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Spark from target practicethought to have been causeBy BEN BROWNThe Daily Journal

A spark from a bullet may be to blamefor a fire that spread to around four acresof grass and oak forest at the Ukiah GunClub Saturday before it was contained byfirefighters.

The fire started at the northern end ofthe rifle range where Ace Hanwood was

firing a rifle at around 3:30 p.m.Saturday.

“It started right there and then just ranright up that hill,” said Bill Bays, care-taker of the Gun Club.

Hanwood said he was firing hisEnfield rifle down the range just before

the fire started.“I turned around to get another maga-

zine and when I looked back the fire wasgoing,” he said.

Hanwood speculated that a spark from

Gun Club fire burns 4 acres

Sarah Baldik/The Daily Journal

A Cal Fire helicopter makes numerous water drops to help ground crewscontain Saturday’s brush fire at the Ukiah Gun Club.

See FIRE, Page A-12

By ROB BURGESSThe Daily Journal

On Monday, the General GovernmentCommittee is set to revisit the ongoingupdate of supplemental materials to theMendocino County Board of SupervisorsWeb site.

The item is the first scheduled topic ofdiscussion at the meeting, which will beginat 1:30 p.m. in Conference Room C of theMendocino County Administration Center.

Fifth District Supervisor David Colfaxand 4th District Supervisor Kendall Smithare the two board members assigned to thecommittee, Smith being the sponsor of theitem.

The item was first referred to the com-mittee on Feb. 5, after it was discussed atthe board’s regular meeting.

After several weeks of presentations andmany hours of county staff time, the board’sWeb site began attaching supplemental mate-rials such as agenda summary reports to themeeting agendas it posted in Portable Docu-ment Format (PDF) on May 1.

The revamp brought the county up tospeed with several other neighboring gov-ernmental bodies, including the HumboldtCounty Board of Supervisors and the cityof Ukiah, among others.

Prior to the change, only the agenda withno hyperlinked supporting documents wereavailable from the county’s Web site.

The Web site still offers the option ofdownloading only the agenda or the agen-da with supplemental materials included.Simple agendas usually weigh in at the 10-page mark, while their more massive sib-lings can be several times that size.

“Viewers are encouraged to be selectivewith printing supporting documentation toconserve paper,” states a note attached toeach e-mail sent out when new agendas areposted.

The board’s Web site with the latestagenda downloads can be accessed by vis-iting www.co.mendocino.ca.us/bos andclicking on the tab marked “Agendas andMinutes” on the left-hand side of the page.

Rob Burgess can be reached [email protected].

BOARD OF SUPERVISORSWeb siteupdates tobe reviewed

REDWOOD EMPIRE FAIR JUNIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Writing about Charlie andMartha Barra of Barra ofMendocino and Redwood ValleyCellars (and Vineyards) is sea-soned with possibilities. Their con-tributions to the community aremany, their stories plentiful, andtheir history in the Mendocinowine industry is long. “Very long,”as Charlie, with eyes twinklingunder his cap, is quick to point out.

Sitting down with this energeticcouple, I’m struck by Martha’scalm and Charlie’s -- let’s call it --devilishness as we look at marketing materialsand a new label. We’re gathered around a table

in the spacious office adjacent tothe tasting room, itself an iconnext to Highway 101 inRedwood Valley.

Originally built in the 1970sby Weibel Winery and modeledto look like an inverted cham-pagne glass, the tasting roomroof rises to a stem above the cir-cular brick and redwood build-ing. Inside there’s a fountain inthe middle and a curved tastingbar at the far end. Looking up Ifeel like I’m underneath a giant

Barra of Mendocino

Wine NotesBy Heidi Cusick

Dickerson

A while ago I was doing a storyabout a number of groups comingtogether to help clean up OrrSprings Creek.

I didn’t dress in clothes I wascomfortable getting wet, so after Idid my interviews and the volun-teers headed off to do their ownthing (along with my photographerSarah) I was sort of left with noth-ing to do.

Did I mention I didn’t drive andwas stranded?

Anyway, as I waited for them toreturn I started wandering aroundthe neighborhood where the base camp had

been set up. It was during thisaimless meandering that I stum-bled upon a yard sale -- a hardthing for me to pass even when Ihave other things to do. Havingnothing better to do, I saunteredover and began perusing theirwares.

I didn’t see much of interest tome except one thing: a banjo thatthe yard sale conductor’s youngson was plucking on.

“How much for the banjo?” Iasked, thinking it would be farout of my price range.

Dueling with my banjo

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See WINE, Page A-4See BURGESS, Page A-4

By BEN BROWNThe Daily Journal

The interior of the RacinePavilion smelled pleasantly ofwood chips and farm animalsSaturday as members ofMendocino County 4-H andFuture Farmers of America

showed off their animals forauction.

Well more than 100 peoplepacked into the barn, the floorcovered in the same thick padthe animals are displayed on.


FFA member Samantha Abbott and her grand championsteer wait in the auction arena while the steer is auc-tioned off to the highest bidder during Saturday’s Jr.Livestock Auction at the Redwood Empire Fair. Abbott’ssteer brought in $9 a pound, and was purchased byWillits Towing. At right, FFA member Salvador Eligio withhis reserve champion poultry at the Jr Livestock AuctionSaturday. Eligio’s champion was purchased for $400 byTaco Bell.

See AUCTION, Page A-12

Russia sends more troops into SouthOssetia; scores dead from bombing

OUTSIDE TSKHINVALI, Georgia (AP) — Russia andsmall, U.S.-allied Georgia headed toward a wider war Saturdayas Russian tanks rumbled into the contested province of SouthOssetia and Russian aircraft bombed a Georgian town, escalat-ing a conflict that already has left hundreds dead.

Georgia’s Foreign Ministry said the country was “in a stateof war” and accused Russia of beginning a “massive militaryaggression.” The Georgian parliament approved a state of mar-tial law, mobilizing reservists and ordering government author-ities to work round-the-clock.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that Moscow senttroops into South Ossetia to force Georgia into a cease-fire andprevent Georgia from retaking control of its breakaway regionafter it launched a major offensive there overnight Friday.

In a meeting with refugees, Prime Minister Vladimir Putincharacterized Georgia’s actions as “complete genocide,”according to his office’s Web site. Putin also said Georgia hadeffectively lost the right to rule the breakaway province — anindication Moscow could be preparing to fulfill SouthOssetians’ wish to be absorbed into Russia.

The risk of the conflict setting off a wider war also increasedSaturday when Russian-supported separatists in another break-away region, Abkhazia, also targeted Georgian troops bylaunching air and artillery strikes to drive them out.

Father of former Olympian killed atlandmark, casting shadow over games

BEIJING (AP) — The fatal stabbing of the father of a formerOlympian at a Beijing landmark cast a sad shadow over the firstfull day of Olympic competition Saturday, just hours afterChina’s jubilant opening of the Summer Games.

Todd and Barbara Bachman of Lakeville, Minn. — parentsof 2004 volleyball Olympian Elisabeth “Wiz” Bachman and in-laws of U.S. men’s volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon —were attacked by a Chinese man while visiting the 13th-centu-ry Drum Tower.

The U.S. Olympic Committee confirmed Bachman diedfrom knife wounds and that Barbara Bachman suffered life-threatening injuries. She and their Chinese tour guide, who wasalso injured in the attack, were being treated in a Beijing hospi-tal.

Elisabeth Bachman was with them at the time of the attack,but uninjured. Her father was chief executive officer forBachman’s, Inc., a home-and-garden center based inMinneapolis.

The assailant, Tang Yongming, 47, leapt to his death from a130-foot (40-meter) -high balcony on the Drum Tower, just fivemiles (eight kilometers) from the main Olympics site, the offi-cial Xinhua News Agency reported.

The midday attack sent shock waves through the gamesprecinct after the Olympics’ spectacular opening ceremony hadset an ebullient tone. President George W. Bush, in the Chinesecapital for the games, expressed sadness while American ath-letes and Olympics officials reacted with disbelief.

Bernie Mac, actor, comedian dies at 50from pneumonia complications

(AP) – Bernie Mac blended style, authority and a touch ofself-aware bluster to make audiences laugh as well as connectwith him. For Mac, who died Saturday at age 50, it was a win-ning mix, delivering him from a poor childhood to stardom as astandup comedian, in films including the casino heist caper“Ocean’s Eleven” and his acclaimed sitcom “The Bernie MacShow.”

Though his comedy drew on tough experiences as a blackman, he had mainstream appeal — befitting inspiration hefound in a wide range of humorists: Harpo Marx as well asMoms Mabley; squeaky-clean Red Skelton, but also the rawRedd Foxx.

Mac died Saturday morning from complications due to pneu-monia in a Chicago area hospital, his publicist, Danica Smith,said in a statement from Los Angeles. She said no other detailswere available.

“The world just got a little less funny,” said “Oceans” co-starGeorge Clooney.

Don Cheadle, another member of the “Oceans” gang, con-curred: “This is a very sad day for many of us who knew andloved Bernie. He brought so much joy to so many. He will bemissed, but heaven just got funnier.”

Clinton-favored plan for guaranteedhealth care gets a top plank in platform

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Democrats shaped a set of principlesSaturday that commits the party to guaranteed health care forall, heading off a potentially divisive debate and edging theparty closer to the position of Barack Obama’s defeated rival,Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The party’s platform committee moved smoothly through arange of issues for the fall campaign and approved a document

that will go to the Democratic convention in Denver later thismonth for adoption.

There was little dissent — or room for it — in the day’smeeting and a compromise on health policy took one flash-point off the table.

Obama, soon to be the Democratic nominee, has stoppedshort of proposing to mandate health coverage for all. He aimsto achieve something close to universal coverage by makinginsurance more affordable and helping struggling families payfor it.

Advisers to Obama and Clinton both told the party’s platformmeeting they were happy with the compromise, adopted with-out opposition or without explanation as to how health carewould be guaranteed.

Scientist suspected in anthrax attacksremembered for humor, intelligence

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — The Army scientist suspected inthe anthrax attacks was remembered for his humor, intelligenceand compassion at a memorial service Saturday.

Bruce Ivins, 62, died of an apparent suicide late last monthafter being informed by the FBI that charges likely were beingbrought against him in connection with the 2001 attacks.

Some mourners wept when speakers at the service talkedabout Ivins’ many hobbies, including juggling, target shooting,practical jokes, cartoons and the weather. Colleagues recalled atalented scientist with a probing mind who loved to debate awide variety of subjects.

“Bruce was many a thing,” said one of his brothers, CharlesIvins, who added that he took some solace in knowing thatBruce’s “torment” had ended.

Bruce Ivins also was remembered as a devoted musician atSt. John’s the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, where heplayed piano for 28 years and was known to volunteer to cleanup after services.

D A I L Y D I G E S TEditor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 [email protected]

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compiled from reportsprepared by the Mendo-cino County Sheriff’sOffice:

BOOKED -- Juna ManuelGarcia, 41, of Yorkville, wasbooked into jail by theMendocino County Sheriff’sOffice on suspicion of corpo-ral injury to a spouse and will-ful cruelty at 2:57 a.m.Thursday.

BOOKED -- MichaelGraham Carter, 28, ofRedwood Valley, was bookedinto jail by the MendocinoCounty Sheriff’s Office onsuspicion of cultivation ofmarijuana and possession ofmarijuana for sale at 4:45 p.m.Thursday.

Those arrested by law enforcementofficers are innocent until proven guilty.People reported as having been arrest-ed may contact the Daily Journal oncetheir case has been concluded so theresults can be reported. Those who feelthe information is in error should con-tact the appropriate agency.

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DOMINIC SQUADRITO, JR.Dominic Squadrito, Jr.

died at Ukiah Valley Medical Center onThursday, August 7, 2008 in Ukiah.

Squadrito, 58, was anative Californian, who

spent his youth inSunnyvale, California. He graduated from Chico StateUniversity in 1973 with amajor in Journalism. Hetaught high school journal-ism and coached several teams, activities he enjoyedimmensely. Later, hebecame an independentagent for FarmersInsurance in Ukiah. Thiswas his career until 2007when he retired to pursueother interests.

Squadrito moved toUkiah in 1978 when he married his college sweet-heart, Rita Meyer. They owned the PocoArroyo Ranch on Burke

Hill Drive until Rita’sdeath in 2000.

Dom was known for hisfriendly demeanor, lively sense of humor, kind-ness, and great love of sports. He was anavid and accom-plished golfer and a 49erfaithful, who attend-ed hundreds of games witha cohort of great old friends.

He is survived by hisdaughter, Kate S. Meyer of San Francisco, who iscurrently a sopho-more at Occidental Collegein Los Angeles; his father, DominicSquadrito, Sr. and step-

mother, Olivia ofSunnyvale; a sister, Kathy Squadrito of Fort Wayne,Indiana; and numer-ous members of a largeextended family.

There will be a viewingand rosary at Ever-sole Mortuary, 141 LowGap Road in Ukiah on Sunday, August 10,2008 at 7:00 p.m. A funeral service will be heldat Eversole Mortu-ary on Monday, August 11,2008 at 10:00 a.m. Dom will be buriednear his mother, Dorothy Squadrito, at theRussian River Cem-etery District in Ukiah.

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25 years agoWednesday, Aug. 10, 1983

Ukiah Daily Journal

MERCHANTS LIKE METER REMOVAL. Thecity’s removal of downtown parking meters has-n’t resulted in a rush on retailers, but merchantslike the change anyway.

Taking out the meters has improved the appearance of theshopping district, and could mean more customers in the longrun, they say.

“I think it’s fantastic,” said Steve Olson of Olson Sports. “Itmakes the town cleaner, and a little more modern.”

