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Cal Fire Battalion Chief Barry Rudolph will retire after 36 years in the fire service

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first time he had seen such a spectacle, but also because it made him aware of the importance of planning for a similar incident.

Barry Rudolph was a year into what Rudolph, 53, who has served as battalwould become a 36-year career in the fire ion chief for California Department of Forservice when he and his Twain Harte Fire estry and Fire Protection Tuolumne CounStation crew were sent to a fire in the river ty Unit for 12 years, will retire Dec. 31.

"I had a lifelong interest in firefighting," canyon below Ponderosa Hills.

It was just after lunch on a 100 degree he said during a recent interview at the day in early August 1981.

Cal Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit buildFlames raced up a steep canyon, 200 feet ing. "I just knew what I wanted to do." high, in what he said seemed like minutes.

When he was 8, he and his family lived The power. The destruction. Wildfire. near the Columbia Airport and he loved The image has stayed with him through all these years, not only because it was the See RUDOLPH / Back Page

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Hundreds of new laws will take effect in California at the beginning of the new year, afFecting a wide range of issues from vaccinations to concealed weapons.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed 808 bills passed by the State Legislature during the 2015 legislative session, including 92 that have already become law due to urgency clauses.

Another 715 billsare set to go into efFect on Jan. 1, according to the Gover-

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The Wolf Family, of Columbia (clockwise from left) — Clavey, 6, Asher, 4, Juniper, 2, and Eli, 9 — work together to create a fort using rods and connectors.

Limiting screen time takes boundaries, reward system

By LACEY PETERSON The Union Democrat

• Senator Tom Berryhill (R). State Senate District 14: 4641 Spyres, Suite 2, Modesto, CA 95356; 576-6470. Two-year term ends 2016.

• Assemblyman Frank Bigelow (R). Congressional District 5: 33-C Broadway, Jackson, CA 95642. Phone: 916-3192005 or 209-223-0505.

Two-year term ends 2016.

How much screen time to allow children is something every parent must decide, and surveys show that it eats up a lot more time than people think.

Some localparents have discovered ways to limit their children' s time watching TV, playing video games orusing electronic devicesby using a reward system and creating consistent rules.

A survey of more than 2,600 children ages 8 to 18 conducted in early 2014 by San Francisco nonprofit

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average nine hours a day on entertainment media.

Kids ages 8 to 12 reported spending six hours with various digital media — including Internet browsing, social media, streaming media like music and videos, texting, watching TV and gaming. Time spent on

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Limiting screen time can be "super challenging, especially when it's the norm," said Columbia mother of five, Crystal Wolf.

"We basically just don't turn it (TV) on It's not an option " she said Maybe once a week the familywith children ranging from 1 week to 9 years old — has a family movie night, but it's something that's ageappropriate forallm embers.

"I notice in a lot of houses, it's just on in the background," Wolf said.

Limiting screen time forces children to do other things and, when they do get to watch TV, use a tabClavey Wolf, 6, of Columbia, let or play movement-oriented Wii spends time playing an interac- games, it is a lot more appreciated, tive hand-held game.

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When the kids do get to watch school or homework online wasn' t something, it's on Netflix or Amaincluded. zon Instant Video, so there aren' t The Pew Research Center reports "mindless" c ommercials a n d almost 75 percentof teens have shows that promote "fear, sex and smartphones and 24 percent admit using their phones almost constantly.

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Attorney questions strikes at hearing

By GUY McCARTHY The Union Democrat

A teenager who is one of two defendants accused of robbing the Umpttua Bank in Twain Harte in July had his sentencing continued Monday during a hearing in Tuolumne CountySuperior Court in Sonora.

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Auditions will be held Feb. 6 at the church located at 42 Snell Street in Sonora.

Applications for the Sierra First p lace scholarship Music Scholarships given by recipients will receive $500 St. James Episcopal Church and second place will receive in Sonora are due Jan. 15. $400. Recipients will also perScholarships are awarded form in the St. James Concert in two agecategories of 10 Series on Feb. 21. to 14 and 15 to 20 and are The scholarship fund is open to students of classical managed by the Sonora Area instrumental and vocal mu- Foundation. sic who are involved in priFor more information visit vate study in Tuolumne and www.sjconcertseries.org or Calaveras counties. call Steve Taylor at 586-0529.

Contract brings Adidas gear

to Groveland school sports

By SEAN CARSON The Union Democrat

The Adidas logo may become a familiar sight around the Groveland area, as all sport uniforms and school apparel will start to bear the recognizable brand.

The Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District entered a three-year contract this month with BIG Athletics to supply the uniforms.

The partnership stands to save money, streamline purchasing and unify designs, said Superintendent Dave Urquhart.

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Courtesy photo Part of the money from the sales is Coach and teacher Dawnelle Dutton for the Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unikicked back to the district, said Andy fied School District stands with BIG Athletics Sales Representative Bryan Delorenzo and Tioga High School principal Ryan Dutton, all wearing blue Long, vicepresident ofsales.

The figure could be several thousand Tioga coaching polos, one of several examples of Adidas-branded apparel dollars annually, to be used for apparel the district will purchase through a new contract with BIG Athletics. and gearfor athletes,coaches and staff, said Tioga High School Principal Ryan savings to the district, Urquhart said. district will save he could not say.

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The district cycles through uniforms Long agreed a small logo on school Long said this is the first venture into every five years, with different teams apparel could potentially impact the California for the company, but several coming due for new ones each year. purchase of unaffiliated gear made by otherbusinesses provide a similar serThe district in addition will receive the same brand — a motivation for com400 T-shirts, also bearing an Adidas panies like Adidas, Under Armour and The distr ict ordered two sets ofuni- logo, to print independently. The shirts Nike to supply the school gear. forms, one for the Tioga High School most likely will be used to print booster Long said those brands are the comtrack team and one for cheerleading at club apparel to sell while the groups pany's "partners of choice" when signing both Tioga and Don Pedro high schools. manage snack bars at games and other contracts with high school and college Priortothe dealallteams purchased fundraising efforts, Urquhart said. athletic programs because oftheirpopu"Obviously (the company) wants to larity among that age group. uniforms independently, meaning multiple vendors, manufacturers, and dis- sellAdidas products,butjusttheprice tributors were used, Urquhart said. of the uniforms is worth it," Urquhart Contact Sean Carson at scarsono Both sets of uniforms have been at a said, although the exact amount the union democrat.corn or 588-4525.

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3:31 p.m., Sonora area —A person driving along Longeway Road The Sonora Police Department crossed over double yellow lines.

10:35 p.m., Twain Harte —An reported the following: Oak View Drive home was burglarized.

FRIDAY 11:07 p.m., Strawberry —PeoNone reported. ple fought inside a Highway 108 business.

SATURDAY 11:15 p.m., Columbia —Two 2:35 a.m., harassment — A woman was harassed by her people walked along Parrotts Ferry Road. neighbors.

11:26 p.m., Strawberry 3:04 p.m., suspicious circumstances — A man wearing all Screaming, yelling and breaking black continuously walked out noises were heard inside a Highinto traffic on South Washington way 108 inn.

Street.

SATURDAY 3:06 p.m., public intoxication — A drunk man stumbled into 1:30 a.m., Sonora area —Two traffic along South Washington people sat inside their vehicle at Street and yelled at drivers pass- a Mono Way gas station and argued with each other. ing by.

11:11 a.m., Sonora area7:49 p.m., public intoxication — A drunk man slept in front of Thirty goats escaped a fenced a Mono Way business. He was area onto Highway 49.

11:42 a.m., Mi-Wuk Village arrested for open container and — A water line to a washing maviolation of probation. chine inside a Chief Fuller Way home was intentionally cut, causSUNDAY 2:45 p.m., suspicious cir- ing the laundry room to flood.

11:55 a.m., Long Barn — A percumstances — A person acted strange and ran into traffic on son illegally parked in a Lassen Drive person's driveway.

West Stockton Street.

12:04 p.m., Sonora area —Fuel 4:02 p.m., civil problem — A outofa Paseo De Los person's roommate purposely w as stolen unlatched an Olive Street gate Robles man's pickup truck.

12:06 p.m., Columbia — A and let their dogs escape. man banged on a Green Street 5:45 p.m., theft —A Wall Street woman's windows. residence was burglarized.

1:12 p.m., Jamestown — A 6:08 p.m., suspicious circumstances— A m an wearinga black transient man was "hanging hoodie wandered around a Mono around" and looking inside the windows of Victoria Place busiWay parking lot.

10:02 p.m., suspicious circum- nesses.

1:39 p.m., Mi-Wuk Villagestances — A person carrying a flashlight was seen inside a North The door toa Paumma Place home was found ajar.

Poplar Street backyard.

1:56 p.m., Twain Harte — A The Sheriff's 0$ce reported Lakewood Drive vacation rental was broken into. the following: 8:32 p.m., Twain Harte — A woman's cell phone was stolen THURSDAY 12:22 a.m., Sonora area — A from a Joaquin Gully Road busiman wearing a mask and dark ness.

9:55 p.m., Sonora area clothing held up a Mono Way business with a knife. Two sub- Checks were stolen from a Caddo Circle home. jects were arrested.

11:16 p.m., Tuolumne —Peo5:32 a.m., Jamestown —The doors to about 15 mailboxes on ple looked inside vehicles and Table Mountain Road were found homes while driving along Carter Street. open.

8:55 a.m., Twain Harte — A SUNDAY man acted suspicious inside a 12 a.m., Jamestown —A man Tiffeni Drive shopping center.

9:02 a.m., Jamestown — A and women went through vehiman was seen taking mail out cles parked along Willow Street.

1:25 p.m., Sonora area — A of mailboxes on Table Mountain woman's purse went missing Road.

1:06 P.M., Sonora area —Mail from a Greenley Road church.

1:41 p.m., Jamestown — A was stolen on Drew Court.

1:06 p.m., Jamestown —Mul- woman possibly stole from a tiple mailboxes on Tenth Street Highway 108 business.

8:09 p.m., Sonora area —Two were found open. men stood near a Rough and 3:02 p.m., Sonora area People driving along Woodhams Ready Trail man's truck.

8:20 p.m., Twain Harte Carne Road opened mailboxes.

People threw "really hard snowballs" at a Hurney Station Road FRIDAY 10:37 a.m., Sonora area — A person's vehicle, setting off the woman's truck parked on Drew alarmand causing damage.

9:59p.m.,Columbia — SquatCourt was broken into and items ters caused a disturbance with a were stolen.

11:15 a.m., Twain Harte — A North Bald Mountain Road resiwoman's neighbor stood outside dent. her Twain Harte Drive house revFelony bookings ving a chain saw.

11:31 a.m., Twain Harte — A THURSDAY woman's vacation home was 12:35 a.m., Sonora —Kamelia broken into and ransacked on Rose Hutchinson, 20, of Snow Middle Camp Sugarpine Road.

2:01 p.m., Sonora area — A Bowl Road, Long Barn, was Drew Court man reported that booked on suspicion of robbery, someone enteredhis unlocked conspiracy to commit a crime vehicle and ransacked through and misdemeanors resisting, his valuable items such as golf delaying, obstructing a police or clubs and packages, but only a public officer or emergency technician after an arrest on Oak Knoll single dollar bill was missing.

2:10 p.m., Twain Harte — A Drive.

12:35 a.m., Sonora —Timothy Confidence South Fork Road cabMichael Reel, 22, transient, was in was broken into. booked on suspicion of robbery, 2:23 p.m., Sonora area Three men with helmets and parachutes were getting ready to jump from the Stevenot Bridge on Highway 49.

3:16 p.m., Twain Harte Children played in the snow in a woman's Freedom Way driveway and refused to leave.

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conspiracy to commit a crime and misdemeanors resisting, delaying or obstructing a police or public officer or emergency technician after an arrest on Oak Knoll Drive.

FRIDAY None reported.

FRIDAY 3:13 p.m., Angels Camp — Sara Susan Kenny, 31, of the 200 block SUNDAY of Clifton Lane, was booked on 4:04 a.m., Big Oak Flat —Wy- suspicion of inflicting corporal inatt Boyd Wilson, 20, of the 11000 jury after an arrest on Clifton Lane. block of Scofield Street was booked on suspicion of burglary SATURDAY after an arrest at his home.

1:55 p.m., San AndreasBrandon Leslie Earl, 28, of the Arrests 400 block of Mariposa Street, was booked on suspicion of second Cited on suspicion of driving degree burglary, receiving known under the influence of alcohol or stolen property worth over $950 dl'ugs: and misdemeanors possessi ng controlled substances and beTHURSDAY ing under the influence of a con1:25 p.m., Sonora — Jeanne trolled substance after an arrest Dorette Willett, 63, of the 500 in the Calaveras County Sheriff's block of Dragoon Circle, was Office jail lobby. booked after an arrest on Alpine Lane.

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SATURDAY 12:48 a.m., Murphys —People stolea French Gulch Road woman's rocks and used her water.

4:28 a.m., Valley SpringsTherewas a possible prowler on McAtee Street.

7:06 a.m., Avery —A person slept in the lobby of a Highway 4 business.

3:45 p.m., Arnold —A car was parked on Highway 4 for three days.

9:55 p.m., Copperopolis — A possibly drunk woman harassed customers on Feather Drive.

SUNDAY 12:20 a.m., Mokelumne Hill — A person entered the wrong residence on North Main Street and realized it was the wrong residence after being confronted by the owner.

10:01 a.m., Valley Springs — A person threw rocks at a dog on Bane Road.

10:49 a.m., Wallace —A Highway 12 barn was burglarized.

11:50 a.m., Mokelumne Hill — A woman yelled and danced while wearing headphones on South Main Street. When contacted by a deputy the woman told the deputy she was "just practicing her singing."

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A celebration of June's life will be held on Jan. 2, 2016, at 3 p.m. at the Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Sugar Pine.

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Notices GRAVES — Sherri Graves, 66, of Soulsbyville, died Friday at Sonora Regional Medical Center. Heuton Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

MCDONALD — Clarence McDonald, 87, of Jamestown, diedSaturday atAvalon Care Center in Sonora. Heuton Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

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9:24 p.m., Arnold — A man and woman rode a snowmobile SATURDAY on Highway 4.

6:30 p.m., Cottage Springs10:50 p.m., Valley Springs — A Chad Leland Hoseley,24,of the vacuum was reported stolen out 1000 block of Del Paso Lane, Arof the back of a pickup truck on nold, was booked after an arrest Saint Andrews Road. on Highway 4.

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There is so much of Lawrence Kudlow's guest opinion thatisdisagreeable.

I' ll start by pointing out the obvious. We are not at war. After insisting three times we are at war Kudlow eventually got around to admitting only Congress can declare war for the United States. And, in the case of the IslamicState and the president's requestfor a declaration of war, it hasn' t. In every actual U.S. war thousands of Americans have been killed, as was the case in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. With the increased success of battlefield medicine, thousands of others come home maimed but alive, remember that in future wars this will include a lot more of our mothers, wives and daugh-

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Having served under six different commanders-in-chief I can recognize one when I see one. President Obama is our commander-inchief and has demonstrated so in his decisions to take out Osama bin Laden, pound the Islamic State with literally thousands of tons of bombs, and competently evaluating the risks of stumbling our way into another senseless war.

I'm not sure how Kudlow calculates losing a war, but

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to me sacrificing thousands of American lives on the

battlefield, spending over a trillion taxpayer dollars, creating a whole new department of government, ceasing airport security responsibility from industry to build an equally incompetent government security agency, spying on Americans and pissing away our national morals in favoroftorture seems like a pretty good start.We are no safer now than we' ve been at any time after the 9/11 attacks.

It's amazing to think all of this could have been avoided had aircraft been fitted with hardened cockpit doors.

Consider this: Beginning in August of 2000, I attended weekly Federal Aviation Administration security briefings. Two early meetings focused on forcing the airline industry to hardened cockpit doors. After a more industry &iendly administration took control in 2001, I never heard another word about the issue until after Sept. 11, 2001.I can tellyou for certain that box cutters cannot penetrate hardened cockpit doors, so Saudi Arabian terrorists (19 of them were Saudi) could not have ushered in thedisasterof9/11.

