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EfFective March 3, anyone with a prescription to cultivate or use marijuana for medical purposes and who lives outside the City of Sonora limits will be allowed legally to grow up to 12 plants

passed an ordinance on the fourth try allowing residents in the unincorporated area to grow a limited amount of marijuana at their home for medical reasons.

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CalaverasGrown — Group receives donation from CCWD to assist Butte Fire recovery.A2

By ALEX MacLEAN

Making laws in a democratic society can be messy, sort of like making sausages

SnOWpaCk — Survey confirms snowpack strongest in five years.

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After three failed attempts on Tuesday, the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors

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Rick Hauf, of the Tuolumne area, tells the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday about how cannabis treatment cured his wife's brain tumor.

Wreck roundup — Seven weekend accidents reported in Tuolumne County, three led to arrest.A3

Evan Royce told the audience of about 40 people.

EfFective March 3, anyone with a prescription to cultivate or use marijuana for medical purposes and who lives outside the City of Sonora limits will be allowed legally to grow up to 12 plants

passed an ordinance on the fourth try allowing residents in the unincorporated area to grow a limited amount of marijuana at their home for medical reasons.

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Michael Miller was inside the Department of Motor Vehicles building in Sonora Tuesday morning when he noticed snowflakes falling about 9:45 a.m.

Miller, of Sonora, described the flakes as 'hght" and "wispy."

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The Calaveras County Water District has donated$5,000 to CalaverasGrown, a volunteer organization that has been working to reduce erosion risk.

The money was approved by the CCWD Board of Directors on Nov. 12, and the check was issued last week, Joel Metzger, a public information officer with the district, said.

The contribution will go toward CalaverasGrown'seffortto spread weed-free rice straw on privateproperty at most risk of erosion within the Butte Fire footprint. Metzger said

bers whohave stepped forward to volunteer their time to assist private landowners and public agencies, minimize soil loss and protect water quality within our local watersheds," said CCWD Board President Terry Strange in a news release.uWe thank the volunteers and are pleased to do what we can to assist in these very important efForts."

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By GUY McCARTHY watershed, and New Melones The Union Democrat Reservoir is partofthe federal Central Valley Project suRainfall an d s n owpack pervised by the U.S. Bureau water content in the Central of Reclamation.

• The City and County of Sierra Nevada this winter still look like the best in five San Francisco have rights to years, and an on-scene survey the upper Tuolumne River of snowpack 90 miles north- watershed, which is captured east of Sonora confirmed as by the Hetch Hetchy Regionmuch Tuesday. al Water System.

• Merced Irrigation DisCloser to h ome, snowpack reading last week in trict has rights to most of the the South Fork Stanislaus Merced River.

River watershed showed 30 Some of the rainfall and inches of water content, 11 snowpack in the upper South inches deeper than an elec- Fork Stanislaus watershed tronic reading at the same does stay here. location, says Tom Haglund, The return to normal winTuolumne Utilities District ter precipitation patterns in the Mother Lode guarantees general manager.

That's 135 percent of nor- key reservoirs in the South mal snowpack in TUD's pri- Fork Stanislaus will fill and mary watershed. In Sonora, spill come spring, ensuring there's been about 23 inches TUD's water supply for calenof accumulated rainfall since dar year 2016, Haglund said July 1, just over 120 percent last week. of normalforearly February.

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Snow depth and snow water content at Phillips are the highest since 2005, when 77.1 inches depth and 29.9 inches water content were recorded.

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rainfall i n t h r e e r egions tracked continuously by state scientistsis 123 percent of thehistoricalaverage forOct.

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By TORI THOMAS The Union Democrat

Seven vehicle accidents occurred inTuolumne County this past weekend — three of which ledto arrests,according to the California Highway Patrol.

Five of the accidents involved cars that went off a roadway. One car overturned.

Four drivers were injured and the arrests were for suspicion

of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

On Friday, on Merced Falls Road, a woman was driving a 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass southbound and made an unsafe turn about 2.8 miles north of the Merced/Mariposa County line. The car veered off the roadway and overturned at 1:55 p.m.

Tammy Watson, 43, of Merced, sustained minor lacerationsto her head and face and was transported to Mercy Medical Center.

Earlier that morning, a woman driving a 1998 Toyota Tacoma westbound on Yosemite Road, made an unsafe turn and coll ided with a tree west of Hershey Road.

Kathryn Kisling, 35, of So-

day morning, a woman was driving a 1992 Chevy Blazer westbound on Highway 132, when she drove off the road and collided with a drainage channel, 1.8 miles west of Mary Harrison Mine Road, the CHP said.

The report identified the driver as Theresa Scott, 47.

She suffered a laceration to her lower left leg and an abrasion to her leR elbow. She refused medicalattention, the CHP said.

Later that night in Jamestown, a driver in a 2 004 GMC Sierra on Highway 108, backed intoa concrete post near Lemon Drop Lane.

Selvin Merida-Bran, 37, of Staples, Minnesota was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

In Long Barn on Sunday, a woman driving a 2008 Dodge Ram westbound on Highway 108, west of Snowwhite Ridge Drive, went off the road and collided with a rock embankment.

Brenda Wyatt, 34,ofSoulsbyville, wastransportedtoSonora Regional Medical Center, CHP said. The extent of her injuries were not reported.

According to a crash report, nora was arrested on suspi- Wyatt was speeding at the cion of being under influence time of the collision. of drugs. She was transported In Soulsbyville on Sunto Sonora Regional Medical day, Brenan Macdonald, 17, Centerand treatedforpain to of Soulsbyville was reachher chest and toes. ing into his 1971 Jeep that In Jamestown around 4:45 was parked at the 20000 p.m. Friday,a man driving block of Kings Court, when a 1990 Toyota pickup west he bumped the vehicle out of bound on Campo Seco Road gear and it rolled over his leg, made an unsafe turn, drove CHP reported. off the roadway and collided Macdonald wa s t r a nswith a dirt embankment east ported to Sonora Regional of Golden Oaks Drive.

Medical Center, where he was Richard Ventura, 44, of treated for pain to his left leg Coultervi lle,wa s arrested on and hip. suspicion of driving under the influence. The CHP report Contact Tori Thomas at said he was not injured. tthomas@uniondemocrat.corn In Coulterville on Satur- or (209) 588-4526.

By JASON COWAN The Union Democrat

One year ago, Anne Forest would have had a problem.

She said many real estate agents shy away from commercial real estate because it is not worth the money. Ultimately, this results in a difficulty for

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But recently, Angels Camp has unveiled a Commercial Real Estate Database to assist with gathering information regarding various commercial spaces throughout the town.

Forest, president of Destination Angels Camp, saidsuch databases are something many larger cities have. Updated monthly, it is also a way for those interested in property who live out of the area to learn about a particular available parcel.

"Anyone can go in and get the information they need," Forest said. "For instance, if you' re sitting in Sacramento, you' re a broker and have a client that wants space in the Mother Lode, you can just browse through the database and get all the information."

Previously, those unaffiliated with a broker would have a difficult time marketingto remote locations.Forest said

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Each parcel of land in Angels Camp, and its rental information, is now available on a free commercial database. Anne Forrest, president of Destination Angels Camp, said it is user friendly. the only way to locate an available parcel would be to drive to the area to find a "for rent" sign.

Ultimately, the database is a marketing tool. The County Assessor has a similardatabase,butForestsaid itis used for taxation purposes and might not be something that can be used as easily.

Funds to aid low-income Butte Fire victims

By JASON COWAN The Union Democrat

The state has allowed C alaveras County to r e allocate app r oximately $90,000 to help low-income homeowners affected by the Butte Fire through the O wner-Occupied R e h ab Program, Lorie A d ams, president of Adams Ashby Group Inc., said.

Adams said qualification for a grant is income based.

Applicants will apply for a grant via the Adams Ashby Group, which will review them to determine eligibility.

Adams said qualification for the grant is based off of 80 percent the median income for the area.

The grant is not meant to housing rehabilitation in the j cotoan@uniondemocrat. support the complete reha- future, though Adams does corn or (209) 588-4531. bilitation of a home. Instead, not know what the amount Follow him on Twitter at@ Adams said focus will be on could be. Ultimately, the j cotoan1081. repairsto sewage and well county could receive up to connections, roofs and win- $600,000, but it would have dows among other areas. to apply and submit to a comAdams said they are ex- petitive processto obtain the TAX RELIEF pecting a s i gnificant re- funding. sponse for the grant. Because Richard Carty, CPA of the limited amount of Contact Calaveras County m oney available, a lottery or reporter Jason Cotoan at • I a randomizedselection proPersonal & Business cess may be used to choose the recipient,she said.

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The CalaverasCounty OfThe amount will help the ficeof Education has been Calaveras County Office of awarded a $5,000 grant from Education and the five stuthe Teichert Foundation to dent events that the office support student events in the produces each year. Eustis county for the 2015-16 school said the Teichert Foundayear. tion has helped play a role T he amount is said t o in the continuance of each equal half of the budget for event since its first donation the year. Kathryn Eustis, in 2009. the director of Youth DevelMost of the larger counopment and Prevention Pro- ties would have all kinds of grams, said the budget for corporations to sponsor. eWe student events this year is at don't have that here" Eustis said. eWith people like Tei$10,000.

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By JASON COWAN The Union Democrat

The databaselaunched in November, though Forest indicated it is still in the testing period. While the site is starting to launch, she said it may take some time for an uptick of tenants to emerge in Angels Camp.

"Italways takes time to get people to adapt to new things," Forest said.

grant is valued, she said the student events would continue without it. That is not a reflection on the value of the grant, however, as it is the drive by Kathy Northington, county superintendent of schools for Calaveras County, to ensure the events continue.

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In Iowa, if you build it, they will come.

In the Bay Area, if you build it, they will come to block it. Think of the "Black Queer Liberation Collective Black. Seed," who blockedthe Bay Bridge on Martin Luther King Jr. Day last month. Or Black Lives Matter protesters, who shut down BART for hours on Black Friday 2014.

Or Occupy Oakland, who did just that in 2011.For some reason (i f reason is the word), left-wing activists do their worst in bluestates.

Of course, there will be lawful demonstrations, such as Saturday's peaceful "Justice for Mario Woods" protest in Union Square, where activists aired their grievancesabout the Dec. 2 police shooting. Woods was a young black ex-felon with a knife whom five police officers shot to death. Unlike activists, I prefer to wait to see the conclusion of a federal probe into the shooting before concluding that Police Chief Greg Suhr should be fired or that the cops involved in the shooting should be prosecuted. (After all, a federal investigation essentially found that a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer shot Michael Brown in self-defense. I think that Black Lives Matter and facts matter, too.) Still, I respect the right of peacefulprotesters to bring attention to W oods' death and use Super Bowl buzz to expresstheirdisapproval oflaw enforcement's hair-trigger response.

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YOUR VIEWS The threat of Dollar General To the Editor: After the Tuolumne County Planning Commission denied a proposal to build a Dollar General store — approximately a minute away from the entrance to Columbia State Park — Cross Development filed an appeal to the Board of Supervisors.

The Texas developer had requested the hearing be held Feb. 16 in the board's chambers. The hearing is set for 6 p.m. on Feb. 9 at Columbia Elementary School.

Hundreds of residents concerned about the park's context i n w e stern history braved rainyconditions to protest the store

at a Dec. 16 hearing held in the Church of the 49ers Faith Hall to accommodate the overflow of crowds.

According to news reports, the first three people to speak were from the California department of Parks and Recreation. Some of them voiced concern about the risk of Columbia being delisted as a National Historic Landmark due to encroaching development.

Alert Governor Jerry Brown, Lt. Gover-

were elected because we promised this and we promised that. Facing reality, they admit they don't have the power to get their wishes to become law. But that has never disturbed them.

Instead they t ur n t o b ehavior they learned as spoiled kids: They throw a tantrum: If I don't get what I want, I will destroy all my toys.... And tell everybody what lousy parents you are.

They call themselves "Tea Party," block any ideas that are not their own. They learned the tail can, in fact, wag the dog — as the Republican Party, to its dismay, is beginning to realize. If this goes on, the kids may again shut down government (of which they themselves are a parti). They have done it so many times it might become a habit.

And they may do it again — unless we stop them. We must tell the kids: Enough is enough. Our Congress is supposed to be a parliament, and the Latin "parlare" means talking with each other. To find compromise that we all can live with.

Compromise is not a bad word. Compromise reflects wisdom. Congress has been lacking wisdom since 2010.

The November election is about more than electing a president to follow Barack Obama. We must elect a Congress that deserves our respect.