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HURDLE CLEARED IN YOKAYO SCHOOL DISPUTE.A major hurdle in the issue of who owns the old YokayoSchool site was overcome last night.

Trustees of the Ukiah Unified School District voted toaccept and record documents in which the heirs of the manwho donated the property for educational purposes relin-quished claims to the property.

The district agreed to pay the six heirs of Daniel Gobbi,who in 1869 donated the 7.7-acre site to the old UkiahInstitute, a total of $13,500.

The heirs agreed to sign “quit claim deeds” that surrenderall rights and interests in the property, which is eyed by theCity of Ukiah as a possible site for a new city hall/civic centercomplex.

The matter is still subject to court approval, according todistrict officials. None of the heirs lives in Mendocino County.

A recent appraisal of the 60-odd-year-old school building,largely abandoned since the late 1960s because of its failure tomeet new building standards, pegged the value of the down-town site at $1.65 million.

50 years agoMonday, Aug. 11, 1958Ukiah Daily Journal

CO. SUPERVISORS CUT BUDGET BY $269,077. SHER-IFF TAKES ON CIVIL DEFENSE JOB IN ECONOMYMOVE. An economy-minded board of supervisors has suc-ceeded in cutting $269,077.08 from the largest budget in thiscounty’s history but the grand total for the 1958-59 budget stillexceeds six million dollars – $6,002,077.35 to be exact.

County Auditor S. E. Mitchell came up with the officialbudget figures this morning after a marathon weekend sessionwith the county books.

The cut was made largely at the expense of the county roaddepartment which lost a whopping big $147,599.20 from itsoriginal request of $1,475.433.40.

OFFICES COMBINED. One change in the budget whichoccupied supervisors for the better part of one day resulted ina net savings of only $4,039. In their determination to trim allexcess “fat” from county spending, the supervisors combinedthe office of Civil Defense with that of the sheriff’s depart-ment, thus doing away with Lee Trowbridge’s $5,772 positionas co-ordinator of civil defense but adding $2,400 to Sheriff

Reno Bartolomie’s annual salary.The office will retain the services of its full time typist clerk

and will reflect relatively minor savings in maintenance andoperation.

Under the new set up, the civil defense program in thiscounty will operate on $7,343 for the current fiscal yearinstead of the original $11,382.

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CITY JAIL OVERFLOWS WITH WEEKEND TAKE.Weekend celebrants filled the Ukiah city jail to better than itscapacity with 25 registered guests on hand Sunday morning,some released on bail, others retained for later action.

Friday and Saturday night “pick-ups” resulted in arrest of15 intoxicated persons, most of whom were indicated as “veryintoxicated.” Most of the harvest was gathered off EastPerkins Street. One woman was arrested in the 200 block ofNorth State street.

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ONE-CENT STAMPS IN HEAVY DEMAND ATPOSTOFFICE. Ukiah postmaster Ulis Briggs, last Fridayreported the sale of 70,000 one-cent stamps since patronsbegan laying in supplies of that denomination to meet the four-cent postage rate which became effective Aug. 1.

Where the normal sales of one-cent stamps had averaged 85per day, the sales record shows 20,000 in July, 20,000 on Aug.1 and during the three hours the postoffice was open Saturday,Aug. 2, 8,000 stamps were sold. The local supply was exhaust-ed on Monday of last week when another 12,000 stamps weresold. A new supply of 20,000 stamps received Wednesday,Aug. 6, was sold out.

Sales of the penny stamps give an indication of the numberof three-cent stamps and stamped envelopes which were onhand in the Ukiah area which would require the additionalpostage.

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MASONITE OLD TIMERS CAPTURE B-4 MEN’SSOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP. The “Old Timers” continue toripen with age.

Masonite’s Old Timers were facing an almost impossible

task Tuesday night at Pomolita, having to win three games ina row to earn the B-4 playoff title.

But Masonite beat the odds and LaMalfa Construction, 9-6,and Rick’s Sporting Goods/Forest Club twice, 14-3 and 7-6, towin the playoff championship in the B-4 Division of the UkiahMen’s Athletic Association.

Masonite had earlier earned the B-4 regular season crownwith a 13-1 record.

Tuesday night’s triumph gives Masonite two regular seasonand two playoff softball championships in the last two years,and an overall record for that two-year period of 34 wins andonly three losses.

100 years agoFriday, Aug. 7, 1908Dispatch-Democrat

FOREST FIRES THREATEN TOWN. CITIZENS INWESTERN ADDITION HAVE TO FIGHT FIRE. Last Fridaynight and Saturday the residents in the western part of townreceived quite a scare, and the fire company and all the avail-able men left in town had to be called into action to save theirproperty. The forest fires that were burning in the hills west oftown, with the change of the wind, swooped down the hillsides and for a time threatened the entire western addition. Thewhole mountain was afire and made a grand sight by night.Men were called into play to back fire along the whole line offire for several miles. The fire started west of Todd’s peak andcame over and down toward the canyon where the fish hatch-ery is located. The hatchery was saved by good hard work.

A little further south, however, the fire got beyond the linesand threatened several residences and burned up a barn and agranary and several sheds and a lot of fencing for LeanderGobbi. The entire fire department was called out at this stageof the proceedings and all the available men in town wererushed to the danger point and began backfiring, and wettingdown the roofs of the buildings in order to stay the course ofthe flames. It was exceedingly hot and the smoke was almostsuffocating.

A number of hunters out on Pine ridge had a narrow escape,and but for their presence of mind might have lost their lives.It was with difficulty they got their horses through the fire andsmoke. Many deer were driven down into the valley by theextreme heat and fire, and were killed.

...State Forester G. B. Lull arrived in town from SacramentoWednesday and is making an effort to find out who started thefires. If he finds out he will certainly make it hot for the cul-prits. The offense is punishable by a heavy fine and imprison-ment.

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HOP GROWERS ATTENTION. There will be a meeting ofthe hopgrowers of Ukiah and surrounding valleys on August8th at Poage & Ford’s office, at 2:30 p.m. The meeting will befor the purpose of fixing the rate for picking hops. Other busi-ness of importance will be discussed. All growers are urgentlyrequested to be in attendance.

Jody Martinez can be reached at [email protected].

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1957 REDWOOD EMPIRE FAIR AND SPORTS SHOW

Redwood Empire Association photo

This photograph was published on Page 1 of the Aug. 19, 1957 edition of the Ukiah Daily Journal with the fol-lowing caption: “FAIR GROOMETTES – These pretty Redwood Empire girls are getting their information rightfrom the horse’s mouth on the eve of the opening of the Redwood Empire Fair and Sports Show to be held atUkiah, Aug. 22-25. Holding the reins is George P. Anderson, past president of the Golden Gate Bridge andHighway District. The girls, from left to right, are Cheri Hesseltine, Barbara Burger, Jean Johnson and JaciHesseltine.”

Ukiah Daily JournalMonday, Aug. 19, 1957

Fair timeis here

There’s a new look at the 12th District Fairgrounds thisyear. The fair has a new name and there will be manyexhibits never before displayed at the fairgrounds.

However, despite the fact that the Redwood EmpireFair and Sports Show is a greatly expanded exhibition thisyear, it is still the finest tradition of the old country fairthat has been drawing crowds to booths and exhibits forcenturies in the old country and in rural America.

It is the annual showcase of the county. In it the visitorwill find just what Mendocino county people do for a liv-ing, for play, for hobbies. He will see what we do andwhat we are.

On display will be our agricultural products, our indus-trial products, our skills of the home, our timber products,our art and our beauty.

Ukiah is the heart of Mendocino county, andMendocino county is the heart of the Redwood country –one of the most interesting, beautiful and fabulous regionsof North America.

We have a great country, an unmatched inheritancehanded down to us from the Indians and early pioneers.We have something to be very proud of here.

Let’s not keep it a secret. We should all invite ourfriends and relatives from other cities and areas ofCalifornia and the rest of the West to come up and see justwhat it is that we are always telling them about. This is thebest opportunity we will ever have to explain just what wemean when we say we love to live here.

By MIKE A’DAIRThe Willits News

Ridgewood Ranch will be seeking officialstatus as a historical district, according toTracy Livingston, president of the SeabiscuitHeritage Foundation and a longtime memberof the Golden Rule Church Association.

Livingston released the news during a pri-

vate tour of the ranch that was held for theBoard of Supervisors on Tuesday afternoon.Three supervisors (Smith, Colfax andWattenburger) attended the tour, as well as afew higher-ups from the county staff and onemember of the press corps.

The move to have approximately 150 acresof the ranch designated as a historic district is

part of a long-term plan to preserve and protectas much of the 5,000-acre ranch as possible.The chief benefit of the designation would befinancial. “Once we had a management plan,we might be able to get some grants to helprestore some buildings,” Livingston said.

“We do not want to see the property devel-oped,” he added. “We want to make it into

something that means something to Willits andUkiah. We of the church here are under no illu-sions. We have a membership of 18 people inthe church, and we don’t expect to see a bunchof people coming into the church. So we haveto find a way to provide for the needs of our

Ridgewood Ranch seeks listing as a national historical district

See RIDGEWOOD, Page A-4

Associated PressWEAVERVILLE —

Authorities worked Saturdayto recover the remains of ninepeople who died when a fire-fighting helicopter crashed inremote Northern Californiawilderness.

The Sikorsky S-61N air-craft was carrying 10 fire-fighters, two pilots and a U.S.Forest Service employeewhen it went down just aftertake-off Tuesday night in the

Trinity-Shasta NationalForest. Four of those aboardwere injured and taken to hos-pitals.

The remains of one victimwere removed from the crashsite Friday, and more wereexpected to be recovered

Saturday, said Sgt. RoyceGrossman of the TrinityCounty Sheriff’s Department.Officials hope recoveryefforts will be completed bySunday night.

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gilled mushroom, the way thebeams curve gracefully out-ward. This is an appropriateassociation given that Charlie,whose family came from thePiedmont in Italy, is an avidmushroom hunter. Barra’s zin-fandel, sangiovese and pinotnoir have symbiotic affinitywith any mushroom but espe-cially Charlie’s beloved kingboletes (also known as porciniin Italy and gamboni inMendocino).

An avid farmer, Charlie hasbeen raising grapes inRedwood Valley since 1945when he was 19. The homeranch is now 175 acres, allorganic since 1988 (a correc-tion from my first columnwhen I mentioned this yearwould be his 63rd all organicharvest). Fifty acres of zin-fandel and cabernet sauvignonsurround the tasting room.And another ranch just east ofUkiah near Lake Mendocinonot only has grapes butCharlie and Martha just put in175 olive trees. “A guy who is81 years old and is just planti-ng trees for olive oil has tohave something wrong withhim,” he quips.

But growing is as much apart of Charlie as breathing.“You would have thoughtsomeone took his right leg offwhen three of the olive treeswere downed by gophers,”says Martha.

Around 1995, when grapeprices were in a cyclical low,Martha and Charlie decided tomake their own brand andBarra of Mendocino was cre-ated. In addition to havingmore control over the harvesttime of your grapes, makingwine meant you improvedperishability by going fromfresh grapes to ageable wine.Besides, Charlie points out, inItaly, growers crush all theirown grapes even though muchof it goes to bulk wine.

Today Barra makes about25,000 cases of wine, all fromcertified organic grapes grownon their ranches. The Barra ofMendocino brand includeszinfandel, petite sirah, pinotnoir, cabernet sauvignon, san-giovese, chardonnay, pinotblanc and (Martha’s favorite)the luscious fragrantly sweetMuscat Canelli. Five yearsago they started bottlingGirasole (sunflower in Italian)Vineyards using their organiccabernet, sangiovese, pinotnoir, zinfandel, pinot blancand chardonnay. Other newlabels are on their way. Aboutthree-fourths of their grapesare used for the brands; therest are sold as bulk wine.

Barra of Mendocino is afamily business. Son ShawnHarmon is on site in RedwoodValley to do a multitude oftasks but acting mainly asChief Financial Officer andoperations manager. DaughterShelley Maly lives in Seattleand is the marketing maestroalong with Martha. Martha, anaccomplished cook, is known

around Mendocino County forher prolific and classy enter-taining. She also travelsaround the country and toBritain and Japan sellingwine.

Given his love for the vine-yards I had to ask Charlie howhe dealt with wild turkeys,which have a reputation foreating grapes. “Well,” hebegins with that inevitabletwinkle and wry smile light-ing up his face, “I take a 50-pound bag of cracked cornand pour a thin trail down theroad away from the vines.”When he gets as far as hedeems necessary, he dumpsthe entire bag into a big pile.The turkeys follow the trailand think they have found thecookie jar. “They gorge them-selves and have no room leftfor grapes,” chuckles Charlie,adding, “You gotta have a lotof brains to outsmart aturkey.”

Tasting Notes: I cut thickslices of portobello mush-room, dipped them into StrohRanch Marinade, and grilledthem until they were tender,about 5 minutes total.Accompanied with Barra ofMendocino 2004 Sangiovese,I took a deep breath, gazed outat the vineyard beyond mydeck in the afterglow of sunsetand, for a moment, thought Iwas in the Italian countryside.

To find out more aboutBarra of Mendocino go to theMendocino Winegrape andWine Commission website:www.mendowine.com orwww.barraofmendocino.com.

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Charlie and Martha Barra of Barra of Mendocino and Redwood Valley Cellars (andVineyards) have long been actively involved in Mendocino County’s wine industry.

“Well, I don’t know muchabout it, but you’re welcometo try it out and tell me howmuch you think it’s worth.”

For the short time I lookedat it, it seemed to be in work-ing order. In addition, it had acase, tuner and book designedto teach anyone to play it.Having a lifelong love ofmusic and trying out newinstruments I was intrigued,yet very broke.

