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A dead giant sequoia in Sonora's Courthouse Square that was taken down by contractors Tuesday will be replaced sometime this winter, according to Tuolumne County ofiicials. County public works crews over the past year attempted tosave the tree, originally planted with 17 others at the 11,000-squarefoot park in 1936, but it ultimately succumbed to a lack of water because of the four-year

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A Modesto-basedtree company, hired by the county through a public bidding process, chopped down the large sequoia in sections Tuesday. The wood will be processed at a sawmill beSee TREE /Back Page

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Thefts from homes in Tuolumne County have risen dramatically in the past two months, according to a press release issued Tuesday by the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office. In all, 86 burglaries have beenreported,compared with 48 reported during the same two months last year. This news comes as the county recorded a significant decreasein property crimes — from 771in2013 to 647 in 2014,according to the most recent FBI crime report.

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Jeremy McCombs, an arborist with Modestobased Grover Tree Service, uses a chainsaw Tuesday to cut down a dead giant sequoia in downtown Sonora's Courthouse Square.

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A dead giant sequoia in Sonora's Courthouse Square that was taken down by contractors Tuesday will be replaced sometime this winter, according to Tuolumne County ofFicials. County public works crews over the past year attempted tosave the tree, originally planted with 17 others at the 11,000-squarefoot park in 1936, but it ultimately succumbed to a lack of water because of the four-year

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As winter clamps down at high elevations in the Central Sierra Nevada, iconic waterfalls &om Yosemite Valley to the upper reaches of the Stanislaus River are beginning to ice up at night. That means ice on some frozen falls is breaking up when the sun hits, and at 1,430-footUpper Yosemite Fall, the cacophony coming offthe granite clifFs echoes likegunfire,grenades and cannon fire.

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Avoi enalties: i n u when enrollment o ens health insurers and is also known as Medicare Part C. There are no insurance companies offering Medicare Advantage plans in Jack Cheevers has a pretty simple way of Tuolumne County. explaining why people have to pay a penalty One company offers plans to Calaveras if they don't sign up for Medicare when they County residents — UnitedHealthcare Priare 65. vate Fee-for-Service Plan. To "keep people &om gaming the system People who have Medicare Advantage and not paying any premiums until they get plansaren'teligibleforPartD,because those sick," Cheevers, a Medicare spokesman in plans usually have a prescription drug comSan Francisco, said. "It's like buying fire in- ponent, Cheevers said. surance when your house is on fire.n If a person isn't eligible for premium-&ee And the penalties can mount up. Part A, and they don't buy it when they are A woman who turned 65 and went 31 first eligible, their monthly premium may go months without drug coverage would have up 10 percent. That person will have to pay to pay$10.30 a month on top ofthe $33.13 the higher premium for twice the number of monthly premium. years they could have had Part A but didn' t The reason for the requirement is to have sign Up. the largest insured pool possible, Cheevers For example, if someone was eligible for said. Part A for two years but didn't sign up, he "It's a way of spreading risk around. It's not would have to pay the higher premium for the government trying to be mean," he said. four years. The exception to late enrollment penalFor part B, in most cases, if someone ties are for people who continue to work past doesn't sign up when first eligible, he has to age 65and are in group health plans.When pay a late enrollment penalty for as long as that person is done working, they have eight he has Part B. months to sign up for Medicare without penThe person's monthly premium for Part B alties, Cheeverssaid. might go up 10 percent for each full 12-month Those who recently turned 65 and didn' t period that he or she could have had Part B. sign up for Medicare can still sign up during People with limited income may be eligible the general enrollment period that will begin forstate help to pay for either A and/or B. Jan. 1 and end March 31. Some people can also qualify for help to pay However, coverage won't begin until July 1. forMedicare prescription drug coverage. "I always tell people to sign up when you For Part D, the cost of the late enrollment are first eligible," said Cheevers said. penalty depends on how long a person goes People are eligible to sign up three months without Part D or another drug coverage before the month they will turn 65. If they plan. sign up then, then coverage will kick in as Medicare calculates the penalty by mulsoon as they turn 65, Cheevers said. tiplying 1 percent of the "national base benIf they don' t, there will be a delay in cover- efici ary premium" ($33.13 in 2015, $34.10 in 2016) multiplied by the number of full, age, he said. People can sign up for Medicare through uncovered months a person didn't have Part the Social Security Administration, said Deb- D or equivalent drug coverage. The monthly bie Schug, of the Area 12 Agency on Aging's premium is rounded to the nearest$0.10 and HICAP program. Once enrolled, HICAP ad- added to their monthly Part D premium. visors at Area 12 can help them navigate the The national base beneficiary premium maze of Medicare, she said. couldincrease&om yeartoyear,so aperson's The Sonora Social Security DKce takes ap- penalty amount could also increase. pointments to help people sign up, or people About 70percent of Medicare recipients can use a computer there to sign up them- are enrolled in "original" Medicare, or Parts selves. The office serves both Tuolumne and A and B. By LACEY PETERSON The Union Democrat

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Medicare is $33 a month, but it can range from lower to higher, Cheevers said. If someone is already enrolled in MediMedicare Advantage plans available, they can enroll in those plans between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7 each year.

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Columbia College Fire Academy student Jacob Lamela (above) uses the butt of an axe to manipulate a car door during an auto extrication exercise at Vic's Tow Yard. Vic's Towing tows donated cars to their lot so the academy can work on them and later disposes of the cars. The Columbia Fire Department helped Columbia College Fire Academy students with an auto extrication exercise Monday (below).

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TODAY to 5:30 p.m. upstairs in Behavioral Tuolumne Talkers, Toast- Health conference room, 105 Hos-

TODAY Mi-Wuk-Sugar Pine VolunStorytime, 11 a.m., Calaveras teer Fire Department Auxiliary Central Library, 891 Mountain Senior Legal Advocacy, 10 potluck dinner,6 p.m., fire sta- Ranch Road, San Andreas. a.m. to 4 p.m., 88 Bradford St., So- tion, 24247 Highway 108, Sugar Council of Governments, masters, 6:45 B.m., Papa's New Roost, 20049 Highway 108, East Sonora, 586-4705.

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More wind, rain, snow in forecast and its behavior is high, NWS meteorologists in Sacramento said Tuesday. A quick-moving storm is exIfforecasters are right,the pected to blow into the Mother storm is expected to roll in Lode on Thursday with winds Thursday morning with the gusting to 35 miles per hour, heaviest winds, rain and snow a half-inch to an inch of rain, by Thursday afternoon and and several inches of snow at Thursday evening. The syshigher elevations along the Si- tem is expected to weaken Frierra Nevada crest. day as it exits the Central SiForecasters say the ap- erra Nevada and heads east. proaching storm will be a bit Columbia, Jamestown and warmer, windier and wet- Sonora can expect up to 1 inch ter than last week's chilling of rain, and up to 9 inches of blasts. Snow levelsareexpect- snow are possible near pass ed to come down to elevations elevations. Mountain pass around 5,000 feet by Thurs- roads including highways day night. 4, 108 and 120 are already Power outages and local- closed due to snow. ized flooding will be possible The storm is expected to in parts ofCalaveras and pass out of the Mother Lode Tuolumne counties, according within 24 hours of its arrival. to the National Weather SerAs of Tuesday evening, vice. Weakened trees in the Dodge Ridge Ski Resort reButte and Oak fire burn scars ported 43.5 inches total snowmay come down in strong fall so far this winter season. winds. They touted nearly a foot of Confidence in forecasts for new snow from the storm last the approaching storm system week before Thanksgiving. By GUY McCARTHY The Union Democrat

U.S. deploying new special ops to fight IS WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. military will deploy a new specialoperations force to Iraq to step up the fight against Islamic State militants who are unleashing violence and aredetermined tohold territory they have seized in Iraq and Syria, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told Congress on Tuesday. The intmduction of the assault force puts U.S. combat troops on the ground in a more permanent role in Iraq and Syria for the first time in the year-plus fight against IS. It comes as Republicans have called for more U.S. boots on the ground, while war-weary Americans stand divided about

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the prospect of greater military involvement.

Carter, who testificd alongside Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, faced skeptical lawmakers who argued that the U.S. needs to be more forceful in countering the threat from IS, credited with attacks in Paris and Beirut and the downing of a Russian airliner. Carter told t h e H ouse Armed Services Committee thatover time, the specialoperations force will be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture IS leaders. Carter said that will improve intelligence and generatemore targetsforattacks.

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Robert'Bob' Raymond Riede March 19, 1942 —Nov. 25, 2015

Robert Bob" Riede was born on March 19, 1942, in Modesto and passed away peacefully on Nov. 25, 2015. He was 73 years old, and a longtime resident of Soulsbyville. B ob g r aduated f r o m Downey High School and attended Mode sto Junior College. He retired from the U.S. Forest Service in 1994 where he had worked in the Stanislaus National Forest for32 years.He also retired from Cal Fire in 2005 after 11 seasons at the Columbia Air Attack Base. Bob served in the United States National Guard. Bob was a longtime member ofthe Tuolumne County SherifFs Posse and also belonged to the Antique Auto Club and Sonora Model A Club. He enjoyed both model trains and traveling by train,

Bob is survived by his wife of 49 years, Alice Riede; his daughter, Julie Chrisman, and her husband, Josh Chrisman, of Tollhouse; his son, Robert "Bob" Riede, and his wife, Tara Riede, of Sonora; his three grandchildren, Seth Chrisman, Kendall Chrisman and Adrian Riede; his brother, Steve Riede, and his wife Annette Riede, of Horse Creek; and his sister, Janice Riede Matson, of La Grande, Oregon. A funeral mass will be held on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, at 1 p.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Sonora. There will be a gathering following the Mass at the Posse grounds at 19130 Rawhide Road, Jamestown. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Hospice of the Sierra or the SRMC Cancer Patient Support Fund, 900 Greenley Road, Suite 901, Sonora, CA 95370.

Duane E. Smith Nov. 21, 1945 —Oct. 14, 2015

It is with great sadness that the family of Duane Smith announces Duane's passing after injuries sustained in a single vehicle accident. He was 69 years old. Duane was born in Pitts-

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on a football scholarship in 1964. He spent his career at USS-Posco Industries in Pittsburg as a manager in the sheetmetal division for 35 years. He did some consulting in South Korea several times, and then after retirement consulting again in Serbia and Slovakia. Duane and hiswife,Yvonne, moved to Twain Harte in 2001 to enjoy their newly built home and retirement. Duane was the patriarch of his family and was the calm in every storm and the pillar of quiet strength. He had a loving and generous heart and was a true gentle giant. He loved spending time with Yvonne and their dog of 15 years, Abby. He loved visiting with family and friends, cooking, golf, the Mendocino Coast, good music and playing ZZ Top very loud. As per Duane's wishes, the family will have a private celebration of his life filled with love, tears, laughter as wellas great stories and wonderful memories. Duane is survived by his wife, Yvonne, of 23 years; his son, Brian Smith, and wife Naomi, of Antioch; his daughter, Danelle Long, and husband Chad, of Antioch; his stepdaughter Christine Jackson, and husband, Dale, of Martinez; his grandchildren, Spencer, Jacob, Serena, Cameron, Shelby and Alicia, and sisters Brenda Nies and Lynn Marx. In memoriam, donations may be made to the charity of your choice or the American Diabetes Association.

