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A lot of money is being touted by people who run the nationwide Powerball lottery numbers game. At least one previous winner with Mother Lode ties has advisedovertheyearsit'swise to appreciate what you already have,and it'spointlessto covet the life of a millionaire. But sage advice held little truck Friday with many Mother Loders, who joined hordes of peoplein 44 states and three other jurisdictions buying $2 chancesat a jackpot billed as $800 million, the largest jackpot in Powerball and Mega Millions history. "I sold more than 15 tickets in the past hour," cashier Jennifer Justice said before 5 p.m. inside the Valero gas station store on South Washington Street in Sonora. Columbia resident Dorothy McCargar held up her quick pick Powerb all ticket and smiled. 'This is the one, the first one!" McCargar said. "That' s the one!"

— Sonora considers lifting pot-growing ban. A3

Tough talk —controversial rabbi to speak at Calaveras Republican meeting.A3

Seen andHeard — This week's photo opinion asks,uDo you own a gun/guns? Why, or why not'?"A3

ROadwOrk — Alist of roadwork planned in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties, including times, dates, locations and possible delays.A3

OpinionRasmussen: End federal monopoly on health care regulation. Cushman: President Obama deflects, distracts from crises. A4

Poll question — This week's poll question asks, "Will President Obama's executive action on guns make Americans safer?" Vote online at www.uniondemocrat. corn. A4

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Drewrey's store stocks allofthe typicalproducts expectedata generalstore— drinks,food,candy — in additionto snow suppliessuch asboots,plasticsleds and gloves. By ALEX MacLEAN Boots were flying off the shelves over the holiday seaThe Union Democrat son, he said. Some customers told him that larger stores in Sonora were sold out. It's only a few weeks into winter and businesses Drewrey is looking forward to two more three-day throughout the Mother Lode are calling this their best weekends in the next couple months and hoping the season in years, if not ever. frenetic pace will continue. The rush of visitors coming &om out of the area to Although the scene was quiet at the Strawberry Inn play in the snow has no doubt taken some locals by sur- in Strawberry on Friday, it's likely just the calm before another storm. prise and created issues with traffic and littering. However, business owners who rely on tourism durAssistant Manager Patrik Hofmann said nearly all of ing the winter months say the recent boost is a welcome the inn's 15 rooms are booked for the weekend. change &om the past four years of drought that brought "Most people just live up here seasonally, so all of little snow and few patrons. these businesses depend on the snow," he said. James Drewrey, owner of Mi-Wuk General Store in About five miles up Highway 108 &om Strawberry is Mi-Wuk Village, declared this the best winter he's expe- one of the area's popular attractions, Leland Kgh Sirienced in the 22 years he's owned the business. erra Snow Play. uI don't know where they all came from," he said."The last three winters haven't been busy at all." SeeWIRIER/Back Page

Railtown chief to switch tracks By SEAN CARSON The Union Democrat

Sonoran to march in championship game By LACEY PETERSON The Union Democrat

Sonora High graduate Chloe Liggett will march Monday night in the Clemson University Tiger band during the biggest college football game of the year. Liggett, 19, plays clarinet with more than 350 other students &om South Carolina's Clemson University. The Clemson Tigers will face off with University of Alabama's Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff champi-

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Sonora residents (from left) Cal Johnson, Nicole Brennecke and Bob Poston riding chair three Friday to the top of Dodge Ridge. Recent snow has boosted visits to the Highway 108 corridor.

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onship game to be held in Glendale, Arizona at University of Phoenix Stadium. Liggett is a &eshman at Clemson, studying computer science. She plans to attend Clemson's graduate program in animation to pursue a career in film animation. Liggett graduated &om Sonora High School in June and this fall made the big move across the country to South Carolina. Her twin brother, Scott Liggett, also chose to attend Clemson and studies business.

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They are the children of Tiffeny and Andy Flies, of Soulsbyville, and Pete and Alisa Liggett, of Columbia, South Carolina. It's nice that the twins have a lot of family and &iends in South Carolina, Mrs. Flies said. In high school, Liggett also played trombone in the jazz band. Liggett said Sonora High band teacher Yvonne Denton has been her favorite music teacher.

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Remembering the ' ueen of Groveland' Kay Glaves By SEAN CARSON The Union Democrat

The Groveland community lost one of its most festive and die-hard supporters this week. Lillie Katherine "Kay" Glaves, 90, possibly best known as a costumeclad champion of town fundraisers and parades, died Thursday at Avalon Care Center in Sonora. She moved into care three weeks ago after battling health issues for years. "She had a failing heart, but had the biggest heart in the world for anybody that needed it," said her son, Robert Glaves. Glaves was dubbed "Queen of Groveland" by the Yosemite Highway 120 Chamber of Commerce in 2010 for 25 years ofdecorating the town for 49er Festivals, Christmas and many other projects. "That's all she lived for," Robert Glaves said. "That was her desire. She would work tirelessly, 18 hours

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She was a member of the Groveland Garrotte Lions Club. "She was always the most active member of every club she belonged to," said her husband, James

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STEVEN MONTGOMERY, Sonora, Black Oak Casinoemployee "Yes. I really like guns. There's a lot of evil in the world and I don't trust the government or the police to take care of that."

Ci of Sonora considers lifting pot-growing ban Unlike the city's proposal, the county's ordinance would also allow indoor growing and doesn't include an annualregistration process. The changes are in response to new state regulations on medical marijuana that gives cities and counties the flexibility to develop their own rules, or ban the cultivation of marijuana seek advice from the Sonora Plan- information or documentation the de- altogether. ning Commission at a public hearing partment determines necessary. Since the 1980s, the city has banned scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday in The City Council may establish a all marijuana cultivation through zonCity Hall at 94 N. Washington St. fee for such an annual registration ing rules. City stafF is proposing to According to meeting documents, process. maintain a 2011 ban on all medical the city is proposing to allow medical Tuolumne County is working on a marijuana dispensaries, though momarijuana patients and caregivers to similar ordinance that would allow bile deliveries would be allowed. Also at Monday's meeting, the comgrow up to six plants on their property. residentsin the unincorporated area Sonora residents planning to grow to grow up to six medical marijuana mission is scheduled to consider apmarijuana within the city limits would plants, or 12 if there's more than one provinga design review permit for a onlybe able todo so inside adetached, patient living on the same property. proposed beer garden at 198 S. Green St. By ALEK MacLEAN

fullyenclosed accessory structure separatefrom theirresidence. Growers would also have to register The City of Sonora is looking at po- annually with the city's Community tentially lifting a longstanding ban on Development Department by providmarijuana cultivation for those with ing their names, copy of a valid doctor'srecommendation or state-issued legitimate medical needs. Before taking the proposal to the medical marijuana card, number of Sonora City Council, city staff will plants being grown and any other The Union Democrat

Controversial rabbi to speak at Republican meeting By JASON COWAN The Union Democrat

HO MARPLE Sonora, registered nurse and general contractor "Yes, as do probably 90 percent of the people in this county. The Second Amendment is very, very clear."

KRISTEN HEDGES Sonora, writer "No. My husband wants to get one, but we just haven't yet."

Trado Restaurant is requesting the permit to convert an existing retail store with outdoor storage into a beer garden with outdoor seating in the middle. The business would also accommodate entertainment for guests,such as occasional live music and karaoke. Hours of operation would be from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday through Sunday. Proposed conditionsof approval include providing up to 25 parking spaces by securing existing ones or paying anin-lieu fee of $1,500 per space, complying with state building codes and adhering to maximum sound levels during the day and night.

Rabbi Nachum Shi&en holds contentious views, and he does not deny it. The orthodox Jew spoke out against the hostile Muslim state, at a counter-sharia demonstration in Dearborn, Michigan — known as the Muslim capitol of Americaa half decade ago. He said he was speaking to the jihadist community and believes he would have been harmed had itnotbeen forthe police. He also authored a book published in 2001 about his tenure as a s chool teacher

within the Los Angeles Unified School District. It was there he saw constant death threats from students, along withotherprofessional adversity. "I am obviously a controversial figure," Shi&en said. "I get the message out." On Wednesday, he will be in Angels Camp — to speak about jihad in the schools. Shifren is also known as the "Surfing Rabbi," a nickname that stuck after he got his ordination &om a seminary in Jerusalem in 1991. "It's an education thing," said Shifren, who ran for the

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Rabbi Nachum Shifren will speak at a meeting of the Calaveras County Republican Party Wednesday in Angels Camp.

levels are virtually nonexistent. He believes that since the country is at war with what he considers the radical Islam, they should understand what is going on just as the youth understood the concepts of World War II in the early 1940s. S hi&en was invited t o speak by the Republican Party of Calaveras County. Vicky Reinke, chairwoman of the organization, said the rabbi was recommended by the chair of the Amador Republicans. He is a good &iend of the chairperson, Reinke said. And

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Reinke said that the subject does not apply locally, and she is not worried about the schools locally. But, because it is such a prominent national and international topic, they decided to invite the rabbi. ''We try to bring in things to help. So many people come into our meetings and want to talk about what is happening in Washington, D.C.," Reinke

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Rasmussen Robert Laszewski may be the nation's leading expert on President Obama's health care law. He is skeptical of the claims made by both supporters and opponents of the law, and he offers an interesting take about the law's role in the 2016 election:"Democrats can't admit Obamacare is broken and Republicans can'tadmit itwon'tbe repealed." Laszewski is right on both counts, though the end result is probably a bigger problem for the Democrats than the GOP. Thelaw has never become popular with voters, and it's likely the election season will coincide with even more bad news of price hikes and struggling coops. For politicians, defending the law will be much harder than challenging it. Those who challenge the law, though, are handicappedby the lack of an alternative vision that makes sense. The underlyingproblem forboth parties is that neither Republicans nor Democrats in Washington can fix President Obama's law. Their proposals are certain tofail because they are built upon official Washington's strong commitment to top-down governance. The political class has convinced itself that wise men and women in the center of American politics should study issues and hand down rulings telling the rest of us how to live. Replacing that mindset with a more realistic view is the most important step we can take towards fixing our health care system.A one size fi ts all federal government — top-down governancedoes not make sense in the iPad era. The more realistic mindset begins with a recognition that we live in a society where the culture leads and politicians lag behind. Change in healthcare, just like all other change in America, w ill be brought about by people far rem oved fromthe petty partisan politicsof our nation's capital. Driving this change is a commonplace desire to lead a healthier life. This attitude refiects an enormous change from the health care industry's focus on treating ailments rather than promoting health. Fortunately, innovation is forcing this change on an industry that is comfortable with the status quo. Fitbit and scores of other new firms are helping us better monitor our health to prevent future problems. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. As everyday Americans download apps, try new monitors and share their experiences, we' ll learn more about the best way to structure interaction between people, treatments, technology, and medical professionals. This real world experience is completely missing when political leaders try to write the rules. To start tapping into all that knowledge and information, we should end the federal monopoly on rule making and let each state set their own standards. Some states might demand that every citizen has exactly the same coverage as President Obama's team has mandated. Others might establish a much different minimum allowing for lower cost insurance. The competition between states would give us a better understanding of the trade-offsbetween coverage levels and costs. Among other things, it would be fascinating to know how much coverage individual Americans would demand above theminimum. Perhaps even more important, it would provide opportunitiesfor new approaches to be tried on a state-by-state basis rather than waiting for Washington to catch up. Breaking upthe federal monopoly on health care rule making is only a small step, but it's a step in the right direction. Scott Rasmussen is a political

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President Obama deflects, distracts from crises We' ve all had it happen to us. When an unpleasant issue (involving a child, co-worker, employee or whoever) needs confrontation and resolution, the other party attempts to distract us and refocus our attention elsewhere. Don't look over there! Look over here! within the overall electorate.... Democrats This week, President Barack Obama did have won the popular vote in five of the past just that when he announced executive action six presidential elections by replacing those regarding gun control. While he has long been voters with three growing groups: minorities, interested in the topic, his real motivation college-educated whites (especially women), may have had more to do with other issues and millennials." He cited a Pew survey that than with gun control. found "three-fifths of college-educated white One, it distracts attention from the fact that women and almost three-fourths of AfricanIran, in clear violation of its agreement last Americans and Hispanics considered gun summer with Obama, is testing ballistic mis- control more important than gun rights. (Milsiles. lennials and college-educated white men split Two, it distracts from major international about evenly.) Like gay rights and immigraissues and the United States' weakening stat- tion, gun control now helps Democrats cement ure on the global stage. See today's news that a coalition united mostly by liberal cultural North Korea, aRer weeks of claiming they had values." the capability, said it had successfully detoIt alsoprovides a way for Democrats to ponated a hydrogen bomb. tentially wedge independents, and some ReThree, it distracts from the fact that our publicans who are moderate on gun control, economy is anemic. into their camp. While it is an important topic, there are According to a poll conducted last month many challenges facing our nation. by The Wall Street Journal, 38 percent of priNot to mention terrorism and immigration. mary voters are NRA supporters. Of them, And four, it provides a topic for the news 59 percent are Republicans; 11 percent are media and the presidential campaigns that is Democrats; and 41 percent are independents. emotional and polarizing. Meanwhile, as Obama brings national That'sfurther polarization for our already attention to the issue of gun control, Iran

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network: "This is the self-defensive measure we have to take to defend our right to live in the face of the nuclear threats and blackmail by the United States." Sanger and SangHun noted, "The test is bound to figure in the American presidential campaign, where several candidates have already cited the North's nuclear experimentation as evidence of American weakness."

As for the economy, well, it's far from mended. An Investor's Business Daily's editorial published last week, titled "Sorry, This Is Still the Worst Economic Recovery Ever," noted that our GDP is "stuck in a 2 percent growth rut and real middle-class wages are still fiatlining" and that "median household income of $56,700at the end of 2015 stood exactly where it was, adjusted for infiation, at the end of 2007." But next up from Obama: climate change and environmentalism.

violates the terms of its nuclear agreement.

last October in a National Journal article titled, "How Democrats Lost Their Fear and Regained Their Voice on Guns," "In a Pew Research Center poll in July, the voters most likely to put gun rights ahead of controlling access were white men and women without a college education. Those voters are shrinking

Obama declared the Iran agreement a victory, and he does not want to admit defeat. "Since signing a nuclear deal with the Obama administration last summer, Iran's theocratic regime has twice been caught testing ballistic missiles," the Washington Examiner reported Jackie Gingrich Cuskman is an author and Tuesday. "This is a black-and-white violation nationally syndicated columnist.

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Dec. 2, 2015. He was known taught at the San Francisco not only for his precision tech- Conservatory of Music. Later nique and musicality, but also he opened private studios in as a composer, arranger, ac- San Bruno, then San Jose, complished organist,record- continuing to teach, compose, ing artist, and master music arrange,publish, concertise, educator, a member of ASCAP record and serve as church and CMTA. musician for the next 40 John was born on Oct. 29, years. John toured with his wife, 1931, in Apple Creek, Ohio. He began early studies at Trudi (soprano), then later Wooster Conservatory of Mu- with Kraus Family Musicians sic, studying there until the forthree years for World Viage of 10. In 1941, the family sion, obtaining sponsors for moved to Modesto where he needy children worldwide. John F. Kraus continued private studies. At In 1998,he "retired" for a Oct. 29, 1931 —Dec. 2, 2015 the ageof14,he played Men- short time but returned to delssohn Concerto in G minor performance and teaching in with the Modesto High School Sonora. As a hobby, he was Symphony under P r ofes- also an avid photographer. sor Frank Mancini. He later John is survived by his wife played the Grieg Concerto in of 62 and a half years, TruE minor with them. di; his three children, Cara In 1951, John graduated Lynne, ofSonora, Julia Fifrom Modesto Junior College field, of Mi-Wuk Village, and and by 1954 he received his John D. Kraus, of Gilroy; his BA degree from Azusa Pacific 11 grandchildren; and his five University where he studied great-grandchildren. hymn, and arranging with Ira A memorial to celebrate Gerig. John's life will be held at 10 John served in the U.S. Air a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, Force as an educator and was at Christian Heights Church, the music director at Lack- 13711 Joshua Way, Sonora, land AFB and as organist at CA. Fellowship following. In Kelly AFB Chapel for four lieu of flowers, a donation to John F. Kraus, a local con- years. After an honorable the Gideons would be apprecert pianist, passed away on discharge, he studied and ciated.

