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by Monday, March 18, 1991 The Modesto Bee Region Angling for good fishing at Woodward In Brief Three critical after wreck Three Modesto men were badly injured in a single car wreck on Highway 132 Sunday at dawn, according to the California Highway Patrol. A 1987 Toyota was heading east on Highway 132 at about 65 mph when it ran off a road and hit a tree just west of Nebraska Avenue, a CHP spokesman said. Three people were taken to the hospital, where they were still listed in critical condition Sunday night. Keo Toutzigkham, 21, was undergoing surgery at Doctors Medical Center for a back injury, a nursing supervisor said. A second person, whose identity but for his last name, Sarouhout, was unknown, was in critical condition with head injuries, scrapes, bruises and cuts.

A third, identified by the CHP as Men Chhinn, 17, was still in critical condition at Memorial Medical Center, said nursing supervisor Susan Witt. Trucker jailed for pileup A big-rig truck driver was jailed on suspicion of manslaughter after a fiery pileup Saturday that killed a Napa woman and injured eleven other people, authorities said. Robbie Havens, 22, was arrested Saturday after his tractor-trailer crashed into 13 cars waiting for a drawbridge on Highway 12 at the Mokelumne River in the San Joaquin Delta, the California Highway Patrol said. The CHP said Havens was from Yreka, but San Joaquin County Jail officials said he lives in Stockton. Louise Stoddard, 61, of Napa, was killed in the collision, sheriff's officials said.

Her car caught fire, as did three other vehicles, according to the CHP. A Modesto man, Reese Worden, 54, was shaken but not injured after his pickup truck caught fire and burned. Most of the injured were treated and released at Stockton and Lodi hospitals, but at least three people remained hospitalized Sunday. Burglar still at large CERES A would-be burglar is still at large after a Ceres man foiled his attempt to steal several hundred dollars worth of tools. William Irving of Ceres, 27, gave chase after he chanced upon a white man with scraggly blonde hair trying to steal several boxes of tools from RV Repair at 2112 Pine St.

Saturday around 10 p.m., according to Sgt. Allen McKay of the Ceres Police Department. The burglar took off westbound on Kinser Avenue in a stolen 1970 pickup truck but lost control of the vehicle about half a mile away, rolling it off the road and knocking over three power poles, McKay said. The vehicle burst into flames and the suspect ran away yelling that someone was going to kill him, McKay said. The man is described as 6 feet 2 inches tall, about 25 years old and roughly 210 pounds.

He is believed to be injured. The stolen tools flew out of the truck bed as the chase began and were recovered, McKay said. Beyer band units score Beyer High School Percussion and Color Guard units won three first-place awards at Saturday's Central Valley Winterguard and Percussion Championship held at East Union High School in Manteca. In the percussion competition, Beyer scored points to beat Merced High School by point. Other area schools included Downey High School in third, Modesto High School placing sixth and Davis High School seventh.

In Division A Color Guard competition, Beyer finished in first place with a score of 74.1, Davis was fifth and Riverbank was sixth. In open color guard competition, Beyer finished first with 88.3, with Turlock High in second place, Downey in third and Modesto in fifth. Health session offered Crossroads Psychiatric Health Center, a behavioral health service at Memorial Hospital Ceres, will present a lunch-andlearn program open to the public. Tuesday, the topic will be "Changing Attitudes in Recovery" by psychologist James Henman. The noon-hour program will provide lunch at no cost for those making reservations by calling 526-4500, ext.

7238. Supervisors' meeting off Stanislaus County's Board of Supervisors will not meet Tuesday. The regularly scheduled meeting was canceled to allow two of the five supervisors, Rolland Starn and Nick Blom, to attend the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. Setting It Straight We want to make sure the stories in this newspaper are correct. If you think an error has been made, please contact the appropriate department.

Local 578-2330 Business 578-2336 578-2311 Sports. 578-2300 By NELSON Bee writer For Bob Gregory, there's nothing more rewarding than watching a youngster catch his or her first fish. "You should see the look on their face when they feel that tug on the line," said Gregory, director of the Stanislaus County Parks Department. "They sure get excited." Gregory expects to see plenty of happy anglers Wednesday when the state Fish and Game Department dumps 2,000 hungry trout into Modesto and Woodward reservoirs. It's all part of an ambitious fish-planting program that county supervisors approved this week.

