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By ROB BURGESSThe Daily Journal

Patrick Murray Koeler, 38,of San Francisco, may indeedhave blue eyes as his Sept. 13booking sheet indicates, butit’s the reverse mohawk hesports in his mug shot thatgarnered him some degree ofInternet notoriety.

The photo, taken by theMendocino County Sheriff’sOffice earlier this month,found its way into the handsof the Web site thesmoking-gun.com.

The Smoking Gun featuresa weekly roundup of humor-ous booking photos fromaround the country, andKoeler’s face was one of thelucky few who made it toFriday’s rundown.

According to the bookinglog, Koeler was arrested fordisorderly conduct andreleased the following day.

Others featured on thisweek’s edition of the TheSmoking Gun’s list included asmiling bearded man giving athumbs up to the camera, awoman crossing her eyes andsticking her tongue toward thelens and a man arrested inMichigan for breaking into an

ice cream shop sporting a shirtfeaturing a drawing of a flex-ing, buff stick figure and thewords: “The cops pulled meover for carrying THESEGUNS.”

Rob Burgess can be reachedat udjrb@pacific.net.

Local mug shotgains notorietyon the Internet

Alesson infire prevention

Photo courtesy of Peter Armstrong

Angelina Diaz and Nishta Walandtry on a firefighter’s jacket whileinspecting a fire engine during theUkiah Fire Department and UkiahValley Fire District’s FirePrevention Program at YokayoSchool Tuesday morning. The FirePrevention Expo will be held at thePear Tree Plaza on Saturday, Oct. 4.

Photo courtesy of the Mendocino CountySheriff’s Office

Patrick Murray Koeler’srecent photo shoot at theMendocino County Jailmade its way to the pop-ular Web site TheSmoking Gun as a part ofits weekly mug shotroundup.

T O P 5 O N L I N E

Monday1. Marijuana heist in

Laytonville interrupted 2. 9 more arrested in

Covelo pot raids3. DA responds to recall

talk4. Marijuana raids yield

arrests from 4 states 5. Driver arrested in Hwy.

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Six vehicles storedor impounded during4.5-hour Friday effortBy ZACK CINEKThe Daily Journal

The California HighwayPatrol with help from UkiahPolice Department operated asobriety and driver’s licensecheckpoint in the Ukiah areaFriday night that more than500 drivers passed through.

Officers manned the check-point to make sure thatmotorists were not drivingunder the influence of alcoholor drugs, a CHP report statedTuesday.

Officers arrested four peo-ple on suspicion of drivingunder the influence. Threemotorists were written up foreither not having a license or alicense that was suspended,the report stated.

From 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.,sobriety tests were given to 12people, the report stated. Atotal of six vehicles werestored or impounded duringthe 4.5 hour checkpoint.

But arresting people is notthe primary function of acheckpoint like the oneFriday.

“Educating people and

Sobriety checkpointstaffed by CHP, UPD

See CHECKPOINT, Page 14

By ROB BURGESS The Daily Journal

It was about a year ago that Earl Russellhad a new addition applied to the outside ofthe home he shares with his wife.

It wasn’t the potted plants that adornedthe entrance to their abode, nor was it theback deck which Earl favors for smoking.

It was a meter in the back their landlordat Harold’s Square on Gobbi Street hadinstalled to track their water and sewerusage.

“It seems like no one can give us anyanswers,” he said. “We just had a rent raise,but it seems like every time we get a bill it’shigher.”

The Russells are just one of the manymobile home park families who have beenor soon will be paying the residential ratefor sewer service to their landlords, whilethe park owners, in turn, pay the commer-cial rate to the city.

Prior to the installation of the individualmeters at each residence, Russell’s landlordsplit evenly between residents the chargepaid to the city of Ukiah based on the readsfrom a single master meter.

After Harold’s Square installed the indi-vidual meters at each residence though, fig-uring the bill became just as hard as finding the money topay the new charges.

The bill Russell, and every other resi-dent of the park, receives each month fromHarold’s Square now requires them to paythe park owners for water and sewer basedon their own, individual usage.

For water, the park owner is required topay the city a charge of $72.93 for the 2-inch pipe used for the master meter in addi-tion to the product of a formula which cal-culates the number of units of water usedon a rolling monthly average times thecommercial water rate.

Meanwhile, the park residents pay thelandlord a charge of $14.94 each for thethree-quarter-inch piping used for theirlandlord-installed personal meters plus theproduct of a nearly identical formula whichinstead calculates the usage per month.

But the sewer charge is where the parkowner makes the real money.

For sewer, the park owners pay the cityin units that are calculated in February, atraditionally lower usage time of the year,and are charged the commercial rate forwater in addition to the flat $72.93 pipecharge.

Residents though, calculate their unitsused based on their usage each month andare charged a residential rate for their

RESIDENTIAL VS. COMMERCIAL

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Earl Russell stands in front of his home Tuesday morning at Harold’s Square on Gobbi Street.The homeRussell and his wife share is one of the many Ukiah mobile home park domiciles outfitted with a meterto track their water and sewer usage.

Sewer fee clash

Meters adorn the outsideof every residence in theHarold’s Square mobilehome park. Rancho delRay has announced toits residents that it willalso be installing metersat the homes of each ofits tenants.

See SEWER, Page 14

By ZACK CINEKThe Daily Journal

Mendocino NationalForest has announced it willbe conducting control burnsin the next few months.

General areas for the burnsinclude locations near the ElkMountain Road area and alsoin the area of the 2005 HunterFire near Buckhorn andSkidmore ridges. In addition

Forest todo controlburning

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D A I L Y D I G E S TEditor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 udj@pacific.net

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POLICE REPORTSThe following were

compiled from reportsprepared by the UkiahPolice Department. Toanonymously reportcrime information, call463-6205.

STOLEN -- A “Mt. Furry ”silver and yellow mountainbike with a black seat wasreported stolen in the 300block of East Gobbi Street at7:22 p.m. on Saturday.

ARREST -- Jaime OleaLopez, 27, of Oregon, wasarrested on suspicion of dri-ving under the influence in the200 block of East PerkinsStreet at 2:06 a.m. Sunday.

ARREST -- Artemio Ruiz,no middle name listed, 45, ofRedwood Valley, was arrestedon suspicion of driving underthe influence in the 600 blockof South State Street at 2:15a.m. Sunday.

ARREST -- Herbert OlinCalvert, 51, of Ukiah, wasarrested on suspicion of dri-ving under the influence anddriving with suspended privi-leges in the 200 block ofNorton Street at 9:20 p.m.Sunday.

STOLEN -- Constructiontools were reported stolenfrom a job site in the 600block of Walnut Avenue at10:54 a.m. Monday.

SHERIFF’S REPORTSThe following were

compiled from reportsprepared by theMendocino CountySheriff’s Office:

BOOKED -- Mary CarolMcManaman, 42, of Ukiah,was booked into jail by theMendocino County Sheriff’sOffice on suspicion of posses-sion of a controlled substanceand possession of parapherna-lia at 12:03 p.m. Friday.

BOOKED -- WilliamPatrick Cohen, 32, of Ukiah,was booked into jail by theMendocino County Sheriff’sOffice on suspicion of beingunder the influence of a con-trolled substance, possessing a

controlled substance and pos-session of paraphernalia at12:24 p.m. Friday.

BOOKED -- Robert ScottSchneider, 29, of Felton, wasbooked into jail by theMendocino County Sheriff’sOffice on suspicion of posses-sion of a controlled substance,cultivation of marijuana, pos-session of marijuana for saleand manufacturing a con-trolled substance at 5:10 p.m.Friday.

BOOKED -- RichardWilliam Johnson, 40, ofLaytonville, was booked intojail by the California HighwayPatrol on suspicion of drivingunder the influence and carry-ing a loaded gun at 10:38 a.m.Saturday.

BOOKED -- SalvadorLineros Vargas, 34, ofTalmage, was booked into jailon suspicion of inflicting cru-elty to a child at 2:52 p.m.Saturday.

BOOKED -- Jarrod LeeHolder, 27, of Ukiah, wasbooked into jail by theCalifornia Highway Patrol onsuspicion of driving under theinfluence at 4:32 p.m.Saturday.

BOOKED -- Jack EugeneBeer, 48, of Fort Bragg, wasbooked into jail by the UkiahPolice Department on suspi-cion of driving under theinfluence at 4:35 p.m.Saturday.

BOOKED -- AubreyTaylor Karcey, 29, of Willits,was booked into jail by theMendocino County MajorCrimes Task Force on suspi-cion of cultivating marijuana,possession of marijuana forsale, and manufacturing acontrolled substance at 7:13p.m. Saturday.

BOOKED -- GilbertDuran, no middle name listed,49, of Redwood Valley, wasbooked into jail by theCalifornia Highway Patrol onsuspicion of driving under theinfluence at 9:43 a.m. Sunday.

BOOKED -- SeveroLupian Lopez, 25, of Ukiah,was booked into jail by theCalifornia Highway Patrol onsuspicion of driving under the

influence, failure to pay andfailure to appear at 11:30 a.m.Sunday.

