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Tuesday, May 3, 2005 LOCAL CALENDAR TODAY INTERNATIONAL BUFFETS, 5:30 to 6 p.m., Steinbeck Hall, Hartnell College Center, 156 Homestead Salinas. Today, Cinco de Mayo; May 10, Northern Italian; May 17, American Roast Beef. 770-6111. TODAY COSTUME JEWELRY THEN AND NOW, 10 a.m., Sally Griffin Senior Center, 700 Jewell Pacific Grove. 375-4454.

WED. CASA OF MONTEREY COUNTY, 6:30 p.m., Starbucks, South Main Street, Salinas. Informational session on Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children. 455-6800. www.casa monterey.org.

WED. NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, 1 p.m., Park Place Bingo, 1045 S. Main Salinas. Sue Peterson on personal and property security for seniors. Come early for lunch for $6, Ignacio, 424-3978.

WED. UNDERSTANDING MEMORY LOSS AND DEMENTIA, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Louden Nelson Center, 301 Center Santa Cruz. Alzheimer's Association. Free. 464-9982.

WED. BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, 6 to 7 p.m., office, 41st Suite No. 1, Santa Cruz and Watsonville Starbucks, 1423 Main Watsonville. Information meeting for public. 464-8691.

WED. "WATER FOR LIFE: THE HEALTH OF THE WORLD'S OCEANS AND DRINKING WATER," 7 p.m., Monterey Institute of International Studies, Irvine Auditorium, 499 Pierce Monterey. Monterey Bay Chapter of United Nations Association. Speakers Vanessa Tobin and Julie Packard. THU.

MONTEREY COUNTY GENEALOGY SOCIETY, 7 p.m., Family History Center, LDS Church, Noche Buena, Seaside. "Legislation Relating to Genealogical Research" with Assemblyman John Laird. Free. 375-2340, www.mocogenso.org. THU.

ANNUAL TABLE AFFAIRE, 2 to 6 p.m., The Conference Center at Pebble Beach. Redwings Horse Sanctuary and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Monterey County fund-raiser. Free, no cost at gate when mentioning event. Festive table settings, refreshments and nohost bar. THU.

MARINA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE WINDS MEETING, 5:30 p.m., Los Arboles Library, Marina. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, Monterey Institute of International Studies. Held by students and Global Majority, a nonprofit based in Monterey, in celebration of its inauguration. "Promoting Dialogue: Giving Voice to the Global Majority." Lejla 601- 1454. www.globalmajority.net.

FRI. MONTEREY BAY SENIOR SINGLES, 5 p.m. A.J. Spurs, 3295 Dunes Drive, Marina. Jan, 917-1269.

MONTEREY VOLUNTEEN PROGRAM, accepting applications from ages 13 to 16. Volunteers after 10 hours per week through the summer and learn job skills. Applications available. Deadline May 9. 646-3719, www.monterey.org/ volunteen.

10TH ANNUAL SUMMER HOOPS COED LEAGUE, ages 9 to 11 years, season June 22-July 27, games Wednesdays at Rec Center Gym. Register at center, 320 Lincoln Ave. 758-7413. 10TH ANNUAL SUMMER HOOPS BASKETBALL LEAGUE COED, Rim Rockers (12-14 years) and Above the Rim (15-18 years), register through May 13 or until full, games twice a week June 23-Aug. 1 at Rec Center, 320 Lincoln Ave.

Register at center. 758-7413. COMMUNITY CALENDAR appears daily. Send information about events and activities taking place in the county care of Community Calendar, Newsroom, The Salinas Californian, P.O. Box 81091, Salinas 93912; fax to 754-4293 or e-mail newsroom PEBBLE BEACH AND CARMEL Leyland Maurice Orrett Leyland Maurice Orrett, 84, of Pebble Beach and Carmel, died Saturday, April 30, 2005.

Born in Berkeley on April 14, 1921, he attended the University of California and received a diploma from the University of London. He was a U.S. Navy line officer! and aerologist in World War II, senior meteorologist with Pan American Airways Transpacific Division, registered professional engineer (civil and traffic) with the state of California and Monterey County. He was a member and twice elected chairman of the Monterey County Planning Commission. He was an enthusiastic traveler on a worldwide basis, a longtime member of the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, and the Chester Civic Trust (United Kingdom), and was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Del Monte Forest Property Owners, the Beach Club and County Engineers Association of California, as well as being a fellow of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (U.S.) He chaired the ITE committee that developed standards for styles and uses of the reflective road markers now seen throughout the U.S.

