Petaluma Argus-Courier from Petaluma, California • Page 13

ARGUS-COURIER, Ptaluma CA, Wednesday, May 27,1992 13A IwL It cXMiUI 'I I Marinites will decide open space measure gf mm its mr li Backers say Measure A is necessary to deal with several changes in recent years that have made it more difficult to save remaining open space in the county just north of San Francisco. One is Proposition 13, the 1978 tax-cutting measure which forced the county to drop the property taxes allotted for open space from 10 cents to 4 cents per $100 of assessed value. Also, because of legislative changes, two-thirds of voters must approve any special purpose tax measure, including Measure A. Earlier, tax measures required only a majority vote. Higher land prices and the ever-rising cost of maintenance and operation of county land also contribute to the need, supporters contend.

Among the open space district's priority sites: BBothin Marsh area; a small but highly visible parcel near the marsh. BNovato Bayfront; an area with public access or potential for restored wetlands. Bolinas Lagoon; parcels next to lagoon near Stinson each. Burdell Island; upland island and wetlands north of Novato near San Antonio Creek and Petaluma River. BNorthridge; Alto Bowl area of Northridge between Mill Valley and Larkspur.

72 Petalumans graduate from Santa Rosa Junior College 3 Is the King alive? Sonoma County Transit officials say "yes," and booked him for some midday appearances In the area. Actually, It was Jim Bogglo of Cotatl accordion fame, decked out In his best Elvis duds to thrill bus riders such as Ida Tenenbaum of Petaluma. As part of the publicity stunt, that hip-shaking hunk of burning love will make appearances on transit routes through Friday and will lighten the morning commute hours with radio interviews. Scon Manchester Donna Henderson, Thomas Hig-bee, Jennifer Leigh Howard, Eric Anthony Isaacs, Christina Marie; Isetta, Daniel Johnson, Leah Nicole Johnson, Michael; Kingsley, Erich Kircher, Katherine Margaret Laffan, Annemarie Louise Lafferty, Lisa Barbara Jean Lombardi, Katie Lut- sovich, Audrey Francesca Maples, Marjen Sobhani Andrienne Denise May field and. Christopher Scott Mazzanty Leslie Marie McNicol, Eric! Mendonca, Russell Richard Mes-j sana, Ralph Milner, Amanda Lorraine Nelson, Dana Ernestine; Novak, Melanie Orr, Mark Ray, Julie Rae Rennier, Lisa Ann Ricci, Elizabeth Doris Katherine Stephanie Michelle Senger, Dorothy Patricia Shantz, Tamera Sharp, Anne Marie Shatara, Daniel Paul Smaw, Yahna Marie Tam-burini, Nawal Tamini, Jena Alexandrine Tanalski and Jenny Rebecca Taylor.

James Patrick Thomsen, Kirsten Erin Trost, Bill Vieira, Valorie Elizabeth Chandler Westby, Gene Williams, Kelly Jean Wizner, Chu Sang Yi and Kimarie Zuch. He is survived by his parents, Leonard and Joanne La Casse of Ukiah; a brother, Chris La Casse of Ukiah; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins, including several in Petaluma and Cotati. A memorial service will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ukiah.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Eversole Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Plowshares of Ukiah or sports programs at Ukiah High School, care of Kitty Britton, 1000 Low Gap, Ukiah95482. Interment will be private. "is' i The junior college's concert choir, directed by Curtis Sprenger and accompanied by Roberty Young, performed "Set Down Servant," and "An Irish Blessing." The following Petaluma students graduated: Ana Anzore, Patricia Ann Attebery, David Beatie, David Bethards, Julie Ann Bonner, Tylene Arloa Cammack, Maryann Carillo, Julia Charles, Deborah Lee D'Asto, Jennifer Davis, Corey Wendell Day, Kristy De Ome, Damion Dormeyer, Wendy Dunn, Sheri McLendon-Eschenauer, Christina Faustino, Melinda Ruth Feinstein, Sydney Louise Ferris, Nancy Leeann Fowler, Veronika Froschi and Steven Leroy Garzoli. Linda Kay Gizzi, Bryan Matthew Hale, Audrey Heinesen, for educators local ranchers, tour farms and learn first-hand about daily farm life.

There will also be guest speakers on ag finance, marketing and regulations. The seminars will emphasize providing educators with lesson plans and creative ideas to stimulate students. Evening Vigil Rites will be held today at 3 p.m. at the Daniels Chapel of the Roses, 1225 Sonoma Santa Rosa. Friends are invited to attend a Funeral Liturgy on Thursday at 10 a.m.

at the chapel with interment at Cypress Hill Memorial Park, Petaluma. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association-Redwood Empire Chapter, P.O. Box 844, Santa Rosa 95402. Peter La Casse Peter Daniel La Casse, a 17-year-old student at Ukiah High School, died suddenly on Monday. By The Associated Press SAN RAFAEL There's open space on the June 2 ballot in Marin County, where voters are deciding whether to raise taxes to keep their rolling hills and farmland free of development.