BOOKED -- ChristopherMichael Golden, 20, of Ukiah,was booked into jail by theUkiah Police Department onsuspicion of possession of acontrolled substance at 2:18p.m. Sunday.

BOOKED -- Ronald VanGardner, 48, of Willits, wasbooked into jail by the WillitsPolice Department on suspi-cion of driving under theinfluence at 3:16 p.m. Sunday.

BOOKED -- Jaime LopezOlea, 27, of Bend, Ore., wasbooked into jail by the UkiahPolice Department on suspi-cion of driving with revokedprivileges and driving underthe influence at 3:50 p.m.Sunday.

BOOKED -- GabrielManuel Hernandez, 18, wasbooked into jail by the UkiahPolice Department on suspi-cion of driving under theinfluence, being unlawful todrive and violation of proba-tion at 12:18 a.m. Monday.

BOOKED -- ErasmoRamirez, 35, of Boonville,was booked into jail by theMendocino County Sheriff’sOffice on suspicion of drivingunder the influence, beingunlawful to drive and illegalentry at 7:54 a.m. Monday.

BOOKED -- JaimeAvendano, 22, of Santa Rosa,was booked into jail by theMendocino County Sheriff’sOffice on suspicion of drivingunder the influence, beingunlawful to drive and illegalentry at 10:51 a.m. Monday.

BOOKED -- JohnRandolph Rule, 50, of Willitswas booked into jail by theCalifornia Highway Patrol onsuspicion of driving under theinfluence and hit-and- run at11:12 p.m. Monday.

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. In the caseof those arrested on suspicion of dri-ving under the influence of an intoxi-cant: all DUI cases reported by lawenforcement agencies are reported by

the newspaper. The Daily Journal makesno exceptions.

FOREST SERVICEThe following was

compiled from a reportprepared by the UnitedStates Forest Service:

CLOSED -- ThroughFriday, Road 24N01 will attimes be closed for repairs. InMendocino National Forest,just west of the Thomes Creekcrossing, the road will be openon weekends to people visit-ing the Grindstone District.For more info, MendocinoNational Forest can bereached at (530) 934-3316.

CORRECTIONSThe Ukiah Daily Journal reserves this

space to correct errors or make clarificationsto news articles. Significant errors in obitu-ary notices or birth announcements willresult in reprinting the entire article. Errorsmay be reported to the editor, 468-3526.

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DEBORAH LEE BURLESONDebbie Burleson, 53 of

White City, OR., passed away in her homeon August 30, 2008.

Debbie was bornNovember 8, 1954 to Jim and Margie Burleson.

She is survived by

daughter Shanna Cate and son Denny Leonard ofWhite City, OR., and Glenn Jenkins ofWillits, CA.

A memorial service willbe held at the First BaptistChurch, Ukiah, CA. onSaturday September 27,2008 at 10:00 am.

DEATH NOTICES• Doris M. Blake, 82, died at her home in Redwood Valley,

on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008. No services are planned.Arrangements are under the direction of Empire MortuaryServices, Inc.

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Senators push back on bailout plandespite warnings from Bernanke, Paulson

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators dug in their heelsTuesday, pushing back against dire warnings from the govern-ment’s top economic officials of recession, layoffs and losthomes if Congress doesn’t quickly approve the Bush adminis-tration’s emergency $700 billion financial bailout plan.

Congressional leaders still predicted passage — with signif-icant changes — but Wall Street’s nerves were hardly soothed.The Dow Jones industrials sank 161 points and now are offmore than 500 this week after initially surging on the bailoutannouncement last week.

Deepening market trouble was just one piece of the eco-nomic havoc that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke andTreasury Secretary Henry Paulson told senators would ensue ifCongress lags in acting on the administration’s proposal to res-cue tottering financial institutions.

“I share the outrage that people have,” Paulson said. “It’sembarrassing to look at this. I think it’s embarrassing to theUnited States of America. There is a lot of blame to go around.”

But without the bailout plan, Paulson and Bernanke sketchedout a dire scenario for senators at a contentious daylong hear-ing: Neither businesses nor consumers would be able to borrowmoney, and the world’s largest economy would grind to a vir-tual halt.

Palin meets her first world leaders in atightly controlled diplomatic debut

NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Palin met her first world lead-ers Tuesday. It was a tightly controlled crash course on foreignpolicy for the Republican vice presidential candidate, themayor-turned-governor who has been outside North Americajust once. Palin sat down with Afghan President Hamid Karzaiand Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. The conversation wasprivate, the pictures public, meant to pad her resume for votersconcerned about her lack of experience in world affairs.

The self-described “hockey mom” also asked formerSecretary of State Henry Kissinger for insights on Georgia,Russia, China and Iran, and she’ll see more leaders Wednesdayon the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meet-ings. It was shuttle diplomacy, New York-style. At severalpoints, Palin’s motorcade got stuck in traffic and New Yorkers,unimpressed with the flashing lights, sirens and police officersin her group, simply walked between the vehicles to get acrossthe street. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, three hoursbehind Palin in seeing Karzai, found herself overshadowed fora day as she made her own rounds.

John McCain’s presidential campaign has shielded the first-term Alaska governor for weeks from spontaneous questionsfrom voters and reporters, and went to striking lengths Tuesdayto maintain that distance as Palin made her diplomatic debut.

Iran accuses a ‘few bullying powers’of trying to thwart nuclear program

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s president accused “a fewbullying powers” of trying to thwart his country’s peacefulnuclear program and declared in a speech Tuesday before theU.N. General Assembly that “the American empire” is nearingcollapse. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sharplyattacked the United States and NATO, accusing them of actingas aggressors in Iraq and Afghanistan, and of starting thosewars “in order to win votes in elections.”

“American empire in the world is reaching the end of itsroad, and its next rulers must limit their interference to theirown borders,” Ahmadinejad said.

to regular burns, other pileswill also be burned during thistime, stated a recent ForestService report.

Burns along the ElkMountain Road, which linksUpper Lake to Lake Pillsbury,are part of a plan to reducefuels.

Among the upcoming workthis season, fire crews will becutting brush and small treesalongside the Elk MountainRoad, said Forest ServiceFuels Officer Terry NickersonTuesday.

According to Nickerson,the fuel breaks eliminatebrush and small trees withinabout 150 to 200 feet of ElkMountain Road.

Nickerson said the workthat began about eight years

ago will stretch from theMiddle Creek area near UpperLake to Lake Pillsbury.

The fuel breaks create aspace that is more defendableagainst fire.

The Forest Service statedthat prescribed burning opera-tions help to implement theNational Fire Plan and areused to help restore ecosys-tems and to manage the risk ofwildfire to communities andthe environment.

Notices of upcoming burnswill be posted at ForestService stations, but rain isneeded before any burns willbe ignited.

“As soon as we get somerain,” Nickerson said.

Nickerson said burns in theforest last into the springwhen it then becomes too dryto burn safely.

Zack Cinek can be reached atudjzc@pacific.net.

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Mendocino County’s preliminary August2008 unemployment rate was 6.5 percent,down from the revised July rate of 6.7 percent,but 1.5 percent above the year-ago, August 2007rate of 5.0 percent. In comparison, the statewiderate increased 2.1 percent from 5.5 percent to 7.6percent for the period. At 6.5 percent,Mendocino ranked 12th among the State’s 58counties.

Some surrounding county rates included 9.8percent for Lake, 7.4 percent for Humboldt, and6.1 percent for Sonoma. Marin had the lowestrate in the State at 4.9 percent and ImperialCounty had the highest with 24.7 percent. Thecomparable California and U.S. rates were 7.6and 6.1 percent respectively Total Mendocinoindustry employment declined 690 jobs betweenAugust 2007 and August 2008, ending the year-over period with 33,090 jobs.

Year-over job growth occurred in:• Natural resources and mining• Professional and business services• Private educational and health services• GovernmentYear-over job losses occurred in:• Farm• Construction• Manufacturing• Trade, Transportation and Utilities• Information• Financial activitiesIndustry sectors with no change over the year:• Leisure and hospitality• Other servicesPrivate Educational and Health Services led

industry gainers adding 100 jobs over the year.Government was up 80. Professional andBusiness Services and Natural Resources andMining gained 30 and 20 jobs respectively.

Manufacturing led decliners dropping 310jobs followed by a 260 job decline inConstruction. Farm was down 170 and Trade,Transportation and Utilities declined 110.Financial Activities and Information were down50 and 20 jobs respectively.

LACO Associates of Eureka has opened aUkiah office. They offer a broad range of plan-ning, geotechnical, civil and environmental con-sulting services.

“LACO has been creating successful projectsthat benefit the businesses, communities, and theenvironment surrounding our Eureka homeoffice for over 55 years. Our new Ukiah officewill serve residents of the surrounding commu-nities, as well as local businesses, and govern-ments,” said LACO’s Maile McWilliams.

Some of their current projects in the Ukiaharea include the resurfacing of the Orr StreetBridge deck replacement engineering anddesign, as well as engineering design for a localwalking and biking trail. Between both offices,they are now able to offer solutions for a varietyof projects including planning, surveying, envi-ronmental assessments, geological investiga-tions, soils and materials testing, engineeringdesign, and construction management.

