The Sacramento Bee from Sacramento, California • 26

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For the Gaines Cycle Classic where Man'S best friends leap retrieve heel and sit all on command in pursuit of national trophies and cash prizes "There is nothing like this show its really spectacular" said Ron Cole a Bay Area dentist who has been entering dogs in obedience shows for 20 years "These dogs are famous around the country To get to see them all at one time is a rare opportunity" It must be acknowledged that not everyone thinks watching animals do tricks is the perfect way to spend a weekend But then not everyone thinks chasing a little dimpled ball around a big fairway with sticks is a fit recreational pastime for adults either chil(Iinn and mak Nuin sttA mg tho hnsi Intninsts (II the hilthn I hi I 01111 pl Ill ht ti the th thi tuns thrintgh its (11)tirs hoth thoul hcnni IT (I thn unit 01 1))110 tr01 (1111111)01 0Fi C1)11)Mg tinnurh t)tingel and milry onnhind than 1Vt 1)ch)1) Amung the thangt Is 0 tic NA 1)1110111 11101 nt'Xi Month h) itli 110111111 tilt tt's It) yintk one nn ()lin oh iIiIit pimp thrmigh (Inprminnv innt ess I hi (nni 111)11101111 SI)1110 1111V1111 (CA And when you can see the best of anything for $2 or a Cycle dog food label its got to be one of the best bargains in the metropolitan area The event is the culmination of a series of obedience contests sponsored by the dog food company around the country Just to get to Sacramento the entrants had to finish in the top I() in their division at a regional contest or receive three nearly perfect scores in other sanctioned competitions The contest is divided into three classes In the Novice Class dogs that are relatively new to competition go through basic tests such as sitting and staying in place They are judged not only on INSIDE Compost packs 'em in B5 It was standing room only at the Sacramento Science Center where scores of folks were turned away from a composting workshop that could only accommodate 150 Furor in West Sac Bi 2 Top elected officials are distancing themselves from the city manager's decision to tail police officers but don't support firing him Weather WIt II i')111111' And Ail Is thy Nystnin Hiking tii moil! tht Nan' Val (inittinti I an lin pin hind 11 i hvil 11vcts hi) ill 1(mk LIT 11)1 intnith timing ihn iii two (1111(11'11'h it tiiiti hr npvilcd IA 111111i Igal tip twiliatit Ii intl soctAl ktil 11111111c tictingtiVili CONS'' ilid hem togs 11114' 111t1(111'd ii Fait tiiiit Humus ttiIiI nt nit 1 cum Dogs rest patiently during a three-minute period at the Gaines Cycle Classic at the Convention Center Bee Genivo Iowa I MI lk 1 '71 i'''' 614-iT 4 )to: t'' 4ii'll II 1 0 a 1 I 11 41 0 i ae lk ''t 4 iii 441 4g 4i wi ti t- 1 0 9 '-1 1 P11 0 0 0 4 061111 4'44' 4 Altili41141 44 siissosl A 1114 MP s-alt AJLspAlk i mifoo A golden retriever named Nicky takes a break from the competition getting attention from Jan Moore Nicky's owner Chuck Egan is at the right The competition's ruff at capital dog show By Art Campos Bee Staff Writer whether they complete the task hut on how much style they show in doing it In the ()pen the tasks get more taxing including retrieving objects oyer a course that requires them to leap over obstacles and staying in place even v'hen their handlers go completely out of sight The Super Dog has nothing to do wath cheese and onions on a foot-long bun Instead it requires canine competitors to do all of the Novice and Open tasks plus a series of maneuvers that include correctly picking from a group of 10 articles the one Al their handler's scent on it They must also pick one of three About 35 residents of the Laguna Vista area in south Sacramento carried picket signs Saturday into the streets of a new subdivision they say is lowering the value of their homes even though some of the new houses exceed the median sales price for existing housing in Sacramento The protesters' targets were Ashley Park an uncompleted 176- nit development along Big Horn Boulevard and bounded by Mack and Bruceville roads and its developer Lewis limes of California 1 The two-bedroom homes begin at See DOGS page 119 By I )ottg Dempster itee staff riter By Bill Lindelof Bee Stall Writer 6The houses arc an eyesore' Bob Rossi resident $114950 the top price is $113500 for a four-bedroom house In October the median price of an existing house in Sal litniC1110 County was I37000 according to the Sacramento Association of Realtors But the rsidents who) purchased their Laguna Vista homes several N0t'llitttI OBITUARIES tati iflhI1 11in plat rtmlit dill iti nit ini! antil hole jturIulf del i'n th tirm togs hi! 