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HOUSTON (AP) — Brawling &om the get-go,a fiery Marco Rubio went hard after Donald Trump in Thursday night's Republican debate, lacerating the &ont-runner's position on immigration, his privileged background, his speaking style and more. T ed Cr u z piled on, t oo, questioning the

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Dale Robbins, chef at Sonora Regional Medical Center, looks over the "Speed Rack a cart prepared for patients in need of a special diet.

Hospital kitchen staff prepare a 21-day menu, make food fresh and hot to ensure eating with nutritional guidelines can still be tasty.

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hard to follow at times. The showdown came just days before the Super Tuesday 11-state round of mega-voting that could all but lock up the nomination. When Trump faulted Rubio on a deal to buy a $179,000 house, the F lorida senator shot back that if Trump "hadn't inherited $200 million, you know where Donald Trump would be right now? Selling watches in Manhat-

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Hospital food at Sonora Regional Medical Center isn't what you'd expect, given the long-held belief that hospital food is bland and rubbery. It's actually amazing (this reporter triedit). Turns out you can eat healthy on a restricted diet and still enjoy the food. About 10 years ago, the hospital hired a professional chef and culinary instructor from Columbia College, Dale Robbins. He got rid of almost all the &ozen vegetables and hired his best students to work in the kitchen. One of the first things he did away with was premade fruit cocktail that everyone knows tastes like sugar syrup. He replaced it with &esh-cut fruit, which not only improved the taste, but also lowered the sugar

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In another rough exchange, Rubio accused Trump of shifting his position on deportation, hiring people &om other countriesto take jobs from Americans and being fined for worker violations. Joining in, Cruz criticized Trump for suggesting he alone had "discovered the issue of illegal immigration." Trump shot back at Rubio: "I hired tens of thousands of people. You' ve hired nobody." As for Cruz, Trump took a more personal tack, touting his own ability to get along with others and adding: "You get along with nobody.... You should be ashamed of yourself." Both Rubio and Cruz said thatTrump had to pay a $1 million fine for illegal immigration hiring. T he c a ndidates w e r e pressed on why they haven' t released their tax returns as promised. The GOPs 2012 nominee, Mitt Romney, sugSee DEBATE / Back Page

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iomassconra s ro osa cose wa c e A Chinese Camp plant is catalyst for more than 150 Tuolumne County jobs

ciallydispose of some of the woody biomass fiom the affectedareas,"Spurlock said.

Ultrapower Chinese Station facility, because the Chinese Camp plant's 30-year conPeople who care about the tract with PG&E is set to exfuture of power plants that pire at the end of this year. burn waste wood to make Rick Carter at Chinese Staelectricity, including the bio- tion said the facility employs mass energy plant in Chinese 25 people, and all but one of Camp, want these facilities in them live in Tuolumne Counaction now to help deal with ty. The average salary at Chimillions of dead and dying nese Station is about 80 pertrees in the Central Sierra cent higher than the average Nevada. salary in Tuolumne County, On Thursday, some ofthem according to a third party went to San Franciscoto socio-economic study. tell the state Public Utilities The Chinese Camp plant Commission to follow through alsogenerates more than 160 on a proposal that might keep outside jobs, Carter said. Insome biomass plants working. direct employment, according The commission, which to the study, totals 128 jobs regulates the investor-owned in Tuolumne Countyand 41 utilities in California, is con- jobs in Stanislaus and Santa sidering requiring Pacific Gas Clara counties. & Electric, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric to contract 'Further review' with power plants that burn On Thursday in San Franfuel from Sierra Nevada for- cisco, the commission pulled ests where Cal Fire says up to the biomass resolution for 29 millio n trees are dead and further review, and they are dying due to drought and in- expected to take it up again festation. March 17. The resolution is being Nevertheless, a half-dozen closely watched by employ- people stood to tell the comees, management and back- mission their thoughts on bioers of the 20-megawatt Pacific mass power. They expanded

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Rick Spurlock, former general manager at Pacific Ultrapower biomass plant in Chinese Camp, explains in May 2015 how fuel is moved at the plant. on their comments in followup interviews later Thursday. Sherry Hazelhurst, director of State and Private Forestry for the U.S. Forest Service, based in Vallejo, said her agency remains challenged by "unprecedented tree mortality" in the Sierra Nevada. "We rely on biomass infrastructure as a key resource to remove dead material from the forests and use it in a positive way," Hazelhurst said. "The mortality problem is expectedto increase over the next two years." Hazelhurst said a renew-

'Existing facilities' Brandon Keefe, a developer of biomass power projects with Sovereign Energy Storage based in San Francisco, said he helps develop facilities including the Chinese Camp plant. eWe need long-term, fiveyear to10-year contracts for

biomass power plants," Keefe said. "I need to invest significant amounts of money to build new plants to keep them running. We have facilities like Chinese Station that are already built, and it makes sense for the state to continue

able option mechanism in the commission's resolution currently appears to award contracts based on prices. "What we want to point out is that while price is important, so is l ocation, because we have dead trees throughout the state," Hazelhurst said. "We need biomass plants tooperate

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to use existing facilities like Chinese Station instead of building new ones." Keefe estimatedit would cost $80 million to $100 million to build a "new" Chinese Station. Rick Spurlock, f ormer general manager of Pacific Ultrapower Chinese Station and current plant manager throughout th e s t a te, n ot for 25-megawatt Rio Bravo just in one or two areas. Fresno, said Chinese Station We' re not picking one facil- is 29 years old, and it's impority over another. All of them tantto geta new contract for are important to us." the plant.

She said the latest estimate for Sierra Nevada dead and dying trees is 29 million, according to a fall 2014 aerial survey. The next scheduled survey in April will show an increase,but Cal Fire people don't have forecasts of how greatan increase isexpected. "Tree mortality has i ncreased substantially," Carr told the commission. "Unfortunately, the beetle continues

Federal law back in the to move and devastate more 1970s energy crisis required trees. High-hazard zones are 25-year to 30-year contracts expected to expand." with biomass and other inBiomass energy plants are dependent energy producers, an essential tool in the battle Spurlock said. As those con- to cope with tree mortality, tracts are coming to an end, Carr said. "The alternative is burning biomass is an expensive energy source, because the cost the trees, " she said,"or leavof the fuel is expensive. ing piles of trees to decay." "Nowadays, c o mpeting Julee Malinowski-Ball of against other r enewables the California Biomass Enincluding solar and wind, ergyAlliance,a trade associathese are heavily subsidized tion of woody biomass energy through tax credits," Spurlock producersthat generate elecsaid. "And biomass plants are tricity using wood waste and competing against natural residues, said the commisgas-fired facilities. Fracking sion is acting on Gov. Jerry technology has put a glut of Brown's emergency proclanatural gas on the market mation on tree mortality in driving down the price of nat- October. "There are a number of bioural gas. "So generally biomass is mass facilities out there right on an unlevel playing field," now that are idle or have conSpurlock said. tractsthat are due to expire The proposed action by the in the near future," Malinowscommission, requiring PG&E, ki-Ball said. So-Cal Edison and SDG&E to eWe thank the PUC, the contract with biomass plants, commission for p r oviding "will help minimize addition- leadership on this issue," Maal negative environmental linowski-Ball said. "It's imporimpacts of this tree mortal- tant,because these facilities ity disaster as it provides an are at risk, and you have this alternative means to benefi- catastrophic tree mortality issue that requires taking all the material outoftheforests. If the facilities don't have contracts, they can't be part of the solution." Malinowski-Ball said Pacific Ul t rapower C hinese Station is a member of the

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TUOLUMNE COUNTY TODAY Mi-Wuk Village Mutual Water Co. Board of Directors,9:30 a.m., 24377 Lama Road, Mi-Wuk Village, (209) 586-3304. Preschool Story Hour,"Stories with Grandma," 11 a.m., Tuolumne branch library, 18636 Main St., Tuolumne, (209) 9283612.

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CALAVERAS COUNTY TODAY Angels Camp Library Storytime, 10 a.m., Angels Camp branch library, 426 N. Main St., Angels Camp, (209) 736-2198.

SATURDAY Murphys Historical Walking Tour, 10 a.m., tours start at the Old Timers Museum across from the Murphys Hotel.

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Sostock hearing delayed until April Law enforcement Sonora doctor accused of drug charges, medical misconduct By ALEX MaeLEAN The Union Democrat

A Sonora family doctor and her off ice manager accused of o ver-prescribing drugs totheir patients are set for an April preliminary hearingin Tuolumne County Superior Court. Dr. Lori Beth Sostock, 46, and Vanessa Lynn Sostock, 44, both of Sonora, appeared in court Thursday morning for a previously scheduled preliminary hearing t h at was delayed at the request of their defense team, who needed more time to sort through some 6,000 pages of medical records. "We' re just trying to get allofthe records together so we can do the preliminary hearing," said Sonora attorney James Webster, who' s

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Lori Sostock (at right) walks to a hearing Thursday morning at the Tuolumne County Courthouse. counts of prescribing controlled substances without a legitimate purpose, along with other charges including transporting narcotics or controlled substances, repeated actsof overprescribing administered drugs or treatment,and conspiracy to

Vanessa S o stock is charged with p r escribing controlled substances without a l egitimate purpose, transporting narcotics or controlledsubstances, practicing medicine without a

A formal accusation filed Dec. 17 by Medical Board of California Executive Director Kimberly Kirchmeyer is seeking a hearing for the board to consider disciplinary action against Lori Sostock, which could include revoking or suspending her license. The 17-page document alleges 10 causes for discipline, i n cluding g r o ss negligence, improperly prescribing dangerous drugs, f ailure t o m a i ntain a d equate and accuratemedical records, dishonesty or corruption, aiding and abetting the unlicensed practice of medicine and general unprofessional conduct.

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The Calaveras County SherifFs Office issued a missing person alert for an elderly man last seen on the Arnold Rim Trail. The alert was i ssued about 2:30 p.m. today. Don Peterson, 79, was last seen near the logging

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American Legion uniform ribbon for their uniforms. The American Legion There were 65 to 70 peoPost 58 honored 10 local law ple at the ceremony. enforcement officials from The honorees include: Tuolumne County at its an- Detective Ibrahim Khalil, nual Law and Order Night Sonora Police Department; held Feb. 16. Of5cer Kenneth B r uce, The event was held at the California Highway Patrol; Sonora Veterans Memorial Christa Covert, Cal Fire; Hall, said Lonald Lott, post Detective Robert Speers, commander. Tuolumne County Sher"It's a long-standing pro- iff's Of5ce; Ashley Wilson, gram of the American Le- Tuolumne County Probagion," Lottsaid. tion Department; Fire engiThe post invites each local neer Adam Mandell, Sonora agency in the law enforce- Fire Department; Mary ment world and asks them Jane Barendregt, Tuolumne to nominate their employee County Superior Court; of the year. At the ceremony, Christine Miller, Tuolumne the honorees' supervisor County District Attorney's talked about why each per- Of5ce; Lt. David Fish, Sison was being recognized, erra Conservation Center; Lott said. Each honoree was and Of5cer Lynn Bird, U.S. given a wall plaque and an Forest Service. Union Democrat staff

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Sostock, while leaving the courthouse Thursday. M odesto attorney K i r k McAllister, who is representing Lori Sostock, declined to comment. The new date for the preliminary hearing, which is a proceedingto determine if there's enough evidence to require atrial, was scheduled for8:30 a.m. April 21 and 22in Department 2. Lori Sostock faces 48

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The pair were arrested July 7 at their office on the 800 block of Delnero Drive in Sonora and booked into Tuolumne County Jail following a seven-month investigation. Vanessa Sostock was released from jail July 8 on $100,000 bond, while Lori Sostock was released July 10 on $200,000 bond. The Medical Board of C alifornia issued an i n terim suspension order on July 17 that suspended Lori Sostock's medical license, meaning she is not allowed

Danny. Peterson was wearing a red baseball hat, white shirt and jeans. He is5-foot-11 and weighs 175 pouilds.

Peterson separated from his family on a hike, said Sgt. Anthony Eberhardt. If anyone has seen Peterson or k nows where he is, call the Calaveras County SherifFs Office at (209) 754-6500.

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Bs to a student on Soulsbyville Road. 11:23 a.m., Soulsbyville — A The Sonora Police Department woman was acting strangely near reported the following: a Soulsbyville Road business, saying she was on a spiritual journey WEDNESDAY 10:44 a.m., fraud —Two wom- but didn't know where she was. 11:25 a.m., Chinese Camp — A en tried to make a purchase using fraudulent gift cards on the 100 caller said someone was calling block of South Washington Street. their grandmother on Red Hills Road and saying "nasty and dirty" things. The TuolumneCounty Sheriff's 12:55 p.m., East Sonora — A Office reported the following: caller found an empty morphine bottle in a laundry bathroom on WEDNESDAY the 14700 block of Mono way. 2:03 a.m., Stent area —A man 2:25 p.m., Tuolumne —A womon Harney Drive at Jacksonville an said someone broke in and Road said he was punched in the destroyed her house on Carter face,put in handcuffs and driven Street. to Tuolumne. 10:55 p.m., Sonora area — A 3:54 a.m., Twain Marte — A drunk man lying on the side of man on Fir Drive was arrested for Tuolumne Road was arrested for being drunk in public. public intoxication. 8:09 a.m., Sonora area — A man onthe 14600 block of Mono Felony bookings Way yelled at people who weren' t there and punched the ground. WEDNESDAY 9:51 a.m., Soulsbyville 10:59 a.m., Jamestown —John Someone with a Pasadena phone number sentmean text messag- Hui,45, of the 18200 block of Main

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WEDNESDAY 8:30 p.m., Groveland — Billy Garrett Seal, 22, of the 11800 block of Powerhouse Street, was booked after an arrest on Elder Lane south of Beck Road.

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A rare glimpse at Trump on and off stage Atlanta — Let me make it clear: If a presidential candidate's team invites me to meet the candidate, I will go. And over the years, I' ve been lucky enough to meet and speak with the likes of Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W.

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Richard Nixon. I' ve had the chance to watch presidents and presidential candidates "behind the curtam." So when the Donald Trump campaign invited me to have a brief moment with Trump, I happily accepted. Those who read my columns know that I was basically the first syndicated columnist to write that Trump would be a powerful force in the GOP race for president. And although I had received some comments from him regarding the columns I' ve written about his candidacy, I had never met the man. So in all honesty, I entered an arena of 7,000 wildly cheering and darn-near fanatical followers not knowing if the Donald would be just as, shall I say, animated in private as he is with his fans. I was looking for a glimpse at what a president Trump would be like behind the scenes. Let me get right to it: The Trump behind the stage is a totally different person. I watched as a small group lined up to chat and have photos taken with him. I expected to watch Trump talk at them or briskly move them along. Instead, he intently listened to each person. He took sheets of information that some fans brought. He asked them questions. He did what all of the former presidents I have ever met did:

He made each person feel like they were the most important person in the room. Off to the side, Trump's family members stood quietly, talking to a few staffers. The entire interesting, albeit short, visit seemed as businesslike and professional as any presidential visit, absent the uppity staff that I usually have to put up with. To Trump's credit, those who met him backstage were not powerful business leaders or lobbyists; most were hardworking supporters, plusa few elected offi cialswho had broken ranks with the Georgia GOP establishment crowd to endorse him. And for the record, while I have not seen him in a while, I have been in similar situations with Sen. Marco Rubio, and he, too, is impressive. I feel quite certain that Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich are as well. But Trump's ability — or some would say, inability — to make calm and carefully reasoned decisions has become a popular topic of conversation as he continues to lead the field of Republican contenders. And while my brief glimpse did not answer every question about his leadership style, it did convince me that Trump could easily adapt his high-octane speech rhetoric to be quieter and more deli berate,aspresidents are known to speak. After all, it's not like he could've created an enormous business fortune without thenecessarytoolsofsophistication. After our private visit came the rally. To say that I have never seen such a diverse crowd at a GOP rally would be an under-

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Some things Hollywood does get right According to Betfair.c orn, Jennifer L awrence probably won't win best actress at the Oscars Sunday. I'm r o oting for her, though — not because of her acting, but because the movie she stars in, "Joy," celebrates the difficulty of entrepreneurship. L awrence's c h aracter is based on real-life entrepreneur Joy Mangano,who invented the self-wringing Miracle Mop and other "Ingenious Designs," as her company is known. Now she hawks them and other products on the Home Shopping Network. The film accurately depicts struggles businesses face. Joy goes deep into debt to finance her idea, overcomes manufacturing p r oblems, persuades skeptical marketers and deals with such menaces as patent trolls. Patent trolls are usually lawyers/parasites who don't even come up with working prototypes for inventions they later claim as their own. They just grab someone else's idea, or buy a bunch of them, register patents with the government and wait. When someone with real technological and business skill creates something useful that' s similar, the troll threatens to sue. Often the inventor pays just

John StOSSel to keep the business alive. It's extortion. But when lawyers do it, it's legal extortion. In Joy's case, a lazy rival claims to have come up with her idea first; Joy risks a physical confrontation to defend her invention. I won't spoil the details of the movie — but since the realJoy Mangano went on to make millions, you can guess that it has a happy ending. Writer/director David O. Russell, like many in Hollywood, has made movies critical of capitalism and businesspeople, so I'm glad he saw a spark in Joy Mangano, the driven businesswoman. Hollywood may not understand economics or government regulation, but there are things Hollywood often gets r i ght. Hollywood celebrates heroic individuals who fight injustice and corrupt e stablishments. Hollywood also has a healthy suspicionof the power of covert government activities. Sure, the "Mission Impossible" crew and plenty of other Hollywood heroes are secret agents — and Hollywood consults with r eal cops, secret

agentsand military advisers to capturedetails more accurately. That helps the government shape messages toits liking. But plenty of Hollywood government agents end up being villains anyway. The film "Sicario," nominated for three Oscars, shows an ordinary cop, played by Emily Blunt, lured into the dark world of the CIA's cross-border drug war. She thought she was just going to be stopping bad guys a little farther from home but discovers that she m ight be part ofan elaborate as-

ducers, who have also made plenty of movies about our failedattempt at alcohol Prohibition and the gangsters who rose to power in that period, sometimes understand that the drug war is unwinnable, too. The U.S. can send helicopters to destroy coca plants in Colombia — or even build a wall between Mexico and America — but that just increases profit margins, so drug-sellers take even greaterrisks to get their productto customers. The climax of "Sicario" in-

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I'm biased in favor of Emily Blunt movies because we both are stutterers, but I'd appreciate "Sicario" without that connection,

used by Mexican cartels to move drugs (and illegal immigrants) across the border. None of the characters even consider the possibility of shutting down all the tunnels. They know they' d never find them all, and that if they did, the cartels would just build more. Even if they closed all the tunnels, the smugglers would use boats. And planes. Things don't work out as well for thecharacters in "Sicario" as they didfor Joy Mangano. In reallife,government efforts don't bring as much joy as entrepreneurship.

too.

