Cowboys REMINISCE top 49ers SUNDAY Elusive Images photo contest ..........Page A-8 Aug. 27, 2006 ................................Page A-3 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper .......Page A-2 Monday: Sunny and warm Tuesday: Sunny and cooler $1 tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 56 pages, Volume 148 Number 140 email: [email protected] State backs disclosure of vets’ toxics exposure The Daily Journal under consideration by the United chemical and biological agents,” establish an independent commis- need.” The California State Legislature States House of Representatives. U.S. Congressman Mike Thompson, sion to investigate these tests and The 10-member bipartisan com- has unanimously passed a resolution “Throughout the 60s and 70s, our author of federal resolution HR identify those who were exposed so mission, modeled after the 9/11 urging Congress to support the Vet- government exposed thousands of 4259, said in written statement. “The that they can get the information they eran’s Right to Know Act, currently servicemen and women to harmful Veteran’s Right to Know Act would deserve and the health care that they See VETERANS, Page A-16 Court Kids Day downtown hours By KATIE MINTZ The Daily Journal increase focus kiah’s Main Street Pro- By BEN BROWN gram added a little spice on to the farmer’s market The Daily Journal Saturday morning. The Mendocino County Superi- U or Court will be expanding the Alongside the usual fresh fare, film flowers and crafts, kid-friendly hours court offices will be open in By Shelby White activities such as hot salsa judging, order to better serve the people of a salsa dancing performance from Mendocino County, said Court Vedolla Dance Productions, mule- Executive Officer Ben Stough. drawn carriage rides and demon- Currently, court offices are ‘Step Up’ strations by the Ukiah Fire Depart- open from 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Against the odds, a trou- ment were big crowd pleasers. weekdays. Starting Sept. 5, the bled young man in foster care The kids day, themed “Some new hours will be 8 a.m. until 4 and a young women who is a Like it Hot,” was put on by the p.m. weekdays. student at the Maryland Main Street Program. While it was “We’re hoping this will broad- School of the Arts work not the first -- they are held at the en access,” Stough said. together to better themselves farmer’s market the last Saturday of The shortened hours for court and fight for their dreams. each month -- it was certainly the offices have been in place since “Step Up,” directed by biggest, Promotion Coordinator for 2002, when a recession drastically Anne Fletcher and starring the Ukiah Main Street Program reduced the resources available to Channing Tatum (“She’s the Amanda Hair said. trial courts across the state. In Los Man”) and Jenna Dewan “It’s hot, it’s tomato season and Angeles, the court system closed (“Take the Lead”) is a movie salsa’s here,” Hair said, “ but the 29 courtrooms; in Butte County, of both drama and romance. fire department is also here to cool courts were closed on Fridays. Tyler Gage (Tatum) lives everyone off.” Stough said the shortened hours in a foster home with his The Ukiah Fire Department, with made it more difficult for people seemingly uncaring mother, its engine parked at the edge of to file documents and obtain infor- father and two siblings. He Alex R. Thomas Plaza on South mation because of limited access risks his life daily stealing School Street, in fact, drew many and long waits. cars and selling them to a man interested kids as volunteer fire- In addition to increased hours in Baltimore, with the help of fighter Bruce Smith showed how to for court offices, Stough said the a friend. use the fire hose. court system is also planning to One night, as Tyler and his Steadily increasing the spray to open a “self-help center,” where friend are walking home, they its maximum output of 200 gallons people can gather information for break into the school and per minute, he explained that the themselves and fill out forms for trash the theater inside. When hose, which was attached to a near- filing civil cases. Stough said the the lights are flipped Tyler is by fire hydrant, was tough to handle See COURT, Page A-5 the only one caught. He now at full speed, but that didn’t stop must do 200 hours of commu- many kids from wanting to give it a nity service for the court. try. Nora Clark (Dewan) lives As Christine Dektor, another vol- Anti-gang with her mother and attends a unteer with the Ukiah Fire Depart- sophisticated