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The Tuolumne Utilities Districtboard of directors voted 3-1Tuesday night to engage legal counsel for removal of adisc golfcourse setup on TUD property at Sierra Pines in Twain Harte. Directors Ron Ringen, John Maciel and Ji m G r innell voted for the measure, while Ron Kopf opposed it and Kent Johnson was absent. About a dozen people who care about the discgolfcourse attended the TUD boardmeeting. Disc golf enthusiasts started the course over the past six years on the Sierra Pines property without TUD permission or authorization, but until now it has been tolerated, according to district staff. In thepast year,discgolfat the site has gained popularity and district management

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— The Sonora High School Golden Regiment band performed at elementary schools last week during its annual feeder school tour.A2

A Californiaman found guilty lastyearforthe 1980 murder of a Sonora couple's teenage son in South Lake Tahoe was sentenced to life in prison without paroleMonday in El Dorado County Superior Court. Andrew Sanford, 53, of Carmichael, was ordered to spend the restof his life behind bars for killing 16-year-old Richard Swanson during a robbery at a South Lake Tahoe gas station in the early hours of Aug. 14, 1980. Sanford was arrested in 2012 after DNA evidence

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with large numbers of participants, parking, lack of public toilets, camping and the proximity of the disc golf course to private homes. Anumber of disc golf enthusiastshave organized clean-

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him to the crime. The victim's parents, Ron and Sharon Swanson, moved to Sonora in 1983 to get a fresh start with their youngest son, Bob Swanson, who was 8 at the time of his brother's murder. Decades passed, and the case remained unsolved, but the family never gave up their quest for justice. The long wait finally came to an end Monday. "For 34 years, we have felt as though we have been c~ n g a 50-pound ball and chain around our ankle," Sharon Swanson told her son's murderer in a prepared statement she read in court at Monday's sentencing. "Your life will now surely be something you have deserved all these years."

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The crime Richard Swanson had been employed at the South Y Gas Station in South Lake Tahoe for only three weeks leading up to the night he was killed. Swanson left home shortly before midnight on Aug. 13, 1980, to help cover a graveyard shiftfor a coworker, an

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Sharon and Ron Swenson, of Sonora, hold a photograph of their son, Richard Swenson, who was murdered while working at a South Lake Tahoe gas station in 1980. that was supposed to last crimes, such as auto theft only three nights. and breaking and entering. Six hours later, SwanAuthorities considered son's body was discovered Sanford a suspect early inside the back storage in their investigation, but room of the gas station. He never had enough evidence had been beaten and left to to link him to the crime prisuffocate and die, with his or to advancements in DNA head bound in technology. 16 feetofduct Sanford repo r tedly tape. moved away from South South Lake Lake Tahoe on the same Tahoe police day that Swanson's body officers inveswas found. tigated t h e San ford Over the years, the Swancrime scene sons were able to keep tabs and determined $761.02 on Sanford through the Inwas missing from the cash ternet. They would see him register. on social media posing for Sanford, who was 19 at pictures while on cruises the time of the murder, was and dates, but they stayed known to hang around the patient and let the legal gas station and had been process take its course. involved i n s m a ll-time "We're a strong fam-

ily and just never gave up," Ron Swanson said. "It wasn't an option."

Waiting fOr anSWelS The Swansons and other South Lake Tahoe community members established a secret witness program in Richard Swanson's name shortly after he was murdered, in hopes someone would come forward with information that w ould help solve the crime. No one ever came for-

ward with information to capture Swanson's killer, but theprogram stil lexists and has drawn hundreds of tips that have helped solve See SWANSON/Back Page

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The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors at a meeting Tuesday took no actionon acontroversialproposal to drain Tulloch Reservoir or on a recent lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union. The board took no action Tuesday — except to schedule a special meeting next week — on last week's announcement by Oakdale Irrigation District that it could drain Tulloch Reservoir to meet federal water-flow mandates to save salmon during the drought. A handful of citizens called on the board for immediate actionagainst the water

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The Sonora HighSchool Golden Regiment band performed at elementary schools last week during their annual feeder school tour. The tour encourages future Sonora High students to join band. Drum majors senior Cassidy Wise, 18 (above, at left) and junior Cole Costello, 17, pump up Columbia Elementary School students during Friday's performance. Third-graders (at left, from left) Charlie Riddell, Tony Njirich, and Caden Owsley, all 8, watch the band perform.

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Sonora High School cheerleaders (above, from left) junior Amore Jimenez, 17, junior Eva Peller, 16, senior Brittney Gilles, 17, and senior Kadi Patterson, 17, cheer as the Golden Regiment band plays Friday at Columbia Elementary School. Columbia Elementary fourth-graders Chase Youngman, 10 (below right, at left), and Justin Morey, 9, watch the performance. Sonora High sophomore Carley Copello, 16 (below left), plays the tuba Friday morning.

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Cedar Road North, Suite C, Sono- through age 5 , 1 0 30 a m., low Springs Clubhouse, 20522 Tuolumne County Library, 480 Willow Springs Drive. ra, 533-6800. Mothers of Preschoolers Greenley Road, Sonora, 533-5507.

Society, 6:30 p.m., Tuolumne County Library, 480 Greenley Road, Sonora, 533-3496.

Tuolumne County Board of Summerville High School (MOPS), 9 to 11:30 a.m., Oak Hill Board of Trustees, 6:30 p.m., Presbyterian Church, 14892 Peace- Supervisors Transportation

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Committee, 11 a .m., Board Sierra Club d a y h i k e, Chambers, 2 S. Green St., Sonora. TODAY Tuolumne County Museum 9 a.m., Mary Laveroni CommuniValley Springs Public Utility Park, Highway 120, Groveland, Board of Governors, 3 p.m., hisTHURSDAY ty District, 6:30 p.m., 150 Setory center, 158 W. Bradford Ave., Visiting Nurse Association 962-7585. quoia S t . ,Valley Sp r i ngs, Storytime and Craft, children Sonora. Advisory Board,7:30 a.m.,20100 WATCH Resources Inc. 772-2650. school library, 17555 Tuolumne Road, Tuolumne, 928-4228.

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Board of Directors, 3:30 p.m., WATCH Center,1 2801 Cabezut Road,533-0510.

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Calaveras County Historical Willow Springs Homeown- Society, 6 p.m., call for meeting ers Association, 6:30 p.m., Wil- location, 754-1058.

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THURSDAY Storytime, 11 to 11:40 a.m., Calaveras County Library, Copperopolis branch, Lake Tulloch Plaza.

Blue Mountain Community Renewal Council, 6:30 p.m., Veterans Memorial Building, West Point, 293-7160.

Calaveras County Fire Districts Association, 6:30 p.m., supervisors chambers, Government Center, 891 M ountain Ranch Road, San A n dreas, 754-6639. The Union Democrat Calendar attempts to list all non-commercial events of publicinterestin the greater Tuolumne and Calaveras county areas. Contributions are welcome. Call 588-4525, visit 84 S. Washington St., Sonora, or email adivinefaf uniondemocrat. Com.

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NEWS NOTES Hornitos Patron eggs, biscuits and gravy, orjuice, and coffee or tea. Club dinner planned ange Proceeds go to projects such The Hornitos Patron Club will present its 66th annual Enchilada Dinner &om 3:30 to 8p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Golden Stag Hall in Hornitos in northwestern Mariposa County. Ticketsare $15 for adults, $7 for children. Local craft vendors will be present and entertainment will be provided by Hacienda Valencia dancing horses and Sol Del Valle, a mariachi band and dance group. For more information, call 376-2320.

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The following animals are available for adoption from humane societies in the Mother Lode:

CALAVERAS COUNTY DOGS and PUPPIES eLauren —Saluki mix, female, adult Lily — Chihuahua, female, adult eOdie — Pit bull terrier mix, male, adult ePepper —Pit bull terrier mix, female, young CATS eAbby — Short hair, female, young adult Ariel — Short hair, female, baby Bluebelle — Short hair, gray, female, senior eBrigitte — Short hair, female, adult Buddy —Domestic short hair, baby Buzz — Short hair, orange, male, baby Charisse —Short hair, black, female, adult Calli —Short hair, female, adult eDivina —Medium hair, calico, female, adult Effie — Short hair, female, young Eli —Short hair, orange, baby Elsa — Short hair, black and white, female, adult Elvis —Short hair, black, male, baby Ernie — Long hair, black and white, male, baby Felicity — Short hair, female, baby Felix — Short hair, orange, male, baby Felix —Short hair, gray tabby, male, baby Frudal — Short hair, female, young Jasper — Short hair, male, young "Jeremy —Short hair, tabby, male, adult Jerica — Short hair, brown, female, baby Lailah — Siamese, female, young Lillian —Short hair, polydactyl, female, junior Louise —Medium hair, calico, female, adult Maggie — Short hair, female, adult "Marty — Medium hair, male, baby Misty Morning — Long hair, female, adult Morris — Short hair, male, adult Nickelby —Medium hair, male, baby Phoebe —Long hair, white and black, female, adult "Rachel — Short hair, gray tabby, female adult eRoss — Short hair, graytabby, male, adult eRudy — Short hair, orange, male, young "Scotty — Short hair, white and gray, male, adult Smokey — Short hair, black and white, male, young eStarsky and Hutch — Short hair, orange, male, babies "Tiffany —Short hair, female, adult Tobie —Medium hair, female, adult Thelma —Medium hair, calico, female, adult "Tilly —Short hair, brown and white tabby, female, adult

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CATS Since the Calaveras Humane Ben — Orange tabby, short Society does not have a shelter, hair, male, 6.5 our adoptable cats are cared for in Crystal — White, short hair, foster homes. To view these ani- female, 2.5 mals and get foster contact info, Haily Brown-and-white visit www.calaverashumane.org tabby, short hair, female, 5 and click on "Adopt" or call the Jerry — Charcoal, short hair, Calaveras Humane Society at 736- male, 6.5 9417 for foster contact informaSophia —Brown tabby, short hair, female, 1.5 years tion. Cats and dogs are also availKITTENS able for adoption through the CaDayo —Gray tabby, short hair, laveras County Animal Services. For Calaveras County Shelter cats female, 11 months Freeway — Black and white, and dogs call 754-6509 or email short hair, male, 5 months Rebecca Andahl at RAndahlI co.calaveras.ca.us. B u s iness Lodi — Calico, short hair, hours are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. female, 5 months Peter —Gray tabby, short hair, and 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through male, 10 months Saturday. Animal viewing and Sid —Orange tabby, short hair, micro chipping services are available during all normal business male, 6 months Tahkenna —Calico, short hair, hours. The Calaveras County female, 6 months shelter is at 691 Mountain Ranch Torry —Gray tabby, short hair, Road,San Andreas.The office is male, 6 months closed Sundays and Monday and on holidays. Animals with an e Those interested in adopting can be viewed at www.calaveras. an animal can view more informapetfinder.com. tion about them at www.hsotc. org. Tuolumne County Animal Control (984-1338) is open for TUOLUMNE COUNTY all services from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and DOGS Fdday; for all services from 1 to 7 Allie — Boxer, brown, female, p.m. Wednesday,with telephone 2to3 hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and — Chihuahua mix, Bubba for adoptions only from 9 a.m. to brown, male, 4.5 1 p.m. Saturday. Buzz — Retriever/Akita mix, The Humane Societyof Tubrown, male, 1 olumne County(984-5499)isopen Clinton —Labrador/pitbull mix, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday tan and white, male,1.5 Frankie — Queensland mix, through Saturday. Animal viewing hours are from 10:30 a.m. to tricolor, male, 1 George — Chiweenie, gray, 2:30p.m. Monday through Saturday. male,2to3 Kody — Australian Kelpie, Both are at 10040 Victoria Way, Jamestown. tricolor, male, 1

The 33rd annual Tuolumne County Hi 4 - H P a ncake Breakfast will be served &om 8 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday, March 8, at the Sonora Elks Lodge. Ticketsare available at the door or pre-sale by Hi 4-H members. Cost is$7 for adults and $4 for children under 12. The menu is eggs, sausage, juice, coffee and all you-can-eat pancakes. Proceeds benefit Hi 4-H for their Disneyland bus trip. Hi 4-H is the teen club for members age 12 and older. Hi 4-H plans, builds and performs in the Haunted House every year, and meets monthly for communityservice and social activities. For more information, call 532-5896.

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The 40th annual Dr. June McOmber Junior High Spelling Bee was held Feb. 18 at Curtis Creek Elementary School in Standard. About 45 students from 10 schools participated in the event. Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy student Evan Zukal (center) took first place. Curtis Creek student Tami Avilla (left) and Columbia Elementary student Luvdeep Kaur (right) tied for second place. Tenaya Elementary School student Seth PetersPearlman (not pictured) placed third. The Soroptimist International of Sonora sponsors the annual event, and provides the registration fee to send first- and second-place winners to the state competition in May in Marin County.

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bel Malavey, a girl, to LoD eat h s re c orded i n gan Charles Malavey and Calaveras County from Marriages recorded in Je ssica Marie Garcia 13 to Feb. 23 (date of Tuolumne County from Feb . 1 1, Malakai James de ath given): Feb. 13 to Feb. 23 (wed- Galloway, aboy, to Ryan Feb. 19, Ardith Edson ding date given): Patrick Galloway and AnFeb. 19, Jess Willard Feb. 8, Nathan Green drea Alicia Ahumada F eb. 21, Rand a l l Spring and Jordan Taylor Feb. 12, Westen Allen Lagomarsino Collins Barnes, a boy, to Trevor Feb. 14, Richard Kenneth Shawn Barnes and Joslin Stamps and Ilene Yvette Nicole Chawick Rocha Feb. 12, L ia m W yatt Feb. 14, Gary S tuart Reyes, a boy, to Gerardo Findus on M oore and C heryl L e e Reyes and Tabitha Verhn Russo Phillips Feb. 14, Gary Holden Feb. 14, Miles Sawyer Hays and Christel Ann Graham, a boy, to Michael Reagan Scott Graham and Christina Mother lodeChristianSchool35sAoooal Feb. 14, Brandon Lee Marie Ghiringhelli A UCTIO N SAT. FEB. 28 11:30A.M. Begley and Nicole Evette MotherLodeFairgrounds Schroder D eaths r ecorded i n Doorsopenoam! Freeatimission Feb. 14, Benjamin Israel Tuolumne County from PREVIEWFRIDAY,Feb.27 4to9p.m. Wolf and Crystal Marie Feb. 13 to Feb. 23: Antique Furnishings trom Towler Feb. 10, Flora Case Local Estates: Feb. 10, Margie Opal Victorian, GoldenOak,Art Deco, Duncan Phyfe andMid-Century Furniture, Bedroom B irths r e corded i n Rohrs Sets, LampTables,RockingChairs,Dining Tuolumne County from Feb. 11, Glenn Bruce Tables& Chairs,Oak SchoolDesk,Oak Roii-Top Desk, Upholstered Furniture, Feb. 13 to Feb. 23 (moth- Johnson Restored Cast Iron Wood Stove, Church er's maiden name given F eb. 11 , R o bert W . Pews,Bookcases,ChinaCabinet,Vintage Kitchen Stove. in most entries): Kingman Antique victrola phonographa Feb. 5, S i e rr a R o se Feb. 12, Murt Sullivan Player Piano Horlak, a girl, to Bryan GerFeb. 14, Riki P atricia Artwork, Original Paintings & Beautiful Prints, Gold, Sterling & Gemstone ald Horlak and Kimberly Holman Estate Jewelry, Cameras, Dolls & Ann Fitzpatrick Feb. 15, Ray Barnhart Jr. Doll Accessories, Sewing Items, Cast Iron, Vintage Furs, Clothing, Hats, aitd Feb. 6, Stella Grace McFeb. 15, Cathryn Ann Accessor ies,Depression Glass,Tea Sets, Daniel, a girl, t o S t ella Edwards Stetson Hats, Advertising Items, Vintage Radios, Typewri ters, and Sewing Machines. Grace McDaniel and Danie Feb. 15, Sharon Leah Gold NuggetEarrings aitdPendant Rachelle Carr Fernandes Western Items, Antique Lace, Linens, Feb. 6, Grayson Samuel Feb. 15, Wanda Gene Blankets & Quilts, Ari Glass, HeiseyGlass, Rudy Glass, AntiqueClocks, AntiqueToys Thorn, a boy, to Trevor Robinson and Games, Milk Glass, Wedgwood, Old Robert Norman Thorn and Feb. 15,Vicki Lynn Rogers Tools, Carnival Glass, Fostoria, Trunks, Vintage Lamps, Staffordshire, Orene Marie Olberg Feb. 15, Deborah Ann Banjo, Oriental Items,Tapestries, Steins, Mirrors. Feb. 9, Quentin Mar- Shaw 2 CordsoiSeasonedOakFirewoodDeliveredLocally shall Gallagher, a boy, to Feb. 16, Peter Michael Oriental Style Carpets, Rare Books, Shaun Alan Gallagherand Kole Collector Plates, Brass & CopperWares, Kimberly Suzanne Foote Feb. 17, Philip Alan Smith VintageSuitcases, Hayiland, Limoges, Disney, Items,Antique Christmas Feb. 9, Elenor Elizabeth Feb. 18, Rebecca Ann Bauer, Items, Antique Boxes, Postcards, Old Garcia,a girl, to Bernard Miller Photos, Collectible LPs,CoinsandStamps, Watches, Flow Blue, Sterling Silver Luis Garcia and Wynter F eb. 19, L i n d a R a e Tableware, Gift BasketsandCertificates. Skye L.Hamilton Jackson Restored1O74Lincoln ContinentalMarkIV Feb. 9, B o die R occa Feb. 20, Donald Gene Utt Vintage Pinball Machine, Antique Jardine, a boy, to Kyland Feb. 22, Virgil Wayne Kitchenware, Buttons, Marbles, Silver Plate, Royal Doulton, Military Items, Anthony Rocca Jardine and Lovingfoss PapeIweights, Barbies, Knives, Railroad Kaitlyn Marie Stevens Items, Pewter, Breyer Horses, Bottles, Sports Memorabilia, Baskets of Sea Feb. 9 , Chr i stopher Shells, Shabby Chic Items, Mid-Century Larios, a boy, to Rafael Sal- Calaveras County collectibles, vintage Movie Items, Native vador Lario and Adriana American Items, Carvings, Princess Lanterns,Cast Iron,ArtPottery: Alicia Orozco Marriages recorded in House, Roseville, Fiesta, Hall, Frapkoma. Feb. 9, T y l e r Z a ch- Calavems County from Harley Davidson Sporlster Rolling Chassis ary Teague, a boy, to Justin Feb. 13 to Feb. 23 (wedPreviewsomeoi ourauction itemsonFacebook: Luther Teague and Sara ding date given): Ann Lewis Feb. 14, James Thompson MLCS,or onourschoolwebsiteat mymlcs.com Feb. 10, L i l iana I s o- and Amanda Simons SponsoredBy:

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Calaveras County Board of Supervisors to turn the other cheek, now would be it. That's because the county is about to find itself embroiled in what could be a very expensive and embarrassinglawsuit over a 2014 resolution praising the work of a Christian-based pregnancy center, the Door of Hope, in Angels Camp. The resolution at issue, congratulating the Door of Hope, reads: W hereas, the mission ofDoorof Hope is to bring compassionate help

Whereas, Calaveras Door of Hope endeavors to save the lives of

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their time, financial resources and prayers supporting their clients with kindness and compassion

while listening withoutjudgement; and Whereas, through advocacy and educationthe Door of Hope seeks to enlighten and strengthen the lives of women and young women in Calavems and hope to women and teens who County by inviting them to test are unprepared for pregnancy; and and seefor themselves the many Whereas, Calaveras Door of Hope blessingsthat can come from is part of a national network of living the teachings of Christ. pregnancy centers that share the (Our bold added.) common mission of ministering to

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Darren SpeHman was approved 3-1-1. If the board insists on defending It immediately irked a couple its proclamation in court, it would dozen county residents, who said it turn a situation that was once a endorsed a specific religion and also fairly isolated and easily fixed into violated state law because it was not something much deeper: A public put on a public meeting agenda. On board stubbornly committing setheir behalf, the ACLU threatened rioustaxpayers dollars to defendto sue. ing what on its face is arguably a The board tweaked the resolution government endorsement of a rea bit in July, by removing the word ligion. "unborn." But that did little to pacify It would have taken little for the the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors recognizes the valiant critics, who objected mainly to the county to avoid the situation — just efforts made by members of and fourth paragraph. That is, the impli- omit the paragraph. If the board contributors to the Calaveras Door cation that the county feels people feels the Door of Hope is doing good should be "living the teachings of work, why not just praise its work of Hope to enhance the quality of Christ." instead of prolesticizing? lifefor women in ourcounty and specifically those going through the The ACLU made good on its What if bending to some liberal, very di fficult circumstances related threats last week when it sued the bigcity lawyers goesagainsta board to unplanned pregnancy. county in the Calaveras County Su- member's religious convictions? The resolution, proposed by then- periorCourt seeking ajudge to rule Well, that's exactly the crux of the member of the Board of Supervisors the resolution unconstitutional. issue.

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FROM OUR READERS Summerville High isn't being sued

ning another swim season in a broken-down, leaking 60 year-old pool while track To the Editor: athletes run through mud A Union Democrat story puddles on the dangerously earlierthis month reported pot-holed, not-safe-in-anyon how Summerville High weather track a t S onora School is now beginning its High. second sale of bonds that I believe our community's were authorized by popu- children deserve to have larvote.They are able to do our tax dollars, likewise apso because no one is suing proved by popular vote, work Summerville High. Despite for the improvement of their having the same wording educational and athletic fa(example: upgrade/improve/ cilities, not paid to attorneys. renovate P.E. fields and fa- I have asked Larry Coombes, cilities) as the Sonora High Dr. Jim Mosson and ex-SHS bond measure, Summerville principal Rod Hollingsworth is sailing along replacing to drop their hurtful CASBA football bleachers, a snack lawsuit. They have not and shack and changing a base- by persisting, only show ball field to multi-purpose contempt for our school, our field among other projects children and our community. NOT specifically itemized I pray that the local judiin their bond measure. Un- ciary will do the right thing fortunately, because of the and throw out this wasteful, selfish actions of a few local shameful and meritless lawresidents without school- suit and allow us to share aged children, Sonora High the same v oter-approved is stuck paying untold thou- benefits that Summerville sands of dollars in lawyers' High is enjoying. fees and cost overruns. This is while students are beginRob Lyons Sonora Union High School Board President

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The newlitmustest: Does bamaloveAmerica? Republicans seem ceaselessly enamored of litmus tests, but the newest one — Do you believe President

Obama loves Americas — makes birthers seem witty. The question arose after former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani told a private audience that he doesn't think Obama loves America. He further noted that Obama wasn't raised like him or members of the au-

dience(conservative business people and assorted media), which, though probablytrue (Obama grew up in Hawaii and for a time in Indonesia), wasn't really the point. Translated, Giuliani's observation was to question whether Obama is really on the home team, specifically when it comes to defeating the Islamic State. Whether Giuliani intended to dredge up the "otherness" of Obama, aremnant of the 2008 presidential election, isn't clear (or likely), the effect was to stoke longsimmering doubts about Obama's legitimacy. To certain people, he is still an alien who doesn't think the way "we" do and is the son of a Kenyan anti-colonialist. (Aren't we all anti-colonialists these days?) The fact that he also happens to be African-American has many viewing Giuliani's comment as dog whistling to racists, which probably is not true. Still, what he said had a certain familiar ring to it. And racists will embrace Giuliani's comments as speaking to them regardless of what was intended. As a result, Giuliani not only has tarnished his own legacy

think this is unique to some other place, remember that during the Crusades and the Inquisition, people committed terrible deeds in the name of Christ." Well now, there's a comparison unas America's mayor but has created likely to curry favor among the brethproblems for the Republican Party, ren. This weird teaching moment which needed no new reasons for might work in an op-ed piece or in acblack voters to see them as unwel- ademia, but when the enemy invokes coming. these very events, we might want to Now, in the litmus test du jour, Re- avoid lending legitimacy to their juspublican presidential candidates are tifications for savagery and genocide. being forced to indicate whether they Uniqueness, meanwhile, is irreleagree with Giuliani and also whether vant. Using history as a guide lest we they believe President Obama is a repeat it is one thing; it is quite anChristian who loves his country. Good other to essentially minimize present grief. horrors because, hey, we've all been To be fair, these questions are com- bad. Christians aren't currently burning from the media, not from the ing people alive or beheading them in RNC, but litmus-voters are paying an attempt to convert the world to attention — and so are Democrats. Christianity. It is hard to fathom what exactly cerObama's failed attempt to show tain Republicans want from Obama. the world how even-handed he is reTears?A publicdeclaration oflove? vealed a surprising lack of logic. But Several years back, some insisted this hardly means that he doesn't that Obama wasn't a patriot because "love"America, whatever that means. It isn't really so shocking that he didn't want to wear a flag lapel pin. This was absurd on its face. Wear Obama's too-careful wording might a little flag pin and we're all good? Re- cause someone like Giuliani to react fuse towear one and you might be a strongly in the moment. The fact that Muslim operative? Republicans aren't eager to distance Giuliani's c omments f o llowed themselves from the comments sugclosely on the heels of Obama's much- gests that there are enough on the criticized speech at the National right who agree with him that a dePrayer Breakfast, which did fall short nunciation might be risky. of inspiring, one has to admit. In his The first summoned to the interattempt to appear humble, the presi- rogatory was Wisconsin Gov. Scott dent triedto give equal time to our Walker, for whom the dinner was nation's flaws as he commended its intended when Giuliani stole the accomplishments, saying: show. Walker has been asked repeat"Lest we get on our high horse and edly whether he thinks Obama loves

Kathleen Parker

America, an idiotic question that only a foolwould answer except to say, "Absolutely!" Instead, Walker grabbed a shovel and starting digging a hole right next to Giuliani's. Though he first replied that he didn't feel he needed to comment on Giuliani's comments, he later said he doesn't know if Obama is a Christian. Well, of course he doesn't "know," but everyoneknows what Obama has said. He's a Christian. I'm no less inclined to believe the president when he says he's a Christian than I am to believe Walker when he says he's one. If either man is a fake Christian, he has plenty of company, the fact of which makes very little difference to most Americans. This is all politics, in other words, and Republican candidates need to get smarter. Litmus tests will keep coming their way, and anyone seriously considering running for president needs to know what he thinks before he's asked. When the camera is running is no time to share one's deliberations. It seems that Walker could use betteradvisers and advance people — and the president might want to shake up his speech-writing department. In the meantime, only Giuliani owns his opinions.

Too bad they're so repugnant. Kathleen Parker writes a syndicated column appearing in more

than 350 newspapers nationwide. She won the Pulitzer Prizefor commentary in 2010.

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OBITUARIES

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8:53 a.m., animal complaints — A person on North The Sheriff's Office report- Norlin Street had an ongoing problem with a n e ighbor's ed the following: barking dog. 10:21 a.m., animal comMONDAY 7:47 a.m., Angels Camp plaints — A dog on Upper — Three goats ran loose at Sunset Drive attacked a woma parking lot on North Main an's chickens. 12:09 p.m., suspicious cirStreet. 8:12 a.m., Copperopolis cumstances — A woman on — A suspicious vehicle was Columbia Way said a former friend walked into her home parked on Spangler Lane. 12:40 p.m., Valley Springs and broke her screen door. 4:57 p.m., threats — A — People on Daphne Street man on GreenleyRoad sent a argued. woman threatening text mes1:39 p.m., Glencoe — People on Ridge Road heard gun- sages. 10:14 p.m., trespass — A shots. 2:56p.m.,Mountain Ranch woman at a Sanguinetti Road store punched a mirror and Mail was stolen from a cussed at customers. home on Jesus Maria Road. 6:44 p.m., Valley Springs The Sheriff's Office report— Three kids rode dirtbikes at ed the following: a vacant property on Rippon Road. MONDAY 7:36 p.m., West Point — A 8:53 a.m., Columbia — A person on Winton Road saw a package was stolen from a suspicious vehicle. 11:45 p.m., Arnold — Kids mailbox on P arrotts Ferry on Venado Drive had a large Road. 12:17 p.m., Tuolumne burn pile and cursed loudly. Jewelry was stolen on Garden Court. Felony bookings 12:42 p.m., Sonora area A woman on Columbia MONDAY River Drive said her neighbor 4 p.m., Valley Springsflipped off her husband. Robert Michael Stoker, 44, 1:15 p.m., Sonora area — A of the 2700 blockof Hogan person at a Mono Way groDam Road, was booked on cery store may have used a suspicion of prohibited own- "fake" credit card. ership of ammunition, and 2:02 p.m., Groveland — A misdemeanor receiving stolen person at a camp on Cherry property after an arrest at his Lake Road broke into a dining home. hall and stole food. 7:16 p.m., Valley Springs 2:03 p.m., Groveland — A — Jeffery Luther Earl McVey, woman on Longview Street 32, of an unknown address in said someone moved her Galt,was booked on suspicion exercise bike and stole her of prohibited ownership of screwdriver. ammunition, being a felon in 4:21 p.m., Jamestown — A possession of a firearm, and man on Seco Street said his misdemeanor being under the influence of drugs, possession ex-girlfriend took his truck and of drug paraphernalia and re- would not return it. 7:22 p.m., Twain Hartesisting arrest after an arrest on A woman on Huston Avenue the 2700block of Hogan Dam said her 16-year-old son was Road. upset and argued after he was 7:20 p.m., Angels CampMatthew Craig Towne, 24, of placed on restriction for getthe 600 block of Stanislaus ting in trouble at school. 8:47 p.m., Sonora area — A Avenue, was booked on suspicion of violating probation dog named Molly was missing and misdemeanor destroying/ from a home on Crystal Lake concealing evidence, and pos- Drive. session of marijuana after an TUESDAY arrest at his home. 1:24 a.m., Sonora area — A 8:53 p.m., Valley SpringsJeremiah Nathaniel James, 29, man on Nile River Drive tresof the 6000 block of Friedman passed in a backyard. Drive, was booked on suspicion of drug possession for sale after Arrests an arrest on the 2700 block of Hogan Dam Road. Cited on suspicion of driving under theinfluence of alcohol or TUOLUMNE COUNTY rlf'Ugs: The Sonora Police Department reported the following:

MONDAY 1:37 a.m., Sonora — Luis Miguel Rocha, 25, of the 17900 MONDAY block of Northwest Evergreen 8:28 a.m., parking citation Parkway, Beaverton, Oregon, — A driver on West Bradford was booked after an arrest Street was cited for parking in on Washington and Linoberg a permit-only parking space. streets.

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Ray Barnhart, Jr. February 15, 2015

ley in 1953 with an environmental health degree. Ray was one of the original members of the Evangelical Free Church of Twain Harte and he attended for more than 40 years. Ray loved to fish, play horseshoes, cam p and search for ladybugs in the woods. Ray's greatest joy was being with his grandchildren, Kristin and A aron Barnhart. He attended every event his grandchildren were involved in, from children's church productions to sportingevents all over the county. He attended every practiceto cheer on all the kids attending. Ray is survived by his wife,Peggy; daughter, Diane Barnhart, of M onrov ia, California; son a n d daughter-in-law, David and Terri Barnhart; and grandchildren, Kristin and Aaron Barnhart, both of Twain Harte.

Per Ray's request no services are planned.

Peter Michael Kole Longtime Tuol u m ne Aug. 6, 1953 — Feb. 16, 2015 County resident Ray Barnhart, Jr. passed into the Peter Kole passed away arms of Jesus on Sunday, on Feb. 16, 2015, at Sonora Feb. 15, 2015, at Sonora Re- Regional Medical Center, gional Medical Center. Born in Success, Arkansas, he then moved early on with his family to the San Joaquin Valley of California. Ray was on staff of the Tuolumne County Health Department since 1968 and became the Health InspecL Q L'J tor from 1973 to1976. He then was contracted with the State of California and went on to oversee eight mountain county h e alth departments, T u o lumne, Mariposa, Calaveras, Al,

he was 61. Peter was born on Aug. 6, 1953, to Donald Kole and Florence Kole in Sonora, California. He attended Sonora Elementary and Sonora High schools. A lifelong Sonora resident, Peter loved motorcyclesin his youth. Peter enjoyed California history, reading, watching movies, especially old Westerns, and poetry. Peter is survived by his partner of21 years, Patti Olson; his son, Travis Jahncke, of Sonora; his mother, Florence Kole, of Sonora; sisters, Donnelle and her husband, Mark L ong, of Mariposa, and Melinda and her husband, Larry Jensen,

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Notices LAGOMARSINO — Randall "Randy" Michael Lagomarsino, 66, of Murphys, died Feb. 21 at Foothill Village in Angels Camp. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Angels Memorial Chapel, 1071 South Main St. He will be buried at Buena Vista Cemetery in Murphys. Angels Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements. MANUEL-MOLICA — A memorialservice forformer Twain Harte resident Pauline Ann (Block) ManuelMolica, 69, of Lodi, who died Feb. 18 at her home, will be held at 11 a.m. March 7 at Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home, 225 E. Rose St., Sonora. Terzich and Wilson is handling arrangements.

of Sonora; niece, McKen-

zie and her husband, Mike Suess, of Sonora. Peter was preceded in death by his father, Donald Kole. Peter was a l o ng-time member of t h e M a t u ca Chapter of E Clampus Vitus, where he shared his l ove of h i story an d t h e camaraderie ofhis many friends and brothers. P eter w il l be so r e ly missed by all wh o knew him. There will be a celebration oflif e for Peter from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at the

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KNTV reported that the baby's 23-year-old mother, Samantha Green, was also consideredmissing for a time, but turned up late Tuesday afternoon. Police say it's not clear where she was, but she is safe. Marin County Sheriff's Lt. Doug Pittman says search-

Driver in train crash wasn't stuck OXNARD (AP) — Federal investigators were trying to determine why a driver abandoned his pickup truck on railroad tracks in Southern California, triggering a fiery crash with a commuter

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afternoon on suspicion of Lives were likely saved felony hit-and-run, Benites by passenger cars designed sald. to absorb a crash that were His Ford F-450 pickup purchased after a deadly were on. was pushed some 300 feet collision a d e cade ago, Eight people were admit- down the tracks and ended Metrolink officials s aid. ted to the hospital of the 30 up on the other side of the The four passenger cars repeople originally examined, rail crossing, Sumwalt said. mained largely intact, as did officials said. Four were in F lames engulfed t h e the locomotive. critical condition, including truck,but investigators said The NTSB planned to exthe train's engineer. the engine was intact and amine the effectiveness of The truck driver, Jose Ale- may offer clues about what those cars, Sumwalt said. The train, the first of the jandro S a nchez-Ramirez, happened. 54, of Yuma, Arizona, was Sumwalt said his team morning on the Ventura found about a h a l f-mile had already recovered video route, had just left its secaway 45 minutes later, said and data recorders from ond stop of Oxnard on its Jason Benites, an assistant the train and were send- way to downtown Los Angechief of the Oxnard Police ing them to Washington for les when it struck the truck Department. analysis. around 5:45 a.m. Police said they tested The NTSB doesn't always The engineer saw the Sanchez-Ramirez for drugs investigategrade crossings, abandoned vehicle and hit and alcohol but they would especially those with no fa- the brakes, but there wasn't not discuss the results. talities, but this one was un- enough time to stop, Oxnard He was briefly hospital- usual enough to warrant it, Fire Battalion Chief Sergio ized then arrested Tuesday Sumwalt said. Martinez said.