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terward.Police arrested and released 25 activists. Will they suffer any legal consequences?

If historyis any lesson, probably not.

The "Black Friday 14," who chained themselves to each other and to railcars disrupted BART; theirs was an illegal demonstration. But after a year Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O' Malley dropped misdemeanor charges for obstructing a railway. In exchange, activists acknowledged they had broken the law and inconvenienced others.

Undeterred by r e ality, Black. Seed equates police with t errorism. Don' t these social-justice mavens realize that in police states, dissidents risk a long stayinprison cells,robbed ofdue process, just for voicing their opinion? Bay Area activists break the law in broad daylight, and they risk, what, a lecture? Then they pat themselves on the back for their "courageous display of solidarity."

Their demands readlike a parody of demands. Black.

Seed demanded Oakland divest police funding and that Mayor Libby Schaaf resign. (Mayoral elections — they' re for suckers.) The Black Friday 14 likewise demanded that the BART police force be dissolved. (Do these swells ever ride BART?) Activists say they want to promote awareness — and they have. They' ve made everyone else acutely aware of how truly clueless they are.

Assemblyman Frank Bigelow ... and the media!

Columbia State Historic Park has an exKlaus Kraemer tremely rich and living history. The main Sonora parking lot is crowded with yellow school buses carrying children from many districts. Adult tourists and children line up to see how gold was mined, walk through realhistory and take stage coach rides.

To the Editor: Do any of the facts matter to Cross DeI was so interested in reading your story velopment? They selected this as their opti- from Jan.20 about the Revival ofStandard. mal site and don't seem to care that it may I recognized The last name "Maciel" from jeopardizea state historical park. when our children attended Curtis Creek N ow Cross Development wants t h e School in the 1980s.

Board of Supervisors (Evan Royce, Sherry Reading of life in Standard in the old Brennan and Randy Hanvelt) to approve days was fun and informative. I was also a plan, which would mean (in the words interested to know of those seeking to reof Counting Crows song Big Yellow Taxi, vive the community there. Keep up the "They Paved Paradise and put up a Park- good work of including local history stories ing Lot") ... and a Dollar Store, signage and in your historical newspaper! shopping carts.

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(Unjeducated byHollywood To the Editor: After reading Jo Anna Savage's letter to the editor (' The questions of '13 Hours,' " Jan. 28) I came acrossan Alternet.corn article on the "accidental" shooting of a person at a theater showing that very movie.

A drunken young man reportedly dropped a loaded .45 gun in the theater and it discharged, striking another patron in the shoulder. According to the Alternet article, the injured person hadbeen "upgraded from criticalto stable condition." After railing against Kllary Clinton and President Obama for the Benghazi incident, Ms. Savage pleads: "It is time Americanstake their vote astheirsacred obligation to protect America."

If sheisgetting her "facts"from a Hollywood movie, who is going to protect us from the liberal entertainment industry ... much less from drunken, gun toting moviegoers?

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Where religiongoes To the Editor: I'd like to second Alison Morgan's motion (" Keeping an open mind," Jan. 30) that The Union Democrat begin placing letters expressing religious concepts in the Community section focusing on religious activities, rather than in the Opinion (political) section.

I think implementing this simple, practical change would benefit the Democrat's readership by clarifying where certain types of submissions may be reliably found by those who wish to read them.

Rene Mayo Jamestown

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To the Editor: To the Editor: What is the definition of Oscar? It is a Child rearing can be the greatest chal- rewardforacting abilitiesand performance lenge in our lives — and the most reward- thereof. Best performance by an actor or an ing. We challenge our kids to develop their actress.Oscar is colorblind, performance of own minds. Even if their ideas are so grand talent is notl they don't survive a clash with reality. But The Oscar is not politically correct for we let them learn from experience. the agenda ofchoice,color,creed or for the Some kids,however, apparently never so called, "fair share," because we insist on learn. They run for Congress and get elect- without merit. ed because theirgoals resonate at least If an actor or an actress is not nominatwith some people. ed, it was because they did not work hard But then they go overboard. They say we enough in their chosen craft.

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Alleged phony priest arrested for swindle Punxsutawney Phil 'predicts' LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who allegedly posed as a priest and offi lciated atM asses, funerals,confessions, and at leastone marriage was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of selling thousands of dollars in phony tickets to see Pope Francis during last year's U.S. visit.

Erwin Mena, 59, declined to comment to the Los Angeles Times asdetectives escorted him in handcufFs &om police headquarters. He remained jailed, and it was unclear

whether he had an attorney.

Mena faces about 30 charges, including grand theft, perjury — for filing a marriage licensehe signed as a priest — and practicing medicine without a license in connection with ofFering "a system or mode of treating the sick," accordingto an arrestwarrant.

Last year, Mena allegedly posed asa priest at St.Ignatius of Loyola parish in northeastern Los Angeles and sold tickets to a pilgrimage to visit New York and see the pope

during his Philadelphia visit in September, prosecutors said.

The trip supposedly included airfare and lodging at convents.

Michelle Rodriguez, 60, and some of her &iends and coworkers paid more than $950 each in cash for the trip.

"Itwas a great dealfor the price," Michelle Rodriguez told the Times. "We were thinking, 'Oh, we' ll have this great time in New York. Weal see the pope and it will be a great experience.'

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tiques. Linda loved the color flowers, wildlife, mushroomred andloved being the fam- ing and visits to &iends in the ily historian and storyteller. mountains at Dardanelles and She loved and lived life to the Pinecrest. fullest and would do so sacrifiJanie is survived by her cially for others without a mo- sister, Patty (Leonhardt) Pecment's hesitation. chenino, of Washington; her Linda is survived by her brother, Bob (Nel) Sylva, of husband, Donald; her son, Sonora; her daughter, Patty Dwayne, and his wife, Halona; (Cordell) Wright, of Sonora; her daughter, Samantha, and her grandsons Keith (Sue) her husband, Donald; her sis- Lanotti, of Montana, Donnie ter, Rosemary; her brother, (Janet) Wright, of Tuolumne, Brian; her g r andchildren, Clyde (Sarah) Wright, of MonCody, Nicholas, Katherine, tana; and many nieces and Jonny and Billy; and a great- nephews and their families.

She is also survived by her granddaughter, Khallea.

A memorial service to honor lifelong friends Irving and her life will be held at 1 p.m. June Ter zich, of Redwood Saturday, Feb. 6, at Heuton City; &iend Barbara Bristow Memorial Chapel. Visitation and many other friends made will be &om 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, through the years.

Feb. 5, at Heuton Memorial Janie was preceded in death Chapel. by her parents, Alvin and Margaret Sylva; her husband of 63 years, Jeane Hicks; her Jane 'Janle' brother, Alvin Sylva Jr.; and

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Linda Stearns April 21, 1944 —Jan. 27, 2016

Elizabeth Hicks

her daughter, Beth HICk.

No services are planned at her request. Remembrances can be made to the American Cancer Society.

Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrange-

March 19, 1930 —Jan. 28, 2016

ments.

Linda Stearns transitioned toeternallifeon Jan.27,2016, at the age of 71. She was born in Martinez on April 21, 1944.

Linda was a bright child who ended up being accelerated by a year in her education.

She attended and graduated &om Hayward High School where she met the love of her life, Donald Stearns, who would marry her and be her adoring and steadfasthusband for the next 53 years. After having a son, they moved to Tuolumne County in the early 1970s and expanded the family again with a daughter.

Linda held several jobs around the community and thoroughly enjoyed being a room mother as well as other involvement with schools, and social activities for both her children. She continually lit up the community with her bubbly and feisty disposition and her door was always open to family and friends; two groups that she seemed to always blend into one.

Linda loved; she loved her husband, children,andgrandchildren. She loved to cook and host holiday events, and viewed butter and cheese as their own food groups. She lovedtoread,crochet,and collecting and shopping for an-

Death notices Death Notices in The Union Democrat are published free of charge.They include the name, age and town of residence of the deceased,the date of death; service information; and memorial contribution information. The deadline is noon the day before publication.

Jane Elizabeth Hicks, a lifelong Sonora native, passed away on Jan. 28, 2016, at the age of 85. Janie was born on March 19, 1930, to Alvin and Margaret Sylva, of Sonora.

She was the fourth generation of the Sylva and Pedro families to live in Tuolumne County.

Janie attended Sonora Elementary, Sonora High School and the University of California, in Berkeley. She married

CALLAHAN — P atricia Callahan, 64, died Monday at home in Jamestown. Heuton Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

early spring this GroundhogDay P UNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — T h e handlers of Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, said the furry rodent failed to see his shadow at dawn Tuesday,meaning he "predicted" an early sprmg.

dance had stayed overnight and partied into the wee hours waiting for the groundhog's forecast.

Truth be told, Phil's handlers don't wait to see if he sees his shadow — which he almost certainly would have Tuesday. Instead, the Inner Circle decide on the forecast ahead of

"Is this current warm weather more than a trend? Perchance this winter has come to

time and announce it on Gobbler's Knob, a

an end? There is no shadow to be cast, an early Spring is my forecastl," read Jeff Lundy, vice president of the Inner Circle of The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.

Lundy is a member of the group sporting top hats that announces the forecast every year.

A German legend has it that if a furry rodent sees his shadow on Feb. 2 winter will last another six weeks. If not, spring comes early.

The forecast was delivered with tempera-

tiny hill near the town for which the groundhog is named, about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.

Records dating to 1887 show Phil has predicted more winter 102 times, while forecasting an early spring just 18 times. There are no records for the remaining years.

A number of o t her p rognosticating groundhogs sided with Phil on the extended forecast.

The handlers for Staten Island Chuck in tures in the low 20s, on a clear day when the New York, General Beauregard Lee in Geortemperature was expected to reach the un- gia and Jimmy the Groundhog in Wisconsin seasonably mild mid-40s. said the rodents predicted an early spring.

The Inner Circle congratulated the midBut, others didn't agree. In Michigan, hanweek crowd of about 10,000 revelers, which dlers of Woody the Woodchuck said she prethe group said was one of the largest for a dicted six more weeks of winter. The same weekday celebration. Many of those in atten- went for Ohio's Buckeye Chuck.

NEWS OF RECORD requested a welfare check on a tortoise on Radio Lane.

6:39 p.m., Columbia — A computer was stolen from a Parrotts Ferry Road residence.

7 p.m., Sonora — A man emerged out of bushes off Racetrack Road and S nell Street and started to take off his pants.

7:11 p.m., Sonora —People argued on Hatler Drive.

8:32 p.m., Columbia — A man who appeared to be under the influence of drugs talked to himself and looked into homes on Parrotts Ferry Road.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY The Sonora Police Department reported the following: MONDAY 6:28 a.m., public peace — A man was chased by someone on Hospital Road.

5:01 p.m., suspicious circumstance —Three transients "possibly" smoked drugs on West Church Street.

The Sheriff's Office reported the following: MONDAY 8:30 a.m., Sonora —A wallet was stolenata Tuolumne Road business.

9:53 a.m., Sonora —A woman stumbled in the road on Highway 49 and Rawhide Road.

1:25 p.m., Jamestown — A Willow Street man said his calculator was stolen while it was charging in the sun outside his residence.

4:38 p.m., Columbia —A first aid kit was stolen on Parrotts Ferry Road.

4:48 p.m., Sonora —A woman went through mailboxes off Campo Seco and Lime Kiln roads.

5:08 p.m., Sonora —A man

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underthe influence of alcohol or dl'Ugs: MONDAY 1:43 a.m., Jamestown —Linda Kaye Huerta, 66, of the 3000 block of Tully Road, Modesto, was booked after an arrest off Highway 108 and Montezuma Road.

CALAVERAS COUNTY The Sheriff's Office reported the following: MONDAY 8:56 a.m., Valley SpringsTrespassing was reported on Pine Street property.

8:18 p.m., Arnold — Battery was reported on Nove Way.

MONDAY 11:40 p.m., JamestownStarlin Francis Hatfield, 43, of the 800 block of W G Street, Felony bookings Oakdale, was booked on suspicion of b r inging alcohol/ MONDAY drugs/etc. into a p r ison/jail/ None reported. etc.,misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of Arrests controlled substance paraphernalia after an arrest on Victoria Cited on suspicion of driving Way. under the influence of alcohol or drugs: Arrests MONDAY Cited on suspicion of driving None reported.

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Jury concerns delay fugitive's trial Lawyer says bias likely due to escape's publicity SANTA ANA (AP) — An inmate who led authorities on an eight-day manhunt after escaping &om an Orange County jail got his trial on kidnapping and torture charges delayed Tuesday as his lawyer raised concerns about his ability to find an unbiased jury to hear the case.

