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4-H farewellThe 43rd and final 4-H Community Dinner and Cake Auction was held Saturday at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds.A2
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Making money from visitors in Yosemite began well before there was a national park, and that story today helps explain how the National Park Service finds itself in a cash-driven legal battle with a concessioner, a battle it wants to win so badly it will change the names of worldfamous landmarks like The Ahwahnee, Curry Village and Yosemite Lodge. Historians say before the first white European-Americans arrived in Yosemite in 1851, local Ahwahneechee and other Miwok descendants could be traced back 4,000
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Businesses and community groups utilize a mixture of old and new buildings in Standard, which has seen a revival in the past 20 years. They include (above, clockwise) the Standard Pour, Schnoogs coffee shopand a church congregation. The Standard Lumber Co., established in 1910, built housing units and shops (below) in town.
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nearby lumber mill's employees and their families. A swath of new businesses have breathed life into
With less than two months before the filing deadline for the open Calaveras County Board of Supervisors seats, potential candidates have emerged. Three district seats will expire at year's end — districts 1, 2 and 4. To date, one supervisor has said he will run again, CM Edson of Dis-
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point of Calaveras County. Two people have expressed interest in the seat — Gary Tofanelli, who held the seat
Over the past 20 years, the town of Standard has climbed from the depths of steady decline and now appearsprimed fora rebirth. Established by Standard Lumber Co. in 1910, Standard long served as a company town for the
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Sixth-grader Gabriella Santos, 12, of Brazil, is the first exchange student to attend Sierra Waldorf School in the 27-year history of the school.
Waldorf school welcomes first exchange student amount of time," Roberson said. "There have been some folks who have come here making films ... who asked could their child be here Brazilian student Gabriella Santos arrived for the three months they' re here let's say, but in Sonora at the start of a new year to become they hadn't been Waldorf students, and we By SEAN CARSON The Union Democrat
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The 4-H Community Dinner and Cake Auction was held Saturday at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds. It was the 43rd and final year of the event. Longtime organizers Sue Moore and Ron Hamilton said, last week, the event had gotten too big to continue. Tuolumne Pioneers 4-H members (top, from left) Lily Cimolino, 11, Jaden Rodgers, 12, Hailey Duckworth, 16 and Grace Maxson, 14, help barbecue tri-tip for the dinner. Belle Bloom, 12, of Foothill 4-H (above photo, at left), and Jordan Hampton, 12, of Sonora Cloverleafs 4-H, stand in front of Bloom's gold medalwinning cake.The cake was called "The Last Stitch" (above right), in honor of the event's last year. Rob Abbott, with the Groveland Highlanders 4-H (right), serves food at the community dinner.
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Santos and her family are involved members at their Waldorf school in Sao Paulo, so the methodology and school culture is one she's familiar with, Roberson said. For Santos, the shift from a class of 33 in a city with more than 11 million people to the small schoolhouse ofF Rawhide Road is a big change. There are 16 students in her sixthgrade class there. cBut the subjects and the class, it's not so difFerent," Santos said. Nights at home are spent reading assigned books like the "Bronze Bow" or personal favorites like the "Harry Potter" series, Santos said. Santos is an accomplished musician, according to Lundeen. Basketball and volleyball interests are sidelined for the moment as Santos adjusts to the cold foothill winter. While fellow students eat lunch outside in T-shirts, Santos shivers in jackets during the break. But, a trip to the snow with Lundeen was worth the discomfort, she said. Santos' English has vastly improved in her first two weeks here, and a conversation like the one she had with The Union Democrat would not have been possible when she first arrived, Lundeen said. Upon return to Brazil, Santos looks forward to being among the five or six students in her class who speak decent English, she said.
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The holistic education designed to meet the developing creative and intellectual capacities of children is a difficult curriculum for outside studentsto adjustto,Roberson said. The specific approach was developed by Rudolf Steiner, with the first school opened in Germany in 1919. Today, more than a thousand public and independent Waldorf schools operatein over 60 countries,according to a 2015 report from German Waldorf support organization, Waldorf World Worldwide. cWe've been asked to take students who
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Calls for Oscar boycott grow —OBITUARIESHarris gets six years In prison over diversi of nominees for bank robbery Obituary policy
NEW YORK (AP) — Amid calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards over its allwhite acting nominees and Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith both announcing they would sit out this year's ceremony, the academy's president said it was time for major
days time served. Segerstrom also ordered Harris to pay $1,800 in restitution and $7,437 to Umpqua Bank in Twain Harte. Witnesses told law enforcement on the day of the robbery, July 21, 2015, two young men jumped over a counter at the Umpqua Bank at 18711 TifFeni Drive, tackled a teller and took an undisclosed amount of cash. The o t her de f endant, Malique Issac West, who was 16 at the time of the incident, was sentenced Jan. 11 to three years in state prison in the Department of Juvenile Justice. West was tried as an adult and ordered to pay $900 in restitut ion and $7,437 to Umpqua Bank i n T w ain
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changes — and soon.
One of two defendants accused of robbing Umpqua Bank in Twain Harte in July 2015 was sentenced Tuesday in Tuolumne County Court to six years in state prison. Daveon Dae Dae" Marquel Harris, 19, originally of Vacaville, was arrested Aug. 6, 2015 in Solano County in connection to the robbery. He pleaded guilty Dec. 14, 2015 to one count of second-degree robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit a crime, according to the Tuolumne County District Attorney's Ofhce. HandcufFed and dressed in a striped jumpsuit, Harris &equently looked around the Dept. 1 courtroom throughout Harte. Tuesday's hearing, occasionally swaying in his seat. Contact Tori Thomas at Judge Donald Segerstrom tthomas@uniondemocrat.corn gave Harriscredit for 138 or 588-4526.
Mountain Ranch will be the site of an informative open house on Friday for victims of the Butte Fire. The "Rebuilding Calaveras: A New Beginning" open house will be held &om 3 to 7 p.m. at the Mountain Ranch Community Club and will provide insight from experts on home rebuilding, erosion control, re-
Last year's all-white acting nominees
also drew calls for a boycott, though not from such prominent individuals as Lee and Pinkett Smith. Whether it had any impactor not,the audience forthebroadcast, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, was down 16 percent &om the year prior, a six-year low. Isaacshas made a point of presenting a more inclusive show this year. The Feb. 28 broadcast will be hosted by Chris Rock and produced by Django Unchained" producer Reginald Hudlin and David Hill. On white actors in two years and no flava at Saturday, Rock, unveiling a new promotion all," he wrote. 'We can't act?!" for the broadcast, called the ceremony "The In a video message on Facebook, Pinkett White BET Awards." Smith also said she wouldn't attend or When Oscar nominations were anwatch the Oscars in February. Pinkett nounced Thursday, Isaacs acknowledged Smith, whose husband Will Smith wasn' t she was "disappointed" that all 20 acting nominated for his performance in the NFL nominees were again white and promised head trauma drama "Concussion," said it to "continue the conversation" on diversity. was timeforpeople ofcolorto disregard the Isaacs has worked to diversify membership Academy Awards. for the academy, which a 2012 study by the "Begging for acknowledgement, or even Los Angeles Times found is overwhelming asking, diminishes dignity and diminishes white and male.
Alan H. Corell July 4,1936 — Jan. 15, 2016
Alan H. Corell passed away Jan. 15, 2016, surrounded by his family, at his home in Angels Camp. He was 79 years old. He was born in Angels Camp to Calvin"Red" and Shirley Corell. Alan served in the Army during the Korean War. He co-owned and operated Forty Niner Chevrolet/Subaru in downtown Angels Camp for over 60 years. Alan met many people over the years and made many &iends. He loved spending time with family and his grandchildren. Being with his family was Alan's favorite pastime. Alan enjoyed taking trips to Minden, and his favorite place, New Orleans. He was a member of the Toastmaster Club, Angels Camp Gun Club, and Calaveras County Historical Society. Alan is survived by his wife of 54 years, Patricia; his son, Richard; his two daughters, Debbie (Chad) Roots and Cherie (Jeff! Gomes; and four grandchildren, Jesse, Ashlee, Tara and Tyler. A funeral Mass for his burial will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 820 S. Main St., Angels Camp, CA 95222.
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power," she said. "And we are a digni6ed people and we are powerful." She added: "Let's let the academy do them, with all grace and love. And let's do us differently." The video had amassed 4.5 million by mid-Monday afternoon.
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs issued a statement promising more diversity, and quickly, after both Lee and Pinkett spoke out Monday. In a lengthy Instagram post, Lee said he "cannot support" the 'lily white" Oscars. Noting that he was writing on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Lee — who in November was given an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards — said he was fed up: Forty
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said Frannie Weinrob, an employee of the Calaveras County public information ofFtce. Weinrob said the purpose of the workshop is to help Butte Fire victims make good decisions. She added that, many times, it can be daunting to rebuild from scratch. The open house will be a resource to help peoplegather information in one location. "It was a disaster, but this is an opportunity to rebuild Calaveras in a new and better way," Weinrob said.
When Frannie Weinrob arrived at her ofGce at Calaveras County public information Tuesday morning, it was raining lightly. Before long, it was raining hard. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning in the Butte Fire zone Monday afternoon that lasted until late Tuesday morning. Johnnie Powell, a meteorologist with the NWS, said Tuesday morning the burn zone received a decent amount of rain, between
0.75 and 1 inch. As of Tuesday afternoon, Weinrob said all roads within the Butte Fire zone were open. Sharon Torrence, a public information officer with the county, said no roads were closed during the storm. Several locations did experience localized flooding, however. Weinrob said that sev-
forestation and future protectionofproperty,among other things. "If anyone has lost property Contact Calaveras County during the Butte Fire, this is reporter Jason Cowan at a greatchance to ask all of j cowan@uni ondemocrat.corn the questions they may have," or 588-4581.
eral locations along Jesus Maria, Whiskey Slide and Mountain Ranch roads saw sporadicfl ooding,buthadbeen cleaned up asof Tuesday afternoon. The county has been de-icing in higher elevationareas outside the burn zone. Weinrob said areas like Hathaway Pines had seen about 8 inches of snow with the recent storm. She added that, because of the precipitation, the county would continue to snowclean in Hathaway Pines and the surroundingareas,up Highway 4,allweek. Though the areas within the Butte Fire zone experienced minor flooding, California Highway Patrol says they' ve received more calls and have had bigger issues with flooding in Copperopolis and Valley Springs. Though the incident was not said to have lasted long, CHP stated that public storm drains received more rain in a short amount of time than the drains could dump. At that point, CHP said flooding should be expected.
NEws 0F REcoRD TUOLUMNE COUNTY The Sonora Police Department reported the following:
ness. 9:23 a.m., Long Barn —An assault occurred off Lyons Creek Road and Highway 108. 12:11 p.m., Groveland —Two people were assaulted on Cresthaven Drive. 1:05 p.m., Tuolumne —A vehicle on Carter Street was burglarized. 1:07 p.m., Groveland — A Rock Hammer Road residence was burglarized. 4:33 p.m., Sonora —A game camera was stolen on Lyons Bald Mountain Road. 5:13 p.m., Sonora — Someone trespassed on Dapple Gray Lane property and cut wood. 8:30 p.m., Soulsbyville Three black cows were in the middle of the road off Livermore Court and Tanner Drive. 10:51 p.m., Sonora —Someone shot bottle rockets off Hunts Road and Longeway Road.
MONDAY 1:54 p.m., suspicious circumstances — Two young men with a dog and a clothes hanger attempted to break in to a vehicle on Bourbon Street. An officer determined the vehicle belonged toone ofthe m en,and he was trying to get his keys, which were locked inside. 2:43 p.m., suspicious circumstances —A man watched kids outside a Greenley Road business from his vehicle. 3:57 p.m., lost property — A woman left her purse in a shopping cart at a Sanguinetti Road business. 4:44 p.m., suspicious circumstances — A man, who appeared to be in his 50s, took a dead bird out of his vehicle on Sanguinetti Road, threw it in bushes and put Felony bookings cat food on it. 5:21 p.m., suspicious circumMONDAY stances — A man approached 3 p.m., Jamestown — Sean someone ata Mono Way busi- Edward Davis, 35, of the 3000 ness and offered money for block of Central Avenue, Ceres, sexualfavors. was bookedon suspicion oftaking a vehicle without owner's The SherAFs Office reported consent and theft or extortion of the following: a motor vehicle after an arrest off Old Don Pedro Road and La MONDAY Grange Road. 1:33 a.m., Sonora —A man 10:58 p.m., Tuolumne sat outside of a Mono Way busi- Chandra Ann Pounds, 39, ofthe
9000 block of Pool Station Road, Copperopolis, was booked on suspicion of bringing alcohol/ drug/etc. into a prison or jail, misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of controlled substance paraphernalia, misdemeanor destroying/ concealing evidence, misdemeanor res i sting/delaying/ obstructing a p eace officer, misdemeanor possession of marijuana/hashish and misdemeanor possession with intent to sell a switchblade knife after an arrest at a Tuolumne Road business.
5:24 p.m., San Andreasthe influence after an arrest on Vandalismwas reported on Jeff Highway12. Tuttle Drive. 5:29 p.m., Murphys —GunArrests shots were heard on Darby Russell Road. Cited on suspicion of driving 6:02 p.m., Valley Springsunder the influence of alcohol or An intoxicated driver damaged drugs: a lawn on Highway 12. 6:43 p.m., Arnold — Battery MONDAY was reported on Arnold Byway. 12:25 a.m., CopperopolisAnthonyJames Romero, 36,of Felony bookings the 3000 block of Townsend Avenue, Riverbank, was booked afMONDAY ter an arrest on Reeds Turnpike. 6:40 p.m., Valley Springs 7:30 p.m., Angels Camp— MichaelJames Rankin, 38, Sandra Jane Loustalot, 74, of of the 1000 block of El Rancho the 600 block of Alawa Place, Arrests Road, Manteca, was booked on AngelsCamp, was booked after suspicion of willful cruelty and an arrest off Highway 49 and Cited on suspicion of driving un- misdemeanor driving under Birds Way. der theinfluence of alcohol or drugs: MONDAY None reported.
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HAMILTON — K enneth Hamilton, 69, of Big Oak Flat, died Tuesday at Sonora Regional Medical Center. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is h andling ~ men t s .
