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Traveling pianist — William Dragun,8, of Jamestown, plays the piano during lunch Thursday at theTuolumne County Senior Center in Sonora.A2

nora at 10 a.m. Saturday. serviceofFered for the fi rst tim e Thousands are expected to show for this year. the parade and following rodeo at the The parade — touted as among nearby Mother Lode Fairgrounds. the biggest in the state — will For the first time, Tuolumne County kick o6'the 58th annual Roundup weekend through downtown SoSee ROUNDUP / Back Page

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Tuolumne County's biggest event, the Mother Lode Roundup P arade and Rodeo, i this eekend, and attendees are encour-

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challenge returns to court By GUY McCARTHY The Union Democrat

Cal Fire —Heavy equipment training underway west of Angels Camp; operators are working near Fowler Peak Lookout.A3

Cave, mineactivi'tleS —Cave and Mine

Adventures will provide free activities for moms on Mother's Day at Black Chasm Cavern, California Cavern and Moaning Cavern Adventure Park.A3

They mere at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the Himalayas mhen the deadly 7.8-magnitude temblorstruck less than 100 miles amay.

ging to remove trees burned

during the 2013 Rim Fire because they claim California spotted owls live in and near burned areas in the Stanislaus National Forest where logging is underway. California spotted owls are not listed as threatened or endangered by the Forest Service or National Park Service, but the state Department of Fish and Wildlife considers them a"speciesofspecialcon-

Seen andHeard — This week's photo opinion asks, "What is your favorite thing about the Mother Lode Roundup' ?"A3

OPlnIOn — Local Views question and answer with water expert John Mills.A4

Highway 108 crash — A two-car crash backed up traffic on Highway 108 at Stockton Road during the early morning commute Thursday.AS

COMMUNITY • ICES:Evelyn Thompson, the leader of Infant/ Child Enrichment Services since its inception, plans to retire Aug. 31.B1 • BRING IN THE TROOPS:Girl Scouts looking for members, volunteer leaders.B1 • VETS' CORNER: The House Veterans' Affairs Committee held a hearing investigating mismanagement allegations at the Philadelphia and Oakland VA Regional Offices.B1 • PICNIC PLANNING: Committee seeks veterans, vendors and volunteers.B1 • FLASHBACK:The Union Democrat shares an unidentified Mother Lode Roundup Parade file photo. Do you remember?B4 • RELIGION: Upcoming events and outreach in the Mother Lode.B3

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By ALEX MacLEAN The Union Democrat

A trio of Sonora residents were walking out of a temple at a 500-year-old Tibetan Buddhist monastery on a secluded plateau in the Nepalese Himalayas when the shaking began shortly before noon on April 25. "Here we are standing in the doorway of this ancient temple with everyone milling around in the courtyard, and then this rumbling starts," said Steve Brougher. 'Then it became so violent, it was a whole notch above anything we' ve ever experienced."

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and his wife, Peggy Dylan, along with the couple's longtime &iend, Donna Bach, had fiown in a charteredhelicopterfrom the capital city of Kathmandu to the remote Serang Gompa monastery, near the border with Tibet, just one day prior to a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that shook Nepal and killed more than 7,500 people. Their trip to Nepal began April 15 was part of a "spiritual journey" for Dylan's company, Sundoor, which teaches fir ewalkin an d s p i ritual workshops. The company has hosted similar trips to other places in the past, such as Peru last year. They were joined on the recent trip to Nepal by nine

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Tuolumne County officials and others have staunchly opposedlegal actions against the salvage logging project See LAWSUIT /Back Page

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Sonora residents (from left) Peggy Dylan, Steve Brougher and Donna Bach were all in Nepal during the devastating earthquake that struck on April 25. Shringi Himal, a peak in the Nepalese Himalayas, towers behind the library at Serang Gompa, an ancient Tibetan Buddhist monastery (below).

from Texas and eight &om Great Britain. Brougher recalls he and his wife being the last ones from their group to exit the temple atSerang Gompa, about 12,000feet above sea level, when the earthquake hit. He walked out to see avalanches and large boulders coming down the gigantic, 22,000-foot peaks surrounding them. "You could hear ofF in the distance ice and rocks cracking ofF the peaks," he said. "It became kind of frightening because you thought, What' s going to come down on top of us? "The peaks look like they' re

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A 20 percent chance of showers isforecast to continue through tonight in the M other Lodebefore clearing with mostly sunny weather in timefor Roundup Parade and Rodeo events Saturday in Sonora. Daytime highs in the mid70s are expected Saturday, and more sunny weather is predicted Sunday for the Mother's Day Breakfast, Cowboy Church, Wrangler Day, Kiddie Rodeo and full rodeo

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The storm &ont that moved across the Central Sierra on Thursday brought 0.12 inch of rain to Columbia, 0.35 inch near Groveland and 0.49 inch near Murphys in a six-hour period, according to d ata gathered by the N ational Weather Service. Snow as deep as 6 inches blanketed th e S t anislaus National Forest below elevations of 5,000 feet, including

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that has the Forest Service, Tuolumne County, loggers and other Rim Fire recovery stakeholders united against a challenge from environmental groups is expected to resurface Monday in San Franciscofederalcourt. Environmentalists, including the Center for Biological Diversity, want to stop log-

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'Traveling Pianist'

Senior, youtb event set in Groveland Union Democrat staff

Check it out Tioga High School and the Groveland Coalition Against Substance Abuse (CASA) will host a lecture by Sam Taylor at9 a.m. Tuesday in the Tioga High School gymnasium. Taylor is th e founder and executive director of Senior/Youth Partnership (SYP) in Sonora. SYP pairs students with a trainedtutorial staff,55 and older, to work in a wide range of coordinated project areas. Much of the programming hasemphasized apprenticeship and entrepreneurial e ndeavors. Students receive men-

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projects,academic remediation, advanced studies for gifted and talented students, vocational training, child-care services and delinquency prevention. Taylor h a s a s s isted •

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in the implementation of similar programs and will share specifics of the SYP model during his presentation. Methods for w o rking with today's youth will be discussed and attendees will have the opportunity to apply some of these

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William Dragun, 8, of Jamestown, plays the piano during lunch Thursday at the Tuolumne County Senior Center in Sonora. William, who calls himself the "Traveling Pianist," has been playing the piano for one year. He said he thought it would be fun to entertain people at the center. William has also showcased his piano playing talent at Avalon Care Center and Skyline Place for his community project. William is a third-grade student at the Foothill Leadership Academy.

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The 12th annual Twain Harte Memorial Day Parade will step off at 11:30 a.m. May 25 at the arch in downtown Twain Harte. The event will include a flag-raising ceremony and hot dog picnic. The day will place a special emphasis on honoring women veterans.

All veterans should arrive by 11:15 a.m. to join the parade.

Play to benefit MLKcommittee

of "Unnecessary Farce" on May 28 at the Sierra Repertory Theater on 11175 Washington St., Sonora. The play is, "a hilarious, door-slamming, mistaken-identity plot-shuffler" stated a press release. Wine and appetizers will be served at 6 p.m., and the play will begin at 7 p.m. All proceeds will go toward promoting the ideals and values of Martin Luther King Jr. at the annual King birthday celebration held in Sonora each January. Tickets are $25 and are offered by MLK committee members.

To purchase tickets or for more information, The Motherlode Martin Luther King Jr. call 532-4864, 768-2167, 532-4791, or 743Committee will host the preview performance 9037.

CALENDAR For complete arts and entertainment listings, see the Weekender, published Thursdays in The Union Democrat.

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Habitat for Humanity Calaveras Board of Directors, 10 a.m., Community Covenant Church in San Andreas, 7545331. The Union Democrat Calendar attempts to list all non-commercial events of public interest in the greater Tuolumne and Calaveras county areas. Contributions are welcome. Call 588<525, visit 84 S. Washington St., Sonora or email Ibrowning© uniondemocrat. corn.

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A group of 30 new Cal Fire trainees are working with bulldozers, motor-graders, heavy duty transports and trucks west of Angels Camp. They are taking part in heavy-fire-equipment-operator training along the east side of Fowler Peak Lookout, according to Cal Fire Academy officials in Ione. Their training began April 20 and continues through June 26. Heavy-fire-equipment operators must be able to drive, maintain and repair big ma-

JAN SALISBURY Dorrington, physician assistant

chines on fire lines, on steep, narrow moun-

"The parade, I love the parade! It is fun to see all the horses."

tain roads, and in other hazardous conditions, for duties including firefighting, road constructionand other forestry projects. The training includes day and night heavy-equipment work such as building fire lines and post-fire rehabilitation. The training is being coordinated by the Ione Academy and the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit. Cal Fire hired the 30 new heavy fire equipment operatorsearlier thisyear. To take part in the training west of Angels Camp, each of the new operators had to complete179 hours of basic firefighter

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and a six-weekcompany officer academy. When this phase of the training ends, they' ll be qualified to respond to emergency incidents. As operators, they'llbe required to complete 6,000 hours of on-the-job and classroom training over the next three years and take part in 40 hours of recertification training every year.

"Watching all the kids dance in the parade. Because they are all havin' so much fun."

JesseJones /U nion Democrat

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Cal Fire trainees (clockwise, from top) Daniel Morgan, out of Morgan Hill, Sonora native Carl Sutton, out of San Bernardino, and John Blake clear brush Wednesday during heavy-fire-equipment-operator training along Fowler Peak Lookout.

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Friday, May 15. The Elks Lodge is at 100 Elk Drive, Sonora. Habitat for Humanity will For entreeselection, price host the seventh annual Hab- and other details, call Bill itat House Party from 3:30 Burnes at 533-4334, or Dana p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on June 20. Youngborg at 588-9632. The event will be held at InFor more information on digeny Reserve on Summers the club, visit www.tcnc.org. Lane in Sonora. The purpose of the club is to enrich members' lives in Tuolumne County through fellowship and non-profit social activities.

"I' ve been watching it forever. I just love it."

STEVE BATES Sonora, log truck driver

The Tuolumne County Newcomers Club will host its next dinner at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at the Sonora Elks Lodge. The Newcomers Club is open to people new to the area (three years or less) or former residents returning to the area. Chris Bateman, associate editor of "Friends and Neighbors" magazine, will be the guest speaker. The deadline to RSVP is

"I enjoy the fact that I get to stay home and stay out of Sonora, because there are too many people."

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i n i n n ee e of your sewage plant and treat it to a tertiary level and mix it with surfacewater and treat that.... It's based on the premise that waterisn't free. In Tuolumne County, we use wastewater ... on irrigation and that may not be the best use of that water in the future. We need to pump it back up hill and serve

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How about Don Pedro Community S e r v ices D i s t r ict, which is running out of water? They are one of those agencies that hasn't invested for many it to our customers. years and they are reaping their Then conservation. Indoors, we harvest. They should have made need to do more. Then we also improvements... they have a noneed to look outdoors. toriously leaky system and did ... Deciding you want an Ama- nothing about it. Why wouldn't it zonian jungle (landscape) isn't go- crash and burn? ing to work. But I definitely think In other parts of the state, they if everything is brown, you have a said, "we have a problem, we need fire hazard.... Do drip irrigation. to raiserates." At least you are Micro-drip. Set your s prinkler honest with your customers.

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tious. They are taking up more topics. I would identify one or two and ask what can we do about our region.

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C assidy r ecently d i s cussed t h e drought and regional water issues

with John Mills, of Columbia, a consultant to several water di s-

tricts, including Calaveras County Water District and, formerly, Tuolumne Utilities District.

He is widely regarded as an expert on state water issues.

timers....

Mills cauti oned his opinions don't reflect those of his clients. File photo/Union Democrat The interview has been edited Water expert John Mills speaks at a March 2014 water symposium at down for brevity. Columbia College. What is the water situation in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties? It's different. To begin with, in Calaveras County, that county has water rights — pre-1914 and post. They have some pretty darn good ones. In T u olumne C ounty, G r ove-

land has no water rights. They get their water from the City and County of San Francisco. The Tuolumne Utilities District and all its customers have contracts. A contract is different than a water right. Should you decide tolitigate and you are a contractor ... you have no standing in court. A court said contractors have no rightto litigate over water rights.

Merced, Tuolumne and Stanislaus rivers). We' ve never seen anything likethisever before. If we have another year like 2015 in 2016, going forward we are going to have empty reservoirs by July 16 or early August. All our reservoirs will be empty. All of them. We are in what we call a "wicked problem" and "hard math." They make no one happy.... Calaveras has 69,000 acre-feet of storage. There's a lot of carryover there. Tuolumne County is in very bad condition.... I don' t mean we need a dam. A dam without water? You have to have runoff to make it work.

What else? The other thing we are havHaving a utility whose main ing: Our watersheds are exerting objective is to generate electricity theirsuperior water rights.... If may not be the safest water source the forestsdry out and the soils for the county in the future. (TUD dry out, if there is precipitation, gets free water from the South it is taken by the watershed. We Fork Stanislaus River under con- are seeingsome pretty dramatic tract from Pacific Gas and Elec- reductions in that. tric's hydroelectric system). More and more in the water industry, we are looking at improvWith 25 to 30 percent water ing the forest and watershed ... conservation, do you think the to restore the meadows and turn counties' water districts are them intoreservoirs. doing enough? For us up here, it means that we This is the worst water year we are continually dealing with forhave ever had. We haven't had a ests that, like the Rim Fire, could four-year dry cycle like this for explode. about 1,100 years, based on tree ring data. Going forward? In other words, no white manPredictionsare 30 percent less no "Californian" — has ever seen snow in the Sierra over the next anything like this before. 85 years. Timewise, that's like the People ask what does that look mortgage on your house ... I'm agnostic on the cause of like? The ancient mariners had these maps and the edge was "ter- this, but changes are coming. It' s ra incognita..." Now, the compass not goingto be a straight line.... is broken and we have no map. The graph will be very spiky. Let's take Sonora. The averAnyone who says this is like 1976-77 ... not in the San Joaquin age rainfall is 31 inches. Let' s River Basin (which includes the see what this could look like with They' re just a contractor.

We also ought to look at this as a regional problem. If you look at Tuolumne County and Calaveras County and Mariposaand Madera wehave a lotofw ateragencies. this model everyone is looking at. ... Imagine a system of Norman We'd have Year One, 20 inches, towers surrounded by moats and Year Two, 7 inches, Year Three, that is their water and the have 18 inches, Year Four, you'd get archers guarding it.... 100, Year Five, you get 7 inches. You need to break down the po... That is what a climate change, litical boundaries — it is a regionspiky graph is going to look like. al issue. Instead of having GroveOne year, it will overtax our sys- land do their plan and TUD doing tem, then you will have years their water plan ... we could do a when the system is bone dry. This regional plan.... Do the regional is based on a warmer and more averaging of your water savings. violent storm pattern. One agency can invest in another. ... You increase the efficiency of In an ideal world, with mon- the region as a whole. ey not a factor, what could we TUD has admitted they don' t do? strategic planning. They are operIt's a wicked problem with hard ational. But going forward, somefacts. For one, water is no longer one needs tobe doing ithere. If free.It needs to be priced at its you are not doing strategic planmarket value.... What I'm saying ning, you are running blind. is there are people in the county who will say water should be free. What should TUD do right But ... with that illusory view, we now, this year? are doomed. I guess it would be a question. I If you assume water is valuable, believe in the Socratic method.... you do everything you can to husI would ask: The state of Caliband that resource. You start with fornia at this point has not set a the forest watershed. final requirement for conservaThen the next thing you do is. tion.... They may not do that for a ... Why should our policy be to few more weeks or months.... You hustle all the water out of town as ought to think about what you are fastas possible.We need tolook at going to do in terms of conservastormwater as an asset and not a tion. The question becomes what liability. Design our land-use proj- we should be doing.... Other than ects to maximize savings. Storm pick a number, do it pragmatically. channels should be avoided. Let it The second thing I'd ask is, is soak into the ground. thisthe appropriate time to evalThere are certainly things you uate your contract with PG&E? I can do when you design systems. would say in the new water future Really think about the design of of California,does that contract subdivisions. In Southern Califor- work for us? ... They need to step nia, they are doing it. We are in back and look at the contract. denial up here because we think The third thing I'd ask is... water is free. We' re riding around to the Tuolumne County Water on our unicorns. Agency (the county government's So, first, stormwater. We also water-study committee): Have need tolook at wastewater as a you folks thought about talking to commodity. If you are going to go the waterdistricts? ...Look at a to the expense of treating water much broader tapestry. as we do, we ought to be looking at The Tuolumne County Water indirect-direct. You take water out Agency.... They are very ambi-

Many people argue that what we, in Tuolumne County, lack is storage capacity. Is this so? And, if so, is there a way to do this? We have storage. We have Pinecrest, Lyons and New Melones. You have three places. And Groveland has plenty of s t orage at Hetch Hetchy and Cherry Lake. That is a gem of a systemthe San Francisco Public Utilities District has an excellent system. If you had Lyons and Pinecrest and New Melones in your portfolio, you'd be in great shape. TUD needs look at the Main Canal (which includes a fiume that carries water from Lyons Reservoir to TUD's delivery system). If it burns, some places havewhat — two days? The Utica System burned and went out (a wooden fume was burned in 2001's Darby Fire, cutting off the water supply to Angels Camp, Murphys and Vallecito). That's another thing you need to look at. It should not be a surprise if it goes out. No one should say, 'I didn't know.' ... What are some developments in the local water situation you think people would be surprised to know? I think the surprise goes back to the San Juan Capistrano case (a court decision that said tiered rates, like TUD's, must be tied to actualcosts).Most water agencies have tiered water rates ...like the Main Canal catching fire or being wiped out, it's not if but when. The State Water Board has supported tieredwater rates....Prop 218 forbids it unless it is based on cost. That has caught the whole industry flat footed. Going forward, what does our region need to be thinking about? We all have to act more like Dr. Spock. We can't make decisions based on wild-ass ideas.

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Tuolumne teacher awarded by CHP for life-saving rescue By SEAN CARSON The Union Democrat

A Tuolumne preschool teacher was celebrated Thursday for her rescue of a drowning car-crash victim in April. California Highway Patrol officers acknowledged Molly Rose — a teacher at Summerville Parent Nursery School in Tuolumne — in front of her peers and family at a meeting held in the Summerville High School Library. The preschool where Rose teaches is part of an adult education program operated by the Summerville Union High School District. Last month, Rose came to the aid of a man lying face down in a Twain Harte creek after crashing his vehicle nearby. Rose said she was in her home when she saw headlights by the creek and heard a crash. "Your brain's trying to make sense of it," Rose said. "It looked like the car was driving in the creek." She left her two children at home and made her way to the scene with a flashlight. After pulling the man &om the water, Rose saw him resume breathing and screamed for neighbors to call 911. Rose receives annual first-aid training as partofherjob atthe school. "When I was there in the creek, I was remembering everythmg I learned," she said. Rose stayed on the scene until first responders arrived.

CHP Lt. Scott Clamp presented Rose with a Certificate of Community Service. The certificate documented the account of her rescue efforts and included the statement — "Citizens like you are the reason this community is so great to live in." ''Whatyou have here in frontofyou today is a real-life hero," Clamp told the crowd. "Not only did she go down to the creek," Clamp said, ashe kept going a step further. She didalltheextra stepsnobody elsedoes." Clamp said responding officer Eli Dyllon arrived on the scene to find Rose soaking wet and refusing to leave. "It wasn't brave. I just jumped in and thought 'there's no turning back now,' " Rose

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Rose's husband and parents from her preschool where present during the celebration. Rose said she was touched to be recognized, and was overwhelmed by the turnout. "Molly is way too humble to acknowledge this or tell us to come, but I think it speaks to her character," said Natalie Scheib, whose children attend Summerville Parent Nursery School. "It's just another day for Miss Molly," said Summerville Parent Nursery School Board President Keturah Wilk. "She works with kids all day and just has a deep love for people. She is an amazing person."

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A two-car crash backed up traffic on Highway 108 at Stockton Road during the early morning commute Thursday. The crash occurred when the driver of a 2007 Chrysler Sebring made a left-hand turn from southbound Stockton Road onto eastbound Highway 108 and into the path of a 2006 Chevy Cobalt, according to the California Highway Patrol. No injuries were reported. Names of the drivers and their passengers were unavailable at the time of publication.