For more information about LACO go to theWeb site at www.lacoassociates.com or contactMcWilliams at 800 515-5054.

Local resident Janie Sheppard forwardedme some information about a new elections sitefor those of you interested in making sure theNovember elections are fair and untroubled., It’scalled the Election Protection Hotline and Website created by Jonah Goldman, with theNational Campaign for Fair Elections.

”These tools - combined with our legal vol-unteers in the field - make Election Protection2008 the most comprehensive voter services pro-gram in history,” Goldman said. “As an ElectionProtection supporter, you know all too well howimportant that is. You know the challenges vot-ers can face when they go to the polls. That’swhy I have a favor to ask: will you make surevoters hear about these critical resources by ask-ing the media to report on them?”

So here I am to give the particulars aboutwhat’s available:

• The 1-866-OUR-VOTE Hotline, which con-nects voters with trained volunteers to answerany question they have, from registering to vote,to finding their polling place locations, to report-ing Election Day problems and more.

• The Election Protection Web site,www.866OurVote.org, engineered to be aresource for voters and volunteers in all 50states, with easy-to-find tips, up-to-date news,and much more.

• The legal field program, with legal volun-teers on the ground at polling places cross thecountry

“Election Protection will be there for voters ifthey struggle with an overwhelmed system,poorly trained poll-workers, registration rollproblems, or outright intimidation and decep-tion. But we can’t help if they don’t know aboutthe resources available to them,” Goldman said.

After a six month hiatus, the County ofMendocino is again funding small businessgrants.

The Community Development Block Grantprogram funded by the State Department ofHousing & Community Development and theCounty of Mendocino makes business assistancefrom West Company available to businesses with

C O M M U N I T YEditor: Richard Rosier, 468-3520 udj@pacific.net

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Along with the start of theschool year comes the new GirlScout year and new troops areforming throughout MendocinoCounty, according to SamanthaBurkey, CommunityDevelopment Director for GirlScouts of Northern California,North Coast area, in MendocinoCounty.

“We’re recruiting left andright for girls and the adult lead-ers who make it all possible,”say Burkey. “Flyers will begoing out in all the Ukiah areaschools next week to announcetwo Parent Information gather-ings in early October. We’ll be atthe Veterans Memorial Buildingon Thursday, Oct. 2, from 6:30 to7:30 p.m, and again on Saturday,Oct. 4, from 1 to 2 p.m.”

Girl Scouts is using the VetsBuilding, at Seminary Drive andOak Street, courtesy of the localVFW chapter. In exchange forthis access, the Girl Scouts planto provide girl-power to assistthe VFW in serving their month-ly Saturday morning breakfasts.

“We’re both service-orientedorganizations, so it’s really niceto be able to help each otherout,” says Burkey. “Phil Dowand the vets have been justgreat.”

Parent Information gatheringsare an opportunity for adults tolearn about Girl Scouts and cometogether to form and organizetroops. The parents are encour-aged to bring their girls to theevents, and activities will be pro-vided for them, usually by oldergirl scouts.

Girl Scouts has undergone amassive reorganization inNorthern California, mergingfive small “legacy” councils intoone large one that runs fromSanta Clara County to theOregon border and east to Chico.Along with that merger, the new“supercouncil,” under the leader-ship of CEO Marina H. Park, hasjoined with Girl Scouts USA in ahuge revamping of programs,training, and forms to “Green”the organization.

“Almost all of the adult train-ing is now available online,”says Burkey, “as are most of theforms needed, the enormous new“Choices” guide to area activi-ties, and boundless amounts ofinformation about Girl Scouting.We’ve put a lot of effort intomaking the leadership experienceeasier and more streamlined forthe volunteers.”

Girl Scouts is the premierorganization for developing lead-ership in girls in the UnitedStates, says Burkey. “We buildgirls of courage, confidence andcharacter who make the world abetter place. Girl Scouts is forevery girl, everywhere. We are atotally inclusive organization thatcelebrates diversity.”

Go Green is also the theme ofthis year’s Fall Product sale,which begins with advanceorders on Sept. 25. “This is oneof our two primary fund-raisingefforts in the Girl Scout year, andthe way troops finance theiractivities,” says Burkey. “FallProduct includes Dark ChocolateFruit/Nuts, Chocolate ToffeeAlmonds, Cranberry Nut Mix,Cashews, Fruit Slices, and SalsaMix. Cookie sales don’t startuntil January, but these deliciousmunchies are perfect for the holi-day season.”

Ukiah Valley Girl Scouts isfortunate to have dedicated lead-ers who have formed an EventsCommittee that is determined tokeep the girls busy with fun

activities. First up is a Songfest,scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 11.Local Girl Scouts will also beactive at Pumpkinfest, and hopeto repeat their ribbon-winningperformance in the Scarecrowcontest.

A group of Older Girls fromall over Northern California willbe camping out at LakeMendocino over the weekend ofSept. 26-28, and participating inthe Public Lands Cleanup on thatSaturday. Local older Girl Scoutsare also currently planning aCamporee for the spring.

“Girl Scouting is all aboutfun,” says Burkey, “but we man-age to include a lot of reallygood stuff along with the fun.Everything we do is based in theGirl Scout Promise and the Law,which teach solid values andsocial awareness. Go Green is amajor component of a lot of whatwe’re doing. These girls will beresponsible for the future of ourworld; we want to be sure theyare well equipped for the job.”

Girl Scouts are divided bygrade levels into the following

classifications: Daisies areKindergarten and first graders;Brownies second and third grade;Juniors fourth and fifth grade;Cadettes sixth through eighth;Seniors ninth and tenth; andAmbassadors are juniors andseniors.

“The key to the entire struc-ture, though, is the adult volun-teers,” says Burkey. “Withoutadult leaders, there can be notroops. There are many rewardsfor adults who get involved inGirl Scouts, not the least ofwhich are the new friendshipsthat come with the other adultsinvolved. Besides, if it’s fun forthe girls, it’s probably fun foryou too!”

The Mendocino CountyService Center of Girl Scouts ofNorthern California is locatedbehind the Senior Center at 499Leslie St. in Ukiah. Burkeyrefers anyone interested to twowebsites: www.girlscoutsNorCal.org and www.girlscoutsMendo.org. She can be reachedby phone at 463-2888 or 494-5063.

Girl Scouts are in season

GSNC Chief Program and Membership Officer Michelle McCormick and CEO Marina Parkvisit with Ukiah Troop Leader Siobhan Rainbow and her Girl Scout daughters Heather andKathleen at the Mendocino County Service Center behind the Senior Center on LeslieStreet, Ukiah.

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Coyote Classic Trail Run to be held Sept. 28

The North Coast Striders and the UkiahValley Trail Group will host the 20th annualrunning of the Coyote Classic Trail Run at 8a.m. on Sept. 28, at the Mesa Picnic ground atLake Mendocino.

The 6 mile run is age and gender handi-capped, with start times adjusted to provide acompetitive finish for all participants. The runfeatures Lake Mendocino’s Eastside trail. Postrun mid-morning food and drink will be pro-vided after the run. The entry fee will be $12,or $10 for NCS members.

For more information go to www.strid-ers.org or call 972-0926.

Catalyst joins foundationcenter’s national network

Nonprofit organizations and othergrantseekers in Mendocino and Lake Countieslooking for funding sources now have accessto a new collection of resources at the CatalystResource Library and Grant Research Facility,which has become a Cooperating Collectionof the Foundation Center.

Established in 1956, the Foundation Centeris the nation’s leading authority on organizedphilanthropy, serving grantseekers, grantmak-ers, researchers, policymakers, the media, andthe general public.

Foundation Center CooperatingCollections provide under-resourced andunder served populations in need of vitalinformation and training with tools they canuse to become successful grant-seekers.Cooperating Collections offer access free ofcharge to the Center’s detailed information ongrantmakers and how to apply for grants. TheFoundation Center’s database contains pro-files of more than 97,000 U.S. grantmakers.The Catalyst Resource Library and GrantResearch Facility is open to the public, free ofcharge, Monday through Friday. For moreinformation, or to make an appointment to usethe Grant Research Facility, contact theCatalyst office at 462-2596, ext. 111, or by e-mail to catalyst@ncoinc.org.

Catalyst is a community action program ofNorth Coast Opportunities.

Local author UrmasKaldveer to hold book signing on Sept. 25

Local professor and author UrmasKaldveer will hold a book signing atMendocino Book Company on Thursday,Sept. 25. His book describes the ethno-historyof The Huchnom Indians of the Eel River, andthe record of a tribe of Indians living betweenHull Mountain and Round Valley. It chroni-cles their life ways and history during andafter the occupation.

The book’s title is “Cultures in Collision.”

MTA’s next board meeting set for Sept. 25

The Mendocino Transit Authority will holdits monthly Board of Directors meeting onThursday, Sept. 25, at 1:30 p.m. The meetingwill be conducted in the MTA Diana StuartFort Bragg Division’s conference room at 190East Spruce Street, Fort Bragg and video-con-ferenced with Ukiah Valley ConferenceCenter, Riesling Room, at 200 South StateStreet, Ukiah.

