Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, CA) articles from July 2006

Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, CA) archives from July 2006

Sutter judge upheld.
July 1, 2006... Byline: Rob Young Jul. 1--The state Supreme Court has upheld a decision by Sutter County Judge Chris Chandler in the case of a Yuba City man arrested in 2001 for methamphetamine offenses. Chandler refused to suppress evidence against...

Hit cyclist dragged by van.
July 1, 2006... Byline: Rob Young Jul. 1--A motorcyclist was hit by a van and dragged for almost a block on Friday, Marysville police said. The victim, Ricky Berkley, 20, was conscious after the accident but suffered a compound fracture to his right...

Yuba crop: $137 million.
July 1, 2006... Byline: Eve Hightower Jul. 1--Yuba County crop values are recovering from two years of detrimental weather, say county officials Last year's agricultural production was valued at $137 million, which is about $1.5 million more than in...

More red light cameras pushed.
July 1, 2006... Byline: Daniel Witter Jul. 1--Think there are too many pesky red-light cameras in Marysville? The 2005-06 Yuba County grand jury doesn't think so. In fact, grand jury members are of the opinion that there should be more - and not...

It's official - Logue wins.
July 1, 2006... Byline: Daniel Witter Jul. 1--Rex Archer called off his recount of the June 6 election, saying he was satisfied with Yuba County Supervisor Dan Logue's victory. "I am happy as I can be with that count," said Archer as he watched the...

Plumas Street bid too high.
July 1, 2006... Byline: John Dickey Jul. 1--Yuba City plans to give Plumas Street the deluxe treatment with palm trees and a tower monument at the intersection with Colusa Avenue. But on Friday, the lone bid for the high-profile project came in plenty...

EDITORIAL: Don't eighty-six Proposition 36.(Editorial)
July 1, 2006... Jul. 1--July 1, 2006 - Although the tactics seem to change by the hour and the outcome is uncertain, there is a move in the California Legislature to change Proposition 36, the 2000 initiative that mandates treatment instead of prison for...

Pearson shows off for scouts.
July 1, 2006... Byline: Justin Miller Jul. 1--Tyler Pearson shined in possibly one of the biggest starts of his young career. With Kansas City Royals scouts on hand Friday to give the Gold Sox pitcher a final evaluation before possibly negotiating a...

Rodeo re-ride.
July 1, 2006... Jul. 1--Editor's Note: An incomplete list of the District 3 high school rodeo athletes who qualified for the National Finals or the Silver State competition recently appeared in the Appeal-Democrat. We apologize to those who were left out, and...

OLL juniors topple hillers.
July 1, 2006... Jul. 1--Jacob Cadle pitched a complete game, but costly errors over-shadowed his strong outing and the North Yuba Junior Division all-stars lost to Olivehurst-Linda, 7-2, Friday night. Cadle allowed 8 hits, 6 walks while striking out 11,...

Virile vine found in Yuba County.
July 2, 2006... Byline: Eve Hightower Jul. 2--It moves quickly and quietly, ensnarling its host in giant noodle-like vines. And it's in Yuba County. An aggressive, parasitic plant, Japanese dodder - or devil's guts - encircles its plant victims and...

KinderCamp enters 5th year in Marysville district.
July 2, 2006... Byline: Kymm Mann Jul. 2--Children getting ready to go into kindergarten this fall can attend Marysville Joint Unified School District's KinderCamp program, which is designed to prepare them for an easy transition their first day. ...

Power outage strikes Linda.
July 2, 2006... Jul. 2--About 300 Pacific Gas & Electric customers in Linda briefly lost power after an equipment mishap Saturday. Shortly after 2 p.m., a jumper - the unit that connects lengths of power cable - burned out in the 1900 block of Linda...

Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif., Harold Kruger column: Grand jury kicks Kent.
July 2, 2006... Byline: Harold Kruger Jul. 2--Kent McClain was always a genial fellow as Yuba County's administrator. He steered the great ship of state through some rough waters, especially when it came to shoring up levees in the Plumas Lake area....

Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif., Kiarash Zarezadeh column: Power to the point.
July 2, 2006... Byline: Kiarash Zarezadeh Jul. 2--Anyone who's gone to college in the past decade, worked in an office with tragically unhip managers or spent one hour too many at a useless seminar is familiar with the slideshow software Powerpoint. ...

Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif., Rob Young column: Don't ?go' in YC's parks.
July 2, 2006... Byline: Rob Young Jul. 2--Q: I took my child to the new park off Pease Road in Yuba City last Sunday and realized there were no bathrooms. Then I realized the new park off of Shanghai Bend Road has no bathrooms either. Can you tell me why...

EDITORIAL: Scapegoating Proposition 13.(Editorial)
July 2, 2006... Jul. 2--Speaking of how state budgets just keep getting bigger... Recently, editorial writers questioned three government officials and an association president about state and local government finances at a forum presented by the...

OL, SA breeze to wins.
July 2, 2006... Jul. 2--Olivehurst-Linda and Sutter Area each recorded blowout victories Friday in opening-round games of the District 2 major softball All-Star tournament at Marysville's Earle Yorton Field. O-L took a 16-2 advantage after the first inning...

Wasina takes high line at Twin Cities Speedway.
July 2, 2006... Byline: Nathan D. Collier Jul. 2--Mike Wasina Jr. of Elverta ran a line that no one else would Saturday night, and a beautiful lap-nine pass on the outside of turn-two propelled him to a feature win in the Pacific sprint division at Twin...

Big plans for Arbuckle Hotel.
July 2, 2006... Byline: Howard Yune Jul. 2--At first glance, it was an obscure, parchment-colored brick building at a sleepy downtown corner made even more lifeless by stinging, triple-digit heat. But on a recent afternoon, the owner of the old...

OZZ-fest rocks on.
July 3, 2006... Jul. 3--Heavy-metal rock fans flocked to Sleep Train Amphitheater in Yuba County on Sunday to rejoice in OZZfest, rocker Ozzy Osbourne's 11th annual music festival, where several bands, including System of a Down and Disturbed, played on...

Club crowd ?swept' from Marysville.
July 3, 2006... Byline: Eve Hightower Jul. 3--Patrons were rounded up and ushered out of town early Sunday morning after a rap show turned rowdy at the night club Planet Rock. "There were just a lot of problems," said Marysville Police Department...

EDITORIAL: A victory for the rule of law.(Editorial)
July 3, 2006... Jul. 3--In its decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, regarding Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a Yemeni captured in Afghanistan who is being held at Guantanamo Bay and had been about to be tried by a military commission, or tribunal, the U.S. Supreme Court made...

Wasina riding high after sprint victory.
July 3, 2006... Byline: Nathan D. Collier Jul. 3--Mike Wasina Jr. of Elverta ran a line that no one else would Saturday night, and a beautiful lap-nine pass on the outside of turn-two propelled him to a feature win in the Pacific sprint division at Twin...

Marysville, Sutter Buttes advance to quarterfinals.
July 3, 2006... Jul. 3--Marissa Clavelle tossed a complete-game three-hitter and Marysville moved on to the quarterfinals of the District 2 major division softball All-Star Tournament after a 9-1 win over Wheatland on Saturday at Earle Yorton Field in...

Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif., Todd R. Hansen column: No cookie crumbs for Bavasi's boys.
July 3, 2006... Byline: Todd R. Hansen Jul. 3--Woodward and Bernstein had Watergate, the Tour de France its rider-clubbing doping scandal, but I've got something really big - a deep dark secret that could bring Yuba-Sutter baseball crashing to the turf....

Sisters' cozy cafe a charmer.
July 4, 2006... Byline: Amy McMenamin Jul. 4--Finish off a foot-and-a-half long All-American burger in less than 60 minutes and lunch is on the house at the Lazy Dayz Cafe in Marysville. Before the two eldest Haight sisters, Stacy, 30, and Dayna, 23,...

