The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California • 14

B-2 The Modesto Bee Monday March 11 1 METROTHE REGION Capital eyes own Gold Rush park In other Gold Rush City news the San Joaquin County Farm Bureau announced its opposition to the annexation to Lathrop The 4200-member farm bureau wants to see more details on how the project will affect air quality and traffic Vice President Bill Koster said talking major brought by 4 million visitors a year Koster said that going to do to our farm products that have to go up and down Also farm bureau officers want Jarrett to identify a source of water and sewer services Jarrett said he was surprised at the opposition at this point in the game He said the farm bureau said nothing during months of public hearings at the city The city would have to find someone to finance the park someone to build it and someone to run it Berry Farm appears to have the inside track but nothing is close to final In fact Sacramento plans to spend six months or so just studying the idea Sacramento which underperforms in tourism and entertainment attractions a consultant told the city had initially toyed with the idea of building a riverfront aquarium The historical stake to the Gold Rush would be a better bet redevelopment staff reported this week Jarrett argue with that are looking more toward meaningful stories that come from the he said has been done High-tech is no longer as meaningful Cultures and heritage have become more Super finish in quiz Modesto High team gets 14th From Bee staff reports FRESNO Buoyed by a high finish in Super Quiz Modesto High School finished 14th out of 42 schools Sunday in the state finals of the 17th annual Academic Decathlon El Camino Real High School from Los Angeles Unified won the competition earning a trip to Atlanta for the national decathlon finals scheduled for April 19-21 Team members also won scholarships and medals week Fresno was the academic capital of said Fresno County Superintendent of Schools Peter Mehas truly a beginning to a bright and limitless future for these Laguna Hills High School of Orange County placed second while Beverly Hills High School of Los Angeles County took third Atwater High School in Merced County placed 26th The decathlon events included timed tests on economics fine arts language literature math science and social science Contestants also wrote essays gave speeches and participated in mock interviews The top scorer from Stanislaus County was Brady Dewar a freshman at Modesto High Craig Stancill finished sixth overall in the varsity division Josh Certo Adrian Seymour and Kristen Funk-houser from Summerville High School of Tuolumne City medalists in the varsity division helped their team finish 20th in the competition Summerville came in fourth for its size in Super Quiz council to discuss plant plan By Garth Stapley Bee staff writer Is there enough gold to go around? Just as the proposed Gold Rush City theme park is picking up steam in Lathrop a park with a similar vision is raising eyebrows near Old Sacramento That staff received the go-ahead this week to take a longer look at building a tourist attraction based on the California Gold Rush of 1849 It would include historically accurate attractions as well as roller coasters and trains in hopes of drawing millions of visitors from all over Sound familiar? It should Norman dream to build a similar theme park in Lathrop has been chugging along for six years receiving that blessing only three weeks ago Suspect nabbed Hit-and-run suspect Leandro Gurrola 27 is caught by Modesto police officer Dan Sundy after a chase on foot through downtown Modesto A witness reported Gurrola hit a Jeep Cherokee with his Oldsmobile at Seventh and I streets shortly before 1 1 am Sunday Gurrola and a woman passenger fled on foot with Sundy in pursuit Gurrola was jailed on the hit-and-run charge police said Debbie NodaThe Bee MALL: Good buys goodbyes CONTINUED from B-1 wooden display tables millions of dollars of merchandise and an unknown number of mannequins will make the move from the two-floor Gottschalks to the three-floor former Weinstocks Diane Weatherford was working accessories before this week Moving she said must have been under the duties as clause in her contract Weatherford and coworker Jane Dittman were bending and lifting plastic totes like professional movers Sunday like moving from a big house to a Dittman said Asked if they would also be helping to vacuum their new the women burst out laughing Weatherford said draw the line We do which will expand into old location will be known as North and devote the second floor to a greatly expanded clothing section It will stock home furnishings and household goods on the first floor That move will free up additional space in its existing store which will carry more fashions accessories and shoes Gone but not forgotten is Weinstocks an anchor at the mall for 20 years was a Weinstocks shopper for 50 said Mary Schatz peeking into the defunct store with its locked doors masked by brown paper