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The Sheriff's Office reported The Sonora Police Depart- the following: ment reportedthe following: THURSDAY 12:27 a.m., Jamestown — A THURSDAY 4:54 a.m., burglary —An Old male kicked the door of a Main Wards Ferry Road business was Street residence, yelled and demanded to get inside. burgled. 11:28 a.m., Tuolumne —Loud 11:46a.m.,trespass/unwanted person — A person refused musicand "offensive" language to leave a location on Summit came from a residence off Fire Avenue and Carter Street. Avenue. 1:02 p.m., Sonora —A wallet 12:36p.m., assault — Someone hit another person with a was found on Mono Way. 1:25 p.m., Copperopolis — A cane on Fairview Lane. 1:02 p.m., theft —A shed was female juvenile said a woman broken into on North Stewart called her and told her she was Street. A queen-sized mattress a drug dealer. 2:01 p.m., Jamestown —Peoset was stolen. 3:55 p.m., public intoxication ple trespassed on Rawhide Road — An intoxicated man drank out property. 2:02 p.m., Sonora —A Lime of a bottle of vodka at a SanguiKilnRoad woman said she benetti Road business. lieved a woman was coming to 6:01 p.m., burglary —A South Washington Street business was her residence to sell drugs to another person. burgled. 2:25p.m.,Sonora — Mail was 6:09 p.m., public peace — A woman knocked on a door of a reported stolen last month on South Shepherd Street residence Phoenix Lake Road. at 3 a.m. and screamed profani2:34 p.m., Sonora — A theft ties. was reported on Kelley Ranch 6:11 p.m., unclassified — A Road. South Shepherd Street woman 3:21 p.m., Long Barn — A said her neighbor has a key to chainsaw, box of tools and a skill her residence and is spying on saw were stolen from a Mariposa her. Drive residence. 3:22 p.m., Sonora —A man FRIDAY trespassed on Slate Rim Road 12:49 a.m., found propertyproperty. A cell phone was found off South 3:47 p.m., Sonora — A Via Washington and Theall streets. Este woman said her garage and 1:30 a.m., suspicious circum- front door were open, couch pilstances — A woman on South lows were on the floor, and her Shepherd Street said two people room was ransacked. threatened her. 7:22 p.m., Sonora —A gas cap

JoAnna Lura Hoyle-Davis, 67, of Columbia, formerly of Valdosta, Georgia, died Jan. 1, 2016, of heart disease. JoAnna was an in-demand H ollywood costumer f o r, among others, the television shows "Murder She Wrote," "Beverly H i l l s 902 10," and "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman," and for the movies "Camp Nowhere," "Mr. Payback," and "The Out-ofTowners." She was a production assistant on "Back to the Future Part III."

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ANDERSON — J oshua Anderson, 35, of Sonora, died Thursday at his home. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements. BULL — Malcolm Bull, 72, of Jamestown, Thursday at his home. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements. DesGEORGES — Dr. A. Stephen DesGeorges, 90 of Don Pedro, died Friday at Avalon Care Center in Sonora. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements. HINES — Valerie Hines, 58, of Sonora, died Friday at Sonora Regional Medical Center. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements. LEEDS — Michael Leeds, 56, ofSonora, died Friday at his home. Terzich and Wilson Death notices Funeral Home is handling arDeath Notices in The Union rangements. Democrat are published free of WASDEN — Raymond Edcharge.They include the name, ward Wasden, 85, died Dec. 30 age and town of residence of at home in Columbia. Heuton the deceased, the date of death; Memorial Chapel is handling service information; and memo- arrangements.

6:53 p.m., San Andreas Jewelry was stolen on Mountain Ranch Road. 8:13 p.m., Valley Springs — A possible break-in was reported on South Petersburg Road. 10:32 p.m., San AndreasPeople argued and fought on

West Saint Charles Street. 10:59 p.m., West Point — A gunshot was heard on Hillsdale Road. 11:21p.m., Copperopolis —An intoxicated person was kicking "stuff" on Morado Circle.

Arrests Cited onsuspicion of driving under theinfluence of alcohol or drugs: THURSDAY 11:52 p.m., Sonora — Keith B randon Godula, 21, of t h e 200 block of Theall Street, was booked after an arrest off Mono Way and Sullivan Creek Road.

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CALAVERAS COUNTY The Sheriff's Office reported the following: THURSDAY 9:55 a.m., Valley Springs — A trespasser was in the garage of a Laurel Street residence. 12:55p.m., Mountain RanchSolarpanels were stolen off Baker RileyWay and Jesus Maria Road. 1:57 p.m., Copperopolis Multiple vehicles were burgled and vandalized on Copper Cove Court. 2:28 p.m., Copperopolis — A woman cursed and yelled while she walked on O'Byrnes Ferry Road. 2:50p.m.,Wal lace — Chickens and lambs were possibly stolen on Camanche Parkway.

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March 1, 1929 — December 17, 2015 John J. Holderman passed away in his sleep on Thursday, December 17, 2015. John was 86 years old. John was born to John E. and Anna Mae (Becker) Holderman in Smithville, Ohio on March I, 1929 and was the third of nine children. John attended elementary and high school in Smithville and graduated in 1948.

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In 1950 John joined the Air Force and while stationed at Amarillo Air Station in Texas he met and married Thelma (Sally) Inez Hollaway. In 1953 their first of four children Susan was born there.

Burleigh was well known as the founding owner f > of Fire on the Mountain Productions, a business that ~r odttces era

hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Mother Lode for more than four decades. Not your typical Iooldng business person, as he was rarely ~ seen without a floppy hat or colorful, tiedye bandana on his head, Burleigh moved to

Tuolumne County in the early 1970's and opened Fire orr the Mountain Stained Glass • S t udio in Twain Harte. There he designed and built artglass windows for a growing

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was stolen on Wards Ferry Road Wednesday night. 7:46 p.m., Jamestown — A man in the middle of highways 120 and 108 and tried to wave down cars. 9:04 p.m., Jamestown — A Main Street man reported an "ongoing" barking dog problem.

John J. Holderman

Richard George Burleigh, husband, fair )r ,friend, romoter, and artist, died pelacefully in his sleep at his Soulsbyville home on January 1, 2016. Richard was

Richard started his first Christmas Crafts Festival at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in 1975, as an additional means of selling his stained glass and started the Twain Harte Summer Arts and Crafts Festival the following year. He soon found that it took a lot of

advance planning and work to put the festivals together and that he preferred the high volume of this human contact to the quiet conines of his glass studio. The festiva1salso gave him the opportunity to meet and promote great music and musicians, a personal

passion that was only tempered by his ability to pay the musicians what he felt they were worth.% ~ O nce he began working fulltime on the festivals, Richard and his wife and partner Corinne Grandstaff, added the Sonora Blues Festival and fairs in Auburn, Modesto and Sacramento to their resumes. As their children grew, Fire on the Mountain Productions

became a family-run business. Richard was a founding member of the Tuolumne County Arts Council and an early supporter of the Strawberry Music FestivaL It was there that he first met and later, married Corinne. Richard is survived by his wife Corinne Hazer Grandstaff; his daughter

Kailee Burleigh; his stepson Christopher Grandstaff, both of Sonora; his step daughter Sarah and her husband Eli Loughmiller, of Twain Harte; Rebecca Stange of Lake Tahoe; numerous cousins in Belgium and six grandchiIdren: Jackson, Byron, Miles, Amelia,

Mabel, and Clara.

Aug. 29, 1948 —Jan. 1, 2016

JoAnna's creative talent extended to painting and sculpting. Born in Fitzgerald, Georgia, she was a 1967 Valdosta High School graduate and attended Valdosta State University. She was the daughter of the late Major Walter Evans, USAF RET., and Mary Jeanne Meeks Hoyle Wickus, of Valdosta. JoAnna is survived by her daughter,Mary Kate Vieux, of Portland, Oregon; her two grandsons, Joshua Davis and Jasper Davis, of Portland, Oregon; her two sisters, Jeanne Evans Hoyle, of Columbia, and Lisa Hoyle Slamkowski, of Palm Desert; her brother, David Henry Hoyle, of Palm D esert; her c ousin, J i m Mathis, of Fitzgerald; and her nieces and nephews. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home in Sonora is handling arrangements.

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Richard was preceded in d'Fath by his brothers, Robert Blrleigh and R. Dennis

Burleigh; and by his parents George and Iulianne Standaert Bttrleigh. Richard would consider many artists and musicians with whom he has worked with

for decades as members of his extended family. A public memorial service is planned from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Ianuary 10, 2016

at the Sierra Building at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds, where Burleigh held most of his events. Memorial speakers are scheduled between noon and 1 p.m. People attending are invited to bring mtrsieai instruments and a dish to share. The family requests that in

lieu of flowers, memorial gifts be made in his name to the TuolumneCountyArts Alliance or to the Sierra Waldorf School. 155777 010816

After being discharged from the Air Force, John and Thelma returned to Smithville where he worked for Timken Bearing Co. while attending the Ohio Institute of Business. He earned his Associate of Arts in Business Science degree in 1955. Shortly after their second child (Jeff) was born they decided to move to California to be near Thelma's family which were living in Jamestown. They settled in Jacksonville (which is under Don Pedro reservoir now) in late 1955 and in June of 1956 their third child Karen was born at the Sonora Hospital (which later became Davis Motors and is now the parking lot of Yosemite Title Co.). Two and a half years later their fourth child, John M. was born. John worked odd jobs in construction and various other enterprises in both Tuolumne and Calaveras counties until 1960 when he went to work for Pickering Lumber Co. in Standard. He worked there until he retired in 1991. After retiring John went to work part time for his son Jeff's construction company and helped build many homes and business including the Sonora Sports and Fitness Center where he became a lifetime member and he enjoyed playing racquetball every day for many years. Eventually he joined the Tuolumne County Aquatic Masters (TCAM) and swam several days a week until the year before his death. John enjoyed working with his hands and helping others. He helped build the Holman Theater in Sonora and spent many hours helping at his church, Sierra Bible, when it was under construction. He was also a member of the Tuolumne River Woodworkers Association. He and his fellow woodworkers built thousands of wooden toys they distributed to needy and underprivileged children nationally, and in Africa. He also donated many of the toys to several of the day care centers here in Tuolumne County. John is preceded in death by his parents; a sister; two infant brothers, and his ex-wife. John is survived by his children Susan Beron of Missoula, Montana, Jeff and Karen Holderman of Soulsbyville and John M (Ayten) Holderman of Murphy, Texas; one granddaughter, Melanic S. Holderman; his three brothers, Dave (Mary) Holderman, Don (Wilma) Holderman and Jim (Donna) Holderman; his two sisters, Virginia (Charles) Thomas, Mary Ann (Carl) Cruise all of Smithville, Ohio, and many nieces, nephews and dear friends. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Sierra Bible Church 15171 Tuolumne Rd., Sonora. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in his name to Hospice of the Sierras, 20100 Cedar Road North, Sonora, CA. 95370

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SACRAMENTO (AP)Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed $122.6 billion C alifornia budget plan would seem to pleaseDemocratic interests by pumping billions of tax dollars generated by the booming state economy into public schools and universities, health care for the poor and public infrastructure. Instead, Democratic legislative leaders and advocacy groups saw what was left out. "A laundry list of critical needs" remains, said Assem-

bly Speaker Toni Atkins, DSan Diego. For state lawmakers from both parties and the groups that lobby them, the general fund spending the Democrat ic governor outlined Thursday is merely a starting point in a months-long tug-of-war over funding. Sen. Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, was upset the plan did not increase maximum payouts to families in the welfare-to-work p r ogram, which she called "impossibly tiny."

Chris Hoene, executive di- investments of our most vulrector of the California Bud- nerable children today." get & Policy Center, which Under Brown's proposal advocates fo r l o w - income for2016-17,California'sgenfamilies, said Brown's bud- eral fund would climb to a get is a "missed opportunity record high. Combined with to use the state's strong rev- special funds and bond monenues to boost key public ey, overall spending would investments that help in- climb to $170.7 billion — a dividuals and families ad- staggering fi gure bolstered vance, such as child care and by California's capital gains preschool, welfare-to-work windfall as Silicon Valley services,affordable housing, booms. and higher education." But Brown warned that Union leaders also blasted the economic boom will not the plan in an email with a last. subject line of "Caregivers, The state faced a $26 bilSeniors, and People With lion budget deficit when Disabilities Deserve Better." Brown took office in 2011, Shamus Roller, executive forcing deep cuts to social director of Housing Cali- welfare programs, schools fornia, a group that backs and universities. afFordable housing, said, At his budget briefing "Governor Brown proposed a Thursday, he held up charts, budget that provides no new one saying balanced budgets help for the many people have been quickly followed struggling to stay in their by huge deficits and another homes."

that "more permanent spend-

And the Children's Defense Fund-California accused the governor of "using the threat of future recession to justify not making critical

ing combined with recession would be devastating." "Everybody thinks when they' re up here, it's all wonderful," he said, pointing to a

soaring revenue peak.'That' s what they thought before the dot-corn (bust), and that' s what they thought before the mortgage meltdown." Brown called for the state to put $3.5 billion into its voter-approved rainy day fund — $2 billion more than the law requires. Brown also touted his in-

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About $500,000 in additional fund- decision to channelize it. "Our river is unique — most of the ing will be used for work farther upstream toremove vegetation that im- year it runs nearly dry, and then durpedes the flow of water. ing the rainy season it runs in powerThe Los Angeles River runs 51 ful torrents as we' ve seen this week," miles from the San Fernando Valley Mayor Eric Garcetti said in a stateto Long Beach Harbor. ment. Lined in concrete except for areas The funding came about rapidly. with sandy bottoms that allow veg- The Los Angeles County Board of etation to grow, the urban river usu- Supervisors requested the funds in a ally has just a trickle of water and letter sent Tuesday to Congress and is often the target of ridicule. The the Army Corps of Engineers. r enowned architect Frank Gehry i s On Wednesday, the Los Angeles working on a master plan to restore districtof the Corps declared an large sections to a natural condition emergency to its headquarters and with connections to parks and other the funding was granted, the mayor' s public areas. office said. The Los Angeles City Council will But it serves a major flood-control function when rain falls on its have to approve a motion allowing 870-square-mile watershed. entry to the river levees but work Disastrous floods with millions of is expected to begin next week. The dollars in damage and many deaths work may close some of the river's in the early 20th century led to the bike and pedestrian paths.