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Summerville Parent Nursery School teacher Molly Rose was awarded by the California Highway Patrol Thursday for rescuing a drowning car-crash victim outside of her home in Twain Harte. CHP Lt. Scott Clamp (left) presented Rose with the award at a Summerville High School staff meeting. Rose's husband, Mathew (right), attended the ceremony.

NEWS OF RECORD Mono Way. 3:09 p.m., Sonora AreaThe Sonora Police Depart- A wallet was found on Mono Way. ment reported the following: 4:39 p.m., Jamestown Two girls were texting while WEDNESDAY 3:29 a.m., vandalism — A walking down Rawhide Road. 4:40 p.m., Jamestown —An vehicle was keyed on Preston elderly person was locked out Place. 7:58 a.m., theft — A wom- of their home and yelling for an's wallet was lost on Morn- help on Main Street. 4:49 p.m., Sonora Area — A ing Star Drive and charges were attempted on her debit big rig blocked a sharp curve on Highway 49. card. 6:09 p.m., Sonora Area12:39 p.m., animal complaints — Two dogs were left Someonetried to pry the lockunattended in a vehicle on Old ing gascap offof a vehicle on Morris Road. Wards Ferry Road. 6:54 p.m., Sonora Area — A 11:02 a.m., disorderly conduct —A rock was thrown at a Jack Russell terrier with no collar or tags was found on Beckvehicle on Greenley Road. The Sheriff's Office reported with Road. the following: Felony bookings

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WEDNESDAY 8:52 a.m., Sonora AreaSomeone lost a multi-colored bag with an iPad inside on

WEDNESDAY 2:59a.m.,Sonora — Michael Dean Bullard, 21, of the 20000

block of Old Sonora Columbia Road, was booked on suspicion of battery after an arrest at his home. 7:08 p.m., Jamestown Roger Eugene Lane, 52, of the 10000 block of Park Avenue, was booked on suspicion of burglary and m i sdemeanor driving with a suspended license and possession of a controlled substance.

CALAVERAS COUNTY The Sheriff's Office reported the following: WEDNESDAY 11:15 a.m., Valley Springs — Mail was stolen on Baldwin Street. 2:52 p.m., Wilseyville Medication was stolen on Blue Mountain Road. 7:23 p.m., San AndreasPeople playing a videogame were yelling on Angels Road.

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SELBY — Wayne Selby, 59, of Sacramento, died Wednesday at Whitney Oaks Care Center in Carmichael. Heuton Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements. MATHIASON — J ewel Mathiason, 89, of Sonora, died Wednesday at Avalon Care Center of Sonora. Allen Mortuary is handling arrangements.

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the California S upreme Court ruled Thursday that settlement agreements between pharmaceutical companies that keep cheaper, generic drugs offthe market may be illegal if they include excessive cash payments. Consumer advocates say such deals have become more common in the drug industry and add billions of dollars to the drug bills of American patients and taxpayers. The court ruled unanimously that s uch " payfor-delay" deals between brand-name and generic drugmakers can violate the

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In its ruling, the California high court said plaintiffs in cases challenging those

"This ruling supports the U.S. Supreme Courtruling and makes it tougher for a different court to ignore it and go in a different direction," Carrier said. Thursday's decision came in a challenge to a $398 million settlement between drugmakers Bayer and Barr Laboratories over the antibiotic Cipro. Barr wanted to market a generic version of Cipro and accused Bayer in 1991 of having an invalid patent for the drug, prompting a lawsuit by Bayer. As part ofthe 1997 settlement agreement, Barr agreed to postpone marketing its generic Cipro until Bayer's patent expired.

deals must show that any cash payment exceeds the value of legal costs and any other products and services the generic drugmaker has agreedtoprovide and dispel any other justifications the drugmakers put f orward, the court said. The ruling was the first decision by an appellatelevelcourt about drug settlement agreements since a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed the government to inspect and challenge such deals, said M ichael Carrier,a professor at Rutgers School of Law in New Jersey who filed a brief in support of the California plaintiff's.

Study: Measles vaccine may have benefits LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new study suggests the measles shot comes with a bonus: By preventing that disease, the vaccine may also help your body fight off other illnesses for years. It's long been known that contracting measles weakens the immune system for weeks or months, putting people, especially children, at increased risk for potentially fatal infection by a host of germs. Now, scientists find that this vulnerable period goes on much longer than thought, up to three years. So the benefit of avoiding measles also extends longer than was appreciated. Researchers also found that measles vaccination campaigns were followed by adrop in deaths forotherinfectious diseases. Experts said the work is a wake-up call to parents who don't vaccinate their children out of unfounded fears about a link between vaccines and autism. "The message is clear," said Dr. Richard Wenzel, an infectious disease

specialist at Virginia Commonwealth University who was not involved in the study. Not only is the vaccine safe and effective against measles, he said,but it may also save a child's life by helping to guard against other infections. Debate about the measles vaccine came intofocus this year after a large outbreak tied to Disneyland sickened 147 people in the U.S., including 131 in California. Infections also spread to Mexico and Canada where 159 people fell ill in Quebec. Many stricken with measles were not immunized because of personal reasons or theirage. Measles, marked by fever,cough and a blotchy rash, has been eliminated in the U.S. for more than a decade thanks to an aggressive vaccination effort. Outbreaks still crop up when Americans orforeign visitors become infectedoverseas and spread the virus

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Father, children found safe in Sierra

SAN FRANCISCO — A father and his two young children who had been missing for two days in a rugged area of northern California were found safe by authorities Thursday night. Rescue crews found and airlifted 41-year-old father Nicholas Vlahos, his 5-yearold son and 3-year-old daughter to astaging area near C amptonville, about 1 0 0 miles northeast of Sacramento, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Details on t h e r e scue LOS ANGELES — The weren't immediately avail- Los Angeles County coroner's office has identified the able. The family was declared unarmed homeless man who missing after failing to re- was fatall y shotby a police of-

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T he office says it w a s 29-year-old Brendon Glenn who was killed after struggling with a Los Angeles Police officer Tuesday night. The shooting comes amid tensions nationwide over police killings of unarmed black men.

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searchers attributethe drop to fewer

measlescases caused by the introduction of the vaccine. Using mathematical modeling, the team also found it took two to three yearsaftergetting measles forthe im mune system to rebuild itself. The study, released Thursday by the journal Science, was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and federal grants. By preventing measles, "you preamong populations that are not vacci- serve your ability to fight off all of nated. these other infections," said Michael In the latest study, an international Mina, a medical student at Emory team ofresearchers analyzed measles University who led the study while at casesand death ratesfrom other infec- Princeton University.

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LOS ANGELES — With the hotdays ofsummer approaching, state analysts estimated Thursday that California has sufficient power supplies to keep the air conditioners running and the lights on. The agency that operates the state's wholesale power system said recently developed solar power plants are helping keep supplies reliable, even as a severe drought has cut into hydroelectric power production. "It is always a challenge to operatethe grid under the high loads produced by sweltering summer temperatures, but our analysis shows we have theresources available to meet California's need this year," Steve Berberich, CEO of the California Independent System Operator, said in a

black. The officer has not been publicly identified. Beck said Wednesday he worries the shooting may not have been justified. The officer was responding to a 911 call that a man who turned out to be Glenn was harassing passersby on a block ofrestaurants and bars. After a struggle, the officer shot Glenn, and he died at a hospital.

Environmental groups suestate SAN FRANCISCO California e n v ironmental groups filed a lawsuit Thursday against state oil and gas regulators seeking to halt illegal oil-industry dumping into drinking-water aquifers. The lawsuit was filed in a Northern California court by Earthjustice on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club. California's oil and gas regulators have acknowledged they mistakenly gave oil companies thousands of permits to dump fluid into federally protected underground water supplies. The two environmental groups say the state's plan for stopping the contamination is moving too slowly. They sued to order immediate stateaction stopping the discharges into aquifers.

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Agency analysts found that enough electricity should be available to meet demand this summer, even if an extreme hot streak sets in.

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LOS ANGELES — NBC is adding the star power of Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Leslie Mann to its "Red Nose Day" charity special. The actresses will join the more than two-dozen celebrities previously announced for the three-hour fundraiser featuring music and comedy. Jennifer Hudson, Will Ferrell, John Legendand Sam Smith are among those scheduled to take part. Donations will go to antipoverty groups benefiting children and families in Africa, Asia, Latin American the state. and the United States, NBC said. The 12 charities sharing WORLD in the donations include the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Children's Health Fund and United Way. WASHINGTON — After months of delays and vetting, the traixnng of moderate Syri an rebels has s~ in J o rdan aspart ofa broaderefFort I NDIANAPOLIS — A f - tobuild aforcecapableoffi ghtter months of mounting HIV ing Islamic State extremists, cases, a rural county that's U.S. and Jordanian officials facing Indiana's worst-ever said Thursday. HIV outbreak is seeing a Defense Secretary Ash Cartdwindling number of new er acknowleigei, however, infections, possibly signaling that the administration has that the outbreak is winding yet to decide exactly how and down, a state health official when the U.S. would support or said Thursday. go to the rescue of Syrian rebel Deputy State Health Com- troopsifthey are attacked by missioner Jennifer Walthall forces under the control of said there have been 149 President Bashar Assad. confirmed HIV cases and one Carter said the U.S. is preliminary positive case in training the rebel troops to Scott County and adjacent ar- fight against Islamic State eas since December, but only militants, and will support the about 15 new cases during rebels in that effort with surthe past two weeks. veillance or airstrikes. But he She said health officials said that while the U.S. bears "are very relieved" by the re- some general responsibility to cent drop in new HIV cases protect the rebels, there have amid the outbreak fueled been no decisions yet on what largely by n e edle-sharing the U.S. would be willing to do among intravenous drug us- if the trained rebels return to ers. Syria and get into a battle with Scott County, about 30 regime troops. miles north of L o uisville, Calling the training proKentucky, normally sees only gram a critical and complex about five new HIV cases an- partofthe campaign to defeat nually, but since the outbreak the Islamic extremists, Carter was detected in December it' s said that the initial segment seen 30 times that number. of the training program will involve about 90 Syrian rebel fighters.

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FBI sent bulletin before Texas attack 3udge allows bail WASHINGTON — Federal for ex-Gitmo inmate investigatorslearned several hours before a provocative cartoon contest in Texas that

a man under investigation for extremist activities might show up and alerted local authorities there, but had no indication that he planned to attack the event, FBI Director James Comey said Thursday. The information about Elton Simpson was developed about three hours before the contest, which the FBI had already identified as a potential targetfor violence because it involved cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Simpson and his roommate, both from Phoenix, opened fire outside the Garland, Texas, event center but were shot

dead before they were able to kill anyone. Simpson, previously convictedas part ofa terrorismrelated investigation, had come under new f ederal scrutiny in recent months related to alarming online statements about the Islamic State. When the FBI learned that he could be heading toward the event, the agency sent an intelligence bulletin to police in Garland, including a picture and other information, "even though we didn' t

TORONTO Former Guantanamo B ay inmate Omar Khadr says he wants Canadians to give him a second chance in his first public comments afler spending a decade at Guantanamo and three more years in Canadian prisons. A smiling Khadr said Thursday thatfreedom isway better than he thought and he apologized for the pain he's caused. Khadr was released on bail Thursday aAer a judge refused a last-ditch attempt by the Canadian government to keep him imprisoned. Toronto-born Khadr spent a decade in the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Since 2012 he's been held in Canada. He was convicted of war crimes, induding throwing a grenade when he was 15 years old that killed a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan. -The Associated Press

ISTANBUL (AP) — Casting aside U.S. concerns about aiding extremist groups, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have converged on an aggressive new strategy to bring down Syrian President Bashar Ass ad. The two countries — one a democracy, the other a conservative kingdom have for years been at odds over how to deal with Assad, their common enemy. But

That is provoking concern in the United States, which does not want rebel groups, including t h e al- Qaida linked Nusra Front, uniting to topple Assad. The Obama administration worries that the revived rebel alliance could potentially put a more dangerous radical Islamist regime in Assad's place, just as the U.S. is focused on bringing down the Islamic State group. A U.S. ofFicial, m utual f r u s t ration w i t h speaking on condition of anowhat they consider Ameri- nymity because of the sensican indecision has brought tivity of the issues, said the the two together in a stra- administration is concerned tegic alliance that is driving that the new alliance is helprecent rebel gains in north- ing Nusra gain territory in ern Syria, and has helped Syria. strengthen a new coalition The coordination between of anti-As sad insurgents, Turkey and Saudi Arabia reTurkish officials say. flects renewed urgency and

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate muscled its way into President Barack Obama's talks to curb Iran's nuclear program,overwhelmingly backing legislation Thursday that would let Congress review and possibly reject any final deal with Tehran. The vote was 98-1 for the bipartisan bill that would give Congress a say on what could be a historic accord that the United States and five other nations are trying to finalize with Iran. Under the agreement, Iran would roll back its nuclear program in exchange for relief from crippling economy penalties. The lone "no" vote came from freshman Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who wants the administration to submit any agreement to the Senate as a treaty. Under the Constitution, that would require approval of two-thirds of the Senate.

approves hundreds ofhomes JERUSALEM (AP)Israel is pushing ahead with a J erusalem cons truction project t h a t had caused a rifl between Israel and th e U n ited States. Hagit Ofran of the settlement watchdog Peace Now said 900 hundred homes have been approved in Ramat Shlomo. Israel first announced the plans in 2010 during Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Israel, sparking a diplomatic spat with Washington. U.S. State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke on Thursday called it "damaging and inconsistent" with resolving the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians with a two state solution. Israelcaptured east Jerusalem with its Jewish, Christian and M u slim holy sites from Jordan in the 1967 war. Palestinians demand the area as their future capital. Israelis view the east Jerusalem areas as regular neighborhoods.

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week on the measure. House Speaker John Boehner, ROhio, said in a statement moments afterthe vote that the "goal is to stop a bad agreement that could pave the way to a nuclear-armed Iran, set off a regional nuclear arms race, and strengthen and legitimize the government of Iran." White House spokesman Eric Shultz said Obama would sign the bill in its current form. But t h e spokesman added that Obama has made it clear that if amendments are added by the House "that would endanger a deal coming together that prevented Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, that we'd oppose it." Even if Congress rejects his final nuclear deal wit h T ehran, however,

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NEW YORK (AP) — The unprecedented and unwarranted bulk collection of the entire U.S. population's phone records by the government is illegal because it wasn't authorized by Congress, a federal appeals court said Thursday as it asked legislators to balance national security and privacy interests. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan permitted the National Security Agency program to

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perspecti ve,theForestServiceisnot acknowledging they are going to be logging spotted owl habitat," Augustine said. "We know that is going to occur, but the Forest Service has not acknowledged that." Carrillo, who plans to argue otherwise in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Monday, refuted Augustine's claims. "That's their point of view," Carrillo said. "We believe the Forest Service did adequate analysis, and the project should be allowed to go forward." Outside environmental groups can't break the strong local consen-

sus supporting Rim Fire salvage hope if they lose, the Center for Biologging, said Shaun Crook, presi- logical Diversity will be on the hook dent of theTuolumne County Farm for the attorney fees. People around Bureau. here, including local environmen"My family has property up there talists, are in favor of the salvage known as the Myers Ranch," Crook logging." The Rim Fire burned more than said. "They lost a cabin, and 400 acresoftimber, and around a hun- 400 square-miles, including pordred cattle in the Rim Fire. To me, tions of the Stanislaus National what is unfortunate is these outside Forest and Yosemite National Park, groups who do not live here, they between August and October 2018. feel the need to file these lawsuits. More than 80 percent of the Stan"I have to give the Forest Service islaus Forest did not burn and recredit moving at light speed to get mains vulnerable to bark beetle that timbersold for salvage log- infestati on, tree mortality,drought ging," Crook said. "The only people and competitionfor scarce water, making money on this is lawyers. I accordingtothe ForestService.

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ROUNDUP Continued from Page Al Transit will provide free shuttle service in and out of downtown to help mitigate parking and traffic congestion. Buses will run from Columbia Elementary School (22540 Parrotts Ferry Road), Jamestown Elementary School (18299 Fifth Ave.) and The Junction shopping center in East Sonora (in front of TJ Maxx). They will run on a continuous loop from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. to St. James Episcopal Church — better known as the Red Church — at the top of South Washington Street. They will not run during the parade, but will start again at 1 p.m. and start bringing riders to the fairgrounds from their original locations. On Sunday, the buses will run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., all to the fairgrounds.

"We' re encouraging folks, because it' s such a huge event, to park at the elementary schools or The Junction," said Tyler Summersett, transportation planner with Tuolumne County Transit. "We' re just trying to be a part of what makes an event successful," he said. The service is being paid for with the quarter-cent of sales tax that goes to TCT, he said. Some parade honoraries include Roundup Grand MarshalMike Shaffer, honorary Town Marshal Ed Hope, Sheriff's Posse Capt. Jim Opie, Mother of the Year CleteStafford and Roundup Queen Paige Ryan. "Generations of Tuolumne County families have grown up watching the parade on Mother's Day weekend. It's kind of the kickoff of the spring," said Al O' Brien, Roundup chairman forthe Tuolumne County Sheriff's Posse, which organizes the weekend's events. "It's become a traditional thing."

Parade street closures, parking restrictions The Sonora Police Department announced the following street closures and parking restrictions for Saturday's parade: STREETS (Closed from listed time until the end of the

parade) • South Washington Street at Highway 108 will be closed at 8 a.m. • School Street between Washington and Snell streets will be closed at 9 a.m. • North and South Washington Street will be closed at 9:30 a.m. • Stockton Road at Green Street will be closed at 9:30 a.m. • Snell Street at Bonanza Road will be

closed at 9:30 a.m. PARKING • Parking will be prohibited between 5 a.m. and the end of the parade along Washington Street, from Elkin to Toby streets, and on StocktonRoad between Washington Street and Koto Japanese Restaurant. •There will also be several "no parking" zones on side streets, which will be marked by temporary signs. Vehicles parked in these "no parking" zones will be towed. Sonora police are advising spectators to expect heavy vehicle and pedestrian traffic after the parade's conclusion.

Treasure hunters looking for the box containing the heisted and hidden queen contracts that will save this year's Roundup are getting close, but digging on forbidden and fruitless ground. Columbia State Historic Park officials say people are NOT AL LOWED to dig on park property. The treasure is not located there, anyhow. Clue No. 10 — and the last chance to find the treasure and save the Roundup — follows: Pace thirty two south right down the street,

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Tree trimming workers contracted through PGKE (above, from left) Fransisco Palos, Jose Ayala, Chris Machado and EduardoRivera,take a lunch break Thursday afternoon and watch snow fall in Cold Springs. Caltrans worker Tony Lertora (below) turns a chains restriction sign Thursday along Highway 108 past Long Barn.

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Mother LodeRoundup weekend event schedule SATURDAY • Parade, 10 a.m., downtown Sonora. • Rodeo, 2 p.m., Mother Lode Fairgrounds grandstands, $18. • Dance, 8 p.m., Sierra Building, Mother Lode Fairgrounds, $10 (or $5 with use of secret password, "Wild Horse" ). SUNDAY • Mother's Day Breakfast, 8 a.m. to noon, Manzanita Building, Mother Lode Fairgrounds, $7. • Cowboy Church with Coy Huffman, 10 a.m., Mother Lode Fairgrounds grandstands. • Kiddie Rodeo events, 12:30 p.m., Mother Lode Fairgrounds grandstands, $18. • Rodeo, 2 p.m., Mother Lode Fairgrounds grandstands, $18 (covered if attended Kiddie Rodeo) For more information, visit www.motherloderoundup.corn.