"Sicario" is informative because throughout the movie, even the cops aren't sure who the good guys are, and almost no one has any idea what the rest of the government is up to. It makes it clear that average citizens don't stand

a chance of finding out. This is a realisti cpictureofthedrug war. Corruption and lack of transparency are inevitable when government takes on a mission as hopeless as a war on a substance that lots of people want. When there's demand, customers tend to get what they want, even if other people don't approve. Hollywood writers and pro-

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statement. Less prevalent were the suits

and khaki pants seen at most Republican gatherings. Instead, there were blue jeans, veterans' capsand typicaleveryday clothes of working people who might have just left their jobs to attend. There were young women with piercings and young men with long hair. There were African-Americans, Hispanics — you name it. They attended, it seemed, as much out of a desire to display their patriotism, as to express their anger with a system and political party that has become too fancy and too dominated by wealth and power to suit their needs. Well they got what they came for. Having just won the South Carolina caucus, Trump was true to his form and more. I still have no idea where this race will end up.Forexample, Texas isa huge prize; no candidate has discussed how the+I handle the growing glut of oil. Florida's allegiance remains to be seen, but Marco Rubio is rising. But whatever the final result, my brief visit reinforced why I' ve been right about Trump for 15 months and counting. Matt Towery is a nationally syndicated columnist, pollster, author and attorney.

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Obama nominates Silicon Valley judge SAN FRANCISCO President Bar ack Obama Thursday nominated afederal judge who has presided

said Sara Norman, an attorney with the nonpro6t Prison Law Office that filed the lawsuit. 'We do have some concerns about some ongoing problems, but we are con6-

dent that they have the tools they need to continue to improve."

over patent feuds between

Apple and Samsung and other major Silicon Valley 6ghts to thenation'slargestfederal appellate court. The White H ouse announced the nomination of U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, with Obama calling Koh a "firstrate jurist with unflagging integrity and evenhandedness." Koh,47, is based in San Jose, California, and has presided over casesinvolving some of Silicon Valley's biggest companies, among them the patent fight between Apple and Samsung over smartphones. Koh two years ago tossed out an effort to win class-action status for a lawsuit accusirg Google of violating the privacy terms of email users. The same year, she rejected a $824 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging Google and Apple conspired with other technology companies to restrict employee recruiting. Beforeserving as a federal judge in 2010, Koh was appointed to a California judgeship by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. She has also served as a federal prosecutor and worked for law firms.

Google will back Apple against FBI SAN FRANCISCO Google will back Apple in its court battle with the FBI over the security of its iPhone. Last week, a court ordered Apple to help the FBI hack into a locked iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino killers in December's shooting spree. Apple opposes the order. Google now plans to file a "friendof the court" brief on Apple's behalf within the next week, a person familiar with the situation said. The person asked not to be identified because Google is still drafting the document. Google makes the Android software that powers most smartphones in the world. Like Apple, it fears creating a precedent that authorities could use to read messages, photos and other sensitive information stored on phones. Apple filed its formal objection in the case Thursday.

Inmate firefighter in critical condition MALIBU — A n i n mate firefighter was hospitalized in critical condition Thursday afterbeing struck by a large rock while battling a small

Lawsuit over youth prisons resolved SACRAMENTO — California on Thursday resolved a long-running lawsuit over poorcare at juvenile prisons, and bothsidessaid conditions have greatl y improved. An Alameda Countyjudge approved an agreement between theparties to dismiss a 2003 lawsuit against what was then called the California Youth Authority.

brush fire in the Santa Mon-

ica Mountains above Malibu as Southern California's summer like winter continued to bringelevated fi redanger. The rock feH about 100 feet from the hillside above and struck her in the head, said Inspector Randall Wright of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Wright said firefighters imThe system was k n own mediately performed CPR, and then for imposing long peri- the female 6re6ghter from an ods of solitary confinement inmate camp crew was flown and employees' frequent by helicopter to a hospital. use of pepper spray against The fire was reported just youthful offenders. before 3 a.m. along winding California has since dra- M ulholland Highwa, an area matically reduced the popula- of rugged slopes and peaks tion of what is now known as with widely scattered homes the Division of Juvenile Jus- and youth camps several tice, from about 10,000 youth miles inland from the luxury nine years ago to about 700 estatesofthe Ma libu coast. now.

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from spreading. By sunrise the 10-acre blaze was mostly reduced to a smolder. It was fully contained by late afternoon. Fall was once regarded as the most likely time for wildfires in Southern California but authorities are now continuously wary. February has been marked by prolonged dryness and unseasonable heat in Southern California due to high pressure causing offshore winds that slash relative humidity levels, sapping moisture from vegetation. Downtown Los Angeles has recorded just .79

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overnora eas rison ruin Judge: Radical changes required public comment SACRAMENTO (AP)Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday asked California's Supreme Court to stay a judge' s ruling that could stall his proposal toreduce the state's prison population for two years. "Unless this court acts, a manifest error by the supe-

rior court will keep an initiativeoffthe 2016 ballot that promises to enhance public safety, improve inmate rehabilitation, and avoid the releaseofprisoners by federal court order," Robin Johansen, an attorney representing the governor, said in the emergencypetition. The governor acted less than aday after Sacramen-

amendment violated a 2014 state law that requires 30 days of public comment as a way to improve the initiative

process. The same law lets initiative sponsors amend their proposal and lets the stateLegislature hold hearings before measures qualify forthe ballot. Harris' office said Chang went beyond what legislators required or intended. 'The trialcourt created, out of whole cloth, additional limitations on ballot measure

amendments," Supervising Deputy Attorney General Constance Lelouis wrote in a five-page letter supporting Brown's emergency appeal. In blocking Brown's proposal, Chang sided with a lawsuit filed by the California District Attorneys Association and Sacramento County District A ttorney Anne Marie Schubert.

lA leak was top methane release in US history LOS ANGELES (AP) — A natural gas leak that sickened Los Angeles residents and forced thousands from their homes was the largest known release of climate-changing methane in U.S. history, scientists reported Thursday. The 16-week blowout from a well at a Southern California Gas Co. storage facility spewed 107,000 tons of the powerful greenhouse gas methane, according to a study published in the journal Science. While preliminary figures from the study were previouslyreported, the article includes final results and puts the leak in context with other disasters and other sources of global warming. The findings are important as the state moves forward with plans to make SoCalGas mitigate the environmental impact of the blowout.

The study was released the same day displaced residents staying in shortterm housing were due to return home, but a judge issued an order requiring the gas company to provide housing for

California, Davis, who co-authored the article. "In terms of climate impact, this is the largest," Conley said of the California leak. "If you' re specifically looking at

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The leak 6rst reported Oct. 23 at the The total methane released weighed Aliso Canyon storage facility near Por- the equivalentof two aircraft carriers ter Ranch released the greenhouse gas and at its peak it discharged enough gas equivalentof572,000 cars in a year,the to fil la balloon the size ofthe 92,000report said. seat Rose Bowl every day. The total amount of natural gas reThe leak had been gushing nonstop leasedwas second only tothe collapse of for two weeks when Conley was sent an underground storage facility in Moss in November by the California Energy Bluff Texas, in 2004, the report said. Commission to fly near Porter Ranch In that case, methane — a more po- in his small plane outfitted to measure tent greenhouse gas than carbon diox- methane. ide — burned off'in a fireball so its cliAs he took a pass through the invismate impact wasn't as great as the Aliso ible plume, he did a double-take at reCanyon event, said Stephen Conley,an sults that showed up on his laptop comatmospheric scientist at University of puter.

Policy gives immigration ofFicers priority over local SAN DIEGO (AP) — A new policy that lets immigration officials decide whether to release immigrant prisonersin federal custodytolocalpoliceordeport them has been in place for months in an effort to avoid arepeat of the fatal shooting in San Francisco by a Mexican convict who was freed last year, officials said Thursday. The change, which officially took effect Feb. 12 but has been applied informally for months, gives U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement a right of first refusal when a federal prisoner who completes a sentence is wanted by local authorities for other crimes, a senior agency official said. Previously, local police had 6rst say. The ICE official, who was not authorized to publicly discuss policy changes, estimated that 400 to 500 federal prisoners are released to local authorities each year on warrants for other

crimes. The vast majority of prisoners are in state custody. While the number is modest, it aims to send a signal to local agencies that have refused tocooperate with immigration a u t horities. The ICE official said the policy will prevent federal prisoners from being released to local police forces

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tive. ICE regional directors will decide cases individually, weighing the nature of the crimes and their relationship with the local agency, the official said. Even if ICE agrees to turn over the prisoner to local police, locals must pledge to return the suspect to immigration authorities when their cas-

es are finished. The policy, announced Wednesday by A t t orney General Loretta Lynch at a congressional hearing, comes lessthan a yearafter the fatal shooting of Kate Steinle, 32.

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to County Superior Court That radically dianged the Judge Shelleyanne Chang focus of the o~ ini t i ative blocked state Attorney Gen- without allowing for necessary e ral Kamala H a r ri s f r om public comment, she decided. issuing the documents that If her ruling stands, it would let Brown's supporters would force the governor and gather the signatures needed his supportersto start over to put his initiative on the by drafting and qualifying a November ballot. new ballot measure, which Unless the high court inter- proponents say would take venes, the judge's ruling could too long. delay until 2018 voters' conJohansen said each hour sideration of his plan to boost that passes without the resentencing credits for adult in- quired title of the initiative mates and allow earlier parole and a summary of what it for non-violent felons. would do being issued by Chang ruled that the Demo- the stateattorney general's cratic governor improperly office reduces the chances modi6ed an existing initiative that supporters will be able that would strip prosecutors to gather the nearly 586,000 of their power to decide if juve- signatures to get the meaniles should be tried as adults, sureon the2016 ballot. leaving that decision to judges. The state is under a federHe added amendments last al orderto reduce its prison month to increase sentencing population, and waiting until credits for adult inmates and 2018 is "not an option," Joallow earlier parole for non- hansen said. violent felons. Chang ruled that Brown's

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WASHINGTON (AP)Searching for a way to put a new justice on the nation's highest court, P r esident Barack Obama is hoping that all politics really is local — even Supreme Court politics. The president and his allies are pressuring Republican senators back home, aiming to make life politicallyuncomfortable for the lawmakers w ho've v owed

that only Obama's successor will fill the seat of the late Antonin Scalia. It's a long shot. Only a few Republicans have expressed openness to even hold hearings on anominee. Obama

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the Republican opposition. Hatch said Thursday he wasn't swayed, though "I listened very carefully." Obama spoke to Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee about the nomination search on Thursday, after an event at the White House, according to a White House official, who would not be named discussing private

tion support from 14 GOP senators. The president is still trying to make his case. The White House said Thursday Obama will meet next week with Senate Republican leader Mitch M cConnell, Democratic leader Harry Reid, Judiciary Committee conversations. Chairman Chuck GrassThe White House and its ley and Patrick Leahy, the allies believe the real work committee's top Democrat. is on the ground in places Meanwhile, Obam a has like Ohio, Wisconsin and talkedto at least two sena- New Hampshire — states tors directl y at the White where Republican senators House. face tough re-election camThe p r esident s p oke paigns — as well as Nevada, briefly Wednesday with Or- Pennsylvania and Florida, rin Hatch of Utah, a former where independent voters Judiciary Committee chair- often hold sway. man viewed as potentially In some states, incumbent sympathetic t o c o ncerns Republicans are w orried about the precedent set by about challenges from even

RIO DE J A NEIRO (AP) — O f t en drowned out bythe dire warnings and fear surrounding Zika, some medical professionals are saying that Brazil and international health officials have prematurely declared a link between the virus and what appears to be a surge in birth defects. A few even argue that the Brazilian government is being irresponsible, given

in Brazil? Why haven't they also shown up in proportional numbers in other countries hit hard by Zika, such as Colombia? (The answer, some say, is that Brazil was hit by Zika first, and microcephaly cases might be expected to crest elsewhere in the months ahead.) And how can conclusions be drawn from government statistics that are flawed and possibly vastly underreported in the past, that a connection hasn't been scientifical- before Brazilian officials required doctors ly proven between the mosquito-borne vi- to report microcephaly cases? rus and the birth defect known as microIn an article published Wednesday by cephaly, which causes infants to be born the Annals of Internal Medicine, 14 Brawith abnormally small heads. zilian and American researchers said "It's a global scandal. Brazil has cre- the link between Zika and microcephaly ated a worldwide panic," said Alexandre "remains presumptive." The strongest Dias Porto Chiavegatto Filho, a professor evidence is circumstantial, they said, and of epidemiology at the University of Sao there are challenges in confirming the Paulo, one of the most-respected universi- connection. But Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo ties in Latin America. "I'm not saying that Zika is not causing microcephaly, but I am Castro recently said he was "absolutely saying that the ministry has yet to pressure" of a causal link between Zika and ent any scientifically credible evidence to microcephaly. He and other scientific exsupport that conclusion." perts around the world have pointed to Chiavegatto and others argue there are studies that detected the presence of Zika still too many unanswered questions to in the brains of dead fetuses and in the blame Zika. Why are the vast majority of placentas of babies diagnosed with microthe casesof microcephaly being reported cephaly in the womb.

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chess game more than 20 years ago, and he had recently threatened police. But the officers who fol-

ist Chris Mandel, who shot a video of Wirth posted on the website of the Colorado Foreclosure Resistance Coalition, lowed him into his mountain an organization aligned with house were more concerned the Occupy Denver movehe would run away than ment. "He was very idealisturn his rifle on them. When tic. He really hated the injusthe smoke cleared, three ticeoftheworld." deputies had been shot, one In the video, Wirth said fatally, and Wirth was dead. he refused to pay his mort''We did not force a violent gage because he claimed confrontation y e sterday,"lenders were criminals who Sheriff Fred Wegener said defrauded homeowners. The Thursday. "Mr. Wirth did." government-controlled mortWirth, 58, was a politi- gage company Fannie Mae cal activist whose life was took ownership of his home pocked with violent out- in 2014. bursts and r un-ins with It was unclear why Wirth the law that culminated in was allowed to remain for Wednesday's bloodshed. two more years. Wegener The shootout shocked the said a previous attempt to community of Bailey, where evict Wirth in 2014 ended the slain deputy, Cpl. Nate peacefully after he talked to Carrigan, was a f amiliar the sheriffs office. Deputies face. Italso stunned some of finally posted the eviction Wirth's friends, who recalled notice on his door Feb. 16, him as a well-intentioned ac- the sheriff said. tivist worn down by years of Eight officers returned fighting for his home. Wednesday, instructed to re"He defi nitely had an an- move Wirth and his belonggrystreak, "said fellow activ- lilgs.

dates, but Democrats hope GOP opposition to a confirmation vote will become

untenable once the primary gives way to the general election. That's why People for the American Way and other advocates announced plans to protest Monday outside Sen. Kelly Ayotte's Manchester, New Hampshire, office. Last week, the group asked actor Martin Sheen to record robocalls in Wisconsin urging Sen. Ron Johnson to "put his constitutional duties first." Meanwhile, the D emoc ratic S enatorial C a m paign Committee, an arm of Obama'sparty,has targeted Republicans in Wisconsin, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nevada and Florida foropposing consideration of Obama's nominee.