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state, and more funding for universities and colleges but said the state can't meet every demand. H is proposal also i n cludes a $1.1 billion com-

LA River banks to be raised for El Nina LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin work next week to temporarily raise the banks along nearly three miles of the Los Angeles River to improve flood protection during El Nino storms, officials announced Friday, just days after the watercourse roared to life during heavy rains. Temporary barriers to be put in place with $3.1 million in emergency federal funding will increase the

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Students pleadguilty in bullyingattack ROWLAND HEIGHTSThree students from China who attend high school in S outhern California w i l l plead no contest to criminal charges and spend years in jail for bullying a classmate they a l legedly s t r ipped, kicked with h i g h h e els, slapped and burned with cigarettes. Yunyao "Helen" Zhai, Yuhan "Coco" Yang and Xinlei "John" Zhang agreed to a plea deal this week that will remove the risk of their being sentenced to life in prison for torture, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. The 19-year-olds will plead no contest to kidnapping and assault. Zhai will be sentenced to 13 years in prison, Yang to 10 and Zhang to six at a hearing next month, prosecutorCasey Jarvis told the paper. — The Associated Press

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vilians &om visiting a tourist observatory and other locations near the border with North Korea in response to tensions following the North's purported nuclear test. An official from the South's Paju City said Saturday that Dora Observatory, which looks across the Demilitarized Zone, and a m useum

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WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. economy is motoring ahead despite slowing global growth that caused upheavals in financial markets around the world this week. Employers added a robust 292,000 jobs last month,

The report "immediately puts to rest a lot ofthe worries that the U.S. economy will come undone due to the intensifying global headwinds coming out of China and the Middle East," said Mark Vitner, an economist at Wells Fargo. For allof 2015,employers added 2.65 million jobs, a monthlyaverage of221,000. That made 2015 the secondbest year for hiring since 1999, after 2014. The unemployment rate has held at 5 percent for the past three months, despite the solid job gains, because nearly 1 million more Americans have begun seeking work since September. Wages were the one weak

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standards because he says that's the only way more than a few women will succeed. Defense Department officials have vowed that standardsfor combat jobswillnot be lowered to admit women. The Marine Corps sought to keep certain infantry and combat jobs closed to women citing studies showing com-

stayed low at 5 percent, the Labor Department said Friday. Job gains in the OctoberDecember quarter averaged 284,000, the best t hreemonth increase since last January. The strong hiring underscoresthe resilience of the United States at a time of slow global growth and financial turmoil. Healthy consumer spending, modest

made &om an old North Korean infiltration tunnel have been shut down since Friday, when the South restarted propaganda broadcasts through loudspeakers near the border. South Korean officials say there have been no disruptions so far at an industrial park jointly operated by the rivals in the North Korean border town of Kaesong. bined-gender units are not as Officials say 512 South effective as male-only units. Koreans stayed at the park The Marines were overruled overnight, and 479 of them by Defense Secretary Ash were scheduled to return to Carter, who opened all com- the South later on Saturday. bat jobs to women. Another group of 269 South Koreans have been permitted WORLD to enter Kaesong on Saturday. There are fewer South Koreans at the park than usual, because South Korea began limiting entry to the area afCANBERRA, Australiater the North announced a Australia's prime minister nuclear test on Wednesday. said on Saturday he will discuss with President Barack Obama regional security and combatting the Islamic State movement when he visits Washington this month. JERUSALEM — The U.S. M alcolm Turnbull w i l l State Department on Friday make his first visit to the condemned Israel' s decision United States as prime min- to expand the boundary of ister on Jan. 18 and 19. an existing West Bank settle"The alliance with the Unit- ment bloc, saying it binders ated States is fundamental to temptstoreach apeace agreeAustralia's national security," ment with the Palestinians. his office said in a statement. Israel's defense ministry in Besides Obama, Turnbull lateDecember added a complans to meet with senior ad- pound in the West Bank to ministration officials and con- the jurisdiction of the Gush gressional leaders. He will un- Etzion regional council, near derline "Australia's enduring Jerusalem. commitment to the alliance State Department John and in particular Australia's Kirby said Friday that "conongoing commitment to an tinued settlement activity

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factory BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian prosecutors on Friday revealed new details about the biggest mystery in the Paris attacks: What happened to fugitive Salah Abdeslam after he ditched his car and explosive vest? After slipping through a policedragnet, they said, he apparently hid out in the same Brussels apartment that served as the killers' bomb factory. Also discovered during a Dec. 10 policesearch ofthe third-floor residence on the Rue Henri Berge: one of 26-yearold Abdeslam's fingerprints, the Federal

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questionsabout Israel's longterm intentions and will only make achieving a two state solution much more difficult." He added that the United States remains "deeply concerned" about th e m ove, "which effec tively creates a the West Bank." The Palestinians claim the West Bank, along with east Jerusalem, as parts of their future state. They consider all Israeli construction there to be illegal — a position that is backed by the international community. Israel says settlements along with other core issues like security should be agreed upon in peace talks. Negotiations collapsed in 2014, in part over the issue of

nounced in a statement. A Brussels native whose older brother, Brahim, was one of the Paris suicide bombers,Abdeslam is believed to have played a key logistical role in the Nov. 13 carnage in which 130 people lost their lives. Islamic State extremists have claimed responsibility for the mass killings. Early on the morning of Nov. 14, Abdeslam called two friends in Brussels to come fetch him from the French capital. A F rench gendarme stopped the three men in their car near the border, but released them. Authorities now believe Abdeslam arrivedlater that same

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While in Washington, Turnbull will deliver a security speech to the Center for Strategic and International Studies and promote Australia as a trade and investment destination to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Turnbull replaced Prime Minister Tony Abbott in September in a surprise leadership ballot of lawmakers in the ruling conservative party. Australia has six jet fighters based in Dubai flying missions against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria as well as soldiers engaged in non-combat roles in Baghdad.

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Cologne police chief dismissed over New Year's Eve assaults BERLIN (AP) — The police chief of the German city of Cologne was dismissed Friday amid mounting criticism of his force's handling of a string of New Year's Eve sexual assaults and robberiesblamed largely on foreigners. The state government of North RhineWestphalia said it was sending Wolfgang Albers into early retirement, and the 60-year-

old commander said he understood the reasons why. The state's interior minister, Ralf Jaeger, saidAlbers'removal was "necessary to restorepublic trust and the Cologne police's ability to act with a view to upcoming major events." Cologne's annual Carnival is next month. Albers had faced mounting criticism for the police response to New Year's Eve attacks on women by groups of men within a

1,000-st rong crowd describedby police aspredominantly Arab or North African in origin. The German government said 31 suspects were briefly detained for questioning after the New Year's Eve trouble, among them 18 asylum-seekers. The 31 included nine Algerians, eight Moroccans, five Iranians, four Syrians, two Germans and one person each from Iraq, Serbia and the United States. None of the 31 has been accused of specifically committing sexual assaults, the aspectofCologne'sdisturbances that attracted most public outrage at home and abroad. Cologne police say they have received 170 criminal complaints connected to the New Year' s festivities, 120 of them sexual in nature. Police failed to mention the attacks around Cologne's main train station in their initial morning report on New Year's Day, describing overnight festivities as "largely peaceful."

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Tune in to see Sonora native Chloe Liggatt and the Clemson University Tigers band perform during the College Football Playoff Championship game between South Carolina's Clemson Tigers and University of Alabama'sCrimson Tide at5:30 p.m .Monday on ESPN live from University of Phoenix Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona.

Dozens of snow players were having fun sledding and tubing down the area's groomed hills Friday, including Salinas resident Owen Reh

GAME Continued from Page Al "I think she taught me well. She prepared me," Liggett said. Liggett said she has enjoyed being in the Clemson marching band. "I' vem ade alotoffriends,especially coming toa new state where I didn't know anyone. It's just a really good network," she said. Chloe Liggett came home to Tuolumne County over Christmas break and when it was announced the Clemson Tigers would be playing in the Orange Bowl in Miami, Liggett was fiown by the school to Miami &om California to join her bandmates. South Carolinadefeated Oklahoma 37-17 in The Capital One Orange Bowl on New Year's Eve. Liggett and her bandmates got to play in the Disney World New Year's Eve parade as well. In Miami, Liggett and the Clemson marching band also got to visit South Beach. Flies said she is proud of her daughter and excited forLiggettto experience these rare opportunities.She credits Chloe's excellent elementary and high school music education.

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Reese said he stayed the night before at the Inns of California in Sonora with his 9-year-old son, Ethan. ''We wanted to get out of town before he went back to school," Owen Reese said. Hundreds of skiers and snowboarders were alsohittingthe slopes FridayatDodge Ridge SkiAreanear Pinecrest. The recent crowds are more like what the resort would expect in a typical year, said Dodge Ridge spokesman Jeff Hauff, whose desk phone was ringing nonstop Friday. Many more customers than previ-

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Clemson Tiger and former Sonora High Wildcat Chloe Liggett will play clarinet Monday night in the 340-member band at the CFP Championship football game in Glendale, Arizona. The 340 band members and staff will fly on two chartered planes today to Arizona and will return to South Carolina on Tuesday. Liggett's parents will be watching and recording the event. "It's pretty exciting," Liggett said. This is Clemson's second appearance in a national championship game. They won the 1981 national title with a 22-15 win over Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. Clemson last played Alabama in 2008, losing 34-10 in

"I'd really like to give credit to our rural community, when money was tight they kept their music programs and Chloe certainly benefitted," Flies said. Liggett said she is looking forward to going to the championship game. Before games, the band and each section gets hyped up by doing special routines that alsoget the crowd going,she said. the season opener at the Georgia Dome.

BAKER Continued from Page Al Her last day at Railtown is Jan. 23. "That's kind of the cool thing about working for state parks, you can stay with the same department and have a completely different job," Baker said. "If you ever asked me when I started my career with parks if I'd be running a railroad I probably would have laughed at you." She enters the new position with the same inexperience and optimism. "I have to learn how to drive RTVs, ATVs and dirt-motorcycles... or what to call those," Baker said, Courtesy photo who is looking forward to the expe- Departing Railtown 1897 State Historic Park Superintendent Kim rience. Baker (second from left) sits with son Carson, daughter Kathryn, Baker will assume the role of husband Carl and the family's two dogs in December 2015 at State Parks Superintendent North- Pinecrest Lake.

ous years are also trying to avoid the icy roads by taking the Tuolumne County Transit bus to the resort, Hauff said. "A lot of teenage kids use that as well as people &om the valley and Bay Area who don't want to drive in the snow, so they can stay in Sonora and come up on the bus," he said. It'stypicalforsnow playerstostay at hotels as far down the hill as Sonora during good winters, said Lisa Mayo, executive director of the Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau. Mayo said her staff kept in touch with hospitality businesses all along the Highway 108 corridor during the holiday season, and most were reportedly booked to capacity. More people staying overnight is good forcity and county coffers as well. Three quarters of all transient occupancy tax revenues go back to either the city or county general funds, which pay for services like public works, fire and police. 'That's a really important thing forpeople to understand," she said, "aswellastheamount ofjobs itprovides for locals." Mayo is also anticipating a possible uptick in business along Highway 120 due to a rockslide blocking the entrance to Yosemite National Park from Highway 140. Park officials said Friday that road crews are working to clear the

Despite the recent complaints on local social media groups regarding visitors leaving behind broken sleds and other trash along the sides of the roads, Mayo hopes that locals will understand the positive benefits the tourism brings to the whole county. "Sometimes we do have to take the good with the bad, and it's really unfortunate that people have done what they' ve done on the sides of the roads,"she said.'Yet,at the same time, there's some good coming out of it." One of those good things is a community-organized cleanup day along Highway 108 between Twain Harte and Strawberry scheduled for Jan. 24. There have also been several recentregional news reports on television that locals hope will cut down on the littering. The recent infiux of winter touristshas also inspired county leaders to discusspracticalways ofaddressing the problem. Tuolumne County Supervisor Evan Royce, who represents communities on Highway 108 &om Tuolumne to Kennedy Meadows, raised the issue at a Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday. "It's a major asset that people want to come here and spend money and playaround,but we need to be able to deal with the volumes and impacts &om that," he said. 'There's garbage. ... There's no bathrooms, and people are going to the bathroom." Royce said he would like to direct county staff to work with various agencies — including the visitors bureau, Caltrans and the U.S. Forest Service— tolook atways oflessening the impact on locals. Supervisor John Gray said he didn't understand what has changed so quickly in terms of demand, other than that there hasn't been much snow over the past few years.

Gray talked about the problems with people parking along the side of the road where they shouldn't and suggested the possibility of developing anotherdesignated area to park. Supervisor Karl Rodefer agreed with Gray's suggestion, as well as installing more no parking signs. "Passing another ordinance isn' t going to fix that," he said. Contact Alex MacLean at

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most of the year at the Sacramento oflice, but continue to live at her Columbia home with her family. Baker spent seven years at Railtown, after five years as supervising ranger at Columbia State Historic Park starting in 2003. "When I worked in Columbia I had less than a mile commute," Baker said. "So I joked when I moved down to Railtown, all of a sudden my commute went up six

miles ... so this will be interesting." Prior to her time in the county, Baker worked at parks up and down the coast and at the Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area outside San Bernardino. She provided law enforcement and interactiveservicesateach. "I love the idea of the ranger who's been at a park their entire career and knows it in and out. That' s the ranger I always wanted to be, but when it really came down to it ... I have a short attention span,"

Baker said. "My strengths are really much more in big projects and change and development. Railtown had alottoofferin thatregard." Railtown became a park in 1982. State funding to build up programs and in&astructure was lacking due to Proposition 13, a 1978 initiative which constricted revenue, including moneyfor park development, Baker said. Baker's term at R ailtown has

seen the park dodge potential closure and introduce the Polar Express fundraiser. The Christmas-themed train ride completed its second year in December and generated6,300 in ticket sales.Between 20,000 and 25,000 are sold year round, Baker said. But she doesn't claim to have done it alone. 'The community here is very involved, recognizes the importance

of theresource and is appreciative of it," Baker said.

The community-started Save Railtown Committee raised hundreds of thousands when the park was threatened with closure, and a matching state grant brought in another $576,000. The park has used the funds to develop new programs, bring back intoservice a steam locomotive out

of commission for six years, and start an application to become a national historic landmark.

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After tying up the projects and 18 months away from retirement eligibility, Baker said she wasn' t

Jeff Daley, of Ripon (above), helps his daughter Brynn,6, up out of a snow bank she played in at Dodge Ridge. Blue skies and sunshine made for a beautiful day on the slopes Friday (left).

ready to leave her career, but want-

ed a change. "We' re obviously very sad to lose Kim," said Matt Bellah, Capitol District Superintendent for the California Department of Parks and Recreation. No replacements for Baker are lined-up, but she has offered to help with the search to ensure a smooth transition, Bellah said.

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Continued from Page Al Asked what she would do with the money if she won, McCargar said, "Part of it to my family and my charity, St. Jude, my favorite charity." Would she splurge on anything? "A car,the most simple car ever," McCargar said. "Just so it runs no problems." She said she's retired and drives a 2001 Ford Fusion that's seen better days. "I soldfive more," Justice said &om behind the register. "Just like that."

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By 2005, the bachelor dad said he owned properties in Angels Camp, an island in Belize, as well as two million-dollar homes on the shores of Tulloch Reservoir, the Nugget barin downtown Murphys, multiple Calaveras County ranches and a residential center in Copperopolis. Investments allowed him to pursue passions including fast cars — he bought two Dodge Vipersand music production. He and two partners founded San Jose-based Big 7 Records, and their label produced "Jonesin' for Money" by blues organ legend Deacon Jones, with special guests Eddie Money, John Lee Hooker,Gregg Allman, Dr. John, Elvin Bishop and others. Sanfilippo kept wearing his hair in a ponytail, and he used to sport a diamond pinky ring, gold watch, alligator-skin boots to match his alligator belt buckle, and a black Tshirt reading "Millionaire's Club." In spite of the flash, Sanfilippo said he had been content before he struck it rich. Sanfilippo could not be reached to comment for this report, but 10 years ago he said sudden millionaire status can break some people down.

Back on March 7, 1992, Copperopolis resident Dennis Sanfilippo purchased 11 California Super Lottotickets for $1 each at a Milpitas gas station. He won a jackpot estimated at $33 million and opted to receive annual checks for $1.5 million. In 2005, Sanfilippo told The Union Democrat he expected to get those checks until 2011. Sanfilippo said he was a struggling blues music promoter and roofer before he hit the jackpot. With careful money management Contact Guy McCarthy at and investments he became a play- gmccarthy@uni ondemocrat.corn or er inreal estate and started his 588-4585.Follow him on Twitter @ own record label. GuyMcCarthy.

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Fiber artists to gather at library The Studio 49 Fiber Arts Group will meet today at the Tuolumne County Library, 480 Greenley Road in Sonora. The meeting will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is open to people interested in any fiber art — spinning, weaving, knitting, crocheting, etc. For more information, go online to mlwsguild.org, or call 533-0593.

Carl weaving topic of meeting JoanWilliams Near will demonstrate card weaving at a meeting Tuesday of the Mother Lode Weavers and Spinners Guild. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. at the Columbia Presbyterian Church of the 49ers. Card weaving is a techniqueused to make such items as lanyards, bookmarks and belts. Visitors welcome. For more information about the guild, go online to www.mlwsguild.org.

Reh to speak to garden club Pat Reh will be guest speaker Friday at a meeting of the Tuolumne CountyGarden Club. The meeting will begin at 11 a.m. in the Conference Room at the Tuolumne County Library, 480 Greenley Road in Sonora. The program will follow a bring-your-own lunch. Reh will discuss winter gardening and winter recycling. For more information, call 928-3999.

Polystyrene to be collected The Tuolumne County Master Gardeners in conjunction with Waste Management will collect polystyrene this month. Collections will be held from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays Jan. 16 and 23 on Microtronics Way next to Waste Management. Food containers must be clean and packed in clear plastic bags. Packing-grade polystyrene can be put in colored plastic bags. For more information, call 533-5912 or email mgtuolumne@ ucdavis.edu.

Mammals on Audubon agenda "Sierra Mammals" will be the subject of a meeting Jan. 20 of the Central Sierra Audubon Society. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the Conference Room at the Tuolumne County Library on Greenley Road in Sonora. Professor Emeritus of Biology at Mills College John Harris will discuss the diversity of mammals in the Central Sierra Nevada. The public is welcome, and refreshments will be provided.

This is the third in a series about the Eastern monarch butterfl y, adapted &om articlesresearched and written by Don Bojnowski. The more we understand about these beautiful and important pollinators, the better able we are to help save them. As previously mentioned in his article, "Over the past twenty years, the migration of the monarch butterfly has dropped by ninety percent." T he implications of t h i s drop-off are disastrous forall plants in general, and for hum an and animal food in particular. The monarch butterfl y travelsevery year to Mexico

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Brooks Smith (left) and Kenneth Smith, of Sonora scan across White Pines Lake during a past bird count held in Calaveras County. Tuolumne County bird counts recorded about 80 to 85 species.