CHAN — Ping Chan, 79, of Jamestown, died Tuesday at Sonora Regional Medical Center. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements. McGRATH — C armen McGrath, 93, died Tuesday at home in Sonora. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mc HUGH Marry M c Hugh, 70, o f T w a i n Harte, died Nov. 24 at Doct ors Medical Center i n Modesto. Neptune Society of Central California in Modesto is handling arrangements.

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NEWS OF RECORD TUOLUMNE COUNTY The Sonora Police Department reported the following: MONDAY 7:15 a.m., animal complaintA deer wss stuck in s fence at a Summit Avenue residence. 9:14 a.m., theft — A license plate wss stolen from a trailer on South Shepherd Street. 9:42a.m.,miscellaneous — A man wearing a black sweater snd black pants was panhandling in front of sn Old Wards Ferry Road business. 12:54 p.m., suspicious circumstance —A woman st s Morning Star Drive business said she saw a "transaction" between and a man snd a woman. The msn handed the woman abox with a necklace in it and the woman told the man "themoney was inthe back." 2:18 p.m., suspicious circumstance —A man with a backpack snd s woman were loitering off of Bulwer Street. They said they were "waiting for someone" snd eventually left the area. 2:57 p.m., suspicious circumstance — Two men with a dog were panhandling near the entrance of s Sanguinetti Road business. 4:46 p.m., reckless driving — A man driving a silver Volvo, who appeared to be in his 30s, wearing a hat, wss tailgating a specialneeds school bus on South Washington Street. The Sheriff's Office reported the following: MONDAY 2:29 a.m., La Grange —A Cadena Way woman saidshe thought juveniles were breaking into her vehicle. When she went outside to check, they left on bicycles. No damage wss done snd nothing was missing. 7:39 a.m., Twain Harte — A thin woman who is about 5 feet 7 inches tall wearing a bright orange beanie, stole a gss can out of s vehicle on Mark Twain Drive. 8:22 a.m., animal control — A w oman onShaws FlatRoad said a dog killed all of her chickens. 9:20 a.m., Sonora —A Big Hill Road woman said people have been trying to get into her residence. 10:23 a.m., Sonora —A man on Carnag eAvenue said he believed someone siphonedgas from his truck. He said his gas tank was empty, when it was previously full. 10:47 a.m., Sonora —A man

was waving a baseball hat off of Highway108 atM ono Way. 11:08 a.m., Twain Harte Empty syringes were found on Twain Harte Drive and disposed of in an evidence sharp container. 11:46 a.m., Sonora —A woman said someone in s vehicle hit her car onTuolumne Road at Mono Way snd drove off toward Tuolumne onTuolumne Road. 11:47 a.m., Sonora —A woman cashed s $300 check st a Mono Way business and two hours later went in with another check of the same amount. The woman fled the scene. 12:21 p.m., Sonora —A Longewsy Road woman said a man in a light blue car was "getting into a mailbox" she believed was not his. 1:15 p.m., Sonora —A wallet was stolen at a Longeway Road business. 1:45 p.m., Sonora —A Cedar Road msn said someone cut into his fence snd stole gss by cutting the gss lines of two vehicles. 2:13 p.m., Twain Harte — A man on ConfidenceRoad called the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office "to forgive him." 2:45 p.m., Columbia —A Ridgemont Road man said his tools were stolen, but he wanted to check first with his neighbors to see if they might have borrowed them. 3:42 p.m., Sonora —Someone at a Mono Way business said s customer had been trying to write numerous checks on a closed account. 3:48 p.m., Sonora — A man said he lost his chsinssw near Black Osk snd Tuolumne roads after he accidentally left it on his truck's bumper. 3:49 p.m., Sonora —A woman st s Mono Wsy businesssaid someone "just got in her face." 4:45 p.m., Columbia —A woman said she was being "bullied and harassed" at a Green Street residence. 9:25 p.m., Sonora — A man punched s bedroom door st a Mount Brow Road residence. Felony bookings MONDAY None reported. Arrests

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Cited on suspicion of driving un- booked after sn arrest st the CslsFrom 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. der the influence of alcohol or drugs: veras County Jail. All proceeds benefit The SheNF's Omce reported 4:41 p.m., Murphys —Angels the Senior Center. the following: Alexis Bruno, 42, of the 100 block MONDAY 9 a.m., San Andreas — Malinda of Mitchler Street, Murphys, was Anyone 18 and Over MONDAY Rsny Chhsm,24,ofthe 5000 block booked after sn arrest on Rolleri is Welcome to Play License No. 1-2003 12:50 a.m., San Andreas — A of Rockrose Street, Stockton, wss Bypass Road. burglary occurred on West Saint Charles Street. $ ji . 2:48 p.m., Copperopolis — A person "came out of someone's Rebecca "Becky" )5 backyard" on Little John Road. I Lynne Easley 3:06 p.m., Valley SpringsItemswere stolen from the garage 1960-2014 of s McAtee Street residence. 4:19 p.m., Angels Camps — A female was driving a vehicle reckWe miss you in so many ways, lessly, left the vehicle on the side We miss the things you used to say, of Murphys Grade Road and began running down the roadway. And when old times we do recall, 7:16 p.m., Valley Springs — A It's then we miss you most of all. vehicle was in the driveway of a foreclosed home on O'Reilly Street. It then "left toward town." On behalf of my family, I offer the most sincere gratitude and love to all of those that '- '

Felony bookings MONDAY 7:35 p.m., Valley SpringsJscy Selesns Boltonpsis, 40, of the 1000 block of Fimnegan Lane, Angels Camp, was booked on suspicion of theft after an arrest on Pettinger Road.

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Speech may be free, but it can have costly repercussions WASHINGTON — Predictably, the killing rampage at aColorado Springs Planned Parenthood facility has prompted a political scrimmage of the

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&ee country, can we ever fully protect ourselves &om the murderous intent of the truly insane, the drug addled, or a ragethattopplesreason? What is murder's tipping point? While responsible writers and commentators have avoided making a cause-and-efFect argument, a consensus has congealed around the idea that though the rhetoric didn't cause the action, it contributed to it, probably. Dear, in other words, either watched, read or heard about the videos in question, perhaps &om Republican presidential candidates and, being deranged, simply went ballistic. Unforgettable was the description Carly Fiorina offered during a debate of a live, aborted fetus that, one might infer, was subsequently murdered for its innards. The image she described exists, apparently, but it wasn't &om any of Planned Parenthood's facilities. The videos in question are certainly controversial, and accomplished what they were intended to doto make vividly real the sometimes-brutal reality of abortion, though the vast majority of abortions are first-term. This is no consolation to people who morally object to terminating a pregnancy at any point in gestation, as we know &om 40 years of divisive debate. To people who oppose abortion, exposing the casual harvesting of body parts was simply another layerofbanality attached tothe already horrific. It isn' t necessary to resort to hyperbole or inexactitude, as some have done, to bestir an ethical conundrum in many a moral mind. Even the liberally pro-choice Hillary Clinton described the videos as "disturbing" when she first became aware of them — and before she was schooled by her pro-choice supporters. Clinton did make an honorable recommendation to study fetal-tissue procurement &om abortion across the board. This would eliminate some of the political jockeying and place the issue in the bioethical realm where it belongs. Meanwhile, as abhorrent as we find the shooter's actions, we should tread carefully in assigning broaderblame. One man may have heard fi ery rhetoric and decided to kill people, but 322 million other Americans went about their day as usual. The rationale we seek for mass killings may ultim ately be elusive because a variety ofvariablesare usually in play. In time, perhaps the suspect will provide answers, which we can parse in search of helpful insights. So far, he's been unhelpful. Saying "no more baby parts" may suggest a motive, but it is also nonsensical. There will be more baby parts as long as there are abortions. By his comment alone, one suspects that Dear is either mentally incompetent, drunk, on drugs or ofF his meds, or all of the above. Divining motivations, a provocative pastime to be sure, is probably best left to psychoanalysts and jurorsas facts emerge. In the meantime, politicosand pundits would do well to resist the urge to contribute their own overheated rhetoric to the dynamic. Speech may be free, but it ain't cheap.

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Deadly D.C.: The land of no consequences In life and leadership, accountability means consequences for bad behavior. In Washington, accountability means yet another congressional meeting about another government scandal perpetrated by tax-subsidized corruptocrats who get away with murder. Literally. This week, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs will hold the 999,999th oversight hearing (give or take a few) on the VA's homicidal, no-fault culture. "In the wake of the biggest scandal in VA history, in which 110 VA medical facilities maintained secret lists to hide long waits for care," the panel notes, "the department has successfully fired just three low-level employees for manipulating wait times. Not a single VA senior executive has been successfully fired for doing the same." Have you forgotten? President Obama, who proclaimed himself "madder than hell" when the scandal first broke, apparently can nolonger bebothered to care ashe gallivants around the planet &etting about climate change. How about some climate change at the toxic VA? The department in charge of providing care to those who served our country in uniform stuck hundreds of thousands of vets on waiting lists to nowhere. The exact VA scandal death toll remains unknown becauseofthe perpetually crappy state of datedthe latestbureaucraticabominations under the Obama administration. We do know that in Phoenix alone, an estimated40 veterans died waiting forcare as VA officials cooked the books and cashed in. Former Phoenix VA hospital Director Sharon Helman was one of the few officials finally dismissed for misconduct. But like countless other VA crooks, she was awarded (and allowed to keep) more than $8,000 in publicly funded bonus pay plus a 2 percent pay raise aftersubmitting aself-assessment in which she bragged: "I drove tremendous improvement in primary-care access." The VA bonus bonanza — which fueled the recordsdoctoring scandal — showered $142 million on executives, managers and employeesin 2014 alone, according to a devastating USA Today analysis last week. The year before, the VA doled out nearly $400,000 in bonuses to hospital officials as veterans fought to be seen and treated.

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Jim Van Nieuwenhuyzen, a groundsman with Grover Tree Service (above left), and bobcat operator Vincent Gonzalez, clean up tree branches and trunks Tuesday in Courthouse Square. Arborist Jeremy McCombs (below) trims limbs from a dead giant sequoia in Courthouse Square.