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Guard sentenced for smuggling drugs LANCASTER — A f o rmer guard at a state prison in Southern California has pleaded no contest to smuggling drugs and other contraband to fellow gang members behind bars. Andre Pierre Scott entered the plea Tuesday and was immediately sentenced to fouryears in prison. Scott was a guard at the state prison in Lancaster, northeast of Los Angeles. Prosecutors say in 2012 and 2013, Scott smuggled in heroin, marijuana, cellphones and other contraband to members of his gang, or distributed itafter the goods were thrown over a prison fence. Authorities say Scott was a member of a Pasadena street gang and worked for the statecorrections department forabout a decade.

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SAN FRANCISCO Someonehacked intoBurning Man's website and snapped up the first batch of tickets to the summer festival. Now organizers are trying to fi gure outhow ithappened, and promising to cancel the culprits' tickets. They fi gured out there was a problem when passes went on sale last week. Some 80,000 people tried to buy $390 ticketstothemassive,free-for-all festivalin a remote dry lake bed in the Black Rock Desert in Northern Nevada in late August. But only the first 20,000 people who clicked were guaranteeda pairoftickets.About three-quarters of would-be ticket buyers were turned away. Somehow, 200 people cheatedand gottothefrontof the cyber line. Burning Man organizers said they are taking steps to prevent a future hack.

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by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: a vote on legislation to fund the Homeland Security Department, and a separate vote to over-

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Obama vetoes Keystone XL bill WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying the Republican-run Congress, President Barack Obama rejecteda billTuesday toapprove construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, wielding his veto power for only the third time in his presidency. Obama offered no indication of whether hell eventually issue a permit for the pipeline, whose construction has become a flashpoint in the U.S. debate about environmental policy and climate change. Instead, Obama sought to reassert his authority to make the decision himself, rebuffmg GOP lawmakers who will control both the House and Senate for the remainder of the president's term. The presidential power to veto legislation is one I take seriously," Obama said in a brief notice delivered to the Senate. "But I also take

seriously my responsibility to the American people." Obama vetoed the bill in private with no fanfare, in contrast to the televised ceremony Republican leaders staged earlier this month when they signed the bill and sent it to the president. House Speaker John Boehner, ROhio, said Republicans were "not even close" to giving up the fight and derided the veto as a "national embarrassment." The move sends the politically charged issue back to Congress, where Republicans haven't shown they can muster the two-thirds majority in both chambers needed to override Obama'sveto.North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven, the bill's chief GOP sponsor, said Republicans are about four votes short in the Senate and need about 11 more in the House.

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No fed chargesin Martin death MIAMI — George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin in a 2012 confrontation with the teenager, will not face federal charges, the Justice Department said Tuesday. The decision, announced in the waning days of Attorney General Eric Holder's tenure,resolves a case that

focused public attention on self-defense laws and became a flashpoint in the national conversation about race two years before the Ferguson, Missouri, police shooting. Zimmerman has m aintained that he acted in selfdefense when he shot the 17-year-old Martin during a confrontationinside a gated community in Sanford, Florida, just outside Orlando. Martin, who was black, was unarmed when he was killed.

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Man gets 28 years for various charges Arnold man, 83, Union Democrat staff

47, the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act. A Jamestown man w a s sentenced Miller, who has a lengthy criminal Monday to more than 28 years in prison history, including a prior conviction for forhisrolein four separate felony cases. assault with a deadly weapon with a Dustin Leon Miller, 34, was found gang-related enhancement, and several guiltyof felony possession convicti ons forpossessing drugs for sale, of methamphetamine for was charged in February 2014 with possale, bringing drugs into sessingdrugs for sale along with co-dejail, conspiring to dissuade D fendant Christopher Goodrich, of Sonora. a witness, and failure to apLater that month, Miller was arrested pear in court. on a warrant, taken to the Tuolumne Judge Donald SegerCounty Jailand found to have brought strom deliveredthe senmethamphetamine into the jail. tence at 1:30 p.m. Monday in DepartWhile on trial in June 2014 for the posment 1 of the Tuolumne County Superior sessioncharge,Miller posted a message Court. on social media requesting people come Miller was initially caught on surveil- to court and make it difficult for Goodrich lance camera in December 2013 trying to testify against him. That message was to hide more than 6 grams of metham- intercepted by law enforcement, and the phetamine in a speaker box at Black Oak trial was interrupted to deal with the isCasino. The case was later reduced to a sue. Misty Verkuyl, a &iend of Miller's, misdemeanor because of recent changes testified at a mid-trial proceeding that in the law brought about by Proposition she sent out the message.

Subsequently, Miller failed to appear on the trial's last day and was convicted in absentia.Another felony case was then initiated for Miller's failure to appear in the drugs-f or-sale case.Asa resultofthe social media incident, District Attorney Laura Krieg filed charges against Miller and Verkuyl for conspiracy and witness intimidation. That case was handled by Deputy District Attorney Eric Hovatter and, in another jury trial, both Miller and Verkuyl were found guilty of conspiracy and witness intimidation. Verkuyl also was found guilty on an additional charge of perjury Miller's sentence of 28 years, 8 months in state prison includes enhancements for priordrug-sales and serious or violent felony convictions, and for committing felony offenses while out on bail or on his own recognizance. Miller will be eligible for parole after serving 80 percent ofhis sentence.

Men strike out in alleged attempted burglary Union Democrat staff

Creek Rotary Park in Sonora. Two men Joseph Cox, were a r r e sted 20, of G r oveTuesday afterland, and Cody n oon a f te r a S ilva, 20 , o f Sonora Police S onora, w e r e officer c a u ght booked about them i n the Cox 2:30 p.m. into S liv a act of allegedly the Tuolumne burglarizing a little league County Jail on suspicion of equipment shed at Woods felonyburglary and conspir-

ing to commit a crime after an arrestat the park,according to a Sonora Police report. The incident happened about 2 p.m. when a Sonora Police officer noticed a fiickering light through an open door to a shed belonging to a local little league baseball association,the report said. The locked door to the shed had been pried open, accord-

ing tothe report. The officer also observed a Chevy pickup truck parked outside with a person sitting inside. The officer ordered the person to come out of the shed and identified him as Cox, according to the report. S ilva wa s i n side t h e parked pickup and was also arrested, the reportsaid.

Five brawl, four jailed, three charged By ABBY DIVINE The Union Democrat

Four people were

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Sunday after a scuffle at a Sonora apartment complex. Arnold Jason Clyde Arnold, 32, of C o l umbia; James O d ell Franks, 25, of Sonora; Cheryl Ann Howell, 57,

of Soulsbyville; and Amy Joyce Hughes, 27, of Sonora, all were booked on suspicion of felony assault aRer an arrest o n

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ty Jail booking logs. A rnold, F r a nks, an d Hughes remained in custody this morning at the Tuolumne County Jail in lieu of $40,000 bail per person. H owell w a s released Tuesday and was not c harged w i t h any crime, according to jail ofHu ghes ficials. Brandon Michael Evans 25 of Sonora, was also i n v olved in the incident. He was cited on

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400 blockof Greenley Road, sponded about noon after sevaccording to Tuolumne Coun- eralpeople reported seeing a

CLINTON Continued from Page Al Following a month-long absence &om the public stage, Clinton's first U.S. speechof 2015 offered clues to how she might conduct a campaign. She didn't say it, but Clinton's approach would try to accomplish what President Barack Obama has been unable to achieve since his first-term passage of health care reform â&#x20AC;&#x201D; breaking through the logjam of

SWANSON Continued from Page Al other crimes since its inception. Ron Swanson, a former California Highway Patrol officerand Ventura County deputy sheriff ,became involved with the Tuolumne County District Attorney's Office Victim Witness Program upon moving to Sonora. He says that helping other victims' families cope with their loss in turn helped him deal with his own grief. Meanwhile, the couple continued to push for answers

&om South Lake Tahoe authorities. In late 2006, Ron and Sharon Swanson attended a South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting to implore the city's policeforcetoreopen the investigation and look further into DNA evidence that could help find the killer. The couple left the meeting with assurances from South

Lake Tahoe Police Chief Terry Daniels that he would find money towork on the caseagain.He later assigned South Lake Tahoe Police Det. Chuck Owens and retired FBI agent Jeff Rinek to the case. In 2007, El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson formed the District Attorney's Offlce Cold Case Homicide Unit and began working

large fight at an apartment complex parking lot, according to a Sonora Police report. The incident began when E vans, accompanied b y Franks, dropped offhis 7-yearold child with Hughes, who is the child's mother. Hughes and Evans argued during the exchange, the report said. Hughes' boyfriend, Arnold, also began arguing with Evans, who brandished a knife. Arnold grabbed a baseball bat as the argument escalated, the report said. The two men dropped their weapons and said they would fight each other iike men." They began fist-fighting, and a crowd gathered to watch, accordingtothereport. Franks joined the fight and hit Arnold with the baseball bat severaltimes, according

to police. As the brawl continued, Hughes and her neighbor, Howell,grabbed two other bats and hit Evans before police broke up the fight, the report said. All five were injured during the scuffle. Arnold and Howell were transported by ambulance to Sonora Regional Medical Center, the report said. Arnold suffered a large cut to his head which was stapled at the hospital. Howell's injuries were minor, the report sald.

Hughes, Evans, and Franks were treated by medics atthe scene before being booked into jail, according to the report. The knife was taken into evidence by police, Sonora Police Chief Mark Stinson said. The child was placed in the custody of a family &iend, Stinson said.

Washington gridlock to tackle the nation's most pressing problems. A spokesman for the Republican National Committee, Michael Short, dis-

current throughout her remarks and a question-and-answer session with Kara Swisher, the co-executive editor of technology media company Re/code. During

missed Clinton's comments. "It's pretty

her speech,the former secretary of state

laughable for Hillary Clinton to portray herself as a centrist when she voted with her party more than 96 percent of the time in the Senate and stood shoulder to shoulder with President Obama and his partisan, left-wing agenda," he said in a

encouraged female technology executives to do more to help women grow in leadership. "What you do does not have to be big and dramatic. You don'thave to run for offlce," she said to knowing laughter and applause. "Although ifyou do,m ore power to you."

statement.

Presidential politics was an under-

with local law enforcement on cold cases like the Swanson m urder, according to a written statement Tuesday &om Pierson's office announcing

Sanford's sentence. The task force re-opened the investigation, conducted interviews and "painstakingly" re-evaluated the evidence that was collected in 1980, the statement said.

Sanford's DNA was found on the sticky side of the duct tape, halfway through the 192 inches that were wrapped around Richard Swanson's head. El Dorado County Deputy District Attorney Trish Kelliher, who prosecuted the case, argued the 'vicious nature" in which the duct tape was wrapped signaled that Swan-

Sanford wa s ar r ested son's death was no accident. March 28, 2012, on a charge The jury rendered a guilty of first-degree murder in verdict after less than two connection with Swanson's days of deliberation. slaying, after a DNA sample P rosecutors chose not t o taken &om the duct tape seek the death penalty, parwrapped around Swanson's tially at the family's request. head matched a sample of However, Monday's sentence Sanford's DNA taken when of life in prison without the he was arrested on a separate possibility of parole is to asdomestic violence charge in sure that Sanford will never Sacramento County. again walk the streets as a "Nothing can bring their free man. "Justice at last," Kelliher son Richard back, but it is my hope that Richard's parents said in Tuesday's statement, and family members may find though she was not availsome peace now that the per- ableforan interview."At least son responsible for their son's Richard has some peace." death has finally been held Though thepain from the responsiblefor his actions," loss of their son will never go Pierson said in T uesday's away, the Swansons said they, written statement. too, will have "peace of mind" knowing that his killer was brought to justice. 3ustio. finally served About 18 family members ARer an eight-week trial and friends joined Sharon, that began March 4, 2014, an Ron and Bob Swanson to El Dorado County jury con- witness Sanford's sentencvicted Sanford of first-degree ing Monday at the El Dorado murder on April 23, 2014. County Superior courthouse Part of the prosecution's in Placerville. case rested on the fact that No one appeared in sup-

port of Sanford, Ron Swanson noted. Sanford was o r iginally scheduled to be sentenced last June. El Dorado County Superior Court Judge James Wagoner denied Sanford's m otionfora new trialbefore imposing the life sentence Monday, according to the district attorney'snews release. Ron Swanson said that Sanford didn't once look at his victims' parents in the courtroom.

Sanford didn't say a word in court throughout the entire three-plus year process until Monday, when he professed his innocence and denied all of thecharges,according to Ron Swanson. "(Sanford) never showed any emotion, but then he became really defiant," Ron Swanson said. "Jail is like a kindergarten compared to where he's going," Sharon Swanson added. The couple said they were appreciativeof El Dorado Countylaw enforcement and prosecutors who worked on finally cracking the decadesold cold case. "A more appropriate expression than closure would

be peace of mind," said Ron Swanson. "We know he's off the street now." Contact Alex MacLean at

amaclean@uniondemocrat. comor 588-4530.

reported missing Union Democrat staff

eyes. He was possibly wearing a navy blue or black Calaveras County Sher- sweatshirt and mediumiff"s deputies are searching blue pants. His wife, Confor a missing nie Lantry, said he was 83-year-old not wearing a tan jacket, man last seen as earlierreported by the T uesday a f Sheriff"s Office. ternoon n e ar She said when he left Arnold. home Tuesday she thought Jim Lantry, Lant r y he might be goingfor a of Arnold, left short stroll. She began to his residence in the Blue worry when he didn't reLake Springs area, off Eliz- turn home. abeth Drive, on foot about 4 He suffers from mild dep.m. and had not returned mentia, she said. as of this morning. Anyone with i n formaHe is described as being tion on his whereabouts is 6 feet tall and 165 pounds, asked tocallthe Calaveras with gray hair and brown Sheriff"s Office at 754-6500.

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dent of a group called Discs in Motion. "This is an orgaContinued from Page Al nizedtrespass on the districtproperty. "The hesitation of the ups, trimmed weeds, put in trash cans and placed signs club to move the course unpromotingresponsibleplay derscores my concern that on the course, according to the club will fight the relodistrict staff. cation in the future," Scesa Some disc golfpropo- said. "If the club is fighting nents say they are willing the District now, how much to try to find a solution more entrenched will it be through the Local Agency in the future?" Formation C o m mission In other district busiand t o c o ver i n s urance ness, District E n gineer costs to keep the course in Glen Nunnelley updated place. They want to keep the board on TUD's surface the course where it is, but water supply status from the location is where TUD an operational standpoint. planstobuild a watertreat- L yons Reservoir i s n o w ment plant in the future. full, Pinecrest Reservoir is Before the board voted, expected to fill, and the disDistrict General Manager trict's current water supTom Scesa expressed con- ply remains improved at cern that if the district al- this point compared to this lows disc golf to continue time last year, Nunnelley on its property, TUD could said. be vulnerable to liability if Scesa discussed TUD's someone is injured on the ditch system in terms of site. Scesa also expressed water use and water loss. concern that disc golf enKopf, Ringen, Maciel and t husiasts could m ount a

Grinnell voted unanimous-

legal challenge to keep the course in place. "The club seems to ignore .. . that it is trespassing with the course which is much different than someone walking across the property once and while," Scesa said in an email to Chris Graham, vice presi-

ly to keep regularly-scheduled TUD board meeting times at 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. and to approve two amendments to the board of directorstravel expense limitation policy. The n ex t s c h eduled meeting of the TUD board is 2 p.m. March 10.

BOARD Continued from Page Al of water were flushed into theocean asa resultofthese policies, yet only a fraction of salmon survived. Other members of the public said low lake levels would negatively affect property values and the local economy, and that the flows are part of a United Nations agenda. Adam Pugh, a staffer for Congressman Tom McClintock, R-Granite Bay, urged the board to support their congressman, who is a vocal opponent of the water flows. But Calaveras County Water District's Joel Metzger urged people not to get too excited about the issue and pledged to maintain waterfor its 2,500 customers in the Tulloch area. Metzger,speaking during the public comment period, said it would be late March or early April before a decision is made, but admitted it's "currently not looking good"forwaterlevels. He explained that his district's pumps are about 45 feet below the surface of the lake, which is currently about508 feetabove sea level. OID's proposal will likely take the water level down to at least431 feet above sea level, well below CCWD's pumps,Metzger said. The district is w i lling to install additions to the pump system if that happens, he said, but it would take time and possibly action &om the county. "CCWD ... will make sure we provide water to our customers,but we may need to work with this board to make thathappen,"Met zger

Special meeting The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors scheduled a special meeting for the proposed draw on Lake Tulloch for 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Board Chambers, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas. Also, the Tri-Dam Project, overseeing reservoir operations st Tulloch, scheduled an informational public meeting at 10 a.m., March 7, Black Creek Center, 920 Black Creek Drive, Copperopolis.

the end of the fiscal year, according to County Administrative Officer Shirley Ryan. Ryan said the funds will be used to pay new hires in previously unfilled positions, a 4 percent cost-of-living adjustment that began in January, new technology and facility maintenance.

It is the first time this year the county has had to draw on contingency funds, and the county is moving in the right direction on closing its defi cit-spending budget gap, Ryan said. But the county is still looking at about a $3.1 million shortfall in revenue versus expenses, she said. The board appointed a new Public Works Department director Tuesday. The position went to Jeffrey Crovitz. It also appointed several community members to several committees and approveda listofchanges to staff; mostly in titles. A lawsuit filed last week by the American Civil Libsald. erties Union and local resiThe board scheduled a dents against the county special meeting at 9 a.m. claims the wording in a Tuesday todiscuss the is- resolution supporting the Christian nonprofit Door of sue. The board also approved Hope is too religious. That a $130,000 draw on con- lawsuit was discussed in tingency funds for regular closed session Tuesday, but budget operations through no action was taken.

