Fluoridation ballot plan advances in city council vote
The city council voted 3-2 to place a fluoridation measure on next March’s ballot. Lorraine Pearson earned the swing vote, with support from Barry Wood and Sterling Norgard, while Gary Weinkauf and Jack Simpson opposed citing budget and timing concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Pearson
Barry Wood
Sterling Norgard
Gary Weinkauf
Jack Simpson
Pearson
Simpson
Weinkauf
Mendocino High School seniors win L P scholarships
Three Mendocino County seniors received $3,000 Louisiana-Pacific scholarships at a Ukiah luncheon. JoAnna Quesada of Anderson Valley High, Ross Vieu of Willits, and Sylvia Wallis of Fort Bragg were honored by L P Ukiah division manager Lowell Ambrosini with certificates.
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Lowell Ambrosini
Louisiana-Pacific
Ukiah Division
Sylvia Wallis
Fort Bragg
LP Foundation
Ross Vieu
Mendocino County
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
House of Garner
Ukiah
JoAnna Quesada
Anderson Valley High
Willits
L-P’s
Howard Brooks
Joyce Gay
L-P
Dick Simpson
Calpella Mill
University of
Rod Shippey
Marge Boynton
Claudia Smith
Gerry Grader
Ray Nelson
County Schools Office
Lousiana-Pacific Foundation
JoAnna
California State University
Chico
Elizabeth Ashiku
T.E. Vieu
Willits High School
Future Farmers of America
Future Business Leaders of America
American Field Service
California State Polytechnic University
San Luis Obispo
Ross
Ronald Wallis
Redwood Empire
Bank of America
Betty Crocker
Sylvia
California Scholarship Foundation
Fort Bragg High School
LeTourneau College
Longview
Texas
Ron Wallis
Elsie Wallis
Board clash over deleting Good Friday holiday in county
Mendocino County board and MCEA attorney spar over eliminating Good Friday as a paid holiday citing a state court ruling. Banker pressed for district attorney input while Stephens urged meet and confer talks behind closed doors. The board may replace the day with a half holiday pending further action.
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Ernie Banker
Pauo Stephens
Banker
Mendocino
Stephens
District Attorney’s Office
MCEA
Pair found guilty in shooting at Union 76 station
A Mendocino County Superior Court jury found Kevin Anderson and John Fanucchi guilty on all counts for conspiracy to commit robbery first degree robbery first degree burglary and attempted murder in the early March 23 Union 76 station robbery and shooting of 23 year old John Leeper. Anderson faces 20 years to life for robbery and attempted murder with sentencing set for June 6. Fanucchi faces five years to life. The same session noted county land option talks for a Fort Bragg coastal county complex with a six month option on 3.75 acres along Franklin Street and Cypress to South Streets with a $1,000 option per parcel. The original $135,000 asking price may negotiate downward.
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Kevin Anderson
John Fanucchi
Anderson
Fanucchi
Sonoma
John Leeper
Union 76
Talmage Road
Leeper
Board of Supervisors
Fort Bragg
al Beltrami
Franklin Street
Cypress
South Streets
Highway 1
Court order blocks firing of Mayfield in coastal panel
Ukiah official John Mayfield Jr. remains on the North Coast Regional Commission after Superior Judge Curtis Wetter voided Gov. Jerry Brown’s firing action and set aside the appointment of Budd Thomas as his successor. The ruling cites misinterpretation of Prop. 20 and warns of dismissals without cause. a stay could be issued only by the Court of Appeal. In Tanzania, a search continues for three American students and a Dutch woman kidnapped from a wildlife reserve by gunmen.
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Carter
Curtis Wetter
Tehama County
Gov. Brown
Mayfield
North Coast Regional Commission
Journal
Raymond
John Mayfield Jr
Ukiah
Dept. 2
Mendocino County
Wetter
Jared Carter
Willits
California
State Coastal Commission
Court of Appeal
Greg Petersen
Richard Martland
Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
UPI
Stanford University
Barbara Smuts
Ann Arbor
Mich
Carrie Jane Hunter
Atherton
Calif
Kenneth Smith
Garden Grove
Emilie Bergman
Kigoma
Ukiah council bans smoking in chambers during meetings
The Ukiah city council introduced an ordinance prohibiting smoking in council chambers while public meetings proceed with final action expected at the June 4 meeting. Vice Mayor Wood lit a cigar during the briefing, drawing laughs as city leaders and residents discussed the proposal and scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Ukiah
Barry Wood
Jim Swayne
Jack Simpson
Wood
Gary Weinkauf
Lorraine Pearson
Sacramento
Contempt bid over Ukiah district Title I plan flaws
California Indian Legal Services asks U S District Court to cite Ukiah Unified School District for contempt over failure to present a meaningful implementation plan by May 1. Dr Donald DeMartini, assistant superintendent, is accused of blocking parent involvement and Title I compliance, with alleged misrepresentation and improper handling of funds and DAC processes during 1972 74. Casper asserts the May 1 plan is merely vague intent and violates the consent decree and federal law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Indian Legal Services
United States District Court
Ukiah Unified
Donald DeMartini
Stan Casper
DeMartini
State Department of Education
Casper
DAC
Ukiah
Board of Education
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Norgard
Council
Woods
Boonville
Superior Court
Mendo Co
Hillside Hospital
Duncan James
George Nelson
Joe Allen
Coast Complex
Bulletin
Ukiah Moose Lodge
Virginia
Mendocino Community Hospital
Ukiah Ambulance
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