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Mike Whipps is a self-described "blue collar" "white trash" kind of guy, but his job surrounds him in a world of academics. A driver of those iconic yellow school buses, the juxtaposition doesn't bother him one bit. In fact, it's a job he looks forward to signing others up for — one that can have "a profound impact on kids," but is not without its challenges. "I think bus drivers are respected on the campus," Whipps said. "There's a lot of teachers who say 'I wouldn' t want toturn my back on 30 kids, let alone sixty kids.' "

By GUY McCARTHY The Union Democrat

Sonora City

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ROBdWork — A list of upcoming roadwork planned in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties, including times, dates, locations and possible delays.A3

Holiday closures — Martin Luther King Jr Day is Monday. What' s open and closed in the Mother Lode?A3

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Shelton Johnson grew up in Detroitand became a researcher ofAfrican-American history in the Central Sierra Nevada that in his view was lost, overlooked and marginalized. Now he's being recognized for a careerofresearch and interpretivework he began more than 20 years ago to bring untold truth to light: AfricanAmerican soldiers were among the first custodians of the nation's most iconic park, Yosemite, more than 100

years ago, when they did not themselves have their full civil rights. His focus is on the Buffalo Soldiers of the 24th Infantry in 1899, and the 9th Cavalry in 1903 and 1904. "What's not in the spotlight is on the periphery, out of focus," Johnson says. "I want people to understand the Buffalo Soldiers' stewardship of Yosemite National Park was forgotten. At that time, African-Americans

A bus driver for over three

decades and instructorfor 25 years, Whipps in February will begin his 15th year teaching a class for anyone interested in completing the first steps to obtain a license and certification. He is now a driverbased outoftheSonora

African American -soldiers were among the first custodians of the nation's most iconic park morethan 100 yearsago.

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were treated as second-class citizens.

They could not give testimony in a court of law. "They did not have their rights but, at the same time, they were custodians of this park," Johnson said. "Most European-Americans at that time could not imagine taking orders from someone theydid not believe to be their equal."

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Growing up in Detroit, Michigan, in the 1960s and 1970s, Johnson says, there were no horses or horseback ridi ng, or history courses about 19th century African-Americans who earned their living in the military and became known as Buffalo Soldiers. He earned a bachelor's degree in English literature and took part in a master's creative writing program, See RANGER/Back Page

Professor seeks release of names By TORI THOMAS The Union Democrat

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Ranger Shelton Johnson, in a 2005 photo (top), is being recognized for a career of research and interpretation of AfricanAmerican soldiers who patrolled Yosemite National Park more than a century ago (above).

A petition started Friday by a Tuolumne woman against

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Counsel: Appeal should move forward General store in Columbia should move forward as

PUBLICMEETING: Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m. Tuesday, County Administration Center, fourth floor, 2 S. Green St., Sonora.

planned next month, even

though the developer did not pay therequired appeal fee. Cross Development, a TexBy ALEX MacLEAN as-based developer hoping to The Union Democrat buildand lease the proposed 9,100-square-f oot store to Tuolumne County's top Dollar General,hasappealed legal adviser says a public the Tuolumne County Planhearing relatedto a con- ning Commission's Dec. 16 troversialproposed Dollar decisionto deny permits for

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developing the site at the corner of Howser Lane and Parrotts Ferry Road. County Counsel Sarah Carrillo reviewed whether the developer's appeal was valid after it was revealed to the TuolumneCounty Board of Supervisors at a Jan. 5 meeting that the county's Community Resources Agency didnotcollectthe$154 fee requiredto appeal a decision

by the commission to the board. At the meeting, Communi-

The petition is in response

ty Resources Agency Deputy Director Mike Laird said it has been common practice to waivethe fee for project applicants who appeal a decisiontotheboard.Supervisors said they were disappointed that the agency wasn't fol-

to the National Park Service's announcement Thurs-

day that Yosemite officials plan to change the names of landmarks in response to a trademark dispute with New York-based Delaware North Companies, which has held

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proposed name changes to Yosemite National Park landmarks is gaining traction online. Laurie Sylwester, a professor at Columbia College and former Tuolumne County District 3 supervisor,created the online petition titled "Delaware North: Release the name Yosemite National Park" at Moveon.org.

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Free computer classes now offered Adults i n Tuo l umne County can now attend &ee computerclasses offered by a community partnership formed by Central Sierra Connect broadband consor-

everyone working together to do it the best way possible, Slocum explained. The program is in collaboration with Columbia College, Mother Lode Job Training, Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools

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Classes started Monday, and people can still sign up and attend, said Central Sierra Connect marketing director Darrell Slocum. Another round of classes will begin in February as well. Monday is a holiday, so no classes will be held. There will be a basic computer class &om 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Tuolumne County Library, 480 Greenley Road in Sonora;&om 9 to 11 a.m. Jan. 26 at Mother Lode Job Training,197 Mono Way, in Sonora; from 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Tuolumne County Library; and from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Jan. 29 at Columbia College. A basic Internet class will be ofFe red from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mother Lode Job Training. Basic Internet classes will also be offered &om 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 21 and Jan. 27 at the Tuolumne

Tuolumne County Library. "There's a need for computer education in our community," Slocum said. 'We' re fairly confident there is in-

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By JASON COWAN The Union Democrat

Calaveras County oi5cials are seeking public input on a recently remodi6ed Local Hazard Mitigation Plan update. The planning document thatseeks to reduce or eliminate the risks to people and theirproperty from hazards and seeks to assist during natural hazards. The document, an everchanging one, must be updated every 6ve years by local governments and signed off by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to maintain eligibility for disaster assistance and hazard mitigation funding programs. "It has to be updated every five years," said Brian Moss, Calaveras County assistant county administrative oi5cer, "but it can be updated even more own than that." Moss said updates began in March 2015 on the most recent version, which is similar to the 2010 document with a few additions. The Butte

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Susan Kotarek, of Sonora, participates in a computer class Thursday at the Tuolumne County Library. County Library. A drop-in class will be held &om 9 a.m. tonoon Jan. 25 at the Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools Of5ce, 175 Fairview Lane, off Stockton Road across &om the Mother Lode Fairgrounds. In the basic computer class, students will learn about computer hardware and software, computer terminology, learn to become familiar with keyboard and mouse, perform basic tasks using Windows, trouble-

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and learn how to shut down properly. In the basic Internet class, students will get an overview of the Internet and how it works, learn safety, security and privacy, and how to use a web browser. People with Central Sierra Connect, a program through the Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency, knew there were various &ee community computer classes already being offered in the county, but members thought it would be a good idea to get

So far, about 20 people have signed up, most of them seniors, Slocum said. The partners organizing the classesare the best possible team to help spread the word, develop good curriculum and createa program that is sustainable and will run long term, Slocum said. Classes are taught by volunteer computer teachers includingGreg Falken, Karen Ethier, Mick Grimes, Robert Gelman and Kathy Schultz. The collaboration and classeswere made possible through a $30,000 grant from the Sonora Area Foun-

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Fire, which burned more than 70,000 acres of land in Amador and Calaveras counties, however, also influenced the mitigation plan update. Among the items the update targetsis an improvement to communications systems — an issue during the fire, according to Moss, specifically electronic in nature — and fuels management. "These were things that were on the radar before the fire," Moss said. "But they have come to the forefront even more following the latest incident." The LHMP applies only to the county. Angels Camp has established its own document which, Moss said, is similar to the county's. Thus far in the process, Moss said the county has not received input from the public. But that doesn't mean it will not happen. "Quite &ankly, when people come in &om a difFerent perspective, many times it will shed light on something that has not been thought of before," Moss said.

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MXNNINI — Sandra Rae Mannini, 81, of Sonora,died Thursday at Sonora Regional Medical Center. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements. RAMOS — A memorial service for Raquel Ramona Ramos, 77, who died Jan. 5 at home in Sonora, will be held at 11 a.m. Feb. 6 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church,13880 Joshua Way in Sonora with a reception to follow. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Fees, fire prevention top agenda PUBLIC MEETING: Sonora City Council, 5 p.m. Tuesday, City Hall, 94 N. Washington St. By ALKK MacLEAN The Union Democrat

A proposed 1 percent fee on cable-television subscribers and updateddefensible space rules are among the topicsscheduled for consideration by the Sonora City Council at Tuesday's meeting.

ROADWORK Tuolumne County

Monday through Saturday HIGHWAY 132 — Left and from Simms to Montezuma right shoulder work will be roads for utility work. Expect in efFect from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 10-minute delays. Thursday and Friday &om HIGHWAY 120 — One-way the St a nislaus-Tuolumne trafltc control will be in effect county line to Highway 49 for from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesmaintenance operations. Ex- day &om Groveland to Hoppect five-minute delays. per Street for survey work. HIGHWAY 108 — Right Expect 10-minute delays. shoulder work will be in effect &om 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday from Via Calaveras County Este Road to the Mono Way HIGHWAY 12 — Right intersection for utility work. shoulder work will be in efFect Expect five-minute delays. all day until Jan. 31 from Pine HIGHWAY 120 — One- Street to Cosgrove Creek for way traffic control will be in highway construction. efFect from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. HIGHWAY 26 — Lane and

shoulder work will be done from 7 a.m. to 6 a.m. today

through Jan. 31 from Nove W ay to Highway 12 for highway construction. HIGHWAY 26 — One-way traffic control will be in effect &om 7:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Monday through Saturday from Happy Valley to Lower Dorray roads for tree work. Expect 15-minute delays. HIGHWAY 4 — One-way traffic control will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Tuesday from Horseshoe Drive to Hunter Reservoir for utility work. Expect five-minute delays.

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5:59 p.m., threats — A man burglarized. wearing a dark jacket threatened 7:45 p.m., Sonora —A laptop TheSonora Police Department someone with a gun on Yaney Av- was stolen on Radio Lane. enue. reported the following: 6:09 p.m., lost property — A Fefony bookings andarrests man lost his black tablet on North THURSDAY THURSDAY 3:16 a.m., suspicious circum- Washington Street. None reported. stance —Someone pounded on Tfte Sheriff's CNice reporte the the door of a South Washington following: Street business. CALAVERASCOUNTY 7:12 a.m., theft —Gold mining THURSDAY 7he Shenff's 0$ce reported the equipment was stolen from a ve10:59 a.m., Twain Harte hicle on Dossi Way. following: 8:57 a.m., trespass —A home- Someone dumpedtrash offHigh lesswoman trespassed at a M ono Road and Twain Harte Drive, blockTHURSDAY ing the road. Way business. 2:33 a.m., San Andreas —Two 11:54 a.m., Jamestown — A people threw rocks at West Saint 10:54 a.m., found property — A black cell phone was found by the burglary was reported on Augusta Charles Street property and vandalLane. ized a vehicle. Sonora Police Department. 12:09 p.m., Sonora — A gun was 1:32 p.m., threats —A woman 10:18 a.m., Valley Springsat a Sanguinetti Road business stolenWednesday from a Longe- Prowlingwas reported on Thornicroft Drive. received a phone call from a man way Road residence. 3:02 p.m., Copperopolis — A who said he would kill her if she did 12:20 p.m., Sonora —A televinot hire him. sion was stolen from a Chukar window was vandalized on Morado Court. 3:05 p.m., suspicious circum- Circle residence. 3:41 p.m., Wallace —A fight oc1:57 p.m., Sonora —A Caleb stance —A man with tattoos was curred on Southworth Road. on the roof of a West Stockton Court residence was burglarized. Street business. 3:05 p.m., Sonora —An Apple Felony bookings andanesfs 4:39 p.m., fraudulent activities Hill Drive residence was burglar— Someone onSouth Washington Ized. THURSDAY Street reported a caretaker is possi3:30 p.m., Sonora — A Lyons bly committing financial fraud. Bald Mountain Road residence was None reported.