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selves will see elections as very different from polls. If Republican voters have consistently delivered a message through all the fluctuating polls over the past months, that message is those voters' anger at the Republican establishment, which has grossly betrayed the promises that got a Republican Congress elected. Whether the issue has been securing the borders, Obamacare,runaway government spending or innumerable other concerns, Republican candidates have promised to fight the Obama administration's policies — and then caved when crunch time came for
Congress to vote. The spectacular rise, and persistence, of Republican voter support for Donald Trump in the polls ought to be a wake-up call for the Republican establishment. But smug know-it-alls can be hard to wake up. Even valid criticisms of Trump can miss the larger point that Republican voters' turning to such a man is a sign of desperation and a telling indictment of what the Republican establishment has been doing for years — which they show pathetically few signs of changing. Seldom have the Republicans seemed to have a better chance of winning a presidential election. The Democrats' &ont-runner is a former member of an unpopular administration whose record of foreign policy failures as Secretary of State is blatant, whose personal charm is minimal and whose personal integrity is under criminal investigation by the FBI. Meanwhile, the Republicans have fielded a stronger set of presidential aspirants than they have had in years. Yet it is by no means out of the question that the Republicans will manage to blow this year's opportunity and lose at the polls this November. In other times, this might just be the Republicans' political problem. But these are not other times. After seven disastrous years of Barack Obama, at home and overseas, the United States of America may be approaching a point of no return, especially in a new age of a nuclear Iran with long-range missiles. The next President of the United States will have monumental problems to untangle. The big question is not which party's candidate wins the election but whether either party will choose a candidate that is up to the job. That ultimate question is in the hands of Republicans who will soon begin voting in the primaries. Their anger may be justified, but anger is not a suffic ient reason for choosing a candidate in a desperate time for the future of this nation. And there is such a thing as a point of no return. Votersneed to consider what elections are for. Elections are not held to allow voters to vent their emotions. They are held to choose who shall hold in their hands the fate ofhundreds of millions of Americans today and of generations yet unborn. Too many nations, in desperate times, especially
afier the established authorities have discredited themselvesand forfeited thetrustofthepeople,have turned to some new and charismatic leader, who ended up turning a dire situation into an utter catastrophe. The history of the 20th century provides all too many examples, whether on a small scale that led to the massacre in Jonestown in 1978 or the earlier succession of totalitarian movements that took power in Russia in 1917, Italy in 1922 and Germany a decade later. Eric Hoffer's shrewd insight into the success of charismaticleaders was that the "quality of ideas seems to play a minor role," What matters, he pointed out, "is the arrogant gesture,the complete disregard of the opinion of others, the singlehanded defiance of the world." Is that the emotional release that Republican voters will be seeking when they begin voting in the primaries? If so, Donald Trump will be their man. But if thesoberingrealitiesoflife and theneed for mature and wise leadership in dangerous times is uppermost in their minds, they will have to look elsewhere. Thomas Sowell is a syndicated columnist and author. He covers a wide range of topics, from classic
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multiply and infect people who would be susceptible to that disease. We can no longer defeat the enemy by attacking a "place." The Internet has become the "carrier" of this virus as it is being manipulated to To the Editor: infect people who, through religious fanatiI lost my daughter Tina on Nov. 5, 2010, cism or who, for various other reasons, find she was only 46 years old. It is so tough to themselves dissatisfied with their lives and lose your loved ones, but thanks to prayers now see a way to make their lives meanand my church I have survived with God' s ingful by attaching themselves to this new help. So turn to God. He can help you over- identity. come all the grief you feel. The strategic and tactical approaches we Be there for your children they need us used in World War II no longer apply, inregardless oftheirage. stead we are trying to construct new ways to defeat a new enemy and protect our Yolanda Avalos country in ways we never imagined before. Jamestown It is a difBcult task!
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— After the '70s, however, cultural trends moved in the opposite direction with everything becoming more niche-oriented, decentrali zed and personalized. In a world where culture leads and politicians lag behind, it is virtually impossible to overstate the significance of that change. Political leaders were happy to follow society at large when it led to a growing government with more power and money. They are not nearly as enthusiastic about the ongoing decentralization that is constantly shifting power from the dysfunctional political system to vibrant centers of society. That resistance, the unwillingness of political and corporate elites to follow where societyis leading, has created the central
Only inretrospect did it become clear how completely the new technologies would reinvent every aspect of our lives. In the '70s, without knowing it, we were experiencing the end of the Industrial Revolution and the beginning of the most significant cultural change in American history. I call it the Great Turnaround: — For two centuries leading up to the 1970s, the trend was for everything in America to get bigger, more centralized,
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LA to pay $24.3M to 2 wrongly convicted LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council agreed Tuesdaytopaya totalof$24.3 million to Kash Register and Bruce Lisker, two men who were suing the city for wrongful murder convictions after spending decades in prison. The council voted to pay $16.7 million to Register and $7.6 million to Lisker, who had filed unrelated but similar lawsuits challenging the police work that helped send them to prison. City C ouncilman Paul Krekorian said the move will likely save the voters money in the long run, but it's also the right thing to do. Register served over 34 years for the shooting death of a 78-year-old man in west Los Angeles in 1979. Lisker, who had a history of drug abuse and fighting with his mother, was imprisoned forover 26 years. He was 17 when his mother was killed in 1983.
2013 and says more than 5,000 victims have collectively paid over $26.5 million as a result. The callers fraudulently claim to be IRS officials and demand that taxpayers immediately send them payment. The agency has responded with public service announcements r e m i nding people that the IRS sends lettersrather than calli ng taxpayers. Meanwhile, tax filing season opened Tuesday, and the IRS says its systems are running smoothly.
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NEW YORK — The SITE Intelligence Group says the Islamic State group is acknowledging the death of the masked militant known as "Jihadi John" who appeared in several videos depictingthe beheadings of Western hostages. SITE, which tracks terrorist activity, says IS published a "eulogizing profile" on Tuesday of Jihadi John NATION in i t s En g l ish-language magazine Dabiq. He had been identified by the U.S. military as Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born British W ASHINGTON — T h e citizen. IRS says taxpayer losses The U.S. military had said from phone scammers im- it was "reasonably certain" personatingagency tax col- that a drone strike in Syria lectors have hit $26.5 mil- had killed Emwazi. lion over the past couple of years and it's again warning people to just hang up WORLD on anyone claiming they' re from the agency and demanding immediate pay-
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Immigration clash heads to high court WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court stepped into a boiling political dispute over immigration Tuesday, setting up a likely decision in the middle of a presidential campaign marked by harsh rhetoric about immigrants. The justices agreed to review whether President Barack Obama, acting without congressional approval, has the power to shield from deportation up to 5 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally and make them eligible to work without fear of being rounded up. Underscoring the political dimension, the case will be argued in April and decided by late June, about a month before both political parties gather for their nominating conventions. If Obama prevails against opponents led by Republican governors, there would be roughly seven months left in
Michigan governor talks Flint water crisis L ANSING, M i c h . (AP) — Only a year ago, Rick Snyder began his second term as Michigan governor promoting the same a chievements t h a t had propelled him to victory in 2014: The state was at last in the midst of an economic comeback, and Detroit had emerged from bankruptcy. W ith t h e wa t e r crisis gripping Flint threatening t o
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Snyder committed $28 million more in the short term, announced the deployment of more National Guard members to the city and promised to quickly release his emailsregarding the c risis that ha s e n gulfed his a dministration with criticism from across the country.
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his presidency to implement plans that would affect the parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, as well as some people who arrived in the United States before they turned 16. ''We are confident that the policies will be upheld as lawful," White House spokeswoman Brandi Ho%ac said after the court's announcement Tuesday. At issue is the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans program, which Obama said in late 2014 would allow people who have been in the United
Action for Childhood Arrivals, is not being challenged and has resulted in more than 720,000young immigrants being granted permission to live and work in the United States. When he announced the measures 14 months ago, Obama said he was acting under his own authority because Congress had failed to overhaul the immigration system. The Senate did pass legislation on a bipartisan vote, but House Republicans refused
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Texas quickly led a legal challenge to Obama'sprogram on behalf of 26 states and has won every round in court so far. Most recently, in November, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appealsruled in favor of the states, prompting the appeal to the Supreme Court.
have children who are in the country legally to "come out of the shadows and get right with the law." He also announced the expansion of a program that afFects people who came here illegally as children. That earlier program, Deferred
ONcials: Bus driver said he was tired before deadly crash SAN JOSE (AP) — A Greyhound bus driver said he was fatigued beforethe vehicl e plowed into safety barrels on a Northern California highway and flipped on its side early Tuesday, killing two
Greyhound spokeswoman. One person suffered major injuries and three others were moderately hurt, o f ficials said. Several others had minor injuries and got patched up at the scene or were ferried to ahospitaltobetreated for cuts and bruises. Alex Ehlers, one of the passengers, said the driver had stopped for a bit and then seemed to be nodding off after getting back on the highway. "I could feel him weaving and jerking the wheel a little bit and I knew it wasn't going to end up well," Ehlers told KCBS Radio. Ehlers said that a short time later, there was a loud sound "like a lightning strike hit the bus" and a loud scraping sound for about 10 seconds as the bus see-sawed along the center median. "It felt like I was in space. Everything was weightless and loud," he said. Ehlers, who was traveling
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BOARD Continued from Page Al A call to shop owner Eric Aldridge rehashed the whole story. A few hours later the board was happily handed back to its rightful owner at no cost. On Monday, Lint struggled for words to explain how it felt to get something back that was taken from him as child. "It made my day," Lint said. "It more than made my day, it gave me a lot memories back." The return was a "heartwarming" experience for both parties. "Those emotions are hard to fake," Aldridge said. "There was nothing about his story
that sounded fake or made up." T he c o i ncidence a n d strangeness surrounding Ald ridge's acquisition of t h e board also led him to believe Lint's story. In 2004, it was dropped off at an Oakhurst store Aldridge ran at time, about 10 minutes from where the board was stolen. A man came in bragging aboutthe rare equipment and the strange uses he'd put it to, Aldridge said. "It's about 30 minutes to closing. The guy comes back and sets the board up on the counter and says he's going to Santa Cruz tonight and left," Aldridge said. After eight months and no
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said. "I enjoy the work of the county supervisors. It is chalContinued from Page Al lenging, but there are rewards. I am not leaning one way or from 2008 until 2012, and Kurt the otherin regards to returnBoese, according to Calaveras ing. Right now, I'm just talking County Elections. to some of my constituents and The other two open districts key people who have helped have less competition thus far. before and doing additional Chris Wright, of District 2, outreach." which includes much of the Dennis Mills, the District area burned in last year' s 4 representativeof the CalaButte Fire, said in August he veras County Water District would seek re-election. Wright Board of Directors, has indicould not be reached for com- cated he will compete for the ment Tuesday. distric tseat. John Garamendi Jr., son of The official filing deadline the congressman of the same for all candidates is March 11. name, hasexpressed interest If an incumbent has not filed to in the seat, according to county run by that date, the deadline elections. will be extended to March 16 Debbie Ponte, of District 4, for everyone, but the incumwhich includes Copperopolis bent. to Altaville and Angels Camp, Though all five have said said Friday she is still un- they will run, it is not considcertain whether she will run ered anoffi cial candidacy unagain. til Feb. 16. All five candidates "At this point, I am still con- have filled out a petition in sidering my options," Ponte lieu, which conveys interest,
STANDARD Continued from Page Al 1996. "It's really heartwarming to see a town like Standard is not only alive and well, but also has thepotentialto be a m ore complete community in the future," said local historian Sharon Marovich, of the Tuolumne Heritage Committee. Pickering Lumber Co. purchased Standard in 1919 and built dozens of homes in the 1920sand 1930s,offeringthem to employeesfor rentofabout $17.50 per month. The town alsofeatured stores,ahospital, church and community hallall of which were owned by the company. Company workers were originally paid in special Pickering currency that was later only issued when a worker needed an advance on a paycheck. Those who grew up in Standard during its lumber heyday have fond memories of a smalltown atmosphere where children could safely play in the streetsand neighbors looked out for one another. "One thing we all had in common was that our fathers all worked at Pickering," said Jose Maciel, 68, who lives in Rancho Mirage. "Nobody was really better off than anyone else." Maciel immigrated to the United States from Mexico with his parents and three older siblings in 1948, when he was 6 months old, after his father landed a job working for Pickering in Standard. Many of the town's children would often play on a nonoperationalsteam locomotive engine that was on display near the edge of town, Maciel recalled. "That was pretty much the boundary, you could go to the engine but you couldn't go past it," he said. "We would spend hours playing on it." Maciel attended C urtis Creek Elementary School and later graduated from Sonora High School. He has since lived mostly in Southern California, though tries to come back to Tuolumne County once or twice a year to visit. About five years ago, Maciel said he organized a reunion for former residents of Standard that was attended by more than 100 people. "I formed friendships that are still alive," he said. "People are amazedthat I still have contact with people who I met in first grade." Likewise, former Standard residentMargaret Costa,70,of Sonora, enjoys looking back on the days when she grew up in Standard. Costa, then Margaret Perez,
word from the man, Aldridge hung the board up for display. When the shop closed six years later, the man came back asking for the board but was quickly shaken off, Aldridge said.
The antique stayed on a display-only basis in the Sonora storebut, after four years of drought, Aldridge attached a price tag for the first time last winter.
Lint doesn't plan to ride the board again, but said it was left exactly the way he'd set it up as a kid. And he has no desire to sell. It will be hung on Lint's wall alongside a photo of Alridge handing back the almost forgotten bit of his youth.
but does not bind a candidate to run. Robin Glanville, the Calaveras County election coordinator, said candidates have filed a petition in lieu in the past — something that would reduce filing fees if they meet a certain number of signatures — then dropped out prior to an official candidacy declaration. It happens quite often, Glanville said. Just because they file doesn't mean they will go through with the election. Glanville added that the petition in lieu process could be an early way to publicize a name to voters. Not all candidates elect to sign a petition. Glanville said it is not uncommon that a candidate skips the processaltogether and emerges once the filing period begins. The term of each supervisor
seat up for election this year will begin Jan. 1, 2017, and end Dec. 31, 2021.
