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Warriors get REMINISCE first win SUNDAY Elusive Images photo contest of season ..........Page A-8 Nov. 18, 2007 ................................Page A-3 INSIDE Mendocino County’s Daily digest The Ukiah local newspaper .....Page A-14 Monday: Partly sunny H 63º L 35º Tuesday: Sunny H 65º L 34º $1 tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 52 pages, Volume 149 Number 223 email: [email protected] UDJ HOLIDAY FOOD BANK FUND DRIVE BEGINS Beltrami Kickoff injured donors in crash By ZACK SAMPSEL By BEN BROWN The Daily Journal The Daily Journal The following spon- Former Mendocino County CEO Al sors have helped The Beltrami is in Santa Rosa Memorial Ukiah Daily Journal’s Hospital following a single-vehicle acci- Holiday Food Bank dent on Highway 101 near the town of Fund Drive with Asti that occurred Friday afternoon, 2nd $27,000 in kickoff District Supervisor Jim Wattenburger said donations. This year’s Saturday. goal is $85,000. Beltrami was return- ing home from an • Kathleen Kohn Fetzer annual meeting of the Foundation California State For this year’s Food Association of Bank Fund Drive, the Counties when he was Kathleen Kohn Fetzer involved in the acci- Foundation, a longtime dent about noon Friday, supporter of the event, Wattenburger said. has raised its donation Calls to the to $7,500 to help allevi- California Highway ate the added costs the Patrol in Santa Rosa Food Bank incurs with were not returned higher oil prices and a Saturday and no infor- Beltrami fluctuating housing mation about the acci- market, according to MacLeod Pappidas/The Daily Journal Ukiah Food Bank manager Dayl Reed stands in one of the facility’s storage areas where dent was available at press time. See KICKOFF, Page A-5 Ben Brown can be reached at Thanksgiving donations are starting to arrive. [email protected]. Food Bank helps FOLLOW-UP feed community Lane change By ZACK SAMPSEL precipitated The Daily Journal he single greatest joy I get from this job is helping those who have nothing,” said Chris Selby, the fatal accident ‘T receptionist at the Ukiah Community Center Food Bank. “When someone needs to eat we give them food. CHP identifies 3 people involved; woman and See FOOD BANK, Page A-5 child’s ID not yet released By BEN BROWN Donation envelopes for this year’s Ukiah Daily Journal The Daily Journal Holiday Food Bank drive will be included Art Church hands a load of turkeys, potatoes and canned The California Highway Patrol has goods to Food Bank employee Raul Ramirez on Thursday. identified three of the five people in Friday’s edition of The Ukiah Daily Journal. Why does Church donate food? “Because I can,” he said. involved in Friday’s fatal head-on colli- sion on southbound Highway 101. According to CHP reports, Danielle Cole, 21, of Willits, was northbound on Highway 101 in her blue 2006 Nissan Sentra in the slow lane. She moved into Plan formulated to fix ailing relay radio system the fast lane to pass a slower driver and Board of Supervisors operates on the repeater system,” Allman said. inadvertently cut off a black 2003 Chevy ‘Our current radio system is one major windstorm According to a report from the Mendocino SUV which was about to pass her. to discuss issue on Tuesday County grand jury, released earlier this year, the The Chevy, driven by David Martinez, away from catastrophic failure.’ 31, of Ukiah, steered into the median to By BEN BROWN repeater system is dangerously close to failure. “Our current radio system is one major wind- avoid a collision. According to CHP The Daily Journal storm away from catastrophic failure,” Allman reports, Martinez lost control of his vehi- The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office and SHERIFF TOM ALLMAN cle, which ended up in the southbound the Board of Supervisors have come up with a said. If one repeater fails, the signal stops there, lanes of Highway 101, where it collided possible plan to fix the county’s ancient and ail- Willits, Cahto, San Hedrin, Spanish Peak, Point head-on with a gray 2000 Toyota pickup ing microwave relay radio system. Arena and Laughlin. which can leave a huge portion of the county without information when it needs it, Allman driven by Michael Streeter, 53, of “A new microwave system isn’t a priority for Whenever firefighters or law enforcement Redwood Valley. the Sheriff’s Office, it is the priority for officers activate their radios, the repeater system said. The county has already had one demonstra- Cole stopped her vehicle on the side of Mendocino County,” said Sheriff Tom Allman. sends the signal throughout the county. the road north of the