Uncommon birds spotted in yearly Audubon Society count By LYDIA BROWNING

birds ranging &om a pool of 80 species were recorded in the Groveland count exRoadrunners aren't just tending &om Moccasin to in cartoons. just east of the Forest SerSteve Umland spotted vice Station on Highway one during one of two an- 120 and from the Wards nual bird counts held in Ferry area to Coulterville. "There were a few surDecember by the Central Sierra Audubon Society. prises in the number and The Greater Roadrun- speciesofbirds found. The ner was one of two unusual standout bird was a Greattypesofbirdsspottedby so- er Roadrunner found down ciety members during their in the oak-grasslands," Umannual Christmas Birds land said. Counts on Dec. 16 and 19. T he roadrunner is a The counts are held on k nown resident of T u one day each year between olumne County but is not Dec. 14 and Jan. 5, in an often seen and was deeffort to "maintain the soci- scribed as "uncommon at ety's mission of conserving best" by Umland. and restoring natural ecoThe Sonora bird count systems, focusing on birds, was held on a rainy night other wildlife and their on Dec. 19 by Umland. habitats, for the benefit of Umland searched for humanity and the Earth' s owls on his usual route but biodiversity," their website found none. stated. The count resulted in There are t w o c ounts 9,806 individual birds reheld in Tuolumne County, corded ranging &om 85 one in Sonora and one in species. Grov eland. Of the 85 species,13 Each bird count is con- showed modest increases ducted within a 15-mile when compared to the 10diameter, which is divided year average, 72 species and observed in smaller showed a loss, Umland sections in groups of two to said. "The rain was mainly 10 birders. T he Groveland b i r d responsible for the lowcount was held on a clear est number and species of and cold night on Dec. 16. birds in the last 10 years," Umland was the head com- Umland said. piler with other society The most notable bird members, Barry Boulton of the Sonora count was a and Jeanne Ridgley, acting juvenile Snow Goose that The Union Democrat

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(Western monarch butterflies winter in Aptos and Pacific Grove, California). According to Don's article, "At winter's close, Mexican monarchs waitfor favorable conditions. The first generation flies to the Gulf States, mates, and dies in a month. The next generation continues to the northern U.S., where they, too, mate and die in about a month. The third generation flies to Canada and the northeastern U.S., also surviving a month. It is the fourth generation that lives nine months and Ries all the way back to Mexico in an epic trip covering up to three thousand miles." Every year, four individual lives are needed to complete the cycl e required tocontinue the existenceof this species. In February and March, a butterfly mates and searches for an ideal place to lay its eggs. In March-April, it lays its eggs on the leaves of milkweed plants. The larvae eat,

closets, kitchens and bedrooms, here on shelves. Maintaining order is as are some ideas to inspire you, hints and much a visual issue as it is a practical Shelves not only stack and store life' s trickstotry,and afew rulestofollow for one. It's up to you to decide what kind necessities in order, they can do it with getting control over the miscellaneous of organizational style you employ. Ranstyle. materials that make for messy shelves. domly placing bins, boxes and containIn all rooms of the house, keeping faers on shelves gives a casual look, while vorite things and collectibles out where Stylish storage placing them symmetrically or in a rewe can see them but clutter and chaos peating pattern is more formal. Playing carefully tucked away is an art as well Storage, of course, is the first goal. up the colors with paint or textures with as a challenge. But style should be an equal considerIn small spaces or expansive homes, ation when deciding what goes where See CL~/ Page B 2

a chrysalis. In May-June, the third-generation butterfly repeatsthe life ofits parentsin a new geographic area. It will perish in 15 to 50 days after metamorphosing into a butterfly, but not before laying eggs that will become the generationthat travelstoM exico. These butterflies Ry at speeds of12 to 25 miles an hour. They use updrafts of warm air, called "thermals," to glide as they migrate from the Great Lakes in Canada to the warm Central Mexican Oyamel fir forests in the Michoacan hills. They rest there through winter and then complete their migration northward in search of milkweed plants in the Eastern United States. At the wintering sites in Mexico, they roost in the

millions in huge groups in the trees. The females will lay their eggs on the milkweed leaves, and the cycle goes on until the next fourth-generation starts the return migrationto complete the cycle north in the spring. It is interesting to note the anatomy of the monarch. The black spot on the inside surface of its hind wing distinguishes the male monarch &om the female, which has no spot. The monarch breathes through vents in the thorax or abdomen calledspiracles. Tiny tubes called trachea distribute oxygen through its body. With a 4-inch wingspan and aweight ofone-fi fth ofan ounce, monarchs flap their wings at about 300 to 720 times a minute.

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flowers, their antennas to brate predators. smell nectar, and receptors The more we realize how in their feet allow them to important species — such taste sweets. Sweets at- as butterflies, bees and tract them because glucose otherinsects— are for our is food for the brain, which own survival, the more willconsumes most of their rest- ing we will be to try to save ing calories, and muscles them through individual convert glucose to useable and legislative efforts to propower, so they can go out vide a healthy environment and eat more and procreate. for them. Adult monarchs feed on nectar and water by sipping The above column was adapted from an article by Don Boj nowski, who is a University of California Cooperative BUY, SELL, Extension Master Gardener

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Labels Clearly identifying where things belong in your home by labeling shelves and containers with their contents is a greatway to organize. More importantly, it helps every member of the household know where things are and where things go — so it can stay that way. Using labels in the linen closet,for instance, helps keep the sheets organized by bed size, no matter who is putting them away.

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Just as an inbox collects paperwork needing proper filing, catch-alls are a place where clutter can be dumped in a bind and collected later for sortingback to a more suitablestorage space.Place a catch-all for mail on a shelf near the front door, a basket with handles at the top or bottom ofthe stairs and a large plastic bin on a garage shelf for catching gloves, hats or sports equipment. Catch-alls are especially h elpful with k ids i n t h e h ouse. Placing them o n shelves in high-traffic areas helps keep messes up and off of the floor and makes quick pickups a snap. Boxes, baskets, bins and tubs are available in a range of sizes and materials. Organizing odd-shaped, tall or awkward items easily is their main job, but the differences between them means they all lend adifferent sense ofstyle with their utility. Baskets are particularl y brilliant because their woven texture adds to your decor. Their handles make them portable, so you can use the contents elsewhere and then return them to the shelf. Boxes have a bonus of their own: Lids. Lids allow them to be stacked and keep their contents hidden. And their straight sides mean they work well in groups, maxi-

mizing the horizontal and vertical space of a shelf. Alternatively, use boxes without their lids, placing them on their sides or ends so the tops are facing forward. Try this in your closet, keeping neatly folded towers of tank tops from toppling, or in the bathroom, so stacks of washcloths stay straight and tall. The open nature of bins and tubs means you can toss in or remove contents easily, perfect for use on a garage shelf, the bottom shelf of a pantry or the closet. Because they are usually more utilitarian than stylish, tubs and bins are usually reserved for places guests rarely see. When used in groups, however, even plastic containers can look good when they match. Tins are the best containers for tiny things. Available in many sizes with both fliptop and removable lids, they vary in color and style from

shiny silver to flat black, vintage prints to feminine florals. Even metal Altoids tins can be repurposed for sorting smaller items like safety pins, paper clips and extra stapleson an office shelfor nuts, bolts and screws on a tool shelf. File them in a small box, placing labels on the exposed side.

valuable under-sink space. Just be sure to anchor it to the wall to avoid injuries. Another space-saving shelf idea forthe bathroom is to install a wall shelf above the door. Above eye level, this is a great place to stash backup toiletpaper or out-of-season pool towels.

Kitchen and pantry Kitchen and pantry shelves are especially i m portant to keep usefully organized. Shelf risers are movable mini-shelves that give you a second or even third level to

store things on. Use them in the pantry to double space for canned goods. A lazy Susan helps with corner cupboards, especially the taller shelves, where seeing or reaching the back without a stool is nearly impossible. Place spices, oils, vinegars or other items on the saucer top and the swivel bottom allows it to spin 360 degrees, giving you access to everything. For bottom shelves or cupboards that are hard to reach to the back of, employ shallow Tupperware as "drawers." Being able to easily pull the container out to reach the contents at the back means you can find that seldomused casserole dish or lid.

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Over-the-toilet organizers contain and conceal toiletries with style when outfitted with the right containers. Inexpensive and easy to find, most have two to three shelvesless than a footdeep. For families with small children, look for one with a cupboard at the top. With a small latch or lock, the cupboard is a greatplace to keep medicine, soaps or cleaning productsout ofthe reach oflittle ones while also freeing up

With books, there's a tendency to simply pack them in vertically to fill the shelf. Instead, break up the monotony and show off your sense of style; alternate vertical rows with tidy horizontal stacks, and turn a few favorite covers face out to display between them.

collectibles that fit the subjectofthebooks,such asstoring favorit e serving dishes or teapotsbetween rows ofcookbooks or framed photographs between photo albums.

Kids' rooms Whether it's diaper-duty supplies,toddler treasures or ateenager's private collections, choosing the right container is key. Boxes with lids keep curious eyes and hands out, while bins and baskets encourage reaching in. Instead of filling a bookcase with books, create a book bin or basket for the handful of books they are most interested in now. Store the rest on a bottom shelf — or elsewhere — saving room for toys or othermore important objects. Use wall shelves for storing toys you don't want them getting into by themselves, such as Legos or blocks, but use clearcontainers so the child can see what's inside. For

older kids, buy matching sets of boxes, coordinating tallsided baskets and large tubs with lids for keeping shelves in theirbedrooms and closets neat. Allowing them to separ ate, compartmentalize o r

display their belongings helps encourage them to develop their ow n o r ganizational style. This is another room calling for an over-the-door wall shelf. Fragile keepsakes of smaller children can be placed there for safety, while older children can use it to show off medals, trophies and awards. It'seasy to overlook, overpack or underutilize shelves. And everyone is different when it comes to the way we stack, file or pile our stuff upon them. With a little labeling, some thought to theme and carefulconsideration for containers, every shelf in the

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SONORA 2/1 WALK to town. No pets/ smk. $775/mo+deposit. 694-0191 or 536-9027 SUGAR PINE 1/1 800 sf. W/D, wat/sew/ garb. incl'd. $700/mo. +dep. (209) 770-5098

SONORA DOWNTOWN 1/1 354 Barretta St. Washer incl, frest paint. TWAIN HARTE Yard/storage. $700/mo+ STUDIO-Fully equipped dep. Call 209-586-6178 Suitable for one; gym/ lakeaccess,no pet/smk SONORA DOWNTOW N $650/mo. 209-405-0984 Large 2 bedroom 2 bath New Carpet-New sinks/ 215 faucets 8 countertops. Rooms to Rent Laundry rm. Patio. Nice view of Downtown. No LARGE ROOM IN Smk/No Pets. $1050/mo Sonora Meadows. with $1575 deposit. Furnished. $550/mo. Call 209-352-6846 408-775-1032

AFTER SCHOOL CHILDCARE TEACHER positions -Senior Youth Partnership/PM Club. Afternoons, M-F, approx 20-25 hrs/week. Prefer min. 9 Child Development ECE Units+ exp. Payrate based on exp & qualifications. Must enjoy working w/school age children, have curriculum/lesson plan exp, hold a current D.L. and be willing to travel between sites if needed. Please email resume to: s@ ~ m lode.corn ATCAA SEEKING A Program Director. Exp. in business/grant writing, budgeting, program design and implementation, reporting & fundraising. F/T w/benefits. $22.18$25.67/hr. Full job descriptions/applications available online at www.eroae.or or ~ 427 N Highway 49, Ste 305, Sonora. FFD: 2/4/1 6 at 4:00pm. EOE BOOKKEEPER Busy off ice needs P/T full charge bookkeeper in Sonora. Show me you know your debits and credits! Pls send Resume and Ref's to: UD Box ¹90393321 c/o The Union Democrat 84 S. Washington St. Sonora, CA 95370

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IHSS PROVIDER-P/T to work with 23 year old male with autism in Jamestown; night shift. Avail now. Paid by Tuo County-$9.45/hr. Call Marianne:415-661-7468

Sell your Car, Truck, RV or boat for $1.00 per day! 4-lines/20 days. If it doesn't sell, call us and we will run your ad for another 20 days at no charge. INNS OF CALIFORNIA HOTEL• Front Desk, • Housekeeping, • Maintenance, Night Audit-11pm to 7am. Apply in person at 350 S. Washington St.

Today's Newest! SONORA DOWNTOW N 1/1 - 352 Barretta St. New flooring/carpets, fresh paint. $700/mo+ deposit. Ph. 586-6178

TWAIN HARTE STUDIO-Fully equipped Suitable for one; gym/ lakeaccess,no pet/smk $650/mo. 209-405-0984

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INSTRUCTOR Position available 9am-3pm. Mon.- Fri. The Community Compass.

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JAMESTOWN RANCH in Sonora has FT 8 PT positions open; Direct Support Providers who work with intellectually disabled men. Must be physically fit - able to hike and work outdoors. ~weekends, i holidays • days/nights - 24/7. Exp preferred. CDL in good standing. $12.25/hr. Call Marianne, (415) 661-7468 ol' MELakam

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CALAVERAS COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES NOW HIRING FOR 2016-17SCHOOL YEAR: • Program Manager - SELPA (Deadline:1/29) • Occupational Therapist

Current Job Openings: • Adult Education Independent Study Coordinator/Teacher (Deadline:1/22) • Child Development Teacher • Visual Impairment Specialist • School Psychologist • Substitute Teachers • Substitute SELPA Classroom Aides *Competitive salaries and benefits, EEO* Contact us at 209-736-4662 or apply online at htt://www.ccoe.k1 2.ca.us/Pa e/1 55

INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN STANISLAUS FOOD PRODUCTS, the nation's leader of premium quality canned tomato products for Italian restaurants & pizzerias, has an immediate opening in the Modesto area. Job Requirements: • The candidate must be able to install, adjust, maintain, repair and overhaul cannery instruments, controls and related equipment. • Able to troubleshoot, and use latest technology in instrumentation and controls, as well as fluency in pneumatic controls and devices. • Must be able to recognize and correct potential failures. • Test, time and calibrate instruments for efficient performance. • Read sketches, blueprints and operating instructions. • Order and maintain supply of replacement parts and materials. • The candidate must be able to read, write and speak English. During the three month processing season, must be able to work any shift. The wage and benefits package is a negotiated package with the Teamsters Union. Separate from this package, the Company offers attractive performance based bonuses. Significant overtime is required during the processing season. To Apply: If you desire to join an industry leader and become part of our Company with a long established and growing loyal customer base, please send your resume to: Stanislaus Food Products Company Attn: HR Department P. O. Box 3951, Modesto, CA 95352-ORFax to: (209) 526-3201 Email to: etomatoe1O mail.corn

301 Employment

MOUNTAIN SPRINGS GOLF COURSE has two open positions: •Golf Shop Assistant AM 8 PM shifts, P/T. No experience necessary. • P/T Cart/Range - must be able to work a.m. & eves., weekdays and some weekends. Req's. valid D.L. 8 must be 18 yrs. of age. Job applications available in the Golf Shop at 17566 Lime Kiln Rd., Sonora.

RN -RELIEF POSITION Supportive team seeking RN with excellent nursing and patient relations skills to provide relief part-time coverage in accredited eye surgery center with outstanding reputation. Experience in OR and Recovery preferred. No weekends; no on-call. Fax resume to 209-532-1687 or email to DesireeTOSonoraE eSur e .corn

UD BOX REPLIES for accurate delivery, proper addressing is as follows: UD BOX¹ c/o The Union Democrat 84 S. Washington St. Sonora, CA 95370 WILLOW STEAK HOUSE: NOW HIRING for: Host / Bussers. Experience preferred. Apply in person.