HosseinNayeri,37,appeared inside a caged area of a Santa Ana courtroom reservedforjailed defendants.Hischains clanked as he walked, and the courtroom was packed with media trying to get footage of the bearded former Marine who was on the run for more than a week after pulling ofF the brazen escape Jan. 22 with two fellow inmates.

OrangeCounty Superior Court Judge Robert R. Fitzgerald granted a request

by Nayeri's lawyer to delay his trial on ~s of k i dnapping and torturing a marijuana dispensary owner by burning him with a blow torch and cutting off'his penis. Nayeri is due back in court March 21.

Outside the courtroom, defense lawyer Salvatore P. Ciulla said he needed more time to address issues in the case and to find a jury following widespread publicity ofthejailbreak and hisclient'srecapture in San Francisco on Saturday after an

alert citizen spotted the fugitives' stolen vail.

Nayeri, 20-year-old murder suspect Jonathan Tieu and 43-year-old attempted murder suspect Bac Duong escaped &om Central Men's Jail in Santa Ana

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They eluded authorities until their alliance unraveled after a dispute about whether to kill a cab driver they had taken hostage.

Duong returned to Southern California and surrendered on Friday. Nayeri and Tieu were caught in San Francisco the next day.

Authorities previously said a woman who taught English classes at the jail helped Nayeri plot the escape, but prosecutors said there was insufficient evidence to charge her with a crime. The district attorney's office did, however, charge a man with aiding in the jailbreak by smuggling tools inside the jail.

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The selective service question revealed differences between the military chiefs and their political leaders.

Army Gen. Mark Milley and Marine Gen. Robert Neller both flatly said that women should be included in the requirement to registerfor

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Yosemite NationalParkas of 6 p.m. Tuesday: Wawona, BigOakF)at, ElPorlaland HatchHetchy roadsare open. GlacierPoint RoadandTioga Roadareclosed for the season.MariposaGrove Roadis closed until spring 2017. Forroadconditions or updates in Yosemite, call 372-0200 orvisit www.nps.gov/yose/.

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forpika to photograph and submit for the wildlife picture contest was to draw attention to the American pika.

"Because of the potential issue with climate change and warming," Joynt said, "who knows how long the pika will exist?"

snowpack in the winter as a blanket to stay warm. They store up dry plants, put in piles in the boulder fields to feed in winter. Drought spells are really stressful for pikas."

R odhouse is part of a team of scientists who recently studied the potential impact of climate change on the American pika, focusing on variables including gene flow, habitat and microhabitat complexity. Their work was published last week in the journal Global Change Biology.

The lead author of the study, Donelle Schwalm of Oregon State University, said availability of pikas' preferred habitat — cold, high-altitude boulder fields — will decrease as temperatures rise in coming decades.

American pika • A small, rodent-like mammal, with a short, stout body and round ears, brown and black fur, colored to camouflage with rocks.

• Mature pikas grow to about 7 to 8 inches long.

• Pikas are herbivores. They like grasses, weeds and tall wildf lowers that grow in their rocky, high mountain habitat.

• American pikas can live to be 6 to 7 years old. Many die after 3 or 4 years.

Source: National Wildlife Federation

Observing pika behavior Photographer Jen Joynt, of Berkeley, has taken pictures of wildlife in the Sierra Nevada since 2011. She' s watched American pika before and she recently took a photo of one that was named 2015 Wildlife Photo of the Year by the California Watchable Wildlife Project, which partners with state and federal agencies, nonprofitsgroups and private businesses.

"I spent a number of days out looking for American pika in the High Sierra, looking on the East Side," Joynt said Tuesday. "What I normally do is go find a rock pile, a talus slope. They live under there. It seems like a place they might be, looks like good pika territory to me."

Joynt said she visited a place in September near Gaylor Lakes in Yosemite

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— is expected to convene in June to begin refining the regulations with an eye toward a ballot initiative in the November election that would legalize recreational use of the drug.

Several public hearings have been held on the topic since November, when the county originally proposed

on the medical marijuana industry.

Much of the discussion at the end of Tuesday's public hearing centered around the question of how much marijuana is a reasonable amount to allowpeople togrow.

On Jan. 20, the sevenmember Tuolumne County Planning Commission unanimously recommended allowing a 12- to 24-plant limit for outdoor cultivation, in addition to as much as could be grown within a 100-squarefootarea inside a residence.

The commission's recommendation was a sharp increase from the originally proposed six- to 1 2-plant limit.

District 2 Supervisor Randy Hanvelt and District 5 Supervisor Karl Rodefer abstained from voting altogether out of concern that the ordinance would clash with federal laws which still classify marijuana as an illegal substance equal to other street drugs such as heroin,

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juana cultivation. Zoning ordinances prohibit the practice, but officials say the rules are not clearly defined.

In responsetoprotestfrom marijuana advocates at a November hearing, Royce convincedtherestoftheboard to let him and District 1 Supervisor Sherri Brennan to work with county legal advisers on a proposed ordinance that would allow limited amounts of marijuana cultivation.

"We just needed to take time to listen to more people so they could get a full picture of what's going on," Royce said of pushing for the regulations. "If you don' t know about it, it's kind of a bogeyman thing. It's the fear of the unknown."

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"This is both a difficult and important issue," Rodefer said. "We' ve been dealing with this since I was in high school and we' ve had plenty of time to do this right, but I'm sorry, the federal government has failed us."

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Continued from Page Al — or up to 24 plants if more than one qualified patient or caregiver lives on the same property — inside their home or outsidein a fenced area.

The ordinance also requiresa 25-foot-setback and limits the grow space inside a residenceto 50 square feet.

Growers must live on the propertyor get a notarized letter from the owner approving the cultivation.

A task force comprised of stakeholder s - concerned citizens, marijuana advocates and law enforcement

Not 'threatened' or 'endangered' Scientists have k nown the American pika and their habitat are vulnerable to climate changes for more than a decade, but the little animals not listed asthreatened or endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Pikas are likely to have enough suitable high elevation habitat to prevent them

that seemed like pika habi- hay pile," Joynt said. "Then tat. Then she settled down I find a good place to posito observe. tion myself, not in the direct "I go there and basically path. I try to be as unobtruwait and listen for their sive aspossible, and try to call," Joynt said. "It's kind capture their behavior." of like a cheaping. I can disJoynt said she's not a scitinguish a chipmunk from a entist, but she's read a lot marmot from a pika. Often about pika habits and habiI' ll find more than one. I tat.

"My understanding i s try to identify the way they are moving, going from one they put all this energy into place to another, and I set gathering all this green mamyself so that if they con- terial for the winter, and tinue to use the same route they don't hibernate," Joynt I' ll have good chance." said. "They live under the Joynt emphasized she snow and feed off their stash takes extracare not to get under the snow. They' re dein the pikas' way. signed for a colder climate.

"I watchhow they'rem ov- My understanding is as the ing,where they gather ma- climategets warmer it' s goterial for their hay pile and ing to be harder for them to where they' re building a survive."

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endangered, Fish and Wildlife officials in Colorado said in a 2010 announcement headlined "Endangered Species Act Protection for the American Pika Is Not Warranted."

The federal agency noted a key characteri stic of the American pika is its temper-

104 degrees Fahrenheit," Fish and Wildlife officials in Colorado said. "Therefore, the species is found at progressively higher elevations, where cooler temperatures are found, as

for lower elevations, such as

Sonora, to get snow.

"People could still see snow flurries, but nothing sticking because the ground is wellabove &eezing," he said. 'The air temperaturemaybe 500 or 600 feet above the ground, could still be below &eezing."

According to the NWS, a high of51 degrees is expected today, with mostly cloudy skies and a slight chance of rain.

Cooler weather is expected to remain, with a high of 58 degrees Friday.

Temperatures are expected to range between the 40s and 60s throughouttheweekend.

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who made a substitute moLong road to regulations tion to limit the total amount For years, the county has of plantsto 24 — insideor wrestled with the topic of outside.

That motion failed because whether to allow marijuana cultivation for medical pur- of opposition from Gray, who poses. made another motion idenAn attempt to outright ban tical to Royce's because he the practicetwo years ago thought the 24-plant limit was tabled while awaiting may be too restri ctive for the resultsof a voter initia- some.

"If we' re going to agree tive that would have legalized recreational pot, but that we can grow the produltimately failed to make uct, then we should have a the November 2014 ballot. motion that will allow that to The issue surfaced again lo- happen," he said. cally late last year when Gov. After that motion failed Jerry Brown signed into law again with Brennan again the state' s fi rst regulations opposed, Royce settled on

in an interview aRer the meeting. "The vote indicates to me that the culture and mentality is changing."

A civil discussion More than a dozen people spoke at Tuesday's meeting in favor of i m plementing regulations on medical marijuana. None were wholly opposed to the idea, though some disagreed on various aspectsofthe ordinance.

Despite the disagreements, the conversation at Tuesday's meeting remained civil, respectfuland, attim es,even

they weren't sticking on the grouild.

Stock, a wildlife biologist in Yosemite National Park said of the effort in 2014. "This project will enable us to identify what the pikas' requirements are for survival in Yosemite."

The Yosemite project aims to build on a five-year U.S. Geological Survey project examining efFects of climate shifts on the pika across the Sierra Nevada, with focus on determining availability of food sourcesfor the species in Yosemite. In 2014, scientists sampled sites throughout Yosemitefor evidence of pikas and plants on which they depend.

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to opposition from Brennan,

and around Sonora, including Miller, posted reports of flakes seen on Tuesday morning.

Crystal Falls resident Gloria Lucas was at her home when thesnow fl urriesbegan.

"They were light, feathery flakes," she said. 'They were sticking on our pickup, but

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the 24-plant cap — indoor or outdoor, but not both at the same time — while limiting the indoor grow space to 50 square feet.

That motion passed 3-0 with people standing to applaud and tears &om medical marijuana advocates.

"This is a historic day," said Kira Tucker, leader of Tu-

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Six years later, people with the Yosemite Conservancy and park scientists have continued aproject to research and protect the American pika in 2014 and 2015.

"Many scientists agree that warmer temperatures are goingto resultin severe impacts in habitat suitability for the pika during the

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supervisors for the ordinance to pass.

Royce made thefi rst motion to approve the ordinance, which was amended

by District 4 Supervisor John Gray to reduce the commission's recommendations to a 50-square-footallowance for indoor cultivation.

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Lucas said the flakes fell on and ofF &om 7 a.m. to about 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Nathan Owen, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Sacramento, said the flakes were "snow flurries," snow that either evaporatesor turns to waterbefore hitting the ground.

While no official reports came in &om Sonora, reports of snow flurries came from multiple areas nearby, including Placerville, Owen said.

Temperatures were about 40 degrees between 9 and 10 a.m. Tuesday, Owen said.

Owen said snow flurries can occur even if the temperatures are above freezing, adding that it is uncommon

County Counsel Sarah Carrillo (above) talks to the board about an ordinance passed Tuesday that will allow residents in the unincorporated area to grow limited amounts of medical marijuana. Phyllis Cotta, of Lake Don Pedro (belowj, tells the board she isn't against people growing small amounts of marijuana for personal, medical use, but she wants to see large-scale marijuana grows in her neighborhood shut down.

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south through the range of the species. In Canada, populations occur &om sea level to 9,842 feet, but in New Mexico, Nevada, and southern California, populations rarelyexistbelow 8,202feet."

T he American pika i s potentially vulnerable to impacts of climate change in portions of its range, the scientists concluded, but the best available scientific information in 2010 indicated pikas will be able to survive despite higher t e mpera-

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light-hearted — with both sides acknowledging the concerns of the other and offering potential solutions.

Many advocates and users of medical marijuana argued for the commission's recommendations because they said six to 12 plants is not enough to last a whole year, especially if something happens in the growing process to diminish their crop.

"A lot of people starting ofF are going to be lucky to get anything ofF of 12 plants, let alone for an entire year," said Jon Simonian, of Soulsbyville, who uses marijuana to treatpain from conditions including fibromyalgia and arthritis.

Several residents in Lake Don Pedro who have attended public hearings on the topic of medical marijuana since November say they hope enacting regulations for small, personal use would help eliminate some of the large-scale grows they have

seen in their neighborhood in recent years.

Phyllis Cotta, of Lake Don Pedro, said she had no objection to the commission's recommendation to increase the plant limit because she understood the concerns about growth, but she was concerned about allowing people to grow the plant inside their home.