accident and called The county has partnered with Alcatel, a con- All of the county fire departments except the tion of what can happen when the system fails. During the New Year’s flood of 2005-2006, the 911. She was not injured. sulting firm which has said it can put in place a city departments in Fort Bragg and Willits use Martinez suffered major injuries and new system for $3.6 million and have it up and the repeater system, as do all law enforcement radio system was down for four hours, effec- tively ending radio communications county- was taken by air ambulance to Santa Rosa running by July. agencies, city public works and Animal Care Memorial Hospital for treatment. Streeter The microwave relay radio system consists of and Control. seven microwave repeater stations at Ukiah, “All of the communication in the county See RADIO, Page A-12 See FATAL, Page A-4 INSIDE UDJ By Editor K.C. Meadows A sampling of this week’s blog postings Posted Friday TB is a mandated reportable disease to Public Health active TB. TB not so uncommon these days so anytime a doctor suspects TB the doctor must For 2007 3 persons have been diagnosed for A reader called to say that someone in Redwood report the suspicion. If a person tests positive to have active tuberculosis and are receiving treatment. Valley had been diagnosed with tuberculosis and active TB then the antibiotic therapy treatment lasts 1995 – 2002 total of 13 active cases of TB for an thought that was newsworthy. I thought so too since 6 to 12 months and is monitored for 12 months after average of 2 per year it’s one of those diseases you think is hardly ever the treatment is over to make sure the disease is no 2003 6 active cases seen these days. Turns out that's not strictly true. I longer present. Public Health Branch commonly 2004 0 active cases called the county health department and got the fol- treats one or two active cases a year in Mendocino 2005 2 active cases lowing information from public information officer County. Public Health Branch is unable to talk about This information is available online at the County Jacqueline Cummins: any specific cases due to client confidentiality. There of Mendocino Public Health Branch website. It is "Tuberculosis is a common disease around the is a lot of information about TB. The Mayo Clinic located in the Community Health Status Report, world. The levels in the United States have dropped has a good description of TB at www.co.mendocino.ca.us/ph/chsr.htm The blog is at however, it has not been eradicated. California has www.mayoclinic.com/print/tuberculosis/" Posted Thursday ukiahdailyjournal.com the highest numbers of TB in the country much in Further she supplied these figures: part because it is a point of entry for immigration. In 2006 Public Health Branch treated 4 cases of See BLOG, Page A-4 2- SUNDAY, NOV. 18, 2007 UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL FUNERAL NOTICES [\ among the roses, iris, fruit [\ and a devoted Lynne Lesley of Veneta, Dustin and his wife trees, and toma- mother and grand mom. Oregon, Kathy Nash Jessica Howell of Hopland, toes, that Ruth nurtured During her active of Redding, CA and his Darin and his wife her passion for gar- years, she enjoyed skiing son, George (Jody) B. Lindsay Howell of Killeen, dening and earned the with her family in Sanders, Jr., of Rohnert Texas, Dillon Ho- nickname Mick gave Tahoe, sailing in Puget Park. He is also sur- well and Drew Howell of her: “Ruthie of the Sound with her sons’ vived by 10 grandchildren Ukiah. And her Flowers.” and hunting with her hus- and 13 great- great-granddaughter In addition to raising band on San Head- grandchildren. Alexis. flowers and children, ren Mountain. He was a very special She is also survived by Ruth also found time to A service will be held at and loving husband, her brother Gary and work as a tireless St. Mary’s Church on father, grandfather and his wife Marianne and their supporter of the Ukiah Tuesday, November 20, at great-grandfather. He family of Grants Community Concert 11:00 am followed will be missed by all who Pass, Oregon. Association, serving as by a reception at the knew and loved him. She was predeceased by Chair in 1974-75. She church at 12:00 noon. There will be a viewing her father, step-fa- also served as a 4H leader AUDREY JEAN VALENTINI There will be an Inurnment at Anker-Lucier Mortu- ther, mother and grandpar- and a member of Audrey Jean Valentini, and final blessing ary at 95 West Commercial ents. the PTA. born February 22, at Ukiah Cemetery at 2:00 Street on Mon- In lieu of flowers please RUTH ROSALIE RESPINI Once her two eldest chil- 1930, passed away peace- pm.