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said crime was never a problem and children would often hang out late at night playing hide-and-seek. 'The older kids would take care of the younger ones," she said."I had no fear because I always felt there was some-
bodythereto protectme ." Both Costa and Maciel had graduated from high school when the town was sold to Fibreboard Corporation, which decided to get out of the rental business. By 1975, all of the homes had been sold or dismantled. A number of homes originally in Standard are still scattered about various parts of
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remaining business in Standard by 1996 was Doherty Tire, until Joanne Salvatori of Quality Floors and Interiors moved into the former hospital laterthat year. "People thought I was either crazy or a genius," she said. "Tom out, I was a genius." The ensuing years saw the restoration of the community church, as well as the construction of several new buildings — all of which are designed to be consistent with the other historic buildings. A brewery occupied the former lumber company office buildingfora number ofyears, beforebecoming The Standard Pour in 2010. The hip restaurant keeps people coming back to the town, Salvatori said. Other businesses now operating in Standard include an organic food market, upholsterystore,coffeeshop,hairsalon and dentist office. Benites said he specifically sought to attract destination businesses that wouldn't rely on much foot
the county. "I remember going there and helping my mom and dad move out of the house," Maciel said. Sierra Pacific I ndustries later acquired the town and lumber mill from Fibreboard and put the 12-acre downtown section up for auction in 1996. tra%c or tourism like those in Where m o s t Beni t es large shopping centers. people would see Despite the business disa soon-to-be ghost town, East trict' s revival, one thing the Sonora businessman Tony town still lacks is housing. Benites saw an opportunity. Benites said he originally B enites p urchased t h e planned to constructaparttown from SPI at auction for ment buildings near the old $750,000, with an eye toward hospital, but he later found out bringing it back to its former the public water system is not developed enough to handle glory. "I had driven through there the additional demand. In 2010, the county apin the early '70s and it was kind of scary," he said. "Every- proved SPI's plans for a 300thing was either rundown or lot residential subdivision in burnt." Standard — called Peaceful A former maintenance me- Oak Estates — however, the chanicforMack Trucksin H ay- lingering effects from the ecoward, Benites moved with his nomic recession have kept the wife, Debbie, and newborn son, project from moving forward. ''We have notbegun todevelTony III, to Tuolumne County aftertaking over a localbeer op it and we don't really know distributorship in 1978. when we will," said SPI spokesBenites quickly built up the man Mark Pawlicki. "It's going business with the help of his to dependon the market and wife. demand for homes." "She's my right-hand lady," The addition of an off-ramp he said. "If you don't have a and on-ramp to Highway 108 good partner, you have noth- at Peaceful Oak Road should lilg. make the area ripe for addiThe portion of Standard tional growth, said Bev Shane, purchased by Benites included director of the county's Comall of the historic buildings, munity Resources Agency. such as Picke ring Lumber County transportation planCo.'s main office constructed ners have recently asked Calin 1921, the community church trans to release$8 million in constructed in 1915,the for- statefunding a year ahead of mer hospital constructed in schedule to hopefully begin 1924 and the railroad depot work on the project as soon as constructed in 1897. this summer. Benites quickly got to work restoring the church and lookContact Alex MacLean at ing for new tenants to occupy amacleanOuniondemocrat. the other buildings. The only corn or 588-4580.
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the cabins. Delaware North put the cabins in three years before with approval from the Park Service. All of them have since been taken down. Delaware North today bills itself as a company with 60,000 employees. Concession contracts include Grand Canyon and Shenandoahnationalparks, Niagara Falls State Park, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Sequoia & Kings Canyon national parks, and Park Gate Lodges at Yellowstone. The corporation also owns TD Garden in Boston, home of the NBA Celtics and NHL Bruins. National Park Service officials in Yosemite and the nation's Capital did not return calls seeking comment Tuesday. The Park Service has stated generally that due to changes in federal law addressing concessioner contracts, concession agreements are now subject to competitive bidding. They have not said specifically what the bids were, how many companies bid or why Aramark was chosen.
years,and traces ofthe earliest residents go back 8,000 years. Gold Rush miners were ruthless in their search for shiny yellow metal in the Central Sierra Nevada and thousands of Miwok were killed or died of starvation, according to the National Park Service. Some ofthosewho survived adapted and went to work for European-Americans as guides, wranglers and wood cutters, and women provided childcare, housekeeping services, and wove baskets to sellto nonIndian residents and visitors. By the time of the Yosemite Grant in 1864, many residents in and near Yosemite Valley — Miwok and European-American — made their living catering to visitors. White entrepreneurs among them built toll roads, wagon and stagecoach roads, railroads,way stations, stables, stores, lodges and guest cabins for people trying to get in and out of the remote, steep-sided Aramark glacier-carved valley. In other words, cash was always imporDelawareNorth prepared forthe tradetant currency in Yosemite. The pursuit of mark battle in part by putting up a web profit margins is what brought many peo- page titled 'Yosemite Trademark Discussion" in December 2014. ple here in the first place. On that page, people who work for the concessioner state: "The National Park The Currys Servicerequired us to purchase allassets Fast-forward to 1899, when two school- and assume all liabilities from the previteachers from Indiana named David and ous concessioner, Yosemite Park & Curry Jennie Curry came to Yosemite and opened Co., including intangible assets such as a camp with seven tents to help defer their trademarks, copyrights, mailing lists and costs of visiting and staying there. customerhistory,at a price agreed to in The Currys dreamed of visiting Yo- advance by NPS and the Curry Company. semite, but found they could not afford Our contract with the NPS requires a sucthe coach fare into the park and still pay cessor to buy the trademarks and other the going rate for park lodging at $4 per intangible property, just as we bought this night. property from the company before us. "In short, NPS was contractually obThe Currys off ered food and lodging at affordable prices. Their camp was just ligated to require DNC Yosemite to buy below Glacier Point, where the nightly the trademarks from Curry Company and Firefall spectacle was already a decades- NPS is contractually obligated to require old tradition. Camp Curry became popu- Aramark to buy them from DNC Yosemlar and grew to hundreds of tents in a ite. The question is solely about receiving few years. David Curry died of diabetes the fairvalue for these assetsas required complications in 1917 at Camp Curry. His by our contract." wife became known as Mother Curry. She Delaware North has tried to stay on this took over management with help from her message since then. children, especially Mary and Mary's husIn June, the Park Service announced band, Donald Tresidder. its selection of Yosemite Hospitality, LLC, By 1922, Camp Curry featured a dance a subsidiaryof Aramark, to receive the pavilion, pool hall, soda fountain, nightly primary concessioncontract for providm oviesand a gas station and service ga- ing visitor services in Yosemite National rage. A swimming pool and ice skating Park. The 15-year contract is the largest rink were added to onsite facilities. Moth- single concession contract in the Park Serer Curry remained a presence until she vice system, valued at $2 billion over the died in 1948 in Mariposa. course of the agreement. Aramark expects to take over running Yosemite concessions March 1. Yosemite Park 5.Curry Co. Delaware North employs 1,100 to 1,500 In 1925, the Park Service was looking people, depending on the season, Lisa Ceat declining concessions in Yosemite and saro, public relations manager for Deladecidedto grant a monopoly contract to ware North at Yosemite, said Tuesday. a single entity to run hotel and food serAsked how many Delaware North emvices. Two existing companies, the Curry ployees Aramark expects to hire, David Company and theYosemite Park Com- Freireich of Aramark corporate communipany, operators of Yosemite Lodge since cationsresponded via email. 1915, merged to create one entity to run
all concessions in Yosemite National Park. Officials with the new Yosemite Park & Curry Co. proposed a new luxury hotel, and company president Donald Tresidder helped oversee construction of The Ahwahnee Hotel, which opened in 1927. About this time, the predecessors of two future Yosemite concession giants, Delaware North and Aramark, were making their starts. Creators of Delaware North trace roots back to 1915 in Buffalo, New York. The creators of Aramark trace their
"Our goal is to ensure a smooth transi-
tionforguestsatYosemite,"Freireich said Tuesday. "To that end, our intent is to hire as many current employees as possible." Asked again how many Delaware North employees Aramark expects to hire, Freireichsaid,"We expectto staffatvery sim ilar numbers. I believe we extended offers to more than 95 percent of the current employees." According to the Park Service, Aramark has gross revenues of $14.8 billion and employs more than 270,000 employees in 21 countries. Aramark holds eight other national park contracts with gross revenues of more than $110 million in 2013, including concessions at Olympic, Denali, Glacier Bay and Mesa Verde national parks, and Lake Mead and Glen Canyon
beginnings to 1936 in Los Angeles. Yosemite Park & Curry Co. was eventually bought by Music Corporation of America, also known as MCA, in 1973. Meanwhile,the camp David and Jennie Curry started with a few tents in 1899 continued growing to the point it was nationalrecreation areas. earning $80 million a year.
'Fair and 3usI." Delaware North In 1993, the Yosemite Park & Curry Co. concessiontransferred to a subsidiary of Delaware North. At that time, the Yosemiteconcession was described as thelargest and most lucrative business of its kind in the national park system. The Curry Co. had history in Yosemite going back 94 years, but lost the chance to continue because the Department of Interior declared it ineligible for contract renewal because the firm's parent company, MCA, was sold to Matsushita of Japan in 1990. The Interior Secretary insisted the contract be held by an American company. In its bid to replace the Curry Company, park officials said the Delaware North subsidiary bid promised to pay the National Park Service 20.20 percent of its annual gross receipts, generating $10 million more a year than was paid by the Yosemite Park & Curry Co. contract. Delaware North also agreed to buy Curry Co. assets, including buildings and equipment, and turn them over to the U.S. government. The price Delaware North
paid back then was estimated at just over $60 million. In 1993, there was no employee turnover among the 2,000 people working for the Curry Co. at that time, according to Delaware North, except for one person. Ed Hardy, Curry's president, went to work for Delaware North but not at Yosemite. The U.S. government and Delaware North are co-defendants in a lawsuit working its way through U.S. District Court in San Francisco related to a 2012 hantavirus outbreak at the park's Curry Village, where nine people became infected. Three of those infected ultimately died becauseofthe rare rodent-borne illness. A design defect in 91 "signature tent cabins" allowed hantavirus-infected deer mice to establish colonies in the walls of
Delaware North lawyers contend in a Sept. 17 complaint against the U.S. government, "Curry Company built significant improvements in Yosemite with its own capital, including The Ahwahnee, Yosemite Lodge and Curry Village. Curry Company held a 'possessory interest' in the structures it built, consisting of all incidents of ownership, except legal title, which was vested in the Government. "Curry Company also developed and used registered and unregistered trademarks, servicemarks and logos in its operations, including the iconic Half Dome logo design, 'The Ahwahnee' hotel name and logo design, 'Bracebridge Dinner' and 'Go Climb A Rock.' " Delaware North wants $51 million for intellectual property it claims in Yosemite. But records filed in federal court in the past two weeks by the Park Service allege Delaware North's assessed value of intellectual property in Yosemite, including names of landmarks such as the Ahwahnee, are "grossly exaggerated." According to the Jan. 4 filing, federal lawyers say the value of the company's assets in dispute is closer to $3.5 million. That includes $1.63 million for Delaware North's Yosemite-rel ated tradem arks, $620,000 for Internet-rel ated intangibles, and $1.23 million for the customer database, the document stated. Delaware North has since offered to license the names to Aramark, free of charge, until the legal dispute is settled. Cesaro said Jeremy Jacobs Jr., co-CEO of Delaware North, in a Tuesday interview with his brother and co-CEO, Louis, told a Buffalo newspaper, "This is a contract dispute. It's the terms of a contract that we are in disagreement about. If we don' t vigorously defend our position and the letter of that contract, then none of our other contracts would be worth anything."
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Tractor Supply is 'Class Champion' The Sonora Tractor Supply Company store was recently recognized for winning the "Class Champion" award for meeting the company goals during the 4-H/TSC Fall 2015 Paper Clover Promotion. Store employees at the store had 65.8 percent of all transactions include a 4-H Paper Clover purchase and will be presented with a ribbon from 4-H to recognize the achievement. The 4-H/TSC Paper Clover Campaign is a nationwide, in-store fundraiser that benefits 4-H programs in the communities where a TSC store is located. The campaign raised more than $893,000 that supports 4-H on the local, state, and national level. During the 12-day promotion, the Sonora TSC raised $1,958 for 4-H in Tuolumne County. The effort has provided support for local camps, after-school programs and other club activities.
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rains and an above-average snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. The El Farmers in California's fertile San Nino — a global weather system Joaquin Valley are bracing to receive associated with wet winters in Calino irrigation water from a federal fornia — may play out nationwide system ofreservoirs and canals for through late spring or beyond, ofa third consecutive year and looking ficials at the National Oceanic and to El ¹ i n o to produce the very wet
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Manager Miranda Huff (left) and owner David Rasuli sit on one of the many couches at the Ozone Hookah Lounge in Sonora. The lounge serves more than 25 flavors of shisha (flavored tobacco) and a variety of non-nicotine, non-tobacco and non-ter products.
Sonora's Ozone Hookah a rarity in the Mother Lode By LYDIA BROWNING The Union Democrat
Concord resident David Rasuli in August ventured into new ter-
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and next and the following winter probably to get us anywhere close to equilibrium," said Dave Kranz, a spokesman for the California Farm Bureau Federation. State water managers say California's snowpack needs to be at 150 percent of normal on April 1 to signal
The Ozone Hookah Lounge offers carved fruit bowls, which owner David Rasuli said add a more complex fruit flavor to the shisha (tobacco).
pipe and shoot pool or watch TV. "I always noticed that this town had nothingforpeople 18 and older, and I was like 'OK, maybe they' ll like it. Alright, I' ll give it a shot,' " Rasuli said. Rasuli, 19, who said business management runs in his family, spent more than nine months making repairs, painting walls, installing lights and setting up before opening. Inside, several black leather couches can accommodate up to 150 occupants who can purchase the use of a hookah, a water pipe used to smoke flavored tobacco, referred to as shisha. The pipe has one or several hoses from which people can smoke. Rasuli described smoking hookah as a "social smoke that you enjoy with your friends." The lounge has contemporary art lining the walls, a pool table in the corner, black lights and televisions on the walls, usually playing Comedy Central or sports, depending on the crowd. Each hookah pipe can serve up to three people for anywhere from 45minutes to an hour and a half. The cost to use one hookah is $15, and customers can choose from more than 25 flavors of shisha and nicotine-free mixtures. Refills cost $5. "I would say it's unique to offer
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It's literally just fruit with glycerin on it. It' s pretty crazy, and still just as good," Rasuli said. The Ozone "house mixes" include "LWA," which consists of lemon mint, white gummy and ambrosia flavors, and the "Amber Rose," which consists of rose water, white peach
an expiration date for the quote. In addition to the final month's principal and interest, you' ll pay a fee (usually $25 to $50) to file a request with your county's real estate recordingofficeto release the mortgage lien from your title. You could also owe a prepayment penalty, plus any unpaid late fees. For the final payment, your servicer may require a wire transfer from your bank account (which will cost about $15 to $20) or a cashier' s check ($7 to $10). In most states, the servicer must file a release request with the county recorder within 30days ofpayoff. If the servicer paid your billsfor property taxes and homeowners, fiood and windstorm insurance
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HOOKAH Continued from Page Bl customers can smoke from a fruit bowl made of an orange, apple or p ineapple. With traditional hookah use, the tobacco mix is packed in a regular "bowl." A carved piece of fruit replaces the bowl and offersa more complex fruity flavor to the smoke, Rasuli said.