Survivors: wife, Betty; sons, "Ned" and "Shah." Memorials: Guide Dogs for the Blind, P.O. Box 3950, San Rafael, Ca. 93915-1200. Arrangements: The Paul Mortuary of Pacific Grove. Bertha Sarmiento of the family home; daughters, Maria E.

Rodriguez of Salinas, Minnie Corda of Salinas, Enedelia Bela of San Jose, Lisa Sarmiento of Arizona; sons, Felipe Sarmiento Jr. of Salinas, Noe Sarmiento of Salinas, and Javier Sarmiento of Salinas; sister, Irma S. Rios of Texas; 14 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 1 to 6 p.m. today, May 3, at Healey Mortuary.

Friends may call. Rosary: 7 p.m. today, May 3, at St. Mary of the Nativity Church in Salinas. Services: Celebration of life Mass at 10 a.m.

Wednesday, May 4, at St. Mary of the Nativity Church. Burial: Will take place after the Mass at the Garden of Memories Cemetery, Salinas. Arrangements: Healey Mortuary, 405 N. Sanborn Road, Salinas.

WE REMEMBER Gilbert Flores Ill passes by is one day closer to May 3, 1981, to April 17, 2005 being together. Gilbert, we miss you SO Happy 24th birthday Gilbert much, our hearts ache for you (Joker), every day. Your boys, Lisa, It's been one your sisters, nieces and year and two nephews and brother-in-laws weeks since and friends say "Happy birthyou were taken day." from us, but Gilbert, the night they took we all know your life, it left a big hole in you are in a ours. better place. Always love you and always Gilbert Flores Ill You are home in our hearts, with our Heav- Mom, Dad, Lisa, Payton, Jayson, enly Father and each day that Champ and the rest of the family PUBLIC MEETINGS TODAY MONTEREY PENINSULA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD, 7 p.m., MRWPCA board room, 5 Harris Court, Building Monterey.

WED. SALINAS VALLEY MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM PERSONNEL AND PENSION COMMITTEE, 10 BAKERSFIELD Ruven R. Campos Ruven R. Campos, 84, of Bakersfield, died Friday, April 29, 2005, in Camarillo. Services: Mass i is at 2 p.m.

today, May 3, 2005, at St. Joseph's Church, Spreckels. Burial is at Garden of Memories Memorial Park, 768 Abbott Salinas. SALINAS Paula 'Yaya' Vasquez Paula "Yaya" Vasquez, 95, of Salinas, died Sunday, May 1, 2005, after a lengthy illness at her home in Salinas. She was born Feb, 28, 1910, in La Paula 'Yaya' Capilla de Vasquez Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

She was a 58-year resident of Salinas and was a retired cannery worker. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Maria Ybarra. Survivors: Daughter, Victoria Perez of Salinas; eight grandchildren; 19 greatgrandchildren; 10 greatgreat-grandchildren. Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at Healey Mortuary, 405 N.

Sanborn Road, Rosary: 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at the mortuary chapel. Inurnment: will take place in the Castroville District Cemetery, Moss Landing. Arrangements: Healey Mortuary. SALINAS Felipe Sarmiento Sr.

Mr. Felipe Sarmiento 80, of Salinas, died Friday, April 29, 2005, after a lengthy illness. He was at home with his family at his side. He was a field supervisor for Felipe Hansen Farms Sarmiento Sr. and a native of Edinburg, Texas.

He lived in Salinas for 42 years. Mr. Sarmiento loved to dance and barbecue. He was an avid L.A. Dodgers fan.

He enjoyed spending time with his family and his grandchildren. Survivors: Wife of 64 years, a.m., Heart Center conference room, 450 E. Romie Lane, Sali- nas. 757-4333. WED.