TREE Continued from Page Al longing to District 1 Supervisor Sherri Brennan's family forusein future county projects, Pedro said. Seven other trees at the park were removed earlier

this year as part of a roughly $40,000 project approved by the Board of Supervisors in January to improve the historic landmark's health, appearance and safety. Courthouse Square, designed by former District 1 County Supervisor Frank Ralph, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. County leaders approved the project afier reviewing reports&om several independent arborists, which recommended removing at leastfour trees that were dead and posed a threat to public safety and surrounding buildings. However, the board's decision to allow the removal of three additional trees generated some controversy at the time. County staff recommended removing the extra treesto provide more

sunlight and reduce the total amount of trees competing for water. "It's going to be lighter, and it's going to be healthier," Pedro said. Other improvements completed so far include repairs to cement lining along the park's marble walkways and the installation of a new, more efIlcient irrigation system in two of the four quadrants. Public-works crews are in the process of completing the irrigation system in the southern quadrant, Pedro said, but they will likely wait until after Christmas to finish the work in the quadrant along Washington Street to accommodate the popular Santa's workshop hut.

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To report suspicious activity, call the Sheriff's Office at 533-581 5.

dalized and various items have been stolen. One trend discovered by the SherifFs Office is a majority of Twain Harte reports have come &om near Middle Camp Road. Three brea¹ins were reported in Twain Harte the day aRer Thanksgiving. Sgt. Andrea Benson, public information officer for the SherifFs Office, said no suspects have been identified in the Twain Harte thefts. Most anything of value has been stolen, including jewelry, tools, even gas from vehicles, according to daily sherifFs dispatch logs. Melissa Schultz, 78, of Sonora, was a recent victim. Multiple sentimental jewelry pieces were reported stolen &om her East Walnut Drive home on Nov. 26, including a memorial locket of hergrandson, Ethan Lyons, who died in May 2011 at 19. "It breaks my heart to lose that," she said. Schultz said when she returned home after spending time with her family, she found a window of a spare bedroom open.Itwasclosed when she left. "It's a terrible thing to go through — it really is an emotional thing to have your house broken into," she said. "It makes you feel violated." Schultz said she has always kept dowels in her windows, but the dowel in the window that was opened was broken. Since then, Schultz has purchased new dowels and placed them in all the windows. 'The windows can't slide open," she said. The SherifFs Office recommends people

take crime prevention measures, including installing alarm systems, keeping brush and bushes away from windows and doors and having well-lit areas around homes, the press release said. The SherifFs Office also encourages people to make a home inventory list and include serial numbers of valuable items.

The serial numbers can be given to law enforcement officials and uploaded into the AutomatedProperty System, a program that can assist in returning stolen property, the press release said. Schultz said a home inventory list would have been helpful in her case. "I had a hard time remembering (what was stolen). When something like that's happened to you, it's hard to recall all of the things in there,"she said."It's actually a good idea to take pictures."

The SherifFs Office urges residents to be watchful and report anything they consider suspicious.

"While it is one of the most prevalent crimes facing law enforcement today, it is at the same time the one crime that can be effectively resisted by each citizen taking positive action at home,"thepressrelease said. Contact Tori Thomas at tthomas® uniondemocrat.cornor 588-4526.Follow her on Tioi tter @Tori Thomas UD.

"Come spring it should look very sharp. Ihe park will look much more as it was intended." — Craig Pedro, CountyAdministrator

The system has taken so long to install because of other maintenance projects that took precedence, such as repairs to county buildings. "They' re trying to work it in around other projects that are just more important," he said.

The Historic Preservation Review Commission directed countystafftoreplacethegiant sequoia, asw ellasa deodar cedar along Yaney Avenue. The current plan is to plant mature replacements sometime this winter.

seeding new grass, but the hope is that all will be completed by this spring. "Come spring it should look very sharp," he said. "The park will look much more as it was intended." Other aspects ofthe projecttobecompleted by spring include erecting a flagpole in the center of the park and installing surveillance cameras on surrounding buildings. The surveillance cameras were recommended as part ofthe projectto deterpotential criminal activity.

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Megan Erspamer of Portland, Oregon (above), watches and listens as ice comes off Upper Yosemite Fall. A lot of ice has peeled off 1,430-foot Upper Yosemite Fall by Saturday (below left). A National Park Service photo shows the ice cone at Upper Yosemite Fall in February 1966 (below right). •

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Pedro said the project has sufferedfrom delays due to Contact Alex MacLean at the four-year drought that' s amaclean@uniondemocrat. prevented the county from corn or 588-4580.

chambers, located on the fourth fioor of the County Administration Center, at 2 S. Green St. in Sonora. However, the county elected to move the hearing to a larger venue to accommodate the anticipated turnout. Cross Development, a Texas-based company that would build the store for Dollar General, is paying the $300 per night fee to rent the alternate venue, Shane said. "This is not unusual when we expect a larger turnout," she said, adding that developershave paid the cost to rent alternate facilities for contentious hearings in the past. The lot where the Dollar General is pro-

the projecthas received since it was proposed last year. Hundreds of people have attended community meetings organized in Columbia over the past several months to rall y opposition against the store. The Tennessee-based discount retailer is seeking approval from the Tuolumne County Planning Commission to construct a 9,100-square-footstore at 22345 Parrotts Ferry Road, on the southeast corner of Howser Lane and Parrotts Ferry Road. "Given the number of people that at- posed was once home to a service station tended at least one of the community meet- constructed in 1964. The station closed in ings, we anticipate a large number who will 1993, and another business used the buildwant to speak and address the planning ing until it burned down in 1994. commission," said Community Resources Plans were approved by the county in Agency Director Bev Shane. the early 2000s to build a fruit stand on the Any action taken by the commission can property, but a permanent structure was be appealed to the Board of Supervisors never built. within 10 days of the decision. County records show that the property M ore than 100responses to letters re- is now owned by Alfonso Soria Jr., Yesenia ceived by the Community Resources Agency Amesquita and Eric Soria, who listed a regardingthe proposed store were recently residence in Modesto. They acquired the posted to the county's website, along with parcelin 2011 in a parent-to-child transfer, agenda materials for the Dec. 16 hearing. according to the records. Many of the letters submitted by local Some Columbia residents who support residentsopposed to the project cited con- the project say a Dollar General would look cerns ranging from increased traffic to im- better than the current condition of the long-vacant lot and landowners who folpacts on smaller businesses in the area. The California Department of Parks and low the county's development guidelines Recreationalso submitted a letter stating should be able to do what they want with that a full environmental impact report their property. is neededto assess the project's potential A sign promoting the project as "Coming impact on the historical significance of the soon" was defaced with graffiti within days corridorand park that attracts approxi- of being posted on the property last month mately 400,000 visitors annually. by Dollar General supporters Heidi and In October, the commission approved Kevin Wall, of Columbia. rules for the hearing to limit speakers to A group organizing opposition to the three minutes. Shane said the hearing will store denounced the vandalism, saying it last until 10 p.m., with the option to con- undermined the campaign's legitimate continue from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Dec. 17, if nec- cerns. essary. Planning commission meetings are typiContact Alex MacLean at amaclean@ cally held in the Board of Supervisors' uni ondemocrat.corn or 588-4530.

FALLS Continued from Page A1 melting, cracking and breaking up. It was Martinsson's first time visiting Yosemite. He' s been to other unique places, including the Mount St. Helen's Institute in Washington. He said he it was hard to find words for Upper Yosemite Fall. "It's incredible," Martinsson said. "The sound of the ice cracking and falling. It' s pretty wild."

"We' re really excited to be here right now 'Ihe layer of snow adds, like, so much depth to the colors and hills. But it's not enough to prevent usPom going to Glacier Point and other places." — Megan Erspamer

and other places." Yosemite National Park hydrologist Jim Roche said the size of the ice cone at Upper Yosemite Fall depends on the output of Yosemite Creek. Small to medium output isbest — ifthe creek's Last winter was a warm flow is too much it will not aland dry one in the Sierra low a cone to build. Cone size Nevada, with less-than-av- also depends on air temperaerageprecipitation and poor ture. Cold is best, the longer snowpack. This winter has the better. already brought storms with Explorers and hi storians rain, snow and below-freez- have noted Upper Yosemite ing temperatures, including Fall's ice cone for more than overnight lows in the teens a century. John Muir dethis past weekend in Yosem- scribed it in a journal dated ite Valley. 1873. Erspamer, Eldri d ge, Birney, 31, originally from Martins son, and Morrison Santa Monica, said he came came to Yosemite with an- to Yosemite before when he other Portland friend, Peter was in high school. "Seeing it now, being a bit Birney, to brave the chill and camp out for the Thanksgiv- older,the perspective is toing holiday weekend. tally different," Birney said. "We're really excited to "The scale is pretty incredbe here right now," Erspa- ible. We see waterfalls somemer said. "The layer of snow times in Oregon but not like adds, like, so much depth to this. The age, how old all this the colors and hills. But it' s is. not enough to prevent us Upper Yosemite Fall comfrom going to Glacier Point bines with the Middle Cas-

cades and Lower Yosemite Fall to give Yosemite Falls a totalheight of2,425 feet.It's one of the tallest in North America. Yosemite Creek drains a 43-square-mile watershed of glacierscraped granite and flows into the Merced River in Yosemite Valley. In the cave under Upper Yosemite Fall, with echoing sounds of ice breaking up and crashing onto the cone,

Erspamer said she was glad tofinda spotfew others tried to reach Saturday. "Right here? Just epic," she said. "Because I feel like national parks can be so crowded, especially on holiday weekends. So it's so cool that we found this little niche spot and have this little place to ourselves. It' s just warm enough and just cold enough with snow. Just awesome." Contact Guy McCarthy at

gmccarthy@uniondemocrat. cornor588-4585.Follow him on Twitter @GuyMCCarthy.

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3unction collects gifts for children The merchants atThe Junction shopping center in East Sonora will collect gifts in the coming weeks for distribution to children in need. Trees at center businesses have been trimmed with tags containing the name and need of specific children. Shoppers can take a tag, purchase the gift, and return the unwrapped package along with the tag to Santa Land (under the clock) between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, or to any business in the center. Tags can be found at the following merchants: Pac N Copy, BBVA Compass Bank, Famous Footwear, CVS Pharmacy, Taylor Jewelers, Umpqua Bank, Wells Fargo Bank and Jack in the Box. Deadline to return gifts is Dec. 18. Santa Claus will appear at the center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each weekend through Dec. 23, and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve.

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Due to inflation, a partridge in a pear tree this year costs about $215.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Lords a-leaping is the U.S. economy slow to recover! The cost of10 lords a-leaping increased 3percent over last year, but nine of the other 12 gifts listed in the carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" stayed the same price as last year, according to the 32nd annual PNC Wealth Management Christmas Price Index released Monday. The index is a whimsical way the Pittsburgh-based bank tracks inflation. The set of gifts spelled out in the final verse of the song would cost $34,131

,u. this year, or 0.6 percent more than the adjusted2014 price of $33,933. PNC decided to adjust the historic prices of turtle doves and swans after realizing the prices quoted by vendors didn' t reflect the birds' overall value on the open market over the years. "The headline, I think, is that inflation in this economy, with the sort of tepid recovery we' ve seen, is almost nonexistent," said Jim Dunigan, chief investment officer of PNC's asset management group. While the good news is that the price of consumer goods isn't rising

e r cen very much, it also means demand for those goods is down, at least partly due to wage stagnation. The government's Consumer Price Index has pegged inflation at about 0.2 percent, Dunigan said. The only other items to increase in pricesince lastyear were a partridge in a pear tree and two turtle doves. The bird in the bush rose 3.5 percent overall, mostly because partridges now cost $25 each, up from $20, because partridges are increasingly popular as See ITEMS / Page B2

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PROSseeks new members The Professional Referral Organization of Sonora is looking for businesses or entrepreneurs to join. PROS meets at 7 a.m. every Tuesday at Perkos on Mono Way in Sonora. The organization offers the chance for members to build business relationships through referrals and partnering. Categories available include general contractor, bookkeeper, CPA, dietician/nutritionist, florist, handyman, Internet provider, photographer

and plumber. For more information, call 536-6313 or go online to www.sonorapros. corn.