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Omit ytiti inany II) 111' s4i i 01111111U SUVW11111 Cfikilt 1 o1111o1 Iu uitu '0111 instrucitireti II )uuiuulI 111 uI1 iI pij hittlien 11N "Si the child see CAR! page B9 County's fees Bed kickbacks Ambulance firm decries new system's Price tag A ntiloothil )11111))11111C1 11111111as announced it von't bid serve Sat ramentu because tees demanded by the ounty Indy be ctinstrued letteralk iiiiiII kickbacks I i hith Li CIck I )espile that I lye taller timlifilance companies thtll have been In business locally fur de emirs htne said thy ill submit link to take over much of Ole county's emergency nwthcal transpurt service starting July I I (1 (idlers Are undecided Num ot the ctimpanies say whether it expects to bid im all three tines ti grabs i just orie (Jr ttvo i Ines All did it Mitt their cumpentive petition to reveal that informant in lieture Inds 'ire due I ht 13 Nhatever thy umpanies respunse and the county's ac nun the result shituld Ity reductiun in the number of ambulance companies MT mg the county and number of lanes thy (() ei lessening onfusion -ind leading to a inure el I icient system say I he number id ambulance Imes wuuld be cut fruit' unwieldy tit eight In nye intistiv rural or burdrr ones independent lire districts wituld Co)11111111V their operaith A maTur I um that had been expected to hid itt'l tem suggested that county demands fur an S1ft) trom the bidder in each mile and a I3 payment for each iintniltince call wuuld viulate a fedeal anti kickback Citing federal and industry varnings lief leet said See BID page Ilf Folsom escapee avoids capture in TV spotlight Seven years atter breaking out of Fokom Prison fugitive Stephen Leslie Wilson remains out of sight but not out ot mind "It's a matter of pride- says Robert Borg the prison warden "We want him bark" Wilson has heroine something of a television personality having been featured on three separate national tabloid or truestoly cop shows and their reruns Nov he's about to) g() international nsolved Mysteries which has already shown the re-enactment of his es-ape twice in the linked States has asked the FBI's Sacramento Ohre to) let it rebroadcast the Wilson episode Alien the series is so old overseas "I said it sounded fine if) me said I I I Specill Agent liarcklay Markets and air times have not been set liarcklav said tho I II hits no idea w'her Wilson is "Just the other day we go it another sheet from 'America's Most Wanted' liarrklay said "Somebody called in and said they saw him We get them all the time For a While W'e got 50-60 tips a week" I le sind Wilson a convicted murderer and martial arts expert requently calls his family which is why the FBI is in conshmt touch with his relatives Wilson once even caned the Flit in Florida asking the agency to ease miff "We have put a lot of pressure on his family to the point where he is telling us through them to) leave his family alone" liarcklay said "We told him as long as your family See ESCAPE page 118 Pickets target housing development South area residents say subdivision lowers value of their homes vea ago for $11tt000 and upward said the developer's decision to down-site houses in the development's second phase violates promises made to them "The houses are an eyesore" said Bob Rossi who lives in the Regency Homes neighborhood "They are incompatible with the Laguna Vista area I support low-income housing hut it should he located in an area where it fits the environment" Officials for Lewis Homes could not he reached for comment late Satorday Farlier the company's sales people at Ashley Park declined to art-See 110UsES page 1112 -I t)(TION i he