The meeting is scheduled Tuesday instead of Monday in observance of Martm Luther King Jr. Day. Tuolumne County Community Cable Access Inc. is asking the council to consider establishing a Public, Educational or Governmental (PEG) fee that would not exceed 1 percent of any cabletelevision provider' s gross

taining the defensible space, which is more structured around a home," she said. "Whereas the current ordinance covers the entire properly." City residents would be requiredtoremove and clear away all flammable vegetation within 30 feet of structure, reduce fuels within 100 feet and provide a 10footclearance of bare land around the perimeter of their property line. The city's proposed ordinance difFers &om the state standards slightly in that it would also require owners of vacant lots to maintain a 10-

footpatch ofbareland along all property lines to prevent potential fires &om spreading to neighboring properties. Enforcement of the ordinance would be done through revenues. the Sonora Fire DepartCity Administrator Tim ment's property inspection Miller stated in a memo to program, launched two years the board that the public- ago by Fire Captain Kurt access cable station would Rhoades. receivean estimated $12,000 Firefighters inspect a se&om the fee, based on the lect number of properties in city'scurrent franchise fee the city each year. Notices amount. are left at the targeted homes In a letter to Miller dat- in March warning of the uped Sept. 14, 2015, former coming inspections, which TCCCA board president Ste- typically begin in May. ven Brown says the money collected &om the fee would be used by the station to purchase equipment. Miller's recommendation

After the first inspection, homeowners are given time to correct any issues before a follow-up inspection. New said about 90 percent of homeowners are found to be compliant, or correct any problems afier the first inspection.

Anyone who violates the city's defensible rules is subject to a fine of up to $100 for the first violation, up to $250forthe second violation within 90 days of the first, and up to $1,000 or no more than one-year in county jail for three or more violations within six months of the original. New said the goal of ramping up enforcement and putting the new ordinance in place is to prevent largescaleproperty losses in the event of a large blaze, like the Rim, Butte and Valley fires of years past. "We really want to stress to peoplethat we're doingthese inspections and putting these ordinances in place to protect the community," New said. The council is also scheduled to discuss changing the term of mayor &om two years to one. Currently, council members serve as mayor on a rotational basis.

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public hearing on the matter, because the fee would result in an additional cost to city residents who subscribe to cable-television services. Also atTuesday's meeting, the council will consider repealing the city's old ordinance on defensible space requirements o r i ginally adopted in the 1980s and replace it with a new one that's more consistent with modernstatestandards. Sonora Fire Chief Aimee New said the city's existing ordinance is outdated and more stringent than state standards. ''With this, you' re main-

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c»s are p~ly responsible. "There is m ore tha n enough blame to go around," she said. 'Vile as Republicans need to own that truth.... We need to accept that we' veplayed a role in how and why our government is broken.And then we need to fi x it."W hoo-hoo. Sorry, but sometimesittakes a girl. Noting that we live in anxious times, she nonetheless urged her fellow Republicans to resist the "siren call of the angriest voices." Gosh, wonder who she meant? To a certain kind of Republican, this was pure heresy. But it was also brave, necessary and true — especially if the GOP is to survive or ever hope to reclaim the White House. Haley's gentlecridecoeurneatlyexposed the battle lines. On one side are those who deploy anger, bias, nativism and fear. On the other are those who want to reshape the GOP into a party that's based on ideals of inclusiveness and respect for others (like, maybe, a first-generation Indian-American daughter of Sikh immigrants), exercises caution through reformed immigration policies without demonizing swaths of people, and recognizes that winning hearts and minds begins with civility and communication. "Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That's just not true," Haley said. "Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume. When the sound is quieter, you can actually hear what someone else is saying. And that can make a world of difference." Haleyconfi rmed on NBC's "Today Show" the following morning that she was, indeed, referring to Trump, who shouldn't take it personally. During the debate on Thursday, Trump said he is happy to wear the mantle of anger because heis angry, and he assured the audience that he and Haley, who was beaming in the crowd, are good friends. That's nice. But what's clear is that Haley, who is widely considered a likely vice-presidential candidate, had decided that she didn't need a Trump alliance and was choosing the "establishment lane" of the party, or,

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The dangerous politics of poverty worship One of the most baffling things about leftists is their willingness to excuse any brutality, as long as its perpetrators swear up and down that they "care" about the "people." (With Sean Penn's embarrassingly bad essay in Rolling Stone about Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, we must add leftists'tolerance for bad writing, as well. Rolling Stone should have titled it "El Chapo meets El Guano," because Sean Penn must be bats— crazy.Or perhaps Penn followed El Chapo's lead and insisted upon "no changes" to his essay, and then wrote it after one too many

shots of tequila.) In Penn's essay, El Chapo gets a pass for his murderous career dealing drugs, because he launched it from a poor village in Mexico. That just gives him the street cred he needs for a narrativethat pleases the cult of the poverty worshippers: Impoverished beginnings, check.

as some prefer, the "rational lane." In other words, she

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signaled her support for Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, John Kasich and Jeb Bush. But which is it? What does Haley know that we don't know? As unlikely as it seems at this juncture that any of these but Rubio has a reasonable shot at the nomination, we might assume that she's banking on Rubio. This would be a dream ticket for Republicans. A bilingual Cuban (check Hispanic vote), a woman (check), both first-generation Americans, coverage in two crucial states, South Carolina and Florida, and perhaps

like Joaquin Guzman is nothing new for people with Sean Penn's ideological bent. And that's the sad part. Throughout contemporary history, some of the most murderous regimes have been established — and purportedly run — for the benefitofthe poor.And yetitisthe "poor" and the "little guy" who getground up likehamburger, as they lack the wherewithal to leaveand escape the tyranny and oppression that follow. Thus could Mao Zedong be responsiblefor the deaths of somewhere between 45 and 80 million Chinese (accounts difFer) in the name of an ideology that was supposed to bring prosperity and equality to "the people."Lofty populist aspi ra-

most important, a younger generation of leadership

without the baggage of the establishment. They would completely collapse the smallish Republican tent of older, white males and build a rainbow-hued edifice of diversity in which race and religion are not the first questions on anyone's mind. Haley, whom I' ve known for several years, is a polished politician, make no mistake. She doesn't accidentally do anything, such as fumble the most important speech of her career. I also know from previous conversations that she has been changed by her time in ofilce, altered by her experiences dealing with the horrific murders of nine African-Americans in a

Charleston church and by her subsequent decision to remove the Confederate battle flag from the Statehouse grounds. The latter was a calculated political risk — and her speech a gamble that truth wins in the end. This truth includes the lesson of South Carolina after the shootings, when the state's people embraced one another in love and dedication to a shared, higher purpose of unity, forgiveness and racial reconciliation. Haley's point: If we can do this as a state, we can do this as a nation. It's a worthy goal and a battle worthy of its opponents.

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tions, check.

Pol Pot and hi s K hmer Rouge sought to eliminate economic class distinctions and create"perfect Marxist egalitarianism" in Cambodia, even if it cost the lives of 4 million people — over half the country's population — by genocidal murder and forced starva-

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Hollis tion. Eliminate the bourgeoisie:

check. Closer to home, Cuba is anotherexample offailed collectivism with deadly consequences. (In fact, didn't Sean Penn travel there, too, to meet with the Castro brotherswhile political prisoners languished in jail? Why yes. Yes, he did. And with Hugo Chavez, another le-wing faux-populist-turned-dictator, w hose disastrous economic policies destroyed Venezuela.) Since we' re discussing South America, one must not forget Peru's "Shining Path," founded by formeruniversity professor Abimael Guzman (movement started by intellectuals: check ) to provide "popular justice" to Peruvian peasants. The paths of Peru were made to shine with the blood of the communists' victims, as Shining Path assassinated political opponents and massacred villagers, including women and children. Asia has North Korea — another communist dictatorship infamous for repression, prison camps, famine and execution of political dissidents. (The People's Democratic Republic of Korea may also be the only country that has the dubious distinction of outdoing ISIS in creative brutality — strafing the objects of leader Kim Jong Un's petulant ire with anti-aircraft gunfire. Use of "People"in thecountry's name, check. And then there's the granddaddy of them all, the former Soviet Union, whose abysmally failed top-down economic policies are the stuff of standup comedy. But the 50 to 60 million deaths &om starvation, political purges, executions and prison camps (particularly under Josef Stalin) are staggering. And yet New York Times reporter Walter Duranty received a Pulitzer Prize in 1932 forhis upbeat reporting

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ism — and the left-wing ideologiesthat spawn it— advocates still insist that communist and/or socialist political and economic systems "just haven' t been done right." Translation: Poverty sucks, but only in a system where it's possible to work your way up and outofit. By contrast, it's peachy keen if everyone is left equally destituteby thestate. Everyone except for the dear leaders and theircronies, of course.

Aflermurderousness,hypocrisy is the other attribute that ultra-left dictatorial regimes have in common. The leaders of theseso-called populist movements pretend to care about the little people, whilst living in splendor that rivals that of the very kings, princes, czars or capitalist moguls they' ve often deposed and always despised. Come to think of it, rather like Hollywood celebrities. ProfessorLaura Hollishas received numerous awards for

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both at the University of Michigan. He also served in the Peace Corps as a seventh-grade English teacher in Liberia, A&ica. Johnson started working as a National Park Service ranger in 1987 and came to Yosemite in 1994. He learned

the park's concessions contract since 1993. Hospitality giant Aramark was awarded the new 15-year concession contract, valued at $2 billion, in October. Delaware North has also trademarked the phrase 'Yosemite National Park," according to Park Service officials. "Delaware North is claiming to own the name 'Yosemite National Park,' The Ahwahnee Hotel,' 'Wawona Hotel' and 'Curry Village.' Release those names to the citizens of the United States," the petition page reads. "These historical names include three indigenous American names, people with ancestors dating back 12,000 years in the region, long before Delaware North was a corporation. Our tax dollars support Yosemite National Park and no corporation may own that great heritage." People &om various areas, including Florida, New York, Hawaii and Canada, have signed the petition so far. "I know if I'm feeling indignant to the bone, that this is going to definitely hit a raw nerve for the billion people that have gone to Yosemite," Sylwester said. "And I'm hoping (the petition) goes all over the world." Sylwester said she has been to Yosemite ¹ tional Park more than 40 times. The first time she visited was when she was a child. "I first camped near Camp Curry," she said.

to ride horses with other Yo-

semiterangers in 1996. Back then, there were only four people in the park who knew about Buffalo Soldiers in Yosemite — old-time packer Bob Barrett, ranger Ron Mackie, librarian Linda Eade and historian Jim Snydei'.

