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Iandatorywater nserestrictions TODAV'S RHLDiRBOA RD BRIEFING ON PAGE A5: Things to know about California's drought and water cuts.

By GUY McCARTHY and ALEX MacLEAN

No snow Sulveyorsfound no snow to measure Wednesday at 6,800 feet elevation south of Lake Tahoe. It was the first time in 75 years of early-April measurements at the Phillips snow course that no snow was found there. Snow is in Sierra Nevada forecasts this weekend and early next week.

will have to wait and see exactly what statewide mandatory 25 percent reductions will mean here in the Mother Lode.

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With no snow whatsoever on the ground 90 miles north of Sonora, Gov. Jerry Brown stood on bare grass in the North-Central Sierras and dropped a hot brick of an

executiveorder on the entire state of California — mandatory water State water officials are working out details of how to enforce use restrictions for the first time. People who get their water &om reductions with individual local Tuolumne Utilities District and Calaveras County Water District See DROUGHT /Back Page

Spring skateSkaters and bicyclers converged on the Sonora Skate Parkthis week to take advantage of the warm spring weather.A2

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Collision — A rear-end collision on Highway 49 in Sonora on Wednesday temporarily blocked traffic, and one vehicle caught on fire.A3

ON PAGE A5:Cities in California, Arizona, Texas, Nevada and even Montana had record high temperatures in March.

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A series of low pressure storm systems beginning Saturday night or Sunday could bring rain to the Mother Lode and up to a foot of snow to parts ofthe Sierra Nevada, according to National Weather Service forecasters. D epending on how t h e

Nick Kleln —sonora track star dies after getting struck by SUV. A7

SIERRA LIVING • FORTHE BIRDS: Central Sierra Audubon Society bird and bat homes will be on sale April 11.B1 • YOUR HOME, YOUR HAVEN: Lighting a big factor in room design.B1 • INTHE GARDEN: Red Hills home to rare, hardy native plants.B1 • EVENT SET:The second annual Mother Lode Farm to School Network Gathering will be heldfrom 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.April 25at the Wildcat Ranch in Sonora.B1

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Jamestown couple hosts annual Easter sunrise service By AUSTEN THIBAULT The Union Democrat

The O'Days are the couple behind a hilltop, sunrise Easter service that'sbeen going on nearly 20 years

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The O'Days moved to the ranch propertyin 1978, two years after marriage.Jerry grew up in rural Beatty, Nevada, where his graduating high school class had five people. After graduating from the UniversityofNevada, he started a careerin accounting, then shifted to construction, focusing on drilling. He travelled all along the West Coast for his work, which included stabilizing the cMside under the Golden Gate Bridge, where every eighth wave or so crashed over him and his gear while he was drilling. Jerry spent much time drilling in the mining country of both California and Nevada, where he worked — perhaps more often than he'd like — with "tramp miners" who would

Lois O'Day — a lifelong Tuolumne County rancher — and her husband, Jerry, started the service on their Twist Road ranch in 1997. Over the years, the service has included multiple pastors from multiple churches, community meals and the songs ofboth people and meadow roll into town for a few weeks' work larks on the lush, green hillside. at mines.

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The miners he met included Suitcase Simpson, Piebox, Bogus Red, Tunnel-holeShorty and Three-Finger Gunner. One of them was a drunk who was known to outplay a roomful of chess club members at once. "I'd laugh so hard my stomach would be sore &om his stories," Lois

By ALEX MacLEAN The Union Democrat

Lodi's first female firefight-

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The couple met in 1976 at the Buggy Wheel bar when Jerry was in town drilling for the New Melones Dam — where he remembers "hippies" sneaking in to turn off coworkers' equipment to disrupt the

er is now the city of Sonora's first female fire chief.

Aimee New,42, of Clements, was announced as the Sonora

Fire Department's new fire chiefin a press releaseTuesday afternoon. She succeeds former city Fire Chief Mike Barrows, who retired from the department last May. "She's very well qualified

controversial dam construction.

The couple quickly fell in love and married a month later. Loisgrew up ranching on Quartz Mountain under h e r p a r ents,

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highlyrecommended through our background review process," said City Administrator Tim Miller. "She's very excited toserve asthe fi rstfem ale fire chief of the city of Sonora." Miller said that New is already "very well acquaint-

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The Tuolumne County Master Gardeners will host an open garden day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 11 at251S.Barretta St., Sonora, on the Cassina High School campus. Activities begin at 10:30

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p.m., 251 S. Bsrretta St., Sonora, dress, 772-1854. 532-2787, www . tuolumne- Landscape and Lighting countyarts.org. District ad-hoc Committee, 2 p.m., Fireside Room, Greenhorn Creek, Angels Camp, 736-2181. FRIDAY

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"Stories with Grandma," 11 7670Highway 12, Wallace, 763a.m., Tuolumne branch library, 5037, 763-5130. 18636 Main St., Tuolumne, 9283612. FRIDAY Sing Along,11 to 11:30 a.m., Sierra Waldorf School, 19234 Angels Camp Library StoRawhide Road, Jamestown, 984- ry Time, 10 a.m., Angels Camp 0454. Branch Library, 736-2198.

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Skaters and bicyclers converged on the Sonora Skate Park this week. Taking advantage of the warm spring weather are (clockwise, from top) Jacob Smith, 14, of Sonora; Bronson Obyen, 10, of Columbia; Kailem Campau, 15, of Tuolumne; Andrew West, of Sonora (on skateboard) and Ethan Shields, 9, of Forestville; and Nate Nolte, 14, of Sonora.

Divide Cemetery, Oak Grove District,4 p.m., Groveland Community Hall, Denise Henderson, 962-4286.

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elite American wealth, said in a court Sing before he was found dead that he suffered from a serious health problem that could endanger his life. Getty, 47, whose grandfather J. P aul G etty's fortune made his family among the richest in U.S. history, wrote in a March

She was a Bay Area native who grew up in Hayward and was a graduate oftheclassof1957from the old Hayward high school. Services will be with immediate family.

Obituaries, including photos, are published at a pre-paid fee based onsize.The deadline is 5 p.m. two business days prior to publication. Call 532-7151, fax 532-5139 or send to obitstl uniondemocrat.com. Memorial ads are published at a pre-paid fee based on size. The deadline is noon two business days prior to publication. Please call 588-4555 for complete information.

Death notices Death Notices in The Union Democrat are published free of charge. They include the name, age and hometown of the deceased, the date of death; service information; and memorial contribution information. The deadline is 2 p.m. the day before publication.

Janice DiCristina March 20, 2015

Janice DiCristina, resident ofTuolumne County, passed peacefully on March 20, 2015, in the presence of her family following a three year battle with brain cancer. She was 74. She left behind her husband of 53 years, Bud; her two children, Sherri and Bob; and two grandchildren, Shawna and Madeline.

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A Dodge Neon caught fire Wednesday after a collision Highway 49 in Sonora.

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had been diagnosed with a condition, which he did not specify, in fall 2011. "A rise in my blood-pressure places me in grave risk of substantial and irreparableinjury ordeath," he wrote. Neither the coroner nor police had officially identified him, but a statement

Rear-end collision ends in flames Day Reporting Center when she was struck &om behind by Laura Pier. Pier, driving A rear-end collision on a Dodge Neon, was traveling Highway 49 in Sonora on about 35 mph and did not see Wednesday tem p orarily the Subaru in time to stop, blocked traffic, and one ve- said CHP officer Paul Mote. hicle caught on fire. The Neon's engine caught According to C a lifornia fire and was quickly doused Highway Patrol Officer Paul by Columbia Fire Protection Mote, Sheala Wilkinson, 52, of District firefighters, who hapSonora, stopped her Subaru pened to be at nearby Vic's Legacy in the northbound Towing for car-collision trainlane about 10:50 a.m. pre- ing. Erefighters also provided paring to turn left into the traffic control and assessed Tuolumne County Probation the crash victims for injuries, By ABBY DIVINE The Union Democrat

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and San Francisco billionaire scion Gordon Getty, confirmed their son had died Tuesday. Andrew Getty's death appeared to be &om natural causes, LA County coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter said.

said Chris Mojico, an engineerforthedistrict. "Impeccable timing," he said. nI guess I was at the right place at the right time." ments. Pier received a b l oody nose when her car's airbags CLAsslFlEo Aos WlLL WoRK FoRYoul 588-4515 deployed. She, along with Wilkinson and her passenger, Jason Peck, 42, of Sonora, declined medical treatment. Sonora City Fire and Cal Fire Jamestown engines also responded. lat- P, Both lanes oftrafEc relsll opened at 11:17 a.m.

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dia but rarely ends in suicide. A wrongful death trial this month in San Jose will determine whether bullying played a role in the girl's suicide. Lawyers are scheduled to argue Wednesday over what evidence the jury will hear, while opening statements are

mony aboutthe party where Audrie was sexually assaulted after passing out drunk and other events leading up to her death. They will describe life in an affluent suburb of privilege, divorce and their attachment to smartphones and social media. expected to start next week. Parry Aftab, a digital priThe three boys, now high vacy lawyer, said Audrie's suischool seniors, and other teens cide likely will be discussed at areexpectedtodeliveruncom- an international anti-bullying fortable and emotional testi- conference in Ireland in May

that she's helping organize. "Depending on what the jury decides, the kids will look at this and see there may be consequences,"Aftab said. Audrie's parents say the assault and fear of online ridicule caused her suicide, and they have pursued a wrongful death lawsuit against the boys, their families and others for three years that will culminate with the three-week trial.

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gered around after she took her grandmother's prescription The Sonora Police Depart- medication. 9:55 p.m., Columbia — A ment reportedthe following: man on Parrotts Ferry Road disturbed their neighbor when he TUESDAY 2:49 p.m., disorderly conduct played his bass guitar at a high — A woman on South Washing- volume. 10:15 p.m., Groveland — A ton Street saw two people in a person on Highway 120 stole station wagon fight. chemicals worth $2. 3:07 p.m., pedestrian check — Two people on Hospital Road WEDNESDAY were warned to stay off train 1:06 a.m., Tuolumne —Two tracks. 3:42 p.m., public peace — A juveniles o n G e rber R o ad truck on South Washington crashed a car and fought. 8:47 a.m., Jamestown — A Street played loud music. woman on Seco Street believed 5:26 p.m., parking —A vehicle on Oakside Drive blocked a people squatted in an apartment. driveway. The Sheriff's Office reported the following: TUESDAY 9:15 a.m., Sonora —A deputy on Mono Way stopped a motorhome and told the driver a piece of the vehicle's roof blew off into the road. 12:26 p.m., Sonora areaA person on Jack Rabbit Lane heard five loud explosions. 1:11 p.m., Soulsbyville — A sheep was wandering on Soulsbyville Road. 2:11 p.m., Sonora area — A person on Sullivan Creek Road was concerned for public safety after they found a needle near a train trestle. 7:15 p.m., East Sonora — A woman on Hess Avenue stag-

Arrests Cited on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or diugs: TUESDAY 5:50 p.m., Sonora —Shawna Patrice Baker, 44, of the 16200 block of Highway 108, Jamestown, was booked after an arrest on the 19900 block of Cedar Road.

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Trial to seek role of online bullying in suicide S AN JOSE (AP) — A 15-year-ol d girlhanged herself a week afterthree classmates photographed themselves sexually assaulting her at a 2012 party, petrified the boys would cirndate the photos online and believing gossip about her was spreading widely. Audrie Pott's story has captivated those concerned with teen bullying, which appears to be on the rise with the help of smartphones and social me-

MOORE — Malloy"Buster" Moore, 73, of Sonora, died Wednesday at Sonora Regional Medical Center. Heuton Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements. VALERIO — B a rbara Valerio, 73,of Sonora, died Wednesday at her home. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrange-

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was vandalized. 10:23 a.m., Vallecito —Trash and leaves fell out of a vehicle and littered Highway 4. 10:46 a.m., Mokelumne HillA man and woman on Highway 49 argued and caused a disturbance. 11:35 a.m., Camp Connell — A person on Hoopa Circle believed a scammer called them. 2:06 p.m., Avery —A customer at a Seagale Road business refused to show identification and was rude. 2:42 p.m., Burson —A person on Camanche Parkway South was concerned there was a connection between a suspicious man in the area and cattle running wild in a pasture. 3:20 p.m., Mokelumne HillA vehicle on Highway 49 was vandalized. 8:55 p.m., Valley SpringsA suspicious person was in a Highway 26 public restroom for a long time. 11:22 p.m., Valley SpringsA tractor on Antonovich Road was loud and caused a disturbance.

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con ession oses issues a aroun The mind-blowing tragedy that was 2013's Rim Fire hasn't been lost on anyone. But yet another headshaker is being played out in the federal court in Fresno, where a Tuolumne County man, Keith Emerald, is charged with starting the blaze that blackened an area larger than New York City — reducing ancientforests to a desert festooned with stands of giant black toothpicks, killing untold numbers of animals, and costing dozens of people their cabins and livelihoods. Documents filed last week by Emerald's attorneys paint a deplorable picture of the investigation that yielded a "confession" that even a layman can see was grossly unethical if not unlawful (Anyone who wonders why it took so long for an arrest in the case can surmise why, given the fiimsiness of this key piece of evidence). Federal defenders Eric Kersten and Janet Bateman's "motion to suppress" the confession relied heavily on transcripts of interviews that indicate Emerald was denied his civil rights, and tricked if not subtly coerced into making the signed admission of guilt. The critical interview was conducted Sept. 3, 2013, by a pair of U.S. Forest Service investigators. He was their only suspect because, they maintained, he was the only person in the area where the fire started (he was rescued by a helicopter crew in the Clavey River canyon; the defense says there were other people nearby). According to the transcript, investigators Kent Delbon and Mike Grate over two hours repeatedly told Emerald that he would face criminal prosecution and fines if he didn't come up with a better scenario for how the fire started than he'd given them. He'd said in several occasions the fire likely started when he accidentally caused a rockslide, the crashing rocks creating a spark. The interviewers fed him a story later mirrored in his signed affidavit. As summarized in the defense's motion: "They suggestedto him a possible theory of accidental fire starting, namely that gusting wind rekindled a partially-extinguished fire. Near the end of the interrogation, Mr. Emerald stated that he had started a fire to burn trash that had been in his pack for a month, and that wind had gusted through the canyon and carried pieces of burning embers up the canyon walls, causing dry foliage to catch fire and burn." Earlier in the interview, "They told him that he would not be made to pay restitution. They explained that they had supervisory powers. They explained that they had "juice" with prosecuting authorities who looked to them for recommendations on which cases to pursue." Also interesting(for the better part of a year,people wondered why newspapershadn't reported Emerald's name, which was making the rounds in the rumor mill): "Mr. Emerald signed a written statement, which included an explicit written promise that the agents would keep the case open until after the snow fell so that Mr. Emerald's name would not be immediately made public." The transcripts— fullofgood cop/bad cop interrogation techniques you might see on TV — bear out the attorneys' summary.