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Federal offic ials are preparing to enforce an 86-year-ol d ban on importing goods made by children or slaves under new provisions of a law signed by President Barack Obama. "This law slams shut an unconscionable and archaic loophole that forced America to accept products made by children or slave labor," said Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon democrat who worked on the legislation. The Tariff' Act of 1930, which gave Customs and Border Protection the au-

thority to seize shipments where forced labor was suspected and block further imports, was last used in 2000, and has been used only 39 times all together largely because of two words: "consumptive demand" — if there was not sufficient supply to meet domestic demand, imports were all owed regardlessof how they were produced. The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act signed by Obama on Wednesday e l i minated that language, allowing stiffer enforcement. US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske and agency leaders are planning a briefing Friday to explain

how the+I be implementing the new law. "If the U.S. government works to really keep out goodsmade with forced labor, this change will have a profound ripple effect on supply chains worldwide," said David Abramowitz, who advocated for t he change as vice president for Humanity United. To start an investigation, Customs needs to receive a petition from anyone — a business, an

agency, even a non-citizen showing "reasonably but not conclusively" that imports were made at least in part with forced labor. Do you rent or own a home in Tuolumne County with a dry or failing welp. 'Ihe Tuolumne County Drought R e location a n d Re n ta l A s sistance Program can assist you in moving to a home that has access to water. The program can provide funds for moving expenses and rental assistance for up to 12 Months. The County also has o&er programs and resources for households with dry wells or other groundwater or surface water issues. To find out more, visit htt://www.tuolumnecoun .ca. ov/ or call 209.533.5633 OIRECTAPPLIANCE 159758 020516

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BAILEY, Colo. (AP) — Authorities brought numbers this time in case of trouble, but they never expected a long-delayed eviction would turn into a deadly shootout with a Colorado man who peacefullyrefused to leave his foreclosed home two years earlier. Martin Wirth was acquitted of killing a man over a

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Man shot by police cleared of assault BALTIMORE — A Baltimore jury cleared a man shot by policeofficers of robbery, assault and reckless endangerment charges, convicting him only of a single gun charge. Twenty-five-year-old Keith Davis was shot in the face by offic ers inside a garage last June. Prosecutors said Davis had robbed a hack driver with a gun then run into the garage, where he brandished his weapon at the police officers who chased him there. But on T hursday, after roughly five hours of deliberations, the jury found Davis not guiltyofallchargesexceptbeing a felon in possession of a handgun. An expert witness for the state testified that Davis' fingerprints were found on a gun recovered in the garage. However, the hack driver, also a witness for the prosecution, testified that Davis was not the manwho robbed him.

Clinic performs first uterus transplant CLEVELAND — Surgeons in Cleveland say they have performed the nation's first uterus transplant, a new frontier that aims to give women who lack wombs a chance at pregnancy. In a statement Thursday, the Cleveland Clinic said the nine-hour surgery was performed a day earlier on a 26-year-old woman, using a uterus from a deceased do-

nor. The hospital had long been planning for such a surgery, announcing last fall t h at it would attempt 10 such transplants in a clinical trial. The hospital said it wouldn' t release any more details about the transplant until a press conference next week. Other countries have tried womb transplants - and Sweden reported the first successful birth in 2014, with a total of five healthy babies so far.

of the accusations by PETA, Paul McComb, is still employedby SeaWorld but working in another department, the company said Thursday. Park attendance dropped afterthe release ofthe documentary, which chronicled events at the park leading up to the death of a SeaWorld trainer in 2010. SeaWorld could face civil, and even criminal, legal exposure depending on the information it obtained from McComb about PETA and what the company did with the information, said Sharon Sandeen, a law professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Syria needs more humanitarian aid DAMASCUS, Syria — The President of the International

Committee of the Red Cross says the need for humanitarian assistance is increasing in Syria. Peter Maurer tells The Associated Press that humanitarian actors, including ICRC, must be given access to vulnerablepopulations. Maurer spoke Thursday in the Syrian capital Damascus after returning from the cen-

tralcity of Horns where he visited the neighborhood of Waer where a cease fire was recently reached. Speakingabout Waer residents, Maurer said: "Sometimes they get access to some food,to some water,to some medical services, and sometimes for weeks they don' t." The United Nations says there are nearly half a million people in besieged areas and an estimated 4.5 million Syrians are in a separate category called "hard to reach."

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While Rubio was loaded for bear from the start, Cruz ramped up his criticism as the night wore onand argued that Trump wouldn't be an effective opponent against Hillary Clinton in the general election. The finger-pointing extended to foreign affairs, with Cruz saying of Trump's plans to negotiate a solution to the Mideast conflict, uHe thinksPalestinians are a realestate deal." Making light of Cruz's repeated attempts to diminish him, Trump said: "Keep fighting, keep swinging, man, swing for the fences." There was this back-and-forth after one particularly heated exchange: Cruz to Trump: "Donald, relax." Trump to Cruz: "I'm relaxed. You' re the basket case." The debate's location in Houston gave a nod to the primacy of Texas in the Super Tuesday voting: There are 595 delegates at stake, 155

Continued from Page Al gested this week that Trump was holding back because there was a "bombshell" that would be revealed. Trump said he's been audited by the IRS every year and can't release his returns while that's going on. Rubio and Cruz both promised to release more of theirs in the next two days.

Rubio was the principal aggressor of the night, and he held nothing back. ~ g o n Trump's declaration that he'd build a wall on the Mexican border, Rubio declared: "If he builds a wall the way he built Trump Tower he' ll be using illegal immigrant labor to do it." Trump, for his part, insisted that even though officials in Mexico have said they won't pay for his planned wall, "Mexico will pay for the wall." And he said that because Mexico's current and former presidents had criticized him on the issue, "the wall just got 10 feet taller." Trump, known for his frequent use of coarse and profane language on the campaign trail, scolded former Mexican President Vicente Fox for using a profanity in talking about Trump's plan for the wall. "He should be ashamed of himself and he should apologize," declared Trump. After Trump mocked Rubio for his "meltdown" in a previous debate when the Florida senatorrepeated rote talking points, Rubio swatted right back, scolding Trump for spoutingthesame fi vethingsover and over Everyone's dumb. He's going to make America great again. We' re going to win, win, win. He's winning in the polls." Trump was hardly silent, responding to both Rubio and Cruz This guy's a choke artist and this guy's a liar.... Other than that I rest my

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The debate audience included former President George H.W. Bush, 91, and his wife, Barbara — who missed out on the chance to see

their son Jeb take part. He dropped out of the race after a poor showing in the first states to vote. The other two remaining candidates, Ben Carson and John Kasich, were largely left to watchthefi reworks fiying overhead. At one point, as the top three candidates mixed it up, Carson spoke up: "Can somebody attackme please." Later, he complained, uI didn't get asked abouttaxes,I didn't get asked about Israel." W hen all fi ve wereasked about North Korea's president, he said, "We should make sure that he knows that if he ever shoots a missile at us it' ll be the last thing he does." Kasich, for his part, said he would try to find a way to efFect regime change in North Korean but "perhaps the Chinese can actually accomplish that."

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Tuolumne CountySheriff Jim Mele (above, at left) and California Highway Patrol Lt. Commander Scott Clamp visit with students during lunch and recess Wednesday at Jamestown Elementary School.

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trained and what the plan would be in case of such emergencies. They give schools tips on how to be safe. During one of these meetings, school officials asked if the officers and deputies could go to schools and meet with students to let students know they are "good," Norton explained. Everyonehad a good time atWednesday's lunch, and Mele and Clamp look forward to visiting other schools in the county, Norton

On Wednesday,Jamestown Elementary School first- through fourth-grade students ate lunch with Tuolumne County SherifF Jim Mele and California Highway Patrol Lt. Commander Scott Clamp. The lunch was part of an outreach effort by local law enforcement to maintain relation-

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"We cut everything from scratch," he said. Robbins also instituted a 21-day menu tobenefit the patients in the hospital's two long-term care facilitiesUnit 6 and 7 — who, unlike hospital patients,havetoeat the food for a long time. Some days, his chefs will prepare 19 entreesatmeal time to accommodate people'spreferences and dietary needs. Robbins eliminated the "quick chill" system, where food was kept cold a nd heated up before going out to serve. Now, everything is made fresh and hot. Robbins also instituted a patient meal-choice system,

Chalk said an investigation into the incident is ongoing, but she maintains her innocence. She added she typically kept the donated gift cards in a locked location. Ultimately, Chalk said it is a possibility that the cards could have been used prior to their donation. "I personally did not use the gift cards," Chalk said. "I have provided documentation where I was when gift cards were used." Mountain Ranch Community R elief E f forts held its first set of rallies in December. At the time, it was a p l ace where Butte F i r e s u r v ivors could finda warm meal in the evening and spend the night if they needed shelter. The weather determined its opening. In January, the rallies were opened each night, seven days a week, for fire victims and all day on Sundays. The decision was made because public outreach to c ommunicate when the warming center would be open was difficult. This month, the warming center changed its opening from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and F r idays for lunch. Overnight open-

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OB patients at Sonora Regional Medical Center are given a variety of dessert options (below) including New York cheesecake, fresh fruit salad, hot lava cake, ice cream sundae, banana split and sweet potato pumpkin tart. The items are prepared by a professional chef and the hospital's kitchen staff, including (above, from left) Ivan Garnica, Amber Garduno and Justin White. glazed salmon, French-dip sandwiches, chicken p i ccata, salisbury steak, orange chicken and b rown r i ce, mushroom-spinach quiche, chicken enchiladas, vegetable(ormeat) lasagna, cheese ravioli, chipotle-crusted tilapia and more. "I don't have secrets," Robbins said of making the food taste good. Basically, healthy, tasty food comes down to fresh ingredients, less sodium, no butter and portion control. He braises pot roast and does a lotof steaming. He sautes in olive oil instead of butter,and people only get condiments like butter if it' s allowed in their diet. He has a saltsubstitute for people (if allowed), and tries to accommodatepeople'scravings within dietary reason. A patient with diabetes can have a brownie, but it would count for t h eir f our

carbohydrateportions. Also, a diabetic would get a quarter portion of mashed potatoes, he said. OB patients get the really good stuff, he said. New mothers often need extra calories and are on about a 5,000-calorie-a-day diet during their stays. They get tochoose from a dessert

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Day-0 sales benefit local woman Proceeds from Sunday sales at Day-0 Espresso and Smoothies in downtown Sonora will be donated to Melissa Tomlin, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Tomlin is receiving chemotherapy treatment at U.C. Davis Medical Center. The Day-0 hut at 395 S. Washington St. will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

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SIR to honor veterans The Twain Harte Sons in Retirement Branch 172 will hold a veterans' ceremony Thursday during at luncheon meeting at the Sonora Elks Lodge. The meeting will begin with no-host refreshments at 11 a.m., followed by lunch at noon. Cost for the corned beef and cabbage lunch is $14 per person. Meetings are limited to SIR members and their guests, but new members are always welcome to join. For membership information, go online to sirtwain.org. The lodge is at 100 Elk Drive in Sonora.

SOSdinner to benefit seniors The Calaveras Senior Center will benefit from the 10th annual Serving our Seniors dinner March 5 at the San Andreas Town Hall. The country-style event will feature a triptip dinner, live entertainment, a prize drawing and silent auction. The event will begin with a no-host bar at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at7 p.m. Cost is$25 per person. For tickets or more information, call the center at (209) 754-3967.

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Carly Lucchesi, of Sonora (top), unpacks antique hats Thursday while setting up for the Mother Lode Christian Winter Jubilee silent auction. Mother Lode Christian seventh-grader Katelyn Holm, 13 (right) organizes books in preparation for the book sale. A Raggedy Ann and Andy basket (above) will be sold during a silent auction.

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Veterans' event set March25 The fourth annual Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day event will be held March 25 at the Hotel at Black Oak Casino Resort in Tuolumne. The theme for this year's event, which will begin at 6 p.m., is "Honoring Those Who Help Veterans Heal," according to event Chairman Frank Smart. Guest speakers Paul Sullivan, of the California Department of Veterans Affairs, and Ted Puntillo, president of the California Association of Veteran Service Officers, will talk about veterans' issues. The event will also include hors d'oeuvres, an awards presentation and a silent auction. Tickets cost $10 per person and can be purchased at Black Oak Casino Resort's Gift Basket or at the Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce office, 222 S. Shepherd St. in Sonora. The event is a fundraiser for the Special Events Committee of the Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 391. For more information, call Smart at (209) 536-0439.

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Mother Lode Christian School will host its 36th annual Winter Jubilee today and Saturday at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora. The jubilee is the main fundraising event the school holds each year, with several local merchants and residents of both Tuolumne and Calaveras counties donating items to the auction. Included among the 1,160 donations for the auctions this year are antique clocks, china, oil lamps, an antique butter churn and leather doctor's bag, collectible bottles, vintage kitchen items, sewing items, music sheets, collectible knives, jewelry, gift certificates, a sailboat, an antique Wedgewood kitchen stove, a grand piano, antique currency and coins, antique toys, antique furniture and many other items. "Our community is just so generous," said Kerry Semsen, of Twain Harte, an organizer of the event. "We are just so passionate about keeping this school running." A dinner of chicken, barbecue beans, salad and bread will be available for sale tonight. Money raised &om the dinner will be used to fund the seventh- and eighth-grade trip to Washington, D.C., which is held every two years. This year, about 19 students will attend. Costfor dinner is$8 foradults,$6 for children age 6and younger,and $25 fora family offour including two adults and two children. "They usually make a couple thousand dollars on the dinner alone each year," Semsen said. Hot dogs and chips will be available for purchase separately for $3. On Saturday, a breakfast of burritos and &uit parfaits will be offered, and lunch will include a"todie-for"salad bar,pulled pork sandwiches providedby The Rock in Twain Harte,hamburgers provided by Carl's Junior, hot dogs and chili nachos. A game room for children on both days will include inflatable game structures and games. Brad Shaw, a Christian magician, will perform for children both days. Game room admission costs $5 for children in kindergartenthrough eighth grade and $2.50 for preschool age and younger. A two-day admission pass for three or more kids can be purchased for

$25. A group of 12 women, including school alumni, parents of students and volunteers &om other churches, have baked more than 400 pies for a pie booth which will be offered both days. Pies flavors include blackberry, blackberry cream, boysenberry, boysenberry cream, strawberrycream, blueberry,apple,applecrumb, peach,peach crumb, apricot,apricotcrumb, peanut butter, cheesecake, peach berry, pecan and pumpkin. Pies cost $14 to $15, depending on flavor. A women's fellowship group raises money year round for the jubilee, and the Mother Lode Christian School Thrift Store donates funds &om items sold three Saturdays each month. Today's event, which begins at 4 p.m., will include dinner, silent auction bidding, a book sale and gameroom activities.

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President Barack Obama's proposed budgetfor fiscal year 2017 includes $182.3 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs. A portion of the proposed budget includes:

budget supports increasing VBA's workforce to address staffing needs so it can continue to improve the delivery of benefits to veterans.

Liz Gimble is the newest addition to the Calaveras Community Foundation Board of Direc-

taining. They have a grown daughter, Stephani, who is studying at University of California, Merced. "Liz's experience in project

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and complete more disability compensation rating claims, the volume of non-rating claims correspondingly increases. The request for $54 million for 300 additional full-time equivalent employees (FTE) and claims processing support will allow VBA to provide more timely actions on non-rating claims.

G imble h a s a b ackground in project coorG i mble dinating, grant writing and sales, along with a bachelor's degree from California State University, Sacramento,stated a press release. "I am really excited about joining the Foundation Board" Gimble said. "It really is quite an honor to represent an organization that does so much good for the local community." Gimble has lived in Valley Springs since 1992. She and her husband, Dale, enjoy gardening, boating and enter-

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leading-edge technology to Improving the e5ciency claims processing, including: of claims processing • $180 million ($143 milThe president' s budget lion in information technoloprovides for continued implementation of the Veterans Benefits A d mimstration's (VBA) robust Transformation Plan — a series of people, process, and technology initiatives — in 2017. This plan will continue to systematically improve the quality and efficiency of claims processing. Major claims transformation initiatives in the budget invest $323 million to bring

gy and $37 million in VBA) to enhance the electronic claims processing system — the Veterans Benefits Management System (VBMS); and • $143 million for Veterans Claims Intake Program Appeals reform (VCIP) to continue conversion of paper records, such The current appeals proas veterans' medicalrecords, cess is complicated and ininto electronic images and efFecti ve, and veterans on data in VBMS. In addition, the president's See VETS/Page B2

ing will be especially helpful as CCF continues its efForts to support recovery from the Butte Fire," said board President Linda Kangeter. Now in its 16th year the foundation manages more than 45 charitable funds and fiscalscholarships. To date, more than $1.2 million has been distri buted in scholarships, competitive grants and assistance. For m or e i n f ormation about the foundation or to make a donation, call (209) 736-1845, or go online to www.calaverascommunityfoundation.org.

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san Hamilton; 2) Mama Ferreira and Darryl Rosenheim; 3-4 tie: Yvonne Tiscornia and Sonny Bailey, Glenna Larson and Christine Vanderliet Feb. 16, four-table Howell movement — 1) Yvonne Tiscornia and Bonnie Landis; 2) Ann Sturm and Duane Oneto; 3) Alan Hamilton and Don

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VETS Continued from Page Bl average are waiting about five years for a final decision on an appeal that reaches the Board of Veterans' Appeals, with thousands waiting much longer. The 2017 budget proposes a Simplified Appeals initiative — legislation and resources — to provide veterans with a simple, fair and streamlinedappeals process in which they would receive a final appeals decision within one year&om fi ling an appeal by 2021. The budget requests

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JUBILEE Continued from Page Bl Doors open at 9 a.m. Saturday, and a live auction will begin at 11:30 a.m. Admission is free to the main event. About 50 to 75 volunteers

help out at the jubilee each year.