'There's no way the sheriff can driveby and determine what's going on within the four walls of the dwelling," she said. "I'm concerned there is an element of people out there who will take advantage. Those people are probably not here today, but they exist."

Medical benefits Dr. Liza Ortiz, the county's health officer, spoke at the beginning of th e meeting against allowing people to grow personal amounts of marijuana for medicinal use due to the lack of evidence to support the drug's medical benefits.

Ortiz said pharmaceutical drugs undergo extensive testing before being approved by theFederal Drug Administration, which hasn't taken placefor marijuana because of thefederalban.

However, a n umber of county residents who use m arijuana to treata range of diseases and conditions gave testimonials about the drug's impact on their lives.

Rick Hauf, who wore a sticker on his chest that bore a medical cross with a marijuana leaf in the middle, told the board he moved to California from Oklahoma two years ago specifically so that his wife, Kelly, could undergo cannabis treatment for a

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Angeles brain surgeon recommended six months of chemotherapy. She went searching on the Internet for possible alternatives and discovered cases in Europe where people have used concentrated cannabis oil to treat tumors.

Hauf said in an interview

afler the meeting that she and her husband moved to San Francisco, where she was prescribed cannabis oil in January 2014. Eight months later, MRI scans showed that the tumor regrowth had subsided and she's remained healthy ever since.

The couple moved to a home near Tuolumne in April 2015.

"I had heard about medical marijuana. I didn't judge, but I didn't really get it," she said.

"Now I'm totally advocating, because how could you not?"

Sonora r e sident Ian Nandhra, who has prostate cancer, urged the board to consider the issue in terms of compassion and humanity, as opposed topolitics and personal or religious beliefs.

Esperanza Phoenix, of Sonora, said she sufFers from fibromyalgia and post-traumatic stress disorder and uses medicinal cannabis to help her symptoms, though the county's ban on cultivating marijuana makes access to the drug difficult for people like her.

"It's prohibitive to try to purchase it through delivery or a thirdparty," she said.

"It's expensive, and because of federal restri ctions, we can't use insurance to pur-

chase it. Allowing us to grow our own medicine is the compassionate thing to do."

However, not all who swear by the medical benefits of marijuana were happy with the board's decision to limit brain tumor. indoor growing to 24 plants "I was raised in a conser- within a 50-foot-space. vative family," said Hauf, a C hristopher Martin, o f retired firefighter. "I felt like Twain Harte, a cancer surCalifornia voted 20 years ago vivor who u ses marijuana to decriminalize marijuana to treat a painful skin conin an eflort to sidestep the dition he acquired while law and get high legally. That undergoing treatment, said was my perspective until two he doesn't have space in his years ago, basically." yard to grow his plants outHauf's wife was diagnosed dool's.

"They basically just cut with a brain tumor in 2003 and u n d e rwent su r g ery my medicine in half," he said. three years later to have it "They need to have a person removed. Her quarterly MRI representing indoor growers scans remained normal until on the task force."

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U.S. consumers kept their spending flat in December and instead boosted their savings rate to the highest level in three years.

Consumer spending was unchanged in December aRer rising 0.5 percent in November, the Commerce Depart-

ment reported Monday. Incomes increased 0.3 percent, matching November's gain.

Higher incomes and flat spending pushed the savings rate to 5.5 percent of after-tax income in December. That was the highest level since December 2012.

The latest numbers underscore

how cautious consumers were in the final three months of the year. Weak spending gains dragged overall U.S. economic growth, which slowed to a m eager 0.7 percent ratein thefourth quarter.

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But she noted that the big rise in personal savings could be setting the stage for stmnger speiidiiig gmwth in 2016.

Economists also expect that an improving jobs market will fuel spending

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Presidents'Wine Weekendset The Calaveras Winegrape Alliance will present the 20th annual Presidents'Wine Weekend Feb. 13 and 14 at wineries throughout Calaveras County.

The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will feature limited wine tastings at participating wineries with the $20 purchase of a commemorative wine glass. Full tastings are available for an additional fee.

Glasses can be purchased in advance at participating wineries or on Saturday only in front of the Native Sons Hall or Black Sheep Winery, both on Main Street in Murphys.

No reservations are required.

For more information, call (209) 728-9467 or go online to calaveraswines.org.

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A chairlift at Dodge Ridge ski area was full of people during opening week in November (left). The pre-Thanksgiving opening was the first since the 2010-11 season. Bear Valley ski area (above) has had more than 220 inches of snowfall this season.

Ski resorts say season so far is 'incomparable' to previous few years

Free dental care offered Safari Smiles Dental in Sonora will host its annual Give Kids a Smile event, which provides free dental cleanings and X-rays to uninsured children.

The event will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, and all service will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. A variety of activities for children and families will be offered.

The office is across from the Department of Motor Vehicles on Morningstar Drive in Sonora.

For more information, call (209) 5888400.

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By LYDIA BROWNING The Union Democrat

A promising winter with several rain and snow storms has boosted business at Dodge Ridge and Bear Valley ski areas.

With more 246 inches of snowfall accumulated for the season at Dodge Ridge Ski Area, officials expect the season to last well past Easter in late March.

For the first time since the 2010-11 season, the resort openedNov.25,the day beforeThanksgiving.

"Overall, things are fantastic. People haven't been able to ski for four years. This is the first year that the snow has come back in a strong way. People clearly have been wanting to ski, and they' re enthusiastic," said JefF HaufF, m arketing and sales director atthe resort.

More than 100 inches have fallen in January alone, and the resortissporting a 6-footbase,which isenough tolast several more months, Hauff said.

"I have grown up on this hill and have taken every run countless times. The last few years haven't been the best snow conditions, but that's all in the past!" said Nolan Graham, 24,ofM odesto,wh o has been skiingand snowboarding at the resort since age 5.

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People who made less than $53,000 in 2015 may qualify for the federal and state Earned Income Tax Credit or Child Tax Credit.

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A Butte Fire fundraiser at McDonald's restaurants in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties recently raised $8,500 money to help Butte Fire victims. Money was raised using Red Cross countertop canisters and through the sale of pies, which began in October and ran through the end of December. The money will be distributed through the Red Cross. Pictured above are (from left) Maria Jaramillo, Sonora branch manager,Jason Simmons, Angels Camp branch manager, Dennis Graspointner, owner/operator, Lisa Cruz, Red Cross, Laura Brady, Sonora branch manager, and Ron Richards, area supervisor.

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by 0.9 percent in December, while demand for nondurablegoods such as clothing also dropped 0.9 percent. Demand for services including utilities rose 0.4 percent.

At its meeting last week, the Fed left a key interest rate unchanged six weeks afterboosting it by a quarterpoint, the first rate hike in wetter-than-normal m o nth nearly a decade. for holding back spending Many economists believe on autos. Demand for autos that the recent turbulence in and otherdurable goods fell financial markets, weakness in the U.S. and global economies and absence of inflation pressures may prompt the CALL AN EXPERT Fed to move slowly. They say Featured daily in our the Fed is likely to reduce classified section! the number of rate hikes it 588-4515 makes this year from four to perhaps no more than two.

Continued from Page Bl momentum and helppush economic growth back above 2 percent in the current January-March quarter.

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snowfall already accumulated is"above average forthistim e Continued from Page Bl in the season," while the current season is almost iden"This year is turning out ticalto the 2010-11 season, great with constant new which saw a total 643 inches.

"It'spretty exciting,"H auff snowfall and amazing conditions," he said. said.

"There is no comparison Anywhere from 300 to 350 to lastyear's season. We've jobs open up each season, had a few drought years, and Hauff said, noting it as a things are finally back to nor- boost to the local economy mal. This is what we' re used each year. to. In our 65-year history, this T here ar e a n eq u a l is what it's usually like 97 to amount of visitors staying 99 percent of the time," Hauff forthe dayversus staying for SBld. a few days, Hauff said.

Hauff said the 246 inches of Even with the drought in

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RETIREMENT Conti nued from Page Bl If you wait until you' re older to purchase the annuity, the monthly income will also be higher. That's what Kay Kenealy, 54, of Waukesha, Wisconsin, decided to do. Kenealy worked for the state of Wisconsin when she was in her twenties and is eligible for a modest pension when she turns 55. Her options were to take a payout of$300 a month ora lump sum of about $57,000. She decided in favor of the lump sum. In a few years, she' ll combine it with some other retirement funds and buy an annuity.

Some companies, eager

to get pension liabilities off their books, pay an insurance company to provide lifetime annuities for their employees.

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TUOLUMNE COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION JOB OPPORTUNITIES

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CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL LASSEN COUNTY, SUSANVILLE (Salary: $25.98-$31.36 per hour, plus benefits)

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Supervising Animal Control Officer $3,357.42 - $4,098.71 per Month Tuolumne County Animal Control is seeking qualified candidates to provide daily supervision of the Animal Control Officer staff in the enforcement of state and local laws regarding stray, dangerous, nuisance and neglected domestic and wild animals; investigation of complaints and completion of related reports; patrolling of assigned areas; and evaluation of job performance of subordinate staff. Req's HS Diploma/GED, 5 yrs exp in the enforcement and handling of animals, a valid CA Driver's License, euthanasia cert, and a certificate of training in powers of arrest and search and seizure procedures per CA Penal Code Section 832.

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That can't be true. I remember that we would hug and kiss daily and hold hands all the time. We have shared many laughs and many travels, and sex was regularly fulfilling for us both. I thought we were happy.

The only thing I can think of is that our kids are now in college and I think my wife is struggling with being an empty nester. She was a stayat-home mom and school volunteer,

so this is a major adjustment. But my wife refuses to consider this possibility. She brings up arguments we had 10 yearsago. Ican't gether to recall the good times. She is fixated on how "horrible" I am and thinks marriages are supposed to be minute-by-minute bliss. She won't go to counseling together. She won't even go to church with me or out to dinner.

She hasbeen working out a lotand has changed most of her eating habits, following whatever is the latest fad. I'm pretty certain there is no other person involved, and I'm definitely not cheating on her. Do you have any advice? —FD LIKE MY WIFE BACK PLEASE DEAR LIKE: There are a few possibilities here. Your wife could

have metsomeone she wants to im - ents more often, and when I visited, press, someone who makes her feel there didn't seem to be a lot to talk young and desirable, while your about. But I realized that just being marriage has gone a little stale. If there was meaningful. Sometimes I so, kicking up the romance could tookmy needlework,and always asked help. Or now that the kids are out whether there was anything I could do of thehouse, she could have real- to be helpful. That included some mendized that you have little in com- ing, picking up hearing aid batteries, mon. (She may have felt like this drivingtheir rarely used car,and buyfor years, but waited until the kids ing threepairs ofslippersfor a parent were gone.) Another likely culprit who was unable to go to the store, and is menopause. Some women go returning the pairs that didn't fit. These through I@or emotional upheaval are good memories.— PAT along with the hormonal changes.

DEAR PAT: For most parents, Tellyour wife you love her and are there is no better gift than their worriedabout her health,and sug- children's time. Thank you for saygest she see her doctor. But you tng SO. cannot force her to be more willing Annie'8 Mailbox is u/ritten by Kathy to work on this, so please get coun- Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime edseling for yourself and find the best itorsoftheAnn Landers column. Please way to cope with your current situ- email your questions to anniesmailation. box@creatoracom, or write to: Annie'8 DEAR ~ : Her e is another gift Mailbox, clo Creators Syndicate, 737 forolderparents:A phonecalloravisit 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. at regularintervals.

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Nasal congestion, ADHD need proper treatment DEAR DK ROACK My girlfriend has been taking pseudoephedrine HCL foratleast a year.She takes an average offour 30-mg pills per day.As far as I know, she started this to keep her sinuses open and help her nasal breathing. I am concerned about addiction and long-term efI'ects. She was on Adderall once, and claims that the pseudoephedrine helps her focus. She has been previouslydiagnosed with depression,and takes Cymbalta and trazodone. Does that make sense?Would seeing an ENT specialist be beneficial? — A.S. ANSWER: The first issue is whether pseudoephedrine (Sudafed and others)is a safe and efFective treatment

for chronic nasal congestion. Although pseudoephedrinehas some ell ectiveness in chronic congestion, it also has some abuse potential, and I would be more concerned about its side efFects, including difficulty sleeping, irritability and tremor, and headache. It can raise blood pressure, especially in people who already have some degree of elevation.

It is not recommended for chronic use.