Every year from Nov. 1 to March 30, the state periodically stocks the lake with thousands of 12-inch trout. This winter is almost over, of course, but Gregory 'It's not often we get a chance to reduce any fees' hopes to get in two good plantings before the cutoff. To qualify for the state-funded program, the county had to reduce its vehicle fee from $5 to $4.25 at both reservoirs from November to March to match the state fee. That, alone, was cause for celebration at the supervisors' meeting Tuesday night.

"It's not often we get a chance to reduce any fees around here," Supervisor Nick Blom said. Gregory has been trying for 10 years to launch a state-funded trout-planting pro- gram. "But the state usually stocks fish in the summer months, and that just wouldn't work for us," Gregory said. "The water temperature is too high for trout in the summer, and there's so much irrigation that the fish would be flushed downstream." So last year, Gregory had a bright idea. "Why not stock the trout in the winter?" he asked.

"The water is the perfect temperature and the water releases for irrigation are minimal." State officials said i it was worth a try. They will plant a few thousand trout within the next few weeks. And if all goes well, they will stock several thousand trout beginning Nov. 1. "I couldn't be happier," Gregory said.

"It's easy to find places to fish in this county, but it's hard to find places to actually catch fish." Nearly 450,000 people visited Woodward Reservoir last year, but most of them came on the weekends during the summer months, Gregory said. "This will convince people to visit the lake during the winter, too," he said. Gregory said he can't wait to see "the old retired guys" their aluminum chairs, their hat tipped over their eyes, actually catching fish. He can't wait to see the little kids hauling in their first slippery catch. "That's my reward, watching those people," he said.

"That's what makes my job worthwhile." DRUG: Funding cuts could close county's only long-term rehab program CONTINUED from B-1 have graduated from the program. The remaining 70 are in various stages of the program. "It is primarily geared toward the hardcore heroin, cocaine and crack addict," director Harry Dent said. "We try to focus on the dysfunctional addict and look extensively at his history of drug addiction." Phoenix House has a licensed capacity of 50 beds but is funded for 28. Length of stay is tailored to the individual needs of the addict and can range from 12 to 18 months.

"We look at the whole person," Taylor SIERRA: Thanks has picked up in CONTINUED from B-1 bindings. The Cedar Ridge woman had closed her ski shop in January coincidentally on the same day that the war broke out in the Persian Gulf. The shop remained closed for about six weeks. "I figured the season was over," Dugan said. "I was looking for work when the storms She quickly reopened.

"Saturday was my biggest day since December," she said. "I rented out equipment to 50 skiers. All the snow and rain, Dugan said, has "saved our lives, you might say." An-Etta Studebaker, a clerk at the MiWuk General Store and part-time employee at the Dodge Ridge Ski resort, agreed. "It was dead around here," she said. "Everybody was closing down.

A lot of people were worried." But business has picked up, Studebaker said, especially in the last week. Plastic saucer sleds, as well as winter gloves said. "The drug is not the problem. There is some disorder in the personality that has to be addressed." The center's main source of funding is a $200,000 Waiting List Reduction Grant, a federal program administered through the county. The federal grant provided funding for 15 beds from 1989 through June 1991.

That funding will not be renewed. Phoenix House also received $101,591 for eight beds under a recurring county contract. The funding translates into $33 per day for each resident. That contract is expected to be renewed. Phoenix House officials are afraid of to snow, business Tuolumne County 'I was looking for work when the storms came' Lynda Dugan and caps, have been selling briskly.

Grace Bradford, Studebaker's neighbor at the Chili Pepper, said she has noticed other encouraging signs. "When I was driving up here to work," Bradford said, "I noticed 'no vacancy' signs on motels for the first time in a long time." Not even the chunky clumps of wet snow that splatted against the restaurant Sunday afternoon could dampen her spirits. "I used to complain about the storms," she said. "All I wanted to do was sit in front of the fireplace. But after the winter we've had, I'll never complain about storms again." ENVIRONMENT: Teens will discuss planet's future at Foothill Horizons CONTINUED from B-1 tary northeast of Groveland.

In addition to heightening environmental awareness, conference organizers hope to create a post-conference "plan of action" for high school students. Shannon Raney, a senior at Ceres High School and president of the school's Earth Club, said students and their families need to be more involved in environmental issues. "Our parents need to realize that the future of this planet lies in our hands," Obituaries DELMA BARTLETT, 73, of Modesto died Saturday. SERVICES: Private burial. Visitation noon to 8 p.m.