WEATHER Conti nued from Page Al a stretch of Highway 108 between Sierra Village and Long Barn. Similar snow accumulations were reported in watersheds above Pinecrest Lake and Lyons Reservoir, key sources for Tuolumne Utilities District. Ebbetts Pass on Highway 4 and Sonora Pass on Highway 108 remained closed Thursday evening due to snow. Fur-

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Continued from Page Al right on top of you,n Dylan added. "So there was that moment of discomfort." Bach said the shaking lasted for a little over minute, but "seemed endless." "The rocks coming down sounded like cannonballs," she said. Bach, a w orld t r aveler who has visited 45 countries throughout her l i fe, said she's experienced a number of earthquakes in California and while living in Guatemala during the 1970s, which helped her to remain calm during the initial massive earthquake and subsequently large aftershocks in the days that followed. However, many of the British visitors and the 100 monks and nuns who live at the monastery had never experienced an earthquake in their lives. The last major temblor to hit Nepal was in 1934. Bach traveled to Nepal to

ther south, snowfall in Yosemite National Park prompted rangers to close Tioga Road, Tioga Pass and Glacier Point Road before noon Thursday. Otherpaved roads in thepark remained open and subject to chain controls. Today's highs are forecast about 65 for Sonora, Columbia and Jamestown, with as much as an additional 0.10 inch of rain possible as trailing edges of the current storm system exit the Mother Lode.

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Steve Brougher (above left, at left) and Peggy Dylan (right) pose for a photo with Nuptul Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist abbot, while hiking in Nepal last month just days before a devastating earthquake rocked the country on April 25. The quake toppled a rock wall insulating a kitchen and dining hall at Serang Gompa (above right).

June 6 that will also serve as a fundraiser. "I feel strong emotions both ways," Brougher said of the trip. "The situation we were in was totally safe, and it was such a blessing, but then I think of all the people whose lives were shattered and it really saddens my heart." Dylan said the image from the trip that still stands out most to her is that of a nun in

still missing. No one at the ancient mon-

astery was hurt, and the buildings sustained only minor damage. Boulders and debris from the avalanches on the surrounding peaks fell into deep canyons and gorges encircling the roughly fiveacre plateau. "Here's this unbelievable

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Tibetan Buddhism, but she found herself assuming the role of spiritual guide for many of the others at the monastery. "When the big one happened, I was standing there breathing slowly and some of the women came over and clung to me," she said. 'They had a hard time sleeping during the aftershocks, so they stayed in my room because I was the calm one." The United Nations estimates that about 600,000 homes were damaged or destroyed by the earthquake. More than 400 people are

utes away by helicopter, yet thissetting was so peaceful," Dylan said. "Even amidst all this distress, the main sense was one of well being and that we were going to make it through." The group had planned to stay at th e monastery through April 30 to experience part of a 10-day annual

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nate all barriers to spiritual enlightenment," according to Dylan. N uptul R i npoche, t h e 29-year-old abbot of Serang Gompa, helped to organize the group'strip afterme eting

copter would be coming to get How to help with relief efforts them by Friday. For more information on how to donate to organizations on A helicopter with U.S. Spethe ground in Nepal that are providing food and water to thoucial Forces and the State Desands of people affected by the recent earthquake, or to sign-up partment personnel landed for a local fundraiser scheduled for June 6, contact Peggy Dylan on the plateau about 5 p.m. at sundoor@sundoor.corn. Friday and took all f our Americans and Rinpoche back to Kathmandu. The BritDylan in 2009. asleep when the earthquake ish members of their group In the days after the quake, happened — the time dif- were fiown out the following the Nepalese government ap- ference in Nepal is 13 hours day. propriated all of the private — and learned that his wife On the Right, they could see helicopters in the country for was safe shortly after hearing "tents all over the city" and rescue operations. It would aboutthe disaster. in vacant lots where many "I knew about it almost buildings had been leveled. take atleast nine days of walking to reach Kathmandu immediately," he said. 'The cYou could see entire vilby foot. only other concern was how lages that were wiped out,n A satellite phone at the quickly they could get out, but Brougher recalled. monastery allowed Dylan, everything worked out since The once bustling streets B ach and t h e they were planning to stay for of Kathmandu were nearly rest of their group to get in a week." deserted when they traveled touch with a local organizer The group ran out of the by bus from the U.S. embassy in Kathmandu, who within food they had brought by back to their hotel, which rehours of the initial earth- Thursday, which made them opened the day before they quake was able get word to a priority for the U.S. govern- were evacuated from the family members around the ment to evacuate. monastery. world that they were all unBrougher spoke via the satBach fiew back to Califorharmed and safe. ellite phone with Greg Floyd, nia on Saturday, while Dylan Donna Bach's husband, an official at the U.S. embassy, and Brougher arrived home Gary Groesbeck, said he was who assured them that a heli- Tuesday.

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the temple who remained inside throughout the duration of the earthquake. Part of the Tibetan Buddhist ceremony that took placeatthetim e oftheearthquake requires nuns, for 10 straight days in 9-hour shifts, to remain inside the monastery in prayer. "Everyone's running and screaming, but she made a

commitment to sit t h ere," Dylan said. "She sat there with a smile on her face even though she didn't know what an earthquake was, but that was her commitment. "I thought about that so much. How can we, in this changing world, connect to whatever the heart is in our lives despite all the shaking and rattling going on around us? That's what stuck with me the most — the image of the woman sitting there." Contact Alex MacLean at amaclean@uniondemocrat.

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Evelyn Thompson, the leader of experienced and passionate,"said Infant/Child Enrichment Services Thompson. "Evelyn means 'mother of i I sin ce i t s i nception, plans to retire all' and I do play that role. I' ve seen Aug. 31. this as my child." Thompson, 61, of Sonora, says it' s Thompson moved t o T u olumne time to move on and that it's time for County &om San Francisco in 1975 another, "younger, naive, passionate to work for a river rafting company person" to lead the agency which pro- during the summer. She liked TuMaggie Beck/Union Democrat vides chil dcare referrals and subsi- olumne County and its friendly resiEvelyn Thompson, founder of ICES, dies, parenting classes and childcare dents so much that she stayed, got plans to retire at the end of August. p r ovider training and support in Tu- married, had a child, and started vol-

unteering at WATCH Resources. She worked with adults in independent living apartments in Jamestown. In 1980, WATCH started a daycare program for low-income families with a need for childcare. Thompson was the site leader. She had previously earned a degree in psychology. Thompson said there isn't a clear career path for that. In 1983, Thompson left WATCH and took ICES with her. Co-worker

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On April 22, the House Veterans' Affairs Committee held a hearing investigating

Heroes Ride set Saturday More than 400 motorcyclists will make their way from ModestotoJamestown Saturday during the High Sierra Heroes Ride. Registration for the 50-mile ride will be held from 7 to 9:45 a.m. at Mitchell's Modesto Harley-Davidson, 500 N. Carpenter Road, in Modesto. The escorted ride will leave Mitchell's at 10 a.m. and end at Jamestown HarleyDavidson. The event is free to ride and is open to all makes and models of motorcycles. Morning activities will include a VA Mobile Vet Center, ceremony and flag raising. Riders will line up on Carpenter Avenue in Modesto. Activities planned at Jamestown Harley-Davidson on Highway 108 will begin at 11:30 a.m. and include live music by Hari Cari, a tri-tip lunch, silent auction and prize drawings. The event will raise funds for the Welcome Home Heroes Organization. For more information, call Karen Aldridge at 984-4888 or 743-6530

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Thalisha Kamice (left), owner of Kamice's Photographic Establishment in Columbia, talks about owning her business and photography in general while members of Girl Scout troop 4049 listen. Scouts include (from left): Front row — Nadia Kositsky, 10, Jasmine Reynolds, 11, Kennedy White, 10, Jenna Kroeze, 11; back row — Peyton Kostlivy, 11, troop leader Susan Kositsky, Ella Peller, 10, and Raven Hathcoat, 10.

Girl Scouts looking for members, volunteer leaders "Girl Scouts is more thanjust selling cookies and getting badges.

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Local Girl Scout troops are in need of members and leaders. There are 22 troops with 201 girls in the Golden Timbers Unit 602, said unit leader Lynne St. Clair, of Sonora. There used to be 50 troops in the county, St. Clair said. "Evidently, this is a nationwide problem," St. Clair said. There are no troops at Jamestown, Belleview and Tenaya elementary schools. There are girls interested in joining, but no volunteers to lead the troops, St. Clair said. "Thingsare changing. Women are busy, mome are working.

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allegations at t h e P h iladelphia and Oakland VA Regional Offices. This was a heated hearing with whistleblowers describing their work conditions and alleged VA leadership wrongdoing, and VA officials describing what they are doing to fix the problems. To watch the hearing and read testimony, visit http: //veterans. house. gov/hearing/philadelphiaand-oakland-systemic-failures-and-mismanagement. S ource: VF W Ac t i o n C orps Weekly, April 2 4 , 2015

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Leadership is hard to come by," St. Clair said. Girls from area private and charter schools have joined up with public school troops, St. Clair

from every school to either join existing troops or start new ones. "Girl Scouts is more than just selling cookies and getting badges," Alarcon-Calden said. "We do so

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Columbia Elementary School has one of the largest Girl Scout populations with four troops, said Troop 4049 leader Faith AlarconCalden, of Columbia. However, local Girl Scout leaders want to reach out to all elementary schools and invite girls

On April 24, Troop 4049, comprised of 10 fifth-grade girls, took a field trip to Columbia State Historic Park after school, where they visited an old fashioned photography studio owned by Thalisha

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Entry and parking are free. A special salute to veterThe Angels Camp Com- ans will begin at 1 p.m. with memorative Committee of the military "Call to Colors" the Angels Camp Business played by former U.S. Army Association is planning its bugler Gail Belmont and the fourthannual Fourth ofJuly singing of the national anPicnic at Utica Park. them. Master of Ceremonies The event will be held retired U.S. Navy Captain from noon to5 p.m. July 4. James Dodge will lead the

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ing of the Declaration of Independence and the singing of God Bless America. The Picnic in the Park will feature a variety offood, wine and beer, and craft vendors,asw ellasold-fashioned games for all ages, including See PICNIC/Page B2

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ed. People can contact event manager Kerry Keeney at 743-5391 or angelscampcelebrates@gmail. corn. Volunteers are needed to help with set-up and takedown, games, wine and beer booth, parking and various duties throughout the

a dunk tank, watermelon seed-spitting and pie eat ing contests, a salami toss, a tug-of-war and sack races. Prizes will be awarded for thebest-decorated tableand afternoon. A volunteer list bestpatriotic costumes. The for Angels Camp Gold Rush Fabulous Off Brothers will Day, Oct. 17, is also being perfoH11. started. The committee aks all The committee is also acveterans and their families cepting vendor applications. to bepart ofthecelebration. A 10-by-10-foot space costs aWe'd like to know you' re $15, and the deadline to apcoming so we can get your ply is June 29. name on our 'recognition of The Fourth ofJuly Picveterans' list," said Al Gil- nic in the Park committee bert, commander of the Vet- meets at 9 a.m. on the first erans of Foreign Wars Post Friday of each month at 12118, in Copperopolis. Vet 1211 S. Main Street, second erans can reach Gilbert at floor. 785-4218 or at coopervfw@ For more information, call 743-5391, or visit wwwAngmail.corn. Volunteers are also need- gelsCampBusiness.corn .

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Girl ScoutTroop 4049 pose as Thalisha Kamice takes their photo at Kamice's Photographic Establishment in Columbia.

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The troop has met with female radio personalities Continued from Page Bl and a female environmental consultant wh o t o ok Kamice. Kamice told the them on a hike,Alarcongirls about p h otography Calden said. and how she got started in The girls in Troop 4049 the business. have been together since Many of the scouts' out- kindergarten. "It's great, the relationings focus on female leaders, business owners and ships the girls have with career women. each other and the camaraThe Girl S cout m otto derie," Alarcon-Calden said. is "girls that change the They domany community world,"said troop parent service outings, including Susan Kositski, of Colum- going to Avalon Care Cenbia. "The whole philosophy ter and singing Christmas is that it ( Girl Scouts of carols, taking residents America) is a f emale-run cookies and socializing with business and it's teaching them, Alarcon-Calden said. "We read books to people girlsto be leaders."

and socialize with them," she said. The troop also volunteered once at the Tuolumne County Humane Society and collectedblankets for the animals there. They' ve also volunteered at the ATCAA Food Bank. As each troop gets older, the girls do more and more community service oriented activities, A l arcon-Calden said.

"We would love to have more volunteer parents or

ship goals this year and would like new members, Alarcon-Calden said. People interested in volunteering with Girls Scout troops in Tuolumne or Calaveras counties should contact the region office, Girl Scouts Heart of Central Californiaoffice in Modesto, at 545-3620. Tuolumne County residents interested in talking to a parent volunteer about Girl Scouts can contact Nicole Rager, new troop coordinatorand recruiter at mom4madness@gmail.corn.

peopleto volunteer to teach things to the girls," AlarconCalden said. Contact I acey Peterson at The C olumbia t r o ops lpeterson®uni ondemocrat. haven't met their member- corn or 588-4529.

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The Tuolumne County Newcomers Club m e et for dinner on the t hird training. Wednesday of the month, Mentoring Works January through May and m atches children w i t h in Octoberand November. caring adults. M entors R eservations ar e r e are asked to meet with quired by the Friday bethe youth for two to four fore the dinner. hours a week for at least Call Bill Burnes at 533one year. 4334 or Dana Youngborg Mentoring Works con- at 588-9632 for more inducts a complete back- formation.

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Continued from Page Bl Gloria Wood came along and still works alongside Thompson today as a program m anagerforchildcare subsidies. Wood said she believes ICES has been so successful because it didn't branch off and take on other things that didn' t align with the mission and didn't get too bigor bite offm ore than staffcould handle. "Because we continue to strive for the same goals and purposes, we were able to keep our program and add on a little bit," Wood said. "We love kids. That's why we' re here," Thompson said. Thompson said in the beginning days of ICES being on its own, she would work all day at the childcare center on Tuolumne Roadand type up grant proposals on her old college typewriter at night. "I blindly, on my own, figured out how to incorporate, "she said. Thompson said it was beneficial to belongtostatewide organizations so she would hear about new legislation and new fundingand would be able to apply for it. She taught herself how to put together budgets and, along the way, went back to school to get a teaching credential and administrative credential. She also took courses in business administration and personnel management. ICES started out in 1983 offering childcareand, a couple years later,added itsresource and referrals services. Over time, ICES increased its services and now serves hundreds of people and families a year. It also opened an office in Mariposa County. It stopped offer ing childcare eight years ago when the office bought a building on Niagara River Drive in Sonora,Thompson said. Many people think ICES does daycare and is still on Tuolumne Road, she said. The agency also offers child abuse preventionclasses,andhasfor 32years. It was a pilot program Thompson heard about at a meeting and now it's ICES' biggest program. "It's an extremely important program," she said. Most who enroll do so voluntarily, though some are required to as partofcourtorchild welfareproceedings. The child care subsidy program has 175 families who receive partial or com-

ground c h ec k be f o re matching adult mentors with youth. M entoring W orks, a For an application call program of the Amador 533-1397ext.297 oremail Tuolumne Co m munity elinehan@atcaa.org. Action Agency, will host new mentor training this NewcomersClub month.

Tuolumne County Senior Center 540 Greenley Road, Sonora, 533-2622 Jamestown Community Hall T h e Little House 18250 Main St., Jamestown 1 1 6 99 Merrell Rd., Groveland 533-2622 for reservations 962 -7303 Calaveras Senior Center 956 Mountain Ranch Road San Andreas 7544967

Lunches for seniors Tuolumne County Senior Center serves lunches at 12:00 to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. Seniors of all ages are welcome. For seniors 60 and over, the suggested donation is$4.50. To receive the discount price, registration is required. For non-registered and individuals under 60 thefee is $6.00 per person. No eligible senior is denied a meal for inability to donate. Maggie Beck /Union Democrat

Evelyn Thompson, founder of Infant-Child Enrichment Services, talks about her time at ICES and her thoughts about retirement. pietecoverage fortheirchildcare.Itprovides700 childcare referrals each year and about 120 people attend its workshops each year. The agency also conducts home visits, to help parents with various needs. It also hosts an annual children's fair at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds that usually attracts about 500 people. It's a "fun day"forfamilies thatalso connectsparents with child-centered resources.

It's parenting classes are available to anyone who wants to enroll and the agency provides guidance and support for people who want to start their own daycares. Tuolumne County has always had a shortage of childcare, Thompson said. When she moved to the county, there were 15 daycare providers. Now there are about 27. At one point, the county had 55, she said. "It's very f r ustrating. There i sn' t enough childcare. It really is a crisis," Thompson said. Wood said ICES staffers will miss Thompson and her expertise. eYou can always knock on her door

and she' ll help you," Wood said. "And she fights for families to make sure services are provided." "A lot of times when there are cuts, she' ll go and talk to the right people, and whatever the problem is, she can fix it. We rely on that a lot," Thompson said. Thompson said that, later this month, the agency will start looking for another director. "I really need to move on. I'm not a

lame duck. I'm not slowing down. It' s time to pass the baton," Thompson said. Her husband, Tom Thompson, a teacher at Jamestown School, is also retiring in June. She plans to volunteer, do consulting and maybe teach part-time at a community college. The couple has two children and two grandchildren they plan on spending more time with. They also plan to spend some time at their cabin in Minnesota.

"I love the organization. I love what we do. I love the people," Thompson said. "It' ll be an adjustment. I'm kind of an adrenaline junkie problem solver, so I' ll miss that."

CARD GAMES 12:30 p.m. every Friday at the Mother Lode card clubs Oneto; 3) Alan and Susan Hamil- meets atnoon every Wednesday ton; 4) Don StiRwell and Darryl at the Calaveras Senior Center, Tuolumne County Senior Center in have announced these scores: Sonora: Mother Lode D uplicate Rosenheim; 5) Yvonne Tiscornia San Andreas: Bifdge, ACBL sanctioned, meets and Jo Mclnturf April 28, four-table TEAM game at noon every Monday andTuesday at the Union Congregational — 1) Alan and Susan Hamilton, Lydia and BobSolomon; 2) Mama Church in Angels Camp: April 27, six-table Howell move- Ferreira, Sonny Bailey, Darryl ment — 1) Rich Banks and Don Rosenheimand Yvonne Tiscornia Cross; 2) Ann Sturm and Duane Gold Country Bifdge Club,

April 29, six-table Howell movement — 1) Alan and Susan Hamilton; 2) Yvonne Tiscornia and Jo Mclnturf; 3) Rich Banks and Mary Crook; 4) Dana andTim Davis

Sonora Duplicate Bridge Club, ACBL sanctioned, meets at

May 1, six-table Howell movement — 1) Ron Michaelis and Dick Rosenbaum; 2)Mike Hankin and Dave Jenkins; 3) Bill Parker and Dana Brown; 4) Darryl Rosenheim and Yvonne Tiscornia; 5) Ann Sturm and Mary Crook

Tuolumne County SeniorCenter: MONDAY, May 11 — Spaghetti with meat sauce, seasoned veggies, &esh &uit, wheat bread with margarine. TUESDAY,May 12 —Zesty orange chicken, rice, green salad,seasoned veggie,&uit,w heat bread with margarine. WEDNESDAY,May 13 —Baked 6sh with tartar sauce, garden rice, green salad, seasoned veggie, &uit, cookie. Salad bar now available on

Wednesday. TIIURSDAY,May 14 — Shepard pie, green salad, seasoned veggie, &uit, wheat bread with margarine.

FRIDAY, May 15 — Happybirthday! Chicken &ied steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, green salad,seasoned veggie,6uit,cupcake. The Calaveras Senior Center serves hot lunches &om 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays through Fridays with no age limit. $6.00 for a full meal, soup

and salad $4.00, salad@00 and soup $2.00. CalaverasCounty Senior Center: MOND~ Ma y 11 — Chicken parmesan, sides, soup and salad. TUESDAY,May 12 — Sweet and sour pork, sides, soup and salad. WEDNESDAY, May 13 —Hard tacos, sides, soup and salad. THURSDAY,May 14 — Manicotti and cheese, sides, soup and salad. FRlDAY, May 15 — Ckeed fortheeotrnty fairl ~High sodium meal Menu sukject to change. No reservatio n is required at the Calaveras County Senior Centers.