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To Your Good Health Keith Roach, M.D. friend has a condition like ADHD, and if 80,if pseudoephedrine is a usefultreatment. The first part of that, I can't answer, excepttosaythatit'slikelysomeprescriber thought 80, since she was treated with

amphetamines. I can say that pseudoephedrine is unlikely to have any significant benefit in adult ADHD. I think she would benefit from seeing a provider, both to find the right diagnosis and treatment for her nasal complaints, and to determine whether she does have ADHD or another condition requiring treatment.

Most general doctors have experience in chronic nasal problems, but a psychologist or psychiatrist usually is necessary to make the diagnosis

and prescribe treatment for ADHD. DEAR DK ROACH:I am a 62-yearold male who had chickenpox as a child and received the shingles vaccine over a yearago.A week ago,Ihada pain inm y left shoulder that I get periodically and attribute to either strain orsleeping on my shoulder in an awkward position.

The day after the pain started, a pain alsodeveloped in my underarm. The followingday a rash developed on the ITont of my left shoulder, and then under myarm,and then eventuallyon the back of my shoulder. Online research suggested shingles and indicated that the vaccine is only about 51 percent

vaccine did not prevent shingles leave me prone to future outbreaks? Do the symptomsdevelop overtime?— I.B. ANSWER: This does indeed sound like shingles,a reappearance of that chickenpox virus you have had since childhood.

Even though the shingles vaccine did not prevent the infection, it does greatly reduce the likelihood that you will develop long-term pain (called postherpetic neuropathy)asa resultofthe shingles. The vaccine does not increase your likelihood of developing shingles a second time, which is uncommon. Most people in their 608 with shingles have efFective. I went to a walk-in clinic for symptoms that gradually improve over treatment. Based on the symptoms and a week to a few weeks. appearance, the doctor confirmed that Dr. Roach regrets that Its is unable to it was shingles. answer individual letters,but will inI was prescr ibed valacyclovir and corporatethem inthe column whenever meloxicam. possible. Readersmay email questions After 48 hours, the pain in the shoul- to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu der and underarm has not lessened. or request an order form of available The rash seems to be drying up, but is health newsletters at 628 Virginia Dr., now starting to itch.

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Today in history Today is Wednesday, Feb. 3, the 34th day of 2016. There are 332 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 3, 1959, rockand-roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in a small plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.

On this date: In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens held a shipboard peace conference off the Virginia coast; the talks deadlocked over the issue of Southern autonomy.

In 1943, during World War II, the U.S. transport ship Dorchester, which was carrying troops to Greenland, sank after being hit by a German torpedo; of the more than 900 men aboard, only some 230 survived.

In 1959, An American Airlines Lockheed Electra crashed into New York' s East River, killing 65 of the 73 people on board.

In 1966, the Soviet probe Luna 9 became the first manmade objectto make a soft landing on the moon.

In 1971, New York City police officer Frank Serpico, who had charged there was widespread corruption in the NYPD, was shot and seriously wounded during a drug bust in Brooklyn.

In 1994, the space shuttle Discovery lifted off, carrying Sergei Krikalev, the first Russiancosmonaut tofly aboard a U.S. spacecraft.

In 1998, Texas executed Karla Faye Tucker, 38, for the pickax killings of two people in 1983; she was the first woman executed in the United States since 1984. A U.S. Marine plane sliced through the cable of a ski gondola in Italy, sending the car plunging hundreds of feet, killing all 20 people inside.

BRIDGE your home to increase the comfort factor. Renovation projects satisfy. Sort, clean and organize. Get expert assistance, if necessary. Share nostalgia. Rely on a friend' s experience. Enjoy family time and domestic pleasures.

Play together.

LIBRA(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Today is a 9 — Throw yourself into a creative project. Write an outline, and develop your ideas. Get engaged in conversation. Maintain momentum with communications. Keep your agreements.

Practice with renewed vigor. Explore fresh territory. It' s getting interesting.

SCORPIO(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Today is a 9 — Profitable opportunities knock. Answer the door. Show respect.

Advanceby using what worked before.The dynamics change now. Keep your word. Angry words are expensive.

Make your deadlines,and acceptpayment graciously.

SAGITTARIUS(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Today is a 9 — Make use of a power surge. A new method takes practice. Stick to tested tricks. It's a good time for personal transformation.

Who do you want to be? Walk or exercise snd consider.

CAPRICORN(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Today is a 7 — Take it slow and allow time for retrospection and planning.

Stock up on reserves, and plot your moves. Get advice, but make your own decisions. Rely on your partner's strength. Enjoy meditation and exercise.

AQUARIUS(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Today is 8 9 — Makean important connection. New friends open new possibilities.

Collaborate, and provide what's wanted and needed. Make substant ive changes.Take advantage ofan unexpected bonus. Community efforts can be fun. Celebrate together.

PISCES(Feb. 19-March 20): Today is an 8 — Even if obstacles arise, find a way to do what you promised.

Your actions speak well for you. Completion leads to a raise in professional status. Follow your creative intuition for brilliant insight.

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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 8 Feb. 3, 2016 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370

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The Claim Jumpers are ranked No. 10 in Northern California.

Union Democrat stag Athletic Association'stop 20 atNo.19, Columbia has a big week that starts in the poll that was released Monday tonight with a home battle against the The Columbia Claim Jumpevening.

College of Sequoias (14-9, 4-2 CVC), ers haveridden a four-game win Last week, Columbia rallied No. 12 in the NorCal rankings, and streak into the top 20 in California. from a 17-point halftime deficit finishes Saturday night with a road The Claim Jumpers (15-7, 5-2 to stun West Hills in Coalinga clash against league-leader and No. Central Valley Conference) enter and then ran Reedley out of the 11-ranked Fresno. the California Community College Oak Pavilion on Saturday.

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Tonight's battle is "CliRon Strong" night at Oak Pavilion. All ticket sales will go directly to Kraig Clifton who is battling pancreaticcancer.

CliAon is Sonora High graduate, a Calaveras High basketball coach, and a former Claim Jumper, who helped Columbia win a state title in 1993.

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Kings cancelNew Yearpromoafter Cousins complains SACRAMENTO (AP) —The Sacramento Kings canceled a Lunar NewYear promotional giveaway after DeMarcus Cousins complained it was insensitive on the first day of Black History Month.

The Kings were set to give away Tshirts commemorating the Chinese Year of the Monkey, which starts on Feb. 8, at the team's game against theMilwaukee Buckson Monday night. The shirts sported the image of a purple monkey.

But according to a Facebook post, Bucks analyst and former player Marques Johnson said Cousins was discussing the matter with Kings employees before fans arrived for the game.

Johnson agreed that the Tshirts could be construed as offensive.

The Tshirts were removed from the seats and Kings President Chris Granger told the Sacramento Bee that the team did not want to offend anyone and acted as soon as Cousins voiced his concern.

Ducks end Sharks' streak ANAHEIM(AP)Ryan Garbutt, Hampus Lindholm and Rickard Rakell scored to send theAnaheim Duckspast the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Tuesday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

Frederik Andersen stopped 30 shots for Anaheim.

Tommy wingels and Dainius Zubrus scored for San Jose, and Martin Jones made 24 saves.

The Sharks' streak of earning at least one point in 10 straight games ended, as did Joe Thornton's run of 10 games in a row with a goal or an assist.

Just when it seemed as if Anaheim was in the throes of another second-period meltdown, the Ducks' NHL best penalty kill restored order. With Rakell sent to the box for tripping 17 seconds after Zubrus poked in a shot by Brent Burns that trickled through Andersen's legs to tie the game at1, Andrew Cogliano started an odd-man rush the other way.

Ryan Getzlaf maintained possession and found Lindholm streaking into the zone. Lindholm unleashed a wrist shot past Jones for his first career short-handed goal and put Anaheim back in front.

Garbutt then scored his first goal with the Ducks by firing home Chris Stewatt's rebound, only to see Wingels plant a shot under the crossbar 1:05 later and cut San Jose's deficit to 3-2.

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SONORA VS. SUMMERVILLE

Alabama looks for another top class

Bears face 'Cats with postseason in balance

By STEVE MEGARGEE The Asscoiated Press

By GUY DOSSI The Union Democrat

The end reward of today' s wrestling meet between the Summerville Bears and Sonora Wildcats at Bud Castle Gym is pretty cut and dry.

Win, and dinch second place in the Mother Lode League and wrestle Saturday at the S a c-Joaquin Section Team Duals in Stockton. Lose, and fall to t h ird place and stay at home this weekend.

The Bears and 'Cats are both 5-1, with each team loss ing to MLL champion Calaveras. With so much on the line in today's meet, this is by far Goy DossiI Union Democrat the most important night of Sonora's Nate Gookin (at top, above) practices Tuesday with teammate Josh Harris the year. in the Wildcats' wrestling room. Summerville's Devin Conklin (at top, below) and JT 'Vile certainly know that if McCready spar Tuesday during the Bears' practice in Tuolumne. we win, we wrestle Saturday and if we lose, we don' t," said Sonora head coach Jon Abernathy. "I feel like we have an advantage because we can fill all the weights and Summerville has trouble doing that. But they also have some outstanding kids and they are going to win their share of matches."

The Summerville wrestling program is led by coach Jordan DePaoli, a 2006 Sonora gradut

ate, who was one of the most prolific wrestlers to step on a

Wildcat mat. He was a twotime Valley Oak League champion and a three-time section qualifier at 145 pounds. In 2006, DePaoli finished as the No. 10 wrestler in the state. sHe's doing an excellent job," Abernathy said of his former wrestler."Jordan is one of eight or 10 of our ex-wrestlers coaching wrestling somewhere. He was a very good wrestler and Summerville has some really good, outstanding wrestlers. I

Less than a month after winning its fourth national championship in seven seasons, Alabama has a chance to extend its string of unofficial recruiting titles.

Alabama has landed the nation's top signing class each of thelast five years accord-

ing to composite rankings of recruiting websites compiled by 247Sports. Whether that streak continues depends on how much of a signing day surge the Crimson Tide can stage Wednesday.

Although Alabama was ranked fi h in the 247Sports Composite team standings Tuesday morning, it remains in play for so many uncommitted four-and five-star recruits

that it has a legitimate chance to move to the top of the ranklllgs.

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Raiders still seek info on Edwards' neck injup SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Oakland Raiders are still seeking answers about the significant neck injury that sidel ined rookie defensive lineman Mario Edwards Jr. in the final month of the season.

Edwards got hurt Dec. 20 against Green Bay and missed the final two games of the season. The Raiders have not divulged any specifics about the injury other than calling it "significant."

"He's got to have a series of tests that hell still have to go over the next month or

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Denver's Vernon Davis hopesto play role in Super Bowl 32nd birthday, too.

"It hasn't been that long since I left here, so it kind of seems like I was just SAN JOSE (AP) — Vernon Davis got here," said Davis, who was traded &om to sleep at home for a night in the the 49ers to the Broncos on Nov. (' 2.'Tl l look around a little bit and Bay Area, stay in the same hotel where he lived during 49ers ~ ge t a gauge on things and Hl training camp last summer, and come to the realization that I'm ,

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ised him his old locker at Levi's Bowl at Levi's Stadium."

Stadium this weekend.

The veteran tight end has had discusNo matter that he might play a bit sions with many a teainmate already part in this Super Bowl for the Denver on the importance that they "just stay Broncos, Davis is back where he has together, just stay in this moment, and made a home for more than a decade don't get caught up on the outside beand ready to win a championship ring cause the moment you do there's a lot of after coming up just short three years risk." ago with San Francisco.

Davis didn't even have plans to stop It justso happened he arrived Sunday for Super Bowl week on his See DAVIS/Page C2

Newton: Carolina's nice guy linebacker Kuechly has 'alter ego' SAN JOSE (AP) — Luke Kuechly strolls happily through the Carolina Panthers locker room smiling and addressingteammates as he passes.

He stops at defensive tackle Dwan Edwards' locker first and shares a laugh before moving up the carpeted,

ever met in the world."

"Definitely," adds Edwards.

But they also know about Kuechly's "other side" — the moment when the All-Pro linebacker steps on the football field, things change quickly.

"He has this alter ego he manages

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to control. In the locker room he's so

group of running backs to chat.

He talks. He laughs. He leaves peoplein a better mood as he departs.

The Panthers seem to agree that Kuechly is, as safety Roman Harper describes him, "the nicest guy I' ve

jolly, like, 'Hi Cameron,"' said quarterback Cam Newton, raising the pitch in his voice at the end to simulate Kuechly's cheery voice.

"And then on the field he's like See KUECHLY/ Page C3

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PREPS BASKETBALL Today 5:00pm (CSBA) (ESPN) NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Washington Wizards.