The public is welcome to attend the meet-ing to address items that are on the agenda, orbring other transit related items to the atten-tion of the Board, with a time limit of threeminutes per speaker.

Among the agenda items are 2007/08 rider-ship and revenue analysis, and 2008/09 statebudget.

Seats open on Noyo HarborDistrict Commission

Applications are being accepted from inter-ested persons to fill one of the City of FortBragg’s appointees to the Noyo HarborDistrict Commission.

The Fort Bragg City Council appoints twoof the five members of the Commission, theCounty of Mendocino appoints two of the fivemembers, and jointly with the MendocinoCounty Board of Supervisors the Councilappoints the Chairman. Terms on theCommission are for a four year period.Currently, one City position and the jointCity/County position are eligible for appoint-ment in October.

These appointments will be four-year termswhich run from November 1 to October 31,2012.

To be eligible for appointment to theCommission, applicants must reside withinthe boundaries of the Noyo Harbor District.Persons interested in appointment are urged tocontact City Clerk Cindy VanWormer at 961-2823, ext. 115 to obtain an application form.

Applications are due Friday, Oct. 10 by 5p.m. and depending on the number of applica-tions the City Council may wish to interviewapplicants at a special Council meeting, or atthe Oct. 27 City Council meeting.

Questions in respect to this informationshould be directed to City Clerk CindyVanWormer at 961-2823, ext. 115.

‘An Evening With UrmasKaldveer’ set for Oct. 11

“An Evening With Urmas Kaldveer,”including whale tales, personal reflections,and a fond farewell, will take place at the fifthannual fundraiser to support research conduct-ed by Urmas Kaldveer with the humpback andblue whales of the Sea of Cortez.

The fundraiser will take place on Saturday,Oct. 11, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the LittleTheater at Mendocino College’s Ukiah cam-pus.

A tax deductable donation of $20, or $10for students, will be requested. For moreinformation, visit the web sitewww.urmakaldveer.com.

Next round of depression recovery seminars to begin Sept. 30

Ukiah Valley Medical Center is hostinganother round of Depression RecoverySeminars. The next session will begin onTuesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. in the hospital’sGlenn Miller Education Center, at 275Hospital Drive.

The nine-class session will include: • Introduction • Identifying depression and its causes• Lifestyle treatment for depression • Nutrition and the brain• How thinking can defeat depression• Positive lifestyle choices• Stress without distress• Living about loss • How to improve brain function For more information: Ukiah residents, call

468-5115; Willits residents, call 459-6397

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F O R U MEditor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526 udj@pacific.net

4 – WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24, 2008

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Thank youTo the Editor:I would like to thank all the volunteers

who donated time and supplies to assist inmaking my Eagle Scout Project onSaturday, August 16th, at the BLM SouthCow Mountain OHV area, a great experi-ence. In total, 25 people volunteered theirtime to clean and paint shade structures,seal picnic tables to cover graffiti, weed thearea and pick up trash.

In particular, I want to thank Mr.Lawrence Ames, who was the project coor-dinator with the Bureau of LandManagement, Ukiah Field Office. In addi-tion, a special thanks to Kelly MoorePaints Manager, Lyni Willey and to TheHome Depot Manager, John Hatch for theirgenerous donations of painting suppliesand materials. I also want to thank GraniteConstruction Company whose hard work-ing volunteers, along with scouts fromTroops 49 and 89, gave of their time tomake this project a success.

This was my first time ever to plan,coordinate and help implement such a pro-ject. At my upcoming Eagle Scout Court ofHonor, I hope to highlight that this projectwas a success because individuals andcompanies in our community donated theirtime and materials to make a difference.This was something that I was really excit-ed to be part of. Thanks again to all whohelped with this Eagle Project.

Steven J. DawsonUkiah

Needs a trumpetTo the Editor:Hi my name is Natalie, I’m 9 years old.

I’m a student at Tree Of Life MontessoriCharter School. I would really like to be apart of the school band but I don’t have atrumpet to use. So if there is anyone whoisn’t using their trumpet or would like tosell or donate a trumpet please contact mein the evening at 485-5884. You couldmake my dreams come true. Please, pleasehelp me it would make me very, very, veryhappy!

Natalie LapidesUkiah

Why not Kramer?To the Editor:Every Sunday I read Tommy Wayne

Kramer’s Assignment: Ukiah. I know this will probably make a lot of

people mad at me, but I find Mr. Kramerobservant, knowledgeable, entertaining and(brutally, blatantly at times) honest.

OK, I agree the column on the homelesswas (way) overkill. Mr. Kramer, it’s obvi-ous to me that you’ve never been home-less, and in the trenches, as I have, in mydistant past. Be thankful. There, but for thegrace of God, go us all.

As far as Deanna Spangler’s letter onSept. 7; Ms. Spangler, if you have a job,don’t smoke crack, do drugs or drink, haveno diseases, and have all your teeth, on topof being able to afford perfume to wear tothe store, plus don’t sleep in a urine-soakedsleeping bag, I applaud you. You are betteroff than most of our homeless community.My question, why are you homeless?

All of the letters I’ve read concerningMr. Kramer have bashed the UDJ as well.Why? Isn’t that what our troops in Iraq arefighting for? Our freedom of speech, and tovoice our opinion? My advice to you is, ifyou don’t like the column, don’t read it.

I agree with Mr. Kramer about the“community services officer.” Way to goTommy Wayne Kramer, UDJ, and K.C.Meadows. Thank you.

Debi WebbRedwood Valley

Wake upTo the Editor:I had to laugh at Charlene Light’s letter

to the editor on Sept. 4. She used JohnMcCain as an example of rich versus poor.

Why not use millionaire, Al Gore and allof his houses and private jet as an exam-ple? Why not use John Kerry, and hismulti-million dollar wife (Heinz), as anexample? Why not John Edwards, and allhis millions as an example? Why not the

Clintons, and all the millions they havemade over the years, as an example?

The above mentioned are all wealthyDemocratic politicians.

I will tell you why Charlene Light men-tioned John McCain; he is running forpresident and he is a Republican. JohnMcCain, an American war hero, spent overfive years as a prisoner of war in Viet Nam.He has the right to say, “I am living theAmerican Dream.”

Unfortunately, there are poor people inthis world we live in, and instead of whin-ing about it, Charlene Light, do somethingabout it. Volunteer yourself at Plowsharesor other entities that help the poor.Government is not the answer to all prob-lems. It is the community’s obligation tohelp poor people to help themselves sotheir lives can be more meaningful andprosperous.

Charlene Light sounds like a typical leftwing liberal Democrat. She needs to moveto a Communist country like China whereeveryone is the same. No one is rich exceptthe government. They all live in perfectharmony with each other picking rice andsinging, “Imagine,” written by JohnLennon.

Charlene Light, your dreams are justthat, dreams. Wake up!

R. McIntoshUkiah

Officer was wrongTo the Editor:I have to respond tot he letter in the

Sunday, Sept. 14 edition of the DailyJournal by the lady from Arcata, who hadthe awful, awful experience with a localCHP officer because she became frustratedwhen she couldn’t find her current autoregistration.

As a woman, mother-in-law and grand-mother of four granddaughters, I have tohope this officer is given more (muchmore) training before he’s turned loose onhis own again.

I also have to question the ‘additionalofficers’ who showed up on the scene.

If the officer can indeed show a readingon his radar screen to prove the speed he issaying he clocked, then, that should be aregular part of a traffic stop without theoffender having to ask for it. Why not?What would be the harm in that?

When she states she glanced down at herspeedometer, I think most people do exact-ly that when they see a CHP vehicle. Iknow I do, and I’m not prone to speedingat any time. It’s just kind of an automaticreaction.

What scares me is that over the past fewyears, especially when so many people canvideo the police at work, we’re seeing somuch abuse of power. I just didn’t realize itwas here in our county.

For going from 10 to 16 miles an hour

over the speed limit, this poor womanended up being arrested, taken to the emer-gency room for medical attention andhauled to jail for seven hours and her littlegirl was taken away by CPS to be watchedby strangers for those same seven hours.

I have to conclude, that officer has atrigger temper and we can only help hedoesn’t have a trigger finger as well.

The very fact that this officer was evi-dently incapable of sizing up the situationin an adult fashion, i.e. young mother, 2-year-old baby strapped in the back seat, onher way north toward her home town,slightly exceeding the speed limit, showsmore fault on the officer than it does on theactions of the ‘suspect.’

The fact that she ended up on theground, cuffed at her hands and feet, thefact that fellow officers began to show upto (watch?) the proceedings without tryingto defuse the situation tells me this is per-haps normal procedure. If it is, it is wrong.

I know officers have a risky job to doand I admire them for the work they do,but, in every field of work there is an occa-sional ‘rogue’ who needs to be weeded outbecause he can’t handle the authority he’sgiven.

We don’t need this kind of officer on ourhighways. He’s the danger, not the youngmother going 10 to 16 miles an hour overthe speed limit.