Apple and orange fruit bowls cost $21.99, and a pineapple bowl costs $24.99. Other specialties include ice bases and tips that help form a cold smoke. Ice bases cost $2.99 and ice tips cost
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fries, nachos, sandwiches, ice creams,sodas,water,bottled teas and energy drinks, and Rasuli is in the process of obtaining a beer and wine license. Individual full-sized hookahs can be purchased for $60 to $70, and smaller pieces arealso forsale inside the lounge. "I just want to keep people happy," Rasuli said. Rasuli also owns Sonora Cigarette Store and Cigarettes Cheaper, both on Mono Way. Anyone interested in booking eventsor parties at the lounge can call 288-2298. The lounge, 210 Stockton Road in Sonora, is open Monday through Sunday from 5 p.m. to midnight.
Happy hour is offered from 3 to 7 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays for $9.99 a hookah. Contact Lydia Browning at The lounge also sells an as- l brow ni ngOuniondemocrat. sortment of hot dogs, french cornor 588-4547.
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"The need for that wa- ticipated releasing 10 per- like him that they should exWestlands Water District, which relies on water from ter is now," she said, add- cent of expected supplies pect no irrigation water. He the U.S. Bureau of Reclama- ing that any federal water this year — half of the last may leave his tomato fields tion, has warned hundreds s ent to them early i n t h e year's allocation. unplanted this year, saving of farms it serves in the San year would be stored in The state's figure could his limited water to keep his Joaquin Valley that they reservoirs for use when the also change, depending on trees alive. "We may never recover," may not be receiving any ir- w eather warms and t h e the amount of precipitation rigation water yet again this growing seasons begins. that falls in the next several said Coburn, who also blames environmental regulations year, said district spokes- "That's why the timing is so months, officials said. woman Gayle Holman. critical." San Joaquin V a lley designed toprotect endanWestlands is the nation's Federal officials say it is farmer S hawn C o burn, gered fish for depriving farmlargest supplier of irriga- too early now to know how who grows 1,500 acres of al- ers of water. "This may be the tion water, and for the last much water will be avail- monds, pistachios and toma- long death spiral." two years, the bureau's ini- able. California's wet sea- toes along the San Joaquin Lester Snow, executive ditial allocation was for zero son is just underway. The River near Firebaugh, said rectoroftheCaliforniaWater percent o f t he di s t r i ct's b ureau is m o nitoring t h e the rain has become an excit- Foundation, said the drought contracted amount. It r e- snowpack, rainfall, reser- ing event. has exposed a weakness in mained at zero throughout voirlevels and other factors On a recent stormy night, the state's water manageboth years. before saying how much wa- Coburn was up at 3 a.m. ment system built 60 or more H olm an said that t h i s ter it will release to farmers watching satellite images of years ago. The amount of land farmstormy winter has raised and other users. clouds moving over Califorhope that in the spring the+I That announcement typi- nia. He exchanged text mes- ers now cultivate and the receivesome federal water, cally comes in late Febru- sages with another farmer number of people living in even if officials at first an- ary, said bureau spokesman on the other side of the val- the state have both dramatinounce that t h e re's n one Louis Moore. ley, alerting each other when cally increased since state available. Holman said that The Water Resources De- raindrops started falling. and federal officials built by that time it may be too late. partment, which also manBut Coburn relies in part California's massive water ages part ofCalifornia's on federal water supplies, system. vast water system, said in and he said officials have Yet Snow said the state early December that it an- repeatedly warned farmers hasn't adequately invested in modernizing it, such as
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110 Lots/Acreage APPLE VALLEY LOT REDUCED to $79,900! Terms Available. Larry Miller - 768-5280 Coldwell Banker 115 Commercial
ANGELS CAMP MTN. TOP HOME on 20 ac's. 3/2, 2284 Stallion Way.$275k.-AND- ARNOLD CUTE 1/1 COTTAGE: 1110 Fir Street - $95k Al Segalla, Realtor www. BambiLand.corn (209) 785-1491 ARNOLD CUTE 1BDR. COTTAGE:1110 Fir St. $95k Bambiland.corn -Or- (209) 785-1491 BEST NAME IN THE BUSINESS! REAL LIVING. SUGAR PINE REALTY 209-533-4242
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COLDWELL BANKER SEGERSTROM - Your Home is Our Business (209) 532-7400 RAWHIDE VALLEY 74.5 Acres + 3bd/2.5ba, 2800sf home. Irrigated pasture, reservoir, barn. $695,000. Tuolumne County Realty 532-7464
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Employment BRET HARTE U.H.S.D. is accepting apps for a F/T Ag Teacher, 183 days plus extra days in summer for Ag projects. Salary: Min. $50,861Max. $83,174; Intern$42,265. Application Deadline: 2/1/1 6. Apply at: bhuhsd-ca.school~loo .corn or call uF,at: 209-736-8340; or email: I orovich©bhuhsd.k12. ca.us We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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HOUSEKEEPER: 3-4 hrs./wk. Weekly shots, monthly shopping, laundry. Car req'd. 984-2478 IDDT VOLUNTEER Calaveras Health and Human Svcs is seeking 3-4 community volunteers to lead Peer run Integrated Dual Diagnosis (IDDT) Support Groups. Participation incentives will be offered. Must be 18 yrs. or older and have a valid DL's. Please contact Megan Harris by 1/29/1 6 at 754-6525 for information.
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CALAVERAS COUNTY WATER DISTRICT is looking to hire a Construction Worker I 215 ($23.45 - $28.50/hour) for performing new conRooms to Rent struction, repair, instalLARGE ROOM IN lation, preventive and Sonora Meadows. corrective maintenance Furnished. $550/mo. activities on District 408-775-1032 water and wastewater facilities. Class A SONORA $600/MONTH license, concrete and includes Utils! Master general construction bed, bath, view, no smk, experience highly desiror pets. Ph. 532-4691 able. More information, including application SONORA ROOM and job description can Share home. $475/mo. be found online at incl's utilities & cable; www.ccwd.or under Avail now.209-206-1270 ~employment opportunities. Contact Stacey at TUOLUMNE 209.754.3015 with any Close to townquestions. Apps are Utilities/Wi-Fi included. $600/mo. Ph. 928-3271 due by 1/22 at 4:00pm.
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SIERRA VILLAGE RV Space on nice wooded lot nr bus stop. $375/mo CUSTODIAN +dep. & util's. 568-7009 /INTERMITTENT BUS DRIVER-Soulsbyville 230 School District- 7 hrs TWAIN HARTE 2/1 daily 1:30 to 9:00pm Storage $850/mo + dep. Wat/swr during school year. If & w/d incl. Lake mern. QUAIL HOLLOW needed District will 818-642-1995 MINI STORAGE assist with Bus Driver TWAIN HARTE 2/1 Open 7 days, Bam-6pm training. App deadline: Townhouse style. Greenley Road to January 21st at 3:00pm. Carport; wat/garb/sewer Cabezut across from EOE. Apps online at incl! No Dogs. $795/mo. Quail Hollow Apts., www.souls b illeschool. Call Jim: 743-1097 Sonora. 533-2214 corn or District Office.
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KAMPS PROPANE is seeking 2 positions: • Service Tech-F/T Must have Class B Lic; able to work independently; be mechanically minded 8 have clean DMV. Good wage & benefits. • Yard Maintenance-P/T Repairing & painting propane tank cylinders; filling propane cylinders, clean / organize area. Apply: with resume at 18877 Microtronics Way in Sonora, E.O.E. D C 7 EM W f FH 7& W
LIFT MAINT MECH. F/T Prior mechanic/low voltage control exp req. Perform routine maint/ repair/troubleshooting. Must be committed to safety, team & desire to learn. Starts $15/hr. DOE. Details/Apply:
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early morning route avail. in Murphys area. Hours 4-6 a.m. Seven days a week. Must have reliable car w/insurance. More info call or text Mel at 209-224-4933
$1,100 per month. Prefer Calaveras Co. residents. SONORA & CALAVERAS EMPLOYMENT AGENCY Call (209) 532-1176 sonoraemployment.corn
TABLE MOUNTAIN RANCHES is seeking Direct Care Staff to work in a group home setting w/ developmentally delayed & autistic children. Will train. Must be able to pass DOJ/ FBI background check. (209) 984-3188
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LOG SUPPORT SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES has an immediate opening for a Log Support at their Sonora Division. The successful applicant will be responsible for reviewing new log sale contracts, processing daily log/biomass harvest data, processing log payments, maintaining vendor contracts and supporting other general office systems. Successful candidate will have proven analytical and organizational skills, with demonstrated ability to solve problems as a team. Proficiency with Word and Excel is req. SPI offers exc benefits, including 401(k). Drug test is required. Send cover letter & resume to: Dayna Davis, P.O. Box 247, Standard, CA 95373. We are a drug & tobacco free work place. A verifiable SS¹ is req. EOE, includes disabled and veterans. Deadline: February 5, 2016. MARK TWAIN UNION ELEMENTARY School District:Special Ed ParaEducator$11.72$12.93/hr. DOE 5.5 hrs/ day- 180 school days. App/Job description available at E ~d'oin.or or at 981 Tuolumne Ave in Angels Camp. Open Until Filled. 736-1860
TUOLUMNE COUNTY Youth Center Coordinator Groveland $14.14 - $17.27/hr. Seeking an individual to organize, administer and participate in the daily recreational activities, programs and operations of the Groveland Youth Center. HS Diploma/ GED and 4 yrs exp as rec leader, classroom teacher, youth counselor or similar is required. BA degree in rec admin, phys ed, sociology, psychology or related may be sub. for exp. Closes 2/3/1 6 To apply visit www.tuolumnecountOCca. ov GOVERNMENT
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Employment TWAIN HARTE SCHOOL DISTRICT is seeking applicants for • Wrestling Coach• $1000 stipend paid at conclusion of season. Season: Feb/March 2016. Requirements: CPR & 1st Aid Certified w/fingerprinting req'd and experience as a wrestling coach. Please submit a Letter of Interest to the District Office 22997 JoaquinGully Rd Ste. G, Twain Harte, CA 95383 Deadline: 3pm, Fri., January 22, 2016 UD BOX REPLIES for accurate delivery, proper addressing is as follows: UD BOX¹ c/o The Union Democrat 84 S. Washington St. Sonora, CA 95370 315
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WEATHER WATCHERS NEEDED The Union Democrat has a dedicated team of volunteer weather watchers who keep track of high-low temperatures and precipitation. They call the newspaper with fresh numbers early every morning for that day's weather page, on the back of the sports section. The only pay is an annual gathering - sometimes a picnic hosted by the newspaper, sometimes dinner at an area restaurant - where they are honored and thanked. Necessary equipment, which the volunteers must provide themselves, are a thermometer that records the high and low temperatures of the day and a rain gauge. They must also submit snow depths and melt snow, when they get it, to include its water content with their precipitation. Volunteers are needed right now in, Tuolumne, Pinecrest and San Andreas. Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer may callPam Orebaugh 588-4546 or e-mail orebau h@uniondemocrat.corn
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The Lake Tulloch Bridge on O'Byrnes Ferry Road will be closed to all traffic from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. from Tuesday, February 9, 2016 through Thursday, February 11, 2016. The bridge will be open to traffic each of those days from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The closure will allow Sierra Conservation Center to replace a water pump on the bridge in need of repair. All residents and emergency vehicles will need to use alternate routes during this time. Alternate Routes: From Calaveras Count /Hi hwa 4 to Tuolumne Count /Hi hwa 108: On Highway 4, continue to Angels Camp, turn right on Highway 49, go south to Highway 108. From Tuolumne Coun to Calaveras Count /Hi hwa 4: On Highway 108 to Jamestown, continue to Highway 49. Turn left toward Angels Camp Highway 49, then turn left onto Highway 4.lf you have any questions, please contact Lieutenant Robert Kelsey, Administrative Assistant/Public Information Officer at 209-984-5291, extension 5499. Publication Dates: Jan. 19-23, 26-30 & Feb. 2-6, 9-10, 2016, The union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370 PUBLIC NOTICE
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TSG No.: 8591114 TS No.: CA1500271357 FHA/VA/PMI No.: 6000723533 APN: 088-110-08-00 Property Address: 20533 HALF MILE ROAD TUOLUMNE, CA 95379 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/10/2009. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE.IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 02/09/2016 at 03:30 P.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 06/1 9/2009, as Instrument No. 2009007763, in book, page, ofOff icial Records in the office of the County Recorder of TUOLUMNE County, State of California. Executed by: LOREN THOMAS CANINO TRUSTEE OF THE L.T.CANINO TRUST DATED MARCH 4, 2006, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) At the front entrance to the Administration Building at the County Courthouse Complex, 2 South Green Street, Sonora, CA All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describedas:AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN¹ 088-110-08-00 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 20533 HALF MILE ROAD, TUOLUMNE, CA 95379 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to
pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimatedcosts,expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $495,672.85. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS:lf you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company,eitherofw hich may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet Web htt://search. nationwide ostin .corn/ ro e SearchTerms.as x, using the file number assigned to this case CA1500271357 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. Date: First American Title Insurance Company 6 Campus Cir, Bldg 6, 1st Floor Westlake, TX 76262 First American Title Insurance Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMAT ION PLEASE CALL (916)939-0772 NPP0269506 Publication Dates: Jan. 20, 27 & Feb. 3, 2016 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370
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a oe economics u in s uneven recove STATELINE, Nev. (AP) — Lake "If we don't do something to improve the abilityfor our Tahoe's working class neighborhoods Iord quality housing, we are going to see are sufFering during an uneven eco- workforce to a nomic recovery because of under- them leave the basin in droves to pursue both housing and paying jobs, out-of-reach housing costsand aging infrastructure, ac- employment opportunities in Reno, Carson Valley and cording to a nonprofit group formed elsewhere." ive years ago to develop strategies f to diversify the economy. Jesse Walker, economist More than 3 million visitors an-
nually pump an estimated $2 billion into the Tahoe area's economy, but most tourists rarely see the blight off the beaten path where seasonal workers live in rundown apartments and old motel rooms converted into long-term housing, according to a recent report by the Tahoe Prosperity Center. "It's a tough place to make a living," said Heidi Hill Drum, executive directorofthe center.
