Pac-10 football Pet FORUM predictions of the Our readers write week ................................Page A-4 ..........Page A-8 ............Page A-3 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper ..........Page 2 Tomorrow: Plenty of sunshine 7 58551 69301 0 MONDAY Aug. 14, 2006 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 24 pages, Volume 148 Number 127 email: [email protected] Angel Flight is ‘heavenly’ help for people in need Charity air service provides need to be referred to a specialist out patients each month with critical surgery, for extreme cases),” tious disease caused by bacteria -- 90 percent of charitable of the area. healthcare needs and specialists in McClure said. cause extreme pain and infection, if Other “major trends” impacting either the Bay Area or Sacramento Take 3-year-old Ricardo Juarez- not treated, it will eventually com- aviation flights in U.S. the well being of uninsured patients area willing to treat these patients, Barrera for instance, who came to the promise the health of adult teeth. include the reduction in the number but we have no way to get them clinic with severe early childhood “This (caries) is the most preva- By LAURA MCCUTCHEON of area specialists willing to see there,” Margaret McClure, director (dental) caries involving 13 baby lent chronic disease of children,” The Daily Journal uninsured patients -- or those on of communications at Mendocino teeth, according to McClure, who said Virginia Meek, dentist at The Mendocino Community Medi-Cal -- and rising gas prices Community Health Clinic said. noted his family does not have a MCHC. “It’s five-to-eight times Health Clinic has plenty of patients impacting those who do have trans- “For MCHC and its patients, one vehicle to transport him out of the more prevalent then asthma. It is the with critical healthcare needs, but no portation. of our biggest needs is for sedated county to a specialist. single largest unmet need afflicting way to transport them when they “We have approximately 25 pediatric dentistry (childrens’ dental Not only does caries -- an infec- See ANGEL, Page A-12 UKIAH IDOL Willits Teen Court LOCAL TALENT SHINES receives $5,000 donation The Willits News Mendocino County's Teen Peer Court has received a $5,000 donation from the Mendocino County District Attorney's Office portion of drug forfeiture pro- ceeds. The Peer Court program diverts first- time or otherwise suitable juvenile offenders from the traditional juvenile court system into a program where their peers will judge and sentence them for their offenses, District Attorney Norman Vroman explained. The program is a collaboration between the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors, the county office of edu- cation, probation department, public defender's office, district attorney's office, county counsel, Mendocino County Youth Project, interested mem- bers of the private bar, members of the business community, and the Mendocino County Superior Court. Instrumental to the implementation and success of the program have been Superior Court Presiding Judge Cindee Mayfield and the county probation department's Trish Guntly. For more information on the Mendocino County Teen Peer Court, contact Guntly at 463-4169. Santa Cruz doesn’t want more Isaac Eckel/The Daily Journal Kristina Cavender performs acappella during the Ukiah Idol contest at the Redwood Empire Fair. Seven contestants, students who had to audition for the contest, competed for the title of Ukiah Idol on Sunday. The Associated Press SANTA CRUZ — Residents in this ‘American Idol’ inspired competition makes its debut at Redwood Empire Fair usually easygoing coastal community By JAMES ARENS nity to do this and I want to give others the Idol competitions this past Friday and seven are bristling at a plan by the University The Daily Journal opportunity to break out.” from the Adult division. of California, Santa Cruz to increase merican Idol is a juggernaut in the UCLO, 94.5 K-WINE, John Beatty from “I get such a charge from watching these campus enrollment by 50 percent by music world for uncovering talented Soldial Sound and Stephen Caravello, pro- kids perform,” Senften said. “Another one of 2020. A singers and giving them a platform ducer of Ukiah Idol, helped put this year’s my favorite parts is to nurture these kids and Environmentalists, zero-growth pro- to showcase their skills, passion and talent. show together and this was the first year that help them develop. I love it. And also the ponents and other critics say a student In Ukiah, for the past four years, a similar the Redwood Empire Fair hosted this vocal cutest things are the little kids that go up on body of 21,000 people — plus 2,000 competition has been held to uncover talent event. stage.” new faculty and staff members — would and give