City plans welcoming festivities.
July 4, 2006... Byline: Howard Yune Jul. 4--A town known for its Victorian homes and traditional downtown will be the backdrop for a coast-to-coast procession of equally historic automobiles - and play host to festivities honoring their drivers. On...

Fireworks shows & events today.
July 4, 2006... Jul. 4--FIREWORKS TODAY * Biggs - View from Cork Oak Park, corner of First and C streets. Sponsored by Biggs Hometown Celebration Committee. After dark. * Colusa - At Levee Park on Main Street. Sponsored by the City of Colusa...

Rosy budget means raises.
July 4, 2006... Byline: Daniel Thigpen Jul. 4--One word can characterize Wheatland officials' feelings toward this year's spending plan: optimistic. The fiscal year 2006-07 budget, approved last week, allocates nearly $1.2 million into day-to-day city...

Grand jury again blasts Stark.
July 4, 2006... Byline: Rob Young Jul. 4--If Sutter County's new grand jury report has a familiar ring to it, there's a reason. Like last year, county officials in general - and Auditor-Controller Robert Stark in particular - are lambasted in the...

EDITORIAL: Offering tribute to our nation.(Editorial)
July 4, 2006... Jul. 4--July 4, 2006 - Otto Whittaker wrote the following essay, "I Am the Nation," in 1955 as a public relations advertisement for the Norfolk and Western Railway. According to "Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations," the original...

Tour de Feather.
July 4, 2006... Byline: Nathan D. Collier Jul. 4--They have nicknames like Mini Mack, Mohawk, Woody, Kickn Kaitlyn and Madd Matt, and every Friday they gather in the southern corner of Marysville's Beckwourth Riverfront Park to test their skills on the...

Locals join race against Leukemia.
July 4, 2006... Jul. 4--No one knows what causes leukemia, but once a year, BMX tracks across the country rally their riders to raise funds to help find a cure. The American BMX Association's "Race for Life" happens in either May or June at every...

Peach Bowl wins wild one with LO.
July 4, 2006... Jul. 4--Kendra Lizama-Pierson threw a six-inning complete game for the Peach Bowl District 2 major softball all-stars in their wild 13-12 win over Live Oak on Sunday at Earle Yorton Field in Marysville. Lizama-Pierson gave up nine hits,...

Making them feel at home.
July 4, 2006... Byline: Amy McMenamin Jul. 4--Some of the pictures in the Traveler's Hotel in downtown Marysville have been stolen. There are rectangles of bare wall where framed photos of movie stars, antique cars and Norman Rockwell prints once hung....

Plenty celebrated on 4th.
July 5, 2006... Byline: John Dickey Jul. 5--A midweek Fourth of July holiday gave people the chance to kick back, feast on hot dogs and hamburgers, and enjoy the summer holiday. Though no fireworks festivities were planned for Marysville, area...

Recognize someone who has spirit of freedom.
July 5, 2006... Jul. 5--In honor of Mid-Valley community members who give of themselves to the values of freedom and selflessness, the Appeal-Democrat's fifth-annual Spirit of Freedom Awards process kicks off today to once again recognize local citizens. ...

Sutter-Yuba Mental Health gets funding windfall.
July 5, 2006... Byline: Rob Young Jul. 5--New mental health programs for small children, homeless people and the elderly are in the works for Yuba-Sutter - no thanks to the majority of voters in the two counties. In November 2004, voters statewide...

EDITORIAL: Government whim can't limit rights.(Editorial)
July 5, 2006... Jul. 5--July 5, 2006 - Why do government officials feel justified in limiting our freedoms? Our rights do not come from government. Whether you believe, as Thomas Jefferson did, that they come from our creator or that they simply are part...

Ellis Lake boat races wet, wild.
July 5, 2006... Byline: John Dickey Jul. 5--Some finished ahead of the pack, and some swamped in Ellis Lake. Contestants in Marysville's cardboard boat races Tuesday hastily put together a 16-boat field for this year's race. They had no choice...