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nitychurch.corn. ing v i deo p r esentation W ell-behaved pets of any called "The Worth of Your Soul to Spirit," by Sandra species on leashes or leads Snead will take place &om 7 or in carriers are invited to 9 p.m. today. to the fifth annual free Pet • On Saturday, award- Blessing at 10 a.m. May winning songwriter Am- 16 at the Columbia Presitabhan in will perform in byterian Church of the concert. 49ers. The concert, "Resting in Shade and seating will be the Presence," will feature provided. original music, chants and Each pet will be given a guided meditations begin- personalized blessing by the ning at 7 p.m. Rev. Janet Russell and its Amitabhan has played human companion will reguitarfor more than 30 ceive a commemorative ceryears and has performed tificate. Participants are insince 1989. He is infiuenced vited to stay for Yappy Hour, by a variety of spiritual and a time fortreatsforthe animusical traditions, stated a mals and their humans, and press release. have a portrait taken with The concert is free, but do- your pet (&ee for a digital nations will be accepted. image,or atcostforprints). • A " L i ght Activation" For more information, call w orkshop led b y G a r y 532-6604 or the church ofSpringfield will take place fice at 532-2441. &om 9 a.m. to 1p.m. Sunday. The workshop will feaC ountry Cowb o y ture "full Integration of Church will show "The Art body, mind and spirit is the of Marriage" DVD series fulfillment of th e Christ from 6 to 9 p.m. May 29 and consciousness or the Bud- 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May dha nature," stated a press 30 at 14888 Peaceful Valley release. It will also teach Road, in Sonora. people ways to train and foThe series includes mincus the mind. istry leaders who provide The suggested donation is biblically centered teach$45 to $65. ing, as well as couples who The church is at 19478 openly and honestly share Village Drive in Sonora. struggles they have had in For more information an theirmarriages. any of the above events, call The cost of $30 per person Gail Clark at 533-2860. includes guidebook, snacks and lunch on May 30. St. Susanna Orthodox Financial assistance is Church offers Bible study available. at 6 p.m. every Tuesday For more i nformation, at St. Susanna Orthodox call 588-1056. Church. The Bible being used is New Li f e R e c overy the New King James ver- Group will offer a Christ sion. Centered Life Group on The church is at 10825 Tuesdays with a new six R obinwood Lane, at t h e episode DVD series, "Gods intersection of Jamestown at War." Road in Sonora. The series focuses on idolFor more information, call atry, specifically as it relates 352-6791. to money, love, pleasure and • A live Internet stream-

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Members of the St. Matthew Lutheran Church Women's Mis s ionary League will collect cold cereal and boxed drinks for Interfaith Community Social Services in May. Donations will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Mondays through Fridays and &om 8 a.m. to noon Sundays at the church, 13880 Joshua Way, Sonora. For more information call 532-4639

Films will be shown &om 6 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday through June 2. The church is at 19270 Hillsdale Drive in Sonora. For more i nformation, call 768-7632.

St. Matthew Lutheran Church Women's Missionary League will collectcold cereal and boxed drinks for Interfaith Community Social Services during May. Donations can be dropped Creekside Community off at the church between 9 Church will host a &ee con- a.m. and 4 p.m. Mondays cert of worship on May 15. through F or between The concert, "Undone," 8 a.m. and noon on Sundays. will begin at 7 p.m. at 13650 The church is at 13880 Bergel Road, Sonora. Joshua Way, Sonora. For The church is at 13650 more information, call 532Bergel Road in Sonora, 4639.

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VitaCan OffiCially OKS SelTa SainthOOd VATICAN CITY ( A P) The Vatican's saintmaking office has officially given its thumbs up for the Rev. Junipero Serra to be declareda saint — four months after Pope Francis announced he would canonize the controversial 18th-century m i ssionary during his upcoming visit to the United States. Serra is hailed by the Catholic Church as a great evangelizer wh o e s tablished 21 missions across California. Many Native Americans, though, accuse

him of forced conversions, enslaving converts a nd helping wipe out indigenous populations as part of the European colonization machine in the Americas. The unusual p r ocess that Serra's sainthood case

has taken indicates that Francis personally willed the canonization and that the normal vetting process by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, w hich ended wit h t h e Vatican an n ouncement Wednesday, was something of aformality.

Free meals, food • The A m a dor-Tuolumne Community Action Agency di s tributes food from 10 a.m. to noon on the third Tuesday of each month at All Saints' Catholic Church, corner of Joaquin Gully and Cherokee roads in Twain Harte, and at Tuolumne Memorial Hall, Fir Avenue in Tuolumne; A-TCAA Food Bank, 10059 Victoria Way, Jamestown; Church of the Forty Niners, 11155 Jackson St., Columbia; Lake Don Pedro Baptist Church, 4175 Abeto St., La Grange;Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 24176 Pine Lake Dr., Sugar Pine; Sonora Baptist Church, 412 Stockton Rd., Sonora; Tuolumne County Senior Center, 540 Greenley Rd., Sonora; Tuolumne Veterans Memorial H a l l, 18375 Fir Ave., Tuolumne. They distribute 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Friday by appointment at Columbia College. They also distribute from 10 a.m. to noon the Friday after the third Tuesday at Groveland Evangelical Free Church, 19172 Ferretti Rd., Groveland. • All Saints operates a food pantryfrom 10 a.m. to noon all other Tuesdays. • Columbia Presbyterian Church of the 49ers offersfree food and clothing each week. Helen Johnson Community Dinner, &ee t o all,is served at 6 p.m. every Monday in the church social hall, 11155 Jackson Street, Columbia. Donations are acceptedbut not required.Free showers are offered preced-

For more information, call 532-0905. • Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in S ugar Pine holds several events each month to help the community. Events include: Senior Exercise, 10:30 a.m. every Thursday - Senior Lunch, noon to 1 p.m. every Thursday (call 586-8166 for reservations) - Parish Food Pantry, 10 a.m. to noon, first Tuesday of

The Center is open from 11 For more information, call a.m. to 4 p.m. for fellowship 206-4055 or 532-1381. • Sierra Bible Church and games. For more information, call CelebrateRecovery meets 533-4879. e very Thursday in t h e • St. Patrick's Catholic Youth Portable at 15171 Church serves a &ee break- Tuolumne Road, Sonora. fastfrom 6:30 to8 a.m .every Dinner is served at 6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday in the followed by aprogram at 7 parish hall at 127 Jackson p.iil. The program is designed St., Sonora. Everyone is welcome. to help t hose struggling • Tuolumne U n ited with hurts, hang-ups and Methodist Church offers habits. free food to anyone in need

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Worship services begin at urday. The church is at 18851 11 a.m. weekly. Cedar St., in Tuolumne. For The church is at 24176 more information, call Pastor Pine Lake Drive. Call 586- Romeo Gunzon at 928-1376 3616 for more information. or 206-3090. • M urphys Covenant Church hosts "His Kitchen," Support groups a ministry of free hot meals offered from noon to 1 p.m. FOCUS ministries, a faitheach Thursday at the church, based support group f or 34 Jones St. women going through diffi• Seventh-day Adven- cult times, is held from 6:30 tist Community Services, to 8:30p.m. each Monday in 87 S. Forest Road, Sonora, of- the Promis eland Building, fers clothing, small applianc- Room F, at Sierra Bi ble es, blankets, sheets, linens, Church, 15171 Tuolumne shoes and coats to anyone Road near Standard Park. in need from 9 a.m. to noon Women facing domestic viMondays and Wednesdays. olence,divorce or separation Groceries are given out Mon- areinvitedto attend the condays and Wednesdays. fidential group. All women, For m or e i n f ormation Christian and non-Christian about services or making a alike, are invited to take part. donation, call 532-1872. The group is facilitated • The Food Pantry pro- under the umbrella of Sierra gram at S ie r ra Bi b l e Bible Church. Church distributes food on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays &om 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the office conference room at 15171 Tuolumne Road, Sonora. • St. Matthew Lutheran Church hosts a free lunch at the Lambert Community

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ing the dinner from 5 to 6 Saturdayofeach month. The lunch is served from p.m. - ATCAA Food Bank de- noon to 1 p.m. at the Cenlivers food at 10 a.m. on third ter, 347 Jackson St., Sonora. Tuesday ofeach month in Lower Sanctuary. Nancy's Hope Community Closet is open daily from 9 to 4:30 p.m. in the CE building, Room CE-2. Call the church at 532• Faith Lut h eran Church, 65 M itchler St., Murphys, hosts a food commodities distribution on the first Thursday of each month including dry and canned goods. There is also a food bag distribution &om 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, available once a month to local residents, in c onjunction with t h e M u r -

phys Senior Center, co-located on the campus. For more information, call 728-2041. • Interfaith Community Social Services, 18500 Striker Court, off Tuolumne Road, Sonora, helps those in need with food, clothing, household linens, showers and haircuts. The program is in need of towels, blankets, sleeping bags, tents, can openers, pots and pans, small working appliances, silverware,toiletries,bath towels, layettes for babies and linens. There also is a special need for canned soup and cold cereal. It is open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays. Anyone seeking services should bring a Social Security card or proof of Tuolumne County residency.

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has enrolledsome 350,000 Veterans. A lso in the spotlight will be past accomplishments, such as the work of Nobel Prize recipient Dr. Andrew Schally, who received the award in1977 for discoveries relating to hormones. Today, nearly four decades later, Dr. Schally is still an active VA researcher, studying cancer, diabetes and heart disease at the Miami VA Medical Center. "From the development of effectivetherapies fortuberculosisand implantable cardiac pacemakers, to the first successful liver transplant and the nicotine patch, VA's trail-blazing research accomplishments are a source of great pride to VA and the nation," said Dr. Timothy O' Leary, VA's chief research and development officer. "The impact of VA research on

New book club at in the KVIE j uried art Senior Center competition. Entry categories include The Tuolumne County California's gold, contem- Senior Center has a new porary classics, figurative, book club. photography, s c ulpture, Offered in partnership and still l ife and l andwith the Tuolumne Couns capes. Artists get t h e ty Library, the club, "Book chance to win cash prizes, Club in a Box," is a casual which include $500 for the drop-in group that meets Best of Show and $100 for once a month at the cenfirst place in each category. ter. Juror's awards will be givMembers c a n c h o o se en to 16 artists, along with titles from a multi-county a ribbon,as recognition for librarycooperative where excellence in selected cat- books an d di s cussion egories. sheets are provided. If Art ca n b e e n t ered members want toread a through an online submis- book not on the co-op list, sion form through June they must purchase them 13. A complete list of rules independently or c h eck and an entry form are at them out at the library on kvie.org/artauction. Only their own. one piece per artist will be For more information, accepted. contact Cindy Graham at T he t e l evised a u c - 928-4975 or email cgration will be held Sept. 18 ham@co.tuolumne.ca.us through 20. or call 533-2622.

Veterans' lives stretches back to was a World War II veteran and the 1920s, when researchers remember of VFW Post No. 1747 in portedon studies looking at treat- Oroville. ments for malaria, the long-term Robert Ray McVicker, 84. Feb. 3, healtheffects ofchemical warfare 1931 — April 28, 2015. McVicker and mortalit y a m on g V eterans joined the U.S. Navy and served in with mental illness." Germany and Hawaii. To learn more about the work William Daniel Hastings, 82. of VA researchers, past and pres- May 18, 1932 — April 30, 2015. ent, v i si t ww w . r esearch.va.gov. Hastings joined the M erchant For more information on local and Marines and later the U.S. Army. national events marking National He served four years in Germany. VA Research Week, visit www.research.va.gov/researchweek. Frank Matranga, of Sonora, Source: U.S. Department of Vet- served in the US.Air Forcefor erans Affairs Office of Public and nearly 40 years and is a past Intergovernmental Affairs commander of theVeterans of Foreign Wars Post8154, post commander of the Disabled Our nation is in mourning American Veterans Chapter

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Summerville was stormed out of its Thursday soccer playoff game as rain drenched the foothills and thunder and lightning provided a bit of theatrics. Summerville athletic director Debbie Mager said the "threat of lightning" was the reason for postponing the Bears' quarterfinal Sac-Joaquin Section Division V Championships matchup. The Bears, the No. 3 seed in the eight-team bracket, will play No. 6 Hughson, of the Trans Valley League, at 6:30 p.m. today atThorsted Field. The winner advances to the semifinals against either No. 2 Amador or No. 7 Orestimba. The Calaveras Redskins soccer girls got in their game Thursday against the higherseeded Placer Hillmen and fell 4-0.

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Summe Runners starls 3une 8 The Sonora High cross country team will host SummeRunners 2015, which is open to anyone. Runners will meet from6to8a.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout the summer. The first date is June8andthelastis Aug. 1. Runners will meet under the Dunlavy Field scoreboard for the first two weeks. Beginning June 24, the meeting spot will be in front of Oak Pavilion at Columbia College. All Sonora High students, incoming or continuing, must have a physical clearance form on file with the school before school is out in June. For more information contact Glenn Bass at 533-8374, or bass3I hub3.net.

SHS newstudent athletic night Sonora High School will host a new student athletic night at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Bud Castle Gymnasium. The event provides a good time for players and parents to meet coaches, sign up and get information about the different programs and summer activities.

Sonora Wildcats Augustin Gayar and Zach Whitmer followed their Mother Lode Leaguedoublestitle lastSaturday with a strong showing Thursday in the Sacdoaquin Section Coed Tennis Championships at Oak Park in Stockton.

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"They dominated," said Wildcat first-year head coach Sam Segerstrom. "They make a really good team. Zach is an animal at the net and Gus is consistent from the baseline and keeps the point going until Zach can get the kill shot. I think they really surprised everyone at the MLL tournament. They upset Amador's top singles and doubles players and carried that good play into this tournament." Whitmer and Gayar ran into a team from Placer, a school that makes winning section titles routine, in the

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The Summerville Bears baseball team was awarded the No. 2 seed Thursday afternoon when the SacJoaquin Section released its Division V championship brackets. The Sonora Wildcats earned the No. 5 seed in that same bracket and the Calaveras Lady Reds softball team earned a No. 6 ranking. They all will compete for the coveted blue and white CIF championship banner. "I thought that we might be the » three or four because of our record, » 's but I am really happy to be the number two seed," said Summerville head ng coach Larry Gold. "We are feeli good and we are feeling confi dent with the way we ended the season. We are all healthy and guys are Whoever is hot and is ready to play, peaking at the right time. We are ex- they could make a run for it and win citedabout the way the playoffseed- this thing. I think the Mother Lode ing came out." League teams have a prettygood "There area lot of strong teams, shot to win it all." and alotofteams with good records," Summerville, the Mother Lode said Sonora head coach Scott John- League champions, will not know son, about the 10-team bracket, three who it plays until Monday evening of which are from the MLL. "From when a winner of Ripon-Lindhurst is the play-in games, to the top teams, determined. The winner will face the everyone is e x tremely t alented. No. 2Bears Wednesday at 7 p.m. at

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Following the cold opening weekend of the stream trout opener,anglers are fi nding fish in the Middle, Clark's, and South forks of the Stanislaus River, as well as Pinecrest Lake and Lyons Reservoir. Water levels in most of the streams are low enough to entice fiy fishing, but salmon eggs or Power Bait may work well in the deeper, slow running pools. Casting small lures such as Panther Martin spinners, Rooster Tails, or Colorado spinners can also be effective. The Moccasin Creek Hatchery will continue to plant all majorstreams and area lakes. Lyons Reservoir was just stocked last week with the gate open for the remain-

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NBA playofh have fresh look this year season, which will crown a champion that hasn't won the title in at least 17 years — or, quite possibly, a franchise that has never been on top. "There is not just one dominant team," Washington's Bradley Beal said Thursday. "You' re not going to see the same teams."

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CYCLING BASEBALL o ay 7:00 pm(CSBA) MLB BaseballMiami Marlins at San Francisco Giants. (CSN)MLB Baseball Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners.

BASKETBALL Today 5:00 pm(ESPN)NBA Basketball Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls. Eastern Conference Semifinal, Game 3. 7:30 pm(ESPN)NBA Basketball Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Clippers. Western Conference Semifinal, Game 3.

SOCCER Today 9:00 am(CSN) Italian Baric A Soccer AS Roma vs Genoa CFC. From Olimpico Stadium in Rome, Lazio, Italy. (Taped) 7:00 pm(CSN) English Premier League Soccer Swansea City AFC vs Stoke City FC. From Swansea, Wales.

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS Today 8:00 pm(SPIKE)Kickboxing Glory Kickboxing: San Diego. Artem Levin takes on Simon Marcus for the Middleweight World Championship title. From San Diego. (Same-day Tape)

HIGH SCHOOL Today Girls — Soccer:SacJoaquin Section Division V Championships, Quarterfinals, Summerville vs. Hughson, Thorsted Field, 6:30 p.m. Coed — Swimming:SacJoaquin Section boys' swimming trials, Sonoral Bret Harte/Calaveras, Tokay High School, Lodi.

—PLAYOFFSPREPS BOYS' BASEBALL SAC-JOAQUIN SECTION DMSION V CHAMPIONSHIPS Monday, May 11, 4 p.m. No. 8 Linden (15-11) vs. No. 9 Marysville (15-11); No. 7 Ripon (14-10) vs. No. 10 Lindhurst (10-10) + — Higher seed hosts Wednesday, May 13 At Billy Hebert Field, Stockton No. 3 Dixon (20-4) vs. No. 6 Escalon (14-11), 4 p.m.; No. Summerville (19-7) vs. R ipon-Lindhurst winner, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 14 At Billy Hebert Field, Stockton No. 1 Hughson (17-2) vs. Linden-Marysville winner, 7 p.m.; No. 4 Capital Christian vs. No. 5 Sonora,4 p.m. GIRLS' SOFTBALL SA~ O A QUIN SECTION DMSION V CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, May 13 At Arnaiz Softball Complex, Stockton, 5 p.m. No. 1 Hughson (18-0) vs. No. 8 Marysville (13-9), No. 4 Linden (22-4) vs. No. 5 Orestimba (18-8); No. 3 Ripon (19-6) vs. No. 6 Calaveras (19-8), No. 2 Bear River (20-6) vs. No. 7 Escalon (9-13). 7 p.m. Hughson-Marysville winner vs. Linden-Orestimba winner; Ripon-Calaveras winner vs. Bear River-Escalon winner.

