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olumne County. Among them, 25 were born at home and five at the Sierra Natural Birthing Center. One child More parents in Tuolumne County was born in a car in Twain Harte, areoptingto havebabiesathome, ac- according to certificates filed in the cordingto a database ofbirth certifi - County Recorder's Office. cates issued in 2014 compiled by The In the almost two years from Jan. Union Democrat. In all, 561 children were born in TuSee BIRTHS / Back Page

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Those were the most &equent names given in Tuolumne County that year, according to a review of When the children born in Tu- birthrecords forthatyear. olumne County in 2014 reach kinVariations of Jack were also popudergarten, teachers might consider lar, Jackson, Jaxson, Jaxon. assigning numbers. Abigail was popular too, with variGrace 1, Grace 2, Grace 3. Jack 1, Jack 2, Jack 3. See RECORDS / Back Page

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Snow causes traffic nightmares; prompts late-starts for high schools By PAMELA OREBAUGH The Union Democrat 4

Dozens of carsblocked traffic on Tuolumne County roads Wednesday night as a winter

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the Sierra Nevada. California Highway Patrol officers responded to incidents on Tuolumne, Phoenix Lake and Soulsbyville roads beginningabout 6:47 p.m. At least one no-injury accident was reported about 7 p.m. on Tuolumne Road, where multiple tow truck agencieswere called to clear the blocked road, a CHP dispatcher said. A winter storm warning issued Wednesday evening

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the tail-end of the scene &om their &ont window, but were unable to stop the driver. The i n cident o ccurred around 6:45 p.m. off Shaws Flat Road in Sonora and was reported to the California Highway Patrol. Johnson said officers responded and collected car parts broken off in the crash, one containing a serial numberthatcould beused toidentify the driver. Descripti ons of the vehicle are limited. The California Highway Patrol could not release further information Wednesday. Johnson said the vehicle had largeaftermarket lights attached to the &ont bumper, used in the escape in lieu of headlights broken in the crash. Bits of broken bumper stil l on the property are painted silver. The crash crippled the &ont end of his son's truck and destroyeda large section of the family garden. "This would all be green in n

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Alex Stewart, of Jamestown, removes chains from his vehicle after pulling off the road east of the upper Twain Harte entrance, after a morning of hiking at Pinecrest.

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State grants rare look inside largest death row

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SAN QUENTIN (AP) — With executions on hold in California and a death penaltyappeals process that can take years, many inmates on the nation's largest death row say they spend little time worrying about the lethal injection that may one day kill them. "It's almost like it's not even a real punishment for a lot of people," said

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Charles Crawford at San Quentin State Prison, where the vast majority of the state's nearly 750 condemned inmates are held. Crawford, who has been at San Quentin since 2002 for killing two people, spoke during a rare tour by prison officials of death row and the death chamber, with its sea green gurney where executions by lethal injec-

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tion would take place if they resumed. The tour on Tuesday came as the state considers a one-drug execution protocol toreplace a three-drug method that a federal judge invalidated in 2006 as a potentially cruel and unusual punishment. Voters in 2016 may also get a chance to weigh in on competing death penalty measures — one would scrap capi-

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tal punishment, and the other would speed up executions by providing inmates with more appellate lawyers and faster appeals. "By the time they get to me, I'm going to be dead anyway," said Charles Case, 75, who killed two people at a bar during a robbery. See PRISON/Back Page

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Canning and Jadza Barbosa Marriages r e corded Deoliveira from Dec. 19 through Dec. Dec. 26, Kristine Mae 31 (wedding date given): Corsen Faddis and Joshua Dec. 19, Aubrey McKay James Stuart Stucki and Matthew David Dec. 28, Mitchell Joseph Relei Fediand Mardi Rose RomeDec. 27, Natasha Lorraine ro Nance Relei and Lucas James EdDec. 30, Tom Carsoner ward Carmichael and Mary Louise RummerDec. 30, Colton Edward field Lewis McCurley and Kylie Justine Berger Births recorded by Jan. Dec. 30, Corey Wayne 4 (mother'sm aiden name Gray and Ginean Renee given in most entries): Hanks Sept. 24, Spencer Samuel Orson Deaths recorded from Dec.21 through Dec. 31 t Deaths recorded by Dec. 21, Jane Pauline My- Jan. 4: ers Dec. 1, Oria H. Curtis Dec. 23, Sharon Kay Dec. 1, Robert H. Luther Brandau Sr. Dec. 25, Lois Fern Child Dec. 1, Dolores E. Silvas Dec. 25, Sherri Edna Dec. 1, Colleen Smart Graves Dec. 2, Fred J. Powell Dec. 26, Mary Lucille Dec. 3, Guadalupe NaFleming varro Dec. 26, Clarence Emery Dec. 3, Wynoma P. Russell McDonald Lee Dec. 28, Janice Lea PerDec. 3, Delsie L. Vincent kins Dec. 4, Nancy A. Costa Dec. 30, Raymond EdDec. 4, Sam L. Higgins ward Wasden Dec. 5, Janice Simpson Dec. 6, Sharon A. Jackson Dec. 8, Douglas K SutherCalaveras County land Marriages r e corded Dec. 9, Earl R. Evans by Jan. 4 (wedding date Dec. 10, Valton L. Kuykgiven): endall Dec. 10, Bryan K. Locke October 24, Briana Lee Gennusa and Martin Allan Dec. 10, Deborah A. MarMacleod gritz Nov. 21, Kayla Mae LeiniDec. 11, Jerry B. Hellwig nger-Linneman and Rowdy Dec. 11, Phillip 0. OrmsLee Strain bee Nov. 28, Gregory Wesley Dec. 11, Michael E. Ryan Scott and Bertha Maria Dec. 13, Donald E. Duerre Sainz-Zuniga Dec. 14, Hurley H. EdNov. 30, Aaron Wayne wards Smith Jr. and Holly Melissa Dec. 14, Dewey C. Wood Lorraine Foster Dec. 16, Shakala L. Ford Dec. 12, Nicholas Ryan Dec. 17, Richard F. Harris Knaggs and Jennifer ChrisDec. 17, Mary Jaynet tine Kankelfitz Walsh Dec. 14, Kayla Ann Belier Dec. 17, Zachary L. Weavand Gordon Paul Newnam er Dec. 16, Susan Lynn SiDec. 17, Brian J. Wilson udzinski and Timothy WalDec. 18, Hugo S. Scotto ter Plunkett Dec. 19, Diana M. SchDec. 21, Patrick Roland weitzer Hnk and Ashley Welton EoDec. 20, Mary A. Pons wyn Dec. 22, Dot A. RasmusDec. 22, Rachael Leigh sen Farmer Ramsey and MiDec. 22, Carl D. Rasmuschael David Shepard sen Dec. 23, Patrick John Dec. 25, Lorie L. Weiss

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The Mother Lode Martin Luther King Jr. Committee will host its 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 24. Jim H i g htower, a nation-

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As people were ringing in the new year, local law enforcement agencies were out in full force — patrolling Tuolumne and Calaveras counties. The California Highway Patrol's New

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Norton said an 8-year-old boy from Modesto was hit on Highway 108 near Lyons Dam Road. "The family was sledding, they were putting their stuff back in the car and lost track of the child," he said. "(The boy) ran out into the road and got hit." Sgt. Dave Chesson confirmed the incident occurred Sunday about 3 p.m. "It was a leg injury, and he was airlifted to (U.C. Davis Medical Center)," he said.

seven accidents, three of which resulted in injuries and one fatality. None were DUI related. Last year, four DUI arrests were made. Ten fatalities occurred in 2015 in Calaveras County, the most recent being on New Year's Eve, where 23-yearold Kyle Towler, of Valley Springs, died afterlosing controlofa m otorcycle. Towler was riding a 2016 HarleyDavidson westbound on Barbour Road Three DUI arrests were made, Nor- about 10:45 p.m. Dec. 31, 2015, when he ton said. lost control and collided with a mailbox, There were no fatalities during the decorative rocks and ornamental plants time period in Tuolumne County. east of Silver Rapids Road. According to the San Andreas Office, He died at the scene. no arrests were made during the maxiCHP officers issued 20 speeding tickmum enforcement period in Calaveras ets and six tickets for mechanical vioCounty. lations in Calaveras County during the The SanAndreas Office responded to Christmas weekend.

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to built it as quickly as possible,because the impacts of the debris flowing directly into the treatment plant is already causing strain on a cent matching component." facility that provides water The money that CCWD is for 10,000 people in Rancho required to match will come Calaveras. from the organization's CapiCCWD is in the planning tal Renovation and Replace- processfor the pretreatment ment Fund, an account that plant. From there, they will is used to upgrade existing move toward the bidding infrastructure. Metzger says phase and, finally, the conthe project will not have an struction. impacton rates. It is not known when the Contact Calaveras County pretreatment plant at Jenny reporter Jason Corvan at Lind will be fully operational, j corvan@uniondemocrat.corn Metzger said. The intent is or 588-4531.

CALENDAR For complete arts and entertainment listings, see the Weekender, published Thursdays in The Union Oemocrat.

Tuolumne County Airport tion, 8:30 a.m., Gold Country CofLand Use Commission, 6 p.m., feeRoastingCompany, 728-9325.

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FRIDAY Don Pedro Recreation National Active and Retired Agency Board of Control, 10 Federal Employees Associa-

airport administration office, 10723 Airport Road, Columbia.

TODAY Sierra Club day hike,meet9

a.m., agency headquarters, 31 Bonds Flat Road, La Grange.

Tuolumne County Republican Central Committee, 6 p.m.,

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Story time, 11 to 11:40 a.m., Calaveras County Library, Copperopolis branch, Lake Tulloch Plaza.

tion, noon, Black Bart Inn, 55 W. St. Charles St., San Andreas, 772a.m., Mary Laveroni Community Preschool Story Hour,"Sto- 1854. Park, Highway 120, Groveland. ries with Grandma," 11 a.m., Landscape and Lighting Storytime and Craft,children Tuolumne branch library, 18636 District Committee, 2 p.m., through age 5 , 1 0 30 a m., Main St., Tuolumne, 928-3612. Fireside Room, Greenhorn Creek, Tuolumne County Library, 480 Angels Camp, 736-2181. Greenley Road, Sonora, 533-5507. Sing Along,11 to 11:30 a.m., Wallace/Burson Business Tuolumne County Arts Alli- Sierra Waldorf School, 19234 Association, 7 p.m., Rossetti's, ance Board of Directors,5:30 Rawhide Road, Jamestown, 984- 7670 Highway 12, Wallace, 7635037, 763-5130. p.m., 251 S. Barretta St., Sonora, 0454. 532-2787.

Tuolumne County Administration Building, 2 S. Green St., Sonora, 532-5352.

FRIDAY Angels Camp Library Storytime, 10 a.m., Angels Camp

TODAY Branch Library, 426 N. Main St., Murphys Business Associa- Angels Camp, 736-2198.

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roo erin ice in ra icso HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — A Texas state trooper who arrested Sandra Bland after a contentious traffic stop last summer was firedWednesday after being charged with perjury for allegedly lying about his confrontation with the black woman who died three days later in jail. Trooper Brian Encinia claimed in an affidavit that Bland was "combative and uncooperative" after he pulled her over and ordered her out of her car. The grand jury identified that affidavit in charging Encinia with perjury, special prosecutor Shawn McDonald said Wednesday night. Hours after the indictment, the Texas Departmentof Public Safety said it would "begin termination proceedings" against Encinia, who has been on paid desk duty since Bland was found dead in her cell. Bland's arrest and death — which authorities ruled a suicide — provoked national outrage and drew the attention

of the Black Lives Matter movement. Protesters linked Bland to other black suspects who were killed in con&ontations with police or died in police custody, including Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Freddie Gray in Baltimore. Video of the stop shows Encinia drawing his stun gun and telling Bland, "I will light you up!" She can later be

partition with a plastic garbage bag around her neck. The grand jury has already declined to charge any sheriffs officials or jailers in her death. The perjury charge is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum of one year in jail and a $4,000 fine. Encinia was not immediately taken into custody, and an arraignment date has not yet been an-

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about to break her wrists and complaining that he knocked her head into the grouncl. Encinia's affidavit stated he "removed her &om her vehicle to further conduct a safer traffic investigation," but grand jurors"found that statement tobe false," said McDonald, one of five special prosecutors appointed to investigate. She was taken to the Wailer County jail in Hempstead, about 50 miles northwest of Houston. Three days later,

ly be reached for comment; a cellphone number forhim was no longer working. Bland's sister, Sharon Cooper, told The Associated Press that Encinia's indictment was "bittersweet." Encinia also faces a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Bland's family. "We have always felt from the onset, from our viewing of the dashcam video, is what happened to Sandy was largely impacted by the fatal encounter that she had with Officer Encinia," Cooper

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Mobster loses weapons case dismissal HARTFORD, Conn. (AP)A reputed mobster from Connecticut suspected of having knowledge about the largest art heist in U.S. history lost a bid Wednesday to get a weapons case dismissed. Robert G e n t ile , 79, claimed federal authorities entrapped him into illegally selling a gun to pressure him into cooperating in the investigation of the still-unsolved1990 theft atBoston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Thirteen pieces of art worth an estimated $500 million were stolen, including paintings by Rembrandt, Edouard Manet, Edgar De-

gas and Johannes Vermeer. The artwork remains missing and no one has been charged in the theft. Gentile has consistently denied knowing anything about the missingart.Federalprosecutors, however, said they have evidence that shows otherwise,and disclosed for the first time Wednesday allegations that Gentile discussed the missing paintings with fellow inmates in prison. U.S. District Judge Robert Chatigny in Hartford on Wednesday rejected Gentile's request to dismiss the weapons case. Gentile's lawyer, A. Ryan McGuigan,argued that

the government entrapment of Gentile was so "outrageous" that it warranted throwing out the charges. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Durham denied McGuigan's claims and told the judge that it was not unusual forauthorities to charge someone with a crime in an efFortto get cooperation with another case.

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rarely been successful. "This is not a case in which I need to be concerned about the targeting of an innocent

person," Chatigny said. "I think that there is a legitimate law enforcement interest inattempting to recover the paintings." Gentile did not speak during or after the hearing. He was in a wheelchair and wore a beige prison jumpsuit. Durham has previously said Gentile told an undercover FBI agent that he had accessto two of the stolen paintings and could negotiate the saleofeach for $500,000. Durham said Gentile made theofferafterhewa sreleased &om prison in April 2014, when he finished a sentence in a different weapons case.