"I first heard about it from Althea Roberson, an AfricanAmerican interpretive rang-

er who was here before me," Johnson said. "She heard about it &om Kenneth Noel, who was here in the '70s." All Johnson had to work with at first was an old black-and-white photo. He set about looking for more information to put f acts with the photo. The more he learned, the more he saw a need to bring the history to life. These days he does interpretive performances in full Buffalo Soldier uniform. "What really gets me is, so many kids who grow up in places like I did, is that nobody tells them You own the Grand Canyon. You own Yosemite. You own these national parks.' "

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Ranger Shelton Johnson is being recognized for a career of research and interpretation of African-American soldiers who patrolled Yosemite National Park when the park was in its infancy. "It's an issue of awareFees waived ness," Johnson said. 'Their culture is Why would I go The entrance to to a national park? That' s Yosemite National Park is a white thing.' But when free Monday in obserthey hear the first Africanvance of Marlin Luther American superintendent King Jr. Day. of a n ational park w as Charles Young in 1903, the same year John Muir and and Yosemite, the first three President Roosevelt met in national parks. The first Buf- Yosemite, with Roosevelt esfalo Soldiers assigned to the corted by BufFalo Soldiers ... parks were from the 24th it's a huge story, and it gets Infantry in 1899, and they bigger and bigger." were the only infantry regiJohnson's research has ment to do so. They spent a been featuredby film maker month in Yosemite and Se- Ken Burns, celebrity talk quoia. show host Oprah Winfrey Buffalo Soldiers with the and multiple news organiza9th Cavalry returned to Yo- tions in recent years. semite in 1903 and 1904. In 1903, Buffalo Soldiers as- Recognition signed to Sequoia National Park built the first trail to In December, he received the top of Mount Whitney, the Department of Interior and the first major trail in Award for Superior Service, Giant Forest, Johnson says. "in recognition of his pasTheir commander, Capt. sion for connecting minori-

Buffalo Soldiers African-Americans have fought in American wars since the Revolution, but they were not permitted to enlist in the regular Army until Reconstruction followed the Civil War, according to the Park Service. By 1869, Congress had established four all-black regiments, the 9th and 10th Cavalry and the 24th and 25th Infantry. Soldiers in these units became known as Buffalo Soldiers because, according to legend, Native Americans named them so because their dark, curly hair resembled a buffalo's coat. Many Native Americans revered buffalo for t heir bravery and fighting spirit, and the nickname was considered a sign ofrespect. Buffalo Soldiers accepted their name with pride and honor. A few yearsearlier, the Yosemite Grant of 1864 set aside Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove as a statepark. Further protections came in 1890 with the creation of Yosemite National Park. At that time, the Army was responsible for patrolling Yellowstone, Sequoia

Charles Young, was the first blackoffi cer to serve as acting superintendent of a national park.

ties to parks, his meticulous research that forms the basis of his innovative interpretiveprograms, and his superlative ability to articulatepowerful messages for Park fees waived the National Park Service." Park fees are waived this He has also r eceived Monday so everybody gets in the 2009 Freeman Tilden &ee, because Jan. 18 is Mar- Award for being the top intin Luther King Jr. Day. Peo- terpretive ranger in the Naple come &om all over the tional Park Service. United States and the rest For anyone planning to of the world to visit Yosemite visit Yosemite this weekNational Park. Annual visi- end or Monday, when all tor studies show just 1 per- entrance fees are waived, cent of Yosemite visitors are rangers r emind t r a velA&ican-American. ers thata recent series of Johnson hopes the his- storms has left a significant tory he's uncovered will help amount of snow in the park. "Visitorsare urged to change that. "A few years ago I was rid- drive with caution as snow ing a horse in the Martin Lu- and ice may be present on ther King (Jr.) Day parade in the roads," park personnel Merced," Johnson said. cWe advised. stopped, and I heard a teachM otorists are required to er telling a student about carry chains in their vehiBuffalo Soldiers and the cles,as there are currently student said 'No way. Blacks chain restrictions in place have nothing to do with the on many roads within the national parks.' park. For the most current "If a kid in Merced doesn' t road conditions, call 372know about this history, what 0200. Press option "1" and about kids in Harlem, New then "1"again to go directly York City, Atlanta and Wash- to the road conditions reington, D.C.? How many peo- port. ple don't know this story?" Johnson said visiting naContact Guy McCarthy at tional parks is not high on gmccarthy@uniondemocrat. the list of activities for many cornor 588-4585. Follow him A&ican-American families. on Twitter @GuyMcCarthy.

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The petition, created Friday afternoon, had gathered more than 400 signatures by evening. It can be found online at petitions.moveon.org/ sign/delaware-north-release. "Yosemite provided us the opportunity to firsthand hear the first nation's stories," Sylwester said. "They can't take away first nation

names from places, that's so obscene. I hope Congress getsriled aboutit.If(Congress)can't figure it out, they' re completely ineffective." Delaware North Companies released a statement Thursday in response to the ¹ tional Park Service's announcement: cDNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite Inc.

(DNCY) is shocked and disappointed that the National Park Service would announce unnecessary changes to the beloved names of places in Yosemite National Park, trying to use them as a bargaining chip in a legal dispute involving basiccontract rights, "the statement said. 'This is especially so because the NPS is fully aware that DNCY has ofFered to license these trademarks, free of any charge, to allow NPS or the new concessionaire at Yosemite to use the trademarks and avoid any name changes or impact on the park visitor experience while this dispute is being settled by the courts."

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"The class fulfills the need of our district and the county at the same time." Districts ru n a n ywhere &om three to 11 daily routes, but athleticprograms, field tripsand sic k leave create a constant need for trained substitutedrivers, said Andrew Klyn, MOT Manager for the Jamestown School District. "Trained bus drivers are a

very rare commodity," Klyn said, and going through that trainingis"abitofa process." To become a driver requiresa clean driving record, no reported drug or alcohol problems in the past 10 to 15 years, a class B license, and state-issued Special Driver Certificate. The class fulfills 20 hours of classroom time needed togain

the certificate, but an additional 20 hours of behind-thewheel training with a statecertified instructor must be found elsewhere. Numerous instructors exist in the county, said Whipps. Chet White, director of transportation, and Kris Hope, dispatcher/driver, and Whipps himself are a few at Sonora Hig. Drivers need 10 hours of inservice training a year to keep their license and must renew it every five years, which re-

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Mike Whipps, a Sonora High School bus driver, will begin teaching a class in February for anyone interested in completing the first steps to becoming a bus driver. The class fulfills these re- said. "Watching children grow quirements as well. up that you know come &om The choice to drive a bus d ifficult e nvironments a n d can be acareer,supplemental watching them fiourish part-time work, or an affer- that's awesome," Whipps said. retirement way to make extra "And flourishing might be income or get out in the world, as simpleas they're the first Whipps said. child to graduate high school." "To make around 20 bucks Another challenge comes an hour without a formal edu- &om the drivers Whipps cation...it's not a bad deal shares the road with. "Nobody wants to be be... not in this county," Whipps said. hind a school bus. Everybody Most of the time beginning wants to be in &ont of one," drivers work four hours a day, he said. "I' ve been in places according to Whipps. where somebody passed me Something a smart school so inappropriat ely my safest district will do to retain driv- move was move over to the ers is recognize other skills, right, on the shoulder." such as "mechanical aptiWhipps said the pleasure tude," and hire that person as he draws &om being around mechanic and driver, Whipps the kids and being an "intesaid. The combined job cre- gral part" of training others ates the incentive of an eight- is what keeps him behind the hour day with benefits. wheel. "I think it's a good job," The class will be held &om Whipps said.cBut you have to 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and be fi exible,persistent." Thursdays, Feb. 2 through Whipps hates the term March 10, at the Sonora High "bad kids,"instead preferring Transportation Department. "children with challenges." There is no fee to enroll. "Some of those kids can be For more information, call the most rewarding ones," he 532-5511, ext. 163.

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lowing the county's written ordinance. Tuolumne County Ordinance Code section 17.68.130(B) statesany applicant oraggrieved party who is dissatisfied with a decision by the commission must file an appeal to the board within 10 calendar days and pay the accompanied fee. According to the memo, the county has retained $725 paid by Cross Development to rent the Church of the 49ers Faith Hall in Columbia for the commission's Dec. 16 public hearing. "Given the fact the County retains sufficient Cross Development funds to cover the appeal fee, it is the opinion of my Oice that the failure torequire a separate appeal fee payment amounts to harmless error," Carrillo wrote in a memo to the board. The memo states the board established a $100 appeal fee in 1995 that was later raised

More than 200 people attended the commission's Dec. 16 hearing, with five speaking in favor of the project and more than 50 opposed. Supporters of the store say private landowners should be able to do what they want with their property if they follow the county guidelines, while opponents say the proposed location of the store less than a half-mile &om the entrance of Columbia State Historic Park would ruin the historical aesthetic of the area. The public hearing on the appeal is scheduled for 6 p.m., Feb. 9, at the Columbia Elementary School gym. Also at Tuesday's meeting, the board is scheduled to consider: • Authorizing a $16,000 contract for Cole Pro Media, LLC, based in Vacaville, to train the Tuolumne County Sheriff"s Office on effective ways to use social media in communicat-

ing with the public as well as monitoring and preventing crime. •Approvinga $440,036 budgetfor acountywide program to remove thousands of dead to the current amount. or dyingtrees through July 2016.The budget Community Resources Agency Director Bev refiect s 25 percent ofthe totalestimated tree Shane saysthe board gave direction in 1995 removal costs, the rest of which will be covered to notcharge applicants foran appealbecause by the state under an Oct. 30 executive order such costs were considered part of the applica- by Gov. Jerry Brown. tion fee, but minutes from that meeting appar• Awarding a$336,036 contract to Sierra entlydo not provide details ofthe content of Resource Management Inc., based in Jamesthe board's discussion. town, for coordinating and managing the counThe agency has waived theappealfeeforap- ty's tree removal program. • Approving a request by County Adminisplicants eight times since 1995, which would totalabout $1,232 in fees thatwent uncollect- trator Craig Pedro to hire two new full-time ed at the current stipulated amount. administrative analysts to assist him and his Carrillo has advised the board to require the three deputies with ongoing tasks, such as appeal fee for both applicants and aggrieved drought assistance and dead or dying tree repartiesmoving forward, or consider an alter- moval. Most of the cost for one position would nate feestructure for future appeals. be off setby California DisasterAssistance Act Shane said her department was following funding while the drought and tree mortality the directions given by the board when it es- emergencies persist, though $23,022 would tablished the fee over 20 years ago. need to come from General Fund contingen'That's what we were told to do and what ciesthisfiscalyearto coverboth positions. we' ve consistently done since that time," she said. "Counsel is advising in the future we will Contact Alex MacLean at amaclean@ be coll ecting thatfeefrom applicants." uniandemocrat.corn or 588-4580.

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Polystyrene collection set The Tuolumne County Master Gardeners in conjunction with Waste Management will collect polystyrene this month. Collections will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 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.

Audubon meets Wednesday "Sierra Mammals" will be the subject of a meetingWednesday 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 afterward. Products and publications on a wide range of birding topics will be available.

