News 10/22/12

REDWOOD VALLEY SHOOTING VICTIMS ID JH 10/22/12

A 23 YEAR OLD REDWOOD VALLEY MAN WHO WAS KILLED IN A DOUBLE SHOOTING EARLY FRIDAY WAS IDENTIFIED AS CELSO MADUENO.

HIS 19 YEAR OLD BROTHER, WHO WAS WOUNDED, WAS IDENTIFIED AS ABEL MADUENO. ACCORDING TO AUTHORITIES, ABEL IS RECOVERING AND DOING FINE. AROUND 2:44 FRIDAY MORNING, THE BOYS FATHER CALLED 911 TO REPORT THAT TWO PEOPLE HAD BROKEN INTO HIS HOME AND SHOT TWO FAMILY MEMBERS. THE POLICE ARE SEEKING AT LEAST TWO, AND POSSIBLEY THREE SUSPECTS IN THE SHOOTING. FAMILY MEMBERS DESCRIBE THE SUSPECTS WHO ENTERED THE HOME AS WEARING A RED HOODIE SWEATSHIRT AND BLACK BANDANA COVERING PART OF THEIR FACE. THE TWO SUSPECTS WERE LAST SEEN DRIVING AWAY FROM THE HOME HEADED NORTH ON EAST ROAD IN A BLACK CADILLAC ESCALADE SUV. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE INCIDENT IS URGED TO CAL THE MENDOCINO COUNTY SHERIFF’S TIP LINE AT 234-2100. CALLERS CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS.

29 FIRE UPDATE JH 10/22/12

THE 29 FIRE THAT STARTED LAST THURSDAY ALONG HIGHWAY 29 AT PERINI ROAD IS FULLY CONTAINED.

CONTAINMENT WAS REACHED SATURDAY, AFTER BURNING 300 ACRES, DESTROYING ONE RESIDENCE, ELEVEN VEHICLES AND TWELVE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. ALL EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE BEEN LIFTED AND CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

FIRE ALONG RAILROAD TRACKS IN UKIAH JH 10/22/12

A SMALL VEGITATION FIRE BROKE OUT AND WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACKS BETWEEN EAST GOBBI STREET AND TALMAGE ROAD.

THANKS TO THE FIREFIGHTERS QUICK RESPONCE, THE FIRE WAS KEPT FROM SPREADING AND GETTING OUT OF CONTROL. A RESIDENT WHO LIVES ACROSS THE TRACKS FROM THE FIRE ALSO HELPED WITH A GARDEN HOSE. ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS, THE WEED COVERED TRACKS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, WHICH OWNES THE TRACKS. THE AREA THAT BURNED IS FREQUENTED BY NUMEROUS TRANSIENTS, WHO WERE LIKELY THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.

TWO MENDOCINO COUNTY MEN ON BOY SCOUT PERVERSION LIST JH 10/22/12

AT LEAST TWO MENDOCINO COUNTY RESIDENTS, INCLUDING ONE UKIAH MAN, ARE LISTED ON THE RECENTLY RELEASED ‘PERVERSION FILES’ KEPT BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.

48 YEAR OLD RICHARD H. WILLIAMS JR WAS 21 AND A STUDENT AT MENDOCINO COLLEGE WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED IN DECEMBER 1985 ON SUSPICION OF MOLESTING A 13 YEAR OLD BOY. ALSO ON THE LIST IS WILLIAM CHARLES GARAUX, ALSO KNOWN AS WILLIAM FRANCIS ELTON, WHO IS LISTED AS A PHILO RESIDENT WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED IN 1969. THE COURT RECORDS, ALONG WITH CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN BOY SCOUT OFFICIALS, WERE AMONG 14,500 SECRET AND REDACTED PAGES RECENTLY MADE PUBLIC AFTER THEIR RELEASE WAS ORDERED BY THE OREGON SUPREME COURT. THEY INCLUDE CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS KEPT BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA FROM 1965 TO 1985 DETAILING MOLESTATION ACCUSATIONS AND CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS AGAINST BOY SCOUT VOLINTEERS.