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team-high .447, with 28 runs scored and 17 RBI's. Farrell is hitting .400, with 22 RBI's and seven doubles. Catcher Darren Warnock leads the Bears with 23 runs batted in, and Billy Butler has scored 32 times. The Bears have options when it comes to who will toe the rubber Wednesday evening. Danny Robles is 3-0 with a 2.56 earned run avSonora hitters in his last outing where he earned a nodecision. 'Vile are pretty deep with our pitching," Gold said. "Danny has been peaking at the right time, and Bryce has been doing pretty well on the mound as well. We like to keep Sammy (Burns) until later in the game, but if he gets the call, he' ll be ready. But we' llknow on game day." Summerville will be well rested when it faces No. 7 Ripon or No. 10 Lindhurst. Following their final game of the season on Tuesday, Gold gave his team a few days off to recoverfrom the long sea-

son they just completed. '%'e told t hem e v ery game counts, and they did what they had to do to win league," he said. "ARer Tuesday's game, we gave them a few days ofK I think it will be pretty easy to get them back on thefi eld and ready toplay. We are excited for our game on Wednesday. No matter if it is Ripon or Lindhurst, we' ll be ready." Unlike Summerville, Sonora knows exactly who it will play in the first round. Sonora will face No. 4 Capital Christian 4 p.m. at Billy Hebert Field in Stockton. Sonora fi nished 18-9,13-5MLL, which was good enough for second-place. Capital Christian (23-4, 16-2 Golden Empire League) also finished second in its league and has a r o ster which is putting up video game types of numbers. The Cougars have eight players with 20 or more RBI's and only one player on the team is hitting less than .319. "It's a brand new season,

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same location as the end day duced to 143. of the women's stage race, a 34-mile circuit race. The 18team field will ride through Contador attempts rare numerous Central Valley cit- Giro and Tour double ies before returning to SacraROME (AP) — A lberto mento for an afternoon finish. Contador has been riding a Robert Gesink of the Neth- bit slower than usual this erlands, a climbing special- season. That's by design. ist who won the overall race in 2012, is the only returnThe Spaniard is attempting ing titlist. American Lawson to becomethe firstridersince Craddock will compete after Marco Pantani in 1998 to win finishing third last year, 1 the Giro d'Italia and the Tour minute and 48 seconds be- de France in the same year. hind titlist Bradley Wiggins The challenge begins on of Britain. Saturday when the threeWiggins, the 2012 Tour de week Giro begins with a team France winner, is not entered. time trial from San Lorenzo Marcel Kittel of Germany al Mare to San Remo. withdrew &om the event Contador's only victory this Thursday with a l ingering year was a stage in the Vuelta shoulder ailment. His team Andalucia in February. He will have seven riders and finished second overall then, the starting field will be re- fifih overall in the Tirreno-

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Sonora's Tyler Casteel (7, above) works for the Wildcats earlier this season in one of his 11 victories. Summerville's Kenney Warnock (27, right) fields a ball and prepares to throw into the infield during a Bears win in Tuolumne. and everyone is 0-0, and all the records go out the window," Johnson said. "It's win or go home time. Our guys are excited and really focused. They are ready for the challenge. Capital Christian has good speed and can steal a lot of bases. They have a real high on base percentage with some really good hitters. They have an excellent record, but I think we can match what they do. It will be a challenge, and they are a good test. But I think we are up to it." Sonora will throw its ace Tyler Casteel against the skilled Cougars bats. Casteel is 11-3with a 1.64 era in 16 appearances. He has gone the distance seven times. The senior will need to keep CC's Taylor Garcia off the bases. Garcia is hitting .525 with 47 runs scored and 31 RBI's. He has 10 doubles, six triples, and has stolen34 bases. If Casteel gets into trouble, Johnson has bullpen options with senior Joey Kish, who is 4-0 with a 1.94 era. Eric Gilliatt has also thrown a number of innings, and has a 2.31 era with three wins. There is a good chance Sonora will see Tiegen Jones, who is 5-0 with a 2.12 era. The Wildcats will look to their slugging sophomores Joe Montelongo and Bradley Canepa. The duo has combined for 66 hits, 49 runs scored, 31 RBI's, and 15 doubles. Carter Denton, along with Kish and Gilliatt have been cornerstones in the Sonora offense, and have had key hits all season. Sonora has been excellent in big games,

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"I think our pitching is up to the task and our tenacity in big games is what will be huge for us Thursday," Johnson said. "We play better against better teams in big games. Sometimes we overlook the weaker teams and don't get focused like we do against really good teams. We are not going to overlook Capital Christian, and we are going to come in ready to play." On the Softball side, No. 6 Calaveras will take on No. 3 Ripon, Wednesday at Arnaiz Softball Complex in Stockton at 5 p.m. The Redskins finished 19-8, 15-3 MLL, which was just one game behind league champion, Linden. The 'Skins are no stranger to facing Ripon in postseason play. They beat the Indians 8-4 last year in the second round, on their way to an appearance in the section championship game. Calaveras head c oach Mike Koepp knows his team has some tough competition in front of them if they hope to make it back to the final game. "I'm excited and I don' t think there is an easy draw out there for us to play," Koepp said. "Everyone out there is tough, although I wasn't happy with our placement. I thought we did more to deserve a higher ranking than number six. But there is nothing we can do about it now, so we just need to focus on Ripon. We playedthem well last year in the playoffs and are excited to play them again."

champion Deevy Bhamani of Mountain House. Conti nued from PageCl Lyons, who tasted defeat just a few times this season, second round and fell 6-2, 7-6 jumped out to leads in both (7-2). sets but ultimately fell 6-4, 6-2. "It was a tight match with "It started out and looked a lotof deuce points (sudden like Spencer was going to run deathpointsto decide games) away, but that guy was a rethat didn't go our way," Seger- ally good player and just kind strom said. "But they upped of flipped the switch," Segerthey' re game and played at a strom said. "Spencer competed high level. It was a few points hard and the match was closer here and there that decided than the score. The other kid the match." brought his A-game on some Sonora's top player through- deuce points. But Spencer has out the season, senior Spencer a lot to be proud of with how Lyons, lost a tough match he played." againstTrans Valley League The Wildcat girls doubles

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Calaverasgets a lot of its offensive production from its freshman and sophomore players. Sophomore Kayla Kappmeyer, and freshman Breanna Dunn, Maddi Wyllie and Haley Chaboya haven' t let playing on the varsity level faze them. Kappmeyer is hitting .474 with a teamhigh 30 RBI's and 44 runs scored. She has knocked 14 doubles, four triples, and one home run. Dunn has 20 RBI's while Wyllie is hitting .364. Junior Katelyn Leatherman leads the 'Skins with a .494 average and has knocked in 23 runs while scoring 29. Senior Marissa Hukkanen is hitting .442 with 16 RBI's. Calaveras will face one of the toughest pitchers they have seen all year. Ripon will throw Danielle Sperry, who is 17-2 with a 0.48 era and has fanned 164 batters. Koepp doesn't think his team will be intimidated. 'Vile're going to continue to do what we do," Koepp said of facing Sperry. 'Vr'e want to put the ball in play

and maybe play the small game. We need to pitch well and play good defense, so the

team of Baylee Johnson and Celia Cotrone also lost a close first round match. The duo were beaten in the first set 6-2 and trailed in the second but rallied to force a tiebreaker which they lost 7-2. "It was another close match that with a few points here and there could have gone the other way," Segerstrom said. 'They even had the momentum in that second set but couldn't keep it through the tiebreaker." While the individual playoffsare over for the Wildcats, they are very much alive in

Sonora earned a first round win Tuesday over Ripon Christian to reach the quarterfinals and will try and reach the finalfourMonday by taking out Trans Valley League champion Ripon. The Wildcats lost to the Indians March 5 in their season opener, but a lot has changed. "We played them earlier

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She's a quality pitcher and when you get into the playoffsthat isthe typeofpitcher you have to face." Calaveras will send their own quality pitcher to the circle, as Hukkanen is the most dominating pitcher in

the MLL. Hukkanen is 17-6 with a 1.75 era to go along with her 183 strikeouts. Koepp knows he has the right person throwing for his team. "We have always been confident in what she can do," Koepp said. "She's just really tough and athletic. She keeps the ball down and if we play defense behind her, we are a tough out, too. I always like our chances. I'm happy with how she has pitched during the season, and I know she will give it everything she has." A dmission t o a l l no n championship games is $7 for adultsand $5 for seniors and students.

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match," Segerstrom said of the 6-3 defeat. "But we' ve changed and improved a lot since then and I'm sure they have too. We' ll just have to see where we are. I think we' ve got a pretty good shot."

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BRIEFS Raiders sign ist round pick Cooper ALAlYIEDA — The Oakland Raiders have signed rookiereceiverAmari Cooper. The team announced the deal Thursday, a day before the start of Oakland's rookie minicamp. The Raiders drafted Cooper fourthoverall out of Alabama last week to give quarterback Derek Carr the big-play receiving option he lacked last season. Cooper is the career receiving leader at Alabama with 228 catches, 3,463 yards receiving and 31 touchdown catches. He led the nation with 124 catches last season in the tough SEC and ranked second with 1,727 yards receiving and 16 touchdown catches The Raiders also announced the signing of undraftedrookiereceiverJosh Harper, who was Carr's teammate at Fresno State.

US drops to 28th in May FIFA rankings The United States has dropped one spot to 28th in the May FIFA rankings despite a 2-0 win over Mexico in an exhibition last month. There were just three international ma t ches last month, and FIFA said Thursday the top 17 positions were unchanged.

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Pomeranz, defense falters in A's loss to Twins "Brett hasn't played a lot MINNEAPOLIS (AP) On a day when Drew Pomer- of second," Melvin said. "But anz had difficulty finding the at some point you have to do plate, he sure could have used this.Marcus has played every some help &om his deinning of every game." fense to grind through The Athletics entered the series finale against s Thursday with the secA ond-most errors in the the Minnesota Twins. major leagues before The Oakland Athletics did not oblige. committing two in their Pomeranz walked a career- thirdloss of a four-game sehigh five and Brett Lawrie ries against the Twins. Lawand Eric Sogard each had er- rie's throwing error allowed rors that led to runs in a 6-5 Escobar to score in a threeloss to the Twins on Thursday. run second and Sogard bob''We shouldbe better de- bled a ground ball at shortfensively," A's manager Bob stop, leading to another run Melvin said. "It's part of the in the fifth. reason we gave up as many The errors helped the rulis as we did. Twins overcame a rough start Eduardo Escobar and Ed- from Ricky Nolasco (2-1), who die Rosario each drove in two gave up four runs and six hits runs and Glen Perkins got in five innings. "It's one of those things four outs for his 10th save for the Twins (16-13), who have where you' ve just got to keep won seven of their last eight pushing forward," said manto improve tothree games ager Paul Molitor, whose over .500 for the first time Twins have the best AL home since the end of the 2010 sea- recordat 12-5."That' s got to son. be yourmotto.Good,bad,evPomeranz (1-3) gave up six ery day we come out and try runs — four earned — and to play the best we can and three hits in 4 1-3 innings for win as many games as we the Athletics. Ike Davis had caII. a homer, a double and two Pomeranz left after walkRBIs, and Billy Butler added ing two of the first three battwo hits and an RBI. ters in the fifth inning. Dan Marcus Semien had his Otero walked Kennys Vargas first day off all season, which before Escobar punched a moved Lawrie to second base, single through the right side and the A's never looked com- of the infield to give the Twins a 6-4 lead. fortable in the field.

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Thursday's games Minnesota6,Oakland 5 Kansas City 7, Cleveland 4 Detroit 4, Chicago White Sox 1 N.Y. Yankees 4, Baltimore 3 Texas 5, Tampa Bay 4 Houston 3, LA. Angels 2 Today's games Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 3-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Warren 2-1 ), 4 05 p m. Boston (Mi lay 1-3) at Toronto (Aa. Sanchez 2-2), 4:07 p.m. Kansas City (Ventura 2-2) at Detroit (Price 3-1), 4:08 p.m. Minnesota (Palfrey 2-0) at Cleveland (Bauer 2-0), 4:10 p.m. Texas (Gallardo 2-4) at Tampa Bay

(Kama 1-1), 4:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Marquis 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Noesi 0-3), 5:10 p.m. Houston (R.Hernandez 1-2) at LA. Angels (Weaver 0-4), 7:05 p.m. Oakland (Gray 40) at Seattle (T Walker 1-3), 7:10 p.m.

"Pretty much beat myself out there," Pomeranz said. "It'spretty frustrating, more so the walks." Trainer's room Athletics: Be n Z o brist took some swings off a tee on Thursday as he continues

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L P c t GB N ew York 18 10 .6 4 3 Atlanta 14 14 .50 0 4 Miami 1 4 15 A8 3 4 "/s W ashington 1 4 1 5 A 8 3 4' / s Philadelphia 10 19 . 3 4 5 St/s Central Division W L P tc GB St. Louis 21 7 .750 Chicago 14 13 .519 fr"/s C incinnati 14 14 .5 0 0 7 Pittsburgh 13 15 A6 4 8 M ilwaukee 9 20 .31 0 12'/s West Division W L Pct GB L os Angeles 1 8 1 0 . 6 43 SanDiego 15 15 . 5 0 0 4 San Francisco 14 1 5 A 8 3 4'/s Arizona 13 14 A8 1 4'/s Colorado 11 15 .4 2 3 6 Thursday's games LA Dodgers 14, Milwaukee 4 St. Louis 5 Chicago Cuba 1 Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 2 Arizona 11, San Diego 0 Miami 7, San Francisco 2 Today's games Atlanta (Stults 1-2) at Washington (G.Gonzalez2-2),4:05 p.m . N.Y. Meta (Harvey 5-0) at Philadelphia (Hamels 1-3), 4:05 p.m. St. Louis (Wacha 4-0) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 1-1 ), 4:05 p.m. Chicago Cuba (Hammel 2-1) at Milwaukee (Nelson 1-2), 5:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Marquis 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Noesi 0-3), 5:10 p.m. LA. Dodgers (BAnderson 1-1) at Colorado (E.sutler 2-2), 5 40 p.m. San Diego (Shields 3-0) at Arizona (Hellickson 1-3), 6AO p.m. Miami (Cosart 1-2) at San Francisco (Lincecum 2-2), 7:15 p.m.

rehabbing from left knee surgery. There remains no timetable for a returning.... RHP A.J. Griffin, recovering from Tommy John surgery, was scheduled to throw three innings in a simulated game on Thursday.

Twins: RHP Casey Fien, on the disabled list with a strained right shoulder, was clearedby doctors to begin a throwing program on Friday. Up next The Athletics will head to Seattlefor a series against the Mariners. RHP Sonny Gray (4-0, 1.67) will start for the A's against RHP Taijuan Walker (1-3, 8.74). Gray is 3-0 with a 0.98 ERA in four starts at Safeco Field. The Twins start a trip in Cleveland. RHP Mike Pel&ey (2-0, 2.63) will start the opener against Indians RHP Trevor Bauer (2-0, 3.38). Pelfrey is coming off his shortest outing of the season, lasting just 3 1-3 innings of a 13-3 win over the White Sox. Increased role Seeking help for a bullpen with the worst ERA in baseball, theAthletics gota boost &om Fernando Rodriguez, who was called up &om Triple-A Nashville on Thursday. Rodriguez flew into Minneapolis the day of the noon game and struck out four batters in two innings of relief. He gave up just one hit and no runs. "Really nice," Melvin said of Rodriguez's outing. "Anybody who comes out there pitching good,we'regoingtotrytolook for a little bit more of an expanded role for him."

World Cup champion Germany leads, followed by Argentina, Belgium, Colombia, Brazil, the Netherlands, Portugal, Uruguay, Switzerland and Spain.

Bulls' Butler is most improved, Green2nd CHICAGO — There was a time when Jimmy Butler was kicked out of his home as a teenager with no place to go. He has come a long way since then. The Chicago Bulls guard was named the NBA's Most Improved Player on Thursday after making his first All-Star team and averaging a career high in scormg.

The 25-year-old Butler received 92 of129 fi rstplace votes and 535 tfh. tal points &om a panel of sportsvmters and broadcasters. Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors was second (11 first-place votes, 200 points) and Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz finished third (12, 189). That the award went to

Butler is hardly a surprise given the improvement he showed while helping the Bulls fight through injuries to win 50 games. In his fourth season, the 6-7 guard went from averaging 13.1 to 20 points. His shooting improved from 39.7 to 46.2 percent, his reboundingjumped &om 4.9 to5.8 and his assists increased from 2.6 to 3.3 per game.

QB Golsontranshrring from Notre Dame SOUTH BEND, I nd. (AP) — Everett Golson, once on track to be the winningest quarterback in Notre Dame history, is instead joining the long list of Fighting Irish quarterbacks who sought success elsewhere. Golson announced Thursday he will use his final season of eligibility at another school, ending an up-and-down career for the Irish that included a trip to the national championship game, a season lost to a suspension over

academics and a competition this spring with Malik Zaireforthe starter'sjob. The 6-foot, 200-pound senior &om Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, thanked Notre Dame fans for their support and asked for privacy during what he called a life-changing moment. A call to his cellphone by The Associated Press wasn' t

returned. Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly issued a statement thanking Golson and wishing him well. — The AssociatedPress

Hudson gives up 15 hits, Giants beaten by Marlins SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hu d son allowed six runs vated&om the DL on Friday runs, hitting two homers and On a night when he allowed and a career-high in hits in after being sidelined with a reaching basesix times to more hits than any San 6 2/3 innings as the Gi- back injury since April 20. power the Los Angeles DodgFrancisco pitcher in 47 ants lost their second Giants: OF Hunter Pence ers past the Milwaukee Brew/gA„,a~ years, two stood out to g ~ l g str a i g ht after winning (fractured left forearm) took ers. Tim Hudson. 10 of the previous 13. live batting practice before Grandal's two-run single Opposing pitcher Hudson had won his the game and will start a mi- capped a four-run sixth inM~g ~~ prev i ous six s t arts nor league rehab assignment ning. He hit a t h r ee-run Dan Haren sparked a pair of rallies with two against the Marlins Friday at Triple-A Sacramen- homer into the second deck in of Miami's 15 hits off before allowing the to. right field in the eighth and Ring it in Hudson and the Marmost hits by a Giants launched another three-run lins beat the Giants 7-2 on p itcher since Hall of Famer Marlins OF Michael Morse shot in the ninth. Grandal Thursday night. Gaylord Perry gave up 16 on was presented his World Se- went 4 for 4 with two singles "Pretty much the difference Sept. 28, 1968, against Cincin- riesring in a pregame cer- and two walks. in the game was their starting nati. emony. A video played show"They were swinging the ing highlights of how Morse pitcher OAensively," Hudson Cardinals 5, Cubs 1 said. "If I can just get him out bat," Hudson said. "They got helped win it all last year and ST. LOUIS (AP) — John then we have a pretty good 15hits,whatelsecanyousay? Morse's old teammates came Lackey hit an RBI double to chancetowintheballgame. I ju s t wasn't able to finish out to cheer and hug him af- drive in a run for the third For six innings, Haren (4- counts off whenever I needed ter manager Bruce Bochy and time in his big league career 1) did mostof the damage to." CEO LarryBaer gave him the and struck out 10 in 7 2/3 inagainst Hudson (1-3). He hit Har e n came up for the first riIig. nings as St. Louis won for the a two-run double and scored time with two on and two out ninth time in 10 games. later in the second and added in the second and hit a drive MAJOR LEAGUES a single and a run scored in to right-center that gave MiYankees 4, Orioles 3 Tigers 4, White Sox 1 the fifth. ami a 2-0 lead. He scored NEW YORK (AP) — Alex CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle M arcell Ozuna added a when Gordondoubled for his Rodriguez passed Willie Mays Lobstein (3-2) allowed five two-run homer OA' a tiring 5 0 thhitoftheseason. for fourth on the career home hits in 7 2/3 innings, and Hudson in the seventh to send H u d son worked quickly run list, connecting for No. 661 M iguel Cabrera scored twice the Marlins to their 14th win th r o ugh the next two innings Thursday night and helping and drove m a run as Detroit in their last 19 games in San before Haren gave him more the New York Yankees beat salvaged the finale of a threeFrancisco. trouble in the fifth. He led off the Baltimore Orioles 4-3. game series. "He made a few more mis- with a single and later scored The Yankees star hit a liner takes than he normally does," on Stanton's sacrifice fly that off Baltimore's Chris Tillman Royals 7, Indians 4 manager Bruce Bochy said. madeit4-0. (2-4)mto a secure area~ustto KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)"He was a little off tonight, "Thatwasthemostrunning the left of Monument Park in Reigning AL Cy Young Award butagain,fourrunsgoinginto I ' ve done in a few months," center field in the third inning winner Corey Kluber r ethe seventh. We just couldn't H aren said. "I usually have to give New York a 3-2 lead. mained winless through sevdo anything offensively." to go on the bike. I don't know A-Rod sent a soaring shot in en starts this year, with Eric Haren allowed two runs i f Fll be walking around San the first that Delmon Young Hosmer hitting a three-run and eight hits in seven in- F r ancisco tomorrow. I' ll be caught by reaching over the homer in the first inning that nings to extend his strong t akingiteasy." top of the wall in right field sent the Kansas City Royals start to his Marlins career afHu d son also got into the for a sacrifice fly. over the Cleveland Indians. ter contemplating retirement hi tting act with a leadoff sinNext up fo r R odriguez: Kluber (0-5) matched the following his oflseason trade gle in the third that ended an Babe Ruth at 714 home runs. recordformost winlessstarts from the Dodgers to Miami. 0- f or-49 drought. by a pitcher after winning a Giancarlo Stanton drove in Trainer's room Pirates 7, Reds 2 Cy Young. Zack Greinke in two runs and Dee Gordon had M a r l ins: O F Ch r i stian MILWAUKEE (AP) — Yas- 2010 and Frank Viola in 1989 three hits for the Marlins. Yeli c h is expected to be acti- mani Grandal drove in eight also went seven in a row with-

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geles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat — have hogged a total of Continued from PageC1 13 titles. Going back even farther to the still playing, winning back-to-back launch of the modern NBA in 1950, titles in 1994-95. two teams — the Boston Celtics, with There are two franchises that won 17 banners, and the Lakers, who have their only championships so long ago, a total of 15 including their time in well, one had a different nickname Minneapolis — account for nearly half (the Washington Wizards were the the championships. That's why this season really stands Bullets when they took the 1978 title) and another was in a different city(the out for the NBA. "Whoever wins is going to be a 1958 St. Louis Hawks, who moved to Atlanta a decade later). The Golden brand new face,"Warriors coach Steve StateWarriors are 40 years removed Kerr said. "That's exciting for those of from their lone championship season, us who are still playing." but at least they' ve got a banner. Some possible reasons for this The Los Angeles Clippers, Cleve- changingoftheplayoffguard: land Cavaliers and Memphis Grizzlies have never won a title. Team ball "I don't think there's any question San Antonio proved last year that a that &esh faces and new teams in- team doesn't need a megastar to win vigorate the sport," Grizzlies general the title, and plenty of teams are trymanager Chris Wallace said. "It adds ing to follow the Spurs model. new flavors for the fans to sample. Most notable is Atlanta, where the And they like it. The game has never roster was expertly assembled by reallybeen more popular on a global former Spurs executive Danny Ferry standpoint than it is right now." and the coach is Mike Budenholzer, While the NBA was the first major a longtime assistant under San AnNorth American league to put in a tonio's Gregg Popovich. The Hawks salarycap,it'shad the most exclusive went 60-22 and claimed a top seed in group of champions. Over the last 16 the East for the first time since 1994 years, just three teams — the Los An- with an absurdly balanced lineup; the

fve starters averaged between 12 and i 17 points a game. Ball movement is now the order of the day, the isolation play largely viewed asa forgettablerelic.W ith everyone sharing in this fast-paced style, it's no longer necessary to have one of the five best players in the game to be a title contender. "It's more of a team game," Hawks guard Jeff Teague said. "A team like us, that doesn't have what you would calla superstar,can be a really good team."