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I subscribe to a number of garden magazines, as is evident by my Visa bills between November and January each year. You know the subscription ploy: "Take that think your raised beds are a five-star advantage of our seasonal offer." Before you litterbox, here's a reader tip,again from Cover newly planted know it, you are digging under the mattress "Fine Gardening." for a few extra shekels to cover the renewrows with the flats turned upside down. als. The open webbed design allows sun and The printedpages do not go for naught. w ater to getthrough and offers protection As I read the issues, I take notes of items from the cats until the seeds have emerged. that apply to our area and write them in What happens next in protecting the my handy-dandy spiralnotebook to evengrowing seedlings from above mentioned tually share. Some of the publications are cats comes from another reader who uses coffeetable quality,with great ideas but dead strings of Christmas tree lights. The questionable information I don't share. lights minus bulbs and, of course, electricMany garden magazines offer tips from ity are wound in and about the seedlings, readersor offer a shortquestion-and-anwhich doesn't allow the cat the amount of swer articl e on a subject appropriate for the real estate needed to complete its mission. season. Some tips are so simple you wonder Speaking of uninvited garden dwellers, why you didn't think of them yourself. I have had a goose nesting in a raised bed One tip that made me slap the side of builtatop a raised cistern for the past four m y head camefrom "Fine Gardening," with years. She is never in the least bit gratereference to carrying plants home from ful and hisses and honks when I try to go garden centers and nurseries. Often, the about my yardwork. I try to be gracious and newly watered plants are put in a flimsy enjoy the fact she has chosen my property cardboard box or in a webbed plastic nurs- as her safety zone, but truth be told, she is ery flat, leaving a mess in a car trunk. The mean and messy and this year she is going tip was to buy a cat-litter plastic box that is to have to find a new birthing center. I was kept in the trunk. You take it into the shop, going to lay chicken wire across the boxes, which makes shopping and the ride home but I might try the inverted webbed flats, less messy. You eliminate dealing with a as I have a large stack of them and would soggy box or a plastic flat. have to go out and buy the chicken wire. I' ve always set containers on a plastic sheet, but then you have to deal with a Decoration reuse messy sheet.

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During the next few days you will probably continue to pack away the holiday

decorations. You' ll look at an item, especially the outdoor lighted wire holiday forms, and wonder if it's seen its last day. A tip I saved from a 2008 "Garden Gate" issue always appealed to me, even though never in my lifetime did I own any of the lighted forms. The writer had two reindeer forms with worn-out lights. She removed the lights, then painted the deer green with an outdoor paint such as Rust-Oleum and, in the spring, relocated them to her garden. She planted a clematis near each one. The vines twined up and through each form.

Filter alternative A tip I will put to use ASAP involves the compost bucket I keep outside the kitchen door andisemptied to the compost bin when full. The lid of the bucket houses a charcoalfilter.Ordering the replacement filters gets pricey. The tip I read suggests going to a pet store to purchase the ordercontrolling filter sheet used in dome-covered litter boxes. Then using the existing filter from the lid, cut a template to make future replacements. The replacement filters are generally two for $7, plus the shippingcostofapproximately $6,so Ifeel confident I will be saving money. It is fun to think of the new year with new challenges and new approaches to our old ways of living our life. Who knows what excitingtimes are ahead ofus?

Audubon outings planned The Central Sierra Audubon Society will host outings open to the community in the coming weeks. Participants are advised to bring drinking water, snacks, sunscreen, insect repellent and binoculars or spotting scopes and field guides, if available, and dress in warm layers. Heavy rain cancels most field trips. If in doubt, call the trip leader by one hour before the meeting time. Trips include: • Wednesdays, Feb. 3 and March 2 — Jeanne Ridgley (962-7598) will lead a two- to threehour bird walk at the Groveland Community Services property at 18966 Ferretti Road, Groveland. The property encompasses an area of more than 200 acres of oak, pine and willow habitat with three ponds. Meet the group in the GCSD parking lot at 8 a.m. • Saturday, Feb. 13 Paulo Maffei (532-8426) and Carol Rosalind will lead an outing to the Merced National Wildlife Preserve. The leaders expect to see vast numbers of snow geese, with Ross's geese mixed in, sandhill cranes and tundra swans. Maffei and Rosalind will meet participants at Perko's in Sonora at 8 a.m. to carpool to the preserve. Saturday, March 5 is the tentative date for an outing in the Salt Springs Valley area in Calaveras County to be led by Jan and Rick Baird (532-1106).

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Mistakes a learning experience I was driving to work recently, feeling disappointed about my gardening failures this past year, when a segment on National Public Radio lifted my spirits. A scientist was talking about how most

of his colleagues actually embrace failure,because it always offers new data and, most importantly, raises new questions (and what is a scientist if not someone who always wants to know why?). It occurredto me that that attitude toward failure is a great mindset for gardeners because, let'sface it,pests happen, plants die and, one way or another, Moth-

In the Garden Tuolumne County UC CooperativeExtension Master Cardeners

Rachel Oppedahl you really, really need to have a solid 8-foot fence if you want to keep the deer from decimating the plants in your garden.

'Natives' aren't always foolproof

For onething, many gardening books and online sources define er Nature always seems to have native plants broadly as those the final say. Better to accept the that are indigenous to the U.S. fact that gardening is a trial and The problem is that a plant that error undertaking. Best to focus is native to the Florida wetlands, on what you can learn from this the humid-summer Midwest or year's disappointing bounty or an- the cool-summer, foggy California other year's curious blight. coast is probably going to fail misHere are a few gardening fail- erably in the Mother Lode. ures I learned from this year: Lesson: To reduce gardening failures, chooseplantsthatare native to the foothills or areas with Deer-proof plants similar growing conditions. I live on a third of an acre that

is largely unfenced. My attempts to protectveggies and ornamentalsfrom the adorable deer that frequent my yard were marginal at best. Liquid Fence? Sure, it works for a few weeks, until the deer catch on and munch away anyway. Wire cages?Yes,ifyou anchor them down as if you were expecting a tornado (or a big buck's insistent nose), and if you NEVER forget to put them back on after tending to the plant underneath. And, as for "deer-resistant" plants, my experience is that there are maybe two: the toxic foxglove and some iris. If deer are hungry, they will eat almost anything. Lesson: In my neighborhood,

Don't rely on nursery plant tags The labels that accompany nursery plants, especially at bigbox stores, are often very nonspecific ("sun to part shade" ). My guess is that those overly generalizedtags are simply a cost-effective way to stay in some vague, saferange of growing advice for vast inventories of plants. I have tried and failed more times than

I can count when trusting plant tagsthat don't address the specifics of my locale. Lesson: If you aren't familiar with a plant's ideal growing conditions, look it up first in Sunset's Western Garden Book or the U.C.

edu (there is a search area to enter what plant you are researching) before buying it.

Ry windshields don't have to be a problem

When weeds take over

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Extension website at www.ucanr.

Because much of my l arge front yard is not landscaped, the trees and shrubs I have planted enclose mostlybare land. Vast swaths of weeds grow that I battle spring through summer, mostly by pulling. At the end of this summer, though, I got smart. I bought an affordable, lightweight weed whacker. After the first Saturday of "mowing" the weeds down to about an inch, I stood on the front deck, looked down at all of that controlled greenery and finally saw it: a free lawnl Without the endless watering and fertilizing! Okay, so it didn't look like a green carpet lawn up close. But it WAS a nice, flat green covering instead of bare dirt, or worse, unkempt weeds that produce foxtails and burrs that plague my dogs. L esson: Until I fin i s h m y years-long work of landscaping, I will treat myself to a free "lawn" by timely weed whacking. Most beautiful gardens are the resultof trial and error.To reduce yourchance of failures, read up on plants before you buy them. Knowing your landscape and its microclimate will boost your chance of a successful garden. Rachel Oppedahlis a University of California Cooperative Extension Master

GardenerofTuolumne County who hopesnever tostop learning in the garden.

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Icy windshields don't have to interrupt a morning commute if you follow a few simple tips. The most effective way to prevent ice from forming on vehicles is to keep them covered somehow, said Clay Carrillo, manager of C&C Auto Body in Sonora. Keeping avehicle parked in a garage or other controlled climate or using a blanket, sheet ortarp to cover glass are the most com-

mon and effec tive ways of preventing unwanted ice. Other methods of keeping windshields freeze-free are to spray glass with a chemical spray made specifically for the purpose, or making your own concoction using three partsvinegar or rubbing alcohol to one part water. Spraying vehicle glass at night helps prevent ice from forming. Another tip is to not leave any liquidslike water bottles — inside the vehicle overnight. Evaporation can cause ice and fog to form on the inside of the windshield. If a vehicle is already frozen over, typically the bestthing to do is start the vehicle and run the defroster for a few minutes starting at a medium setting, Carrillo said. "The temperature change can't be too drastic or there is a risk of the glass breaking. You want a gradual defrost, and not a shock of heat onto the ice and glass all at once," Carrillo said. Carrillo said the No. I offensethatcan lead to a broken windshield is pouring hot water on frozen glass. "Never, ever pour hot water onto a windshield," he said. "The heat can crack the glass. Instead, lukewarm water can be used to help dissolve the ice." Frozen doors can also be sprayed with lukewarm water to clear the jam, Carrillo said.

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Solutions offered for un-neighborly parking DEAR ANNIE: I read with great interest the letter from "At My Wits End," whose rude neighbors take up too many parking spots on her street. We had a similar situation a few years back. After several attempts to resolve the problem, I waited until the street was empty of cars due to street cleaning. I then called all of my friends and had them bring as many cars as they could and park them all over our street. I belong to three car clubs, and it was easy to

fill every spot. I then printed up a letterthat Icirculated to our other neighbors explaining the reason for the cars and who was causing all the problems. One week of this, and the rude neighbor changed his ways. I even got thank-you notes from some of the other neighbors. I know you would never recommend this as a solution, but it worked for us. — CALIFORNIA DEAR CALIFORNIA: Not ev-

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Mailbox ' +-5 eryone has a cadre of friends who will bring extra cars over to take up space on the street (and a good thing), but at least you solvedyour problem. Read on for more suggestions: From Vancouver. In my city, it is an offense to park for more than three hours in front of a property you don't own or work at.

DEAR Aw ttIE: I had the same exact thing happen to me. I kept asking for them to move and they wouldn' t, even though there was no one parking in front of their house. So, st I arted parking in frontoftheir house, partly blocking their driveway. When they confronted me, I informed them that if I had a spot in front of

my own house, I would park there. They called the police on me, and I told the police the same thing. After that, they started parking in front of their own house. Practical Mom: "At Wits End" should be thankful her neighbors park in front of her house. A car in front looks like you are home and probably have company, making you lessofa targetforthieves.Her neighbors are forfeiting their own

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them. After a little while of this, the neighbors will get the point and no sawhorses will be necessary. Thousand Oaks: We have found that the most effective way to deal with this issue (and other neighbor issues) is with "Bundt Cake Diplomacy." We take a Bundt cake to the neighbor's house, engage in some light conversation, and teH them how much we appreciateit when security to preserve hers. I love it they make the effort not to park when my neighbors park in front of in front of our house. This works my house. amazingly well. Repeat once a year, Pittsburgh: These neighbors are or as needed. not only guilty of being thoughtless, Annie'S MailbOX is Written by Kathy but also of not recognizing her right Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime to have a parking space in front editors of the Ann Landers column. of her own home. Here in western Please email your questions to anniesPennsylvania, we would reserve mailbox@creatoracom, or w r it e t o: the spot on the street by putting a Annie'8 Mailbox, clo Creators Syndicouple of wooden sawhorses on her cate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, parking place after she pulls out. CA 90254. You canalso find Annie on That way, no one wiH be able to pull Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAninto that spot in front of her home nies.