Kudlow used the acronym ISIS a dozen times, and I noticed The Union Democrat uses it as well. The UD follows the Associated Press style guidance religiously, but has refused to follow their lead in calling our enemy the Islamic State or IS. Instead, Kudlow and the UD have built in obsolescenceby referring to theterror group as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, creating misleading and artificial limits to their beliefs and intentions. These radicals have never thought to limit their caliphate to Iraq and Syria.

You have to know your enemy, and it's not Islam nor has it ever been restricted to Iraq and Syria.

I remember watching an interview as our ally King Abdullah of Jordan rolled his eyes at the media's incisive use of ISIS. He calls them Daesh because the Islamic State hates the name, and to do otherwise he feels lends them legitimacy. I am dismayed that the media has putrefied a lovely and historical name like Isis. Our media seems clueless and likes to manufacture flashy phases to suit their needs with no attempts to be accurate.

Fear mongering has never been helpful in developing responsible and effective responses to attacks &om abroad. Suggesting a sealed border and halting immigration will solve the problem is naive. Yes,we are dealing with people who believe their god has ordained them to literally and intentionally sacrifice their own life on religious principles. Quite &ankly, while walking the streets of America, Fm much more afraid that some drunken per-

GUEST COLUMN

Good riddance to downward-diving 2015 How shall we remember 2015? Or shall we try to forgetit?

It is always hard to know when a turning point has been reached, and usually it is long afterward before we recognize it. However, if 2015 has been a turning

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point, it may well have marked a turn in

bassador and three other Americans was

a downward direction for America and for Western civilization.

This was the year when we essentially let the world know that we were giving up any effort to try to stop Iran — the world' s leading sponsor of international terrorism — from getting a nuclear bomb. Surely it does not take much imagination to foresee what lies at the end of that road.

It will not matter if we have more nuclear bombs than they have, if they are will-

not aterrorist attack,buta protest demonstration that got out of hand. ''What difference, at this point, does it make?" as Mrs. Clinton later melodramatically cried out, at a Congressional committee hearing investigating that episode.

First of all, it made enough of a difference forsome of the highest officials of American government to concoct a false story that they knew at the time was false.

It mattered enough that, if the truth had come out, on the eve of a presidential election, it could have destroyed Barack Obama'shappy tale ofhow he had dealt a crippling blow to terrorists by killing Osama bin Laden (with an assist from the Navy's SEALS).

Had Obama's lies about his triumph over terrorism been exposed on the eve of the election, that could have ended his stay in the White House.

And that could have spared us and the world many of Obama's disasters in the Middle East and elsewhere around the world. That is why it matters, and will

ing to die and we are not. That can deter-

mine who surrenders. And ISIS and other terrorist shave given usgrisly demonstrations of what surrender would mean.

Putting aside, for the moment, the fateful question whether 2015 is a turning point, what do we see when we look back instead of looking forward? What characterizes the year that is now ending?

More than anything else, 2015 has been the year of the big lie. There have been lies in other years, and some of them pretty big, but even so 2015 has set new highsor new lows.

This is the year when we learned, from Hillary Clinton's own emails, after three long years of stalling, stone-walling and evasions, that Secretary of State Clinton lied, and so did President Barack Obama and others under him, when they all told us in 2012 that the terrorist attack in Benghazi that killed the American am-

continue to matter in the future.

she handled herself.

Lies are a wall between us and reality — and being walled off from reality is the biggest deal of all. Reality does not disappear because we don't see it. It just hits us like a ton of bricks when we least expect it.

The biggest lie of 2014 — "Hands up, don't shoot" — had its repercussions in 2015, with the open advocacy of the killing of policemen, in marches across the country. But the ambush killings of policemen that followed aroused no such outrage in the media as any police use of force against thugs.

Nor has there been the same outrage as the murder rate shot up when the police pulled back, as they have in the past, in the wake ofbeing scapegoated by politicians and the media. Most of the people murderedhave been black.Butapparently these particular black lives don't matter much to activists and the media.

No one expects that lies will disappear &om political rhetoric. If you took all the lies out of politics, how much would be left?

If there is anything that is bipartisan in Washington, it is lying. The most recent budget deal showed that Congressional Republicans lied wholesale when they said that they would defund Obamacare, Planned Parenthood, and other pet projectsofthe Democrats.

As for 2015, good riddance. We can only hope that people who vote in 2016 will have learned something &om 2015's disasters.

Lying, by itself, is obviously not new.

What is new is the growing acceptance of lying as "no big deal" by smug sophisticates, so long as these are lies that advance their political causes. Many in the mediagreeted the exposure ofH illThomas Sowell is asenior fellow at the ary Clinton's lies by admiring how well Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

son will run me over before a terrorist kills me.

LETTERS INVITED

During the Gulf War, my wife took our kids to the Fort Belvoir commissary in Virginia where they saw soldiers with assault rifles patrolling the store aisles. My kids were shakenand asked what was going on.Shetold our boys that these brave men and women were here to keep us safe and all they ask of us is that we be brave too.

It was Benjamin Franklin who said, 'The man who trades &eedom for security does not deserve, nor shall he receive, either."

Money being poured down the terrorist phobia drain would be better spent responding to home-grown terror plots like the one faced by our own community and superblymanaged by the Tuolumne County Sheriffof-

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ficers.

Also, if we truly want to save the lives of thousands of children, American children, then we should spend taxpayerdollarson a gun safe for every American who wants one. Perhaps the money would be better used here rather than spending it on chasing Jihadi Johns all around the globe.

Oh, by the way, our commander-in-chief took him out too.

Jerry Snyder isa retired United States Coast Guard officer, represented the Federal Aviation Administration during the9/11 attacks and served asthe public ajj'airs officerfor the StaniaIaus National Forest during the Rim Fire.

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Brown's office announced Monday that Undersecretary of Operations Scott Kernan would take over leadership of the prison system.

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The state Senate must confirm the nomination of the 55-year-old Kernan, who is a Republican. His salary will be $243,360.

Meeting to beheld on old oil leak inGulf BATON ROUGE, La. The company responsible for a decade-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico will hold a public meeting next month to disclose details of its efForts to stop chronic slicks &om forming ofF Louisiana's coast.

The Jan. 20 forum in Baton Rouge was a requirement of Taylor Energy Co.'s court settlement in September with environmental groups, which accused the company of withholding information about the leakand itseffortsto end it.

In 2004, waves whipped up by Hurricane Ivan triggered an underwater mudslide that toppled a Taylor Energy-owned platf orm and buried a cluster of its oil wells under mounds of sediment.

Oil is still leaking at the site more than 11 years later, with slicks often stretching for miles.

Federalregulatorsestimate the leakcould last a century or more if left unchecked.

An Associated Press investigation in April revealed evidence that the leak is worse than the company, or government, have publicly reportedduring their secretive response. Presented with APs findings, the Coast Guard provided a new leak estimate thatisabout 20 times greater than one touted by the company in a court filing earlier this year.

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An apology &om Japan's prime minister and a pledge of more than $8 million sealed a breakthrough dealMonday in a decades-long impasse with South Korea over Korean women forced into

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A statement by both countries' foreign ministers said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe "expresses anew his most sincereapologies and remorse to allthe women who underwent immeasurable and painfulexperiences and suffered incurable physical and psychological wounds as comfort women," the euphe-

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Later Monday, Abe called South KoKorean, were sent to front-line military rean President Park Geun-hye and brothels to provide sex to Japanese sol- reiterated his apology. He said Tokyo diers. would implement the deal and called It wasn't immediately clear if Abe the issue settled irreversibly. Park said would be issuing a separate written she hoped the two countries will build statement or if it would be directly de- mutual trust and open a new era in liveredto the46 surviving former Kore- ties based on the agreement. an sex slaves, now in their 80s and 90s.

After phoning Park, Abe told reportThe languagemirrored past expres- ers that the agreement was based on sions of remorse by other prime minis- his commitment to stop future generaters, although it was seen by some in tions from having to repeatedly apoloSeoul as an improvement on previous gize.

"Japan and South Korea are now encomments by Abe's hawkish government, which has been accused of white- tering a new era,"Abe said. "We should washing wartime atrocities. not drag this problem into the next Another deciding factor was that the generation."

1 billion yen ($8.3 million) — to create a Park issued a separate statement foundation to help provide support for saying the deal was the result of her the victims — came from the govern- government's bestefforts to resolve the ment, not private sources, something sex slave issue, given its urgency. "Most Tokyo has resisted in the past. of vic tims are at an advanced age and South Korean Foreign Minister nine died this year alone," she said.

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TSA increases screening of airport and airline employees

LOS AN G ELES (AP) — Wealthy Chinese undergraduates aren't the only ones looking to get a college degree in the U.S. So are a growing number of Chinese students from lower m iddleclass families who are enrolling in community colleges.

The number of Chinese students in U.S. community c o lleges has increased from 2,500 in 2007 to more than 16,200, The Los Angeles Times reported.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Thousands of U.S. airport Transportation Security Ad- w orkers are permitted to skip ministration i s i n creasing security lines after undergorandom checks of airport and ing a background check and airline employees who hold obtaining a Security Identibadges that enable them to fication Display Area (SIDA) bypass security checkpoints. badge. The system is designed The decision follows in- to freeup stafFat passenger stances in the past two years checkpoints and to clear indiin which employees used re- viduals who are considered a strictedentrances to smuggle minimal security risk. guns and launder money. It' s There have been instances, also part of a larger push to however, when that system increase airportsecurity af- has been exploited. terthe Paristerroristattacks In December 2014, an Atand the crash of a jet flying lanta Delta Air Lines baggage between Egypt and Russia, handler was arrested, charged believed to have been brought down by a bomb.

In a m emo to employees this month, Jose Freig, American Airlines' managing directorof corporate security, III ' wrote that "we anticipate the random screening process to

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Thousands of Chinese students from afQuent families enroll in U.S. colleges each year.

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dena City College.

According to a 2014 report by the Los Angeles County Economic Development C orp., n early half o f t h e 20,000 students from China studying in LA County attended community colleges.

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of which were passed in 2014.

AB 1014 allows an immeContinued from Page Al diate family member or law enforcement officer to seek some notable new laws for the a court-issued "gun violence coming year: restrainingorder" that prevents someone they believe to be at risk of committing an Firearms act of violence from owning, Californians will face sev- purchasing or possessing any eral new restrictions on guns firearms or ammunition. in 2016 following a year filled Meanwhile, SB 199 r ewith high-profile mass shoot- quires realistic BB or pellet ings across the country. guns to beclearly marked, Senate Bill 707 bans peo- such as with fluorescent trigple from ~ g c oncealedger guards, tobetter differenweapons on all public or pri- tiatebetween realguns. vate K-12and college camThe law was introduced in puses. Previous law allowed responseto the 2013 death of people with valid CCW per- a 13-year-old Santa Rosa boy mits to carry a concealed fire- who was shot and killed by arm on school campuses.

Sonoma County deputies who Firearms, including con- confused the plastic airsoft cealed handguns, could still gun he was carrying for an be allowed on school grounds actual AK-47. under the new law with permission from school officials.

Employment The bill was introduced in the wake of a 2014 incident Although a law raising the involving a Bakersfield school state's minimum wage to$10 administrator who was arrest- an hour at the start the year ed for bringing a firearm onto was actually signed in 2013, schoolproperty despite pos- severalother pieces of legislation enacted over the past sessing a valid CCW license.

Other notable gun laws that legislative session will affect take effect at the top of the employers as well.

Senate Bill 358, supported year include Assembly Bill 1014 and Senate Bill 199, both by State Sen. Tom Berryhill,

R-Twain Harte, aims to close the wage gap between men and women byrequiring employers to pay the same rate for "substantially similar work" and allowing employees to discuss their pay withoutthefearofretaliation.

Assembly Bill 1509 expands whistleblower and anti-retaliation protections to family members of someone who engages in whistleblowing, and clarifies that retaliation prohibitions also applies to companies who contract for labor.

schools to provide mandatory sexeducation classes for

grades 7 through 12. Parents would be allowed to seek an opt-out, but schools would be prohibitedfrom requiring parental consent.

The law will also modify the curriculum to include further instruction on HIV prevention and gender identity.

Students in school districts that require health education courses for graduation will receive more instruction on sexual harassment and violence under Senate Bill 695.

The law will require those Education districts to include informaA significant new law will tion about aSrmative conrequire most children to be sentstandards as part ofthe fully vaccinated before en- curriculum. rolling in private or public schools and child care centers. Other new laws Senate Bill 277, introduced after145 measles cases this A plethora of other laws year were linked to an out- will take effect related to elecbreak at Disneyland, will no tions,public safety, privacy longer permit immunization and transportati on. Here are exemptions based on personal some more highlights: beliefs. The law still allows for • Assembly Bill 1100some medical exemptions rec- Increases the fee for filing ommended by a doctor. ballot initiatives from $200 Schools must begin check- to $2,000 in an effort to dising for vaccinations by July courage fri volous proposals.

1, before the beginning of the Mother Lode Assemblyman 2016-17 school year.

Frank Bigelow, R-O'Neals, Assembly Bill 329 requires voted against the bill.

RUDOLPH to watch the air tankers. Later, the family moved, and living nearby was Dick Kielhorn, a Stanislaus National Forest fire chief.

Kielhorn's sons, Eric, David and Jeff were all involved in the fire service.

"At one point, all of us were firefighters," Rudolph said. "I'm still friends with those guys today."

After graduating from Sonora High School in 1980, Rudolph applied for a job at the California Department of Forestry. He went to work at the Columbia Airport, loading air tankers.

In the years since, he has worked his way through the ranks from firefighter to foreman, engineer, captain and battalion chief. He has trained firefighters and worked with crews

"I' ve watched a lot of the local fire captainsand engineers start out as student firefighters, resident firefighters and volunteers," he said.

Each fire became a teachable moment. A 1984 firein Copperopolis during which an engine ran over the leg of a firefighter, ending his career, showed him the danger inherent in the job. In 1985 in Nevada, where it was not uncommon to havefiveengines covering 10,000

acres, he perfected his backfiring skills and learned to make the best of limitedresources.

PLAY Conti nued from Page Al violence," Wolf said.

They choose family &iendly options like documentaries or musicals that are somewhat educational or enriching.

It's easy to monitor what

they watch because the family doesn't have cable and hasn' t in 10 years. The kids do have tablets with learning apps, but mostly because they have them in school, Wolf said.

"I monitor it, and have a parent guard. They can' t download anything without my password."

Wolfsaid.

Good behavior and clean rooms can earn each child 20 minutes of screen time, which can be saved up for an entire movie of their choosing (approved bymom or dad),Wo lf said.

Video games like the Nintendo Wii are used mostly on bad weather days, but it' s done in 20 minute increments, they then must do something else for a while before playing again, Wolf said.

"We have dance party and fitness, not just shoot-em-up bad guys," she said.

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Cal Fire Battalion Chief Barry Rudolph (left) shakes the hand of Glenn Gottschall, president of the Highway 108 FireSafe Council, during a Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors meeting during which Rudolph was recognized for his 36 years in the fire service.

He was a new engine captain in 1992 when he was sent to the Topanga Fire near Malibu. Just as his crew arrived, the fire crested over a ridge, heading for Malibu and the

Rudolph was honored during a recent Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors meeting. Paul Avila, assistant chief of Cal Fire's Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit, said "From ocean. your command presence on the fire"We saved an entire neighborhood ground, to speaking to groups of of very expensive homes," he said. students, no matter what the task Homeowners, including the head at hand was, you were all there." of communications for the Los AnLike all Ca l F i r e f i refighters, gelesDodgers,were so gratefulthey there were times he was away from organized a block party for the fire- home days, weeks — sometimes fighters. months.

The losses are felt by all — the Rudolph said he could not have 14 firefighters killed in Colorado in done anything without his wife of 1994, the 343 lost in 9/11, Columbia 28 years, Kay. Helitack firefighter Eva Schicke, Kay Rudolph said her husband killed in the 2004 Tuolumne Fire. has always been passionate about "That experience was one of the firefighting.

"We are very proud of all of his saddestevents ofm y career, "hesaid.

Every year on the day and at the accomplishments," she said. time of her death, Schicke is honored The Rudolphs have two children via the local dispatch channel.

