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a 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 March 15, 2004 California LOCAL CALENDAR TODAY FORT ORD ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NETWORK, 6 p.m., meeting with technical expert for community members. Peter DeFlu, 883-1254. TODAY LIFE LINE SCREENING, appointments begin at 10 a.m., Salinas Community Center, 940 N. Main Salinas. Registration required.

(800) 710-1902. TODAY YMCA SPRING BREAK YOUTH CAMP, youth entering kindergarten through eighth grade. YMCA of the Monterey Peninsula. 373-4167. TUE.

TRI-COUNTIES BLOOD DRIVE, 3 to 6 p.m., Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 1230 Luther Way, Salinas. Papa Murphy's Pizza will give a medium pizza to take home and bake to everyone who donates blood. Reserve: 422-6352. TUE. CENTRAL COAST WRITERS MEETING, 6:30 p.m., Casa Munras Garden Hotel, 700 Munras Monterey.

Guest speaker is J.S. Holliday, historian and author on "An Author's Reflections: From Research to Publication to Book Store Promotion." Free members, $5 guest. Diedre Lemp, 659-1826, www.centralcoastwriters.com. TUE. BENEFIT DINNER FOR WHITE EARTH LAND RECOVERY PROJECT, 6 p.m., Elkhorn Yacht Club, Moss Landing.

With Winona La Duke, founding director. $20. Kimberly Wright 722-2149. WED. 40TH ST.

PATRICK'S LUNCHEON, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Palma High Gym, 919 Iverson Salinas. Tickets at door, take out available. $7 per lunch. 422-6391.

WED. "LIVING A RICH LIFE TRUE WEALTH," 7 to 8:30 p.m., Centerfor, 187 El Dorado Monterey. $15, $50 for five part series. 645-9570. PUBLIC MEETINGS TODAY MONTEREY-SALINAS TRANSIT BOARD, 10 a.m., MST conference room, 1 Ryan Ranch Road, Monterey.

424-7695, www.mst.org. TODAY MONTEREY COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION COMMISSION, 4 to 6 p.m., Department of Social Services, Quadrangle Suite 110, 1000 S. Main Salinas. 755-8492. TODAY MONTEREY PENINSULA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD, 7 p.m., Monterey City Council Chambers, Pacific and Madison, Monterey.

658- 5600, www.mpwmd.dst.ca.us. TUE. MARINA CITY COUNCIL, AIRPORT COMMISSION AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, 211 Hillcrest Marina. 884-1278. WED.

MONTEREY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION, 9 a.m., Monterey County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 240 Church East Wing room 225, Salinas. 21st Century Monterey County General Plan Public Review Draft: and Housing Theme. 755-5352. CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION, 10 a.m., March 17 and 9 a.m., March 18-19, Hyatt Regency Monterey, 1 Old Golf Course Road, Monterey. 372-1234.

WAGGIN' TAILS Shelters Salinas Animal Shelter, 144 Hitchcock Road. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5. p.m. Shelter telecasts "Animal Tails" featuring stray pets found within Salinas, 8 p.m. Tuesday, 6 a.m.

Wednesday and 4 p.m. Thursday on KMST channel 26. For information, call 758-7285 or www.ci.salinas.ca.us. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Highway 68 across from Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca. Hours: 11 a.m.

to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Adoption fees are $85 for dogs and $65 for cats and include initial vaccinations, microchip, SPCA ID tag, surgery and other extras.

License fees for some jurisdictions are extra. For information, call 422-4721 or www.spcamc.org, Marina Animal Shelter, 3040 Lake Drive, Marina. Hours: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday.

384-2528, www.marinaanimalshelter.com. r.com. Animal Friends Rescue Project, adoption sites throughout Monterey County, rescues animals from shelters. 333- 0722, www.animalsfriendsrescue.org. Monterey County Animal Services Center, 160 Hitchcock Road, Salinas.

Adoption Hours: Monday through Satur. day, 12 to 5:30 p.m. Visit the center's Web site, for photos (updated twice day) of lost, found and adoptable pets, or call 769-8850 for more information. WAGGIN' TAILS is a public service columir intended for the free exchange, not the sale, of animals. Notice may be placed free for one publication by calling 754-4260.

Items for animals also appear in the classifieds section.g Louise Marie Flicker Louise Marie Flicker died Friday, Feb. 27, 2004. She was born May 27, 1917, in Minnesota. She lived in Sacramento until 1949, when she and her family moved to Salinas and she co-founded with her husband Perry's Sewing Machine Center. After 27 years in business, they Flicker sold Perry's and founded Enterprises, which they ran until retirement.

She was a master machine-embroiderer who monogrammed shirts, jackets, banners and other forms of logos for almost all affiliated or sports groups in the Monterey County area. Louise enjoyed playing bingo with her family and friends and enjoyed travel, including cruises and spending time at Lake Tahoe, Reno and Las Vegas. Survivors: Husband, Perry G. Flicker; daughter, Joanne M. Nuckols and her husband, Tom; granddaughter, Tina Kistinger and her husband, Ken; grandson, Brett Nuckols; and numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, friends and Bingo Buddies.

