Ukiah Daily Journal (Newspaper) - June 22, 1998, Ukiah, California Ukiah Daily Donrey Media Group 12 Volume 140 Number 61 50 cents tax included Area school news Page 2 Today In Jumble Classifieds Crossword Daily Digest TV Weather June Bike rodeo promotes safety for local kids Julia Dally Journal Zachary donned his sheriffs badge and rode his tricy cle through the safety course at the Bike Rodeo on At Shea of Daves Bike fits Judith for her new free Helmets were donated by the Health Potter Valley Community Health Center and BiLo Charles Nix practiced circling and changing direction in a safety Students who successfully completed the Bike Rodeo safety exercises received a lesson in bicycle safety and a certificate of achievement participants had their bicycles inspected for safe riding and their helmets checked for proper Sponsors also included the Sheriffs Ukiah Police Ukiah Valley Fire Depart California Highway Fetzer Dennys Bike Daves Bike and State Farm Bike Safety Rodeo Police Crime stats dont tell all Is crime going up Or are police doing more By GLENDA ANDERSON The Daily Journal crime rate has been on a slow but steady increase over the last five based on the state crime But thats not something to lose sleep law enforcement officials It probably just means police are doing a better The California Crime Index includes reports taken on homi forcible aggravated burglaries and motor vehicle The index is based on reports taken by law not Reports of such crimes in Ukiah have increased from 329 in 1993 to 417 in accord ing to state Department of Jus tice Fort Braggs but at an even slower has crept from 148 in 1993 to 179 in Willits and the unincorporated areas experienced more dips and peaks in crime rates since 1993 with overall decreases in that time Willits had a high point in 1995 of 200 index crimes had a decrease in reports on such from 194 in 1993 to 146 in The unin countys peak also was in with index crimes Reports decreased between 1993 and 1997 from 988 to Increases in reports dont nec indicate theres more it can indicate that See Page 12 Supervisors ponder county film board Will also talk budget at Tuesdays meeting By JENNIFER POOLE The Daily Journal The county Board of sors has a short but varied list of items on its agenda this the countys budget Michael will present board members with the proposed budget for fiscal year a total of The proposed when will guide spending by the county between the ing start of the new fiscal July and the boards passage of the final budget which is set for sometime in The proposed budget figure is arrived according to Adminis Officer Bruce by more or less maintaining what weve done for the last 12 with the exception of the boards changes in policies during the last budget A hearing is scheduled for Fri in the Board of Supervisors to take public input on budget priorities and Workshops will then be held with county department heads from 1014 to get their points of view about how the See Page 12 Two 9 injured in weekend accidents The Daily Journal Although the weather was sunny and accidents injured nine people over the A collision Sat morning on Highway 20 miles west of Highway 1 left four people with minor Robert of was speeding west at about 9 when he lost con trol of his tank truck and trailer on a state traffic officers The truck and trailer over blocking one lane of the highway and spilling about gallons of nonhazardous emulsion Young suffered minor but refused Moments a Chevrolet truck driven by Michael Bennett of Fort Bragg struck a 1990 Ford truck driven by 69yearold Francis Compton of Fort Bragg after stopping at the accident Officers say Bennett had stopped for the accident and Compton had stopped behind Bennett backed his truck striking Comptons Bennett suffered minor as did two passengers in his Jared and Nick both of Fort Compton and his 70yearold Barbara were not Bennett was taken to Mendo cino Coast District treated and Jared Ben nett and Arreguin refused treat Three people suffered major injuries and one man was arrest ed Saturday evening in a headon collision on Hearst Road east of Bray Road in Little Lake Chad of was driving east on Hearst Road at when he lost control of his 1984 Ford Pickup state traffic officers The truck crossed into the westbound striking a 1997 Nissan pickup driven by 22 yearold Natalie Powers of The crash left both drivers pinned in their Both Parker and Powers suf major as did a pas senger in Dancers 23 yearold Shannon Marshall of A second 26 yearold Lance escaped with minor Dancer and Powers were taken to Ukiah Valley Medical Marshall and Older were taken to Howard Memorial Hos pital for Parker was arrested on cion of drunken A 19yearold Albion man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving late Wednesday June after his 1997 Honda Prelude struck a tree on Highway 1 south of Jughandle Jessie Marin Waldman had been driving north on Highway 1 at speeds reaching 100 state traffic officers passing vehicles on the right as well as Waldman apparently lost con trol of his car at about which left the roadway and struck a Waldman escaped with minor He was taken to Mendo cino Coast District Hospital for