7:00pm (CSN) NBA Basketball Chicago Bulls at Sacramento Kings.

7:30pm (ESPN) NBA BasketballMinnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Clippers.

Foorzus COLLEGE o ay Men — Basketball:Columbia vs. College of Sequoias, Oak Pavilion, 6 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL o ay Boys — Wrestling:Calaveras vs. Bret Harte, Mike Flock Gym, 6 p.m.; Sonora vs.

Summerville, Bud Castle Gym, 4:30 p.m.

Girls — Basketball: Calaveras at Amador, 7:30 p.m.; Summerville vs. Linden, Tuloumne, 7:30 p.m.; Bret Harte vs.

Argonaut, Angels Camp, 7:30 p.m.

SIGNING Continued from PageCl "I think Alabama is probablygoing to make the biggest signing day closeamong those top 10 teams," said Barton Sim-

mons, the director of scouting for 247Sports. 'They have a very real shot at landing the nation's No. 1 class. They don't even have to have everything fall into place.

LSU led the composite team rankings early Tuesday and was followed by Ohio State, Florida State, Mississippi and Alabama.

Michigan, Florida, Georgia, Clemson and Notre Dame rounded out the top 10.

Ole Miss faces the challenge of making sure it doesn't lose any key recruits fmm that class after being notified Friday by the NCAAA of rules violations.

Here's a look at other

Timberwolvesdefeated by Langston Hughes Union Democrat staff

helped the Titans to expand their lead to56-41 at the end ofthe third The Tioga Timberwolves fell to quarter. "(Josh) Skelley fouled out Langston Hughes Academy, the leaders of the Mountain pRFps with what we had in our book Valley League, 68-48 Monday RpU NDUp as four fouls," Hilton said.

"There was some miscommuin Stockton.

The 'Wolves jumped out to nication between the home an early 6-0 lead, but surrendered a team book keeper and our book 22-5 run and trailed 22-11 at the end keeper which was really frustrating. of the first quarter.

Once we lost Skelley, we were over"They put a press on us and we whelmed inside. (J.W.) Dauth was didn't remain calm and disciplined," also in foul trouble by this point and said Tioga head coach Billy Hilton. couldn't play as aggressively as we "We turned the ball over a bunch and would like. He later fouled out in the missed some very makeable shots." fourth quarter."

Tioga regrouped in the second Dauth led Tioga with 18 points, quarter and outscored the Titans 20-

17, but trailed 39-31 at halftime.

The Timberwolves fell victim of foul trouble in the second half, which

DAVIS

working to get his teammates quality shots. Jack Pomeroy played a great game as well. He played solid defense and scored some big buckets for us."

Austin Pruitt scored 11 points, Pomeroy scored 10, pulled down four rebounds and dished 2 assists, Skelley scored five and had 10 rebounds, and Zach Reynosa scored four points.

Tioga (6-5, 5-4 MVL) next will host Ben Holt Academy Monday in Groveland.

Olsen's big night not enough;

BullfrogslosetoAgonaut

Bret Harte's Kyle Olsen had a big game Tuesday but the Argonaut steals.

Mustangs were too much, beating "J W. Dauth did a nice job facilitat- the Bullfrogs 61-48 in Jackson. ing our offense," Hilton said. "He was Olsen scored 20 points, including 18 rebounds, seven assists and six

by the Jamba Juice store he

They will come.... I'm a patient guy and I'm ready whenever the opportunity presents itseK" Davis' short time in the offense — and playing with

For Davis, that three-point loss to Baltimore in the Super Bowl following the 2012 season has stuck with him — just as it has for many of his former

owlls.

two difFerent quarterbacks in

49ers teammates.

He would love nothing more than to leave his mark on this Super Bowl, somehow. Even if he has played all of 11 snaps this postsemn with one target and no catches.

'You haven't seen me but there's a chance that you could see me," he said. "I don't know.

I'm all about faith, anything could happen. The moment it does, I have to take advantage.

"It just weighs heavy on you Peyton Manning and backup Brock Osweiler — made for a when you make it to the Super challenging transition to his Bowl and you can't pull ofF the new team. victory," Davis said. "It's not a According to Football Per- good feeling at all. I stressed specti ve, Davis is one of just that to some of my teammates, four players to have competed I wanted to make them aware in home games onthe Super of what it can feel like if things Bowl field during the regu- didn't go our way — just give lar season then return for the them that fire and motivation." championship game with a difHe has watched Manning ferent team. so intently the past couple of

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three 3-pointers, and pulled down 16 rebounds, but the Bullfrogs as a team shot just 29 percent from the floor and couldn't consistently score after leading 22-16 following the first quarter.

Also for the Bullfrogs, Isaak McCamey scored seven points, Michael Ziehlke added six and Colin Preston tossed in five.

Bret Harte, Argonaut and Sonora are waging quite a war for the third a nd final playoff position in t h e Mother Lode League. The Mustangs (5-4 MLL) have a slight edge over the Bullfrogs (4-4 MLL) and Wildcats (4-4 MLL) with just a few games remaining.

Summerville (8-1 MLL) and Calaveras (7-1 MLL) appear to have the top two spots locked away.

months to learn whatever he can &om the five-time NFL MVP, noting, "I even picked the seat beside him in the team meeting room."

Davis matched his career

high with 13 touchdown receptionsin 2013, and believes he can stillbe that dominantagain.

He has had tough stretches before when he didn't get as many chances as he'd like.

When someone suggested that Sunday might be his final game, Davis chuckled, "Oh, come on, man, no way, no way."

"As long as I can run a 4.3 or a 4.4 I'm going to continue

CLASH

to play the game. When that leaves, then FH stop playing," said Davis.

Davis' experience in big games and athleticism is a big reason Denver acquired him.

"He's bmught that," general manager John Elway said. "Obviously, the play time's been up and down, but he's made some big catches for us. He came in in a short window, so tzying to get him comfortable with the offense, what we' redoing, and also it was amund the time Bmck came in. He's always there, he' s always a threat and the defense always has to worry about him."

told him that if we put our two teams together, we'd be really good.

For DePaoli to lead his

wrestling is about," Abernathy said. "I was watching matches at the Hatler Tournament and a Sonora kid would be wrestling and there were Summerville kids rooting for him.

A SummerviHe kid would be wrestling, and as long as it

Bears against his alma mater,

wasn't against one our own,

our kids were rooting for him.

So there is a closeness in wrestling that doesn't happen in othersports.It'sa realrespect and familiarity."

For DePaoli, the opportunity to clinch second place and compete in the Sac-Joaquin Section Team Duals on Saturday could prove to benefit the programforyearsto come.

Wednesday: Who's left: Seven of the top 15 prospects according to the 247Sports Composite remain uncommitted. That includes No. 1 overall recruit Rashan Gary, a defensive tackle fmm Paramus, New Jersey.

Other uncommitted top-15 recruits include defensive tackle Derrick Brown, linebacker Ben Davis, outside linebacker Mique Juarez, athlete Mecole Hardman Jr., wide receiver Demetris Robertson and outside linebacker Lyndell Wilson.

All eyes on Michigan: Plenty of current stars will be on hand as Michigan hopes tocollect letters of

in his old gym, is a significant accomplishment.

"It's special to go back to a place where you had so many good memories, to coach against the guy who coached me," DePaoli said. "It' s just more fun than anything for me to go back there. But when it's all said and done, it'sour boyswrestling against their boys, and I don't want thattobeforgotten."

The m os t an t i cipated matchup of the night is in the 182 weight class. Summerville senior Nathaniel Ulvevadet will tangle with Sonora junior Nate Gookin. Both wrestlers possess outstanding strength, quickness, and the drive to be the absolute best on the mat.

"I think it's going to be a really good match," Abernathy said. "Nate (Gookin) is wrestling really well right now and Nathaniel (Ulvevadet) is wrestling well, too. It' ll determine some of the seehng for league." ''He's a strong wrestler," Gookin said of U lvevadet.

"He's got good balance so I just have to go in, work hard and getbetter.Ineed to bring

intent fmm f u ture stars.

my best moves out there and

The lis tofexpected guests for Michigan's signing day event includes New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter. It's a fitting conclusion to a recruiting cycle in which Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh has emerged as the dominant personality. 'He's made news in every way, positive or negative, whether it' s his outrageous recruiting tactics, pushing kids out of the nest late or landing kids that Michigan fans never expected, (prospects) fmm Florida and California," Farrell said. "I think Harbaugh is just constant fodder for news."

Strengths and weaknesses: This is a g ood year to be seeking an elite defensive tackle. Four of the top nine players in the 247SportsComposite are defensive tackles. Gary and Brown are still waiting to announce their college picks. Dexter Lawrence, the No. 2 overall prospect,has already enrolled at Clemson. Ed Oliver,

chain up moves together and not give him a chance to get good pressure on me."

Where Gookin has the upper hand on Ulvevadet is overall years on the mat. Gookin has been wrestling since grammar school, Ulvevadetjustthe last two years.

"Nathaniel is going to have to go out there and wrestle his best match of the year," DePaoli said. 'Mainly, he has to eliminate all mistakes. If you are going to make a mistake against Gookin, he's going to takeadvantageofit.H eneeds to wrestle dean, smart and keep it close."

With only one senior on the Sonora roster, Gookin is viewed as the undisputed team leader. He sets the tone in practice and is the one that

recruiting stories to watch

ranked sixth, is commit-

ted to Houston. Simmons called it a "phenomenal year" for defensive tackles.

Simmons also said this is an "outstanding year" for tight ends and a weak year for running backs.

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"Just the fact that we are Guy Dossi /Union Democrat

Summerville's Nathaniel Ulvevadet (at top, above) works on his moves Tuesday with sophomore teammate Carson Caya in Tuolumne. Sonora assistant coachTorin Phillips (at nght, left) works with sophomore Jack Camera Tuesday in Bud Castle Gym.

will give him his hands full."

Marquez is finally healthy following a separated shoulder sufferedin mid January during the Tim Brown Memorial Tournament in S acramento.

the younger wrestlers look to for examples on how to become a better grappler.

"He's a great leader," said Sonora sophomore Keanu Perez. "He gets us pumped up for matches, picks us up when we are down and is just an overall great wrestler."

Sonora has a strong crop of underclassmen who are being groomed into future league champions. DePaoli is impressed with the Wildcats youthmovement.

"I know they have some sophomores that are reall y

He did not compete against Bret Harte/ROP or in t he Hatler Tournament. This will be his first match since his injury, but he insists he's ready for Coleman.

For both teams, the chance to qualify for a playofF spot against a crosstown rival is tough like Keanu Perez and motivation enough. But when Colton Sanguinetti," DePaoli the opportunity to wrestle a fasaid. Those are two real miliar face is put on the table, solid wrestlers. I'm excited to it's an added bonus. ''We have really good friends see how my kids are going to match up against them. I'd at Summerville, but tomorrow obviously say that we are the we are just going to see who' s underdog in those matches." the better team," Perez said.

Another big match will be With both programs combetween Summerville's Zack peting for the second seed in Marquez and Sonora's Gabe the MLL, it shows that high Coleman in the 145-pound school wrestling in Tuolumne weight class.

County could one day knock "Gabe Coleman is wrestling Calaveras off the top of the really well right now," Aberna- mountain.

"I think it's exciting and it' s thy said. "I would think that Marquez is favored, but Gabe really neat. It's really what

abletofi ghtforthatspotisgoing to be huge for the guys that aren't here," DePaoli said."The ones that are here are going to be here next year. We need to get those kids that aren' t wrestling to say, "Hey, Summerville wrestling isn't bad.

They just need more bodies out there.' The bottom line is, I truly believe that we could give Calaveras a hell of a run if we had a full lineup. That' s been our problem. So maybe tasting that success could help get more kids out."

Senior night Summerville and Sonora will have a combined senior night after the JV matches.

With both teams having limited home meets, the idea to honor both groups of seniors seemed like a logical solution.

"Jordan and I talked about it, and because our schedules are kind of funky with the tri-meets, oflen the last home meet of the year is pretty early," Abernathy said. "So we decided to do a joint senior night. As long as the SonoraSummerville match is going to bethe lastone ofthe season,

we plan on it continuing."

"I was all for it," DePaoli said. "All these kids know each other, so why not have a special night for all those seniors who have been putting in all the hard work and do it all together?"

Six seniors will be honored tonight before the varsity meet begins.