Anti-inflammatory meds, ice can help pseudogout DEAR DR. ROACH: In y our recent column on pseudogout, you didn't discuss treatment. I had it earlier this year, antI after a while it went away. It was very painful. Is there any medication to help it?D.B. ANSWER: Pseudogout,like gout, is caused by the deposition of crystals inside a joint. But rather than the uricacid crystals ofregulargout, the crystals in pseudogout are made from calcium pyrophosphate (which gives it its other name, calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, or CPDD). It happens in the knee, but alsocan affect the wrists, ankles,feet

and elbows. Remedy for an acute attack can involve treatment of the affected joint directly — removing the crystal-laden joint fluid with a needle and then injecting an anti-inflammatory steroid into the joint. More frequently, however, they are treated conservatively with oral anti-inflammatory medicines like ibuprofen, cold packs on the joint and two

only early arthritis. My cancer doctor took me off the tamoxifen, and my pain went from a 10 out of 10 down to a I out of 10. But the doctor said I need to be on it so that the cancer doesn't spread to other areas. The information on tamoxifen said it Keith Roach, M.D. can cause groin pain, joint pain and many other effects, but isn't completely effective at stopping cancer. What's your opinion? — N. to three days of immobilization. For people with many recurrences ANSWER: I assume you have a of CPDD, I normally recommend historyof estrogen-receptor-positive colchicine, an extract from autumn breast cancer,since tamoxifen is crocus, used for centuries to prevent most commonly used in women with and treat attacks.H owever,the price breastcancer.Itacts as an anti-estroof generic colchicine in the U.S. has gen, soit's most efFective in cancers skyrocketed (about $5 a pill when I that have estrogen receptors. It helps checked today) for complex reasons to prevent the breast cancer from reinvolving the Food and Drug Admin- currmg, and it has a powerM effect. istration and the manufacturer. The About one woman in eight who took manufacturer has an assistance pro- tamoxifen for five years had a recurgram for some eligible patients. rence prevented, compared with a DEAR DR. ROACH: I was pre- woman who did not take tamoxifen. scribed tamoxifen, but after one and That's a very big benefit. a half months, I developed pain in However, tamoxifen has risks as my hip and groin, so bad that I had well. Your cancer doctor would have to use a walker. An X-ray showed told you about the risk of cancer of

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

Orient Express Run set for Feb. 6 The 31st annual Orient Express Run is set for Saturday, Feb. 6, at Chinese Camp School. A one-mile fun run begins at 9 a.m. followed by a four-mile run at 10. A long sleeved sportTshirt will be given to all who preregister. The run is sponsored by Sonora Sunrise Rotary Club Foundation which benefits Tuolumne County Special Athletes. For more information, visit www.sonorasunriserotary.org.

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Sonora's Makenna Poole (above, 11) is guarded by Redskin Brookelyn Larkin Friday night at Bud Castle Gym. Alicia DeHerrera (below) looks to shoot a 3-pointer for Calaveras.

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Kobe strolledoff a Bay Area hardwood for the fi na t i me. T h e p acked ho u s e at Oracle Arena rosetoitsfeetfor one last ovation. One of the greatest players the game has ever known waved twice as the decibelssteadilyrose.Thevideo b oard captured him l i p syncing the words "thank you" to the crowd. After 20 years 31 games in Oakland and two in San Jose, and t h ousands of memories, the Bay Area got to say goodbye to a legend. The send off was touching enough to turn rivals into fans, professionalathletes into emotional boys. "It was pretty emotional," said Warriros guard Klay Thompson, who's been mentored by Kobe since he was in high school. "I got butterfiies inside. Everyone in this See THOMPSON / Page C3

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Calaveras misses at buzzer By GUY DOSSI The Union Democrat

It only makes sense that when the top two teams in the Mother Lode League met Friday night, the game would be decided by a shotatthebuzzer. The Sonora Wildcats had a 43-41 lead over the Calaveras Redskins at Bud Castle Gym with 1.6 seconds remaining in the game. Calaveras inbounded the ball &om in &ont of its bench, and a shot was taken a few &om the middle of the &ee throw line. The ball hit the side of the rim and fell to the ground as the buzzer finished blaring. The Wildcat players jumped off their seats to congratulate their teammates on the court, as the Redskins comforted

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The Summerville Bears boys' basketballteam got handed its first loss of Mother Lode League play Friday nightin a 68-67 road loss to Argonaut. The Bearstrailed 33-31 at halftime, and were outscored 23-14 in the third quarter. Summerville had a strong fourth quarter, outscoring Ar-

eachotheraftertheheartbreaking loss. Midway through the first quarter, not only did it look like Sonora might not get the win, rather, it might be on its way to being routed on home court. Junior Riley Henington got Sonora on the board to start the game with a midrange jumper. After the Henington basket, Calaveras went on a 12-0 run. The first five points came &om junior Emily Jasper, and junior Tori Wood scored the next four points. Jasper added one more bucket to give the Redskins a 12-2 lead. "We had agood game plan,"said Calaveras head coach Jeremy Malamed. 'Vile know that Sonora likes to run that press, and they are really good at it. But, we had a good game plan to attack it, and the girls came out and did it perfectly, which led to a lot of easy, open See CLASH / Page C2

gonaut 22-12, but could not tie the game or take the lead as time expired. Ethan McLaurin led Summerville with 24 points. Eli McLaurin scored 14, Braden Anderson scored 11, Cameron Saunders scored eight, Ben Richardson scored seven, and Alex Prevost scored three in the loss. Summerville (13-6, 3 -1 MLL) will p l a y T uesday against Bret Harte in Angels Camp. Tip-off is at 7:30. See ROUNDUP / Page C3

49ers might have gotten it right with Chip Kelly By CARL STEWARD Bay Area News Group

Darting here and there ... — It's what we Oregon alums always say if you need a really tough job done: When in doubt, double down on the Duck. — The 49ers finally got it right on that count, anyway. Last time they looked north, they hired an Oregon State guy (Dennis Erickson). They finally got the schools straight. — Take a poll in Eugene to see if the Niners hired the right person in Chip Kelly. Austin Meek in the Eugene Register-Guard: "At first glance, it's a great move for Chip and a great move for the 49ers." — Actually, this was probably the more accurate line from Meek: "It's possible that they' ve bumbled their way into something great with Kelly."

— There was a man who once coached at Oregon (as an assistant) who did OK as 49ers head coach. His name? George Seifert. — What does Philadelphia know about real coaching talent anyway? Look at their baseball and basketball teams. — Can Kelly resurrect Colin Kaepernick? Will he try? Look, this is a coach who went to the college national championship game with Darron Thomas as his quarterback, so anything's possible. But we' re betting on Chip %' Kap. — As for the whole Jared Go8' scenario to San Francisco — done. Buy some winter coats, Jared. You' re surely headed to Cleveland to play for Hue Jackson, anyway. — Can NFL Kelly 2.0 get along with his players? If he's just coaching them and not trading them, there's a better chance. And maybe he learned a few

social graces lessons in Philly, if that's actually possible in Philly. — Jed York set himself up for ridicule by breaking his vow and announcing Kelly's hiring on Twitter. Jed had so many options — Pinterest, Snapchat, Instagram. Heck, we thought it would have been really cool to announce it on Craigslist. Or better yet, e Harmony. — Mark Davis lost big-time in the billionaire game of rock-paper-scissors. Al wouldn't have played. He would have spit on the paper, thrown the rock and used the scissors to give his son a better haircut. — Weirdthing about Oakland. Theharderyou try to escape it, the more you get sucked back into the Black Hole. See STEWARD / Page C3

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looks.We took advantage and knocked them down. We ran the press break to perfetion, made crisp passes, and that got us out to thatgreatstart." On the Sonora bench, head coach Amy Emerald knew it was better to be down early, than down late. Yet she knew that her team was not playing the kind ofbasketball that it is capable of. "I knew that was not anything close to our style of play, or what we should be doing," Emerald said. "So at that point, I was waiting to see when we would wake up. I never thought that we were out of the game. It was &ustrating because we had a lotofunforced turnovers,thatreally bothered me. But, I was just hoping that we can weather the storm." Sonora senior Makenna Poole drained a 3-pointer to stop the bleeding with 1:59 remaining in the first quarter. Brookelyn Larkin scored in the paint to give the Redskins a 14-5 lead. But junior Delaney Ditler hit a 3-pointer off on an assist &om Poole with 35 seconds remaining in the quarter to cut the 'Skins lead to 148, which the score remained heading into the second quarter. Michelle Reis put back a rebound for a basketforthe firstpoints ofthe second quarter to bring Sonora within four points. Calaveras went on its second big run of the game, outscoring Sonora 8-3. Alicia DeHerrera scored back-to-back baskets. Her second was off of a steal to give Calaveras a 22-13 lead. But Sonora finished the first half on a 6-0run and trailed Calaveras 22-19 at halNme. ''We knew going in that this was not going to be an easy game," Malamed said. "Even when we were up 12-2, we knew Sonora is a great team. They are a championship team and it's on their home court. They aregoing to put up a fight and we know that. We figured that at sometime that run would be coming. It wasn't an all at once run, rather a slow and steady run. I knew that this game would slow down to aback and forth,possession forpossession game, and that's exactly what we saw." The Wildcats tied the game to begin the third quarler on a 3-pointer &om Haylie Santos. The Sonora players and fans jumped up with excitement, and perhaps the talks Emerald gave her team before the game, and again at halhme started to sink in with her players. ''We talked beforethegame about playing with heart," Emerald said.sWe had an 18 point lead in Argonaut.And even though we blew the lead, we were able to comeback and win. So, we talked a lot about heart and I told them at halNme that we were going to see what this team was made of coming out for the third quarter."

ay Boys — Wrestling:Calaveras/ Summerville at Tim Brown Invitational, 9 a.m., Sacramento; Sonora/Brat Harte at Jackson Lions

Tournament, Jackson. Tuesday Boys — Basketball:Calaveras at Amador, 7:30 p.m.; Sonora at Linden, 7:30 p.m.; Bret Harte vs. Summerville, 7:30 p.m. Girls - Basketball:Calaveras vs. Amador, Mike Flock Gym, 7:30 p.m.

Coroner: Imprisoned ex-NFL running back committed suicide SACRAMENTO (AP) Imprisoned former N FL ru n n in g ba c k Lawrence Phillips comm itted s u icide w h i l e he was awaiting a trial that could have brought him the death penalty, a California coroner said Friday. The Kern County coroner's officereleased no

otherdetails. Phillips, 40, was found u nresponsive at K e r n Valley State Prison and died at a hospital early Wednesday. He had been housed alone since April after he was suspected of killing his cellmate, Damion Soward, 37, the cousin of former University of Southern California and NFL wide receiver R. Jay Soward. His a t torney, Jesse Whitten, said his client s eemed upbeat a d a y before his death even though a judge ordered him to face trial on a charge of first-degree

murder. A c o n viction c ould have led to t h e death penalty, but prosecutors said no decision on that had been made. The death will be reviewed by the federal official who controls the prison medical system, along with federal officials and lawyers involved in a long-running lawsuit over the care of mentally ill inmates. Phillips was sentenced to more than 31 years in prison in2008 afterhe was convicted of twice choking his girlfriend in 2005 in San Diego and of driving his car into three teens later that year after a pickup football game in Los Angeles.