Holiday buffet, auctionsset The Angels Camp Business Association will hold its annual Christmas Gala, themed "Paint the Town Red," at Camps Restaurant in Greenhorn Creek, Angels Camp. The event will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Monday. The event will feature a holiday buffet dinner, music, door prizes, dancing and silent and live auctions. Proceeds benefitthe many programs offered to the community by Angels Camp Business Association. Tickets cost $50 per person. Music will be performed by Dave Metildi, and the buffet will feature traditional holiday flavors including stuffed pork loin and New York strip steak followed by pumpkin cognac cheesecake. Mark Fisher will be the live auctioneer. This year, ACBA is asking all guests to bring an unwrapped toy to help brighten a child's Christmas this year. Guests who bring an unwrapped toy will be entered to win a gift basket. The dinner is a tradition for ACBA, and tickets are available at Middleton's, Camps Restaurant, Turners Wild West and the ACBA office, 1211 S. Main St., Angels Camp, or by calling 736-1333. Tickets are limited.

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Sonora Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram will open its doors sometime in December at the site of the former Mother Lode Motors in East Sonora.

New dealership to provide jobs, service, 'muscle cars' By LYDIA BROWNING The Union Democrat (

The new Sonora Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership set to open later this month in East Sonora will employ 20 to 25 Tuolumne County residents and still has many positions open. Vince and Heather Porter, 21-year residents of Oakdale, are the owners. Vince Porter said five or six employees of the former Mother Lode Motors, where the new dealership is located, were rehired, and the dealership is still hiring in all departments. 'Vile plan on opening with 20 to 25 employees and would like to hire

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community," he said. To apply for employment, go online to lodicdjr.corn. Selling new Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram vehicles, the dealership will also have a full parts and service departmentand alarge used cardepartment, Vince Porter said. As a certified SRT dealership, the business will sell vehicles in the SRT "muscle car" family, including the Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger. Vince, 67, has more than 20 years of experience in the automobile business. The Porters have owned Lodi

ment account through their employer. Younger workers, racial and ethnic minorities, and less educated workers are more likely to be in this category, without access to a 401(k) or pension plan. But 12 million high earners are left out in the cold as well. Most of these people now have a new option for retirement savings: the myRA. President Obama announced this idea in his State of the Union address back in 2014. Now, aftera year of pilot testing, the myRA account is finally available to anyone making less than $131,000 a year (or $193,000 for married couples filing taxes jointly). The myRA is technically a Roth Individual Retirement

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Heather and Vince Porter, of Oakdale, are the owners of Lodi CDJR and of theSonora CDJR on Mono Way in East Sonora. Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram for almost two years, and were offered both the Sonora and Lodi location about three years ago "Business in Lodi is really good and is growing every month. We are very happy with the location," Vince said.

Vince, an ex-cowboy, and Heather, a reti red horse trainer,w ere both very excited about the opportunity to

do business in Sonora. "It was the perfect fit for us," Vince Porter said. 'We love how community orientated and loyal people are here." "Our goal is to build a new showroom in the next two to three years,"

Vince said. The new showroom will be just west of the current one. Once corn

as the better choice for younger investors or anyone who is in a lower tax bracket now relative to where they suspect the+I be at retirement (i.e., most of your big earning years are ahead of you). As it stands today,the myRA is not meant to be a comprehensive savings or investment strategy. For one thing, money goes into just one type of investment: a United States Treasury re-

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RV industry does turnaround after stalling in recession LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — After a long, bumpy ride, production of RVs has just about returned to where it was before the Great Recession put sales in the slow lane. Overall recreational vehicle shipments from manufacturers to dealers — a key measure of consumer demand — areexpected to increase 3.5 percent to 369,100 units in 2015, the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association said Tuesday at the start of an industry trade show in

Louisville. Shipments are up for all kinds of RVs, from less-expensive towable ones to stand-alone motor homes,

it said. And the industry expects to ride the momentum into 2016, when total

wholesale shipments are projected to reach 375,100. That would be the highest total since the pre-recessionaryboom times a decade ago. "We' ve come all the way back from the recessionlow to recover all that ground," RVIA spokesman Kevin Broom said. Shipments swelled to 384,400 RVs in 2005 and 390,500 in 2006, and were still strong at 353,400 units in 2007, the last year before sales tanked along with the economy. During the recession, sales plunged, plants closed and thousands of jobs were cut as orders for RVs dropped to their worse level in decades. Shipments sank to 165,700 in 2009, but have steadily risen every year since then.

An improved economy, access to

credit and pent-up consumer demand have helped fuel the industry's comeback, the industry said. The plunge in fuel prices has reinforceditsupbeat forecastthat more Americans will want to hit the open road in the traveling homes. " I really don't see an end i n sight," said Derald Bontrager, president and CEO of RV manufacturer Jayco Inc. "The demographics are all in our favor."

Indiana-based Jayco has expanded production space and added several hundred workers to keep pace with accelerating demand, Bontrager said. The company predicts its shipments will rise about 12 percent this year, with growth of at

least 8 percent to 10percent fore-

cast for 2016, he said. Dealers are reaping the benefits as well, after struggling a few years ago to clear inventory clogged by tepid sales. Lindsey Reines has operated an RV dealership for decades at Manassas, Virginia, and now has opened a second location near Richmond. Sales have been strong for his lineup of motor homes ranging from $80,000 to $200,000, he said. Reines said his business has fully recovered from the recession.

"I think it's the perfect storm right now for people to buy RVs,n Reines

said, citing the stock market, low fuel prices, consumer confidence, an improved economy and low interest rates.

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— particularly in industrialized markets such as the U.S., where most people who want a smartphone already have one. IDC forecasts a 10 percent increase in worldwide smartphone sales this year, but that's slowed considerably from 27 percent growth in 2014. Some manufacturershave turned to emerging markets for new sales, but many customers there can afford only cheaper— and lessprofitable — devices. To keep making

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it. "I hate smartphones, I hate how they take over people' s lives and they spend all their time looking at them," he says. "I'd love to stay on this phone forever." People like Sommerfield are a rarity . More than 90 percent of smartphone users trade up for newer models within two years, says Ramon Llamas, who tracks mobile phones at research firm IDC. But a fraction of the population continues to cling to older phones, some 3 to 4 years old

Apple, Samsung and their rivals are counting on regular upgrades. With its l atest iPhones, Apple started an annual upgrade program that leases customersthe latest models for a year. Upgrades are particularly important for Apple because iPhones account for more than half of its revenue. Sprint and T-Mobile also have leasing options aimed at yearly iPhone upgrades, but Apple's new leasing option has put even more pres— or more. sure on carriers. They depend These upgrade holdouts on regular upgrades to keep have different reasons for existing customers and sell standing athwart t echno- them more services, such as progress, yelling uStoplu bigger data plans or cloud Some reject the trend toward services and storage. Since a ever-larger screens, prefer- customer upgrades only once ring smaller phones that are

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an "important moment to capitalizeon" for carriers,says FBR analyst Daniel Ives. To encourage upgrades, manufacturers have been packing new phones with cutting-edge hardware. The latest iPhones have better cameras and screen sensors

to enable shortcuts and other menus with a hard press. Samsung won critical acclaim

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fers into a traditional, commercial Roth IRA. You also have theoption to rolloverto a Roth IRA at any time with no penalty. The total limits are too low for this to be your only savings account. After all, $15,000 isa fraction of the investment capital you will

total annual contribution allowed for all IRAs. That' s $5,500 per year (or $6,500 per year if you are age 50 or older), an amount subject to annual cost-of-living increases.

Fundamentally, the myRA is designed as a starter account, to get people into the need to retire on. retirement savings habit, and Moreover, diversification is to build up the minimum rean issue: One type of US bond quired by many banks to sign does not a portfolio make. up for an IRA. And it could What really makes the also be useful as a backup myRA special is how you put savings account.Interest of the money in. There are three 3.19 percent is nothing to difierent options. Of course, sneezeat,interestratesbeing you can arrange for an auto- what they are today.

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Ball-cleaning machine could end marital spat DEAR ANNIE: Please help settle a dispute between my wife and m e. have I been an avid golfplayer forthe past 20 years.After every Sunday game, Icome home and wash the golf balls in the kitchen sink. We live in a very modest house and, other than the bathroom, the kitchen has the only other sink. I refuse to wash my golf balls in the bathroom because I use the same sink to brush my teeth. For what feels like forever now, my wife has argued that the kitchen is no place to wash things from the outside world. While I understand that it may not be the most ideal place, it is really the only option I have. My wife has now reached the point where she doesn't even want me toplay golfon Sunday anymore. I really love go16ng and would hate to see it come to this. How should I approach this with my wife? —BETWEEN A GOLF BALL AND A HARD PLACE

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Mailbox ' +-5 DEAR BETWEEN: Your golf balls don't belong in the kitchen sink. You may object to washing them where you brush your t eeth, but it's hardly an i m provement towash them where you prepare your food. If you want to continue golfing without a n noying y our wife, we recommend a compromise. Many golf courses have ball-cleaning machines. If so, use them. If not, when you get home, soak them in a bucket of hot water. (A golfer we know first throws in a tablet of denture cleaner to really get the grit out.) It's a small inconvenience to you, and it will make your wife happy.