All of which creates a unique quandary: For the Rim Fire to go unpunished would be a huge injustice for the public. But, if the defense attorneys' arguments stand, prosecuting Emerald, who was charged in August 2014, based on what is arguably a coerced and/or untrue confession, would be also be also grossly unjust. It seems, for justice to be served, punishment may need to be meted out all around. NOTE: The defense attorneys' motion is set for a

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Presidential candidates or circus act? Who are all these people running for president? I don't mean Ted Cruz, who everyone around the digital water fountain has long expected to run. And Bush is a very familiar name. But when my name is called and I put down the magazine with all the contenders named at the front, I have already confirmed this sad truth: I haven't even heard of some of these people. Some of those I have heard of have no chance of becoming president. No chance. But they can win primaries and caucuses in Iowa and New Hampshirebased on precisely the sortofnarrow ideology that simply won't sell in a national campaign. Mea culpa. I once ran the campaign of a man frequently referred to as one of the seven dwarfs, a greatprimary and caucus candidate who fared far better in the inside game than in the national one. I have worked for candidates I knew could not win and could possibly weaken the party's choice. My defense, then and now, has been that presidential campaigns are about more than winning and losing. They are also about the great issues, like civil rights and stopping unjust wars. They arepart ofthe process ofbuilding the party system, recognized by the Supreme Court even if nowhere addressed in the Constitution. So I understand that winning isn't the

Susan Estrich morning toa briefi ng about how much more dangerous the world has become. Being president is a very challenging job. But running for president, particularly in a field as crowded as the GOPs, can easily look and feel like a circus show, demeaning its more serious participants, one of whom presumably will be the party's nominee, as well as those who invite it. (Remember 9-9-9?) The challenge the Republican establishment faces is that even if one of theirs ultimately wins the prize, he will have been pushed too far to the right to turn back to the middle,

only reason to run for president, and that

certainty of ultimate defeat should not always weigh against competing. But shouldn't there be some standard to be met, a threshold showing that there is indeed more than ego in a candidate tossing his or her hat in the race? Wikipedia lists somewhere around 25 candidates who have declared or expressedinterestin the race,orhavebeen the subject of interest that they have not discouraged. You can look them up. I don't know anything at all about some of them, much less why they should wake up every

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Sacramento OKs plastic bag ban

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gov. Jerry

groundwaterthat farmers and communities are pumping at dangerously fast

Brown's executive order on Wednes-

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day for mandatory water conservation in cities and towns statewide means people inside and outside California will start feeling more of the pain of the state's four-year severe drought. Here are key things to know about the drought and Brown's order. Q: Why now? A: Californians had hoped rain and

A 12-year-old boy in the Mercedes was wounded and SACRAMENTO — Sacra- hospitalized in stable condimento has become the latest tion. city in California to approve KCAL says the driver and a ban on plastic bags at su- a nother passenger in t h e permarkets, pharmacies and shooter's car were arrested. convenience stores. There's no immediate word T he S acramento B e e on a motive for the attack. reports Wednesday that the City Council Tuesday night unanimously approved the ban starting Jan. 1. About one third of California cities already have such LOS ANGELES — The a ban in place. Stores will no City Council on Wednesday longer ofFer customers plastic agreed to spend more than bags. $1 billion over 30 years to reInstead, shoppers will be pair its sidewalks, settling a given theoption of recycled lawsuit filed by disabled resipaper bags or reusable bags dents who said they couldn't that stores will sell. navigate broken walkways, A representative from the p otholed crosswalks a n d American Progressive Bag curbs that lacked wheelchair Alliance, which represents ramps. the plastic bag industry, has If a federal judge approves spoken out against the ban. the deal, it would end a Last fall, Gov. Jerry Brown 4-'/2-year-old dispute that had signed a bill to pull plastic stalled city plans to make bags out of checkout counters much-needed repairs. The at largestoresnextyear. city has estimated that more A referendum to repeal the than 40percent ofits 10,750 statewide plastic-bag ban has miles of walkways need work. The agreement "will imqualifi ed for November 2016 ballot. prove access and safety, and boost property values and neighborhood pride," Mayor Eric Garcetti said. Most of the money is expectedtocome from the city's V ICTORVILLE — H r e - generalfund operating budfighters have nearly sur- get. r ounded a wildfire in t h e The lawsuit contended that Southern California desert the cityviolated the federal and they're busy mopping up Americans with Disabilities the smoldering remains. Act. The repairs will afFect The 185-acre blaze near more than 200,000 residents Victorville is 95 percent con- who have disabilities involvtained Wednesday evening. ing their mobility, said Guy No homes are threatened. Wallace, an attorney for the The blaze began Tuesday plaintifFs. afternoonasa controlled burn to removecattails from a riverbed at a San Bernardino County. Shifting winds blew the flames out of control. The fire FRESNO — A man who destroyed a truck and a shed stormed a California medical and briefly forced the evacua- office and shot the mother of tion of nearby homes. his five children before turnLow temperatures and high ing the gun on himselfleft behumidity helped firefighters hind a suicide note filled with battle the blaze Wednesday frustrationover a property morning. dispute, police said WednesOne inmate firefighter was day. treated for an injury after he N eng Moua, 43 , a n d fell into a burned-out stump Zyang Vang, 33, had been in hole. a contentious relationship for yearsbefore police say Moua, armed with a shotgun, went to the doctor's office where Vang worked. Tuesday's shooting sent HAWTHORNE — Authori- people running in fear from ties say a shooting involv- the office building in downing police has killed a man town Fresno, and in the end and woman and wounded a police found the bodies of 12-year-old boyin Hawthorne. Moua and Zang. Nobody else Police in the Los Angeles was physically harmed. I nvestigators found t h e suburb say that shortly after 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, a note later w h ile s earchwoman in a Mercedes pulled ing Moua'shome in nearby up next to a patrolling officer Clovis, said Fresno police Lt. and said she was being fol- Mark Salazar. Salazar said lowed. Moua wrote about Vang's KCAL-TV says moments desire to sell the home they later, a white Cadillac pulled owned together,but Moua up and a passenger got out didn't want to sell the home, and openedfi re on the Mer- where he lived until the time of the deadly shooting. cedes. The officer then shot the — The Associated Press gunman.

rates.

Q: How have Californians done at

bans communities from using drinking w ater to irrigate street medians, for instance.

Communities also will be encouraged

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A: Not so well. In January 2014, Brown asked Californians to voluntarily reduce water use by 20 percent. Instead, they averaged about half of that decrease.

of water-gulping lawns. And the order directsa statewide look at waterrates to encourage conservation, meaning

water-rate hikes are likely for many. Q: Say I live outside CaliforniaSan Francisco Bay Area water users why should I care about the state's snow this winter would rescue the state — some with no lawns — were among drought? aRer its driestthree-year period on re- the thrifbest, using around 70 gallons A: Farmers aren't covered in Brown's cord. Instead, the winter brought by far of waterperperson per day.Thatfigure m andatory conservation order, b u t the least snow on record in the Sierra topped 300 gallons for some affluent shrinking water reserves forced growNevada. desert communities in Southern Cali- ers tofallow 400,000 acres last year The snowpack that normally provides fornia with big lawns, pools and golf and likely hundreds of thousands more water for the state throughout the year courses. acresthis year,state agriculture secrenow stands at just 6 percent of normal. Q: How will ordinary people notice a tary Karen Ross said. That means the nearly 40 million difference under Brown's order? Farmers say that could eventually A: California will start looking a lot m ean more expensive fruits,vegetables people in California must rely on wateralready stored in reservoirs and on browner, for one thing. Brown's order and other agricultural products.

LA OKs $i billion to fix sidewalks

Districts seek to extend West had hpttest waiver of education law Mapch pn pecppd LOS ANGELES (AP)Six of California's largest urban schooldistricts have applied for a waiver freeing them from requirements of the nation's No Child Left Behind education law. Fresno, Long Beach, Los A ngeles, Oakland, S an Francisco and Santa Ana unified school districts applied Tuesday for a threeyear extension of a waiver first granted in 2013 to a coalition of California districtsafter the state chose not to request a waiver. The U.S. Department of Education began granting waivers to the Bush-era law in 2012 as talks to reauthorize No Child Left Behind stalled in Congress. The law requiredallstudents to test proficient in math and reading by2014 orfacea seriesof

Desert wildfire 95 percent contained

the District o f C o lumbia and Puerto Rico, free districts from some of the

law's requirements in exchange for developing new accountabil ity plansand targets for raising achievement.

California's CORE districts created a school improvement system emphasizing support and technical assistance rather than punitive actions. L ast year, t h e U . S . Department of

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placed the CORE districts' waiver on "high risk" status for falling short in two areas: implementing the final version of its school accountability plan and deciding on new teacher and principal evaluations that take into account

student growth. The evaluations are a point of contention in the interventions. ongoing talks between Los The waivers, which have Angeles Unified and United been grantedto 43 states, Teachers Los Angeles.

Murder-suicide gunman lelt a note

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searched hotel room NEW ORLEANS (AP)Attorneys for m illionaire Robert Durst, who faces a Californiamurder charge, say Durst's arrest in New Orleans on weapons charges was invalid, in part because the FBI searched his hotel room illegally.

Two dead, boy hurt in shooting

Durst, who w aived ex-

tradition to California on the murder charge, was arrested last month at the J.W. Marriott hotel in New Orleans. He is set for hearing today on Louisiana charges of possession of a firearm by a felon and illegally possessing a firearm along with an illegal drug. Items recovered from his hotel room included a . 38-caliber revolver a nd about 5 ounces ofmarijuana, according to court records.

A sworn statement supporting the warrant "contains a material misrepr esentation designed t o cover up the FBI's unlawful, warrantless search of Mr. Durst's hotel room," according to acopy of a motion filed by Durst's attorneys. The motion asking Magistrate Harry Cantrell to t hrow ou t

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will likely be argued today. Durst'sattorneys also have asked the judge to subpoena Fox News Channel's Jeanine Pirro, a former New York prosecutor who investigated Durst in connection with the disappearance of his first wife in 1982, and all videosurveillance forM arch 14 and 15 from the Marriott and Los Angeles Police Department.

LOS ANGELES (AP)While much of the nation shivered, many Western cities sweltered through their hottest March on record. Cities in California, Arizona, Texas, Nevada and even Montana had record high temperatures on individual days last month, according to the National Weather Service. Some also racked up unusual overall temperatures orstreaks of balmy weather.

In Los Angeles, the average highin March topped 79 degrees, and the temperature hit 90 or higher on six days. San Diego had five days of 90 or above. In Phoenix, the last five days of the month had highs of 95 or above. The warmup is caused by a high-pressure system that has covered the West Coast and shows no sign of easing this year, said Eric Boldt, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. The ridge ofhigh pressure blocks storms, which means "less cloud cover and more

sun, and that's kept us very warm," Boldt said Wednesday. "All of the West Coast ... even upinto Oregon, Washington ... have seen recordbreaking temperatures

this winter, and March just continued this same theme," he said. San Diego has now seen 17 w a r mer-than-normal months in a row, and Billings, Montana, had its second-warmest March in more than 80 years.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez, the son of Cuban immigrants who rose to become one of the highest-ranking Hispanic members of Congress, was charged Wednesday with accepting nearly $1 million in gitts and campaign contributions from a longtime &iend in exchange for a stream of political favors. Menendez predicted he would be 'Vindicated" and, in a defiant statement beforereporters and cheering supporters Wednesday evening, said, "This is not how my career is going to end." "I amnotgoing anywhere. I'm angry and ready to fight because today contradicts my public service and my entire life," he said. A federal grand jury indictment accuses the New Jersey Democrat of using the power of his Senate seat to benefit Dr. Salomon Melgen, a wealthy Florida eye doctor who prosecutors say

top Democrat on the committee. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., thanked Menendez for stepping down and said he "should not be judged until he has his day in court." The indictment will almost certainly lead to a drawn-out legal fight between Menendez and a team of Justice Department prosecutors who have spent years investigating his ties to Melgen. It will requireprosecutorsto prove thata close and longtime &iendship between the men was used for criminal purposes and is likely to revive the legal debate about the constitutional protections afforded to cal future of the top Democrat — and formembers of Congress for acts they take mer chairman — of the Senate Foreign in office, which Menendez has already Relations Committee, who has played a signaled as a possible line of defense. leading role on Capitol Hill on matters The indictment marks the latest involving Iran's nuclear program and development in a federal investigation U.S. efforts to improve ties with Cuba. that came into public view when federal Menendez said Wednesday he would authorities raided Melgen's medical oftemporarilystep aside from his role as fices in 2013. provided the senator with luxury vacations, airline travel, golf trips and tens of thousands of dollars in contributions to a legal defense fund. The indictment &om a grand jury in Newark contains 14 counts — including bribery, conspiracy and false statements — against Menendez and also charges Melgen, a political donor to Menendez and other Democrats. Menendez is scheduled to appear today in federal court in Newark. Melgen's attorney did not immediately return a call seeking comment Weinesday. The criminal charges cloud the politi-

Iraq hails victory over Reid's exit sets off Islamic State extremists leadership scramble Iraq'svictory over the extremists in Tikrit was seen as a key step toward eventually driving the militants out of Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city and the capital of Nineveh prov-

TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) The government declared victory i n Tik r i t on Wednesday over extremists of the Islamic State group, and it warned the militants holding other Iraqi provinces that they would be the next to fall. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi walked t r i umphantly along a street in Tikrit, carrying an Iraqi flag and surrounded by jubilant forces. A cross the border i n Syria, however, Islamic State fighters made their deepest foray yet into the capital of Damascus by infiltrating a Palestinian refugee camp, according to opposition activists and Palestinian officials.

WASHINGTON (AP)Senate Minority L eader Harry Reid's decision to retire has sparked a very public feud between the No. 2 and No. 3 Senate Democrats, Dick Durbin of Illinois and Chuck Schumer of New York. The two are longtime colleagues and former housemates in a group home on Capitol Hill who have clashed for power in the past. This time, Durbin stood aside in the hours before Reid's retirement became public F r iday m o rning, throwing his backing to Schumer and allowing the outspoken New Yorker to lock up support for the job of Democratic leader. Reid,

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D efense Mini s t e r K halid a l - Obeidi an nounced the victory, saying security forces have "accomplished their mission" in the monthlong offensive to rid Saddam Hussein's hometown and the broader Salahuddin province of the militant group. Al-Abadi said that military engineering units still need more time to clear Tikrit of booby traps and looked to the next steps for the cityand province.

D-Nev., publicly blessed Schumer, long seen as his likeliest successor, and Democrats hoped a messy leadership fight had been avoided. T he mess was still t o come.

According to D u rbin's version of events, in the same conversation where Durbin toldSchumer he would not challenge him for leader, Schumer pledged his support for Durbin to hang onto the No. 2 job as Democratic whip. According to Schumer, that never happened. Remarkably,for a town that thrives on anonymous gossip, spokesmen for both men have taken the disagreement public.

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NEW YORK — McDonald'ssays it's raising pay for workers at company-owned U.S. restaurants, making it WORLD the latest employer to sweeten worker incentives in an improvingeconomy. The fast-food chain owns about 10 percent of its more MOSCOW — A f r eezer than 14,300 U.S. restaurants, trawler with an international representing about 90,000 crew of 132 sank Thursday workers. The rest are run by morning inthe Sea of Okfranchisees and McDonald's hotsk off of the Kamchatka said they "make their own Peninsula and at least 43 decisions on pay and bene6ts." crew members were killed,

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dropped to5.5 percent from 6.7 percent. McDonald's also saiditis expanding benefits to help workers at company- and &anchiseowned restaurants complete high school and college. It did not immediately provide details on thatprogram.