Semsen has helped organize the event since the first jubilee, held in 1980, which made about $20,000 and was held at Mother Lode Christian School. Over the years, the event has made hundreds of thousands ofdollars — the past three making about $70,000 to $80,000 each year.

$156 million and 922 FTE for the board, an increase of $46 million and 242 FTE over 2016, as a down payment on a long-term, sustainable plan to improveservicestoVeterans.

lies (SSVF) to promote housing stability; • $496 million for the HUDVASH program, wherein VA provides case management servicesfor at-risk Veterans and their families and HUD provides permanent housing Ending veterans' through its Housing Choice homelessness Voucher program; and The administration has • $247 million in grant and made the ending of veteran per diem payments that suphomelessness a national pri- port temporary housing proority. The budget requests vided by community-based $1.6 billion for programs to organizations. prevent or reduce veteran homelessness, including: Source: VA Office of Public • $300 million for Support- and Intergovernmental ive Services for Veteran Fami- Ajj"airs

"I keep saying, 'God, please let us reach $100,00 before I die,' " Semsen said with a laugh. All profits made &om the event support Mother Lode Christian School, a private school in Tuolumne attended by 110 students. The fairgroundsisat 220 Southgate Drive in Sonora.

Korsan Warsoldier ID'd The Defense POW/MIA Accounting agency announced the identification of the remains of Army Cpl. Eldon W. Ervin, 22, of Ottowa County, Oklahoma. Ervin will be buried with full military honors on a date and at a location to be determined. Ervin was assigned to Headquarters Battery, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division and was lost fighting in North Korea on Nov. 28, 1950.

Hicks and Vernasco Jack Vernasco proposed Vernasco, o f Sa c r ato former Tuolumne Coun- mento, works as a graphty resident Hannah Hicks ics installer for American when the clock struck mid- Graphics in Northern Calinight on New Year's Day. fornia. He graduated from Hicks, of S acramento, Christian Brothers High works as a designer for School in Sacramento in The Official Brand in Sac- 2005. ramento. She was born in Hicks' parents, J ohn Sonora and raised in Souls- and Debbie Hicks, hosted byville. She graduated &om an engagement partyfor Sonora High School in 2004 the couple at their Sonora and from California State home on Valentine's Day. University, San Francisco, The two plan to marry in 2009 with a degree in ap- May 21 at the chapel at parel design. Union Hill Inn in Sonora.

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Jamestown Community Hall 18250 Main St, Jamestown 533-2622 for reservations

The Little House 11699 Merrell Rd, Groveland 962-7303 for reservations

Tuolumne Memorial Hall 18375 Fir Avenue Tuolumne City

Calaveras Senior Center 956 Mountian Ranch Road San Andreas 754-3967

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Lunches for Seniors Tuolumne County Senior Center serves lunches from 12:00 to I p.m. Monday through Friday. Seniors of all ages are welcome. For seniors 60 and over, the suggested donation is $4.50. To receive the discount price, registration is required. For nonregistered and individuals under 60, the fee is $6.00 per person. No eligible senior is denied a meal for inability to donate.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29 — Leap Year Buffet! Shrimp, chicken, dinner roll, brown rice, spinach sesame salad, broccoli with almond and cranberry, 8r fresh tangerines. TUESDAY, MARCH 1 — Italian sausage, pasta with marinara sauce, french bread with margarine, spring and spinach salad with carrots, blended veggies, and fresh apple. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 — Roasted turkey, wheat bread with margarine, mashed potatoes with gravy, green salad with cabbage and carrot, broccoli and peaches. THURSDAY, MARCH 3 — Hawaiian chicken, wheat bread with margarine, coconut rice, romaine salad, blended veggies, and tropical fruit.

• FREE Health Screenings • Community Health Groups • Blood Draw Analysis $45 from 8AM to Noon (Fast After j.oPM on March 25th) • BOne DenSity SCreening $1.0

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Easter/Lenten services St. Matthew Lutheran Church will host a soup supper at 6 p.m. followed by a Lenten worship service at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church, 13880 Joshua Way, Sonora. For more information, call (209) 532-4639. Mount CalvaryLutheran Church in Sugar Pine will hold Lenten potluck lunches at noon every Thursday during Lent. A Lenten service with Bible study, led by Tiger Hatler, will be held after each luncheon at 1 p.m. on March 3, !A 10 and 17. A Palm Sunday worship service will be held at 11 a.m. March 20, and Easter Sunday worship will be held a t 11 a.m. March 27, with a brunc h following the service. The church is at 24179 Pine Lake Drive in Sugar Pine. For more information, call (209) 586-3616. St. Matthew Lutheran Church will observe the Lenten season with soup suppers at 6 p.m. and worshipservices at7 p.m .W ednesdays March 2, 9 and 16. The Church is at 13880 Joshua Way, Sonora. For more information, call (209) 532-4639. Stations of the Cross will be prayed at

churches within St. Patrick's Catholic Parish throughout Lent. Services will be held today, Feb. 26 and March 4, 11 and 18. Services will begin at 6 p.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Sonora and at 5 p.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Big Oak Flat. Each service will be followed by a soup supper. St. Patrick's Church is at 127 Jackson St., in Sonora. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is at 11700 Catholic r, Cemetery Road in Big Oak Flat. For more information, call (209) 532-7139. Calvary Chapel Sonora will hold a "Sonrise" Service March 27 at Mountain Shadow Cemetery in Sonora. The service, a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, will begin at 6:29 a.m. and will include worship and readings from the Bible as the sun rises. The church will also hold Easter services that day at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. at the church, 19889 Soulsbyville Road in Soulsbyville. Ministries for children ages birth through high school will be held during the 10:30 a.m. service. To list your church's holidayservices on the Religion Page,email featuresLauniondemocrat. corn, or call (209) 588-4535.

OUTREACH Free meals, food • The A m ador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency di stributes food f'rom 10 a.m. to noon on the third Tuesday of each month at All Saints' Catholic Church, corner of Joaquin Gully and Cherokee roads in Twain Harte, and at Tuo lumne Memorial H a l l , Fir Avenue in Tuolumne;

ATCAA Food Bank, 10059 Victoria Way, Jamestown; Church of the Forty Niners, 11155 Jackson St., Columbia; Lake Don Pedro Baptist Church, 4175 Abeto St., La Grange;Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 24176 Pine Lake Drive, Sugar Pine; Sonora Baptist C h urch, 412 Stockton Road, Sonora;

household linens, showers and haircuts. The program is in need of towels, blankets, sleeping bags, tents, can openers, pots and pans, small working appliances, silverware, toiletries, bath towels, layettes for babies and linens. There also is a special need for canned soup and cold cereal. It is open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays. Anyone seeking services should bring identification or proof of Tuolumne County residency. For more information, call (209) 532-0905. • Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Sugar Pine holds several events each month to help the com-

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Center, 540 Greenley Road, Sonora; Tuolumne Veterans Memorial Hall, 18375 Fir Ave., Tuolumne. They distribute 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Friday by appointment at Columbia College. They also distribute from 10 a.m. to noon the Friday after the third Tuesday at Groveland Evangelical Free Church, 19172 Ferretti Road, Groveland. • All Saints operates a foodpantry from 10 a.m. to noon all other Tuesdays. • Columbia Presbyterian Church of the 49ers offersfree food and clothing each week. Helen Johnson Community Dinner, &ee t o all,is served at6 p.m. every Monday in the church social hall, 11155 Jackson St., Columbia. Donations are acceptedbutnotrequired.Free showers are offered preceding the dinner &om 5 to 6 p.m. ATCAA Food Bank distributesfood at 10 a.m. on third Tuesdays of each month in Lower Sanctuary. - Nancy's Hope Community Center, located on the church campus, is open daily from 9to4:30 p.m. weekdays and 10 to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Many free programs are available. Call (209) 5332647. Call the church at (209) 532-2441for more information. • Faith Lu t h eran Church, 65 Mitchler St., Murphys, hosts a food commodities distribution on the first Thursday of each month including dry and canned goods. There is also a food bag distribution &om 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Monday through Wednesday, available once a month to local residents, in conjunction with the Murphys Senior Center, co-located on the campus. For more information, call (209) 728-2041. • Interfaith Community Social Services, 18500 Striker Court, off Tuolumne Road, Sonora, helps those in need with food, clothing,

Drop-in Center on the last Saturdayofeach month. The lunch is served from noon to 1 p.m. at the Center, 347 Jackson St., Sonora. The Center is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for fellowship and games. For more information, call (209) 533-4879. • St. Patrick's Catholic Church serves a free breakfastf' rom 6:30 to 8 a.m .every Tuesday and Thursday in the parish hall at 127 Jackson St., Sonora. Everyone is welcome. • Tuolumne United Methodist Church offers free food to anyone in need from 10 to 11 a.m. every Saturday. The church is at 18851 Cedar St., in Tuolumne. For more information, call (209) 928-1376 or (209) 206-3090.

Events include: - Senior Exercise, 10:30 a.m. every Thursday Support groups - Senior Lunch, noon to 1 p.m. every Thursday (call • New Life Recovery (209) 586-8166 for reserva- Group hosts a "Christ tions) Centered Lif e G r oup" - Parish Food Pantry, 10 from 6 to 8 p.m Tuesdays at a.m. to noon, first Tuesday of Harvest Fellowship R.I.O.T. each month Centerat 13849 Mono Way, W orshipservices begin at across from Burger King in 11 a.m. weekly. Sonora. The church is at 24176 It is themed "Overcoming Pine Lake Drive. Call (209) Emotions That D estroy," 586-3616formore informa- and is led by Kurt a nd tion. Margie Wiley.The group • Sonora United Meth- teaches people the differodist Church offers several ence between good and bad weekly events. anger, how to gain control - A free community dinner of it, and how to use it in is served from 4:30 to 5:30 constructive ways. • Sierra Bible Church p.m. every Thursday. - A youth group for teens Celebrate Reco v ery and young adults meets from meets every Thursday in 6 to 8p.m. most Saturdays the Youth Portable at 15171 for dinner and fellowship. Tuolumne Road, Sonora. Exercises for flexibilDinner is served at 6 ity and balance are offered p.m.,followed by a program at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays and at 7 p.m. Thursdays at B l ackberry The program is designed Oaks Senior Apartments to help those struggling (801 Lyons Bald Mountain with hurts, hang-ups and Road, Sonora), and on Satur- habits. days at the church. • Ce lebrate Recovery, Sonora United Methodist a fellowship to celebrate Church also supports Cub G od's h e a lin g po w e r Scout Pack No. 570. Call Ron through the 12 Steps and 8 Leedy at (209) 536-9528 for Recovery Principles, is held more information about den at 6:30 p.m. every Monday and pack meetings. at the Sonora SeventhSunday worship service day Adventist Church. begins at 11 a.m. Separate groups for men • Seventh-day Adven- and women are offered tist Community Services, for anyone suffering with 87 S. Forest Road, Sonora, of- chemical and alcohol addicfers clothing, small applianc- tions, codependency, grief es, blankets, sheets, linens, recovery, anger, food addicshoes and coats to anyone tion, divorce and physical, in need from 9 a.m. to noon sexual or emotional abuse. Mondays and Wednesdays. A freedinner is also ofGroceries are given out Mon- fered. days and Wednesdays. The church is at 40 N. For more i n f ormation Forest Road in Sonora. about services or making Call (209) 532-3337 for a donation, call (209) 532- more information. • Celebrate Recovery, 1872. • The Food Pantry pro- a church-sponsored supgram at S i e rra B i b l e port group for those recovChurch distributes food on ering from substance abuse Tuesdays, Wednesdays and and other life issues, meets Thursdays from 10 to 11:30 Mondays at Tulloch Bible a.m. in the office conference Church, 3566 S pangler room at 15171 Tuolumne Lane, Copperopolis. Dinner is served at 6:30 p.m., Road, Sonora. • St. Matthew Lutheran and the meeting begins at 7 Church hosts a &ee lunch p.m. For more information, at the Lambert Community call (209) 743-4594.

A Healing Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 127 Jackson St., in Sonora. Those who are ill, elderly or undergoing surgery in the

commemorating the heroism of Esther and her uncle, Mordechai, who foiled a plot by one of the king's most trusted advisors, Haman, to destroy all Jews living in the Persian Empire. near future are encouraged The disco-themed event to attend and to receive an will be held from 6 to 10 anointing during the Mass. p.m. and will include games, A priest will be available to a 1970s-style potluck dinhear confessions beginning ner and a theatrical perforat 10 a.m. All those who pass mance telling the story of through the Holy Door of St. Purim. Everyone is encourPatrick's may also be able aged to audition for nonto receive the Jubilee Indul- gender discriminatory roles gence, which Pope Francis in the production. is granting for this special Live music will be perYear of Mercy (Dec. 8, 2015, formed byCantamos. through Nov. 20, 2016). A All ar e e ncouraged to luncheon will follow in the wear '70s-themed clothing. parish hall. For those who don't own any, For more information, call some will be available at the (209) 532-7139 for more in- event. formation. The group also will host a Hamentashen baking/prep The Union Congrega- party from 2 to 5 p.m. March tional Church in Angels 2 3. Anyone who w ants t o Camp will h o ld a R e a l learn how to make these traIrish Dinner March 17 at ditional desserts is welcome. the church, 1141 S. Main St., Passover, an e i ght-day in Angels Camp. festival commemorating the The loaded potato sup- emancipation of the Israelper willbe served from 5 to ites from slavery in ancient 7 p.m., and entertainment Egypt begins at sundown will be provided by the Rock April 22. The MLJC will Forge Loop Quartet and an hold its annual Passover Irish ukulele band. A prize Dinner and Seder on April drawing also will be held. 23. A donation of $10 f or A nyone wishing to a t adults and $5 for children tend any of the above events 12 and younger is suggested. should email motherlodejc@ For more information, call gmail.corn, go online to www. motherlodejewishcommuni(209) 736-4171. ty.org, or call (209) 533-1650. Real Me n B r e akfast 2016 will be held March 19 St. Susanna Orthodox at the Mother Lode Ranch in Church offers a series of Sonora. ongoing q u estion-and-anThe event will be held swer seminars regarding from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. various aspectsof the OrCost is $8 per person, and thodox Christian Church. tickets can be purchased Classes are held at 6 p.m. at the Word of Life Fellow- every Tuesday. ship Church or Zoe's Coffee For more information, call House in Mi-Wuk Village, or (209) 352-6791. The church is at 10825 Harvest Fellowship Church on Hillsdale Drive or Coun- Robinwood Lane, at the int ry C owboy Church o n tersection o f Jam e stown Peaceful Valley Road, both Road, in Sonora. in East Sonora. For more information, call (209) 533-0406.

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St. Matthew Lutheran Church Women's M i ssionary League will collect camping gear to be distributed at the Lambert Community Drop-In Center, a center where the homeless can gather to get out of the cold and heat, cook a meal for themselvesand socialize. Anyone wishing to help can bring donations to the church between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridaysand from 8 a.m. to noon Sundays. The church is at 13880 Joshua Way, Sonora. For more information, call (209) 532-4639.

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Beam host San 3uan tonight The Summerville Bears boys' basketball team will host its second straight playoff game at 7 p.m. tonight in Tuolumne. The No. 5-ranked Bears (22-6) will face No. 13 San Juan (12-16), who stunned No. 4 Mesa Verde Wednesday in the first round of the SacJoaquin Section Division IV Championships. San Juan is the highest seed in any division to advance to the second round. The Bears defeated No. 12 Escalon 68-54 in the first round.

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A group of Sonora Wildcat girls' basketball players stood in asemi-circle and posed for a picture Thursday night on the Bud Castle Gymnasium fioor. Some of the girls had changed out oftheir basketball shoes into more comfortable footwear. Others replaced their white home jerseys with baggy sweatshirts. The girls stood with arms around one another and smiled at the photographer with a cell phone. Their youthful faces did not have the look of pain or despair following the Wildcats 69-43 loss to the Placer Hillmen in the second round of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV Championships. Their posed smiles told a different story. Not one of defeatorfailure,rather,a taleof a successful season that will continue to catapult the evolvmg program. While the loss is a cut that

Son ora's Makenna Poole (above, left) starts a fast breakThursday night by passing to Haylie Santos against the Placer Hillmen at Bud Castle Gym. The Wildcats lost to Placer 69-46 in the quarterfinals of the SacJoaquin Section Division IV Championships at Bud Castle Gymnasium. Wildcat Elyse Quenneville (22, left) deflects a pass and starts a Sonora fast break. The Wildcats finished the season 21-4 overall and were a perfect 12-0 in ther Mother Lode League.