DEAR ANNIE: I' ve been traveling a lot, but now I'm home for a couple of months. Right before I left for my last trip, I met "Alee" and we clicked immediately. The problem is, we come from very different cultures and are looking for di6'erent things from a relationship. Alee also is dealing with various personal issues that I don't want to take on. Since I' ve been home, I' ve seen Alee twice. I know I'm leading him on, but selfishly I don't want to stop

seeinghim. We always have such an amazing time together. I' ve never had this sort of relationship. Should I just go with it and enjoy a new and exciting experience, or should I put an end to our budding relationship before one of us gets hurt? —ON THE FENCE DEAR FENCE: As long as you are honest, you are not leading him on. Make sure Alee knows that you don't anticipate the relationship lasting for the long

haul. That way, if he still wants to continue seeing you, it's up to him. Youcannot avoid someone getting hurt in spite of your upfront warnings. But keep in mind that some of the most unexpected relationships can turn into longterm, loving commitments. If the things that are "amazing" with Alee include good conversations, shared values, a similar sense ofhumor, warmth and affection, they could make up for cultural differences and other issues. Only time will tell. A nnie's Mailbox i s

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A persistent cough can be difficult to treat DEAR DR ROACH: I went through many tests for a cough that lasted for 30 years. No treatments worked. The only sign my doctor could find was that my throat had scars from coughing that long. My allergy specialist had tried for years with all kinds of prescriptions, to no avail. I am now living a normal life since a doctorprescribed tramadol (50 mg) twice a day. What a relief. My wife, grown children, friends and clients are happy.— L.G. ANSWER: I found only a single case reportoftramadol beingused forchronic cough, and it was effective in that patient. The authors advised further study on its use. Tramadol is a pain medication distantlyrelated to codeine. Its abuse potential is low, but there have been overdosesand deaths dueto thisdrug, so I don't recommend its indiscriminant use. However, I have seen personally and recei ved many letters Rom people with intractable coughing for years, so much so that I wanted to call attention to thisas a possible treatment worth

To Your Good Health Keith Roach, M.D. discussing with one's doctor for people with longstanding cough that has resisteddiagnosis or treatment. I previously mentioned taking gabapentin for laryngealneuropathy, a condition that is oIIen unrecognized and that may present with a prolonged cough. I received many letters telling me it was effect ive. Tramadol at the low dose (for an adult) you mention usually is safe. DEAR DR. ROACH:I have a very dear relative who had radiation seed therapyfor prostate cancerin 2003 afterabiopsyrevealeda Gleason score of 7 (3/4). Afterward, his PSA was only 0.1 to 0.3 the first three years, and it rose only.3 more each year until 2015, when

it was 2.7 recently. He is 83. He hasbeen told he must have hormone treatment: shots, pills or both, by his VA provider, who is not a urologist and who says he should see one. He has no symptoms, he says, andheleadsavery activelifestyle, with daily walking of 3 miles or more, bowling twice a week and extensive gardening and yard work. Could the rising PSA be due to normal exercise activity, including production &om surviving prostate cells? — R.A. ANSWER: Rising PSA after cancer treatment typically is due to cancer returning, not an increase in normal prostate. However, that does not mean that your f i end "must" have treat-

ment. Goals for cancer treatment in an 83-yearold man may be very difFerent horn those of a 20-year-old man. In hiscase,sinceittook about10 yearsto increase by 10 times, it may be a very long time before the probable cancer would be large enough to bother him, and it requires skill and experience to determine whether treatment, which can make quality of life worse, is worthwhile. Many urologists would recom-

IORSSC IPE Birthday for December 2. Spread your wings this year. Follow your studies where they take you. Realize personal dreams. March eclipses herald a new domestic phase before shifts in a group project. September eclipses incite a career rise and more changes at home. Pursue truth, goodness and beauty. 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 9 — Just when you thought it couldn't get any busier, it does. Your work is in demandtodayand tomorrow. Gamble? Not today.Choose stability over illusion. Handle a structural problem. Stay in communication. Expect some emotional impact. Taurus (April 20-May 20): Today is a 7 — The next two days get especially fun. Romance blossoms. Play with friends and family. Things don't always go as planned. Keep practicing. True your aim, and try again. Work with someonewho sees your blind spot. Gemini (May 21 June 20): Today is a 6 —Fix up your place today and tomorrow. Your home and family require more attention. Personal comfort must be considered ... clean house, and beautify. Don't strain the budget. Flowers brighten things. Create peaceful spaces. Use your practical resources. Cancer (June 214uly22):Today is a 7 — You' re especially clever today and tomorrow. Catch up on studies. Write your brilliant ideas down. Practice your craft. Keep things simple, despite enthusiasm for details. Don't overextend or get carried off by fantasy. Welcome contributions from others. Leo (July 23-Aug.22):Today is a 9 — Lucrative opportunities abound today and tomorrow. Your ideas are attracting attention. Focus on the goal with determination. You may be learning more than you wanted to know. Avoid tricks, distractions and silly arguments. Try and try again.

mend deferring treatment until and unless he develops symptoms. I certainly would recommend that he go to seea urologistashisVA providerhas recommended. He may be able to learn whether it really is the cancer returning and discuss his options. Shots and pills areoptions,butsoiskeepingacarefuleye on it and not rushing to treat. The booklet on the prostate gland discusses enlargement and cancer. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Roach Book No. 1001, 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.Sl$6 Can. with the recipient's printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to

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Today in history Today is Wednesday, Dec. 2, the 336th day of 2015. There are 29 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History:On Dec. 2, 1995, NASA launched the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), a joint project of the United States and the European Space Agency, on a $1 billion mission to study the sun and interplanetary space; since then, SOHO has discovered 3,000 comets. On this date: In 1823, President James Monroe outlined his doctrine opposing European expansion in the Western Hemisphere. In 1939, New York Municipal Airport-LaGuardia Field (later LaGuardia Airport) went into operation as an airliner from Chicago landed at one minute past midnight. In 1942, an artificially created, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated for the first time at the University of Chicago. In 1954, the U.S. Senate passed, 67-22, a resolution condemning Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis., saying he had "acted contrary to senatorial ethics and tended to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute." In 1980, four American churchwomen were raped and murdered outside San Salvador. (Five El Salvador national guardsmen were later convicted of murdering nuns Ita Ford, Maura Clarke and Dorothy Kazel, and lay worker Jean Donovan.) In 1982, in the first operation of its kind, doctors at the University of Utah Medical Center implanted a permanent artificial heart in the chest of retired dentist Dr. Barney Clark, who lived 112 days with the device.

BRIDGE Virgo (Aug. 23$ept. 22): Today is a 9 — The moon is in your sign today and tomorrow for extra energy and confidence. Take care of personal practicalities. As you gain strength, you also gain options. Don't rush into anything. Pamper yourself. Consider a new style. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Today is a 6 —Peace and quiet suit your mood. Finish up old business today and tomorrow. Productivity behind closed doors provides welcome respite from a recent flurry. Assumptions are challenged ... think before reacting with authority. Use your own good sense. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Today is a 7 —Friends come to your rescue. Team projects go well today and tomorrow. Stifle rebellious tendencies, and align with a group vision. Keep the objective in mind. It's easier to ride the horse in the direction it's going. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Today is a 7 — Work takes priority for the next few days. A challenge or test requires focused attention. Pass it, and a professional status rise is possible. Practice makes perfect. Relax when you can, especially with warm water. Recharge batteries. Capricorn (Dec. 22 Jan. 19): Today is an 8 —New opportunities arise to study a subject you love. Travel conditions improve today and tomorrow. Plan itineraries in detail before setting off. Replenish reserves, and resist the temptation to overspend. It's not worth an upset. Follow the money trail. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Today is a 7 — Revise plans to discover a win-win financial situation over the next few days.Review budgets,send invoicesand pay bills.Changes necessitate revisions. Join forces with another for funding, with clear, strategic priorities. Do what you said. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Today is an 8 —Provide support. Be more willing to share the load for the next two days. You' re building for your future. Discover romance in the process. Work together for a shared dream. It may not look like the pictures.

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ow osae a econro romase- rivin car technology where the driver LOS ANGELES (AP) — New "We arein no way selling this as a cars that can steer and brake them- can check out. You can relax, glance away, butyou still have to be selves risk lulling people in the driver'sseat into a false sense of awarebecauseyouknow thetechnologysnotfoolproof." security — and even to sleep. One Dan Flores, General Motors spokesman way to keep people alert may be providing distractions that are now illegal. That was one surprising find- gan to nod off Only three did so totype with no steering wheel or ing when researchers put Stanford when told to watch a video or read pedals — human control would be University students in a simulated from atablet. limited to go and stop buttons. self-driving car to study how they Alertness mattered when stuMeanwhile, traditional automakreacted when their robo-chauffer dents needed to grab the wheel be- ers are phasing in the technology. needed help. causea simulated carorpedestrian Mercedes and Toyota sell cars that The experiment was one in a got in the way. can hit the brakes and stay in their growing number that ass esses There's no consensus on the right lane. By adding new features each how cars can safely hand control car-to-dri ver handoff approach: year, they might produce a truly back to a person when their self- the Stanford research suggests self-driving car in about a decade. driving software and sensors are engaging people with media could One potential hazard of t his overwhelmed or overmatched. With help, while some automakers are gradualistapproach became clear some models already able to stay in marketing vehicles with limited this fall, when Tesla Motors had theirlane or keep a safe distance self-driving features that will slow to explain that its "auto pilot" feafrom other traffic, and automakers the car if they detect a person has ture did not mean drivers could pushing for more automation, the stopped paying attention to the stop paying attention. Several vidcar-to-dri ver handoff is a big open road. eos posted online showed people question. Though research is ongoing, it recording the novelty — then seizThe elimination of distracted appearsthat people need at least ing thewheel when the car made a driving is a major selling point for 5 secondsto take over — ifthey're startling move. the technology. But in the Stanford not totally checked out. Starting late next year, the Caexperiment, reading or watching Self-dri ving car experts at dillac CTS will get a Super Cruise a movie helped keep participants Google, which is pursuing the tech- system, which will allow semiawake. nology more aggressively than any autonomous highway driving. If Among the 48 students put in the automaker, concluded that involv- the driver's eyes are off the road, driver's seat, 13 who were instruct- ing humans would make its cars and they don't respond to repeated ed to monitor the car and road be- less safe. Google's solution is a pro- prodding, the car slows. PUBLIC NOTICE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK 2 S. GREEN ST. SONORA, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2015000403 Date: 11/1 3/2015 04:47P DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name (s): CALL TO INSPIRE Street address of principal place of business: 197A, Mono Way Sonora, CA 95370 Name of Registrant: DOMINGO, NICHOLAS RICHARD Residence Address: 13742 Kincaid Flat Rd. Sonora, CA 95370 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: not applicable 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/ Nicholas Domingo 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. Ask your classified representative about ATTENTION GETTERS

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The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: not applicable 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/ Leslie D. Fox 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.)