I threw out a low numberthinking she would reject it.

“It’s probably worth morethan this, but I can only giveyou like $50 for it.”

“Sold.”“What?”“Yeah, you’ve been so nice

to my kid and you seem likeyou’d put it to good use.”

Having no money on me, Iwaited for Sarah to re-emergefrom the entrance to the creek,asked her to drop me off athome and raided my savings.

Fast forward to severalmonths later, and I still don’tknow how to do much on it. Iknow the basic conceptthough and I can pluck out afew public domain songs I’vesort of mastered in the booklet

that came with the instrument.Tonight though, per their

request, I’m playing “TheBridal Chorus” from RichardWagner’s “Lohengrin” on itfor my friends Sean and Ryanat their wedding.

Wow. I don’t get to typethat sentence every day.

Wish me luck.Rob Burgess can be reached

at [email protected] column was first posted

on the “House of Burgess” blogat 1 p.m. Friday and can beaccessed along with previousentries atwww.insideudj.com/houseof-burgess.


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Ridgewood Valley, Livingstonsaid, “The important thing isto keep it open. I’m afraid ifyou close the door on it, youmight have a hard time gettingit back open.”

The Ridgewood Ranchcommunity has several oldbuildings, including the house

that was lived in by previousowners William Van Arsdaleand Charles Howard, who wasthe owner of Seabiscuit. Theranch also has a stud barn --where Seabiscuit resided -- amare barn that once housednumerous mares, an old dairy,and several other old build-ings. Several of the buildingsare in visible disrepair andLivingston said folks in thecommunity have been work-ing for many years to restorethem.

“We want to stop the bleed-ing on some of these build-

ings,” Livingston said. “Thisisn’t just for the immediatecommunity. This wouldpotentially be a tourist desti-nation. That is something thatWillits needs.”

Livingston said the centralHoward-Seabiscuit complexalready meets all the criteriato be put on the national regis-ter. “We need to get a leasethat would be agreeable toboth the Seabiscuit HeritageFoundation and the church. Itis quite doable. It could hap-pen within the year,”Livingston said.


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SACRAMENTO — A frus-trated Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger turned up thepressure on lawmakersWednesday, saying he willveto any bills sent to him untilthey pass a state budget.

The governor called a mid-afternoon news conference toexpress his dismay thatDemocratic and Republicanlawmakers have not yet com-promised on a spending plan.They remain at odds over howto close the state’s $15.2 bil-lion deficit.

California is the only statewith a fiscal year beginningJuly 1 that remains without abudget.

Schwarzenegger haswarned that California faces acash crisis and told reporterson Wednesday that passing abudget is the only issue theLegislature should focus on.

“Nothing in this building ismore important than a respon-sible budget and to fix ourbroken budget system,” hesaid. “We do not have the lux-ury of stretching out thisprocess any longer.”

It was unclear what practi-cal effect Schwarzenegger’sannouncement would have.

Democrats, who control bothhouses of the Legislature,have offered their own budgetproposal, while members ofthe governor’s own party havenot. Most of the bills headedto the governor’s desk arefrom Democrats.

Assembly Speaker KarenBass, D-Los Angeles, saidlawmakers already have giventhe overdue state budget “110percent of our focus.”

“The governor’s actiontoday is yet another distrac-tion that won’t have muchimpact other than the possibleveto of public policy thatmoves our state forward,”Bass said in a statement.

Last week,Schwarzenegger signed anexecutive order eliminatingmore than 10,000 temporary,part-time and contract posi-tions and cutting pay for thou-sands of state workers to thefederal minimum wage of$6.55 an hour.

His order is being chal-lenged by the state controllerand California’s largest stateemployees union but illus-trates the level of tension inSacramento over the lack of abudget compromise.

The administration haswarned that California willhave to start borrowing moneyas soon as next week to pay itsbills. That will force the stateto pay hundreds of millions ofdollars in fees and interest forthose loans, in part because ofthe tight credit market.

State Controller JohnChiang disagrees that the stateis running low on cash. Hisoffice issued a statementWednesday sayingCalifornia’s revenue actuallyimproved in July and that thestate has enough money tomake its payments until some-time in October.

Nevertheless, Schwarze-negger is seeking to force law-makers into intense negotia-

tions by creating conse-quences for inaction — bothto state employees and now tolawmakers who want theirlegislation signed into law.

“We can solve this literallyin one night,” the governorsaid at the news conference.“As soon as there are conse-quences, people will sit downand not leave the table.”

Until Aug. 18, bills that arenot signed within 12 days ofbeing received by the gover-nor’s office automaticallybecome law. Because of that,Schwarzenegger said hewould use his veto power.

“I will veto it to make sureit doesn’t become law,” hesaid.

After that date,Schwarzenegger has untilSept. 30 to take action.

Schwarzenegger said hewould allow lawmakers toretract the 13 bills already onhis desk awaiting his signa-ture.

Senate Democrats wouldnot respond toSchwarzenegger’s veto threat,said Lynda Gledhill, a spokes-woman for Senate PresidentPro Tem Don Perata, D-Oakland.

Assembly Minority LeaderMike Villines issued a state-

ment calling on Democrats toput their budget proposal to avote. It calls for raising taxeson the wealthy and corpora-tions by $8.2 billion and mak-ing some spending cuts.

Assembly Democrats saidthey were considering doingthat.

Republicans oppose raisingany taxes and have been seek-ing long-term reforms such asa spending cap and creating arainy day fund the state coulddraw on during lean years.Some GOP lawmakers want amandated state hiring freeze.

Amid those disagreements,lawmakers have failed toembrace the biggest ideas putforward by Schwarzenegger.

His revised budget fromlast May proposed raising $15billion over three years byselling bonds to Wall Streetinvestment firms based on thefuture value of a juiced-upstate lottery. Lawmakers havesaid the lottery plan might beconsidered for future years butnot to close the current deficit.

Last weekend,Schwarzenegger floated atemporary, 1 percent sales taxincrease that would be rolledback after three years.Republican lawmakers reject-ed it once it became public.

His frustration was evidenton Wednesday, as he saideveryone would have to bewilling to compromise.

“Let’s put everything onthe table. Let’s look at every-thing ... without the Kabukiand without the song anddance,” he said.

Schwarzenegger also iseager to put the budget debatebehind him so he can focus onother policy priorities, includ-ing a possible $9.3 billionwater bond he would like onthe November ballot.

And Wednesday’sannouncement could doom abill he had requested. It wouldmodify the language ofProposition 1, the $9.9 billionhigh-speed rail bond on theNovember ballot.

The bill byAssemblywoman CathleenGalgiani, D-Tracy, wouldrequire the state’s high-speedrail board to prepare a detailedfunding plan before startingconstruction on each segmentof the rail system, whichwould link California’s largestcities.

The legislation is awaitinga vote in the Senate and needsto be enacted by Monday toalter the bond measure’s lan-guage.

Schwarzenegger to veto bills until budget passes

Schwarzenegger

Associated PressSACRAMENTO —

California lawmakers frustrat-ed over the state budgetimpasse pointed fingersThursday and accused eachother of failing to get seriousabout closing the $15.2 billiondeficit.

A rancorous debate eruptedon the Assembly floor afterRepublicans attempted tobring the Democrats’ tax-rais-ing budget plan to a vote thatsurely would have failed.

“My goodness, puttingsomething forward but nothaving the courage to vote forit are two different things,”said Assembly MinorityLeader Mike Villines, R-Clovis. “I respect my col-league, the speaker ofCalifornia. She’s a very goodspeaker, but put that vote up.”

Assembly Speaker KarenBass, D-Los Angeles, said itwas ironic that Republicanswere calling for a vote on abudget plan they opposerather than engaging in nego-tiations. She said it signified astep backward in the already

difficult negotiations.“I think it’s unfortunate that

we’ve now deteriorated togames on the floor,” Bass toldreporters after the Assemblysession. “In the past, theRepublicans have objected tous putting up a budget beforewe knew we had their sup-port.”

Passing a budget bill in theAssembly and Senate requiresa two-thirds majority vote,meaning some Republicansupport is needed.

The Republicans’ push fora vote on the Democraticspending plan came a dayafter Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger announcedhe will veto all bills sent tohim until lawmakers pass astate budget.

California is the only statewith a fiscal year beginningJuly 1 that remains without aspending plan.

Lawmakers failed to meettheir constitutionally mandat-ed June 15 deadline to pass abudget, as they do most years,and remain at odds over howto close the deficit.

Republicans say any spendingplan must include long-termbudget reform, including astate spending cap thatDemocrats oppose.

Democrats have proposedraising taxes on the wealthyand corporations to generate$8.2 billion, while the gover-nor has floated a temporary 1percent sales tax increase.

Bass said Democrats wouldbring their budget proposal toa floor vote soon but need afew days to examine a pro-posed constitutional amend-ment put forward Wednesdayby Republicans, who are seek-ing an amendment to cap statespending.

The Assembly is scheduledto reconvene on Monday.

The delay promptedVillines to suggest thatDemocrats were stalling to getbeyond the Aug. 16 deadlinefor the Legislature to placemeasures on the Novemberballot.

Several policies that aretangled up in the budget nego-tiations require voterapproval.

Lawmakers point fingers over budget impasse

F O R U MEditor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526 [email protected]

A-6 – SUNDAY, AUG. 10, 2008


After a while I get tired of bowling alleys andbingo parlors, so last weekend I packed my wagonand headed north to the annual Willits RenaissanceFaire.

I was surrounded by people unlike me in a placeunlike home. But given my famously tolerant attitudetoward those holding weird beliefs and practicingdegenerate behavior it was certainly not going to be aproblem.

At least not until some hairy fellow carrying a bigsword and wearing thigh-high boots wanted to clapme in wooden stocks and have strangers throw fruit atme. All in the spirit of jolly Renaissance fun ofcourse, ha ha. Ticked me off. And so, after about twominutes of my cheerfully accepting the bizarre cloth-ing and irritating behavior of those surrounding me, Ireverted to form and stewed and fumed for the nextthree hours.

First of all, this was no more a celebration of“Renaissance” life than it was a historical re-enact-ment of Custer’s Last Stand. Apparently the peopleinvolved in this production have the entire thingmixed up with Medieval Times, so the weekend fea-tured lots of swordplay, wenches in get-ups thatwould make Paris Hilton blush, and a complete lackof anything reflecting enlightenment, frescoes or reli-gious transformation. In other words, long on darkages, complete with fur-covered Goth guys (theylooked like something moving around in the corner ofthe slaughterhouse) and not much at all that mightbring Michelangelo or da Vinci to mind.

So with the historical framework all screwed up,plus that big guy trying to have me publicly humiliat-ed (in Willits, no less!) I was in a thoroughly dis-agreeable mood. And that’s why I spent the rest of theafternoon glaring at people who didn’t look like me,which was everybody. Whatcha staring at jouster-boy— never seen a journalist in a seersucker suit and abow tie before?

Did I mention you couldn’t get a beer? Imaginebeing in Willits on a hot day with no beer available.Like having someone suggest you think of yourself atthe North Pole — “But imagine a North Pole with nosnow or ice.” Utterly surreal.

So I bought a Pepsi from a wench who had a shelfI couldn’t help think would be the perfect surface onwhich to rest a frosty beer mug. The heat was gettingto me.

I went to the Myth and Magic show and, consistentwith the rest of the program, it had no more to dowith the Renaissance era than it had to do with thelunar landings. The guy’s jokes were about Viagraand his tricks featured balloons and Animal Crackers.But the kids loved him and the show was actuallypretty good, given that I had to watch it without beer.

I leaned against a tree and watched people go by. Awoman waddled past wearing something — a dress, Isuppose — that could have covered a Buick. Then aguy maybe 12 feet tall stomped past me in tatteredleather pants and a greasy denim vest. He was wear-ing huge boots with, I swear, pink shoelaces, and hehad little pink ribbons dangling from his beard. Helooked about as effeminate as a Hemi engine.

Everybody at the Faire looked big to me, and theones who didn’t were carrying axes and swords andwearing chain mail and pirate hats. I’m surprised noone wore scuba gear or a hockey uniform.

Over on the main stage a group called GoldenBough was playing. It was great and they were won-derful. I loved them. With sweet Celtic harmonies anda surprisingly rich sound, it’s an acoustic trio thatcould go to Ireland tomorrow and be the Next BigThing.

It was the high point of the day, except that as soonas I sat down to listen to a fabulous version ofBlackjack Davey they quit for the afternoon. It wastheir last song.

Man I was steamed. So I went over to the tablenear the stage where they were selling Golden Boughtapes and CDs and I switched a couple around so theyweren’t in alphabetical order anymore. Nobodyscrews with me.

And that was pretty much it as far as my having anice multicultural outing, which turned out to be notall that multi- and certainly not very cultural.

Looking back I guess it seems I complained abouta lot of things, but that’s just the way my days seemto go. Actually it was maybe the nicest afternoon I’vehad in a long, long time. If I can build me a suit ofarmor in time maybe I’ll go back next year.

Following some intense therapy sessions, TommyWayne Kramer discovered he was a moat builder in aprevious lifetime, back before he even knew who TomHine was.

Willits police should do their job

To the Editor: On June 11, 2008, in Willits, my son,

Lovell S. Keller, was arrested at his home.He has been working and raising a familyin Willits since 2002. He was chargedwith murder and is at the UkiahMendocino County jail and is awaitingtrial.

There are two scheduled court datescoming up in August. His Public defend-ers are located in Ukiah. On or aroundJune 11th my son was attacked frombehind in a convenience store by the manhe is charged with murdering. Lovell wasknocked to the ground and beaten aboutthe head and neck until he was nearlyunconscious, and bleeding.