NON-COUNSELING Graveyard position at & CALAVERAS Substance Abuse Facil- SONORA EMPLOYMENT AGENCY ity. Full-time w/benefits. Call (209) 532-1176 Fax resume to (209)785 sonoraemployment.corn -5238 or call 785-3667. NOW HIRING FOR: •Housekeeping; i Food

SUMMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is accepting Service; and Program. apps: Varsity Softball Apply in person at Assistant Coach/ SILVER SPUR CAMP, Stipend $500. Apps 17301 Silver Spur Drive, avail at Summerville HS Tuolumne. Pay DOE. 17555 Tuolumne Road, (209) 928-4248 Tuolumne, CA 95379 Deadline is Jan. 11, '16. PAC-N-COPY HAS P/T NO Phone Calls Please. Entry level position. Exc Customer Service and TABLE MOUNTAIN strong computer skills req'd. Apply in person at RANCHES is seeking Direct Care Staff to the Junction on Mono. work in a group home PAINTER WANTED: setting w/ developmenExperience a plus. tally delayed & autistic Temporary. $12/hour. children. Will train. Must Call 728-5947 be able to pass DOJ/ FBI background check. RECEPTIONIST (209) 984-3188 seeking P/T w/potential for F/T professional in- THERAPY AIDE. dividual who can multi- Outpatient Clinic. task, works well with Patient care and office customers in very busy duties. Medical exp environment. Submit but willing to resume: Studio 3 Salon, preferred mentor. Fax resume to 19060 Standard Rd. (209) 533-1611. Ste. 3, Sonora, 95370 301 Employment

301 Employment

BOILER OPERATOR Stanislaus Food Products - Modesto, CA Stanislaus Food Products, the nation's leader of premium quality packed from fresh tomato products for restaurants, has an immediate opening at their Modesto facility. Job Description: In-Season (July-Sept): The Boiler Operator is responsible for operating the boiler plant, which includes making manual adjustments to facility boilers, monitoring and maintaining boiler plant steam, water, and air systems. Off-Season:Pre-season and post-season routine maintenance of boilers, steam delivery systems, condensate recovery systems, and air systems. Job Duties: • Monitor the steam system performance and make pressureadjustments as needed. • Perform routine maintenance on boilers, steam delivery systems, and condensate recovery systems. • Daily inspections of the steam delivery system with an emphasis on identifying and correcting faulty equipment. • Perform regular water analysis and balance as needed. Required Skills and Abilities: • General manual dexterity •Basicmath knowledge • Mechanical aptitude • Ability to operate heavy equipment • Knowledge of safe practices relating to job Minimum Qualifications: • Must have HS/GED or one to two years' experience in related field or combination of both education and experience • Must be able to effectively record data in service logs • 2 years' experience operating boiler Hours and Workdays: During the three month processing season, must be able to work any shift, seven days per week. During the off-season the boiler operator schedule is 7am-3:30pm Monday through Friday. How to Apply: If you desire to join an industry leader and become part of our Company with a long established and growing loyal customer base, please send your resume to: Stanislaus Food Products Company Attn: HR Dept. - Boiler Operator P. O. Box 3951, Modesto, CA 95352 or Fax to: (209) 526-3201 or Email to: SFP'ob ostin s@ mail.corn

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INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WANTED SUPPLEMENT YOUR /NCOME by becoming an Independent Contractor for The Union Democrat delivering newspapers to subscribers' homes and businesses. Routes only take a couple of hours in the early morning, Tuesday through Saturday. Must be 18 years of age with reliable transportation, proof of insurance and have a current CA drivers license. Fill out a Carrier Interest form at our Distribution Center 14989 Carnage Ave.,

YOGA INSTRUCTOR position available. Send Resume to: infoosonorafitness.corn or drop off at 13760 Mono Way. YOUTH PROGRAM COORDINATOR position available. Send resume to: infoosonorafitness.corn or drop off at 13760 Mono Way.

410 Lien Sales

515 Home Furnishings

NOTICE OF PUBLIC LIEN SALE - Notice is hereby given that on 1/21/2016 Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to the following: • Joel Skinner • Robert Litzler • Lisa Vierth The personal property incl's, but is not limited to, general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances. The auctionends at2:30pm and will now be listed and advertised on

DRESSER - NEW! Lrg, 8+ drawers, It. wd., great cond. $90. OBO 588-8153, Iv. message.

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WOODEN DINING SET with six padded chairs. Less than 1y/o. 5' x 3'. 743-1106 Ive msg. $475 520

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Purchases must be made with cash only 8 paid at the above ref'd facility at 20330 South Mono Vista Rd. Sonora, CA in order to complete transaction. Phone: 694-8832 Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until winning bidder takes possession of the property.

Looking For A New Family Pet For Your Home?

HEUSER'S FURNITURE Mattress & Design Center. Best selection & service. Call 536-9834

CATEGORY 501-640

Home Appliances BATHROOM VANITY 48" top faucet - lighted

mirror; Oak. Exc. cond. $150. OBO 533-8637 G. E. ELECTRIC STOVE - Self-Cleaning Oven; good condition! $60. Call 209-352-4094 REDUCED PRICE ON KENMORE WASHER /DRYER $400. pair/firm. Exc. Condl 206-1097

REFRIGERATORS, Ranges, dishwasher + more! All New 50% off! Direct Outlet, 238-3000 directappliance.corn 530 Sports/Recreation

GENERAL MBRCHANDISB 501- Lost 502 - Found 515 - HomeFurnishings 520 - HomeAppliances 525-Home Electronics 530-Sports/Recreation 535 - Musical Instruments 540 - Crafts 545 - Food Products 550 - Antiques/Collectibles 555- Firewood/Heating 560 - Office Products 565-Tools/M achinery 570 - Building Materials 575 - Auctions 580 - Miscellaneous 585 - MiscellaneousWanted 590 - GarageSales 595 - Commercial Garage/Yard Sales

It is illegal under California law to transfer ownership of a firearm except through a licensed firearms dealer. 540 Crafts 0

FARM ANIMALS and PETS 601- Household Pets 605 - PetSupply/Services

301 Employment

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC S TANISLAUS FOOD PROD U C T S the nation's leader of premium quality packed from fresh tomato products for restaurants, has immediate openings for Maintenance Mechanics at their Modesto facility. Job Requirements: • Must be able to read sketches, prints, operating instructions and determine procedure. • Check materials and parts. • Lay out work from sketchers drawings, etc. • Cut and assemble parts to construct machinery & equipment. Locate, line up and anchor machinery. • Be able to do running adjustments and timing of equipment. • Weld, including Heliarc and stainless steel. • Must be able to read, write and speak English, EOE. During the three month processing season, must be able to work any shift. The wage and benefits package is a negotiated package with the Teamsters Union. Separate from this package, the Company offers attractive performance based bonuses. Significant overtime is required during the processing season. How to Apply: If you desire to join an industry leader and become part of our Company with a long established and growing loyal customer base, please send your resume to: Stanislaus Food Products Company Attn: HR Dept.

610 - PetsWanted 615 - Livestock 620 - Feed/Tack 625 - Boarding andCare 630 - Training/Lessons 635 - Pasture 640 - Farm Equipment

Do you have a collection, hobby, or unusual skill you would be willing to share with readers of The Union Democrat? Do you know someone who does? If you live in our circulation area, we want to hear from you. Please call (209) 588-4535 or email features o uniondemocrat.corn g

555 Firewood/Heating

ALMOND SEASONED 2-yrs. 16-18" delivered Wood Stove Quality 852-9170 - ZWART'S

WEATHER WATCHERS NEEDED The Union Democrat has a dedicated team of volunteer weather watchers who keep track of high-low temperatures and precipitation. They call the newspaper with fresh numbers early every morning for that day's weather page, on the back of the sports section. The only pay is an annual gathering - sometimes a picnic hosted by the newspaper, sometimes dinner at an area restaurant - where they are honored and thanked. Necessary equipment, which the volunteers must provide themselves, are a thermometer that records the high and low temperatures of the day and a rain gauge. They must also submit snow depths and melt snow, when they get it, to include its water content with their precipitation. Volunteers are needed right now in, Tuolumne, Pinecrest and San Andreas. Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer may call Pam Orebaugh 588-4546 or e-mail orebau h@uniondemocrat.corn

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Business Of The Week JIM BROSNAN CONSTRUCTION Jim Brosnan has been a

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Call Jim today at 694-8508 • Lic. B493742 Alarm Systems

Computers & Service

Contractors

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House Cleaning

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MOUNTAIN ALARM Thanks for voting us Best Alarm Company 8 years in a row! 532-9662 ACO¹3058

COMPUTER SICK? CALL Me! House Calls, PC Set up, Repair, Networking, & more. Mark 962-5629

SONORA CONSTRUCTION

HIGH SIERRA HARDWOODS Refinish/ Prefinish/ Showroom. 588-2779 14741 Mono. ¹887275

KATHY'S CLEANING SERVICE-Residential & Comm'I. [Bonded/Ins'd] 209.928.5645

MOOREROOM.COM Quality Steel Sheds, Garages 8 RVports On Site Bid 984-3462

TANKO BROS., INC. Wells & Pumps 532-7797 Lic. ¹395633

Boat Covers

Sell it fast with a Union Democrat classi l/edad. 588%515

Water damage repairs 533-01 85 ¹401231

Decks/Patios/Gazebos SEASPRAY AWNINGS & BOAT COVERS Custom awnings bimini tops & upholstery 533-4315 Lic¹981187

Chimney Sweep Winters Cleaning Svcs Chimney Sweep/ Repairs Certified & Insured

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Construction

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Decks Concrete. Windows Jim Brosnan Const. 694-8508 Lic.¹B493742

If It's Not Here It May Not Exist!

GENERAL ENGINEERING

GENERAL BUILDING Excavation/Grading Asphalt/Concrete Simunaci Construction Lic. ¹619757 532-8718

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Handyman HANDYMAN Small jobs O.K. No lic., 768-6315 Hauling AA Brush Burning, Hauling, Weedeating, Pine Needles [no lic.] 770-1403 or 586-9635

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Painting CHRIS MACDONALD PAINTING Resident or Commercial Interior or Exterior Lic. ¹735177 770-0278

Plumbing ANDERSON'S PLUMBING & DRAIN Quality plumbing, sewer drain cleaning. Modular specialist. 20 yrs. exp. Lic.¹ 739224 536-9557

Tile TRADITIONAL TILE A Family tradition since 1923. Granite/Tile/ Marble. Lic. ¹421264 Free est. Call 754-9003

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Find your Future Home in The Union Democrat Classifieds Yard Maintenance THUMBS UP Would love to come & help you w/your yard. We offer basic yard care & more! City Lic., bonded, insured. [no lic] Free est. 536-1660

NOTICE TO READERS: Cahfornia law requires that contractors taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor and/or materials) be licensed by the Contractors State License Board. State law also requires that contractors include their license numbers on all advertising. Check your contractor's status at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-321-CSLB (2752).Unlicensed persons taking jobs that total less than $500 must state in their advertisements that they are not licensed by the Contractors State License Board.

Sonora, California 555 Firewood/Heating

701 Automobiles

580 Miscellaneous

DRY OAK $200/CORD; No Delivery - 928-4730

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Take our survey at www. ulse oil.com and tell us about your household shopping plans and media usage. Your input will help us improve the paper and get the advertising specials you want. Thank you!

SEASONED PINE $185/ CORD. Half cords

also available. Call (209) 588-0857

565 Tools/Machinery

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735 Autos Wanted I

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A VW BUS OR BUG Wanted-any conditionto restore 831-332-1112 or rob Oavnow.corn

TACOMA TRD Crew cabin. NEW! Only 5kmi,Loaded. 6 cyl., 4x4, tow pkg. GPS, A/C, CD, USB port, 5-spd. trans. Back-up camera! Pd. $39k, ask $34,500. Call 588-8544

CATEGORY 701-840 701 - Automobiles 705 - 4 Wheel Drive 710 - Trucks 715 - Vans 720 -SUV's 725 -Antiques/Classics 730 - Misc. Auto 735 - Autos Wanted

801 Motorcycles

Trucks HARLEY '05 ULTRA CLASSIC 21k orig/mi. exc condition black runs perf! $12,500 890-3291

RECREATIONAL 801 - Motorcyctes 805 - RV's/Travel Trailers 810 - Boats 815 - Camper Shells 820 - Utility Trailers 825 - Leasing/Rentals 830 - Heavy Equipment 835 - Parts/Accessories 840 - Airplanes

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• CAMPER • LONG BED '88 Western 11 ft. A/C, generator, full kitchen, full bath/shower. Good Condition. $2,850.00 Call Jim, (209) 559-5446

GULFSTREAM '08 CANYON TRAIL 26 ft. 5th wheel w/super-slide. Rear kitchen w/lots of counters/cabinets. Bench style dinette. Sleeps 6. Many extras. Like new. $18,500. 928-1532 HAULMARK CAR

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810 Boats

820 Utility Trailers

BAYLINER '88

SEA RAY '83 26 FT.

AMERICAN '99 HORSE TRAILER

ss I 20 Ft. 350 Chevy; New Interior, Rebuilt Outdrive, New tire/rims. Excellent Condition! Extras! $3950.00 VERY FAST...! (209) 559-5446

SUNDANCE10 hrs on rebuilt motor & outdrive. New upholstery. Full kitchen & bath. Sleeps 6-lots of xtras. Excellent Condition! $6,500. (209) 559-5446

CHAPARRAL H20

enclosed. Locking cabinets, winch, pwr converter, kill switch, elec landing gear, & new tires. Used only 8X! Always garaged. 15,000 obo (209) 533-2035

'12 SPORT 19FT Merc 4.3 Ltr V6 Max HP 220-Immaculate! Only 31 hrs! Incl's Bimini cvr, built-in ice chest, ski locker,

'78 Aluminum-19 FT. 150 HP Merc with 7.5 HP Trolling Motor Lots of Extras! Good Condition. $2,450.00 Call Jim, (209) 559-5446

or text 770-2387

SUZUKI '07 BURGMAN Like new 400CC scooter. New battery, tires & drive belt. 35,000 miles. Asking $2,200 obo Call: 209-694-3161

TRUCK, gas engine. Good cond. $5,500. Call 533-4716

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JAYCO '02 EAGLE 5th Wheel, 31 ft. 2-slideouts. Central Heat & Air. Sleeps 4, Queen bed, Irg. tub & shower. Microwave, 3-way fridge/freezer. Good condition! $11,500 obo (209) 770-5287 MONTANA '13 BIG SKY 3402 RL

YAMAHA '01 VSTAR 1100 Excellent Bike. Very well taken care of. Very Cleanalways garaged. Removable windshield. Runs like new!! $3,850. OBO Call (209) 768-3413

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4 slides, 6 pt. auto leveling, 4-season rating, dual a/c, double refrigerator, low mileage & great condition! $58,000. (209) 694-3982

3- Horse slant trailer. 16 foot. Includes separate tack and storage area. Excellent condition. Asking $6,500. For more information please call 209-559-3428 Sellit fast with a Union Democrat classi fied ad. 588-4515

STARCRAFT TRAILER-24 FT Customized-

sound sys, new in 2013. $25,000. Call

FORD '95 3/4 TON Dump Bed, LANDSCAPERS TRUCK. $6,500. firm -ANDINTERNATIONAL'73 LoadMaster BOOM

FORD '03 TAURUS New brakes and tires. Runs good. $2,000. OBO 989-2331 FORD '92 MUSTANG Rebuilt tranny, does not run - needs TLC. Ask $1000. obo 822-0839

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Canada geese fly from a meadow during a past Calaveras Christmas Bird Count. Mother Lode counts this year were held Dec. 16 and 19 and Jan. 2.

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• Keep an eye on the weather report. Protect frost-tender plants when the temperature falls below 32 degrees. • Divide perennials like daylilies and chrysanthemums. Prune crepe myrlles, cane berries and roses, and clean up trimmings. • Prune plum, pluot, apple and pear trees 15 to 20 percent; cherries 10 percent; and peaches 50 percent. Mulch, water, and cover tender plants to protect from frost. Be sure to remove coverings during the day. •The birds stay in Northern California through the winter. Since flowers are scarce in most gardens now, it's important to keep your feeder filled; clean and refill it every few days.

Fertilize • Fertilize roses when new

Flowers • Plant your bare-root roses. • Continue to plant tulips, narcissus, daffodil, and hyacinths for a longer show of blooms in the spring. Vegetables • Late this month, nurseries begin selling bare-root altichokes, asparagus, berries, grapes, kiwifruit, horseradish and rhubarb. Buy and plant early in the month while roots are still fresh. If the soil is too wet to plant, temporarily cover the roots with moistened mulch to keep them from drying out. • Plant seeds for cabbage, chard, broccoli, cauliflower and spring lettuce in a cold frame or in the greenhouse. Cover Crops • Cover crops like fava beans can be planted if not planted earlier.

growth appears. • Feed annuals with a complete fertilizer once a month or fish emulsion every two weeks. • Spray: Check the California Backyard Orchard (homeorchard. ucanr.edu) website for current information. To smother overwintering insect eggs and pest such as aphidsand mites,and scale, spray deciduous flowering and fruit trees as well as roses with dormant oil after the leaves have fallen. Make sure the weather will provide 24 hours for the spray to • Apply neem oil or potassium bicarbonate to roses to control black spot, mildew and rust.