STANDINGS & Sv COLLEGE MENS' BASKETBALL CENTRAL VALLEY CONFERENCE Team League Overall Fresno City 6 -1 2 0 - 6 Columbia 5 -2 1 5 - 7 5 -2 1 2 - 9 West Hills 4 -2 1 4-9 Sequoias 3 -4 7 - 1 4 Porterville 1 -6 7 - 1 5 Reedley Merced 0 -7 2 - 1 8 Today's games Sequoias at Columbia Reedley at Porterville Fresno st West Hills

BOYS' BASKETBALL MOTHER LODE LEAGUE Team League Overall Summerville 8 -1 1 8 - 6 Cslsverss 7 -1 1 6 - 4 Argonaut 54 16 - 5 4 -4 1 2 - 8 Sonora 4-4 10-10 Bret Hsrte 1 -8 7 - 1 3 Linden 1 -8 7 - 1 7 Amsdor Tuesday's games Summerville 70, Linden 51 Cslsverss def. Amador Argonaut 61, Bret Harte 48 MOUNTAIN VALLEY LEAGUE Team League 8-2 Hughes Academy

6-1 Stockton Christian Ben Holt Academy 6-2 Lodi Academy 5-3 5-4 Tioga 3-5 Delta Charter 1-9 Able Charter 0-8 Don Pedro Tuesday's game Stockton 54, Lsngston Hughes 44 Today's game Delta Charter st Lodi

GIRLS' BASKETBALL MOTHER LODE LEAGUE Team League Overall Sonora 8 -0 16- 3 6 -2 16- 7 Argonaut 5-2 164 Calaveras

Bret Hsrte 3-4 Amsdor 2-6 Summerville 2-6 1-7 Linden Today's games Linden st Summerville Calaveras at Amador Argonaut at Bret Harte

8-10 11-9 3-16 5-13

MOUNTAIN VALLEY LEAGUE Team League Stockton Chdstisn 6-0 7-1 Ben Holt Academy 5-2 Delta Charter Tioga 34 1-3 Lodi Academy Lsngston Hughes Academy 1-6 0-7 Able Charter

Today's games Ben Holt st Tiogs Delta Charter st Lodi BOYS' BASKETBALL MOTHER LODE LEAGUE ARGONAUT 61, BRET HARTE 48 Bret Hsrte 22 5 9 1 2 — 48 Argonaut 16 16 8 2 1 — 61 Bret Harte: Michael Ziehlke 6, Isaak McCamey 7, Wyatt Lswson 2, Pierce Gill 3, Nick Kalika 1, Ryan Madnics 2, Bucky Sewell 2, Kyle Olsen 20, Colin Preston 5.

3-point goals — Bret Harte 425 (Olsen 3, Gill). Rebounds — BH 43 (Olsen 16). Assists — BH 7 (Ziehlke 4). Free throws — BH8-13.

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BRIEFS Athletes gather onCapitol Hill to celebrate women insports

with Title IX and access to sports.

putssafetyattop of NEW YORK (AP) — Olympians IndyCar priority list entering 2016 and leaders in the sports community will help celebrate the 30th annual INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar National Girls & Women in Sports officials are trying to make racing Day. saferand more appealingin 2016.

After spending a busy ofFseason They'llgather for a paneldiscussion Wednesday on Capitol Hill in trying to stop cars &om flipping and Washington to discuss athletic op- limiting the dangers of flying debris, portunities. Olympic gold medalists Mark Miles spent Tuesday explainAngela Hucles, Benita Fitzgerald ing how rules changes could help.

Mosely and Jessica Long are among The most notable difFerence this the panelists. season will be the addition of rear The sports day theme "Leading beam wing flaps, something similar the Way" emphasizes that sports to what NASCAR has been using on help girls develop leadership skills to the roofsofits cars and that is deexcel in school, at home and in their signed to keep the lighter IndyCars communities. &om goingairborne when they are Hucles is a two-time Olympic soc- rolling backward. cer and World Cup medalist and Last season was marred by a sepresident of the Women's Sports riesofproblems — expansive debris Foundation. She acknowledges prog- fields on race day, upside-down cars ress and the need for compliance and the tragic accident that claimed

RAIDERS Continued from PageCl so," general manager Reggie McKenzie said Tuesday.

"Once we find that out, we' ll have some more

a nswers.

Right now it's still the same.

We just don't know."

McKenzie said that after Edwards got hurt, doctors discoveredanother issue that Edwards probably had been dealing with since he was young. They now need to determine what steps to take to make sure Edwards stays healthy.

McKenzie said he didn' t

KUECHLY

the life of Justin Wilson one day after he was hit in the head by debris from another car at Pocono.

So she scouted the area for a meet that, he was an assistant to Cubs GM Jim Hendryin 2010.The49-year-old, and found one in Brockport, about 15 four-time NL Cy Young Award win- miles from her home outside of Rochner pitched for the Dodgers in 2006 ester.

"When I'm ready to go, it doesn' t and 2008 during a 23-year major Dodgers hire Madduxand league career. He went 355-227 with matter where I jump," Suhr said Ibanez asspecial assistants a 3.16 ERA in 744 games with the Tuesday, three days after she broke LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodg- Cubs, Braves and Padres in addition her own indoor world record by clearers have hired Hall of Fame pitcher to the Dodgers. ing 16 feet, 6 inches. "Sometimes you Greg Maddux and 19-year veteran Ibanez, 43, played for Seattle, Kan- can't predict when it's going to hapRaul Ibanez as special assistants sas City, Philadelphia, the Yankees pen, you just know that the possibilito Andrew Friedman in the team's and Angels during his career, when ties are a lot higher that it's going to &ont office. he batted .272 with 305 home runs happen."

The team said Tuesday that Mad- and 1, 207 RBIs in 2,161 games.

Suhr, who turns 34 this week, dux and Ibanez will help Friehnan, showed up at the Golden Eagle Multi who ispresident of baseball opera- Indoor pole vault record came and Invitational meet that included tions, while also working in scouting, a field of mostly college athletes at player development and interacting as no surprise for 3ennSuhr the College of Brockport. The arrival with players at the major and minor BOSTON (AP) — D e fending of an Olympic gold (2012) and silver league levels.

Olympic pole vault champion Jenn (2008) medalist caused quite a stir Maddux spent the last four years Suhr was injury-free, avoided the among the young vaulters. as specialassistant to Texas general flu bug this season and the warm Affer an uneven year in 2 015, manager Jon Daniels in the Rang- weather made it easier to train at Suhr said sheisofFto agood startas ers' organization, where his brother her home-made facility in western she attempts to qualify for the 2016 Mike was the pitching coach. Before New York.

Rio Olympics.

want to talk about whether the injury could be careerthreatening. Edwards was a key player for the Raiders with two sacks and six quarterback hurries in 14 games.

"He's a great person, he's a great player," McKenzie said.

"I don't want to even think along those lines right now."

Along with the uncertainty surrounding Edwards, the Raiders also have another hole to fill on the defensive line after Justin Tuck announced

and helped set the foundation forthe rebuilding processthat McKenzie believes will outlast Tuck's tenure.

'That was the purpose of his retirement Monday. getting him at that time," While Tuck played only five McKenzie said. 'Vile had some games last season, he was a young guys but now they leader in the locker room in know. They spent two years his two seasons in Oakland with him but now they know.

My hope is that he's le his leadershiplegacy so to speak with these young guys."

The other uncertainty with the Raiders is where they will play their games. The team is expected to remain in Oakland in 2016, but could move after that if a stadium deal is not reached in the Bay Area.

'Arrrrghl' " Newton said, his voice turning more intense.

The QB shakes his head, "It's crazy."

"On the field he turns into something else — like Captain America saving everybody and everything," cornerback Josh Norman said. "He has a switch. Some players got it and some players don't — he definitely has one."

Whatever switch Kuechly has, it

lected by the Panthers in the first round out of Boston College in 2012.

He has more interceptions (11) than any linebacker during that span and was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2013.

The Panthers are 44-24-1 since his arrival and will play in the Super Bowl on Sunday against the Denver Broncos.

Coach Ron Rivera said he sometimes has to remind himself that Kuechly is only 24. '%hat more could you ask for than a guy to come in and take the league by storm?" tight end Greg Ol-

He's a special player." matter who it is, everyone wants to "He's my favorite football player compete, everyone wants to win and ever," said ~ g ba c k Jonathan you have to do your best because if Stewart. you let up for one second something The humble Kuechly gets bash- bad will happen to you."

Broncos tight end Owen Daniels ful, almost embarrassed, talking about himself — particularly when calls Kuechly "an animal" on the it comes to his fiery demeanor on the football field.

"He's sideline-to-sideline, flying field.

The 6-foot-3, 240-pound Kuechly around, passing guys, his own teamsays he lives by the simple motto of mates, to make tackles," Daniels treating other people the way you said. 'You see all that stuff on film want to be treated, but acknowledg- and it's really impressive." es that kind of goes out the window Then he laughs and says, "Good to on game day. know he's a nice guy ofF the field."

"You can be one guy off the field, Kuechly has 19 tackles, three pass

Newton never misses a chance to playfully poke a little fun at Kuechly's humble, nice-guy persona. He was the one that dubbed the seemingly too-good-to-be-true Kuechly "Captain America," in part, to pick on him.

But when the teasing ends, he wants Kuechly on his team.

"Being around Luke makes me better," Newton said. "I haven't been around alotofpeople thatIcan say theirpreparation, their play,their skillset brings the best out of me.

When I see Luke and the work that he puts in from working out to pre-

certainly works.

sen said. 'There is that expectation

but when you get on the field the

paring inthe classroom and forit to

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breakups and two interception re-

He has more tackles than any of whatmore can he do year-in and competitiveaspect of who you are turns for touchdowns already this player in the league since being se- year-out? He seems to top himself. takes over," Kuechly said. "It doesn' t postseason.

come out on the field, it makes a person like me want to be better."

ScoREs R MoRE Football NFL Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7, At Santa Qara Denver vs. Carolina,3:30 p.m. (CBS)

Basketball National Basketball ~ EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 3 3 16 673 Boston 28 22 560 5'/2 New York 23 28 4 51 1 1 Brooklyn 12 37 2 45 2 1 Philadelphia 7 41 146 25'/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 28 22 560 Miami 27 22 551 "/2 Charlotte 23 25 4 79 4 Washington 2 1 25 4 57 5 447 5'/2 Orlando 21 26 Central DMsion W L Pct GB Cleveland 3 5 12 745 Chicago 26 21 5 53 9 Detroit 26 23 5 31 1 0 Indiana 25 23 521 1P/2 Milwaukee 20 31 3 92 1 7 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 40 8 833 Memphis 29 20 592 1 1"/2 Dallas 28 23 549 13"/2 Houston 26 25 510 15'/2 New Orleans 18 29 383 21'/2 Northwest Division W L Pct GB 37 13 740 24 26 480 13 22 25 19 30 14 36 PaciTic Division

W

Golden State LA Clippers Sacramento Phoenix LA Lakers

L

44 4 3 2 16

21 27 14 36 10 41 Tuesday'8 Games Boston 97, New York 89 Houston 115, Miami 102 Toronto 104, Phoenix 97 Portland 107, Milwaukee 95 LA Lakers 119, Minnesota 115 Today's games Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Cleveland atcharlotte,4pm.

Indiana at Brooklyn,430 p.m.

468 13'/2 388 17Y2

280 23

Pct GB 917 6 67 1 2 4 38 2 3 2 80 3 1 196 35'/2

Detroit at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

Orlando at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Golden State at Washington, 5 p.m.

New Orleans at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.

Miami at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Denver at Utah, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at LA Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles 6, Arizona 2 Anaheim 3, San Jose 2 Today's games

Kenny de Schepper, France, def. Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

Michael Berrer, Germany, def. soma Coric i7),

Buffalo at Montreal, 4 p.m.

Detroit at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

croatia, 7-6 (5), 6-z

Carolina at C algary, 6:30 p.m.

DUCKS 3, SHARKS 2 San Jose 0 2 0— 2 1 2 0— 3 Anaheim First Period — 1, Anaheim, Rakell 11 (Maroon, Peny), 16:09. Penalties — Lindholm, Ana (interferNational Hockey League ence), 6:54.

EASTERN CONFERENCE second period — z san Jose, zubrus 2 (sums, Athntic Division Martin), 2 43. 3,Anaheim, Lindholm 4 (Getzlaf), GP W L OT Its GF GA 41 9 is h). 4,Anaheim, Garbutt 3 (Stewart, Man50 30 15 5 6 5 140 110 soni, 12:07. 5, San Jose, Wingels 5 ioonskoi, 49 27 18 4 5 8 130 117 Vlasic),1312. Penalties — Rakell,Ana (tnppingi, 49 25 16 8 5 8 122 124 3:00; Vlasic, SJ (high-sticking), 13:35; Wingels, 50 26 18 6 5 8 150 135 SJ igoa Itender interl'erence), 14:41.