Colusa to honor five athletes, two teams.
July 5, 2006... Byline: Nathan D. Collier Jul. 5--This Saturday, the Colusa County Sports Hall of Fame will enshrine five individuals and two teams at its fourth-annual Awards and Senior Athletes of the Year Banquet. Steve Mumma, Johnny Ramos, Bryant...

Marysville remains undefeated.
July 5, 2006... Jul. 5--Marysville scored 11 runs in the first inning of a 16-0 win over Wheatland in the District 2 minor softball all-star tournament on Monday in a non-elimination game. Brandy Gilliam went 3-for-3 with seven RBIs to lead Marysville. ...

Ex-teacher sues Plumas.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Daniel Witter Jul. 6--A former Plumas Elementary School District teacher claims she was fired for reporting the district to the state and wants her job back, according to court records. But district officials say they chose not...

One in custody; one on the lam.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Daniel Witter Jul. 6--A man charged with attempted murder pleaded not guilty Wednesday, while his alleged accomplice, who is wanted in connection with another attempted murder, disappeared, according to the Yuba County District...

Prosciutto in Williams.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Howard Yune Jul. 6--It was less an eatery than a reckless roll of the dice, or so their friends and relatives told them three decades ago. An Italian delicatessen in the farming town of Williams, far from the Bay Area's...

Fire on the Fourth.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Rob Young Jul. 6--Illegal fireworks are the suspected cause of a blaze that destroyed most of a Yuba City house early Wednesday. Damage to the house in the 1500 block of Camino Del Oro was estimated at $325,000, including...

Wet Mid-Valley year far from soggiest.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Amy McMenamin Jul. 6--This winter and spring seemed long and wet but didn't stack up to past years. Not even close. Annual rainfall is measured in "water years," which start July 1 and end June 30, rather than calendar years...

EDITORIAL: No surprising analysis there.(Editorial)
July 6, 2006... Jul. 6--July 6, 2006 - A draft report by the Environmental Protection Agency's Boutique Fuels Task Force, which President Bush established after Hurricane Katrina to study whether government requirements for more than a dozen special gasoline...

Moving on up.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Todd R. Hansen Jul. 6--Anyone who has been out to watch the Yuba College baseball team in the last eight years knows just how seriously 49ers coach Tim Gloyd takes winning. But that's not his main job. "I tell them at the...

Thunderbirds end Gold Sox road streak at 1.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Nathan D. Collier Jul. 6--Things got a little heated for the Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox on Wednesday, but nothing came of a seventh-inning dispute and the Gold Sox fell to the Solano Thunderbirds, 3-0, at Travis Credit Union Park in...

Wheatland, Westside advance.
July 6, 2006... Jul. 6--Jordan Thompson started the game by pitching and finished the game with her hitting. Thompson pitched the first two innings of Wheatland's 11-5 District 2 majors softball all-stars win over North Yuba Monday night at Earle Yorton...

Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif., Justin Miller column: Heavy spring rains resulting in monster catfish being hauled out of Sutter Bypass.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Justin Miller Jul. 6--June 29, 2006 - Break out the anchovies, sardines, chicken livers and all the stink bait you can find - catfish are on the prowl in the Mid-Valley. Anglers looking to haul in a big catfish should head to...

YC Council demands info.
July 7, 2006... Byline: John Dickey Jul. 7--Changes may be afoot at Yuba City's high-profile but slow-moving downtown movie theater project. But few know what they could be. That irks some City Council members, including one who demanded information...

Marysville OKs land purchase.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Daniel Witter Jul. 7--The Marysville City Council approved a $2.8 million agreement Thursday to buy several parcels to convert into a commercial development project. Eight parcels totaling 3.72 acres sit on A and B streets...

Crowd problems plague nightclub.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Eve Hightower Jul. 7--Dance. Drink. But don't whiz on our community. That's what disappointed downtown Marysville merchants, residents and city officials have to say to Planet Rock patrons. Some shared more heated words with...

Tower rebuild taking shape.
July 7, 2006... Jul. 7--Developer Gage Chrysler of Modern Building is renovating the old Tower Theatre into office space for Family Intervention & Community Support, a Yuba City-based nonprofit organization that helps counsel troubled youth. Family...