competitors, and the audience, a “We used to hold the competition at the And this past Friday, the little ones that put undue stress on the city’s infrastruc- chance to enjoy music and have fun. That Saturday Afternoon Club but we had some were brave enough to venture on stage were ture. competition was held at the Redwood problems this year and then the fair came rewarded by the many who came to watch And city officials worry that local tax- Empire Fair this past Sunday and it was calling,” Senften said. the competition with applause. payers would be stuck paying the mil- called Ukiah Idol. “It seemed like a natural thing to do at a “On Friday for the Little Idol and Junior lions of dollars it could cost to accom- “This is our third or fourth year that we fair,” Caravello said. “And this is such a Idol competitions we had the seats here at modate the influx of students. have been doing Ukiah Idol,” said Dawn wonderful experience for the contestants.” the Willow Tree Stage almost completely School officials say they’re not neces- Senften, president of the Ukiah Civic Light Nine total contestants competed Sunday, full, it just blew our minds,” Senften said. sarily opposed to contributing some Opera. “And I have been given the opportu- the two winners from the Little and Junior See TALENT, Page A-12 money toward construction and services. UCSC, a state-run organization See STUDENTS, Page A-12 UKIAH Our Free Move In PENSKE Storage Truck Is Back! Call TRUCK RENTAL @ 468-0800 For More Details A-2 – MONDAY, AUG. 14, 2006 Daily digest Editor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] The world briefly Carroll describes 82-day Israeli Cabinet bombs and a barrage of an our ability to stay in the fight estimated nine rockets, and complete the task.” hostage ordeal in Iraq OKs truce, but Defense Ministry spokesman Lamont said Lieberman’s fighting rages Col. Saddoun Abu al-Ula said. swipe at his candidacy At one point, writer good, or at least that they were whether her computer had a He said the barrage heavily “sounded an awful lot” like asked for death from treating me well,” Carroll device to signal the govern- JERUSALEM (AP) — damaged three buildings, Cheney. wrote. ment or military, she recalled. Israel’s Cabinet became the including a multistory apart- pistol instead of a knife “It sounds hospitable. But “Then in a slightly gravelly final party to sign on to the ment house that collapsed. Al- in my mind every second was voice, the interpreter U.N. cease-fire deal Sunday, Ula said the rockets appeared Castro tells Cuba The Associated Press a test — the choice of food, explained the situation,” she while Israeli planes blasted to have been fired from Dora, he faces long BOSTON — At one of the TV program, everything — said. Beirut and ground troops bat- one of the mostly Sunni dis- recovery most desperate moments of and they would kill me if I Her kidnappers wanted all tled Hezbollah in south tricts targeted by U.S. troops her captivity in Iraq, fearing gave the wrong answer.” female detainees in Iraq to be Lebanon seeking to batter the in a new security crackdown HAVANA (AP) — Fidel she was about to be beheaded, The 28-year-old journalist freed, and threatened to kill militant Islamic group in the against sectarian violence in Castro sent Cubans a sober reporter Jill Carroll pleaded was kidnapped Jan. 7 and her Carroll if they weren’t. U.S. hours before fighting stopped. the capital. greeting on his 80th birthday with one of her captors for a Iraqi interpreter, Alan Enwiya, officials did release some Hezbollah hit back with its Police Lt. Thaer Mahmoud Sunday, saying he faces a long quick death by pistol, saying: was shot dead. She was women but said the decision heaviest rocket barrage of the said 47 people were killed and recovery from surgery — and “I don’t want the knife.” released near a Sunni Arab was unrelated to the demands. war on northern Israel. 148 were wounded. warning they should be pre- In her first public account political party office in Carroll said she was The guns were supposed to The complex style of the pared for “adverse news.” But of her 82-day hostage ordeal, Baghdad 82 days later and offered food and invited to fall silent at 8 a.m. (1 a.m. assault was similar to a July he encouraged them to be Carroll said she had feared the returned to the United States watch television with the fam- EDT) Monday, according to 27 attack of mortars, rockets optimistic, saying Cuba “will worst when on April 2. ily of one of her kidnappers. the United Nations, ending a and car bombs on another continue marching on perfect- her captors The Web site also contains “How do you channel surf month of combat that has mostly Shiite district, ly well.” said they video clips of Carroll describ- with the mujahideen? I asked killed more than 900 people.