"Tahoe is always going to be a great place to visit. We need to make it a great place to live," she told the Tahoe Daily Tribune. Among other things, the study
entitled "Measuring For Prosperity," found that tourism-related jobs accountedfor50 percent ofalljobs in the basin in 2003, but only 44 percent by 2013. Overall employment declined by 5,000 jobs during that period. Unemployment has i m proved since 2010, but remains above state
averagesfor both California and Nevada. Casino revenues have declined steadily since 2000, and dramatically since 2006 — trends that are much steeper in the Tahoe basin than Nevada overall, the report said.
"Newer hotel, restaurants and retail projects have had excellent success in the past couple of years," the study said. But many of the jobs are part-time and wages often too low to afFord housing, so they commute from outside the basin to work. "Youngpeoplemay fi nd many impediments to remaining in the region in terms of high housing costs, and lack of full-time living jobs," the study said. Drum said the most surprising finding was that the region has a greater income-to-housing-cost dis-
parity than even San Francisco — a metropolitan region commonly associated with a high cost of living. The Tahoe s averagehousehold-income-to-home-value ratio is 10-to-l, meaning average home cost is roughly 10 times higher than average annual wages. San Francisco, by comparison, is 8-to-L Jesse Walker, a T ahoe-based economist who worked as a consultant on the report, said 3-to-1 is considereda more desirable,affordable ratio that exists in many other parts of the country. The reason for such a discrepancy canbe credited to low per-capita income. For example, the report says the average annual income for a South Lake Tahoe resident is below $25,000, the study said. Basin-wide, that average is in the low 30s to high 20s, while the median single-family-home price is closer to $500,000. "If we don't do something to improvethe ability for ourworkforce
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to afford quality housing, we are going to see them leave the basin in droves to pursue both housing and employment opportunities in Reno, Carson Valley and elsewhere," Walker said. "This is already occurring, and with the projected growth in Reno over the next five to 10 years, it will only get worse."
Drum agreed. "The visitors will come anyway," she said. "If you create communities that have quality of life, it will benefit visitors. If we' re raising the bar for our residents with restaurants, affordable housing and mixed-use development, it will benefit everyone. "We' re not talking about new development; we' re talking about redevelopment," Drum added. "It' s better for the environment. Outdated buildings are the main reason we' re seeing sediment go into the lake. With redevelopment you get environmental benefits."
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Confiding in mom not good for the marriage DEARANNIE: You must know that for every letter that you get, you only hearhalfofthe story.Iread the letter from "Wife on the Outside," who said her husband talks to his mother negatively about her. I hope that my wife readsthat and followsyouradvicetogo to counseling. I am a loving husband and father, and tiredof accusations of disloyalty. I love my wife. When my mother asks me how she's doing and my answer is, "She is very unhappy," I am not being disloyal. I am being truthful. But my wife doesn't like it. My wife drinks a lot of wine in the evening. When she is no longer sober, she becomes nasty to the point where she is unbearable.Sherefused to go for counseling, so I went alone. My counselor recommended that I attend Al-Anon, and I plan to go back soon. My wife does not consider herself an alcoholic. If there is any way you can help convince her to get counseling, I would be very grateful. -
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SUFFERING HUSBAND DEAR SUFFERING: Your wife didn't write to us, and we are unlikely to convince her of anything, since she is unwilling to admit she has a problem.Our advice is for you: First, please stop telling your mother that your wife is unhappy. While we know that Mom can be a source ofsupport, your marital problems are not really her business. If your wife considers it "die loyal," then you must stop confiding in Mom. If you need to talk to someone, go back to your counselor.Second, we hope you willreturn to Al-Anon meetings and learn the limits of what you can do in this sif uation and how you can help yourself cope. Living with someone who
abuses alcohol can be both difficult and exhausting. We' ll be thinking of you. DEARANNIE: I read your column everyday,and I'vebeen fi nding myself feeling sorrier and sorrier for women in their 40s and 50s. So many letters areaboutmen who can'tanymore and women who don't want to anymore. The m essageseems tobe thatsex ha sto end
the minute a woman hits menopause. And that's absolutely not true! Last week, I had lunch with two women who have been my friends since high school. We are all in our early 70s, and every one of us agreed: Sex has been better in the last 15 years than ever before. We' re not working now, so we can stay in bed and cuddle for hours if we want. There are no kids at home, so we can "take a nap" with our honeys without the slightest embarrassment. If we need lubrication, we use it. If there' s more petting than fireworks, then we celebrate petting — but we all have
delighted in recent fireworks, too. Come on, women! So our bodies don' t look as awesome as they used to. So our sweethearts are a bit flabby. If two people love each other, they should still enjoy giving and taking pleasure. And, take it from us three women, you' ll look years younger with that glow in your cheeks and that sparkle in your eyes. — THREE SEXY OLD BROADS IN VERMONT DEAR VERMONT: Whatever they are putting in the water up there, you ought to bottle it. Bless you for pointing out that loving someone makes the effort worthwhile. Annie's Mailbox ts written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editorsoftheAnn Landerscolumn. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@creatoracom, orwrite to: Annie's Mailbox, clo Creators Syndicate, 787 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.
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Not all anti-inflammatories are created ~ual DEAR DK ROACH:I'm a 62-year-old male in generally good physical and mental health. I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease atage 21.Ihad bowelresection surgery, but have no debilitating symptoms now,except somediarrhea flare-ups. My question is regarding polymyalgia Keith Roach, M.D. rheumatica. I was diagnosed with this just two weeks ago. I' vebeen on 10 mg of prednisone since, which has helped a lot, but I still have stifFness and very minor my risk of other illnesses or infections?pain most mornings. My symptoms start- J.O.H. ed about two months ago, relatively sud- ANSWER:That's a lot of questions. denly, first in one hip and then it spread The cause of PMR is not known, and no to both hips and both shoulders. A dozen trigger has been identified. People with 200-mg ibuprofen didn't help during the certain HLA subtypes (there are many day, until I saw my doctor. human leukocyte antigen subtypes — they Couldthisberelatedorconnectedtomy are proteins on white blood cells) are at Crobn's, since they both are inflammatory high risk for PMR, and others put people conditions? Is there another treatment op- at high risk for Crobn's disease.The comtion besides prednisone? How long might bination of the two is unusual. I have to take it? How might it affect my Yours is not a classic case of PMR, Crohn's, or my high blood pressure?What which usually is much worse in the upcan cause or trigger PMR? Why not get per arms and shoulders than in the hips, cortisone injections? If prednisone is an much worse in the morning and dramatianti-inflammatory, and so is ibuprofen, cally improves with low-dose prednisone why isn't ibuprofen efFective? Lastly, does (10-20 mg). Although ibuprofen does relong-t erm prednisoneusegreatlyincrease lieve some kinds of inflammation, it's in
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asked what the humidity was in our house. My husband said about 35. The doctor told us to crank it up to 60-75, and in four days my cough was gone with no medications. So now, come fall, I have a humidifier until spring, with no cough and no cough drops.— R.G. ANSWER: Dry air can irritate the up-
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Today in history Today is Wednesday, Jan. 20, the 20th day of 2016. There are 346 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 20, 1936, Britain' s King George V died after his physician, Lord Dawson of Penn, injected the mortally ill monarch with morphine and cocaine to hasten his death; the king was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward Vill, who abdicated the throne 11 months later to marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson. On this date: In 1265, England's first representative Parliament met for the first time; the gathering at Westminster was of bishops, abbots, peers, Knights of the Shire and town burgesses. In 1649, King Charles I of England went on trial, accused of high treason (he was found guilty and executed by month's end). In 1887, the U.S. Senate approved an agreement to lease Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base. In 1942, Nazi officials held the notorious Wannsee conference, during which they arrived at their "final solution" that called for exterminating Jews. In 1975, several former William Morris talent agents, including Michael Ovitz, founded Creative Artists
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Agency (CAA). In 1981, Iran released 52 Americans it had held hostage for 444 days, minutes after the presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan. In 1986, the United States observed the first federal holiday in honor of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. In 2001, George Walker Bush became America's 43rd president after one of the most turbulent elections in U.S. history.
BRIDGE your work over the next month, with the Sun in Aquarius. Mental creativity is at maximum. Grow your professional performance and productivity. Schedule extra rest for balance. Choose private over public engagements. Libre (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):Today is an 8 — Enter a highly creative period. Don't get mad when others remind you to stay on task. You' re lucky in love and games this month, with the Sun in Aquarius. Practice hobbies, sports and talents. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):Today is a 7 — You shift mental gears. Focus on home and family this month, with the Sun in Aquarius. Nurture your creativity in comfortable surroundings. Take care of household responsibilities. Beautify your own surroundings, and settle in. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):Today is an 8Write, record and publish over the next month, with the Sun in Aquarius. Learn and retain complex material. Your communications thrive, and words come easily. Don' t evade the tough questions. Heed the voice of experience. Capricorn (Dec. K Jan. 19):Today is a 9 — Money comes more easily this month, with the Sun in Aquarius. Balance expenses with income. Move forward with an eclectic idea. Show off your self-discipline. Put in the extra work required. Grow a tidy nest egg. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Today is an 8 — You have the advantage this month, with the Sun in your sign. Put forth your personal best effort. Use your growing power and talent for good. Planning helps keep costs down. Take care of others. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20):Today is a 6 — Finish old projects in peaceful productivity this month, with the Sun in Aquarius. Enter a private intellectual assessment phase. Savor solitude and introspection. Restore mental and physical energy through rest and meditation. Make excellent plans.
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Sonora High alumni baseball game is Feb.27 Sonora High student Matthew Grossi is planning an alumni baseball game for his senior project, which will take place Feb 27. Sonora alumni will play the 2016 varsity squad at Bev Barron Field. The field will open for batting practice a 1 p.m. and first pitch will be at 3 p.m. Tshirts will be given to all alumni players. For more information on the game or how to sign up, email mgrossil sonorahigh.net.
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
sport T-shirt 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.
WSLL sign ups end 3an. 23 Sign ups for the 2016 West Side Little League end Jan. 23. To sign up online, visit sierrawestsidelittlelegue.corn. Players must be between 4 and 14 years old. Adult volunteers for coaching or managing are welcome to sign up. For more information, email wsllplayeragentI gmail.corn, or
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Summerville senior Cameron Saunders (above, 42) goes up strong to the hoop Tuesday night against the Bret Harte Bullfrogs in Angels Camp. Bret Harte's Nick Kalika (below, 22) goes up for a shot in traffic.
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Perhaps losing 68-67 to Argonaut on the road last Friday night was exactly what the Summerville Bears needed. Because of the loss, Summerville began Tuesday night's game against the Bret Harte Bullfrogs in Angels camp, with a little extra hitch in its giddy up. The Bears outscored the Bull&ogs 21-6 in the first eight minutes and cruised to a 63-25 win. ''We definitely came out with a little more energy tonight," said senior Kole Elkins. 'The loss to Argonaut motivated us quite a bit." Summerville started the game on a 6-0 run with four points from senior Braden Anderson and two &om Cameron Saunders. Following a basket &om Bret Harte's Kyle Olsen, the Bears added four more points with baskets from Saunders and Elkins. Summerville was scoring from all over the court, but with a 14-4 lead, the Bearstop two season scorers,Eli and Ethan McLaurin, had yet to make a shot. Both brothers were sporting &esh haircuts, and perhaps their new 'dos had more of an efFect that just looking classy. But that argument was put to rest when Ethan McLaurin drained a 3-pointer &om the top of the key, and followed with a layup after an Anderson steal.
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Pacquiao Undercard will be all Hispanic Promoter Bob Arum looks to make a statement against Donald Trump By GREG BEACHAM The Associated Press
"I think they had a good scheme against us &om the two weeks before that when we played them, they were ready for us," Johnson said Tuesday after the Cardinals' walk-through practice. Arizona coach Bruce Arians placed the blame squarely on the ofFensive line and not on his rookie running back. "Getting their ( b ehind) kicked up &ont," Arians said. "It's not anything David is doing. There's just not a lot of holes there and we have to do a better job. It's a tough challenge this week." When the Cardinals face Carolina in the NFC champi-
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DENVER (AP) — Antonio Smith says nobody can get into Tom Brady's head. That didn't stop Denver's defensive lineman &om trying by labelling New England's quarterback a crybaby. 'Tve never seen any quarterback look to the referee right afier he gets sacked more than Brady," Smith said with a smile. "Every time he getssacked he looksatthe ref like, You see him sack me? Was that supposed to happen? He did it a little hard. Please throw a 15-yard penalty on him. Get him fined. Both teams know the AFC championship won't be decided by potshots — and maybe not even by the golden arms of Brady and Peyton Manning when they square ofF for the 17th — and likely finaltime SundayinDenver. Maybe it' ll come down to two ofthe greatest toes on turf instead. Especially with D enver sporting the league's stingiest defense and Manning reduced to managing the Broncos' nolonger explosive ofFense. New England's Stephen Gostkowski was the NFL's top kicker in 2015, winning his second All-Pro honor afi er leading the league with 151 points. Denver's Brandon McManus tied an NFL record by nailing all five of his kicks in tricky crosswinds in Denver's 23-16 win over Pittsburgh in the divisional round. Sunday's forecast in DenSeeAFC/Page C3
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CLASH Continued from PageC1 BASKETBALL Today 3:00 pm(CSN) College BasketballSan Diego at Gonzaga. From McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash. (Taped) 5:00pm (CSBA) (ESPN) NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls. 7:30pm (CSN) NBA BasketballSacramento Kings at Los Angeles Lake rs. (ESPN)NBA Basketball Atlanta Hawks at Portland Trail Blazers.