Tahoe-themed condos proposed for Marysville.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Amy McMenamin Jul. 7--Local developers hope to build a gated community with 20 condominiums on a vacant stretch of land in Marysville just north of Ellis Lake. The proposed development - Northshore Commons - could sit on a...

Jamba Juice, La Salsa coming to Ellis Lake.
July 7, 2006... Jul. 7--Main & Main Properties Inc., the development company building a commercial center on Ellis Lake in Marysville, announced Thursday the tenants who will occupy the three buildings at Ninth and B streets. Company officials said 82...

EDITORIAL: Kim Jong II's threat misfires.(Editorial)
July 7, 2006... Jul. 7--North Korea's pitiful regime no doubt intended to get Washington's attention by testing six missiles July 4, beginning a few minutes after the launch of the space shuttle Discovery. It may turn out to have been a severe miscalculation,...

Westside gets win.
July 7, 2006... Jul. 7--Adolfo Davalos pitched outstanding and hit a two-run home run to lead the Westside major baseball all-stars over Colusa 7-5 on Wednesday night at Sutter Area Little League. Davalos came into the game in the 4th with the game tied at...

Colusa serves as hospitable stop.
July 8, 2006... Byline: Howard Yune Jul. 8--For some 200 men and women, the Great Race is the hardest of cross-country road trips - and also the easiest. Two weeks have passed for the more than 100 driver-navigator duos competing in the...

Casto seeks retrial.
July 8, 2006... Byline: Daniel Witter Jul. 8--Convicted killer Hershel Wayne Casto, facing at least 50 years to life in prison, wants a new trial. Casto's lawyer, Richard Kohl, cited circumstantial evidence that amounts to "more than reasonable...

YC working on disaster plan.
July 8, 2006... Byline: John Dickey Jul. 8--Is Sutter County a risky place? The public will find out when a consulting firm hired by the City of Yuba City prepares a hazard mitigation plan. The city is applying for Federal Emergency Management...

Historical Faire today at Yuba Sutter Mall.
July 8, 2006... Jul. 8--Vintage cars, costumes and dancing will be the recipe of the day at the Yuba Sutter Mall today as the third annual Historical Faire kicks off at 10 a.m. Twenty-one local groups will present displays and other aspects of the area's...

Olivehurst-Linda wins senior title.
July 8, 2006... Byline: Wayne Owens Jul. 8--Marissa Wilson told her team to forget about the last game, which had her Olivehurst-Linda team getting ran over by Wheatland 15-5, and loosen up. "We had poor attitudes in the last game," Wilson said, "We...

McDonald, Amsbaugh drive Wheatland.
July 8, 2006... Jul. 8--Matt McDonald drove in five runs, Chris Amsbaugh knocked in four more and Brian Johnson added three RBIs as Wheatland rallied to beat Live Oak, 23-13, in the District 2 Little League senior all-star baseball tournament on Friday. ...

Sting win NorCal title.
July 8, 2006... Jul. 8--The Yuba-Sutter Sting under-14 softball team went 5-0 last weekend to win the NorCal State Championships at Rainbow Fields in Modesto. Caitlin McBride had a triple and two RBIs as Yuba-Sutter beat the Gilroy Glory 9-0 in Sunday's...

Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif., Rob Young column: Who pays for tree trimming?
July 9, 2006... Byline: Rob Young Jul. 9--Q: I am a homeowner in Colusa and have been for more than 20 years. Several years ago, Colusa residents were asked to pass a measure increasing our taxes by $35 a year to keep the swimming pool open and to...

Judge tosses murder charges.
July 9, 2006... Byline: Rob Young Jul. 9--A Sutter County judge on Friday threw out attempted murder charges against two alleged members of the Nortenos street gang. Jose Luis Cervantes and Terrell Alexander Rice are still facing lesser charges...