Tuesday at Salas Brothers Funeral Chapel. BACKGROUND: Native of Nebraska. Lived in Modesto 44 years. Housewife. SURVIVORS: Husband, John Bartlett of Modesto.

EVELYN EDITH GRIGSBY, 82, of Mo- desto died Saturday. SERVICES: Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday at Colonial Chapel of Franklin Downs. Visitation 6 p.m. to 9 p.m Tuesday at the chapel.

Services conclude at the chapel. BACKGROUND: Native of Santa Rosa. Lived in Modesto 71 years. Homemaker. Member of St.

Paul's Episcopal Church and the Modesto Muni-Niners golf club. SURVIVORS: Two sisters, Ivy Wilson of Modesto and Edna Bateman of Walnut Creek, formerly of Modesto. REMEMBRANCES: The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 1328, Modesto 95353. JAMES B.

HALL, 70, of Modesto died Saturday. SERVICES: Memorial 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Lakewood Funeral Home Chapel, Hughson. Burial at Lakewood Memorial Park. BACKGROUND: Native of Texas.

Lived in Modesto 30 years. Sales manag- Supervisor Nick Blom the consequences of the facility's closure. "The county is shooting itself in the foot," said Tom Marxsen, assistant director. "The reason to continue funding is so the people coming through here can continue to get their lives together. It ends up costing the community more if these people who are not able to contribute to society don't have any place to go." Kelley called the Phoenix House program "wonderful." But she said key county priorities include programs geared toward children, adolescents and pregnant women.

She said there is only so much state money to go around. But Taylor disagrees. "You don't dismantle a system which treats the most dysfunctional members of society, who are responsible for the most disordered social behavior, especially when there is no other service provider in this county." The Phoenix House and the county are at odds about language in the proposed budget currently before the state Legislature. Phoenix House contends that the county is obligated to continue funding such programs if there is a "waiting list need" for service. The county disagrees.

County health officials have asked the state to interpret the language. PRAYER: Soldier sees war action, returns safely from Desert Storm CONTINUED from B-1 the unit's guns. "We had to keep an eye on the equipment, and when we got to the Suez Canal, we acted as a guard in case there was any terrorist activity," Hooker said. "We had our equipment, were fully loaded and had Hooker's ship arrived at Saudi Arabia without incident, and when the guns were unloaded and processed, Hooker and his unit moved into northern Kuwait, 15 miles from the Iraqi border. According to Hooker, his unit stayed in that position and trained for desert warfare for the next three months until the air campaign Hooker against Iraq began.

Hooker They then moved into the neutral zone on the Kuwaiti border and all training stopped. "If you hadn't learned it by then, it was too Hooker laughed. The unit sat tight throughout the bombing phase of the war, then packed their equipment and rolled into Iraq when the ground war started. "We got real close to Basra, Iraq," Hooker said. "We did have to shoot some fire missions in support of the 25th Cavalry." Enemy fire came Hooker's way a couple of times, he said; but because the American unit's 109mm howitzer had a greater range than the Iraqi artillery, those times were rare.

"We did more dishing it out than receiving it." In action, his unit provided artillery support for other ground troops and Magana of Salida. p.m. Tuesday at Salas Brothers Chapel. Burial at St. Stanislaus Cemetery.

Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. today and noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel. BACKGROUND: Native of Modesto. Lived i in Salida 18 years.

Worked for Tri Valley Growers. Member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. SURVIVORS: One brother, Ricardo Magana of Salida. One sister, Maricela Magana of Salida.

Parents, Nemorio Magana of Modesto, Juanita Garcia of Salida, and Rodolfo and Isabel Garcia of Salida. Grandparents, Jose and Maria MARION PARR, 71, of Modesto died Saturday. SERVICES: Funeral 1 p.m. Tuesday at Salas Brothers Funeral Chapel. Private family burial at Oakmont Memorial Park.

Visitation 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Salas Brothers Funeral Chapel. BACKGROUND: Native of North Dakota. Lived in Modesto one year.