Gov. Pence: political firestorm over law WASHINGTON (AP) Just a week ago, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence was considered one of the few Republican presidentialprospects who could unite the GOP's business wing with religious conservatives. Today, his standing with both groupsisthreatened as the national backlash intensifies over his state's law on religious freedom. P ence spent m uch o f Wednesday behind closed doors to pursue "a fix" to legislation he signed six days earlier .Businessleadershave been among the most aggressive critics of the law, which was cheered by the GOPs evangelical wing as a needed protection for business owners should they refuse servicesto same-sex couples on religious grounds. Pence, lesser known than some Republican W h i te House prospects, has become the central 6gure in the contentious debate, offering him both opportunities and risks just asthe 2016 presidential primary season begins and he decides whether to run. Yet so far, the debate is deepening the very divisions within his party that he hoped to bridge. Pence, a former congressman, has long been popular among evangelical voters, although he has largely focused

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Drought forums planned in April

Continued from Page Al Eugene and Joan Dabadie, and was officially the last student to graduate from Stent Elementary School before the small school closed. She isalso the great-greatgranddaughter of L e anna Donner, a survivor of the infa-

By GUY McCARTHY

mous "Donner Party," where the Donner family was stuck

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in a winter storm near Donner Lake and many rumored that cannibalism was committed by the survivors, some of whom settled in James-

The Tuolumne County Office of Emergency Services has scheduled drought forums in each of the county's five supervisorial districts in April. All forums are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. on therespective dates: • April 13 at Soulsbyville Elementary School, 20300 Soul s byville School Road, Soulsbyville • April 14 at Groveland Community Hall 18990 Highway 120, Groveland • April 20 at Jamestown Elementary, 18299 Fifth Ave., Jamestown • April 21 at Tuolumne Memorial Hall, 18375 Fir Ave., Tuolumne • April 29 in Board of Supervisors Chambers, 2 S. Green St., Sonora Panelists at each forum are expected to include county representatives for public health, environmental h e a lth, emergency services, the county ag commissioner, Cal Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit, Tuolumne Utilities District, Groveland Community Services District, Twain Harte Community Ser v i ces District, t h e A m adorTuolumne C ommunity Action Agency, as well as the county supervisor for the district hosting each respective forum.

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A group attends a sunrise service on the O'Day Ranch "I was riding a horse at 6. property in 2007 (above). Jerry O'Day, of Jamestown And I'm not talking about in (right), checks the stability of the wooden cross on his a circle around the yard, I property before the Easter sunrise service. tended cattle," she said. She alsosold herfi rststeer at6. Protestant Easter tradition occasionally with other pasWhen she was 16, she and to recognize Jesus no longer tors. her mother and grandfather being in the tomb on Easter One traveling pastor in started taking over the fam- morning. the early 2000s attended ily ranch after her father had Lois offered the ranch as and stayed with the O'Days open-heart surgery — rather a siteand so the tradition and cooked a meal out of his cutting edge medicine at the began. trailerfor everyone after the time — after being rolled on Jerry built a 12-foot wood- service. by a horse. en cross and carried it on his Lois — who considers her She's kept with the ranch- back "to see what Jesus felt." catch phrase to be "Are you ing business ever since, get- Lois clarified that he did not hungry?" — then took up the ting her own piece of family do itbarefoot,as some have traditionand started a free property in the late 1970s. rumored. meal after each service. She "When we moved out here Pettigrew led the first ser- cooked for up to 150 people it was bare ranch land. I mean vice, attended by about 30 per service until a knee it was nothing," she said. worshippers from different replacement a few years ago. They built a road and well local churches. Though she loved sharand got electricity hookups The next year, Larry Win- ing the meals, she hasn't before building a house. Lois cension, of Jamestown Unit- returned to t h e t r adition mostly maintained the ranch ed Methodist Church, led the because shestarted to feel while Jerry worked, but he service. He pronounced the some were only coming for slowly added more ranching area hallowed ground after the meal and not the serinto his life. the death of Bob Wieland vice. Now she gets to actually About 20 years later, Lois' just weeks before on the oth- attend the service again as friend, Margaret Pettigrew, er side of the hill. Wieland, a she had skipped it to get the then pastor at Sonora United mason, had gotten permis- food done. Methodist Church, was retir- sion to pull rocks out for his The service is open to all ing. work, but was crushed by a and will be held at 6:45 a.m. Lois asked her what was boulder. Easter Sunday at Jacksonone thing she wished she'd Tom and Donna Modrell, ville and Twist roads. For always done in her minis- of Country Cowboy Church, m ore Easter service listings, revolve around ranching.

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ed" with the community becauseshe actually started her firefighting career in the

agencies, and they hope to have a final working set of regulations up and running by early May, Felicia Marcus, who

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chairs the State Water Resources Control

New was born in Turlock and raised on a family farm inHughson. She later attended Columbia College, where she earned an associate'sdegree in fire science. "Once I went on my first fire I was hooked," New said. "I moved up here, put myself Alex MacLean / Union Democrat through school and worked Aimee New is the new at CDF (Cal Fire) in the Sonora Fire Department summertime and at Dodge chief. Ridge in the wintertime." "It's kind of like I was After spending five seasons working for Cal Fire's destined to live up here Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit, eventually," she said. New was hired as the Lodi The salary range for the Ere Department's first-ever city ofSonora's fire chief female firefighter in 1996. position is between $89,000 Around 1998, New pur- and $108,000, which the chased her first home in city will determine based Mi-Wuk Village and lived on hercertifications. thereforabout eightyears. B arrows m a d e a b o u t She has worked at the $100,000 in w ages and Lodi Fire Department for $33,000 in benefits annuthe past 19 years, rising ally, according to the Calithrough the ranks to the fornia Controller's Office. position of division chief six Mike Noonan,and later years ago. Sonora Fire Capt.Grant "To be successful in a Miller, have served as inmale-dominated occupation terim chiefs since Barrows is challenging, and to rise left. New's first day on the to the level she did in Lodi speaks to her abilities," Mill- job was M onday. She's er said. scheduled to be formally New is married and has a introduced at this upcom9-year-old stepson. ing Monday's Sonora City A n umber o f N e w 's Council meeting. &iends and family, including The meeting starts at her parents, are Tuolumne 5 p.m. Monday, in City Hall, County residents as well. at 94 N. Washington St. As a young girl, New would go camping with her Contact Alex MacLean at parents around Pinecrest amacleanOuniondemocrat. each year before summer. comor 588-4530.

Board,told reporters in a teleconference Wednesday afiernoon. Reduction targets will be set by gallons per person per day, Marcus said. Local water agencies could face fines of $10,000 a day for failure to comply with new wa-

Conti nued from Page Al expected Saturday night through Sunday, and the second system is expected Tuesday with a shorter duration and potentially greater snowfall rates. "A long period of mostly fair and warm weather will

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Executive order Gov. Brown's executive order includes an initiative to replace 50 million square feet of lawns up and down the state with drought-tolerant landscaping.

"Decadesfinaction o hauefinally caught up with California's refusal to build new storage.

Conservation alone isn't the "We'regoing totry progressiveenforce- answer."

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have because the situation is serious."

will likely be to the Sierra, where potentially a foot of snow could fall along the

The basic public health standard accepted by the State Water Board is 55 gallonsperperson perday,M arcus said. For Tuolumne Utilities District customers, who already weathered 25 percent mandatory water reductions last year,the districtis in the process ofrevising its water restrictions and guidelines in response to Brown's order, TUD spokeswoman Lisa Westbrook said Wednesday. "We will of course be complying with the 25 percent reduction target set by the State Water Resources Control Board and will possibly be imposing more waterrestrictions for our area as needed,"Westbrooksaid.'We arevery pleased that one of the focuses will be on outdoor irrigation and offering funding to replace lawns with drought tolerant landscaping." District staff will present the proposed water restrictions to the TUD Board of Directors April 14, Westbrook said. "If our board approves the proposed restrictions, we will call for a public hearing on Tuesday, April 28," she said. Calaveras County Water District o%cials were still evaluating Brown's executive order and determining the impacts on CCWD customers, district spokesman Joel Metzger said Wednesday afternoon. "The State Water Resources Control Board saidtoday on a conference call that many of these new regulations will not go into effect until mid-April or early May," Metzger said. "Between now and then, CCWD will continue enforcing Stage III mandatory water conservation measures, and we will work closely with

passes over the course of a

stateagencies to ensure we are compli-

few days." Given the historic warm spellover the past six to eight weeks, many drivers in the mountains may find themselvesill-prepared for wintry weather, National W eather Service offi cials s aid. Complacency is a major concern in advance of the forecast storm systems.

ant with the new regulations." Twain Harte Community Services District customers may face conservation m easuresin excess of 25 percent, said General Manager Tom Trott. "We currently require 20 percent vol-

be coming to an end this weekend as a series of low pressure systems moves through Northern California,"forecasters based in Contact Guy McCarthy at Sacramento said Wednes- gmccarthy®uniondemocrat. day. "The greatest impact comor 588-4547.

Contact Guy McCarthy at gm ccarthy@ uniondemocrat.com or

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untary conservation and our customers have continued phenomenal conserva-

tion eff orts, conserving an average of 35 percent over the last three months" comparedto2013,Trottsaid. "Our water/sewer committee discussed

water restrictions at their meeting yesterday and decided to continue the discussionat the district's board meeting

consumerrebate program to replace old appliances with more water and energy efficient models. • Requiring school and business campuses,golfcourses,cemeteries and other large landscapes to make "significant" cuts in water use.

• Prohibiting new homes and developments &om irrigating potable water unless water-efficient drip i r rigation systems are used, and ban watering of ornamental grass on public street medi• Calling on local water agencies to increaserates as a way to cover the cost

of conservation and discourage wasteful water use.

All water agencies are required to provide state regulators with monthly reports on water usage, conservation

next Thursday," Trott said. "With our reservoirs notpredicted to fi ll,conservation measures needed to make it safely through the year will need to be specific to our county's water situation and likely in excessofthe governor's 25 percent requirement." In addition, the terms of a pending "Temporary Urgency Change Petition" for summer flows out of New Melones Reservoir are still being worked out, said

and enforcement actions taken by each agency. A gricultural water users will b e required to report more usage information to state regulators than in the past, in an effort to enforce against illegal diversions and unreasonable use. The order also streamlines the government review process for water infrastructure projects, simplifies the review and approvalprocessforwater transfers Tom Howard, executive director of the and emergency ~ g-w a ter projects, State Water Resources Control Board. and directs statedepartments to provide The bureau last week, at the urging temporary relocation assistance to famiof Congressmen Tom McClintock, R- lies in homes with domestic wells that Roseville, and Jeff Denham, R-Turlock, have run dry. reached an agreement with federal fishAbout 117 homes in Tuolumne County run out ofwater due to eriesagencies and valley farmers in- have reportedly tended to hold more water back in New dry wells, according to county DKcials. Melones through Sept. 30. Another goal of the order is to make cWe've asked for more information the statemore "drought resilient"by profrom the Bureau of Reclamation so they moting and subsidizing new, more watercan advise us exactly how New Melones efIlcient technology through the Califorwill be operated," Howard told reporters nia Energy Commission. Wednesday. C onservation is only part of t h e Brown made his announcement at answer to California's water woes, Dena snow survey site 90 miles north of ham said in reaction to Brown's water Sonora where his staff knew the governor restrictions. "In 2009, water agencies throughout would be standing on bare grass. Brown's staff said survey results amounted to the California predicted new requirements "lowest snowpack ever recorded." placedon our state'swatersystem would The state is entering a fourth consecu- leave us withno water duringa prolonged tive year of drought. drought," Denham said. "Fishery agen'This historic drought demands un- cies and environmental groups balked, precedented action," Brown said Wednes- claiming this day would never come. "With the fourth year of drought upon day. "As Californians, we must pull togetherand save water in every way us, these kinds of policies are hurting California farmers, families and the possible." Brown's executive order directs all Cal- environment, as Governor Brown's anifornians to cutback their monthly water nouncement today shows," Denham said. use by 25 percent over their monthly "Decades of inaction have finally caught usage in 2013. up with California's refusal to build new The savings would amount to about storage. Conservation alone isn't the an1.5 mill ion acre-feet of water over the swer." next nine months, according to WednesThe governor made a point of traveling day's announcement. to the bare-grass snow survey site north M andatory water c utbacks are t o of Sonora to announce his mandatory remain in effect through Feb. 28, 2016. statewide water cutbacks. But the same Brown touted provisions in the order location and other places in the Northinclude: Central Sierras could be under a footof • Replacing 50 million square-feet of &esh snow by early next week, according lawns throughout the state with drought to the National Weather Service. tolerant landscaping, in partnership with Forecasters' confidence in the storm local governments. systems was medium as o f n o on • Creating a temporary,statewide Wednesday.

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Bonsai demoset A free public demonstration at the Mother Lode Bonsai Club on April 4 will focus on two essential methods of increasing the illusion of age: jin and shari. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m., with a demonstration immediately after by David Anderson, a sensei (teacher) and bonsai grower in Pine Grove. The meeting will be held in the former Calaveras County Water District office at 423 E. St. Charles Street (Highway 49) in San Andreas. For more information, contact Bob Dean at 754-5887.

As human beings, w e are drawn t o light. It is the source of life-giving energy and, whether natural or artificial, light impacts almost every

color, and texture, and to ditfareutiate one objectfrom another.It roUt'HEVgtt canbringaroomtolife and animate the objects therein or, when Kimberly Teter-CoPe filtercd it can sofien a room's hard edges and aspect ofan interior environment, both functionally and p r ovide a feeling of the ethereal. emotionally. While light can be harnessed and Light allows us to discern shape, manipulated,wemustfirstdevelopan TOttf HOfttg

understanding of its attributes. Today, we'll begin by discussing natural light. When lightwaves generated by the sun's energy hit the earth's atmosphere, light becomes color as the waves interact with the particles they illuminate. The sky appears blue, because the shorter blue wavelengths have a greater chance ofhitting something and being scattered and, thus, seen. When light's path is perpendicu-

Red Hills home to rare, hardy native plants It took almost 10 years of living in the Sierra Nevada foothills to learn to appreciate the unique appeal of the flat, sparse, dry landscape below Sonora and Jamestown. I was always a mountain girl at heart; the more cedar, pine and fir trees hugging the house, the better. Give me green, green

and more green. But then, the stunning palette of delicate spring wildfiowers in the austere lower elevations won me over and, in time, so did the prickly beauty of the whole landscape. One of the best places to experience this terrain is the Red Hills Management Area, a 7,100-acre parcel near Chinese Camp, set aside as an "Area of Critical Concern" by the federal government due to the unique iora and fauna nativetothe area. f

Dog nail trimming clinics set in April •

Nail trimming and foot-care clinics for dogs will be held in April to benefit the Calaveras Humane Society. Clinics will be held from 11 a.m. to1 p.m. April 11 at the Humane Society Thrift Store in Arnold, and from 3 to 5 p.m. April 13 at the Humane Society Thrift Store in the Save Mart shopping center in Angels Camp. Clinics will also teach dog-owners techniques on handling pets while with a groomer. The cost is $10, and all proceeds will benefit the Humane Society. For more information, call 736-6989.