BORONDA REDEVELOPMENT CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 6 p.m., Boronda School Cafeteria, 1114 Fontes Lane, Salinas. 786-1350. REVERSE MORTGAGES Government Program pays Senior Homeowners to obtain TAX-FREE CASH: Use money for anything No monthly payments Pay off No required Enhance quality of life Retain Homeownership Call Sean Daly today for a Free Information Kit HOUENS 831.419.9149 OPPORTURITE Reverse Mortgage Professionals A US Financial Company A Direct FHA Lender Licensed by Dept. of Corporations under CRMLA Californian CASTROVILLE Cristina Ceja Cristina Ceja, ville, died 1 Cristina Ceja 42, of CastroMonday, April 27, 2005. Services: Visitation, to 5 p.m.

Wednesday, May 4, to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at Whitehurst Muller Chapel, 41 E. Alisal Salinas. Rosary, 7 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church, 11140 Preston Castroville.

Mass, 10 a.m. Friday, May 6, at the church. Burial, Castroville District Cemetery, Moss Landing. Arrangements: Whitehurst Muller Funeral Service. NEWMAN Francisco Ramirez Santana Francisco Ramirez Santana, 50, of Newman, died Friday, April 30, 2005, at his home.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at Yolo Middle School in Newman. Services conducted by Hillview Funeral Chapel, Newman. Remembrances can be made to the Francisco Santana Memorial Scholarship, in care of T.O.S.C.A., P.O. Box 18, Newman, Ca.

95360; or Hospice of Emanuel Medical Center, P.O. Box 819005, Turlock, Ca. 95380. Soap opera creator William Joseph Bell dies at age 78 The Associated Press LOS ANGELES William Joseph Bell, an Emmy awardwinning daytime TV soap writer, producer and co-creator of "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful," has died. He was 78.

Bell died Friday from complications of Alzheimer's disease at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, said Raul Rojas, publicist for Bell's TV production company. Bell's career as a TV soap writer spanned more than four decades and earned him nine Emmy awards three for his writing on "The Young and the Restless," and the rest for producing or writing "Days of Our Lives." The Chicago native got his start in 1956 as a writer on the soap "Guiding Light." A year later, he left to write for "As the World Turns." Eulalio Manuel and Rick Carranco of Salinas, Mike Carranco of Watsonville; grandchildren, Victoria Bustamantes, Brianna Bustamantes, Noah Gomez Nevaeh Gomez, Azalea Carranco and Jose Carranco IV. Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. today, May 3, at Healey Mortuary, 405 N. Sanborn Road, Salinas.

Rosary: 7 p.m. today in the Eleanor Sveinsson WASHINGTON SALINAS William R. Jobin William R. Jobin, 78, of Salinas, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2005, at Katherine Healthcare Center from complications from a stroke. Son of William and Mildred William R.

Jobin Jobin, William was born in Bethlehem, on April 2, 1927, the fourth of five children. He was raised on a small farm tending to livestock. William spent much of his early life hunting and fishing. He served in the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd "Ail American" Airborne Division and was in the "Honor Guard" in Frankfort, Germany during the Occupation in 1946. Bill married Peggy Codorette in December of 1948 and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where he sold cars.

They relocated to Gonzales in 1953 where he became the youngest car dealer in Northern California at the age of 25. He moved to Salinas in 1955 and became sales manager for Cochrane Ford (on Monterey Street), Ablett Lincoln-Mercury and Irwin Ford (on Abbott Street) and Cochrane Equipment Co. on Vertin Ave. He was retired as a manufacturer's representative for Fabco Company in Oakland, which made lettuce trucks and equipment for United Air Lines. After retirement i in 1981, often vacationed in Hawaii for several months each year and drove cross -country every few years.

Bill enjoyed gardening, big band concerts and parades and was fond of patriotic music. He was preceded in death by his older sister, Dorothea Adams. Survivors: wife of 56 years, Peggy; son, William R. Jobin III; brother, Arthur E. Jobin of Yerrington, sisters, Muriel J.

Brown of Bethlehem, N.H., and Anita J. Lopez of Reno numerous nieces and nephews. Services: Private graveside services have been held with burial at Mission Memorial Park, 1915 Ord Grove Seaside. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Steinbeck Library, Main Branch, Salinas and SPCA, Monterey County Humane Society, 1002 Highway. Arrangements: Struve and Laporte Funeral Home, 41 W.