Sacratuctito Ikt 1 1 1 1I I-131' L12) i SU- ITOR il ()111ruAlliFs i )1 Courts' new order Don't worsen abused child's plight II SItwy Weaver in RtsIct care in Lahti' Illa 1' ii parade 1111)0' Ihildleil allti 111ike slily Ve ale svrving the i ill the hotheo iit 0111 this 1ittling Id ow plat rimiii hi''' litt siatt met olliciis social mkt's linYvtI's and oth- hest 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44 EA lk A i 41 6 itel! 0 -ik rtmcs filo (met Itssenmg iontusion and leading tt) a '-r--t' '4 a A -I 4-1- 1 9 --ti inure vititwnt vtm umino otich ik ii 7-: 41' -t A iv I thw ntimhrr I ii1111)1111111'e Mites WOW he clit trout in t-'- --t r-'7'- 4'-' $-4'1' 4- 1i7 4 11 I I 1 tillwie ldV 23 to eight In live iniv-41V ai or bor der ne 1- 4 1 i intit'Peinient 1 I IV ill'ItriCh A Mild U011111111e their optra- i- -i ki 2 t4r- 0 -t 4 r'' I 1 -44- 4 Lions i 14 tp A i 4 ii 1 A major tirm that had been espected to hid tryme- r': -4 1 'e- taW I Ai IF ''A 1 1MSed 1 ilrl It suggeshd thilt C011illy 111'1111111k for an i i Ar ir '11 14c 411 l' 1te- :::1 1 IT' 7' K965 trom tht inning bitldei tach one and a 4 titin4irS i 4'74 SI le 11'' 4 I 13 payment tor each imbulince call would violate a fed I 1 It') rf i eral anti kickback law 1 Citing Itthrill and industry warnings lb! 1(41 said i lit 11 See BID page 116 i 1 4 Folsom escapee 1 Jf avoids capture It in TV spotlight 4 By Bill Lindelof i 104 7 1k 1 Bee Stll Writ ae e- A A r-- ''-rk e4b111464 0 Seven years atter brtaking tout of kkom Prison fugi- 'A' 2 it' 11e Stephen Leslie WilSoll remains out of Night hut not i it out ot mind "It's a Inatttr of pride" says kolart Borg the prison A golden retriever named Nicky takes a break from the competition getting attention from Jan Moore Nicky's owner Chuck Egan is at the right warden "We want him back Wilso ha hec ome something of a itItvision personal- Th tt0 If tal dog sh ity having been teaturtd On three separate national tab- loid or truesliny cop shows and their reruns Now he's about to go international Nlyster' les" kvhich has already shown the re-tnactimnt of his es' cape twice in the I Inittd Slates has asked tht FBI's Sac By Steve Wiegand whv? For the Gaines Cycle Classic And vvhen you can see the best of any- whether they complete the I hut on riiento liv to ItI it rehr oadeast thilson episode Bee staff Writer where Man'S best friends leap retrieve thing for $2 or a Cycle dog food label its how much style they show in doing it wttti the series is sold overseas heel and sit all on command in pursuit got to be one of the best bargains in the In the ()pen the tasks get more tax- "I said it sounded fine to me" said lit Special Agent To say there are obedient dogs among of national trophies and cash prizes metropolitan area ing including retrieving objects over a NVilliam Barcklay Markets and air limes have not been us this weekend is akin to saying there is "There is nothing like this show its course that requires them to leap Over The event is the culmination of a se- set sand in the Sahara snow in the I limata- really spectacular" said Ron Cole a Bay A obstacles and staying in plae even i yas or nincompoops in Congress Area dentist vvho has been entering dogs ries of obedience contests sponsored by when the ir u-Idlers go ciiinpletely out Barcklay said the FBI hits no idea where Wilson is the dog food company i iround the coon "Just the other din' we got imot her shtet from 'America's That is to say it is an understatement in obedience shows for 20 years "These of sight try Just to get to Sacramento the en- I lost Wanted' ti hi u' said "Sonulottly called in and that would make even Tilly the Toiler dogs are famous around the country To trants had to finish in the top I() in their The Super Dog has nothing to do with said they saw him N't gt the all the tie For a while curl her little black lips into a sneer get to see them all at one tunic division at a re is a rare cheese and onions on a foot-long bun gional contest or receive We got 50-60 tips a week" Tilly a miniature poodle who is well opportunity" scot Instead it requires canine competitors thr ee near erfe pct es in other szinc I le said Wikon a