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The event runs &om 8 a.m. to 1p.m. at the Sonora Opera Hall, 250 S. Washington St. Presentations &om business experts will be held &om 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. to noon. The sessions will focus on topics including funding business growth, marketing ideas and selling to the government. See EXPO/ Page B2

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for Susie Hoffman will follow &om 4 to 6 p.m. with cheese and charcuterie tasting. Other events will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony, live music

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Jamestown Harley-Davidson store managers Allen and Karen Aldridge are celebrating 20 years in business.

Jamestown Harley-Davidson celebrates 20 years Jamestown Harley-Davidson is celebrating a milestone this year. Owners Art and Linda Mitchell, along with former owner Dan Chance, opened Jamestown Harley-Davidson to serve the Mother Lode withmotorcycle sales,parts, service and accessories on Nov. 19, 1995. This year marks their 20th year in business. Events throughout the year will be held in celebration, including an anniversary party in June. Since 2000, the Mitchell's daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Allen Aldridge, have been the satellit e store's general managers. Originally from Ceres, the couple about 15 years ago moved to Copperopolis and later Jamestown. The Jamestown store opened under the umbrella of Mitchell's Modesto Harley-Davidson, which has now been in business for 30 years. It was the first small satellite store, or "Second Retail Location" to open in the nation, Allen Aldridge said. Harley-Davidson was looking to open smaller stores than the big flagship locations like Modesto, and Sonora had the demand, he said.

For many would-be home buyers, a low-rate loan has b een tantalizingly out o f reach,denied by tight-fisted lenders still skittish from the housing bust. That's finally changing. Now, thanks to rising home prices, less-stringent downpayment requirements and new rules that limit lenders' liability when loans that meet certain criteria go bad, borrowers should encounterfewer obstacles getting a mortgage. The first hurdle is often accumulating a down payment. But it may not be as daunting as it seems. Despite a popular misconception, you don't need 20 percent of the loan amount. For a loan of $417,000 or less that's backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (called a conforming loan), you'll need a down payment of just 5 percent for a fixed-rate mortgage or 10percent for an adjustable-rate loan. For "high balance," or "conforming jumbo," loans of up to $625,500 in high-cost markets, you must ante up at least10 percent and meet

Jamestown Harley-Davidson bike technician Troy Korba works on the rear brake system of a motorcycle. "They got so many calls from people needing parts from Sonora, they knew there was demand," Allen Aldridge said. Following the recession, most of those satellites closed. The Jamestown Harley-Davidson is the only one left in Northern California, and there are only 60 remaining in the United States, Karen Aldridge said.

Jamestown Harley-Davidson has become a landmark to travelers and locals alike. During the spring and summer months, the store holds events each month designed to draw motorcycleriders to the area. Most events include music and food, and oftenraisemoney forcharitable causes. The business organizes and sup-

slightly higher credit score requirements. Non-conforming jumbo loans of more than $625,500 are more widely available than before, with lenders offering them at rates comparable to conforming loans. Because lenders k e ep these mortgages on their own books rather than sell them to Fannie Mae or Fred-

die Mac, the loans require highercreditscores than for conforming mortgages and at leasta 10 percent to 15 percent down payment, says Ramez Fahmy, a branch manager with Caliber Home Loans,

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or snow, people stopped driving through the county and the storelost"driveby"traffic, Karen Aldridge said. The best part of being in Jamestown and Tuolumne County for so long has been becoming a part of the community, the couple said. Having longtime customersthat"you reall y getto know," is one of the best aspects of the business, Allen Aldridge said. It's also nice meeting peoplefrom alloverthe world, as the store gets many international visitors as well, he said. M otorcycle ridersare pretty faithful customers, the Aldridges said. Jamestown as a whole ebbs and flows in terms of business, they said. "Some businesses last forever" in Jamestown, Karen Aldridge said. Jamestown was selected

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Jamestown Harley-Davidson staff includes (from left) managers Karen and Allen Aldridge, motor clothes manager Kim Smith, service manager Curt Johnson, chrome and sales consultant Jim Carney, bike technician Troy Korba, and parts manager Dennis Curnow.

Upcoming events • March 7 — 19th annual Swap Meet, 7 B.m., $10 per booth • March 21 — 19th annual Chili Cook-Off, chili tasting from noon to 3 p.m., $5 donation. Call 984-4888 for entry form. • May 9 — First ever High Sierra Heroes Ride, 10 B.m., at Mitchell'8 Modesto Harley-Davidson; music, vendors, food, beer and wine. Ride ends with concert at Ironstone Vineyards at1 p.m. The event raises money for Welcome Home Heroes veterBns benefit organization. For more information, call 522-1061. • June 6 — 20th anniversary celebration, time to be announced,live mu sic,food and giveaways. For more information on events at Jamestown Harley-Dsvidson, go online to www.jamestownhd.com.

When the business first opened, it was well received by the community, the couple

the 19th annual Swap Meet onSaturday,March 7. It starts at 7 a.m. and said. depending on the weather George Fontaine, vice usually draws a couple president of the Promotion hundred people. Club of Jamestown, said the The 19th annual Chili business has contributed to Cook-Off will be held the community. March 21, and chili tasting "I compliment the Harley- will be from noon to 3 p.m. Davidson folks for being such The chili cook-off usually a good neighbor," Fontaine attractsabout 500 people, Allen Aldridge said. said."They have been very helpful." Jamestown Harley-DaFontaine said the business vidson will be a stop along provides Santa's chair each the way on the first ever year at Christmas time for an High Sierra Heroes Ride, event at nearby Rocca Park, organized by Mitchell's where the Model A club deliv- Modesto Harley-Davidson ers Santa Claus to town. to benefit Welcome Home "Iseethem as being aposi- Heroes, a nonprofit foundative, especially when we have tion that helps veterans. limited resources and limited The ride will start at 10 tourism," Fontaine said. "This a.m. May 9in Modesto and town has a lot ofheart. Let's end with a concert at Ironkeep ourfi ngerscrossed that stone Vineyards. For more we get back on the list of information, call 522-1061 places people visit." or go online welcomehomeUpcoming events include heroes.org. Many ofthe annual events are continuations of

events that former partowner Dan Chance started, Karen Aldridge explained. They were started with the idea of drawing people to Tuolumne County. "At the time, we were just giving our customers something to do," Allen Aldridge said. "It's an excuse to ride with your buddies in the mountains." Because the weather in November can be "iffy," the anniversary celebration will be held Saturday, June 6, and will include music, food and giveaways, Karen Aldridge said. "It's more than just a celebration. It's thanking people who made it possible," Allen Aldridge said. "It's not just our hard work. It's the people spending their money." The Aldridges don't have

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"The challenge we have is right now there are no uniform rules of the road that requireretirement advisers to actin thebestinterestsof their clients," Obama said. The Labor Department's proposal must now undergo an internal review by the White House budget office. After that, it likely will be investment advice, but not put out for public comment all of them are required to for several months. disclose potential conflicts The administration first ofinterest. proposed a regulation in Under current rules, bro- 2010, but pulled it back folkers are required to recom- lowing an industry outcry mend only "suitable" invest- that th e p r oposal would ments based on the client's hurt rather than help infinances, age and how much vestors by limiting choices. risk is appropriate for him Even some Democrats urged or her. The r ules would the White House to go back make brokers handling re- and redraw their plan. tirementaccounts obligated To buttress the new efto put their clients' interests fort, the White House on first. Monday released a 30-page firms and financial industry

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• Leadership Keystones for Success Seminar: Howto Communicate Effectively,March i8th, 9:oo am, at the Chamber; with registration opening soon! • March Chamber Mixer will be Thursday, 5 to 7 pm, March 19tll, atFarmers Insuranceon SouthShepherd St.,Sonora. • Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day,Black Oak Casino ResortHotel Conference Room, March 27ih,6:3o to9 pm .Tickets are$io.oo perperson availableattheChamber.

Remember toShop Local,Buy Local, Think Local! Information onthe Chamber can be found at www.tcchamber.com or bycalling 209-532-4212.

THE JUNcTIoN SHoPPING CENTER Forty merchants seruingthe needs of the Mother Lode communities. Paeaty of Parking H i ghway jL08 at Taoauialie Road

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FRONT OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT P/T Manage front office to incl client services and prioritize work flow for overall office production; heavy phones; client contact; must be detail oriented. Position req's computer skills: Word Perfect& Timeslips preferred. Open immed. Salary DOE. Apply to UD Box ¹90368944 c/o The Union Democrat 84 S. Washington St. Sonora, CA 95370

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301 Employment BARBER WANTED Full time in Twain Harte. Ask for Bob. (209) 586-4092

CALAVERAS BIG TREES SP is hiring Call 209-533-1 310 motivated, honest & QuailHollow1.com reliable person(s) with Furnished units avail. exceptional customer service skills for: SONORA 1/1 Visitor Services and W/D incl., full kitchen, Maintenance. Duties: no pets/smk. $600/mo+ phones,cashiering, info, sees someone he would've dep. Parking. 559-0279 registering campers. Maintenance - Duties: SONORA DOWNTOWN Mark Twain Apartments. housekeeping, bath rooms, grounds care & Newly remodeled. 101 201 assist with projects; 40 Currently full. hrs/week, weekends & Homes Rentals/Homes SONORA GREENLEY holidays. $9.98/hr. seaOAKS 2Bd. Nice neighThe real estate JAMESTOWN MH 3/2 sonal -no benefits. Apps borhood near town, priadvertised herein is On Irg. Iot; new flooring, atwww. arks.ca. ov vate deck, garage, W/D subject to the State and new bath, new granite Send appsto Columbia hkups. $825/mo+$700 Federal Fair Housing kitchen/appls; Lots of State Park-Sector Off. deposit. (209)694-5696 Act, which makes it storage. No smk/pets. 11255 Jackson St. Coillegal to advertise 'any $975/mo+dep. incls. wat lumbia, CA 95310 Info: 210 preference, limitation, or /gar. Cr. chk. 984- 1661 209.795.8904 FFD. 3/1 Condos/Townhouses discrimination because or 510-517-3269 of race, color, religion, SONORA 2/1 .5/CARPT CALAVERAS CO sex, handicap, familial Get paid to clean Laundry hkups, A/C, & Visit us on the web: status, national origin www.co.calaveras.ca.us storage unit, $875/mo. your garage... or source of income, +dep. (209) 728-1531 sell your stuff In or intention to make The Union Democrat 220 any such preference, NEED QUICK CASH? limitation or Classified Section Duplexes Sell any item for $250 discrimination'. We will 588-4515 not knowingly accept COLUMBIA 1BD/1 BA or less for just $8.00 any advertisement for $750/mo+dep. Incls all Call Classifieds real estate that is in utils except electric. No violation of the law. smk/pets. 831-227-4340 At 588-4515 All persons are hereby informed that all Turn clutter CAMPS RESTAURANT dwellings advertised are into cash. at Greenhorn Creek in available on an equal MOTHER LODE Angels Camp seeks a opportunity basis. Advertise in PROPERTY Line Cookfor busy The Union Democrat MANAGEMENT 110 restaurant. Resume to: FOR A LIST Classified Section sherriocam srestauLots/Acreage OF RENTAL 588-4515 rant.com Apply at 676 PROPERTIES..... McCauley Ranch Rd. GOT LAND YET? MLPMRentals.com 20 Acres w/ Beautiful 209-736-8197 230 Meadow $125k - Terms. SIERRA T.H. MHP: 2/1 Storage CAREGIVERS P/T, F/T, Al Segalla, Realtor $650/mo. Water/sewer Experienced. Varied (209) 785-1491 QUAIL HOLLOW incl. CH&A. Pets okay. shifts. Must pass DOJ/ www. BambiLand.com 586-5090 / 768-9060 MINI STORAGE FBI fingerprints! Call Open 7 days, 8am-6pm SONORA MEADOWS VIEW WON'T QUIT! Casa Viejos - 984-5124 Greenley Road to 3/1 Quiet cul-de-sac. Angels Camp, 2284 Cabezut across from Stallion Way, 3/2 home $975/mo+deposit. Pets Quail Hollow Apts., N~ to sell a car? negotiable. 586-9330 on 20 acres. $319k. Sonora. 533-2214 Sell it in the Classifleds Al Segalla, Realtor 588-4515 785-1491BambiLand.com If It's Not Here 235 Vacation It May Not Exist! 115 VACATION RENTALS Commercial The Union Democrat Daily/Weekly/Monthly, Cfassi f/ed Section. SONORA- GREAT starting at $75/night Free standing building 209-533-1310 588-4515 for sale or lease (all or QuailHollow1.com

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COLDWELL BANKER SEGERSTROM - Your Home is Our Business (209) 532-7400 HISTORIC HOME DOWNTOWN- For Sale Very quiet street 2/2 w/ high ceilings, fireplace/ wd stove combo, laundry room, wrap around porch on front & side + enclosed porch in back; large basement, garden plus two beautiful redwood trees. Call Pieter, a Century 21 exclusive, 707-815-3640

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SONORA MEADOWS 3bd/2ba/3-car garage; wat/sew/garb pd. $1250 /mo+dp. 559-352-2705 TWAIN HARTE 2/1 Townhouse style. Carport; wat/garb/sewer incl! No Dogs. $795/mo. Call Jim: 743-1097 205 Rentals/Apartments

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RAWHIDE VALLEY 3bd/2.5ba, 2800sf home w/irrigated pasture, reservoir, barn, fenced & cross-fenced. 4 separate parcels. 20 acs to 109 acs. From $550,000 JAMESTOWN LARGE 3/2+ detached Apt/Gar. Tuolumne County on 3 ac., hilltop, private, Realty 209-532-7464 country estate setting. Must have riding mower Need to sell a car? Sell weedeater & tools to take pride in maintainit in the classifieds ing a home. $1500/mo + 588-4515 dp. 984-5011/743-1119

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245 Commercial CAMAGE AVE Industrial space up to 21,000 s.f. for lease. Call for info 533-8962 COME AND EXPLORE Mono Village Ctr. Lease spaces available. Randy Sigler, Bkr. 532-0668 NEW COMMERCIAL BLDG. Sonora off Hwy. 108. 1000 sf & 2000 sf Bernie (209) 586-6514 RETAIL / OFFICE SPACE, 13681 Mono Way - 2,186 sf near The Junction; Offering Free Rent. 775-225-5683

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER -Relief$12.55-$15.32/hr.

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Social Services has an opening for relief staff to provide a variety of support services to staff and clientele as assigned. Req's HS equivalency & 6 months exp in community service. Req's a valid CA driver's license and a satisfactory driving record. Apply online at www.tuolumneGouhl© $. ov

GREAT GUY & GREAT CAT, seeks 1/1. Willing to pay $600-1000+/mo. Must be neat & safe. Call Joe (209) 928-3530

DENTAL HYGIENIST NEEDED: Fridays & Saturdays. Please Fax Resume to: 536-6044

DEPUTY SHERIFF Lateral/Recruit Lateral: $23.29 - $28.43/hr. Recruit: $21.08 - $25.73/hr. INCENTIVE PROGRAM: New employees hired are eligible for the following incentive: $1,000 upon completion of probation; $1,000 upon completion of 2.5 years of employment; and $2,500 after completion of 5 years of employment.

The Tuolumne County Sheriffs Office is seeking experienced peace officers interested in working in the historic Mother Lode. The successful candidate must have a HS diploma or equivalent with 15 college semester hrs desirable. The lateral candidate must possess a Basic P.O.S.T. certificate with at least one yr exp. The recruit candidate must be currently attending or graduated from a Police Academy. Apply online at www.tuolumneount .Ca. Ov C~

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FRONT DESK / PERSONAL TRAINER for multi-function fitness center. Exp & certification a plus but will train the right person. Starts $9/hr.+ commissions; personal training is $15/ 1/2 hr. & many benefits. Drop off resume at: Class 5 Fitness, 20860 Mechanical Dr., Sonora

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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.com

Today's Newest! FRONT OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT P/T Manage front office to incl client services and prioritize work flow for overall office production; heavy phones; client contact; must be detail oriented. Position req's computer skills: Word Perfect & Timeslips preferred. Open immed. Salary DOE. Apply to UD Box ¹90368944 c/o The Union Democrat 84 S. Washington St. Sonora, CA 95370

INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE to work with children w/autism in home setting in Twain Harte. We will train. P/T. Bachelor

degree required. Call Genesis Behavior Ctr. (209) 577-2014

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GUS'S STEAKHOUSE NOW HIRING: Cooks, Bartenders, Dishwashers, Waiters, Servers 8 Hostesses. Exp'd Only. Resume to 1183 Mono Way, Sonora. HEAVY EQUIPMENT Operators and Grade Setters (2yrs exp pref'd) & Laborers. Travel and Drug screen req'd. Salary DOE. Resumes to: resources 1 1 shoo.com

HIRING CAREGIVERS Men 8 women; must be a compassionate, loving person that perhaps has taken care of a family member / friend. Must have transportation & insurance. Call for details 209.772.2157

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HOTEL TEAMMATES High Season Comingl Front Desk, Sales, Maintenance, Housekeeping & Lead positions: permanent. HIRING NOW - 19551 Hess Ave., Sonora INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE to work with children w/autism in home setting in Twain Harte. We will train. P/T. Bachelor degree required. Call Genesis Behavior Ctr. (209) 577-2014

Over 150 years and still going strong THE UNION DEMOCRAT INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT- SPECIAL EDUCATION,substitute positions. Tuolumne Co Supt. of Schools, days & hours vary; $12.54/hr. Open until filled; Info/ Application online at: w~ww.ed'oin.or

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IS seeking immediate staff as well as staff for the upcoming high season (May 2015).