What to plant in3anuary Trees, shrubs, perennials • Bare-root deciduous shrubs and trees are available now. • Plant your living Christmas tree.

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adults got up &om the table, leaving their dirty paper plates and cups on the table, even though there was a trash can nearby. How do you educate adults to throw their plates and cups away after they are finished eating? - MS. ETIQUETTE HERE DEAR MS. ETIQUETTE: At casual, informal dinners where food is served on paper plates, most folks will clean up after themselves because it is so easy to do. But some hosts prefer to do their own clean-

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Today in history Today is Saturday, Jan. 9, the ninth day of 2016. There are 357 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 9, 1916, the World War I Battle of Gallipoli ended after eight months with an Ottoman Empire victory as Allied forces withdrew. On this date: In 1793, Frenchman Jean Pierre Blanchard, using a hot-air balloon, flew between Philadelphia and Woodbury, New Jersey. In 1931, Bobbi Trout and Edna May Cooper broke an endurance record for female aviators as they returned to Mines Field in Los Angeles after flying a Curtiss Robin monoplane continuously for 122 hours and 50 minutes. In 1945, during World War II, American forces began landing on the shores of Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines as the Battle of Luzon got underway, resulting in an Allied victory over Imperial Japanese forces. In 1968, the Surveyor 7 space probe made a soft landing on the moon, marking the end of the American series of unmanned explorations of the lunar surface. In 1972, reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes, speaking by telephone from the Bahamas to reporters in Hollywood, said a purported autobiography of him by Clifford Irving was a fake. In 1987, the White House released a Jan. 1986 memorandum prepared for President Ronald Reagan by Lt. Col. Oliver L. North showing a link between U.S. arms sales to Iran and the release of American hostages in Lebanon. In 1997, a Comair commuter plane crashed 18 miles short of the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing all 29 people on board.

BRIDGE yourself for answers. Offer romantic gestures and unexpectedkindnesses.Begin afam ily,fun and passion phase. Complete one game and begin anew with this New Moon. A relationship transforms. It's all for love. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):Today is a 5 — One domestic phaseclosesasanotherbeginsunderthis New Moon. Complete the past and invent new possibilities for your family. Demolition comes before renovation. Keep digging. Adapt your home to suit. Share love and gratitude. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):Today is a 6 — Complete old projects and launch new creative works with the New Moon. Begin a new phase in communications, including research, broadcasting, writing, recording and publishing. Keep closely to the budget. Dispel illusions. Your discipline is admired. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):Today is an 8 — A profitable new phase expands your finances with the New Moon. A breakthrough allows for a new level of prosperity. Seize a lucrative opportunity. A loved one believes in you. Encourage others to shine. Give thanks. Capricorn (Dec. 22 Jan. 19):Today is an 8 — Begin a new personal phase with tonight's New Moon. Take advantage of energy and confidence to step into leadership. Use your power for good. You' re especially sensitive to others. Follow your intuition. You have the necessary resources. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Today is a 5 — Transitions mark a new phase in your private plans with the New Moon. Complete previous projects as you prepare for what'snext.Makethe changes you've beenwant ing. Success comes through diversity. Widen your view. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20):Today is a 6 — Begin a new phase in friendship, social networks and community with tonight's New Moon. A new stage dawns in a group endeavor. Follow through with your promises and gain status. Make sure everyone gets heard.

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Lewis Grizzard, a writer and humorist, said, "Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes." The openinglead can make a big diff erence in the scenery — the result — at the bridge table. South This deal occurred near the end of last year' s 487 Polish Teams Championship. As described T5 yesterday, at the first table, South opened three I 106 2 no-trump, showing a long, solid minor suit and no side ace, king or void; West overcalled four +AKIM J432 spades, and North jumped to seven clubs. After Dealer: East East doubled, North ran to seven no-trump. Vulnerable: North-South When West woodenly led the spade king, the S outh W e s t No r t h Ea s t grand slam made for plus 2,220. Pass The auction at the second table is given. Note 3NT 4V! Dbl. Pass West's imaginative — crazy'? — four-heart overcall Pass 44 6NT Dbl . on his singleton. North, thinking he could probP ass Pa s s Pa s s ably defeat this contract, doubled for penalty. When West ran to four spades, North, realizing what West was doing, jumped to six no-trump, the contract he thought his partner could make. After East doubled, what do you think West led? He knew he was being asked to pick a red suit, but which one? As you can see, if West had chosen a diamond, the contract would have been a quick down three. But he opted for the heart four. Now you probably think that declarer took all 13 tricks for plus 1,880 and a small loss. But no — declarer thought West had all five missing hearts for his four-heart overcall, so he finessed dummy's nine! East won with his 10 and cashed the diamond ace for down one. Wow!

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CNLL registration ends on 3an. 15 The final day to sign up for Calaveras National Little League is Friday, Jan. 15 at the Pizza Factory in San Andreas. Registration will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cost is $75 and $95 for juniors and a form can be printed from littleleague.org and can be mailed to: PO. Box 1502, San Andreas, CA., 95249. Player evaluations will be held at the San Andreas Ballpark at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20 and at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23. The next CNLL board meeting is at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1 at MarkTwain Hospital classroom 1, which is located in the back of the hospital by the helipad. CNLL will have its inaugural "Welcome to Baseball night" Wednesday, Feb. 3. A location is still being determined. For more information, visit littleleague. ol'g.

Dodgeball signups end on Feb.18 Online registration for a recreation dodgeball league ends Thursday, Feb. 18. The Tuolumne Memorial Hall will host a weekly, Thursday night dodgeball match from Feb. 25 until March 17. The cost is $84 per team and six to eight players are allowed per team. Players must be 16 and older to compete. One hundred percent of the proceeds go toward the Tuolumne County Recreation Department's Youth Center programs. For more information, call 533-5663 or register online at www.tcRecreation. corn.

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Summerville's Braden Anderson (32, above) chases down a loose ball Friday night with Sonora's lan Cicero (24) trailing. Bear Kole Elkins (50, below) attempts a shot over Sonora's Kaden Sparks-Davis (5).

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and saw that the G i ants had major needs at the leadoff spot and in the outfield, he had a clear first choice. After proving he had healed &om hip surgery, Span signed a $31 million, three-year contract with the Giants this week with hopes he can be the missing piece that helps San Francisco continue its every-other-year title run by winning the World Series for the fourth time since 2010. "I felt like it was a good fit with for me with this ballclub," Span said Friday at his introductory news conference. 'They already have a championship ballclub. I'm at the point in my career where I

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The Sonora W i l dcats left the Summerville High School gym Friday night seeing double. Summerville twins Eli and Ethan McLaurin combined for 38 points, 21 rebounds and seven assists in t he Bears 6 1 -

The feeling is mutual as adding Span was the final piece in a successful offseason for the Giants. General manager Bobby Evans had already fortified the rotation by committing $220 million to &ee agents Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija and gave Gold Glove-winning shortstop Brandon Crawford a $75 mil-

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Wildcats. A packed gym was on hand to watch the first of two meetings between

sion. With catcher Buster Posey and second baseman Joe Panik already in the fold, manager Bruce Bochy has his strongest up-the-middle defense he has had and a roster with no glaring holes heading into

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and the f ans were buzzing after seeing Sonora's junior varsity beat Summerville 65-64. The "Bear Cave" was shoulderto-shoulder and the Orange Crush Band was loud and powerful. But once the two teams hit the court, there was no question who the better team was Friday. S ummerville jum p e d out to an 11-2 lead after Eli McLaurin scored off of a crisp pass from senior guard Braden Anderson with 4:31 remaining in the first quarter. The Bears extended their lead to 15-5 with under 2 minutes remaining in the quarter on a rebound and basket by senior Cameron Saunders. Sonora junior Nate Patterson scored the next four Sonora points, but Ethan McLaurin scored on a bucket in the paint with 11 seconds left in the quarter and Summerville led 19-9 after the game's first 8 minutes.

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Mack All-Pro at two "Our gameplan was to come out strong and get them off balance," Ethan McLaurin said. "And fortunately, that worked out for

of the nine Sonora points. "We started to doubt ourselves a little bit once that lead started togrow. We got a little momentum, but

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'Yeah, that slow start fully recover from the slow definitely hurt us," Patter- start." son said, who scored four F riday night wa s t h e

Bears Mother Lode League opener, and everything was in their favor from the gym, to the crowd, to the band. "The e nvironment t o night definitely h elped," Anderson said. "The inSee CLASH/Page C2

Thompson, Green lead Warriors over Blazers PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — K l a y w i t h 11 points, 13 rebounds and 10 as- 'Tonight, I knew it was going to be a Thompson got off to a fast start and the sists for his eighth tripledouble of the challenge for us defensively and offensiverest of the Golden State Warriors season. ly because of who they are," Lillard said. „e"""'"~, Curry started despite continued The Warriors remained unbeaten since jumped on the ride. Thompson scored 36 points, maksoreness &om a bruised left shin a 114-91defeatatDallason Dec.30. ing seven 3-pointers, and the War- ~+ th a t kept him out of a pair of games Portland was coming off a 109-98 loss riors beat the Portland Trail Blazers "~« late last month. He aggravated the at home to the Los Angeles Clippers on 128-108 on Friday night for their injury again when he crashed into Wednesday. The loss was notable because fifth straight victory. Roy Hibbert on Tuesday night and sat starter CJ McCollum was mistakenly left Thompson had 19 points and five 3s in out the fourth quarter of Golden State' s off the active roster turned in before the the first quarter alone, and finished with 109-98 victory at the Los Angeles Lakers. game and was forced to sit out. McCollum his third consecutive game with 30 or Cur r y said Thompson sparked the finished with 17 points. more points. Warriors. The Warriors jumped outtoa 12-2 lead "I was just in a great rhythm," he said. "It builds the morale of the team," Cur- while Portland missed its first nine shots "I was taking pretty good shots and it just ry said. "When he gets good shots out of &om the field. There was a brief tense happened to be one of those quarters." ou r sets and good screens, that just boostsmoment when Curry collided with Noah Reigning league MVP Stephen Curry everyone's confidence." Vonleh and came up gingerly. added 26 points and nine assists in three D a m ian Lillaxd had a season-high 40 "Obviously they' re on pace to have the quarters for the Warriors (34-2), who led points and 10 assists for Portland, which best record ever, and I think they'll likely by as many as 25 points and made 18 dropped its third straight. It was Lillard's get it," Portland coach Terry Stotts said. 3-pointers. Draymond Green finishe f ourth caner game with 40 or more points. They' re dominating the league."

NEW YORK (AP) — Khalil Mack has made All-Pro history. Mack's versatility and relentlessness earned him selection at two positions on the 2015 Associated Press All-Pro T eam, an N F L first. The secondyear Oak l and Raiders defensive end and outside linebacker drew enough support Friday &om a panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league to make the squad both spots. Others, including Houston's J.J. Watt last year, have been chosen first team at one position and second at another. Watt was a unanimous pick at defensive end for this season's team, as was Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson.

"I do whatever I can to help the team win. I'm a team guy," said Mack, who had 15 V2 sacks (five in one game), behind only Watt in the league. "Whether it's dropping in coverage or rushing the passer. I can do either. I think they (voters) saw that." What the voters also saw See MACK/Page C4

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GNASH Continued from PageCl tensity was there with our cross-county rival. We were

pumped up and we wanted to come out firing on all cylinders." Sonora sophomore Jace D ecker scored th e fi r s t points of the second quarter, and the Wildcats looked poised to rally. But Summerville went on an 8-2 run for a 14-point lead with four points each from Eli McLaurin and Kole Elkins. With Summerville leading 27-15, the Bears looked to inbound the ball from mid-court. Ethan looked for an open Bear, and he found his brother by the hoop and he threw a perfect alleyoop that Eli put in for two. Fans jumped to their feet for what was the play of the game. Sonora ended the half on a 4-0 run, but trailed Summerville 31-21. The McLaurin's had 19 first half points and Saunders scored six. "We went over their offense the last two days and what we took out of practice,we completely forgot in the game or just didn't do," Tami Wamock /Union Democrat said Sonora head coach Dan Summerville's Eli McLaurin (34, above) breaks up court with Sonora's Parker Ashton Dona. "We just had a mind (1) defending Friday night in Tuolumne. Bear Cole Elkins (50, below) defends Wildcat blank tonight. There was a sophomore Jace Decker (22). certain fire that was lacking in our kids eyes tonight. There was a level of concentration that we couldn't get over a simple fiex screen. So, you are going to have a monster night when you are shooting layups." Anderson hit a c o rner 3-pointer by the Summerv ille bench to begin t h e third quarter. Summerville grew itslead to 40-25 on back-to-back baskets from Eli McLaurin and Elkins. Sonora answered with a 5-0 run to cut the Bears lead to 10 with a Decker basket and free throw, and a spinning shot in the key from Patterson. But Summerville (11-5, 1-0 MLL) ended the third quarter scoring eight more points and led by 14 heading into the fourth. Sonora pulled down only t wo boards in t h e t h i r d quarter, and the Bears out rebounded the 'Cats 37-25. "You are not going to win too many games when the A fter t w o f r e e t h r o w s approval towards the Bear compete every minute of the other team out r ebounds from Ethan McLaurin to Cave. The Cave members game," Eli McLaurin said. you," Dona said. begin the fourth quarter, calmly pointed to their right "Obviously the home crowd "I think we just had more Patterson scored on a coast- towards the scoreboard to advantage helped, but it' s heart than them, honestly," to-coast layup and Decker show what they felt about justour style ofbasketball." Ethan McLaurin said. "We f ollowed wit h t w o f r e e the play. The 50-37 lead said Sonora (9-5, 1-1 MLL) broke them down and they throws. more than they could. had an obvious off night weren't willing to play with Patterson had a powerful Ethan McLaurin scored shooting the ball. The 'Cats us. Of course our height blocked shot in the paint, seven more fourth quarter were 13 for 46 shooting field gave us a little advantage, and the Sonora fans stood points to put the game away. goals,and 0 for 16 from "I think we had the heart 3-point land. Summerville but props to everybody for and cheered such a mighty getting the boards tonight." swat, and directed their and the will to come out and head coach Ben Watson

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trations, even without their 3-point shooting. They are a good team and things just didn't go their way. There is no way I expected anything like what happened tonight. Sometimes you execute well against a team that is having a cold night. But they are a very good team and they are going to be at the top of the league, there is no doubt about that." "For whatever reason, it

was just one of those nights where you have to battle and battle," Dona said. "We didn't do a very good job defensively, too. If we would have played better on defense, that would have given us a better opportunity to win."

Ethan McLaurin had a game-high 25 points and 13 rebounds, followed by Eli with 13 points and eight rebounds, Anderson had eight and a game-high nine assists, Saunders scored seven, Elkins had six and Will Hodge scored two. "Every league game is important and if you win you n eed to treat i t

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as you would a loss," Eli McLaurin said. 'You just have to move on and keep playingyour style ofbasketball Patterson an d D e cker each scored 14 for Sonora, and Ian Cicero scored four, Rico Sanchez, Kaden Sparks-Davis, Parker Ashton and Jacob Storm scored two. Patterson led Sonora with seven rebounds.

Both teams will have the weekend to recover, but will be back on the hardwood on Monday. Sonora heads to Amador, while Summerville takes on Calaveras in San Andreas. It didn't take Watson long to begin thinking about the Redskins. "I just told them that the hard part starts now," Watson said. "Enjoy this win as long as you want to, but I forgot about it with about 2 minutes to go in the fourth quarter. W e' ve a l r eady played Calaveras once and they handled us pretty good at the Riverbank Tournament. So we know what we are up against. They are just a tough team who is even tougher at home."