When the proprietors of the store calledthe police the assailant ran away. All thiswas of course caught and recorded on thestores surveillance camera. When thepolice arrived Lovell informed theresponding officers he wanted to presscharges and as he knew the assailant gavethem his address. The police officersassured Lovell that they would take careof it. Later when my son found out thatthe officers had not taken any action andarrested the assailant he decided to go andconfront him his self. Now that man isdead and my son is in jail.

My son has recently learned from hisdefenders that the Willits PoliceDepartment has conveniently lost thevideo tape from the surveillance camera atthe store where he was attacked. My sonhas no previous history of violence. It hasalso come to light that this is not the firsttime the Willits Police Department hasfailed to take action and respond in aunbiased and impartial manner. What hasto happen before the Willits PoliceDepartment will do their job? Aren’t theythere to uphold the law and not hinder it?

Lovella KellerSan Francisco

Unjust treatmentTo the Editor:I would like everyone to know how

unfairly we are treated in the MendocinoCounty Jail. We have had our rights takenaway for no reason, other than the factthat the Sheriff’s Department can’t findreliable staff. We get locked in our cellsall night and miss our visiting hoursbecause they tell us people call in sick.These deputies get no sort of reprimandand it’s our belief that their bosses reallydon’t care. Just because we are in jaildoesn’t give them the right to treat us thisway.

Billy HerbertMendocino County Jail

Ukiah

ImageryTo the Editor:Today, I wish to compare two social

images.My thesis is that we should all feel

socially responsible to appear respectableand interesting, if not beautiful, in a publicsetting.

That is, my contention is that we wouldfeel that way if we were the least bit civi-lized.

Nearly all of us can, if we are some-what sophisticated, remember specificstreet scenes from around the world,which stay in our memory because thevery appearance of the group of peopleencountered at that particular time pro-duced exalted and stimulating feelings

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New York PostOn Sen. Ted Stevens

The poster boy for GOPpork, overspending and self-indulgence is finally facingthe music: Sen. Ted Stevens,the longest-serving SenateRepublican, was indicted ...on seven felony counts offailing to report gifts.

The indictment -- towhich Stevens pleaded notguilty -- alleges that hesteered federal contracts toVECO Corp. in exchangefor over $250,000 in unre-ported gifts and services,including extensive work onhis Alaska home. Last year,VECO’s former CEO plead-ed guilty to related briberycharges.

In fact, Stevens hadbecome an embarrassmentto his party long before. ...

A longtimeAppropriations Committeemember, Stevens is perhapssecond only to Sen. RobertByrd (D-W.Va.) in steeringtaxpayer-funded goodies tohis state. Since 1999, Alaskahas won $3 billion in federalearmarks, for which Stevensproudly takes credit.

In 2006, Stevens’ $220million “bridge to nowhere”became a symbol of what theGOP majority had become --bloated with out-of-controlpork-barrel spending. Themoney was to build a bridgefrom mainland Alaska -- toan island of 50 inhabitants....

With a primary on Aug.26, the best thing he can do -- both for the people ofAlaska and for the GOP -- isresign his seat (or, at thevery least, agree not to runagain).

It’s tough for Republicansto claim that the Democratsdon’t deserve to keep themajority because theyhaven’t achieved anything --true as the charge may be --when the GOP’s senior-mostmember is a walking

reminder of the corruptionvoters sent packing only twoyears ago.

Dagens Nyheter,Stockholm,SwedenOn China’s handlingof terrorist threats

Muslim extremists inChina didn’t use to be a wellcovered topic. In the preludeto the Olympic Games it hasbeen reported that a numberof terror acts and tapedthreats warn of terrorism. ...Police men were killed in abloody attack against apolice station in Xinjiang,the northwestern provincewhere about eight millionUigurs live -- most of themSunni Muslims.

It’s the most serious inci-dent in many years and isdescribed by authorities as aterror attack. China accusesMuslim separatists in theprovince for more than 200terror acts between 1990 and2001. “Muslim terrorists”are also thought to be behindthe latest attacks. ...

The most serious domes-tic threat is thought to comefrom East Turkestan IslamicMovement (ETIM). Thegroup demands indepen-dence from China and hasbeen labeled terrorist by theU.N. and the U.S. In thebeginning of last year, Chinaexecuted one of ETIM’sfounders for having“attempted to split the moth-er country.” On July 9 thisyear, two Uigurs were exe-cuted because of their mem-bership in ETIM...

Two Japanese journalistswere assaulted by Chinesepolice ... when they tried tocover the aftermath of theterror attack against thepolice station in Xinjiang.The lack of further informa-tion surrounding China’sdomestic terrorism seems todepend on the communist

power’s scanty reports andoppression of the free word -- not the lack of incidents toreport.

The Observer,LondonOn fuel prices and poverty

Since oil and gas are cost-ly to produce and much indemand, it makes sense thatthey are expensive to use.Given the additional cost toBritain of dependency onunreliable energy-exportingregimes and the cost to theworld of climate change it isalso, arguably, no bad thingif high prices encouragepeople to be frugal with fuel.

But that is no consolationto those who struggle to payfor even modest energy con-sumption. It is the poorest insociety who suffer mostwhen heating bills soar.

So when last week, cus-tomers of British Gas learntsimultaneously that theirfuel bills would go up byaround a third and that thecompany’s owner, Centrica,made profits of 992m, theydid not accept the news asevidence of global marketsnot working properly. Theywere angry. ...

A much more activistapproach is required by gov-ernment. That does not meanhitting the energy companieswith a crude tax that would,in all likelihood, by pur-loined by the Treasury tocover its other liabilities. Aneater solution has beenidentified by the LiberalDemocrats. They advocatecompelling energy produc-ers to divert money theyhave made through theEuropean Union emissionstrading scheme. Since theygot those lucrative permitsfree from the government,they have enjoyed a de factosubsidy - 9bn over fiveyears, according to energyregulator Ofgem. ...

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SUNDAY VOICES ON THE STREETS

Mykaela Lang andAngel Delossantos

StudentsUkiah

“The one [ride] thatmakes us squeezetogether.”

Zephyr Girard andKaley Keiser

Waldorf SchoolUkiah

“The zipper, cause it’sfrightening but fun at thesame time. . . You feelcool when you don’tthrow up cause alot ofpeople do..”

Auri Koski and Audrey VanPatten

FairgoersMonterey and Ukiah

“Winning fish. . .Because you get to takecare of them alot.”

Ethan SchottCotton candy eater

Ukiah

“Cotton candy.”

Ella and KateMcChesmey

FairgoersRocklin

“Rides, winning stuff.”

Max McChesmeyFairgoerRocklin

“On rides. . . Cause theygo fast and they aretwistyf.”

What is your favoritething to do at the fair?

Photos and interviews by Sarah Baldik

Back in the late 1940s and early 1950s,some difficulties arose between two neighborsin a rural part of central Missouri. One of theneighbors, named W.A. Brookshire, was bothan attorney and a stockman who raised cattleand pigs.

His neighbor was a woman named BessieHall. There had been a simmering disputebetween the two over the construction of afence between their properties, which Mrs.Hall wanted because some of Brookshire’slivestock had gotten onto her property.

In 1949 or 1950, Brookshire brought a law-suit in a neighboring county against a mannamed Anderson, whom Brookshire claimedowed him some legal fees. During that trial,Anderson called as a witness Mrs. Hall’s son,Roger Hall, and asked him his opinion aboutBrookshire’s reputation for honesty (which is apermissible way to attack the other party’scredibility). Hall testified, perhaps influencedby the ongoing dispute between Brookshireand his mother, that Brookshire’s reputationwas bad.

About a month after that trial concluded,Brookshire wrote a letter to Mrs. Hall. Most ofit was taken up with some fairly technical com-plaints about the fence she was building. At theend of his letter, however, he added a line that

led to a new lawsuit: “It is little wonder thatyour son ... would go into Court and commitperjury simply because a man has tried to get adecent fence.”

Roger Hall sued Brookshire for defamation,and eventually obtained a judgment againstBrookshire for $7,000. Brookshire, who repre-sented himself, appealed the case, and one ofthe arguments he made to the court of appealwas that the trial judge had allowed Hall’sattorney to make an “inflammatory, prejudi-cial, unethical and untrue” argument to the juryat the conclusion of the case.

And the passage upon which bothBrookshire and the court of appeal focuseddidn’t seem to have much to do either with aMissouri land dispute or alleged defamation.Hall’s lawyer (or, as the appeals court referredto him, “learned counsel”) had stated:

“You may remember when Christ was

preaching the gospel, in the Holy RomanEmpire that Julius Caesar was Emperor ofRome. As Christ was making his way towardRome, the Mennonites and the Philistinesstopped him in the road and they sought toentrap him. They asked Christ: ‘Shall we con-tinue to pay tribute unto Caesar?’And you willremember, in the Book of St. Matthew it iswritten that Christ said: ‘Render ye untoCaesar the things that are Caesar’s and untoGod the things that are God’s.”

Well, Hall’s lawyer got that last part right,which is more or less how Jesus answered achallenge about whether it was proper to paytaxes to the Roman government. But as for therest of it -- well, let the appeals court respond:

“The Holy Roman Empire did not come intoexistence until about 800 years after Christ.Julius Caesar, who was never Emperor ofRome, was dead before Christ was born. Christwas never on His way to Rome and thePhilistines had disappeared from Palestinebefore the birth of Christ. The Mennonites area devout Protestant sect that arose in theSixteenth Century A.D. This phrase is note-worthy only because of the ease with which thespeaker crowded into one short paragraph suchan abundance of misinformation.”

Yes, as the court of appeal noted, it’s rareeven in a lawyer’s closing argument for some-one to compress so much false material into sosmall a space. On the other hand, despite hav-ing spewed out so much wrong information,Hall’s “learned counsel” managed to win thecase. Obviously, the jurors more or less just“skipped over” that part of his argument andwent right to the merits of the case -- thatBrookshire harmed Hall’s reputation by accus-ing Hall of lying when he testified in the earli-er lawsuit. And the court of appeal agreed thatthe jury was within its rights to find those com-ments defamatory, so it upheld the judgment.

Hall’s lawyer apparently did try to connecthis ... fanciful history lesson to the lawsuit,arguing something about something the jurors“taking from Brookshire and rendering untoHall.” And, of course, he did get that last partabout “rendering unto Caesar” right, even ifeverything that led up to it was wrong.

So, for once, a lawyer’s mistake wasn’t thathe kept going on too long -- it was that heshould have started later than he did.

8-10-08/Hall v. Brookshire, 285 S.W.2d 60(1955)(c)2008 by Frank Zotter Jr.

Summer, for teachers and students atleast, is a time for different schedules, achange in routine and, hopefully, a relax-ing period for some reflection, too. Forthose of us on tight budgets, good friendsand good books expand life for us whenvacation or travel is limited. Thank good-ness I have wonderful friends! And a fewgood summer reads have also helped meenjoy my time off.

I started my vacation by traveling backto London’s outskirts in the late 18thCentury and lived with a family whoseneighbor was Mr. William Blake. Ofcourse, writer Tracy Chevalier, lived upto her reputation in “Burning Bright”(2007) by providing exceptional insightinto the great man’s life and how it mayhave affected lives around him. However,the dynamic politics and economics ofthe time did not overcast the beauty ofBlake’s art and writing, his sensitivityand dignity in a rapidly changing society.

Another modern, but more edgy writerT.C. Boyle created an in-your-face lookat California’s immigration situation andour various reactions to it in “TortillaCurtain” (1995). Boyle’s not-so-subtleviews of nature vs humanity’s drive torule it become a fantastic landscape to areal-life scenario still prevalent withinthe borders of our country. His SouthernCalifornia canyons and coyotes keep youon your toes and thinking!

Next, driving past psychological andethical barriers comes popular writerMichael Crichton with his 2006 novel -“Next.” (heh, heh). In his jumpy, frag-mented work, I was jacked aroundbetween some actual and plausible scien-tific situations and other mind-bogglingscenes I hope will not ever happen, butdidn’t complain. The ride was worth it,plus I’ve got new fodder andFrankenstein assignments for my Englishstudents next year.

While re-reading H.G. Wells classic,“The Time Machine” last week, I wasapparently philosophically ploughed upand ready for seeding. Several lines tookroot and have held my mind, little points

of light - signs or warnings, actually. Ashis protagonist tries to make sense out ofearth’s eerily different status many mil-lennia ahead of his time, I read over andover his philosophy of change: “It is alaw of nature we overlook, that intellec-tual versatility is the compensation forchange, danger, and trouble.” Whew,think about that.

He follows rapidly with, “There is nointelligence where there is no change andno need of change…Only those animalspartake of intelligence that have to meet ahuge variety of needs and dangers.”Earth’s future inhabitants apparently hadcreated such a perfect place to work withno social questions “left unsolved.” But,that had only made human creatures soft,complacent, and comfortable. “Like cat-tle, they knew of no enemies and provid-ed against no needs.” Consequently, alower order of creatures forced into an“Under-world” were eventually able toterrorize and slaughter, like cattle, thisperfected species who lived aboveground.

In an earlier conjecture, the unnamed“Time Traveler” considers the question,“What…is the cause of human intelli-gence and vigour?” His answer?Hardship and freedom! He surmises –and I concur, that these are the “condi-tions under which the active, strong andsubtle survive and the weaker go to thewall; conditions that put a premium…upon self-restrain, patience, and deci-sion.”

Decision. That’s the one that gets me.How much of a “premium” do we put onour decisions? Yes, we have small,insignificant decisions we make everymorning (what to wear or eat) to the lessoften, more significant questions in life:

to apply for this or that job, to vote forthis or that candidate, to mate with this orthat person?