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Calaveras head coach Jeremy Malamed talks with his team during the fourth quarter Friday night at Bud Castle Gym. Though Sonora (13-3, 5-0 MLL) tied the game, it could not immehately take the lead. Calaveras regained the lead and extended the score to 29-25 with a basket &om Larkin. Santos hit another big three for the Wildcats and Henington gave Sonora the lead with 2:45 remaining in the third quarter on a steal and basket.

The Wildcats grew their lead to 33-39, but Jasper knocked down a 3-pointer, and Larkin hit a shot as the third quarter buzzer went off, and the Redskins led 3433 heading into the fourth quarter. "Heading into the fourth quarter, I just reminded them that they are only eight minutes away," Malamed said. "At that point, we know what they are running, and they know what we are running. It pretty much comes down to being precise in the execution. And it also comes down

to being tough and winning those 5050 balls and not giving up those second shots." For the final eight minutes, neither team trailed by more than four points. Santos gave the 'Cats a 43-39 lead with under 2 minutes remaining in the game. Laney Evans cut the Sonora lead to 4340 with a &ee throw with under 20 seconds left in the game. Up by three, Emerald had the option of having her players foul Calaveras to put them on the line, so the game couldn't be tied with a 3-point basket. That though was never an option for Emerald. 'That never crossed my mind," Emerald said. "Calaveras may have not been stellar &om the &ee throw line tonight, but I do think they are a good shooting team. I just didn't want the clock to stop.

So I didn't want to play out the game that way." Larkin added one more point for Calaverastobring the score to43-41,butthat is where the game would stay and Sonora stayed undefeated in MLL play. Larkin led Calaveras (14-3, 3-1 MLL) with 15 points, followed by Jasper with 14.Evans scored fi ve,whileW ood and DeHerrera scored four. "I think this shows a lot of growth with our team," Malamed said.sWe had a lot of experience &om last year. We were very young,but we grew and got better and better. After a strong offseason we knew we'd come into the season being one of the teams that should compete for the top of the league. The girls have that belief and confidence now. As much as we respect Argonaut and Sonora, we know that we can not only play with them, but beat them if we play our game. So we take the floor with confidence and we are trying to make plays to validate that. The girls have the will to win. Sonora held their court tonight. In two weeks we play them at our court and we wanna return the favor."

Poole had a team-high 13 points and six rebounds, while Henington followed with 12 points, four rebounds and three steals. Santos scored eight points and had three steals, Ries had five, Diter scored three, and Gabby Stewart finished the night with two points. "Ifeelpretty good looking attherestof the league season, only because I know what wearecapable of,"Em eraldsaid."I know it is going to be hard to play Calaveras at their place, but I have confidence in my team."

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BRIEFS Steelers-Bengals clash results in $83,665 in fines The NFL fi ned four players and two coaches a totalof $83,665 for their actions in the PittsburghCincinnati wild-card game. Bengals c o r nerback Adam 'Pacman" Jones was fined $28,940for contact with an official, a foul that moved the Steelers closer for their game-winning field goal in the final seconds Saturday night. His teammates Wallace Gilberry and Domata Peko were each fined $8,681.

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Don't expect another AZ blowout over GB attle, a loss they dismiss as an aberration. The Packers (11-6) still had a chance at the NFC North title, despite the loss in the desert, but they finished the regular season by losing at home to Minnesota, so Green Bay settled for a wild-card berth. And last Sunday in Washington, Rodgers and the rest of thePackers played better than they had most of the

and Peko's for unnecessary roughness. Steelers guard Ramon Foster was fined $17,363 for unnecessary roughness. Earlier this week, the league suspended Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict three games without play for his conduct in the game, which Pittsburgh

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP)Three weeks ago, the Arizona Cardinals beat the Green Bay Packers by 30 points. No one should expect that kind of blowout when the teams meet again Saturday night, this time in the NFC divisional playoffs. "I think these guys definitely come back here with a bad taste in their mouth," Arizona cornerback Patrick Peterson said, "so I think it will definitely be a much better game." Oddsmakers are picking the Cardinals, the NFC's No. 2 seed, by seven points, although Packers coach Mike McCarthy wouldn't call his team the underdog. "We' re no underdog going to Arizona," McCarthy said afterhis team's 35-18 wild-card victory over Wash-

to be on" Arizona. "They' re c oming off a tough loss at home against Seattle. Before that, they blew us out," Rodgers said. "They' re the Super Bowl favorites, and obviously the favorite team on Saturday night, so we' ve just got to go out, be loose, let it all hang out, because the pressure's all on that side." Arizona safety Rashad Johnson said there's pressure on both sides. "We've all got to play the game," he said. "I think there's a little bit of pressure on everyone to go out and want to play well. If you don't feel any butterflies and have some type of pressure, you' re in the wrong business." Cardinals coach Bruce Arians discounted the whole concept of pressure. "There is no pressure," he said. "Pressure is something

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The N ationals a l so reached deals Friday with infielders Danny Espinosa and Anthony Rendon, and outfielder Ben Revere. Friday is when teams and players submit salary fi gures for arbitration. But Washington avoided the sometimes-contentious process with all five of its players who initially filed for arbitration on Tuesday, including catcher Wilson Ramos. Strasburggets a raiseof $3 million from 2015, when he went 11-7 with a 3.46 ERA and was limited to 23 starts because of injuries. Revere, acquired from Toronto this month, agreed to a $6.25 million contract for 2016, while Espinosa's deal is worth $2,875,000 for one year.

30sh Reddick gets 1-year deal from A's OAKLAND (AP) Right fielder Josh Reddick has reached agreement on a $6.575 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics to avoid salary arbitration. Oakland also settled with right-hander Fernando Rodriguez on a $1.05 million, one-year deal Friday. He asked for $1.05 million and p aperwork necessit ated the club offer the same salary. Reddick batted .272 with 20 homers — his s econd-highest total i n seven major league seasons — and 77 RBIs in 149 games lastseason for the A' s. An AL Gold Glover in right field in 2012, Reddick was limited to 114 and 109 games in the 2013 and '14 seasons before bouncing back healthy last year. He dealt with a nagging right knee injury in '14. Rodriguez went 4-2 with a 3.84 ERA in 56 appearances and 58 2-3 innings with Oakland in 2015.

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for something. We have high expectations." The Dec. 27 victory over and expect to win." the Packers capped a nineGreen Bay quarterback game winning streak for Aaron Rodgers, on the oth- Arizona (13-3). A week later, er hand, acknowledged his the Cardinals ended their team's underdog status, but regular season with a 36-6 said"the pressure'sallgoing drubbing at the hands of Se-

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The Summerville junior varsity fell to Argonaut 85-69 Friday night in Jackson.

Luke Fulkerson scored a team-high 18 points and Gabe Walker and Kyle Norton scored nine points. Norton pulled down 11 rebounds. The Bears started slow, trailing 2819 afterthe first quarter and 47-34 at

halfbme. It was the third game of the week forSummerville,and fatiguemay have played a factor in the loss. ''We were slow reacting," said head coach Mike McLaurin. "It was a threegame week, and we didn't handle it

THOMPSON Continued from PageC1 lockerroom aspires to be thatgreat and get a send off like that. He deservesit.It's kind ofsad to see.It's going to be weird, the NBA without Kobe Bryant." The Kobe Bryant farewell tour is already in full effect. But Thursday was the Bay's turn to send off player who has been as integral to NBA basketball in this area as any non-Warrior. The Warriors' 116-98 win was an after thought. Thursday was, in a sense, the end of anera ofWarri ors basketball. Yeah, he is a Laker. But a sizable percentage of the Warriors' expansive fan base were Lakers fans not too long ago. And another big chunk of Warriors fans looked forward to Kobe appearances here as much as any game, and many times liked him more than the Warriors players.

That's an incredible amount of respect. Some Warriors fans, who

STEWARD Continued from PageC1 — That said, it appears fans of the Warriors aren't the only ones that should be worried about San Antonio. For starters, there are two P.F.

Chang's (M.D.'s fave hangout) in San Antone. — At least for another day, we can keep alive the dream of an Alex Smith-vs.-Aaron

Rodgers Super Bowl at Levi' s Stadium. — No way we' re so lucky. This weekend's predicted winners: Patriots, Broncos, Cardinals, Seahawks. In fact, we' re so certain who we' re getting in Super Bowl 50, our staff ace Dan Brown is already doing preliminary research for "Tom Brady: The San Mateo

An obviously i r r i tated Arians would say only that Okafor injured a toe during season. the team's weekend off Here are things to considThe team signed 12-year er when the Packers face the NFL veteran Jason Babin to Cardinals: help at the position. Getting healthy: T h e Cardinals sacked Rodgers eight times in their meeting three weeks ago, but Green Bay was without starting left tackle David Bakhtiari because of an ankle injury and lost starting right tackle Bryan Bulaga, also to an ankle problem, during the That shouldn't be the case on Saturday night. Bulaga was back the next game and Bakhtiari practiced all week on a limited basis. The Packers also should have cornerback Sam Shields, who has been out while undergoing the concussion protocol.

one.

As for what players can carry over from that game, Packers linebacker Julius Peppers says not a whole lot. "More scheme t h i ngs, plays, the plays they like to run, the sets they like to run out of. That's pretty much it," he said. "You can't really take too much else from it.