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survive, in large part due to the rocks that form the soil: dunite and serpentine (California's state rock). According to the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees the area, the Red Hills area"contains one of the largest exposures of serpentine rocks in the Sierra Nevada." Most serpentine (or, serpentinite) landscapes have high levels of magnesium, which causes calcium deficiencies. The Red Hills soil is also high in other heavy metals including iron, which contributes to its reddish color, and is very low in the basic nutrients most plants need, such as nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. Combine low soil fertility with drought and brutal heat, and you get an environment that supports only the toughest native plants. Among the Red Hills stalwarts are five rare plants considered "sensitive" by the BLM. See HILLS / Page B2

4-H HomeArts Exposition ahead

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Rachel Oppedahl

The Calaveras County Garden Club will meet April 8 at the Murphys Hotel, 457 Main St., Murphys. The speaker will be Kris Seidel, from the Calaveras Lumber Garden Center whose talk is titled, "The Best Plants for Calaveras County — What to Plant NowwThe cost of lunch is $20. For reservations, call 728-8326. For more information, visit www.calaverascountygardenclub.org.

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In the Garden

Garden club meets April 8

The Calaveras County 4-H Home Arts Exposition will be held at 10 a.m. April 18 at MarkTwain Elementary in Angels Camp. The event will be hosted by Angelus Ranus 4-H Club. Entries are due byTuesday. Members will exhibit their wares in clothing, arts and crafts, industrial arts and crafts, leather craft, pottery, needlework, dish gardens, welding, woodworking, and models. Food and Nutrition project members are eligible to enter their dishes or decorated cakes. Adults are eligible to enter the Chili Cook-Off contest. For more information and entry forms, go online to http:// ucanr.edu/sites/ Calaveras 4-H Program.

lar tothe earth's surface,it has less atmosphere through which to travel. This is why sunlight at the equator is more intense and warm than indirect sunlight at the poles where light must travel further through the air. Different hemispheric regions receivedifferent degrees oflight.Light also changes with the seasons. The

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Barbara McDow, of Sonora, holds one of many birdhouses made of reclaimed wood. These and many others will be sold April 11 at the Central Sierra Audubon Society Birdhouse Sale.

Central Sierra Audubon Society event slated for April 11 By LACEY PETERSON The Union Democrat

Building bird housing has become something of a tradition for some members of the Central Sierra Audubon Society, and the club will sell its wares at its annual birdhouse sale on April 11. The society will hold the sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 11 at the Calaveras County Water District officein San Andreas. Locally there are about 200 differentspecies ofbird,said society member Tom Harrington, of Sonora, but not all nest and not all who nest use boxes. Harrington is one of several members who makes the birdhouses, or boxes, asbirderscallthem.

According to member Ron McDow, of Sonora, who also builds houses, some of the local birds that nest in birdhouses include white-breasted nuthatch, tree swallow, violet-green swallow, oak titmouse, western

bluebird, ash-throated fiycatcher and house wrens. The western bluebird requires a hole that is 1.5 inches in diameter, and others will use that size, but they don't need one quite as big, McDow said. 'You don't want it much

bigger than that," said McDow, becausestarling birdsalsonest in boxes and are very destructive. If the entry hole is big enough, they will go in, take overabox and use it,excluding other birds.

House sparrows can do the same thing, and are small enough to fit through the smaller entry holes. But, McDow said, they "aren't all over" in this area. W oodpeckers nest in cavities and seldom use birdhouses, McDow said. Birdhouses should be placed at least 5 feet high and can be placedon top offence posts. However, if someone has a house cat, a birdhouse should be mounted 6 to 8 feet high. Birdhouses do well hanging from trees, but not mounted to

a tree, because predators— like house cats and raccoons — can

climb trees, McDow said. See BIRDS/Page B2

Farm-to-school gathering Set The secondannual Mother Lode Farm to School Network Gathering will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 25 at the Wildcat Ranch in Sonora. The ranch is at the corner of Tuolumne Road and Wards Ferry Road. The free event is open to the public and will offer a look at the 138-acre working educational ranch and farm owned and operated by Sonora High School and utilized by Tuolumne County schools. The event will showcase a Mother Lode program in which schools teach about and provide access to healthy, locally grown food, creating future generations ofhealthy children and families, and economically vibrantfarms, a pressreleasesaid. The event will be hosted by Gardens to Grow In, Foothill Collaborative on Sustainability (FoCuS), Sierra Harvest, University of California Cooperative Extension and Ag in the Classroom. The event will include FoCuS potatopatch planting from 8:30 to 10 a.m., as well as farm tours and table shares, and networking from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Lunch will be offered for $5 per person, and guest speakers will speak from noon to 1 p.m. "Breakout" sessions will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. A post-gathering tour will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. at Blue Oak Farm, 8700 Fraguero Road, Sonora. For more information, email kevhesser@ gmail.com.

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The Red Hills, most of the year dry and mostly bereft of wildflowers, is in full bloom this time of year.

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have beenproposed for listing under the Endangered Continued from Page Bl Species Act. The three other relatively California verbena, which rare plants are the yellowgrows toabout 18inches tall flowering Layne's butterand sports pale to dark pur- weed, a member of the sunple flower clusters, is found flower family; the perennial nowhere else in the world. herb Mariposa desertparsThis verbena is confined to ley; and the Red Hills soapthe short stream reaches in root, a wavy-leaved ground the Red Hills where there is hugger that has white flowseepage &om groundwater ers &om May toJune — but year-round. opens its blooms only at The Rawhide Hill onion night. is another rare plant that These rare Red Hills beauoccurs in s mall colonies ties grow among a handthroughout the Red Hills. ful of hardy natives seen Typically blooming fr om throughout th e f o othills, April to May, this Red Hills like lupine, monkey flower, native produces 20 to 60 Indian paintbrush, Calismall, white or pink flow- fornia and foothill poppies, ers andprefers south-facing and the d rought-tolerant slopes with shallow soils. goldback fern. The ubiquiBoth the California verbe- tous California buckbrush, a na and Rawhide Hill onion small shrub with grey-green

leaves and clusters of teensy, cream-colored flowers, is abundant. Other bushes you might see include Toyon, coffee berry, hollyleafredberry,and manzanitas. Native perennials like California onion grass, big squirreltail and pine bluegrass make up a largepercentage ofthe grass cover in the Red Hills. Virtually the only tree that lives here is the foothill pine. In mid-March, I visited the Red Hills. The California buckbrush were in full bloom, great swaths of goldfields wildflower covered hills and roadsides, and the first poppies and purple lupine dotted the landscape. I saw a few of the rare California verbena. In addition to its unique beauty, the Red Hills area offerslocalgardeners avalu-

able lesson: As we continue to endurea severedrought,it behooves us to rely more and more on the plants that have proventobestarsurvivorsin the foothills. To tour the Red Hills area soon, consider an April 13 field trip hosted by the Sierra Foothills Chapter of the California Native Plant Society. For m o r e

Rachel Oppedahlis a University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener of

Tuolumne County,who doesn't see the loivlands as

"barren"anymore.

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unwantedheat gain and fade interior finishes. The best toplitspaces are those that rely on light bouncing from soffits and ceiling coves. Natural light can be controlled in three ways: Through additive treatments such as blinds; by the specification of the glass; and through the configuration of the opening itself. Glass technologies have dramaticallyadvanced over the past20 years,from coatings that filter entering light and reduce ultraviolet rays to Courtesy photo i KimberlyTeter-Cope techniques like fritting that Sunlight paints stripes on an office wall as it filters permit the glazing itself to through a window. function as a light-filtering system. The depths of walls and window jambs and sills ous surfacesfrom natural to Now, think about your willalso affectthe amount of man-made, the sunlight we home. What is the solar orien- light that reflects deep into see has been altered. By the tation of each room? Window the room. time light reaches our win- openingsthat face east allow It is the anticipated actividow, it has become layered early morning sun to enter tiesin a space thatdetermine as a result of numerous chro- and are ideal for kitchens and how natural light should be matic shadings on its jour- breakfast nooks. South-facing controlled. ney from the stratosphere to rooms have the best orientathe surroundings outside our

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County Historian De Ferrari's detailed and up to date untold stop of Columbla's gray gold should be ln evep Tuolumne County hlstop buff's librap. It's also a great gift. Available at: Mountain Bookshop at the Junction The Book Nook at the Tuolumne County Library, Greenley Rd. Columbia Booksellers and Stationers, Main St., Columbia Charley's Books and Gallerla, Main St., Jamestown Groveland Yosemlte Gateway Museum, Hwy. 120, Groveland Tuolumne County Museum, Sonora

f und scholarships for l ocal students pursuing enContinued from Page Bl vironmental studies and programs given by society If someone is going to set members at local schools out a birdfeeder,they,too, on topics like birds, spiders should be out of j umping and frogs. reach of cats, and they should be near shrubbery or close to Society information cover, where a bird can hide if a predator comes by. The chapter has about The sharp-shinned hawk 350 to375 members, Baird and coopers hawk are preda- said. torsthat eat birds,but "forMembers are from Tutunately there aren't a lot of olumne a n d Ca l averas them, so a person can have counties and, in addition to a birdfeeder and not see one monthly meetings, the birdcome through. But they're ersgettogether for frequent around," McDow said. trips around the region. In addition to birdhouses, Member Jeanne Ridgthe April 11 sale will feature ley leads bird walks at the boxes for things like bats, Groveland Community Serowls and wood ducks. These vices District property on boxes can be used to deter the first Wednesday of each bats from nesting within the month. Those who would structure of a h ouse, Har- like to participate should rington said. meet Ridgley at 8 a.m. in This time ofyear is best the Groveland Community to put out birdhouses, be- Services District parking cause it's when they are lot. For more information, looking for nesting sites to call Ridgley at 962-7598. have eggs and their babies, An outing at Indigeny ReHarrington said. They are serve in Sonora will be led starting now, and eggs will April 11 by members Dave be hatching soon. Harden and Pamela Blair. The sale has been held for Participants should meet 15 to20 years, said society at Indigeny on Lyons-Bald member Rick Baird, and is Mountain Road at 8 a.m. one of the group's biggest The group also does highfundraisers. A second bird- way cleanup, is i nvolved house sale will be held in in various environmental October in Jamestown. causes and committees and This month's sale will be holds an annual Christmas held in conjunction with Bird Count — partof a nathe California Native Plant tional event. Society's Spring Plant sale, The society meets at 7 alsofrom 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at p.m. on the third Wednesthe CCWD office, 120 Toma day ofeach month. The next Court in San Andreas. meeting will be April 15 at Birdhouse prices range the Tuolumne County Lifrom about $25for a blue- brary on Greenley Road in bird box to$40 to $60 for Sonora. Featured speaker larger boxes for birds like will be Christy Sherr, who owls and bats. A number of will discuss black-backed accessories and screen feed- woodpeckers an d f o r est ers also will be offered, as fires. w ell as bird books for adults and children. Contact I acey Peterson at Proceeds from the bird- lpeterson@uniondemocrat. house sales are used to com or 588-4529.

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Some tips • Frequently, people are tempted to paint north-facing rooms yellow hoping to create artificial sunlight. Because yellow is the most translucent of all colors, it can be tricky to work with and easily appear dingy or dirty in northern light. For this application, choose a yellow that has a golden undertone. • Colors that appear vivid and look great in south-facing rooms may look flat,even sickly, in dimmer lit rooms. Adjust the colors' shades, tintsand tones accordingly. • Glazed walls refract light as it moves through the glazed topcoat to the more opaque undercoat. When you make the undercoat lighter and warmer than the topcoat,

you create a more luminous efFect. When you make the undercoat darker and cooler than the topcoat, you create a

m ore mysterious efFect. • All things considered, the choice of particular paint or furnish colors is less important than how they interact with each other and their surroundings. Take cues from nature. Observe what colors

flourish in your specific light. Also, see beyond the objects in your rooms and instead focus on the quality of natural light. Next time, we discuss artificial light and make sense of efficacy, watts and kelvins.

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RECREATIONAL 801 - Motorcycles 805 - RV's/Travel Trailers 810 - Boats

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Automobiles CHEVY '03 TRACKER Great shape, 2 & 4 wheel drive, blue, new stuff, smog & lic. incl. $2950 (209)768-0226

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1 Owner, V6, 4WD, 123K miles, 3rd row seating, excellent condition. Fully Loaded: OnStar nav, DVD, heated seats/power everything: $9,050. (209) 559-5032

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but I cannot do it. I'm depressed and miserable. What should I do? —SECOND PLACE DEAR SECOND: Jerry has put Serena first, which means he will always takeher side in any argument with you, and she knows it. Don't expect any apologies. The question is what to do about your marriage, which sounds unhappy and stressful. Get some counseling, with or without Jerry, and figure out whether you are better off with or without him. DEARANNK: I read the letter from "Cringing in Exercise Class," who complainedabout a woman who chewed gum during classes. I'm surprised the instructor allows it. It is a safety hazard. The woman could inhale the gum and

BETTER PRACTICE YOUR HEIMLICH MANEUVER DEAR BETTER: You make an excellent point that we had not consideretl. With the amount of exertion and breathing one does during exercise, the gum could easily end up where itshouldn't. Thanks for weighing in. DEAR READERS:We are carrying on Ann Landers' tradition that April 2 be setaside as Reconciliation Day, a time to make the first move toward

mending broken relationships. It also would be the day on which we agree to acceptthe olive branch extended by a former friend or estranged family memberand do ourbesttostartover. Annie'8 Mailbox is Written by Kathy

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treatment options, such as green tea extract, and what are the latest clinical trials or research studies that would be applicable. Also, what are the nutritional needs to Gght CLL? — N.H. ANSWER: Chroniclymphocyticleukemia is a disease of the bone marrow, an indolent (slow-growing) type of cancer. It is called CLL when the cancer cells are mostly in the blood, and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) when it is primarily in the lymph nodes. These are just di8'erent manifestations of the same disease. However,ifthediseaseis mostly in the lymph nodes, then radia-

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reasonableto considercomplementary approaches. In thecase of green tea extract,a tion treatment usually is used, even in well-done study showed promise in asymptomaticearly disease.In stageI early-stage CLL. This study used polyCLL, the condition typically is watched phenon Eata doseof400 mg to 2,000 for progression. mg orally twice a day. Unfortunately, For cancer in general, I think that this compound is not available comusing natural treatments, including mercially and is not well-absorbed by a diet designed to help support the mouth. There are supplements availbody'8 own defense mechanisms, is a able commercially, but, as always, I

must warn that these generally are not tested independently. I also found some preliminary evidence about curcumin (turmeric) as a possible treatment for CLL However, the research is more preliminary than

it is with polyphenon E. It is possible that the two may be used together. Neither of these is a cure for CLL, but may slow progression. Most authorities recommend that people with cancer consume a diet of m ostlyvegetables and fruits, whole grains if you eat grains, Iish, nuts and legumes but avoid red meat and processedfoods.That'spretty good advice formost people. DEAR DR. ROACH: I a m a 77-year-old male. I have really been shedding the hair on my arms and legs. Is this normal for a man of my age? I have been taking hydrocodone and simvastatin, along with the usual vitamin supplements. Could the medications or supplements that I am taking have anything to do with my hair loss? Could it be my diet, or just old age? — R.C. ANSWER: Hair loss on the arms