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"We are in no way selling this as a technology where the driver can check out," General Motors spokesman Dan Flores said. "You can relax, glance away, but you still have to be aware because you know the technology's notfoolproof." One riddle automakers must solve: How to get owners to trust

the technology so they' ll use itbut not trust it so much that they' ll be lulled into a false sense of securityand therefore slower to react when the car needs them. Trust was on the mind of researchers who in August published an extensivereport on self-driving

cars funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. "Although this trust is essential for widespread adoption, participants were alsoobserved prioritizing non-

driving activities over the operation of the vehicle," the authors wrote. Another wide-open question: How to alert the person in the driver'sseat oftheneed totake over. It appearsthat the car should appeal to several senses. Visual warnings alone may not suffice. But combine a light with spoken instructions or physical stimulation such as a vibrating seat, and people react more quickly. "If it i s done courteously and

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T.S. No.: 2014-03380-CA A.P . N .:049-112-08 Property Address: 23115 OAKVIEW DRIVE, TWAIN HARTE, CA 95383 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE PURSUANT TO CIVILCODE g 2923.3(a),THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED To BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED To THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE ISA SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 03/22/2005. 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. Trustor: MARGARETTE M. LUNDGREN, A WIDOW Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC Recorded04/04/2005 as Instrument No. 2005006620 inbook --, page-and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Tuolumne County, California, Date of Sale: 12/28/2015 at 03:30 PM Place of Sale: AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE To THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE COMPLEX, 2 SOUTH GREEN STREET, SONORA, CA Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $156,052.73 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, ASAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED INSECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS INTHIS STATE: All right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property Under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 23115 OAKVIEW DRIVE, TWAIN HARTE, CA95383 A.P.N.: 049-112-08 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. 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. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $156,052.73. 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. 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subtle and not annoying, it could be missed by someone that is distracted," said Greg Fitch, a research scientist at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. Then again, the

way the car interacts with people will be one way automakers differentiatetheir product — and overbearing warnings may sour potential buyers. Other issues Fitch cites include "mode confusion" (making sure the car clearly informs the person whether or not it is driving itself) and clear explanations to drivers of what the car can — and cannothandle. Cars with the right sensors are becomingreally good atmonit oring the outside world and have quicker response times than humans. People are much better at making decisions during uncertain circumstances.

One lesson from the Stanford study may be that master and machine are better viewed as collaborators. "There's really a r e lationship between drivers and cars," said David Sirkin, who helped run the experiment at Stanford's Center for Design Research, "and that relationship is becoming more a peer relationship."

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-15-679423-CL Order No.: 150192248-CA-VOI YOU ARE INDEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 2/4/2005. 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): DAVID R PORTER AND BABETTE A PORTER, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 2/1 6/2005 as Instrument No. 2005003326 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of TUOLUMNE County, California; Date of Sale: 12/1 6/2015 at 3:30PM Place of Sale: At the main entrance to the Tuolumne Administration Center, located at 2 South Green Street Sonora, California 95370 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $146,084.00 The purported property address is: 17070 JUPITER DRIVE, TWAIN HARTE, CA 95383

Assessor's Parcel No.: 022-370-08-00 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. NOTlCE To PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 888-988-6736 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site htt://www. uali loan.corn, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-15-679423-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: 888-988-6736 Or Login to: htt://www. ualitloan.corn Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-15-679423-CL IDSPub ¹0095023 11/25/2015 12/2/2015 12/9/2015 Publication Dates: November 25 & December 2, 9, 2015 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370

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in place of injured Steve Kerr. While the NBA issued a statement earlier in the day reiterating that Kerr remains the head coach of record for Golden State, the league said Walton was eligible for the monthly award. Kerr has been sidelined since training camp because of complications from offseason back surgery. There is no timeline for his return but the defending champion Warriors have hardly missed a beat under Walton.

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San 30seloses to Pittsburgh SAN JOSE IAP)Evgeni Malkin had a goal and two assists and Phil Kessel scored twice to help the Pittsburgh Penguins get their first win in San Jose in more than 18 years, 5-1 over the Sharks on Tuesday night.

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little surprise to those who played with him. Former Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant saw this in Walton when he was sidelined late in his career by a back injury and brought into the coaching circle by Phil Jackson. "I told him he was the next Phil, because he was an average player with a messed-up back," Bryant said. "I used to rib him all the time about that, but honestly, he always had a really brilliant mind. Heunderstood fl ow and tempo and spacing and how to manage a team the right way. So I couldn't be any happier for him. He looks very comfortable in that role. If you' re going to have a mentor, Phil's a pretty good one." Walton has done something that even Jackson never accomplished in his decoratedcoaching careerthatfeatured a record 11 NBA titles — even if he See WALTON / Page CS

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Sonora sophomore Cassi Land came in seventh Saturday in Fresno at the CIF Division IV State Cross Country Championships. It's the second time in her career she has won at the state meet.

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Sonora High cross country star Cassi Land once again showed why she is one of the top high school runners in Northern California. This past Saturday, Land finished in seventh place at the 29th annual CIF Division IV State Cross Country Championships in Fresno. With a finishing time of 17:59.6, the sophomore earned her second

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What bad decisions will the Yorks make next? in their last 16 games going back to last November. Would everybody please leave the It always starts at the top, 49ers executives alone so they and the top members of the can calmly figure out how 49ers' executive branch probthey11 screw up next season, ably would like some peace too? and quiet right about now. CEO Jed York and team No more planes yi fl ng president Paraag Marathe don't want a fan revoltprotest banners over Levi' s Stadium. No heckling from the b u t t hey also don't want another stands. coaching search and they sure don' t No complaints about the team's want to start wondering if they need current 3-8 record — and 4-12 mark a new general manager. By TIM KAWAKAMI San Jose Mercury Neurs

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NFL's owners could take a significant step toward the league's return to Los Angeles this week. Or they could decide to take another big step back. Nobody seems certain of the next move in this exhausting dance when the full ownership convenes Wednesday for its annual meetings at a luxury resort outside Dallas. While nothing is expected to be resolved this week, the NFL might set a date for that resolution by scheduling a relocation vote for early next year. On the other hand, the league also might emerge with a consensus to delay this entire debate for yet another year. The owners' gathering, which begins with committee meetings Tuesday, will be dominated by discussion of the empty Los Angeles market and the three teams vying to occupy it: the St. Louis Rams, the San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders. Although the clubs aren't scheduled to make presentations, their competing stadium proposalsfor Inglewood and Carson are likely to be analyzed at length. The Rams' historic ties to L.A., the Chargers'exhaustivefailurestoget a San Diego stadium and the Raiders' combinationofboth factors willbe examined and debated. Behind the meeting's closed doors, league executives are expected to continue their attempts to broker a deal on L.A. without forcing the owners into a potentially messy public vote. Ifthey're successful,theleague could even seta date for thatvote,providing an endpoint to this multiyear, multibillion-dollar negotiation that has dominated football talk in four cities. Commissioner Roger Goodell has saidhe would prefer to decidein a speSee OWNERS / Page C2

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GoLF BASKETBALL Today 4:00pm (CSBA) NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Charlotte Hornets. 4:15 pm(ESPN) College Basketball Louisville at Michigan State. 6:15 pm(ESPN) College Basketball indiana at Duke.

HIGH SCHOOL Today Boy~ a s ketball: Calaveras at Delhi, 6 p.m.; Summerville vs. Franklin, 7:30 p.m.; Bret Harte vs. Escalon, 6:30 p.m.; Wrestling:Calaveras vs. Lodi, Mike FlockGym, 5:30 p.m. Thursday Boy~ a s ketbatt:Calaveras, Summerville at Riverbank Tournament, Riverbank, TBA; Sonora at Stagg Tournament, Stockton, TBA Girls — Basketball:Bret Harte at Sonora Tournament, Sonora, TBA; Calaveras at Victory Chdstian Tournament, TBA; Summerville vs. Oakdale, 7:30 p.m. Friday Boys — Basketball: Calaveras, Summerville at Riverbank Tournament, Riverbank, TBA; Sonora at Stagg Tournament, Stockton, TBA; Bret Harte at Franklin, 7 p.m. Girls — Basketball: Bret Harte at Sonora Tournament, Sonora, TBA; Calaveras at Victory Christian Tournament, TBA Saturday Boy~ a s ketbatt:Calaveras, Summerville at Riverbank Tournament, Riverbank, TBA; Sonora at Stagg Tournament, Stockton, TBA; Bret Harte at Liberty Ranch, 7 p.m.;Wrestling: Summerville at Ceres Tournament, 9 a.m. Girls — Basketball:Bret Harte at Sonora Tournament, Sonora, TBA; Calaveras at Victory Christian Tournament, TBA

COLLEGE Friday Mens —Basketball: Columbia vs. Simpson College JV, The Oak Pavilion, 6 p.m. Saturday Mens —Basketball: Columbia vs. Modesto Junior College, The Oak Pavilion, 6 p.m.

PREP Summerville girls' basketball falls 56-25 The Summerville Bears girls' basketball team fell to Sierra 56-25 Tuesday night on the road. Summerville got its first win of the season Monday with a 38-21 victory over Big Valley Christian. Senior Julian C r addock scored a team-high 11 points. Sophomore Grace Fulkerson was scend on the team with eight points. The Bears will host Oakdale Thursday in Tuolumne.

Tiger unsure when he will return NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Tiger Woods painted a bleak picture Tuesday on when he can return to golf or even get back to doing anything more than just walking. Woods had two back surgeries in a span of 18 months followed by what he described only as another "procedure" in the same area in October. He has not started rehabilitation and does not know when his back will allow for that. "The hardest part for me is there' s really nothing I can look forward to, nothing I can build toward," Woods said. "It's just taking it literally just day by day and week by week and time by time." Woods is at the Hero World Challenge as the tournament host, not one of the 18 players at Albany Golf Club.

OWNERS Continued from PageC1 cial meeting in January or right after the Super Bowl in February. That timetable would allow the three franchises to sell tickets effectively for whatever market in which they end up. Other owners have publicly suggested a vote would be feasible in March, even if it fuels the possibility that a decision on L.A.'s fate will be postponedfor yet another year. Although mor e d e lays couldfurther erode all three current fan bases, shifting any moves to the 2017 season

also could allow the NFL to make sure it has exhausted every option in a spurned city. St. Louis would have a chance to fine-tune its public funding deal for a new arena,

KAWAKAMI Continued from PageCl Including moving aside their son and hiring a real football executive to take over. (But the Yorks don't do things like that. Which is why they almost always lose.) Now, of course, the Yorks might have to fire their handpicked coach, Jim Tomsula, at the end of the season. They don't want to, but they might have little choice. Ifthe 49ers aren'tcompetitive down the stretch — if they can't win a few more games, to getto atleast a feisty 5-11 or maybe apalatable 6-10then even this cautious own-

ership family might have to contemplate major moves or risk a total meltdown of the Faithful. The Yorks don't have many worries, but a full-scale defaulting on the Levi's Stadium personal-seat license payment plans ... would be a big one. The Stadium Authority can sue individual defaulters, but