Oleta BatesUkiah

Circuses are cruelTo the Editor:The article in the Friday, Sept. 5 paper

made me literally throw up, not to mentionthe crying.

That elephant, I’m sure, was born tostand on that little stool. “Papa DClown”/slash public relations representa-tive? OK. Are you people out of your col-lective minds?

Jennifer Seward, CEO of the UkiahFairgrounds, says “she has full faith in thepractices the circus employs with both itsanimals and the public.” Well Ms. Seward,why don’t you get hauled around in tripledigit weather, get poked and prodded, andstand on an itty-bitty stool, hosed off everyonce in a while, and tell us how you like it?

Mr. Morris says “nobody wants to seethe animals get hurt or mistreated.” Take agood look at the front page, Mr. Morris.

The public? Anybody that would actual-ly take a child to see this blatant view ofanimal cruelty, is not any public I want tobe a part of. (Just one person’s opinion, ofcourse.)

How about it, Tommy Kramer? Whatsay you? My thanks to K.C. Meadows forletting us know.

Debi WebbRedwood Valley

Letters from our readers

V i s i t o u r w e b s i t e a t u k i a h d a i l y j o u r n a l . c o me m a i l u s a t u d j @ p a c i f i c . n e t

From the desk of ...ROBERT SAMUELSON

Call it Paulson’s Panic. That’s both unfair and accu-rate. It’s unfair because Treasury Secretary HankPaulson didn’t create the underlying conditions thatled to today’s financial turmoil, and the failure for notquelling it is shared by Federal Reserve Chairman BenBernanke. But it’s also accurate, because as worldfinancial markets verged on panic, Paulson himselfpanicked. He saw no remedy except a massive bailout:having the government buy up to $700 billion worth ofrisky bonds.

Historians will judge whether his outsized proposalwas necessary, but the notion that its congressionalenactment would magically end the crisis may bewishful thinking.

Contrary to much commentary, Paulson’s planwould not be the largest government intervention inthe private economy since World War II. That distinc-tion still belongs to Richard Nixon’s imposition ofwage-price controls in August 1971. True, Paulsonwould socialize unprecedented amounts of privatedebt; but Nixon asserted control over the entire econ-omy.

When Nixon declared the wage-price freeze -- acomplete surprise because he had consistently opposedcontrols -- the decision proved “wildly popular,”writes Rice University historian Allen Matusow in hisbook “Nixon’s Economy.” By one survey, 75 percentof Americans supported it.

“There was widespread public rejoicing that at lastthe government was protecting the people,” HerbertStein, a Nixon economist, later observed. Consumerprice inflation, which had been rising at a 4 percentannual rate, dropped toward 1 percent. People believedthat by acting decisively government could outlawinflationary psychology. It couldn’t.

Inflationary pressures built up under the artificiallid of the controls. Moreover, the faulty economic doc-trines that produced inflation -- easy-money policiesaimed at maintaining “full employment” of 4 percentjoblessness -- remained. When controls ended in 1974,inflation exploded to 12 percent. It averaged almost 9percent from 1975 to 1981. Only the brutal 1981-82recession, imposed by Paul Volcker’s Fed and raisingunemployment to 10.8 percent, ended the wage-pricespiral.

Paulson argues that relieving banks of dubiousmortgage-backed securities will “unclog” the financialsystem and encourage essential business and consumerlending. Maybe. It’s true that these securities, becausethey cannot easily be valued, have created immenseuncertainty. Banks and other financial institutionsreduced routine lending to each other; everyone wor-ried that the other bank might be in trouble. Having theTreasury buy these mortgage securities, on which loss-es have already been booked, might minimize thesefears.

The trouble is that fears extend beyond mortgagesecurities. It wasn’t just home mortgages that werebundled up into bonds and sold to institutionalinvestors (pension funds, insurance companies, col-lege endowments). Auto loans, credit card debt andcommercial real estate loans have been similarly pack-aged, $900 billion worth in 2007. Naturally, doubtsabout the value of these securities have also increased.“Securitization” may survive, but this lending isalready down (80 percent in 2008), reports ThomsonReuters. Credit is tightening across the board; issuanceof high-quality corporate bonds is down 22 percent,while riskier “high yield” bonds are down 65 percent.

What we are discovering is that all the complexsecurities, combined with ever-greater internationalinvestment flows, have created a global financial sys-tem “so arcane that few people can understand itsworkings,” writes David Smick in his book “TheWorld Is Curved: Hidden Dangers to the GlobalEconomy.” The difference between now and two yearsago is that financial managers then thought they under-stood the system; now they know they don’t.Ignorance breeds risk-aversion and fear.

Like wage-price controls, Paulson’s plan is nopanacea. Banks, hedge funds, private equity funds andothers are trying to reduce risk by “deleveraging” --selling stocks and bonds to raise cash, increase capitaland cut their own debt. The rush to cash is a hallmarkof financial crises. But what makes sense for one maybe ruinous for all. Heavy selling depresses prices;lower prices then increase losses, deplete capital,prompt more selling and heighten fear. At best,Paulson’s plan might pre-empt this spiral by allowinginvestors to unload their least attractive securities.

But it wouldn’t automatically stimulate new lend-ing, revitalize “securitization” or prevent more“deleveraging.” Time is needed. The rescue is beingconstructed so hastily that it may include all manner offlawed provisions: too much power for the Treasurysecretary; authority for bankruptcy judges to modifymortgages. Congress faces a wrenching dilemma,imposed on it by financial markets and Paulson. If itdawdles, it may invite the panic that Paulson hasbrazenly predicted. But if it acts quickly, it may createa monster whose full implications -- possibly adverse-- emerge only with time.

Robert Samuelson writes for The Washington Post

Paulson’s panic

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President George Bush: The WhiteHouse, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washing-ton, D.C. 20500; (202) 456-1111, FAX(202)456-2461.

Governor Arnold Schwarzeneg-ger: State Capitol, Sacramento, 95814.(916) 445-2841; FAX (916)445-4633

Sen. Barbara Boxer: 112 Hart Sen-ate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510;(202)224-3553; San Francisco, (415) 403-0100 FAX (202) 224--0454

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Congressman Mike Thompson:1st District, 231 Cannon Office Bldg,Washington, D.C. 20515. (202) 225-3311;FAX (202)225-4335. Fort Bragg districtoffice, 430 N. Franklin St., PO Box 2208,Fort Bragg 95437; 962-0933,FAX 962-0934;

www.house.gov/write repAssemblywoman Patty Berg: State

Assembly District 1, Capitol, Rm. 4146,Sacramento, 95814. (916) 319-2001;Berg's Ukiah field representative is RuthValenzuela. Ukiah office located at 311 N.State St, Ukiah, 95482, 463-5770. Theoffice’s fax number is 463-5773. For emailgo to web site: assembly.ca.gov/Berg

Senator Pat Wiggins: State SenateDistrict 2, Capitol Building, Room 5100,Sacramento, 95814. (916) 445-3375Email: senator.wiggins@sen.ca.gov. InUkiah: Kathy Kelley at 200 S. School St,468-8914, email: kathy.kelley@sen.ca.gov

Mendocino County Supervisors:Michael Delbar, 1st District; Jim Watten-burger, 2nd District; John Pinches, 3rdDistrict; Kendall Smith, 4th District;David Colfax, 5th District. All can bereached by writing to 501 Low Gap Road,Room 1090, Ukiah, 95482, 463-4221,FAX 463-4245. bos@co.mendocino.ca.us

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CARE vegan dinner set for Sept. 27

CARE: Compassion for Animals, Respectfor the Earth will host a community dinner onSaturday, Sept. 27, at 5 at Junkang VegetarianRestaurant at City of Ten Thousand Buddhas,in Talmage at 2001 Talmage Road. It will be anevening of meat- and dairy-free communitydining -- for those who usually follow a vegandiet as well as those who don’t. Those attend-ing will find out what projects CARE is work-ing on, and be able to share ideas about whatthey can do for animals here in MendocinoCounty. The dinner will cost $10 per adult, or$8 for children aged 5 to 12, with childrenunder five dining free, at the door. Theyrequest that those interested in attending maketheir reservations by 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26.For more information, or to RSVP, call 468-3896 or e-mail CAREmendocino@gmail.com.

City of Ukiah CommunityServices Department to offerworkshops on Oct. 4 and 5

The City of Ukiah Community ServiceDepartment invites those who love to garden,but hate the aches and pains, to a 3 hour work-shop on gardening techniques. The workshopwill be held Saturday, Oct. 4, from 9 a.m. tonoon in Ukiah. Hobbyists and professionalsalike will be shown techniques to garden with-out pain. This fall class will emphasize the gar-dening tasks of the season; pruning, using awheelbarrow, lifting and raking.

The second workshop the City of UkiahCommunity Services department is planningwill focus on ways to prevent or relieve painfrom repetitive stress injuries. It will be heldSunday, Oct. 5 from 1 to 4 p.m. in Ukiah. Theyinvite those interested to learn techniques thatwork for backaches, wrist pain, stiff neck, soreshoulders, etc.