OROS CO!' Birthday for April 3.Fortune shadows you when you conflict of opinion now. Provide leadership. follow your heart this year. Get playful. Romance comes Virgo(Aug.23-Sept.22):Today is a 9 — Make m oney naturally. Share for collaborative renewal after 4/4. today and tomorrow. Postpone an outing until after Roadblocks disappear after 6/14. Adventure, travel and chores are done. Power into productivity. Stash away the education entice. A new professional opportunity arises surplus. Hold enough to cover upcoming expenses.Fruafter10/13. Focus on physical, mental and spiritual health gality gives you the edge. An old friend provides a boost. after 10/27. Explore your creativity. Do what you love. Libra(Sept. 23-Oct. 22):Today is a 9 — You're stronger overthe nexttwo days,and empowered. Get busy,and To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the avoid idle chatter. Take the traditional route. Consider easiest day, 0 the most challenging. the possibilities. Form an alliance with a female. Work Aries (March 21-Apiil 19): Today is an 8 - You and together to get more done. Action trumps talk. a partner can stir things up the next couple of days. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):Today is a 6 — Begin a twoPractice improves your luck. Don't get too fascinated day retrospective phase. Pay attention to signs. Peace by yourself. Let others contribute, and share the glory. and quiet suit you fine... reflection and meditation find Strengthen the structure. Work together for a share goal. fertile ground. Solidify your situation. Coordinate your Taurus (Apdl 20-May 20):Today is a 9 — There's a schedule to avoid conflicts. Choose a practical direction. heavy workload over the next two days. Profit from Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):Today is a 7 - Fun with meticulous service. Follow a favorite recipe. Stay in close friends is the order of the day. Distractions and delays communication with loved ones. Your discipline is adcould slow the action, especially at work. So go play. mired. Don't be afraid of words. Your studying pays off. Practice your manners and keep your objective in mind. Gemini (May21 June20): Today is an 8- Have fun Complications may arise. Take new territory. with friends over the next two days. Make sure your Capricorn (Dec. 224an. 19):Today is an 8- Anticipate messages get through ... communication breakdowns changes. Don't talk about it ... just make your move. could slowthe action. Ignore kidding or teasing. Don't Guard against jealousies. Your fears are gone. Others wonder if you're ready for more responsibility. There gossip about work. Remember what you were taught. Play nice. may be a test. Listen and watch for hidden benefits. Cancer (June 21 July 22):Today is an 8- Turn your Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Today is an 8- Conditions attention toward home today and tomorrow. Replace look good for travel and romance. A weekend escape something that's missing. Study your options, and then delights. Make or re-state a commitment. Get into action. take on a beautification and organization project. Shrewd Keep track of the details. Wash everything in sight. Probargaining lands a treasure. Put your back into your vide yourself with a few new creature comforts. efforts. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Today is a 7 — Make a Leo(July23-Aug. 22): Today is a 7- Enter a two-day financial commitment over the next two days. Review voracious learning phase. The area between right and the budget thoroughly first. A supportive partner makes wrong could seem fuzzy. Study the situation. Pay a debt. it easier. Try not to argue. You theory could get chalUse what you've learned to keep costsdown. There's a lenged. Practice leads to perfection. Stick to your guns.

and legs is less common than on the scalp. Hormonal changes (especially thyroid and testosterone) and medications can be the culprit. A myriad of skin diseases can do it, but these usually have visible skin changes associated. Chronic swelling (edema) of the extremities might be the cause. Simvastatin has rarely been associated with hair loss. However, when I see hair loss on the lower extremities, I worry about peripheral artery disease, which is very common and underdiagnosed. Being on simvastatin suggests that you have had high cholesterol, which is a risk factor for PAD. Having hair loss on both arms and legs, however, makes me more concerned about

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TOdayin hiSfOry Today is Thursday, April 2, the 92nd day of 2015. There are 273 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 2, 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, because of advancing Union forces. On this date: In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying, "The world must be made safe for democracy." (Congress declared war four days later.) In 1932, aviator Charles A. Lindbergh and John F. Condon went to a cemetery in The Bronx, New York, where Condon turned over $50,000 to a man in exchange for Lindbergh's kidnapped son. (The child, who was not returned, was found dead the following month.) In 1942, Glenn Miller and his orchestra recorded "American Patrol" at the RCA Victor studios in Hollywood. In 1968, the science-fiction film "2001: A Space Odyssey," produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, had its world premiere in Washington D.C. In 1982, several thousand troops from Argentina seized the disputed Falkland Islands, located in the south Atlantic, from Britain. (Britain seized the islands back the following June.) In 1986, four American passengers were killed when a bomb exploded aboard a NVA jetliner en route from Rome to Athens, Greece. In 1995, baseball owners accepted the players' union offer to play without a contract, ending the longest and costliest strike in the history of professional sports.

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dollars ($1,000).) Camp Old Oak Ranch s/ Chris Khan OLD OAK RANCH Executive Director Street address of NOTICE: This principal place of statement expires five business: years from the date it 15250 Old Oak Ranch was filed in the office of Rd. the County Clerk. A new Sonora, CA 95370 FBN statement must be Name of Registrant: filed no more than 40 lnternational Church Of days from expiration. The Foursquare This filing does not of Gospel/Camp Old Oak itself authorize the use Ranch of this name in violation 15250 Old Oak Ranch of the rights of another Rd. under federal, state or Sonora, CA 95370 commonlaw. (B & P Articles of Incorporation Code 14411 et seq.) ¹C0126840 CA CERTIFICATION: The registrant I hereby certify that the commenced to transact foregoing is a correct business under the copy of the original on fictitious business name file in my office. or names listed above DEBORAH BAUTISTA, on: 1946 County Clerk & This Business is Auditor-Controller, By: conducted by: Theresa K. Badgett, a corporation Deputy I declare that all Publication Dates: information in this March 19, 26, 8 April 2, statement is true and 9, 2015 correct. (A registrant The Union Democrat, who declares as true Sonora, CA 95370 any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business Classified Ads and Professions Code that the registrant Work For You! knows to be false is 588-4515 guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand PUBLIC NOTICE

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APN: 081-063-12-00 TS No: CA08004784-14-1 TO No: 140228984-CA-VOI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED May 4, 2012. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On April 20, 2015 at 03:30 PM, at the front entrance to the Administration Building, at the County Courthouse complex, 2 S. Green Street Sonora, CA 95370, MTC Financial lnc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on May 10, 2012 as Instrument No. 2012006142 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Tuolumne County, California, executedby JARED HICKMAN, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. as nominee for SCENIC OAKS FUNDING as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: SEE EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF EXHIBIT"A" LOT 65, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP ENTITLED,"CRYSTAL FALLS RANCH UNIT NO.1B,"FILED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF TUOLUMNE COUNTY, JULY 18,1967 IN VOLUME 3 OF SUBDIVISIONS, PAGES 13 THROUGH 20,INCLUSIVE, TUOLUMNE COUNTY RECORDS. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 17000 OAKTREE LANE, SONORA, 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 without covenant or warranty, express 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 the Deed of Trust, estimated 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 obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee's Sale is estimated to be $139,079.68 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary's bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier's check 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 California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee's Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The properly offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. 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. 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 Priority Posting and Publishing at 714-573-1965 for information regarding the Trustee's Sale or visit the Internet Web site address listed below for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA08004784-14-1. 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: March 19, 2015 MTC Financial lnc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA08004784-14-1 17100 Gillette Ave lrvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Amy Lemus,Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.priorityposting.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Priority Posting and Publishing AT 714-573-1965 MTC Financial lnc. dba Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. P1136259 Publi cation Dates: 3/26, 4/2, 04/09/2015. The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370

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DEBORAH BAUTISTA, FICTITIOUS CLERK 8 AUDITORBUSINESS NAME CONTROLLER STATEMENT The following Person(s) TUOLUMNE COUNTY is (are) doing business CLERK & AUDITORas: Fictitious Business CONTROLLER Name (s): 2 S. Green St. HIGH SIERRA Sonora, CA 95370 HOUSEKEEPING (209) 533-5573 Street address of FILE NO. 2015000077 Date: 2/27/2015 10:18A principal place of DEBORAH BAUTISTA, business: 10578 MT. Brow Rd. CLERK 8 AUDITORSonora, CA 95370 CONTROLLER The following Person(s) Name of Registrant: is (are) doing business Thomas, Lacey 10578 MT. Brow Rd. as: Fictitious Business Sonora, CA 95370 Name (s): The registrant ROSALINDA'S commenced to transact NIGHTCLUB, BAR, business under the FOOD & MOTEL fictitious business name Street address of or names listed above principal place of on: 3/24/2015 business: This Business is 14450 Highway 108 conducted by: Jamestown, CA 95327 an individual. Name of Registrant: San Martin, Rosalinda A I declare that all information in this 2083 London Avenue statement is true and Manteca, CA 95336 correct. (A registrant The registrant commenced to transact who declares as true any material matter business under the fictitious business name pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business or names listed above on: -/-/2006 and Professions Code that the registrant This Business is knows to be false is conducted by: guilty of a misdemeanor an individual. punishable by a fine not I declare that all to exceed one thousand information in this dollars ($1,000).) statement is true and s/ Lacey Thomas correct. (A registrant NOTICE: This who declares as true statement expires five any material matter years from the date it pursuant to Section was filed in the office of 17913 of the Business the County Clerk. A new and Professions Code FBN statement must be that the registrant filed no more than 40 knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor days from expiration. punishable by a fine not This filing does not of to exceed one thousand itself authorize the use of this name in violation dollars ($1,000).) s/ Rosalinda San Martin of the rights of another under federal, state or NOTICE: This common law. (B & P statement expires five Code 14411 et seq.) years from the date it CERTIFICATION: was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new I hereby certify that the FBN statement must be foregoing is a correct copy of the original on filed no more than 40 file in my office. days from expiration. DEBORAH BAUTISTA, This filing does not of County Clerk 8 itself authorize the use of this name in violation Auditor-Controller, By: Trina Nelson, Deputy of the rights of another Publication Dates: under federal, state or April2, 9, 168 23, 2015 common law. (B & P The Union Democrat, Code 14411 et seq.) Sonora, CA 95370 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the FICTITIOUS foregoing is a correct BUSINESS NAME copy of the original on STATEMENT file in my office. TUOLUMNE COUNTY DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK 8 AUDITORCounty Clerk & CONTROLLER Auditor-Controller, By: 2 S. Green St. Theresa K. Badgett, Sonora, CA 95370 Deputy (209) 533-5573 Publication Dates: FILE NO. 2015000084 March 19, 26 & April 2, Date: 3/6/2015 11:34A 9, 2015 DEBORAH BAUTISTA, The Union Democrat, CLERK 8 AUDITORSonora, CA 95370 CONTROLLER FICTITIOUS The following Person(s) BUSINESS NAME is (are) doing business STATEMENT as: Fictitious Business TUOLUMNE COUNTY Name (s): CLERK & AUDITORRIOT MINISTRIES CONTROLLER Street address of 2 S. Green St. principal place of business: Sonora, CA 95370 13849 Mono Way (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2015000091 Sonora, CA 95370 Date: 3/9/2015 3:01P Name of Registrant: Refile of previous file ¹ Harvest Fellowship 2013000110 19270 Hillsdale Drive DEBORAH BAUTISTA, Sonora, CA 95370 CLERK & AUDITORArticles of Incorporation CONTROLLER ¹ C0194197 CA The following Person(s) The registrant is (are) doing business commenced to transact as: Fictitious Business business under the fictitious business name Name (s): 49ER CAB or names listed above Street address of on: not applicable This Business is principal place of business: conducted by: 19506 Industrial Drive a corporation C-2 I declare that all Sonora, CA 95370 information in this Name of Registrant: statement is true and THJ Transport, LLC correct. (A registrant 13029 Beckwith road who declares as true Apt A any material matter pursuant to Section Sonora, CA 95370 Articles of Incorporation 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant 201504310015 CA The registrant knows to be false is commenced to transact guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not business under the fictitious business name to exceed one thousand or names listed above dollars ($1,000).) on: 2/9/2015 Harvest Fellowship This Business is s/ Kim Bankston conducted by: Pastor a limited partnership NOTICE: This I declare that all statement expires five information in this years from the date it was filed in the office of statement is true and correct. (A registrant the County Clerk. A new who declares as true FBN statement must be any material matter filed no more than 40 days from expiration. pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business This filing does not of and Professions Code itself authorize the use that the registrant of this name in violation knows to be false is of the rights of another guilty of a misdemeanor under federal, state or punishable by a fine not common law. (B & P to exceed one thousand Code 14411 et seq.) dollars ($1,000).) CERTIFICATION: THJ Transport I hereby certify that the s/ Todd Johnson foregoing is a correct Managing Member copy of the original on NOTICE: This file in my office. statement expires five DEBORAH BAUTISTA, County Clerk 8 years from the date it was filed in the office of Auditor-Controller, By: the County Clerk. A new Theresa K. Badgett, FBN statement must be Deputy filed no more than 40 Publication Dates: days from expiration. March 12, 19, 26 & April This filing does not of 2, 2015 itself authorize the use The Union Democrat, of this name in violation Sonora, CA 95370 of the rights of another FICTITIOUS under federal, state or BUSINESS NAME common law. (B & P STATEMENT Code 14411 et seq.) TUOLUMNE COUNTY CERTIFICATION: CLERK 8 AUDITORI hereby certify that the CONTROLLER foregoing is a correct 2 S. Green St. copy of the original on Sonora, CA 95370 file in my office. 533-5573 DEBORAH BAUTISTA, (209) FILE NO. 2015000110 County Clerk & Date: 3/1 7/2015 11:02A Auditor-Controller, By: Refile of previous file Theresa K. Badgett, ¹2008000167 Deputy DEBORAH BAUTISTA, Publication Dates: & AUDITORMarch 12, 19, 26 & April CLERK CONTROLLER 2, 2015 The following Person(s) The Union Democrat, is (are) doing business Sonora, CA 95370 as: Fictitious Business FICTITIOUS Name (s): BUSINESS NAME A) THE CONFIDENCE STATEMENT RIDGE COMPANY, TUOLUMNE COUNTY LLC CLERK & AUDITORB) CONFIDENCE CONTROLLER RIDGE WATER 2 S. 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Name of Registrant: The Confidence Ridge Company, LLC 19186 Superior Dr. Twain Harte, CA 95383 Articles of Incorporation ¹ 200722010162 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/23/2008 This Business is conducted by: limited liability company. 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).) The Confidence Ridge Company, LLC s/Craig Case, President 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: Trina Nelson, Deputy Publication Dates: March 19, 26 & April 2, 9, 2015 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 4/1 5/2008 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/ Keith Robbins s/ Christine K. Robbins 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. (B8 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: Theresa K. Badgett, Deputy Publication Dates: March 19, 26 & April 2,

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/ Jinder Gill-Gonzales 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 commonlaw. (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.

granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in section 9100 of the California Probate Code. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: Cynthia R. Hadell 316 S. Stewart Street, Suite 2 Sonora, CA 95370 209 532-6459 Filed MAR 23 2015 By: Bethany Chambers, Clerk Publication Dates: March 26, 30 & April 2, 2015 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370

STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER 2 S. Green St. Sonora, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2015000119 Date: 3/23/2015 10:20A DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name (s): MCFARLAND TRUCKING Street address of principal place of business: 18199 Mt. Eaton Tuolumne, CA 95379 Name of Registrant: A.) McFarland, Michael 18199 Mt. Eaton Rd. Tuolumne, CA 95379 B.) McFarland, Monica 18199 Mt. Eaton Tuolumne, CA 95379 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: not applicable 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/ Monica McFarland s/ Michael McFarland 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: Theresa K. Badgett, Deputy Publication Dates: March 26, & April 2, 9, 16, 2015 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER 2 S. Green St. Sonora, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2015000062 Date: 2/13/2015 4:49P Refile of previous file ¹2013000154 DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name (s): A.) KC ENTERPRISES B.) MOTHERLODE TOYS Street address of principal place of business: 20043 El-Ray Lane Sonora, CA 95370 Name of Registrant: A) Robbins, Keith E. 20043 El-Ray Lane Sonora, CA 95370 B) Robbins, Christine K. 20043 El-Ray Lane Sonora, CA 95370 The registrant commenced to transact