convicted tnurdertr and martial arts behaved enough to be a welcome addi- It must be acknowledged that not ev- to do all of the Novice and Open tasks tinned competitions expert freqUently calls his family which is why the FBI is lion at most Sacramento dinner parties eryone thinks watching animals do plus a series of maneuvers that include in consumt touch with his relatives Wilson once even is but one of nearly 200 of the best- tricks is the perfect way to spend a The contest is divided into three thus- correctly picking from a group of 10 ant- called the Fill in Iloridit asking the agency to ease off trained dogs in the United States that weekend But then not everyone thinks ses In the Novice Class dogs that are cies the one with their handler's scent on "We have put a lot of pressure on his family to the point have gathered at the Sacramento Com- chasing a little dimpled ball around a big relatively new to competition go through it They must also pick i me of here where he is telling us through them to leave his family munity Convention Center through 5 fairway vvith slicks is a fit recreational basic tests such as sitting and staying in alone" Barcklay said "We told him its long as your family pm today pastime for adults either place They are judged not only on See DOGS page 119 See 1SCAPE page B8 Story worries 4' 00' )'s ('4''46' 1- iNSIDE Pickets target housing development robbery victim Compost packs i vs 'em in 05 South area residents say subdivision lowers value of their homes it It was standing room only at Becoming a crime victim is had I years ago for $110000 and upward enough Having the news spread I '1141 I the Sacramento Science By Art Campos Bee Staff Writer said the developer decision to around in the paper can make it even I gunpoint in a shopping center out recently when a story appeared '4 'OP 4 Nruili THE OMBUDSMAN By Art Nauman "I find no comfort in the fact that Center where scores of folks were turned away from a composting workshop that could only accommodate 150 Furor in West B-1-2 About 35 residents of the Laguna Vista area in south Sacramento car- rued picket signs Saturday into the streets of a new subdivision they say is lowering the value of their homes even though some of the new houses exceed the median sales price 6 I he houses arc an eyesore" Bob Rossi resident down-sie houses in the develop- worse ment's second phase violates prom- A Sacramento woman found that ises made to them "The houses are an eyesore" said in The Bee telling how a man had Bob Rossi who lives in the Regency robbed her of her car and purse at Homes neighborhood "They are in- compatible with the Laguna Vista parking lot area I support low-income housing She called police and shortly af- my name is now available to the pub- Top elected officials are dis- for existing housing in Sacramento I 1-1950 the top price is 113500 hut it should he located in an area 1 terward a man was arrested by po- lic with regard to this robbery" she tancing themselves from the The protesters targets were Ash- for a four-bedroom house In Octo- where it fits the environment" lice She identified him in a photo wrote me It is a small step from my city manager's decision to ley Puncompleted 176- nit ber the ark an unc median rice of an existing lineup Ile now faces a series of felo- name to the phone book to my officials for 1ewis Homes could not be reached for comment late Sat- I tail police officers but don't development along Big I torn Houle- house in SaCriffiletil0 County was ny charges and she doubtless will home address It may seem far- I be a prime witness against him Her fetched to you that an alleged robber support firing him Yard and bounded by Mack and Bru- S137000 according to the Sicraurday Fuller the company's sales ceville roads and its developer Lew- mento Association of Realtors address wasn't in the story but her may see fit to have a potential wit- pple al Ashley Park declined to an full fame including initial I Weather B2 is I iomes of California eo 1 But the rsidents who purchased 4 1' I and age were See OMBUDSMAN page B4 The two-bedroom homes begin at their Laguna Vista homes several See page 1112 li.