The class is designed for computer users,musicians, athletes, and those who use repeti-tive actions in their daily activities. The work-shop will include movement lessons anddemonstrations suited to everyday life.

They ask that those who attend the work-shops be prepared to move and wear loosecomfortable clothes. The classes are sponsoredby the City of Ukiah Community ServicesDepartment. For more information, or to signup, contact instructor Margaret Turano at 468-9587 or vitalmoves@yahoo.com.

Acute care dialysis infoseminar set for Oct. 2

An acute care dialysis informational semi-nar is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 2, from 2 to

4 p.m. The seminar will take place at UkiahValley Medical Center’s Glenn MillerEducation Center at 275 Hospital Dr., Ukiah.

Information discussed at the seminar willinclude the top ten fears and myths about dial-ysis, kidney disease risk factors, and localtreatment resources. The seminar will featurelocal kidney doctor, Dr. Chris Ives. All arewelcome to attend this for no charge.

For more information, contact Su Boesel at463-3440 or Su@KidneyQueen.com.

Friends of the Library booksale set for Sept. 26 to 28

The Ukiah Valley Friends of the Libraryinvites the community to their annual book salescheduled for Sept. 26 through 28. The salewill take place at the Veterans’ MemorialBuilding, at 293 Seminary Ave., the corner ofOak and Seminary. The Friday hours, from 4 to8 p.m., will be for members only; those inter-ested may join at the door.

The sale will be open to the public onSaturday and Sunday. The Saturday hours willbe 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the Sunday hours willbe 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Sunday, buyers will beable to fill a large paper grocery bag for $3.

The public’s response to this summer’srequest for book donations was very success-ful. There will be a large selection available,including childrens’ books and collectible andunusual books. Proceeds from this event helppay for new books and materials for the UkiahLibrary. For more information, or to volunteerto help, call Nancy Trumble, chairman, at 485-8465.

HazMobile to visit WillitsCorporation Yard Sept. 26, 27

The HazMobile household hazardous wastecollection team will return to the WillitsCorporation Yard, at 380 E. Commercial Street(behind the library) on Friday and Saturday,Sept. 26 and 27, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Dangerous chemicals that can’t go in thetrash are accepted by the HazMobile for recy-cling or special disposal.

The service is free to households but there isa limit of 15 gallons per vehicle per day (or 60feet of fluorescent tubes) and five electronicsitems. The 15 gallons is measured by thecapacity of the containers of hazardous materi-als. If individuals wish to dispose of more than15 gallons, they must make a special appoint-ment and a fee will be charged. Small businesswaste is also welcome at the collection but anappointment must be made and a fee will beapplied per gallon of waste.

When bringing materials to the HazMobile,the public should be careful that items are keptin their original containers (except motor oilwhich can be consolidated), that nothing isleaking, and that all containers are tied down.

Toxic items like paint, antifreeze, pesticides,herbicides, pool chemicals, gasoline, solvents,acids, bases, toxic cleaners, household batter-

ies and fluorescent light tubes are accepted bythe HazMobile. Explosives and road flares areexcluded. Motor oil, oil filters, televisions,computer monitors and car batteries can berecycled at the Willits Transfer Station, 350Franklin Avenue, open Tuesday throughSaturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The HazMobile collects at some location inMendocino or Lake Counties almost every

weekend. The schedule and more informationis available by calling the local RecyclingHotline, 468-9704, or on the Internet atwww.MendoRecycle.org.

The HazMobile is a service of theMendocino Solid Waste ManagementAuthority. Financial support is provided by theCalifornia Integrated Waste ManagementBoard.

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Q: My wife and I are in theprocess of estate and long-term-care planning. Becausewe needed advice concerningour investments, we beganseeing a financial plannerwho, in addition to advisingus about investment strategy,sold us long-term-care andlife insurance. He now tells usthat he can prepare our willsand powers of attorney andsave us what a lawyer wouldcharge to perform these ser-vices. While we like the “one-stop-shop” approach, we areconcerned that he is going toofar.

A: So are we. Generallyspeaking, the definition of the“practice of law” includes --but is not limited to -- givinglegal advice, examining orgiving opinions about thelegal effect of an act, a docu-ment or a law, or preparingdocuments that carry legaleffect. It is irrelevant whetherthe individual providing theseservices charges a fee or not.

While the practice of law inthe arenas of long-term-careand estate planning ofteninvolves the combined effortsof a team of professionalsfrom a number of disciplines(including lawyers, financialplanners, certified publicaccountants and insuranceagents), people who have notbeen admitted and sworn in asattorneys should not providelegal advice or prepare legaldocuments. This means thatthe preparation of livingtrusts, wills, durable powers

of attorney and other estate-planning documents by non-lawyers is generally prohibit-ed.

Every state limits the prac-tice of law to licensed attor-neys in order to protect thepublic from unsound legaladvice and incompetent repre-sentation. In some states,practicing law without alicense is a misdemeanor orfelony. The reason for theselaws, in our view, is that thepotential for harm and theactual harm caused by unli-censed people who advisemembers of the public abouttheir legal decisions, and whoprepare legal documents, out-weighs any potential savingsor gains to the public.

Based on our research, theMichigan Bar Association hasone of the better Web sites formembers of the public in thisarea. If you take the time tovisit www.michbar.org, clickon “Public Resources” andthen on “Consumer Tips andAlerts,” you will find someeasy-to-understand informa-

tion that we believe will assistyou in this area. An exampleconcerning a Michigan coupleis illustrative:

A non-lawyer placed theirtaxable estate into a joint trustthat created a federal estatetax liability of about$200,000. Fortunately, thecouple had the trust docu-ments reviewed by an attor-ney, who found the problemand prepared appropriate doc-uments that avoided the tax.

Also based upon ourresearch, it appears that elder-ly Americans may be most atrisk. Qualified professionalsin the financial planning andinsurance field make referralsto qualified lawyers and viceversa. While we are certainlyaware of the plethora of self-help legal books and Internetsites through which membersof the public can educate andinform themselves, we believethat nonlawyers who givelegal advice and prepare legaldocuments are stepping overthe line and should be subjectto severe sanctions.

Jan Warner is a member ofthe National Academy ofElder Law Attorneys and hasbeen practicing law for morethan 30 years. Jan Collins iseditor of the Business andEconomic Review publishedby the University of SouthCarolina and a special corre-spondent for The Economist.You can learn more informa-tion about elder care law andwrite to the authors onhttp://www.nextsteps.net.

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S P O R T SEditor: Joe Langstaff, 468-3518 udjsports@pacific.net

– WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24, 20086

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3 p.m.Girls Varsity Golf PracticeUkiah Golf CourseBoys Varsity/JV Football DailyPracticeNorth Practice FieldGirls Varsity/JV VolleyballPracticeUHS Main Gym Girls Varsity Tennis Practice UHS Tennis Courts4 p.mBoys Varsity/JV Soccer PracticeUHS Softball fieldCoed Varsity/JV Water Polo vs.Newman/UrsulineUHS Pool 4:30 p.m.Girls JV Soccer vs Santa RosaHigh School UHS Football Field 4:30PM5 p.m.

Girls Freshman VolleyballScrimmage @ Kelseyville Ukiah Dolphins UHS Pool5:30 p.m.UHS Cheer UHS Small Gym 6 p.m.

Boys Basketball Practice UHS Main GymGirls Varsity Soccer vs SantaRosa High School UHS Football Field

Coyotebasketballtournament

The Coyote ValleyReservation will be hold-ing a coed youth/teen bas-ketball tournament,Saturday at the CoyoteValley Reservation Gym.There will be six teams ineach division. Age groupsare Youth, 13 and under,and Teen, 18 and under.Reserve a spot byThursday. Fee - $50. Formore information callRonnie at 472-2228.

St. Marys CYOBasketballTryouts

Basketball tryouts willbe held Sunday andSunday, Oct. 5, at theUkiah High School Gym,for St. Mary’s CYO bas-ketball. The program is forboys and girls, fourththrough eighth grades. Thescheduled times for try-outs for each grade are: 10a.m. for fourth grade,10:30 a.m. for fifth grade,11 a.m. for sixth grade,11:30 a.m. for seventhgrade, and noon for eighthgrade. One parent orguardian must complete aregistration form on theday of the tryout. Cost is$125 per player, payable atthe time of the tryout. Anyquestions, call KelvinChapman at 485-8184.

City of Ukiahafter-school tennis classes

The City of Ukiah isoffering a new after-school tennis classes forkids sponsored by City ofUkiah CommunityServices. Kids are invitedto join these after-schooltennis classes conductedby tennis pro and worldrecord holder RobPeterson and his wifeBecky, former No. 1ranked female player inTexas. The tennis programbegins Monday. Classesmeet: Mondays 3-4 p.m.,Oak Manor students meetat Oak Manor Park tenniscourts; Tuesdays 3-4 p.m.Pomolita School studentsmeet at school; Tuesdays4:15 - 5:15 p.m. UkiahHigh school students meetat Low Gap tennis courts.Registration/Information:Ukiah CommunityServices Department, 411,Clay Street, Ukiah.

