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Board calls for water use cutbacks
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By AUSTEN THIBAULT The Union Democrut
The Calaveras County WaterDistrictBoard ofDirectors on Wednesday tightened the district's existing water use restric tions and increased penalties on noncompliant customers to meet state mand atory-conservation m e a sures. The board also declared an emergency as a result of plans by two irrigation districts to possibly drain Tulloch Reservoir this fall. The district increased water conservation measures from Stage III to "Stage 3.5" W ednesday, further restricting outside watering for cus-
Animal prep — st.dents spent Wednesday preparing their animals for competition at the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee.A2
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CaPtured- A California Department of Corrections inmate who escaped from the Vallecito Conservation Camp on Wednesday morning was later captured, authorities said.A3
use 32 percent less water per month than in 2013, un-
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sures. That follows Gov. Jerry Water at a spill rate of 40 to 50 cubic-feet per second rushes out of Pinecrest Reservoir, which despite forecasts, filled and began spilling Tuesday for the first time this year.
Vital stats- A lls't of marriages, births and deaths recorded in Tuolumne County.A3
Remains unclear if TUD can divert water
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• SAFETY SHADES: Sunglasses cut the risk of sun damage to eyes. B1 • ASK AN EXPERT: PET/CT combines traditional methods.B1 • THORN:Trevor Thorn, D.D.S., has partnered with Marilyn Stephenson, D.D.S., in her Sonora practice.B1 • FRUIT AND VEGGIE FEST:The Tuolumne County Public Health Department and Grocery Outlet will host a Fruit and Veggie Fest May 22.B2
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High S ierra m o untain passes are closed today in advance of expected snow and unsettled weather at high elevations through the rest of this week. Sonora Pass on Highway 108 and Tioga Pass on Highway 120 closed Wednesday. Ebbetts Pass on Highway 4 is scheduled to close at 9 a.m. today, according to Caltrans. Closure times aresubjectto change depending on weather conditions, said Rich Estrada, Caltrans spokesman. Passes will reopen when weather permits and crews make necessary repairs. According to the National Weather Service, today will be mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers this morning. Rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms are expected this afternoon, with rain expected to last through Friday evening. Highs in the foothills are
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• PlAYOFFS:Summerville baseball falls to Ripon; Bears soccer falls to Buffs.C1
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Pinecrest Reservoir was so f u ll Wednesday that parts of a shoreline trail, signs near the spillway and marina, and numerous trees were partly submerged,while 40 to 50 cubic-feet of waterper second roared over the spillway. The spill rate Wednesday at Pinecrest equaled about 80 to 100 acre-feet of water per day. That water was heading downstream to two Pacific Gas & Electric powerhouses, and then to New Melones Reservoir, said Brandi Ehlers, of Pacific Gas & Electric A maximum water surface sign is partly submerged at Pinecrest Reservoir, where the equivalent of 80 to 100 acre-feet of water per day rushed over See PINECREST / Back Page the reservoir's spillway Wednesday.
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Long-time Calaveras County Fair goers and sisters Jerri Mills (leftj and Judy Cooper-Magruder, both of Salt Springs Valley, hold each of their first place/best in show winnings.
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Two sisters have kept a family tradition alive by following in the footsteps of their mother. Jerri Mills and Judy Magruder are the daughters of Dorothea Cooper, whose name is on the prize for the m ost preserved food entered at once at the Calaveras County Fair. Cooper and her husband, Horace Cooper, settled a ranch in Salt Springs Valley, near Copperopolis in 1942. They raised horses, cows, sheep, pigs, turkeys See VIEWS / Back Page
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