Judge: Monkey cannot own selfie photo copyright SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A macaque monkey who took now-famous selfie photographs cannot be declared the copyright owner of the photos, a federal judge said Wednesday. U.S. District Judge William Orrick said in a tentative ruling in federal court in San Francisco that "while Congress and the president can extend the protection of law to animals as well as humans, there is no indication that they did so in the Copyright Act." The lawsuit filed last year by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

sought a court order allowing PETA to represent the monkey and let it to administer all proceeds from the photos for the benefit of the monkey, which it identified as 6-year-old Naruto, and othercrested macaques living in a reserve on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The photos were taken during a 2011 trip to Sulawesi with an unattended camera owned by British nature photographerDavid Slater,who asked the court to dismiss the case. Slatersays the British copyright ob-

tained for the photos by his company, Wildlife Personalities Ltd., should be honored worldwide. PETA sued Slater and hi s San Francisco-based self-publishing company Blurb, which published a book called "Wildlife Personalities" that includes the "monkey selfie" photos. The photos have been widely distributed elsewhere by outlets, including Wikipedia, which contend that no one owns the copyright to the images because they were taken by an animal, not a person.

NEWS OF RECORD TUOLUMNE COUNTY TheSonoraPoliceDepartment reportedthe following:

2:49 p.m., Sonora — A man was "out of control" at a Crystal Falls Drive residence. 4:15 p.m., Sonora — A boy was bitten by a dog on Green Meadow Lane. 5:29 p.m., Columbia — A Kumquat Court residence was burgled. 7:42 p.m., Sonora —Someone shot a road flare into the air off Highway 108 and Draper Mine Road. 10 p.m., Sonora —A Madrone Circle woman said a man took drugs in her residence and refused to leave. She hid from the man in her laundry room. After deputies responded, it was determined the man had "diabetic issues"and was taking medications prescribed to him. The man was transported to Sonora Regional Medical Center.

TUESDAY 10:55 a.m., theft —A theft was reported from a South Washington Street business. 12:48 p.m., hazardous situation —A tree blocked the road on Lyons Street and Old Bald Mountain Road. 12:53 p.m., suspicious circumstance —A woman appeared to be under the influence of drugs on Fairview Lane. 2:37 p.m., harassment Someone reported harassment at aMono Way business. 3:37 p.m., reckless drivingSomeonedriving a pickup truck did donuts in a North Forest Road parking lot. 8 p.m., suspicious circumFelony bookings stance — A h o meless man swung sticks at cars and urinated TUESDAY in the road on Hospital Road. 5:51 a.m., Sonora — Eric 9:48 p.m., animal complaints Zachary Hicks, 42, address un— A dog was stuck on a hillside on Woods Creek Drive. The Sherif's Office reported the following: TUESDAY 1:20 a.m., Sonora — A man dressed in all black jumped into oncoming traffic off Tuolumne Road and Terrace Drive. 3:30 a.m., Twain Harte — A woman was "out of control" at a Mother Lode Drive residence. 7:07 a.m., Sonora —Someone cut the gas line of a vehicle Monday night on Cedar Road. 8:30a.m.,Groveland — A pistol was possibly stolen from a Nonpareil Way residence. 9:17 a.m., Jamestown — An electrical box on Table Mountain Road was on fire. 12:03 p.m., Chinese CampCattle was in the road off Red Hills Road and Six Bit Ranch Road. 12:08 p.m., Sonora — items were stolen from an Allison Way residence. 1:12 p.m., Sonora — A cell phone waslostat a Mono Way business. 2 p.m., Tuolumne — Metal chickens were stolen from Tuolumne Road property.

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available, Sonora, was booked on suspicion of vandalism and misdemeanor tampering with a vehicle after an arrest at Sonora Regional Medical Center. Arrests

8:28 p.m., Copperopolis Someone on Black Creek Drive had "unwelcome" visitors. 10:42 p.m., Valley SpringsTwo people were bundled up in a blanket on the corner of Daphne Street and Laurel Street.

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Tuolumne County District Attorney's Office and most recentlyas an assistant to a CPA in Pagosa Springs, Colorado,before relocating back to California to retire. Signe is survived by her two daughters, Megan Elizabeth Castaneda and Rebecca Lynn Machado; her two sonsin-law, Byron Castaneda and Dean Machado. She is also survived by her five grandchildren, who she loved dearly and devoted much Jacque Bertolett of her time to, Samuel, Jasmine and Jacob Castaneda, Jacque Bertol ett,age 50, and Jett and Gage Machado; of Sutherlin, Oregon, passed her sister, Paula Smith; her away on Saturday, Nov. 14, brother Rolf Ed Moiler; and 2015, at her home. many nieces, nephews, famJacque is survived by her ily members and &iends. parents Jay Bertolett and Vicky McGowan; brother Rick Bertolett; and was the loving mother of Mandi DaDeath Notices in The Union vis and John Karl Clark; and Democrat are published free of beloved grandmother to Mi- charge.They include the name, chael Davis and Lucas davis. age and town of residence of Her best years were spent the deceased, the date of death; with Dale Pagni, the love of service information; and memoher life and best &iend. rial contribution information. The Jacque loved to bowl, fish, deadline is noon the day before go camping and spend time publication. with her &iends. She was preceded in death ACKER — A memorial by her son Michael Owen. service for Franklin Frank" Sutherlin Chapel of the Acker, 83, who died Dec. 29 at Roses was in charge of ar- home in Sonora, will be held rangements. at 1 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Chapel in Soulsbyville. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Signe Lynn Home is handling arrangeObituaries, including photos, are published at a pre-paid fee basedon size.The deadline is 5 p.m. two business days prior to publication. Call 532-7151, fax 532-5139 or send to obitsI uniondemocrat.corn. Memorial ads are published at a pre-paid fee based on size. The deadline is noon two business days prior to publication. Please call 58$4555 for complete information.

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Rendezvous with reali in the new year Changes of administrations usually mark dicey times in American foreign policy. But transitional hazards will never be greater than in 2016. Over a span of just a few months in mid-1945, new president Harry Truman lost all trust in Soviet Union strongman VICtol" Josef Stalin — in a

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predecessor, the ailing Franklin Delano Roosevelt, never had during nearly four years of World War II. Ensuing American foreign policy jerked from a pragmatic Lend-Lease alliance with a duplicitous communist superpower to a tense Cold War. President John F. Kennedy was young, idealistic, cocky — and without the military reputation of his predecessor, the much more experienced former general Dwight D. Eisenhower. Soon afler JFK's inauguration in 1961, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev predictably began testing Kennedy's mettle as commander in chief, from Berlin to Cuba. Kennedy's eventual restoration of American deterrence during the Cuban blockade marked the scariest phase in Cold War history. By 1980, as lame duck Jimmy Carter neared the end of his first and only term, the Russians had sought to absorb Afghanistan. Communist insurrections kept spreading in Central America. China went into Vietnam. The new theocracy in Iran still held American diplomats and employees hostages. Most aggressors had logically accelerated their risk-taking before the newly elected, mostly unknown (but volatilesounding) Ronald Reagan took office in 1981. The world's bullies are now wagering on whether 2016 likewise offers one final opportunity to consolidate their easy recent winnings. Or, in their hubris, might they ramp up theirbelligerence one last time before the arrival of a new president who will be more likely be supportive of the U.S.-led postwar order? China, with impunity, has fortified seven newly created artificial islands located in the hotly disputed Spratlys archipelago, a strategic pathway positioned in the heart of the South China Sea. Has China now set a precedent that any nation can build artificial but sovereign islands in the Pacific, replete with automatic territorial claims to surrounding waters? If so, will Iran or Russia in 2016 create new islands out of thin air in the Persian Gulf, the Mediterranean or the Atlantic? Or will the next president have to warn the Chi-

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A president cries, and the NRA trembles Two of my closest friends are also my steadfastmovie companions. It is our habit, whenever possible, to sit in the same rowofourfavorite theater. We' ve been doing this for years, but during our most recent excursion, one of them quietly asked during the previews, ''When we sit here, do you ever think a man with a gun —." Her wife and I didn't even let her finish her sentence as we started to nod. "That we would be the first to be shot?" one of us asked. "That we would die?" the other asked. Oh, yeah, we all agreed. We think about that. This is an absurd mental exercise on our part. As Plain Dealer Editor George Rodrigue III wrote in a recent column in my hometown of Cleveland, "If you lived in America last year you were less likely to be shot by an Islamic terrorist than by a toddler." This is just as true about the likeli hood of being gunned down by a

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fortified islands in the middle of international sea lanes? Will Beijing seek to push the envelope even more in 2016, fearful that the next president in 2017 — whether Hillary Clinton or a Republican — could be more like Truman or Reagan than Carter or Barack Obama? Russian President Vladimir Putin has come to expect that his border aggressions do not risk much Western pushback. Will Putin continue to take risks after the departure of Obama, who would rather lecture the Russian leader than stop Russian aggression, more worried about keeping intact his legacy as a Nobel Peace Prize winner than preservingpost-Cold War borders? The Islamic State is only about two years old, but it already has already carved out huge swaths from Syria and Iraq in its dreams of a new Islamic caliphate that will remake the entire Middle East. So far, Western responses have been anemic. But can the Islamic State afford to gamble that under the next president, 75 percent of U.S. combat missions against ISIS will return to their base without firing a shot or dropping their bombs, as has been the case under the Obama administration? Prepare for stepped-up Islamic State offensives during a last-chance year of the Obama presidency. Over the last seven years, the world has become acclimatized to the lead-from-behind role of the United States. Under Obama, friends and enemies bet that America was conflicted about the wisdom and morality of the entire American-ledpostwar global enterprise and reacted accordingly. But — who knows? — the next American president may identify radical Islam as the catalyst for terrorism directed at the West. Cuba in2017 may no longer be seen as a newfound friend but as an old-time violator of human rights. Next year, will the Islamic State still be seen as a "jayvee" organization, or as an existential danger to the U.S. homeland? In all of these cases, uncertainty rather than assured continuity in present U.S. foreign policy is likely — largely because the stubborn and tone-deaf Obama administration has lost the support of the American public on almost all of its foreign policy initiatives, from signing the Iran pact, to dealing with terrorism, to handling China and Russia. Unfortunately, the predictable corrections under a new president in 2017 will make 2016 more dangerous than any year since 1980

theater. We know this, my friends and I, but there we were anyway, imagining the rainofbullets.I am embarrassed to admit to this, in part because such fear is so irr ational but alsobecause it suggests the right-wing fearmongering has had its way with me, a lifelong liberal. Only for a moment, mind you, but it's the sort of lapse in rational ~ g tha t can eat away at you if you aren't vigilant. Before you know it, you' re parroting talking points from the National Rifle Association, which acts more like a mob syndicate than it does a lobbying organization. Right after New Year' s, President Barack Obama signed23 executive ordersdesigned to addressgun violence,including tightening loopholes on who can sell guns and who is allowed to buy them. As The New York Times duly noted, these are guidelines, not binding regulations, and the president will face "legal, political and logistical hurdles that are likely

Victor Davis Hanson is a syndicated newspaper columnist, military historian and classics professor with a Ph.D. from Stanford. He is a native Californian and author of several books..

YOUR VIEWS To the Editor: I have been reading the articles of the litter problem along Highway 108 after the recent snow storm.

First of all, thank you to the people that cleaned it up. Most of us gray hairs recall the antilitter program back in the '60s and those have gone away. This was before plastic bags, drink bottles and allthe other disposable things we have now. It is a shame that the baby boomers didn't seem to get the messageacrosstotheirchildren. It isn't just 108. Phoenix Lake Road is loaded with all the disposables. One wide spotseems to be a favorite dumping ground as someone cleans it up and within a few days new litter or outright dumping takes place there. Big Hill Road sees old tires, beds, ma-

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October, for example, a CBS News/New York Times poll found that 92 percent of Americans favor background checks for all gun buyers. That included 87 percent of Republicans who were polled. The NRA, preferring to channel the voices in its collective head, claimed otherwise this week. NRA spokeswoman Jennifer Baker, in a statement to Fox News: President Obama failed to pass Connie Schultz isa veteranjournalist his anti-gun agenda (through) Congress and columnist and the winner of a 2005 because the majority of Americans op- Pulitzer Prize for commentary.

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to blunt the effect of the plan he laid out." That's a gentler way of saying the gun zealots and the Republicans who pander to them are acting as if the devil just galloped into town to lasso the whole bunch of them and drag them back to hell. Not a wholly unpleasant scenario to imagine, but it has nothing to do with the president's plan. Republican right-wing propagandist Ted Cruz said: "We don't beat the bad guys by taking away our guns. We beat the bad guys by using our guns." If he weren't serious, he'd be hilarious. It's so easy to imagine all 5 feet 8 inches of him standing there in the dirt with spurs jingling as his hands hover over the Colts in the gun belt slung around his hip-huggers. I can't even. House Speaker Paul Ryan said that "rather than focus on criminals and terrorists, (President Obama) goes after the most law-abiding of citizens. His words and actions amount to a form of intimidation that undermines liberty." I am so tired of these men thinking we' re this stupid. Every credible poll shows that the overwhelming major-

pose more gun-control. Now he is doing what he always does when he doesn't get his way, which is defy the will of the people and issue an executive order." Hear that? That's fear talking. For the first time in a long time, the NRA hears the Americanpeople pounding on a door it doesn't want to open. So of course, it declinedto participate in the president's town hall on guns with CNN's Anderson Cooper. At his White House news conference Tuesday, the president began to cry when he started talking about the victims of school shootings. "Our right to peaceful assembly, that right was robbedfrom moviegoers in Auroraand Lafayette,"he said."Ourunalienable right to life and liberty and the pursuitof happiness,those rights were stripped from college kids in Blacksburg and SantaBarbara and from high schoolers at Columbine and from first-graders in Newtown — first-graders — and from every family who never imagined that their loved one would be taken from our lives by a bullet from a gun. Every time I think about those kids, it gets me mad." Many right-wing pundits and lollygaggers on social media mocked the president forhistears.This disrespectoutraged a lot of President Obama's supporters, but it made mefeeloptimistic about gun reform for the first time in years. Who mocks a man for showing the same hollowed-out grief most of us feel when we think of those babies being gunneddown? Who makes fun ofapresident standing tall with the majority of his citizens? Scared people, that's who. The ones who are trembling in their boots because, finally, we have a president willing to take on the gun lobby that has held our country hostage for far too long.