San Luis Salinas. www.struveandlaporte.com SALINAS Jose 'Joe' Carranco Jr. Jose "Joe" Carranco 54, of Salinas, died Friday, April 29, 2005, at Natividad Medical Center. He was born July 3, 1950, in Watsonville. He was a SaliJose 'Joe' nas resident Carranco Jr.

for 28 years and enjoyed spending time with his family and his grandchildren. Survivors: wife, Helen Carranco of the family home; daughter, Eileen Bustamantes of Salinas; sons, Jose (Liz) Carranco III of Castroville, Randy Cervantez of Salinas; mother, Maria Carranco of Salinas; sisters, Linda Valdez, Margaret Fraga and Rosie Bowles, all of Watsonville, Annette Carranco of Salinas; brothers, Daniel and David Carranco of Yuma, Eleanor Sveinsson, 89, of Yakima, died in her sleep Saturday, April 30, 2005. She was born Marion Eleanor Lundstedt on Sept. 22, 1915, to George Irving Lundstedt (born in Chicago of Swedish and Norwegian descent) and Helen Lundstedt (born in Sweden). Eleanor was the eldest of triplets.

The birth of Eleanor, Harold and Mildred was featured as front page news in the Los Angeles Times. She grew up in Temple City, a suburb of Los Angeles. She graduated from Pasadena High School in 1934 and Polytech Cosmetology College in 1936. Eleanor married Johannes (Joe) Sveinsson on Oct. 31, 1938.

Joe worked for Pacific Rock and Gravel. During World War II, he was stationed in Central America, building air strips for the Army Air Corps; Eleanor spent three months in Central America to be near him. Later, they lived in Gonzales for 42 years, where Eleanor was a devoted mother and homemaker, a gardener extraordinaire and won ribbons in the fair for her afghans, knitting and crocheting. In 1992, Joe and Eleanor retired to Yakima to be near their son, Ken, and family. They became members of the 35th Avenue Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Yakima.

Memberships: Hoe and Show Garden Club; AmericanScandinavian Society; Salinas Seventh-Day Adventist Church. She held various church positions over the years, including serving as flower coordinator for 15 years; General Superintendent for a year and as a longterm choir member; Eleanor also regularly taught Bible lessons at the church. Eleanor was preceded in death by her husband, Joe, and by her siblings, Earl, Harold and Mildred. Survivors: Children, Kenneth Joel (Valerie) Sveinsson of Yakima, Joleen Helen (John) Kinney of Pooler (Savannah), Johannes Carl (Joan) Sveinsson of Plano (Dallas), Texas; sister, Lydia Weisz; grandchildren, Heather N. Sveinsson, Eric K.

Sveinsson, Lyf K. (Heather) Titcomb; greatgrandchildren, Tyler, Ailee and Emily Titcomb. Visitation: Noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at Keith and Keith Funeral Home on Yakima Yakima. Service: 11 a.m.

Thursday, May 5, at Keith and Keith Terrace Heights Chapel. mortuary chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday May 4, at Madonna del Sasso Church, 320 E. Laurel Drive, Salinas.

Memorials: contributions to help defray burial and funeral costs may be made to Washington Mutual Bank Account No. 185-2001337. Arrangements: Healey Mortuary. LIVING ESTATE PROBATE Free Consultation Reasonable Fees Prompt and Efficient Service Lawyers On Duty Recommends Interview three probate attorneys before making your selection Compare fee schedules-all fees are negotiable Ask for references 60 BONIFACIO PLAZA MONTEREY 375-5100 FAX 646-1800 Across from Comerica Bank behind Britannia Arms and Rosine's FREE CONSULTATION! OPEN 9:00 TO 5:00 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY MONTEREY BAY Unified Air Pollution Control District May 24580 Silver Cloud Court, Monterey, CA 93940 Public Meetings The following meetings will be held at the District Office: ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING: Thursday, May 5, 2005; 1:30 p.m. Proposed Budget for Fiscal year 2005-2006; and Regulation III (Fees) revisions to implement the proposed budget BOARD MEETING: Wednesday; May 18, 2005; 1:30 p.m.

Board to hold a public meeting to discuss above items. Interested members of the public are invited to attend and comment on any District Business during the Public Comment Period. Written comments should be submitted to the Clerk of the Board. For more information, call (831) 647-9411..