Wildcats REMINISCE football SUNDAY This Was News action ..........Page A-8 Nov. 9, 2008 ................................Page A-3 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper .......Page A-2 Monday: Partly sunny H 60º L 40º Tuesday: Cloudy H 60º L 47º $1 tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 38 pages, Volume 150 Number 214 email: [email protected] Downtown ‘I hope that in Mendocino County we will not accept discrimination. We’re privileged that in our county we rejected (Prop. 8) by such a large margin.’ – JODY JOHNSTON stores are now open Sundays Editor’s note: Retired Ukiah City Manager Candace Horsley highlights local businesses Gay marriage rally in Ukiah that you may not know even exist, primarily small businesses that are sometimes over- looked or have a special something that makes them unique. We hope these small columns will encourage our readers to explore local shopping opportunities. BIG changes in downtown shopping - stores are now open on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. You told us Sunday is the one day you have time to shop, so many What of the mer- goes around ... chants have gotten together and decided that to provide improved cus- tomer service, Sunday is an UKIAH important day to be open with many of the stores partici- By Candace Horsley pating. Now you can come downtown, enjoy free parking with no time restrictions, have a bite to eat (including Patrona, a bistro and lounge) and shop at a relaxed, leisurely pace. Unique stores offer items such as wonder- ful foods and chocolates, wine tasting, brand-name jeans and clothing, extraordi- nary children’s books and games for all ages, distinctive table linens and house- wares, art galleries and pottery studios, a boutique pet store, uncommon Christmas decorations, wide screen televisions, exotic Far Eastern furniture and gifts and Sarah Baldik/The Daily Journal a shoe store dedicated to bringing not Marcella Salisbury holds a candle and sign at a vigil protesting the passage of Proposition 8 Friday night at Alex only style but also comfort to your feet. Thomas Plaza on State Street. Additionally, more than 40 downtown stores are now open until 6 p.m. during the week. If you have never stopped By ROB BURGESS Jody Johnston led the protesters in a downtown, now is the time to enjoy the The Daily Journal moment of silence and quiet reflection before unique experience of downtown Ukiah Just three days after Californians voted to the start of the event. for your everyday shopping and for those stop any more of them from walking down the Johnston said she, like many others in atten- special one-of-a-kind Christmas gifts. aisle, several dozen local members of the dance, had mixed feelings on Tuesday night. Reach Candace Horsley at candacehors- same-sex rights movement gathered in down- “It’s a joy to see some of the oppression in [email protected] town Ukiah to announce that they were still this country broken with election of a biracial gay and they weren’t going anywhere. man to the presidency,” she said, referring to What started as a candlelight vigil Friday President-Elect Barack Obama. “It’s sad that evening at Alex Thomas Plaza morphed into a we can’t extend that to same-sex couples here Checkpoint tally: loud demonstration featuring signs reading in California.” “We all deserve the freedom to marry” that There was some good news for equality 1 DUI arrest and stretched across School Street, inciting horn activists Tuesday: In Mendocino County, the blasts from passing motorists. proposition was soundly defeated when more On Election Day, California voters put a than 62 percent of voters indicated their dis- several citations stop to same-sex marriage in the state by pass- taste for the measure. The Daily Journal ing Proposition 8, which was ahead by nearly “I hope that in Mendocino County we will One person was arrested on suspicion half-a-million votes in initial results. With not accept discrimination,” said Johnston. of driving under the influence and several almost all precincts reporting, election returns other motorists received citations regard- showed the measure winning with 52 percent See MARRIAGE, Page A-10 ing their driver’s licenses Friday evening of the vote. An estimated 2 million to 3 million in Willits, said a representative of the provisional and absentee ballots remained to Katharine Cole helps light candles for Willits Police Department. be tallied. protesters Friday. The California Highway Patrol con- ducted a sobriety and driver’s license See CHECKPOINT, Page A-12 Eaglepoint Ranch: A sense of place TOP 5 ONLINE One of the most beautiful of the Coro symbol on his solely about his role here. to know the land and viticul- ranches and vineyards in bicep. “Eaglepoint is all about a ture as well as consumer and Mendocino County straddles This is Hartlip’s story but I place,” he begins. “It’s about market fluxes and demands. 1,255 acres 1,800 feet above must insert that I had the priv- what this ranch has taught us In 1977, Hartlip, a Ukiah Friday Ukiah Valley. Casey Hartlip ilege of living at Eaglepoint over the years.” native, who at the time was has been the caretaker of for three years. Feasting on John Scharffenberger and working summers as a fire- 1. Covelo marijuana arrest Eaglepoint Ranch up Mill the views, savoring the sun- his family purchased 1,800 fighter with CDF (California made by deputies Creek Road since the 1970s. sets, dunking in the pond, hik- acres of what was part of the Department of Forestry) He is one of the most respect- ing the hills, picking cherries, old Hildreth Ranch in 1973. helped with the harvest. From helping resident ed grapegrowers in the busi- plums and mulberries, enjoy- “John was fresh out of college that moment on, Hartlip 2. Traffic stop results in ness. ing friendship, gardening, and and he was a visionary, even became an integral part of Hartlip, tall and lanky, feeling part of the vineyard then,” says Hartlip, who cred- Eaglepoint Ranch’s vineyards. marijuana bust affably manages the ranch cycles filled days and lent Wine notes its Scharffenberger, creator of By 1979, he was full time 3. Survivor recalls the with its vineyards and olive fond memories. Scharffenberger sparkling working with Scharffenberger horror of Jonestown; trees and makes several vari- Before Hartlip and his wife, by Heidi Cusick wine and Scharffen-Berger and in 1981 he moved to the etals under the Eaglepoint Lynne, greet me, Casey’s dog Dickerson chocolate, as his mentor. After ranch. Ukiahan travels back to Ranch brand. He is also Peewee is at the door of my consulting with the late All the grapes were red and Guyana known as “Commander Coro” car wiggling and jumping a we’ve been friends for 10 Barney Fetzer and the leg- most were zinfandel when for the Mendocino wines that nonthreatening welcome. We years, and I’ve seen firsthand endary John Parducci, Eaglepoint had its first 100- 4. Building green in Ukiah have captured the best of a settle on the porch of their how much this land and the Scharffenberger planted zin- ton harvest in 1982. 5. One dead, two injured in cooperative “appellation con- home adjacent to the ranch. vineyards mean to him and fandel, petite sirah and caber- “Chardonnay was king,” he trollee” brand of red wine That familiar view across the how conscientious of a stew- net sauvignon grapes. This recalls and no one was drink- Hwy 162 crash made by a dozen wineries in Yokayo Valley stretches out in ard he is, this is the first time started the first of several ukiahdailyjournal.com Mendocino - and for the tattoo all its glory. 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