very unhappy about this I loved the layout of the store it had a gracious quality to Bought out by Federated Stores which also owns Weinstocks offered its final sale last Sunday top floor will stay open from 10 a until 6 pm today Yes the Old Sacramento idea which has drawn keen interest from Berry Farm is similar If you consider gold flakes similar to what sits in Fort Knox The Old Sacramento park would be built on 15 acres on 174 acres And would be surrounded by $4 billion worth of resort living and entertainment and industry covering about 6000 acres So not worried anything it might draw attention to the he said if done well people may want to come to our Gold Rush The Sacramento idea although much smaller in scope has many hurdles yet to cross First Southern Pacific which owns the land eyed by city redevelopment staff would have to consent to sell it TTD: Turlock CONTINUED from B-t future we are willing to talk about Up for discussion by the Turlock City Council is a proposal to invest an undetermined amount of money in the plant so it can retain a vested interest if water is needed in the future said Dan Wilde administrative division manager for Turlock municipal services What also makes this different from past proposals is that the GOODWILL: We really are a big recycler We try to salvage as much as we can Kathleen Buchanan Goodwill director of marketing and development TOP PROF: CONTINUED from B-1 Students and fellow professors agree that Lodewyck who began teaching at Stanislaus State in 1973 after moving from Chicago has invested extraordinary amounts of time to make the computer information systems major at Stanislaus State a nationally recognized and respected discipline contribution as a professor at our university extends far beyond his outstanding work directly with students inside and outside the said Gordon Patzer dean of the school of business administration which encompasses the computer information systems program Key role in grants Lodewyck played a key role in securing more than $400000 in grants from private industry for the university to buy cutting-edge computers and software for use by students Patzer said Computer information systems department Chairman A1 Tsacle credited Lodewyck with developing close relationships between the Gallo Winery and the university The winery has made significant donations to the department and also has hired several of its graduates Body still unidentified The badly decomposed body of a man who has had brain surgery fished from the Tuolumne River Saturday could be identified sometime today according to Stanislaus County deputy Leslie Frey match any of our missing persons right she said Sunday She estimated his age as plus or minus 15 An autopsy is scheduled this morning but fingerprints are difficult if not impossible to obtain she said An examination did determine however that a portion of his skull had been replaced with acrylic mesh indicating brain surgery she said Drug court applicants The Stanislaus County Drug Court Advisory Group is seeking two members to represent the public at large Members of the volunteer panel will participate in the evaluation of the pilot drug court as well as investigating the feasibility of expanding the program The idea behind the drug court is to divert substance abusers into strict treatment and alternative sentencing programs freeing up jail space Those interested should contact Barrett Meiselman chief deputy probation officer at 525-8219 Applications also can be obtained by calling 525-4494 Juvenile group spots If ever wanted a chance to help shape the juvenile justice system of the future your opportunity has arrived The Stanislaus County Juvenile Justice System Advisory Committee is seeking two members to represent the public at large Committee members are actively involved in designing a plan to meet the future needs of the system including programs and collaborative efforts between government and the community Those interested in serving on the committee should contact Jan Wysong chief deputy probation officer at 525-4573 Applications also may be obtained by called 525-4494 District below average Modesto City Schools has five administrators per 100 teachers in the district which is about 19 percent fewer administrators than the state average according to district calculations are 40 administrators under the (eight administrators per 100 teachers) ratio allowed by state Assistant Superintendent Sharon Bumis told the school board this week There are 68 full-time certificated administrators in the district who oversee 33 schools 2800 employees and more than 30000 students She said the relatively low number of administrators the that public schools are top heavy with administrators OID public workshop OAKDALE A public workshop will be held at 6 pm Thursday by the Oakdale Irrigation District Board of Directors at 1205 East St The discussion agenda includes new division layout and changes in the rules and regulations for 1996 review of irrigation-related matters the state-required groundwater