— Brad, 25, and Heather, 26.

"Every day is different in the fire "When (Brad and Heather) were service," he said. "Every situation is little, she was left to raise them a lot, different." because I was gone," Rudolph said.

Angels Camp mom of two Caroline Schirato said her children are allowed 30 minutes of video game time either on Friday or Saturday, one

WEST Continued from Page A1 in August, and he is being tried as an adult. He pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of seconddegree robbery and one felony count of conspiracy in September.

Since then, West's attorney, Scott B. Ennis of Stockton, has entered into

a pleadeal with prosecutors on West's behalf. In the pleadeal,W estagreed to plead guilty to two felonies that comprise two strikes under California's three strikes sentencing law that dates to 1994.

According to C alifornia Courts, the essence of the three strikes law is to

on electronic devices or online

require a defendant con-

services, such as emails and

victed of any new felony, having one prior conviction of a serious felony,

text messages.

• Senate Bill 491 — Prohibitsthe use ofheadsetsor earbuds, such as those used with a smartphone or iPod, while operating a motor vehicle or bicycle. The law does not apply to emergency responders, hearing aid wearers or heavyequipment operators using headsetsorsafety earplugs.

to be sentenced to state

prison for twice the term otherwiseprovided for the crime. If a defendant with two ormore priorstrikesis convicted of a serious or violent felony, the law mandates a state prison term

Iknow that he'sbeen up fora number ofhours — already planning, alreadyscheming — and coming up with new ideas on how to protect the citizens of Tuolumne County."

Rudolph has high expectations for all who work with him — including his peers and his management, White said.

"His level of commitment to the ire service,to protecting the citif

of at least 25 years to life.

On M onday, E n nis asked Superior C ourt Judge Donald Segerstrom that West's sentencing be continued so Ennis can consider revoking West's guilty plea. West sat next to Ennis in burgundy lockup togs, with his ankles and wrists shackled, in front a probation officer assigned to escort him.

Segerstrom distri buted email copiesof a probation report for West to the defense and prosecution before addressing West's sentencing. A representative for the court clerk declined to provide a copy of W est's probation report to The Union Democrat, stating West is a juvenile and

zens of Tuolumne County, is non-

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stop," he added.

All he has learned came together during September's Oak Fire, which burned 108 acres in the Cedar Ridge area, Rudolph said.

"It was afir e with great potential to become a major fire, but was stopped by the combination of a very effective fire attack by engines, hand crews, dozers and aircrafts," he said. "Some like to use the word 'lucky' to describe when we 'catch' a fire and stop it. I' ve heard some define luck as 'when preparation meets opportunity.' That's how I'd like to define luck."

Rudolph said his decision to retire was an "extremely personal choice."

"I love the job and always have, but there are only four quarters in the game called life. Only a very few get to play overtime in this game," he said. "The statistics show that if you have worked a full career of 30 years or more in the fire service, that occupational exposures and hazards of the job will catch up with you sooner — not later. Many firefighters do not make it much into or past the "third quarter." I'm now in the early part of the third quarter, so I want to be able to enjoy more time with my other family — my real one — while I can."

The Rudolphs plan to stay in the area afterhis retirement.

"It's been a privilege and an honor to serve this community," he said.

remain confidential even though West is being tried as an adult.

Ennis initially tried to question why his client was facing a second strike.

Segerstrom was dismissive.

"I don't understand what you' re saying," the judge said.'He pleaded guilty."

"He did, your honor," Ennis said. "I'm questioning if I gave him sound advice for pleading guilty to a second strike.... We'd like to continue this. I want to make sure I properly advise my client on the plea and to consider revoking his plea."

Segerstrom said West faces two strikes on the bank robbery case. Ennis countered that the two alleged crimesoccurred at the same time.

"I think there should only be one strike sentenced," Ennis said.

"That wasn't the plea bargain," Segerstrom said.

'You have two options.

Withdraw his plea or accept the three years."

Ennis ultimately asked to have West's sentencing rescheduled, and Segerstrom set West's next hearing at 4 p.m. Jan. 11 in Dept. 1.

Witnesses told law enforcement on the day of the bank robbery, July 21, two young men jumped o ver a counter at t h e Umpqua Bank at 18711 Ti6eni Drive, tackled a teller and took an undis-

soon as Iread those text messages,

He was 18.

firefighters make a career of the fire service.

• Assembly Bill 301 — Authored by Bigelow, AB 301 requires Cal Fire to notify that if a structure within the State Responsibility Area is sold and subject to an annual$150 fire prevention fee, then the fee can be negotiated as one of the terms of sale. Existing law requires the owner to pay the entirefeefora year,even ifthe structure changes ownership.

• Assembly Bill 208 — Also authored by Bigelow, AB 208 amends the existing law that requires slow-moving passenger vehicles to pull over safely and let traffic pass to apply to all vehicles, including bicycles.

• Senate Bill 178 — Creates the Electronic Communications Privacy Act that requires law e nforcement agenciesto obtain a search warrantbeforeaccessing data

Chief Josh White, of Cal Fire's Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit, said Rudolph's work with fire safe councils is unmatched.

"He would be texting me at 5 o' clock in the morning and asking me if I'm up," he said during the Board of Supervisors meeting. "As

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battling four of California's most destructive fires.

He worked for the United States Forest Service Stanislaus Hotshots in Stanislaus County and the Spring Valley Fire Protection District in San Diego County.

In 1997, he was the captain of the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit at the Esperanza Station.

He was promoted to battali on chief in 2003.

"All the firefighters work together as one team and look out for each other," Rudolph said. "It's just like having a second family."

Rudolph said the most rewarding part of his work has been seeing

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gaged in face-toface rela- love them and have what tionships. their fiends have and to shut Medical and other ex- them up," Miller said.

As adults, if we don't do our pertssay these factors can contribute to young peo- jobs, we don't get paid.

Miller, now the dean of stuple feeling isolated or depressed and having a lack dents at Gold Rush Charter of empathy and compassion. School's high school program, L ongtime teacher J i m has 48 years' teaching experiMiller, of Vallecito, has writ- ence and has children of his ten a bookabout the dam- own. His recommendation is age too much screen time for parents to require a weekcan do to children and how lyprogressreport,printed out on paper, to be brought home parents can remedy it.

"We all cl aim p eople every Friday. If it's not, or if shouldn't use them (elec- itdoesn't refl ect good grades/ tronicdevices),but we are all work completed, then the addicted to them. They are childdoesn't get to do anyubiquitous," Miller said. thing that weekend or durThe danger, Miller said, is ing the next week and can' t thinking these devices can use the Internet (except if replacetraditional methods required for school work) or of learning. watch TV, until the next progMiller said h e e ncour- ress report shows improve-

can't turn down a peer's re-

quest.

'You have to exert some

sort of parental power, and it doesn't have to be mean or movie over the weekend and loud," Miller said.

30 minutes of TV each day.

Miller said he recently saw ''We loosen the rules when a teen couple sitting together, travelingor friends are over, both deep into their phones. but that's one a month or less.

He asked why they weren' t And we abide by the family talking to each other and the rules when going to others couplereplied thatthey were, homes or if a friend comes but via text. They told him over. I check in with parents they communicated better to see what is OK and what that way. isn' t," Schirato said.

It's that kind of interperIt's easy to stick to, besonal breakdown that Miller cause during th e s chool says is dangerous. It's hapyear, there is always somepening in schools, too, where thing going on after school, onlineclasses have replaced like music lessons or sports. teachers.

"We get home, eat, do When you ask an adult who their favorite or most influenhomework and then it's usually time for bed. I watch tial teacher in school was, it very little TV during the ages parents to use screen ment. often has nothing to do with It's best to keep the punish- their teaching subject, but beweek. One of my kids loves, time, including kids' smartloves,loves to be outside, phones, as a r eward for ment short, because their at- causeoftheirpersonality.

"If you' re doing everything and my other loves to craft, work already done. tention spans are short, and bake or read," Schirato said.

Kids have one agendaanything longer will lose ap- online, where is the connecStudies have shown too getting their way — while peal to comply with expecta- tion with the person that is much time spent plugged parents have dozens, Miller tions, Miller said. going to make you want to in canaffect sleep patterns, said.

Children need and want to learn?" Miller said. "We' re ability to pay attention and "We buy them things to be parented, he said. a herd animal. We don't do 'The only thing harder well in isolation, but we are causeslesstime to be spent keep them out of our hair. on other pursuits and hob- Did they earn them? No. They than peer pressure is parent becoming more and more isobies, i ncluding p h ysical were given to them because pressure," Miller said. latedfrom each other,except activity, and less time en- you wanted to please them, Kids with loose parents for this electronic connection."

closed amount of cash. In

their haste, one suspect dropped a wad of cash outside the bank.

Assistant District Attorney Eric Hovatter said in a previous court hearing the amount of money allegedly stolen &om the bank was "in the thousands." Hovatter did not disclose the exact amount.

West turned himself in to Tuolumne Countyprobation personnel on Aug. 24.The other defendant in the bank robbery, Daveon "Dae Dae" Marquel Harris, 18, originally of Vacaville, was arrested Aug. 6 in Solano County.

H arris was held on $75,000 bail Monday evening in Tuolumne County Jail,a sheriff's sergeant said.He is accused oftwo counts of armed robbery and one count of conspiracy. The sergeant said he could not release information about Harris' next court date.

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No other night of the year sees champagne corks fiying like New Year's Eve. And no other year other than 2015 have there been so many options for choosing and popping a bottle of sparkling wine.

While we have traditionally thought of toasting the evening with French Champagne, most of us find this traditional bottle of fizz to exceed our budget for the evening.

With their prices hovering around $45 and up, alternative bubbles have taken over a big share of the sparkling wine consumption. And with the exception of 2009 and the recession, our consumption of sparkling wine has been on a steady climb for the past

Elks plan Family Dinner The Sonora Elks Lodge No. 1587 will host a Family Night Dinner Jan. 5 at the lodge, 100 Elk Drive in Sonora.

Doors will open at 5 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.

The dinner will include chicken Parmesan with pasta, vegetable, Caesar salad, sourdough bread and butter and dessert. Cost is $12 for adults, $6 for children 5 to 11 and free for children younger than 5.

Reservations should be made by Thursday by calling 533-1587.

dozen years.

Fire chiefguest at SIR meet Ebbetts Pass Fire District Chief Mike Johnson will be guest speaker at a luncheonmeeting of the Arnold Sir Branch 152.

The meeting will begin at 11 a.m. at Snow Flake Lodge, 2255 Blue Lake Springs Drive in Arnold.

Johnson has vast experience rising through the ranks with the U.S. Forest Service in Las Vegas and the Clark County Fire Department, stated a press release. He held the rank of assistant fire chief with the Clark County Fire Department for the five years prior to being selected as chief of the Ebbetts Pass Fire District. Johnson's topics will include wildfire resiliency, his vision for the E.PFD., and some of the challenges E.PFD and we all face.

Lunch costs $16 per person.

For more information regarding SIR membership, call Dave Traub, membership director, at 795-5903.

Crab dinner called off As a result of the delay in crab season off the West Coast, Soroptimist International of Twain Harte has been forced to cancel its annual All-You-CanEat crab feed slated for Jan. 16.

The feed is one of two major fundraisers held each year by the club, the proceeds from which are used to fund college scholarships for local high school students.

Anyone wishing to donate can make checks payable to the Soroptimist College Scholarship Fund and mail them to Soroptimist International of Twain Harte, PO. Box 497, Twain Harte, CA 95383.

For information about the club and its fundraisers, call Patt Koral at 928-1616.

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The thing I love about making a frittata is that you can put almost anything in it.

For that reason, it's a great

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about rapid change to Proseccos instead of Champagne in the by-the-glass sales in bars and restaurants in the United Kingdom and even Paris. He went on to say "Our survival does not depend on price. We must refocus on luxury wine and the expensive end of the market."

While there will always be a market with wealth that will opt for this luxury option, I think the French are missing the global point. And it is not just Prosecco &om Italy that is getting attention. Lower alcohol Moscato d'Asti &om Piedmont are pleasant grapey alternatives while higher-end refined sparkling wine &om Franciacorta, a small wine-producing area in Lombardy in northern Italy, could challenge as well.

The Ferrari family has been producing traditional-method sparkling wine in this region for more than 100 years and, as in Champagne,Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes play a big role.

In addition to the Italians, other French

"cleanout the crisper" recipe;

you can cover and refrigerate itfor up to four days,so it alsomakes for great leRovers. We' ll often have cold (or room-temperature) fritt ata sandwiches the next day, and I love packing a slice to head off to work — much fancier than my typical yogurt and granola situation.

Ikeptthisfrittata purposefully simple so the ingredients themselves can really shine.

The potatoesare sliced thin and cooked until golden with shallots and garlic. Then the herby egg mixture is poured into the pan, topped with goat cheese and set into the oven to bake. It's really that easy.

Once yourfrittata is done cooking, you can slice and serve itstraight from the pan. Or, if you' re feeling a bit fancier, you can invert the frittataonto a pretty serving plate, slice and serve from there. I like it best warm, but room temperature is great too. With some crusty bread and a little butter, the day is alreadyoffto agreatstart.

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2 tablespoons olive oil 2 baby Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/4-inch thick 1 medium shallot, minced Kosher salt and black pepper 2 cloves garlic, minced 9 large eggs 3 tablespoons whole milk 1/3 cup chopped fresh herbs, like dill, basil and chives, plus more to garnish 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 4 ounces (1/2 cup) goat cheese, crumbled Preheat the oven to 400 F. Heat the oil in a 10- to 12-inch oven-proof skillet over medium heat. Add the potatoes and shallot, along with a pinch of salt and pepper, and cook until golden-brown, 6 to 7 minutes.

Fold in the garlic and cook for an additional 1 minute. Arrange cooked potatoes so they' re evenly distributed in a thin layer.

In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, chopped herbs and salt. Pour the egg mixture into the skillet to join the potatoes and scatter the top with goat cheese. Place in the oven and bake until set and golden on top, about 12 to 14 minutes.

Slice and serve the frittata straight from the pan or slide onto a serving plate, garnish and slice into wedges.

Recipenotes:Be sure to use an oven-safe pan when cooking the frittata. You may also use a low-fat or nonfat milk if you' d prefer.

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The popularity of Prosecco skyrocketing this decade is a big reason with consumption of this lighter, easy style of bubbles enjoying over a 30 percent growth here in the states and double that increase in the United Kingdom. From the Veneto region in northern Italy, it is a simple, pleasant sparkler that comes in dry to slightly sweet stylesand iseasily found forlessthan $15.

Are the French champagne producers nervous? At a regional meeting this past fall, a representative adamantly said "no,"

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Diced vegetablesin a fragrant broth are always delicious, but anTribune Content Agency other variation is to puree the soup and transform it into a creamy poLet's face it. Many of us let our- tage. Sometimes I will even divide selves enjoy the holiday goodies a the soup in half and serve the diced little too much. I try and watch it, vegetables in one half of the bowl but sometimes the holiday cakes, and the creamy puree in the other cookiesand carbs just get the best halffor a pretty presentation. of me. However, I don't let it bother The soup becomes an entirely me. Come January 2 — I do a Chili new experience when pureed. You Fest on New Year's Day — this veg- can completely puree it or partially gie soup is bubbling away on top of puree it, leaving some texture and my stove. I don't feel deprived at all color in the soup if you like. This because it is so flavorful and satisfying.

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Local chef, bar share favorite drinks Union Democrat staff

For many, New Year's Eve means ringing in the new calendar with alcoholic beverages.

The J a mestown Hotel and C ordon Bleu-trained chef and food columnist Jude Teal, of Sonora, below sharesome oftheirfavoritedrink recipes.

But first, remember California Highway Patrol urges motorists to drive only while drug and alcoholfree,selecta designated driver for the day, or plan to take a cab or stay with a friend.

Mimosa J Roget champagne 1 ounce orange juice Pour JRoget champagne intococktail glass and add one ounce of orange juice.

Source: Jamestown Hotel

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Food 8 Drink New Year's Eve libation s Raspberry Bellini J Roget champagne 1 ounce Chambord Fill glass with J Roget champagne and add one ounce of Chambord (raspberry flavored liqueur).