Was held at the family plot in Sacramento. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday, March 20, in the Townsend Room at the Elks Lodge, 614 Airport Salinas. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family request contributions either to the Alliance on Aging 2200 Garden Road, Monterey, CA, 93940; or the Kinship Center, 124 River Road, Salinas, CA, 93908. Arrangements: Struve and Laporte Chapel, 41 West San Luis Salinas.

TRES PINOS Frank L. Alexander Frank L. Alexander, 64, of Tres Pinos, died March 12, 2004, at Salinas' Valley Memorial Hospital. He was born Jan. 23, 1940, in Salinas and lived in San Benito County for the past 35 years.

He was a pesticide control agent for Soil Serv Inc. for 35 years and retired three years ago. He graduated from Salinas High School and received his Associate of Arts degree from Hartnell College. He enjoyed being with people. He was very caring and a loyal friend.

He loved fishing outdoors Monterey Bay and hunting in California and out-of-state. Memberships: Former member of Hollister Lodge No. 1436, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Also a member of the California Association of Pest Control Advisers; Northern California Golf Association; Bolado Park Golf Club; and the Bolado Park Men's Club. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Jill Alexander.

Survivors: Wife, Tia Alexander of Tres Pinos; brother, Dean Alexander of Salinas; daughter, Jenifer Friedle of Templeton; and grandchildren, Jason Friedle and Jakob Friedle of Templeton. Celebration of Life: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 21, at The Inn At Tres Pinos, 6991 Airline Highway, Tres Pinos. Cremation: Private arrangements for cremation have been made through GrunnagleAment-Nelson Funeral Home and Crematory, 870 San Benito Hollister.

Inurnment: Private services will be held. Vote-counting1 specialist dies in auto crash The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. Athan Gibbs an accountant who devoted himself to developing a better way to record and count votes after the 2000 presidential election, died Friday in a car crash. He was 57. Troubled by problems in the 2000 election, Gibbs invented the TruVote Vote Validation System, which he said was designed to restore the public's confidence in the ability to get each and every vote counted.

Friends and family said Gibbs had been working on the TruVote system and, with backing from Microsoft was marketing his invention nationwide. Gibbs spent about three years and roughly $2 million including thousands of dollars of his own to develop and market the voting system. MILITARY SERVICE The Salinas Californian designates obituaries of military veterans with a flag to honor them for their Harold William Douglas Harold William Douglas, 88, of Groveland, died Feb. 26, 2004, at his home. He was born Jan.

28, 1916, in Blackfoot, Idaho, and lived in Groveland for four years. He was a district representative for Division of Housing for the State of California for 29 years. His districts were Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz. He lived in Salinas for 23 years, later retiring to Reno, for seven years and Modesto for three years before moving to Groveland. He enjoyed golf.

Military Service: He was a World War II Navy veteran. Memberships: 32nd Degree Mason with Blue Lodge in Salinas; Scottish Rites; and Pine Mt. Lake Senior Niners, Men's Golf Club. Survivors: Wife of 64 years, Emily Jane Douglas of Groveland; sons, Malcom William Douglas of King City and Scott Wallace Douglas Carol of Salinas; daughters, Hauprich of Groveland and Barbara Jean Pavao of Manteca; grandchildren, Darcy Wolf of Modesto, Jason Murra of Groveland, Nigel Pavao of San Francisco, Sara Pavao of Manteca and Katy Douglas of King City; great great-grandchildren, Brianna Wolf of Modesto and Raven Pavao of San Francisco; and sister, Lucille Gregg of Modesto. Memorial services: 12:30 to 3 p.m.

Saturday, April 17, at Pine Mt. Lake Country Club Clubhouse, Groveland. Memorials: Hospice of the Sierra, P.O. Box 4805, Sonora, CA 95370. Arrangements: Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home, 225 East Rose Ave, Sonora.

OBITUARY POLICY The Salinas Californian offers limited obituary information name of deceased, age, city of residence, date of death and services at no cost as a community service. A U.S. flag accompanies obituaries of military veterans. Families who wish to include survivors and personal history may do SO for a fee. The charge is $75 for a single publication of up to eight inches of text, including a photo, and $10 per additional inch of text.

Religious and organizational symbols also may be added for $10 each. All obituaries will be presented in a news-article format, with as much allowance as possible for a family's requested content, subject to editing for grammar and taste. They also will to appear on our Web site, www.thecalifornian.com. The deadline for information to be received by The Salina Californian is 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and Sunday.

Prepayment may be required and can delay publication. We strive to return provided photos but cannot guarantee it. The "We Remember" items, which honor a previously departed loved one or friend, will be accepted at a maximum of 100 words for a charge of $25, plus $10 with a photo. Information: 754-4260. Norwegian novelist Finn Carling dies The Associated Press OSLO, Norway Finn Carling, a Norwegian novelist and playwright whose tales of outsiders and misfits were colored by his own struggle with cerebral palsy, has died.

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