A 30 YEAR-OLD SALINAS WOMAN PLACED 4TH IN HER EVENT, AT THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD WINTER GAMES BEING PLAYED CURRENTLY IN JAPAN. SARA SCATTINI FINISHED THE ALPINE INTERMEDIATE DOWNHILL SKIING EVENT WITH A TIME OF 44.07 SECONDS. SCATTTINI ALSO PLANS TO COMPETE IN THE SLALOM, AND GIANT SLALOM EVENTS.

PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF A LOCALLY PRODUCED FILM ARE ENCOURAGED TO TURN OUT THIS EVENING. SCOTTS VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT JOEY BERTRAN SAYS THAT OPEN CASTING CALL IS FOR 7:30 P.M. AT THE WORLD GYM IN THE HARVEY WEST PARK AREA OF SANTA CRUZ.

A LOCAL FRESH WATER FISHING VENUE OPENED THIS MORNING. THOSE WHO ENJOY FISHING FOR TROUT, CROPPIE, AND BLUE GILL CAME OUT EN FORCE TO LOCH LOMOND RESERVOIR IN LOMPICO FOR THE RESERVOIR?S 6 A.M. OPENING. AS USUAL, A PLEASANT, QUIET, TIME WAS HAD BY ALL; AS ONLY ELECTRIC (OR HUMAN POWERED) VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED ON THE RESERVOIR.

A REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION WAS DENIED BY UC SANTA CRUZ. CITY OFFICIALS AND RESIDENTS WANTED TO LENGTHEN THE TIME TO COMMENT ON U.C.S.C.'S PLAN TO ADD ABOUT 75 HUNDRED FACULTY AND STUDENTS OVER THE NEXT 15 YEARS. THE "COALITION FOR LIMITING UNIVERSITY EXPANSION", SAYS THE 30 DAYS REQUIRED BY LAW IS NOT ENOUGH, AND AN EXTRA TWO-WEEKS WOULD HELP THEM OBTAIN ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION IN A TIMELY MANNER. A GLITCH THAT SHUT DOWN UC COMPUTERS REPORTEDLY DENIED TEMPORARY ACCESS TO THE PLAN ONLINE. UCSC OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE ALREADY GONE BEYOND WHAT THE LAW CALLS FOR IN PUBLIC COMMENT REQUIREMENTS.