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A-8 Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998 Sentinel SV rebuffs flOUSing proposal I Vital statistics BIRTHS thoughts on the project before filing a formal application. The only other project approved In the Gateway South neighborhood is the Inn at Scotts Valley, a 180 room hotel approved last June with construction expected to start in the spring. After seeing that an apartment complex would not be supported, Hunter said he would weigh other options. He said he might look at the possibility of developing the property with mixed uses.

Several council members told him that they would be more open to a development that featured a By DONNA KIMURA Sentinel staff writer SCOTTS VALLEY A major apartment complex doesn't belong at the gateway into town, agreed the Scotts Valley City Council on Wednesday. Council members sent a firm message that they could not support allowing as many as 282 apartments to be built off La Madrona Drive near Highway 17. "It's an entry to Scotts Valley," said Councilman Bart Cavallaro. "I think we are sensitive to what goes in there." Developer Deke Hunter had asked the council for some "constructive criticism" on the possibility of building apartments in the Gateway South neighborhood. The idea was a major departure from the property's intended use as a commercial site.

Hunter explained that his research had favored apartments over a retail development on the site. Still, he wanted the council's Rights rally set for today BIRTHS Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center WALTON Dec. 1 at 9:41 p.m. to Martha Louise (Graham) and Daniel Allen Waldon, Santa Cruz, a 7-pound, 3-ounce girl, Marlel Graham. COY AN Dec.

2 at 10 a.m. to Krlsta Anne (George) and Daniel Brian Coyan, Aptos, an 8-pound, 3-ounce girl, Rebekah Gladvs. ALVAREZ Dec. 2 at 3:04 p.m. to Cheree Marie Crescionie and Brandon John Alvarez, Santa Cruz, an 8-pound, 13-ounce boy, Trevor John.

SPINOLA-LINDSAY Dec. 2 at 12:27 a.m. to Julia Louise (Nolce) and Joseph Edward Lindsay, Santa Cruz, an 8-pound, 3-ounce girl, Emily Beatrice. BETZ Dec. 2 at 7:25 a.m.

to Diana Rodriguez (Cantu) and James Allan Betz, Watsonville, a 6-pound, 1 -ounce girl, Ariel Dawn. INNIS-SK INNER Dec. 4 at 2:11 p.m. to Shannon Michelle (Innis) and Malor Martin Skinner, Aptos, a 6-pound, 10-ounce girl, Madison Avery. GRIFFIN Dec.

5 at 12:21 p.m. to Barbara Lynn (Cowen) and Michael Albert Griffin, Capitola, a 6-pound, 11 -ounce boy, Garrett Lawrence. WETZEL Dec. 6 at 4:45 p.m. to Tra-cey Mlchele (Baldwin) and Eric Jonathan Wetzel, Watsonville, an 8-pound girl, Bry-ley Ouinn.

PECK Dec. 7 at 2:06 a.m. to Kerith Jay (Hamm) and Raymond Charles Peck Capitola, a 7-pound, 15-ounce bov, Maxlmillian Elliot. HEINO Dec. 8 at 12:59 p.m.

to Cheryl Ann (Cordarelli) and Jim Warren Heino, Scotts Valley, an 8-pound, 3-ounce boy, John William. BONGIORNO Dec. 8 at 4:35 p.m. to Susan Margaret Vaughan and Scott Robert Bonglorno, Aptos, a 7-pound, 14-ounce boy, Samuel August-Vaughan. ALLEN Dec.

9 at 8:25 p.m. to Jaime Lynn Allen and Christopher Lamont Dickinson, Santa Cruz, an 8-pound, 10-ounce boy, Jalen Christopher-Robert. RAMSEY Dec. 1 1 at 1 1 :04 a.m. to Cln-dl Dee (Scarlett) and Jon Frederic Ramsey, Carmel Valley, a 7-pound, 2-ounce girl, Tarah Elena.