Weekends 8 holidays required; days & eves; experience preferred. Current openings: Pantry/Prep Cook Line Cook Seasonal openings: Deli Staff Busser Server Hostperson Join our fun, friendly8 professional environment! Please send or bring a resume to: Bob Russell Sequoia Woods C. C. 1000 Cypress Pt. Dr. P. O. Box 930 (mail) Arnold, CA 95223 209.795.1 000 ext. 3 info se uoiawoods.com

beneficial but training can be provided. At The Bulletin you can put your skills to work and make our products and services jump off the page! In addition to printing our 7-day a week newspaper, we also print a variety of other products for numerous clients. The Bulletin utilizes a 3 ~/~ tower KBA Comet press that a Pressman must become knowledgeable and familiar working with. We put a premium on dependability, timeliness, having a positive attitude and being a team player. We offer a competitive compensation plan and career growth opportunities. This position primarily works nights, with a 10-hour shift,

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OFFICE TECHNICIAN I ($16.75-$20AO /hr.) Calaveras County Animal Services Division is seeking a dynamic support person with advanced clerical and customer service skills. HS grad and five years of responsible full-time clerical exp. For detailed job flyer and specific application requirements for each position please visit~hll:iihr.cala~veras ov.us EOE FFD: 02/27/2015

INNOVATIVE COUNTY REPORTER The successful applicant for thisjob will be assigned to our Calat/eras County beat, which includes coverage of one city council, county government and a water district. General assignment and enterprise reporting will a/so be expected. Self-motivation is a key in this position, as the Calaveras County reporter is responsible for finding and developing stories to keep our readers informed about what's going on in the entire county which is one of two counties in our coverage area. The Union Democrat is a Western Communications' newspaper with a fair compensation package, paid time off and 401K plan. Pre-employment drug screening required. The Union Democrat is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To apply, submit a cover letter, resume and work samples attention to Publisher, Gary Piech at iech@uniondemocrat.com (please include "Reporter Application" in the subject line).

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Position for Tuolumne Me-Wuk Tribal Council. Must possess valid CA D. L., H.S. Diploma or GED. Knowledge of use and care of hand and power tools, building materials, basic math, cabinetry & wood finishing, concrete work, principles and techniques for domestic water supply and drainage plumbing using galvanized, copper and PVC pipe. Understand and follow oral & written instructions, communicate and work cooperatively w/ others. Able to lift 50 lbs. Mandatory three yrs' exp in a construction or maintenance position. Go to: www.mewuk.com for application and job description or call (209) 928-5302 for questions. Must attach current DMV printout with your application.

SECURITY OFFICER F/T on call for TUO Me-Wuk Tribal Council. Must possess H.S. Diploma or GED, and Valid CA D.L. Ability to read and interpret documents; ability to write routine reports and correspondence; be able to speak eff ectively;good math skills, ability to add, multiply & divide; ability to pass physical agility test. Must undergo pre-employmentand annualphysicalexam. Go to: www.mewuk.com For application and job description or call (209) 928-5302 for questions. MUST attach Current DMV Printout with your application. SENIORITY LIFECARE AT HOME is hiring in-home Caregivers for Tuolumne & Calaveras Counties. Prefer only people with personal care exp. 24-hr & hourly shifts avail. P/T & Flex. Call (209) 532-4500

SHOWROOM F/T Seeking candidate to work Tues-Sat. at our Sonora plumbing showroom. Applicant must OCCUPATIONAL have good communicaTHERAPY AIDE: Flextions skills and a backible open schedule with ground or knowledge of the ability to multi-task plumbing products 8 in a high paced clinic. must also be computer Please fax resume to: literate and able to 209-533-1611 handle multiple phone lines. Please visit www. eneral lumbinSell your Car, Truck, RV su I .com and follow ~ or boat for $1.00 per day! the link for employment 4-lines/20 days. opportunities for application. Mail to: P.O. Box If it doesn't sell, call us 3304, Sonora, 95370. and we will run your ad for another 20 days at no charge. This Newspaper Sell it in the Classifieds 588-4515

RDA & DA NEEDED.

We are currently seeking a full-time RDA and DA to become a member of our rapidly growing general dental practice. Candidate must have exp in the Dental Officeand should have the following: Excellent people skills, able to work long flexible hrs 8 must be a team player. Exp with Dentrix would be beneficial. Pls fax resume to 209-536-6044.

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TOW TRUCK DRIVER WANTED - Groveland Hiway 120 Towing is looking for a Tow Truck Driver. Must have a clean driving record and be able to pass drug testing. Exp preferred but will train the right individual. Knowledge of Groveland & surrounding areas preferred. Submit application to HIWAY 120 TOWING 17870 Highway 120 Big Oak Flat, CA 95321 TUOLUMNE UTILITIES DISTRICT - Electrician/ Instrumentation Technician: Installs, troubleshoots, maintains and repairs electrical, electronic 8 electromechanical equipment in District's water/wastewater treatment systems. Journey-level electrician desired. Salary range DOE ($30.21 -36.72) See www.tudwater.com for job description and app, or apply at our main off., 18885 Nugget Blvd. Contact Abby at (209) 532.5536, ext 481 w/questions. Closing date: 3/1 1/2015, 4PM. UD BOX REPLIES for accurate delivery, proper addressing is as follows: UD BOX¹ c/o The Union Democrat 84 S. Washington St. Sonora, CA 95370 315

Looking For Employment A NOTICE California State Law requires licensed contractors to have their license number in all advertisements. YARD CARE & MASONRY Walkways, patios, retaining walls ,fences,steps. No lic. Mario 591-3937

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SONORA COUNTRY INN HIRING: Housekeepers

PT/FT. Apply in person at 18730 Hwy.108; Questions ph. 984-0315

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MOVING SALE: Thomasville Oak Ent Ctr -$150; Proform Crosswalk Treadmill$150; Dresser/nightstds- $100; knotty pine Call 533-3614 to Subscribe dining tbl/6 chairs-$100; to The Union Democrat or Kodak EZShare G600 www.uniondemocrat.com Pic Printer-$25; Full size Pedestal Bed-$50; Call (209) 962-6976

COYOTE JUNCTION CAFE is now open for Lunch & Dinner. Join us! (209) 588-8816

MERCHANDISE CATEGORY 501-640 GENEI4LL MBRCHANDISB 501- Lost 502 - Found

515 - HomeFurnishings 520 - HomeAppliances 525 - Home Eledronics 530-Sports/Recreation 535 - Musical Instruments 540 - Crafts 545 - Food Products 550 - Antiques/Collectibles 555 - Firewood/Heating 560 - Oflice Products 565-Tools/M achinery 570 - Building Materials 575 - Auctions 580 - Miscellaneous 585 - MiscellaneousWanted 590 - GarageSales 595 - Commercial Garage/Yard Sales

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

501 Lost JACKET, VETERANS w/VFWpatches/medals at Regal Cinema 2/21. $100 Reward. 728-4612

YOUNG CAT (F) a "blue" w/ yellow eyes. on 2/20 eve near Theall St. Very shy! 536-1124 502 Found GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX (F) top of Big Hill. Animal Control will have 2/19 by noon. 694-2730 320

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U NIQUE OP P O R T U N I T Y For An RN Or LVN Participate in a new school for teaching Professional Caregivers tobecome certified Personal Care Aides using a blended approach combining on-line courses with On-Site, Hands-On experiences. School will be operated by Seniority Lifecare, the premier in-home care agency serving Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties. Previous teaching experience will be considered a plus.

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QUEEN HIDE-A-BED Plaid Couch,

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In April 2015, The Union Democrat will start morning paper delivery Tuesday through Saturday. In anticipation of this exciting change, we are seeking interested Independent Contractors who enjoy working nights and/or mornings before most people get out of bed. Newspapers will be ready for pickup at our Production Facility on Camage Ave. starting around 1:00 a.m. Numerous routes will be available because of scheduling conflicts with some of our current Independent Contractors. Be our own bossand increase our r ofits throu h our own sales efforts! Must be 18 years of age with reliable transportation, proof of insurance and have a current CA Driver's License.

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Todayin history Today is Wednesday, Feb. 25, the 56th day of 2015. There are 309 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 25, 1940, a National Hockey League game was televised for the first time by New York City station W2XBS as the New York Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 6-2, at Madison Square Garden. On this date: In 1836, inventor Samuel Colt patented his revolver. In 1922, French serial killer Henri Landru, convicted of murdering 10 women and the son of one of them, was executed in Versailles (vehr-SY'). In 1943, Allied troops reoccupied the Kasserine Pass after clashing with German troops during World War II. In 1950, "Your Show of Shows," starring Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner and Howard Morris, debuted on NBC-TV. In 1964, Eastern Airlines Flight 304, a DC-8, crashed shortly after taking off from New Orleans International Airport, killing all 58 on board. Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) became world heavyweight boxing champion as he defeated Sonny Liston in Miami Beach. In 1973, the Stephen Sondheim musical "A Little Night Music" opened at Broadway's Shubert Theater. In 1986, President Ferdinand Marcos fled the Philippines after 20 years of rule in the wake of a tainted election; Corazon Aquino assumed the presidency. In 1991, during the Persian Gulf War, 28 Americans were killed when an Iraqi Scud missile hit a U.S. barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

stop complaining about his financial state? —A. DEAR A.: People who are having financial difficulties rarely are consoled by hearing about h ow much tougher it i s f o r someone else. Cliff is focused on his own problems, and the constant complaining ensures that you will focus on him, as well. If this is the only thing about Cliff that bothers you, simply ignore his complaints and sympathize when you feel up to it.

Services forAutism, Asperger Syndrome and PDD ( aspergersyndrome.org), the Autism Society (autism-society.org) or Autism Speaks (autismspeaks. org). of the autism spectrum. Those DEAR ANNIE: I a m d ivorced diagnosed generally have poor and have been dating a younger communication and socializa- guy for three years. At the moment, tion skills, although they are "Clifi doesn't have a stable job and often of above-average intel- constantly complains that he has ligence. Appropriate behavior no money. But he has a nice place can be taught, but it helps to and car (with his parents' help) and have early intervention and to enough cash to buy food, etc. work with trained professionI will be moving into a new conals. We know your classmate's do with money from the sale of my behavior is distressing to you house and some help from my parand that you are trying to han- ents. I work p ar t t i m e an d don't dle this with kindness. If you make a lot, but I manage OK. Many truly want to learn more about people I know are having a hard what you can and cannot do time right now, but Cliff thinks he is to help, please contact MAAP the only one. How can I ask him to

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Listen to your thirst to determine fluid needs DEAR DR. ROACH: We are always being told to drink waterthe consequence of which, of course, is increased urination. But what about the kidneys? Since they have to perform repeatedly, are they being worn out prematurely? I am a 62-year-old female. On my past physical, I was told that my bladder had dropped a bit. Does this have anything to do with excessive urination caused by drinking too much water? — R.R. ANSWER: The kidney is capable of performing its two primary functions — removing waste products and maintaining salt and water balance — under awide variety of conditions. In fact, a healthy set of kidneyscan get rid of 40 liters of water daily. Even so, a high water load does cause the kidney to work hard, especially under the now-rare condition of minimal salt intake. Unfortunately, damaged kidneys sometimes cannot handle a high water load. I often get frustrated with the recommendation to drink a certain quantity of water, most commonly 8

multiple childbirths. DEAR DR. ROACH: I a m a 65-year-old woman and have been on valsartan, 160 milligrams, for hypertensionfor many years. My / blood pressure has been under control with medication, in the 120Keith Roach, M.D. 140/80-95 range most of the time. I had one episode each in 2013 and cups a day. That amount is too much 2014 with spikesof 175/105 and for some people, and not enough for 212/110, respectively. The emergenothers. Listening to your body and cy room where I ended up did tests drinking when you are thirsty is, in and released me after four hours general,a much better approach. when no damage wasfound in my There are some instances where organs and my blood pressure came drinking more water than you feel back to the 160/95 range. I would you need makes sense: in people like to understand the reason for with a history of kidney stones, for these spikes. My doctor said that example. Some older people have the cause is stress. However, when inadequate thirst mechanisms, so discussing this with a co-worker, an extra glass or two of water might she suggested that I seek a second be a goodidea for them, and won't opinion, and said that multiple sclecause problems in most people. rosisor my gallbladder could be the Your second question, about a issue here. What is your take on the "dropped" bladder, has nothing potential causes of these spikes? to do with the kidneys. Descent Should I be asking for other diagof thebladder — a type of pelvic nostic tests, and what might they organ prolapse — is caused by be? — D.C. changes in the pelvic floor, espeANSWEIL Spikes in blood prescially in older women who've had sure can be physiologic — that is, a

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normal response to stress or other stimuli — but your numbers are concerning.Erratic blood pressure in multiple sclerosis is not uncommon, but the pressures tend to go lower, not higher. I can't think of how gallbladder problems would cause high blood pressure in absence of pain. In any event, neither of these is a common cause of blood pressure spiking. Periodic release of substances thatraiseblood pressure,especially in pheochromocytoma, classically cause a flushing sensation and BP spikes.Blockages of the arteries of the kidneys can as well. These are rare but serious, so it may be worth asking your doctor about them. If your usual blood pressure can get as high as 140/95, it may be appropriate to add therapy. This may be a second medication, such as a diuretic, or nonpharmacological treat-

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The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: BRUCE L. THOMPSON AND SHERRY L. THOMPSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE Duly Appointed Trustee: LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE Deed of Trust recorded 9/18/2006 as Instrument No. 2006016509 in book, page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Tuolumne County, California, Date of Sale: 3/1 3/2015 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: Tuolumne County Administration Center, 2 S. Green St., Sonora, CA 95370 Front Entrance Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $218,107.08 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 19220 James Circle Groveland, CA 95321 Described as follows: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST A.P.N ¹.: 091-100-56-00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. 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 (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site www.auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case 14-30673. 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. Dated: 2/11/2015 Law Offices of Les Zieve, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 lrvine, CA 92606 For Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (800) 280-2832 www.auction.com Natalie Franklin, Trustee Sale Officer THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE A-4511036 Publication Dates: 02/1 8/2015, 02/25/2015, 03/04/2015. The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370

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Draft National Disaster Resilience Competition Phase I Application - Public Comment Period is extended to5:00 PM Tuesday, March 10,2015. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) in partnership with the County of Tuolumne will hold a PUBLIC REVIEW and COMMENT PERIOD and a PUBLIC HEARING for the purpose of soliciting citizens' review and comment on the submission of a Phase I Application for the National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD will allocate up to $1 billion toward this competition nationwide. It has invited communities that have experienced Presidentially-declared natural disasters to compete for these funds to help them rebuild and increase their resilience in the face of future disasters. In addition to HCD, OPR, and the County of Tuolumne, other key partners include the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA), the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFIRE), the Sierra Nevada Conservancy and the California Conservation Corps.

The State of California has selected Tuolumne County's Rim Fire to enter into the national competition. Eligible activities for this competition must be located within the Rim Fire perimeter and the evacuated areas of Tuolumne County. Possible activities could include but are not limited to: infrastructure improvements, forest management improvements, and economic revitalization. Citizens will be asked to give their input on resilient approaches and possible project ideas that could be replicated in other Sierra Nevada regions and western states. All projects funded by the grant must meet at least one Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) National objective. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN - Public review of the Draft NDRC Phase I application will be available on Tuesday, February 17th (1) on HCD's web site at htt://www.hcd.ca. ov/NationalDisaster/ResilienceCom etition.html under the Public Notices section, (2) at the Tuolumne County Administrative Office during normal business hours from February 18, 2015, through March 10, 2015, and (3) at the following depository libraries:

California State Library, Government Publications (Sacramento), California State University, Meriam Library (Chico), Free Library, Government Publications (Fresno County), Public Library, Serials Division (Los Angeles), Public Library (Oakland) Public Library, Science & Industry Department (San Diego), Public Library, Government Documents Dept (SF), Stanford University Libraries, Green Library, Government Docs University of California, Government Documents Library (Berkeley), University of California, Shields Library, Government Documents (Davis), University of California, Research Library (LA), University of California, Government Documents (San Diego/La Jolla), University of California, Government Publications (Santa Barbara) The PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD for these documents is 15 days, from February 18, 2015, through March 10, 2015. The Department must receive all comments on this document no later than 5 p.m. on March 10, 2015.