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dage to help heal, Sonora head coach Amy Emerald did her best to remind her team following the game that their season should not be remembered by Thursday night's defeat. 'The No. 1 thing I wanted the girls to remember after the game was all the things that we did accomplish during the season," Emerald said. "We went 12-0 in league. We did have a very good preseason. We did get the No. 4 seed in the playoffs. We did get two home playoff games. Those are the things we did. Yeah, we lost one game at the end. I told them that 99-percent of season's end on a loss and this game did not define our season." Placer is an

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launching a 44-foot shot that banked % la<' in at the buzzer. <eR« The crowd rose to its feet, Curry lifted his arms and struck a pose before chuckling his way to the Golden State bench. "I was l a ughing, sure. That reall y isn'tsupposed to happen," Curry said Thursday night aRer making 10 3-pointers and scoring 51 points in a 130-114 victory over the Orlando Magic. "I made a bunch of 3s in the third quarter and then finished with that one," he added. "It was really funny to me, it just banked off the glass." A night after scoring 42 in a six-point victory at Miami, Curry made 20 of 27 shots, including10 of15 3-pointers. The Warriors pulled away in the closing minutes of the

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DragoonGulch5K set hr Sunday The Foothill Leadership Academy will host the 2nd annual Dragoon Gulch 5k Sunday rain or shine. The 5K is a family event to benefit the city of Sonora with further expansion of the Dragoon Gulch trail. Runners will start

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A's Semien makes big defensive strides at SS MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Ron Washington stood side by side with shortstop Marcus Semien in the batting cage within the depths of the Oakland C o liseum last month, each smiling as they worked together for a FanFest session. These two have struck quite a bond in the short time Washington has been back with the Athletics as third base coach, a job he had years ago while helping defensively develop former starssuch as six-time Gold Glove third baseman

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Baseball bans rolling block slides in wake of Utley play NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball made years now," Utley said at the Los An- with a hand or foot, trying to remain its call on the Chase Utley slide: out. ge l es Dodgers' camp, "so I don't think on the base after the slide, and sliding Major League Baseball and one instance determined every- within reach of the base without changthe players' union have banned thing." ing his path to initiate contact with a rolling blocks to break up poMaybe, but fans may see it fielder. tential double plays, hoping to • AJ4R lflGIE IIIMILL another way — the Chase Utley An umpire can call both the runner Rule. and batteroutforaviolation.Baserunprevent a repeat of the takeout by Utley that broke the leg of New York U n d er the change announced Thurs-ners may not elevate or kick a leg above Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada during day, a runner must attempt a "bona fide the fielder's knee or throw his arm or last year's playoffs. slide," defined as making contact with upper body. ''From my understanding,we've theground ahead ofthebase,being in A runner who makes a permissible been trying to work on this for a few position to and trying to reach the base slide cannot be charged with interfer-

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ence, even if he makes contact with a fielder. "I imagine there will be a little bit of an adjustment for the middle infielders, but also thebaserunners,"Utley said. Tejada missed the World Series due to the injury sustained at Dodger Stadium in the NL Division Series. Utley was suspended for two games, a penalty still under appeal. See BASEBALL / Page C2

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OUTDOORS BASKETBALL Today 5:00pm (ESPN) NBA BasketballChicago Bulls at Atlanta Hawks. 7:00pm (CSN) NBA BasketballLos Angeles Clippers at Sacramento Kings. 7:30pm (ESPN) NBA BasketballMemphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lake rs.

FOOTHILLS HIGH SCHOOL o ay Boys — Basketball:SacJoaquin Section Division IV Championships, Quarterfinals, Summerville vs. San Juan, 7 p.m., Tuolumne; Calaveras at West Campus, 7 p.m., Sacramento.Baseball: Calaveras at Dixon, 3:30 p.m.; Bret Harte at McNair, 3:30 p.m.;Golf: Sonora vs. Oakdale, Mountain Spnngs, 3 p.m. Girls — Softball:Summerville vs.Golden Valley,3:30 p.m. Tuolumne; Calaveras at Escalon, 3:30 p.m.;Soccer: Calaverss vs. Escalon, Frank Meyer Field, 5:30 p.m.

Organize fishing gear, spring is almost here It's time to organize your fishing and gold and painted lures are better south end of the lake, to win the Big gear. The water level rose another 4 on overcast days. Catfish honors at Glory Hole Sports. feet last week at New Youngsters Joe and Melones Reservoir and Sydney Hutchin son Near Ione in the private concesis clearing with a few . Leg spent a day with guide sion lakes, Amador receives trout stailled areas off Point8 BIldboated plants on the first and third weeks of ' ~ A ck e ~ ~ G afew r yrainbows, Burns wherewindblows. a one of the month.Shore anglers are fi nding I The dam area is still which weighed 1 pound, rainbows with grubs and Power Baits buoyed off Trout are 4 ounces and won them as well as casting lures such as Rapashowingsignsofmovingclosertoshore the Big Fish contest at Glory Hole las and Kastmasters. where bait anglers can work with Pow- Sports. For more information, call (209) 274er Baits and nightcrawlers with sliding Ba s s fishing continues good and 4139. sinkers. Kevin Dye of Arnold caught some nice Nearby Camanche Lake had a reBoating anglers are having some oneswhilejigginglures&omhiskayak. cent plant of 2,400 rainbows, split besuccess trolling shad pattern lures Ca t f ish are starting to be more ac-tweenthe South Shore Ramp and the in the main river channel above the tive as the water warms. Mark Schnei- SouthShorePond. Highway 49 bridge. Silver spoons in der of Angels Camp caught a 7-pound, Trolling continues to improve with shad pattern work best on bright days 1-ouncer while dunking a worm on the spoons near the dam.

For more information, call (209) 7635166. Pardee Lake will open March 11, following remodeling of the RV Park. Reservations will be by phone only, starting March 1 at 9 a.m. For more information, call (209) 7721472. Another lake which can be good in early spring is Tulloch. The south shore resort area has a good launch area which is usable year round. For more information, call (209) 8810107. Anyone that has a good fish or hunting story, contact me atlenackl@yahoo. corn.

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SAC-JOAQUIN SECTION DIVISION 4 GIRLS' BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS QUARTERFINALS Thursday No. 1 Brookside Christian 83, No. 9 Central Catholic 46 No. 5 Placer 69, No. 4 Sonora 43 No. 3 Venture Academy 50, No. 6 Colfax 27 No. 2 West Campus 57, No. 7 Lathrop 41 SEMIFINALS Tuesday at Tokay High School, Lodi No. 1 Brookside Christian vs. No. 5 Placer; No. 2 West Campus vs. No. 3 Venture Academy DIVISION 4 BOYS Today's games No. 1 Central Catholic vs. No. 8 Ripon, No. 5 Summerville vs. No. 13 San Juan; No. 3 West Campus vs. No. 6 Calaveras, No. 7 Highlands vs. No. 2 Liberly Ranch. — Higher seed hosts.Games start at 7p.m.

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The Sonora Wildcat baseball team was hard at work Thursday at Bev Barron Field preparing for its season opener March 8 against El Capitan on the road. The Wildcats will play this season under first-year head coach Will Sarkisian, who is also a teacher at Sonora High. Sarkisian (at far right) goes through drills will catcher Jake Lee.Wildcat Duncan Ragland (right)ranges far to his right and then throws back across his body to first base. Lee (above) practices diving stops on the infield. The Wildcats begin play in the Mother Lode League on March 15 at Linden and then play Summerville the next day at home.

Continued from PageCl "Did Chase catch him good? Yeah. Could Tejada have maybe done a couple to getout of the way?," said Philadelphia infielder-outfielder Cody Asche, a former Utley teammate.

Texas shortstop Elvis Andrus looked at Utley's slide and the rule change &om twoperspectives. "I didn't have any problem with that, even if it looked a little dirty," he said. "But in that situation, I'd probably be doing the same, trying to break the double play." But then he added: "As a fielder, that's awesome. Nobody's going to get you if you' re out of the way." In mid-September, Pittsburgh rookie shortstop Jung Ho Kang's season ended when his left leg was broken and a knee ligament was tom during a takeout slide by the Chicago Cubs' Chris Coghlan, who was traded to Oakland on Thursday. Those incidents put more public attention on

the issue and allowed us to focus on it this offseason, but we had been discussing thistopicforseveralyears," MLB Senior Vice President Chris Marinak said. "I think there were a confluence offactors that came together this offseason that led to us make the change." Kang favored the change but wouldn't say whether he thought Coghlan's slide still would be allowed. "Bad luck in a bad spot," he said through a translator. 'The past is the past, and I'm on a new chapter

Elway trying to strike balance at quarterback The Associated Press

ton is the same old Peyton that he was. He's 18 years into it, and again it's goJohn Elway is trying to strike a deli- ing to come down to what Peyton wants cate balance between showing defer- to do. If he wants to go through that ence to one iconic quarterback while grind and wants to (do it) again, weal securing his future QB. have those discussions. Peyton led us to The Broncos general manager said a world championship and showed you Peyton Manning "needs more time" to the championship quarterback that he determine his future, and he's going is. to give him that out of respect for the ~y , i t was the defense that led five-time MVP even as he tries to keep Denver to the title, with four takeaways Brock Osweiler &om bolting the Bron- and seven sacks in a 24-10 win over the cos in &ee agency next month. Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50. Manning, who turns 40 in March, Should Manning call it quits, Elway is pondering retirement after his 18th could use the $19 million to sign a bevy NFL season, one filled with injuries but of &ee agents, induding keeping Osweiwhich ended in a championship. ler, Super Bowl MVP Von Miller and Elway said he met with Manning this defensive end Malik Jackson, among week and plans to speak with Manning others. again next week but isn't pressing him Speaking at the league's annual foran answer even though Manning's scouting combine at Indianapolis, Elplans could complicate Elway's efforts way said he met with Manning this to re-sign Osweiler — with whom he week "and he still needs some more has yet to speak time. We' re going to afford him that Elway will need to know Manning's time.He's deserved thatafter 18 years intentions by March 9, when the quar- in this league." terback's $19 million salary for 2016 Yet, Elway insisted, '%e stiH have a would become fully guaranteed. great deal of interest in Brock. We'd like Asked Thursday about Manning pos- to do something with Brock We' ll start sibly returning as Denver's starting QB down those tracks and weal start talkin 2016,Elway demurred, saying:"Pey- ing to Brock about a new contract and

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it's going to make me a better player. The second half, lookContinued from PageC1 ing at the numbers, of course that's good. But the whole Eric Chavez, first baseman year itself is what's going to Jason Giambi and shortstop make the difference for me Miguel Tejada. moving forward." Semien committed a maOakland executive Billy jors-leading 35 errors in his Beane came calling last year first season with the A's last when Washington needed year, butthe25-year-old short- work, already with a major stop made major strides with project in mind: Semien. It' s his glove over the second half been a perfectfit for Washafter Washington returned in ington's second time around May before being promoted with the &anchise following into his old third-base gig his eight-year tenure as Texas come August. manager &om 2007-14, which 'The way we work, the way included two AL pennants, be-

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they can go and where they can be safe," he said, "as well as allowing players to appreciate ... where they neck to go to try and break up the play," the former All-

defense with Wash, has re- fessional game. ally made me more confident," After Semien's 12-error Semien said. "Looking at the month of May, which included entire year as an experience, nine in nine games during it's only going to make me bet- one especially tough stretch, ter. There were more errors he began to improve. He had than I wanted to have, but six errors in June, five in July

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see what we can do there. With that in mind, also affording Peyton the time that he deserves, we' re not in any rush." Osweiler went 5-2 when Manning was out with a foot injury down the stretch. "I think he proved a lot to us," Elway said. "... I was really excited with the way Brockplayed.We wouldn't have been world champs without Brock. We needed both quarterbacks to play like they played." Asked if he felt Osweiler will want to know Manning's plans before signing a new deal to stay in Denver, Elway said, "I haven't talked to Brock yet. I would think that's probably something Brock would want to know. At this point in time, we'll talk to Brock, but I'm not going to be able to give him that answer."

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missing the final six games last season with a lacerated kidney and a partially tom abdominal muscle. "He's doing great, his rehab is coming along well," coach Chuck Pagano added at the NFL's annual scouting combine in Indianapolis. "His kidney is clear and he's doing well. He's in a good place." This is a critical offseason for Luck and the Colts, who missed the playoffs for the first time in four years. Luck endured the worst season of his pro career. After opening with 54 consecutive starts, including the playoffs, he missed nine games in 2015, finished with the lowest completion percentagesince his rookie season (55.3), and threw 15 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. But even after all those struggles, team owner Jim Irsay is prepared to pay Luck like he's one of the league's best quarterbacks. Irsay has already said he will pay a "shocking" number to lock up his cornerstone player for the foreseeable and has indicated the deal start at$20 mil-

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck could be getting healthy and wealthy at the same time. General manager Ryan Grigson said Thursday the Colts' &anchise lion per year. Luck's rookie contract exquarterback should be ready to par- pires afier next season, and the sides ticipate in offseason workouts after are already working on an extension.

and three each in August and of those guys, too, you see him September. out there literally every single 'The numbers speak for day working early. If somethemselves as far as his defen- thing did go wrong during the sive second half compared to game he was the first one to the first," manager Bob Mel- stand up and hold his head vin said of Semien, who batted high and say heal get better .257 with 15 homers and 45 at it. And he really did. He' s RBIs. going to be a big part of this Now, Semien is ready to team. There's no doubt in my help anchor a strong infield mind he's going to continue to featuring t h ir d b a seman work and get better." Danny Valencia, second base- The 63-year-old Washingman Jed Lowrie back with the ton arrived at spring training club afier a stint with Houston last week and quickly walked and newfi rstbaseman Yonder around Hohokam Stadium to Alonso. Eric Sogard will be in survey his workspace — the the mix as a utilityman. practice fields. Semien e a rned r e s pect He plans regular infield in the clubhouse for how he meetings, to "discuss what is handled himself through the our purpose." Oakland's first full-squad workout of spring struggles and criticism. "For him last year defen- training is Friday, but his insively he was night and day f ielderswere early arrivals. better than he was starting," They all are here because ace Sonny Gray said. sHe's one they' re excited, and I'm ex-

cited," Washington said. "I' ve got to get with those kids and develop a relationship. A lot of them I know but not all of them.... I know I can help them be what they want to be on the defensive end." Melvin appreciates all the attention to detail at this stage for a team that finished last in the AL West at 68-94 following three straight playoff berth. "He really wants to let each and every one of these guys know what his expectations of them are, whether it's what their workload's going to be, whether it's early work, the versatility we have with some guys moving around to different positions. He wants to make sure they' re clear with that. He is on top of things as we saw last year. He's a great infield guy and very passionate about it."

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BRIEFS Texas administrator warns coachesof athletic-prep schools A Texas high school football official is warning other publicschool coaches about the emergence of athleticscentered private high schools he feels could "destroy our profession." Glen West, president of the Texas High School Coaches Association, warned of such schools — naming Florida's IMG Academy specifically — in this month's issue of the 'Texas Coach" magazine. W est al issocoach and athletic director at Brenham High School, 80 miles northwest of Houston.

In his letter, West accused IMG of recrLuting three top football players&om Texas to play their senior years next season for the high school in Bradenton, Florida. He outlines ways to keep students &om leaving the state for what he calls "traveling football" teams. Included on that list is a call for public schools to refuseto schedule schools such as IMG, which played a game last season in DeSoto, Texas. "Ifsomeone is going to take my children, I don' t want them coming and playing in my backyard," West told The Associated Press. "And I don't want them paying me to use my facilities so that they can get them." The Florida academy was founded as a tennis boarding school by Nick Bollettieri in 1978. After being purchased by IMG in 1987, its 500-plus acre campus now features what it calls an "athletic college preparatory experience" in eight sports. The school's national profile has increased greatly since it began playing football three seasons ago, drawing the praise of college coaches such as LSU's Les Miles and Arkansas' Bret Bielema, among others, and it will host Michigan's first four springpractices next month. Eighteen IMG football players from last year' s team signed earlier this month with colleges across

sixth hole, where he made his lone bogey. His tee shot found the water left of the fairway, shallow enough for him to roll up his pants and try to play it out to the fairway. That part was easy. He looked over his shoulder because of an alligator on the island, making sure it wasn't going anywhere soon. "I was more worried about the alligator that was on the other side of the island than getting out of the water," Garcia said. 'The ball, I could see probably half of it, so I knew that I could get it out. Almost made 4, which would have been a great 4. I'm not going to lie, I was happy with a 5." And he was happy with other 60 strokes he took on a typical windy day at PGA National. Garcia missed the cut last week at Riviera, two days in which he said he did nothing well. Hardly anything went wrong for him in the Honda Classic, and even when it did, he managed to avoid trouble. Garcia had toplay a 40-yard hook &om the rough left of the 10th fairway to just short of the green for a simple par. Fowler had the only bogey&ee round, which included a chip-in for par on the 10th hole. McGirt was more on the wild side by making seven birdies.

Cubs, Fowler agree tn $13M, 1-year contract MESA, Ariz. (AP) Outfielder Dexter Fowler agreed to stay with t he Cubs, spurning a $33 million, three-year offer &om the Baltimore Orioles to accept a $13 million, one-year deal with Chicago on Thursday that includes a mutual option for 2017. Fowler rejected a $15.8 million, one-year qualifying offer from the Cubs in November to test the &ee-agent market. Under the agreement announced Thursday, he gets $8 million this year, and the sides have a $9 million option for 2017 with a $5 million buyout. Oriole s executive vice presidentfor baseball op-

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who' s-who list of schools that included LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Florida State, Ohio State and Georgia, among others.