GUTIERREZ Dec. 11 at 5:49 a.m. to Elsa Linda (Cardenas) and Jose Ernesto Gutierrez, Santa Cruz, a 9-pound, 7-ounce girl, Veronica Beatrice. ACUNA Dec. 13 at 6:17 p.m.

to Patricia Mendoza (Escamilla) and Javier Acuna, Watsonville, a 7-pound, 15-ounce boy, Xavier. FAMBRINI Dec. 15 at 4:26 a.m. to Lynetta Joseit (Williamson) and John Michael Fambrini, Bonny Doon, a 9-pound, 10-ounce boy, John Codv. ADAMS Dec.

17 at 2:54 a.m. to Renee Rochele Pettick and Matthew Alan Adams, Campbell, a 7-pound, 6-ounce girl, Starla Deanna Lee. SLV welfare program debuts Obituaries Ruth L. Gold Longtime Santa Cruz resident Ruth L. Gold died Saturday at Dominican Hospital.

She was 82. Mrs. Gold had lived in Santa Cruz since 1974. She was a resident of La Posada seniors complex. A native of Chicago, Mrs.

Gold will be remembered by her family and friends for her friendliness, sense of humor, strong opinions and loving nature. Her interests included people, politics, art and history. She is survived by a son, Steven Gold of Mount Hermon; two daughters, Lori Cohen of England and Diane Munic of San Diego; and six grandchildren. A private memorial is planned. Seraphine Wilson A funeral Mass will be held in February for Seraphine "Sally" Wilson, who died Jan.

15 in Sonora of heart failure. She was 88. A native of San Francisco, she was a resident of Brookdale for 10 years. She attended business school and had been a saleswoman at the Kmporium Department store in Hillsdale. She was a member of St.

Michael's Church in Boulder Creek and of a prayer club in Boulder Creek. She is survived by a son, Lawrence Wilson of Sonora; a daughter, Marilyn Oakley of Boulder Creek; a sister, Juanita Ciolino of Millbrae, six grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren. Private family services were in Colma. A Mass will be celebrated Feb. 15 at St.

Michael's Church in Boulder Creek at a time to be announced later. Gladys E. Kispert A private memorial service and celebration of life will be held for Gladys Evangeline Kispert, who died Saturday in Capitola after a brief illness. She was 98. Mrs.

Kispert, a native of Columbia Falls, moved to Santa Cruz County in 1973 after living in San Francisco, Burlingame, San Mateo and Menlo Park. She was a prolific but unpublished writer and poet. She wrote primarily for her family. Her husband, Charles Medley Kispert. died in 1950.

Three sisters and one brother also died before her. After her husband's death, Mrs. Kispert earned her insurance broker's license and carried on her husband's San Francisco business. She retired an executive secretary" from Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park at age 73. She had been a member of the Burlingame chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star.

She is survived by two daughters, Nancy B. Koby of Lancaster and Mary K. Fenton of Watsonville; 12 grandchildren; and 20 great grandchildren. She will be buried at Alta Mesa Memorial Park. Santa Cruz Memorial Park funeral home is in charge of arrangements.

Contributions to The Nature Conservancy are preferred. By DONNA KIMURA Sentinel staff writer FELTON San Lorenzo Valley residents will gather Saturday to develop local plans to deal with welfare reform. The valley is the first of several small communities to take part in a program aimed at easing the transition for individuals affected by changes in welfare policies and programs, said Jerry Endres, community director for the Institute for Community Collaborative Studies at CSU Monterey Bay. The program attempts to "smooth out the rough edges," he said. "The difficulty is the transition where people will be expected to be in the hunt for work and getting trained," Endres said.

"That's going to increase costs for transportation, childcare and other areas." The institute is joining forces Sentinel staff report The Reproductive Rights Network will hold a rally today to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the decision that made abortion legal throughout the United States. with the Valley Resource Center in Ben Lomond on the project. The California Endowment has provided the institute $125,000 for one year to help small communities, including Davenport, Pajaro, Greenfield and Hollister, through welfare reform. The communities were all chosen for their rural nature.