It's a different game, and all Tempo, t e mpo: T h e these games have different Packers'offense started to personalities." click last weekend when it went up-tempo. High-scoring h i story: The Cardinals took appro- Rodgers has experienced priatenotice. playoff football in Arizona "When I was watching the firsthand. game Sunday, those guys In 2009, he engaged in a were m oving e x t remely spectacular passing duel fast," Peterson said, "the w ith Kurt Warner in t h e fastestI've seen allyear." wild-card round. The Cardinals are well Rodgers threw for 4 22 aware of how Rodgers likes yards and four touchdowns, to catch opponents with too but the Packers lost in overm any men on the field.They time 51-45 when Karlos had to call a timeout in one Dansby returned Rodgers' such instance in their first fumble 17yards for a score. meeting. It remains the highestscoring playoff game in NFL Familiar foes: Because history.

host Summerville Tuesday in Angels Camp.

latched on to the Stephen Curry wagon, don't know about those days when people came to Warriors games to see the opponent. Back when the slogan was "A Great Time Out" to emphasize the extracurriculars at Warriors games and distract from the ugly on the court. Now, Warriors fans get Thompson dropping37 in a quarter and Harrison Barnes posterizing big men. But there was a time when you were the best show in this place. Twice a year, you were the biggest draw at Oracle, transforming an already energetic building into a cranked basketball nightclub. Thursday had one of those special vibes,allcentered on Kobe. It felt like the old days, when the Lakers fans used to take over Oracle, after Kobe dropped in a jumper. He got Curry treatment when he lost Brandon Rush with a crossover and stuck the 3.

just that game. So I thank the fans for the way they supported him. Because I thought that was amazing and well deserved." When the finalhorn sounded, Bryant got m ore applause. He walked over to the Warriors bench and hugged interim coach Luke Walton, Kobe's teammate for two championships. Then Kobe spent some time with Curry and Thompson, imparting the same message he left on Green's shoe: "Make history." And when the chatting was over, and he headed for the tunnel one last time, the ovation returned. He waved again, acknowledging a crowd beforedisappearing into the tunnel. Kobe's last game in the Bay Area was complete. "We get jaded in this business," general manager Bob Myers said. "But that was cool. That was sentimental. I didn't think it would get me like it did but it touched me. He's my generation. That was our guy. Farewell, Kobe.

bone for a salivating crowd who admire his greatness. Those memories, that legacy he leaves behind, is why with about six minutes left in a all-but-over game, Oracle was filled with chants of "Kobe! Kobe! Kobel" Why a roar broke challenged the rafters when he got off the bench and got into the game. Why nearlythe entire arena

unabashedly begged for Kobe to make one more basket. Green said th e m ai n r e ason he played Thursday was to play against Kobe one last time. He was supposed to be resting two games, and itstands to reason the Warriors could beat the Lakers without him. But Draymond Green wasn' t missing this game. And afterward, he Kobe gave Green his shoes. On the right foot had Kobe's signature and the No. 24. On the left foot, it read "To Draymond MAKE HISTORY" with Kobe's signature unFor a moment there, he was vin- derneath. "It was amazing," Green said. tage Kobe. It didn't last, as he finished with eight points on 4 of 15 "We' re talking about his last time shooting. But it was enough of a coming to Oracle.... It's bigger than

40 with the green bottle flu, Kobe. — Think Giants fans would ever give Clayton Kershaw the kind of ovation Kobe got &om Dubs fans? Maybe, if the Dodgers were 9-32 like the Laker s. — When we joked about Mike Piazza's A's stint getting him into the Hall of Fame last week, we'd completely forgot-

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of the one-sided nature of their previous meeting, the Cardinals and the Packers didn't get to a big portion of their game plans. That gave them a head startgetting ready for this

well. We' ve got Bret Harte on Tuesday, On Friday, Jan. 8, the 'Cats defeatand we' ll start agam." ed Summerville 44-38 at Bud Castle Gym. Angellina Ray led Sonora with 15 'Cats junior varsity girls points, Paige Houck scored 10, and beat Calaveras63-23 MakenzieFray and Britney Canepa The Sonora Wildcats JV girls' team each scored six apice. gota63-23win overtheCalaverasRedskins Friday night at Bud Castle Gym. Bret Harte Bullfrogs continue The Wildcats jumped out to a 27-7 to win; beat Linden Lions lead and never looked back. Sha'nece Garrett led Sonora with The Bret Harte Bullfrogs boys' bas15 points. Bri Spring scored 11, Caitlin ketball team got a 63-52 win over the Baker scorch 10, Mary Hester scored Linden Lions Friday night in Angels eight, and Grace Amend scored six Camp. points in the win. Bret Harte senior Kyle Olsen scored 20 points and pulled down 16 boards in the win. Wyatt Lawson and Colin Sonora frosh girls' hoops Preston scored 10 points, and Isaac top Summewille McCamey scored nine points. Michael The Sonora Wildcats freshman girls' Ziehlke pulled down 13 rebounds to basketball team has won back-to-back go with his nine points. games. Bret Harte (9-8, 3-1 MLL) will

Fox.corn to solicit what might have happened. Best r esponse: "Ball pump recoil." — Bad break for A's hitters. Once again in August, it appearsthey willbeasked tohit it to the right side of the 50yard line marker. — The Warriors should have given Kobe Bryant a five-day trip to the Napa Valley years ago. Try scoring

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ten the fact that Tim Raines alsoonce played for Oakland (58games in 1999,fourstolen bases). Didn't work for Tim, but maybe it's best we usher in one once-great A's has-been at a time. — The Orioles are said to be making a Yoenis Cespedes play forfi ve years and $75 million to $90 million. That' s almost down to a financial

level where Oakland could compete to bring back Cespy. But would the A's ever consider making a move that might actually stimulate the gate and maketheirfanshappy? — Lew Woiff's likely answer to that: C'mon, we' re having a Jose Canseco Bobblehead Night next season. And maybe four fireworks shows to boot.

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Aaron doesn't cave about training just over a month away. "Records are made to be broA~ A (A P ) — The hair ken,she said again this week "I has been conquered by gray. did my share, whatever I could He uses a cane to get around, do, and that's it." always moving at a very meaone of his increassured pace. ingly rare public appearances, Hank Aaron is in his 80s Hammerin' Hank made it clear now. He's not going to be hitting he doesn't need records to deany more long balls. fine his legacy. "I don't think about that too No need. He's still the king, no matter much now,u Aaron said after what the record book says. receiving one of Japan's highest Before we go on, this is not honors, the Order of the Rising an attempt to rewrite history Sun. "As I tell a lot of people, or indict Barry Bonds, who sits Tm never going to hit another atop the career homer list with home run.' Not on this leg" 762. Sure, he undoubtedly hit — a reference to his difFiculty at leasteight ofthose — and walking since a parthQ lefthip probablymany, many morereplacement nearly two years while performan~nhancing ago.'Tm never going to play drugs were coursing through baseball again. Whoever holds a body that inexplicably grew that record now, they can share more massive and muscul' as it or say it's theirs. That's fine." Bonds will surely never he aged. To many (and count us in that group), Aaron's 755 share his record, but that does remains the legitimate remrd. nothing to diminish the courBut it really doesn't matter. age Aaron showed in the face Certainly not to Aaron. of racial hatred while chasing He wouldn't join the debate Babe Ruth's record, nor the raon that night more than eight cial barriers he helped to break years ago when his mark fell, down after moving south with sending along a warm, con- the Braves during the turbugratulatory message that was lent 1960s, nor the ~ he shown on the video board in continues to display. "Here we have a truly living San Francisco not long after Bonds touched home plate. legend," said U.S. Rep. David He won't now, as the dreary Scott, a Georgia Democrat who depths of another winter are is Aaron's brother-in-law.'Make softened by the hope of spring no mistake about it. Hank Aar-

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As for Bonds' 762 homers and other marks tainted by the disgracefulsteroids era,Commissioner Rob Manfred has made it dear there won' t be any ~ to t h e record book. Not even an asterisk. "I think it's important to show a lotofrespectfor record

books as they have been written. I think that when you breachthe area of adjusting records or putting asterisks on that, you start down a road that you don't want to start down," Manfred told journalist Marvin Kalb during an appearance last fall at the National Press Club. 'There have been difFerent eras in the game where there were difFerent things that afFected thenumbers.Thedead-ballera. And a period of time where peoHyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/MCT ple assume or know that people Hank Aaron laughs during a pregame ceremony to recognize the 40th anniversary of were using steroids." his historic 715th home run before the 2014 season opener. Manfred won't be bestowing any honorary titles, either. To on is truly a God-blessed man tried to come across as a victim, b~ the record," Scott said. those who say Aaron is the true and a God-sent man, sent by someone who was singled out "It's what he had to go through home run king, the commisGod almighty here to do what by thosejealous ofhis accom- to break that record. Babe sioner would only say, "I know they said never, never could plishments and put ofF by his Ruth is a wonderful person, that the individual who has hit b e done: the b~ of B a be surly behavior, he can't even and made great contributions the most home runs in the hisRuth's record. But that isn't all begin to imagine the hatred to baseball. But Babe Ruth did tory ofbaseball is Barry Bonds." the story." Aaron endured on his way to not have the Ku Klux Klan on No matter. Really, it's just a small part taking down the Babe's record his back. Babe Ruth did not Hammerin' Hank is still the of it. of 714 homers. have death threats on his back. king. "It's not a matter of him So ... when you measure the While Bonds has always Of life.

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Former WWE star CM Punk hopeful for UFC debut in July By DAN GELSTON The Associated Press

CM Punk has sparred, trained, even sprayed down workout mats at

his training academy. He's accomplished most of his goals in UFC except priming for an actual fight. After a prolonged wait, it's closing in on clobberin' time for Punk. The former WWE superstar itching to fight inside the cage since he signed with the company in December 2014 is closer to his UFC debut. UFC President Dana White said this week that welterweight Mickey Gall would be Punk's first opponent should Gall defeat Michael Jackson at UFC 196 on Feb. 6 in Las Vegas. No fight datehasbeen announced. Punk told The Associated Press on day he hoped the potential fight with Gall would take place at UFC 200 in July.

Punk has no opponent lined up should Gall lose his fight. 'You get kind of aimless when you' re just in the gym training to train," Punk said by phone. "I'm not training for a rank, I'm training for a fight. When you don'thave a fight date,you don't have a fight opponent, you' re just kind of in there." The 37-year-old Punk trains under Duke Roufus at the Roufusport Martial Arts Academy in Milwaukee. Punk, born Phil Brooks, has neverfought an MMA bout. 'This is new to me,u Punk said.

"It's not the same old boring (stuf that I' ve been doing for God knows how long. People are talking about it. Some peopleare upset,some people love it, some people think it's inspirational. I'm pretty sure everybody has an opinion on it.u Punk originally set a hopeful late 2015 debutand may have fought already had he not injured his left

shoulder last year. He stayed active and rodea bike, though he couldn't perform simple workouts such as push-ups and rope jumping. He said he still suffers "aches and pains" and has focused on grappling and jiu-jitsu to strengthen his shoulder. "I don't think there's a day that I feel is wasted," Punk said. But first, Gall has to win his fight. He was introduced to the UFC fanbase on White's online series, "Looking For a Fight," which was used as a vehicle to find Punk's first foe. Gall won his only other professional MMA fight and immediately called out Punk.

"I finish CM Punk. I'm not sure if I knock him out or I submit him, but I think it ends and I think it ends in the first round," Gall told Fox Sports. Punk cut some of the best promos in the WWE en route toward becoming one of the biggest stars in company history. He's always game for

some trash talk to promote a fight. uOf course he says he's going to finish me in the first round. I would have it no other way s Punk said. "He's coming to finish me and I'm

coming to finish him." Billed as the Best in the World" in WWE, Punk's debut would surely add some publicity and pay-per-view sales to UFC 200 now that former women's champion Ronda Rousey said she won't fight on the card. Punk, who had an acrimonious departure from WWE early last year, is open to fighting Gall before July. Pushing 40, Punk would be among the oldest fighters to make his UFC debutand the window fora meaty UFC career grows shorter with each empty month. Ron Van Clief was 51 when he fought on the fourth UFC card. Win or lose, Punk said he was in UFC for the long haul. Punk, a noted Chicago Blackhawks fan who has a Stanley Cup

tattooed on his left Achilles, heads to New Jersey next week to work with the New Jersey Devils strength and conditioning coach Joe Lorincz. Punk will attend the two-day training sessions with former UFC champion Forrest Griffin and three other fighters. Punk also will attend the Ottawa Senators-Devils game Thursday night at the Prudential Center. Punk's UFC debut might actually come in a videogame — he's a character in "EA Sports UFC 2,u set for a March 15 release. Punk, who enjoys needling fans on Twitter, tweeted this week, uHey! This is cool. I hope it makes dummies furious."