HCD and OPR in partnership with Tuolumne County will hold the public hearing on MARCH 2, 2015, AT SIERRA BIBLE CHURCH, 15717 TUOLUMNE ROAD, SONORA, AT 4P.M. AII interested parties may attend the hearing and be heard. Due to high anticipated attendance, this public hearing was moved from the Board of Supervisors Chambers to this location. HCD and OPR will also host a PUBLIC WEBINAR to give out-of-area citizens an opportunity to provide input. The webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, March 3, 2015, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. You must register by 5:00 p.m., Thursday, February 26, 2015 at the following link, and closer to the webinar date a link to the event will be sent to you. You can register by sending an e-mail requesting registration for the NDRC webinar to CA.50M©o r.ca. ov. Written comments can be submitted via (1) electronic mail at CA-NDRC©hcd.ca. ov, (2) facsimile at (916) 263-2762 (3) the Public Comment Tool on the N ~ DRC Web a e (the tool with be available the week February 23, 2015) or (4) by U.S. mail at the following address: Attention: Susan Naramore, Department of Housing and Community Development, Division of Financial Assistance, P.O. Box 952054, Sacramento, California 94252-2054

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Competencia al Proyecto de Resiliencia a los Desastres Nacionales Fase de aplicaci6n IPeriodo de comentarios publicos se extiende a 17:00 Martes, 10 de marzo 2015. LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que el Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario de California (HCD) y la Oficina del Gobernador de Planificacion e Investigacion (OPR) en asociacioncon elCondado de Tuolumne sostendra una REVISION PUBLICA y PERIODO DE COMENTARIOS y UNA AUDIENCIA PUBLICA con el proposito de solicitar opiniones y comentarios de los ciudadanos sobre la presentaci6n de la aplicacion Fase I a la competencia de resiliencia al Desastre Nacional (CEDR) al Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano (HUD). HUD destinara hasta un billion de d6lares para esta competencia a nivel nacional y se hainvitado a las comunidades que han sufrido desastres naturales declarados por el Presidente en el periodo del 2011-2013 para competir por estos fondos y de esta manera poder ayudar a reconstruir y aumentar su capacidad de resiliencia y recuperaci6n frente a futuros desastres naturales. Ademas de HCD, OPR y el Condado de Tuolumne, otros socios clave incluyen el Servicio Forestal de Estados Unidos (USFS), la Agencia de Protecci6n Ambiental de California (CalEPA), el Departamento de California de Bosques y Proteccion contra Incendios (CALFIRE), la Conservaci6n de la Sierra Nevada, y el Cuerpo de Conservacion de California. El estado de California ha seleccionado el Fuego "RIM" del Condado de Tuolumne a entrar en esta competencia nacional. Las actividades elegibles para esta competencia deben estar situados dentro del perimetro del incendio Rim y laszonas evacuadas delcondado de Tuolumne. Entre las posibles actividades podrian incluir, pero no estan limitados a: mejoras en la infraestructura, mejoras en la gestion forestal, y la revitalizacion economica. Se les pedira a los ciudadanos a dar su opinion sobre los enfoques flexibles y posibles ideas de proyectos que podrian ser replicados en otras regiones de la Sierra Nevada y los estados occidentales. Todos los proyectos financiados deberan cumplir al menos un Objetivo Nacional de la subvencion del departmento al desarrollo comunitario de California (CDBG). POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE ADEMAS — La Revisi6n publica del Proyecto de aplicacion NDRC Fase I estara disponible el martes 17 de febrero: (1) en el sitio web del HCD en htt://www.hcd.ca. ov/NationalDisaster/Resilienc eCom etition.html en la seccion de Avisos Publica, (2) en la Oficina Administrativa del Condado de Tuolumne en la siguente direcci6n: Two South Green Street, Sonora, CA, durante el horario normal del 18 de febrero de 2015, hasta el 10 de marzo 2015, y (3) en las siguientes bibliotecas depositarias:

Biblioteca del Estado de California, Publicaciones del Gobierno (Sacramento), Universidad del Estado de California, Meriam Biblioteca (Chico), Biblioteca Gratis, Publicaciones del Gobierno (Condado de Fresno), Biblioteca Publica, Divisi6n de Publicaciones Seriadas (Los Angeles) Biblioteca Publica (Oakland), Biblioteca Publica de Ciencia y Departamento de lndustria (San Diego) Biblioteca Publica, Departamento de Documentos Gubernamentales (San Francisco), Bibliotecas de las Universidades de Stanford, biblioteca verde,Documentos Gubernamentales Universidad de California, Documentos Gubernamentales Biblioteca (Berkeley), Universidad de California, Shields Biblioteca, documentos gubernamentales (Davis), Universidad de California, Biblioteca de Investigacion (LA), Universidad de California, Documentos Gubernamentales (San Diego/La Jolla), Universidad de California, Documentos Gubernamentales (Santa Barbara) El periodo de revision publica de estos documentos es de 15 dias, del 18 de febrero de 2015, al 10 de marzo de 2015. El Departamento debe recibir todos los comentarios publicos sobreestosdocumentos antes de las 5 pm del 10 de marzo 2015.

HCD y OPR enasociacion con elCondado de Tuolumne llevara acabo una audiencia publica el 2 de marzo de 2015, en la Sierra Bible Church, 15717 TUOLUMNE ROAD, SONORA CA, alas 4 pm. Todos los interesados podran asistir a la audiencia y ser escuchados. Debido a la alta asistencia esperada, esta audiencia publica se traslado de las Camaras de Junta de Supervisores para esta ubicacion. HCD y OPR tambien sera el anfitrion de un SEMINARIO WEB PUBLICO para dar a ciudadanos fuera de la zona la oportunidad de hacer comentarios. El SEMINARIO WEB PUBLICO se llevara acab6 el Martes, 03 de marzo 2015, 1 p.m.— 3 p.m. Usted debe registrarse antes de las 5:00 pm, Jueves, 26 de febrero 2015 en el siguiente enlace, y mas cerca de la fecha de la audiencia publica un enlace al evento sera enviado a usted. Usted puede inscribirse enviando un correo electronico de registro para la audiencia publica del NDCR a CA.50MOo r.ca. ov. Los comentarios escritos pueden enviarse a traves de (1) por correo electronico en CA-NDRC © hcd.ca. ov (2) fax al (916) 263-2762 (3) el "Comment Tool" publico en la pagina web del CEDR (la herramienta estara disponible la semana 23 de febrero 2015) o (4) por correo postal a la siguiente direccion: Atencion: SusaNaramore, Departamento de vivienda y desarrollo comunitario, Divisi6n de asistencia financiera, P.O. Box 952054, Sacramento, California 94252-2054

A limited number of copies of these documents is also available to entities or individuals unable to access one of the above sources by contacting the County Administrative Office at (209) 533-5511. If you plan to attend the public hearing and require accommodation because of a sensory or mobility impairment/disability, or have a need for an interpreter, please contact the County Administrative Office at (209) 533-5511 to arrange for those accommodations to be made within five working days of the hearing. The County promotes fair housing and makes all programs available to low- and moderate-income families regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual preference, marital status, or handicap. Q uestions about access to documents should be directed to Susan Naramore at CA-NDRCOhcd.ca. ov or (916) 263-0371.

Un numero limitado de copias de estos documentos estaran disponible tambien, a las entidades o personas que no pueden acceder a una de las fuentes anteriores, poniendose en contacto con la Oficina Administrativa del Condado al (209) 533-5511. Si va a asistir a la audiencia publica y necesita alojamiento debido a una discapacidad sensorial o de movilidad, o tener una necesidad de un interprete, por favor pongase en contacto con la Oficina Administrativa del Condado al (209) 533-5511 para conseguir esos alojamientos a realizarse dentro de cinco dias antes de la audiencia. El Condado promuevelaequidad de vivienda y hace que todos los programas disponibles a familias de bajos y moderados ingresos sin importar la edad, raza, color, religion, sexo, origen nacional, orientacion sexual, estado civil o discapacidad. Preguntas sobre el acceso a los documentos deben ser dirigidas a Susan Naramore en CA-DRCOhcd.ca. ov o (916) 263-0371.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER 2 S. Green St. Sonora, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2015000050 Date: 2/6/2015 03:10P DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name (s): M.T. ROSE DESIGN Street address of principal place of business: 22898 South Fork Road Sonora, CA 95370 Name of Registrant: Rose, Matthew 22898 South Fork Road Sonora, CA 95370 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 2/6/2015 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/ Matthew T. Rose NOTICE: This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new FBN statement must be filed no more than 40 days from expiration. This filing does not of itself authorize the use of this name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law. (B & P Code 14411 et seq.) CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the original on file in my office. DEBORAH BAUTISTA, County Clerk & Auditor-Controller, By: Trina Nelson, Deputy Publication Dates: February 11, 18, 25 & March 4, 2015 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370

The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name (s): BANGKOK THAI CUISINE Street address of principal place of business: 1210 Sanguinetti Rd. Sonora, CA 95370 Name of Registrant: Anderson, Malee 210 Woodside Dr. Sonora, CA 95370 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 1/1 5/2015 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/ Malee Anderson 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 commonlaw. (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.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER 2 S. Green St. Sonora, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2015000021 Date: 1/15/2015 11:59A DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER

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County Clerk 8 Auditor-Controller, By: Theresa K. Badgett, Deputy Publication Dates: February 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2015 The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK 8 AUDITORCONTROLLER 2 S. Green St. Sonora, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2015000062 Date: 2/1 3/2015 4:49P Refile of previous file ¹2013000154 DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name (s): KC ENTERPRISES Street address of principal place of business: 20043 El-Ray Lane Sonora, CA 95370 Name of Registrant: A) Robbins, Keith E. 20043 El-Ray Lane Sonora, CA 95370 B) Robbins, Christine K. 20043 El-Ray Lane Sonora, CA 95370 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 4/1 5/2008 This Business is conducted by: married couple 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

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All bids shall be delivered to Infinity Communications & Consulting, lnc. 4909 Calloway Dr. Suite 102, Bakersfield, CA 93312. by March 18, 2015 up to, but no later than, 1:00 P.M. Proposals received after the specified due date, time or other than at the location shown will be considered non-responsive. Each bid must conform to the RFP and bid documents.Copies ofthe RFP and bid documents are available and must be obtained from the following website: htt://www.infinit comm.com/ ro'ects.

The services requested depend on partial funding from the School and Libraries Division's E-rate Program and California Public Utility Commission's California Teleconnect Fund (CTF). All contracts entered into as a result of this advertisement shall be contingent upon the approval of discounts from the Universal Services Administrative Company (USAC) and CTF andthe OWNER's acceptance ofthe discounts. The Contractor shall be responsible to invoice and collect payment of the discounted contract amount from USAC and CTF. The undiscounted contract amount will be the maximum amount that the OWNER is liable. On the day of the bid the Contractor shall supply their Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) and must certify that their SPIN is "current", to have their proposal considered. OWNER is requesting a three (3) year contract with two one (1) year voluntary contract extensions starting on June 1, 2015. The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 60 days after the date set for the opening of bids. For information or questions regarding bidding, please email Corrina Rodriguez at 1bidsOinfinit comm.com

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27 players, that probably doesn't happen often," manager Bob Melvin said Tuesday. Melvin had a lot of young players pass through the revolving door when he managed theArizona Diamondbacks from 2005-09, but this is different in the sense that by comparison, the A's have more experience and thereforeare more of a puzzle for Melvin to put together. First base will be the domain of Ike Davis and Billy Butler. Davis, once a firstround pick by the New York Mets, was acquired in a trade with Pittsburgh and has had health issues and has struggled to find his swing at times. The left-handed hitting Davis will play primarily against right-handed pitchers, with right-handed hitting B illy Butler playing against left ies as well as serving as the primary DH. Butler left the American League-champion Kansas City Royals to sign a three-year, $30 million freeagent deal with the A's. Mark Canha also could figure into the mix. Melvin likes his swing. Canha was acquired in a trade with ColoraSee A'S/Page CS

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Sonora head coach Amy Santos (above) leads the cheers on the bench Tuesday after Michelle Ries (12, below, top right) made a shot and got fouled in the process against Riverbank at Bud Castle Gym. Sonora guard Sandra Renda (11, below) shoots a layup. Wildcat forward Leah Dambacher (5) shoots a short jumper. Sonora point guard Bailey Henington (3) surveys the court.

Sonora advances aRer narrow victory By VONGNI YANG The Union Democrat

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Tuolumne County native Phil Coke remains on the M ajor League Baseball free agent market and continues to seek the right fit and contractforhisservices. The 32-year-old Sonora High School graduate has most recently been connected with the Texas Rangers accordingto an article published Friday in The Dallas Morning News. The Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays and Florida Marlins have also shown interest in the left-handed reliever, according to several online reports. Several teams reportedly are interested in s igning Coke to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training, but the seven-year veteran seems to be holding outfora betterdeal. Coke made $1.9 million last season, his highest salary in his seven years, after making $1.85 million the season before. If Coke settles for a base salary, he'll make around $500,00, the minimum salaray in Major League Baseball. Coke posted his second best earned run average lastseason, 3.88,for the De troitTigers after enduring a rough first two months. His career best ERA came in his first year with the Tigers, 3.76, where he also posteda 7-5 record with two saves.

C oke ended May w i t h an 0-1 record and a 6.75 ERA. Over the finalfour months, Coke went 4-1 with a 2.65 ERA in 40 2/3 innings pitched. In his five years with the Tigers, Coke held left handed batters to a .256 average.

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Curry scores 32 in return, Warriors top Wizards WASHINGTON(AP) — Consider- nearly 34 minutes. He hit 11 of 18 points, as the Warriors rallied from ing the workout he gave it Tuesday field goal attempts — many with an early deficit. night, Stephen Curry's right .. . , imp r essive degrees of difficulty "It's still not pain free, but it felt — including five of nine from fine,"he said ofhis foot. footappears to be just fine. Curry returned from a one- mlj 3-point range. " Once you start p l aying t h e "It's good to have Steph Cur- adrenalin kicks in and you don't feel gameabsencetolead gl scorers ~~RRioy with 32, Klay Thompson added ry back doing what he does," anything. It was good to just break 17 more and the Golden State War- Thompson said. "Mesmerizing the a sweatin the firstquarter,and feel riors defeated the Washington Wiz- crowd, mesmerizing us and keeping active and not limited at all." ards, 114-107. us in the first half." Marreese Speights added 16 CurrymissedSunday'slossatInCur r y p l ayed all but four sec- points ofFthe bench for the Warriors, diana with the sore foot and played onds of the first quarter, scoring 13 who havewon fi ve ofsix. "

The Wizards shot 53.2 percent (42 for 79), and outrebounded Golden State 45-29, but committed a season-high 26 turnovers to nine for the Warriors.

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CATS Continued from PageC1 BASKETBALL Today 4:00 pm(CSN)College BasketballSt. Bonaventure at George Washington. 5:00 pm(ESPN) NBA BasketballLos Angeles Clippers at Houston Rockets. 7:00 pm(CSN) NBA BasketballMemphis Grizzlies at Sacramento Kings. 7r30 pm(ESPN) NBA BasketballSan Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers.

FOOTHILLS HIGH SCHOOL ay Boys —Basketball: CIF SacJoaquin Section Division IV Championships, Sonora vs. Union Mine, Bud Castle Gym, 7 p.m.; Calaveras vs. Mesa Verde, Mike Flock Gym, 7 p.m. Thursday Girls — Basketball:CIF SacJoaquin Section Division IV Championships, Sonora vs. Bradshaw Christian, Sacramento, 7 p.m. Friday Boys — Wrestling: SacJoaquin Section Masters Tournament, Stockton Arena, 9 a.m.

NOTE Sparks to host roller derby bout The Sierra Sparks Junior Roller Derby will host the NorCal Hard Candies for March Radness on Sunday at 2 p.m. at High Country Sports Arena in Sonora. Tickets are $8 and children 5-and-under gain &ee entry. There will be a two-hour skate session following the game. High Country Sports Arena islocated at 18960 Waylon Way.

36 seconds remaining in the third period. Afier that basket, the Wildcats slowly took control. Sandra Renda hit a 3 and triggered a 14-5 run. Renda, a seniorguard,scored eightof her 14 points in that stretch and helped the Wildcats cling onto a42-37 edge after three quarters. ''We made some great adjustments," Santos said. "The kids responded very well to our halfbme and made the adjustments that we needed to and then we switched up the defense a little bit in the fourthquarter and were able to pull away even more. I'm so happy.I'm really proud of these guys." In thefi nal&ame, Sonora led by as many as seven points before Riverbank went on an 8-5 run t o close the s

score to four, 52-48. But the Wildcats were able to put the game away with two clutch &ee throws apiece from Ries and Renda and a Canepa layup. They limited the Bruins to just 4 of 15 shooting in the last 8 minutes.

"It's an amazing feeling," Henington said. "I think we really brought it for this game and I'm so excited. This team reallycame together today. Everyone evened each other out. If we had a turnover, we had an assist the next play. If we missed a shot, we rebounded theball and made it. Everyone evened each other out and I thought we had some good chemistry this game." Luu, who posted a gamehigh 27 points, put Riverbank up 3-0 &om the get-go,butSonora answered and hit its first fourshots.Garrettscored the Wildcats' first five points and finished with all eight of her points in the opening quarter. "Hannah came out on fire,"

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Sonora's Hannah Garrett (left) makes a bounce pass in the paint on Tuesday against Riverbank in the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV Championships at Bud Castle Gym. Wildcat Brooke Canepa (32, right) drives to the basket for a layup.

"It's an amazingfeeling I think ttre really broughtitfor this game and I'm soexcited. This team really came together today." — Bailey Henington, Sonora senior guard

Santos said. "She was hitting everything for us." Quenneville picked up the scoring for the Wildcats in the second, netting all eight ofher points off the bench. "I was just really fired up by watching everybody else's success," Quenneville said.

53-45 on the road. Sonora advances to the quarterfinals and will travel to Sacramento to clash with No. 2 Bradshaw Christian, who is coming off a dominating 61-24 win over 15th-seed Orestimba. "It feels so good," Santos

said. "I want to relish and cherish this moment, but at the same time I want to go home and start preparing for Bradshaw Christian. It's going to be a buzzsaw up there, but hey, we deserve to be here. We're here and we're going to go make our noise."

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"Seeing other people's success was helpful for me." In total, Riverbank fired 10 triples. Luu and Sierra Nabors each had four. This was Sonora's first playoff win since the 200809 season when the Wildcats upset the Foothill Mustangs

The first Northern California Cal-Hi Sports/Gold Medal Excellence Speed Camp will be directed by Chris Asher, Medal Excellence will host a who guided a group of USA speed camp on Saturday at Track & Field sprinters to a Stagg High School in Stockton. world championship in the 4x400 relay in 2013.