Source: Jamestown Hotel

Hot Spiced Rum 1 jigger (1 1/2 ounces rum) 1/2 teaspoon allspice 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/8 teaspoon butter Hot water 1/2 slice lemon To prepare: Pour sugar into a 5-ounce glass and add rum. Fill with hot water and add the allspice, butter and lemon slice. Stir and serve.

Source: Jude Teal

Champagne Punch 1 quart Champagne 1 1/2 ounces rum or cognac 1 cup lemon juice 1 jigger (1 to 1 1/2 ounces Curacoa) 1/2 pound sugar 2 cups sweet soda,

(ex.: 7 Up) To prepare: Dissolve sugar with lemon juice and soda in a punch bowl. Add one cup of ice cubes and all remaining i n gredients.

Stir and serve when chilled.

Source: Jude Teal

Snowball Cocktail 1 jigger (1 to 1 1/2 ounces dry gin) 1/2 ounce Anisette 1/2 ounces sweet cream To prepare: Shake all i n gredients w ell with ice and pour into 4-ounce g lasses.

Source: Jude Teal

Winter antipasti: Sardines in Saor .

Mario ' Batali Before there was such a thing as refri geration, "in saor" (or the technique of marinating fried food in vinegar)was a favorite method of conservation for Venetian fishermen.

And while fish are the most popular ingredient in saor, the Venetian countryside was known for using this method with chicken or vegetables such as eggplant.

Sardinesin saor,recipe from "Molto Gusto" (Ecco 2010), is my ultimate winter antipasti with the sweetness of raisins, the sourness of champagne vinegar and the nutty creaminessoftoasted pine nuts all balanced into one plate of tastebud perfection.

Pine nuts are the seeds from the pinecones of a stone

pine, Pinus pinea. The best are the longer oval-shaped ones from the Mediterranean; try to get these rather than the more triangular-shaped variety &om Asia. Because of their high oil content, pine nuts can turn rancid quickly.

Store them in the freezer, and alwaystasteone before adding the nuts to a dish.

There are now dozens of

brands of salt in the market.

At OTTO, we use Maldon sea salt in most dishes. Harvested along England's Atlantic coast,Maldon sea salt is a high-quality Qaky sea salt with a delicate, briny taste.

Look for it in gourmet markets and some supermarkets.

I also like sea salt, both fine and coarse, from Sicily. I use the coarse salt, with its large, chunky grains for finishing meat and fish, as well as for sprinklmg on focaccia and other flatbreads.

When serving wine with this dish, you want a bottle that can counterbalance the intense fiavor of sardines.

slice it as thin as possible.

To prepare the sardines, scrape off any scales with a blunt knife; cut off the fins. Cut off the head and tail of each fish and slit it open down the stomach.

Pull out the backbone and the guts (a messy job but quite easy). Open out the fish and cut the two fillets apart. Rinse the sardines well under cold water to remove any blood, and pat dry.

Lay the fillets skin side up in a baking dish that holds them in a single layer. Sprinkle with salt, and scatter the shaved fennel over them.

Combine the vinegar, sugar, bay leaf, cinnamon and raisins in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, n stirring to dissolve the sugar, and boil for 3 minutes. Pour the vinegar mixture evenly over the sardines. Let cool before serving. (The sardines Tribune Content Agency can be refrigerated for up Sardines in Saor to three days; serve cold, or bring to room temperaMy &iend andwine expert, Maldon or other ture before serving.) flaky sea salt Dan Amatuzzi, of Eataly Just before serving, NYC, suggested a pairing 1/2 cup champagne scatter the toasted pine right away when I was grovinegar nuts and reserved fennel cery shopping to make this 2 tablespoons sugar dish. He selected a Verdicchio 1 bay leaf, preferably fronds over the sardines. &om the Le Marche region of Recipe note: To toast fresh Italy, with sweet pear notes, 1 teaspoon ground pine nuts, spread them on to drink with my classic Vea baking sheet and toast cinnamon netian dish of quickly fried in a 350 F oven, stirring fish marinated in champagne 1/4 cup raisins o ccasionally, until f r a1/4 cup pine nuts, vinegar. grant and golden brown, toasted (see note) 8 to 10 minutes. Pine nuts Cut the stalks off the can burn easily so check fennel bulb and reserve on them frequently. Transthe fronds for garnish. fer to a plate to cool.

Halve the fennel bulb lengthwise. Using a Ben- Mario Batali is the Serves 6 riner (Japanese man- award-winning chef behind doline) or other vegetable twenty-five restaurants slicer, shave the fennel including Eataly, Del Posto, 1 medium fennel bulb into paper-thin slices; or and his flagship Greenwich 1 pound fresh sardines use a large sharp knife to Village enoteca, Babbo.

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6 cups vegetable or chicken broth Rind of Parmesan cheese 1 1/2 cups cooked garbanzo beans (chick peas), drained and rinsed Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley or basil 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese for serving

soup is pureed to k eep their fiavor intact. To dress Continued from Page Bl this up, consider adding a dollop of basil or sun-dried colorful vegetable soup is tomato pesto. Or, if you' re simple to prepare since really being good, just garyou need only to peel the nish with fresh herbs and carrots and s quash. To a light sprinkling of fresh save even more time, look Parmesan cheese. for pre-peeled and pre-cut butternut squash at your market.

To enrich the broth, I add a rind of Parmesan cheese to the soup while it is simmering. Leeks are my preference for their rich, onioServes 4 ny flavor. I am often asked to6 how to clean and use a leek. If you have any questions, you can find a how-to 2 tablespoons video on my website (www. olive oil seriouslysimple.corn) that 3 leeks, light green will give you all the inforpart and white parts

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beans and cook another 3 minutes, or until heated through. Add the salt, pepper and parsley or basil. Taste and adjust the seasonings. Remove the Parmesan rind.

5. To serve, ladle the soup into shallow soup bowls and garnish with Parmesan cheese.

Variation: 1. Puree the soup either completely or partially in the pot with a hand blender or in batches in a blender or food processor. Return the soup to the pot, if necessary. Taste and adjust the seasonings.

2. To serve: Ladle into shallow soup bowls and garnish with Parmesan cheese, sun-dried tomato pesto or basil pesto.

Advance Preparation: The soup may be prepared, in either variation, up to five days ahead.

Cover and refrigerate. Reheat gently.

1. In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the leeks and saute for about 5 minutes, or until softened.

2. Add the carrots, zucchini, squash and seasoning salt. Saute for about 3 more minutes, or until mixed well and beginning to soften. Add the garlic and saute another minute.

3. Add the tomatoes, broth and Parmesan rind.

Bring to a boil and then reduce heat. Partially cover and simmer for about Diane Rossen 20 minutes, or until the Worthington is an vegetables are tender. authority on new American 4. Add the garbanzo cooking.She is the author

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BUBBLY Continued from Page Bl regions are producing interesting sparkling wines utilizing Method Traditional, the classic production method utilized in producing true Champagne. Look for Cremants &om Burgundy. And don' t forget about Cavas, Spain's famous sparkler.

Then there are our domestic producers who may be stylistically difFerent but offer an equally enjoyable and wellmade effervescence experience. A number of these sparkling wine producers have roots in French Champagne houses. Selections from Roederer Estate, Domaine Carneros, Chandon and Mumm N apa areexcellent options for

New Year's Eve. Or check out Gruet Cellars Blanc de Blanc or Blanc Noir, two of my favorites &om a French family producer in New Mexico.

Sparkling wines are very food &iendly, so p a iring shouldnotbetoo complicated.

It goes with a number of easy appetizers,simple seafood and rich cheeses. A smoked salmon and

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Another favorite pairing thistime of year are dates filled with s piced cream cheese, rolled with prosciutto and then baked for a few minutes. Or simply bake crimini mushrooms stuffed with chutney.

Iturned toour localcheese expert, Judy Creighton, of Murphys, for her f avorite cheese and bubble combos.

She recommended selections with plenty of creamy richness.

"You want to look for a double- or triple-cream brie or creamy blue to match up with the sparkler," suggests Judy. "My favorites include Cowgirl Creamery's Mt. Tam or Fromager d' Af5nois Brie, or perhaps a Cambozola or Grand Noir Blue."

All t hese food pairing ideas work best with drier style sparklers. Look for Brut on the label. As always, make sure your bottle is well chilled, as temperature is a factor in keeping the bubbles in the bottle. Be gentle and careful with the bottle when opening it. The lighter the hiss, the more bubbles in your glass.

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NEAR MTN. SPRINGS GOLF, 3 ac. Beautiful Views. Priced to sell $89,500 Tuolumne County Realty 532-7464

RENTALS 201- Rentals/Homes 205 - Rentals/Apartments 210- Condos/Townhouses 215-Rooms toRent 220 - Duplexes 225 - Mobile/RVSpaces 230- Storage 235 - Vacation 240- Roommate Wanted 245 - Commercial 250- Rentals Wanted

115 Commercial REDUCED $599K! Newer 4,900 sq ft, ADA compliant office building, landscaped, many amenities, perfect for the entrepreneur! W/lots of parking! On Mono Wayl Agent, 962-0718

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Get paid to clean your garage... sell your stuff In The Union Democrat Classified Section 588-4515 SIERRA T.H. MHP: 2/1 $700/mo. Water/sewer incl. CH&A. No smk.

586-5090 / 768-9050 TUOLUMNE 2/1+DEN Pool access, wd stove $895, 533-9966 FrontierForRent.corn TUOLUMNE 2BD/1 BA on acres. Priv. Pets ok. $850/mo+dep. Water paid. Michelle 586-7883 PLACE AN AD ONLINE www.uniondemocrat.corn TWAIN HARTE 2/1/1car garage, water/sew/ garb incl. $795/month.

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The real estate advertised herein is subject to the State and Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise 'any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin or source of income, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination'. We will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate that is in violation of the law.

All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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Classified Photos Placed In The Union Democrat In print & online. uniondemecrat.corn COPPEROPOLIS MH 2/2 Clean! Wood stv. No smk. Pets neg. Cr/ref's req. $695/mo. 743-3535

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Storage QUAIL HOLLOW MINI STORAGE Open 7 days, 8am-6pm Greenley Road to Cabezut across from Quail Hollow Apts., Sonora. 533-2214 235 Vacation VACATION RENTALS Daily/Weekly/Monthly, starting at $75/night.

209-533-1310 QuailHollow1.corn 245 Commercial CAMAGE AVE Industrial space up to 21,000 s.f. for lease.

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INSTRUCTOR Position available 9am-3pm. Mon. - Fri. The Community Compass.

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SIERRA VILLAGE RV Space on nice wooded lot nr bus stop. $375/mo +dep. & util's. 568-7009

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$1 5.63-$1 9.08/hr.

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(425) 221-0462 HOTEL TEAMMATES! Best Western PLUS Sonora Oaks Hotel is now hiring for: • HOUSEKEEPERS • FRONT DESK •NIGHT AUDITOR (11:00pm To 7:00am) • JANITOR Apply in person at 19551 Hess in Sonora.

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MERCHANDISE CATEGORY 501-640 GENERAL MERCHANDISE

FARM ANIMALS and PETS 601- Household Pets 605 - PetSupply/Services 610- Pets Wanted 615 - Livestock 620 - Feed/Tack 625 - Boarding andCare 630 - Training/Lessons 635 - Pasture 640 - Farm Equipment

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Direct Outlet, 238-3000 directappliance.corn 525 Home Electronics

I. T. CD DIGITAL STEREO- Never Usedin box w/remote. $70.00 (209) 533-0727 530 Sports/Recreation

lt is illegal under California law to transfer ownership of a firearm except through a licensed firearms dealer.

540 Crafts

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515 Home Furnishings

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WEATHER WATCHERS NEEDED The Union Democrat has a dedicated team of volunteer weather watchers who keep track of high-low temperatures and precipitation.

They call the newspaper with fresh numbers early every morning for that day's weather page, on the back of the sports section. The only pay is an annual gathering - sometimes a picnic hosted by the newspaper, sometimes dinner at an area restaurant - where they are honored and thanked. Necessary equipment, which the volunteers must provide themselves, are a thermometer that records the high and low temperatures of the day and a rain gauge. They must also submit snow depths and melt snow, when they get it, to include its water content with their precipitation. Volunteers are needed right now in, Tuolumne, Pinecrest and San Andreas.

Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer may callPam Orebaugh 588-4546 or e-mail orebau h©uniondemocrat.corn

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TIIEUMOI FINO(;R/I'I 615 Livestock

AGH HOGS FOR SALE A Heritage Breed Hog. 2 Litters. $125 ea. Parents on site. 768-9950

CARS AND TRUCKS CATEGORY 701-840 701 - Automobiles 705 - 4 Wheel Drive 710 - Trucks 715 - Vans 720 - SUV's 725 - Antiques/Classics 730- Misc. Auto 735 - Autos Wanted

RECREATIONAL GARAGE SALES GARAGE SALES GARAGE SALES

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The Tuolumne County Probation Department is recruiting for both a permanent 1 FTE and a grant- funded 0.5 FTE Juvenile Family Services Therapist. The 0.5 FTE position will be funded through the 3-year Mentally III Offender Crime Reduction grant. Successful candidates will provide family focused, case-specific support services in a community setting. Services will address the full spectrum of needs of minors, before and after their release from custodial institutions, including services provided in residential care facilities. Req's a Masters degree in Social Work, Counseling or a closely related field and aLCSW or MFT li cense. Experience counseling court ordered and/or oppositional youth is strongly preferred. Apply online at www.tuolumnecoun .ca. ov Closes:12/30/15

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701 HAPPY NEW YEAR! Automobiles Look for our In-Store Specials Changing Every Day thu the 31st!

Community Thrift Shop CONSIGNMENTS 797 W. Stockton Road WANTED! Looking for a Mon-Sat 10-5. 532-5280 professional to sell your car at no charge?

RAIN BARRELS 55 gallon, $15 or 3/$40. WE ALSO BUY CARS! Call us today! 533-8777 Free delivery. Call 209-454-9228 FORD '03 TAURUS RASCAL MOTORIZED New brakes and tires.

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i etween sisters corn icates vacation DEARANNK: I am one of six sisters. We are all adults with children of our own. One lives in New Jersey and the others live in Florida, three of us in the same city. My sister, "Claire," lives two hours away. Three years ago, she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

With good doctors and care, she has successfully come through five surgeries and battled the rounds of chemo.

So far, she remains cancer-free.

Four of us did whatever we could to help Claire during this time. Two of my sisters worked remotely so they could help with her medical appointments. Even my sister in New Jersey offered to stay with Claire. Only one sister, "Pam," never helped, and in fact, never even acknowledged the cancer or wished Claire a speedy recovery.

The problem now is that four of us are empty nesters and we vacation together once or twice a year. We have been doing this for more than a decade. But family isn't only for the good

Annie's

Mailbox ' +-5 times. If a person cannot care about her sister when she is ill, then I don' t think she should be included when we go on vacations. We always stay in timeshares, which I own. I don't invite Pam on these vacations, but another sister does. I can't uninvite her with-

siblings.We know Pam deserves your condemnationfor acting so uncaring toward her own sister, but haveyou asked her about it?

Did you say, "Pam, I am so disappointedand angry that you eared so little about Claire that you couldn't even wish her well" ? She needs to know how upset you are and why. She may have some explanation for her callous behavior, and even though it will hardly be good enough, we hope you will hear herout and maybe even find it in your heart to forgive her. It' s so much better than holding onto your anger.

DEAR ANNIE: I read the letter from "Snowbird Driver," whose &iends refuse to let her drive when they are going out for dinner. The one thing that was not mentioned was alcohol.

We have manyfriends who gather together for cocktail s before leav-

outcreating arift.

Annie, I don't want to vacation with Pam, but feel the choice is out of my control. I would appreciate advice from a disinterested party. — SIBLING DILEMMA DEAR SIBLING: Are you sure you want to do this? The consequences could turn out to be more distressing than worthwhile. An estrangement hurts you, too, and, as you said, will ing for dinner at a restaurant. With create a rift between all of the a cocktailor two before,and several

drinks at the restaurant, they may

well be driving under the influence by the time they are on their way home.