Do we make these big decisions with-out taking time to ponder, research, delib-erate, or project how life would be undereach proposal? Unchecked emotions canspur us on easily enough. Also, time lim-itations can restrain our thought process-es. But, more often, peer pressure or con-cern may also tamper with our decisions.In fact, many times they might complete-ly eliminate our own thoughts or deci-sions; we just do what others are doing ortell us to do.

However, who hasn’t rationally takenadvice from people we trust or respect?Buy a home now, your accountant orfinancial advisor suggests. Then, the bot-tom falls out of the housing market. Beenthere, done that. Invest in a company justbefore it takes a tumble. So, then we learnto do what we can to improve the nega-tive scenario. Losing huge amounts ofmoney when you’re not wealthy soundslike hardship to me! The list goes on…

Ever find yourself wondering whyyou’re in certain personal relationships?Probably, it was set into place with youremotional and physical permission – noone forced you to say you loved him orher. But, things change. People change.How do you extricate yourself withoutlosing respect and creating negativeexplosions? Easier said than done. Whenyou decide to do something, you have todeal with the consequences of your deci-sion. I’m pointing some fingers back atmyself, don’t worry.

Yes, like H. G. Wells writes… hard-ship and freedom. We have the freedomto make those less than brilliant deci-sions. But realizing the need to improveour situation and taking the steps neces-sary to do it is what generates our vigour;that’s how we increase our human intelli-gence. Someday, we should be reallysmart! (sigh)

Change, danger and trouble are good for you

Unlearned counsel

Sunday viewBY VALERIE WARDA

Judicial folliesBY FRANK ZOTTER

Valerie Warda is a Ukiah resident.

Frank Zotter is a Ukiah attorney.

(bordering on peak experiences). Itshould be noted that neither sound ormovement are necessary.

I could describe two street sceneswhich possess the required characteris-tics. One occurred on Union Street inSan Francisco. The other took place infront of the Casino at Monte Carlo,Monaco, France. But I am sure each ofus can describe their own.

Perhaps one of the most famous streetscenes of all is by Seurat.

(I must apologize. I had intended topaste Seurat’s great painting in this letterat this juncture, but for some reason, itwas technologically impossible.)

Consequently, readers will have toeither use their imaginations or theirresearch skills. The painting is to befound in Chicago.

Seurat, GeorgesA Sunday Afternoon on the Island of

La Grande Jatte1884-86Oil on canvas207.5 by 308 cmArt Institute of Chicago However, a description of Seurat’s

“holy world” painting follows: “Seurat spent two years painting this

picture, concentrating painstakingly on

the landscape of the park before focus-ing on the people; always their shapes,never their personalities. Individuals didnot interest him, only their formal ele-gance. There is no untidiness in Seurat;all is beautifully balanced. The park wasquite a noisy place: a man blows hisbugle, children run around, there aredogs. Yet the impression we receive is ofsilence, of control, of nothing disor-dered. I think it is this that makes LaGrande Jatte so moving to us who livein such a disordered world: Seurat’s con-trol. There is an intellectual clarity herethat sets him free to paint this small parkwith an astonishing poetry. Even if thepeople in the park are pairs or groups,they still seem alone in their concisionof form -- alone but not lonely. No fig-ure encroaches on another’s space: allcoexist in peace.

“This is a world both real and unreal -- a sacred world. We are often harried bylife’s pressures and its speed, and manyof us think at times: Stop the world, Iwant to get off! In this painting, Seurathas “stopped the world,” and it revealsitself as beautiful, sunlit, and silent -- itis Seurat’s world, from which we wouldnever want to get off.”

---Comparative street scene number two

is to be found on School Street in frontof the Mendocino Book Co in view ofthe people gathered in front of Schat’sBakery adjacent to the Court House in

Ukiah, California on Tuesday, July 29th,2008 at 1 p.m.

I seriously doubt that Seurat wouldtake two hours let alone two years topaint this Northern California Scene.

It is not that the people are unattrac-tive (despite the fact that some weredressed rather oddly).

The problem was that there was astrange metallic or plastic device whichwas attached to the ear and ran to themouth of most of the street scene actors.This device had totally captured anyintelligence available in all of them. Insum, none of them were the least bitinterested in any part of their immediateenvironment and that included their part-ners.

I am told these devices are called cellphones.

Clearly, the use of such devices inpublic, renders their consumer ownersundignified and uninteresting to every-one forced to watch them. One criticsuggested that court houses frequentlyattract lawyers and lawyers attract cellphones, but most of the audience reject-ed that theory.

Maybe Seurat would paint a pictureof how funny people look when they aretalking on a cell phone in a public place.

Nobody suggested that these actorshad anything important to utter intothose devices anyway.

Marvin GentzUkiah


Letters

S P O R T SEditor: Anthony Dion, 468-3518 [email protected]

– SUNDAY, AUG. 10, 2008A-8

INSIDE: Dodgers on a roll;

beat Giants

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Larissa Unangst adds to

Ukiah’s haul at Nationals

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Tough year at majors

capped by brutal PGA

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DETROIT (AP) — Relief pitcherBrad Ziegler helped the OaklandAthletics end a losing streak, and seta team record along the way.

Ziegler tied the Athletics’ mark forconsecutive scoreless innings andOakland snapped its 10-game losingstreak with a 4-2 win over the DetroitTigers on Friday night.

Emil Brown homered and RajaiDavis drove in two runs for Oakland,which hadn’t won since July 27against Texas.

“This was a big relief, I think, foreverybody,” said Athletics’ managerBob Geren.

Marcus Thames homered forDetroit, which has lost seven of itslast eight. The Tigers fell 8 1/2

games behind the first-place WhiteSox in the AL Central.

“When a team is on a bad roll aswere the A’s, you want to keep themdown,” said Detroit losing pitcherKenny Rogers. “We just couldn’t dothat.”

Ziegler pitched the eighth andninth innings for his first save. Heextended his scoreless streak to 37consecutive innings to tie MikeTorrez’s club record, set in 1976.Geren says that he won’t hesitate touse Ziegler as a closer, consideringregular closer Huston Street’s recentstruggles.

“Not sure my role, long term, is asa closer,” Ziegler said. “But I’ll comein from the bullpen, pitch a couple of

innings and anything I can do to helpthe team, I will.”

Leyland was impressed“He did a very good job,” the

Detroit manager said. “He got us tohit the ball on the ground.”

Dallas Braden (3-2) gave up tworuns and five hits over seven innings.It was his longest outing of the sea-son, and tied his career long.

Braden was successful because hefocused on hitting certain spots.

“Pitching inside,” said Braden.“When you don’t throw a million(mph), you’ve got to be able to hityour spots and just let them knowthat you’re going to control that partof the plate.”

He was much more effective than

the last time he took the mound atComerica Park. That was last Aug.12, when he allowed eight runs in 12-3 innings in a loss.

“Apparently, there is a thirdinning in Detroit when you’re pitch-ing,” Braden joked. “That’s good tofind out.”

The left-hander didn’t have muchproblem with Detroit’s righty-stacked batting order. Only leadoffman Curtis Granderson hits from theleft side.

“If you look at that right-handedhitting starting lineup for us, it waspretty impressive,” Tigers managerJim Leyland said. “But a good left-handed pitcher won the battle.”

Rogers (8-9) allowed four runs —

three earned — and six hits in seveninnings for his third straight loss.

Thames’ two-out, two-run homergave Detroit a 2-0 lead in the secondwhen he blasted Braden’s 2-0 pitchan estimated 433 feet over the cen-ter-field fence. It was his 21st of theseason.

Oakland took the lead with threein the second. Carlos Gonzalez ledoff with a bunt single, Kurt Suzukiwalked and Daric Barton hit aninfield single to load the bases andDavis followed with a two-run sin-gle. After Rogers struck out JackHannahan for the first out of theinning, Mark Ellis singled in Bartonfrom third.

A’S 4 | TIGERS 2 (FRI.)

A’s snap 10-game skid with 4-2 win over Tigers

RAIDERS 18 | 49ERS 6 (FRI.)

The rush is on

File Photo

Oakland Raiders Johnnie Lee Higgins (No.15), runs for a 53-yard touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers in the 2nd quar-ter of their preseason game on Friday. The Raiders went on to win 18-6 in their first exhibition game of the year.

By JOSH DUBOWAssociated Press

OAKLAND — If the first preseason game isany indication, the Oakland Raiders can feelconfident with any of their three top runningbacks.

The San Francisco 49ers can’t feel the sameabout the three quarterbacks competing for thestarting job.

J.T. O’Sullivan turned over the ball on hisfinal two drives, and Alex Smith and Shaun Hilldidn’t perform much better as the 49ers commit-ted four turnovers in an 18-6 loss to the Raiderson Friday night.

“We feel disgusted at the turnovers,” saidO’Sullivan, who threw one interception and losta fumble. “I don’t remember anything except forthose two plays. Those things are 100 percentunacceptable. I am disgusted about thoseturnovers. You can’t make excuses for some-thing like that.”

The Raiders ran for 248 yards, with the mostnotable performance coming from MichaelBush, who had a 5-yard touchdown run in hisfirst game since breaking his leg in college morethan 23 months ago.

After being injured in the season opener forLouisville in 2006, Bush missed the rest of thatseason and went from a possible first-round pickto a fourth-rounder. The rehabilitation then tooklonger than anticipated and Bush missed all ofhis rookie season, as well.

He is back on the field this year and ran for 27yards and added 29 yards receiving in his first

game.“After the game I was halfway in tears

because I had not been out there in so long, liketwo years,” Bush said. “I was happy just to getthe opportunity to play again. I was happy and atthe same time a little bit nervous. I was all overthe place.”

Justin Fargas also ran well, gaining 25 yardson five carries. Darren McFadden had 48 yardson 12 carries in his first game after being pickedfourth overall by the Raiders in the draft.

With Fargas and McFadden ahead of him onthe depth chart, Bush needs to show off his skillsin short yardage and receiving to find a role onthe team. He did just that, converting four of hisfive short-yardage attempts for first downs andgoing 23 yards on a screen from Andrew Walter.

“I’m very pleased with Michael,” coach LaneKiffin said. “He looked really good. I think wehave something special with those three runningbacks.”

Bush’s touchdown came when he bulled hisway through the middle on a fourth-and-1 playmidway through the third quarter.

“To me that’s a part of my game,” said Bush,who ran for an NCAA-leading 23 touchdownsin 2005. “A running back should always be low.If you have to get that extra yardage, that’s whatyou have to do.”

Niners coach Mike Nolan picked O’Sullivanto start to get the chance to see his newest quar-terback play after having already coached Smithand Hill.

O’Sullivan, who has never started a game in

the NFL, struggled to move the ball on two dri-ves against Oakland’s starting defense. His thirddrive ended on an ill-advised throw downfieldthat was intercepted by Stanford Routt.O’Sullivan then fumbled while scrambling onthe next drive. He finished 5-for-8 for 71 yards.

Smith was forced to compete for the startingjob after a difficult 2007 season in which hestruggled early, then injured his shoulder, andfinally had a public blowout with Nolan. Hethrew incompletions on his first three attemptsbefore leading the Niners to a 22-yard field goalby Joe Nedney at the end of the half. Smith fin-ished 5-for-9 for 51 yards.

“We looked kind of indifferent,” Smith said.“We all would like to take a look at this tomor-row. I made a couple of good plays. But I had acouple of opportunities out there, too.”

Hill threw an interception on his first drive.Oakland quarterback JaMarcus Russell also

struggled in his first exhibition game after miss-ing the entire preseason as a rookie in a contractdispute. Russell, who played in just four gamesas a rookie, was not sharp, finishing 2-for-5 for15 yards in two drives.

Johnnie Lee Higgins, who averaged only 5.2yards per punt return as a rookie last year,opened the scoring with a 53-yard punt returnlate in the first half for Oakland.

Notes: Frank Gore played only one series forthe Niners, gaining 6 yards on two carries. ...Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski missed thegame due to an injured left leg, and WR RonaldCurry sat out because of a sore hamstring.Oakland signed K Aaron Elling for the game.

By PAUL NEWBERRYAssociated Press

BEIJING — The routine isalways the same: Wipe down thestarting block with a towel, stretchout each leg, step up from the sideof the platform, flap those long armsso hard they slap him in the back.

Then Michael Phelps gets downto business.

A workmanlike Phelps won hisopening race at the BeijingOlympics on Saturday night, pro-viding a tantalizing glimpse of whatmight be coming. His time in thepreliminaries of the 400-meter indi-vidual medley was 4 minutes, 7.82seconds — which would have beengood enough for gold at the AthensGames.

“I wasn’t expecting the heats tobe that fast,” Phelps said. “But afterseeing the first two heats, I kind ofwanted to be the top seed going intotomorrow, and that’s all I went outand did.”

With Phelps, it’s that simple.If someone is swimming fast,

he’ll go faster. If someone is stand-ing in the way of him breaking MarkSpitz’s record, he’ll take themdown.

Phelps, of course, is trying to wineight gold medals in Beijing, whichwould be one more than Spitz’s his-toric haul in Munich 36 summersago.

Well, it’s one race down, 16 togo.

“Getting that first race under yourbelt,” he said, “feels really good.”

Phelps’ time was easily the bestof the prelims — 0.44 second aheadof his gold medal-winning time in2004 and nearly a second and a halffaster than anyone else managed onthe opening night of swimming.Then it was off to bed before theSunday morning finals, which willbe his first chance to win gold atthese games.

His top rival, fellow AmericanRyan Lochte, was only the fourth-fastest qualifier and knows what itwill take to stop Phelps.