They are located far from a central core of services, explained Endres. After securing the funds, the institute approached established agencies in the different communities to assist in the project. That's how the Valley Resource Center became involved. The leadership of Mary Hammer, executive director of the center, is why the San Lorenzo Valley project is the first community to move forward in developing a local plan, according to Endres. The meetings will provide com search warrants at four locations.

The agents searched homes at 96 Holm Road, 748 Tuttle 224 Sunnyhills Drive, and the Las Islitas Restaurant at 1230 Main St. places the agents suspected were connected with the drug operation. At the Tuttle Avenue home, agents discovered more than seven kilos of marijuana. The resident Jaime Ramirez was arrested later at the Las Islitas Restaurant, which he owns. While searching the Holm Road property, agents discovered more than a pound of methamphet-amine, over five ounces of cocaine, a handgun, packaging material, a scale and other paraphernalia associated with narcotic sales.

Several residents there were arrested, including Ramiro Trigo, 21, FUNERALS Eight arrested in PV Sutter Maternity and Surctry Center BARTELL Dec. 7 at 4:25 a.m. to Tanya Marie Ybarra and Brandon Ray Bartell, Watsonville, an 8-pound, 13-ounce boy, Jacob Tyler-Caine. BAIOCCHI Dec. 12 at 5 a.m.

to Elizabeth Ann (D'Arezzo) and Stephen Robert Balocchi, Capitola, a 7-pound, 4-ounce boy, Beau Daniel. PHILLIPS Dec. 12 at 3:30 p.m. to Jennifer Dawn (Griffin) and James Jesus Phillips, Santa Cruz, a 6-pound, 5-ounce girl, Cassidy Noel. PERIMON Dec.

16 at 2:44 p.m. to Amy Katherlne (Schwartlng) and Todd Bryan Perimon, Santa Cruz, an 8-pound, 15-ounce boy, Dylan Todd. NORTHON Dec. 16 at 8:14 p.m. to M.

Yukiko Tokutomi and Jeff Michael Nor-thon, Ben Lomond, a 7-pound, 7-ounce boy, Jason Tomohiro. FLORES Dec. 17 at 6:22 p.m. to Tammy Suzette (Smoke) and Ricky Dale Fiores, Watsonville, an 8-pound, 8-ounce boy, Nicholas Alexander. CARRILLO Dec.

17 at 8:24 a.m. to Marie Dolores Vallelo and Miguel Angel Carrillo, Watsonville, a 9-pound, 8-ounce boy, Nicholas James. PARKER Dec. 17 at 121:52 p.m. to Susan Smore (Wessel) and Patrick Bardin Parker, Santa Cruz, an 8-pound, 5-ounce boy, Blaise Michael Wessel.

BANQUER-GLENN Dec. 20 at 6:37 p.m. to Tracy Elizabeth (Glenn) and Andrew Harris Banquer, Los Gatos, a 6-pound, 13-ounce boy, Aaron Michael. TRUMMER Dec. 21 at 8:37 a.m.

to Kristin Marie (Ard) and Michael Josef Trummer, Soquel, a 7-pound, 2-ounce girl, Kayla Margrette. MORRIS Dec. 24 at 3:57 p.m. to Sandra Marie (Reimer) and Douglas Keith Morris, Felton, a 7-pound, 14-ounce girl, Anna Lynn. GARCIA Dec.

24 at 9:07 a.m. to Angela Christine Gobble and Ismael Garcia, Scotts Valley, a 9-pound, 11 -ounce boy, Antonio Ismael. CONTRERAS Dec. 27 at 5:56 p.m. to Cheri Lee (Fuiishin) and Salvador Seal a Contreras, Santa Cruz, a 5-pound, 11-ounce boy, Salvador Tadashl.

