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International Frog Jump winner Riley Kitchell, of the Foothill Froggers, gets his frog "I Don't Know" to leap off of the pad Sunday at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds in Angels Camp.
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CORRECTION John Pendley is the superintendent of the Columbia Union School District. Ed Pelfrey is the Columbia Elementary School principal. Incorrect information appeared in Friday's Union Democrat.
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50 percent mandatory water conservation requirements
A man born-and-rai sed in Calaveras County won the International FrogJump Sunday attheCalaveras CountyFair and Jumping Frog Jubilee in Angels Camp. Riley Kitch ell, the winner of the 2013 &og jump, took the t itle again — this time with a stock frog provided by the fair, dubbed "I Don't Know." His win makes 2015 the fourth consecutive year a Calaveras County resident has won the competition. Before that, only seven county residents had made the list of champions throughout the years since the first ofticial jump in 1928. "It feels great to win it twice," he said. "It's hard enough getting in the finals twice. There are thousands of frogsthat could've out-jumped mine." Kitchell, 29, of Mountain Ranch, and a member of team Foothill Froggers, has competed in the event every year since he was 7. Before that, he jumped &ogs unofficially with his family. He out-jockeyed his parents, Jon and Laura Kitchell, and other family members this year and in 2013. Laura Kitchell won in 2012 and
that include allowing outdoor irrigation fo r o r namental landscaping two days a week. "It's very good news for us," See MCCLURE/Back Page
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die trying to clear 'notch' Riley Kitchell, of the Foothill Froggers, holds his trophy and belt buckle up after being named the Frog Jump World Champion Sunday at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds.
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Riley's uncle, Joe Kitchell, won in 2005. Frog selection and pure tenacity
Rock climbers Dean Potter and Graham Hunt, who died in a BASE-jumping accident at Yosemite National Park on Saturday, were attempting to
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and jump a &og," he said. "I always jump 10 frogs. Because that's what we' re here to do — jump &ogs.n
cording to this year's champ. "The first tip is to get out here
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tain but slammed into the rock instead, an official said Monday. Mike Gauthier,chief of staff forYosemite,described a notch as a steep and
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Council to vote on water saving measures PUBLIC MEETING: Angels Camp City Council, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Angels Fire House, 1404 Vallecito Road. By AUSTEN THIBAULT The Union Democrat
The Angels Camp City Council tonight will vote on adopting mandatory water conservation measures limiting allits water customers to two days a week of outdoor watering.
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In wake of a four-year drought and historic executive order by Gov. Jerry Brown to reduce potable water consumption statewide, the city is required by the state to make water cuts this year. The city must aim to meet a 25 percent per-month water reduction compared to 2013 under the Regional Water Quality Control Board rules adopted this month. The council tonight has the choice of
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passingthat 25 percent reduction to its 1,700 customers, or instead restricting
outdoor ornamental landscape watering to two days a week. City Engineer Dave Myers has recommended a two-day-a-week watering schedule, similar to what the Calaveras County Water District adopted last week. That schedule would create allowable watering days on Tuesdays See COUNCIL / Back Page
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