The only time he touched a club was to pose for a photo, and he leaned on it while talking to Justin Rose and Zach Johnson on the putting green. A month away from turning 40, the smiledid not come as easily forWoods. He has not competed since Aug. 23 at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he attractedrecord crowds in hisfirstappearanceand played his best golfof a bad year. He went into the final round two shots behind and tied for 10th. He didn't realize that would be his last event of the year, and last tournament for longer than he knows. Woods, who has spent 683 weeks at No. 1 in the world ranking, is now at No. 400,his lowest as a professional. He has not won since the Bridgestone Invitational in 2013, when he was the

and San Diego could make progress on its perpetually stalledattempts.A delay also might boost the teams' relocationefforts by giving more time to vocal opponents of the

stadium plans — and there are many in each city. Los Angeles has been without an NFL team for almost 21 years. A entire generation of Angelenos has grown up without a team, while the NFL has been deprived of the bountiful revenue opportunities amid the five-county area's 18 million people. With three eager contes-

tants and no clear direction, the owners' meeting is a chance for the prominent backers of each relocati on movement to exchange ideas in person. Carolina's Jerry Richardson has been among the most activeadvocates ofthe Chargers' righttom ove afteryears

if there are too many of them, the 49ers will look even sillier and angrier than normal ... and those PSL payments go directl y intothe stadium debt payment. So they might have to sacrifice Tomsula if things don't get better very soon. How do the 49ers avoid that? By managing a few victories in the last five weeks of the season and telling the world that Tomsula has eliminated the problems and it' ll be allfi xed for2016. Not many fans will buy all that, but probably enough of them to give the Yorks just enough breathingroom, at leastfor one more year,ifthe Yorks can sell a storyline. OK, they' ve already used Colin Kaepernick as a scapegoat for this season, but he' s out now. The next possible fall guys would have to be Tomsula and 06ensive coordinator Gee p Chryst. But if the 49ers fire Tomsula, is general manager Trent Baalke really the right guy to

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PGA Tour player of the year. And now he can't even begin to imagine when he might play again. "I have no answer for that, and neither does my surgeon or my physios," he said. "There is no timetable." Woods said this was different from his four knee surgeries, even the worst one in 2008 after he won the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines for his 14th major. He had a reconstruction of his left knee and was told it would be about nine months before he could get back. Woods returned eight months later and won in his third start. "For nerves, there are really no timetables and therein lies the tricky part of it because you can come back earlier or you can come back later. It just depends on how the nerve heals and how it settles," he said.

of failed stadium negotiations with San Diego, while Dallas' Jerry Jones backs Rams owner Stan Kroenke's plans to build a landmark multipurpose stadium complex that would provide a West Coast hub for the entire NFL operation. The Raiders, who have large and passionate fan basesin every corner ofCalifornia,have agreed to team up with the Chargers on the Carson project, but they could end up as a partner in either stadium, depending on the results of negotiations. The NFL also could force the Rams and the Chargers to work together in Inglewood, although the Chargers' owners appear decidedly uninterested in being the junior partner in that complex. Kroenke added more intrigue to the proceedings Monday when he met with

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon at Rams Park. Kroenke hasn' t spoken publicly about his relocation plans — or anything else — and he repeatedly declined to meet with St. Louis officials. In St. Louis, the meeting between Kroenke and Nixon was seen as a possible indication that the billionaire is finally listening to his home state's local officials, who have made much more progress on public stadium financing than SanDiego orOakland. To Los Angeles Rams supporters, the meeting could be perceived as K roenke covering every base before he tells his fellow owners why he should be allowed to walk away from potentially hundreds of millions in public money for a stadium. The N ixon-backed efforts a r e meeting strong opposition in state government.

attract and pick a new coach? He's not. That's where it gets really tricky for the Yorks and Mar athe, because they' re comfortable with Baalke. He fits this team's dour, insular nature. They don't want to try to fi nd another GM. The Yorks have a lot invested in Baalke and Tomsula — a lot of silly, messy, self-destructive stuff, but for the Yorks, that stuff'is who they are.

ke might instruct Tomsula to pick out a new offensive coordinatorfrom the discard bin — somebody like Cam Cameron, Pep Hamilton, Bill Lazor or a possiblepromotion of current tight ends coach Tony Spar ano. Then the 49ers could possibly use their first-round pick on a quarterback like Cal's Jared Goffand there's your new face of the franchise. Actually, it would be much m ore Baalke's style if h e passed on a QB with his first pick in favor of an offensive lineman or defensive back. Then Baalke could draft a QB in the second or third round, install Gabbert as the incumbent into the start of the season, and get ready for a wonderfully woeful 2016! Jed York famously said they don't care about division titles or NFC titles, they only care about Super Bowl titles. But I have a feeling he' d consider 6-10 this seasonand keeping Tomsula and Baalke in tact — the York version of a Super Bowl title. If you just give the Yorks

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more than any actual quest for a Super Bowl title. They just want to be left alone to count their Levi's money. So if Tomsula can carve out two more vict ories over the final five games, and avoid blowout losses, and if Blaine Gabbert continues to look solidalong the way, 49ers management probably will be breathing a huge sigh of relief in early January. They' re bad, but actually not terriblel Celebrations all aroundl There would still have to be offseason changes, of course. I would presume Chryst is on extremely shaky ground some time to plan it out, they and that the Yorks and Baal- almost never fail at failing.

Red Soxagreeto $217M dealwith Price BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox and AL Cy Young runner-up David Price have agreed to terms on a seven-year free-agent deal worth $217 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of a n onymity Tuesday night because the deal— thelargestever for a pitcher — is pending a physical. It is expected to be announced on Friday, the person told the AP. A left-hander who was the AL's top pitcher in 2012 and the runner-up twice in seven full major league seasons, Price has a 3.09 ERA with 1,372 strikeouts and 104 wins. He went 18-5 with a 2.45 ERA in 2015, striking out 225.

NFL movescrew off Sunday night game NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has moved referee Pete Morelli's crew off the upcoming Sunday night game betweenIndianapolis and Pittsburgh. Instead, the crew will work an afternoon game between the Eagles and Patriots. M orelli's group w a s heavily criticized by both sidesafter the 49ers-Cardinals game Sunday. Arizona coach Bruce Arians said the officials "can't count to three." There were a combined 20 penalties in the game. During Arizona's first se-

ries of the second half, San Francisco committed five penalties, including four pass interferences and an illegal hands to the face, as the Cardinals reached the end zone on their way to a 19-13 win. The 49ers were flagged 13 timesfor 81 yards, including a costly roughingthe-passer Rag during the winning drive.

76ers top Lakes for i' win of season PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kobe Bryant won over the fans — he just couldn' t beatthe previously winless Philadelphia 76ers. With the spotlight on Bryant during the final game of his career in his hometown, the Sixers stole the show and defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 103-91 on Tuesday night for their first victory of the season The Sixers had l ost theirfi rst 18 games, and 28 overall dating to last season — thelongest losing streak in the history of major professional sports in the United States. But they remained tied for the worst start in NBA history with the 2009-10 New Jersey Nets, who also opened 0-18.

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LAND Continued from PageCl will enjoy a pasta dinner in order to consume as many carbohydrates as possible. The morning of a race she will enjoy a bagel. For Land, she must have found the winning combination because every time she races she continues to improve, and Saturday was no exception. Not only did Land beat 185 other runners, but she also beat her 2014

time of18:39. "I fel t really prepared before the race," Land said, who had two weeks to prepare."I started offin the first pack, maybe in fifth-place. During the second mile, I kinda fell back to seventh. The rest of the race I kept the same position. At the end, I almost caught the girl ahead of me." When she crossed the finish line, Land was only three-tenths of a second behind sixth place finisher Abbey Meek of S.L.V. Land exploded out of the gates and finished her first mile in 5:26.8, which was top three. She averaged 5:47.1 minutes per mile and was the top finisher out of any runner from the Sac-Joaquin section. "My first mile I felt really good, but I think I might have gone out a little fast," Land said. uAfier the second mile I felt pretty good, but I was pretty tired from the first mile."

WALTON Continued from PageC1 doesn't offi cially getthecredit for it. The Warriors have downplayed who deserves credit, with Walton praising the system Kerr put in place, Kerr praising Walton for the way he has run the team and the system and the players saying both are integral. "He's been amazing," forward Draymond Green said of Walton. "He's still Luke.

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first-year Sonora High Athletic Di- the sport for a while, but I wouldn' t rector Karen Sells could not be more contact you if I didn't think we had proud of Land and her accomplish- someone special here.' So, I met her, ments over the past two years. saw her run and looked at the time "It's a great thing for her and a she had run with no training and regreat thing for the cross country alized she was absolutely something program to berecognized and to special." have a runner who is running in the Over the next four years, Holman, state championship meet," Sells said as well as Sonora High cross country Tuesday evening. Every time I see head coach Glenn Bass, helped Land Cassi, I try to give her a, Hey, good become one of the top runners in the job!' They (cross country runners) state. However, it has been Land's are notalways recognized nearly as ability to accept the knowledge her much as football or other teams that coaches bestow upon her that truly are successful. We had a rally where makes her a joy to coach. "She's one of those athletes that we recognized all the teams, including cross country, who made into the will do whatever you ask her to do playoffs. Cross country is a team and not question why she's doing it, sport, but it's also very individual. which is really important," Holman The motivation that they have to go said. "Athletes need to be athletes out and run every day and take care and coaches need to be coaches. She of business and be that successful, is also a runner who doesn't have a it's very inspiring to me." lot of aches and pains. Because of Land's achievements are no sur- that, we haven't had any setbacks in prise to Darren Holman, her per- four years." sonal running coach. Holman has Land will take a little break now been involved with competitive na- that the cross country season is over, tionalcrosscountry and track for 30 but her running shoes will not be years. For the past four years he has unused for too long. Once she gets been watching the metamorphosis of the itch to hit the pavement again, Land as a runner. she will begin training for the spring He was tipped o8' to the potential track season. star in the making while she was in Though she may go down as being seventh grade. one of the best female runners in the "I had talked to her seventh grade history of the school, hearing Land P.E. coach at Curtis Creek Elemen- brag about her accomplishments is

That's what has been special about it. He hasn't changed the way he acts. He hasn' t changed anything. Obviously, he says a little more in the game coaching and calling the plays. He does all that stuff. It's just incredible how he' s adjustedtothatrole." Walton, the son of Hall of Famer Bill Walton, has been around the game for most of his life. He played for Hall of Famer Lute Olson in college at Arizona, learned under Jackson and two-time NBA champion Rudy Tomjanovich

during his playing career and was an assistant under Kerr on the Golden State team that won 67 games and a title last season. But Walton credits much of his learning to that time when he was injured with the Lakers in the 2009-10 season. "It was an unbelievable gesture to start with," Walton said. "He said that I was depressed and down and out. I had a bad back and didn' t know when I would be able to play again. There was nothing that I could do except sit

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in the trainer's room and get treatment all day. Phil going through a similar experience I think it helped him through that time and it definitely helped me through that time." Walton said his time in the trainer's room with Jackson,

stuff to help your team win," he said. "It had all those elements that make playing basketball so much fun. It had all of those in the coaching." Walton spent time as an assistant in college at Memphis during the NBA lockout in assistants Frank H a m blen 2011 and then was hired as and Brian Shaw and the rest a player development coach of the staff helped draw him by the Los Angeles D-Fendinto coaching. ers of the NBA Development "I saw right there that you League after retiring in 2013. still get that sense of camaWalton joined Kerr's staff raderie that you have as a at Golden State last year as player and you are out there an assistant and got promotand trying to come up with ed to the lead job when Alvin

Gentry left for New Orleans after the championship season. Now he's getting a chance to run a team with Kerr out and is showing the league he could be ready for his own head coaching job soon. 'You see it all the time with an assistant that he's cool and then when he's a head coach he's crazy," Green said. "You see that all the time. It hasn' t been like that at all. That says a lot about him as a person. He's cool."