Measure A would impose a tax of $25 a year on every parcel of land in the county over four years, raising $9 million to preserve the county's open space and agricultural land. Much of the funding would go to the Marin County Open Space District, established 20 year ago to allow residents to tax themselves to maintain open land. The rest likely would be funnelled to the Marin Agricultural Land Trust, which buys development rights to ranches. Over the years, the county has purchased 15,000 of the 27,000 acres it has slated for open space. Measure A seeks to save the remaining 12,000.

"It will continue the Marin County open space and agriculture protection programs," said Warner Chabot, campaign coordinator for Measure A. "Without Measure A funding, both programs will be crippled and come to a virtual halt." If the measure is successful, funds generated would be spent to preserve land the district has prioritized on a "shopping list." Teacher (Continued from page 1) because "it's kind of hard." She said Uland's presence will be sorely missed, summing him up as "just a real nice person. He's very low-key, he's relaxed; very reliable, he's always there." Uland started in 1958, a year after Cinnabar moved from its original building, now the Cinnabar Theater on Petaluma Boulevard North. There were about 160 students at the school, and now there are about 250. "At that time the reason I took this job was because it was close by my home," said Uland, who applied to large and small districts throughout the state.

He soon realized he'd discovered a treasure chest of opportunity for teachers. Uland said Cinnabar's small size gave him a chance to get to know students personally, and that's important. He said he knows so because of the 12-student elementary Estero School he attended as a youth. Uland went on to Tomales High School and Santa Rosa Junior College, where he majored in music for two years. After working at the dairy he grew up on in northern Marin County for a couple of years, he returned to college to study elementary education, and graduated from San Francisco State University.

Uland said he's seen signs of Murder (Continued from page 1) after leaving the Buckhom. Mrs. Souza said her daughter, who was living in San Pablo, came to Petaluma to get away from her boyfriend who beat her. But more problems began the day Souza arrived at her mother's home. Mrs.

Souza said her daughter took $100 from her and came home one night too drunk to stand up. On the last day of her life, she told her mother she was going to see a doctor in San Francisco for her facial injuries which she received in the beating. About 4 p.m. the same day, Souza returned to her mother's house in a taxi. She had passed out from drinking and was lying in the back seat of the cab, Mrs.

Souza said. "I told the taxi driver to take her to the police," she said. I wanted her to get professional help. I couldn't help her." The taxi driver took Souza to the Petaluma Police Department and police arranged for her to be taken to the Orenda Center, an alcohol detoxification center in Santa Rosa. About six hours later, Souza returned to her mother's house.

"She knocked on my bedroom window," Mrs. Souza said. "I said, 'Why didn't you stay and get Aside from Santa Rosa, Petaluma has more spring graduates from Santa Rosa Junior College than any other city in the county. Ceremonies took place Saturday at 10 a.m. on the outdoor stage near the school's Burbank Auditorium.

Rev. Harold Daulton, retired pastor of the United Methodist Church, gave the invocation; and SRJC's president, Robert Agrella, presented the graduation candidates. Larry Bertolini, president of the college's board of trustees, presented diplomas and awards. Speakers included students Robert Millick, an electronics major from Windsor; and Laura Crystle, a communications studies major from Sonoma. Ag seminars Sonoma County Farm Bureau's Ag Education Committee will be sponsor two separate seminars for educators on June 22-25 and Aug.

10-13. The seminars will offer an intense week of agricultural education for teachers and educators. Seminar participants will meet William "Bill" Caldwell Jr. Memorial services were pending today for William "Bill" Caldwell a Petaluma native who died Sunday in Klamath Falls, Ore. He was 47.

Mr. Caldwell lived in Tulelake the last three years and worked for Bar-Ale. Survivors include his father, Bill Caldwell of Sebastopol; son, Chris Caldwell of Tulelake; daughter, Becky Caldwell of Petaluma; brother, Larry Caldwell of Santa Rosa; sister, Anna Lee Gradek of Santa Rosa, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. The family said there would be a private inurnment. James V.

Fitzgerald Funeral services will be held Thursday for James V. Fitzgerald, a former procurement officer for San Quentin State Prison. Mr. Fitzgerald, 77, died at a Santa Rosa hospital Sunday after a long illness. Mr.

Fitzgerald retired from San Quentin in 1974, moved to Clear-lake for several years and spent his last five years in Santa Rosa. He is survived by his wife, Iva, of Santa Rosa; two daughters, Roberta Kenney of San Rafael and Char-lene DeLuca of Petaluma; four grandchildren and three great granddaughters. Hospital finances stabilized Petaluma Valley Hospital's recent cost-cutting measures and a temporary volunteer wage freeze by nurses has helped stabilize the facility's financial woes. "Hopefully, we've been through the worst," a hospital spokesperson said today prior to Thursday's monthly meeting of the hospital district's Board of Directors. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m.

in Groverman Hall, on the hospital grounds, 400 N. McDowell Blvd. The board has only routine items to discuss, unlike previous meetings that have had to deal with stringent cost containment measures, including some staff layoffs. On the agenda is an item to authorize the election of three board members on the November ballot. The seats up for candidacy are those of veteran board members Dr.