Tougher cap While the NBA first instituted a salary cap in the 1980s, it was long nothing more than an annoyance for the power franchises, which were still able to go after pretty much anyone they wanted. The lockout of 2011 changed that. Under the current collective bargaining agreement, there are shorter contracts and tougher financial penalties

for teams that spend too much. While it's still too early to know exactly how much this CBA will affect the competitivebalance, the league touts the measures as a means to getting more teams in the mix (and making theowners a lotm ore profitable).

out a victory. Pirates 7, Reds 2 PITTSBURGH (AP) — A.J. Burnett limited the CincinnatiReds for seven effective innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended a five-game losing streak. Burnett (1-1) allowed two runs, striking out four and walking two. The 38-year-old now has 2,401 career strikeouts, tied with Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley for 40th alltime. Rangers 5, Rays 4 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Elvis Andrus had a two-run single in a four-run second inning and the Texas Rangers won their fourth straight. Astros 3, Angels 2 ANAHEIM (AP) — Preston Tucker singled home the tyingrun for his first major league hit, and the Houston Astros rallied with three runs in the ninth against closer Huston Street. The Astros increased their lead over the Angels to a season-best six games in the openerofafour-game series. Diainondbacks 11, Padres 0 PHOENIX (AP) — Tufly Gosewich doubled three times and drove in a career-high four runs, Rubby De La Rosa allowed three hits over seven innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks opened a fourgame series against San Diego with a rout.

With franchises now selling for astronomical amounts, the players fig-

ure to push back on these measures the next chance they get. No matter what, it figures to have a long-term impact on the way rosters are built and maintained. Where's LeBron? It still helps to have the best player in the world. And there's no one better than LeBron James. After heading to South Beach to join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in 2010, James led Miami to four straight NBA Finals and two championships. When James returned to Cleveland this season, the balance of power shift ed northward. The Heat missed the playoffs, while the Cavaliers finished second in the East behind Atlanta. Even with the King in the mix for another title, there will surely be a differentlook tothe celebration. "That's what the NBA really wants," Atlanta's Kyle Korver said. "They want everyone to feel that if you manage your team well, put a good team together, coach them well and play hard, it doesn't matter if you' re a big market or a small market. You' re going to have a chance."

C4 — Friday, May 8, 2015

Sonora, California

THE UN' DEMO CRAT

NHL Blackhawks makequick work of Wild, sweepseries 4-0 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Corey Crawford made 84 saves, Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, and the Chicago Blackhawks advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 4-8 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursdaynight fora four-game sweep. The Wild never led in the series. Goals by JaredSpurgeon and Nino Niederreiter with 2:18 and 1:27 le gave them one last shot, with their net emptied. The final few whacks were either wide or turned aside by Crawford, who stopped 124 of 131 shots in the four games. Brent Seabrook and Andrew Shaw scored for the Blackhawks, who were down to five defensemen after a serious injury to veteran Michal Roszival. Marian Hossa had a long empty-netter,and Jonathan Toews and Bryan Bickell had two assists apiece. Chicago eliminated Minnesota &om the playoffs for the third straight year.Itwon 12 of the 15 games. It was the first sweep by the Blackhawks since the Western Conference finals in 2010 againstSan Jose.They improved to 80-0, including 5-0 in this postseason, when leading after two periods. Devan Dubnyk made 21 saves for the Wild. Canadiens 6, Lightning 2 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Carey Price stopped 22 shots, Max Pacioretty had a shorthanded goal and two assists, and Montreal stayedalive in its second-round playoffseries. Pacioretty and Andrei Markov scored in the first as the Canadiens avoided a sweep with their first victory in nine games this season against the Lightning. Game 5 is Saturday night in Montreal, where Tampa Bay won the first two games of the series. Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop allowed three goals on 14 shots before he was pulled a little over five minutes into the second period. Bishop had 30 saves in Tampa Bay'sdramatic 2-1 victory on Wednesday night. Price, a leading contender for NHL MVP, limited the high-scoring Lightning to power-play goals by Nikita Kucherov and Ondrej Palat. By the time Kucherov scored at 12:26 of the second, the Canadiens had built a 5-0 lead.

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It's butt-covering season in the NFL The NFL moves heaven and But Wells' turn of phrase wasn' t earth a dozen times every Sunday entirely about convenience. It turns out "more probable of theseason to get calls on the field exthan not" is the exactly right. act phrase the NFL But i n v estigaput to paper a halftions and disciphndozen years ago in ary matters? case commissioner Not so much. In Roger Goodell dethose cases, close is c ides to step i n apparently close enough. and punish teams for what were At the end of a nearly four- deemed competitive violations. month investigation into what' s Those have ranged &om "Spybeendubbed "Deflategate"or Ball- gate" in New England to "Bountyghazi," NFL-appointed investiga- gate" in New Orleans to piping in torTed Wells arrived at— m ore or fake crowd noise ("Cheergate?") less — the same condusions most in Atlanta, and the penalties have of us did at the beginning. been all over the place. If this is beginning to sound like A.) A Patriots' ball boy did it B.) He had inside help your typical NCAA mess — withC.) Despite repeated denials, out the phony "student-athlete" golden boy quarterback Tom Brady mantra, ofcourse — there'sa good master-minded the whole thing reason. The Patriots are a lot like Being a lawyer, Wells needed coach Barry Switzei's great Okla248 pages to say as much. And he homa teams offour decades ago: couched those condusions in less- They' re always in the hunt for a accusatory terms, such as "more championship, and occasionally probable than not" and "was at willing to bend the rules to get leastgenerally aware." there. That way, Brady and everybody Throw in the "us-against-theelse in the Patriots' organization world" philosophy and what you but the two low-level employeeswind up with is an organization officials' locker room attendant Jim bothered more by losing than McNally and equipment assistant cheating. Or in NCAA parlance, "a John Jastremski — wouldn't be lack of institutional control." Given his track record, expectiiig bothered to enter a plea. Only in NFL investigations and no-fault Goodell to get the discipline right divorces does that kind of cynicism in what's become a delicate situacountas sound legaladvice. tion might be too much of an ask.

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He was too secretive in "Spygate," getting rid oftheevidencetoo soon, then overzealous in Bountygate," before being rescued &om further embarrassment by his predeces-

that Brady lied to them. This whole episode would be comical, exceptthatitraises questions about the integrity of the Patriots and Brady, one of the greatest

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gliabue. And there isn't time to recap how badly Goodell bungled a stringof domestic-abuse cases involving players that began with Ray Rice. For their part, the Patriots haven't exactly behaved like slick jewel thieves or shining lights, either. Owner Robert Kraft whined there was no "incontrovertible" proof,but agreed to accept the NFL's findings and any leagueimposed discipline. At least he' s not demanding an apology anymore. Wells also cleared coach Bill Belichick and his staff though it was almost unnecessary. After "Spygate," Belichick learned not to leave his fingerprints on anything dicey again. But not Brady. He denied knowing McNally and refuse to share to his own emails, text messages and phone records. But the report noted, "... McNally told NFL Smuity that he had been personally told by Brady of Brady's inflation-level preference." So while Krak once boasted that Brady never lied to him, Wells concluded — to borrow his phrase one more time, it was "more probable than not"-

And don't forget:W hatever advantage they gained &om a slightly under-inflated football was negligible. In both the second half against the Colts in a playofF game, and then against a much-vaunted Seattle defense in the Super Bowl — when the game balls were watched over, cuddled and obsessed over like a royalbaby — Brady completed 12-of -14 passes with three touchdowns, and 87-of-50 with four TDs, respectively. But if he's in the starling lineup for New England's opener Sept. 10, when the Patriots plan to show off that Super Bowl trophy to a packed Gillette Stadium crowd, it will be a joke. Anything less than four games — a quarterof the season — will be. Taking away draft picks and-or fining the &anchise aren't necessary to make the point. Sometimes

the easiest way to teach people the importance of a level playing field is simply to tilt it and let them see what it looks like &om the wrong end. Jim Iitke is a sports columnist for The Associated Presa

Brady: Deflated balls scandal doesn't taint Super Bowl SALEM, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said Thursday night the scandal surrounding his use of deflated footballs in the NFL playofl' last season hasn't detracted in any way &om his Super Bowl title. "Absolutely not," Brady told a

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&iendly university crowd in his first public appearance since an NFL i n vestigation concluded Brady likely knew Patriots employees were cheating. ''We earned everything we got as ateam,and Iam proud ofthatand so are our fans," he said.

M ammoth Lake an d t h e Bridgeport areas r eported good numbers of trout, up to 7 pounds or better, and the top weekend catch was a 10-pound, 10-ounce brown trout, caught at Upper Twin Lake, the same water wherethe state record brown wa s

Brady declined to discuss his thoughts about the 248-page ~ port that said that he was likely at least aware two team employees were breaking rules by deflating footballs for him. "I don't really have any reaction. It has only been 80 hours. I' ve not

had much time to digest it," Brady said."When I do I will be sure to let you know how I feel about it." Brady said he will address things more once things play out and he is more comfortable. Brady is waiting to see if the league will discipline him with a fine, suspension or both.

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G rimm p 0 0 0 0 Lackey p 3 0 1 1 RBI — Ncruz, Seattle, 26; Teixeira, New York, 25; F owlerph 1 0 0 0 Siegrist p 0 0 0 0 Vogt,Oakland, 25;Hosmer, Kansas City,23; J.RUMell p 0 0 0 0 Manessp 0 0 0 0 KMorales, Kansas City, 23; Travis, Toronto, 23; Mottep 0 0 0 0 Rosenthalp 0 000 HRamirez, Boston, 22. C astilloph 1 0 0 0 HITS — Altuve, Houslon, 41; Ellsbury, New York, A.Russell2b 3 01 0 41; Fielder, Texas, 38; Ncruz, Seattle, 37; MoustaT otsls 33 1 6 1 Totsls 33 5 1 0 3 kas, Kansas City, 37; Micabrera, Detroit, 36; Chicago 000 000 100 — 1 AJones, Baltimore, 36. St. Louis 020 201 00x — 5 DOUBLES —Cano, SeaNe, 10;Cespedes, Detroit, E —S.castro (5), Soler (1). DP —Chicago 1. 10; Eongoria, Tampa Bay,9; Pillar, Toronto,9; 9 LOB —Chicago 7,St Louis5.2B— Coghlan(5), tied at 8. sole r (6), Jh.peralta (8), Lackey u ). 3B — sour]os TRIPlES — Orlando, Kansas City, 5; Fuld, Oak(2). SB — Heyward (4). land, 3; 11 tied at z IP H R E R BBSO HOME RUNS — Ncruz, Seattle, 14; HRamirez, Chicago Boston, 10; Teixeira, New York, 10; Trout, Los Arri eta L+3 5 1/3 9 5 4 1 7 Angeles, 8; RUMartin, Toronto, 7; ARodriguez, Grimm 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 New York, 7; Travis, Toronto, 7; Valbuena, HousJ.Rumell 1 1 0 0 0 0 ton, 7; Vogt, Oakland, 7. Motte 1 0 0 0 0 1 STOLEN BASES—Altuve, Houslon, 11; Ellsbury, St. Louis New York,11;spsnger, Houston,10;Marisnick, 1 729 5 1 1 1 1 0 Houslon, 9; Gardner, New York,s; RDavis, Detroit, Lackeyssiegsst 1t3 0 0 0 1 0 7; Cain, Kansas City, 6; Deshields, Texas, 6; Maness 0 1 0 0 0 0 LMartin, Texas, 6; Trout, Los Angeles, 6. Rosenthal S,10-11 1 0 0 0 0 2 PITCHING — FHemandez, Seattle, 54; Pineda, Siegnst pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. New Yak, 40; McHugh, Houston, 44; Gray, Maness pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. Oakland, 40; Simon, Detroit,41; Buehrle, TomnWP — Ardeta, Grimm. Balk — Lackey. to, 4-2; Carrasco, Cleveland, 42. 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Washington, 20;Marie,Pittsburgh, 20.

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STRIKEOUTS — Kershaw, Los Angeles, 51; Scherzer, Washington, 49; Shields, San Diego, 48;TRoss,San Diego,42;Lynn,StLouis,42;Fiers, Milwaukee, 42; cueto, cincinnati, 40. SAVES — Familia, New York, 11; Rosenthal, St Louis, 10; Grilli, Atlanta, 9; Casilla, San Francisco, 8; Storen, Washington, 8; Kimbrel, San Diego, 8; FRodriguez, Milwaukee, 6; Achapman, Cincinnati, 6; HRondon, Chicago, 6.

Tennis ATP World Tour/WTA, Mutus Madrid Open Thursday, At Cata Magics, Madrid, Spain Purse: $4,185~ Surface: Qay~ r Singles-Men- Third Round John Isner (16), United States, def. Nick Kyrgios,

Australia, 6-3, 6-7 t7), 6-4.

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Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, def. Lucie Safarova (13), Czech Republic, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3).

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Colorado 1 2 6 9 8 8 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Wednesday's game Real Salt Lake 0, Los Angeles 0, tie Today's games New England at Orlando City, 5 p.m. San Jose at Colorado, 7 p.m. Saturday's games Real Salt Lake at Chicago, 12 p.m. Portland at Montreal, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Vancouver, 4 p.m. sporting Kansas city at D.c. United, 4 p.m. Seattle at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. Los Angeles atFc Dallas,5:30p.m . Sunday's games Houston at Toronto FC, 2 p.m. New York City FC at New York,4 p.m.

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Chris Sale hasdropped his appeal of a ~arne

suspension for his involvement in a benchclearing brawl against Kansas City on April 23. HOUSTON ASTROS — PlacedOF George Springer on the 7-day concussion DL Selected the contract af OF Preston Tucker from Fresno

(PCL).

NHL plsyalh SECOND ROUND t Best'-7; x4 necessary) Wedneday's games Tampa Bay z Montreal 1, Tampa Bay leads series 3-0 washington z N.Y. Rangers 1, washington leads series 3-1 Thursday's games Montreal a Tampa Bay z Tampa Bay leads series 3-1 chicago4,M innesota3,chicago winsseses 44 Today's games W ashington atN . Y .Rangers,4p.m . Anaheim at Calgary, 6:30 p.m. Satunhy's games Tampa Bay at Montreal,4 pm.

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New England 5 2 2 17 12 8 D.C. United 5 1 2 17 10 6 New York 3 1 4 13 12 8 Columbus 3 3 2 11 12 8 Toronto FC 3 4 0 9 11 11 Chicago 3 4 0 9 6 8 Orlando City 2 4 2 8 6 10 New York City FC 1 5 3 6 6 10 Philadelphia 1 6 3 6 10 18 Montreal 0 2 2 2 2 6 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Ti t s GF GA FC Dallas 5 2 2 17 15 12 Vancouver 5 3 2 17 11 9 Seattle 5 2 1 16 13 6 Los Angeles 3 2 5 14 10 9 San Jose 4 4 1 1 3 9 10 Sporting Kansas City 3 2 4 13 12 12 Real Salt Lake 2 2 5 11 7 10 Portland 2 3 4 10 7 8 Houston 2 4 4 10 11 13

KANSAS CITY ROYALS —Announced Major League Baseball has reduced thesuspension of RHP Kelvin Herrera from two games to one for his part in a brawl with the Chicago White

Sox on Ap ril 23.

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of RHp Fernando Rodsguez from Nashville (PCE). Designated RHP Chad Smith for assign-

ment KANSAS CITYROYALS —Acbvatsd RHP Luke Hochevar from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Brandon Finnegan to Northwest Arkansas

(Texas). Acquired C Drew Butera from the LA. Angels for INF Ryan Jackson. Transferred LHP Tim Collins from the 15- to the 6May DL National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreedto terms with C Ja rrod Saltalamacchia on a minor league contract. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Recalled OF Chris Heisey from Oklahoma City (PCL). Optioned RHP Joe Wieland to Oklahoma City. Frontier League NORMAL CORNBELTERS — Released INFs Daniel sick and Jorge Chavarria, and OF Chris Hueth. RIVER CITY RASCALS — Released RHPs Kolt Browder, Chandler Jagodhinski, Griffin Jones, and Bryce Shafer. WASHINGTON WILD THINGS — Signed cs Sammy Ayala and Colbe Herr, RHPMike Devine and 16 Jack Morrow. Released RHP Kyle Davis and OF Tanner Mathis. BASKEIBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Houston 6/F Corey Brewer $5,000 for violating league's anti-flopping rules duringagame On May 6. Women's National Basketball ssociathn MINNESOTA LYNX — Signed F Maya Moore to a multiyear contract. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS —Released WRNalhan Slaughter. BALTIMORE RAVENS — SignedS Ed Reed to a contract and announced his retirement

CLEVELAND BROWNS — SignedTE Randall Telfer and LB Nate Orchard. DAUAS COWBOYS — Signed OT La'el Collins. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed CB Trae waynes, Lss Eric Kendscks and Edmond Robinson, DE Danielle Hunter, T TJ. Clemmings, TE MyCole Pruitt, WR Stefon Dig sg, OLs Tyrus Thompson and Austin Shepherd and DL BJ Dubose.Waived S Ahmad Dixon, RB Henry Josey, TE Ryan Otten and Ts Antonio Richardson and Austin Wentworth. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released DL MichaelBuchanan and WR Kevin Dorsey.

TENNESSEETITANS — Announcedthe retirement of LB Kamerion Wimbley WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed WRs ReggieBell,TonyJones and TylerRutenbeck, OL Brey Cook, DECorey Crawford, LBs Dyshawn Davis and Terrance Plummer, QB Connor Halliday, KTy Long, RB Trey Williams and TE Devin Mahina. Canadian Foatball League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed DL Jamaal Westerman. HOCKEY American Hockey League MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS — Signed C Joe

Pen denza to aone-year contract.

ECHL ECHL — Fined Utah RW Matt Pelech an undisclosed amount for his actions in a game May 6. SIQING U.S. SKI TEAM — Named Paul Kristofic w omen'shead coach,efh ctiveJune 1. COLLEGE CHOWAN — Announced the addition of women's swimming for the 2016-17 season. Named Matt Hood women's swimming coach. M UHLEN BERG — Announced theresignation of Chris Biminger, men's lacrosse coach. NOTRE DAME — QB Everett Golson has announced he will use his final season of eligibility elsewhere after graduating later this month. WINTHROP — Promoted Kendall Fuller to cohead softball coach.

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Today's Newest! CURTIS CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT is accepting apps for Director of Business Services, F/T. Salary range $65,920-$86,011. Health, dental & vision. Please apply online at w .ed'oin.or o w Paper applications will not be accepted. Deadline: Fri., May 22nd, at 3:00pm .