9, 2015 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER 2 S. Green St. Sonora, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2015000092 Date: 3/9/2015 5:02P DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER

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Street address of principal place of business: 16575 Draper Mine Road Sonora, CA 95370 Name of Registrant: Sierra Natural Birth Center LLC 16575 Draper Mine Road Sonora, CA 95370 Articles of Incorporation ¹ 201506410343 CA The registrant

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County Clerk & Auditor-Controller, By: Theresa K. Badgett, Deputy Publication Dates: April 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2015 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SUSAN M. THOMPSON CASE NUMBER PR 11167 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be otherwise interested in the will or estate, or both, of: SUSAN M. THOMPSON A Petition for Probate has been filed by: David Scott Thompson in the Superior Court of California, County of: Tuolumne. The Petition for Probate requests that David Scott Thompson be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate underthe Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: May 15, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 3, at 60 N. Washington St., Sonora, CA 95370 IF YOU OBJECT to the

Sierra Natural Birth Center, LLC s/ Ellen Jasmer CEO 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. (B8 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: Theresa K. Badgett, Deputy Publication Dates: March 12, 19, 26 & April 2, 2015 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER 2 S. Green St. Sonora, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2015000126 Date: 3/30/2015 1:40P Refile of previous file ¹ 2014000283 DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK 8 AUDITORCONTROLLER The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name (s): GONZO'S POOL SERVICE/GARDEN ART Street address of principal place of business: 18669 Pine Street Tuolumne, CA 95379 Name of Registrant: Gill-Gonzales, Jinder 18669 Pine Street Tuolumne, CA 95379 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 6/28/2014 This Business is conducted by: an individual. I declare that all information in this

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St., Sonora, CA 95370 NOTICE OF PETITION IF YOU OBJECT to the TO ADMINISTER granting of the petition, ESTATE OF: you should appear at John Douglas Hughes, the hearing and state aka John D. Hughes, your objections or file aka John Hughes written objections with CASE NUMBER PR-1116 the court before the hearing. Your To all heirs, appearance may be in beneficiaries, creditors, person or by your contingent creditors, attorney. and persons who may IF YOU ARE A be otherwise interested CREDITOR or a in the will or estate, or contingent creditor of both, of: John Douglas thedecedent,you must Hughes, aka John D. file your claim with the Hughes, aka John court and mail a copy to Hughes the personal representA Petition for Probate has been filed by: JANE ative appointed by the court within four months HALLENDORF in the from the date of first Superior Court of issuance of letters as California, County of: provided in section 9100 Tuolumne. The Petition for Probate of the California Probate Code. The time for filing requests that JANE claims will not expire HALLENDORF be before four months from appointed as personal the hearing date noticed representative to administer the estate of above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the decedent. the file kept by the THE PETITION court. If you are a requests authority to person interested in the administer the estate estate, you may file with underthe Independent the court a Request for Administration of Special Notice (form Estates Act. (This DE-154) of the filing of authority will allow the personal representative aninventory and appraisal of estate to take many actions assets or of any petition without obtaining court approval. Before taking or account as provided in Probate Code section certain very important 1250. A Request for actions, however, the personal representative Special Notice form is available from the court will be required to give clerk. notice to interested Attorney for petitioner: persons unless they Gary P. Dambacher have waived notice or 32 N. Washington consented to the Street proposed action.) The Sonora, CA 95370 independent (209) 533-1883 administration authority Filed March 23, 2015 will be granted unless By: Gloria Doehring, an interested person Clerk files an objection to the petition and shows good Publication Dates: March 26, 30 & April 2, cause why the court 2015 should not grant the The Union Democrat, authority. Sonora, CA 95370 A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Ask your classified Date: May 8, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. in Dept. representative about ATTENTION GETTERS 3, at 60 N. Washington

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Summerville Bear infielder Sam Burns (above) receives a throw on Wednesday in a Mother Lode League baseball game inTuolumne. Sonora's Joey Kish (below) lays down a bunt. Bear third baseman Bryce Farrell (bottom, left) digs out a throw.

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For Sonora, Delaney Ditler drove in the Wildcats' only run in the fourth inning. Summerville opened the contest with a run in the first before adding four each in the third and fourth. In the sixth, the Bears added two more runs to enforce the 10-run mercy rule. In all, the Bears totaled 14 hits. Sonora (0-5 MLL) looks to capture its first win of the league season in a road match against Amador on Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Sutter Creek. Summerville (3-2 M L L) can make it three victories in a row when the Bears travel to Linden on Thursday.

By BILL ROZAK The Union Democrat

Kings, Bhullar to make history

When Sonora's Carter Denton saw the pitch go to the backstop, without hesitation he charged down the third base line. Summerville catcher Darren Warnock chased the ball with cat-like reQexes and Bears pitcher Sam Burns s tormed hom e

US Senators want WC moved WASHINGTON (AP) — Thirteen U.S. Senators asked FIFA to consider taking the 2018World Cup out of Russia because of what they call that country's "ongoing violations of the territorial integrity of Ukraine." In a letter released Wednesday, a day after it was sent, lawmakers including Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson, lllinois Democrat Richard Durbin and Arizona Republican John McCain told Sepp Blatter, the head of soccer's governing body, that letting Russia host the event "inappropriately bolsters the prestige" of President Vladimir Putin's "regime at a time it when it should be condemned." They suggested that FIFA hold an extraordinary congress to vote on whether to move the 2018 tournament to another site. According to the letter, more than 40 countries, including nearly half of the field from the 2014World Cup, have placed sanctions on Russia.

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up for what he felt was an errant toss. "I was thinking crap, crap, crap, I better get on my horse," Burns said of his pitch. "I threw a curveball in the dirt and with a runner on third that's probably not a great idea so I busted my butt to get to home plate." The Bears were leading by one run in the top of the seventh with two outs and were trying to win the battle of Mother Lode League unbeatens. "I was hoping Sam was covering the plate," Warnock said he was thinking as he pursued the ball. "It was inside pitch and I was trying to frame it. I didn't get a good grip on it and it went to the wall. I ran to the wall and came up fi ring.Like he supposed to, my teammate was sitting right there on the plate." "I read dirty ball and it went back to the backstop but it just died in the fence," Denton said. "I just went for it. It was a close play. It could

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HIGH SCHOOL Today Boys — Baseball: Bret Harte vs. Amador, Sutter Creek, 4 p.m. Summerville at Linden, 4 p.m. Calaveras vs. Argonaut, San Andreas, 4 p.m. Golf: Summerville at Argonaut, 3 p.m. Sonora vs. Amador, Mountain Springs, 3:30 p.m. Bret Harte vs. Calaveras, Greenhorn Creek, 3 p.m. Girl~ ft b all: Summerville at Linden, 4 p.m. Calaveras vs. Argonaut, San Andreas, 4 p.m. Bret Harte vs. Amador, Sutter Creek, 4 p.m. Soccer:Sonora vs. Bret Harte, Dunlavy Field, 7 p.m. Calaveras vs. Linden, Frank Meyer Field, San Andreas, 7 p.m. Coed — Tennis:Summerville vs. Linden, Stockton, 3:30 p.m. Calaveras vs. Argonaut, Jackson, 3:30 p.m. Bret Harte vs. Amador, Angels Camp, 3:30 p.m. Saturday Coed — Track and Field:Bret Harte at MJC Invitational, Modesto.

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Sonora High's Charlie Dunn (8, above) and Carter Denton watch Summerville's Kai Bannister slide into second base on Wednesday in Tuolumne. Joey Kish (below) works from the mound.

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it hard, I didn't have to. I just hit it in the right spot. I was a Continued from PageC1 little in front of it and drove it down the third base line. He have gone either way." was playing a little off and I Burns got to home plate snuck it by him and it rolled just before Denton, received all the way to the fence." a perfect throw from WarFarrell coasted into second nock and applied the tag to and clapped his hands topreserve the Bears 8-7 come- gether emphatically as Peterfrom-behind victory over the sonWood and Burns scored to Wildcats and an on-field cel- take a 7-6 lead. Tyler added ebration ensued on Wednes- a line-drive, RBI-single up day in Tuolumne. the middle to give the Bears "Exciting win. E x citing an insurance run they would win," said Summerville head need. Burns took over on the coach Larry Gold."I think our kids are gonna be known as mound for the Bears in the the heartbreak kids, or the fourth and had retired seven heart attack kids. They've straight Wildcats, three on just got this will to win. They strikeouts, heading into the come back when they get seventh. He was dominate down. Things maybe are not setting up hitters with two looking so great and the next differentkinds of off speed thing you know, there they pitches, a fastball and then a are." wicked curveball that was in "Bang-bang play and he a class by itself. "He wants the ball every was out," said Wildcat head coach Scott Johnson. "It was chance he can get and he a good read by Carter, that just did a great job of shutball gets a little higher off the ting them down," Gold said backstop we score. But the of Burns. "His curveball is alcatcher made a good play on ways like that. He loves to set it and Sam came and covered pitches up. He comes in with the plate perfect ly. Carter that hook and it's just nasty." got down the line fast, bangBut after striking out the bang, it could've went either lead-off hitter, Burns ran way. He was definitely out, into trouble. Charlie Dunn but it was close. In that situ- worked a walk and was wild ation you have to go. It's one pitched to second base. Denofthoseplays,the exactplay ton immediately followed tomorrow, we probably score. with a ground ball single to But today we didn't." center to plate Dunn. Down 6-2 after four inJohnathan Gillespie addnings, the Bears started their ed a single and both he and comeback with a pair of runs Dunn were advanced on a in the fifth. Trey Peterson- wild pitch which set up the Wood walked and Burns sin- Bears sparkling late-game gled. They both later scored play. While the Bears celebrated on a bases loaded walk to Bradley Tyler and a sacrifice moving to 5-0 and into first fiy f'rom Elias Hidalgo. place, the Wildcats felt like In the sixth, the Bears they didn't take full oppormade the comeback complete. tunity of their chances and Kai Bannister reached on maybe let onegetaway. "Just right from the start an error and was doubled home one out later by Pe- we played awful,"Denton tersonWood. After a walk to said. "Terrible approaches Burns to put runners on first at the plate, kicking the ball and second, up stepped to the around, we just did not to plate Bryce Farrell, Summer- come to play by any means ville's clean-up hitter. today." After taking a strike, FarSonora loaded the bases rell pulled a hard ground ball with two outs in the top of the down the third base line. first but came up empty. "I timed the pitcher well The Bears' Billy Butler in the on-deck circle," Farrell reached on an error aAer an said. "I knew if I could get 11-pitch at-bat to start the a fastball I could get some- game and was quickly tripled thing to hit. I let a curveball home by PetersonWood when drop in for a strike and then center fielder Garrett B ozI sat back. I didn't really hit zo's dive came up short and the ball bounced under his glove and to the wall. Burns brought home PetersonWood with a sacrifice fly. The Wildcats sent nine

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Serena Williams earns 700th win players to the plate in the fourth and erupted for four runs. Two runs scored direct ly on errant throws. Denton, Joe Montelongo, Eric Gilliatt and Dunn all had singles in the inning. Sonora added two more in the fourth. Gilliatt was struck by a pitch and Kish followed with a one-hop double to the right center field wall to bring home Gilliatt. Kish crossed the plate on a wild pitch to give the Cats a 6-2 advantage. eWe played about five or

six solid innings, I know it's important to play all seven, but we ended upwith more good innings than we did bad innings," Farrell said. eWe pitched, we played good defense and we had confidence at the plate. We got down four runs and we knew we could

come back and we pulled it out. That's what this team has been doing all year." "Hats off to Summerville first of all," Johnson said. "They play as a team. They're hungry. They're emotional. They're positive. They're wellcoached. They played a heck of agame today.Down 6-2,if you lookat their box scores, they've been coming back and beatinga lot of people. We knew that was going to happen. Today they played a better game than us. Some of our guys need to figure it out thatpractice is where it all begins and become more serious. But that's nothing to take away from Summerville. They were the better team today no doubt about it." Sonora outhit Summerville 11-9 but the team left the basesloaded in the first and second innings and came up empty and also left t wo more runners on in it s

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'That's been a trend the past couple of games," Denton said. eWe've leR 12 and 13 runners on base consistently,

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cut that off right now." The win for the Bears was a little sweeter afier not beating theWildcats for at least 11 years. "It's definitely bigger, because they come from the VOL (Valley Oak League) to the MLL, a very small league, and they thought they were just gonna steamroll everybody," Burns said. "So I hope we just gave them a reality check of what the MLL is capable of." For Sonora (10-4, 5-1 MLL), Montelongo was 2 for 4, Denton 2 for 5 with two RBIs and Bozzo had two hits. For the Bears (10-3, 5-0 MLL), PetersonWood was the slugger of the game, belting a double and triple, scoring three runs and driving in two and Burns went 2 for 2 with two runs scored in the teams 9-hit attack. While the Wildcats have the rest of the week off for league games, they play at Downey on Friday, the Bears get right back on the horse today and play on the road at Linden.

the ball. The seven-time Key Biscayne champion overcame her annoyance and shaky play Wednesday for her 700thcareervictory,beating Sabine Lisicki 7-6 (4), 1-6,6-3 to reach the semifinals of the Miann Open. Williams won despite an unreliable serve, a poor second set and 51 unforced errors. She looked fiatfooted and listless at times, and seemed especially vexed when playing on the side looking into the sun. She did, earning her

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Game notes:Sonora right fielder Johnathan Gillespie made a spectacular running, over-the-shouldercatch torob Case Dailey ofextra bases.... One batter earlier, Sonora pitcher Joey Kish knocked down a line drive and threw to first for an out, robbing Danny Robles of a single.... Sonora turned two double plays.... Sonora finished the first of three rounds of play in the MLL. The Bears finish today.

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that will emerge from that UndraRed last year, Bhulregion as the game continues lar joined the Kings in trainto garner more attention and ing camp before signing with generate ever-increasing pas- Reno. He's averaging 10.3

points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.8 blocks in David Arseneault's fast-paced system in Reno. The Kings consider Bhullar a project, albeit a large and unfinished one. He has worked on hi s c onditioning and keeping up with the pace of the professionalgame, which remains an issue, but he has shown spurts of being a valuable presence in the middle. In his last game Tuesday night, Bhullar had 19 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks in Reno's 131-105 win over Bakersfield. He played 38 minutes.