But times are changing. According to Gallup, 22 percent of American consumersareavoiding meat and 12 percent are avoiding dairy products. Supermarket chains, along with Target and Walmart, offer a growing selection of delicious and healthy plant-based meats and dairy Jimmy Spell products. Animal meat consumption has Sonora dropped by 8 percent in the past decade. Hundreds of school, college, hospital and corporatecafeterias have embraced Meatless Monday and vegan meals. Fast-food chains like Chipotle, Panera, To the Editor: Subway, Taco Bell and White Castle, are Once again, it's time for New Year' s rolling out vegan options. Let's make this New Year's resolution resolutions, particularly those to improve our diet and exerciseroutine. about exploring the rich variety of plantAlthough gun violence and traffic acci- basedentrees,lunch meats, cheeses,ice dents remain the leading causes of death creams and milks, as well as the more among youngpeople,the most dangerous traditional green and yellow veggies. The

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in Tracy. The store will receive $2,500for selling one of the SAN FRANCISCO — Netf- winning tickets. lixhas already crossed offthe biggest item on its New Year' s list of resolutions. The Internet videoservice debuted in 130 countries Wednesday in a surprise move likely to reel WASHINGTON — C onin millions of new subscribers. gresshas sent legislation to CEO Reed Hastings re- President Barack Obama's vealed the scope of Netflix's desk repealing his signature expansion at the end of a health care law. There have been dozens presentation in Las Vegas at CES, one of the technology in- of previousrepeal attempts dustry's marquee events. in the House and the Sen"You are witnessing the ate. Wednesday's vote in the birth of a global TV network," House marks the first time Hastings crowed on stage. such a bill will actually make The news caught almost ev- it all the way to the White eryone off guard because Net- House. flix had previously set a goal The l egislation, w hich of being available in most of alsocuts federal funding for the world by the end of this Planned Parenthood, passed year. It looked like the Los the Senate last year under Gatos, California, company special rules protecting it had plenty of work ahead it from a Democratic filibuster. because it ended December in Wednesday's House vote was 240-181 along party lines. 60 countries. Obama will veto the bill. But Republicans say that by holding the vote they have fulfilled a promise to voters in an election year. They also say SAN DIEGO — SeaWorld they' ve demonstrated that if and California regulators a Republican wins the presihave agreed on a proposed dency they will actually sucsettlement over allegations ceed in repealing the health that the park failed to train law. workers to safely interact with killer whales. California O c cupational Safety and Health spokeswoman Erika M onterroza told The Associated Press DETROIT — A Detroit artthat the proposal has been istissuing toprotectan enorsubmitted for approval by a mous multicolor mural that' s judge and the agency's ap- been described as a "bleeding peals board. rainbow" on a building that If approved, it would dis- couldbe developed intoapartmiss four worker safety cita- ments. tions and related fines but Katherine Craig says a fedrequire the park to adhere eral law gives her the right to to strict guidelines on how protect the mural from changwhales and trainers interact. es or destruction. The proposed agreement The mural was created in would ban surfing on, swim- 2009 with more than 100 galming under and standing on lons of paint poured from the orcas. roof of the brick building in The citations claimed the Detroit. The paint was spread park didn't keep employees with a variety of tools, includaware of hazards involving ing fire extinguishers and the orcas. A park spokesman salad dressing bottles. says SeaWorld supports the Craig fears the mural will proposed guidelines. be ruined if windows are installed on the building. NATlON The new owner, Princeton Enterprises, saysitdisagrees with Craig's interpretation of law as well as the "facts" of the dispute. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A northwest Missouri man WORLD held onto a secret for three weeks to give his wife the Christmassurpriseof a lifetime. Robert Bowlin, of Platte RAtNALLAH, West Bank City, won a Missouri Lotto — Unpopular after 11 years jackpot in early December, in power, Palestinian leader splitting a $4 million prize Mahmoud Abbas is starting with another person who to face some open machinamatched all six numbers. tions from would-be succesBowlin is a retired operat- sors, ashisdream ofnegotiating engineer &om Platte City. ing Palestinian statehood lies He discovered he had won Dec. in tatters. 3. He notified a financial adOne likely contender is viser and a CPA, but otherwise believedto be behind recent didn't tell anyone until Christ- claims — swiftly denied by mas, when he told his wife. A bbas' camp — that t h e He collected his winnings 80-year-old's health is failing, Dec. 29. The father of three while another has complained and grandfather of two says of a "real leadership crisis" in he hasn't made any plans rareopen criticism ofAbbas from within his Fatah move-

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On Wednesday, Abbas made his first public appearance since the rumors of ill health circulated last week, in an apparent attempt to show he is fine. In a 40-minute televised speech, he hit familiar themes, berating Israel for settlement expansion and dismissing concerns that his selfrule government might collapse under mounting ten-

sions with Israel's hawkish government. Despite attempts to reassure the Palestinian public, claims of Abbas' purported health problems have drawn attentiontothe lack ofa designated successor or a process for picking one. Abbas holds key jobs as PLO chief and president of the Palestinian Authority, but the rift between Fatah in the West Bank and its main rival, the Islamic militant Hamas in Gaza, has prevented timely leadership elections. — The Associated Press

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sacred preserve BURNS, Ore. (AP) — The leader of an American Indian tribethat regards an Oregon nature preserve as sacred issued a rebuke Wednesday to the armed men who are occupying the property, saying they are not welcome at the

snowy bird sanctuary and must leave.

here," tribal leader Charlotte Rodrique said. She spoke at a news conferenceatthe tribe'scultural center, about half-hour drive from Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, which is being occupiedby some 20 men led by Ammon Bundy, whose father Cliven was at the center of a standoff in Nevada with federal officials in 2014 over use of public lands. Ammon Bundy is demanding that the refuge be handed over to locals. Rodrique said she "had to laugh" atthe demand, because she knew Bundy was not talking about giving the land to the tribe. The 13,700-acre Burns Paiute Reservation is north of this remote town in Oregon sagebrush country. The

The Burns Paiute tribe was the latest group to speak out against the men, who have taken several buildings at the preserveto protest policies governing the use of federal land in the West. "The protesters have no right to this land. It belongs to the native people who live reservationis separate from

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charges rejected LOS ANGELES (AP)Los Angeles County prosecutors declined Wednesday to charge Bill Cosby with sexually abusing two teenagers in 1965 and 2008, citing time limits and a lack of evidence. The decision comes about a week affer Cosby, 78, was charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004 inside his home near Philadelphia — the first criminal case brought against him out ofthe torrent of allegations that destroyed his good-guyimage as America's Dad. His lawyers have called the charges in that case unjustified and said they expected Cosby to be exonerated.

An email to Cosby attorney Monique Pressley seeking comment wasn' t immediately returned Dozens of women have accused Cosby of sex assaults or attempted molestations in incidents dating back more than four decades. In Los Angeles County, the distric t attorney's office investigated allegations by a woman who said that in 1965, when she was 17 years old, Cosby took her to a jazz club in Hollywood, bought her alcoholic drinks, and took her to a home in the Hollywood Hills where he forced her to have sex.

Tiling the crime of forciblerape is barred by the statute of limitations and as such, any consideration of a criminal filing is prohibited by law," said comments on a DA's charge evaluation worksheet.

the wildlife refuge, but tribal members consider it part of

theirancestralland. As with other tribes, the Burns' Paiute's link to the land is marked by a history of conflict with white settlers and the U.S. government. In the late 1800s, they were forced off' a sprawling reservationcreated by an 1872 treaty that was never ratified.Some later returned a n d pu r c hased

property in the Burns area, where about 200 t r i bal members now live. Bundy's group s e ized buildings Saturday at the nature preserve in eastern Oregon's high desert country. Authorities have made no attempt to remove them.

federal policies covering the use of public lands, including grazing. The federal government controls about half of all land in the West. For example, it owns 53 percent of Oregon,85 percent of¹ vada and 66 percent of Utah, accordingto the Congressional Research Service. T he B undy family i s among many peoplein the West who contend local officials could do a better job of managing public lands than federal officials. "It is our goal to get the logger back to logging, the rancher back to ranching," Ammon Bundy said Tuesday. The argument is rejected by those who say the U.S. government is better equipped to manage public lands for all those who want

The standoff in rural Oregon is a continuation of a long-running dispute over to make use of them.

Govenor declares natural gas leak a state of emergency LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency Wednesday over a massive natural-gas leak that has been spewing fumes into a Los Angeles neighborhood for months. In a statement, Brown said he acted based on the requests of local residents in the community of Porter Ranch and the "prolonged and continuing" nature of the gas blowout at the underground storage facility. The well, owned by Southern California Gas Co., has been gushing up to 1,200 tons of methane daily, along with other gases. The leak was first reported in October. The utility is paying to relocate thousands of households after residents complained that the gases were making them sick. They say they have suffered nosebleeds, nausea, headaches and other ailments. Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles schoolboard already have declared the crisis an emergency, moving students out of two schools in the neighborhood. Resident Matt Pakucko, the head of a

community group that has been pushing for the state declaration, said he cried when he heard about the governor's order. Pakucko, speaking from a hotel where the gas company had moved him and his girlfriend, said he faced some doubts from his community about pressing the governor to declare an emergency. He said he had his own concerns that Brown might not take strong enough action but was pleased in the end. The governor's move, among other measures, directs efforts by California agencies in stopping the leak, and it orders emergency regulationsfor other gas-storage facilities throughout the state. The massive leak amounts to about a quarterofthe state'stotaloutput ofclimatechanging methane. The site is one of the country's largest underground natural-gas storage facilities and can hold enough natural gas to fuel Southern California for a month. Brown toured the site of the leak for the first time earlier this week.

Ghana takes in two Yemenis released from Guantanamo by US ACCRA, Ghana (AP)ly 50 who have been cleared Two men who were cap- for release. tured by the U.S. in AfBoth of the men released ghanistan and held at the Wednesday, Mahmud Umar base in Guantanamo Bay, Muhammad Bin Atef and Cuba, for nearly 14 years Khalid Muhammad Salih without charge have been Al-Dhuby, were held as enreleased and sent to this emy combatants, accused of West African nation for training with al-Qaida and resettlement, officials said fighting with the Taliban. Wednesday. They had been cleared for The two Yemenis are the release in 2009, but the U.S. first in a wave of 17 expected won't send Guantanamo to be released this month as prisoners to Yemen because President Barack Obama's of instability there and ofa dministration seeks t o ficials had to find another whittle down the popula- country to accept them. tion of low-level prisoners Ghana, which has not as partofa broader effort, opposed by many in Congress, to close the detention center and move remaining detainees to the U.S. There are now 105 held at the Tuo(umne County Navy base, including near-

taken inany Guantanamo prisoners previously, suggested their stay might be temporary. "We have indicated our readiness to ac-

cept them for aperiod of two years, after which they may leave the country," Ghana's foreign ministry said in a statement. The men, who are in their 30s, followed similar paths, according to U.S. military records. They grew up in Saudi Arabia, were recruited into militant Islam and went off to train and fight in Afghanistan.

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SUPPORT Continued from Page Bl for those who have sufferedstrokes,traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson' s, Guillain Barre, etc. Caregivers, family, friends, spouses and significant others are welcome. The class is facilitated by an occupational therapist and is held from 1 to 2 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month in Conference Room 3 at Sonora Regional Medical Center. For information, call 5365046.

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couragement and education to succeed in lifestyle changes after s u r gery. Topics include diet, exercise and socialsupport. The class is taught by a registered dietician. Call Jessica Koscheka for dates and times at 536-5041. • Smoking Cessation: Class designed to help people quit smoking and stay off smoking for life. Class participants learn how to overcome tobacco addiction and start enjoying the benefits of better health. Topics include medicines that can help with q u i t ting, l i f estyle changes that make quitting easier, preparing for quit day, managing stress, avoiding weight gain, developing a new self-image and staying smoke-free for good. The class is covered by most p r ivate insurances and Medicare. For those without insurance or whose insurance does not cover the class, $50 scholarships and discounts are available. The cost is $125 for eight sessions over seven weeks. The class is held at the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Clinic, 19747 Greenley Road, Sonora. For meeting information, call 536-3726. • Chronic Disease SelfManagement P r o gram: Offered through Calaveras County Public Health

physiologist. The Cardiac Department. It isa free, Rehabilitation E x e rcise s ix-week Healthier L i vMaintenance Program is ing Workshop series that designed for people who teaches how to manage w ant t o i n c r ease t h e i r chronic health. P eople agility, flexibility and im- learn skills t o m a nage prove quality of life and chronic health conditions independence. Class held like a r thritis, d i abetes, at Live Well Be Well Cen- asthma, high blood prester, 19747 Greenley Road, sure, obesity,heart disSonora. Call 536-3721 for ease, COPD, chronic pain, meeting times. depression, anxiety, fibro• Ostomy Support: Sup- myalgia, MS, Lupus, Parportoffered forostomy pa- kinson's disease, fibromytients, families and care- algia and stroke. Family givers. Class is designed members and caregivers to help patients improve are welcome to attend. For their quality of life. The information, call 754-6460. classisheld from 5:30 to 7 • Nutrition Education p.m. the second Tuesday of and Obesity Prevention each month in Conference Program: Offered by CaRoom 1 at Sonora Region- laveras County P u blic al Medical Center. For in- Health Department, the formation, call 536-3283. program is designed to • Diabetes Support: improve health and lifeManaging Type I or Type stylehabits for people of II adult diabetes.Each all ages. Instructors prosession includes a topic vide nutrition education of interestto people with to county residents about diabetes and enough time healthy food and drink for discussion. This sup- options and information port group is free, and no about physical activity. registration is r equired. Call754-6460 forinformaCall 536-3728 for times. tion. The group meets in Conference Rooms 1 and 2 at Fitness groups Sonora Regional Medical • Living Well Fitness: Center. • Diabetes Education: This exercise class is deFree diabetes education signed for people living with program offered at Mark chronic diseases like diabeTwain Medical Center to tes, asthma, obesity, back help people self-manage pain or joint pain. Accordtheir disease. A physician ing to health experts, regureferralis required to en- lar exercise can improve roll. For more information, quality of life for those with call 890-7735. chronic diseases by helping • La maze: For expect- them manage symptoms a nt mothers o n h o w t o and build strength, endurcope with pain in w ays ance and flexibility. The that both facilitate labor classesare held from 10:30 and promote comfort, in- to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays cluding focused breathing, and Thursdays at the Live movement and massage. Well Be Well Center, 19747 Call 310-694-4133 or 536- Greenley Road, Sonora. The 3260 for time and meeting cost is $30 per month. • Whole Life F i tness place. • Cancer S u pport: for Seniors: This is a fun Group t e aches c oping and social class designed skills and provides com- to keep seniors active and fortand a place for people healthy. Sessions are 10 to share common concerns weeks long and cost $24 and emotional support. per month or $4 per class. Call Susan Balcarcel for The class is held from 9 to meeting time at 536-3717. 10 a.m. Monday, Wednes• Weight Loss Surgery day and Fridays at the Support: Class for individ- Tuolumne County Senior uals who have had bariat- Center, 540 Greenley Road, ric surgery, their friends Sonora. and family, and those who are considering bariatric Contact Lacey Peterson at surgery. This group pro- lpeterson@uniondemocrat. vides ongoing support, en- cornor 588-4529.