I live in Florida and see this situation often. If the neighbors do not drink themselves, they might feel terribly uncomfortable driving with anyone whohas had a few. I agree with your answer about treating them with a gift card or dinner out in order to reciprocate.

However,the realreason for theirreluctance to share driving responsibilities might be too many cocktails imbibed by the driver.

SARASOTA. DEAR SARASOTA: You could very well be right.Thanks for mentioning the possibility.

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8 vitamins in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease DEAR DR. ROACK My wife of 59 years has a number of health issues, of which the most devastating is Alzheimer's disease. This year she was selected to participate in the study of a new investigational drug.

She has been receiving a monthly injection of B-12 for a number of years. During the screening process, it was determined that she has not been receiving the full benefits of the B-12 injections. It seems that she had some kind ofblockage, preventing full acceptance.Her regular doctor put her on Deplin. She would be required to take thismedi cation forthe restof her life, but because it's not covered under our medical plan and is costly, he gave her L-methylfolate Cap Forte 15. After a short amount of time, its price also became economically dif6cult. Her doctor then put her on SAMe, 200 mg daily. It is my understanding that he has begun changing other patients over to SAMe because of the cost issue. Is my wife receiving the bene6ts &om this over-the-counter medicine, and will it provide the

To Your Good Health Keith Roach, M.D. results intended? — A.N. ANSWER: Some research suggests that dementia may be slowed by treatment with a mixture of B vitamins, especially B-12, folic acid and B-6. Iam gratefulto you and your wife for being part of a study so we can answer with some certainty if it really helps.

One issue that many investigators are actively researching is whether some individuals with diAerent versionsof a gene responsible for folic acid metabolism, MTHFR, have increased risk for dementia. Deplin is the brand name of L-methylfolate, an activatedform offolic acid thatmay be (butisn'tyet proven to be)better

for some people. Methylfolate is much more expensive than regular folic acid, which is purchasable anywhere.

In most people,it probably doesn't make alarge difference.

SAMe, ontheotherhand,hassome good evidence as a supplement in people with depression, and those with osteoarthritis. Biochemically, SAMe and methylfolate are similar in that they are methyl donors. It' s not unreasonable to think that it may have value in slowing dementia, but there is not enough evidence for me to recommend taking it.

I am confused, though, about why you and your wife are paying for these medications; study medications normally are provided free to study participants. I can't recommend these supplements outside of a clinical trial, despite the fact that they are very safe.

One final point is that in people with vitamin B-12 de6ciency, taking folic acid supplements (of any type) can make the B-12 deficiency critical.

The booklet on Alzheimer's disease gives adetailed presentation of this

IIORIISCIIPE Birthday for December 29.Consider your heart' s priorities along the road this year. Imagine peace and joy. Spring energizes your communications, leading to a professional turning point. After 9/9, when Jupiter enters Libra, shift from your travel and research phase intoa year-long career boom. Share love and gratitude.

To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19):Today is a 7 — For four weeks, with Venus in Sagittarius, it's easier to travel. Set goals, study and research. You' re especially busy today and tomorrow. Don't discuss your plans. The unknown can be unsettling. Patiently wait for pieces to come together.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): Today is an 8 — Go over the numbers this month, with Venus in Sagittarius. Saving money is easier. Increase your assets. Expenditures rise as well. Keep to your plan. Romance blossoms for the next few days. Create some fun at home.

Gemini (May 214une 20):Today is a 7 — Fix up your place today and tomorrow. Your home and family require more attention. Partnerships thrive for the month, with Venus in Sagittarius. Compromise comes easier. Rely on a supportive collaboration. Female magnetism pays a big role.

Cancer (June 214uly 22):Today is a 9 — Things begin to make sense. Study and practice today and tomorrow.

Add beauty and sensitivity to your work. Romance and passion win, with Venus in Sagittarius. Get a deal in writing. Don't flaunt your success. Check the competition.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22):Today is a 9 — There's potentially more money coming in today and tomorrow. For the next four anda half weeks, with Venus in Sagittarius, you' re lucky ... especially in love. Artistic efforts work in your favor. Learn from someone you admire.

common illness. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Roach Book No. 903, 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803. Enclosea check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S J$6 Can. with the recipie nt's printed name and address.

Please allow four weeks for delivery.

DR ROACH WRITES: I recently wrote a column on the small amount

of decreasedabsorption ofthyroid replacement hormones following food and even cofFee. I had recommended waiting an hour afIer eating, especially if the dose of thyroid hormone were small or needed to be precisely regulated. Several readers asked whether it is safe to take thyroid hormone on an empty stomach, and it is.

Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable

to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column when-

ever possible. Readers may email questions t o T o YourGoodHeatth@ med.cornell.edu or request an order form of a v ailable health nett/slet-

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Today in history Today is Tuesday, Dec. 29, the 363rd day of 2015.

There are two days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:OnDec. 29, 1975, a bomb exploded inthe main terminal of New York' s LaGuardia Airport, killing 11 people (it's never been determined who was responsible).

On this date: In 1170, Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was slain in Canterbury Cathedral by knights loyal to King Henry II. In 1812, during the War of 1812, the American frigate USS Constitution engaged and severely damaged the British frigate HMS Java off Brazil.

In 1890, the Wounded Knee massacre took place in South Dakota as an estimated 300 Sioux Indians were killed by U.S. troops sent to disarm them.

In 1916, Grigory Rasputin, the so-called "Mad Monk" who'd wielded great influence with Czar Nicholas II, was killed by a group of Russian noblemen in St. Petersburg.

In 1934, Japan formally renounced the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922.

In 1940, during World War II, Germany dropped incendiary bombs on London, setting off what came to be known as "The Second Great Fire of London."

In 1972, Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, a Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, crashed into the Florida Everglades near Miami International Airport, killing 101 of the 176 people aboard.

In 1989, dissident and playwright Vaclav Havel (VAHTS'-lahv HAH'-vel) assumed the presidency of Czechoslovakia.

In 1992, the United States and Russia announced agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty.

BRIDGE Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):Today is a 6 — Your home can become your love nest. You' re more domestic this month, with Venus in Sagittarius. Focus on family comforts and diversions. Transform and renovate your space. Rejecta far-fetched scheme in favor of a practical solution.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):Today is a 7 — Peaceful introspection and review suit your mood today and tomorrow.

Craft plans for the future. Share words of love and connection with your peeps. You love learning this month, with Venus in Sagittarius. Trust your heart.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):Today is an 8 — For about four weeks it's easier to make money, with Venus in Sagittarius. Increased confidence leads to increased income.

Cooperation comes together today and tomorrow. You can always include another into your circle of friends.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):Today is a 9 — Work definitely takes priority for the next few days. There'sa rise in status possible. You feel especially lucky and beloved this month, with Venus in your sign. You' re irresistible. Polish your presentation with a new look.

Capricorn (Dec. 224an. 19):Today is a 6 — Plan your itinerary for visits today and tomorrow. Finish old jobs so you can slow the pace and rest peacefully this month, with Venus in Sagittarius. Allow yourself more quiet solo time. Recharge from recent efforts.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Today is an 8 — You' re especially popular this month, with Venus in Sagittarius.

Get out in public. Social activities benefit your career. Get into a two-day planning phase. Bea strategist. Join forces with another to get the funding. Negotiate carefully.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20):Today is a 9 — Take on more responsibility this month, with Venus in Sagittarius.

Career advancement opportunities arise. Take on leadership, and it's easier to advance. A partner's opinion is important. Discover romance today and tomorrow.

Do you go this way or turn that way?

By PHILLIP ALDER

North 12-29-15 4 KQJ 7 4 V AJ 63 t 952 48

West East As Yogi Berra nearly said, when you come 42 9 865 3 to a fork in the road, turn left or right. When K2 0 10 9 5 defending at the bridge table, you will often be > I A1087 KQJ wondering whether you should turn left or right.

410 74 4 J9 6 52 How do you decide?

South First, work out what holdings partner needs 4 A10 to make each choice the winner, and consider T Q 874 whether either is consistent with the auction and I 643 play so far.

In this deal, for example, East has to choose + A KQ3 a play at trick four. South is in four hearts. West Dealer: South leads the diamond king, under which East Vulnerable: Both encourages with his 10. West continues with the S outh W e s t No r t h Ea s t diamond jack and diamond queen. EastoverPass 24 Pass takes the queen with his ace and, when declarer 1NT 2 V Pass 4V All Pa s s follows throughout, what should East do next?

North used Stayman. He planned, if South Openinglead:t K had rebid two diamonds, to jump to three hearts, employing the Smolen convention, to show five spades, four hearts and game-forcing values. But when South indicated four hearts, North jumped to game in that suit.

East could shift to his singleton spade, hoping partner could win with the ace and give him a ruff for down two. Or East could lead his last diamond, hoping to generate a trump trick.

As always, check the points. The dummy holds 11, East has five, and West has already produced six. That leaves 18 unaccounted for, but South showed 15-17 with his opening bid. So, West has only 1-3 more points. As he cannot have the spade ace, East should lead his fourth diamond. When West ruffs with his heart king, and dummy overruffs with the ace, East takesa trump trick.

B6 — Tuesday, December 29, 2015

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK 2 S. GREEN ST. SONORA, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2015000433 Date: 12/1 6/2015 02:52P DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name (s): RESURRECTED AUTOMOTIVE Street address of principal place of business: 18948 Rawhide Road Jamestown, CA 95327 Name of Registrant: Lamberson, Elliott Peter Residence Address: 18948 Rawhide Road Jamestown, CA 95327 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/ Elliott Lamberson NOTICE: This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new

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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.

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commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: not applicable This Business is conducted by: a corporation.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

AMCAN VETS INC s/ Keith Wright CEO 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 8 P Code 14411 et seq.)

CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the original on file in my office.

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CONTROLLER The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name (s): AMERICAN QUILT WORKS Street address of principal place of business: 18252 Olov Road Sonora, CA 95370 Name of Registrant: Bertuccelli, Larry Residence Address: 18252 Olov Road 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/ Larry J. Bertuccelli 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 8 P Code 14411 et seq.)

CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the original on

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Trustee Sale No.: 00000005053160 Title Order No.: 150032223 FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 12/02/2005.

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. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS,LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 12/09/2005 as Instrument No. 2005026180 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of TUOLUMNE County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: WILLIAM CRAIG WALKER, WILLSELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 01/1 1/2016 TIME OF SALE: 3:30 PM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE COMPLEX, 2 SOUTH GREEN STREET, SONORA, CA. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 11850 APPEY WAY, SONORA, CALIFORNIA 95370 APN¹: 059-420-03-00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said 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 said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said 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 $335,095.19. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction.

You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: Thesale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site www.nationwide ostin .corn for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000005053160. 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 thescheduled sale.FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: NATIONWIDE POSTING & PUBLICATION A DIVISION OF FIRST AMERICAN TITLEINSURANCE COMPANY 1180 IRON POINT ROAD, SUITE 100 FOLSOM, CA 95630 916-939-0772 www.nationwide ostin .corn BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER 8 WEISS, LLPIS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP as Trustee Dated: 12/02/2015 NP P0265781

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Street Sonora, CA 95370 Name of Registrant: Raymond M. Suess Jr. Inc. Residence Address: 144 North Washington Street Sonora, CA 95370 Articles of Incorporation ¹ A0730711 CA FICTITIOUS The registrant BUSINESS NAME commenced to transact STATEMENT business under the TUOLUMNE COUNTY fictitious business name CLERK or names listed above 2 S. GREEN ST. on: 01/01/2015 SONORA, CA 95370 This Business is (209) 533-5573 conducted by: FILE NO. 2015000424 a corporation.

Date: 12/7/2015 01:32P I declare that all DEBORAH BAUTISTA, information in this CLERK & AUDITORstatement is true and CONTROLLER correct. (A registrant The following Person(s) who declares as true is (are) doing business any material matter as: Fictitious Business pursuant to Section Name (s): 17913 of the Business A) RAY SUESS and Professions Code INSURANCE & that the registrant INVESTMENTS knows to be false is B) SUESS INSURANCE guilty of a misdemeanor SERVICES punishable by a fine not Street address of to exceed one thousand principal place of dollars ($1,000).) business: Raymond M. Suess Jr., 144 North Washington INC. PUBLIC NOTICE

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The Mi-Wuk Sugar Pine Fire Protection District (MWSPFPD) is soliciting proposals from qualified contractors to do 22 miles of roadside clearance within the boundaries of the MWSPFPD. The work includes pruning, cutting, trimming, tree removal and disposal of vegetation. Contact James McDonald at 408-605-1720 email fotomac22O mail.corn or Bonnie Dahlin at 209-586-5256 email bdahlinOmws fire.us for a complete Bidders package. Bid proposals must be received by January 12, 2016 Publication Dates: December 19, 22, 29, 2015 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370 PUBLIC NOTICE

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Trustee Sale No.: 00000005358510 Title Order No.: TSG1506-CA-2637130 FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 03/22/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IFYOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER 8 WEISS, LLP,as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 03/30/2005 as Instrument No. 2005006266 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of TUOLUMNE County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: MICHAEL F. GUNDRAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 01/04/2016 TIME OF SALE:3:30 PM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE COMPLEX, 2 SOUTH GREEN STREET, SONORA, CA. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 87 SNELL STREET, SONORA, CALIFORNIA 95370 APN¹: 001-080-03-00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said 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 said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said 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 $225,469.61. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: Thesale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site www.nationwide ostin .corn for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assignedto this case 00000005358510.

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.FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: NATIONWIDE POSTING 8 PUBLICATION A DIVISION OF FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY 1180 IRON POINT ROAD, SUITE 100FOLSOM, CA 95630 916-939-0772 www.nationwide ostin .corn BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER 8 WEISS, LLP ISACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP as Trustee Dated: 12/02/2015 NPP0265800

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TTD No.: 151081167424-2 Control No.: XXXXXX9561 ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY IS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTICE PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTORS ONLY YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 07-17-2008 UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE.IFYOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 01-12-2016 at 3:30 P.M..TITLE TRUST DEED SERVICE COMPANY, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 07-24-2008, as instrument No. 2008010078, in book ///, page///, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of TUOLUMNE County, State of CALIFORNIA, executed by DAVID PORT, JR., ASINGLE MAN AND LEISA PORT, A MARRIED WOMAN, AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY ALL AS JOINT TENANTS WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) at AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, ATTHE COUNTY COURTHOUSE COMPLEX, 2SOUTH GREEN STREET, SONORA, CA 95370 All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, and State described as: APN No.: 035-420-42-00 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 415 ARBONA CIRCLE NORTH SONORA CA 95370 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.

Said sale of property will be made in "as is" condition, 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 said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said 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 $296,843.25 The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. 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 properly' itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The saledate shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 866-539-4173 or 714-730-2727 for information regarding the trustee's sale, or visit this Internet Web site www.hudsonandmarshall.corn or www.servicelinkasa .corn for information regarding the sale ~ of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 151081167424-2. 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, Date: 12-10-2015 TITLE TRUST DEED SERVICE COMPANY, As Trustee BRIDGET REGAN, Trustee Sale Officer TITLE TRUST DEED SERVICE COMPANY 26540 Agoura Road Suite 102 Calabasas CA 91302 Sale Line: 866-539-4173 or Login to: www.hudsonandmarshall.corn or Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.serv~icelinkasa .corn It 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.. We are assisting the Beneficiary to collect a debt and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose whether received orally or in writing.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-15-661067-HL Order No.: 733-1500270-70 (Pursuant to Cal. Civ. Code 2923.3) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/17/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE.IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A publi c 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 accrued 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 BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): Harry A. Auth, Surviving Trustee of The Auth 2005 Revocable Trust, under Instrument dated December 13, 2005 Recorded: 3/24/2008 as Instrument No. 2008003981 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of TUOLUMNE County, California; Date of Sale: 1/29/2016 at 3:30PM Place of Sale: At the front entrance to the Administration Building at the County Courthouse Complex, 2 South Green Street, Sonora, CA Amount of accrued balance and other charges: $293,997.73 The purported property address is: 21748 EL OSO WAY, SONORA, CA 95370 Assessor's Parcel No. 085-250-160-0 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 respons

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Wildcats handle Hughson on road The Sonora Wildcats girls' basketball team easily beat Hughson 71-28 Monday in the first round of the Pitman Holiday Classic in Turlock.