RAMOS Dec. 28 at 11 :43 a.m. to Elizabeth Rodriguez and Thomas Victor Ramos, Watsonville, a 6-pound boy, Tomas Marcelino. ROMINGER Dec. 28 at 5:03 P.m.

to Debra Lvn (Crum) and Michael Brent Rominger, Boulder Creek, a 7-pound, 3-ounce boy, Andrew Brian. YEE-STEPHENS Dec. 30 at 3:08 p.m. to Desiree Fay Yee and Reginald Dewayne Stephens, Santa Cruz, a 6-pound, 7-ounce boy, Kaiiae Akeel. WELCH-ln Petaluma, CA on Tuesday, January 20, 199B.

Mrs. Etelvina Parreira Welch. Beloved wife of the late Joe C. Parreira and Max A. Welch.

Loving mother of Lionel Parreira of Petaluma and Edwin Parreira of Boise, Idaho. Adored grandmother of 6 and great-grandmother of 13. Born in Altures, Terceira, Azores. Age 90. Mrs.

Welch came to the United States in 1927. She helped operate family dairies In Tipton, Santa Clara, Irvlngton and Tracy. She was a member of the Petaluma Holy Ghost Society, St. Christ Society and St. James Catholic Church In Petaluma, CA.

Friends are invited to meet Monday, January 26, 1998 at 9:15 a.m. at the Parent-Sorensen Mortuary, Magnolia Ave. Keokuk St. in Petaluma, thence to St. James Church where at 10:00 a.m.

the funeral mass will be celebrated. Friends may call for visitation Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the mortuary. A vigil service will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

at the Mortuary. Memorial Contributions in her memory may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 844, Santa Rosa, CA 95402 or to the American Cancer Society, 400 N. McDowell Petaluma, CA 94954. Private interment In Calvary Cemetery, Petaluma.

"It's no accident State Farm insures more cars than anyone else." See State Farm Agent Linda M. Kitch 718 Water St. Santa Cruz 426-3200 LIC. 0536624 Su Finn Mutual AuHmnbik Insarance Company Home Office Bkwminann. Illinm Newsline 423-NEWS ft vji combination of offices, retail businesses and possibly some apartments.

"Mixed use would be what I encourage at this point," said Coun-cilwoman Sheryl Ainsworth. Mayor Stephany Aguilar added that she was also not in favor of changing the property's commercial zoning Council members as well as residents cited how a huge apartment development could burden the city water supply and area schools. "The impacts would outweigh what it would do for the parcel," Cavallaro said. Speakers will include Rabbi Rick Litvak of Temple Beth El, attorney Jennifer Drobac, UCSC student Anji Buckner and supervisor Mar-di Wormhoudt. The rally will be at noon today on the county courthouse steps, 701 Ocean Santa Cruz.

munities with information as well as identify community leaders who will help develop necessary plans. Housing, vocational training, transportation and childcare are among the issues that will likely be addressed. "There's also the issue of minimum wage not being sufficient to survive in Santa Cruz County," added Endres. The goals of the program include uniting a community on projects that will build greater family leadership and decision making at the neighborhood level. It also hopes to organize different groups in each community to create incentives for implementing the community's plan for welfare reform.

The meeting is open to the public. It is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the multi-purpose room at San Lorenzo Valley Elementary School, 7155 Highway 9. Felton.

drug sting and Veronica Rocha, 19, and a male 16-year-old Aptos High School student, said Max Houser, SCCNET commander. Agents also arrested several other occupants. They were a 17-year-old girl from Salinas, whom authorities allege was attempting to flush cocaine down the toilet when agents arrived at the Holm Road home; Ricardo Gonzales, 27, of Santa Cruz, and Hector Pimental, 20, of Santa Cruz, both of whom authorities suspected delivered narcotics to Bernal. The total street value for all the narcotics seized was more than $35,000. Those arrested face various drug charges ranging from possession, possession for sale, sales, and conspiracy, authorities said.

pope don't have the kind of influence in Cuba they exercised in John Paul's native Poland, where papal words helped galvanize the movement that toppled communism. In fact, strengthening the Cuban church may be the most realistic goal of the papal visit, first discussed by the Vatican and Havana in 1979 but long postponed because of its political sensitivity. Compared with other Latin American countries, the Cuban church has always been weak. Lottery The Associated Press Lotto The numbers picked Wednesday night: 2, 5, 34, 36, 39 and 49 for an estimated jackpot of $7 million. Fantasy 5 The numbers picked Wednesday night: 2, 4, 6, 21, 25.