FOOTMLLS HIGH SCHOOL ay Boys - Wrestling:Sonora/ Linden at Calaveras, Mike Flock Gym, 7:30 p.m.; Summerville/ROP at Bret Harte, 4:30 p.m. Girls - Basketball:Sonora vs. Linden, Bud Castle Gym, 7:30 p.m.; Summeiville vs. Bret Harte, 7:30 p.m. Fdday Boys - Basketball: Calaveras at Bret Harte, 7:30 p.m.; Summerville vs. Linden, 7:30 p.m. Girls - Basketball:Calaveras at Bret Harte, 6 p.m.; Summerville at Linden, 7:30 p.m. Satumlay Boys - Wrestling:Calaveras at Gregori Tournament, Modesto, 9 a.m.; Bret Harte/ Summerville at Sonora Hatler Tournament, Bud Castle Gym, 10 a.m.
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Mancini overshadowed the match on Tuesday. Mancini and Sarri were sent off in stoppage time following a touchline argument. "Sarri is a racist. Men like him cannot be in football," Mancini told Rai Sport. "I got up to ask the fourth official why there were five minutes of added
time. He then began to rant at me, shouting Vaggot' and 'poof at me. He' s 60 years old, he should be ashamed. "I am not interested in talking about the game. This cancels out everything.... I went to find him in the locker room and he apologized, but I replied that he has only to be ashamed. In England, someone like him wouldn' t even be allowed on a training pitch." Mancini did not attend the post-match news conference. Sarrisaid he 'lost clarity of thought" after the dismissal of Napoli winger Dries Mertens, with two
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to give the Bears a 21-6 lead. "Our energy on the defensive end was down tonight for some reason," said Bret Harte head coach Jeff Eltringham. "You don't just chalk that up to a bad night because it w asn't there to st art w i t h .
Once Summerville got rolling, we couldn't stop them because they were going so good. On the offensive end, we couldn' t just get a shot to fall. They did a good job at denying the post the ball. We weren't able to make outside shots to keep them honest and that was hard on us." Summerville senior Ben Richardson hit a 3-pointer to begin the second quarter to give the Bears a 24-6 lead. Bret Harte junior Colin Preston helped get some of the momentum to shift to the Bullfrogs'side as he scored five u n answered p oints, capped with a rebound and basket with 5:55 remaining in the second quarter. With the Bears leading 24-
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the shot clock in single digits before a shot was attempted. "We just wanted to run the clock down," Watson said. "They had a cold shooting night, so we wanted to run the shot clock down. We wanted to execute our
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Summerville le d 5 0 -19 11, Summerville went on a 9-0run to bring the score to heading into the fourth quar33-11 and put the game out of ter. reach late in the second quarWith 4:34 remaining in ter. the game, Bret Harte senior In the 9-0 r un, Ethan Mike Zielke drove into the McLaurin s c ored t h r ee, lane, put up a shot and was Saunders scored three and fouled in the process. The Richardson drained his sec- ball rolled around the rim ond 3-pointer of the night. three or four times and the Summerville got a produc- gym went silent, waiting to tive night from its bench, ac- see if the shot would fall. The cumulating 18 total points. ball popped out and fell to the " Our bench p lay w a s floor. That one shot summed huge," said S ummerville up Bret Harte's night. "We just couldn't make head coach Ben Watson. "Richardson came in and shots and they made a lot of hit a couple of shots, (Will) shots," Ziehlke said. "Overall, Hodge made some shots. it was a pretty bad game." (Alex) Prevost came in off Bret Harte shot 22-perthe bench and did some good cent from the field and was things for us. Everybody did 1-19 from 3-point land. "We had an awfullygood a good job tonight coming off the bench because we had shooting percentage tonight, some early foul trouble that and Bret Harte was off" Watcould have cost us, and they son said. "And those things came in and made some combined led to it. Because shots." we are not going to shoot The Bears ended the first that good on a regular night, half on an 8-0 run with the and they are not going to biggest shot coming from be- shoot that bad on a regular hind the arc, off the hands of night." Hodge. Ethan McLaurin had a Summerville led 42-13 at game-high 15 points and halftime. pulled down 11 rebounds. AnThe Bears didn't let the derson and Saunders scored Bret Harte size advantage 10 apiece and each pulled factor into the rebounding. down seven boards. RichardSummerville out rebounded son scored six, Hodge scored
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Summerville's Ethan McLaurin (above, 20) throws a strong pass past Bret Harte's Isaac McCamey to fellow Bear Kole Elkins Tuesday night in Angels Camp. Bret Harte senior Kyle Olsen (below, 33) shoots a jumper over Summerville senior Cameron Saunders. Olsen finished the night with a team-high 10 points. five, Elkins scored four, Jeremy Ortman scored three, and Eli McLaurin and Chad Sweitzer scored two. Summerville (14-6, 4-1 MLL) will host Linden Friday in Tuolumne. Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m. "Give them (Summerville) all the credit in the world," Eltringham said. 'They came to play and they came to be at thattop spotin the league." Olsen led Bret Harte with 10 points, followed by Ziehlke with six and Preston with five. Bret Harte (9-9, 3-2 MLL) will lookto shake offthisloss,because they face cross-county rivals, the Calaveras Redskins, at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Angels Camp. aWe want this loss to eat at us for a couple of days because it is something that is going to eat at you if you are competitive enough," Ziehlke said. "They were the better team tonight. We' re going to take this one, get better, and go out and give Calaveras a game on Friday."
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ing a second booking for diving in the penalty area. "I was annoyed at the decision on Mertens, I didn't h av e a n y thing against Mancini," Sarri said. "I apologized to him ... I think that tomorrow he will accept my apology. "I don't even remember what I said. Maybe I offended him, but it should end there. Am I homophobic? That seems over the top. I said something out of rage.. .I was notdiscriminating against anyone. However, if I did use words that couldhave off ended the gay community, I clearly apologize." Inter, third in the league, will face the winner of s match between Lazio and Juventus. Stevan Jovetic struck 16 minutes from time with a delightful chipped effort from 25 yards out. It was only Inter's second shot on target.
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Capitals 6, Blue Jackets 3 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom scored twice, Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist and Braden Holtby earned hisleague-leading 30th win to lift NHL-best Washington past last-placeColumbus. Marcus Jo~ n ad ded a goal and an assist, and Jason Chimera and Andre Bura-
kovsky also scorch for the Capitals, off to the best start in franchise history at 35-8-3. Evgeny Kuznetsov had a career-highfourassists,andM att Niskanen chipped in with two. Holtby made 32 saves. Kerby Rychel had a goal and an assist, and Boone Jenner and Ryan Murray also scored for Columbus, which was attempting to match its longest winning streak of the
Division despite playing in their third game in four days. Ales Hemsky and Cody Eakin scoredfirst-period goals for the Stars, who have lost a season-worstfour straight and seven of eight. Kari Lehtonen stopped 26 shots in the playofF contenders' first meeting of the season.
Bruins 4, Canadiens 1 MONTREAL (AP) — Paseason at three games. triceBergeron broke a 1-all The Blue Jackets also tie in the second period and welcomed back their No. 1 Boston downed slumping goalie, Sergei Bobrovsky, who Montreal, leaving the Canamissed 17 games with a groin diens winless in five games. injury. Max Talbot, David Pasternak and Brad Marchand, Kings 3, Stars 2 with an empty-net goal, also LOS ANGELES (AP)scored for the Bruins, who Milan Lucic scored the tie- won their third straight and breaking goal early in the avenged a 5-1 loss to Monthird period and Anze Kopi- treal in the Winter Classic tar added two assists to his on Jan. 1. The teams wore recent scoring tear during their Winter Classic jerseys Los Angeles' victory over Dal- in the rematch. las. Mark Barberio scored for Vincent Lecavalier scored the Canadiens, who led their a power-play goal for the division with a 19-4-3 record third straight game, and in early December, but are Drew Doughty also scored in in a 4-16-1 funk. Montreal Los Angeles' ninth win in 12 outshot the Bruins 39-24. games since Christmas. Jonathan Quick made 27 saves Lightning 6, Oilers 4 for the Kings, who opened a TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Bri12-point lead atop the Pacific an Boyle scored a go-ahead,
STANDINGS R SU COLLEGE MENS' BASKETBALL CENTRAL VALLEY CONFERENCE Team League Overall Fresno City 4 -0 1 8 - 5 West Hills 3 -1 1 ( W) Sequoias 2 -1 1 2-8 2 -1 6 -11 Porterville Columbia 1 -2 1 1-7 Merced 0 -3 2 - 1 4 0 -4 6 - 1 3 Reedley Today's games Columbia vs. Porterville Sequoias vs. West Hills Merced vs. Reedley
PREPS BOYS' BASKETBALL MOTHER LODE LEAGUE Team League Overall Summerville 4 -1 1 4 - 6 Calaveras 3 -1 1 3 4 Bret Harte 3-1 9-8 Sonora 3 -3 1 1 - 6 Argonaut 1 -3 1 3 4 Linden 14 7-8 Amador 1 -3 8 - 1 2 Tuesday's games Summerville 63, Bret Harte 25 Calaveras at Amador Sonora 80, Linden 48 Friday's games Summerville vs. Linden
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s hort-handed goal in t h e thirdperiod and Tampa Bay beat Edmonton to extend its winning streak to a seasonhigh six games. The Lightning also got goals from Nikita Nesterov, Nikita K u cherov, Ondrej Palat, Vladislav Namestnikov and Alex Killorn. Tampa Bay will host Chicago on Thursday night in the Blackhawks' first game in Tampa since beating the Lightning in last season' s Stanley Cup Final. Zack Kassian, Mark Letestu, Leon Draisaitl and Iiro Pakarinen scored for Edmonton. The Oilers said center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, hurt blocking a shot in Monday's win at Florida, will miss six to eight weeks with a hand injury.
Matt Read and Shayne Gostisbehere scored the Flyers, who lost for just the second time in seven games and failed to crack the Eastern Conference playoff standings. James Reimer stopped 31 shots for Toronto. Rangers 3, Cmaucks 2, Ot NEW YORK (AP) — J.T. Miller scooped up his own r ebound and scored on
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wraparound 3:54 into overtime, and New York rallied for a victory over Vancouver. Mats Zuccarello tied the game in the third period for the Rangers, who outshot the Canucks 49-20 — including 19-3 in the third period and overtime. Derek Stepan also scored for the Rangers, and Henrik Lundqvist made 18 saves. R yan Miller w a s o u t Maple Leafs3,Flyers 2 standing in defeat for VanPHILADELPHIA (AP)couver. He made 46 saves, Matt Hunwick's slap shot one fewer than he had in a with 7.5 seconds left lifted win over the New York IsToronto over Philadelphia. landers on Sunday. Hunwick's first goal of the A ndrew B u rrows a n d season snapped Toronto's Sven Baertschi scored for five-game losing streak. Jof- the Canucks, who played frey Lupul and Roman Po- without captain Henrik Selakalsoscored for theMaple din. He is sidelined with an Leafs. upper-body injury.
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Argonaut at Amador MOUNTAIN VALLEY LEAGUE Team League Delta Charter 3-0 Stockton Christian 3-0 Ben Holt Academy 3-1 Lodi Academy 1-2 Able Charter 1-2 Don Pedro 0-1 Tioga 0-2 Langston Hughes Academy 0-4 MountainOaks 0-0 Today's games Lodi at Tioga Friday's games Stockton at Tioga
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ARLINGTON, T exas (AP) — Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish says he has never been involved in gambling activities amid a Major League Baseball investigation aRer the arrest of his younger brother in Japan. Darvish issued a statement Tuesday through his agent that says he understands MLB must conduct an investigation. He declined comment, but says he is certain they will find he hadno involvement. Sho Darvish was reportedly charged last October in Japan with running an illegal gambling ring that allegedly took about 1,850 bets on MLB games as well as professional baseball games in Japan. It was unclear if any bets were taken on games involving the Rangers. The Japan Times says Osaka police have not accused Yu Darvish of any
The Sonora Wildcats boys' basketball team got a dominating 80-48 road win over Linden Tuesday night. A fast start was just what Sonora needed, and the 'Cats outscored the Lions 29-13 in the first quarter, and took a 51-20lead into the locker room at halftime. "We got apretty quick start on them tonight," said Sonora head coach Dan Dona. "We shot the ball and defend fairly well tonight. We only gave up 20 points at the half and our man-to-man really caused them trouble. The kids just came out and I thought played with a more well rounded focus of the game. We rediscovered ourselves tonight."
Sophomore Damien Kriss led Sonora with 19 points, followed by fellow sophomore Jace Decker with 18 with 15 points from downtown. Junior Nate Patterson scored 10 in the win.
It was the Kriss' play that had Dona in a good mood following the win.
"Damien started tonight, and he played a pretty fluid game all the way though," Dona said. "I think he'sreally trying to be consistent. We want him to bring his energy without going overboard. He played consistent all night long. He got to the hoop pretty well tonight. It was a reallysolid performance from him tonight." Sonora (11-3, 3-3 MLL) has the rest of the week off before hosting Linden at Bud Castle Gym on Tuesday.
with 10 points, and Inderpal Singh and Michael Acosta with nine points. Summerville got 13 points and 10 rebounds from Kevin Lund. Luke Fulkerson scored eight while James and Dawson Robles each scored six in the loss.