Sonora jumped out to a 15-2 first quarter lead and extended its lead to 36-9 halftime.

Though the score would show that the Wildcats had the game in hand, head coach Amy Emerald felt her team didn't start as fast as they could.

"We really started slow," Emerald said. "It' s like we were running in sand. The effort was there, but we just started slow. Offensively, I was happy with the ball movement and that we could get shots inside the key."

Carley Copello led Sonora with 11 points and five rebounds off the bench. Riley Henington scored 10 points, dished three assists and had three steals. Michelle Reis scored nine points and had six rebounds.

Delaney Ditler and Makenna Poole each scored eight. Gabby Stewart scored seven and had six rebounds.

Megan Popovich scored six, Riley Carpenter had four points and a team-high 11 rebounds, Adrianna Albanez scored two and Delaney Ditler scored one.

The Sonora Wildcats did not have a lead over the El Capitan Gauchos until five minutes remaining in the game when junior Parker Ashton hit a midrange jumper to give Sonora a 48-47 advantage. In the final five minutes, Sonora only gave up the lead once and wasableto hold on for a 6254 win Monday in the first round of the Columbia College Holiday Classic.

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fourth quarter, where we looked a little tired in the first three quarters and then looked more fresh later."

"I think they were getting tired in the fourth quarter because we were finally able to get in front of them and box them out so we could jump and get the rebound instead of havingthem go overourbacks," Decker said, who finished the night with five rebounds. "Getting those rebounds can really change the pace of the game. It gives us more possessions and allows us to

Sonora's Nate Patterson drives for two of his 10 first-quarter points Monday against El Capitan in the Wildcats 62-54 win in the first round of the Columbia College Holiday Classic Tournament.

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Curry added a career-high 14 r ebounds and 10 assists, Klay Thompson scored 29 and Draymond Green had 25 for the Warriors, who have won 33 straight regular-season home games.

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Sonora won two of its five duals. The 'Cats beat Lathrop 36.34 and Argonaut 48-0. Sonora fell to Turlock 48-12, Patterson 45-30 and Mariposa 36-30.

Sonora's Keanu Perez (113) and Nate Gookin (182) went 5-0. Gookin had all first round pins.

Kellen Phillips (138) went 4-1.

"We are looking forward to practices next week and fielding almost a full lineup for future matches," said head coach Jon Abernathy. "The long football season has slowed our varsity progress, but has actuall y given coaches more time with our younger, less experienced wrestlers. We are optimistic that we will be a solid team in January and February."

El Capitan 23-9 in the final eight minutes. Though for Sonora head coach Dan Dona, it was the Wildcats ability to out rebound the Gauchos down the stretch that made the difference in the game.

"In the first three quarters, we were going up for the rebound with one hand," Dona said. "In the fourth quarter, after telling them all game long, they finally went up with two hands. So that made a big difference. But, El Capitan also kept their bigs outside. So they weren' t going to the boards as much. They also looked a little tired in the

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The Summeruille Bears fell to the Liberty Ranch Hawks6556 Monday afternoon in thefirst round of the Columbia College Holiday Classic Tournament.

Cameron Saunders led the Bears with 18 points. Eli McLaurin scored 11 points, Braden Anderson scored 10 and Ethan McLaurin scored nine points in the loss.

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SANTA CLARA (AP) — With his disappointing first full season as 49ers head coach coming t o a c l ose, Jim Tomsula said Monday that his team is building forthe future.

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Tomsula noted he speaks regularly to his superiors, but conversations about his immediate futurehave not happened, yet.

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Cameron Saunders (top left) drives hard to the rim Monday against Liberty Ranch at Oak Pavilion. Eli McLaurin (top right) goes around a Liberty Ranch defender. Ben Richardson (middle) moves the ball up the court. Kole Elkins (right) lookes to pass the ball in the Bears 65-56 loss to the Hawks.

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MLB BASKETBALL Today 12:30 pm(CSN) College BasketballStephen F. Austin State at AlabamaBirmingham.

Wednesday 5:30pm (CSBA) NBA BasketballGolden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks.

7:00pm (CSN) NBA BasketballPhiladelphia 76ers at Sacramento Kings.

FOOTBALL Today 11:00 am(ESPN)College FootballLockheed Martin Armed Forces BowlCalifornia vs. Air Force.

2:30 pm(ESPN) College FootballRussell Athletic Bowl — North Carolina vs.

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Wednesday 9:00 am(ESPN) College FootballBirmingham Bowl — Auburn vs. Memphis.

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FOOTHILLS HIGH SCHOOL o ay Boys — Basketball: Summerville vs. Golden Valley, Columbia College, 12 p.m.; Calaveras vs.

Lincoln, Mike Flock Gym 6 p.m.; Sonora, vs. Merced at Columbia College Tournament, 4:30 p.m.; Bret Harte at Wallenberg, San Francisco, TBA;Wrestling: Calaveras at Sierra Nevada Classic, Reno, 9 a.m.; Summerville at Coast Classic, Aptos, 9 a.m.

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atPitman Tournament, Turlock, TBA; Calaveras at Fort Bragg Tournament, TBA; Summerville at El Dorado Tournament, TBA; Bret Harte at Riverbank, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday Boys — Basketball:Sonora, Summerville at Columbia College Tournament, TBA; Wrestling:Calaveras at Sierra Nevada Classic, Reno, 9 a.m.

Girls — Basketball:Sonora at Pi tman Tournament, Turlock, TBA Saturday Boys — Basketball: Calaveras vs. Liberty Ranch, Mike Flock Gym, 7 p.m.; Bret Harte at Mariposa, TBA Girls — Basketball:Bret Harte at Mariposa, 12:30 p.m.

COLLEGE nes ay Men's — Basketball: Columbia vs. Skyline College, The Oak Pavilion, 6 p.m.

Colorado Avalanche beat San 3ose6-3 SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Nathan Mac Kinnon scored twice on power plays and added an emptynet goal, Carl Soderberg and Blake Comeau also scored on power plays and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Sharks 6-3 on M onday night to end a 13game losing streak in San Jose.

Matt D u chene a l so scored, and the Avalanche won their fourth straight on the road to improve to 6-1-1over their last eight games.

Patrick Marleau, Melker Karlsson and Tomas Hertl scored for the Sharks. San Jose owns the worst home recordin theleague at4-10 and has lost four straight at home and seven of eight.

MacKinnon opened the scoring midway through the first period, the beneficiary of some nice passing fiom Jarome Iginla and Soderberg.

Marleau evened the game less than 2 minutes later when Joel Ward intercepted a pass and fed Marleau in front of the net.

Yankees get Aroldis Chapman from Reds NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Y ankees bolstered an already dominant bullpen Monday, acquiring hard-throwing All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman from the Cincinnati Reds for four minor leaguers.

Chapman became available afterthe Reds' deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers fell t h r ough d u ring baseball's winter meetings three weeks ago when it was learned Florida police investigatedan accusation of domestic violence involving the Cubanleft-hander.

Major League Baseball is currently investigating and Chapman could face suspension under the league's new domestic violence policy.

"We felt this was an opportunity to add a big arm to our bullpen, even though there are some things that Yoag Kim/Philadelphia Daily News/TNS are unresolved," Yankees The newest New York Yankee closer Aroldis Chapman throws for the Reds against the g eneral m anager B r i a n Philadelphia Phillies in June, 2015.

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ence call. "And we will respect that process as it plays out."

Cashman said the Yankees have had interest in Chapman for several years, but a dealonly became affordable when the price for the relieverdropped after the report was made public.

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The Yankees will have to his girlfriend at his South wait to set up their envi- Florida home. The Davie able bullpen of Chapman, Police Department report Andrew Miller and Dellin listedthe Oct. 30 matter as Betances until the investi- closed.

But afterthe report's regation is done.

MLB has indicated it will lease earlier in the month, take as long as it needs to stateprosecutors said they thoroughly vet the matter. were examining the possiThe league is also investi- bility of criminal charges.

"Certainly there are some gating domestic violence intect its top minor leaguers cidents involving Colorado's seriousissues here that are in the deal, sending right- Jose Reyes and the Dodgers' in play," Cashman said. "I handers Caleb Cotham and Yasiel Puig. acknowledge that's an area Rookie Davis and infieldDavie, Fl orida, p o lice clearly of concern and I ers Eric Jagielo and Tony said there was "insufficient think it certainly is reflecRenda to Cincinnati. Jagielo evidence" to charge Chap- tive of some of the acquisiwas New York's No. 1 pick in man in t h e d i sturbance tion price and there's risk, 2013 (26th overall). between the pitcher and and I understand that."

WARRIORS Continued from PageC1 the Kings still lost their 11th straight against their Northern California rivals.

The Kings were excited to have a healthy DeMarcus Cousins for the first time in three meetings with the Warriors this season. But the All-Star big man played less than 13 minutes before getting ejected. After sitting out most of the first half in foul trouble, Cousins was upset after getting called for his fifth foul in the third quarter.

Monty McCutchen then called Cousins for a technical, setting him DA' on a tirade that led to another tech-

nical called by Mitchell Ervin and an ejection. Cousins had to be restrained by teammatesbefore being escorted off the court.

Curry made three of the four fiee throws to start a 15-0 run that turned a two-point deficit into a 79-66 lead for the Warriors. Curry's 3-pointer just before the third quarter ended put Golden State up 90-75.

After trailing early, the Kings went on a 28-7 spurt to build a 41-30 lead on one of Casspi's seven first-half 3s.

But Casspi's sharp shooting seemed to wake up Curry, who missed his first six shots and was scoreless for the first 20:44 ofthegame.

Curry ended that drought with a 3-pointer that started a stretch of

Chapman gives the Yankees thetop three relievers by strikeouts and strikeouts per nine innings in the majors. Miller had 36 saves in his first year with New York and Betances made his second straight All-Star team as the setup man.

There was talk earlier in the DQ'season that the Yan-

kees were looking to possibly move Miller for a starting pitcher, but Cashman is intent on keeping all three relieversas a "real force at the back of our bullpen."

"I'm sure we' ll get a lot of interestingcalls between

him scoring 17 straight Golden State points in the final 3:16 of the half. Curry hit five 3s and a layup during that span to the delight of the home crowd.

Casspi hit four 3s in that same stretch to help Sacramento take a 6158 lead at the break.

now and whenever," Cashman said of potential trade offers.

Miller is entering the second year of a four-year, $36 million deal.

A 27-year-old left-hander, Chapman is eligible for free agency after next y ear' s World Series. But that could be pushed back until after the 2017 season ifhe is suspended by MLB without pay for more than 45 days, giving the Yankees an extra year ofcontrol over one of baseball's best relievers.

After defecting from Cuba in 2009, Chapman spent the past six seasons with the Reds and saved 146 games in 164 chances. He had a 1.63 ERA this year, when he struck out 116 in 66 1-3 innings. Betances struck out a league-best 131 and Miller fanned 100.

Chapman threw the 62 fastestpitches in the big leagues this year, ranging from 103.92mph to 102.36 mph, according to MLB's Statcast computer system.

He was an All-Star in each ofthe past four seasons, and Chapman, who is arbitration eligible, is certain to earn a big payday this offseason.

With the Reds undergoing a major retooling after a 98-loss season, Chapman j oined C i ncinnati s t a r s Johnny Cueto, Todd Frazier and Mike Leake who have all been dealt since July.

The club also appears to be looking to move Brandon Phillips.

mond Green and interim coach Luke

Walton for technical fouls in the first quarter. Jason Thompson got called for one in the fourth.... Coach Steve Kerr, sidelined since training camp because of complications following back surgery, is scheduled to join the team on aroad trip toTexaslaterthisweek.

Tip-ills ... C Festus Ezeli left the game with Kings: The losing streak is their a soreleftfoot....G Leandro Barbosa longest in the series since the Cincin- (le shoulder sprain) and F Harrison nati Royals dropped 13 straight to Barnes (sprained left ankle) missed the Philadelphia Warriors in 1959- the game.

60.... Cousins and Rajon Rondo each got called for three fouls in the first Up next Kings: Host the Philadelphia 76ers quarter and sat out the entire second quarter.... C Kosta Koufos missed the on Wednesday. game with an illness.

Warriors: Visit the Dallas MaverWarriors: McCutchen called F Dray- icks on Wednesday.

SONORA Continued from PageC1 Ian Cecero, Jace Decker and Ashton combined to score all 23 of the Wildcats fourth quarter points.

Sonora found itself down 18-12 after the first quarter.

Junior Nate Patterson scored 10 of the 12 firstquarter points. Patterson was making his shots when he decided to drive into the lane. Though Sonora trailed by six points, Pattersonlooked poised tohave a big night.

"One thing that I' ve been working on is coming out at the beginningofa game and tryingtobe a difference,"Patterson said. "I feel like I did that tonight." aHe is absolutely amazing Maggie Beck /Union Democrat for our team," Ashton said Sonora's lan Cicero (above, left) passes the ball in traffic Monday at the Columbia College Holiday Classic Tournaof Patterson. aHe coaches us ment. Parker Ashton (above, right) dribbles past a El capitan defender on his way to the basket. when Coach (Dona) can' t. It' s "You always wanna win the huge to have him out there. the sideline and be aggressive in the locker room at halftime," begin the fourth quarter and Even though he didn't score on that."

Ashton said."He told us that if Cicero scored back-to-back first game of a tournament in the fourth quarter, he kept Decker intercepted an El we didn't play defense, that we buckets to give Sonora a 7-0 because you feel better where pushing us."

Capitan pass, took the ball to wouldn't win the game." run with 6:38 remaining in you are at, at the end," Donoa Sonora began the second the rim, made the shot and While Sonora looked to the game. said. "But, whenever you leave quarter with a 2-point floater gotfouled in the process.He tighten up the defensive side Following Ashtons shot a tournament,you wanna leave in the lane fiom sophomore connected on the fiee throw of its game, offensively, it be- which gave Sonora the lead, with a win. It's always good to Damian Kress. But El Capi- to bring the El Capitan lead came a little too loose. El Capi- Patterson dished out two as- be consolation champions, or tan pushed its lead to 10 fol- to 27-20. tan took a 10 point lead follow- sists, which both went for champions or to be in third lowing a 3-pointer from the The following possession, ing a Sonora turnover, and the 3-pointers by Decker and Ash- place because everyone else top of the key. Sonora had Sonora had trouble getting Wildcats trailed 39-29 with ton. The Wildcats led 54-49 loses their last game. Hopetrouble breaking the Gauchos a shot o8' and the ball went 5:15 remaining in the third with 3:35 remaining. fully, we'H have the opportunity full court press which resulted out of bounds with 1 second quarter.

El Capitan cut the lead to 58- to play in the championship in turnovers that El Capitan showing on the shot clock. PatPatterson helped calm the 54 with 1:45 remaining, but Ci- game." was able to capitalize on. terson inbounded the ball to storm when he took a defen- cero iced the game on a basket 'They took the middle away Ashton, and he put up a des- sive rebound coast-to-coast fiom a perfect pass fiom Kress.

Monday's results in their press really well, and peration shot from the corner for abasket.Decker followed Ashton led Sonora with 18 Escalon 58, Golden Valley we did not look up the side- of the key. The shot hit nothing the Patterson bucket with a points, followed by Patterson 52. line," Dona said. "We kept but net, and it was if Ashton 3-pointerand Cicero followed with 17 who pulled down five LibertyRanch 65,Summertelling our kids to look up the had been practicing that shot suit with a basket in traffic to boardsand dished out five as- ville 56. sideline because it was open. all season. cut the El Capitan lead to 39- sists. Decker scored 12, Cicero Merced 65, James Lick 25.