Dally 3 The numbers picked Wednesday night: 7, 3, 4. For 24-hour lottery results, call 423-NWS, selection No. Ull. "IT" ffLjgF SLV school administrator Dan Cope lauded for work OAKWOOD MEMORIAL CHAPEL BRADBURY-ln Santa Cruz on January 18, 1998. Laura Mae Bradbury.

After a brief Illness. Survived by her three daughters, Karen Bradbury Mak of Honolulu, HI, Vikl Dalton and Laura Veruttl, both of Santa Cruz. She is also survived by her sisters, Flora Lovell of Lomita and Elsie Bideler of Santa Paula; brother-in-law, James Spel-lins of Merced; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Janet and Fiske Adams of Cape Cod, Massachusetts; and three nieces, Nora Faye Pf lieger of Lomita, Betty Vawter of Visalia and Norma Jean King of Salinas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Norman E. Bradbury who passed away In 1996.

A native of Paris, Arkansas. Age 83. Mrs. Bradbury had been a resident of Santa Cruz for 35 years. She enloyed gardening, cooking, entertaining and especially loved her pet poodles.

Services will be conducted at Oakwood Memorial Chapel, 3301 Paul Sweet Rd. on Thursday, January 22 at 4:00 p.m. Visitation for family and friends will be at Oak-wood Chapel from 3:00 until 4:00. Oakwood Memorial Chapel in charge of arrangements. Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Funeral Home Cemetery 3301 Paul Sweet Road Santa. Cruz, CA 9506S (Across from Dominican Hospital) 475-2464 CASSARA-tn Santa Cruz on January 21, 1998. Sam R. Cassara. Beloved husband of Ursula Cassara.

Loving father of William and James Cassara and Nancy DeCarolis. Dear grandfather of 7 end great-grandfather of 1. Dear brother of Rose Patrick. A native of San Jose, CA. Age 78.

Mr. Cassara was a member and Past Exalted Ruler for the San Jose Elks Lodge 522. Friends are Invited to attend Funeral Services on Saturday, January 24 at 10:00 a.m. a Lima Famlly-Erickson, 710 Willow Street in San Jose. BPOOK6 PROPERTIES Established 1979 List your property with me and I'll get it SOLD BILL BROOKS 700 River Street, Santa Cruz 459-6060 V' T.tM it 1 Nnw HIGHWAY 1: One lane closed in either direction at various locations, 10-minute delays, from Rio del Mar Boulevard to Emeline Street, 10 a.m.

through 2 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, for paving project. BONNY DOON: Smith Grade near Warren Road down to one lane indefinitely after a washout. SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS: Kings Creek Road closed 2.3 miles north of Highway 9 weekdays from 7:30 a.m.-noon and p.m. indefinitely due to storm damage repairs.

Lompico Road, 2.2. miles north of East Zayante Road, will have Intermittent traffic controls In both directions of up to one hour between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Thursday for storm damage repair. Mountain Charlie Road closed at mile post 1.30 and between Riva Ridge and Summit Road.

SCOTTS VALLEY: La Madrona Drive closed near El Rancho Drive due to cave-in. WATSONVILLE: Amestl Road at Browns Valley Road closed Indefinitely due to slipout. Highland Way approximately 3 miles from Spanish ranch closed Indefinitely due to a slide. Sentinel staff report FELTON Former San Lorenzo Valley school administrator Dan Cope was recognized this week for his many contributions to the district. Cope served 16 years in the San Lorenzo Valley system before accepting a job as assistant superintendent in Soijui'l this year.