51 24 23 4 5 2 138 138 Third Period — None. Penalties — Martin, Rl 51 23 22 6 5 2 144 161 (delay of game), 5:10; Nieto, SJ (high-sticking), 49 18 22 9 4 5 118 137 6:48; Fowler, Ana (hooking), 17:53.

50 20 26 4 4 4 114 136 Shots on Goal— SanJose149 9— 32.Anaheim

Hockey

Metropolitan Division GP W L OTPtsGF GA Washington 4 8 3 5 9 4 74 1 6 0 109 N.Y.Rangers 5 0 2 7 1 8 5 5 9 144 132 N.Y.islanders 48 2 6 1 6 6 5 8 135 121 Pittsburgh 49 25 1 7 7 57 1 2 7 125 NewJersey 51 2 6 2 0 5 5 7117 120 Carolina 51 23 20 8 5 4 123 135 Philadelphia 4 8 2 2 1 8 8 5 2 1 1 3 129 Columbus 52 19 2 8 5 43 1 3 4 168 WEFKRN CONFERENCE Cerrlral Dhrision GP W L OTPts GF GA Chicago 54 34 16 4 7 2 149 123 Dallas 51 32 14 5 6 9 167 136 St Louis 53 29 16 8 6 6 130 128 Colorado 53 27 23 3 5 7 144 144 Nashville 51 24 19 8 5 6 129 132 Minnesota 50 23 18 9 5 5 124 120 Winnipeg 50 22 25 3 4 7 129 145 Pacilic Division GP W L O T PtsGF GA LosAngeles 5 0 3 1 1 6 3 6 5 1 3 5 115 San Jose 49 26 19 4 56 1 4 4 132 Anaheim 48 23 18 7 53 1 0 4 113 Arizona 50 24 21 5 5 3 133 152 Vancouver 50 20 1 9 1 1 51 122 139 Calgary 48 21 24 3 4 5 126 146 Edmonton 51 20 2 6 5 4 5 127 150 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday's games Toronto 4, Boston 3, OT New Jersey 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 N.Y. Islanders 5, Minnesota 3 Philadelphia 4, Montreal 2 Pittsburgh 6, Ottawa 5 Florida 5, Washington 2 St. Louis 1, Nashville 0 Dallas 5, Winnipeg 3 Chicago 2, Colorado 1 Edmonton 5, Columbus 1

108.7 — 25.

Power-play opportunities — San Jose 0 of 3; Anaheim 0 of 4.

G oalies — SanJose,Jones23-14-3(25shots 22

saves). Anaheim, Andersen 94-5 (32-30).

A — 16,588 (17,174). T —2:27.

Referees — Mare Joannette, Graham Skilliter.

Linesmen —Darren Gibbs, Shane Heyer.

Dustin Brown, Germany, def. Steve Darcis, Belgium, 7-5, 7-5.

Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, def. Quentin Halys, France, 6-4, 6-3.

John Millman, Australia, def. Julien Benneteau, France, 6-3, 6-0.

ATP World Tour Ecuador Open Tuesday, At Club Jacaranda Cumbays Quito, Ecuador Purse: $520,070 iWT250) Surface Clay&utdoor Singles — Rmt Round Rajeev Ram, United States, def. Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, 6-4, 7-6 (6).

Albert Ramos-Vinolas (7), Spain, def. Dusan Laiovic, Serbia, 64, 7-6 (7).

Andrej Martin, Slavakia, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 7-6 (7), 6-2.

Victor Estrella Burgos (5), Dominican Republic, def. Guido Pella, Argentina, 6-4, 6-4.

Transactions BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Peter Moylan on a minor league

contra'

Tennis ATP World Tour Garanti Koza Sofia Open Tuesday, At Arena Armeec Solia Sofia, Bulgaria Pume: $504~ (WT250) Surface: Hsrd4ndoor Singles-First Round Marius Copil, Romania, def. Chung Hyeon, south Korea, 6-z 6-3.

Thiemo de Bakker, Netherlands, def. Matthew Ebden, Australia, 64, 6-1.

Philipp Kohlschn:iber (5), Germany, def. Sergiy stakhovsky, Ukraine, 6-z 6-2.

Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, def. Jili Vesely, ~h Republic, 6-3, 36, 6-3.

Gilles Muller (6), Luxembourg, def. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, 6-3, 6-z Filip Krajinovic, Serbia, def. Marsel llhan, Turkey, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

ATP World Tour Open Sud de Frsnce Tuesday, At Park & Suites Arena Montpellier, France Pume: $504~ (WT250) Surface: Hsrd4ndoor Singles — First Round Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, 6-3, 7-5.

Ruben Bemelmans, Belgium, def.JoaoSousa (6), Portugal, 6-4, 3$, 6-4.

Paul-Henri Msthieu, France, def. Elias Ymer, Sweden, 6-1, 6-4.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms withINFSherman Johnson, LHPTylerDBLoach, C Stephen McGee, C Michael Strentz, INF Alex Yarbrough, LHP Greg Mahle, C Taylor Ward, OF Chad Hinshaw, RHPYunesky Maya, C Wade Wam, RHP Kyle McGowin and LHP Nate Smith to minor league contracts.

MINNESOTATWINS —Agreedto terms with

Of Carlos Quentin on a minor league contract.

Nsbonal League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreedto terms with LHPWesley Wright on a minor league

contra' LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Named Greg Maddux and Raul Ibanez special assistants to the president of baseball operations and the baseball operations department.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS —Agreed to terms

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NEW YORK METS —Traded OF Darrell Ceciliani to Toronto for cash.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Agreed to terms with RHP Brandon Morrow on a minor leaguecontI8Ct.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreedto terms vmh INF Brendan Ryan on a minor league contract Pacific Coast League LAS VEGAS 51S — Named Deb Iwanow athletic trainer.

American Association FARGO4IIOORHEAD REDHAiNKS — Released

C Michael Leach.

KANSAS CITY T-BONES —Signed LHP Evan Deluca and RHP Jeremy Strawn.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Signed INFRyan

Court.

TEXAS AIRHOGS —Signed INF Will DUPont WINNIPEG GOLDEYES —Signed INF Maikol Gonzalez and LHP Chris Anderson.

Can-Am League SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS — SignedRHPs Tanner Kiest and Michael Tamuiino. Released OF CJ Beatty and INF Jon Talley.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Assodation HOUSTON ROCKETS —Suspended Houston

C Dwight Howard one game for striking the arm

of a game official and fined Houston coach J B. Bickerstaff $10,000 for public criticism of the ofliciating of Saturday's game.

Women's National Basketball Associsdon MINNESOTA LYNX — Re-signed C Sylvia Fowlesand G Renee Montgomery.

FOOTBALL National Football laague CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed RB Bronson Hill to a reserve/future contract.

Canadian Foolball League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — SignedDB Macho Harris and DE Shayon Green.

HOCKEY NNdonal Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled LW Harry Zolnierczyk from San Diego (AHL).

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS —Recalled D Viktor Svedberg from Rockford (AHL).

ECHL ECHL — Suspended Alaska's Garet Hunt three games andfi ned him an undisclosed amount for his actions in Jan. 31 game at Colorado.

Suspended Fort Wayne's Garrett Meurs two games andfi ned him an undisclosed amount for his actions in a Jan. 31 at Kalamazoo.

SOCCER Major League Soccer PORTLAND TIMBERS — Transferred M George Fochive to Viborg FF (Superliga-Den-

mark).

National Women's Soccer League WASHINGTON SPIRIT —Traded D Kathesne Reynolds to Portland for D Alyssa Kleiner.

United Soccer League LOUISVILIE CITY FC — Signed M Paolo DBIPiccolo.

SAN ANTONIO — Signed M Carlos Alvarez.

VOLLEYBALL USA VOLLEYBALL — Announced the retirement of chief executive officer Doug Beal, effective Jan. 2, 2017.

COLLEGE ALBION — Named Wytse Molenasr men' s soccer coach.

ALCORN STATE —Named Fred McNair football coach.

KANSAS STATE — Agreed to terms with volleyball coach Suzie Fritz to a four year mntract extension through the 2020 season.

LAMAR — Named Henry Zapata women' s associate head soccer coach.

NYU — Named Samantha Miller women' s assistant softball coach.

POST (CONN.) —Named Kayte Mills women' s lacrosse coach.

ST. JOHN'S — Announced women's soccer M Madeline McCracken has transferred from Boston College.

UTSA — Announced QB Blake Bogenschutz is leaving the football program for health reasons.

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(TNT)NBA Basketball New York Knicks at Detroit Pistons.

6:30 pm(TNT) NBA Basketball Los Angeles Lakers at New Orleans Pelicans.

7:00 pm(CSBA) College Basketball Gonzaga at Loyola Marymount.

8:00 pm(CSN) College Basketball Pacific at San Diego. (Joined in Progress) Friday 4:00 pm(ESPN) NBA Basketball Indiana Pacers at Atlanta Hawks.

4:30 pm (CSN) NBA Basketball Sacramento Kings at Brooklyn Nets.

6:30 pm(ESPN) NBA Basketball San Antonio Spurs at Dallas Mavericks.

Saturday 9:00 am (ESPN) CollegeBasketball Kansas at Texas Christian.

11:00 am(CSBA) College Basketball Marshall at Texas-San Antonio.

(ESPN)College Basketball North Carolina State at Duke.

(KOVR) (KPIX) CollegeBasketball Michigan State at Michigan.

1:00 pm(CSBA) College Basketball Louisiana Tech at North Texas. UNT Coliseum.

(CSN) College Basketball Pacific at BYU. (ESPN) College Basketball Purdue at Maryland.

(KOVR) (KPIX) College Basketball Florida at Kentucky.

1:30 pm (KTXL) College Basketball Arizona at Washington.

4:00 pm (ESPN) College Basketball North Carolina at Notre Dame.

6:00 pm (ESPN) (CSBA) NBA Basketball Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors.

8:00 pm (CSN) College Basketball Santa Clara at San Francisco.

Sunday 10:00 am(CSN) NBA Basketball Sacramento Kings at Boston Celtics.

11:00am (KGO) (KXTV) NBA Basketball Los Angeles Clippers at Miami Heat.

1:00 pm(CSN) College Basketball Hofstra at James Madison. (Joined in Progress) (ESPN) Women's College Basketball Tennessee at Texas A&M. 6:00 pm(CSN) College Basketball Hofstra at James Madison.

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6:00 pm(ESPN) College Basketball Texas at Oklahoma.

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5:00 pm(TNT) NBA Basketball San Antonio Spurs at Miami Heat.

6:00 pm(ESPN) College Basketball Teams TBA. 7:30 pm(TNT) NBA Basketball Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors.

Wednesday 4:00 pm(CSN) NBA Basketball Sacramento Kings at Philadelphia 76ers.

5:00 pm(ESPN) NBA Basketball Los Angeles Lakers at Cleveland Cavaliers.

6:00 pm(CSBA) NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Phoenix Suns.

7:30 pm(ESPN) NBA Basketball Houston Rockets at Portland Trail Blazers.

8:30 pm(CSN) College Basketball Saint Joseph's at George Washington.

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FOOTBALL Sunday 3:30 pm(KOVR) (KPIX) Super Bowl 50 Carolina Panthers vs. Denver Broncos.

GOLF Saturday 12:00 pm(KCRA) (KSBW) PGA Tour GolfWaste Management Phoenix Open, Third Round. From TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Sunday 12:00 pm(KCRA) (KSBW) PGA Tour Golf Waste Management Phoenix Open, Final Round. From TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Ariz.

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5:00 pm(CSN) NHL Hockey San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues.

Saturday 5:00 pm(CSN) NHL Hockey San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators.

Sunday 9:00 am (KCRA) (KSBW)NHL Hockey Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals.

Tuesday 5:30 pm(CSN) NHL Hockey San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks.

SOCCER Saturday 1:00 am (CSN) Italian Serie A Soccer AS Roma vs Frosinone Calcio. From Rome, Lazio, Italy. (Taped) 7:00 am (USA) English Premier League Soccer Liverpool FC vs Sunderland AFC. From Anfield in Liverpool, Merseyside, England.

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Tuesday 9:00 pm (CSN) English Premier League SoccerChelsea FC vs Manchester United FC. From Stamford Bridge in London. (Taped)

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