Fowler insisted on being able to terminate his agreement after 2016 and become a free agent again.

California wins 6th straight, beats UClA

Pierre-Paul: ESPN's medical chart tweet invaded my privacy

BERKELEY With Jabari Bird hitting his outside shots, California is playing its best basketball heading down the stretch. Bird made five3-pointers and scored 20 points to help the Golden Bears win their sixth straight game and maintain their perfect home record with a 75-63 victory over UCLA on Thursday night. Jaylen Brown added 16 and Tymne Wallace scored 14 to help the Golden Bears (20-8, 10-5 Pac-12) move within a game of conference leader Oregon with three games left in the regular season and remain in position for a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Bryce Alford and Tony Parker scored 15 apiece and Isaac Hamilton added 12 points for the Bruins (15-13, 6-9 Pac-12), who have lost four of six games in February to fall into the bottom half of the Pac-12 standings.

BOSTON — It w asn' t the report about his fingers being blown ofK It was the picture of his confidential medicalchartsentto alm ost 4 million Twitter followers that prompted New York Giants linebacker Jason Pierre-Paul to sue ESPN and reporter Adam Schefter for invasion of privacy. Citing state privacy laws, P ierre-Paul asked a M i ami-Dade County Circuit Court to award him at least

$15,000 in damages over the report that followed his Fourth of July fireworks accident. The lawsuit filed on Wednesday also left open the possibility of punitive damages. The suit concedes that the injury to an NFL star was a matter of public interest, a legalstandard that limits his right to a privacy claim. However, it contends that the photo of his actual medical chart describing the injury to three fingers on his right hand was not. to win, Pierre-Paul Garcia, Thompsontied willButhave prove he was hr lead at HondaClassic damaged to bythe release of PALM BEACH G AR- the medical chart, and not DENS, Fla.— Sergio Garcia just by the injury itself. made an eagle, avoided an ESPN spokesman Josh alligator and wound up in a Krulewitz dedincd comment share of the lead Thursday on behalf of the network in the Honda Classic. Schefter did not immediately Garcia holed out with an respond to an email seeking 8-iron from 142 yards into comment; the lawsuit quotes the wind on the second hole an interview he gave Sports for an eagle, and he nar- Illustrated in which he called rowly missed an eagle putt the chart "the ultimate proof" on the 18th hole at PGA but conceded, "In hindsight, I National. The Spaniard shot could have and should have 5-under 65 and shared the done even more here due to lead with Michael Thomp- the sensitivity of the situason, the 2013 Honda Classic tion." winner, who also birdied the Pierre-Paul blew off parts last hole. of three fingels when one of They were one shot ahead the fireworks he was lightof Rickie Fowler and Wil- ing to celebrate Independence liam McGirt. Day exploded in his hand. The biggest excitement for Garcia was on the par-4 — The Associated Press

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WILDCATS Continued from PageCl 13-game winnu~-streak. The last loss the 'Cats suffered was to a much bigger and physical Half Moon Bay in late December during the finals of the Pitman Holiday Classic. There was no team in the Mother Lode League that Sonora could have used as a measuring stick when it came to comparing with the Hillmen. "Not to take anything away from the MLL teams, because we had some close games in league, but nothing with this amount of physicality that was so, in your face," Emerald said.'We haven't seen that in a while, and the last time we did, we lostthat game." Sonorajumped out to an early 7-3 lead. Junior Riley Henington took possession of the opening tip-off and took the ball right to the hoop for the first points of the night. Junior Makenna Pooleadded two more points from the free throw line, and Henington drained a 3-pointer with 6:35 remaining in the first quarter. Following the Henington triple, the Hillmen exploded for a 10-0 run and led 13-7. Sonora senior Elyse Quenneville stopped the bleeding with a bucket in the paint, but Placer added fi ve m ore unanswered points and led by nine with 1:20 to play in the first period. The Wildcats needed a big play, and Poole made it happen. Sonora (21-4, 12-0 MLL) had the ball with under a minute to play in the first quarterand had troublefi nding an open shot. As the shot dock was winding down, the ball ended up in the hands of Poole. While standing at the top of the key, she

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let it fly moments before the time expired. In the process of shooting, she was fouled. Her shot hit nothing but net and Poole made her &ee throw for the 4-point play. Michelle Ries added two shots &om the charity stripe and the Wildcats trailed 1715 at the end of the first quarter. "I did think that we came out a little flat and a little intimidated, which was a little uncharistic for us," Emerald said. "I noticed that we were a little flat during pregame warmups. We did snap out of it and we did play better and matched them. We hung with them. Placer is a very goodteam and we watched fi lm on them and they played better tonight than their film showed. They shot the lights out." Fans in Bud Castle Gym were rocking between the first and second quarter and the Golden Regiment was rolling as the 'Cats made a strong comeback But Placer's 6-foot1 senior Baylee Vanderdoes was quick to silence the environment. Vanderdoes continued to be dangerous &om behind the arc, and Sonora couldn't slow her down. Vanderdoes

finished the night with a game-high 24 points, 18 of which came from downtown. 'That was disappointing because we knew from watching film that she could hit 3-pointers, so we should have guarded her better than we did on the perimeter," Emerald said. "But, she didn't beat us by being physical. She didn't beat us on the boards. She didn't beat us anyway other than on the 3-point line." Behind the hot shooting of Vanderdoes and the strong Hillmen defense, Sonora was outscored 28-11 in the second quarter and trailed 45-25 at the half. The MLL champs played strong in to begin the third period. Heninglnn and

"It's no secret what's he' s going to do. He did to us Continued from PageCl what he's been doing to everybody else," said Orlando' s third quarter, with his bank Victor Oladipo, who had 14 shot putting the defending points. "It's no surprise.... At NBA champions up 99-91. the end of day, whatever we "Are you guys surprised?" wanted to do with him, didn' t Magic guard Evan Fournier work." askedreporters."I'm not.It's Skiles agreed. "This was Steph's night. just what he does." Curry topped 50 points for He tricked us so many times. the third time this season, He runs. He stops. He relaxthe first player to do it that es, causes you to relax, and many times since LeBron then he's gone," the Magic James and Dwyane Wade in coach said. "That happened 2008-09. at leasta dozen times." That wasn't his only highlight of the night. Curry surpassed Kyle Korver's mark of 127 straight games with a 3, which he tied while making six 3s at Miami on Wednesday night. "I don't know that the record is that significant because it's so simple for him. His 3-point shot is like a 2-point shot. It's what he does," Golden State coach Steve Kerrsaid."It's to the point where we expect a halfcourt shot.... It's a rhythm shot, and it just went in." Including the postseason, Curry has made 3s in 149 straightgames, alsoa record. "I have a hard time seeing how that streak is ever going to end. It would have to be kindofa fl uke night,"Orlando coach Scott Skiles said. "The way he makes them is totally d i fferent f r om Kyle," Skiles added. "Kyle is sprinting off screens and it' s possible you could switch out and maybe take some away from him, whereas Steph, there are so many of them DK

the dribbleand from 30 feet and fading away.... He'd just have to be off that night, and that certainly doesn't happen very often." The Warriors improved to 52-5, the best 57-game start in league history. The 199596 Chicago Bulls won 51 of their first 57 on the way to finishing 72-10. C urry scored 24 in t h e third quarter. He sat out the first six minutes of the fourth, added a 3 and a layup down the stretch and also finished with eight assists and seven rebounds as the Warriors weathered a quiet night from backcourt mate Klay Thompson, who had nine points on 4-of-10 shooting.

Poole combined for six unanswered points and cut the lead to 16. Poole, who was playing while under the weather, competed the best she could. But Emerald could see that her star player was not playing at her normal level and opted to sit her for much of the third quarter. Even while playing with an illness, Poole finished the night with 12 points. "Makenna was sick and I thought she played with all her heart and gave all she could," Emerald said. "She just didn' t have a lot tonight. Not that she didn' t have a good practice yesterday, but you could see it in her that she was not feeling well. Shots that she would make before, or drivesshe would take before,she just didn't have tonight." The run was short lived and the Himen (20-7 9-1 Pioneer Valley League) finished the third quarter outscoring the 'Cats 10-9. In the final 8 minutes, Sonora ran out of gas and were outscored 14-9. Henington led Sonora with 14 points, followed by Poole with 12, Delaney Ditler with five, Elyse Quenneville with four, Adrianna Albanez with three, Haylie Santos and Michelle Ries with two and Carley Copello with one point. "This loss is going to bother me for a while," Emerald said. 'You get disappointedand you get upset because we have a good team that should not have lost. Whether you lose a game or not, we should have not lost this game by that many points. So, I'm disappointed in that way because we had the capability to go further than we did. But, that being said, I'm very happy with our season accomplishments. I'm sad to see the seniors go but I'm excited to look forward to next year."

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per game, the Magic shot Warriors: Golden State 28.... The only time this seaimproved to 5-1 on a seven- son theMagic gave up more game road that began with points was on Oct. 30 in a a victory at Phoenix in th e double-overtime loss to Oklafinal game before the All-Star homa City, which scored 139. break.... Marreese Speights had 14 points and Draymond Hot ticket Green and Andrew Bogut 12 apiece... .Golden Stateis14-1 The sellout crowd of 19,189 on the second night of back- included several celebrities to-back games. and pro athletes Bryce HarpMagic: Fournier led Or- er of the Washington Nationlando with 20 points. Aaron als, C.C. Sabathia of the New Gordon matched his career York Yankees and Jameis high with 19.... Averaging a Winston of the Tampa Bay league-low 19.2 &ee throws Buccaneer s.

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Pre boxing in Rio? It's a bad idea in so many ways Not that long ago boxing was on should it be allowed to happen. might want another gold medal the verge of being kicked out of the You want knockouts to boost the to add to the one he won in 1996. Olympics b ecause ratings? Not a prob- The former heavyweight champion corruption, ineptitude lem. shouldn't have much trouble knockand head-shaking deA little blood to ing out the kids they put in &ont of Tlm cisions had made a spice things up? No him, and hopefully they'llbe able to mockery of the sport. worries, b e causecomplete a sentence afterward. Maybe it's t i me without the headgear There are already suggestions that it's almost a given. Floyd Mayweather Jr. may want to to bring up the idea agalil. Permanent brain damage isn't on come out of retirement to win the Boxing in Rio this summer was go- the list, but that's for the fighters gold medal that eluded him in 1996. ing to be different, no matter what. themselves to deal with down the Mayweather got the bronze in AtThe most notable change is that road. A death in the ring isn't out of lanta after incompetent judges using headgear willcome off,atleastforthe the question, either, with the incom- a scoring system invented in some men, an idea that has stirred more petents who run what used to be third-world country went against than just a little controversy by itself. called amateur boxing in charge of him in a semifinal bout with Bulgaria'sSerafi m Todorov. But now the head of the organiza- the matchups. tion that runs Olympic boxing has Imagine, if you will, some of the Those who have been around Maygone a bit too far. Ihiwan's Ching- possibilities. weather find that just a bit laughable. Kuo Wu, president of the InternaGennady Golovkin already knocks His motivation to fight hasn't been a tional Boxing Association (AIBA), out everyone they put in &ont of him, trinket to hang around his neck, but suggested this week that the best pro and bringinga gold home to Ka- big checks to cash. And the $25,000 fighters in the world should be eli- zakhstan might entice him. It might, that goes to a gold meal American gible to compete for their countries in however, not be the kind of match the athlete wouldn't pay for an oil change the upcoming games. parents of a teenage Golden Gloves on one of his Bugattis. It'sa proposalborn outofdespera- winner want their son to have in his Ridiculous? Yes, though don't sell tionfor a sportthatis itsown worst Olympic debut. these dreamers short. If not this enemy.It's also a recipe for disaster Who knows, Wladimir Klitschko year,then 2020 looms for pros ofall

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sorts to descend on Tokyo. ''Do I think it's going to happen this year? No," said Mike Martino, executive director of USA Boxing. "But it's something that's been on our radar screen, something we' ve talked

about for the last four years, knowing that AIBA pro boxers were going to be in the Olympics. We' ve talked to the USOC about how it impacts the sport, and it's huge. The Dream Team changed basketball in the Olympics forever. This will obviously change boxing forever." It will do that, no doubt. Unfortunately, it will be for the worse. The Olympics have always been a goal for young fighters coming up in the amateur system. Gold medals launched the careers of some of the best fighters ever, &om Muhammad Ali to Sugar Ray Leonard to Lennox Lewis. Take awaythat path and you take away much of the amateur system.

on thescrap heap or toiling away for $1,500 a fight on an undercard somewhere. Yes, the Olympics have long been in need of serious change when it comes to the sport of boxing. The incompetency of Olympic boxing officials cannot be overstated,from therobbery of Roy Jones Jr. in Seoul to the decision to disqualify Evander Holyfield after he knocked his opponent silly in 1984 in Los Angeles. But the idea of tossing pros into the games in Rio is both shortsighted and harebrained. It accomplishes nothing, and almost surely wouldn' t draw thebiggeststarsanyway. Let the Dream Team keep its historic place in opening the Olympics to pros. Remember, though, that there's a difFerence between dunking basketballs and getting punched in the face. Let amateur boxers continue chasing an Olympic dream of their own.

With no incentive to remain amateurs, fighters will turn pro before Tim Dahlbergis a sports columnist they are ready and most will end up for The Associated Presa

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Arizona's Miller tired of court storming Surfers get 60-foot swells The Associated Press

Arizona coach Sean Miller has been an outspoken critic agaumt court storming after watching his players become engulfed by opposing fans 10 times in their past 11 conference road losses. Following the ninth-ranked Wildcats' latest court-storming loss, Wednesday night at Colorado, he's worried about what's next in the escalating issue. "Eventually what's going to happen in the Pac-12 is this: An Arizona player is going to punch a fan. And they' re going to punch the fan out of self-defense," MiHer said after the Wildcats' 75-72 loss in Boulder. "And when it happens, only when it happens,will everybody say We have to do something so that when the game ends we have a deep breath to be able to leavethe court.Or at leastshake the other team's hand and then get to our locker room."' Miller has been a vocal proponent of better crowd control, suggesting after a road loss to Arizona State last season

that schools should be fined $100,000 if fansstorm the court. After watching his players struggle to get through the crowd after the loss to Colorado, Miller spent a good portion of his postgame news conference discussing the court-storming issue. "It's fallen on deafearsbecause there's only one team right now that the court's stormed on and for three consecutive

years anytime we lose a game on the road it's the same," he said. "Some are more under control, some

aren' t. But if 7-foot, 250-pound Kaleb Tarczewski gets bumped literally three seconds after the game ends and he rt. taliates, what would be the response of our conference? What would be the response? If more teams were having the court stormed on them, I wouldn't be the only guy who's bringing it up." The Southeastern Conference has a system of escalating fines for court stormingand theBig 12can finemember schools or take away a future home game for failing to keep fans rushing the court or field.

The Pac-12 has no such measures in place and Miller had a pointed response when told Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott was in attendance Wednesday night. ''He doesn't care," Miller said. The Pac-12 responded on Thursday with a statement.

"Court and field storming is something that has been of concern," it said. The Conference and Commissioner (Larry Scott) haveproposed ruleswith penalties to address this, but the universities have notsupportedsuch rulesto date." Court storming has become a bigger issue in recent years as more fans have dimbed out of the stands and onto the court after big wins. Kansas coach Bill Self was pinned against a table last season after a loss Kansas State, leading to the stricter guidelines. Earlier this season, Randy Peterson of the Des Moines Register broke his leg after being knocked over when fans rushed the court in Ames following Iowa State's 83-82 home win over rival Iowa.

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at 'Eddie's' meet in Hawaii

HALIEWA, Hawaii (AP) — There are two sayings that come along with the Eddie Aikau big-wave surfing invitational: "The bay calls the day" and "Eddie would go." For the first time in six years, the bay — and event organizers — gave the nod Thursday as a powerful and sustainedswellproduced huge surf on Oahu's North Shore. Eddie,a famed lifeguard and big-wave surfer who once protectedthese shores,most cer-

tainly would have gone. Before the sun came up over the horseshoe-shaped Waimea Bay, ov e r s huddled together to make the final call on the event, which has only run nine times in its 31-year history. Eddie Aikua's brother, Clyde, announced to a large crowd early Thursday morning that

his brother's namesake surfing contest was on.

"I' ve been riding Waimea Bay for over 40 years, and today has to be one of the best days I' ve ever seen," Aikau said. "It is a go!" he added as the crowd came alive with whistles, cheers and applause. They got what they hoped for as huge sets of monster waves crashed onto the outer reef of the bay, producing some waves that organizers estim ate were 60 feettall. Aikau is the only competitor to surf in all eight previous competitions and is the oldest at 66to compete in thisyear's event, which he says is his last. Clyde said the event isn't reallyabout competition,fam e or money. It's about honoring his brother' slegacy ofhelping others and his passion for the ocean.