S BOYS' BASEBALL MOTHER LODE LEAGUE SUMMERVILLE 8, SONORA7 Sonora 004 2 0 0 1 — 7-114 S'ville 200 0 2 4 x — 8-9-3 WP — Sam Burns (3ip, 2h, er, bb, 4k) Sonora: Carter Denton 2-5,2RBI; Joe Montelongo 2-4; Eric Gilliatt 1-2,2R; Joey Kish1-3,2B, RBI; Garrett Bozzo 2-3; Charlie Dunn 1-1,

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Texas to meet with VCU's ShakaSmart AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas athletic director Steve Patterson is scheduled to travel Thursday to meet with Virginia Commonwealth coach Shaka Smart to make an offer to coach the Longhorns, a person with knowledge of the trip tells The Associated Press. Texas hopes to introduce Smart as its new coach as early as Friday, according to the person who requested anonymity because the talks with Smart are considered private. Patterson has zeroed in on Smart since firing Rick Barnes last weekend after 17 seasons. Smart, 37, has been among the hot candidates for several high-profile jobs since leading VCU to the 2011 Final Four. Smart's teams have won

sion among a new generation of Indian fans." Continued from PageCl Bhullar was born in Toronto to Indian-born parents is the NBA's first Indian-born and played AAU basketball owner and is trying to expand with two recent No. 1 overall the league's presence in his picks from Canada — Annative country. drew Wiggins and Anthony When the Kings announced Bennett. He played two seain August that Bhullar would sons for New Mexico State, compete for a roster spot in twice winning Western Athtraining camp, R anadive letic Conference tournament called India the NBA's "next MVP and leading the Aggies great frontier." He said Bhul- to back-to-back NCAA Tourlar "represents one of many

James Harden strengthened his case for the MVP award with a career-high 51 points, and the Houston Rockets squandered a huge early lead but held on for a 115-111 win over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. Houston was up by nine with about eight minutes leR when Sacramento used a 9-2 spurt to get within 104-102 with 5 '/2 remaining. An 8-0 run by Harden, which he capped with a 3-point play, pushed the lead to 112-104. Four straight points by the Kings cut the lead to four with less than a minute left, but they didn't scoreafterthat. DeMarnm Cousins led the Kings with his second career triple-double with 24 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists after missing Monday'sgame torest.He also had six blocks. Wednesday's p e r formance surpassed Harden's previous career best of 50 points, which came on March 19.

2R, RBI. Summerville: Trey PetersonWood 2-3, 3R, 2RBI; Burns 2-2, 2R, RBI; Bryce Farrell 1-3, 2B, 2RBI; Kai Bannister 1-2, R; Darren Warnock 1-2. GIRLS' SOFTBALL MOTHER LODE LEAGUE SUMMERVILLE 11, SONORA1 000 100 x — 14-2 104 402 x — 11-143

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at least26 games each of the past six seasons.

St Louis County pulls taxpayers from NFL stadium financing CLAYTON, Mo. (AP)St. Louis County taxpayers will not be asked to help pay for a new NFL stadium on the downtown riverfront. The St. L ouis PostDispatch reports that last week, a senior aide to Gov. Jay Nixon told County Executive Steve Stenger's office that"St. Louis County's participation would not be necessary in the stadium deal."Stenger had previously said that he would not support county tax funds being used to help build the stadium without a public vote. Without county taxes, the $985 million stadium is stripped of $6 million per year. Nixon's office did not talk about how stadium plannerswould make up the difference.

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Miami, Stanford meet in NIT final matchup of banged-up teams NEW YORK (AP) — The Miami Hurricanes were down to their fourthpoint guard. They had four &eshmen on the court during one stretch, and players found themselves in roles they never filled during the regular season. And yet it's April and bangedup, short-handed Miami still has a game left. The Hurricanes face Stanfordon Thursday atMadison Square Garden for the NIT championship. Coach Jim Larranaga wishes he had Angel Rodriguez and a healthy Manu Lecomte to defend Cardinal guard Chasson Randle, who on Tuesday became the school's alltime leading scorer. He would love to put 7-foot Tonye Jekiri on another Stanford senior, center Stefan Nastic. But Larranaga can't do any of that. Then again, his players have often performed their best when the task was most daunting.

''We play much better when we Sherman and James Palmer were areloose, "Larranaga said.'We like pressed into some critical minutes. "Rightnow we are going to have being the underdog. We like having to overcome adversity — and unfor- a practice and I have to figure out tunately we even like to overcome which one of the guys is going to get deficits."

hurt this afternoon," Larranaga said

They rallied&om down double digitsfor the second straight game to beat Temple in Tuesday's semifinals. With Rodriguez already out because of a nagging wrist problem and his backup, Lecomte, hobbled by a bum knee, the Hurricanes lost Jekiri to a concussion early on. Davon Reed had also tweaked his knee during the shootaround, but he wound up playing and playing well. When Ja'Quan Newton, the third-string point guard nursing a thumb injury of his own, needed a rest, fourth option Deandre Burnett took over. Leading scorer Sheldon McClellan also ran the point some, which the wing never did until two games ago. And &eshmen Omar

Wednesday morning, only half joking at this juncture. This is a team that won at Duke by 16 points but lost at home to Eastern Kentucky by 28. The Hurricanesseemed toplaytheirbestearly in the season when injuries limited the rotation and each guy knew his contributions were crucial, Larranaga sald.

The chemistry was rough at times when players got healthy and rejoined the lineup. Then Miami didn't respond well to the pressure when it earned a Top 25 ranking in late January.

Too many bad losses overshadowed the quality victories by the time the NCAA Tournament field

was picked. But the Hurricanes have found ways to win since then even as the injuries piled up, and on Thursday they11 seek their first NIT title. "We are constantly making adjustments, and the best part about the team is they are very receptive and understanding that this has been createdby circumstance,"Larranaga said. "And they are willing listeners and then going out and executing the plan. But leaving them in that right mental frame of mind of being loose and keeping it pretty simple, not making it too complicated for them, has really been a good formula." Like Miami, Stanford seemed to be well on its way to an NCAA Tournament berth in mid-January. But by the time Selection Sunday arrived,the Cardinal had losteightof their last 12, plagued by their own

injury bug. Seniors Randle, Nastic and Anthony Brown account for nearly two-thirds of the team's scoring, and after last year's Sweet 16 run, motivationcould have been hard to fi nd in the NIT. Instead, Stanford has reached the final for the second time in four seasons. Randle and Brown combined for 26 points on 11-of-20 shooting in the victory over Minnesota in 2012 (Nasticwas a little-used reserve at the time). "They want to play in the postseason, of course, like everyone else in the NCAA, and it wasn't to be. What I really respect about them is they didn't put their heads down," coach Johnny Dawkins said. "They said, 'You know what? You earn what you get. We didn't earn that opportunity. We've earned an opportunity to play in the NIT, so let's make the most out of it.' "

Duke'shoops coach K~yzewski adapts to '1-and-done'world DURHAM, N.C. (AP)There was a t i m e when Duke's Mike K r zyzewski led Final Four teams built around players who stayed for years to grow into tournament-testedveterans.

No longer, not in today's one-and-done world in which top players r arely s t ick around long. The Blue Devils enter this week's Final Four relying on more freshman starters than John Calipari at Kentucky's NBA factory. They have three freshmen players facing stay-

or-go NBA decisions after the who?" season. Krzyzewski, the Hall of ''What Coach K has done Famer in his 35th season at in my judgment, and I think Duke and the winningest Calipari has done the same coach in men's Division I histhing, they've adapted to the tory with 1,016 wins, didn't landscape, and they are deal- have a player go pro early ing with it in a positive way," for nearly two decades unsaid Jay Bilas, an ESPN ana- til three left in 1999. Elton lyst who played on Krzyze- Brand was the first that year wski's first Final Four team after his sophomore season, in 1986. followed by fellow sopho"Now people want to use more William Avery and then value judgments to it and say, freshman Corey Maggette a This is not the way it's sup- few weeks later as Krzyzewsposed to be' and 'This is anti- ki's first of five one-and-done thetical to college.' Well, says players.

It took five years for Luol Deng to become the next &eshman to leave, but Duke has now had three in four seasons: No. 1 overall pick Kyrie Irving in 2011, Austin Rivers in 2012 and Jabari Parker last year. It'sforced the 68-year-old Krzyzewski to adjust his approach compared to the days when Christian L aettner, Bobby Hurley and Grant Hill

"It actually starts before they get here," Krzyzewski said. "We try with the kids, especially if they commit early, to develop even a deeper relationship with them than we did 10 years ago. You had time (then). You want

Jones. Forward Justise Winslow is the other every-game &eshman starter. Theirarrival comes a year after Parker arrived as an allbut-certain one-year player. The reality is it isn't all that different — except maybe for to know them even better the smaller numbers — than because you're only going to what Kentucky's Calipari ofhave them for a shorter pe- ten is criticized for doing with riod of time." his "succeed and proceed" Duke (33-4) is built around approach, a response to the were four-year guys or even star freshman big man Jahlil NBA's requirement for playwhen Jay Williams, Carlos Okafor, a possible No. 1 over- erstobe atleastoneyear out Boozer and Mike Dunleavy all pick who chose Duke of high school before entering stayed for three. jointly with point guard Tyus the draA.

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Saaamento 25 30 31 25-111 Houstnn 35 23 3918- 115 3-Point Goals — Sacramento 7-14 (Williams 2-2, McCallum 2-3,M cLemore 2-3,Stauskas1-3, Wear 0-1, Casspi 0-2), Houston 18-40 (Harden 8-9, Ariza 6-14, Jones 2-3, Prigioni 1-3, Terry 1-7, Smith 0-1, Dorsey 0-1, Brewer 0-2i. Fouled Out —None. Rebounds — Sacramento 65(Cousins 21i, Houston 49 (Dorsey 11). Assists — Sacramento 30 (Cousins 10i, Houston 24 (Prigioni 7). Total Fouls — sacramento 2z Houston 17. Technicals —Landry, Jones. A —1831 2 i1 8,023). NCAA Toumament RNAL FOUR At Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis National Semilinals Saturday's Games Michigan State (27-11) vs. Duke (33-4), 3:09 p.m. Kentucky (384) vs. Wisconsin (35-3), 5A9 p.m.

Nstionsl Invitation Toumsment Semilinsls At Madison Squsre Ganhn, New York Championship Today's Game Stanford (23-13) vs. Miami (25-12), 6 p.m. College Basketball Imritational Championship Series (BestW4) Monday:Loyola of Chicago 65, LouisianaMonroe 58 W ednesday: LoyolaafChicago63,LouisianaMonroe 62; Loyola wins series, 2-0

Collegelnsider.com Toumament Championship Today's game Northern Arizona (23-14) at Evansville (23-12), 4 p.m. NCAA Women's Basketball Toumament RNAL FOUR At Tampa, Rs. Nsdonal Semilinah Sundsy, April 5 Notre Dame (35-2) vs. South Carolina (34-2), 3:30 p.m. Uconn (36-1) vs. Maryland (34-2), 5:30 p.m. National Championship Tuesday, Apdl 7 Semifinal winners

Hockey NAllONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE EASTKRN CONFERENCE GP W L O T Pts GF GA x-N.Y.Rangers 76 48 2 1 7 103 231 179 x-Montreal 77 47 2 2 8 1 0 2 203 174 x-Tampa Bay 78 4 7 2 4 7 1 0 1 250 204 N.Y. Islanders 77 4 5 2 7 5 9 5 235 215 Pittsburgh 77 42 2 4 1 1 9 5 211 194 Detroit 76 40 23 13 93 221 208 Washington 7 7 4 2 2 5 1 0 9 4 227 190 Boston 77 39 25 13 91 204 198 Ottawa 76 38 26 12 88 220 204 Floiida 77 35 27 15 8 5 192 210 Philadelphia 7 7 3 1 2 9 17 79 202 220 Columbus 76 37 3 5 4 7 8 210 234 New Jersey 7 7 3 1 3 3 1 3 7 5 170 197 Carolina 76 28 37 1 1 6 7 176 208 Toronto 78 29 43 6 64 2 0 4 249 Buffalo 77 22 4 7 8 52 1 5 2 258 WESTERN CONKRENCE GP W L O T Pts GF GA x-Anaheim 79 50 2 2 7 1 0 7 232 217 x-Nashville 78 47 2 2 9 1 0 3 224 193 St. Louis 76 46 23 7 99 2 29 190 Vancouver 77 45 2 7 5 9 5 224 208 Chicago 76 46 24 6 98 2 17 176 Calgary 77 42 28 7 9 1 229 204 Minnesota 76 44 2 5 7 95 2 19 186 Winnipeg 77 39 2 6 1 2 9 0 217 204 LosAngeles 7 6 3 7 2 5 14 88 201 192 Dallas 77 37 30 10 8 4 239 248 SanJose 76 37 30 9 83 2 12 215 Colorado 76 35 2 9 1 2 8 2 206 213 Edmonton 77 23 4 1 1 3 5 9 186 260 Arizona 77 23 46 8 5 4 161 256 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot Wednesdsy's Games Buffalo 4, Toronto 3 Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 1 Anaheim 5, Edmonton 1 Colorado at San Jose Today's Games N Y. Islanders at Columbus, 4 pm. Washington at Montreal,4:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Detroit,4:30 p.m. carolina at Flosda,430 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Calgary at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Vancouver at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Edmonton at LosA ngeles,7:30 p.m.

SHARKS 5, AVAlANCHE 1 0 0 1- 1 Cohnxlo San Jose 0 1 4—5 First Period — None. Penalties —Duchene, Col (tripping),7:29. Second Peiiod — 1,San Jose, Hannan 2(Burns, Pavelski), 1695. Penalties — Burns, SJ (0ipping), 19:18. Third peiiod — z san Jose, Tierney 5 (Nieto, Fedun), 8:01. 3, Colorado, Duchene 20 (Redmond, Mitchell),854(pp).4,San Jose, Madeau

18 (couture), 10:1z 5, san Jose, couture 26 (Karlsson, Burns), 15:55 (en). 6, San Jose, Scott 3 (B.Smithi, 16:28 (eni Penalties — Braun, SJ (delay of game),8:37. Shots on Goal— Colorado8-7-5— 20.SanJose 10-8-12 —30. Power-play opportunities — Colorado 1 of 2;

San Joseoof1. Goalies —Colorado, Berra 34-1 (28 shots-25 saves). San Jose, Stalock8-7-2 (20-19). A — 17,562 (17/62). T — 2:2z Referees — Paul Devorski, Brad Watson. Linesmen — Jay Sharrers, Mark Wheler.

Baseball MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBAlL Spring Training AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Oakland 21 9 Kansas City 18 10 Toronto 18 12 Boston 15 11 Houston 12 10 Tampa Bay 13 12 New York 15 1 4 Los Angeles 13 1 4 Minnesota 12 14 Cleveland 13 16 Chicago 11 16 Baltimore 11 17 Seattle 11 17 Detroit

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Wednesdsy'8 Gsmes Philadelphia 9, Atlanta 2 Houston 3, Detroit 2 Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Yankees 0 Miami 8, Washington 0 Minnesota 4, Boston (ss) 4, tie Toronto 9, Boston (ss) 7 St. Louis 5, N.Y. Metb 4 Kansas City 4, LA. Dodgers 4, tie Oakland 4, LA Angels 1 Chicago Cubs11, Milwaukee 7

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Soccer Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T l t s GF GA New York 2 0 1 7 5 2 D.C. United 2 1 0 6 2 2 NewYorkcityFC 1 1 2 5 3 2 Orlando City 1 1 2 5 4 4 New England 1 2 1 4 2 6 Columbus 1 2 0 3 3 3 Toronto FC 1 2 0 3 4 5 Chicago 1 3 0 3 2 5 Montreal 0 1 2 2 2 3 Philadelphia 0 2 2 2 3 6 WESTMN CONFERENCE W L T P ts GF GA FC Dallas 3 0 1 10 6 1 Vancouver 3 1 0 9 5 4 San Jose 2 2 0 6 6 6 Real Salt Lake 1 0 2 5 5 4 Los Angeles 1 1 2 5 5 4 Houston 1 1 2 5 2 2 Sporting Kansas City 1 1 2 5 3 4 Seattle 1 1 1 4 5 3 Colorado 0 0 3 3 0 0 Portland 0 1 3 3 3 4 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Fridsy's Games D.C. United st Orlando City,4 p.m. Saturdsy's Games Toronto FC at Chicago, 12 p.m. New England at Colorado, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Houston at Seattle, 7 p.m. FC Dallas at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Sunday's Games RealsaltlakeatsanJose,2p.m. Philadelphia at Sporting Kansas City, 4 p.m.