Herbert Newburger, Dr. Jerome Beatie and dairyman and current treasurer Franklin Burns. The incumbents haven't yet indicated whether they'll run again for the seats. Candidates for the three positions on the five-member board must file with the Registrar of Voters between July 13 and Aug. 7 to be eligible.

A brighter picture at the hospital emerged in April, when the board approved a new annual budget containing a projected total surplus of $688,220 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1993. To help the hospital over what was considered a crisis period, nurses last month voted to delay a negotiated 8 percent pay raise until July 1, with an estimated savings to the hospital of $80,000. Options (Continued from page 1) ticipate in the discussion at the next two sessions, as decided by the council when the process began. Forty-three people meet those qualifications and another 14 appear to meet them but must still be confirmed as ratepayers, Salmons said. The workshop is at 7 p.m.

in the Community Center, 320 N. McDowell Blvd. corrections and amplifications Summer school for elementary and senior high students in the Petaluma School District will be held according to the following schedule: Elementary school: June 17 to July 14, at McNear Elementary School. High School: June 17 to July 3 1 at Petaluma High School. An earlier reference to the schedule contained inaccurate in-.

formation. The Argus-Courier regrets the error. An item in Lynn Schnitzer's Shorelines column in today's Argus-Courier states that Deanna Mclsaac earned a bachelor of arts in journalism from the University of California at Davis. Mclsaac actually earned her degree from California State University, Sacramento. Shorelines appears on page 5C.

The error was noticed after that section of the paper had gone to press. the times 'during his 33 years among young students. He said when he started "there were not as many broken up families," noting both parents didn't have to work and children weren't sent to child-care programs after school. "At that time they (students) were more disciplined," he said. While at Cinnabar, the veteran teacher has moved from grades 2 and 3 to sixth, then back to strictly third grade, his favorite.

"They're just neat," he said of his 8- and 9-year-old charges, who constantly tell Uland they don't want him to go. Uland said he decided to retire now because the time just seemed right. "Everybody's been asking me (why)," he said. "They said, 'Is there any connection with Johnny Carson?" Uland plans to privately teach music, work on remodeling the east Petaluma home he's lived in with his family since he started teaching, and take some courses at the local junior college. Uland has a wife, Use, a counselor in Petaluma, and children, Michelle, 27, who's studying to be a nurse, and Keith, 24, a criminal justice student.

He said he wants to leave Cinnabar quietly, though a retirement party with teachers, parents and students is planned Sunday to honor Uland, and it's likely students have their own surprise in store for him. help? I just can't stand you drink ing." Mrs. Souza said she got out of bed and went to the front door to talk to her daughter, who wanted to be let in the house. But Mrs. Souza refused.

"She was even drinking then," Mrs. Souza said. A man was standing in the driveway, she said, but it was dark and she couldn't see who it was. She closed her door and went back to bed. It was the last time she saw her daughter alive.

Tibbals was arrested on March 5 in San Jose after investigators lifted his thumb print from a bloody beer can found near the dumpster where Souza's body was discarded. He has denied having any contact with Souza and claims he had never met her before. Investigators have a videotape of Tibbals buying beer at the 7-Eleven store on Street about 11 p.m. the night of the slaying. A blood-stained jacket that belongs to Tibbals was also seized one he is believed to have worn the night of the murder.

An autopsy revealed there was semen inside Souza's body and investigators are still awaiting DNA test results to determine if the semen is genetically linked to Parent-Sorensen Mortuary MAGNOLIA KEOKUK PETALUMA FOR INFORMATION, PHONE 763-4131 MARTIN D. (BUZZ) RODGERS, DireclorOwner JAM ES M. SMITH, DirectorOwner LANTHTER Died in a San Rafael hospital May 24, 1992, after a long illness. James H. Lanthier.

The beloved husband of Frances Lanthier of Petaluma. Adored father of Sandra Shuterhoff of Petaluma and Patricia Lanthier of Petaluma. Grandfather of five and great grandfather of one. A native of Winnemucca, Nevada. Age 79 years.

A member of American Legion Post 28 Petaluma. Friends are invited to pay their respects at PARENT-SORENSEN MORTUARY, Magnolia Ave. and Keokuk Petaluma, Thursday, May 28, 1992 from 10:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M. Funeral services from the mortuary will be Friday afternoon, May 29, 1992, at 1:00 P.M.

Burial will follow in Cypress Hill Memorial Park, Petaluma. Contributions in his memory may be made to Heart Association of the Redwood Empire, P.O. Box 8444000 Montgomery Santa Rosa, CA 95404 or to Hospice of Petaluma, 415 A Petaluma 94952. I I Se rvi 76 DIXIE.