SCORES & MORE Basketball National Basketball ~ n EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 3 8 18 .67 9 Boston 34 25 .5 7 6 5 ' / 2 New York 24 3 5 A ol 1 5 ' /2 Brooklyn 16 4 2 .2 7 6 23 Philadelphia 8 49 .1 4 0 30'h Soothesst DMslon

W L Pct GB 3 2 25 .56 1 31 27 .5 3 4 1 ' / 2 29 27 .51 8 2 ' / 2 26 3 0 A 64 P/2 25 3 1 A46 e/2 Central Division W L Pet GB Cleveland 41 15 .73 2 Indiana 31 2 6 .5 s 4 1o'/2 Chicago 30 2 6 .5 3 6 11 Detroit 29 2 9 .5 0 0 13 Milwaukee 24 3 4 .41 4 18 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 49 9 .845 Memphis 33 2 3 .5 8 9 15 Dallas 30 2 8 .5 1 7 19 Houston 29 2 9 .5 0 0 20 New Orleans 23 3 4 A 04 25 ' / 2 Northwest Dhrision W L Pet GB 41 17 .70 7 30 2 8 .5 1 7 11 28 2 9 A 91 1 2 '/~ 23 3 5 .3 9 7 18 1 8 40 .3 1 0 2 3 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 52 5 .912 LA. Clippers 37 2 0 .6 4 9 15 Sacramento 24 32 .4 2 9 2 T / 2 Phoenix 14 4 4 .24 1 3 8 '/2 LA. Lakers 11 4 8 .1 8 6 42

Miami Atlanta Charlotte Washington Orlando

Thursday's Games

Golden State 130,Orlando 114

Boston 112, Milwaukee 107 New Orleans 123, Oklahoma City 119 Brooklyn 116, Phoenix 106 San Antonio 96, Utah 78 Houston 119, Portland 105

Today's Games Charlotte at Indiana, 4 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Cleveland at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Orlando at New York,430 p.m. Chicago atAtlanta,5 pm. Denver at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. LA. Clippers at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Memphis at LA. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

WARRIORS 130, MAGIC 114 GOLDEN STATE (130) Barnes491-310,Green 47471Z Bogut67 oo 1 z Curry 20-27 1-1 51, Thompson 4-1 00-0 9, Iguodala 1-2 00 z vsrejao 2 51-1 5, Barbosa 36 0-0 6, Speights &8 z 2 14, Livingston 1-4 2-2 4, Rush 1-1 003, Looney 1-20 0 z Clark0000 0. Totals 53-88 11-1 6 130. ORLANDO (114) Fournier 6-12 5-5 20, Gordon 9-14 0-0 19,

vucevic 7-1 73-4 17, payton 54 0-2 12, oladipo 5-16 2-4 14, llyasova 1-3 64 8, Hezonja 1-5 0-0 3,Jennings 2-5 Oo 5,smith 2-5 1-2 5,w atson 1-1 44 6, Dedmon 1-2 Ooz Marble 0-1 Oo 0, Nicholson 1-1 1-1 3. Totals 41-90 22-28 114. Goldenstate 33 28 40 31 — 130 Orlando 30 33 28 23 — 114 3-Point Goals — Golden State 13-25 (Curry 10-1 5, Rush 1-1, Barnes 1-Z Thompson 1-5, Green 0-1, Barbosa 0-1 ), Orlando 10-26 (Fournier 3-5, Payton 2-3, Oladipo 2-5, Jennings 1-3, Gordon 1-4, Hezonja 1-4, Vucevic 0-1, Marble 0-1).Fouled Out— None.Rebounds — Golden State 47 (Curry 7), Orlando 48 (Vucevic 9). Assists —Golden State 35 (Green, Curry 8), Orlando 23 (Payton 6). Total Fouls — Golden State 21, Orlando 17. A — 19,189 (1a500).

Hockey

Toronto

59 21 28 10 52 145 176 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Its GF GA W ashington 5 9 4 4 1 1 4 9 2 197 137 N .Y.Rangers 6 1 3 5 2 0 6 7 6 175 156 N .Y.Islanders 59 3 3 1 9 7 7 3 170 146 Pittsburgh 59 30 21 8 68 155 156 NewJersey 62 3 0 2 5 7 67 139 149 Carolina 62 28 24 10 66 152 164 Philadelphia 6 0 2 7 2 2 11 65148 163 Columbus 62 25 2 9 8 58 162 191 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central DMsion G P W L O T l t s GF GA Dallas 6 2 38 18 6 8 2 202 178 Chicago 6 3 38 20 5 8 1 177 151 St Louis 6 3 35 19 9 7 9 157 152 Nashville 62 30 21 11 71 162 158 Colorado 6 3 32 27 4 6 8 169 176 Minnesota 61 27 24 10 64 159 155 Winnipeg 6 0 26 30 4 5 6 158 179 Pacilic Division GP W L O T PtsGF GA L osAngeles 6 0 3 6 2 0 4 7 6 161 139 Anaheim 59 32 19 8 72 147 141 SanJose 59 32 21 6 70 177 161 V ancouver 60 24 2 4 1 2 6 0 147 171 Arizona 6 1 27 28 6 6 0 166 188 Calgary 6 0 26 30 4 5 6 162 184 Edmonton 62 22 3 4 6 5 0 152 190 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Thursday's Games Philadelphia 3, Minnesota 2 Columbus 6, New Jersey 1 Toronto 3, Carolina 1 Florida 3, Arizona 2 N.Y. Rangers 2, St. Louis 1 Nashville 3, Chicago 1 Winnipeg 6, Dallas 3

N.Y. Islanders z calgary 1, QT Vanmuver 5, Ottawa 3 Los Angeles Z Edmonton 1 Today's Games Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Washington, 4 p.m. Boston at Carolina, 4 p.m. Edmonton at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Buffal o atSanJose,7 30 pm.

Baseball Remaining Free Agents NEW YORK (AP) — The 45 remaining free agents (q-did not accept qualifying offer): AMERICAN LEAGUE CLEVELAND (1) — Ryan Rabum, dh. DETROIT (3) — Joe Nathan, rhp; Alfredo simon, rhrs Randy wolf, Ihp. KANSAS CITY (2) — Franklin Morales, Ihp; Alex Rios, of. LOS ANGELES(4)— DavidDeJesus,ot,David Freese,sb;David Murphy, ot Shane Victorino, of. MINNESOTA (2) — Neal Cotts, Ihp; Torii Hunter, of. OAKLAND (1) — Barry Zito, Ihp. SEATTLE (1) — Joe Beimel, Ihp. TAMPA BAY (1) — Grady Sizemore, of. TEXAS (2) — Drew Stubbs, of; Will Venable, of. TQRQNTQ (3) —Mark Buehrle, Ihrs Jes Francis, Ihp; LaTroy Hawkins, rhp. NAllONAL LEAGUE CHICAGO (5) — Chris Denorfia, ot, Dan Haren, rhp; Austin Jackson, of. CINCINNATI (1) — Sean Marshall, Ihp. COLORADO (1) — Justin Momeau, 1b. MILWAUKEE (1) —Kyle Lohse, rhp. NEW YORK (1) — Juan Uribe, 3b. PHILADELPHIA (4) — Chad Billingsley, rhp; Aaron Harang, rhp; Cliff Lee, Ihp; Jerome Williams, rhp. PITTSBURGH (3) — A.J. Burnett, rhp; Corey Hart, 1b; Aramis Ramirez, 3b. ST. LOUIS (1) — Randy Choate, Ihp. SAN DIEGO (1) —Josh Johnson, rhp. SAN FRANCISCO (5) — Jeremy Affeldt, Ihp;

Marion Byd, of; Tim Hudson, rhp; Tim Lincecum, rhp; Marco Scutaro, 2b. WASHINGTON (4) —q-lan Desmond, ss; Nate McLouth, of; Matt Thornton, Ihp; Dan Uggla, 2b.

Tennis

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE ATP World Tour Dubsi Atlantic Division Duty Fme Championship GP W L O T PtsGF GA Thursday, At Dubai Tennis Stadium Florida 60 35 18 7 7 7 167 139 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tampa Bay 60 34 22 4 7 2 165 149 pume: s2.25 million (wT500) Boston 61 33 22 6 7 2 190 170 S urface: Hard~oa r Detroit 61 30 20 11 71 153 158 Singles — Qusrterfinah Ottawa 62 29 27 6 6 4 179 192 Nick Kyrgios, Australia, def. Tomas Berdych Montreal 61 29 27 5 6 3 167 168 (3), ~h Republic, 6-4, 64. Buffalo 61 24 30 7 5 5 144 167 Marcos Bag hdatis, Cyprus, det. Roberto Bau-

tista Agut (4), Spain, 7-5, 6-0. Stan Wawrinka (2), Switzerland, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (8), Germany, 7-5, 6-1. Feliciano Lopez (6), Spain, def. Novak Djokov-

ic o ), serbia, 6-3, retired.

WTA Qatar Total Open Thursday, At The Khalifa Tennis Complex Dohs, Qatsr purse: $2.517 million (premier) Surface: Hard<utdoor Snghs — Quarterlinals Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, def. Zheng Saisai, China, 64, 6-3. Carla Suarez Navarro (8), Spain, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6-3, 7-6 (3). Andrea Pelkovic, Germany, def. Garbine Mugu-

ruza (4), spain, 6-1, 5-7, 6-z Ag nieszka Radwanska (3), Poland, def. Roberts vinci (9), Italy, 3-6, 6-z 6-3. Abierto Mexicano Telcel Thursday, At The Fairmont Acspuko Princess, Acapulco, Mexico

purse: A tp, s1.41 million (wT500); wTA, $226,750 (Ins.)

Surface: HanMulxhor Singles — Men —Qusrterlinsls Bernard Tomic (5), Australia, def. Illya Marchenko, Ukraine, 7-5, 7-5. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 6-3, 6-3. Dominic diem (4), Austria, def. G rigor Dimitrov (7), Bulgaria, 7-5, 6-z Sam Querrey, United States, def. Taylor Fritz, United States, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Women-Quartwlinsls

Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, def. Johanna la rsson(6), Sweden, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. Christina McHale, United States, def. Mir]ana Lucic-sarols, croatia, 64, 6-7 (7), 6-z Sloane Stephens (2), United States, def.

Naomi Osaka, Japan, 6-3,7-5.

Yanina Wickmsyer (8), Belgium, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (3), Russia, 6-3, 7-6 (3). ATP World Tour Brasil Open Thursday, At Esporte Cube Rnheiros sao paulo

pume:Sess~ twr2M)

Surface: QayDutdoor Singles — Second Round Pablo Carreno Bush wa, Spain, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-2, M, 6-3. Fedesco Delbonis (4), Argentina, def. Diego

schwarlzm an,Argentina,3-6,64,6-z

Inigo Cervantes, Spain, def. BlazRois, Slovenia,

76(4),7-6o).

Gastao Elias, Portugal, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 64, 6-3. Roberto Carballes Baena, Spain, def. Thomaz Bellucci (2), Brazil, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Pablo Cuevas (3), Uruguay, def. Facundo Bagnis, Argentina, 6-3, 7-5. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Benoit Paire (1), France, &0, 4-6, 6-3. Thiago Molseiro, Brazil, def. Daniel Munoz-De ls Nave, Spain, 4.6, 6-3, 6-z

Golf Honda LPGA Thailand Thursday, At Sam Country Qub (Psttsys Old Course), Chonburi, Thaihnd

purse: s1.6 million Yardage: 6~; Par. 72 (3636) First Round 8&IIWt8UV

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Transactions BASEBALL National League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Designated 1B/OF Efren Nava rro for assignment Agreed to terms with RHP Yovani Gallardo on a two year contract. DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with LHPs Blaine Har+ and Jairo Labourt, C James McCann, INFs Nick Castellanos and Dixon M achado, OF Wynton Bernardand RHPs Jelf Ferrell, Michael Fulmer, Shane Greene, Montreal Robertson,Jose Valdez, Drew VerHagen

and Alex Wilson on one-year contracts.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with LHP Scott Alexander RHPs Miguel Almonte, Alee Mills and Kyle Zimmeo INFs Cheslor Cuthbert and Rsul Mondesi; and OFs Jorge

Bonifacio, Brett Eibner, Terrance Gore, Jose Martinez and Bubba Starling on one-year contracts. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with OF Domonic Brown on a minor league contract. National League ARIZONA olAMONDBACKS — Agreedto terms with RHP Edgar Martinez on a minor league contract.

CHICAGO CU BS —Traded OF Chris Cog hlan

to Oakland for RHP Aaron Brooks. Placed LHP ZacRosscup on the 60-day DL Agreed to terms with OF Dexter Fowler on a one-year contract. American AssocMon GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Traded INF oustin Geiger to wichita for a player to be named andcash and RHP MattSergey to Laredo for a player to be named and cash. JOPLIN BLASTERS — Traded RHP Jorge Martinezto Yorkfora playerto be named.

TEXAS AIRHOGS — Signed RHPMark Pope.

WICHITA WINGNUTS —Signed RHPJon Link, LHP Anthony Capra and OF Brent Clevlen. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed RHP Eric Sim. BASKEIBALL National Basketball AssocMon BROOKLYN NETS — Waived G Joe Johnson. MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Reamigned F Jarell

Martin to iowa (NBADL).

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES — Waived G Andre Miller. W ASHINGTON WIZARDS — Signed J. FJ. Hickson. FOOTBALL Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed RB Martese Jackson. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS —Claimed C ChesWagner off waivers from Colorado. DALLAS STARS — ReassignedG Philippe Desrosiereto Idaho (ECHL). LOS ANGELES KINGS — Recalled Fs Maxim Kitsyn and Scott Sabourin from Manchester (ECHL) to Ontario (AHL). NASHVILLE PREDATORS —Recalled D Garrett Noonan from cincinnati (EcHu to Milwaukee (AHL). American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Chicago RW Cody Beach two games. BRIDGEPORTSOUND TIGERS — Recalled o

c J wdwig from Missouri (EGHu WILKES-BARRFJSCRANTON PENGUINSAssigned G Brian Foster to Wheeling (ECHL). ECHL FORT WAYNE KOMETS — Loaned F Mike Embach to Chicago (AHL). MANCHESIER MONARCHS — Loaned F Matt Leitner to ontaso (AHL). WICHITA THUNDER — Signed G Adrien Lemay. SOCCER Major League Soccer SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Transferred F Obafemi Martins to Shanghai Greenland Shenhua (Super League-china). North American Soccer League NEW YORKCOSMOS — Named Rona nWiseman assistant youth director. United Soccer League sAN ANTQNIQ Fc — signed o Greg cochrane and F Manolo Sanchez.

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST ($27.64 - $33.58/hr.) Behavioral health professional needed to develop, evaluate and monitor compliance with quality management activities relative to current mental health services. BS in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling or Nursing and a min. of four years' experience in an outpatient BH setting required. A MS may substitute for up to two yrs of required exp. For detailed job flyer please visit www.co.calaveras.ca.us

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME CHAPARRAL H20 STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK 2 S. GREEN ST. SONORA, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2016000074 '12 SPORT 19FT DATE: 02/23/2016 Merc 4.3 Ltr V6 Max TIME: 02:03P HP 220-Immaculate! DEBORAH BAUTISTA, Only 31 hrs! Incl's CLERK & AUDITORBimini cvr, built-in ice CONTROLLER chest, ski locker, The following Person(s) sound sys, new in is (are) doing business 2013. $25,000. Call as: Fictitious Business or text 770-2387 Name (s): A) NORCAL ELECTRIC B) MOTHERLODE ELECTRIC Phone Numer: Classified ad prices 209-770-0330 are droppingnu Street address of princiCHECK IT OUT pal place of business: 10886 Racetrack Road Sonora, CA 95370 Name of Registrant: Thomas, Jordan 10886 Racetrack Road Sonora, CA 95370 The registrant commenced to transact business under the GLASTRON '74 14 FT. fictitious business name Fishing Boat; tags gd 4 or names listed above 2017,45 Chrysler outbd. on: not applicable $750. Ph. 768-8976 This Business is conducted by: an individual. I declare that all inforNeed a helping hand? mation in this statement Check out the Call an Expert is true and correct. (A registrant who declares section in the Classifieds as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed LAGUNA '80 one thousand dollars REFURBISHED 24' ($1,000).) SAILBOAT w/Galley, s/ Jordan Thomas 3 sails, new carpet, NOTICE: This statetable, toilet, 4 life ment expires five years jackets, generator from the date it was filed and 3 coats bottom in the office of the paint. Trailer: sandCounty Clerk. A new blasted & painted; FBN statement must be new bearings, filed no more than 40 wench, lights/wiring. days from expiration. $2,950 obo 962-0445 This filing does not of itself authorize the use of this name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or Sell it in the Classifieds common law. (B & P Code 14411 et seq.) 588-4515 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the original on file in my office. SEA RAY '83 26 FT. DEBORAH BAUTISTA, County Clerk 8 Auditor-Controller, By: Karen Gray, Deputy Publication Dates: February 26, and March 4, 11, and 18, 2016 SUNDANCEThe Union Democrat, 10 hrs. on rebuilt Sonora, CA 95370 motor & outdrive. New upholstery. Full kitchen & bath. Sleeps 6-lots of xtras. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Excellent Condition! STATEMENT $6,500. TUOLUMNE COUNTY (209) 559-5446 CLERK 2 S. GREEN ST. SONORA, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 Over 150 years and FILE NO. 2016000055 still going strong Date: 2/9/2016 02:17P THE UNION DEMOCRAT DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business STARCRAFT Name (s): PRIM SALON Street address of principal place of business: 14833 Mono Way '78 Aluminum-19 FT. Sonora, CA 95370 Name of Registrant: 150 HP Merc with BATTLE, APRIL 7.5 HP Trolling Motor 15412 Paseo De Los Lots of Extras! Robics Rd Good Condition. Sonora, CA 95370 $2,450.00 The registrant Call Jim, commenced to transact (209) 559-5446 business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: not applicable This Business is Looking For A conducted by: New Family Pet an individual. For yourHome? I declare that all information in this Check our classified statement is true and section 588-4515 correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code 820 that the registrant Utility Trailers knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor AMERICAN '99 punishable by a fine not HORSE TRAILER to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) s/ April Battle NOTICE: This ss / statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new 3- Horse slant trailer. FBN statement must be 16 foot. Includes filed no more than 40 separate tack and days from expiration. storage area. This filing does not of Excellent itself authorize the use condition. Asking of this name in violation $6,500. For more of the rights of another information please under federal, state or call 209-559-3428 common law. (B & P Code 14411 et seq.) CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct Have unwanteditems? Sell it with a garage sale copy of the original on 588-4515

file in my office. DEBORAH BAUTISTA, County Clerk & Auditor-Controller, By: Karen Gray, Deputy Publication Dates: February 12, 19, 26 & March 4, 2016 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016000053 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Verizon Wireless, 1065 Mono Way, Sonora, CA 95370 One Verizon Way, Basking Ridge, NJ 07980 Registered owner(s): Pinnacles Cellular, Inc., DE, One Verizon Way, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 Articles of Incorporation ¹: 2134510; DE This business is conducted by: a corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names li sted above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). S/ Karen M. Shipman, Assistant Secretary Pinnacles Cellular, Inc. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tuolumne County on February 9, 2016 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the original on file in my office. Deborah Bautista, County Clerk & Auditor-Controller, By: Karen Gray, Deputy First Filing 2/19, 2/26, 3/4, 3/1 1/16 CN S-2844430¹