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if he accidentally damaged it. He might still have given you a hard time, but repeating a very polite refusal would likely have limited the threatening attitude. Nonetheless, your boss sounds like a difficult person who is now out to punish yotL We'd suggest seeing what other jobs are out there. DEAR ANNIE: Your suggestions to "Noreen in Nebraska" about checking the photos and flowery phrases of online suitors were excellent. I have some otherhintsto spotsomeone toogood to be true: They are overeager. They jump to respond to your profile within hours of yourfi rstpostingit,and respond toany communication within minutes. They claim to live in your town or nearby, but are "worhng overseas for several months or years." Their spelling and grammar areittcorrect for someone who claim s to be native-born, and/or their communication doesn't make a lot of sense. It usu-

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DiiYevent heart valves require different INR levels DEAR DR, ROACH: I had a St. Jude's aortic valve put in in 1998. I have taken Coumadin since that time. A couple of years ago, my doctors changed the goal for my INR to 2-3. I don't know why. I get nervous about having a stroke &om a blood clot when my reading is close to 2. Can you tell me if the correct goal is still 2.5-3.5? — L.H.L. ANSWER: In many people with valvular heart disease, the valve needs to be replaced. The two most common valves (by far) are the aortic and mitral valves. Strokes are common in people who don't take an anticoagulant, such as warfarin (Coumadin). The INR is a measure of how likely blood is to clot, with 1 being the normal value.The higher the number, the less likely it is to clot. I often hear this referred to as "thinning," but it really has to do with the amount of blood-clotting proteins (called "factors")in the blood. Three separate associations changed their guidelines regarding the proper INR goal in the past few years: In 2008, the American

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Good Health Keith Roach, M.D. College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association recommended that people with bileaflet mechanical aortic valves (such as your St. Jude'8 valve) havethelower 2-3goalforINR, based on a study showing equivalent clotting risk and lower bleeding risk in that group. In 2012, the American College of Chest Physicians made the same recommendation.

All mitral valve mechanical valves, and old-style ball and cage aortic valves, are stillrecommended forthe 2.5-3.5 INR goal. People with bioprosthetic valves generally do not need anticoagulation, unless there is some other reason to take it, such as atrial

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DEAR DR. ROACH: In your recent article on cofIee and hydration, I was surprised at your reply. As a retired M.D. for almost 20 years, I recall teaching my patients that coffee with caffeine should not be included in total daily intake, since it is a diuretic and takes more out of the body than it puts in — a negative balance. Google seems to back that up. Also, isn't there an increase in kidney stones with coAee? Should you revisit this, distinguishing between cafFeine-containing and non-caffeine co(Iee? Your answer seemed so simplistic. Or am I missing something? — R.B., M.D. ANSWER: I also was taught that caffeine is a diuretic, but the medical literature shows that although large doses of cafFeine in people who never drink it causes an increase in urine output, within a few days this effect islost.According toa 2003review,"In individuals who regularly consume tea or coAee ... doses of ca6eine equivalent to the amount normally found in standard servings of tea, cofFee

HORO SCOPE Birthday for January 7.Expand your boundaries this year. Play a big game, planning carefully. Use your heightened sensitivity to support negotiations, compromise and diplomacy. Vernal eclipses favor creative communications for a professional shift. Autumnal eclipses open new horizons. Explore your subject deeply. Go to the source. Write and share your story.

for mastery over the next four months, with Jupiter retrograde in your sign. Personal growth and discovery allows new capacities. Let go of practices and habits that no longer serve. Re-examine your priorities. Accept an opportunity. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):Today is a 6 — Take time, while Jupiter is retrograde over the next few months, for peaceful contemplation and introspection. Embrace healthy lifestyle practices. Make long-term plans. Count To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. your blessings and share your appreciation. Aries (March 21-April 19):Today is a 7 — Travel interScorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):Today is an 8 — Get nostalferes with your routine. For the next few months, during gic with friends, and enjoy old photos and memories now Jupiter's retrograde, review your work, health and service that Jupiter's retrograde. Strengthen bonds over the next for balance. Make plans, organize and get your ducks in a few months by reviewing highlights and sharing apprerow before making changes. ciations. Remind your team why you' re grateful. Taurus (April 20-May 20):Today is a 6 — For the next Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):Today is an 8 — Review four months, during Jupiter's retrograde, reaffirm your and revise career plans over the next four months, with commitment to the game. Concentrate on the finer details Jupiter retrograde. Prepare for tests and upcoming challenges. Choose your path, and organize the steps to take. of an enthusiasm. Practice your skills and learn new tricks. Review your long-term dreams. Invent new ones. Launch larger initiatives after Jupiter stations direct (5/9). Gemini(May21 June 20): Today is 8 7 —Jupiter'8 retroCapricorn (Dec. 22 Jan. 19):Today is a 5 — Refine grade encourages settling into your warm nest and making the itinerary over the next four months, with Jupiter plans for home improvements. Over the next four months, retrograde. Reconsider your educational plans, especially organize your ideas, prepare the budget and review your long-term. Reserve tickets and launch your next advenpriorities. Get feedback from family and housemates. ture after 5/9. Persistence succeeds, one step at a time. Cancer (June 21 July 22):Today is an 8 — Over the Prepare for exploration. next four months, with Jupiter retrograde, review and Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Today is a 6 — For about revise financial matters. Reduce fixed expenses to plug four months, with Jupiter retrograde, update financial leaksyou didn'tknow you had.Come up with new inmatters. Prepare taxes and handle insurance matters. Get come ideas. Make profitable plans for launch after 5/9. numbers in order to find new ways to profit and save. Leo (July 23-Aug. K):Today is 8 7 — Begin a four-month Begin with balance in mind. Persevere. creative review process. With Jupiter retrograde, review and Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20):Today is a 6 — For about revise communications for greater effect. Study, research four months with Jupiter retrograde, invent new possibiliand edit what you' ve written. Publish after Jupiter stations ties in a partnership. Revise your collaboration over the direct. The job's more fun than expected. next four months. Shift responsibilities. Plan together for Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):Today is a 5 — Practice action after 5/9. Begin with love and build from there.

and carbonated soft drinks appear to have no diuretic action." As far as kidney stones go, coffee has beenfound,in one large study,to have no efFect on kidney stone development, and inanother to decrease the rate of stone formation by about 10 percent. That difference was identical for caffeinatedversus decafFeinated. I am in the distinct minority of physicians who don't regularly drink cofFee, so Ihave no personalinterest in wanting to minimize any possible bad health efFectsofcoffee.The factis that most data now shows that coffee issafeand has few illeffects. Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to To YourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu or request an order form of available health newsletters at 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803. Health newsletters may be ordered from www.rbmamalL corn.

Today in history Today is Thursday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2016. There are 359 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in HistorytOn Jan. 7, 1789, America held its first presidential election as voters chose electors who, a month later, selected George Washington to be the nation's first chief executive. On this date: In 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei began observing three of Jupiter's moons (he spotted a fourth moon almost a week later). In 1904, the Marconi International Marine Communication Company of London announced that the telegraphed letters "CQD" would serve as a maritime distress call (it was later replaced with "SOS"). In 1942, the Japanese siege of Bataan began during World War ll. (The fall of Bataan three months later was followed by the notorious Death March.) ln 1955, singer Marian Anderson made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." The opening of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa was televised for the first time. ln 1959, the United States recognized the new government of Cuba, six days after Fidel Castro led the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista. In 1963, the U.S. Post Office raised the cost of a first-class stamp from 4 to 5 cents. In 1979, Vietnamese forces captured the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, overthrowing the Khmer Rouge government. In 1999, for the second time in history, an impeached American president went on trial before the Senate. President Bill Clinton faced charges of perjury and obstruction of justice; he was acquitted.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK 2 S. GREEN ST. SONORA, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2015000431 Date: 12/1 4/2015 03:06P DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name (s): PANTHER LINES Street address of principal place of business: 20922 Tuolumne Road North Tuolumne, CA 95379 Name of Registrant: Haughin, Carol Residence Address: 20922 Tuolumne Road North Tuolumne, CA 95379 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: not applicable This Business is conducted by: an individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) s/ Carol M. Haughin NOTICE: This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new FBN statement must be filed no more than 40 days from expiration. This filing does not of itself authorize the use of this name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law. (B 8 P Code 14411 et seq.) CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the original on file in my office. DEBORAH BAUTISTA, County Clerk & Auditor-Controller, By: Karen Gray, Deputy Publication Dates: December 17, 24, 31, 2015 & January 7, 2016 The Union Democrat, SonHora,CA95370

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK 2 S. GREEN ST. SONORA, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2015000430 Date: 12/1 4/2015 11:40A DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name (s): PLEASANT VALLEY ESTATE SALE Street address of principal place of business: PUBLIC NOTICE

Trustee Sale No.: 00000005338546 Title Order No.: 8563148 FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 08/1 3/2014. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, ITMAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS,LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 08/15/2014 as Instrument No. 2014008594 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of TUOLUMNE County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: ANN L. WATTS, WILL SELL ATPUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 01/27/2016 TIME OF SALE: 3:30 PM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE COMPLEX, 2SOUTH GREEN STREET, SONORA, CA. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 21786 CRYSTAL LAKE DRIVE, SONORA, CALIFORNIA 95370 APN¹: 081-105-04, 05 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees,charges and expenses ofthe Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonableestimated costs,expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $197,510.55. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: Thesale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site www.nationwide ostin .corn for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000005338546. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduledsale.FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: NATIONWIDE POSTING & PUBLICATION A DIVISION OF FIRST AMERICAN TITLEINSURANCE COMPANY 1180 IRON POINT ROAD, SUITE 100 FOLSOM, CA 95630 916-939-0772 www.nationwide ostin .corn BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLPIS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP as Trustee Dated: 12/21/2015 NPP0267797 To:UNION DEMOCRAT Publication Dates: January 7, 14, 21, 2016 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370

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17025 Wards Ferry s/ Cheryl Dodge Road NOTICE: This Sonora, CA 95370 statement expires five Name of Registrant: years from the date it Hodge, Cheryl was filed in the office of 17025 Wards Ferry the County Clerk. A new Road FBN statement must be Sonora, CA 95370 filed no more than 40 The registrant days from expiration. commenced to transact This filing does not of business under the itself authorize the use fictitious business name of this name in violation or names listed above of the rights of another on: not applicable under federal, state or This Business is common law. (B & P conducted by: Code 14411 et seq.) an individual. CERTIFICATION: I declare that all I hereby certify that the information in this foregoing is a correct statement is true and copy of the original on correct. (A registrant file in my office. who declares as true DEBORAH BAUTISTA, any material matter County Clerk & pursuant to Section Auditor-Controller, By: 17913 of the Business Karen Gray, Deputy and Professions Code Publication Dates: that the registrant December 17, 24, 31, knows to be false is 201 5 & January 7, 2016 guilty of a misdemeanor The Union Democrat, punishable by a fine not Sonora, CA 95370 to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) PUBLIC NOTICE

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 128670-5 Loan No. 0101042597 Title Order No. 95308623 APN 028-272-03 TRA No.: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 02/09/2009. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE.IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 01/28/2016 at 03:30PM, MORTGAGE LENDER SERVICES, INC. as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 02/1 8/2009 as Document No. 2009001656 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of TUOLUMNE County, California, executed by: KENNETH W. RANDALL AND GERVAISE K. RANDALL, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At the front entrance to the Administration Building at the County Courthouse Complex, 2 South Green Street, Sonora, CA, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: LOT 72 AS SHOWN ON MAP OF 'SIERRA VILLAGE SUBDIVISION NO. 1, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF TUOLUMNE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,ON MARCH 31, 1960IN VOLUME 15 OF PLATS, PAGES 29 AND 30,TUOLUMNE COUNTY RECORDS. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 21207 NUGGET AVENUE, MI WUK VILLAGE, CA 95346. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses ofthe Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $237,577.48 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The Beneficiary may elect to bid less than the full credit bid. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: lf you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: Thesale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916) 939-0772 or visit this Internet Web site www.nationwide ostin .corn, using the file number assigned to this case 128670-5. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 12/28/2015 MORTGAGE LENDER SERVICES, INC. 61 BLUE RAVINE ROAD, SUITE 100, FOLSOM, CA 95630 (916) 962-3453 Sale Information Line: (916) 939-0772 or www.nation~wide ostin .corn LAUREN MEYER, ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT MORTGAGE LENDER SERVICES, INC.MAY BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 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Dodge, Bear buried in powder Dodge Ridge and Bear Valley mountain resorts will have powder conditions through the weekend after recent storms have dumped about 2 feet of fresh snow in the last 48 hours. Dodge Ridge reported on its website Wednesday it had received 10 inches by 4 p.m. and had a two-day total of 23 inches— and theflakes were still falling. The resort expected the snow to continue through the night putting the weekly accumulation above 2 feet. Bear Valley, according to the latest ski report from the Associated Press Wednesday night, is 59 percent open and eight of nine lifts are in operation. In that same report, Dodge Ridge is 100 percent open after putting the green light on the Granite Bowl Saturday. Both resorts are open daily from 9 to 4.