“A perfect race,” Lochte said.U.S. swimmer Katie Hoff, who

like Phelps qualified in five individ-ual events, opened her ambitiousschedule as the second-fastest qual-ifier in the women’s 400 IM. Hoff,the world record holder, was timedin 4:34.63 — 0.08 second behind15-year-old teammate ElizabethBeisel.

For Hoff, it was a much differentresult than her first Olympic race in2004, when she was overcome bynerves, failed to advance out of theprelims and threw up on the deckafterward.

“It was definitely on my mind alittle bit,” Hoff said. “It can’t notbe.”

Phelps, on the other hand, neverseems flustered by anything.

He was under his world-recordpace after 150 meters of the four-stroke race, but eased off to savesomething for the one that reallymatters. Even so, he still broke his

OLYMPICS | SWIMMING

Phelps opensOlympicswimming in400 IM

Bush leads Raiders to win over 49ers

See PHELPS, Page A-9

Favre will get start

next Saturday

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SAN FRANCISCO —Manny Ramirez put a chargeinto the Los Angeles offensewhen he arrived last week.Brad Penny gave the Dodgers’starting rotation a boost onFriday night with a successfulreturn from the disabled list.

Penny finally looked likean ace, Jeff Kent drove inthree runs and the Dodgersbeat the San Francisco Giants6-2 to move within a half-game of the NL West-leadingArizona Diamondbacks.

Casey Blake and DannyArdoin each hit a home runfor the Dodgers, who won forthe fourth time in six games.Angel Berroa also drove in arun.

“The addition of Mannyand now of Penny is a big liftfor us,” Dodgers’ manager JoeTorre said. “Brad was prettymuch where we hoped hewould be.”

The Dodgers’ Opening Daystarter was just glad he wasback in the rotation.

“It seems like it’s been along time since I’ve been outthere,” Penny said. “It wasgood to be able to throwstrikes again.”

Bengie Molina hit a homerun and doubled in a run forthe Giants, who lost their thirdstraight to the Dodgers.

“Penny wasn’t throwing ashard as he normally does,”Giants manager Bruce Bochysaid. “It looked like heregrouped and made pitcheswhen he had to. His velocitylooked like it was down but hecan still pitch.”

Penny (6-9), who was acti-vated before the game, endeda personal seven-game losing

streak. On a strict pitch count,he gave up one hit and one runin five innings to win for thefirst time since May 2. Penny,who said his problem rightshoulder felt fine, walkedthree and did not strike out abatter for the second straightstart.

“He wasn’t as sharp as hecould be but he’s a littlerusty,” Torre said. “It seemedlike he was having an easytime throwing the ball. Hisvelocity varied somewhat buthe knows its there.”

The right-hander had beenout nearly two monthsbecause of a right shoulderinjury. It was his first startsince allowing seven runs andseven hits in 3 2-3 innings atDetroit on June 14.

“It was good to have himgo out and give us a solid out-ing,” Dodgers’ catcher Ardoinsaid.

Cory Wade pitched aninning and Chan Ho Parkwent 2 2-3 innings, walkingtwo in the ninth beforeJonathan Broxton came on toget the final out for his sev-enth save in 12 chances.

Barry Zito (6-14), whopitched eight scoreless inningsin his last start, gave up fiveruns, all in the third inning, onsix hits over five innings. Hewalked three and struck outone. Zito dropped to 2-10 athome.

“A couple of strange thingshappened and that inning gotout of hand,” Zito said. “Ineeded to make better pitchesdown with the changeup.They hit some good pitches.”

Ardoin, a former teammateof Zito in the Oakland organi-

zation, led off the third withhis first home run since Sept.25, 2005, also against theGiants.

“It was nice to put somegood at bats together,” he said.“With the playing time I’mgetting, I just want to con-tribute.”

Penny and Matt Kemp fol-lowed with singles andRussell Martin walked ahead

of Kent’s bases-clearing dou-ble. Kent drew within one RBIof Mickey Mantle (1,509) for47th on the career list.

The Dodgers have won 17of their last 22 games in SanFrancisco.

Notes: RHP BrianFalkenborg was designatedfor assignment to make roomfor Penny on the 25-man ros-ter. ... Former Giants MVP

Kevin Mitchell was honoredduring the game. ... Dodgers’manager Joe Torre needs onewin to tie Joe McCarthy(2,126) for seventh on the all-time list. ... The Dodgers havehit a home run in a season-high six straight games. ... TheGiants 22 home wins are thefewest in the major leagues. ...Manny Ramirez went hitlessfor the first time as a Dodger.

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UHS Weights &Conditioning Clinic

UHS will be hosting a weights andconditioning clinic for all high schoolgirls who want to get in shape for thevolleyball season. Join the UHS var-sity volleyball coach for free condi-tioning, including weights, running,pilates, and grass volleyball startingMonday, August 11 and running thruFriday, August 15 from 5-8 p.m.

Softball BenefitTournament

Friends of Friends BenefitTournament, August 23 and 242008, Cloverdale City Park,Unlimited home runs, all associationbats may be used. (except SeniorSoftball), Contact Damien 707-972-8122. All proceeds will go to theassistance of a Cloverdale commu-nity member in need.

UHS Water Polo TeamThe Ukiah High School boys and

girls water polo team will hold its firstpractice on Monday August 18th at8:00 am at the UHSl pool. Practiceswill be from 8 - 10:30 a.m., and from3:30-6 p.m. daily during the weekprior to school. A team informationpacket can be picked up at theUkiah High Administration Buildingor at the Student Activities Office.This includes an athletic physicalform which must be completedbefore the student is allowed topractice.

You can call Coach Rick Cleland at463-1551 or come to the Ukiah HighSchool pool on Monday, Tuesday orThursday between 3-5 p.m. the lastweek of July for more information.

UHS Overnight FootballCamp

UHS is holding their 4th annualovernight football camp from August17th-20th for all Freshmen thruSeniors who want to come out forfootball. Players must have physi-cals in prior to the beginning ofcamp to participate (the physicalpackets are available at the highschool).

Meals will be provided for duringcamp by catering. For additionalinformation call Coach Craig Morris621-0935 or Coach Bernie Sapp621-1300 or Russ Tow at 489-0963.

Hopland Bears Boccetournament

The Hopland Bears youth footballprogram is hosting its 1st annualbocce tournament on Sunday,August 17th at 10 a.m. at theBrutocao School House Plaza.

The entry fee is $20 per player or$60 per 4-person team, families areencouraged! All proceeds go direct-ly to the benefit of the footballteams. There will also be a silentauction and a bake sale.

for more information or to sign-upcall Rick at (707) 291-9457.

Ukiah Valley YouthSoccer CoachingLicense

UVYSL is holding classes forSoccer Coaches to get their ELicense.

Friday Aug 15, 6pm-9pm andAug 16 & 17, 8am-5pm. Coachesmust attend all three days.

The class is held at NokomisElementary Room 15. For furtherinformation please visit our websiteat www.uvysl.org or call our hotline467-9797.

Six-A-Side SoccerTournament

The Ukiah Host Lions and RyanRones Dickey Memorial SoccerFund are sponsoring a six-a-sidesoccer tournament for High Schoolage boys and girls on Saturday,August 16 at the Pomolita MiddleSchool track . Games begin at 8a.m. and will end about 5 p.m. Entryfee is $150 per team. Applicationscan be picked up at 601 N State St,via email at [email protected] call 468-5711. Applications aredue by August 1.

Cross Country ClassThere will be a Cross Country

class open to boys and girls ages12-17. The class will meet at theLake Mendocino Chakota Trail onTuesdays and Thursdays, and at theUkiah High track on Mondays,Wednesdays, and Fridays. All class-es will meet a 6pm. All level Runnersare welcome and runners will haveindivitualzed running workouts. Theclass will run from Monday, August4th through Friday, August 22nd.There is no fee for this class, but allparticipants must register with theCity of Ukiah at 411 West Clay St.For more information please call462-5977.

Support Ukiah HighFootball

We are asking the community andparents to support Ukiah High foot-ball teams this year by purchasingan ad to be placed in the FootballProgram that will be sold at thegames. The prices rangefrom$25.00 (business card), $50(1/4 page), $75 (1/2 page), $125(whole page), and $150 (inside andback covers). You may send yourbusiness card or ad to Mary Morris,P.O. Box 177, Ukiah, CA 95482(together with your check).

Any questions call Mary Morris at621-1543. Thank you for supportingthe football teams. GO WILDCATS!

COMMUNITYDIGEST

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Giants relief pitcher Greg Smith reacts to giving up some runs in a game earlierthis year. Frustration is mounting for th eGiants players as the team continues tostruggle.

DODGERS 6 | GIANTS 2

Kent drives in 3 to lead Dodgers to victory

For The Daily JournalThe Ukiah Skating

Academy earned their thirdNational Champion for the2008 Championships thisweek when Larissa Unangst,8, brought home the goldmedal in the Primary A girlsfreestyle division in just hersecond appearance at nation-als. Larissa had to qualify forthe finals out of 35 girls ageseight and younger to skate thefinal round.

In the end, Larissa pre-vailed as she stood on thefirst-place platform on thepodium. She also was able totake home a silver in theElementary Girls In-Linefreestyle event.

In other skating action, 14-year-old Giselle O’bergincame back after a six monthhiatus to place fifth in theLadies Open Loops and tookhome silver in theFreshmen/Sophomore CLadies freestyle event.

In his eighth nationals, 13-year-old Robert Adams placedthird with partner AlexxusSouthwick in the Freshmen Bpairs event.

Since 2003, at the age offive, Lexi Cristiani has quali-fied for the National

Championships every yearwith her amazing skating tal-ent. In 2005, she just missed amedal by one place in thelevel 1-A girls freestyle butsince then she has earned amedal in every event she hasparticipated in.

Lexi didn’t disappoint thisyear either. She had to qualifyfor the finals in both herJuvenile A girls figures andgirls freestyle events but whenit was all over she had earneda bronze and silver respective-ly.

With the end of the youthevents, Ukiah had a tally ofnine medals, more than anyother club in the U.S.

In the adult portion of thechampionships, DaveOsbourn made it to the finalsin the Esquire Men’s figureevent where he finished in thetop 10.

The members of the UkiahSkating Academy are alreadytraining for next year’snationals that will be held inPeoria, Illinois. The localcompetitive team will bedoing a car wash fundraiser tohelp out Philip Gibson fromRedwood City, who qualifiedfor the World Championshipsin Taipei in November.

COMMUNITY SPORTS | SKATING

Unangst adds another gold to Ukiah’s haul at‘08 Championships

photo courtesy Ukiah Skating Academy

Larissa Unangst skatesher routine at Nationals.She left with the goldmedal in the Primary Agirls freestyle.

own Olympic record.“I am pretty surprised,” he

said. “I didn’t think that I’d befirst to get it, not until thefinals.”

Laszlo Cseh of Hungary,the bronze medalist in Athens,was second-fastest in 4:09.26.Luca Marin of Italy was thirdin 4:10.22, while Lochte set-tled for fourth in 4:10.33.

“Overall, that was a prettygood race,” Lochte said.“That was my best morning— uhh, prelim swim — soI’m happy with it.”

Phelps and Lochte went 1-2 at the U.S. trials, where thegood friends both went underthe old world record time.Phelps set the standard of4:05.25, while Lochte’s timewas the second-fastest ever.

But Phelps beat Lochte atlast year’s world champi-onships by more than 3 1/2


Phelps

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MLBALEast Division

W L Pct GBTampa Bay 69 46 .600 —Boston 66 50 .569 3 1/2New York 63 53 .543 6 1/2Toronto 59 57 .50910 1/2Baltimore 55 59 .48213 1/2Central Division

W L Pct GBChicago 64 50 .561 —Minnesota 64 51 .557 1/2Detroit 56 59 .487 8 1/2Kansas City 53 63 .457 12Cleveland 50 64 .439 14West Division

W L Pct GBLos Angeles 72 43 .626 —Texas 60 57 .513 13Oakland 54 61 .470 18Seattle 45 71 .38827 1/2NLEast Division

W L Pct GBPhiladelphia 62 53 .539 —New York 61 54 .530 1Florida 61 55 .526 1 1/2Atlanta 54 62 .466 8 1/2Washington 44 72 .37918 1/2Central Division

W L Pct GBChicago 70 46 .603 —Milwaukee 65 51 .560 5St. Louis 64 54 .542 7Houston 56 59 .48713 1/2Pittsburgh 53 62 .46116 1/2Cincinnati 52 65 .44418 1/2West Division

W L Pct GBArizona 59 57 .509 —Los Angeles 58 57 .504 1/2Colorado 53 65 .449 7San Francisco 48 66 .421 10San Diego 44 72 .379 15

ALFriday’s GamesOakland 4, Detroit 2Baltimore 9, Texas 1Cleveland 5, Toronto 2Minnesota 4, Kansas City 1Chicago White Sox 5, Boston 3L.A. Angels 10, N.Y. Yankees 5Tampa Bay 5, Seattle 3Saturday’s GamesCleveland at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Angels, 3:55 p.m.Oakland at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.Texas at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.Boston at Chicago White Sox, 7:05 p.m.Minnesota at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.Tampa Bay at Seattle, LateSunday’s GamesOakland (Smith 5-10) at Detroit (Robertson 6-8),10:05 a.m.Cleveland (Lee 15-2) at Toronto (Richmond 0-1),10:07 a.m.Texas (Harrison 3-2) at Baltimore (Waters 1-0),10:35 a.m.Boston (Buchholz 2-7) at Chicago White Sox(G.Floyd 11-6), 11:05 a.m.Minnesota (Baker 7-3) at Kansas City (Meche 10-9), 11:10 a.m.N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 12-9) at L.A. Angels(Saunders 14-5), 12:35 p.m.Tampa Bay (Jackson 8-7) at Seattle (Dickey 3-6),1:10 p.m.Monday’s GamesToronto at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.Baltimore at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m.Boston at Chicago White Sox, 5:11 p.m.