Bryan Wynne led Summerville with 11 points and dished out five assists. Octavian Hernandez pulled down a game-high 19 rebounds to go along with his six points. Michael Litzler scored seven points and Mar-
cus Warnock scored six points and had 11 boards. Summerville (10-4, 4-1 MLL) outS'ville frosh hoops rebounded Bret Harte 44-24. top Bret Harte Sawer Alford and Kevin Lowry The Summerville Bears fresh- each scored six points for the Bullman basketball team got a strong frogs. 38-18 win over the host Bret Harte Bullfrogs Tuesday night. Summerville, which played with- Calaveras girls' basketball 'Frogs 3V beats Bears out twoofits leading scorers due to beat Amador 62-47 The Bret Harte Bullfrogs boys' illness,outscored Bret Harte 16-7 The Calaveras girls' basketball junior varsity basketball team beat in the second quarter and 12-2 in team got a strong 62-47 win over the Summerville Bears 47-43 Tues- the final eight minutes for the win. Amador Tuesday night. "We had unbelievableteamwork day night in Angels Camp. Emily Jasper led Calaveras with S ummerville o u t scored B r e t tonight," said Summerville head 25 points, Brookelyn Larkin scored Harte 18-12 in the fourth quarter, coach Marlin Heldstab. "All the 18, and Tori Wood scored 9 for the but a strong Bullfrog defense helped playersgot to play and everyone 'Skins. secure the win. did very well. We are looking forCalaveras will play Bret Harte Bret Harte was led by Nolan ward to playing Linden at home on Friday in Angels Camp with a 6 p.m. Brown with 13 points, Javon Gilbert Friday." tip-ofK
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3oe Blanton agrees to $4 million, 1-year deal with Dodgers LOS ANGELES (AP)Right-hander Joe Blanton has agreed to a $4 million, one-year contract with the
Los Angeles Dodgers. The 35-year-old started 10 games for the Dodgers in late 2012 but is likely to be a long reliever this season. He can earn $1 million i n p e rformance bonuses based on innings under Tuesday's agreement: $250,000 each for 50 and 60, and $500,000 for 70. Blanton largely struggled in hi s fi rst s t int with the Dodgers, and he crashed out of the majors in 2013 after struggling even more with the Los Angeles Angels. He retired early in 2014 but revitalized his career last season as a reliever with Kansas City and Pittsburgh. He went 5-0 with a 1.57 ERA for the Pirates, making 21 relief appearancesafter arriving in late July. Right-handed h i t ters struggled against Blanton,managing only a .203 average last season. That should help on a Dodgers staff heavy with lefthanders.
Bulls' Noah has surgery on shoulder CHICAGO (AP) Bulls center Joakim Noah has undergone surgery to repair his dislocated left shoulder. Coach Fred H oiberg toldreporters at practice the procedure Tuesday morning was a success.
The 2014 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Noah is expected to miss four to six months. Barring a quick recovery or deep playoff run, he might have played his last game for the Bulls given his expiringcontract. Noah was hurt in the second quarter of Friday night's83-77 loss to Dallas. He got tangled up with the Mavericks' JaVale McGee under the b asket, yelled in p a in while holding his shoulder, and immediately ran off the court and to the locker room. He had recently missed nine games with an injury to the same shoulder.
Banned Missouri booster 'meant no harm' Banned Missouri booster says he meant no harm C OLUMBIA, Mo . ( A P ) — A Georgia businessman who gave internships to sev-
and use of a local gym, according to a 19-month review that Missouri conducted collaboratively with the NCAA. Informationthe schoolreleased
eral Missouri men's basket-
last week about the review
ball players and ran afoul doesn't name the employer. of NCAA rules says he "had Allegations that adminisgood intentions and no ill in- trators failed to adequately tent." monitor the internship proChristopher Mark Tuley gram were among those that admitted that he's the em- led Missouri to ban itself from ployeraccused of providing the postseasonthis year and benefits that are not permit- vacate all 23 wins from the ted to three players and one 2013-14 season. recruit in 2013 and 2014, the Tuley, the founder and Columbia Daily Tribune re- president of th e Augusta, ports. The benefits included Georgia, intelligence comcompensation for work not pany T3 Solutions, has been done through asummer in- prohibited from r eceiving tern program, along with tickets, making donations or housing, $520 cash, local otherwise representing the transportation, iPads, meals university.
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA is celebrating the Chinese New Year with a TV spot featuring Jeremy Lin, Stephen Curry and James Harden. The ad is called 'Dining Table" and shows the stars sharing a New Year meal with a Chinese family. It is being broadcast until Feb. 22 across all of NBA China's television and digital partners' platforms. The Chinese New Year is Feb. 8 and celebrates the year of the monkey.
Tuley sent to a Missouri compliance official shows the university was aware that housing and transportation were provided. He said the housing, transportation and iPad were provided to all out-of-state interns. Tuley said the cash was provided for gas and food because Clarkson, Criswell and Bolton arrived with no money. He doesn't deny arranging for the use of the gym for players to work out but said he paid nothing for that privilege. Tuley disputed that the players didn't work. He said that he required all of the players to do two "white papers," which he described as similar to research papers. Tuley, who also was cited
for a minor violation for multiple contacts with a recruit and payingfor a meal for a nonscholastic coach, said he wasn't aware of any NCAA problems with the internship program in 2013, so he operated the program the same way in 2014. He said he spoke to NCAA investigators for two hours last spring. "I think I made it clear that there were things that maybe couldhave been done differently," Tuley said. 'We had good intentions and no ill intent."
Missouri athletic spokesman Ryan Bradley said Missouri couldn't comment on Tuley's statements because the NCAA investigation is ongoing.
NFL
LA Rams taking ticket deposits, report heavy interest LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rams got the response they craved when the franchise began taking deposits Mondayforseason ticketsforitsfi rstseason back in Los Angeles. The team reported heavy traffIc on a website set up to take $100 refundable deposits for the chance to buy tickets when they become available later this year. The Rams declined to say exactly how many deposits they had taken, but team spokesman Artis Twyman said they were very pleased by the numbers. The Rams' first deposit came &om Lakers great and Dodgers owner
Magic Johnson, who has already announced his intention to buy a suite in the Rams' lavish Inglewood stadium slated to open in 2019. "I got my @RamsNFL season tickets!" Johnson said in a post on his Twitter account. 'Tm so excited and can' t wait to see OUR team next season!" The Rams wiH play next season downtown at the Coliseum, their home &om 1946-79. Season ticket holders at the Coliseum will have priority to purchase season tickets at the Inglewood stadium. The Rams haven't set ticket prices
for the upcoming season. Chief operating officer Kevin Demoff said theyll be comparable to the prices for the Rams' final season in St. Louis, when their seasonticketpricesranged &om $1,750 to $300. They' ll keep collecting deposits indefinitely, with each deposit allowing the account holder to purchase up to eight season tickets apiece. The franchise gained approval to return to Los Angeles last week after 21 years away when Rams owner Stan Kroenke won a three-team derby with the San Diego Chargers and
the Oakland Raiders. The Chargers met with the Rams on Monday to discuss a partnership for the Inglewood stadium, but both clubs declined to disclose any details. If the Chargers elect to join the Rams in Los Angeles for the 2016 season, it's unclear where they will play their home games. The Rams are expected to play just seven regular-season home games next
season.They're also scheduled to face the New York Giants on Oct. 23 in the first American football game at London's Twickenham Stadium, the famed rugby arena.
NFC
Kuechly, Arians said, has "got great instincts." Continued from PageC1 "He'sreally fast," the coach said. ''What hereally is,he's a great pass onship game on Sunday, they will go defender.People see all the tackles, against a defense that ranked fourth but they do a great job of keeping him against the run in the regular season, clean to make the tackles," allowing 88.4 yards per game. The absence of defensive end Jared Arians said Star Lotulelei and Allen, who is doubtful for the game Kawann Short are the best pair of due to a broken foot, won't have that defensive tackles Arizona has seen all much impact, the Cardinals coach
Goodwin, who specializes in coaching Nov. 29. David Johnson stepped in thosepositions. and, if anything, the running game Iupati, named to the Pro Bowl for got better. the fourth time in his six NFL seaHe gained 99 yardsin hisfirststart sons,is considered one ofthe best run (at St. Louis), 92 in his second (against blockers in the league. Minnesota)and a breakout 187 yards "We've got to execute better, " he in 29 carries at Philadelphia. said. "We' ve got to block better, block But he had only 39 yards, 25 yards longer, extend your guys. It's no secret. and 35 yards in the three games ... Us 0-line guys, we know what we' ve since. Johnson, a third-round draft pick gottodo.We 'vejustgotto go outthere season. said. and open holes for David or whoever' s out of Northern Iowa, knows that the "They' ve got good depth," Arians in the backfield and protect the quar- running game has been crucial to the 'The linebackers are great," Arians said, "but they (the tackles) help make said. "Mario Addison gave us prob- terback." success of the Cardinals, who had the them great." lems last year and I'm not sure there' s Most of the season, the Cardinals' No. 1 ranked offense in the NFL in Lotulelei and Short are great play- a drop off there." ground game has been humming the regular season. "When we' re able to run the ball, ers, Cardinals left guard Mike Iupati Rest assured that the Arizona offen- along nicely, with Chris Johnson the said. "They'rebig,fast,strong." sive linemen will hear a lot this week featured back until he went down it keeps our offense on the field and And they help make linebacker about their run blocking from Ari- with a season-ending injury in Ari- it just overall helps our whole team," Luke Kuechly the great player he is. ans and offensive coordinator Harold zona's 19-13 win at San Francisco on Johnson said.
AFG Continued from PageC1 ver calls for a clouds and
Lin, Curry in lV spot for Chinese NewYear
In 2013, players Jordan Clarkson and Tony Criswell and team manager Ricky Bolton were employed as interns by T3 Solutions. The following year, player Cam Biedscheid, incoming freshman Jakeenan Gant and student manager Patrick Holman interned there. Tuley, a former Missouri student, said he was advised before the first year of the program that th e players could not receive special privileges. He said he did not explicitly ask Missouri if giving the players iPads, paying them the money for gas and food or arranging for them to use the gym was permissible under NCAA rules. But an email
temperatures at kickoff in the
lower 40s, dipping into the 30s, which is good news for both Manning and Brady. Yet ... Last weekend's game was alsosupposed to bem ild. " During w armups, w e went out there and it was a pretty calm day, a nice, tempered day," McManus said. "We come out seven minutes
before kickoff and I see a 30 mph crosswind come in over the Rockies." With the goal posts swaying wildly from the gusts almost the entire game, McManus convertedfi eld goalsof28,41, 51, 41 and 45 yards, joking it
was such a tricky task that he just kept aiming "at the guy holding the beer in the top left corner." "I think all of them were big," said Demaryius Thomas, who had one of seven dropped passes thanks to the blustery winds. "He kept us in the game with the field goals. Him being able to kick with this wind helped us." Gostkowski is accustomed to kicking in bad conditions, too. So, if it gets windy Sunday,neither he norMcManus will fret. "You kind of have to hit a ball to a spot and hopefully the wind takes it," McManus said. "I had that 51-yarder right before halftime. I thought it was going to be easy down the middle, and it barely sneaked in."
Gostkowski's field goals from 40 and 32 yards in the fourth quarter last weekend helpedthe Patriots stave off Kanas City 27-20. He also nailed a 47-yarder as time expired to send the game to overtime when New England visited Denver on Nov. 29, a game in which McManus missed from the same distance. While Gostkowski, a 10year veteran, breezed to his first All-Pro honor since 2008, McManus started out hot, then slumped down the
eluded missed kicks in five consecutive games, including one off the left upright in a three-point loss to Oakland. He also shanked one from 45 yards against Cincinnati with no time left but atoned for that miss with a 37-yarder in overtime. His coach never lost faith in the second-year pro who' d been cut by th e previous coachingstafflast year and won his job back over the summer.
the playoffs, and McManus is 35 of 40. Of course, both would rather be kicking PATs Sunday than field goals. "Any time No. 18 gets the ball, I'm thinking we' re going to score a touchdown," McM anus said. "Itry to prepare my mind for the extra point. ... But I want to help my team any way I can. It's my job to go out there and make them." Notes: The Broncos promoted CB Taurean Nixon from their practice squad after placing S/PR Omar Bolden (knee) on IR Tuesday. Bolden was Denver's leading punt and kickoff returner but was injured much of the sea-
"I think Brandon's confidence is up right now," Gary s tretch. He made hi s fi r st Kubiak said. "I think he' s 13 kicks, including 57- and had a really good year. He' s 56-yarders in t h e o pener worked through a little rough against Baltimore, and was patch and he's come back. named the AFC's special Now he's as good as he's been son. teams player of the month in all season long." October. Gostkowski has missed on His late-season slump in- justthree of39 tries,counting
C4 — Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Sonora, California
THE UN' DEMO CRAT
MOTOR SPORTS
NASCAR expands Chase format to 2 national series All three series will crown a champ at Homestead-Miami Speedway. However, all CHARLOTTE, N.C. three will begin at different NASCAR is expanding its tracks: Chicago (Sprint Cup), Chase format to include its Kentucky (Xfinity) and New feeder series, meaning the Hampshire (Trucks). champions from the XfinFrance said the change ity and Truck Series will now will prepare the sport's young be crowned in a four-driver driversfor the challenges of shootout at the season finale. winning a championship at The format a nnounced the Sprint Cup level. "I think it's important that Tuesday by NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France they understand how difficult mostly mirrors the playoff- it's going to be when they get style setup used to determine to the next level," France said. the Sprint Cup champion the "Certainly, it makes it more last two years. That system exciting for our f ans. Fans has 16 drivers race through love elimination style and emthree rounds of eliminations phasis on wins. I think for the to establish a field of four in drivers, I think it's important which the highest finisher in to get conditioned to what it' s the finale wins the champion- going to take . to handle the ship. next level." The Xfinityand Camping There will be 12 drivers World Truck Series will use eligible for the Xfinity Chase, a seven-race Chase to decide which will then be whittled their champions. The Cup se- to eight drivers and conclude riesuses a 10-race format. with a final four championBy JENNA FRYER The Associated Press
ARUM
ship race at Homestead. In Trucks, the format is eight drivers cut down to six and then a final four at Homestead. N AS CAR said th e 1 6 Sprint Cup drivers who qualified for last year's Chase will not be eligible to compete in the lower-tier championship races. That eliminates Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Brad K eselow ski and Joey Logano — drivers who often moonlight in at least the Xfinity Seriesfrom participating in the sea-
when the green flag reappears. — In the Xfinity Series, the four "Dash 4 Cash" races will include two heat races and
son finale.
were postponed a day, while several others had lengthy weather delays. The start of theseasonfi nalewa sdelayed, and the event at Phoenix that decided the championship field was called before its completion, denying drivers a chance to race their way into
Other changes announced forthe two lower seriesTuesday include: — A caution clock for the Truck Series. The clock will be set to 20 minutes and triggeredat the start ofeach green-flagrun. When the clock reaches zero, the caution flag will be displayed. The clock will be restarted
He also realizes that MexicanAmericans are the backbone of Continued from PageC4 his sport's fan base, and Mexicobased beer companies typicall y Trump got elected, I would be in are among the biggestsponsors the streets with them protesting." of his megafights whether or not The Harvard-educated Arum they feature Mexican fighters. has a long background of politiAmong the top Latino proscal awareness mixed with boxing, pects expectedto appear on the dating to his early days in the still-to-be-determined Pacquiaosport as a promoter for Muham- Bradley undercard atthe MGM mad Ali. Grand Garden Arena are Mexi-
a main event. Results of the
heat races willset the starting field for the main. The fields for the heat races will be set via qualifying. Those races are at Bristol, Richmond, Dover and Indianapolis. Meanwhile, France said he is so optimistic about the upcoming season that rain is NASCAR's most pressing concern. Two races last year
the finale.