Bear grapplers win two matches The Summerville Bears wrestling team got a 39-30 win over the Linden Lions and a 45-9 victory over the Argonaut Mustangs Wednesday night in a three-way Mother Lode League opening dual in Linden. Against Linden, the Bears found themselves down 24-3, but Devin Conklin (145), Zach Marquez (152), JT McCready (160),Tony Kellogg (182), Nathaniel Ulvevadet (195), Carson Caya (220) and Jarrett Brunette (HWT) all won their matches down the stretch to give Summerville the win. "I couldn't be more proud of the way the team wrestled tonight," said head coach Jordan DePaoli of the match against Linden. "We were down 24-3 early, and came backto dominate the final six matches." Conklin, McCready, Kellogg and Caya won via pin. "Tony Kellogg really stepped up for us tonight, as did Carson Caya and Nathaniel Ulvevadet," DePaoli said. "All three needed victories to ensure a team win and two needed pins. And that's exactly what happened." Against Argonaut, Summerville got wins by Marquez, McCready, Bradley Tyler (170), Nick Durden, Caya and Burnette. "Our second match, we carried the momentum over quickly," DePaoli said. "JT, Zach and Bradley had solid firstround pins and Brennan continues to have success giving up almost 20 poundseachtime,which is incredible." Summerville got a rare loss from Ulvevadet, who went to the wire, but fell 13-9. But for DePaoli, the loss might end up helping Ulvevadet in the long run. "Nathaniel's loss comes at a good time because it will only make him more motivated and he knows that mistakes he must correct," DePaoli

said. Another bright spot for Summerville was Caya, who won his seventh match in a row.

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Sonora sophomore Jack Camera (above) rolls Sierra Ridge/Rite of Passage's Carlos Herrera into a cradle before getting a pin Wednesday night at Bud Castle Gym in the Wildcats' Mother Lode League victory.

'Cats drub short-handed Sierra Ridge By GUY DOSSI The Union Democrat

No matter who is put in front of the Sonora Wildcats wrestling team, all roads lead to Calaveras. The Redskins have dominated the Mother Lode League for well over a decade and if Sonora wants to be the best, itneeds tobeat the best. But before the Wildcats get a chance at knocking off Calaveras, they had to go through Sierra Ridge/Right of Passage, which was accomplished in a 66-18 victory Wednesday night at Bud Castle Gym. 'You are always looking at Calaveras," said Sonora head Guy Dossi /Union Democrat coach Jon Abernathy. 'They Sonora's Gabe Fernandez (above) tries to bring his opponent to the mat. Wildcat are not only dominating the Hunter Champe (on top below) attempts to get his opponent in position for the pin. Mother Lode League, but also dominating the section. They have a lot of section banners hanging up. They are the team to beat. With us having a full squad and getting better, we' ll give them a match. I don't know if we can beat them. That may be farther down the line in the future. But we will show up and we will be there that day." "As a team, what we really want to do is get after Calaveras," said junior Nate Gookin. "So,ifwe take league away from them, we have a really See 'CATS / Page C2

The Columbia Claim Jumpers began Central Valley Conference play Wednesday night with a 71-57 win on the road against the Reedley Tigers. "I thought we cam e out ready to play," said Columbia head c oach R o b Hoyt. 'We did a solid job. It could have been better, but it was good. Everyone contributed to the win. Any time that you are in January and you get wins, it's a good thing." The Jumpers led 34-24 at halfbme and outscored the Tigers 37-33 in the second half. Columbia Sop h omore Mike Meserole led all scorers with 19 points. Lewayne Grant scored 18, followed by Kashmiere Hughes with 17. BostanVan Der Veur fi nished with eight points, DeAndre Stallings had seven and Aaron May scored two. "Those three did a really good job,"Hoyt said of Meserole, Grant and Hughes. "I think t hey each went through levelsof frustration as the game went on, but they fought through it and took advantage of the opportunities they were given. Opportunities come and go, and those guys did a good job of that. They really didn't have an answer for Kash. And Mike and Lewayne got to the bucket whenever they wanted." Columbia (11-5) once again hits the road on Saturday to take on College of Sequoias. The Giant's (10-7) have not played since Dec. 30, when they defeated Ohlone 76-71. Sequoias is 10-2 at home in itslast 12 conference games. With the only losses coming against Fresno and Columbia. "I expectthat game to be a war," Hoyt said. "It's like a heavyweight fight. They beat you up inside and they have one ofthe bestpostplayersin the conference. If we can do a good job against him, I think we' ll be fine." The Jumpers play their CVC home opener Jan. 13 against traditional powerhouse Fresno. The Rams (15-5) beat Merced 102-94 Wednesday night.

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Men — Basketball:Columbia at College of Sequoias, 7 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL n ay Boys — Basketball: Summerville vs. Sonora, 7:30 p.m., Tuolumne; Bret Harte at Amador, 7:30 p.m.; Wrestling:Sonora at AppleCiderTournament, Watsonville; Summerville at Escalon Tournament, 9 a.m . Girls — Basketball:Sonora vs. Summerville, 7:30 p.m., Bud Castle Gym; Bret Harte at Amador, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Boys — Wrestling:Calaverasl Bret Harte, Gordon Hay Invitational, Mike Flock Gym, 9 a.m.; Sonora at AppleCiderTournament, Watsonville; Summerville at Escalon Tournament, 9 a.m .

Bom PREPS WRESTUNG MOTHER LODE LEAGUE SONORA 66,SIERRA RIDGE/ RIGHT OF PASSAGE 18 *106 — Brad Bourget (Son) won by forfeit 113 — Keanu Perez (Son) won by FF 120 — Lennie Ca lderilla (SR) def. Colton Davis (Son) by pin, 1:39 126 — Ethan Ch amps (Son) won by FF 132 — Brandon Murphy (Son) won by FF 138 — Hunter Ch amps (Son) def. Michael Conri (SR) by pin, 2:31 145 — Gabe Kullman (Son) won by FF 152 — Raymond Gonzalez (SR) def. Gabe Fernandez (Son) by pin, 1:33 160 — Zach Whiimer (Son) def. Ty Hopwood (SR) by pin,:49 170 — Cesar Godoy (SR) def. Carson Dambacher (Son) by pin, 1:46 182 — Nate Gookin (Son) won by FF 195 — Jack CamAra (Son) def. Carlos Herrera (SR) by pin, 2:37 220 — Dilon Momson (Son) won by FF 285 —Aaron David won by FF — * Matchsis/ted

SUMMERVILLE 39, UNDEN 30

*106 — Brennan Dibble (Sum) def. Jesse Rushing (Lin) 2-1 113 — Adam Pamer (Lin) won by forfeit 1~ min ic DValentine (Lin) won by FF 126 — Tristan Sizuela (Lin) def. Colby Dibble (Sum) 64 in OT 132 — Cody Johnston (Lin) won by FF 138 — Gabe Rivers (Lin) def. Dalton Tarter (Sum) 74 145 — Devin Conklin (Sum) def. Clinton Sizuela (Lin) by pin, 3:16 152 —Zach Marquez (Sum) def. Eddie Lima (Lin) 4-0 160 — JT McCready (Sum) def. Lucas Iniquez (Lin) by pin, 3:34 170 — Daniel Iniquez (Lin) def. Bradley Tyler (Sum) 11-0 182 — Tony Kellogg (Sum) def. Austin Crow (Lin) by pin, 5 40 195 — Nathaniel U l vevadet (Sum) def. Don Vaughn (Lin) 6-1 220 — Carson Caya (Sum) def. Francisco Angeles (Lin) by pin, 424

HWT — Jarrelt Brunette (Sum) win by FF — *Match sta/ted

SUMMERVILLE 45, ARGONAUT 9 *106 — Brennan Dibble (Sum) def. Gracie Goldsmith (Arg) 30 11~ bleforfeit 120 —Double forfeit 126 — Alyosha Matiheny (Arg) def. Colby Dibble by pin 132 —Double forfeit 138 —Devin Conklin (Sum) won by FF 145 — Dalton Tarter (Sum) won by FF 152 — Zach Maiquez (Sum) def. Philip Martini (Arg) by pin, 1:17 160 — JT McCready (Sum) def. Brian Whaling (Arg) by pin, 1:04 170 — Bradley Tyler (Sum) def. Charily Goldsmith (Arg) by pin, 1:12 182 —Derrick Fleming (Lin) def. Nathaniel Ulvevadet (Sum) 13-9 195 — Nick Durden (Sum) won by FF 220 — Carson Caya (Sum) def. Sebastian Elms (Arg) by pin, 1:11 HWT — Jarreit Brunette won by FF — * Match started

'Catstop 'Frogs in MLL opener The Sonora Wildcats girls' basketball team opened Mother Lode League play Wednesday with a 55-42 victory over the Bret Harte Bullfrogs in Angels Camp. Riley Henington scored a game-high 16 points, made four steals and dished three assists to lead the Wildcats (9-3, 1-0 MLL) and sophomore Haylie Santos added 13 points. "We were kinda streaky and we didn't play consistent throughout," said Wildcat head coach Amy Emerald. "We had moments of really good then the wheels would come completely off. But a win is a win and we' ll move on from here." Also for Sonora, Michelle Reis had eightpoints and Makenna Poole five. Bret Harte (5-7, 0-1) was led by Cali Anderson who scored 18 points. Teammate Daphne Stanfill added 11 points and Carley Herndon chipped in nine points. The Wildcats next play Friday at home against Summerville while the Bullfrogs play at Amador. Sonora's Carley Copello (right) shoots a layup. Wildcat Gabby Stewart (33, top right) is guarded by Bret Harte's Ashlynn Maddeaux (33) and McKensey Middleton (10). Bullfrog Cali Anderson (22, bottom right) pulls down a rebound with block out help from Carley Herndon (3). Amber Pappe / Union Democrat

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Sonora's Zach Whitmer pins Sierra Ridge's Ty Hopwood in 49 seconds Wednesday night at Bud Castle Gym.

good shot at a section title." Sonora didn't have t oo large of a mountain to climb Wednesday night a gainst a squad that only had six wrestlers. Sonora received 48 pointsfrom forfeits,butAbernathy doesn't relish in receiving the free points. He would rather see his wrestlers on the

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mat.

"It's disappointing for the kids because they worked hard all week," Abernathy said. "They worked hard to make weight and practiced hard. That's the thing that's a little bit discouraging because the kids don't get the matches they deserve." One of the wrestlers who did notget to compete was Gookin, Sonora's 182-pound standout. With nobody to face, the most strenuous thing he did all night was having his hand raised in victory. Though he did not get to show his skills Wednesday, Gookin is a grappler who Abernathy expects big things from. sHe's a greatathlete and

is a strong and physical kid," Abernathy said. "He's also wrestled for a long time. He wrestled in some youth club stufF and he also wrestled for me in elementary school when I was at Columbia. He likes to compete and he's a good one.

HALL Continued from PageCl try we live in." Griffey topped the previous high percentageof 98.84, set when Tom Seaver appeared on 425 of 430 ballots in 1992. The identities of the three writers who did not vote for Griffey was not immediately known.

"I can't be upset," he said. "It's just an honor to be elected, and to have the highest percentage is definitely a shock." A player needs to appear on 75 percentof ballots to gain election. Jeff Bagwell missed by 15 votes and Tim Raines by 23. Trevor Hoffman, second on the career saves list and appearing on the ballot for the first time, was 34 short. Total ballots dropped by 109 fromlastyearafter writers who have not been active for 10years were eliminated under a rules change by the H all's board ofdirectors.W ith a younger average electorate, Roger Clemens rose to 45 percent and Barry Bonds to 44 percent, both up from about 37 percentlast year. Clemens has denied using performance-enhancing

He has a chance to have a good season." Sonorafound itselfup 12-0 with forfeit wins for Brad Bourget (106) and Keano Perez (113). Sierra Ridge cut the 'Cats lead in half with a pin, but Ethan Champe (126) and Brandon Murphy (132) each won viaforfeit and gave Sonora a 24-6 lead. Hunter Champe (138) was

(160) responded with a pin 49

one of two wrestlers to have

the first round, there was no

their match go into the second round. But with 29 seconds remaining in the second round, Champe put his opponent's shoulders on the mat for the

score. "I went out and I got real tired and I was trying to work through everything," Camara said. "He did a good job blocking what I was going for. I was just trying to find a way to go around what he was trying to do,and finish my moves." Camara got Herrera on the mat, rolled him over and was able to get the pin with

pnl.

Gabe Kullman (145) won as a resultofa forfeit,giving Sonora a 36-6 lead. Sierra Ridge got six points of its own on its second pin of the night, but Zach Whitmer

drugs, and Bonds said he never knowingly took any banned substances. "They were Hall of Famers beforeallthis stuffstarted," Griffey said. Mark McGwire, who admitted using steroids, received12 percent in his 10th and final ballot appearance. Half ofbaseball' s top 10 home run hitters are not in the Hall: Bonds (762), Alex Rodriguez (654), Jim Thome (612), Sammy Sosa (609) and McGwire (583). Rodriguez, who served a yearlong drug suspension in 2014, remains active. Thome's first appearance on the ballot will be in 2018. GrifFey believes drug-testing, which began in baseball in 2003, should eliminate the possibility of stigma for the current generation of players. "There won't be any questions and you' ll know from here on out," he said. Some players who admitted using steroids claimed they chose the needle be-

seconds into the first round.

"Zack did a good job and he's been wrestling pretty well for us and we are really happy to have him from the soccer team,"Abernathy said. Going into the final match of thenight,Sonora had a strong 48-18 lead. Sophomore Jack Camara (195) took on Carlos Herrera. After the buzzer sounded at the end of

he said. "There's always going to be someone in each of those categories,but the one thing they can't do is outwork you." "I never really worried about what somebody else was doing, because it was out of my control," he added. "I was already popular. It wasn't that I needed to jump out and surprise people." Griffeyand Piazza had contrastingtreks to stardom. GrifFey was selected first in the 1987 amateur draft and became the first No. 1 to make the Hall. Piazza was taken by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 1,390th pick on the 62nd round in 1988; since the draft startedin 1965, the lowest draft pick elected to the Hall had beenJohn Smoltz,taken with selection 574 on the 22nd round in 1985. "It crystalizes how special this game is," Piazza said. "It separates it from other sports. Athletic talent definitely helps, but it's not the only thing that can make you cause ofpressure to compete. successful." Griffey said he never was Griffey was known simply as "Junior" by many as a tempted. "I also had a dad that said contrastto his father,threeyou' re never going to be the time All-Star outfielder Ken biggest, you' re never going to Griffey, who played alongside be the strongest and you' re him in Seattle during 1990 The younger Griffey never going to be the fastest," and '91.