"I've had many, many great memories of the school district," he said. boon a terrific experience. It's very difficult to leave." The SLV school board honored him at its Tuesday meeting. "He's a person we already miss By MAY WONG Sentinel staff writer WATSONVILLE A four-month investigation into suspected drug dealing in Watsonville has ended with the arrest of eight people, including the owner of the Las Islitas Restaurant, authorities said Wednesday. Members of the Santa Cruz County Narcotics Enforcement Team, the Watsonville Police Department, the Sheriffs Office, and the federal Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement spent months watching suspected cocaine and metham-phetamine trafficking in Watsonville.

They also made undercover purchases of cocaine from Sergio Bernal of Watsonville. Bernal, 28, was arrested when selling over a pound of metham-phetamine to an undercover agent last Friday. That same day authorities arrested the others and served painfully," said Superintendent Drew Meyer. During his career. Cope served as principal of the SLV junior high school and the high school.

Meyer also praised Cope for his recent work in the district office. Cope took the office from the dark ages in computers and made it a digital district, Meyer said. Board President Steve Krause, who works as substitute teacher, said he was recently at a school in the Soquel district. "I told them they snatched away one of our top administrators," Krause said. hymns and waved tiny yellow and white Vatican flags and the red, white and blue Cuban banner.

The Cuban president himself, a diehard Marxist-Leninist, urged people to turn out for the island's first papal visit ever. "Sure, I'll be down at 16th and Paseo lo see him," postman Jorge Luis Jimenez, 30, said before his morning rounds. "Everybody will be out, even the ones who aren't really believers." Communist party workers joined church volunteers in tacking the pope's portrait to palm trees, telephone poles and even the backs of bicycle cabs across town. One was even spotted on the national Capitol, where Castro's revolutionaries once declared Cuba an atheist nation. In an instant, Havana had become a city of startling contrasts starkest of all the scene at the hallowed Plaza of the Revolution, where the papal procession route passed towering rival images of Christ and of revolutionary hero Che Guevara.

"Jesus Christ, In you I trust," declares the one, "Until victory, forever!" the other. The route also wound past signs of the economic decay omnipresent In Havana after years of revolu Cuba welcomes pope In Our lOl-h YoarA COUCH POTATO Discount Sofa Warehouse Continued from Page At this land of 11 million people on an emotional high. When the pope stepped off his plane just after 4 p.m., to kiss a tray of Cuban earth held up by four children, the airport crowd launched into a bouncy chant, "Juan Pablo Segundo' To tiiere to-do el mundo!" "John Paul the Second! Everybody Iovps you!" The gray-bearded, 71 year-old Cuban leader aided the bent and ailing pontiff as he took positions for the speechmaking and reception line. Castro may not be so solicitous when the two hold their substantive session Thursday. En route to Havana, on his most politically charged trip since Poland in 1979, the pope told reporters aboard the papal plane he wants to hear from Castro "the full truth of his country, about relations between church and state." The Cuban government txk extraordinary steps to make the pope's welcome a memorable one.

Havana workers were Riven the afternoon off. on a sunny 80-degrne day. Tens of thousands of Cubans, organized by neighborhood and workplace, lined the 12 mile route from the airport. Some sang tionary government and U.S. antagonism peeling pastel facades, crumbling roadways, fleets of bicycles and decrepit sedans from the 1950s.

To many Cubans, who blame the U.S. trade embargo for shortages, the pope's visit offers a glimmer of hope. "I hope he makes an appeal for us against the U.S. embargo," said Jimenez's postal partner, Jorge Puig Lopez. "That's the No.

1 thing." As if in answer to Puig's prayer, John Paul took on the embargo in a brief meeting with reporters aboard his plane. Asked whether he had a message for Washington regarding the sanctions, he replied, "To change, to change." It was not the first time he has spoken out against the Cuban or other embargoes. But State Department spokesman James Foley noted in Washington that the embargo enjoys strong bipartisan support. John Paul also told reporters en route that Castro's revolution has Improved education and health In Cuba, but needs to make "progress in the order of human freedom." But in that case, too, those in the U.S. Cuban exile community who may hope the visit will precipitate major political change here may be disappointed.

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