art school in ment, put a junior firefighter sticker Baltimore as a senior who on Joshua Warner-Carey, 4, he told program both extensively studies and her he wants to be a firefighter Katie Mintz/The Daily Journal is an instructor of dance. when he grows up because he likes After taking a ride on the old-fashioned carriage Saturday morn- Nora and her partner “to spray the hoses.” ing, Bailee Mills, 6, and sister Ashley, 4, pet one of the mules that nets funds Andrew have been rehearsing His brother Micah, 5, also said pulled it.The carriage rides, given by Eleven Roses Ranch, were for the senior showcase. This he wants to be a firefighter when he sponsored by Cinnamon Bear Farm, Ragamuffin, Ruff & Sheriff’s Office awards event takes place every year, grows up. Associates, Diversified Lending, Elk Creamery/Flowers By The GRIP program $10,000 and agents from many com- “The truck’s pretty cool,” Micah Sea and the Main Street Program. panies come to watch and hire said. “There’s a lot of cool equip- The Daily Journal the best to work for them. To ment.” The Mendocino County Nora, this is the most impor- In addition to spraying the hoses, Five-year-old Sheriff’s Office has donated tant part of her dance career. Smith dressed in a full firefighting Micah Warner- $10,000 in asset forfeiture funds Nora’s mother, on the other uniform complete with oxygen tank Carey, left, and to the county’s Alcohol and Other hand, doesn’t approve of and mask. brother Joshua, Drugs Program to assist Gang dancing and hasn’t since “It’s important that they realize 4, check out the Resistance is Paramount, an anti- Nora’s father passed away. we are friendly faces even though inside of a Ukiah gang program in the Ukiah She has made a deal with her they can’t see us under the masks,” Fire Department Unified School District. mother that if she doesn’t Dektor explained. engine. Volun- The GRIP program will be uti- obtain a job from the show- Micah, however, was optimistic teer firefighters lized as a core class in elementary case she will apply and go to as Smith stepped into his boots. manning the and middle schools all over the college. “You’re not going to look scary,” truck explained valley and concentrates on divert- Not long before the show- Micah exclaimed. the tools and ing and extinguishing criminal case is supposed to take place, This sort of enthusiasm makes uniforms fire- gang mentality and promoting Nora’s partner Andrew lands giving the demonstrations enjoy- fighters use at positive alternatives. on his ankle wrong during able, according to Dektor. the themed kids The funds are obtained through class and sprains it. Now “It’s fun,” Dektor said. “It’s neat event, “Some the Sheriff’s Office Asset Seizure Nora must find a new partner to see the excitement and curiosity Like it Hot,” held fund, which gets money from the to rehearse with to maintain on their faces. They’re all very in conjuction seizure of cash and property relat- her routine until Andrew can keen.” with the far- ed to illegal narcotics trafficking fully heal. Even 2-year-old Robert, along mer’s market that is turned over to the Sheriff’s After auditioning many with his mother, Jennifer Rawles, Saturday. Office after court proceedings. sophomores and freshmen she was drawn to the fire engine. In July, sheriff’s asset forfeiture finds that none of these stu- “This is our first stop because the money was used to reopen the dents have the skills to help fire truck’s all he wanted to see,” Round Valley Community Pool. her practice. Rawles said. The money was used to pay At this point, Nora seems employees and lifeguards as well to feel her chance of profes- See KIDS, Page A-5 as maintenance to keep the pool open into the early part of the See FILM, Page A-16 2006-2007 school year. SaberFAST DSL for $1195* p/m 800-989-8851 • www.saber.net * Terms & conditions apply. A-2 – SUNDAY, AUG. 27, 2006 DAILY DIGEST Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] FUNERAL NOTICES The world briefly [\ He is survived by his of Redwood Valley, away Thursday August 17, wife Barbara, his chil- Ca. passed away at Ukiah 2006 in Lake Ha- dren Daniel Grubaugh Valley Medical vasu City, AZ. He was born (wife Alma), Deborah Center on Thursday, to Paul and Betty New Orleans levees may not hold Lowe (husband Craig), August 24, 2006 with (Newcomb) Myers on July in another big storm this year, Diana Harryman (hus- this family present. Erik 15, 1936 in Ro- band Ted), Juli Grubaugh, was born June 10, chester, IN. Bill moved to Corps of Engineers chief says Connie Randall 1969 in Ukiah.