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minutes aRer a pair ofblowout losses. Continued from PageCl "To give them that many more possessions, 11 more Paul Pierce led the Wiz- shots, makes it tough on ards with 25 points, 18 in you," coach Randy Wittman the second half. Marcin Gor- said."Our effort was great. tat added 16 points and 11 We play the way we play rebounds, while John Wall tonight, we take care of the chipped in 16 and 11 assists. ball better, we'll get back to After dropping their winning games." fourth straight, and ninth Washington's Rasual Butin 11 games, the Wizards ler'shit a 3-pointer to tie the bemoaned the t u r novers, score at 90 with 8:32 leR, but but not their effort in tak- the Warriors answered with ing Golden State to the final a 6-0 spurt capped by Andre

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Iguodala's jumper. Washington got to within three twice in the final minutes, including when a Nene basket made it 102-99, but Iguodala responded with a 3-pointer. Pierce scored 14 of his points in the third quarter as

the Wizards rallied to from six points down to briefly take the lead. "I saw something different today than I did the last two games," he said. "Outside of our turnovers, we played with much more urgency." Curry s c ored G o lden State's final nine points in the third quarter, connecting fora pair offree throws, 3-pointer from the top of the key,jumper from the wing, and finally a baseline floater. Super Pierce Pierce had to be helped off the court after banging knees with a Golden State player in the game's closing seconds. "Just icing it," he said afterward. "I think it'll be all right." Asked if the knee and the plane ride to Minneapolis would affect his ability to play Wednesday night, Pierce answered:

"Can't break steel." Ignore the predietions "That's crazy," Kerr said when asked about Golden State being seen as the favorite asthe playoffs approach. "Nobody should favor anybody for the championship. There's going to be eight great teams in the West in the playoffs. It doesn't matter what peoplepredict.I used to have that job, and I'd make those predictions then go home and have a beer or go play golf or something. It didn't matter what I said." Tip-ins W arriors: T i e d fra n chise record with their fifth straight win in Washington The starting lineup of Curry, Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green and Andrew Bogut improved to 33-3 this season ... Improved to 1-1 on their sixgame road trip. Wizards: Beal missed his sixth consecutive game. The double-double was the 31st of the year for Wall, and the 16th for Gortat ... It was Pierce's first 20-plus point game since Jan. 14th when he scored 32 at Chicago.

LOCAL ROUNDUP BOYS' BASKETBALL SACQOAQUIN SECTION DIVISION IV CHAMPIONSHIPS Today's games No. 1 Capital Christian vs. No. 16 San Juan; No. 8 Sonoravs. No. 9 Union Mine; No. 5 Calaverasvs. No. 12 Mesa Verde; No. 4 Marysville vs. No. 13 Ripon; No. 3 Foothill vs. No. 14 Dixon; No. 6 West Campus vs. No. 11 Summerville;No. 7 Central Catholic vs. No. 10 Natorns; No. 2 Libety Ranch vs. No. 15 Highlands. GIRLS'BASKETBALL SACQOAQUIN SECllON DIVISION IV CHAMPIONSHIPS Tuesday's games No. 1 Brookside Christian 88, No. 16 Linden 32; No. 9 Livingston 64, No. SSan Juan47; No.5Va Excel Academy 71, No. 12 Hughson 56; No. 4 Dixon 78, No. 13 Foothill 35; No. 3 West Campus 68, No. 14 Ripon 26; No. 6 Colfax 59, No. 11 Highlands 29; No. 7 Sonora

58, No. 10 Riverbank 50; No. 2 Bradshaw Christian 61, No. 15 Orestimba 24. Thursday's games No. 1 Brookside Christian vs. No. 9 Livingston; No. 5 Va Excel vs. No. 4 Dixon; No. 3 West Campus vs. No. 6 Colfax; No. 7 Sonora vs. No. 2 Bradshaw Christian.

SONORA 58, RIVERBANK 50 Riverbank 12 1 5 10 13 — 50 Sonora 14 14 14 16 — 58 Riverbank: Olivia Luu 27, Lilly Garcia 5, Daisey Nunez 3, Karina Cajero 3, Sierra Nabors 12. Sonora: Hannah Garrett 8, BaileyHenington 4, Leah Dambacher 4, Sandra Renda 14, Michelle Ries 16, Brook Canepa 4, Elyse Quenneville 8. 3-point goals — Riverbank (10): Luu 4, Garcia, Nunez, Nabors 4. Sonora (4): Garrett 2, Renda 2. Free throws — Riverbank: 6-8. Sonora: 10-12.

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BRIEFS Streamssubject to fishing closures in 3 counties SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fishing along streams in three Northern California coastal counties may be o6' limits through the spring at times when water levels run low.

Officials at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Monday that they're trying to protect spawning salmon and steelhead. They say streams in Mendocino, Sonoma and Marin counties are subjectto restrictions throughApril 30. Wildlife officials say coastalstreams are a critical habitat for chinook and coho salmon as well as steelheadtrout,aH federally protected species. Officials say that in low water the fish have trouble reaching their spawning grounds, and they are vulnerable to preiators and stress.

It is up to anglers to check with state wildlife oficialsforrestrictionsbefore f 6shing.

LeBronpasses Pippen formost assists byforward AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Showing off his aH-around game, LeBron James bmke Scottie Pippen's NBA record for career assists by a forward when he found Kevin Love for an open 3-pointer again4 the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night. Pippen had held the top mark of 6,135 since takingit &om John Havlicek in 2004. James tied that with an aHey-oop pass to Timofey Mozgov early in the second quarter. Three minutes later, he added No. 6,136 with the pass to Love, who finished with eight 3-pointers for 24 points in the Cavaliers 102-93 win. James finished with 11 assists giving him 6,142 for his career. Larry Bird and Kevin Garnett 6H out the top 5. James also holds the single-season record for assists by a forward with 651 in 2009-10. He broke Havlicek's record of 614.

Solo regrets 'horrible choice' (AP) — U.S. women's national team goalkeeper Hope Solo tells ABC News it was a "horrible choice" last month when her husband, former Seattle Seahawks player Jerramy Stevens, was arrested on

suspicion of driving under the influence in a team van. Solo, in training camp with the national team at the time, was with Stevens when he was pulled over. She was suspended by U.S. Soccer for 30 days and was reinstated on Saturday. Solo spoke to ABC in an interview to be broadcast on Wednesday. In excerpts published in advance of the interview, Solo said: "Well, dearly, I wasn't thinking. I mean, it was a horrible choice." Solo also addressed the January dismissal of domestic violence assault chargm against her, stemming &om a con&ontation with her half-sister and nephew at a party last June.

Bulls' Roseout with knee injury CHICAGO (AP) — Bulls point guard Derrick Rose will have surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his right

knee. The team says Rose reported the knee pain on Tuesday, and an exam and MRI confirmed the injury. Rose has been dogged by injuriesfor the past three seasons. He tore the anterior cru-

ciate ligament in his left knee in Game 1 of the 2012 playoffs against Philadelphia. The 2011 NBA MVP missed the entire next season, then played in only 10 games lastseason before a right knee injury shelved him for the rest of the season.

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MLB Bill would ban chewing at parks; Bosoxall in on Cuba SACKQKNTO (AP) Moncada's representative, Anti-smoking advocates are David Hastings, said Tuesday hoping to strike out chewing he is hopeful the contract with tobacco at California baseball a $31.5 million signing bonus games. will be 6nalmd by the end of The Campaign for Tobacco- the week. The cost for the Red Free Kids announced Tuesday Sox wiH double because of the that it will sponsor legislation tax for exceeding the internato banaH tobacco products at tional signing bonus pool, a baseball venues, including Ma- provision in basebaH's coHecjor League Baseball and orga- tive bargaining agreement. nized league games. That means $63 million for MLB says it supports ban- a 19-year-old, but owner John ningsmokeless tobacco and the Henry said he's not concerned spirit of the proposal. Chewing about the risk. "I think we're more discerntobacco is already prohibited in minor leagues. ing than ever, despite what The issue was highlighted people might write this week," by the death last June of for- Henry said Tuesday at JetBlue mer San Diego Padres aH-star Park "With high-ceiling playTony Gwynn, who believed his ers, you have to take risks, esoral cancer was linked to long- peciaHy on young players." time chewing tobacco use. General manager Ben Cher"Our n ational p a stime ington decline to confirm the should be about promoting a agreement with Moncada, a healthy and active lifestyle, not switch-hitting, multi-skilled a deadly and addictive prod- middle in6elder who was heavuct," said Matthew L. Myers, ily courted by multiple teams. president of the Campaign for Moncada's physical is scheiTobacco-Free Kids. uled for Wednesday in Boston His group's push is one of and Florida. several proposals in the CaliHenry was wary, too, of defornia Legislature this year to daringthe deal done. Speaking limit the use of tobacco prod- generally, was expressed conucts, including using e-ciga- fidence in the organization's rettes in public and increasing ability to evaluate Moncada. the legalage to buy cigarettes Moncada has played prito 21. marily second base, but he's Chewing tobacco r ules considered athletic enough to are negotiated with the Ma- be moved to shortstop or the jor League Baseball play- outfield, too, as he develops. ers' union, which previously With speed, an ability to hit agreed to ban cargring tobacco for power and contact plus a tins during games and not good glove and a strong arm, chew the product during inter- Moncada will carry the fiveviews before and after. Union tool label with him into the spokesman Greg Bouris says majors. "There's been a lot of intertobaccouse isdiscouraged,but the union has no comment on est in him and a lot of teams the proposed legislation. have spent a lot of time on it and it's been a competitive process," Cheringlnn said. Including &om the New York Yankees, who offered $25 FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) million and told Hastings they — The Boston Red Sox are aH would consider it if he counin on Cuba, with their pursuit tered at $27 million. "We went where we were of acclaimed prospectYoan Moncada the latest example. comfortable going," general

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manager Brian Cashman said. June. ''He's going to get in baseball "It was an uncomfortable number to put forth, but it still fell shape," Padres manager Bud short." Black said. 'He's going to take grounders. He's going to hit. He's going to do what every otherplayerisherefor." Except have a future with PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Trea San Diego. Turner has shown up to PaTurner said he expects to be dres camp even though he's playingfor one ofthe Padres' beentraded totheNationals. minor-league teams until the Confused? So is he. The trade becomes official in June. 'Treahas put this matter beyoung shortstop is in one odd situation. A not-so-secret play- hindhim and is focusingon his er to be named &om an offsea- developmentand being a proson deal who can't officiaHy be ductive member of the Padres sent east because of an obscure organization," Turner's agent, rule. Jeff Berry, said in a statement Weird, huh? released by his agency, CAA. "I didn't even know it was That stint will end in June, possible,"Turner said Tuesday. however, when he 6naHy gets Here's what h a ppened: to join the Nationals and beTurner was the 13th overall gin working toward his goal of pick in last year's drak after playing in the big leagues. starrmg at North Carolina T urner expects MLB t o eventually change the oneState. Turner was then dealt to year rule. Was~ n in a t h ree-team, "It's a tough lesson of the 11-playerdeal in December businessof baseball," Padres that sent center fielder Wil out6elder Will Venable said. Myers &om Tampa Bay to San "But I've talked to him a little Diego. bit today, he's a smart kid. He The problem is, there's a gets it. But it's a weird situarulethatsays a player select- tion knowing he's not going to ed in the June amateur draft be here." can'tbe traded untilone year has passed since he signed his initial professional contract, and another rule established a six-month maximum for a NEWYORK (AP) — AH maplayer to switch teams after jor league players on 40-man he is included in a trade as a rosters will attend a mandatoryeducation program on doplayer to be named later. So the 21-year-old Turner mestic violence during spring can't head to Washington until training. mid-June. Major League Baseball said "A lot of people have to make Tuesday the sessions, which decisions that I don't really will be held for every team have a say in,"Turner said."So under an agreement with the I'm just going out there to play players' association, will be and help whoever I'm with." coordinated by San FranciscoThe good news for Turner based Futures Without Viois that he's been invited to the lence. Padres'big league camp, someMLB officials began meeting thing he called "a dream come with groups about domestic vitrue." There had been some olence last fall after a series of speculation he wouldn't be do- high-profile domestic violence ing anything for anybody until cases involving NFL players.

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Esta Soler, president of Futures Without Violence, said in September that MLB reached out to her group, which works to prevent domestic and sexual violence and child abuse. Baseball commissioner Rob Man&ed said Monday there also will be an education program for players who are not on 40-man rosters.

The program begins Thursdaywith Kansas City, Oakland and the Chicago Cubs participating.

Kemp healthy, happy with SD PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Two things Matt Kemp never expected happened this offseason: The Los Angeles Dodgers tradedhim, and itbecame public he has arthritic hips. Kemp made it dear Tuesday both are now non-issues. He's eager tohelp his overhauled new team, the San Diego Padres, try to wrestle the NL West away &om his old team. And those hips? He insists they won't slow him at the plate or in right field. The 30-year-old Kemp was in a jovial mood as he claimed the open locker between him and another big ofiseason acquisition for San Diego, left fielder Justin Upton. The former Atlanta slugger casually placed a backpack in the open stall. "We'vegot a beef already," Kemp said, with a grin."Chemistry's bad." In reality, Kemp is seen as the one to lead the new out6eld. Wil Myers, the AL rookie of the year in Tampa Bay, is now in center 6eld. New general manager A.J. PreHer was perhaps the busiest executive in the game this offseason afterthe Padres 6nished last in batting average (.226), on-base percentage (.292) and runs scored (535) a year ago.

Melvin said A's fans "will like his energy." Continued from PageC1 The outfield is a little more stable, with Coco Crisp and do afterthe Rockies selected Josh Reddick back to man him in the Rule 5 Draft &om center field and right field, Miami. respectively. That leaves left "Canha can go against left 6eld and holdovers Sam Fuld ies or righties and even play and Craig Gentry. some out6eld," Melvin said. Stephen Vogt and Josh Ben Zobrist will take over Phegley are expected to share at second base aker coming the catcher's job. Vogt saw a over from the Tampa Bay good amount of time along Rays, and has the versatil- with Derek Norris and John ity to step in at other in6eld Jaso, but both are gone. Vogt spots. is coming back &om an inMelvin said 2 4-year-old jured foot, meaning the door Marcus Semien, a Bay Area is open to a greater degree for native who returned home Phegley, who was acquired in a trade with the Chicago with Semien &om the White White Sox for right-handed Sox in the Samardzija deal. starter Jeff Samardzija, 'wiH After right-hander Sonny be givenevery opportunity"to Gray, the projected opening win the shortstop job. day starter, and Iefthander The A's traded AH-Star Scott Kanmr, the rotation is third baseman Josh Donald- up in the air. son to Toronto, but the man Several young arms are in they got in return, Brett Law- camp tovie fortheotherthree rie, should fit in nicely. spots, and former Cy Young Lawrie seldom sits still, and Award winner Barry Zito

serves as an intriguing option. tact, you can even tell by the sound," he said. In the bullpen, left-hander Sean Doolittle, the closer, likely will open the season on the disabled list with shoulder discomfort, meaning righthander Tyler Clippard (trade with Washington) likely will step in until Doolittle is ready. Melvin even has a new bench coach sitting alongside him. Mike Aldrete assumes that role after Chip Hale was named manager of the Diamondbacks.

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orders early in Cactus League play beginning next week beforesettling intoa m oreregular lineup in mid-March. As usual, Pence joined Bochy in addressing the team before Tuesday's workout at Scottsdale Stadium. The every-other-year Giants — they've won championships in 2010, '12 and last year — wantto capitalize on the momentum &om last season to keep on a roll given the fleeting opportunities in professional sports. "This is a big day," Bochy said. 'We had a great year last year.... We'll still enjoy

Continued from PageC1 aiter the back surgery that derailedhis 2014 season,the speedy Aoki is ready to be the regular leR 6elder, and Pence, well, he's just the durable, doeverything Pence who plays every day in right. Gregor Blanco, who could be a starter on many teams, will begin as the fourth outfielder. ''We have a lot of options, a lotofreally good bats and really good defenders," Pence said. "That's a really good addition (Aoki)." T he 3 3 -year-old A o k i signed a $4.7 million, oneyear contract in J anuary after losing to the Giants in the World Series last fall with Kansas City. He could become the leadoff hitter depending on how Pagan comes along this spring. Aoki batted .285 with a home run, six t riples, 22 doubles and 43 RBIs over

promisedtohit24. Pagan is ready to put up his own big numbers as he looks to stay in the lineup now that his back is pain-free. Last year, he tried to play through despite the challenges of even getting out of bed in the morning. "If you see a picture of my body, it looked like a Z when I got up," he said. "My mornings were miserable." Pagan played in only 96 games last season and 71 in 2013 because of injuries. He looks back and is happy he chose to have surgery, for his career as well as his quality of life beyond baseball. "I had to think of the future," he said. "I'm so glad I got it done and out of the

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Players may not be on any more of an edge than before any trade deadline. But I didn't sense they have any firm idea what to expect Monday. "That's not up to me," Patrick Marleau said. 'Tm paid to play. I try not to do other peoples'jobs." "Players, we canjust play,"al5rmed Joe Pavelski."Obviously, I thinkwe're trying to improve our team, no matter what moves we make." But see, there's the catch. Does the "improve" part mean in the short term or the long term? Because that's what this Monday should truly decide. Do you make moves based on making the Sharks a better team the rest of this season, or making them better in 2016-17? Wilson insists he has been clear in outlining that this season was always going to be a transitional one for the Sharks, with an emphasis on the team becoming younger and undergoing a sort of rebuild-on-the-fly. At the same time, Wilson has said

The Sharks skated at their practice rink Tuesday. The clock ticked. Less than a week until Message Monday.