Punk has brushed ofF criticism that he's in UFC as some sort of publicity stunt or that he's not a "real" fighter because of his stint in WWE. "If they didn't care, then none of it would probably matter," Punk said. 'That's probably my biggest weapon, I don't lack confidence."

ScoREs & MoRE New York at Memphis, 5 p.m. LA. Lakars at Utah, 6 p.m. Sacramento at LA. Clippars, 7:30 p.m. Sunday's games Phoenix at Minnesota, 12:30 p.m. Dallas at San Antonio, 4 p.m. Miami at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m. Indiana at Denver, 5 p.m. Houston at LA. Lakars, 6:30 p.m.

Football NFL Divisional Bayoffs Today's gamss Kansas City at New England, 1:35 (CBSl Green Bay at Arizona, 5:15 p.m. (NBC) Sunday's games Seattle at Carolina, 10:05 a.m. (FOX) Pittsburgh at Denver, 1:30 p.m. (CBS)

Tennis

2015-16 NCAA Bowl Glance Saturday, Jan. 23 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Patarsburti, Ra. East vs. Wast, 1 p.m. (NFLN) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl At Carson National vs. Amarican, 3 p.m. (ESPN2) Saturday, Jan. 30

Apia International Friday, At Olympic Park Tennis Centre, Sydnuy Purse: Man, $404,780 iWT250); Women, SS87„ritttt (pramiar) Surface: Hard-Outdoor StruJlss — Msn —Quartsrlinals Taymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, daf. Barnard Tomic (1), Australia, 6-3, 3-0, retired. Grigor Dimitrov (4), Bulgaria, daf. Alaxandr Dolgopolov (8), Ukraine, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Viktor Troicki (3), Serbia, daf. Nicolas Mahut, France, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Gillas Muller, Luxembourg, daf. Jeremy

Senior Bowl At Mobita, Ah. North vs. South, 11:30 a.m. (NFLN)

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Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, daf. Balinda Bancic (8), Switzarla nd, 6-0, 0-0, retired. Championship Svatlana Kuznatsava, Russia, daf. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, 64, 6-2. Doubles — Man —Quartarlinals Jamie Murray, BStain, and Bruno Soaras, Brazil, daf. Matt Raid and Jordan Thompson, Australia, 64, 64. Samifina Is Rohan Bopanna, India, and Florin Mergaa (4), Romania, daf. Thomaz Ballucci, Brazil, and Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, 7-6 (S), 6-4. Jamia Murray, BStain, and Bruno Soaras, Brazil, daf. Lukasz Kubot and Ma rein Matkowski, Poland, 7-5, 2-6, 10-3. Woman-Samilinals Carolina Garcia and Kristina Mladanovic (3), France, daf. Chan Hao-ohing and Yung-jan i2), Taiwan, 6-2, 6-4. Championship Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza u), India, daf. Carolina Garcia and Kristina Mladanovic (3), France, 1-6, 7-5, 10-5. ATP World Tour ASS Cassia Friday, At ASB Bank Tennis Canus Auddand, New Zsaland Purss: StSS„rl2tt (Wrlm) S urface: Hard~ou r Singles — Samifinals Jack Sock, United States, daf. David Farrar (1), Spain, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. Robarto Bautista Agut (S), Spain, daf. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2), France, 3-6, 76 (3), 6-4. Doubles — Samilinals Eric Butorac and Scott Lipsky (4), United States, daf. Julian Knowla and Oliver Marach, Austria, 6-1, 64. Mats Pavic, Croatia, and Michael Venus, New Zealand, daf. Marcus Daniall and Artam Sitak, New Zealand, 6-2, 6-3.

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TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with C Robinson Chirinos and RHP Tanner Schappars on one-year contracts. National Lsagua COLORADO ROCKIES — Agreed to terms with 3B Nolan Aranado on a on ayaar contract. GP W L OTPtsGF GA MIAMI MARLINS — Agreed to terms with W ashington 4 3 3 3 7 3 69 14 3 9 1 RHPs Jose Farnandez, Tom Koehlar, David N.y.lslandars 44 2 4 1 5 5 5 3 122 110 Phelps, AJ. Ramos, Carter Capps and Bryan N.Y. Rangers 4 3 2 3 1 5 5 5 1 124 113 Monisand SS AdainyHachavaniaonone-year Carolina 46 20 1S S 4S 111 124 contracts. Pittsburgh 43 20 1 6 7 47 1 0 3 10S MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Named Mike N awJarsay 45 21 1 9 5 4 7 9 9 1 1 0 Schwartz director of food Sr beverage hospitalP hiladelphia 4 1 1 9 1 5 7 4 5 9 4 1 1 0 ity. Columbus 45 16 2 5 4 36 1 1 4 145 NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with WESTERN CONFERENCE RHP Matt Harvey,SS Ruban Tajada, RHP Central Division Carlos Torras, RHP Addison Reed and LHP GP W L O T PtsGF GA Josh Edgin on one-year contracts. Signed C Chicago 47 % t s 4 6 4 135 10s Navin Ashlay to a minor league contract. Dallas 45 29 12 4 6 2 151 120 PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms St. Louis 47 25 15 7 57 117 11s with C Francisco Carvalli, RHP Jarad Hughes, Minnesota 44 22 14 s 5 2 113 103 LHP Jeff Locke, RHP Mark Malancon, INF Jordy Colorado 45 22 20 3 4 7 12s 127 Mercer and LHP Tony Watson on one-year Nashville 44 19 17 s 4 6 113 123 contracts. Winnipeg 45 21 21 3 4 5 118 129 SAN DIEGO PADRES — Agreed to terms with Pacilic Divhion RHPs Andrew Cashnar and Tyson Ross on GP W L O T PtsGF GA ona-yaa r contracts. L osAngalas 4 2 2 7 1 2 3 5 7 1 1 2 9 2 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms Arizona 43 22 16 5 4 9 1 2 2 131 withRHP Sath Manass, IN F-OF Brandon Moss San Joss 42 22 18 2 46 1 2 0 114 and RHP Travor Rosanthal on one-year conVancouver 45 ts 1 7 1 0 46 109 126 tracts. A naheim 43 19 1 7 7 4 5 S s 1 02 WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreedto Calgary 42 20 20 2 4 2 1 15 129 terms with INF Anthony Randon on a ona year Edmonton 45 17 2 3 5 39 1 0 9 133 contract. NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for American Association overtime loss. FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Signed Friday's games INF Ryan Pinada Boston 4, Bufialo 1 KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Signed OF Kyle Chicago 4, Toronto 1 Robinson.Released C Alex Marquaz and INF Vancouver 3, Carolina 2, OT Jacob Hayes. Tampa Bay 5, Pittsburgh 4, OT SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Signed RHP Winnipeg 1, Minnasota 0 Stephen Boughar and traded OF Jason Rapko Anaheim 4, Dallas 2 toYork fora playerto ba named. Today's games TEXAS AIR HOGS —Signed OF Michael Hur. hLY. Rangers at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. WICHITA WINGNUTS — Signed INF TJ MitNew Jersey at Arizona, 11 a.m. talstaadt, RHP Brad Orosay, RHP Eddie MediOttawa at Los Angeles, 1 p.m. na andRHP Alex Boshars.Released INFTaylor Toronto at Boston, 4 p.m. Smart. Washington at Buffalo, 4 p.m. BASKETBALL Colorado at Columbus, 4 p m. National Basketball Association Montreal at St. Louis, 4 p.m. CHICAGO BULLS — Assigned F-C Cristiano Minnesota at Nashville, 5 p.m. Falicio to Canton (NBADu. Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m. MEMPHIS GRIZZUES — Raassignad F James DallasatSan Jose,7:30p.m. Ennis to iowa (NBADu. Sunday's Games FOOTBALL Carohna at Putsburgh, 12 p.m. National Football League Vancouver atN.Y.Islandars,1p.m. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Named Kan Florida at Tampa Bay, 2 p.m. Zampasa off ensivecoordinatorandJim HashLY. Rangers at Washington, 2 p.m. lett linebackers coach. Montreal at Chicago 4 p m CLEVELAND BROWNS — Retained special Philadelphia at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. teams coordinator Chris Tabor. LosAngelesatAnaheim,6 p m . DENVER BRONCOS — Signed DE Derek Wolfe to a four-year contract extension. DETROIT LIONS — Named Kyle O' Brien director of player personnel. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed CB RobBASEBALL artson Daniel from the practice squad. Placed Major League Basaball TE Andrew Quarlass on injured reserve. American League MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed CB Melvin CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms White to a reserve/future contract. with RHP Cody Allan on a one-year contract. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Named Dirk HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreedto terms with Koattarcoach. RHP Josh Fields, INF Marwin Gonzalez, LHP Canadian Football League DallasKauchal and IN FLuisValbuana on oneWINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed DB year contracts. Alex Subar to a one-day contract and KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreedto terms announced his retirement. with LHP Danny Duffy, C Drew Butara, RHP HOCKEY Louis Coleman, C Tony Cruz and OF Jarrod National Hockey League Dyson on one-year contracts. ARIZONA COYOTES — Traded D Victor NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms Bartlay and F John Scott to Montreal for D with RHP Michael Pinada and INF-OF Dustin Jarred Tinordi and F Sta/an Fourniar. Recalled Acklsy on one-year contracts. Claimed OF Lane F John Scott from Springfield (AHL). Adams off waiuars from Kansas City. OasigCAROLINA HURRICANES — Activated F natad INF Ronald Torrayas for assignment. Nathan Garbo from injured reserve. Raassignad SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms Fs Phil Di Giuseppe and Brook McGinn to with LHP Charlie Furbush and RHP Evan Scrib- Charlotte (AHL). nar on one-year contracts. DETROIT RED WINGS — Traded D Richard TAMPA BAY RAYS —Agreedto terms with Nadomlal to St. Louis for future considerations. NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Acquired D INF Logan Forsytha on a two-yaar contract. 43 22 16 5 4 9 44 23 1s 3 4 9 44 20 1s 6 4 6 42 16 19 7 3 9 41 17 23 4 3 8 Metropolitan Division

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managing director. National Women's Soccer League CHICAGO REDSTARS —Acquired two 201 6 fourth-round draft picks from Boston fora 201 6 third-round draft pick. Acquired two 2016 fourth-round draft picks from Sky Blue FC for a 2016 third-round draft pick. PORTLAND THORNS FC — Traded a 2016 first-round draft pick, No. 4 spot in the allocation ranking order and future considerations to Boston for the No. 1 spot in the allocation ranking order. SKY BLUE FC — Acquired a 2016first round draft pick and 2017 first- and fourth-round draft picks from Portland for the rights to F Nadia Nadim, a 2016 first round draft pick and a 2017 second-round draft pick. COLLEGE ATLANTIC HOCKEY ASSOCIATION — Suspandad Canisius FCodyBoyd one game after a major penalty and game misconduct d a Jan. 14 game against Niagara. ALABAMA — Announced RB Darrick Henry and DL A'Shawn Robinson will enter the NFL draft. FLORIDA — Fired defensive backs coach Kirk

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