Usually, you can take away Ashton hit another basket 36. had eight points and a teamSonora 62, El Capitan 54. the middle or the sideline, but to bring the 'Cats within two Patterson scored his final high seven rebounds, while Today's game's it's hard to take away both. points, 29-27. Sonora put to- three points of the night late Kress ended the night with Golden Valley vs. SummerAnd we never looked sideline gether a strong 10-2 run, but in the third quarter on an and- seven points ville; 12 p.m. once. Because most teams El Capitan scored four points one basket. He made his fiee Sonora will play in the sec- James Lick vs. El Capitan; have been taking the sideline before the end of the half to throw, but the Wildcats still ond round of the tournament 1:30 p.m. away fiom us, we didn't make take a 33-27 lead into the lock- trailed 45-39 heading into the Merced, who beat Escalon vs. Liberty Ranch; that adjustment until later on er room. inalquarter. f James Lick 65-25. Tip-off is set 3 p.m.

"Coach (Dona) gave it to us in the game to finally look to Decker made a 3-pointer to for 4:30 p.m.

Merced vs. Sonora; 4:30 p.m.

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today against

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NFL

BRIEFS Ohio State's RBcited after traic accident C OLUMBUS, Oh io (AP) — Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott has been citedfor three misdemeanors following a car accident Sunday before the team left for the Fiesta Bowl in Arizona.

The junior was cited for driving under suspension, driving without a license and failure to control. The accident occurred at 1:30 p.m. near the Ohio State campus. In the police report, Elliott said he hit a puddle, lost control and struck another vehicle.

The team says Elliott will play Friday against Notre Dame.

A court date has been set for Jan. 26.

Elliot was previously cited by Columbus police for driving 57 mph in a 35 mph zone in June 2014.

The case was dismissed Oct. 2, 2014 upon completionofa diversion program and payment of$129 in court costs.

Oakland and RHP Henderson Alvarez agree to 1-year deal OAKLAND (AP) — The Oakland Athletics and pitcher Henderson Alvarez have agreed to a one-year contract.

The team

Raiders fullback R ALAMEDA (AP) — O a k l and Raiders fullback Marcel Recce was suspended four games without pay Monday for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing

before the suspension will resume

Miami next weekend.

Denver, which was in danger of becoming the firstteam sincethe 1970 merger to miss the playoffs aAer starting10-2, snapped a two-game skid with its third overtime win of the season.

McManus has missed a kick in five consecut ive games, and t h i s one wasn't even close. It

sailed wide left — missing the protective netting — to the astonishment of 74,511 fans even though the Rags atop the goal postsrevealed a complete lack of wind.

for the first three weeks next sea-

son.

Recce's role had been diminished a bit this season as Jamize Olawale got increasedplaying time based on his superior blocking skills. Olawale signed a three-year extension earlier this month.

Recce is the second Raiders player to have a suspension that will

I

month.

"I would just hope that at some point the league takes a good look at thatprocess to see if it makes sense," Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said. aI think there's room there for something to be done that maybe would be more fair and just. We understand what's occurred and what the result is and we' ll abide and carry on without Marcel."

Del Rio would not give any details about what led to Recce's suspension and why he thinks the policy needs to be changed. Del Rio said that Recce was disappointed and doesn't feel that the suspension is "really justified."

Known for his versatility as a runner and receiver, Recce became a stalwart on Oakland's offense despite playing a position that has been phasedout on many teams.

Recce had been used less by the Raiders in recent years and only played about one-quarter of the ofing on the field about half the time

DENVER (AP) — DeMarcus Ware came up with the big play he's been looking for ever since missing a month with a bad back, and it put the Denver Broncos into the playoffs.

Ware beat AJ McCarron to afumbled snap in overtime, sending the Broncos into the postseason with a 20-17 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night.

Ware'srecovery followed a 37-yard fi eld goal by Brandon McManus, whose shanked 45-yarder at the end of regulationmade necessary the extra drama.

The Broncos (11-4) overcame a 14-0 first-half deficit in clinching their fifih consecutive playoff berth and denying the Bengals (11-4) their first road win on a Monday night since 1990.

Cincinnati also blew a chance to earn a bye in the playoffs.

Denver can earn the top seed in the AFC with a win over San Diego and a loss by New England at

,Oa .,

and preseason practices and games

fensive snaps this season after be-

Ware lifts Broncos past Bengals 20-17

scored 15 touchdowns in 92 games over seven seasons.

Recce has one year remaining on his contract.

He is allowed to participate in the offseason program

The league announced the ban less than a week after Recce was his f ourth n amed t o straight Pro Bowl. Recce w ill mi s s the season finale Sunday against K an s a s City and the first three games in 2016. He is also ineligible for the Pro Bowl next

a n nounced

seasons with Toronto and Miami. The right-hander tossed a no-hitter on the finalday of the 2013 season and had his best year in 2014 when he went 12-7 with a 2.65 ERA in 30 starts and made the NL All-Star team.

Right-hander A r n old Leon was designated for assignment to make room on the roster.

s u spended for PED

substances.

the move on Monday.

Alvarez went 0-4 with a 6.45 ERA in four starts for Miami during a 2015 season shortened by two stints on the disabled list for injuries to his right shoulder. He had seasonending surgery July 28 and became a free agent early this month when the Marlins declined to offerhim a 2016 contract.

Otherwise, he would have been eligible for arbitration.

The 25-year-old Alvarez is 27-34 with 3.80 ERA in 92 careerstarts over fi ve

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carry over into next season. Line-

backer Aldon Smith was suspended for one calendar year on Nov. 17 for violating the league's policy on substance abuse. Smith is a free agent afterthe season but is not eligible to signa contract or practice with a team until after the suspension is over.

The last Raiders player to be suspended for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing s ubstances wa s

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Oakland fullback Marcel Recce stiff-arms Cleveland defensive back Tramon Williams earlier this season. the previous three seasons.

Recce had 10 carries for 36 yards and caught 30 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns this season.

"He's not a major part of what we do," Del Rio said."He's a partof what we do, but it's not like we' re

taking out50, or 60 or 70 percent of our offense when we remove him.

We' ll get the next guy up and be ready to roll."

For his career, Recce has rushed for 844 yards on 183 carries, caught 205 passes for 2,015 yards and

r e c eiver A n d r e

Holmes, who missed the first four games in 2013 forfailing a drug test in the offseason before joining Oakland. The last time a player was suspended for violating the policy while a member of the Raiders came whenfullback Luke Lawton was suspended for four games in December 2009.

Notes: S Nate Allen (knee) is unlikely to play the season finale....

The Raiders signed G Cole Manhart to the practice squad.

NBA

Cleveland beats Phoenix 101-97 in final seconds PHOENIX (AP) — Kyrie Irving

with 18 points.

sank a 3-pointer as the shot clock ex-

pired with 21.9 seconds to play and Hornets 108, Lakers 98 the Cleveland Cavaliers held on to CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kemba hand the Phoenix Suns their fifth loss Walker scored 18 of his 38 points in in arow,101-97 on Monday night. the fourth quarter, and Charlotte Brandon Knight's 3-pointer cut defeated Los Angeles in Kobe BryCleveland's lead to 96-95 with 1:27 to ant's final game in Charlotte against go and,affer LeBron James missed a the team that drafted him — and jumper, Knight hit another 3 promptly traded him — nearly but it was waved off because 20 years ago. of an offensive foul against the ROUN DUP Cody Zeller had 16 points Suns' Tyson Chandler. and eight rebounds, and NicoThe Cavs almost turned it las Batum added 15 points and over on their next possession but got 11 assist sfor the Hornets. the ball to Irving, who made a jumper Bryant, who received a taped mesfrom beyond the top of the key. sage from Hornets owner Michael In his fourth game since returning Jordan before the game, finished with from knee surgery, Irving also hit a 20 points on 5-of-20 shooting. He had 12-foot floater to put Cleveland ahead only three points in the second half, 96-92 with 1:44 to go. making just one of 10 shots.

Irving scored 22 points, J.R. Smith Jordan didn't attend Bryant's final had 17 and Kevin Love added 16 for regular-season game in Charlotte, but the Cavs, who ended a two-game skid. congratulated him on an "unbelievJames had 14 points, only two on able career"during a message that 0-for-3 shooting in the fourth quarter. was played on the arena's scoreboard T.J. Warren scored 23 for the Suns, beforetip-off. who earlier in the day announced they had fired assistant coaches Mike Bulls 104, Raptors 97 Longabardi and Jerry Sichting. Nate CHICAGO (AP) — Tony Snell Bjorkgren was promoted to take and Pau Gasol each had 22 points, Longabardi' sjob as defensive coordi- Derrick Rose added 20 and Chicago nator. Assistant coach Earl Watson pulled away late to beat Toronto. was promoted to a bench coach posiSnell, back in the rotation because tion. of an injury to Doug McDermott, had 19 points in the final 17'/2 minutes to Spurs 101, PWolves 95 spark the Bulls.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kawhi Aaron Brooks scored 17 p oints Leonard had 17 points and 11 re- and rookie Bobby Portis added 12 as bounds, Boban Marjanovic also scored the Chicagoreserves outscored their 17 andSan Antonio remained unde- counterparts 51-27. feated at home by holding off MinneKyle Lowry had 28 points and Desota.

Mar DeRozan added 19 for Toronto.

San Antonio joined the 1978 Port- Jonas Valanciunas had nine points in land Trail Blazers and 1986 Houston 20 minutes oQ' the bench afier missRockets as the only Western Confer- ing 17 games with a broken left hand. ence teams toopen a season 18-0 at

home.

The Spurs had six players in double figures and overcame coach Gregg Popovich's early ejection.

Popovich was thrown out with 1:13 remaining in the first half on two successive technical fouls following a non-call on LaMarcus Aldridge.

With veteran star Tim Duncan sitting out due to a sore right knee, the Spurs (27-6) needed another big man to step up and Marjanovic did. He sparked two key runs for San Antonio, going 7 for 7 from the field and 3 of 4 on free throws in 15 minutes.

Andrew Wiggins led Minnesota

49ERS Continued from PageC1 frankly, from that end of it, (they) couldn't give us any more than they' re giving us," Tomsula said.

The 49ers host the Rams this week, and will finish the year with11 or more losses for thefirst time since 2007

afterSunday's dispirited 3217 road defeat to the surging Lions.

Paeers 93, Hawks87 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Monta Ellis scored 26 points and Indiana snapped Atlanta's six-game winning streak.

Ellis had 15 points in the first half, and Ian Mahinmi finished with 13 points and nine rebounds.

With the Pacers leading by three, Ellis pulled up for a 3-point attempt with 16 seconds to play. The ball bounced off the rim, but Mahinmi was waiting for a tip-in that all but sealed it for Indiana.

Paul Millsap led the Hawks with 24 points. They had possession down

With little to play for, San Francisco will continue to evaluate its young roster heading into an uncertain offseason.

"Where we' re at, the way

three with less than 30 seconds re- points and 11 rebounds for the Heat, maining, but George Hill stole the who have alternated wins and losses ball &om Jeff Teague. in their last eight home games.

Ellington's other game with seven Magic 104,Pelicans 89 3s also came against Miami, when he ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Nik Vucev- was with Memphis in 2012. ic scored 28 points and matched his career high with seven assists, leadMavericks 103, Bucks 93 ing Orlandoover New Orleans.

DALLAS (AP) — Wesley Matthews Evan Fournier had 20 points, To- scored 22 points, including two clutch bias Harris added 14 and Andrew 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and Nicholson scored 13 for the Magic, Dallas held off Milwaukee. who used a pair of surges early in The Mavericks never trailed and the third and fourth quarters to pull led by as many as 13 in the second away. half, but needed consecutive 3s by Anthony Davis led the Pelicans Matthews to fend oQ' a Bucks comewith 20 points and eight rebounds. back.

Tyreke Evans finished with 16 points He snapped an 89-all tie with a 3-pointer from the right wing with and eight assists.

4:25 to play, then followed Giannis CLIPPERS 108,WIZARDS 91 Antetokounmpo's runner at the other WASHINGTON (AP) — Chris Paul end with another 3 with 3:50 remainscored 23 points, reserve Jamal Craw- ing. ford added 21 and Los Angeles again The Bucks didn't score again unovercame Blake Griffin's absence in til Antetokounmpo's layup with 1:11 beating Washington. to play made it 97-93. Devin Harris DeAndre Jordan had 15 points and sealed the game with a layup with 11 13 reboundsforthe Clippers,who got seconds leit.

54 points from substitutes in their Zaza Pachulia added 17 points and third straight win — second since eight rebounds for Dallas against his Griffin was ruled out for at least two former team. weeks with a quadriceps strain.

Jerryd Bayless returned to the Even the 6-foot Paul helped make Bucks' lineup after missing 11 games up for the loss of Griffin inside with a with a leS ankle sprain and led Milrare two-dunk performance. The Clip- waukee with 19 points and seven aspersnever trailed and led by atleast sists.

10 throughout the last three quarters.

John Wall had 23 points and 11 Jazz 95, 76ers 91 assists, and Marcin Gortat added 12 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gordon points and 16 rebounds as the Wiz- Hayward scored 24 points, including ards' four-game winning streak was a 3-pointer that put Utah ahead for snapped.Otto Porter added 21 points good against Philadelphia. off the bench for Washington.

The Jazz ended a two-game skid despite missing Derrick Favors and Nets 111, Heat 105 high-scoring reserve Alee Burks.

MIAMI (AP) — Wayne Ellington The 76ers (2-31) were trying to tieda career bestwith seven 3-point- win consecutive games for the first ers and scored 26 points, Brook Lopez time this season after Saturday' s added 26 points and 12 rebounds, and victory at Phoenix.

Brooklyn rallied from 16 points down The Jazz led b y 1 9 m i dway in the third quarter to beat Miami. through the third quarter, but the Jarrett Jack scored 18 for the 76ers went on a 29-10 run to close Nets, who had lost seven consecutive the quarter.

Nerlens Noel caught an alley-oop games to the Heat going back to the 2014 playoffs. Shane Larkin had sev- from Ish Smith to put the 76ers up en assists in the third quarter alone 91-89 with 38.3 seconds remaining. to spark Brooklyn's comeback, its big- Hayward answered with a 3 with 33.5seconds leftto go up 92-91. gest of the season.

Chris Bosh was a career-best 5 for 5 Smith scored a season-high 22 from 3-point range and finished with points in his second game with the 24 points and 12 rebounds for Miami, 76ers afterbeing traded from the which also got 24 points from Dwy- Pelicans. Noel had 18 points and ane Wade. Hassan Whiteside had 18 blocked five shots.

pare and the way you work, have all been tabbed as fuand what you' ve got to have ture centerpieces by Tomdone, and where you need sula.

"That's what w e w ant. to be when you show up on We' re building," Williams game day."

While losing five of their said. aIt may not be a 12-4 I see it, we' re definitely on a last six,the 49ers have season, or 10-6 season, but one-week calendar, in terms talked about establishing we' re getting there." of this team, and where a young nucleus of players Williams, who is scheduled we' re going, and what we' re that's coming together. to become an u n restricted Players like 2014 first- freeagent after the season, doing, and preparing to win a game," Tomsula said. "But round draft pick J immie became a starterafter jointo me, in that itself, we' re Ward, outside linebacker Eli ing the team as an undraftbuilding. Building week to Harold, safety Jaquiski Tartt ed freeagent in 2011. His week and the way you pre- and nose tackle Ian Williams progressionto one ofthe de-

fense's most consistent players is a credit to Tomsula, who was Williams' position coach during his ascension before Tomsula replaced Jim Harbaugh as head coach.

"He's building something.

We all see it. You guys see it," said Williams. "The record may not show it, but the culture here, in the locker room, just what we' re trying to do, it's going to be seen. And I'm hoping everything works out."

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Schools ease athlete penalties for marijuana In the Pac-12, five schools es that do their own testing in do notsuspend athletesfor as addition to the testing done long as they once did. At Utah, by the schools and NCAA. LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — At for example, a third failed test Those two conferences punleast one-third of the Power used to mean dismissal; now ish athletes who test positive

By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press

Five conference schools are not

punishing athletes as harshly as they were 10 years ago for testing positive for marijuana and otherso-called recreational drugs, according to an investigation by The Associated Press.

The NCAA last year cut in half the penalty for athletes who fail screenings for substances like marijuana at its championship events, and its chief medical officer is pushing forcollege sports'governing body to get out of the business of testing for rec drugs altogether. The AP found that some of the nation's biggest universities, &om Oregon to Auburn, have already eased their punishments as society's views on marijuana use have changed. Marijuana use among U.S. adults has doubled over a decade, according to government surveys, and recreational use is now legal in four states.

