, has been reported killed in Iraq. The Department of Defense has not yet made a public announcement although a family member has confirmed his death. Buzzard was a Ukiah High School graduate and served in the Army with the Echo Company, 2-8 Infantry Battalion, Second BCT, 4th ID. The Daily Journal hopes to provide more information about this young man in Saturday’s edition. Anyone wishing to share memories or stories about Jason is asked to call UDJ reporter Ben Brown at 468- 3521 or e-mail him at [email protected]. Public input sought in off-highway use of national forest By JAMES ARENS agreements with the Off- The Daily Journal Highway Motor Vehicle The State of California Division. These agreements Department of Parks and would support OHV manage- Recreation and the Mendocino ment activities, including facil- National Forest have been part- ity operation and maintenance, ners for more than 23 years in trail maintenance, law enforce- providing funding assistance ment and restoration. for the management of off- The grants that are being applied for are: Isaac Eckel/The Daily Journal highway vehicle (OHV) recre- Aleyna Molgaard tests out one of the slides on the new play structure at Orchard Park. The new park will ation on national forest lands A Facility Operations and be added to the nearly dozen public parks already scattered throughout Ukiah. though the California State Maintenance Grant that OHV Cooperative Agreement would help maintain OHV Program. staging area campgrounds and Regulations mandated by the support facilities. State of California require and A Trail Conservation and Community invited to help celebrate request annual public participa- Maintenance Grant to help By LAURA MCCUTCHEON tion in the fund allocation support annual trail mainte- The Daily Journal process. “We have a very active nance. OHV program,” said Mike A Law Enforcement Grant ater balloon tosses, sack Burmann, OHV program man- to help regulate and provide races, tug of war, hot ager in the Upper Lake District. safe, family oriented OHV dogs and more will be So, the Mendocino National experiences. W available at no cost to the Forest would like some assis- A Restoration/Resource public during the grand opening of tance in providing a great expe- Protection Grant to help in Orchard Park on Saturday. rience to forest visitors. any repairs because of OHV The new addition makes about a “We would like input from damage in non-designated dozen public parks in the city of anyone who uses the forest,” areas. Ukiah, according to Sage Sangiacomo, Burmann said. “We are doing An Equipment Grant to this to notify people that we are aid in the replacement or See PARK, Page A-10 applying for grants and to ask upgrade of the Upper Lake for letters of support or input.” Ranger District mini-trail A fountain awaits thirsty kids at Mendocino National Forest dozer, which is used in mainte- the new Orchard Park. The city Service would like to share nance of the trails. will host a grand opening this information and to ask for input “We apply for these grants Saturday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. from the public about the but we also have to compete MNF’s 2006-2007 application proposals for cooperative See OHV, Page A-10 Santa Rosa man arrested in wake of shootings in Covelo 5 now arrested on drug, weapons charges have been involved in the cultivation of marijuana in a 5,000- Pacheo was booked into county jail on a $20,000 bond. Rick The Daily Journal plant garden found near the bodies of Robert Cory Want, 28, Sanchez, 38, Rafael Gutierrez, 34, and Hugo Barragan 23, of Mendocino County sheriff’s deputies have made another and Ivan Tillotson, 28, both of Covelo. Santa Rosa and Jose T. Maldonado, 46, of Mexico, have also arrest in the investigation linked to the shooting deaths of two Evidence gathered during the investigation into those deaths been arrested on drug and weapons charges in connection with Covelo men on Saturday. led sheriff’s deputies to Sonoma County, where a series of that marijuana garden.. Amador Pacheo, 34, of Santa Rosa, was arrested Wednesday searches led deputies to arrest Pacheo with the help of Sonoma So far, no suspects have been named in the deaths of Want on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a crime and cultivation County law enforcement. and Tillotson, but MCSO is continuing to investigate the case and sale of marijuana. Smallcomb said evidence gathered in the searches could not with the help of federal and state agencies. Further arrests are MCSO Capt. Kurt Smallcomb said Pacheo is believed to be disclosed because the case remains under investigation. expected. • Underground Utilities • Fencing • Storm & Water Systems • Landscaping Toll Free: 1-866-363-4900 • Septic Systems • Lot Prep. & Cleaning Office: 485-7536 • Cell: 477-6221 • Road Construction • 6”-30” Hole Bore • Demolition • No Cost Estimate General Engineer • Lic.#878612 A-2 – FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2006 DAILY DIGEST Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] FUNERAL NOTICES [\ gent, passionate, com- ately missed. the California Col- Saints. Empire Mortuary daughter in law Mark and plicated, magnetic man. He Friends and family are lege of Arts and Crafts in Service , Ukiah is Kathleen Linn, of loved books, invited to attend a fu- Oakland where she assisting the family. Cloverdale, daughter and plants, music, cats and neral service on Saturday is Professor Emerita, work- [\ son in law Julie and chess. Always a June 24, 2006 ing as a Research WILLIAM “BILL” LINN Ed Litton and grandchil- sportsman, Charles first 2:00 pm at Eversole Associate at the Boyer dren Rebecca, Benja- ran cross country Mortuary, 141 Low Gap Research Institute min, Elizabeth, Samuel and then the mile in high Road Ukiah, CA (707) 462- which included fieldwork in Fiona. Bill is also school. He became a tri- 2206. diverse parts of survived by his mother athelete in college. He took Private interment. In the world including Alaska, Doris Linn of Clover- up skiing after lieu of flowers memorial New Mexico, Peru dale, brother John Linn of college and it remained a contributions may be made and Lapland. She co- Panama City, Pan- lifelong passion. He in his name to authored “Apache Moth- ama, and niece and nephew added surfing a few years EPIC (the Environmental ers and Daughters,” an Landee Linn and ago and played Protection Informa- award winning por- Barrett Linn. basketball recreationally. tion Center), P.O. Box 397 trayal of four generations An informal celebration He loved music. He Garberville, CA of Apache women of Bill's life will be played the oboe as a child 95542 (707) 923-2931 after doing extensive field- held on Sunday, June 25th and the guitar as www.wildcalifornia.org work on the Mesca- at 49 Mittelstadt CHARLES EDWARD POTEET an adult. [\ lero Apache Indian Lane, Cloverdale from 12 Poteet, Charles Edward Charles was an alumnus RUTH BOYER Reservation. to 4 p.m. All those who - Born as Leslie Carl of California State On June 20, 2006 Ruth She is survived by her knew Bill are invited. Gaines on November 11, University at Chico where McDonald Boyer sister, Melva Orgill, William "Bill" Linn In lieu of flowers a dona- 1957 in Kansas he received a passed away in Ukiah at sons, Nehemiah Bear and passed away in his home tion may be made in City, Missouri died in his bachelor’s and a master’s the age of 87 follow- Dewey Boyer, on June 16, 2006 surround- Bill's name to the ALS Ukiah home Mon- degree in Comput- ing an extended illness. She grandchildren, Jedidiah ed by his family. Center at UCSF, 350 day, June 19, 2006 at 48 er Science. He was a com- is remembered and Autumn Bear, Mi- Bill was an Electrical Parnassus Ave., Suite 500 years of age. He is munity college in- for her many accomplish- cah and Joshua Boyer and Contractor, who will long San Francisco Ca. 94117, survived by his beloved structor by profession. He ments as an Anthro- one great-grand- be remembered for his wit, Memorial Hospice, mother Thelda Eli loved being an ed- pologist and as a wonderful child, Scarlet Bear.