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Tuolumne County Auditor-Controller Department has an opening for an Account Clerk to perform clerical accounting & data entry work in the processing & maintenance of financial, statistical or tax records; to verify numerical or financial information; to receive & document payments; & other duties. Requires HS Diploma or equiv. Level II requires 2 years of clerical accounting experience. Apply online at www.tuolumnec~ount .ca. ov Closes: 05/20/2015 ATCAA EARLY HEAD START and HEAD START is recruiting for several positions: • Lead Center Teacher • Teacher • Associate Teacher • Center Assistant • Family Advocate We are also looking to increase our substitute pool. Applications / job announcements with requirements of positions avail. at ATCAA Head Start, 427 N. Hwy 49 Ste. ¹202, Sonora, www.atcaa.or FFD: ~ 05-26-15, 4PM. EOE.

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accounting experience overseeing multiple contracts in a not-forprofit or gov't organization & 2 yrs supervisory experience required; AA in Accounting pref'd; F/T w/benefits. Apps & job description available at ATCAA 935 S. Hwy. 49, Jackson, 223-1485 or w w.elean.or P P D: w~ 05/14/15, 4pm. EOE.

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Req's Class A needed to lead and who has the req'd www.hos iceofamador.or license, current medical vidual participate in the arcredentials to perform and view the full job card, and a clean DMV eas of talent acquisias the Program Direcdescription, salary info printout. Requires a tion, performance tor/ Lead Teacher; open and obtain an applicamin. of 2 yrs verifiable management, classito individuals w/some tion. All applications are experience driving a fication & compensaunits and a willingness to be mailed. No phone flatbed or lumber truck. tion, labor relations, to obtain the necessary calls, please. On the road all week. collective bargaining, Early childorganizational & emPay is by percentage of credentials. INSTRUCTOR hood exp req'd, parent/ the load. Accepting ployee development, Position available child exp preferred. applications at Sierra benefits administra9am-3pm Mon-Fri. • Preschool Assistant Pacific Industries, tion, legal compliThe Community Compass. P/T hourly Mon-Thurs. 14980 C Rd in ance & risk manarnage 209-588-1364 Looking for a classSonora, Mon - Friday, agement including assistant w/9 ECE NOW HIRING! HOTEL from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm room safety, liability & Audit (11pm-7am) Front or fax resume to Joe at units w/early childhood W/C; will provide who has a loving Desk - Guest Services, (209) 532-9461. We are exp leadership to four is detail Maintenance & Housea drug and tobacco free disposition, person team and exoriented, open to menkeeping positions: perworkplace including all pert assistance to the toring and kitchen manmanent. Apply at 19551 company vehicles. A CAO, Board of SuHess Ave., in Sonora. verifiable social security agement skills a plus. pervisors and deApplicants must be number is required. We willing partment heads. For OFFICE CLERK F/T to learn about detailed job flyer, Exc customer service & are an EOE, including Waldorf education; we disabled and veterans. education/experioffice skills with exp in encourage you to visit ence, application reWord, Excel, Quickwww.sierrawaldorf.corn PINE MOUNTAIN quirements, and books. Will work weekLAKE ASSOC. is hiring: Sierra Waldorf has 170 supplemental quesends+holidays. $10/hr. students, PreK-8th tions please visit Send letter of interest & WRANGLERS — P/T. Must be a min. of 18 yrs grade. Submit your htt://hr.calaverasResume to P.O. Box resume including 3 refs. old. Strong working gov.us/. EOE 362, Avery, CA 95224 and a letter of interest to knowledge of horse FFD: 05/19/2015 PHARMACY CLERK care. Able to ride/saddle Kim Pendleton, Admin. P/T. Exp in a pharmacy horses of varying levels. at k endleton@sierrawaldorf.corn preferred. Apply or send Good w/ public, follow Get your resume to Twain Harte safety procedures and business SONORA & CALAVERAS Pharmacy, P. O. Box choose appropriate EMPLOYMENT AGENCY GROWING 128/18711 Tiffeni Dr. horses for beg. riders & Call (209) 532-1176 with an ad in T.H., CA 95383 all levels. $10.50/hr. sonoraemployment.corn The Union Democrat's Call Jeanna 962-8667; "Call an Expert" SONORA SCHOOL PINE MOUNTAIN or email: stables© Service Directory DISTRICT seeks F/T inemountainlake.corn LAKE ASSOCIATION is Primary SDC/Resource looking to hire a full-time Teacher for the 2015Department of Safety Now you can include 16 school year. Must Officer. Hourly pay a picture to your ad! have proper credentials. range $14.41-$14.97 Call 588-4515 for full Eee edofn.or ~ 209-588-451 5 with union pension and details. Closes 5/1 5/1 5. benefits pkg. Detailed POWER PLANT SHIFT (209) 532-5491 EOE job description and apSell your Car, Truck, RV plication avail at www. OPERATOR: Tri-Dam SONORA UNION HS Project in Strawberry, or boat for $1.00 per day! inc mountainlake.corn DISTRICT is accepting CA is seeking a power 4-lines/20 days. online applications for plant shift operator. Ph. District Superintendent If it doesn't sell, call us 209-965-3996 for appliPLACE AN AD ONLINE through May 25, 2015. and we will run your ad cation or apply online: www.uniondemocrat.corn www.tridam ro'ect.corn Please apply online at for another 20 days at www.EdJofn.or EOE. Deadline:4 P.M., ~ no charge. STRAWBERRY INN May 8, 2015 ~Hide now! Prep Cook, RETAIL SALES Servers & HousekeepEMERGENCY Position for Kitchen & ers. Larry, 965-3662 CHILDREN'S SHELTER Bath Store. Experience preferred! Send resume UD BOX REPLIES FOSTER PARENTS to: P. O. Box 238, for accurate delivery, Soulsbyville, CA 95372 proper addressing Tuolumne County Dept. is as follows: of Social Services is SALES / MARKETING UD BOX¹ looking to contract on a DIR. for Skyline Place c/o The Union Democrat yearly basis with an individual or two persons, Sr. Living, Sonora. See 84 S. Washington St. who are dependent-free, to run county-owned Sonora, CA 95370 children's shelter housing. Candidates must more info and to apply. have ability to reside in 24 hr. facility, 7 days/wk WORK FROM SENIORITY LIFECARE with respite provided. Preferred: Experience AT HOME is hiring H 0 M E! working with children in crisis situations. in-home Caregivers for Earn $1000-$1,900 Tuolumne & Calaveras /client /month. CLOSING DATE: May 27, 2015 at 3 p.m., interCounties. Prefer only Help an Adult with a ested parties may contact Karen McGettigan: people with personal Developmental Delay Kmc etti an ©co.tuolumne.ca.us or 533-7378 care exp. 24-hr & hourly -No Taxesfor more information. 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County Off ice of Education is seeking to fill the following Education and Education Support positions for the 2015/1 6 school year: • School Psychologist • Special Ed Teacher • Assist. Administrator • Teacher/Resource Teacher combo • Foster Youth Services Program Coordinator • Special Circumstance (1:1) Aide To apply, visit www. ED JOIN.or WORSHIP LEADER: St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Sonora is seeking a P/T worship leader; an instrumentalist who reads music and can sing and lead vocalists is preferred. Approx. 10 hrs/wk. with a starting salary of $800/mo.Resumes to stmattsonora mail.corn Questions: 532-4639. YARD PERSON Service & Delivery for equipment rental yard.

FACILITY MAINTENANCE Perform a wide variety of skilled mechanic and electrical duties for building, grounds & winery equipment including production waste water system, chiller units, preventative maintenance, and necessary repairs on facility and winery equipment. Work well under pressure, meet multiple and sometimes competitive deadlines. Must have knowledge re: plumbing, electrical, HVAC, pumps, augers, press equipment and motors. Able to read blueprints, schematics, troubleshoot, determine and correct causes of breakdowns/equipment failure. Respond to and complete work orders. Knowledge of programmable controls, low voltage lighting systems, and welding a plus. Prepare maintenance reports and maintain record keeping of production waste water treatment system. Application available at: www.lronstonevine ards.corn Mail resume and application to Ironstone Vineyards, 1894 Six Mile Rd., Murphys, CA 95247, Attn: HR or email to: Info ironstonevine ardsucom No Phone Calls.

The Union Democrat has a dedicated team of volunteer weather watchers who keep track of high-low temperatures and precipitation. They call the newspaper with fresh numbers early every morning for that day's weather page, on the back of the sports section. The only pay is an annual gathering - sometimes a picnic hosted by the newspaper, sometimes dinner at an area restaurant - where they are honored and thanked. Necessary equipment, which the volunteers must provide themselves, are a thermometer that records the high and low temperatures of the day and a rain gauge. They must also submit snow depths and melt snow, when they get it, to include its water content with their precipitation. Volunteers are needed right now in, Tuolumne, Pinecrest and San Andreas. Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer may callPam Orebaugh 588-4546 or e-mail orebau h Ouniondemocrat.corn

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taken advantage of quite a lot. People would constantly ask me to change shifts, but I would later find out they had nothing particular going on to require it. I learned how to say no, because I don't really trust some of them. I agree to change shifts with people who ask me in advance or tell me what's going on, but have become wary of those who ask at the last minute. The problem is my mother. She always makes me feel as though I'm not behaving properly. When I'm asked to switch shifts for no good reason, she says, 'Why didn't you say yes? You' re supposed to say yes." I then get a lecture on how I need to be more responsible and more understanding when people have other things to do with their time.

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are good, but I don't want to be taken advantageof.Why doesn't my mother think I'm good enough? I don't drink, I go to church, I obey my parents, and Fm in the National Honor Society. People say my mother is lucky to have a daughter like me, but I don't feel that from her. I don't mean to sound conceited, but Fm starting to get tired of always being good. I'm scared I may just stop trying. — NOT GOOD ENOUGH DEAR NOT GOOD: Everyone needs to feel that their efforts are appreciated, and kids especially need to know that their parents believe them to be good people. We think your mother knows this, but she worries. She doesn't want

you to alienate the people you mother, grandmother, aunts, etc.) tell work with, but you are right to set you about their pregnancies — you' re boundariesfor yourself (aslong as too big or too small for your due date; you are polite about it). It engen- you' re carrying high (or low) an(I that ders respect. means it's a boy (or a girl); you' ve gained But pleasedon't use your moth- too much or too little weight; they were er's fretting as an excuse to go off in terriblelaborfor 197 hours,etc. the rails. Talk to her. Reassure I told my patients that nobody in the her that you are not expected to history of human civilization had ever say "yes" to every request. Let her given birth to the particular baby they Imow that she has done a great job were carrying, that the odds were overraising you and now must allow whelming for a normal labor and delivyou to make your own decisions ery, and if there were any problems, I'd and live with the consequences, so be there to take care of them.— DIL you can learn to be the responsible JOHN ELFMONT IN REDONDO adult she expects. Enlist her sup- BEACH, CALIF. port and cooperation.Ask for her DEAR DR. ELFMONT: Well said. advice. It will make her happy to Thank you for the r eassuring know you still value it. woFclse D EAR ~ : Thi sis in response Annie'8 MailbOX is Written by Kathy to the "horror stories" that women tell Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime edpregnant mothers-to-be. As an obstetri- itorsoftheAnn Landerscolumn. Please cian (retired), with over 5,000 babies email your questions to anniesmaildelivered, here is what I call Dr. Elf- box@ereatoracom, orwrite to: Annie'8 mont'8 Rule of Pregnancy: Mailbox, clo Creators Syndicate, 787 Never listen to what people (your 3rd Street, HermOsa BeaCh,CA 90254.

Can hearing test pinpoint cause of hearing loss? DEAR DR. R OACH: I h a v e worked in a loud facility for 35 years and have always worn protection and had my hearing tested annually. Severalyears ago,Ihad a threshold shift (a loss in my hearing range), and the Keith Roach, M.D. plant nurse sent me to a hearing specialist. He said that my hearing loss is not due to noise exposure. I asked hearing loss from the pattern. how he could tell, but I didn't get a I would think that an independent satisfactoryanswer. I later asked my evaluation, by a certified audiologist primary care physician, and he didn' t and your own ENT doctor, might give know. you additional information, including How do you determine from the re- a discussion about how much benefit sultofa testwhether hearing lossis you might get from a hearing aid. The caused by noise exposure or other fac- Hearing Loss Association of America tors, such as illness or injury? Would (on the Web at wwwhearingloss.org) a hearingaid be efFective?— J.G. can provide you some support and ANSWER: A c om p rehensive guidance through this process. exam and hearing testing can show DEAR DR. ROACH: You have whether the hearing loss is likely written many articles about high due to loud noise exposure, based on b lood pressure, but I w a n t t o the patternofhearing lossacrossdif- know about low blood pressure. ferent frequencies. However, I don' t What is normal? What is low, and think that there is 100 percent cer- what is dangerously low? I have a tainty about making or excluding heart issue for which I take medinoise exposure as the cause of the cation. I want to know if my blood

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Today is Friday, May 8, the 128th day of 2015. There are 237 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 8, 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced on radio that Nazi Germany's forces had surrendered, and that "the

flags of freedom fly all over Europe." On this date: In 1915, Regret became the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby. In 1921, Sweden's Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty. In 1945, the Setif Massacre began in Algeria as French authorities clashed with protesters celebrating the surrender of Nazi Germany and calling for freedom from colonial rule; tens of thousands of Algerians are believed to have died in weeks of violence. In 1958, Vice President Richard Nixon was shoved, stoned, booed and spat upon by anti-American protesters in Lima, Peru. In 1962, the musical comedy "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" opened on Broadway. In 1972, President Richard Nixon announced that he had ordered the mining of Haiphong Harbor during the Vietnam War. In 1973, militant American Indians who'd held the South Dakota hamlet of Wounded Knee for ten weeks surrendered. In 1984, the Soviet Union announced it would boycott the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. In 1999, The Citadel, South Carolina's formerly all-male military school, graduated its first female cadet, Nancy Ruth Mace. British actor Sir Dirk Bogarde died in London at age 78.

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IIORINCO PE Birthday for May 9.Your home flowers with love and attention this year. Do the numbers before compromising. Plan for action after 6/14. Balance work intensity with rest and exercise, especially around 7/15. Begin a new phase in romance, passion and fun after 10/13. Increase your care of mind, body and spirit after 10/27. Nurture. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19): Today is a 7 — Pass along what you' ve learned. Team projects go well today and tomorrow. You gain satisfaction, although the rewards may be less than hoped.Money may be tight.Assuage doubts with facts. Inhibit fantasies. Provide well for family. Taurus (April 20-May 20):Today is an 8 — Career opportunities arise over the next two days. Act fast. Stand firm when another backs down. Forge ahead. Prioritize family. Figure out what to learn. A difficult situation makes you stronger. Help comes from an unusual source. Gemini(May 214une 20):Today isa 7 — Today and tomorrow are good for travel and higher education. Investigate possibilities. Consider the big picture and revise the route to suit. Do the homework. Money saved is money earned. Important people are watching. New skills raise your rates. Cancer (June 21 July 22):Today is an 8 — You' re earning good money. Pay bills. Financial management goes well today and tomorrow. Changes necessitate budget revisions. Don't talk about it ... get productive behind closed doors. Rejuvenate 8 romance with simple gestures and kindness. Share your song. Leo (July 23-Aug.22): Today is 8 9 — Be open to new ideas. Everyone's more willing to compromise over the next few days. Talking relieves the confusion when fantasy and reality clash. Stick to facts. Be willing to get your hands dirty. It could get romantic. Virgo(Aug. 23-Sept. 22):Today is 8 7 — Profit from meticulous service. Dig into a big job. Focus on your work

low when a disease process is causing the low blood pressure. In extreme cases, low blood pressure isoneofthe most dangerous signs of shock. But in general, for healthy people, low blood

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today and tomorrow. Contemplate the data at hand. Use your imagination for a solution. Try different colors. Communications get garbled. Take one task at a time. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):Today is a 7 — Get into a fun, two-day phase. Figure out how to play as you go along. Don't fund a fantasy. The money's still undetermined. Defer gratification. You don't need it. Hang out with family and young people. Relax together. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Today is a 7 — Home and family have your attention today and tomorrow. House and garden improvements satisfy. Play with long-range plans. If you avoid a power struggle, it could get blissful. Compromise on color and style. Let someone else get their way. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):Today is a 9 — Over the next two days, you feel like you' re emerging from a cocoon. Consider all possibilities. Learn something new. Provide leadership. Revise and edit. Handle practical details. Put love notes in someone's lunchbox. Grab this opportunity to fly. Capricorn (Dec. 224an. 19): Today is a 9 — Your morale gets a boost (along with your bank account) today and tomorrow. Relax. Proceed with caution, as mistakes get expensive. Keep paying the bills. Everything seems possible. Rely on another's expertise. A dream can come true. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Today is an 8 — You' re more powerful and confident today and tomorrow. Abandon an impractical fantasy. Relax your expectations. Visualize attainable perfection, without great expense. A communications breakdown could slow things. Clarify, and moveon.Take iteasy.Enjoythe moment. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20):Today is a 7 — You' re under pressure regarding deadlines over the next few days. Resist mediocrity. Take as much time as possible for private meditation to contemplate your next move. Don' t be afraid of shadows. It's emotion versus reason. Vivid dreams inspire.

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The project consists of: An as halt concrete overla and rehabilitation of a roximatel one mileofCi o f Sonorastreets includin restriin traffic si nal loo detector re lacement rindin miscellaneous draina e and concrete work. The ro'ect includes S. Washin ton Street as a ma'or art of the ro'ect with Restano Wa and connectin o rtions of Stewart Street and Mono Wa . ~ Each bid is to be in strict accordance with the Project Plans and Specifications (hereinafter called the "Proposal Requirements" ) on file at the City Administration Office, 94 North Washington Street, Sonora, California.

Proposal Requirements may be examined at the said Administration Office and copies may be obtained: at Sonora Blue rint and Co Com an 730 E. Mono Wa Sonora CA 95370 209 532-5223 at a cost of: 35.00 for one set of "Pro osal Re uirements" which includes one set of reduced lans 11 "X17" a S ecifications booklet and ase arate Pro osal Bid Form lus tax and shi in where necessa . Purchasers of one set of "Pro osal Re uirements" will be listed as Planholders and iven access to online di ital files. Full sized lans 24 "X36" additional reduced lans and a CD with di ital df files of the Proosal Re uirements with lan files are available to urchasers of one full set of Pro osal Reuirements at rintin and re aration costs throu h Sonora Blue rint and Co Com an .

Bid proposals shall be submitted to the City of Sonora Administration Office, 94 North Washington Street, Sonora, California 95370, on or before 2:30 PM on the 21st day of ~Ma 2015 and will be opened in public commencing at 2:30 PM on that day in the City Administration ConferenceRoom, and then and there read and recorded. Any bid received after the time specified herein will be returned to the bidder unopened. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Faithful Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price and a Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price.

No bid will be accepted from a Contractor who is not licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code. This project is a "public works" project under Section 1720 of California Labor Code and the provisions of Section 1720 through 1861 of the California Labor Code shall apply. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). All contractors and subcontractors who bid or work on this project must be currently registered with the DIR under Section 1725.5 of the California Labor Code, and will be required to furnish electronic certified payroll records to the Labor Commissioner (aka Division of Labor Standards Enforcement) as required by the Labor Commissioner under Section 1776 of the California Labor Code. In accordance with the provisions of Sections 1770 to 1784 of the Labor Code, the Director of Industrial Relations, State of California, has determined the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which the work is required to be performed for each type of worker or mechanic required to execute the contract. Copies of the prevailing wage rate of per diem wages are on file at the Administration Office. The Contractor to whom the contract is awarded, and any subcontractor under it, shall pay not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages to all workers in execution of the contract. The particular attention of bidders is directed to the provisions of Section III, Subsection 15 (Fair Employment Practices) of the Proposal Requirements which concerns affirmative action requirements pursuant to the Fair Employment and Housing Act under Sections 12900-12996 of the California Government Code. The City of Sonora is an equal opportunity employer.