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Bret Harte 33, Amador 30 Argonaut 46, Linden 39 Monday's games Amador at Sonora Bret Harte at Argonaut Cslaveras at Summerville MOUNTAIN VALLEY LEAGUE Team League Ben Holt Academy 1-0 Delta Charter 1-0 Lodi Academy 1-0 Stockton Christian 0-0 Don Pedro 0-0 MountainOaks 0-0 Able Charter 1-2 Tioga 0-1 Langston Hughes Academy 0-2 Friday's games Langston Hughes at Tioga Stockton Christian at Don Pedro Monday's games Don Pedro at Ben Holt Lodi Academy at Delta Charter HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL MOM ER LODE LEAGUE SUMMERVIIAE 61, SONORA 39 Sonora 9 12 13 5 — 39 Summenrille 14 12 17 13 — 61 Sonora: Parker Ashton 2, Kaden Sparks-Davis 2, Nate Patterson 14, Elvin Wance 1, Jace Decker 14, lan Cicero 4, Jacob Storm 2. Sumreeriill: Will Hodge 2, Ethan McLaurin 25, Braden Anderson 8, Eli McLsurin 13, Csmeron Saunders 7, Kole Elkins 6. 3-pointers — Sonora none, Summerville 2 (Ethan McLaurin, Anderson). Rebounds — Sonora 25 (Patterson 7), Summerville 37 (Ethan McLaurin 13). Assists — Sonora 4 (Storm 2), Summerville 18 (Anderson 9). Free throws — Sonora 13-17, Summerville 9-20. GIRLS' BASKETBALL MOTHER LODE LEAGUE SONORA 57,SUMMERVILLE 33 Summenrille 5 6 1 0 12 — 33 Sonora 19 11 13 14 — 57 S'ville: Csitlyn Rich 9, Grace Fulkerson 8, Karina Herrera 8, Sarah Boyer 4, Crystal Leers 2, Shelby Conklin 2. Sonors: Elyse Quenneville 12, Riley Henington10,Makenna Poole 8, Michelle Reis 6, Gabby Stewart 5, Carley Copelo 5, Delaney Ditler 4, Haylie Santos 3, Riley Carpenter 2, Adrianna Albanez 2. 3-point goals — Sonora 6 (Henington 2, Poole 2, Santos, Ditler).

BASKETBALL Today 10:00 am(ESPN) College Basketball Maryland at Wisconsin. 10:30 am(KOVR) (KPIX) College BasketballLSU at Flodda. 11:00 am (CSBA)College Basketball Rice at North Texas. 1:00 pm(CSN) College Basketball St. Mary's at Pepperdine. 3:00 pm(CSBA) College Basketball Pacific at Loyola Marymount. 5:00 pm(ESPN) College Basketball North Carolina at Syracuse. 7:00 pm (CSBA) (CSN) NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Sacramento Kings. Sunday 1:30 pm (KOVR) (KPIX) College BasketballOhio State at Indiana. Monday 7:30 pm (CSBA) NBA Basketball Miami Heat at Golden State Warriors. Tuesday 4:00 pm(ESPN) College Basketball Mississippi State at Kentucky. 6:00 pm(ESPN) College Basketball Maryland at Michigan. Wednesday 4:00 pm(CSN) College Basketball Fordham at VCU. 5:00 pm (ESPN) NBA Basketball Indiana Pacers at Boston Celtics. 6:00 pm (CSBA) NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Denver Nug gets. 7:00 pm (CSN) NBA Basketball New Orleans Pelicans at Sacramento Kings. 7:30 pm (ESPN) NBA Basketball Miami Heat at Los Angeles Clippers.

BOWLING Sunday 10:00 am(ESPN) PBA BowlingScorpion Championship.

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

HIGH SCHOOL odsy Boys — Wrestling: Calaveras/Bret Harte, Gordon Hay Invitational, Mike Flock Gym, 9 a.m.; Sonora at Apple Cider Tournament, Watsonville; Summerville at Escalon Tournament, 9 a.m. Monday Boys — Basketball: Calaveras vs. Summerville, 7:30p.m.,Mike Flock Gym; Sonora at Amador, 7:30 p.m.; Bret Harte vs. Argonaut, 7:30 p.m., Angels Camp Girls — Basketball:Sonora vs. Amador, Bud Castle Gym, 7:30; Summerville vs. Calaverss, 7:30 p.m.; Bret Harte at Argonaut, 7:30 p.m.

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poundNoel surf spot H ALF M OON B A Y (AP) — Monster waves the size of a six-story building broke at Northern California's perilous Mavericks surf spot. The Sa n F r a ncisco Chronicle reported the waves on Thursday drew professional big-wave surfers from around the world. But conditions were too chaotic for an annual surfing competition for top riders. The Titans of Mavericks was postponed but could be held later this season, depending on conditions. The window for the exclusive, one-day contest closes March 31. The Mavericks surf spot near the San Francisco Bay Area city of Half Moon Bay is known for treacherous conditions. The Chroniclereports waves at the break can easily top 60 feet, and they pound the underwater reef with such force they can be recorded by seismographs. This week, powerful El N ino-driven storms drenched California, lashing coastal areas with big waves.

Nationals tradeRP Storen for OFRevere WASHINGTON (AP)The Washington Nationals accommodated reliever Drew Storen on Friday night, trading him to the AL East champion Toronto Blue Jays for outfielder Ben Revere. The 28-year-old Storen had sought a deal, having lost his closer role in late July when the Nationals acquired Jonathan Papelbon from Philadelphia. Storen had converted 29 of 30 save chances and had a 1.73 ERA when the Nats got Papelbon. Shifted to an eighth-inning role following that deal, Storen struggled and finished the season with a 3.44 ERA without another save. Storen was 21-13 with 95 saves and a 3.02 ERA in six major league seasons, all with the Nationals. He had a 1.12 ERA in 65 games in 2014.

Raonic beats Tomic to reach Brisbane final BRISBANE, A u stralia (AP) — Milos Raonic reached the Brisbane Int ernational final for t h e second year running when

he beat local hope Bernard Tomic 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) on Saturday in the semifinals. There were no service

breaks in the match but R aonic dominated t h e tiebreakers,racing to 5-1 leads in both and then holding off Tomic after the Australian leveled each tiebreaker at 5-5. Fourth-seeded Raonic lostthe 2015 decider to Roger Federer and could meet the 17-time major winner in the championship match again. Federer was playing eighth-seeded Dominic Thiem in the second semifinal. Federer, who has lingering flu-like symptoms, held off Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4 on Friday night, and Thiem ousted third-seeded Marin Cilic in the quarterfinals. Dimitrov subsequently withdrew &om the doubles semifinals. He and Kei Nishikori, who lost in the quarterfinals to T omic, had been scheduled to play Australian pair J a mes Duckworth and Chris Guccione, who got a walkover into the final. Unseeded Victoria Azarenka will be chasing her first title since 2013 when

she takes on No. 4-seeded Angelique Kerber in the women's night final. Azarenka, a two-time Australian Open champion who won the Brisbane title in 2009 and lost the final here in 2013, continued a recent surge in form with a lopsided 6-0, 6-3 win against American qualifier Samantha Crawford in the semifinals. Kerber beat Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-3.

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Sonora girls beat coun -foe Summerville The Union Democrat sports

14-6 lead into the second quarter, and led 24-15 at haINme. The Redskins Elyse Quenneville scored 12 points limited the Mustangs to four thirdand Riley Henington chipped in 10 to quarter points, and outscored Argonaut lead the Sonora Wildcats girls' basket- 7-6 in the final period. "This was a great way to ball team over the Summerville Bears 57-33 Friday night at open the Mother Lode League Bud Castle Gym in Sonora. ROUNDUP season," said Calaveras head "Itwas a really good team efcoachJeremy Malamed. "The fort," said Wildcat head coach Amy Em- girls played a great game on the deerald. "We moved the ball well, our offensive side, executing the game plan fensewas efFective,yeah,itwasa good and working hard. It was a true team solid game." effort. Tori Wood and Brookelyn LarMakenna Poole netted eight points kin both got into foul trouble relatively and grabbed eight rounds, Michelle early in the game and sat most of the Reis scorch six points, Carley Copello first half, but we got solid contributions and Gabby Stewart, one of three So- off the bench &om Alicia De Herrera nora seniors, each had five points and and Kelsey Boriolo, along with Maddie Delaney Ditler scored four points, on a Lambert and Dana Jump." four-point play where she was fouled Emily Jasper led Calaveras with 10 draining a 3-pointer. points and Larkin scored nine points Caitlyn Rich led Summerville (1-11, and pulled down eight rebounds. Kate 0-1 Mother Lode League) with nine Lumley scorch four and had four repoints while Grace Fulkerson and Kar- bounds and DeHerrera had three ina Herreraeach added eightpoints. steals. Eight difFerent Redskins scored Both teams play Monday.Sonora in the win. (10-3, 2-0 MLL) will host Amador and Calaveras next p l ays M onday Summerville will welcome Calaveras to against Summerville in Tuolumne. Tuolumne. Tip-off for both games is at The MLL is a tough league, so every 7:30 p.m. win is big, especially one against the defending league champs," Malamed said. "We can't relax though. We have a Redskins openMLLseason busy week coming up with three games with win over co-champions in five days, all on the road. We need to The Calaveras Redskins opened the continue prepare well for each game Mother Lode League girls' basketball and come out ready to play against evseason Wednesday with a 39-25 win eryopponent." over the co-defending 2014 champion Argonaut Mustangs at Mike Flock Sonora 3V boys beat Gym. A strong first and third quarter Summerville, Bret Harte was enough to give the 'Skins the win. Calaveras (12-2, 1-0 MLL) took a The Sonora Wildcat junior varsity

boys grabbed an early lead Friday over the Summerville Bears and held on for a 65-54 victory in Tuolumne. The Wildcats led 40-30 at halNme. Kane Rodgers scored 15 to lead the Wildcat ofFense and Evan Bearden added 14 and Midas Calindas scored 10 points. Kevin Lund led all scorers with 20 points and Luke Fulkerson and Kyle Norton each added 13 points for the Bears. The Wildcats also defeated the Bret Harte Bull&ogs 62-48 Tuesday to open Mother Lode League play. Rodgers and Bearden each scored 13 points and Mitchell Camacho added 10 points. The Bears finished the preseason Tuesday with a 66-44 win over host Escalon. The Bears led 16-12 at the end of the first quarter and 30-20 at halNme. Summerville outscored Escalon 28-15 in the third quarter to build a 58-35 lead. 'The final preseason game shows we can turn up the tempo, but we are still working out some of the details," said Summerville head coach Mike McLau-

the Bears. Mitchell Prevost added 13 points and six rebounds, Octavia Hernandez scored nine points and Marcus Warnock hauled in seven boards. Trey Hawkins and Zach Johnson each scored eight points to lead Sonora and Weston Parrell netted six points and grabbed nine rebounds.

'Cat junior varsity girls run away from 'Frogs inAngels After a nearly two week hiatus, the Sonora Wildcats junior varsity team returned to action Wednesday night against the Bret Harte BuH&ogs in the Mother Lode League opener. Once the rust woreoffthe 'Cats cruised to a 61-

23 win over the Frogs in Angels Camp. Sonora (9-0, 1-0 MLL) led 30-14 at halNme and ran away in the third quarter, outscoring Bret Harte 19-3. Macy Hesster led the Wildcats with 14 points, followed by Sha'nece Garrett with 10 points, and Emily Berry had nine points and a team-high seven rebounds. Caitlin Baker led Sonora with five steals. "We were a little rusty going into this game," said Sonora head coach Jim Stead. "The first quarter was rough, but Fulkerson scored 15 points and Nor- halfway into the second quarter we reton added 14 points and 11 rebounds. gainedour composure and started to playing Wildcat ball. We got into early foul trouble with our guaid's and Reese Bear freshmenhoopsters Parkan stepped up and did a great job defeat Wildcats in Tuolumne leading the team. Rashawnda RichardThe Summerville &eshmen boys' son, one of our post players, had to move basketballteam defeated the Sonora to a guardpositionduetoourguardsgetWildcats 46-32 Friday in Tuolumne. ting into foul problems and did an outAdam Sweitzer recorded double-dou- standing job. And Macy Hesster played ble,12 points and 12 rebounds to lead her best game ofthe season sofar."

Seahawks prep for likely coldest game for franchise RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Along with the usual assortment of cargo that goes on every NFL road trip, the Seattle Seahawks are collecting every parka, hand-warmerand beanietobefound. Good reason. The NFC wild-card matchup Sunday at Minnesota could end up being the coldest game in Seahawks history. 'To be honest with you, I don't have too much experience with this type of weather. I grew up in Florida. I don' t really know if there's a way to prepare for it, other than just being aware that it's going to be difficult," Seattle wide receiver Doug Baldwin said. "We' re going into it with the best mentality that we can, knowing that it's going to be a cold game." The Seahawks — who said late Friday that star running back Marshawn Lynch has been ruled out while he recovers &om abdo~ s u rgery — have never played in temperatures lower than the 16 d when they visited

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Denver in 2006. But with temperatures chilly practices inside Camp Randall forecast to be around zero in Minneapo- Stadium. lis on Sunday, the Seahawks are preparEven with the &eezing conditions ing for a cold most of them have never don'te~ to see players deviating experienced with no easy way to repli- &om what they' ve done in the past. cate it other than standing in a storage Sleeves?Forget about it ifyou are one &eezer foran extended periodoftim e. that has traditionally not worn them. Seattle opened all the doors to its inWhen asked why he wouldn't add door practice facility and pumped in cold arm coverings, linebacker Bruce Irvin air during the week, but even that was joked, "I can't look like no punk, man." mild compared to what they'll face this And that seemed to be the sentiment weekend. throughout the Seattle locker room. And this is not a group that has ex- Fred Jackson, who spent nine seasons tensive experience playing in &igid in Buffalo, planned to forgo the sleeves. conditions. Under Pete Carroll, the Se- Rookie wide receiver Kasen Williams ahawks have played only two games in played the final regular season college temperaturesunder 25 degrees.Line- game ofhis career in 19-degree condibacker Bobby Wagner remembered one tions in kickoff but still planned to only game in college at Utah State that was go with threequarters sleeves in Minso cold and snowy, players wore plastic nesota. bagsovertheirfeettokeep them oisture Some of the reasoning seems to be &om soalk~ through their deats and psychology of trying to keep the chill &om getting in their heads. Some of itgetting their socks wet. Russell Wilson played his final year of especially for ball carriers — is tactical college ball at Wisconsin and had a few in wanting to feel the ball against their

skin rather than having a layer of material in the way. Of course, that's assuming they' re able to feel their skin in the first place. "There's nothing you can do to change what minus 2 or zero feels like. You just got to go out there and play in it," Jackson said. Richard Sherman downplayed the cold because of the advances in technology including massive heaters and heated benches on each sideline. But the idea of trying to tackle Adrian Peterson in such conditions is not an enviable thoughtforanyone playing defense. Yet it's the ofFensive side where most impacts of the cold noticeable especially in the passing game and trying to catch a ball that's going to feel like a brick. "We'll see what happens. Unfortunately, that's something that we can' t control, but we' ve always dealt well with the things we can't control," Baldwin

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Favorites not playing at home in wild-card playofF round By BARRY WILNER The Associated Press

It's great to make the playoffs and get a home game in the wild-card round. Not so greatisbeing an underdog for that game. That's the situation for the

Red skins, Bengals, Texans and Vikings this weekend. Considering that the four visitors have never swept in

the opening round ofthe playoffs since the current format was adopted for the 1990 season, one of those teams, at the least, might escape. Still, the prevailing opinion is that the Chiefs should be favored at Houston, the Steelers

at Cincinnati, the Seahawks at Minnesota, and the Packers at Washington. Doesn't matter, Texans star

receiver DeAndre Hopkins said.

record, making the playoffs find our adjustments, then go for the fifth straight year. It' s out there and play a ballgame." lastpostseason victory:Jan.6, Here's a look at all four wild- 1991. card ballgames. Yep, that would be the Bengals. Kansas City (11-5) at HousThe numbers are overwhelmingly in P i ttsburgh's ton (9-7), Today The Chiefs won at Hous- favor:18-7 overallagainstthe ton in the season opener, then Bengals since 2004; winning blew a game late to Denver 21 of the past 26 at River&ont the next week and went into or Paul Brown stadiums; a 33a funk. But after losing five 20 victory in Cincinnati last straight, they made one of the month. greatest turnarounds in NFL The QB matchup also fahistory, sweeping the final 10 vors the Steelers, whether it' s games. Ben Roethlisberger vs. Andy It only got them the fifth Dalton or AJ McCarron (more seed, but it also got them an likely). But remember that the opponentthey have defeated. Bengals had the stingiest scor"They' re more p a t ient, ingdefenseintheAFC and are they' re careful with the ballplus-11 in turnover difFerenno turnovers," Chiefs standout tial, second to Kansas City in linebacker Justin Houston, the conference. who plans to return &om a Key Matchups: Cincinnati knee injury that cost him the trying to slow down WR Anlast five games, said of the tonio Brown; Pittsburgh getTexans. "So we' ve got to create tingpressure on whoever is at turnovers to give us a chance quarterback for the Bengals. we can, find our indicators,

'Tm not going to go out there and change the way I play or the way I think because it' s to win." That's been a Kansas City a playofF game, honestly," he said. specialty: The Chiefs led the 'Tm goingto go out and do AFC with a plus-14 turnover what I' ve been doing. I feel like margin. Houston was at plusa lot of guys think like that. 5. It's just the outside people. Key Matchups: Kansas They put more emphasis on City's secondary against Hopthe playoffs. But in the locker kins; Texans' ofFensive line room, guys are going to do against KC's Houston and what they have to do." Tamba Hali. Same approach for the guys those"outside people"seem to Pittsburgh (1(h6) at Cinhave more faith in. cinnati (12-4), Today "It doesn't matter what we One franchise's history is did last week, not to mention filled with postseason success four weeks back, five weeks and Super Bowl triumphs: back," Seahawks cornerback sixLombardi Trophy celebraRichard Sherman said. tions. ''We wiped the slate comYep, that would be the Steelpletely clean. We approach ers. them like a new team, we' re The other &anchise has a going to study them, do what terrificrecent regular-season

Seattle (10-6) at Minnesota (11-5), Sunday It could be bitter cold in Minneapolis, which Sherman said has never entered his mind. The Seahawks don' t appeartobe the type ofteam that lets the elements matter. What will matter is how effective each team is in the ground game.The fi rst priority against the Vikings always is to slow down the league's top rusher, Adrian Peterson. That usually is the main challenge againstSeattle's ofFense,but Marshawn Lynch was ruled out late Friday as he recovers from abdominal surgery. But in his absence, Russell Wilson has really cranked up the Seahawks' passing attack.