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National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Athtntic Division GP W L O T PIsGF GA Montreal 26 19 4 3 41 90 57 Detroit 25 13 8 4 30 61 64 Ottawa 24 12 7 5 29 78 72 Boston 22 13 8 1 27 73 64 Florida 24 11 9 4 26 63 60 Tampa Bay 2 5 11 11 3 2 5 59 58 Buffalo 2 5 10 12 3 2 3 5 8 6 7 Toronto 24 8 1 1 5 21 56 66 Metropolitan Division G P W L O T P t sGF GA N.Y.Rangers 2 5 1 7 6 2 36 7 4 5 3 Washington 23 1 7 5 1 35 7 5 5 1 Pittsburgh 24 14 8 2 30 57 55 N.Y. Islanders 25 1 3 8 4 30 7 2 6 2 NewJersey 24 12 1 0 2 26 57 59 Philadelphia 2 5 1 0 1 0 5 2 5 49 67 Carolina 2 4 8 1 2 4 2 0 50 70 Columbus 26 10 1 6 0 2 0 61 78 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L D T PtsGF GA Dallas 25 19 5 1 39 88 66 St. Louis 25 15 7 3 33 66 61 Nashville 24 13 7 4 30 6 4 6 2 Chicago 25 13 9 3 29 6 8 6 4 Minnesota 23 12 7 4 28 6 5 6 2 Winnipeg 2 5 11 12 2 2 4 67 80 Colorado 2 5 10 14 1 2 1 73 76 Paciiic Division GP W L O T PtsGF GA Los Angeles 2 4 1 5 8 1 31 60 51 San Jose 24 14 1 0 0 2 8 67 63 Arizona 2 4 13 10 1 2 7 67 70 Vancouver 26 9 9 8 26 70 71 A naheim 25 9 11 5 23 51 65 Calgary 25 9 1 4 2 2 0 60 90 Edmonton 25 8 15 2 18 6 2 7 7 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday's Games Detroit 5, Buffalo 4, SO Calgary 4, Dallasa SO Coloradox New Jersey t Montreal Z Columbus 1

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Tuesday's Games Washington 97, Cleveland 85 Philadelphia 103, LA. Lakers 91 Brooklyn 94, Phoenix 91 Orlando 96, Minnesota 93 Memphis 113, New Orleans 104 Dallas 115, Portland 11Z OT Today's Games LA. Lakers at Washington, 4 p.m.

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Toronto at Winnipeg, 4:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m. BostonatEdmonton, 6:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Anaheim, 7:3) p.m.

Transactions Baseball American League BOSTON RED SOX — Assigned 2B Josh Rutledge outright to Pawtucket (IL). CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jobe Chamberlain on a minor league contract. MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with 1B/DH Byung Ho Park on a four-year contract. Named Stu Cliburn pitching coach, Chad Allen hitting coach and Dax Fiore strength and conditioning coach of Rochester

Ou; Ivan Arteaga pitching coach, Tommy Watkins hitting coach and Coty Greene strength and conditioning coach of Chattanooga (SL); Henry Bonilla pitching coach of

Fort My ers (FSL); J.P. Martinez pitching coach, Brian Dinkelman coach and Steve Taylor trainer of Cedar Rapids (MWL); and Cibney Bello pitching coach of the GCL Twins. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with RHP JimJohnson on aone-year contract.

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RHPs Tim Melville, Dayan Diaz and J.C. Ramirez and 1B/OF Brandon Allen on minor

leaguecontracts.

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Rosario outright to Albuquerque (pcu.

LOSANGELES DODGERS — Agreed toterms with RHP Joe Wieland on a one-year contract. MIAMI MARUNS — Agreed to terms with OF Justin Maxwell on a minor league contract. American Association GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Signed RHP Fernando Gonzalez. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed OF Josh Romanski. Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JAcKALs — Traded OF Leandro Castro to Laredo (AA) for RHP Matt Loosen. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DETROIT RED WINGS — Fined Detroit G Reggie Jackson $25,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a fan. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed RB Cttris Johnson on injured reserve/designated for return. Released CB Robert Nelson Jr. Signed RB Kerwynn Williams from the practice squad. Signed CB Corey White. BALTIMORE RAVENS — Waived WR Chuck Jacobs. Placed TE Chase Ford on injured reserve. Signed WR Daniel Brown and G Kaleb Johnson from the practice squad. BUFFALO BILLS — Placed DT Kyle Williams

on injured reserve. Signed DT T J. Barnes, DE Lever Edwards and LB Kevin Reddick. CAROLINA PANTHERS — Released LS Danny Aiken. Signed DB Cortland Finnegan. DENVER BRONCOS — Waived TE Richard Gordon. Signed S Josh Bush. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed C Daniel Munyer to the practice squad. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Waived-injured DT C.J. Mosley. Wai ved LB James-MichaelJohnson. Re-signedOL Jacques Mcclendon. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Released LB Terrance Plummer from the practice squad. Signed S John Lowdermilk to the practice squad. NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed G Geoff Schwarlz on injured reserve. Signed G Adam Gettis from Oakland's practice squad. Arena Football League ORLANDO PREDATORS — Agreed to terms wrth DL Darryl Cato-Bishop. CanadianFootballLeague WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed LB John Rush and PK Billy Pavlopoulos. HOCKEY National Hockey League NASHVILLE PREDATORS —Recalled F Cody

Bass from Milwaukee (AHu.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Reassigned LW Ben Johnson from Albany (AHu to Adirondack

(ECHu.

NEW YORK RANGERS — Assigned F Jayson Megna to Harfford (AHL). American Hockey League MiLWAUKEE ADMIRALS — Signed F Vinny Saponari to a professional tryout agreement. ECHL ORLANDO SOLAR BEARS —Traded F Scott Tanski to Reading for future considerations. COLLEGE TEXAS TECH —Fired co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach Mike Smith, secondary coach Kevin Curtis and outside linebackers coach Trey Haverty. UCF — Named Scott Frost football

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TV SP0RTs PRQGRAMs AUTO RACING Sunday 12:00 pm (KQVR) (Kplx) Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Pro4 & Pro 2.

BASKETBALL Thursday 4:00 pm (TNT) NBA Basketball Oklahoma City Thunder at Miami Heat. 4:30 pm (ESPN) High School Basketball Chaminade (Mo.) vs. Oak Hill Academy (Va.). 6:00 pm (ESPN) College Basketball Kentucky at UCLA. 6:30 pm (TNT) NBA Basketball San Antonio Spurs at Memphis Grizzlies. 7:00 pm (CSN) NBA Basketball Boston Celtics at Sacramento Kings. Friday 4:00 pm (ESPN) NBA Basketball Brooklyn Nets at New York Knicks. 6:30 pm (ESPN) NBA Basketball Cleveland Cavaliers at New Orleans Pelicans. Saturday

9:30 am (KOVR) (KPIX) College Basketball Temple at Wisconsin. 10:00 am(KTXL) College Basketball Syracuse at Georgetown. 12:15 pm(ESPN) College Basketball Arizona at Gonzaga. 2:00 pm (CSBA) NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Toronto Raptors. (CSN) College Basketball San Diego State vs. San Diego. 2:15 pm (ESPN) Women' s College Basketball Jimmy V Classic — Notre Dame at Connecticut. 5:00 pm (CSN) NBA Basketball Sacramento Kings at Houston Rockets. Sunday 12:30 pm(CSN) College Basketball Florida Gulf Coast at Florida International. 3:00 pm (CSBA)NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Brooklyn Nets. 4:00 pm (CSN) NBA Basketball Sacramento Kings at Oklahoma City Thunder. Tuesday

4:00 pm (CSBA) NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Indiana Pacers. (ESPN)College Basketball Jimmy V Classic — Virginia vs. West Virginia. 6:00 pm (ESPN)College Basketball Jimmy V Classic — Connecticut vs. Maryland. 7:00 pm (CSN) NBA Basketball Utah Jazz at Sacramento Kings Wednesday 4:00 pm (ESPN) NBA Basketball Chicago Bulls at Boston Celtics. 6:30 pm (ESPN) NBA Basketball Atlanta Hawks at Dallas Mavericks.

BOXING Saturday 6:00 pm (SHOW) Boxing Daniel Jacobs vs. Peter Quillin.

Sunday 7:30 pm (CSN) Boxing Premier Boxing Champions: Lucian Bute vs. Andrea Di Luisa.

FOOTBALL Thursday

5:25 pm (KOVR) (KPIX)NFL Football Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions. Saturday 9:00 am (ESPN) College Football Texas at Baylor. College Football AAC Championship — Houston vs. Temple. 1:00 pm (KOVR) (KPIX) College Football SEC Championship — Flotlda vs. Alabama. 4:45 pm (ESPN) College Football Pac-1 2 Championship — Stanford vs. USC. 5:00 pm (KGQ) (KxTV)college Football ACC Championship — Clemson vs. North Carolina. (KTXL)College Football Big Ten Championship — Iowa vs. Michigan State. Sunday 10:00 am (KTXL) NFL Football San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bears. 1:00 pm (KOVR) (KPIX)NFL Football Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders. 1:25 pm (KTXL)NFL Football Philadelphia Eagles at New England Patriots. 5:20 pm (KCRA) (KSBW)NFL Football Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers. Monday

5:15 pm (ESPN) NFL Football Dallas Cowboys at WashingtonRedskins.

HOCKEY Friday 7:00 pm (CSN) NHL Hockey San Jose Sharks at Anaheim DUCkS.

Saturday 8:00 pm (CSN) NHLHockey Tampa Bay Lightning at San Jose Sharks. (Joined in Progress) Wednesday 6:30 pm (CSN) NHLHockey San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers.

SOCCER Thursday 1:00 am (CSN) English Premier League Soccer Tottenham Hotspur FC vs Chelsea FC. Saturday 7:00 am (USA) English Premier League Soccer (N) 9:30 am (KCRA) (KSBW) English Premier League Soccer Chelsea FC vs AFC BOurnemOuth.

Sunday

1:00 pm (ESPN) MLS Soccer MLS Cup — Portland Timbers at Columbus Crew SC. (KFTL) MLSSoccer MLS CUP — POrtland TimberS en Columbus Crew SC.

Tuesday 3:00 pm (CSN) English Premier League Soccer Everton FC vs Crystal Palace FC.

VOLLEYBALL Monday 4:00 pm (csN) volleyballAvp Pro Tour: Seattle Open.

WINTER SPORTS Sunday 2:00 pm (KCRA) (KSBW) Skiing Audi Birds of Prey: Giant Slalom.

GOLF Saturday 11:30 am(KCRA) (KSBW) PGA Tour Golf Hero World Challenge Third Round. 2:00 pm (KCRA) (KSBW) Golf 2015 Re/Max World Long Thackerville, Okla. (Taped) Sunday 11:00 am(KCRA) (KSBW) PGA Tour Golf Hero World Challenge, Final Round.

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