Basketballcoaches needed

Ukiah High School isseeking freshman girls andboys basketball coachesfor the 2008-09 season.For information, callChristy at 463-5253x1050

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water polo teams made it aclean sweep Sept. 17 as thegirls varsity, boys varsity, andboys junior varsity allemerged with wins againstvisiting Marin Academy.

The girls varsity startedthings off by quickly goingout to a 2-0 lead in the firstquarter behind scores by JadeBarrett and Shelby Cleland.By half-time Jade and Shelbyhad both scored again, makingthe score 4-0 in favor ofUkiah. Ukiah had severalchances to score but couldn'tconvert many of their oppor-tunities. The girls played greatdefense throughout the half,with Yiannoula Vlachos mak-ing three stops in the second

quarter to keep MarinAcademy scoreless.

Marin was able to get onthe scoreboard in the thirdperiod, but scores by MileyMerritt and Jade Barrett keptUkiah in control 6-3. Thefourth quarter continued to becontrolled by Ukiah as theycruised to a 8-4 win. SeniorsKylie Carr and Katie Bishopboth had an assist. MileyMerritt had three assists andonce goal. Shelby Cleland hadtwo goals and played greattwo-meter defense. JadeBarrett had five goals and twoassists playing the two-meterposition.

The boys varsity game fol-lowed. They played a swarm-ing defense that only allowedtwo shots by Marin the entire

game. Steffan Moore provid-ed all the scoring in the firsthalf putting Ukiah in com-mand 3-0. Behind three goalsby Brett Van Patten, Ukiahextended its lead to 7-0 by theend of the 3rd quarter. Ukiah'sdefensive pressure and coun-terattacking offense gaveMarin little chance to score.The Wildcats would go on topreserve the shutout with a10-0 win. Steffan Moorescored five goals. MarcusRamirez provided fourassists. Brett Van Pattenscored four goals. SudiWachspress scored once.

In the final game of theevening, Ukiahs junior varsitywent out to a 4-1 lead by midsecond quarter. With Ryan

Cavalin in the cage, Ukiah didnot allow Marin to score againuntil the fourth quarter. Ukiahcontrolled the game through-out as they continued to pressthe action and counterattack atevery opportunity. JackSelzer would go on to scoreseven goals and have twoassists. Max Van Patten con-tributed two goals and oneassist. Lorenzo Pacini Cherry,and Paris Aarteage eachscored once. Phillip Corenscored twice. The result was12-5 Ukiah win.

These were the first leaguegames for the Wildcats, whowill host Cardinal Newmanand Ursuline today: girls var-sity at 4 p.m., boys varsity isat 5 p.m., and Boys junior var-sity is at 6 p.m.

Wildcats sweep Marin Academy at home

MENDOCINO COLLEGE | BASEBALL

Fall ball continues

Photo by Jeff Trouette

Mendocino Eagles catcher Mike Anderson puts the tag on a Redwoods runner in the second gameof a double header in Eureka on Saturday. Mendo won both games in the start of fall College base-ball.

By CHRIS SNYDERFor the Daily Journal

The Mendocino Collegefootball team defeatedCollege of the Redwoods thispast Saturday in Eureka 42-20.

The Eagle defense suffo-cated the Corsairs offense inthe first half, while the Eagleoffense scored 21 points in thesecond quarter to build a 21-0halftime lead.

Mendocino College fresh-man running back StirlingJackson (Stone Mountain,GA) scored on a one yard runwith 14 minutes remaining inthe second quarter. The scorecapped off a six play 67 yarddrive.

With three minutes left inthe second quarter, sophomore

quarterback JacobLaudenslayer (Modesto) con-nected on a 17 yard touch-down pass to sophomorereceiver Shamicheal Rivers(Arcadia, FL).

The Eagles struck againwith just 36 seconds leftbefore half, whenLaudenslayer hit freshmanreceiver Ricky Roberts(Sacramento) on a 10 yardtouchdown pass.

Mendocino scored on theirsecond series of the secondhalf when Rivers andLaudenslyer hooked up againon a 26 yard touchdown pass.

Redwoods would scoretheir first touchdown withnine minutes left in the thirdquarter to make it 28-6.Redwoods made it 28-13

when they scored on the lastplay of the third quarter.

Mendocino would scoreone more time in the thirdquarter when Laudenslayerfound freshman receiverRafael Valencia (Ceres) on afive yard touchdown pass tomake it 35-13.

With six minutes left in thefourth quarter, Redwoods wasable to score to cut the lead to35-20. The final touchdownof the day for Mendocinowould come on seven yardtouchdown pass to freshmanreceiver Tommy Jones (JerseyCity, NJ) from Laudenslayer.

Freshman kicker MarkPedersen (Ukiah) was six ofsix on the day on extra points.

On defense, Mendocino

was led by freshman JordanTuia (Portland, OR) whorecorded 6.5 tackles andsophomore linebacker SvanteWright (Camilla, GA?) whohad 6 tackles. Sophomorelinebacker Brad Finley(Middletown) has 5.5 tackleson the day.

“Our main focus this pastweek was to eliminate mis-takes. I was very impressedwith each player sticking withthe game plan and getting agreat win over a strong team,”Mendocino College HeadCoach Tom Gang said. Mendocino (2-1) will hostLos Medanos College thisSaturday at 1 p.m. The gamewill be broadcast live onKMEC 105.1 FM.

MC Football defeats College of the Redwoods

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boys varsity water polo teamreturned from the Jim Healytournament over the weekendwith a 3-2 record. This 24team tournament was held atthree venues in the Napa-Fairfield area with severalteams from the Bay Area andsome from as far away asReno.

Ukiahs first game wasagainst Pinole Valley. It was atight contest until the thirdquarter when the Wildcatsopened up a two goal lead 9-7.Behind seven goals by BrettVan Patten they went on towin 14-9. Steffan Moore andMarcus Ramirez both scoredtwo goals apiece and SudiWachspress added three goals.The Wildcats pressing defensewore down Pinole Valley. Inthe second half, Ukiah stealsbecame goals for theWildcats. Frank Thomas ledthe team with four assists.

The second game for theWildcats was an uphill battle.They found themselves down5-0 against Oakmont after onequarter. In the pouring rain,the Ukiah squad simply didnot play well in the first quar-ter. However, for the rest ofthe game they playedOakmont nearly even, eventu-ally losing 13-7. FrankThomas and Sudi Wachspressboth had two goals each,while Calum Weeks, JackSelzer, and Marcus Ramirezall scored once. Joe Selzerhad an outstanding game inthe goal as he blocked threefive-meter penalty shots. AfterFridays action at the VintageHigh School 50-meter pool,the boys were 1-1.

On Saturday they movedto Fairfield High Schoolwhere they joined the other 1-1 teams. The first game onSaturday for the Wildcats wasagainst Vintage High School.Again the Ukiah squad playedlackluster water polo andfound themselves down athalf-time 5-2. The third peri-od proved to be pivotal for theWildcats. They picked uptheir defense and allowed onlyone goal during the periodwhile scoring three them-selves. In the fourth period,the Wildcats clearly outplayedthe boys from Vintage again,allowing only one goal in theperiod while scoring threemore and gaining the victory8-7. Brett Van Patten againled Ukiah in scoring with fourgoals. Marcus Ramirez andSenior Steffan Moore bothscored twice.

Game two on Saturday forthe Wildcats was againstClayton Valley. Once againthe Ukiahians played poorlyin the first quarter and foundthemselves down 4-0. Thiswas a very physical game.With several Wildcats in foultrouble, a comeback was notin the cards this time. ClaytonValley cruised to a 10-3 victo-ry.

The last game of the dayfor the Wildcats was againstArmijo High School, and wasmuch like their first game ofthe tournament on Friday. Itwas a tight game until thethird quarter. Then the Wildcatdefensive pressure producedseveral steals which turnedinto counterattack scoringopportunities.

In that period Ukiah heldArmijo scoreless while scor-ing four times and gaining an8-5 lead which turned into a13-6 victory. Brett Van Pattenscored five times, while SudiWachspress and MarcusRamirez both scored twice.Frank Thomas had threeassists and three goals includ-ing possibly the best shot ofthe tournament for theWildcats: a shot six metersfrom the goal while drivingacross the cage in the lastminute of the game. A muchimproved Will Stone had twoassists in this game, whileNolan DeCuman had oneassist, and Steffan Mooreadded a goal and two assists.

Wildcatsrecordnow at 3-2

By JOHN NADELAP Sports Writer

LOS ANGELES — No. 1 SouthernCalifornia looks to be super strong, thePac-10 appears pretty weak, so theTrojans should have an easy time of itThursday night in their conference open-er at Oregon State.

Or should they?“We look at this game knowing that

it’s Pac-10 time,” USC coach PeteCarroll said Tuesday at his weekly meet-ing with reporters. “Pac-10 games havealways been challenging and difficult. Itdoesn’t matter which week or who you’replaying or where you’re playing, they’rejust hard, difficult challenges.

“We’ve had difficult times withOregon State in years past, in particular-ly playing there. We have great respectfor their program. We’d love to play anice football game and get out of therewith a win and get on back home.”