The AP analyzed policies for57 ofthe 65 schools in the Southeastern, Atlantic Coast, Big 12, Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences, plus Notre Dame.

Of the 57 schools, 23 since 2005 have either reduced penalties or allowed an athlete to testpositivemore times before being suspended or dismissed.

Ten schools have separate, less stringent policies addressing only marijuana in&actions.

it's a half-season suspension.

"It's a moving target, and we have to find that balance between being too punitive and not punitive enough, and sure that we help people that have a problem," Utah athletic director Chris Hill said.

Recreational useofpotisallowed for adults in Oregon and Washington but is against the rulesat Pac-12 schools in those

states. At Oregon, an athlete doesn't lose playing time until a thirdfailed test;at Oregon State, a third failed test used to mean dismissal, but athletes are now given one more chance.

At Washington, a t h ird failedtest used to be a oneyear suspension but is now just 30 days.

'The change was intended to make the policy more rehabilitative," Washington spokesman Carter Henderson said.

Northwestern, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Southern California, Syracuse, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest did not provide copies of their drug policies despite repeated requests, citing privacy laws. Stanford does not test its athletes. Illinois has a separatepotpolicy thathas become morestrictbutisn'tas punitive as its policy for drugs like cocaine or heroin.

The Big Ten and Big 12 are the only Power Five conferenc-

for

result in some lost playing time. Suspensions generally start kicking in after a second positive, though Kansas, Mississippi, Purdue and Oregon

p e r f ormance-enhancing don't mandate a suspension

drugs. The Big 12 is the only until a third offense. conferencethat screens for Football coach Mike Riley, rstyear at Nebraska rmeationaldrugs,butitdoes in hisfi not sanction athletes who test after14 yearscoaching at Orpositive. Instead, the Big 12 egon State, said he becomes notifies the school of a positive suspicious marijuana is being test and leaves any discipline used when he notices a player to the school. who misses orislateform eetAlcohol remains by far the ings or is not fully engaged on most abused substance on and off thefi eld. " Through my y ears i n college campuses, with marijuana ranking second. In the coaching, I can almost pick most recent NCAA survey of out the guys who have a marathletes(2013), 70.9 percent ijuana problem," Riley said. of Division I football players "You give me three weeks acknowledged using alcohol with a team and, if you' ve got in the previous 12 months and five guys, I could get three or 19.3 percent acknowledged four of them." using marijuana or synthetic Former Nebraska defenmarijuana. In men's basket- sive end Randy Gregory ball, reported use was 58.1 failed a marijuana test at the percentfor alcohol and 11.3 NFL scouting combine last percent for marijuana/syn- February and later publicly thetic marijuana. acknowledged his use in colWhile schools come down lege. Once considered a high hard on athletes caught using f irst-round dr y p i ck , h e performance-enhancing drugs wasn't selected until late in — a first positive test typically the second round by Dallas. results in a one-year suspenGregory said he and his sion — they are much less pu- Nebraska teammates didn' t nitive for marijuana and other worry a lot about being testso-called street drugs. ed. Nebraska, under a policy Athletes who test positive effective since September a first time typically receive 2014, suspends an athlete counseling but lose no play- for 10percent of his or her ing time. Also, athletes who sport's season after a second come forward and acknowl- failed drug test and 20 peredge drug use before they are cent after a third failed test. tested are offered help under A fourth failed test results "safe harbor" programs. Sec- in dismissal. The previous ond positive tests typically policy, in place when Gregory

initially enrolled, didn't take away playing time until a third failed test.

"I'm not saying that we were kind of like invincible," said Gregory, who played under former Huskers coach Bo Pelini. "But they don't make it a big deal.... They didn' t really test you unless you had failed one and then after that, they test you weekly al-

NCAA suspends athletes for a full season for a failed PED test. Starting in August 2014, however, the penalty for failing an NCAA street-drug test was reduced from a suspen-

sion of one full season to a half season.

NCAA medical chief Dr. Brian Hainline said his organization should concentrate on busting athletes who most." use PEDs and leave it to the Dr. Lonnie Albers, Nebras- schoolsto dealwith the rest, ka's associate athletic direc- preferably through t r eattor for athletic medicine, de- ment rather than punishclined an interview request ment. through the sports informa-

tion department.

In addition to school testing fora wide range ofdrugs, Gregory and his teammates were subject t o r a ndom screening for PEDs by the Big Ten and NCAA. "Did I know folks that were abusing it? Yeah, on different ends of the spectrum. I think you know what I mean, smoking and other performance-

enhancing drugs," Gregory said. "Sometimes guys get lucky. The Big Ten comes in, we' re testing steroids, might be a guy on steroids but he may say, You know what, I don't think I' ll be one of the 12 guys that they' re testing out of the 100-and-how-many guys we have on the team.'

And the+I get lucky and not get tested. It's kind of hit or miss, I think."

The NCAA has been testing for marijuana and other street drugs at championship events since the 1980s. The

"The

m ost

impo r t ant

thing that I can't emphasize enough is that as a society, we have to make a clear distinction between recreational drug use and cheating," Hainline said. "I really believe that they require two different approaches. One is more nuanced, and one is hard core."

What about marijuana being against the law in most states?

"Ifwe're going to test at c hampionship events f o r things that are illegal, then we shouldn't just test for pot," Hainline said. "If there are any kids under the age of 18 smoking cigarettes, we should test for that. We certainlyshould be testing for alcohol for everyone under the age of 21. Then we ask ourselves, Where does the moral authority stop?' I'm all for moral authority as long as there is a philosophical consistencyto it."

Reynolds leads Navy over Pitt 44-28 in Military Bowl ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP)had a reception for 47 yards Keenan Reynolds wrapped on a trick play. up his record-setting college The 5-foot -11 senior leaves career at Navy in spectacu- Navy (11-2) as the NCAA lar fashion, running for three career leader with 88 touchtouchdowns and throwing for downs and 530 points. His another Monday to lead the 4,559 yards rushing are the Midshipmen past Pittsburgh most by a quarterback in 44-28 in the Military Bowl.

NCAA history.

Reynolds ran for 144 yards Qadree Ollison r ushed on 24carries,completed 9 of for 73 yards and scored two 17 passes for 126 yards and touchdowns for Pitt. Nate Pe-

terman threw a TD pass but was intercepted three times.

It all added up to a disappointing ending for the Panthers (8-5) in their first season under coach Pat Narduzzi.

After Quadree Henderson returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for Pitt, Navy went up 21-7 at halftime and built a 31-7 lead midway through the third quarter.

P ittsburgh scored t w o touchdowns in 17 seconds to close to 31-21, but could not complete the comeback.

It was 38-28 when Reynolds capped a nine-play drive with a 9-yard run with 4:19 remaining. The TD broke a tie with Kenneth Dixon of Louisiana Tech for most in Football Bowl Subdivision history.

The victory provided the

Midshipmen with their first 11-win season in 135 years of football. It's also the first time Navy has won three straight bowl games.

It was the first game for the Midshipmen since they beat Army and coach Ken Niumatalolo decided to stay at Navy instead of taking the head coaching job at Brigham Young.

Playing before a sellout crowd of 36,352 in its home stadium, Navy used its tripleoption attack to overwhelm a team that went 6-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and ranked 20th in the nation against the run. The Midshipmen finished with 590 yards in offense, 417 on the ground — including 114 by fullback Chris Swain.

21. Coralie Frasse Sombet, France, 2:08.67.

2z Emi Hasegawa, Japan, 2:08.74.

23.Anemone Marmottan, France,2:09.08.

24. Clara Direz, France, 2:09.10.

25. Megan McJames, United States, 2:09.15.

26. Estelle Alphand, France, 2:10.7z World Cup Standings After 5 of 9 races 1. Lara Gut, Switzerland, 350 points. z Eva-Maria Brem, Austria, 342.

3. Federica Bsgnone, Italy, 265.

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5. Tina Weirather, Liechtenstein, 210.

6. Nina Loeseth, Norway, 200.

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8. Frida Hansdotter, Sweden, 156.

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Montreal at Flosda,430 p.m.

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Detroit at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.

Anaheim at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles atEdmonton, 6 p.m .

Chicago at Arizona,6 p.m.

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Utah at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

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Denver at Portland, 7 p.m.

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Washington at Dallas, 10 a.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 10 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

New England at Miami, 10 a.m.

New Orleans at Atlanta, 10 a.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 10 B.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

Tennessee at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.

St. Louis at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m.

San Diego at Denver, 1:25 p.m.

Seattle at A.izona, 1:25 p.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 1:25 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1:25 p.m.

M innesota atG reen Bay,5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 29 Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, Texas Air Force (8 — 5) vs. California (7 —5), 11 a.m.

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Russell Athletic Bowl, Orlando, Ra. North Carolina (11 — 2) vs. Baylor (9 — 3), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Arizona Bowl, Tucson Nevada (6 — 6) vs. Colorado State (7 — 5), 4:30 p.m. (ASN) Texas Bowl, Houston Texas Tech (7 — 5) vs. LSU (8 — 3), 6 p.m.

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Wednesday, Dec. 30 Birmingham (Ah.) Bowl Auburn (6 — 6) vs. Memphis (9 — 3), 9 a.m.

(ESPN) Belk Bowl, Charlatte, N.C. NC State (7 — 5) vs. Mississippi St. (8 — 4), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl, Nashville, Tenn.

Louisville (7 — 5) vs. Texas A&M (8 — 4), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl, San Diego Wisconsin (9 — 3) vs. Southern Cal (8 — 5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 31 Peach Bowl, Atlanta Houston (12 — 1) vs. Florida State (10 — 2), 9 a.m. (ESPN) Orange Bowl (Playoff Semilinsl) Miami Gsnlens, Rs. clemson (13 — 0) vs. oklahoma (11 — n, 1 p.m. (ESPN) Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semilinal) Arlington, Texas Alabama o 2 — 1)vs. Michigan state (12 —1), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl, Tampa, Ra.

Northwestern (10 — 2) vs. Tennessee (8 —4),

9 a.m. (ESPN2) Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla. Michigan (9 — 3) vK Florida (10 —3), 10 a.m.

(ABC) Fiests Bowl, Glendale, Ariz.

Notre Dame (10 — 2) vs. ohio state (11 — n, 10 a.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl, Pasadena Iowa (12 — 1) vs. Stanford (11 — 2), 2 p.m.

(ESPN) Sugar Bowl, New Orleans Oklahoma State (10 — 2) vs. Mississippi (9 —3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 2 TaxSlayer Bowl, Jacksonville, Ra. Penn St. (7 — 5) vs. Georgia (9 — 3), 9 a.m.

(ESPN) Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tenn.

Kansas St. (6 — 6) vs. Arkansas (7 —5), 12:20 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl, San Antonio Oregon (9 — 3) vs. TCU (10 — 2), 3:45 p.m.

(ESPN) Cactus Bowl, Phoenix West Virginia (7 — 5) vs. Arizona State (6 —6), 7:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 11 College Football Championship Game Glendale, Ariz.

Orange Bowl winner vs. Cotton Bowl winner, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Winter Sports Women's World Cup Giant Slalom Results Monday, st uenz, Aushia 1. L8ra Gut, Switzerland, 2 minutes, 06.00 SGCOAds.

2015 — 16 NCAA Bowl Glance Saturday, Dec. 26 St. Petersburg (Ra.) Bowl Marshall 16, UConn 10 Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas Washington State 20, Miami 14 Heart of Dallas Bowl Washington 44, Southern Mississippi 31 Pinstripe Bowl, Bronx, N.Y. Duke 44, Indiana 41, OT Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La. Virginia Tech 55, Tulsa 52 Foster Farms Bowl, Santa Clara Nebraska 37, UCLA 29 Monday, Dec. 28 Militsry Bowl, Annapolis, Md. Navy 44, Pittsburgh 28 Quick Lane Bowl, Detroit Minnesota 21, Central Michigan 14

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4. Eva-Masa Brem, Austsa, 2:06.36.

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6. Michaela Kirchgasser, Austria, 2:07.37.

7. Francesca Marsaglia, Italy, 2:07.5z 8. Fsda Hansdotter, sweden, 2:07.70.

9. Irene Curtoni, Italy, 2:07.88.

10. Elena Curtoni, Italy, 2:07.90.

11. Tessa Worley, France, 2:07.97.

1z Nina Loeseth, Norway, 2:08.00.

13. Rag nhild Mowinckel, Norway, 2:08.00.

14. Marie-pier prefontaine, canada, 2:08.0z 15. Kajsa Kling, Sweden, 2:08.06.

16. Marta Bassino, Italy, 2:08.13.

17. Taina Barioz, France, 2:08.13.

18. Nadia Fanchini, Italy, 2:08.25.

19. Alexandra Tilley, Great Britain, 2:08.34.

20. Wendy Holdener, Switzerland, 2:OSA6.

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1. Lara Gut, Switzerland, 658 points.

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6. Tina weirather, uechtenstein, 314.

7. Nina Loeseth, Norway, 306.

8. Mikaela Shiffrin, United States, 296.

9. Cornelia Huetter, Austria, 274.

10. Federica Bsgnone, Italy, 265.

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Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Signed INF Ryan Lashley.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — SuspendedMemphis FMattBarnes two games for engaging in a physical altercation with and threatening New York coach Derek Fisheron Oct.3,in Redondo Beach, Calif.

HOUSTON ROCKETS — RecalledF Montrezl Harrell and G-F K.J. Mcoaniels from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Reassigned F Jarell Martin to iowa (NBADL).

PHOENIX SUNS — Fired assistant coaches Jerry Sichting and Mike Longabardi.

Promoted Nate Bjorgken to defensive coordinator and Earl Watson to bench coach.

FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed LB Csm Johnson from the practice squad. Waived RB Daryl Richardson. Released DB De'Ante Saunders from the practice squad.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Placed G Hugh Thornton and QB Charlie Whitehurst on injured reserve.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Placed FB Roosevelt Nix on injured reserve. Signed LB LJ. Fort from the practice squad.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Placed Ss Eric Weddle and Darrell Stuckey, TE Ladarius G reen and NTsean ussemore on injured reserve.Signed TE Sean McGrath and S Matt Daniels from the practice squad. Resigned Gs Craig Watts and Michael Huey to the practice squad.

Arena Football League ORLANDO PREDATORS — Agreed to terms with DL Richard Clebert.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled F Shea Theodore from san Diego (AHu. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Recalled D Erik Gustafsson from the Rockford (AHL).

Placed F Marcus Kruger on injured reserve.

DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled LW Eric Tangrad| from Grand Rapids (AHu. MONTREAL CANADIENS — Traded F Zack Kassian to Edmonton for G Ben Scrivens.

Recalled G Eetu Laurikainen from HPK (Finland) and assigned him to Bakersfield (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Reassigned F Colton Sissons to Milwaukee (AHL). Activated F Mike Fisher from injured reserve.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Reassigned Fs Mike Angelidis and Mike Blunden to Syracuse (AHL).

American Hockey League GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Reassigned G Jake Paterson to Toledo (ECHL). Signed G Jeff Lerg to a professional tryout agreement.

LACROSSE National Lacrosse League BUFFALO BANDITS — Acquired D Mitch de Snoo from Calgary for T Brandon Goodwin.

COLLEGE FAYETTEVILLE STATE — Named Richard Hayes Jr. football coach.

INDIANA — Announced RB Jordan Howard will enter the NFL draft.

MIAMI — Announced DB Artie Burns will enter the NFL draft.

RUTGERS — Named Aaron Henry assistant defensive backs coach.

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Passes asof6p.m .Monday:SonoraPass(Highway 108) is closed from 26.4 miles east of Strawberry to the Junction of US 395 for the season. TiogaPass (Highway 120) is closed from CraneFlat to 5 miles west of the junction of US 395for the season. Ebbetts Pass (Highway 4) is closed from 0.5 miles east of the junction of Highway 207/Mt. Rebaturnoff to the junction of Highway 89 for the season. Goonline to www.uniondemocrat.corn, www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/ roads.cgi orcall Ca)transat 800427-7623for highway updates andcurrent chain restrictions.

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