TRAFFIC PROJECT IN MENDOCINO COUNTY JH 10/22/12

CAL TRANS ANNOUNCED THAT CONSTRUCTION AT THE GREENWOOD CREEK BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, SOUTH OF ELK, WILL REQUIRE EXTENDED TRAFFIC CONTROL TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THIS IS IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP THE PROJECT ON SCHEDULE BY REMOVING A PORTION OF THE EXISTING BRIDGE TO ACCOMODATE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW BRIDGE. THE NEW BRIDGE WILL BE WIDER AND SAFER WITH 12 FOOT LANES, 6 FOOT SHOULDERS, AND A 5 FOOT WIDE PEDESTRIAN PATH THAT WILL BECOME PART OF THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL TRAIL. MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE 40 MINUTE DELAYS ALL THIS WEEK FROM 8 AM TO 4 PM. OTHERWISE, ONE-WAY TRAFFIC CONTROL WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN PLACE AT ALL OTHER TIMES, 7 DAYS A WEEK WITH 5 MINUTE DELAYS ANTICIPATED.

NORTH PASS FIRE CLOSURE ORDER LIFTED JH 10/22/12

THE NORTH PASS FIRE CLOSURE ORDER WAS LIFTED FRIDAY, REOPENING ALL FOREST ROADS AND RECREATION AREAS IN THE YOLLA BOLLY MIDDLE EEL WILDERNESS AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF THE MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST.

ANYONE CAMPING IN THE OPEN FOREST IS ADVISED TO SELECT A CAMPSITE AWAY FROM DEAD TREES OR POSSIBLE ROLLING DEBRIS. ALSO BE AWARE THAT FLASH FLOODING AND MUD FLOWS MAY BE COMMON IN AREAS WITHOUT VEGETATION.

SUPERVISIRS TO CONSIDER FINAL HOTEL LEASE WITH MARYMOUNT JH 10/22/12

THE LAKE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL CONSIDER GIVING APPROVAL TO THE FINAL LEASE AGREEMENT WITH MARYMOUNT COLLEGE FOR THE LUCERNE HOTEL.

ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS, DEVELOPING A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE CAMPUS IN LUCERNE WOULD BE A GREAT BENEFIT FOR THE COUNTY. THE LEASE IS FOR 15 YEARS, WITH THE RATE AT $1 A YEAR FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS. BEGINNING IN YEAR SIX ON JULY 1, 2018, AND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE LEASE, THE RENT SHALL BE EQUAL TO 50 PERCENT OF MARYMOUNT’S NET ANNUAL REVENUE GENERATED AT THE CAMPUS. THE FUNDS WILL BE NO LESS THAN $85,000, AND NO MORE THAN $250,000 PER YEAR.

PALACE HOTEL READY FOR WINTER JH 10/22/12

UKIAH’S HISTORIC PALACE HOTEL HAS BEEN WINTERIZED AND IS READY FOR THE RAINY SEASON, AND JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME.

THE ROOF HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND THE WINDOWS ARE WEATHERIZED, ACCORDING TO OWNER ELADIA LAINES, WHO IS STILL WORKING ON CLEARING THE TITLE TO PROVE OWNERSHIP OF THE OLD HOTEL. SHE ASSURED THE CITY COUNCIL THAT IT SHOULD BE VERY SOON THAT THE ISSUES WITH THE TITLE ARE RESOLVED, SO THE CITY COULD ISSUE A DEMOLITION PERMIT TO ALLOW THE RENOVATIONS TO CONTINUE. THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO CONTINUE A VOTE ON THE HOTEL’S ABATEMENT AND HEAR ANOTHER UPDATE NEXT MONTH. FOR THOSE CURIOUS TO SEE THE INSIDE OF THE HISTORIC BUILDING, TOURS ARE BEING OFFERED EVERY FRIDAY. TO SIGN UP, SIMPLY STOP BY 272 NORTH STATE STREET.

‘MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY’ IN LAKE COUNTY JH 10/22/12

THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE THE CHANCE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITY BY HELPING FEED THE HUNGRY.

SEVERAL LAKE COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS ARE COLLABORATING TO COLLECT NONPERISHABLE FOOD FOR FIVE SENIOR CENTERS AND 13 FOOD PANTRIES IN THE COUNTY. FOOD DONATIONS CAN BE DROPPED OFF IN COLLECTION BINS LOCATED IN DOZENS OF BUSINESSES AND STORES AROUND THE COUNTY. THE MAIN COLLECTION DAY IS THIS SATURDAY ON NATIONAL MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY. THIS IS THE 13TH YEAR IN A ROW THAT THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT FOR MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY. ALL FOOD DONATED WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN LAKE COUNTY.