The Trojans (2-0), who have beatenVirginia 52-7 and No. 14 Ohio State 35-3, are favored by 25 points and have a 58-9-4 record in the series. But the Beavershave won two of the last three gamesbetween the teams at Reser Stadiumincluding a 33-31 victory in 2006 that

snapped USC’s 38-game, regular-seasonwinning streak.

“I remember it being cold, loud,” USCdefensive lineman Kyle Moore said. “It’sdifferent, you have the sports turf. Thefans are very enthusiastic.

“We just can’t let teams that are notsupposed to beat us beat us this year.”

Oregon State also beat USC 31-21 asthe home team in 2000 — the year beforeCarroll became the Trojans coach — andled 13-0 before losing 28-20 on a cold,foggy night in 2004.

Carroll downplayed the difficulty ofplaying at Oregon State, although headded: “I don’t think anybody could everanticipate what it’s like to play in fog likewe played a few years ago.”

That kind of weather is unlikely at thistime of year, although Oregon Statecoach Mike Riley, when asked on a con-ference call about fog machines, saidplayfully: “They should be arrivingtomorrow.”

Carroll pointed to four USC turnoversin the game two years ago as the deter-mining factor.

“That didn’t have anything to do withthe stadium, didn’t have anything to do

with anything,” he said. “The ball cameout of our hands a couple times. You dothat no matter where you play in thegame of football, you jeopardize yourchanges to win. They played an extreme-ly efficient football game against us thatday, and they got a great win.”

Maybe what happened didn’t haveanything to do with the stadium, but thatdoesn’t mean the players haven’t beenreminded about the past.

“The coaches make sure and let usknow. We try to let the younger playersknow,” Moore said.

“We’ve talked about what has goneon,” guard Jeff Byers said. “(But) it’s afootball field; it doesn’t change. Youcan’t worry about a loud crowd, crazyfans. We love to play in front of peoplelike that.”

Pac-10 schools are winless in fivegames against Mountain WestConference schools and are 12-12 in non-conference games, but Carroll said: “Idon’t think that the conference is down atthis point. I think there was a weekendwhere a lot of teams got beat. We’ll seewhat happens as the season goes on.”

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five or fewer employees whomeet certain income qualifica-tions.

The program provides“technical assistance” to anyqualifying business within thecounty. Technical assistancetranslates into an opportunityfor business owners to meetone-on-one with an experi-enced business consultant to

address the challenges thatbusinesses face. “We haveseveral consultants with avariety of expertise,” saysProgram Director RachelMurray. “We are pleased toagain be able to offer theseservices to the community atno cost to business owners.”

In addition to meeting withbusiness consultants, the pro-gram also allows qualifyingbusiness owners or potentialbusiness owners to attendWest Company’s Build aBetter Business Seminar

Series. A bootcamp version ofthe training will be offeredSaturday mornings in FortBragg beginning October 4th.The full seven week serieswill be offered in Ukiah onTuesdays from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. beginning Oct. 7.

For more information onworkshops or consulting,interested business owners orpotential business owners cancontact West Company, tollfree at (866) 604-9378 or findout more online atwww.WestCompany.org.s

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The community is invited to join FreyWinery at Tierra - Art, Garden, Wine onThursday, Sept. 25 from 5 to 8 p.m. to cele-brate the bounty of the harvest season.

Caroline Frey will be visiting from theFrey Vineyards in Redwood Valley to give apreview tasting of their Late HarvestZinfandel and the long-awaited Tawny Port-

style dessert wine.Also feautured this evening is the Frey

Organic Natural Rosé. Complimentary pair-ings of melon and basil salad, heirloom toma-toes, and organic chocolate will be served.Tierra is located at 312 N School St in down-town Ukiah. For more information, call 468-7936

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Voter workshop set for Oct. 1The Ukiah Democratic Party Headquarters

will present their second voter workshop onWednesday evenings, on Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m.They will teach those attending about the vot-ing system, how to fill out a voter registrationcard, how to request an absentee ballot, what toexpect at the polls, and how to becomeinformed about the November candidates andthe California propositions. The workshop willbe presented in both English and in Spanish.The Ukiah Democratic Party Headquarters islocated at 205 W. Standley St., Ukiah. Formore information, call 463-DEMS.

Foster parents sought forMultidimensional TreatmentFoster Care Program

Redwood Children’s Services is seekingfoster parents for the new MultidimensionalTreatment Foster Care program which pro-vides intensive treatment and close supervisionfor troubled teens 12 to 18 years of age whohave emotional and behavioral challenges. Inthe context of loving and stable homes childrenlearn new ways of behavior that are acceptablein school and the community. They learn whatit feels like to succeed.

Foster parents will receive training in astructured behavioral management system thatcan teach youth how to make better choiceswhen dealing with the challenges of growingup today. The program goals are to provideclose supervision, clear consistent limits tobehavior and fair consequences using a pointsand level system of earning privileges.

The foster parents will attend weekly sup-port meetings and have the support of staff24/7 to insure that the youth is makingprogress toward family unification. This is ashort term commitment to one youth for 7 to 9months and requires one parent be availablefor transportation, meetings and other programrequirements during the day.

This program provides a tax exempt stipendof $2,500 per month due to the level of train-ing and supervision required. This new pro-gram offers caring adults the opportunity tobecome part of a professional team making adifference it the life of a teen from the commu-nity. Call Foster Parent Recruiter, SusanBoling, at 467-2000 for more specific programinformation.

Free PumpkinFest entertainment sought

The City of Ukiah Community ServicesDepartment has announced that thePumpkinFest Committee is looking for freelocal entertainment for the Standley StreetChildrens Stage and other areas. PumpkinFestis set to take place Oct. 18 and 19. Those inter-ested in providing entertainment are asked tocontact Lory Limbird at 463-6231.

Boy Scouts Troop 77 memberships available

Boy Scouts of America’s Troop 77 hasopenings for boys between the ages of 11 and17 years old who are interested in outdooradventures and camp outs. Youth can earnmerit badges in archery, rifle shooting, camp-ing and in 100 other hobbies and vocations.

Troop meetings are held every Tuesday inthe Eagle Peak Middle School auditorium orclassroom at 7 p.m. Boys joining the troop inSeptember will be eligible for free admittanceinto Marine World on Oct. 11. For more infor-mation, call 463-2721.

Volunteers sought forNational Public Lands Day at Lake Mendocino

With an average of 1 million visitors a year,even the most careful visitors make an impacton the facilities and environment at LakeMendocino. The Army Corps of Engineersinvites the community to join other volunteersfrom community groups, Scout troops, individ-uals, and families to help restore and clean-upthe resources and facilities at Lake Mendocinoas part of the 15th annual National PublicLands Day on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Volunteer registration will take place from8:30 a.m. at the Pomo Cultural Center parkinglot on the north end of Lake Mendocino off ofMarina Dr. Volunteers will participate in ser-vice projects from 9 a.m. to noon. There areservice projects available for all skills andinterests. These include tree planting, painting,removing invasive species and trash pick up.At noon, a free raffle and lunch will be provid-ed for all volunteers, with prizes donated bylocal businesses.

The first 40 people to register in the morn-ing will receive a free National Public LandsDay baseball hat. All volunteers will alsoreceive a coupon good for one free night ofcamping at Lake Mendocino and a free entrypass, good for one year, for parks and recre-ation areas operated by National Park Service,US Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of LandManagement, US Fish and Wildlife Service,and the US Forest Service.

The event’s organizers request that volun-teers bring gloves, eye protections and theirown favorite tools if they have them. To get tothe Pomo Cultural Center, take Highway 101north to Highway 20 East. Travel east approx-imately 3 miles and take the Marina Drive off-ramp. Follow Marina Drive to the Pomo Dayuse area, and take the second left. For moreinformation, or to register to become a volun-teer, call Laura Smith at the Lake Mendocinopark office at 467-4232.

Grateful Gleaners organizinglocal produce trading

The Grateful Gleaners are inviting localcommunity members to join them in sharingcherries, berries or other fruit that may beripening in home orchards that is available tobe shared. For more information, call them at459-5490, ext. 555, and leave a message.

Literacy tutors soughtat Willits Library

Volunteers are being sought to teach othersto read, write and speak English. The volun-teers will be trained and furnished with thetools they will need. Those interested in volun-teering are invited to attend a tutor training ori-entation, scheduled for 3 to 5 p.m. onWednesday, Sept. 24, in the Willits Libraryconference room.

A basic tutor training workshop will takeplace from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Saturday, Sept.27, at the library. For more information, or tomake reservations, call Pam at 459-1586, leavea message on our office answering machine,459-5098 or e-mail lvw@willitsonline.com.

Phoenix Certified Hospice Children’s Grief Group underway

The Phoenix Certified Hospice has begun aChildren’s Grief support group, which will runevery Monday evening for 10 weeks. Thegroup meets from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The groupwill be open to children in grades 3 through 6.It is held in Willits, at 100 San Hedrin Circle.Registration for the group is currently openand group size is limited, therefore