Retired nurse. SURVIVORS: Five children, Gary Emmrich of Modesto, Barbara Fitzpatrick of Lafayette, Robert Emmrich of Cherry Hill, N.J., Ronald Emmrich of Pleasanton and David Emmrich of Santa Cruz. Fourteen grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. REMEMBRANCES: Arthritis Foundation. Northern California Chapter, 203 drew duty guarding and transporting Iraqi prisoners of war into the rear areas.

The prisoners Hooker saw were malnourished, tired and dirty. "They just didn't want to be there," he said. "They were forced to be there. They didn't want to (and) obviously they were forced." Wary of chemical warfare in combat, Hooker and his unit trained extensively to prepare for a chemical attack. A lack of current information about the situation was another concern in the months before the shooting started and 5-day-old newspapers were well-read by all the soldiers.

The troops also got some news from the military command, but sometimes had to guess what it really meant, Hooker said. "We knew it was a cease-fire because they told us not to shoot anymore," he said. she said. "(The conference) is something new that may spark the interest of many apathetic high school students." The cost of the conference is $45 for Stanislaus County students, $40 for Tuolumne County students and $50 for all others. The fee includes meals and transportation to and from County Center III in Modesto.

A limited number of scholarships are available for eligible students. For more information, call the Office of Education at 525-4996. er and consultant for King Bearing Inc. for 28 years. Decorated U.S.

Navy veteran of World War II, Korean Conflict and Vietnam War, serving as petty officer first class. Member of Old Time Fiddler's Club and Bluegrass Association of Manteca. Smyrna Masonic Lodge of Ceres and Kiwanis 500 Club. SURVIVORS: Wife, Josephine M. Hall of Modesto.

One brother. Three sisters. REMEMBRANCES: American Cancer Society, P.O. Pox 285, Modesto 95353. EVELYN B.

MACHADO, 57, of Turlock died Saturday in Modesto. SERVICES: Graveside 3 p.m. Tuesday at Turlock Memorial Park. Visitation 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Tuesday at Whitehurst Norton Chapel. BACKGROUND: Native of Warm Springs. Lived in Turlock 35 years. Cook for Chatom School District for 12 years. SURVIVORS: Husband, John F.

Machado of Turlock. Two children, Debby Weese of Ceres and Lori Caby of Winton. Two brothers. Seven sisters, including Memmie Tosta of Newman and Beatrice Rocha of Merced. Six grandchildren.

REMEMBRANCES: American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 285, Modesto 95353. NEMORIO MAGANA 18, of Salida died Friday. SERVICES: Mass 9 a.m. Wednesday at St.

Stanislaus Catholic Church. Rosary Back home, Hooker's mother, Lupe, didn't have current news on the war either. "I watched very little news. My sister and I couldn't have handled it," she said. "I just turned to God and prayed, not just for my son, but for all the troops in Saudi Arabia." Lupe Hooker kept up with the course of the war through her 20-year-old son, whom she asked to watch the news for her.

The waiting and wondering took their toll, she said, a burden only lightened by the occasional letters she got from Bryan. Those letters are pressed between the pages of a Bible on her living room table. "I just want all the troops to come home now," she said. "I know how those other mothers feel. It's a nightmare.

It's a nightmare that doesn't end." But for Lupe Hooker, it's ended. Her son is home. Willow Suite 201, San Francisco 94109. MANMOHAN SINGH PAUL, 58, of Modesto died Sunday. SERVICES: Funeral 2 p.m.

Wednesday at the Lakewood Funeral Home Chapel, Hughson. Services conclude at the chapel. Visitation at service time. BACKGROUND: Native of India. Lived in Modesto four years.

Convenience store clerk. Member of Sikh Temple, Turlock. SURVIVORS: Wife, Manjit Paul of Modesto. Four children, Beepak Paul Singh, Rakesh Paul Singh, Rita Walia and Roopa Ahluwalia, all of Modesto. Four brothers.

One sister. Ten grandchildren. REMEMBRANCES: Sikh Temple, 1373 Fifth St. Turlock 95380. MARY FRANCES WOODS, 62, of Modesto died Saturday.

SERVICES: Funeral 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Colonial Chapel of Franklin Downs. Burial Tuesday at Burwood Cemetery, Escalon. Visitation 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

today and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel. BACKGROUND: Native of Nashville, Tenn. Lived in Modesto 36 years.

Homemaker. SURVIVORS: One daughter, Brenda Riley of Modesto. One grandchild, two great-grandchildren and two grandchildren..