Faire shares area's history.
July 9, 2006... Byline: Eve Hightower Jul. 9--This place is old. About 3,000 people attended this year's Yuba-Sutter Historical Faire at the Yuba City Mall on Saturday to find out just how old cities such as Marysville are, and what the area's history...

It's baaaack ... West Nile has arrived early this year.
July 9, 2006... Byline: Eve Hightower Jul. 9--West Nile has arrived early this year and abatement districts have a smaller arsenal on their side. Sutter-Yuba Mosquito & Vector Control District manager Ron McBride received word last week that the 2006...

Bidding to repair Colusa levees under way.
July 9, 2006... Byline: Howard Yune Jul. 9--California's water authority has released details of its levee repair efforts in Colusa County. During a public workshop Thursday at Colusa City Hall, officials of the state Department of Water Resources...

YC park-improvement bonds rate A+ at offering.
July 9, 2006... Byline: John Dickey Jul. 9--Yuba City's Gauche Park bond offering received what one analyst described as an "above average" rating. Fitch Rating's A+ bond rating for $12.5 million in bonds to finance the Gauche Park Aquatics Complex...

Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif., Harold Kruger column: Marin Dems to the rescue.
July 9, 2006... Byline: Harold Kruger Jul. 9--Don't despair, Y-S Democrats. Marin County is coming to the rescue. Last Sunday, the Marin Independent Journal reported that Mayme Hubert, a San Rafael Democrat, founded Take Back Red California, which...

Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif., Kiarash Zarezadeh column: Power to the point.
July 9, 2006... Byline: Kiarash Zarezadeh Jul. 9--Anyone who's gone to college in the past decade, worked in an office with tragically unhip managers or spent one hour too many at a useless seminar is familiar with the slideshow software Powerpoint. ...

EDITORIAL: Republicans make effort to curb overspending.(Editorial)
July 9, 2006... Jul. 9--It may be too late for Republicans to restore their lost luster as the party of fiscal responsibility, at least in time to prevent a drubbing in the coming elections, but at least some of them, including Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.), are...

Cassidy, Prager score upset at Yuba City Open.
July 9, 2006... Jul. 9--Shannon Cassidy, who'll be a junior at Yuba City High this fall, and Yuba College tennis coach Josh Prager teamed to beat Stephanie Kusano and John Pettit, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 13-11 with a 10-point super tie-breaker in the semifinal...

Flying U stock stampede.
July 9, 2006... Byline: Todd R. Hansen Jul. 9--A river of disappointment ran through Cotton Rosser Arena after the first day of the 73rd annual Marysville Stampede Saturday. In fact, if it weren't for a handful of quick team roping and bulldogging runs,...

Wheatland to face Marysville for title.
July 9, 2006... Jul. 9--Talia Rios hit two triples and had two RBIs on Saturday to lead Wheatland to a 12-6 victory over Sutter Area and a spot in the major softball District 2 Little League all-star championship against Marysville, which will be played...

Arciero alleges partner secretly developed casino plan.
July 10, 2006... Byline: Daniel Witter Jul. 10--Frank Arciero Sr. alleges that Gerald Forsythe, his partner in the planned Yuba County Motorplex, secretly developed a plan to use the raceway property to support a casino, according to court records. ...

Are you ready for some peaches?
July 10, 2006... Byline: Eve Hightower Jul. 10--The harvest has begun and the festival will soon follow. Everything will be peachy in downtown Marysville on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. for the seventh annual California Peach Festival, the...

Yuba supervisor's son arrested.
July 10, 2006... Byline: Daniel Thigpen Jul. 10--The son of a Yuba County supervisor was arrested early Sunday for allegedly hitting and injuring a pedestrian with his pickup truck while drunk. The California Highway Patrol arrested Jonathan Nicoletti,...

Three held after shots fired at YC apartments.
July 10, 2006... Byline: Daniel Thigpen Jul. 10--Yuba City police arrested three men suspected of firing as many as 20 rounds at several occupied apartment units Saturday night. Vang Vue, 20, of Marysville; Chai Xiong, 24, of Sacramento; and Koucey...