1:23 remaining in the second pointsforforfeits. round. Abernathy does have sym"It's that anxious feeling," pathy forSierra Ridge and Camara said of waiting for the its smaller squad. It was only refs hand to hit the mat to sig- a few weeks ago where Abernal a pin. "You get him down nathy could only bring seven and you just think, 'Come on. or eight guys to a tournament I just have to keep him down because ofthe long football season. Now, with a full team, just a little bit longer."' Though Camara is a first Abernathy feels his squad is year wrestler, Abernathy is headed in the right direction. "It just makes us a sound pleased with the progress the young sophomore has made in team," Abernathy said. "It' s his limited time. hard to compete when you "Jack is still learning," Ab- forfeit in four or five weights. ernathy said. sHe was a bas- When you have afullteam, ketballplayer last year and you have a chance. Having he went to a varsity tourna- a full team, in this league, ment after about two days of makes you one of the better practice after football. It was teams." nice to see him win a match Sonora will compete Friday tonight and I thought he did a and Saturday in the Apple good job of keeping himself in Cider Tournament, in Watcontrol and giving himself an sonville. The 'Cats square off opportunity to win." against the Redskins in San Sonora received 12 final Andreas Jan. 20.

became a 13-time All-Star outfielder and finished with 630 homers, sixth on the career list. After reaching the major leagues in1989, he was selected for 11 consecutive All-Star Games in 1990. Wanting to p lay closer to his home in Florida, he pushed for a trade to Cincinnati — his father's old team and the area he grew up inafter the 1999 season. But slowed by injuries, he never reached 100 RBIs again after his first season with the Reds, and he moved on to the Chicago White Sox in 2008 beforespending his last season-plus with the Mariners. Griffey is likely to become the first player in the Hall with a M ariners cap. He wouldn't say whether his bronze plaque should portray the look he's most known for. "I haven't really thought about the hat backwards," he

He played for the Nets' 2000 National League champions and remained with New York through 2005, hitting a memorablego-ahead home run in the first game in the city following the 2001 terroristattacks. During a

said.

Notes:Alan Trammell received 41 percent in his final ballot appearance. ... Curt Schilling rose from 39 per-

Piazza said he was directed not to speak about the hat on his plaque, which ultimately is decided by the Hall. After reaching the major leagues with the Los Angeles Dodgers in1992,Piazza was dealt to Floridain May 1998 before he could become a free agent, then traded eight days later to the Mets.

career that ended with San

Diego in2006 and Oaldand the following year, he hit better than .300 in nine straight seasons and finishing with 427 home runs, including a record 396 when he was in the game behind the plate. A 12-time All-Star, Piazza had a .308 career batting average. While 6 -foot-3, P iazza claims to not have a distinctive athletic body. "When you see a basketballguy out there or a football guy, you kind of know it," he said. "And baseball guys, I think that's why the public relates to us."

cent to 52, Edgar Martinez

&om 27 percent to 43 and Mike Mussina from 25 percent to 43.... There were two write-in votes for Pete Rose,

who never was allowed on any Hall ballot because of his lifetime ban from baseball.

Sonora, California

BRIEFS Reggie Bush files suit aRer slip on concrete ST. LOUIS (AP) — San Francisco 49ers running back Reggie Bush has filed a lawsuit against the St. Louis Regional Convention and Stadium Authority for a season-ending knee

injury sustained when he slipped on bare concrete bordering the field at the Edward Jones Dome. The suit filed Wednesday in St. Louis Circuit Court referreito thesurface as a "concrete ring of death." It maintains the stadium authority was negligent and seeks in excess of $50,000 plus unspecified punitive danlages. Bush was injured Nov. 1 when he ran out of bounds while re~ a punt against the Rams. A week earlier, Browns quarterback Josh McCown slipped on the surface and banged his arm, although he stayed in the game. The surface was covered

with blue rubber padding the remainder of the season.

BYU saysUtah has canceled rivals' game SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — BYU says Utah has canceledthe rivals'contracted basketball game scheduled for Provo next season.

BYU coach Dave Rose said Wednesday that he' s disappointed in the decision and believes the rivalry should continue. There was controversy at the end of this season' s game when BYU guard Nick Emery was kicked out forthrowing a punch and was suspended for a game by the West Coast Conference. Utah won the game 83-75 in Salt Lake. The series dates to 1909 and has only not been played once, in 1944 due to World War II. BYU leads the series 129-128. Utah d ropped BYU from the football schedule the last two seasons. The two programs met in the 2015 Las Vegas Bowl and are scheduled to face each other again in 2016.

Arbitrator: MLScoach fired over spanking H ARRISBURG, P a . (AP) — The Philadelphia Union fired coach Peter Nowak in 2012 after getting complaints he hazed rookie players by spanking them so hard it hurt his hand, directed them to run 10 miles in warm weather w ithout water, and w a s

dismissive of concussion injuries, according to newly filed court documents. Lawyers for the team and Nowak made filings recently as Nowak tries to convince a federal court to overturn an April 2015

arbitrator's ruling that upheld the dismissal and ordered Nowak to pay the team about $400,000 in legal fees and costs. Arbitrator Margaret Brogan also found that he required injured players to run 10milesin 80 degree heat, taking water bottles away to toughen them up. Nowak sued the team in July 2012, a month after he was fired, despite a contract that was to pay him through 2015.

NBC: SNFaveraged 22.5million viewers S TAMFORD, C o n n. (AP) — NBC says its 10th season of "Sunday Night Football" was its highestrated ever and is on pace to rank as prime time's top show for the fifth consecutive year.

"Sunday Night Football" averaged 22.5 million viewers in 2015, an increaseof 6 percent from the previous season. If SNF finishes No. 1, it would be one of only four shows since 1950 to accomplish the feat. Twelve games this past season had at least 21 million viewers. Ratings represent the percentage of homes with televisions tuned to a progi'aiil.

Thursday, January 7, 2016 — C3

THE UN' DEMO CRAT

WINTER SPORTS

When avalanches strike, let the dogs out LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wylee the to the same CARDA standard. border collie can search an avalanche He alsoteaches classesforstudents the size of a football field in five or in the mountain communities. "The 10 minutes. It would take a probe kids love the dogs," he said. line of 50 people using poles a Every dog and handler must couple hours to cover the same grouild.

N TER recertifyas a team every year,

dogsaretrained generically. Dogs are not a requirement for ski patrollers, though. In fact, for every dog teamthere are six patrollerswho go it alone at Squaw Alpine. And one critical part of keeping slopes safe is something dogs don't participate in: early morning rounds to identify where snow needs to be blasted oA'the mountain so it doesn't fall. During the past five winters, avalanches have killed 145 people in the United States, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, the central archive for U.S. avalanche data. The typical victim was a skilled male skier age 25 to 40. Many fatalities take place in the backcountry rather than on groomed slopes. Data was not available on how often dogs take part in avalanche searches or how often they are able to help locate victims. But Information Center spokesman Spencer Logan said that the dogs don't save that many people because there aren't that many to save. A quarter of avalanche victims die from trauma before the snow stops moving and of those buried who weren't killed by trauma, half die within 20 minutes, he said. If there is achance of rescue, though, the dogs can help, Noble said. The dogs also cut search time for remains, giving loved ones closure, Lo-

U N p U p he said, but before handlers When 30 minutes can mean get a dog to work with, they train for a year without one. the difference between life "It's easier to teach animals than and death for a skier lost on a snowy mountain, most people would bank on people," Noble explained. the dog. Wylee is 8, but he's fit and a lean 42 "The fastest thing is a dog — faster pounds, with plenty of time IeR in his than a beacon or echo," said Craig ¹ career, Noblesays.M ostpatrollersuse ble,ski patroland dog supervisor at Labradorsor golden retrievers, but Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows resort Nobleopted forWylee partly because in Olympic Valley. 'We respond to a lot he weighs about half what the other of avalanches that don't involve any breeds weigh. Patrollers have to carry people. But we don't know that before theirdogs to search sites in addition we leave. We just get there and get the to hauling 60-pound backpacks with dogs working." shovels, probes, headlamps, water Speed is crucial in avalanche res- and otherequipment. The dogs need cues, with minimal chances of surviv- the lift so they don't get tired before al if victims are buried for 30 minutes they start working. or more. Dustin Brown, a ski patroller at Nobleskis220 days a year by fol- Crested Butte, is going on his seclowing the snow from California to ond year handling Moose, a LabraChile and Australia. He also takes dor retri ever.Moose "comes to life in yearly classes from the Canadian the snow. He feels free. It's playtime. Avalanche Rescue Dog Association, There's a new adventure around evwith trainings at Whistler Mountain ery corner," said Brown. in British Columbia among other loOther employees on the mountain cations. Noble relays what he learns help with training. Some buy clothes to the ski patrollers at Squaw Valley at thrif tstoresandwear them repeatAlpine Meadows (the site of the 1960 edly so the fabric absorbs a human winter Olympics) and Crested Butte scent that's used to train the dogs. In gail said. Mountain Resort in Colorado. He' s the event of a search, there won't be Erica Mueller got to see how the broughtalloftheir dog programs up time toget a lost skier's scent,so the Crested Butte dogs work when she

RAMS Continued from PageC1 dence, he said, of owner Stan Kroenke's desperation. ''He doesn't feel real confident in his efforts to move this franchise to Los Angeles," Slay said. 'What he's attempting here is a Hail Mary pass." Kroenke, a real estate billionaire and native Missou-

rian, has proposed a $1.8 billion stadium in Inglewood, California, with plans to put the Rams back in the market they left to move to St. Louis in 1995. The San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders want to move to the Los Angeles area, too,proposing to share a stadium planned in Carson, Cali-

fornia. League owners meeting lyst. 'What could you possibly Jan. 12-13 in Houston could have to gain by alienating an make a decision on relocation. entire city?" The C~ r s a n d Raiders John Vrooman, an expert on did notrespond to requests sports economics at Vanderbilt to release their applications. University, said the Rams' apThe Rams, meanwhile, lauded plicatio n is"m ore exaggerated the Inglewood site and said it and loosely fabricated than a would offer far more than just custody battle in a messy diahome fora sportsteam. vorce" because NFL bylaws reThe team cited data indicat- quire teams to justify why they ing a lagging economy in St. want to move. ''Rest easy, St. Louis sports Louis, and suggested an indifferentfan base is more inter- fans," Vrooman said. "These ested in baseball's C~ s cold-hearted claims are not than pro football. personal and more importantMany Rams fans were an- ly, they are not true." The application said attengered by the application. "Was itreally necessary to dance at Rams games is well do that to a fan base that sup- below the league average deported you all those years?" spite Kroenke's "significant asked Brad Wesselmann, a investments" since t aking 48-year-old IT business ana- control in 2010. The team sold

volunteered to spend part of an hour

in a roomy snow cave waiting to be found, armed with a radio and wearing several layers to stay warm. "I can't talk like a survivor," said Mueller, who now works as Crested Butte's director of innovations and relations, "but it was definitely a cool way to see how well trained those dogs are.

8-year old skier suffers injuries in fall from chairlift RENO (AP) — A young Northern California girl is recovering from her injuries after falling from a chairlift at Squaw Valley Resort in the Lake Tahoe area. The 8-year-old girl, who had been wearing a helmet, was taken to a Reno hospital after the Saturday incident near Tahoe City, California. She reportedly suffered injuries that were not life-threatening. An update on her condition was not immediately known. Resortoffi cials said in a statement that ski patrollers had responded and administered emergency medical care on the girl before she was fiown to Renown Medical Center. She had reportedly been on the lift with her mother and they did not have the restraint bar lowered when she fell. The resort recommends that the public use the restraint bars, but the action is not required.

Rams said, and 12 years of ne. gotiati ons to rectify that were unsuccessful. Last year, a task force appointed by Nixon developed plans for a $1 billion stadium along the Mississippi River that was the worst five-year re- near the Gateway Arch. Plans cord in NFL history. call for public money and per"Given how bad they' ve sonalseatlicensesto pay a big been, I think attendance has chunk of the cost, but for the been fantastic," said Brian owner to pay a share, too. McAfee, who manages a sports The Rams said the stadium bar nearthe publicly funded is doomed to failure, noting the stadium that opened the year "rentand operating structure the Rams arrived. are 20 times what the Rams The unusual agreement pay now." "Any NFL Club that signs between the dome authority and the team requires that on to this proposal in St. Louis the dome remain among the will be well on the road to fitop tier of all NFL stadiums. nancial ruin, and the League Instead, it is generally con- will be harmed," the Rams' apsidered among the worst, the plication said. out every home game from its

arrival until 2006, but attendance in recent years has been near the bottom of the league. The Rams haven't had a winning season since 2003 and fans endured one 15-65 stretch

SCORES R MORE Local COlLEGE BASKHBALL CENIRAL VAlLEY CONFERENCE COWMBIA 71,REEDLEY 57 Columbia — Michael Meserole 19, Eewayne Grant 18, Kashmiere Hughes 17, Bostan Van Der veur 8, oeAndre stallings 7, Aaron May 2. Reedley— Marques Macumba 14,DylanG onzalez 3, Shakor Major 9, Rakim Murphy1 1, Sam Tucker 4, Kenneth Williams 4, Terrance Turner 4, Ray Henderson 2, Jordan Honeywood 4, Reaves 2. Halftime: Columbia 3424. 3-pointers — Columbia 7 (Meserole 3, Van Der Veur 2, Grant, Stallings) Reedley 6 (Macumba 2, Murphy 2, Tucker, Williams).

Football NFL Plsyalh Wild~& RayaSs

Saturday'sgames

Kansas city u1-5) at Houston (9-7), 1:35 p.m. (ABGESPN) Rttsburgh (104) at cincinnati u 2-4), 5:15 p.m.