Publication Dates: Feb.19,26& March 4, 11, 2016 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK 2 S. GREEN ST. SONORA, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2016000056 Date: 2/9/2016 03:06P DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name: HERE'S THE SCOOP Street address of principal place of business: 18242 Main Street Jamestown, CA 95327 Name of Registrant: SHARP, NANCY 18330 Wards Ferry Rd Space ¹ 10 Sonora, CA 95370 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: not applicable This Business is conducted by: an individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant

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knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) s/ Nancy Sharp NOTICE: This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new FBN statement must be filed no more than 40 days from expiration. This filing does not of itself authorize the use of this name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law. (B & P Code 14411 et seq.) CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the original on file in my office. DEBORAH BAUTISTA, County Clerk & Auditor-Controller, By: Karen Gray, Deputy Publication Dates: February 12, 19, 26 &

20330 Lyons Bald Mountain Road Sonora, CA 95370 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: -/-/2006 This Business is conducted by: married couple. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) s/ James Brian Sells s/ Yvette Renea Sells NOTICE: This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new FBN statement must be filed no more than 40

days from expiration. This filing does not of itself authorize the use of this name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law. (B 8 P Code 14411 et seq.) CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the original on file in my office. DEBORAH BAUTISTA, County Clerk & Auditor-Controller, By: Karen Gray, Deputy Publication Dates: February 12, 19, 26 8 March 4, 2016 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 2016000052 The following person(s) has (have) abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Verizon Wireless, 1065 Mono Way, Sonora, CA

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The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK 2 S. GREEN ST. SONORA, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2016000064 Date: 2/16/2016 01:35P Refile of previous file ¹ R-99116 With Changes

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The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name (s): HWY 120 TOWING & REPAIR

Street address of principal place of business:

17870 HWY 120 Big Oak Flat, CA 95305 Business Mailing Address if different from above PO Box 205 Big Oak Flat, CA 95305 Name of Registrant: Hamilton, Anna 17868 HWY 120 Big Oak Flat, CA 95305 Business Mailing Address if different from above PO Box 131 Big Oak Flat, CA 95305 The registrant commenced to transact

business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 03/26/1 999 This Business is conducted by: an individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) s/ Anna Hamilton NOTICE: This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new FBN statement must be filed no more than 40 days from expiration. This filing does not of itself authorize the use of this name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law. (B & P Code 14411 et seq.) CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the original on file in my office. DEBORAH BAUTISTA, County Clerk & Auditor-Controller, By: Karen Gray, Deputy Publication Dates: February 26 & March 4, 11, 18, 2016 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK 2 S. GREEN ST. SONORA, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2016000046 Date: 2/5/2016 03:03P DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name (s): SIERRA MEMORIALS Street address of principal place of business: 20330 Lyons Bald Mountain Road Sonora, CA 95370 Name of Registrant: A) Sells, James 20330 Lyons Bald Mountain Road Sonora, CA 95370 B) Sells, Yvette

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name referred to above was filed on 3/13/2015 in the County of Tuolumne California RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership, One Verizon Way, Basking Ridge, NJ 07980

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February 9, 2016. CERTIFICATION; I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the original on file in my office. Deborah Bautista, County Clerk 8 Auditor-Controller BY: Karen Gray, Deputy 2/19, 2/26, 3/4, 3/1 1/16 C N S-2844425¹

This business was conducted by a limited partnership. I declare that all information in this Publication Dates: statement is true and February 19, 26 & correct. (A registrant March 4, 11, 2016 who declares as true The Union Democrat, any material matter Sonora, CA 95370 pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is If It's Not Here guilty of a misdeIt May Not Exist! meanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one The Union Democrat thousand dollars C/assi//ed Section. ($1,000).) S/ Karen M. Shipman 588-4515 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tuolumne County on PUBLIC NOTICE

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. Trustee Sale No. 119404 Title No. 95508696 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/22/2006.UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, ITMAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 03/17/2016 at 3:30 PM, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 12/05/2006, as Instrument No. 2006021619, in book xx, page xx, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Tuolumne County, State of California, executed by Walter Frank, A Married Man as His Sole and Separate Property, 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 95370. 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, described as: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. APN 043-530-060-0 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 19910 Corte Primero, Sonora Area, CA 95370 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of 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 reasonableestimated costs,expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $261,494.52 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. Dated: 2/1 2/2016 THE MORTGAGE LAW FIRM, PLC Adriana Rivas/Authorized Signature 41689 Enterprise Circle North, Ste. 228, Temecula, CA 92590 (619) 465-8200 FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-730-2727The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC. is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this properly lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: Thesaledate 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 (714) 730-2727 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site - www.servicelinkASAP.corn - for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case: 119404. 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. A-FN4563094 02/26/2016, 03/04/2016, 03/1 1/201 6

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No. 15-20577-SP-CA Title No. 150109957-CA-VOI A.P.N. 039-310-23-00 ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY IS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTICE PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR ONLY PURSUANT TO CIVILCODE 2923.3 NOTE: THERE ISA SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THISDOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 07/28/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, ITMAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, (cashier's check(s) must be made payable to National Default Servicing Corporation), drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state; will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made in an "as is" condition, 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 the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Irvin L. Stafford, and Dequita Stafford, husband and wife, as joint tenants Duly Appointed Trustee: National Default Servicing Corporation Recorded 08/09/2005 as Instrument No. 2005016719 (or Book, Page) of the Official Records of Tuolumne County, California. Date of Sale: 04/05/2016 at 3:30 PM Place of Sale: At the front entrance to the Administration Building, at the County Courthouse Complex, 2 South Green Street, Sonora, CA 95370 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $288,077.37 Street Address or other common designation of real properly: 19573 Rawhide Road, Sonora, CA 95370 A.P.N.: 039-310-23-00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The requirements of California Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) were fulfilled when the Notice of Default was recorded. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: 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 714-730-2727 or visit this Internet Web site www.ndscor .corn/sales, using the file number assigned to this case 15-20577-SP-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 02/08/2016 National Default Servicing Corporation c/o Tiffany and Bosco, P.A., its agent, 1230 Columbia Street, Suite 680 San Diego, CA 92101 Toll Free Phone: 888-264-4010 Sales Line 714-730-2727; Sales Website: www.ndscor .corn/sales Zahara Joyner A-4561403 02/12/2016, 02/19/2016, 02/26/2016

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TUOLUMNE COUNTY DOGS Abbott — Great Dane/Labrador mix, brindle and white, male, 1 year Aerah —Lab/aussie mix, black and white, female, 3 years Bruno — Chihuahua mix, silver, male, 2 years Clinton — Labrador/pit bull mix, brown, male, 2 years Erica —Pointer mix, white and liver, female, 1 year Jax — Dalmatian/Great Dane mix, black and white, male, 1 year Kona — Husky/shepherd mix, tricolor, male, 1 year Sherman Tank — American bulldog, white and black, male, 3 years Thor — Labrador/hound mix,

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male, 2 years Snowball - White/orange, short hair, male, 6 years Toby —Grey/tabby, short hair, male, 2 years Those interested in adopting an animal can view more information about them at www.hsotc. org. Tuolumne County Animal Control (209-984-1338) is open for all services from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; for all services from 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday,with telephone hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and for adoptions only from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The Humane Societyof Tuolumne County (209-984-5489) is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Animal viewing hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30p.m. Monday through Saturday. Both are at 10040 Victoria Way, Jamestown.

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I asked lan about her reticence and afi er some hesitation, he told me that Tess finds me "creepy" and is uncomfortable being around me. I was flabbergasted. I cannot think of one thing I'm doing to make this woman feel this way. I have never touched her or leered at her. I don' t find her particularly attractive, so I cannot imagine that I'm being lascivious without realizing it. I don't make oA'-color jokes. I dress conservatively. When I speak to her, I look her in the eye, not the chest. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I mentioned it to my wife, and she admitted that she overheard Tess and two of her friends laughing about how creepy I am. Her opinion of Tess

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as a screening test due to its poor

by the fact that there are cancers that do not have high levels of these blood markers. Both the PSA and the CA-125 have been evaluatedfor use as screening tests — that is, trying to Gad disease

specificity. Several newer tests exist, the best-studied of which is a combination of 6ve diff'erent blood tests called the OVA1, which is more sensitive but less specific than the CA-125, and which has not been evaluated as

in someone with no known cancer

a screening tool.

and no symptoms — but they suffer from a lack of both sensitivity and speci6city. They can be normal even in someone who has cancer (that' s sensitivity), and especially they can

W e needbetterscreening tests for both prostate and ovarian cancer. But sinceovarian cancer is far deadlier than prostatecancer,Qnding a better bloodtestfor early detection ofovar-

ian cancer is even more desperately needed. DEAR DK R OACH: I a m a 75-year-old male. A recent endoscopy disclosedthat Ihave Barrett'sesophagus with no dysplasia. I was told to take omeprazole every day to control acid reflux. My concern is that I was not told of anything that I might do to preventBarrett' s esophagus from

To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. ARIES(March 21-April 19): Today is an 8 — Collaborations produce results. Work together. The more you do, the more you discover that needs to be done. Coordinate strategies and plans. Avoid silly arguments. Someone else gets through where you can' t. Make promises. TAURUS(April 20-May 20): Today is a 7 — Navigate chaos at work. A difficult situation is making you stronger. Don't take big risks now. Do what you know works. Take a traditional approach, with trusted methods. Support loved ones with upsetting circumstances. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Today is a 6 — Slow down and relax. Manage a startling development. Deal with changes without complaining. With an emotional response, let someone else speak for you. Upgrade your equipment if necessary. Someone's saying nice things about your game. CANCER(June 21-July 22): Today is a 5 — Finish a home project that has dragged out. Work on an improvement that provides more support. Explore clever ideas online. What yo u need doesn'tneed to be expensive. Repurpose something under-utilized. Enjoy the results. LEO(July 23-Aug. 22): Today is a 7 — Opportunities arise through communications, with Mercury sextile Uranus. You' re spurred to action. Knowledge and expertise provides profits. Invest in newer technology (without touching savings). Outdoor diversions delight. Talk about what you'd love to see happen.

cent chance in 20 years.

Aspirin does seem to reduce that risk by about 30 percent. To put that another way, your chance of NOT developing cancer in the next 20 years is about 95 percent, and it would be expected to be about 97 percent if you progressing to cancer. From what I took aspirin. The study that showed read online, it appears that omepra- this looked at all people who took aszole has not been found to halt this pirin (usually 81 mg daily or 325 mg progression. Two studies for which I every other day). Long-term aspirin found abstractsreport that aspirin has its own risks and shouldn't be might work, but these did not specify taken without consultation with your whether the aspirin was 81 mg or 325 cloctoI'. mg. Please help me to understand One recent study suggested that what I can do here.— J.S. the combination of aspirin (or an ANSWER: Barrett's esophagus NSAID) with a statin decreased the is a complication of long-term re- risk of esophageal cancer by nearly flux of stomach acid into the esoph- 80 percent. A large trial looking at agus, and itconfers a 30-times- the preventive effect of aspirin is unhigher risk of developing cancer derway in the U.K of the esophagus. However, the Readers may write Dr. Roach, M.D., absoluterisk ofdeveloping esopha- at 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803 geal cancer is still small: The best or email IbYourGoodHealth@med.corestimate is that someone with Bar- nell.edu with medical questions.

I QR(NCO PE Birthday for February 26.Advance professionally this year. Social expansion pays. Reach a personal goal (after 3/8), before shared financial changes (after 3/23). Income grows over the next two years (after 9/9), with Jupiter in Libra. Partnership sparks newly (after 9/1), opening new personal options (after 9/16). Follow your dreams.

rett's esophagus without dysplasia (early signs of transformation to cancer) would have about a 5 per-

adoptable cats are cared for in foster homes. To view these animals and get contact information, visit www.calaverashumane.org and click on "Adopt" or call the Humane Society at 736-9417 for foster contact information. Cats and dogs are also available for adoption through the Calaveras County Animal Services. For Calaveras County Shelter cats and dogs call 209-754-6509 or email Rebecca Andahl at Randahlico.cal averas.ca.us. Business hours are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Animal viewing and micro chipping services are available during all normal business hours. The Calaveras County shelter is at891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas. The off ice is closed Sundays and Monday and on holidays. Animals with an " can be viewedatwww.calaveras.petfinder.corn.

Today in history Today is Friday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2016. There are 309 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 26, 1916, actor-comedian JackieGleason was born in Brooklyn, New York. On this date: In 1616, astronomer Galileo Galilei met with a Roman Inquisition official, Cardinal Robert Bellarmine who ordered him to abandon the "heretical" concep of heliocentrism, which held that the earth revolver around the sun, instead of the other way around. In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile on the Island of Elba and headed back to France in a bid to regain power. In 1904, the United States and Panama proclaimed a treaty under which the U.S. agreed to undertake efforts to build a ship canal across the Panama isthmus. In 1945, authorities ordered a midnight curfew at nightclubs, bars and other places of entertainment across the nation. In 1952, Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced that Britain had developed its own atomic bomb. In 1966, South Korean troops sent to fight in the Vietnam War massacred at least 380 civilians in Go Dai hamlet. In 1993, a truck bomb built by terrorists exploded in the parking garage of New York's World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000 others. In 2012, Trayvon Martin, 17, was shot to death in Sanford, Florida, during an altercation with neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, who said he'd acted in selfdefense. (Zimmerman was subsequently acquitted of second-degree murder.)

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East Michael Crichton said, "I am certain there is 452 too much certainty in the world." %3 Is that certainly true'? Regardless of one' s 0 Q J8 7 5 2 opinion, at the bridge table, it is certainly desir4 10 9 8 4 able to play your cards so that success is a South certainty. 4 A10 7 Can you see the guaranteed line in this six7 K J9 8 5 2 heart slam? What should South do after West t A leads a trump, and East follows suit? Although North has only 13 high-card points, 4A53 he gets two support points for his singleton. Hence his three-heart jump rebid. (He also has Vulnerable: Both a five-and-a-half loser hand, which means it is S outh W e s t No r t h Ea s t between a three-heart and a four-heart rebid, 14 Pass but with such a low point-count, it is right to l V Pass O 'T Pass prefer the lower bid.) South then bid what he 6V Pass Pas s Pas s thought he could make. (Yes, he might have gone slower because seven hearts could have been making. Give North king-queen-jack-fifth Opening lead:7 7 of clubs, for example.) South starts with 11 winners: one spade, six hearts, on e diamond and three clubs.He needs to find clubs 3-3, which is against the odds, or to get a second spade trick. He does not have to guess spades; he can get a second trick with an elimination and endplay. South draws the missing trump, cashes his diamond ace, then takes the top clubs. When East proves to have four, declarer ruffs the last club in his hand and returns to dummy with a trump.Then, say, he plays a spade to his seven. Here, West wins with his jack, but is endplayed. If he returns a spade, it is away from his king. Or if he leads a diamond, declarer ruffs in the dummy and sluffs his spade 10.