"There is no pressing thing that I would like to see get re-
can featherweight Oscar Valdez, Mexican-American U.S. Olympian Jose Ramirez and Mexican m iddleweight G i l berto Z u r d o Ramirez. Before the 84-year-old Arum began his boxing career in 1965, he was a lawyer in the U.S. Justice Department duringthe Kennedy and Johnson administrations.
The Top Rank founder has been among the sport's top promot-
technology and innovation," said France. 'We don't want to break the bank for the track operators,the team owners, or other stakeholders, but we' re going to need to figure it out as we go along." — NASCAR is committed to a low-downforce rules package that will be used everywhere this season except Daytona and Talladega. NASCAR experimented with severaldifferent packages before settling on one that everyone hopes will improve passing to an agreement on a charter opportunities. — International Speedway system that will give owners more economic security. Corp. is eyeing Phoenix and — Sprint is in the final Richmond as the next two year ofits contract as title tracks in need of capital imsponsor of NASCAR's top se- provements. "It's so important to continries, but France was confident a replacement will be found ue to modernize these tracks for 2017. and to be able to bring the — All Sprint Cup teams modern-day amenities and will be required to use digital comforts into these tracks," dashboards beginning this said ISC CEO Lesa France year. 'We' re going to embrace Kennedy. solved. We have reallyworked at things that were out in front of us that we thought we could improve on in the industry," he said. "But we can' t do anything about the rain, other than we can probably add some more Air Titans (jet dryers) over time to speed it up, but hopefully we' ll get a little break on that in 2016." Others topics covered Tuesday: — France said he is "very optimistic" that NASCAR and Sprint Cup teams will come
ers for the ensuing half-century, promoting major fights for the likes of Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Julio Cesar Chavez and Pacquiao, the second-biggest current star in the sport. Arum's plan for the PacquiaoBradley undercardevolved from b oth political c onviction a n d showmanship — and in classic
Arum style, it might not end up being entirely accurate. Shortly after vowing to put on an all-Hispanic undercard, Arum acknowledged he is hoping to put a fight onthe card for Evgeny Gradovich, a Russia-born former featherweight champion. The hook is that Gradovich's brawling, courageous style has earned him the nickname "The Mexican Russian."
SCORES R MORE L.A. Clippers Sacramento Phoenix LA Lakers
Football NFL Divisional Phyofh Saturday's games
New E ngland 27, KansasCity 20
Arizona 26, Green Bay 20, OT Sunday's games Carolina 31, Seattle 24 Denver 23, Pittsburgh 16 Conference Championships Sunday's games AR' New England at Denver, 12:05 p.m. (CBS)
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Arizona at Carolina, 3:40 p.m. (FOX) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31 At Honolulu
Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 4 p.m. (ESPN) 2015-16 NCAA Bowl Glance Saturday, Jan. 23 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petwsbu~, Ra. Eastvs. West, 1 p.m. (NFLN) NFLPA collegiate Bowl At Canon National vs. American, 3 p.m. (ESPN2) Saturday, Jan. 30 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ah. North vs. South, 11:30 a.m. (NFLN)
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Miami Orlando Washington Charlotte
W L 25 17 23 1 9 20 2 0 19 2 1 1 9 22 Central Divhion W L 28 11
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Pct GB Cleveland .71 8 Chicago 24 16 .6 0 0 4' / 2 Indiana 2 3 19 .5 4 8 s'/2 22 1 9 .5 3 7 7 Detroit Milwaukee 19 2 5 A 32 1 1"/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 36 6 .857 Memphis 24 1 9 .55 8 1 Z /2 Dallas 24 1 9 .5 5 8 1 Z /2 Houston 22 2 1 .51 2 14'/2 New Orleans 14 2 7 .3 4 1 2 1'/2 Northwest Division W L Pct GB 31 12 18 2 3 19 25 16 26 13 3 0 PaciTic Division
Golden State
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Tuesday's games Milwaukee 91, Miami 79 New Orleans 114, Minnesota 99 Oklahoma City 110, Denver 104 Indiana 97, Phoenix 94 Todaf s games Philadelphia at Orlando, 4 p.m. Miami at Washington, 4 p.m. Boston at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Cleveland at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Utah at New York, 4:30 p.m. Golden State at Chicago, 5 p.m. Detroit at Houston, 5 p.m. Charlotte at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Sacramento at LA. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta st Portland, 7:30 p.m.
Tennis Australian Open
Tuesday, AtMelbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: $30.18 million (Grand Shm) S urface: Hard~oa r Men-Rrst Round Milos Raonic us), canada, def. Lucas Pouille, France, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. Joao Sousa (32), Portugal, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Stephane Robert, France, def. Bjorn Fratangelo, United States, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, def. Ryan Harrison, United States, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. Sam Groth, Australia, def. Adrian Manna-
rimo, France, 7-6 (6), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. John Millman, Australia, def. Diego
Schwartz man,Argentina,3-6,5-7,7-6 (2),5-0, retired. Feliciano Lopez (18), Spain, def. Daniel
Evans, Britain, 6-1, 6-0, 6-4. Marcel Granollers, Spain, def. Matthew Ebden, Australia, 6-2, 4-6 6-1, 6-4. Andy Murray (2), Britain, def. Alexander Zverev, Germany, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, def. Fabio Fog-
nini (20), Italy, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7), 6-7 (5), 7-6 (1). Rajeev Ram, United States, def. Kevin
Anderson u1), south Africa, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 3-0, retired. Jeremy Chardy (30), France, def. Ernests G u Ibis, Latvia, 7-5, 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 13-1 1. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, def. Donald Young, United States, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2. Guido Pella, Argentina, def. Steve Darcis, Belgium, 2-6, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-1. John Isner (10), United States, def. Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, 6-3, 7-6 (7), 6-3. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Jordan Thompson, Australia, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2. Dudi Sela, Israel, def. Benjamin seeker, Germany, 6-1, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2. Tim Smyczek, United States, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. steve Johnson (31 ), United states, def. Aljaz Bedene, Britain, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Gael Monfils (23), France, def. Yuichi Sugita, Japan, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Marco Cecchinato, Italy, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. Tommy Robredo, Spain, def. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7), 8-6. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, def. Rafael
NadaI (5), Spain, 7-6 (6), %6, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
David Ferrer (8), Spain, def. Peter Gojowczyk, Germany, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Brian Baker, United States, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3), 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5). Bernard Tomic (16), Australia, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Lukas Rosol,Czech Republic,def. Taro Daniel, Japan, 7-6 (2), 7-5, 5-7, 6-7 (5), 6-1. Jack Sock (25), United States, def. Taylor Fritz, United States, 6-4, 3-6, 0-6, 6-3, 6-4. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic,def.Tatsuma Ito, Japan, 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, def. James Duckworth, Australia, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 6-4. Stan Wawrinka (4), Switzerland, def. Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, 7-6 (2), 6-3, retired. Viktor Troicki (21), Serbia, def. Daniel Munoz de la Nava, Spain, 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Women — First Round Ekaterina Makarova (21), Russia, def. Maddison lnglis, Australia, 6-3, 6-0. Annika Beck, Germany, def. Priscilla Hon,
Australia, 6-0, 6-3.
Garbine Muguruza (3), Spain, def. Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, 6-0, 6-4.
Madison Keys ns), United states, def.
Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, 7-6 (5), 6-1. Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, def. Mirjana Lucic-saroni, Croatia, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5. Laura Siegemund, Germany, def. Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, 6-4, 7-5. Timea Bacsinszky (1n, switzerland, def. Katerima Siniakova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-5. Vania King, United States, def. Mana Barthel, Germany, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4. Tatjana Maria, Germany, def. Olga Govortsova, Belarus, 6-4, 6-3.
Jelena Jankovic u9), serbia, def. polona
Hercog, Slovenia, 6-3, 6-3. Johanna Konta, Britain, def. Venus Williams (8), United States 6-4 6-2. Elina Svitolina (18), Ukraine, def. Victoria Duval, United States, 6-2, 6-3. Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, def. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 6-4, 6-4. Karolina Pliskova (9), Czech Republic, def. Kimberly Birrell, Australia, 6-4, 6-4. Barbara Strycova, Czech Republic,def. Caroline Garcia (32), France, 6-2, 6-4. Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, def. Jarmila Wolfe, Australia, 6-0, 4-2, retired. Naomi Osaka, Japan, def. Donna Vekic, croatia, 6-3, 6-2. Ana Ivanovic (20), Serbia, def. Tammi Patterson, Australia, 6-2, 6-3. Sabine Lisicki (30), Germany, def. Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4. Varva ra Lepchenko, United States, def. Lesia Tsurenko (3u, Ukraine, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-3. Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Andreea Mitu, Romania, 6-3, 6-4. Zheng Saisai, China, def. Carina Witthoeft, Germany, 6-1, 6-2 Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania, def. Storm Sanders, Australia, 6-4, 6-2. Alize Cornet, France, def. Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, 6-1, 6-0. Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, def. Samantha Crawford, United States, 6-2, 6-4. Johanna Larsson,Sweden, def.Irina-Camelia Begu (29), Romania, 6-3, 6-2. Madison Brengle, United States, def. Coco Vandeweghe, UnitedStates,6-3,6-4. Angelique Kerber (7), Germany, def. Misa-
ki Do i, J 8pan, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6), 6-3.
Denisa Allertova, Czech Republic, def. Bethanie Mattek-sands, United States, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3. Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, def. Maryna
Zanevska, Ukraine, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3.
Zhang Shuai, China,def.Sim ona Halep (2),
Romania, 6-4, 6-3. victoria Azarenka u4), Belarus, def. Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, 6-0,6-0.
Hockey Nslional Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L O T PtsGF GA 46 26 15 5 5 7 121 105 45 23 14 8 5 4 111 116 46 25 17 4 5 4 125 111 45 24 16 5 5 3 137 117 46 22 18 6 5 0 129 141 47 23 20 4 5 0 129 122 46 19 23 44 17 20
4 4 2 107 123 7 4 1111 124
senior director of communications, James Dispanet controller, Michelle Heystek senior accountant and Cary Bernstine manager of strategy and analytics. American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Named Julio Vinas manager of Charlotte (IL); Ryan Newman
manager of Birmingham (su; Joel skinner manager of Winston-Salem (Carolina); Cole Armstrong manager of Kannapolis (sAu, Tommy Thompson manager, Matt Zaleski
pitching coach and Willie Harris hitting mach of Great Falls (Pioneer); and Aaron Rowand minor league outfield and baserunning coordimator. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with LHP David Hulf on a minor league contract. NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with ss Didi Gregorius on a one-year contract. National league MIAMI MARLINS — Agreed to terms with LHP Wei-Yin Chen on a five-year contract. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Claimed RHPA J.
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LOUISVILLE CITY Fc —Signed D Ben Newnam. COLLEGE INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS ASSOCIATION — Named chrisEriksson championships and rankimgs coordinator.
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ciate athletic director for finance. HOFSTRA — Agreedto terms with women' s soccer coach Simon Riddiough on a multi-year contract extension. HOLY CROSS — Named Kirsten Britton associate director of athletics for facilities, operations and events. LA SALLE — Named Paul Macht men's and women's water polo coach. UNC GREENSBORO — Announced men' s basketball G Justin Jordan has transferred from Milwaukee.
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(KOVR) (KPIX) College BasketballGeorgetown at Connecticut. (KTXL) College Basketball Providence at Villanova. 11:00 am (ESPN) College BasketballTexas at Kansas. (KOVR) (KPIX) College Basketball Duke at North Carolina State. 1:00 pm (CSBA)College BasketballGonzaga at Pacific. (ESPN)College Basketball Vanderbilt at Kentucky. (KOVR) (KPIX) College BasketballUCLA at Oregon. 3:00 pm (CSBA)College BasketballSan Diego at Loyola Marymount. 3:40 pm (ESPN)College BasketballMaryland at Michigan State. 5:30 pm (KGO) (KXTV)NBA BasketballChicago Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers. 5:40 pm (ESPN)College Basketball Arizona at California. 7:30 pm (CSN) NBA Basketballindiana Pacers at Sacramento Kings.
8:00 pm (CSBA)College Basketball Portland at Saint Mary's. Monday 3:00 pm (CSN)College Basketball Gonzaga at Pacific. 4:00 pm (ESPN)College Basketball Duke at Miami. 6:00 pm (ESPN)College Basketball Kansas at Iowa State. 7:00 pm (CSN)NBA Basketball Charlotte Hornets at Sacramento Kings. 7:30 pm (CSBA)NBA BasketballSan Antonio Spurs at Golden State Tuesday 4:00 pm (CSN)College Basketball La Salle at Duquesne. (ESPN)College Basketball Indiana at Wisconsin. 6:00 pm (ESP N) College BasketballGeorgia ai LSu. 7:00pm (CSN) NBA BasketballSacramento Kings at Portland Trail Blazers. Wednesday
4:00 pm (CSN)College Basketball Fordham at Rhode Island. 5:00 pm (ESPN)NBA Basketball Houston Rockets at San Antonio Spurs. 7:30 pm (CSBA)NBA BasketballDallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors.
BOWLING Sunday 12:00 pm (ESPN) PBA Bowling Challenge Finals.
BOXING Friday 10:35 pm(SHOW) Boxing Rob Brant vs. Decarlo Perez. Saturday 5:00 pm (KTXL) Boxing Premier Boxing Champions.
FOOTBALL Sunday 12:00 pm (KOVR) (KPIX) NFL FootballAFC Championship: New England Patriots at Denver Broncos, Denver, Co. 3:30 pm (KTXL) NFL Football NFC Championship: Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers.
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TENNIS Wednesday 12:30 am (ESPN) 2016 Australian Open Tennis Men's First Semifinal.
WINTER SPORTS Sunday 12:00 pm(KCRA) (KSBW) Skiing USSA Mammoth Grand Prix: Freestyle Halfpipe.
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