The City of Sonora reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality or irregularity in the bidding. Timothy A. Miller City Administrator City of Sonora

Publication Dates: May 1 & May 8, 2015 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370

The project consists of: the re lacement of 85 existin wet barrel fire h drants with d barrel h drants the re lacement of 67 existin h drant lateral lines connectin the new h drants to the water main and the re lacement of ei ht 4" water main sections with 8" water main in various locations within the Cit of Sonora. Each bid is to be in strict accordance with the Project Plans and Specifications (hereinafter called the "Proposal Requirements" ) on file at the City Administration Office, 94 North Washington Street, Sonora, California. Proposal Requirements may be examined at the said Administration Office and copiesmay be obtained: At Sonora Blue rint and Co Com an 730 E. Mono Wa Sonora CA 95370 209 532-5223 at a cost of a roximatel 5 0 .00 for one set of "Pro osal Re uirements" which includes one set of reduced lans 11 "X17" a S ecifications booklet and a se arate Pro osal Bid Form lus tax and shi in where necessa . Purchasers of one set of "Pro osal Re uirements" will be listed as Planholders and iven access to online d~iiial files.

Full sized lans 24"X36" additional reduced lans and a CD with di ital PDF files of the Pro osal Re uirements with lan files are available to urchasers of one full set of Pro osal Re uirements at rintin and re aration coststhrou h Sonora Blue rint and Co Com an .

No bid will be considered unless it is made on the paper proposal form furnished by the City with the Proposal Requirements. Each bid must be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashier's check, or bidder's bond made payable to the City of Sonora for an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, such guarantee to be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to furnish the required bonds and enter into a contract with the City within the time provided by the Proposal Requirements. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the City Administration Conference Room, 94 North Washington Street, Sonora, California, at 1:00 p.m. on the i iih oi ~Ma 2015. Those anticipating submitting a bid should aiiend this meeting. All questions related to bid submittal should be directed to Rachelle Kellogg, Community Development Director at (209) 532-3508 or by email rkello Osonoraca.corn. All questions related to project plans and specifications should be directed to Jennifer Batt, Assistant Engineer at (209) 532-5536 ext. 526 or by email Jennifer O tudwater.corn. Bid proposals shall be submitted to the City Administration Office on or before 2:00 p.m. on the 21 si oi M ~ a 2015 and will be opened in public ai 2:00 p.m. on that day in the City Administration Conference Room, 94 North Washington Street, Sonora, California, and then and there read and recorded. Any bid received after the time specified herein will be returned to the bidder unopened. The City Council of the City of Sonora may consider making a contract award, contingent upon meeting State and Federal requirements contained in the specifications, to the low bidder at the regular meeting of the City Council on June 1, 2015, or defer an award to a future City Council meeting. The apparent low bidder contractor, and all its subcontractors, shall be required to attend a mandato Pre-Construction Conference to be held on June 3 2015 at 1:00 .m., in the City Council Chambers, Sonora City Hall, 94 N. Washington Street, Sonora, California to show compliance with State and Federal requirements contained in the specifications, prior to final award of a contract. Final award of the construction contract to the successful bidder will be by written notice from the Community Development Director. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Faithful Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price and a Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price.

No bid will be accepted from a Contractor who is not licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code or on the Federal Debarred List. This project is a "public works" project under Section 1720 of California Labor Code and the provisions of Section 1720 through 1861 of the California Labor Code shall apply. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). All contractors and subcontractors who bid or work on this project must be currently registered with the DIR under Section 1725.5 of the California Labor Code, and will be required to furnish electronic certified payroll records to the Labor Commissioner (aka Division of Labor Standards Enforcement) as required by the Labor Commissioner under Section 1776 of the California Labor Code.

In accordance with the provisions of Sections 1770 to 1780 of the Labor Code, the Director of Industrial Relations, State of California, has determined that general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which the work is required to be performed for each type of worker or mechanic required to execute the contract. Copies of the prevailing wage rate of per diem wages are included in Attachment A to the Project Specifications. Those prevailing wages are hereby incorporated in this agreement and made a part hereof. A copy of the applicable prevailing wage rates shall be posted at each job site. The Contractor to whom the contract is awarded, and any subcontractor under it, shall pay not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages to all workers in execution of the contract. The funding for the subject project is from Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. Attention is directed to the Federal minimum wage rate and other requirements contained within Attachment A and B of the Proposal Requirements. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate. The Department will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes "helper" (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage determinations otherwise available for use by the Contractor and subcontractors, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question. All certified payrolls must be submitted to the City of Sonora within seven days of the end of the payroll period. Prevailing wages must be paid to all owner/operators as evidenced by certified payrolls. Only owner/operators with employees on the job may submit their own payrolls. All other owner/operators must be carried on the payroll of the prime contractor. Truck drivers, including some suppliers, may also be subject to prevailing wage provisions. The particular attention of bidders is directed to the provisions of Section III, Subsection 14 (Fair Employment Practices) of the Proposal Requirements which concerns affirmative action requirements pursuant to the Fair Employment and Housing Act under Sections 12900-12996 of the California Government Code. The City of Sonora is an equal opportunity employer.

The City of Sonora reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality or irregularity in the bidding. Timothy A. Miller City Administrator City of Sonora Publication Dates: April 25, 2015, April 30, 2015, May 8, 2015 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK 2 S. GREEN ST. SONORA, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2015000181 Date: 5/5/2015 03:07P Refile of previous file ¹2013000164 DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name (s): AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY Street address of principal place of business: 18596 HWY 108 Jamestown, CA 95370 Name of Registrant: Bacis, Gilbert 23885 Sierra Pine Drive Twain Harte, CA 95383 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/01/2013 This Business is conducted by: an individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) s/ Gilbert Bacis 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: May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2015 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK 2 S. GREEN ST. SONORA, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2015000175 Date: 5/4/2015 02:53P DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name (s): TRINITY MOUNTAIN Street address of principal place of business: 17875 Mountain Ridge Drive Sonora, CA 95370 Name of Registrant: Wahlbrink Enterprises, INC Residence Address: 17875 Mountain Ridge Drive Sonora, CA 95370 Articles of Incorporation ¹C3558332KA

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-15-655088-BF Order No.: 150002134-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/6/2014. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): CYNTHIA L KATEN AND TONY DEKELAITA, WIFE AND HUSBAND Recorded:3/7/2014 as Instrument No. 2014002769 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of TUOLUMNE County, California; Date of Sale: 5/15/2015 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Front Entrance to the Tuolumne County Administration Center, 2 S. GreenSt.,Sonora,CA 95370 Amount ofunpaid balance and other charges: $284,818.36 The purported property address is: 11029 MOUNTAIN VISTA CRT, JAMESTOWN, CA 95327 Assessor's Parcel No.: 059-670-09-00 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: lf you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, 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: Thesale 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 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http: //www.qualityloan.corn, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-15-655088-BF . 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. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released ofpersonal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 lvy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http: //www.qualityloan.corn Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-15-655088-BF IDSPub ¹0081146 Publication Dates: 4/24/2015 5/1/2015 5/8/2015. The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK on: 5/1/2015 2 S. GREEN ST. This Business is conSONORA, CA 95370 ducted by: (209) 533-5573 a corporation. FILE NO. 2015000179 I declare that all inforDate: 5/5/2015 12: 57P mation in this statement DEBORAH BAUTISTA, is true and correct. (A CLERK 8 AUDITORregistrant who declares CONTROLLER as true any material The following Person(s) matter pursuant to Sec- is (are) doing business tion 17913 of the Busias: Fictitious Business ness and Professions Name (s): Code that the registrant BIG THRIFT LLC. knows to be false is Street address of guilty of a misdeprincipal place of meanor punishable by a business: fine not to exceed one 20071 HWY 108 thousand dollars Sonora, CA 95370 ($1,000).) Name of Registrant: Wahlbrink Enterprises Brown, Travis Ray s/ Hilary Poff 16317 Corte Del Cielo Secretary Court NOTICE: This stateSonora, CA 95370 ment expires five years Articles of Incorporation from the date it was filed ¹ 201511110067 CA in the office of the The registrant County Clerk. A new commenced to transact FBN statement must be business under the filed no more than 40 fictitious business name days from expiration. or names listed above This filing does not of it- on: 04/01/2015 self authorize the use of This Business is this name in violation of conducted by: the rights of another un- limited liability company der federal, state or I declare that all common law. (B & P information in this Code 14411 et seq.) statement is true and CERTIFICATION: correct. (A registrant I hereby certify that the who declares as true foregoing is a correct any material matter copy of the original on pursuant to Section file in my office. 17913 of the Business DEBORAH BAUTISTA, and Professions Code County Clerk & that the registrant Auditor-Controller, By: knows to be false is Theresa K. Badgett, guilty of a misdemeanor Deputy punishable by a fine not Publication Dates: to exceed one thousand May8,15,22 &29, dollars ($1,000).) 2015 Big Thrift LLC. The Union Democrat, s/Travis Brown, Owner Sonora, CA 95370 NOTICE: This statement expires five

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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: May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2015 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK 2 S. GREEN ST. SONORA, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2015000149 Date: 4/14/2015 3:19P DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name (s): ON THE EDGE Street address of principal place of business: 20370 Starr King Drive Soulsbyville, CA 95372 Name of Registrant: Anderson, Sandra K. 20370 Starr King Drive Soulsbyville, CA 95372 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 4/1 4/2015

This Business is conducted by: an individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) s/ Sandra K. Anderson 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: Theresa K. Badgett, Deputy Publication Dates: April 17, 24 & May 1, 8,

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2015 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK 2 S. GREEN ST. SONORA, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2015000167 Date: 4/28/2015 1:54P

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Refile of previous file ¹ 2010000107 DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER

The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name (s): ROBERTSON PLUMBING Street address of principal place of business: 21623 Belleview Creek Road Sonora, CA 95370 Name of Registrant: TAYLOR'D INC 21623 Belleview Creek Road Sonora, CA 95370 Articles of Incorporation ¹ C3271767 CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the

fictitious business name or names listed above on: 4/2007

This Business is conducted by: a corporation 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).) Taylor'd INC s/ Matt Taylor CFO 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

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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: Theresa K. Badgett, Deputy Publication Dates: May 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2015 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thaton Tuesday, May 5, 2015 the Board of Supervisors

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Ordinance No. 3274 Amending the Tuolumne County Ordinance Code by adding Chapter 15.36 to address the unsightly appearance of damaged or neglected buildings and amending Section 1.10.120(A) to exempt damaged or neglected buildings from the statute of limitations for violations of development codes. Ordinance No. 3275 Adopting the provisions of California Constitution, Article XIII, Section 2 relating to the assessed valuation of replacement property within Tuolumne County and authorize a fee for processing rescission of a claim. By the Following Vote: AYES: Brennan Hanvelt Ro ce Gra Rodefer NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None s/Alicia L. Jamar Alicia L. Jamar Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Dated: May 5, 2015 Publication Date: May 8, 2015 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370 PUBLIC NOTICE

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (SECS. 6104, 6105 U.C.C.) Notice is hereby given to the Creditors of: Central Valley Group II, Inc., Seller(s), whose business address(es) is: 2236 Camino Ramon, San Ramon, CA 94583, that a bulk transfer is about to be made to: High Rollers, lnc., Buyer(s), whose business(es) address is: 5748 Kingsmill Terrace, Dublin, CA 94568. The property to be transferred is located at: BURGER KING ¹4861, 702 North Wilson Way, Stockton, CA 95205, BURGER KING ¹5823, 1233 Oakdale Road, Modesto, CA 95355, BURGER KING ¹6134, 1525 East F Street, Oakdale, CA 95361, BURGER KING ¹6476, 2020 Standiford Avenue, Suite 1, Modesto, CA 95350, BURGER KING ¹9261,700 North Main Street,Manteca, CA 95336, BURGER KING ¹9343, 4612 Kiernan Avenue, Salida, CA 95368, BURGER KING ¹9344,1502 East March Lane, Stockton, CA 95210, BURGER KING ¹9761, 3401 Yosemite Boulevard, Modesto, CA 95354, BURGER KING ¹9796, 1108 Yosemite Avenue, Escalon, CA 95320, BURGER KING ¹10368, 4881 South State Route 99 East, Stockton, CA 95215, BURGER KING ¹10834,4608 EastWaterlooRoad, Stockton, CA 95205, BURGER KING ¹11062, 1042 North Carpenter Road, Modesto, CA 95351, BURGER KING ¹11275, 2101 Sylvan Avenue, Modesto, CA 95355 and BURGER KING ¹12004, 13796 Mono Way, Sonora, CA 95370. Said property is described in general as: All stock in trade, fixtures, equipment, goodwill and other property of that Franchise Fast Food businessesknown as BURGER KING, and located at: BURGER KING ¹4861, 702 North Wilson Way, Stockton, CA 95205, BURGER KING ¹5823,1233 Oakdale Road, Modesto, CA 95355, BURGER KING ¹6134,1525 East F Street, Oakdale, CA 95361, BURGER KING ¹6476, 2020 Standiford Avenue, Suite 1, Modesto, CA 95350, BURGER KING ¹9261, 700 North Main Street, Manteca, CA 95336, BURGER KING ¹9343,4612 Kiernan Avenue, Salida,CA 95368, BURGER KING ¹9344, 1502 East March Lane, Stockton, CA 95210, BURGER KING ¹9761, 3401 Yosemite Boulevard, Modesto, CA 95354, BURGER KING ¹9796,1108 Yosemite Avenue, Escalon, CA 95320, BURGER KING ¹10368,4881 South State Route 99 East, Stockton, CA 95215, BURGER KING ¹10834, 4608 East Waterloo Road, Stockton, CA 95205, BURGER KING ¹11062, 1042 North Carpenter Road, Modesto, CA 95351, BURGER KING ¹11275, 2101 Sylvan Avenue, Modesto, CA 95355 and BURGER KING ¹12004, 13796 Mono Way, Sonora, CA 95370. The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE COMPANY, One Daniel Burnham Court, Suite 218-C, San Francisco, CA 94109. The bulk transfer will be consummated on or after the MAY 27, 2015.. This bulk transfer is subject to Section 6106.2 of the California Commercial Code. If Section 6106.2 applies, claims may be filed at FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE COMPANY, Escrow Division, Escrow No. FSSE-0101500296A-LC,One DanielBurnham Court, Suite 218-C, San Francisco, CA 94109. Phone: (415)359-2540, Fax: (415)520-6641. This bulk transfer does NOT include a liquor license transfer. All claims must be received at this address by the MAY 26, 2015 So far as known to the Buyer(s), all business names and addresses used by the Seller(s) for the three (3) years last past, if different from the above,are: NONE. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this document on the date(s) set forth below. May 4, 2015 BUYER: By: High Rollers, Inc LA1536838-T UNION DEMOCRAT 5/7/15 Publication Date: May 8, 2015 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-14-626536-CL Order No.: 733-1400609-70 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/2/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE.IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier' s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): Matthew B. Ashe, a married man as his sole and separate property Recorded: 1/1 7/2008 as Instrument No. 2008000671 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of TUOLUMNE County, California; Date of Sale: 5/1 5/2015 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Front Entrance to the Tuolumne County Administration Center, 2 S. Green St., Sonora, CA 95370 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $278,462.62 The purported property address is: 20398 CANYONVIEW DRIVE, TUOLUMNE, CA 95379 Assessor's Parcel No.: 087-151-12-00 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 saledate 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 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http: //www.qualityloan.corn, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-14-626536-CL . 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. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released ofpersonal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http: //www.qualityloan.corn Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-14-626536-CL IDSPub ¹0080621 Publication Dates: 4/24/2015 5/1/2015 5/8/2015. The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-14-618770-AB Order No.: 140074362-CA-API YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 4/1 3/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, ITMAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BIDLESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): APRIL BEFUMO AND JOHN BEFUMO, JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 4/24/2007 as Instrument No. 2007006976 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of TUOLUMNE County, California; Date of Sale: 5/29/2015 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Front Entrance to the Tuolumne County Administration Center, 2 S. Green St., Sonora,CA 95370 Amount ofunpaid balance and other charges: $339,076.22 The purported property address is: 4141 LAGRANGE RD, LA GRANGE, CA 95329 Assessor's Parcel No.: 073-044-04-00NOTICE 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 insu

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DOGS Allie — Boxer, brown, female, 2 to 3 years Clinton —Labrador/pitbull mix, brown, male, 2 years Dakota — Border collie/Australian shepherd, tricolor, male, 3 years Frankie —Queensland mix, tricolor, male, 1 year George —Chiweenie, gray, male, 2 to 3 years Jax —Dalmatian/Great Dane, black and white, male, 1 year Jane —Miniature Pinscher, black and brown, female, 1.5 years Kona —Shepherd/Husky, black and brown, male, 1 year Mac —Corgi, tricolor, male, 7 years Ruby —Blue tick coon hound mix, caramel, brindle and white, female, 1 year Tarzan —Chihuahua mix, tan, male, 1.5 years Toby —Labrador retriever, yellow, male, 5 years PUPPIES Crocket —Labrador mix, black and gray, male, 15 weeks Daisy —Shepherd/Mastiff, brown, female, 9 weeks Donald —Shepherd/Mastiff, brown, male, 9 weeks Kira —Chihuahua/corgi, tan and white, female, 5 months Olive —Chihuahua/miniature Pinscher, black, female, 7 months CATS Ben —Orange tabby, short hair, male, 6.5 years Crystal —White, short hair, female, 2.5 years Dayo —Grey tabby, short hair, male, 1 year Haily — Brown-and-white tabby, short hair, female, 5 years Jerry —Charcoal, short hair, male, 6.5 years

Those interested in adopting an animal can view more information about them at www.hsotc.org. Tuolumne County Animal Control (984-1338) is open for all services from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and 1Yiday; for all services from 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, with telephone hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and for adoptions only from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The Humane Society of Tuolumne County (9845489)isopen from 9 a.m. to3 p.m .M onday through Saturday. Animal viewing hours are &om 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Both are at 10040 Victoria Way, Jamestown.

CALAVERAS COUNTY DOGS and PUPPIES +Barbie —Pit Bull terrier mix, female, adult "Bosco —Pit Bull terrier mix, male, adult +Bullit —Pit bull terrier mix, male, adult +Costello —Australian cattle dog/boxer, male, adult "Duchess —Labrador retriever mix, female, adult +Gidget —Labrador retriever/pit bull terrier mix, female, adult Hayes —Beagle/cattle dog, male, adult +Hombre —Chihuahua, male, adult

O +King —Labrador retriever mix, male, adult "Moxie —Labrador retriever mix, female, adult +Onyx —Labrador retriever mix, female, adult "Spud —American bulldog, male, adult CATS +Abby —Short hair, female, young adult +Abu —Long hair, male, adult Ariel —Short hair, female, baby Bluebelle —Short hair, gray, female, senior Eli —Short hair, orange, baby +Chip —Medium hair, black, male, young Christie —Short hair, female, young Eisa —Short hair, black and white, female, adult Elvis —Short hair, black, male, baby "Fabio —Medium hair, male, young Felicity —Short hair, female, baby Jasper —Short hair, male, young Jerica —Short hair, brown, female, young adult Lillian —Short hair, polydactyl, female, junior Louise —Medium hair, calico, female, adult Marcus —Long hair, male, adult +Marty —Medium hair, male, baby Nicki —Medium hair, black, female, adult Nickelby —Medium hair, male, baby "Polly —Short hair, polydactyl, female, adult +Rudy —Short hair, orange, male, young "Scotty —Short hair, white and gray, male, adult +Sunny —Short hair, male, adult Tiffany —Short hair, female, adult Thelma —Medium hair, calico, female, adult +Tilly —Short hair, brown and white tabby, female, adult Kittens —all kinds Barn Cats —all kinds

Because the Calaveras Humane Society does not have a shelter, adoptable cats are cared for in foster homes. To view these animals and get contact information, visit www.calaverashumane.org and click on "Adopt" or call the Humane Society at 736-9417 for foster contact information. Cats and dogs are also available for adoption through the Calaveras County Animal Services. For Calaveras County Shelter cats and dogs call 754-6509 or email Rebecca Andahl at RAndahl@co.calaveras.ca.us. Business hours are Rom 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to

4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Animal viewing and micro chipping services are available during all normal business hours. The Calaveras County shelter is at 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas. The office is closed Sundays and Monday and on holidays. Animals with an * can be viewed at www.calaveras.petfinder.corn.

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