(CBS)

Sunday's games seattle(106) at Minnesota u1-6),10a m. (NBc) Green Bay (106) at Washington (9-7), 1:30 p.m. (FOX) Divisional PlsyoIs Sstunhy, Jan. 16 Cincinnati, Houston or Kansas City at New Englandu2-4), 1:35 (CBS) Minnesota, Washington or Green Bay at Ari-

zona u 3-3), 5:15 p.m. (Nsc) Sunday, Jan. 17 Seattle, Green Bay or Washington at Carolina

u 5-1),10:05 a.m.(FOX)

Pittsburgh, Kansas City or Houston at Denver

u2-4),1:30 p.m. (CBS) 2015-16 NCAA Bowl Ghnce Monday's game College Football Championship Game Glendale, Ariz.

clemsonu4-0) vs. Alabama u3-1),530 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 23 East-WestShrineQassic At &. Petersburg, Ra. East vs. West, 1 p.m. (NFLN) NFlPA Collegiate Bcwvl At Carson National vs. American, 3 p.m. (ESPN2) Saturday, Jan. 30 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 11:30 a.m. (NFLNj

Basketball National Basketball Aawciation EASTERN CONFERENCE Athntic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 2 2 15 .59 5 Boston 19 1 6 .5 4 3 2 New York 18 1 9 A86 4 Brooklyn 10 2 5 .2 8 6 11 Philadelphia 4 3 3 .1 0 8 18 Oulheast Division W L Pct GB Miami 2 1 14 .60 0 Atlanta 2 1 15 .5 8 3 "/2 Orlando 19 1 7 .5 2 8 2/2 Charlotte 17 1 8 A86 4 Washington 15 1 8 A55 5 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 24 9 .727 Chicago 21 1 2 .6 3 6 3 Indiana 20 1 5 .5 7 1 5 Detroit 20 16 .5 5 6 5 ' / 2 Milwaukee 14 2 3 .3 7 8 12 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest DMsion W L Pct GB San Antonio 31 6 .838 Dallas 2 1 15 .5 8 3 P / 2 Memphis 19 1 8 .5 1 4 12 Houston 17 1 9 .4 7 2 1 3'/2

New Orleans

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Northwest Division W L 2 5 11 Oklahoma City Utah 15 1 9 Portland 15 2 3 Denver 13 2 3 Minnesota 12 2 4 Pscihc Division

.3 2 4 1 P/2

Pct .69 4 A41 .3 9 5 .3 6 1 .3 3 3

GB 9 11 12 13

W L Pct Golden State 33 2 .943 LA. Clippers 23 1 3 .6 3 9 Sacramento 14 2 1 A00 Phoenix 13 2 5 .3 4 2 LA. Lakers 8 2 8 .22 2 Wednesday's games New York98, Miami 90 Indiana 95, Orlando 86 Cleveland 121, Washington 115 Toronto 91, Brooklyn 74 Detroit 99, Boston 94 Denver 78, Minnesota 74 Dallas 100, New Orleans 91 San Antonio 123, Utah 98 Phoenix 111, Charlotte 102 Oklahoma City 112, Memphis 94 LA. Clippers 109, Portland 98 Today's games Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. BostonatChicago, 5p.m . Utah at Houston, 5 p.m. LA Lakers at Sacramento, 7:30 p.m.

GB 1 0 '/2 19 2 1"/2 2P/2

Netherlands, 6-3, 6-2.

Tomas Berdych (3), CzechRepublic, def. Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, &0, 6-4. Kyle Edmund, Britain, def. Daniel Munozde la Nava, Spain, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (3).

Brisbane International

Wednesday, At Queenshnd Tennis Centre Brisbane, Ausbslia Pume: Men, 0404,780 (WT250); Women, 0885~ (Pmmier) Surface: Hanl&utdoor Singles-Men-Second Round Dominic Th|em (8), Austria, def. Denis Kudla, United States, 6-3, 6-2. Kei Nishikori (2), Japan, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 64. Maiin Cilic (3), Croatia, def. Chung Hyeon, South Korea, 7-5, 76 (3). Bernard Tomic (7), Australia, def. Radek Stepanek, ~h Republic, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 7-6 (4). Women — Second Round

Angelique Kerber (4), Germany, def. Madison

Brengle, United States, 6-3, 60. Samantha Crawford, United States, def. Belinda Benc|c (7), Switzerland, 7-5, 7-5. Andrea Petkovic, Germany, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 7-5, 6-4. National Hockey League Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Ysaline EASTERN CONFERENCE Bonaventure, Belgium, 6-3, 6-2. Athntic Division Varvara Lepchenko, United States, def. GarbGP W L OTPtsGF GA ine Mug Uruza (2), Spain, 7-6 (9), 1-0, retired. Florida 4 0 24 12 4 5 2 111 8 6 WTA Shenzhen Open Montreal 42 23 16 3 4 9 121 104 Wednesday,At Longgang TennisCenter Detroit 40 20 13 7 4 7 101 106 Shenzhen, Chins Boston 38 20 14 4 4 4 118 105 Purse: 4426,750 (Intl.) Ottawa 40 19 15 6 4 4 114 120 Surface: Hanl&utdoor Tampa Bay 1 9 17 4 4 2 101 9 8 Singles — Second Round Toronto 38 16 15 7 3 9 103 103 Anna-Lena Friedsam, Germany, def. IrinaBuffalo 4 0 15 21 4 3 4 9 2 1 1 0 Camelia BegU(3), Romania, 7-5, 3-2, retired. Melropolitan Division Times Babos, Hungary, def. Monica Niculescu G P W L O T R s G F GA (4), Romania, 6-1, 6-4. W ashington 3 9 2 9 7 3 61 12 4 8 5 Alison Riske, United States, def. Hsieh Su-wei, N .Y.Islanders 40 2 2 1 3 5 4 9 113 9 9 Taiwan, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1. N.Y.Rangers 4 0 2 2 1 4 4 4 8 118 105 Eugenic Bouchard (6), Canada, def. Nicole NewJersey 41 2 0 1 6 5 4 5 9 4 9 7 Gibbs, United States, 64, 6-2. Pittsburgh 40 19 1 6 5 4 3 9 4 99 Wang Qiang, China, def. Vania King, United P hiladelphia 3 8 1 6 1 5 7 3 9 8 3 1 05 States, 7-6 (3), 6-3. Carolina 4 1 16 18 7 3 9 9 4 1 14 Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, def. Columbus 41 15 2 3 3 33 1 0 5 131 Zarina Diyas (7), Kazakh~n, 6-0, 64 WESTERN CONFERENCE Agnieszka Radwanske u ), poland, def. zhang Central Division Shuai, China, 6-1, 7-5. GP W L O T PtsGF GA Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, def. Zheng Saisai, Dallas 42 28 10 4 6 0 146 113 China, 6-1, 6-2. Chicago 42 25 13 4 5 4 117 100 WTA ASB Classic St. Louis 43 23 14 6 5 2 106 107 W ednesday, At ASB Bank TennisCentre Minnesota 3 9 21 11 7 4 9 105 9 2 Auckland, New Zealand Nashville 40 19 14 7 4 5 104 106 Purse: 4226,750 (Intl J Colorado 41 20 18 3 4 3 117 114 Surface: Hard&utdoor Winnipeg 40 19 19 2 4 0 108 115 Singhs —Second Round Pacilic Division TamiraPaszek,Ausbia,def.SvetlanaKuznetsoGP W L O r l t s G F GA va (4), Russia, 6-2, 6-3. L os Angeles 3 9 2 5 1 2 2 5 2 105 8 7 Sloane Stephens (5), United States, def. Arizona 39 19 16 4 4 2 1 1 0 124 Carina Witthoeft, Germany, 34, 6-1, 6-3. Vancouver 41 16 1 6 9 4 1 100 115 Naomi Broady, Britain, def. Jelena Ostapenko, Calgary 39 19 18 2 4 0 104 122 Latvia, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5. A naheim 39 16 16 7 39 7 3 94 Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, def. Irina Falconi, San Jose 37 18 17 2 38 1 0 1 106 United States, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2. Edmonton 41 17 2 1 3 3 7102 122 Nao Hibino, Japan, def. Daria Kasatkina, RusNOTE: Two points for a win, one point for sia, 7-5, 2-6, 7-5. overtime loss. Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania, def. Masna Wednesday's games Erakovic, New Zealand, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Montreal 2, New Jersey 1 Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Barbora StryChicago 3, Pittsburgh 1 cova (7), ~h Republic, 6-4, 76 (7). Colorado 4, St. Louis 3, OT Caroline Wozniacki (3), Denmark, def. ChrisVancouver 3, Carolina 2 tina McHale, United states, 64, 6-z Toronto 4, Anaheim 0 Hopmsn (hp Today's games Wednesday, At Perth Arena, Perth, Australia Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Purse: Exhibition; Surface: Hsrd4ndoor Florida at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Round Robin Philadelphia at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Group B Winnipeg at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Germany 2, France 1 A.izona at Calgary, 6 p.m. caroline Garcia, France, def. sabine usicki, TorontoatLosAngeles,7:30p.m. Germany, 6-2, 7-6 (5). Detroit st San Jose,7:30 p.m. AlexanderZverev, Germany, def.Kenny de Schepper, France, 6-2, 6-2. Lisicki and Zverev def. Garcia and de Schepper, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 106.

Hockey

Tennis

ATP World Tour Qatar ExxonMobil Open

W ednesday, AtTheKhalih International Tennis & Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar Purse: $1.190million (WT250) Surface: HanRhshhmr Singles-Second Round Jeremy Chardy (7), France, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 6-2, 6-4. lllya Marchenko, Ukraine, def. Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 64, 6-2. Leonardo Mayer (8), Argentina, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 6-2, 64. Novak Djokovic u), serbia, def. Fernando

verdasco, spain, 6-2, 6-z

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Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Robin Haase,

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Nick Kyrgios, Australia, def. Andy Murray, Britain, 6-4, 7-6 (5). Heather Watson, Britain, def. Dahlia Gavrilova, Australia, 6-7 (2), 6-2, 7-5. Gavrilova and Kyrgios def. Watson and Murray, 6-2, 6-7 (0), 11-9. ATP World Tour Aimel Chennai Open Wednesday, At SDAT Tennis Stadium Chennai, India Purse: ~~ ( W T250) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singhs —Second Round soma Coric (8), Croatia, def. Austin Krajicek, United States, 6-2, 7-5.

Stan Wavninka (1), Switzerland, def. Andrey Rublev, Russia, 6-3, 6-2. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (5), Spain, def. Ante

Pavic, Croatia, 7-6 (5), 6-1. Roberto Bautista Agut (4), Spain, def. John Millman, Australia, 64, 6-1.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Signed OF Reggie Lawson. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION — Fined agent Ben Dogra $200,000 and revoked his license. ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed WRs C.J. pmgsme.corn Goodwinand Jordan Leslie,RB GusJohnson, NBA OL Collin Rahrig and QB Mstl Simms to reserve/ Favorite open 0/U Und erdog future contracts. Atlanta P/2 (207'/2) at Philadelphia CAROLINA PANTHERS —Placed CB Charles At Chicago 5 (204) Bosto n Tillman on injured reserve. Signed DB Lou At HOuStOn 8 /2 ( 1 9P/2) Utah Young from the practice squad. At Sacramento OFF (OFF) LA Lakers CINCINNATI BENGALS —Placed DT Brandon College Basketball Thompson on injured reserve. Signed DT Favorite Line Underdog Deshawn Williams from the practice squad. at Middle Tennessee 8/2 UTEP HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed DE Devon Still At Marshall 10 FAU to 8 reserve/future contract. At Coll. Of CharlestonOff Hofstra MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed RB Jahwan UNC-Wilmington 2 At Tow s on St Edwards, WR Robert Herron, LB Terrell Manning, A t Northeastern O f t Delaware CB Dax swanson,Gs vinston painter and Notre Dame 8 A t Boston College Anthony Steen and DEs Julius Warmsley and At James Madison 8 Elon Jordan Williams to reserveNuture contracts. William & Mary 5 At Drexel MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Placed TE Rhett 6'/2 Louisville At Nc state Ellison on injured reserve. Signed DE B.J. At SMU 7 Cincinnati Du Bose from the practice squad and DT Toby Texas-Arlington 1 P/2At Appalachian State Johnsontothe practicesquad. At Georgia Southern 3'/2 S o uth Alabama ST. LOUIS RAMS — Announced the contracts Green Bay 2 At C leveland St of offensive assistant coach Jeff Garcia, wide At Georgia St 11 Troy receivers coach Ray Sherman, running backs 4'/2 At Youngstown St Milwaukee coach Ben Sirmans, assistant strength and Charlotte 1'/2 At Southern Miss conditioning coach Adam Bailey and assistant At UAB 2Z/2 UTSA special teams coach Paul Boudreau will not be At W Kentucky 8/2 F l orida International renewed. At UALR 9/2 Louisiana-Lafayette HOCKEY At Arkansas State 3 Lou i siana-Monroe National Hockey League NHL — Suspended Washington F Zach Sill two A |zona 3 At UCLA At Mississippi 5 Alabama games for boarding Boston D Adam MCQuaid. A t Michigan St 1 3 '/2 Illinois ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned F Laurent At Purdue Off Michigan Dauphin to Springfield (AHLj. At Louisiana Tech 7/ 2 Old D o minion NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Traded D Seth At Pepperdine 11 Pacific JonestoColumbus forC RyanJohansen. Saint Mary's (Cal) 1 1 A t Loy. Marymount NEW YORK RANGERS —Recalled G Cedrick A t San Diego 1"/2 San Fr a ndsco Desjardins from Manchester (EcHu to Hartford At Southern Cal 6 A izona St (AHL). At Uc Irvine 12 UC Davis PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Traded D Luke At BYU 16 Santa Clara Schenn and C Vincent Lecavalier to the LA At UC Riverside 4' / 2 Cal S t -Fullerton Kings for F Jordan Weal and a 2016 third-round NHL dMft pick. Favorite Line Un de@log une TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Assigned F Brian At NY Islanders -110 W a s hington +100 Hart from syracuse (AHu to Greenville (EGHL). At Ottawa -106 Florida -104 WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Agreed to terms -155 P h iladelphia +145 with C Mike Richards on a one-year contract. At Minnesota At Dallas -190 W inn i peg +175 American Hockey League -155 At Calgary Arizona +145 HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Recalled F Alex At San Jose -125 Detroit +115 Krushelnyski from Utah (ECHL). Toron t o +200 At Los Angeles -220 SAN JOSE BARRACUDA —Returned F Jesse NFL Mychan to colorado (EGHu. Sunday SYRACUSE CRUNCH — Recalled D Charlie Favorite Ope nTodsyo/U Underdog Dodero from Greenville (ECHL). Kansas City 4 8/2 (4 0 ) A t Houston ECHL Pittsburgh Pk 3 (4P / 2) At Cincinnati READING ROYALS — Claimed F Joey Sides Sunday Playalh off waivers from Wichita. seattle 7 5 (3P / 2j At Minnesota UTAH GRIZZuES — Claimed D Brad Richard Green Bay + 2 1 (45) at Washington off wa|vers from Orlando. College Rwtball soccER National Championship Game Major league Soccer Favorite Ope nTodayo/U U ndenlog CHICAGO FIRE — Traded W Patrick Nyarko Championship Game from o.c.United fora2016second-round draft At Glendale pick. 6 7 (51) Cle m son COLUMBUS CREW—Agreed to terms with sporting director and coach Greg gBerhalter on

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three year contract and INFStephen Drew on a

one-year contract. American Association WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Sold the contract of RHP Nestor Moline to the San Francisco Giants. Frontier League FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed INF Elvin Rodriguez to a mntract extension. SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Signed RHP Scott Herkin to 8 contract extension.

a multi-year contract extension. LA GALAXY — Signed M Jeff Larentowicz Named Peter Vagenas vice president of soccer operations. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — SignedM Diego Fag Undez to a multi-year contract. NEW YORK CITY FC — Named Jon Patricof president. COLLEGE FLORIDA — S Kea nu Neal announced he will enter the NFL draft FLORIDA STATE — Announced PK Roberto Ag uayo will enter the NFL draR. GEORGIA — Named Scott Sinclair director of strength and conditioning for football and Ed Ellis senior associate director of strength and conditioning for football. MICHIGAN STATE — Announced OT Jack Conklin will enter the NFL draft. N.C. STATE —Announced TE David Grinnage will enter the NFL draft OKLAHOMA STATE — DE Emmanuel Ogbah announced he will enter the NFL draft RUTGERS — Named Rick Mantz director of high school football relations and Nick Quartaro director of player development TENNESSEE — Announced defensive coordinator John Jancekwill not return next season. UTAH — Named Guy Hollid~ receivers coach. Reassigned tight ends coach Lewis Powell to defensive line coach end director of player personnel Fred Whittingham Jr. to tight ends

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Compelling questions. and maybe a few actual answers

EcoBoost,FlyingLizards, DeltaWing... What? Those terms, and manyothers, will begin toenteryourconsciousnessthisweekend,

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thenreturnforanotherweekend atthe end of January. After that, certain sports-car movers and shakers at NASCAR headquarters hope you' ll keep tuned in for the rest of the year. And maybe beyond.