NLFriday’s GamesChicago Cubs 3, St. Louis 2, 11 inningsPittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 0, 12 inningsN.Y. Mets 3, Florida 0Houston 9, Cincinnati 5, 10 inningsMilwaukee 5, Washington 0Colorado 6, San Diego 3Atlanta 11, Arizona 6L.A. Dodgers 6, San Francisco 2Saturday’s GamesSt. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 3:55 p.m.Washington at Milwaukee, 7:05 p.m.Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.Florida at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.Houston at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

San Diego at Colorado, 8:05 p.m.Atlanta at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 9:05 p.m.Sunday’s GamesFlorida (Jo.Johnson 2-0) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 10-7), 10:10 a.m.Houston (Rodriguez 6-4) at Cincinnati (Harang 3-11), 10:15 a.m.Pittsburgh (Davis 1-1) at Philadelphia (Moyer 10-7), 10:35 a.m.Washington (Lannan 6-11) at Milwaukee (Parra 9-5), 11:05 a.m.San Diego (Young 4-4) at Colorado (De La Rosa5-6), 12:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 11-9) at San Francisco(Cain 7-9), 1:05 p.m.Atlanta (Hampton 1-0) at Arizona (Webb 16-4),1:10 p.m.St. Louis (Carpenter 0-0) at Chicago Cubs(Dempster 12-5), 5:05 p.m.Monday’s GamesPittsburgh at N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m.Washington at Milwaukee, 11:05 a.m.St. Louis at Florida, 4:10 p.m.San Francisco at Houston, 5:05 p.m.Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

TRANSACTIONSBASEBALLMajor League BaseballMLB—Suspended N.Y. Mets minor league RHPLeandro Geremy and RHP Jose Valentin 50games each for testing positive for a perfor-mance-enhancing substance under baseball’sminor league drug program.American LeagueBALTIMORE ORIOLES—Recalled RHP RockyCherry from Norfolk (IL).BOSTON RED SOX—Activated RHP DavidAardsma from the 15-day DL.CLEVELAND INDIANS—Recalled RHP Anthony

Reyes from Buffalo (IL). Purchased the contract

of RHP Brendan Donnelly from Buffalo. OptionedRHP Tom Mastny to Buffalo. Placed RHP MattGinter on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 4.TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with LHPEdwin Escobar, OF Teodoro Martinez, SS OduberHerrera, SS Santiago Chirino, INF Carlos Torrez,INF Luis Villegas, INF Carlos Oropesa, COswaldo Pirela, OF Esdras Abreu, LHP WilmerBatista, OF Hector Martinez and OF FranciscoLugo.National LeagueCINCINNATI REDS—Named Bill Bavasi specialassistant.FLORIDA MARLINS—Agreed to a minor leaguecontract with C Paul Lo Duca and assigned himto Albuquerque (PCL).PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Optioned LHP J.A.Happ to Lehigh Valley (IL).FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueHOUSTON TEXANS—Waived RB Mike Bell.Signed OT Torrin Tucker.MIAMI DOLPHINS—Agreed to terms with QBChad Pennington to a two-year contract.OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed K Aaron Elling.Waived OL Mark Wilson. HOCKEYNational Hockey LeagueCALGARY FLAMES—Signed F Cam Cunning.CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Re-signed C PascalPelletier to a one-year contract.EDMONTON OILERS—Named Rick Olczykassistant general manager and director of hockeyoperations/legal affairs.COLLEGENCAA—Refused to grant Cincinnati QB BenMauk one more year of eligibility.EASTERN MICHIGAN—Named Jay Alexanderbaseball coach.HOFSTRA—Named Patrick Anderson baseballcoach.LOUISIANA-MONROE—Agreed to terms withJeff Schexnaider, baseball coach, on a two-yearcontract extension through 2012.

MLSEASTERN CONFERENCE

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SCOREBOARD

By DOUG FERGUSONAssociated Press

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.— Justin Leonard is among 11 playerswho have made the cut in all four majorsthis year, but he holds one dubious dis-tinction among such a select group.

He is the only player who has neverbeen under par after any round.

Leonard has been steady, although notspectacular. Going into the third round ofthe PGA Championship, he had played14 rounds in the majors this year and was30-over par. He has matched par onlyfour times.

Welcome to the new world of majors.Steve Flesch might have summed it up

best Friday night after he battled for aneven-par 70 that put him in the mix atOakland Hills going into the weekend.

“The only noise I heard was somebodygetting hit by a golf ball. And they weregrunts,” he said. “No birdie cheers.”

For those who complained thatAugusta National had taken the fun out ofthe Masters, that might be the major thisyear that produced the most birdies.Trevor Immelman won at 8-under 280 fora three-shot victory over Tiger Woods.

And that U.S. Open reputation asbeing the toughest test in golf? It verywell could be the easiest. Woods shot 30on his back nine of the second round,made two eagles over the final six holesin the third round and forced a playoffwith Rocco Mediate at 1-under 283.

Padraig Harrington won the BritishOpen — survived might be the betterchoice of words — at 3-over 283, butonly after producing a 32 on his final nineholes at Royal Birkdale to pull away fromJustin Rose.

J.B. Holmes was the sole survivor topar at Oakland Hills after 36 holes, at 1-under 139. Unless the PGA of Americauses the tees from the club championship,empties the Detroit River onto the greensand borrows every lawn mower in

Michigan to shrink the rough, no oneexpects the winner to be in red numbers.

“This tournament is not going to bewon by 1-under par,” Sergio Garcia said.

If that’s the case, it will be the firsttime since 1956 — and the first time thatall four majors were stroke play — that ascore of 280 or higher won every major.

So much for that theory of the PGAChampionship being the one major thatinvited good scoring.

“It’s such a tough golf course that theydon’t need to trick it up,” Robert Allenbysaid. “The fairways are running 30 to 40yards. The greens are like concrete. It’snot enjoyable to play. They’ve taken anOK golf course and turned it into a lot ofcrap.”

Like anything else, whether this isenjoyable depends on one’s taste. Somepeople like to see the best players in theworld struggle. Others would rather seesuperior skills on display.

What most would prefer is variety, andwith scoring, that appears to be missing.

“If we had it like this once a year,OK,” Ben Curtis said. “But it seems likewe have this 15 times a year.”

Before he arrived at Oakland Hills, butafter seeing the course, Geoff Ogilvy wasasked to rank the majors on degree of dif-ficulty.

“Nothing is ever going to get as toughas Royal Birkdale. You could put anasterisk next to it,” he said, laughing athis double entendre. Some asked whetherthe claret jug deserved as asteriskbecause Tiger Woods wasn’t there.

What made the British Open so beast-ly was relentless wind that topped 40mph in the third round, along withhealthy rough. Thick grass is not unusualon a links course; it depends entirely onwhether the growing season was wet ordry. Wind is the primary defense.

Oakland Hills is tough. Any coursewith a nickname “The Monster” won’t bemistaken for Indian Wells.

But the PGA of America only accentu-ated its toughest features with a series ofpeculiar decisions. The rough already isso dense that it doesn’t need to covershoelaces to be penal. Golf balls sink tothe bottom, and the penalty is even moresevere because workers have been drag-ging rakes through the grass away fromthe hole, making it stand even taller.

The rough is unavoidable because thefairways are tilted and firm, nearlyimpossible to hold. Phil Mickelson beganhis tournament with two good drives,both of which bounded off to the rightand into the bunkers.

And after all that, players reach greensthat have slopes so severe they at timeshave to putt sideways to get the ball curv-ing toward the hole. The putting surfaceshave been so firm and crusty that someplayers said they could see footprints.

Here’s a scene from the 17th green onFriday — Mike Weir fixed his pitch markon the front of the green, then walked tothe back of the green to find his ball nes-tled in thick rough. He had no chance.Later that day, with the pin on the shal-low side to the right, Flesch posed over a4-iron. It landed 10 yards short of thehole and wound up in the rough.

“When you’re playing a par 3, youshould have a chance — if you strike agood shot — to get it somewhere within15 feet,” Flesch said. “The only way tokeep it on the green is to hit 75 feetaway.”

Such complaints have become com-mon this year, maybe because all themajor courses have become the same.

Hard.Really, really hard.“We are not used to seeing this kind of

major at a PGA Championship,” Garciasaid. “But it’s still a major, so you’ve gotto realize it and just keep playing hard.And hopefully, you’ll be there onSunday.”

PGA TOUR | PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

PGA capping off a tough year in the majorsBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.Associated Press

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. —Brett Favre got a standingovation from an overflowcrowd that went to greatlengths to get a good look atthe New York Jets’ newestquarterback Saturday. He wascheered again when he com-pleted his first pass of prac-tice.

Those delirious fans won’thave to wait long to see him inaction against another team.

Jets coach Eric Manginisaid Favre will start nextSaturday against the Redskinsin the team’s preseason homeopener. If Favre’s first prac-tice was any indication, getready for a frenzied atmos-phere for a largely meaning-less game.

More than 7,000 fanspacked the club’s practicefacility in Long Island tocatch a glimpse of the iconicQB in his first appearance ona field with New York. Favrewas acquired from Green Baylate Wednesday night, sendinga jolt through the franchiseand the rest of the NFL.

Favre sounded ready tomove past the hype and getback to work on the field.

“The pressure is just build-ing,” he said Friday. “Theattention I’ve gotten sinceI’ve been here has been over-whelming. The bottom line, aswe all know, is to win games.That’s what I’m here to do.”

The Jets sent a conditionaldraft pick to the Packers forFavre, who joined his newteam on the sidelines during a24-20 preseason-opening vic-tory at Cleveland on Thursdaynight.

“Time will tell, but I don’twant to say be patient,” Favresaid during a City Hall newsconference with the mayor. “Ihave to get a lot done in ashort amount of time. Theywouldn’t have signed me ifthey didn’t think I could dothat.”

Favre closed a summer ofdiscontent and opened a newchapter in his storied careerby joining the Jets, who out-bid the Tampa BayBuccaneers. He’s also comingoff one of his most productiveseasons, passing for 4,155yards, his most since 1998,with 28 TDs and 15 intercep-tions.

Chad Pennington andKellen Clemens had beencompeting for the starting jobbefore the Jets acquired the

three-time league MVP.Pennington was released andsigned by Miami on Friday,and Clemens was relegated tobackup duty.

“It’s a change,” Clemenssaid. “One minute, you’re in aquarterback battle and thenext minute, it’s completelydifferent. There are two waysto look at this. You can getdown about it or turn it into apositive. I get to pick the brainof a future Hall of Famer. Thatchance doesn’t come alongtoo often.”

Favre began his first day inNew York as the Jets’ quarter-back with an introduction tothe city by Mayor MichaelBloomberg. The mayor show-ered him with a number ofgifts designed to ease his tran-sition to New York, includingcheesecakes, a MetroCardwith $4 on it and a hugeBroadway street sign.

“The legendary No. 4 hasnow become Jet Favre,”Bloomberg said, “and we’redelighted to welcome him toCity Hall.”

Five months after a tearfulretirement, Favre, who won aSuper Bowl title and set allsorts of records before hisacrimonious split with thePackers, is starting over. Hisnew teammates are glad he is.

“There have been smilingfaces around here all day,”said Jets tight end BubbaFranks, who played eight sea-sons with Favre in Green Bay.“It is good to have him here.When you play with a legend,you can’t help but feed off ofit. I think he’ll fit right in withboth the team and the city.”

Favre is now part of arebuilding Jets team whichhas been reduced to second-stringer status in New Yorkbehind the Super Bowl cham-pion Giants.

“Hopefully I can bring asmuch excitement throughoutthe year,” Favre said, “aswe’ve had the last two orthree days.”

The 38-year-old Favre,who joked that his daughterasked if he was joining a col-lege team because all theother players look muchyounger, won’t commit toplaying for the Jets beyondthis season.

“Let’s enjoy this year,” hesaid. “The future is now. Idon’t have 17 more years toplay, I don’t think. I want togive the New York Jets andthe people of this city the bestyear possible. Believe me.”

NFL | JETSFavre to start Saturdayagainst Washington

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seconds, and it looks asthough he wants to makeanother emphatic statement inBeijing.

“It’s going to be a toughone,” Lochte acknowledged.“But I’m sure going give hima run for his money.”

China had a strong showingin front of its red flag-waving,chanting fans.

The host country qualifiedfastest in the women’s 400freestyle relay, touching in

3:36.78 to a raucous ovation.The quartet of Zhu Yingwen,Tang Yi, Xu Yanwei and PangJiaying waved as they walkedoff the deck.

Germany was second. TheU.S. team of Kara Lynn Joyce,Julia Smit, Emily Silver andLacey Nymeyer was third in3:37.53. The U.S. team savedNatalie Coughlin and 41-year-old Dara Torres for Sunday’sfinal.

Another American, LarsenJensen, advanced to the 400freestyle final as the fastestqualifier in 3:43.10. GrantHackett will try to give

Australia its third consecutivevictory in the 400 free, buthe’ll have to make up time inthe final after advancing infifth place at 3:44.03.Countryman Ian Thorpe wonit in 2000 and 2004, but hassince retired.

“I’m going to have a dou-ble shot of espresso tomorrowmorning,” Jensen said, “andI’ll be ready.”

Alexander Dale Oenmatched Phelps in onerespect. The Norwegian set anOlympic record of 59.41 inthe 100 breaststroke prelims,ahead of defending champion

Kosuke Kitajima of Japan,who touched in 59.52.

