ALLLEAGUE HONORS: Van Noord top goalkeeper s '' , MORE IN SPORTS:Bowling: Yetanother near-missed 800series; TCAMswimmers compete in Masters Brute Swim
1HE MOl HERLODE'S LEADING INFORMATION SOURCE SINCE1854 • SONORA, CALIFORNIA
WEEKEND
NOV. 28-30, 2015
TOD AY'S REABER BOARQ
BlackFriday H
H
H
BRIEFING The event creeps closer to Thursday afternoon each year. Margie Paxton-Fromm, owner of Most shoppers and businesses on Legends Books and Antiques, waited South Washington Street in Sonora until 11 a.m. to open and leisurely were in no rush to snatch up deals on set up her shop. "We're getting ready for the paBlack Friday, the shopping holiday notorious for frenzied consumerism. rade ... that's what we do. It's our By SEAN CARSON
OpiniOn — Estrich: Struggle to find balance a noble one. Skenazy: Even now, what's lost shall be found.A4
SIERRA LIVING
The Union Democrat
"There's still lots of customers, but it's not rush, rush, rush," said Sue Mart, owner of ClifFs Trophy. "People who come downtown aren'tanxious, they' re looking for something different."
second busiest day of the year," Paxton-Fromm said. Between the 32nd annual Historic Downtown Sonora Christmas Parade and 41st annual Sonora Christmas Craft & Music Festival, businesses see more traffic than usual, said several shop owners.
See SHOPPING / Page A6
Jewelry stolen in holiday break-in
HOLIDAYS ON PARADE pHOTg~ g~p RE~ E So rHEB ACKPAGE
• OPEN HOUSE: AAUW annual Home Tour &Tea will feature four homes, boutique, prize drawings.B1 • IN THE GARDEN: Milkweed in the garden will attract monarch butterflies.B1
• OPEN HOUSE:Santa to be special guest atTUolumne City Memorial Museum event.B2 • TREE CHOICES: Expert offers advice on choosing, maintaining the perfect Christmas tree.B7
NEWS ELSEWHERE • SHOOTING:Gunman who opened fire inside a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood arrested after killing officer, wounding others.AS • SALAD RECALL: Company recalling vegetable mixture used in Costco chicken salad believed to have sickened 19 people with E.coli.AS • MARTYRS HONORED:Pope Francis pays respect to a group of 19th century Ugandan Christians who were burned alive rather than renouncing their faith.A5
By TORI THOMAS The Union Democrat
allseAN
r Purchase photos online et www.uniondemocret.corn
Maggie Beck/ Union Democrat
Santa and Mrs. Claus, the parade's traditional final entry, wave to parade-goers Friday night.
Sonora's Washington Street roas full of the sights and sounds of Christmas Friday during the 82nd annual Historic Downtown Sonora Christmas Parade.
See JEWELRY/ Page A6
Weather
perfect for snowplay
e'
By GUY McCARTHY The Union Democrat
NEWS: editorLsuniondemocrat.corn FEATUR ES: featuresluniondemocrat.cor n SPORTS: sponsluniondemocratcom EVENTS ANDWEEKENDER: weekend erluniondemocrat.corn LEITERS: lettersIuniondemocratcom CAIAVERAS BUREAU:770-7197 NEWSROO MFO UL5324451 SUBSCR IBERSERVICES: 533-3614
Hundreds of p e ople bundled up Friday and took dogs, toboggans and picnics up Highway 108 to sled, make snowmen and take photos with their smartphones as sunny bluebird conditions combined with high banks of cloud for perfect snowplay weather between Mi-Wuk Village and Pinecrest. Melissa Knobloch, 52, of Sonora, brought her daughter, Mattie, 12, son Cooper, 9, and two friends
/
NEWS TIPS? PHONE: 770-7153,5884534
What was meant to be a day of giving thanks turned into something much different for Melissa Schultz. The 78-year-old Sonora resident said multiple sentimental jewelry pieces were stolen from her East Walnut Drive home on Thursday. S chultz went t o h er daughter, Tammy Durand's, home about 12:30 p.m. that day. She returned about 7:30 p.m. and noticed a half hour later that items were missing from her bedroom. "I went into my bedroom to get my pajamas and there was a couple of crushed up tissue papers on the floor and I thought, 'How did that get there?' " Schultz said. Dur and, of S o nora, said Schultz recently attended a baby shower and received a party fa-
Sonora High's Golden Regiment, led by drum major Cole Costello, steps down Washington Street (above). Autumn Doescher, 3, (right center photo, at left) and Kira Wilson, 7, wave from a float. County royalty (at right, from left) Little Miss Tuolumne County Zana Benton, 8, Teen Miss Madison Wolfe, 17, Tiny Miss Kelsey Rhoades, 7, Miss Tuolumne County Taylor Gempler, 17, and Junior Miss Hailey Moreno, 11, ride in the parade.
/ MISS
,f U pLUMgK co pp,g,gANI' SCHOLARSHIP
See SNOW/Page A6
Calendar ........
Inside c' ' .....-......".. Obituaries......
.....A3 O p inion ............. ..... C5 S i erra Lnnng.....
.....A3 S p orts................ .....A3 T V .......................
Meet Dr. Singhal. An expert in cancer. And kindness.
WegtheI' Page C6
-
Today:High 53, Low 24 Sunday: High 54, Low 24 Monday: High 55, Low 26
•
e
•
•
•
®
a
e
e
II IIIIIII 51 1 5 3 0 0 10 3
'e
I
r