R A C E C O U N T D O W N — T O P 5 OF IOf5

Oh, it's Rolextime? You gotit.W ithout stock-cartesting at Daytona in January — the closestthing NASCAR

ever had to "spring training" — this weekend's

Driver rallies back from bone-breaking injuries at Daytona to win NASCAR championship

The Roar Before The Rolex 24 testing is all you have to scratch your itch for now. The de factoprom king atDaytona in January is Chip Ganassi. He's normally a big man in town due to his team's role as overall Rolex 24 favorite year after year, but this year he's also serving as Mr. EcoBoost. I.

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developed its turbocharged EcoBoost engine in an effort to achieve better fuel efficiency

By Godwin Kelly god win.kelly®news-jrnl.corn

while also lowering emissions, but had to do it in a way that doesn't sacrifice power. It helps to have Doug Yates' wrenches on the payroll,

During the past several weeks, NASCAR This Week has counted down the top- five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races held in 2oJ5. we started from the bottom and worked our way up to No. 2 this week. The Championship weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway logs in as the No. 2 Cup Series race of 2oJ5.

as well asGanassi'srace-team know-how on

Imagine theNFL's Super Bowl having a rule that the game between NFC and AFC champions must be decided in triple overtime. That is basically what NASCAR has done to the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, which hosts the one-race Championship Round in November. There are 26 regularseason races, then a trio of three-race knockout rounds, which narrows the championship field to four drivers. The highest finishing driver of the final four at Homestead wins the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title. The driver is not required to win the race, only finish ahead of the other three challenger s. Kevin Harvick set the

precedent of winning the race to secure the Cup

championship in zola'. Kyle Busch followed suit in zo15 by points-racing into the final round, then nabbing the race victory, with Harvick on his rear bumper, to win the championship. The two other hopefuls were Jeff Gordon, making the last Cup Series start of his storied career, and Martin Truex Jr., who defied the odds to make the championship round with a single-car team. While each driver had a storyline, Busch's was the most compelling. He was injured the day before the 2015 Daytona 500 after

crashing in the seasonopening Xfinity race at

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Feb. 21:Busch crashes head on into an inside, concrete retaining wall during the Xfinity Series race at Daytona Interna-

tional Speedway and suffers fractures to his right leg and left foot. He is taken by ambulance to Halifax Health Medical Center, where doctors do surgery to his leg. Feb.22:M attCrafton drives Busch's No.18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to an 18th-place finishin the Daytona 500. Busch report-

Kyle Busch wasthe unlikely NASCARSprint CupSeries championafter rallying from season-opening injuries and missing the first 11 races of the season.GETTYIMAGEs/cHRls GRAYTHEN Godwin elly is he Day ona each News-Journal's otorsports editor and has covered NASCAR for 30 years. Reach him at godwin.kellyl news-jrnl.corn

Daytona International

Speedway. Busch fractured his right leg and crushed his left foot in the incident. Busch missed the first 11 Cup races of the season. On May 13 he was granted a waiver from NASCAR to compete in the Chase, assuming he could win a race and finish in the top 3o in points. Busch eased his way back into competition by running the All-Star Race, and then made his first points start in the Coca-Cola boo at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where he finished 11th.

In his fifth start at Sonoma Raceway, he got that first win of the season, and starting two weeks later, he ran off three consecutive victories in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Busch pushed into the top 3o in points after his second-place finish at Watkins Glen on Aug. 9, then rocketed to second in the Chase standings after the regular-seasonfinale at

Joe Gibbs, whose last title

Richmond on Sept. 12.

Over the next nine races, he made the final

"This is just a dream come true," he added. "Everything we' ve gone through this year to be in this moment. I don't know what else to say, but this is so special." Harvick finished second, followed by Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Kyle Larson. Rounding out the top lo were Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin.

four cut. Harvick was the

favorite going in, since he had developed a knack of winning when absolutely necessary the previous season. But the day belonged to Busch, who led 41laps (of 267), including the last seven, toscore the first Chase win of his career. The championship was Toyota's first, and the fourthforteam owner

GODSPEAK:Enjoy the calm while you can. The NASCAR

circus starts in seven Sundays. KEN'S CALLAny day now, I expect to hear that Tony Stew-

art is joining the Peace Corps. Marvin Panch, future Hall of Famer? GODSPEAK:I am a bit surprised he's not in the Hall now. Too

bad Marvin won't be here to

hear his name called when it happens. KEN'S CALLAt five per year, eventually everyone will get in, particularly those whose 17 victories included a Daytona 500 back when it was real work.

"This is just so unbelievable,so amazing and means so much right here, right now and probably will for a long, long time to come," Busch said in Victory Lane after the race. "The opportunityhappened because of the amount of people that have poured their life and soul into everything that I D

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Feb. 24:Busch is released from Halifax and is taken to a waiting private jet that he

boards on a stretcher. Feb.25:Bu sch has surgery inCharlotte, North Carolina on his fractured left foot. Feb.27:Busch released from North Carolina hospital and allowed to go home with his wife, Samantha. Marchll:Busch goes to visithis NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team, Kyle

Busch Motorsports, and tells employees he is making progress with his injuries. April 15:Busch calls a news conference to updatemedia on hisconditionand publicly analyzes a video of his wreck. May 12: Busch announces he willcom pete in the All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor

Speedway. May 13: NA SCAR chairman and CEO Brian France says Busch will be Chase eligible if

he canwin a Cup Series raceandfinishthe regular season among the top-30 in points. May 16:Busch finishes sixth in All-Star Race at Charlotte. May 18: Kyleand Samantha Busch announce the birth of their son, Brexton Locke. May 24:Busch finishes 11th in his first Cup points race,the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. June28:Busch wins the Cup at Sonoma Raceway, clearing the first hurdle to the

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KEN'S CALLClint Bowyer. He' d help keep the mood light, but probably isn't afraid to do the dirty work.

facebook.corn/ nascardaytona

pick as foxholepartner? GODSPEAK:Kevin Harvick. He

guts, plenty of smokes.

July5:Busch f in ishes 17th in the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona. Julyll:Busch w insat Kentucky,the f irstof

three consecutive Cup victories.

would have a knowing smile on his face in the barracks or a bunker.

Which all-time driver? GODSPEAK:Got to go with Fireball Roberts. KEN'S CALLDick Trickle. Lots of

Which current driver would you

came in 2005 with Tony Stewart.

edly watches the race on television in his hospital room.

playoffs.

A c o uple questions we had to ask — ourselves

Quiet offseason;shouldwe be scaredy

brand-new GT-class effort, which the boys in marketing will use to hype (or "EcoBoost") the

enascardaytona Questions? Contact Godwin Kelly at godwin.kelly@newsjrnl.corn or Ken Willis at ken.

willis@nwes-jrnl.corn

Aug. 9: Busch f inishes second atW atkins Glen andbreaks into the top-30 pointsto become Chase eligible. Nov. 22:Busch wins the Ford EcoBoost 400 atHomestead-Miami Speedway and captures the 2015 NASCAR Cup Series

championship. Dec. 4:Busch is crowned NASCAR Cup

Series champion at an awards celebration in Las Vegas. Dec. 17:Busch has surgery in North Caro-

lina to remove the hardware used to fix his left foot.

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Junior does coin duty again for TaxSlayer Bowl It was a blending of marketing efforts from auto racing and college football. For the second straight year, Dale Earnhardt Jr. put together the opening drive in Jacksonville's TaxSlayer Bowl between Penn State and Georgia. Earnhardt drove one of his No. 88 NASCAR Chevrolets onto the field to deliver the pregame coin toss. Naturally, it was the car adorned with the TaxSlayer name, logo and colors, given that TaxSlayer is a part-time sponsor of Earnhardt's Sprint Cup team.

larsongetsawinterwin Kyle Larson returned to his short-track roots and habits Saturday night in Somerton, Arizona, where he won Round 2 of the Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown on the dirt at Cocopah Speedway. He started on the outside pole, took the lead on the eighth lap and held it, winning by five seconds over Shane Stewart. Dale Blaney won the previous night' s main event. Larson will get a big taste of the sport's diversity this month as he goes from the three-eighths-mile dirt of Cocopah to the 3.56-mile high banks and road course at

Daytona for the Rolex zy.

Glint keeps the 15 When drivers change teams, the move generally includes a number change. But with Glint Bowyer's former team now shuttered, his No. 15 from previous seasons was available. Bowyer will therefore be in the No. 15 for

Tony Stewart at Stewart-Haas Racing.

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Roger Penske has longbeen the gold standard for auto-racing owners who wish to spread their wings into a variety of racing disciplines. His IndyCar history is legendary, and his NASCAR career has produced 93 his one-and-done season at HScott Motors- wins and a championship. ports in 2016. Later this month in Las Vegas, Penske Bowyer spent the past four seasons at will be inducted into the Sports Car Club of Michael Waltrip Racing, but with that team's America's Hall of Fame. Penske was achamdemise, he moves to HScott for zo16 and, pionship driver in SCCA in the early 196os beginning in zo17, will replace the retiring before turning solely to team ownership.

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56/41/t 54/41/sh 55/41/sh 53/35/c 44/1 6/c 45/29/sh 53/44/r 58/34/c 53/43/r 53/40/sh

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City Hollywood Los Angeles Modesto Monterey Morro Bay Mount Shasta Napa Oakland Palm Springs Pasadena Pismo Beach Redding

City Cancun Dublin Hong Kong Jerusalem

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London Madrid Mexico City Moscow

43/36/pc 68/60/pc 62/44/c 48/38/pc 58/50/sh

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Capacity (97,800), storage (36,312), ouff(ow (492), inflow (N/A) Tulloch: Capacity (67,000) storage (66,105), outflow (207), inflow (757) New Melonas: Capacity (2,420,000), storage (318,025), outflow (354), inflow (1,661 ) Don Pedro:

Fri. HI/Lo/W 55/39/pc 55/45/pc 60/52/pc 55/48/pc 55/46/pc 33/22/pc 56/45/pc 30/19/pc 51/43/pc 53/46/pc 53/45/pc 53/44/pc

Capacity (2,030,000), storage (712,787), outflow

(162), inflow (1,681 ) Mcclure:

Capacity (1,032,000), storage (88,991 ), oufflow (405), inflow (805) Camanche: Capacity (417,120), storage (95,370), outflow (180), inflow (11) Pardee: Capacity (210,000), storage (130,000), outflow (123), inflow (331) Total storage:1,461,766 AF

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BarometerAtmospheric pressure Wednesday was 29.69 inches and falling at Twain Harte; and 29.59 inches andfalling at Cedar Ridge. Special thanks to our Weather Watchers:Tuolumne Utilities District, Anne Mendenhall, Kathy Burton, Tom )0mura, Debby Hunter, Grove(andCommunity Services Distr)ct, David Bolles, Moccasin Power House, David Hobbs, Gerry Niswonger andDonand Patr)cia Car(son.

Fri. HI/Lo/W 87/72/pc

Sonora —Extremes for this date — High: 68 (2012).Lovfr.18 (1950). Precipitation: 2.84 inches (1959). Average rainfall through January since 1907: 17.26 inches. As of noon Wednesday, seasonal rainfall to date: 17.72 inches.

MINIMUMS and MAXIMUMSrecorded during the 24-hour period ending at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Since Last Season Temp. Snow Rain July 1 t his Date Sonora 1.22 1 7.72 11. 0 4 39-49 0.00 Angels Camp 36-45 0.52 15.86 0.00 Big Hill 0.47 14.76 9.42 31-45 0.00 Cedar Ridge 33-36 0.65 2 1.96 15. 5 2 4.00 Columbia 0.90 1 7.70 12.1 0 40-46 0.00 Copperopolis 44-50 0.55 12.70 9.18 0.00 Grove)and 0.72 1 3.87 10. 1 8 32-41 0.00 Jamestown 38-48 1.30 14.14 9.38 0.00 Murphys 0.50 17.57 34-43 0.00 Phoenix Lake 35-44 1.00 2 3.45 13. 9 0 0.00 Pin ecrest 17.38 26-33 0.00 0.00 San Andreas 38-46 0.38 11.47 0.00 Sonora Meadows 0.25 1 7.93 13. 0 2 34-43 0.00 Standard 42-44 0.55 13.00 0.00 Tuolumne 14.44 34-42 0.00 0.39 Twain Harte 33-36 0.81 2 4.75 16. 4 7 1.00

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