Both defenses are good enough to turn the game in their team's favor. Key Matchups: Seattle running the ball on the Vikings; Minnesota running the ball on the Seahawks. Green Bay (10-6) at Washington (9-7), Sunday Washington won its final four games to take the weak NFC East as its offense came alive and it finally had some road success. Kirk Cousins was among the league's top quarterbacks in December as

the offense got dynamic. Can't say the same for the Packers, who despite the presence of Aaron Rodgers have stagnated with the ball. Their defense isn't good enough to carrya sporadicattack,either. But the Pack has tons of playofF experience, and the Redskins did not beat a team that finished with a winning record all season. Key Matchups: Green Bay's sputtering offense against a mediocre, but improving defense; Cousins versus the Packers' so-so secondary.

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Former Cards oNcial pleads guilty to hacking Astros HOUSTON (AP) — The former Hughes. "Itrespassedrepeatedly." "So you broke in their house?" scouting director of the St. Louis Cardinals pleaded guilty in federal court Hughes asked Correa, referring to Friday to hacking into the player the Astros. "It was stupid," replied Correa, who databaseand email system of the Houston Astros in an unusual case of is &ee on $20,000 bond. high-tech cheating involving two MaU.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson jor League Baseball clubs. said the hacking cost the Astros about Chris Correa pleaded guilty to five $1.7 million, taking into account how counts of unauthorized access of a Correaused theAstros'data to draft protected computer &om 2013 to at players. "It has to do with the talent that least2014,the same year hewa spromoted to director of baseball devel- was on the record that they were able opment in St. Louis. Correa, 35, was to have access to, that they wouldn' t fired last summer and faces up to five haveotherwisehad accessto, "hetold years in prison on each charge when reporters. They were watching what he is sentenced April 11. the Astros were doing." "I accept responsibility in this case," MLB could discipline the CardiCorrea told U.S. District Judge Lynn nals, possibly with a fine or a loss

of draft picks, but said only that it looked forward to getting details on the case &om federal authorities. The Cardinals, whose chairman, Bill DeWitt Jr., had blamed the incident on "roguish behavior," declined comment. The FBI said Correa was able to gain access using a password similar to that used by a Cardinals employee who "had to turn over his Cardinalsowned laptop to Correa along with the laptop's password" when he was leaving for a job with the Astros in 2011. The employee was not identified, though Jeff Luhnow left St. Louis for Houston in December of that of the Astros.

database, noting the team even had a director ofdecision sciences and that everything &om statistics to contract information to scouting reports were storedata web address protected by a password. After that story, prosecutors say, the Astros changed passwords, the website address and other security precautions involving Ground Control — only to have Correa hack into the email system to obtain the new details and get right back into the database. Once inside the system, he viewed 118 pages of confidential information, including notes of trade discussions, player evaluations and a information. In 2014, the Houston 2014 team draft board that had not Chronicle had a detailed report on the yet been completed.

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cornerback Patrick Peterson and safety Tyrann Mathieu. St. Louis' All-Pros were DT Aaron Donald and punter Johnny Hekker. One rookie, Seattle kick returner Tyler Lockett, was selected. "It means a lot," Lockett said. 'There are a lot of great players who come in to the NFL and do an exceptionaljob and have a great career, but they' re never able to make it on the All-Pro team. It's nothing that they did, just other players may have had abetterseason.To bea rookieto be able to come in,it'sacrazy experience and a crazy accolade to have." In all, 15 NFC players and 12 &om the AFC were chosen. The other All-Pros: Tampa Bay RB Doug Martin, Atlanta WR Julio Jones,Cleveland OT Joe Thomas,

Baltimore G Marshal Yanda, Denver OLB Von Miller, San Francisco ILB NaVorro Bowman, and Kansas City S Eric Berry. For Berry, 2015was a particularly special season. He was diagnosed with lymphoma and this time a year ago was undergoing chemotherapy. He returned in spectacular fashion, helping the Chiefs win their final 10 games this season to make the playoffs. "It's an incredible honor. It means a lot to me," said Berry, who also made the 2013 team. "Football's a team game,so I have to give credit to those guys around me as well. W e' ve been hungry &om the get-go. I don't know how to explain it, but I think you see it throughout our play. I think our play speaks for itself."

Newton was especially happy to join Kuechly on the team; the lineContinued from PageCl backer has made it in three of his four pro seasons. 'That's big, man," Newton said, was the superb work by the Carolina Panthers. adding with a laugh, "I'm just trying Carolina, with an NFL-best 15-1 to be like Luke Kuechly man, that' s record, had the most All-Pros with it — Captain America, man. He sets six: quarterback Cam Newton, full- the tone." back Mike Tolbert, center Ryan KaFive teams — New England, lil, linebackers Luke Kuechly and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Arizona and Thomas Davis, and cornerback Josh St. Louis — had two All-Pros each. Norman. Kuechly led the Panthers Steelers receiver Antonio Brown drew 49 votes; teammate David Decontingent with 49 votes. "He has fulfilled everything we Castro made it at guard. thought he could be," Panthers genThe Patriots were tight end Rob eral manager Dave Gettleman said Gronkowski and kicker Stephen of Newton. "And he's just had a great Gostkowski. From Cincinnati, it was year. Again, the franchise quarter- DT Geno Atkins and OT Andrew backs make everybody betterWhitworth. Arizona, in a measure that's what they do." of the strength of its secondary, had

SPAN Continued from PageCl spring training. "I think Bobby has had a great offseason," Bochy said. ''We had some needs and I don't think we could have filled those needs better than we did this offseason.... I couldn'task for more. It's been a terrific offseason."

Span, who will turn 32 next month, was the final key piece.

He batted .301 with five

homers, 22 RBIs and a .365 o n-base percentage in 6 1 games last season with Washington. He missed time with injuries to his back, left hip and right core but said he will be readyforthe startofspring training and could play a game rightnow ifneeded. In an eight-year big league career with Washington and Minnesota, Span has a .287 career average, with a .352 on-base percentage and .395 slugging percentage. He also has 152 career stolen bases and is a contact hitter who

year and is now the general manager

fits the Giants' style of play. Span has averaged 9.34 plate appearancesperstrikeout the last five seasons, which ranks as the fourth-best figure among bigleague outfi elders. "This does a lot of great things for us in terms of the

deepeningof our lineup,"Evans said. 'He's been so successful in the leadoff role and plays outstanding defense. With the investments we' ve made this winter in pitching, it's important to back that pitching up with excellent defense."

In a vefipage charging document filedDec. 22 and unsealed Friday, prosecutorssaid Correa in 2013 improperly downloaded a file of the Astros' scouting list of every eligible player for that year's draft. They say he also improperly viewed notes of tradediscussions as well as a page that listed information such as potential bonus details, statistics and notes on recent performances and injuries by team prospects. The Astros rely heavily on sabermetrics in their evaluation of players and have been open about the factthat they use a database called Ground Control to house proprietary

While Span is expected to start the season as San Francisco's center fielder, Bochy will wait to make any final decisions until talking to Angel Pagan, who could move to le field. Span is an elite fielder, ranking third among all outfielders since 2008 in putouts per nine innings (2.67). Agent Scott Boras said 11 teams had interest in signing Span but felt the Giants were the best fit. Most teams had offered one-year deals, but Span wanted a longer contract and Boras focused

Bowman is another player coming off a courageous comeback &om a major knee injury sustained in the 2013 NFC title game. He only returned to the field this season after being an All-Pro in 2011, '12 and '13. Newcomers to the team along with Mack and Lockett are Newton, Norman and Davis among the Panthers, plus Jones, Whitworth, Martin, DeCastro, Donald and Mathieu. "That's another goal check off my list," Norman said. "It really is. It went from Pro Bowl to All-Pro to hopefully Defensive Player of the Year. Sheesh. "That is all personal goals, though. The Super Bowl is the granddaddy of them all. I'm working so hard toward that right now. All of these other accolades will fall into place."

most of that talk with San Francisco. The Giants training staff worked Span out earlier this month to make sure he was healthy following hip surgery in September and then the deal was struck. "I didn't think I'd be this far ahead," Span said. "I' ve started tosprint.Ifeelalm ostbetter than I did before my surgery with my explosiveness." Span gets a $6 million signing bonus, payable in equal installments on Jan. 20 in 2017 and 2018. He will receive a$3

million salary this year and $9 million in each of the next two seasons, and there is a $12 million mutual option for 2019 a $4 million buyout. His 2017 salary can escalate based on 2016 performance, with the salary ris-

ing $125,000for 400 plate appearances and each additional 25 through 525, and $125,000 each for 90 and 100 games. Span also has performance bonuses each year &om 201719 thatcallfor$250,000 each forthose eightlevels.

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Pct GB .735 22 1 2 .6 4 7 3 21 1 5 .5 8 3 5 Detroit 20 1 6 .5 5 6 6 Milwaukee 15 2 3 .3 9 5 12 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 32 6 .842 Dallas 21 1 6 .5 6 8 1 0'/2 Memphis 20 1 8 .5 2 6 12 Houston 18 1 9 A86 1 3 '/2 New Orleans 11 2 4 .3 1 4 1 9 '/2 Northwest Division W L Pct GB 25 11 .69 4 15 20 .4 2 9 9 " / 2 15 2 4 .3 8 5 11 "/2 13 2 4 .3 5 1 1Z/2 12 2 5 .3 2 4 13"/2 Pacilic Division W L Pct GB Golden State 34 2 .944 LA Clippers 23 1 3 .6 3 9 11 Sacramento 15 2 1 A 17 19 Phoenix 13 26 .3 3 3 2 Z / 2 LA. Lakers 8 3 0 .21 1 27

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Toronto 97, Washington 88 Orlando 83, Brooklyn 77 Cleveland 125, Minnesota 99 Indiana 91, New Orleans 86 Milwaukee 96, Dallas 95 Memphis 91, Denver 84 San Antonio 100, New York 99 Miami 103, Phoenix 95 Golden State 128, Portland 108 Oklahoma City 117, LA. Lakers 113

Agut (4), Spain, 3-6, 64, 7-6 (1). Aljaz Bedene, Britain, def. Ramkumar Ramanathan, India, 6-7 (5), 64, 6-3.

Sunday's games

seattle(106) at Minnesota u1-6),10a m. (NBc) Green Bay (106) at Washington (9-7t 1:30 p.m.

(FOX)

PORTLAND u08) Aminu 3-51-28, Vonleh 0-30-00, Plumlee 24 347,Lillard122710-1240, McCollum72304 17,Harkless1-32 45, Leonard 2-4M5,Crabbe 814 2 2 18, Davis 2 3 1-2 5, Henderson 0 3 1-2

1, Connaughton1-2 04 z F~ier0-1 000. Totals 38-96 20-28 108. Golden State 38 36 32 22 — 128 Portland 21 31 35 21 — 108 3-Point Goals — Golden State 18-32 (K Thom pson 7-1 0, Rush 44, Cuny 41 1, Clark 2 2, Ba mes1-3,Green 02), Porlland 1233 (Lillard 6-15, McCollum 3-7, Leonard 1-1, Harkless 1-2, Aminu 1-3, Connaughton 0-1, Crabbe 0-4). FouledOut— None. Rebounds — Golden State 55 (Green 13t Portland 55 (Aminu, Davis 7i Assists — Golden State 36 (Green 10), Portland 21 (Lillard 10). Total Fouls — Golden State 20, Portland 17. A — 20,035 (19,980).

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Safeties — Reggie Nelson, Cincinnati; Charles Woodson, Oakland Punter — Sam Koch, Baltimore

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Divisional PlsyoIs Saturday, Jan. 16 Cincinnati, Houston or Kansas City at New 2-4), Englandu 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 5-1t 10:05 a.m. (FOX)

Pittsburgh, Kansas City or Houston at Denver

u2-4t1:30 p.m. (CBS) 2015-16 NCAA Bowl Ghnce Monday's game College Football Championship Game Glendale, Ariz.

clemson u 4-0) vs. Alabama (13-1), 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. (NFLN) 2015 All~ Team NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press 201 5 NFL All-Pro team selected by a national panel of 50 media members: OFFENSE Quarterback — Cam Newton, Carolina Running Backs — Adrian Peterson, Minnesota; Doug Martin, Tampa Bay Fullback — Mike Tolbert, Carolina TightEnd — RobGronkowski,New England

Wide Receivers — Antonio Brown, Pitt

Inside Linebacker — Luke Kuechly, Carolina;

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Tennis ATP World Tour Qatar ExxonMobil Open Friday, At The Khalifa Intwnational Tennis & SquashComplex,Doha, Q atar

Purse: 41.190 million (WT250) Surface: HarcKhshhmr Singles — Semilinals Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Illya Marchenko, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-4. Navak Dj okovic1(), Serbia, def. Tomas Berdych (3), Czech Republic, 6 3, 7-6 (3). Msbane htemational Friday, At Queensland Tennis Cerrbe Brisbane, Ausbalia Purse: Men, $404,780 (W1250); Women, g$5~ (Premier) Surface: HardOutdoor Singles — Men —Qua~nals Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Gl Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 6-4, 6-7 (4t 6-4. Bernard Tomic (7t Australia, def. Kei Nishikori (2t Japan, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. Dominic Thiem (8), Austria, def. Marin Cilic(3t Croatia, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Milos Raonic (4), Canada, def. Lucas Pouille, France, 6-4, 6-4. Women — Semifinals Angelique Kerber (4), Germany, def. Carla Suarez Navarro (6), Spain, 6-2, 6-3.

Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Samantha Crawford, United States, 64, 6-3. WTA Shenzhen Open Friday, At Longgang Tennis Center Shenzhen, China Purse: $426,750 Ontl.) Surface: Hard&utdoor Singles-Semilinals

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PHOENIX SUNS — Signed GLorenzo Brown to a 10-day contract. FOOTBALL National Football League MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed DB Damarr Aultman to a reserve/future contract. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Signed coach Mike McCoy a one-year contract extension through 2017. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Suspended Washington Capitals F Marcus Johansson for two games, without pay, for an illegal check to the head of New York Islanders D Thomas Hickey. DALLAS STARS — Signed general manager Jim Nill to a fiveyear contract extension through the 2022-23 season. NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned F Mike Sislo to Albany (AHL). Placed F Tuomo Ruutu on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan. 6. Recalled D Mare-Andre Gragnani, F Jim O' Brien and F Paul Thompson from Albany. NEW YORK RANGERS — Acquired F Nicklas Jensen and a 2017 sixth-round draft pick from Vancouver for RW Emerson Etem. WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled F

paul carey from Hershey (AHu. Reassigned D Ryan Stanton to Hershey. American Hockey League GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Recalled D

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ECHL READING ROYALS — Signed F Joey Sides. Announced F Robbie Czarnik was assigned to the team by providence (AHu. Released Fs Adam Berkle and Andrew Ammon. SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS Announced D Joey Leach was recalled by Hershey (AHL). SOCCER

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