management plan agricultural water conservation and drainage-related activities SETTING IT STRAIGHT We want to make sure the stories in this newspaper are correct If an error has been made please contact us The telephone numbers for various departments appear at the top of the front page of each section If you have additional comments concerns or questions about the content of the paper contact Executive Editor Sanders LaMont at 578-2350 or Managing Editor Mark Vasche at 578-2356 Try The TipUne Have a news tip or story Call The BeeLine at 575-7500 Wait for the voice prompt then punch TIPS (8477) and leave a message We'll check it out plant would supplement instead of replace existing water supplies That would lower costs as well Hollstein said Nees said the plant would deliver 7 million gallons of water a day or about 45 percent of the water used in the areas to be served it will mean is we have to dig any more wells in a long Hollstein said hopes are we can rebuild our groundwater New easy drop CONTINUED from B-1 an said And once they have completed their training she said the store helps them find permanent employment Last year more than 1100 people in the valley received training through Goodwill Buchanan said 58 of them found permanent full-time jobs To fund its programs Goodwill sells new and used clothes and household items donated by Working hard to build major Now the interested communities are having attorneys analyze the proposal he said If the proposal were approved this year the TID estimates that could have the plant operational by 2000 Nees said Costs would include $288 million to construct the plant and $108 million for engineering and environmental work It would cost $840000 a year at first to operate the plant off parking people and businesses in the community really are a big said Buchanan who has been with Goodwill for 15 years try to salvage as much as we The Goodwill Store 2500 McHenry Ave opens from 9 am to 8 pm Monday to Saturday 10 am to 6 pm Sunday For more information call 522-1576 interactive computerized of the university In addition to photographs and information about professors the has an audible greeting from several students and from university President Marvalene Hughes It also provides prospective students with financial aid information and the course catalog assigned some of his students the task of converting the kiosk to a form that can be put on the Web making it accessible to millions of computer users worldwide Hands-on philosophy hands-on philosophy has paid off for job-hunting graduates One woman who graduated last spring landed a job with a large pharmaceutical company in the Midwest Lodewyck said she was one of more than 800 applicants interviewed in California alone for the job employer told us she was selected because she was the only one who had the current technical and business he said with pride Those stories of student successes he said what all Deaths Stanislaus County ALLEN JN 87 of Turlock died March 9 Allen Mortuary Turlock ATENCIO Claudio 70 of Turlock died March 7 Allen Mortuary Turlock BROWNE Roy 75 of Cave Junction Ore died March 1 Lakewood Funeral Home Hugh-son CAMPBELL Minnie 77 of Salida died March 8 Colonial Chapel of Franklin Downs Modesto CARMO Luis 68 of Newman died March 8 Whitehurst Norton Funeral Chapel Turlock CHOATE Charley Jr 26 of Alvin Texas died March 3 Colonial Chapel of Franklin Downs Modesto CRUS Jose A 21 of Turlock died March 5 Salas Brothers Funeral Chapel Modesto KAILE Swaran 78 of Turlock died March 8 Allen Mortuary Turlock PARRIERA Frank 75 of Oakdale died March 8 Oakdale Memorial Chapel Oakdale SILVA Gwendolyn I 72 of Modesto died March 9 Colonial Chapel of Franklin Downs Modesto VANDER WEIDE Nathan infant of Turlock died March 7 Deegan Ripon Memorial Chapel Ripon Merced County ODLE Robert 78 of Merced died March 9 Stratford Evans Merced Chapel Merced Obituaries are listed on Page D-14 Death Information Is furnished by area funeral homes For more information on services contact the funeral home listed many occasions I have personally observed performance in the classroom and can say without hesitation that he is one of the best instructors I have met in both industry and academia on two Tsacle said Former student Scott Rollins of Manteca described Lodewyck as being than just a professor to me He was more like a mentor He challenged me to be the best that I could be not only as a student but as a Lodewyck who often incorporates multimedia presentations in his lectures said his life changed when his focus moved from engineering to computers was always interested in the marriage of communications and technology been practically my whole said Lodewyck who earned his doctorate in engineering from Northwestern University thrill radio gave you this incredible ability to talk to people around the world without making an expensive telephone call get that same thrill from the Internet which have made those kinds of experiences accessible to he said Some of students last year created a multimedia.