Transactions BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Reassigned RHP Jesse Crain and LHP Carlos Rodon to minor league camp. HOUSTON ASTROS — Placed RHP8 Josh Fields and Brad Peacock and LHP Brett Oberholtzer on the 15-day DE; Field retroactive to Friday, Peacock to Monday and Oberholtzer to Tuesday. Optioned LHP Kevin Chapman, OF LJ. Hoes and1B Jon Singleton to Fresno (PCLi. Designated OF Alex Presley for assignment. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with SS Rafael Rrcal on a minor league contract. MINNESOTATWINS — Optioned LHP Caleb Thielbar to Rochester (Iu. National League ATLAMA BRAVES — Claimed LHP Andrew McKirahan off waivers from Miami. CHICAGOCUBS —Optioned RHP Brian Schlitter,LHP Zac Rosscup and OF Junior Lake to

lowa (PCL).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Released RHP Dustin McGowan. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES— Released RHP Kevin Slowey. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Optioned INF/OF

Tommy Medica and OF Abraham Almonte to El Paso (PCL). Reassigned LHP Jason lane, RHP Marcos Mateo and INF Ramiro Pena to minor league camp. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Released UT Kevin Frandsenunconditionally. Reassigned OF Tony Gwynn Jr., RHP Rsfael Martin and INF lan Stewart to minor league camp. American Association JOPLIN BLASTERS — Signed INF Maikol Gonzalez. LAREDO LEMURS — TradedC ReyOtero and LHP Joe Testa to Sussex County (Can-Amj for future considerations. LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed RHP Zach Staniewicz. SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Released RHP Tommy Mendoza WICHITA WINGNUTS — Signed LHPAlfonso Yevoli. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed INF Casey Haerther. Can~ League OTTAWACHAMRONS — SignedLHPAndrew Wemer and RHP Drew Granier. Rentier League FLORENCEFREEDOM —SignedOF Jake Luce and RHPs Trent Montgomeryand Jelf Neptune. ROCKFORDAVIATORS — Signed OFTeodoro Martinez. FOOTBAlL Nstional Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS — Traded C Gino Gradkowski to Denverfor2016 draft considerations. CHICAGO BEARS — Signed CB Sherrick McManis,RB Jacquizz Rodgers and LB Sam Acho to one-year contracts. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed WR/KR Brandon Tate. DALlAS COWBOYS — R~igned LB Rolando McClain to a one-year contract. Signed DE Efe Obada. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed RB Daniel Herron to a one-year contract. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Released FB Bradie Ewing. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Agreed to terms with G Jahri Evanson a oneyearcontractextension. Signed CB Kyle Wilson to a one-year COhtIBCL

ST. LOUIS RAMS — Re-eigned CTim Bamee. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Released G Jeff Baca and DT Chas Alecxih. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Re-signed FB Will Tukuafu and DT Jesse Williams. Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed DL Justin Oxendine. HOCKEY National Hockey League FLORIDA PANTHERS — Agreed totermswith D Michael Matheson on an entry-level contract and assigned him to San Antonio (AHL) for an amateur tryout. NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Reassigned F Viktor Arvidseon to Milwaukee (AHL). PITTSBURGHPENGUINS —Assigned F Jean-

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SAN JOSE SHARKS — Assigned D Konrad Abeltshauser from worcester (AHu to Allen (ECHL). TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Reassigned F Sam Carrickto Toronto (AHL). VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Assigned D Jeremie Blain from Utica (AHL) to Kalamazoo (ECHL). American Hockey League BRIDGEPORTSOUNDTIGERS — AssignedF Dyson Stevenson to Allen (ECHL). CHICAGOWOLVES — Assigned D Jake Chelios to Kalamazoo iECHLi. HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Signed D Brady Skjei to an amateur tryout agreement.

IOWA WILD — Returned D Benjamin DieudeFauvel to Quad City (ECHL). SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE —Recalled FTony Turgeon from Allen (ECHL). ECHL ELMIRA JACKALS — Added G Erik Lasky as emergencybackup.Loaned G Sam Marottato Rochester (AHL). EVANSVILLE ICEMEN — Claimed D Zach McCullough off wa|vers from Kalamazoo. READING ROYALS — Signed BF Ryan Nis|ak. SOCCER Major League Soccer D.C. UNITED — Loaned F Michael Seaton to Orebro SK (Sweden-First Division). NEW YORK RED BULLS — Named Jason Baum senior director of communications. SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Loaned D Saad AbdulNalaam to San Antonio (NASL). COLLEGE EASTERN WASHINGTON — Announced G Tyler Harveywill enter the NBA draft

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QUESTIONS StATTITUDE Compelling questions „, and maybea few actualansw ers

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SPEED FREAKS 3 questions we had to ask —ourselves

News-Journal file

Will this be the good run that translates into more of the

Is Danica's 7th-place run a sign of hope?

same?

GODSPEAK:NASCAR doesn't normally bring seventh-place finishers into the media center, which tells me it wants to keep her around for a while. KEN'S CALL:A seventh at Martinsville is rarely a fluke, and it's a contract

Worried about Kyle Larson? Part of me wants to worry, because kids that young shouldn't pass out

after an autograph session. But you can't help but wonder how far we've come when a driver passes out on a Saturday and isn't allowed to race on a Sunday. If these precautions had been in place back in NASCAR's formative years, when plenty of the ol' boys hit the deck on Saturday night, there would've been a lot of short

year, so maybe it's a good slgn.

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An 8th-place for Harvick, panic time?

fields on Sundays.

Is this maybe, just maybe, a sign of good things for Danica?

GODSPEAK:Harv-quick was badly positioned for the final green-flag run Sunday. End of story. KEN'S CALL:I'm feeling a team meeting, followed by mandatory two-adays until Texas.

If you finish seventh at Martinsville,

you did some good work,obviously.

Remember AJ Allmendinger?

Associated Press/STEVE HELBER

It had been a while since a Toyota driver had felt the pitter-patter of confetti in Victory

GODSPEAK:AJ has hit a Sour Patch in his Easter basket. KEN'S CALL:A 43rd last weekend should signal for someone to pull up that anchor.

Lane, so Denny Hamlin's win at Martinsville was equal parts celebration and relief.

ONLINE EXTRAS

2. Harvick can lose

3. Danica does it

It's been a while since Team Toyota enjoyed the inside of Victory Lane — 32 Sprint Cup races, to be exact. Denny Hamlin was Toyota's bookend. He won last May

Nobody sawthis coming.

Danica Patrick earned her fifth career top-10 finish, finishing seventh at Martinsville. Patrick's finish was the best by a female at NASCAR's oldest track. She is now tied with Janet Guthrie for the most top-10 Cup finishes by a female. Danica's still looking for her first top-five after 88 starts.

at Talladega and snapped

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Toyota's dreadful skid Sunday at Martinsville. "Yeah, it's a big win for Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota," Hamlin said.

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What about Danica matching Janet Guthrie's top-10 mark?

1. Toyota can win

Kevin Harvick, who had not finished lower than second since November, fell hardwell, hard for Kevin Harvick — by finishing eighth in his freaky-fast No. 4 Chevy at Martinsville. As Harvick said, "It still was a good day." Harvick remains the driver to beat on any given weekend.

THINGS TO WATCH FOR AT TEXAS

Onascardaytona Questions? Contact Godwin Kelly at godwin.kelly@newsirnl.com or Ken Willis at ken. willislnews-irnl.com

And sincethe GoDaddy/Danica Patrick contract apparently is sunsetbound, it's only natural to assume a high-profile driver will find some speed in an effort to perhaps close the deal with a new sponsor. Strange coincidence, that one. But don't get ahead of ourselves yet.

Danica got her fifth top-10 in 88 races; Guthrie did it in 25. Also, while there's no way to ever know for sure, those who paid a lot of attention to the 1970s racing scene will assure you, if

given Danica's upper-tier equipment and opportunities, Guthrie would've been a top-10 fixture for years. Ken Willis has been covering NASCAR for The Daytona Beach News-Journal for more than 30 years. Reach him at ken.willis@ news-irnl.com

FEUD OF THEWEEK

1. Larson's health CUP POINTS 1. Kevin Harvick 2.Joey Logano 3. Martin Truex Jr.

4. Brad Keselowski 5. Kasey Kahne 6. Ryan Newman 7. Paul Menard 8. Denny Hamlin 8. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 10. Aric Almirola 11.Jimmie Johnson 11. Matt Kenseth 13. David Ragan 14. Casey Mears 15. Jamie McMurray 16. Jeff Gordon 16. Danica Patrick 16. Carl Edwards 19. Clint Bowyer 20. Greg Biffle 20. AJ Allmendinger 22. David Gilliland 23. Austin Dillon 24. Kyle Larson 25. Kurt Busch

26. Trevor Bayne 27. Justin Allgaier 28. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 29. Cole Whitt 30. Brett Moffitt 31. Sam Hornish Jr.

32. Tony Stewart 33. Michael Annett 34. Alex Bowman 35. Josh Wise 36. Michael McDowell

Kyle Larson fainted during an autograph session Saturday. The 22-year-old driver was taken to the hospital, then lifted from the No. 42 Chevy for Sunday's race. Keep your eyes on Kyle.

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DANICA PATRICKVS.REGAN SMITH: Danica said her Chevy "got drilled" by Smith, who was subbing for Kyle Larson in the No. 42 Chevy. She then added, "But it spun him." GODWIN KELLY'STAKE: "Smith shouldn't worry about payback since he got the worst of it."

2. Jimmie's jam Texas Motor Speedway has always been good to Jimmie Johnson. He's won a Cup race at the 1.5mile track in each of the past three seasons. All those wins came in the fall race.

3. Gordon's rebound After a rough start, Jeff Gordon has scored three consecutive top-10 finishes. He's the guy to watch as the Cup Series heads to the Lone Star State, with one disclaimer: He only has one win there.

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The Kyle Larson health watch will be a topic during the upcoming off-week.

WHAT'S ON TAP SPRINT CUP:Duck Commander 500 SITE:Texas Motor Speedway SCHEDULE:April 10, practice (Fox

Sports 1, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.), group qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 6:45 p.m.). April 11, race (Fox, coverage begins at

GODWIN'S TEXASPICKS Godwin Kelly is the Daytona Beach News-Journal's motorsports editor and has covered NASCAR for more than 30 years. Reach him at godwin.kellyOnews-irnl.com

WINNER:Kurt Busch REST OFTHE TOP FIVE: Carl Edwards,Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin DARK HORSE:Clint Bowyer

7 p.m.; green flag at 7:45 p.m.) FIRSTONE OUT: La ndon Cassill DON'T BE SURPRISED IF: Busch spends hisoffweekend atthe race shop, plotting his Texas victory.

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June7 — Ax altaW e PaintW inners400, Long Pond, Pa. June14— Qu icken Loans 400, Brooklyn,M ich. June 28 —Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif. July 5 —Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach July 11 — Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky. July 19 — New Hampshire 301, Loudon, N.H. July 26 —Crown Royal Presents The Your Hero's Name Here 400 at The Brickyard, Indianapolis Aug. 2 —Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa. Aug. 9 —Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Aug. 16 — Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich. Aug. 22 —Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn. Sep. 6 —Bojangles' Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. Sep. 12 —Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va. Sep. 20 —MyAFibstory.com 400, Joliet, III. Sep. 27- Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H. Oct.4- AAA400, Dover, Del. Oct. 10 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.

Oct. 18 —Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan. Oct. 25 —Alabama 500, Talladega, Ala. IIov. 1- Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va. Nov.s— AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas Iiiov. 15 — Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500, Avondale, Ariz. Nov.22 —Ford EcoBoost 400, Homestead, Fla. x-non-points race

DID YOU KNOW? Dale Earnhardt Jr. scored his first Sprint Cup Series victory at Texas Motor Speedway on April 2, 2000. His father, Dale Earnhardt, finished seventh that day. Junior led 106 of the 334 laps and beat Jeff Burton to the stripe by 5.920 seconds.

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Donnelkc Capacity (62,655), storage (26,108), outflow (1 02), inflow (N/A) Beardsley: Capacity (97,800), storage (31,331), outflow (69), inflow (N/A) Tulloch: Capacity (67,000) storage (57,358), outflow (1,348), inflow (1,121). New Melones: Capacity(2,420,000), storage (553,486), outflow (1,107), inflow (1 96) Don Pedro: Capacity(2,030,000), storage (892,628), outflow (N/A), inflow (N/A) McClure: Capacity (1,032,000), storage (92,735), outflow (N/A), inflow (N/A) Camanche: Capacity (417,120), storage (N/A), outflow (N/A), inflow (N/A) Perdee: Capacity (210,000), storage (N/A), outflow (N/A), inflow (N/A) Total storage:N/A

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BarometerAtmospheric pressure this morning was 30.01 inches and steady at Sonora Meadows. Special thanks to our Weather Watchers: Tuolumne Utilities District, Anne Mendenhall, Kathy Burton, Tom Kimura, Debby Hunter, Groveland Community Services District, David Bolles, Moccasin Power House,David Hobbs, Steve Guhl, Rusty Jones andDonand Patricia Carlson.

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Cal Fire allows burning 24 hours a day without a permit on designated burn days. Burn permits are required within the Sonora city limits. For burnday information and rules, call 533-5598 or 7546600.

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MINIMUMS and MAXIMUMS recorded during the 24-hour period ending at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Since Last Season Temp. Snow R ain Jul y1 this Date Sonora 35-80 0.00 0.00 15.40 15.39 Angels Camp 37-64 0.00 0.00 Big Hill 42-65 13.28 14.58 Cedar Ridge 22.90 23.85 36 — 0.00 0 00 Columbia 39-70 0,00 0.00 17.75 17.10 Copperopolis 13.15 44-75 0.00 0.00 9.39 Groveland 38-57 0.00 0.00 15.16 15.68 Jamestown 0.00 13.46 13.33 38-72 0.00 Moccasin Murphys 37-62 0.00 0.00 Phoenix Lake 35-68 0.00 0.00 19.45 18.75 Pinecrest 27-53 0.00 0.00 21.65 San Andreas 38-65 0.00 0.00 Sonora Meadows 16.90 38-61 0.00 0.00 18.49 Tuolumne 39-61 0.00 0.00 14.39 Twain Harte 22.89 22.32

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Passesascft oday:Asof7a.m.,SonoraPass(Highway 108) is closed 7.2 miles east of Strawberry for the winter. TiogaPass(Highway120) is closed at Crane Flatfor the winter. Ebbetts Pass(Highway4) is closed a half-mile east of the Mt. Rebatumcff for the winter. Go online to www.unicndemocrat.com, www.dct. ca.gov/cgkin/roads.cgiorcall Caltransat800427-7623 for highway updates and current chain restrictions. Carrytire chains, blankets, extrawaterand food when traveling in the highcountry.

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