Brendan Hansen tied for10th in 1:00.36, failing tobreak a minute in his world-record event, one in which heowns the five fastest timesever. This is the American’sonly chance to claim an indi-vidual medal at theseOlympics; he stunninglyfailed to qualify in the 200breaststroke at the U.S. trials

But it sounds as thoughhe’s struggling to break out ofa slump that couldn’t havecome at a worst time. Hiscoach was troubled when

Hansen came out in a jammer— a suit that only goes fromthe waist to just above theknees.

“I think that’s the first timehe’s worn a jammer in twoyears,” said Eddie Reese, whoalso serves as coach of theU.S. men’s team. “I hope totalk him into something thatwill cover more of his body.”

Hansen said he’s trying tolay low.

“I don’t want to be the cen-ter of attention going into thefinal,” he said. “I don’t swimwell when I’m the center ofattention.”


PhelpsBy JAIME ARONAssociated Press

BEIJING — And the firstgold medal of the 2008Beijing Olympics goes to ...Katerina Emmons of theCzech Republic.

It should look great in herColorado Springs, Colo., tro-phy case.

Emmons is the wife ofAmerican shooter MattEmmons and the couple livesin the hometown of USAShooting. They hooked up atthe last Olympics, when herlast name was Kurkova andshe won bronze in this event.

This time, she was a bit ofa surprise winner overfavorite Du Li of China, thereigning gold medalist whowas aiming for the first goldto stay in the host country.With the Americans andChinese expected to battle itout for the most golds,remember this victory by aU.S. resident if the race isclose.

Actually, China alreadyleads 1-0. Weightlifter ChenXiexia won the second event,even setting Olympic recordsin the clean and jerk and fortotal score.

With Emmons also settingan Olympic record, the 2008Summer Games are alreadyleaving a mark.

Five more golds were to beawarded Saturday, althoughall later in the day: men’s 10-meter air pistol, cycling’smen’s road race, judo’swomen’s 106 pounds andmen’s 132, and women’s indi-vidual saber in fencing, anevent that could feature a U.S.sweep.

Meanwhile, the gamesbegan — or were to begin —in 13 other sports Saturday,including Michael Phelps div-ing in for preliminary heats inthe 400 individual medley.

——— ShootingEmmons was on target

from the start, shooting a per-fect 400 in qualifying thenfinishing with an Olympicrecord of 503.5.

Lioubov Galkina of Russiawon the silver and SnjezanaPejcic of Croatia took thebronze. Jamie Beyerle ofLebanon, Pa., finished fourth.

Du was greeted with a roarfrom the fans in the upper bal-cony of the shooting rangewhen she came out for thefinal. Overwhelmed, she fol-lowed with a misfire.

“I wasn’t fully prepared forthe pressure of competing athome,” Du said.

At the Emmons home,there could be several medalsfrom these games. Katerinastill has the three-positionrifle event, while hubby Mattwill compete in both proneand three-position rifle.

“I did my part,” she said.——— WeightliftingChen Xiexia, last year’s

world champion, dominatedSaturday’s competition fromstart to finish, lifting 210pounds in the snatch and 258in the clean and jerk.

Turkey’s Sibel Ozkan wonthe silver medal, while ChenWei-Ling of Taiwan finishedthird. The 2004 Olympicchampion, Nurcan Taylan ofTurkey, was eliminated afterthree failed attempts in thesnatch.

Chen Wei-Ling had a shotat the silver medal but failedin her final attempt at 254,collapsing to the floor as thebar dropped.

Wrapped in a Chinese flag,Chen Xiexia received thegold medal and sang alongwith the crowd to the Chinesenational anthem. China isexpected to win at least fivegold medals in weightlifting,a sport it has dominated inrecent years.

———CyclingThe 153-mile men’s road

race started in the morningwith 143 competitors from 54countries. The route takesthem past Tiananmen Square,the Forbidden City and otherlandmarks, then outside thecity for seven punishing lapsof a hilly loop course betweentwo points on the Great Wall.

The finish is atJuyongguan, about 50 milesoutside Beijing. The race isexpected to take about sevenhours.

1st Olympic goldgoes to Czechshooter

The Trinity CountyCoroner in Weaverville willuse the remains to identify thecrash victims.

Two of the four men whosurvived the crash, firefighters

Michael Brown, 20, andJonathan Frohreich, 18, bothof Medford, Ore., were dis-charged from UC DavisMedical Center in Sacramentoon Saturday. They sufferedfacial burns and broken bones.

A third survivor, co-pilotWilliam Coultas, 44, of CaveJunction, Ore., remained incritical condition at the med-

ical center after undergoingskin graft surgery. Brown saidhe couldn’t remember any-thing about the crash, but feltthat he was spared because

“God had his hand wrappedaround me.” He said he wasrecovering physically but wasmourning the loss of friendskilled in the crash.

THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNALWEATHER

3-DAY FORECAST

Full Last New First

Aug. 16 Aug. 23 Aug. 30 Sept. 7

Sunrise today ............. 6:22 a.m.Sunset tonight ............ 8:14 p.m.Moonrise today .......... 4:10 p.m.Moonset today ......... 12:26 a.m.

Forecasts and graphics provided byAccuWeather, Inc. 2008

Anaheim 84/64/pc 83/66/sAntioch 89/60/s 89/57/sArroyo Grande 77/53/pc 75/51/pcAtascadero 88/52/s 89/53/sAuburn 95/64/s 97/66/sBarstow 104/75/s 105/73/sBig Sur 77/52/pc 78/54/pcBishop 97/53/s 98/52/sBlythe 107/84/s 108/85/sBurbank 87/65/s 87/64/sCalifornia City 97/68/s 100/68/sCarpinteria 69/58/pc 69/58/pcCatalina 70/62/pc 69/56/pcChico 96/63/s 98/63/sCrescent City 62/53/pc 60/50/pcDeath Valley 119/83/s 120/82/sDowney 83/65/pc 83/65/sEncinitas 76/64/pc 75/65/pcEscondido 87/65/s 87/64/sEureka 64/50/pc 63/50/pcFort Bragg 68/50/pc 68/51/pcFresno 95/68/s 100/70/sGilroy 92/54/s 95/55/sIndio 106/79/s 107/79/sIrvine 78/65/pc 77/66/pcHollywood 84/63/s 84/64/sLake Arrowhead 86/57/s 88/50/sLodi 95/62/s 98/57/sLompoc 69/54/pc 68/60/pcLong Beach 83/65/pc 80/64/sLos Angeles 82/64/pc 82/64/pcMammoth 75/47/s 77/39/sMarysville 96/62/s 98/57/sModesto 95/62/s 97/62/sMonrovia 87/64/s 87/65/sMonterey 69/53/pc 68/53/pcMorro Bay 69/54/pc 68/54/pc

Napa 84/56/s 84/52/sNeedles 109/85/s 110/84/sOakland 75/55/pc 74/56/pcOntario 93/63/s 91/63/sOrange 84/64/pc 83/61/sOxnard 73/60/pc 71/59/pcPalm Springs 107/80/s 107/80/sPasadena 86/64/s 86/67/sPomona 89/64/s 88/60/sPotter Valley 90/54/s 92/55/sRedding 98/65/s 100/62/sRiverside 92/62/s 94/63/sSacramento 94/59/s 94/58/sSalinas 72/53/pc 72/55/pcSan Bernardino 92/63/s 93/63/sSan Diego 76/68/pc 74/68/pcSan Fernando 89/64/s 87/62/sSan Francisco 74/57/pc 75/55/pcSan Jose 83/59/s 86/59/sSan Luis Obispo 80/54/pc 75/55/pcSan Rafael 80/54/pc 79/54/pcSanta Ana 78/65/pc 77/66/pcSanta Barbara 75/55/pc 71/55/pcSanta Cruz 75/53/pc 73/54/pcSanta Monica 75/62/pc 74/62/sSanta Rosa 81/52/pc 83/51/pcS. Lake Tahoe 78/37/s 81/40/sStockton 97/58/s 100/57/sTahoe Valley 78/37/s 81/40/sTorrance 80/63/pc 79/64/sVacaville 95/60/s 96/58/sVallejo 79/56/pc 79/53/sVan Nuys 89/64/s 88/62/sVisalia 92/62/s 98/61/sWillits 87/52/s 89/53/sYosemite Valley 93/53/s 98/51/sYreka 88/51/s 92/53/s

City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/WToday Mon. Today Mon.

Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

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Ukiah through 2 p.m. SaturdayTemperature

24 hrs to 2 p.m. Sat. .................. 0.00"Month to date ............................ 0.00"Normal month to date ................ 0.04"Season to date .......................... 0.00"Last season to date .................. 0.12"Normal season to date .............. 0.09"

High .............................................. 84Low .............................................. 51Normal high .................................. 91Normal low .................................... 55Record high .................. 109 in 1978Record low ...................... 40 in 1924

UKIAH93/55

68/50Fort Bragg

73/51Westport

91/53Covelo

87/52Willits

89/54Redwood Valley

92/57Lakeport

92/58Clearlake

92/57Lucerne

96/63Willows

63/52Elk

67/53Gualala

89/56Cloverdale

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68/52Rockport

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55°

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Laytonville88/49

83/53Philo

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Lake Mendocino – Lake level: 729.96 feet; Storage: 56,226 acre-feet (Maximum storage 122,500 acre-feet) Inflow: 28 cfs Outflow: 222 cfsAir quality – n/a

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one of his shots at a metal tar-get may have been carried intothe dry grass by the wind andstarted the fire.

“It wasn’t all that big atfirst,” Hanwood said. “I wentup there to stomp it out but thewind took it and ran away upthe hill.”

From there, Ukiah ValleyFire District Chief Dan Grebilsaid the fire ran north up adraw and over the hills oneither side.

“It didn’t get all the way tothe landfill.” he said.

Firefighters from UVFDand Cal Fire were on scene tocontain the flames. A Cal Fireair tanker and helicopter bothflew missions over the fire,dropping water and fire retar-dant on the flames.

Grebil said the size of thefire was estimated at aboutfour acres, but that firefighterswouldn’t know for sure untilthey had a chance to walk thefire line.

Several subdivisions havebeen built across VichySprings Road from the GunClub, but Grebil said the

flames were well away fromthose houses.

“It would have been a longtime before it threatened anyhouses,” he said.

Officers with the UkiahPolice Department, the

California Highway Patroland the Mendocino CountySheriff’s Office responded tothe scene and blocked offVichy Springs Road at theintersection with RedemeyerRoad to all but residents.

Grebil said he was not surehow long firefighters wouldbe at the Gun Club moppingup the fire, but said he expect-ed it would take a while.

Ben Brown can be reached [email protected].


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A Cal Fire helicopter makes water drops from the Russian River over the UkiahGun Club Saturday afternoon. A spark from rifle fire is thought to have caused thefire.

Misters and fans did a little toalleviate the heat, and few inthe crowd seemed to mind thewarm day.

As always, the grand cham-pion animals were auctionedfirst. The crowd clapped alongwith the rhythm of auctioneerRex Williams’ voice, whichwas little more than a burr ofnoise punctuated by the occa-sional number as someonemade a bid.

Before the auction began,announcer Michael Delbarsaid it can sometimes be hardto see people in the back whowish to bid.

“If you want to bid and noone has noticed you, feel freeto throw something,” he said.

This year’s grand champi-on market steer was raised bySamantha Abbott of WillitsFFA. Williams noted that thiswas Abbott’s first year withFFA and that she had takenfirst prize for showmanship aswell as winning grand cham-pion for her 1,223 poundsteer.

“You didn’t leave anythingfor anyone else to win, didyou,” he asked jokinglybefore starting the bidding.Abbott’s steer sold for $9 perpound, or about $11,007, toWillits Towing.

Also up for auctionSaturday was the grand cham-pion hog raised by KenziWattenburger from PotterValley 4-H.

The prize-winning pig soldfor $25 per pound, about$6,575, to Thurston AutoPlaza.

The champion lamb raisedby Eric Roysum of Hoplandsold to American Ag Creditfor $1,595, about $11 perpound, and the champion goatraised by Salvador Gutierrezsold for $870, $10 per pound,to the Savings Bank ofMendocino County.

The two grand champion

chickens, raised by JonathanOcampo of Anderson ValleyFFA sold for $700 to JohnsonCustom Landscaping. The penof three grand champion rab-bits raised by Rebecca LaRuesold to Raley’s of Ukiah for$700.

Each animal representsmonths of work and a consid-erable expense in feed toraise.

Bidding went on well intothe afternoon as 246 animalswere auctioned off.

Many of the championshipanimals will likely be soldback to the fair, which buyssteers, lambs and goats backat 75-cents per pound, hogs at45-cents per pound and rab-bits at $1.05 per pound.

All sales are terminal,meaning that the animal willbe slaughtered after it is pur-chased and the meat deliveredto the buyer. In a change fromprevious years, sales of rab-bits and chickens were alsoterminal this year. In previousyears, buyers have beenallowed to take those animalshome alive.

The Junior LivestockCommittee also gave out itsannual scholarships onSaturday.

Laurel Kieffer of Hoplandand Brianna Weaver ofLaytonville were both award-ed scholarships by the auctioncommittee.

In presenting the scholar-ships, Chuck Reed noted thatKieffer was instrumental ingetting market goats added tothe auction. She will attendChico State in the fall andwants to become a personaltrainer.

Weaver is headed to BryantCollege in Rhode Island in thefall.

“She is someone whosemind never stops,” Reed said.

Both girls were givenscholarships of $500.

Today is the final day ofthis year’s fair, which ends at11 p.m. tonight.

Ben Brown can be reached [email protected].


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