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walking the tight wire in regard to a playofF spot. So what does general manager Doug Wilson do on Message Monday? Does he deal away veterans who can become free agents this summer, to get something for them? Does he acquiredraftpicks?Doeshe pick up assets? What message does he send? "The message has been sent," Wilson said Tuesday when that question was asked. This was his way of stressing that the Sharks players should already know what will happen. Except I am

Monday, the messages that would be sent and the likelihood of what will happen: Scenario one move:Sharks give up young talent or draft picks to acquire a veteran who is about to become an unrestricted free agent —i.e., a "rental player" — to help the team secure a playofF spot and give them a better chance to win in the playoffs. Message: Don't you dare count us out in March, April or May. Likelihood: Slim to none. It's the one thing about which Wilson has been very clear, dating to last summer. He hasn't had much luck with such deals, anyway. In 2007 and 2008, Wilson gave up first-round picks for Bill Guerin, Craig Rivet and Brian Campbell. Those picks became David Perron, Max Pacioretty and Tyler Ennis. All three became solid NHL contributors for their teams. And only Rivet played more than 20 regular season games with the Sharks. Scenario two move: Wilson deals away his most trade-likely asset, goalie Antti Niemi, who becomes a free agent this summer and the

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Message:W e arenotexactly giving up in the playofFchase but ... well, we are not exactly not giving up, either. Early tee time sverypossible. Likelihood: A little better than 50 percent, which wouldn't please the dressing room. Niemi is goofily inconsistent but has proved he can be a postseason winner. The Sharks would play hard for Niemi's backup, Alex Stalock. But losing Niemi would be deflating and unfair to the players and coaching staff Caveat: If as part of the deal, Wilson acquires a temporary veteran goalie of Niemi's caliber, it might ameliorate any sour feelings. Scenariothree move: Whether or not Niemi is traded, Wilson deals away one or more of the midlevel veteranplayerswhose contractsarealso expiring. That would include defenseman Scott Hannan, or forwards Tyler Kennedy and James Sheppard. In

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Redskins: Canceling trademark violates free-speech rights McLEAN, Va. (AP) — A federal government deision to cancel the Washington Redskins' trademark because it may be disparagug in&inges on free-speech rights and unfairly singlesthe team out,lawyers argued in court papers filed Monday. The team wants to overturn a deci-

sion last year by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to cancel the Redskins' trademark because it may be offensive to Native Americans. But the team's attorneys say the law barringregistration ofdisparaging trademarks is unconstitutional under the First Amendment.

The trademark board's decision unfairly singles out the Redskins "for disfavoredtreatment based solely on the contentof its protected speech, interfering with the ongoing public discourse over the Redskins' name by choosing sides and cutting ofF the debate. This the U.S. Constitution

doesnot tolerate," the lawyers write in their brief. The lawyers argue that the government has no business deciding that a name such as Redskins is disparaging andundeservingof trademarkprotection while deeming other names such as Braves to be content-neutral and

allowable for trademarks. The team disputes that Redskins is a disparaging term and has asked the judge to rule in the team's favor based on that aryment. But the court papers filed Monday focus on the constitutionality of the law that bans registration of disparaging trademarks.

ScoREs & MORE Basketball NATIONAL BASKEIBALL ASSOCIAllON EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 37 20 . 6 49 Brooklyn 23 3 1 A 2 6 1Z/2 Boston 21 3 3 . 3 8 9 14/2 Philadelphia 12 4 4 . 2 14 24'/2 New York 1 0 4 5 . 18 2 2 6 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 44 12 . 786 Washington 33 2 4 . 5 7 9 11'/2 Miami 24 31 A3 6 1 P /2 Charlotte 22 3 2 A 0 7 21 Orlando 1 9 3 9 . 32 8 2 6 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 36 2 1 . 6 32 Cleveland 3 6 2 2 . 6 2 1 "/2 Milwaukee 3 1 25 . 554 4 / 2 Detroit 23 34 A 0 4 13 Indiana 23 3 4 A 0 4 13 WESTKRN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 41 14 . 7& Houston 3 8 1 8 . 67 9 7 / ~ Dallas 39 2 0 . 6 6 1 4 San Antonio 3 4 2 2 . 6 0 7 T Y2 New Orleans 29 2 7 . 5 1 8 12'/2 Northwest DMsion W L Pct GB Portland 3 6 1 9 . 6 55 Oklahoma City 32 2 5 . 5 6 1 5 Utsh 2 1 3 4 . 38 2 1 5 Denver 20 3 6 . 357 1$/~ Minnesota 12 4 3 . 218 2 4 PaciTic Division W L Pct GB Golden State 44 10 . 8 15 LA. Clippers 3 7 2 0 . 64 9 F / ~ Phoenix 29 2 8 . 5 0 9 16/2 Sacramento 1 9 3 5 . 35 2 2 5 LA Lakers 14 41 . 255 3a/2 Tuesdsy's Games Golden Stste 114, Washington 107 Cleveland 102, Detroit 93 Oklahoma City 105, Indiana 92 Dallas 99, Toronto 92 Todaf s Gsmes Miami at Orlando, 4 p.m. Dallas atAtlanta, 4:30 p.m. New York at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Brooklyn at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Charlotte at Chicago, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Washington at Minnesota, 5 p.m. LA Clippers at Houston, 5 p.m. Phoenix st Denver, 6 p.m. LA. Lakers st Utah,6 p.m. Memphis at Sacramento, 7 p.m. San Antonio at Portland,7:30 p.m. WARRIORS 114, WIZARDS 107

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Hockey NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGU EASTKRN CONFERENCE Atlsntic Division GP W L O T Pts GF GA Montreal 6 0 39 16 5 8 3 162 133 Tampa Bay 62 37 19 6 8 0 203 167 Detroit 5 8 33 14 11 7 7 173 153 Boston 6 0 29 22 9 6 7 158 158 Florida 6 0 26 21 13 6 5 145 169 Ottawa 5 7 24 23 10 5 8 163 161 Toronto 60 24 31 5 5 3 167 183 Buffalo 61 18 38 5 41 114 204 Metropolitsn Division G P W L O T R s GF GA N.Y. Islanders 62 4 0 2 0 2 82 200 173 N.Y. Rangers 59 3 7 1 6 6 8 0 186 145 Pittsburgh 60 34 1 7 9 77 172 149 W ashington 6 1 3 3 1 8 1 0 7 6 181 152 P hiladelphia 6 1 2 6 2 4 1 1 6 3 162 178 New Jersey 6 0 2 5 2 6 9 59 136 158 Columbus 59 26 2 9 4 56 155 184 Carolina 59 22 30 7 51 134 159 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division G P W L O T R s GF GA 61 41 13 7 8 9 186 143

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Tennis WTA Qstar Total Open Tuesday, At The Khalifa Tennis Complex Doha, Qatsr Pume: +31,000 (Premier) Surfsce: Hard-Outdoor Singles —First Round

Andrea Petkovic (6), Germany, def. Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2. Carla Suarez Navarro (9), Spain, def. Garbine Muguruza, Spain, 6-5, retired. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, def. Daria Gavrilova, Russia, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. Ksrolina Pliskova,~ R e public, def. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland,7-6 (4), 6-4.

Zanna Diyas, Kazakhstan,def.Ons Jabeur, Tunisia, 6-3, 6-2. Jelena Jankovia Serbia, def. Zheng Saisai, China, 6-0, 6-2. Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania, def. Alize Cornet, France, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. Second Round Venus Williams (7), United States, def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, ~h Republic, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (5). ATP Workl Tour Dubsi Duty Free Championship Tuesday, At Dubai Tennis Stadium Dubai, United Arab Eminrtes Puae: @.5 million (WT500) Surface: HarcMutdoor Snghs — First Round Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Vasek Pospisil, Canada, 64, 6-4. Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, 64, 7-5. Tomas Berdych (4), Nech Republic, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, 7-6 (2), 6-4.

Feliciano Lopez (6), Spain, def. James Ward,

Biitain, 6-4, 64 Roberto BautistaAgut(7), Spain, def. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 6-3, 6-2. Maroos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. David Gaffin (8), Belgium, 6-2, 7-5. Marsel llhan, Turkey, def. Alexander Zverev, Germany, 6-1, 7-6 (4). Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Lucas Pouille, France, 6-3, 6-3. Borna Coric, Croatia, def. Malek JaziYi, Tunisia, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. Wkas Rosol, Nech Republic, 4-6, 6-1, 64. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 7-5, 6-1. ATP World Tour Agentina Open Tuesdsy, At Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Qub Buenos Aires, Argentina

puae: $573,750 (wT250j Surface Clsy&utdoor Singles — Fimt Round Federico Delbonis, Argentina, def. Pablo Carreno BuM (8), Spain,7-6 (2), 3-0, retired.

Blaz Rola, Slovenia, def. Jiri Vesely (6), Aech Republic, 6-4, 6-3. Facundo Arguello, Argentina, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 6-3, 6-2. Guido Andreozzi, Argentina, def. Andres Molteni, Argentina, 6-2, 6-2. Renzo Olivo, Argentina, def. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland,7-6 (3), 5-7, 60. Albert Ramos-vinolas, Spain, def. Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, 64, 6-1. carlos Berlocq,Argentina, def. Diego Schwanzman, Argentina, 6-3, 6-3.

Transactions BASEBALL American League DETROITTIGERS — Agreed toterms with RHP Joba Chamberlain on a one-year contract. Designated RHP Chad Smith for assignment. TEXAS RANGERS — Claimed LHP Edgar Olmos from Seattle off waivers. Placed INF Jurickson Profaron the 60-day DL Nstional League CHICAGO CUBS — Named Josh Lifrak director-mental skills program, Rey Fuentes Latin coordinator-mental skills program, Dr. Ken Ravizza consultant-mental skills program, Manny Ramirez hitting consultant and Kevin Youkilis scouting and player development consultant and Daniel Carte, Kevin Ellis, Greg Hopkins and Alex Levitt area scouts. Promoted Tim Adkinsto midwest/northeast crosschecker and Trey Forkerwayto central cromchecker, Teny Kenne +to major league scout and Jason Parks professional/amateur scout. American Associstion JOPLIN BLASIERS — Signed OFOscar Mesa. KANSAS CITYT-BONES — Signed OF Kyle Robinson. LAREDO LEMURS — ReleasedRHP Caleb Graham. SIOUX CITYEXPLORERS — Traded LHP Lars uguon to Lincoln to complete an earlier trade. Atlantic League SUGAR LAND SKEETERS — Signed C-16 Travis Scott, LHP Daniel Meadows and LHP Cory VanAllen. Can-Am League

QUEBEC CAPITALES — ReleasedLHP Tom Vessella. Frontier League GATEWAY GRIZZuES — SignedRHP Alex Boshers. LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS — Signed RHP Zach Gordon to a contract extension. Signed RHP Brandon Jackson. BASKEIBALL Nstional Basketball Associstion CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Signed C Kendrick Perkins. LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Signed F Jordan Hamilton to a 10-day contract. PHILADELPHIA76ERS —Claimed FThomas Robinson off waivers. Released G Tim Frazier from his second 10-day contract. UTAH JAZZ — Signed F Jack Cooley to a 10-day contract. Assigned G lan Clarkto Idaho

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Women's National Basketball Association ATLANTA DREAM — Re-signed C Erika de Souza Signed G Roneeka Hodges and C Nadia Colhado. FOOTBALL Nstional Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Re-signed FB Patrick DiMarco and DE cliff Matthews to contract extensions. NEW YORK GIANTS — Released DE Mathias Kiwanuka. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed K Giorgio Tavecchio. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Announced the retirement of LB Jarret Johnson. TENNESSEE TITANS — Announced the resignation of executive vice president of administration and facilities Don MacLachlan. Named StuartSpears chief revenue afficer and Bob Flynn head of facilities and game day operations. Canadisn Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS —Released DE Ameet Pall and WR Jarrell Jackson. HOCKEY National Hockey League LOS ANGELES KINGS — Signed F Jordan Nolan to a three-year contract extension. MINNESOTA WILD — Acquired F Sean Bergenheim from the Florida Panthers for a 2016 third-round draft choice. MONTREAL CANADIENS — Traded RW Jiri Sekac to Anaheim for RW Devante SmithPelly. NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Reassigned D Anthony Bitetto to Milwaukee (AHL). NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Agreed to terms with D Nick Leddy on a seven-year contract. NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled F Oscar Lindberg from Hartford (AHL). American Hockey League SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — RassignedD ShayneTaker and FSteven Hodges to Cincinnati (ECHL). ECHL READING ROYALS — Announced G Connor Knappwas recalledby Lehigh Valley(AHL) and F Cam Reid was returned to the team by Bridgeport(AHL). Signed G Matt Tendler. SOCCER Major League Soccer SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Waived MF James Marcelin. Mutually agreed to partways with MF Jorge Claros.

Nstional Women's Soccer League WASHINGTON SPIRIT — Acquired D Estelle Johnson from Westem New York for D Toni Pressley. COLLEGE ENDICOTT — Named Kevin DeWall football coach. NEBRASKA — Named Brian Stewart defensive backs coach. TEMPLE — Named Pete Cautilli senior associate athletic director for development.

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TV SPORTSPROGRAMS ANTHOLOGY Saturday 5:30 pm (KICU)Whacked Out Sports 1:05 am (KXTV)Whacked Out Sports Sunday 3:00 pm (KXTV)Whacked Out Sports 3:30 am (KSBW)Whacked Out Sports

AUTO RACING Sunday 9:30 am (KTXL)NASCAR Racing Sprint Cup Series: Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500. From Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton Ga. (N) (Live) '

BASKETBALL Thursday 4:00 pm(CSN) College Basketball Delaware at Drexel. (ESPN)College Basketball Nebraska at Ohio State. 5:00 pm(TNT) NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Cleveland Cavaliers. 6:00 pm(ESPN) College Basketball Anzona at Colorado. 7:30 pm(TNT) NBA Basketball Oklahoma City Thunder at Phoenix Suns. 8:00 pm(CSBA) College Basketball St. Mary's at San Francisco. Friday

4:30 pm(CSBA)NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Toronto Raptors. 5:00 pm(ESPN) NBA Basketball Miami Heat at New Orleans Pelicans. 7:00 pm(CSN) NBA Basketball San Antonio Spurs at Sacramento Kings. 7:30 pm(ESPN)NBA Basketball Oklahoma City Thunder at Portland Trail Blazers. Saturday 9:00 am(ESPN)College Basketball Teams TBA. (KOVR) (KPIX)College Basketball Georgetown at St. John's. 11:00 am(ESPN) College Basketball Northern lowa at Wichita State. (KOVR) (KPIX)College Basketball North Carolina at Miami. (KTXL)College Basketball Villanova at Xavier. 12:00 pm(CSBAj College Basketball Middle Tennessee State at AlabamaBirmingham. 1:00 pm (CSN) College Basketball San Diego at Portland. (KOVR) (KPIX)College Basketball Arkansas at Kentucky. 2:00 pm(ESPN)College Basketball Texas at Kansas. 2:30 pm(CSBA)College Basketball Old Dominion at North Texas. 3:00 pm(CSN)College Basketball Loyola Marymount at Pepperdine.

4:00 pm(ESPN) College Basketball Syracuse at Duke. 5:00 pm(CSBA) College Basketball St. Mary's at Santa Clara. 6:00 pm(ESPN) College Basketball Anzona at Utah. 7:00 pm(CSBA) College Basketball Pacific at San Francisco. Sunday 10:00 am(KGO) (KXTV)NBA Basketball Los Angeles Clippers at Chicago Bulls. 11:00 am(KOVR) (KPIX) College BasketballSouthem Methodist at Connecticut. 12:30 pm (KGO) (KXTV)NBA BasketballCleveland Cavaliers at Houston Rockets. 1:00 pm(KOVR) (KPIX) College BasketballMichigan State at Wisconsin. 3:00 pm(CSBA) NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics. (CSN)NBA Basketball Portland Trail Blazers at Sacramento Kings. 3:30 pm(ESPN) NBA Basketball Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers. Monday 4:00 pm(ESPN) College Basketball Virginia at Syracuse. 4:30 pm(CSBA) NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Brooklyn Nets.

6:00 pm(ESPN)College Basketball Oklahoma at lowa State. Tuesday 4:00 pm(ESPN)College Basketball lowa at Indiana. 6:00 pm(ESPN)College Basketball Kentucky at Georgia. Wednesday 5:00 pm(ESPN)NBA Basketball Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat. 5:30 pm(CSN) NBA Basketball Sacramento Kings at San Antonio Spurs. 7:30 pm(CSBA) NBA Basketball Milwaukee Bucks at Golden State Warriors. (ESPN)NBA Basketball Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Clippers.

BOWLING Sunday 10:00 am(ESPN) PBA Bowling Mark Roth/Marshall Holman Doubles Championship. From Wauwatoso, Wis. (Taped)

GOLF Saturday 12:00 pm(KCRA) (KSBW)PGA Tour Golf Honda Classic, Third Round. From Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Sunday

12:00 pm(KCRA) (KSBW)PGA Tour Golf Honda Classic, Final Round. From Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

HOCKEY Thursday 7:30 pm(CSN) NHL Hockey Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks. Saturday 5:00 pm(KCRA) (KSBW)NHL Hockey New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers. 7:00 pm(CSN) NHL Hockey Ottawa Senators at San Jose Sharks.

RODEO Sunday 10:00 am(KOVR) (KPIX) Bull Riding PBR Iron Cowboy VI. From Arlington, Texas. (Taped)

SOCCER Saturday 9:30 am(KCRA) (KSBW) English Premier League Soco.r Teams TBA. (Same-day Tape)

WINTER SPORTS Sunday 9:30 am(KCRA) (KSBW)Snowboarding U.S. Grand Prix: Slopestyle. From Park City, Utah. (Taped)

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MAXIMUMS and MINIMUMS recorded during the 24-hour period ending 8«'m today. Since Last Season Temp. Snow Rain July 1 this Date Sonora 58-28 0.00 14.85 8.46 0.00 Angels Camp — 36 0.00 0.00 Big Hill 8.28 Cedar Ridge 54-36 0.00 0.00 21.72 13.54 Columbia 61-35 0.00 17.40 8.50 0.00 Copperopolis 66-33 0.00 0.00 12.80 5.12 Groveland 51-27 0.00 14.60 7.79 0.00 Jamestown 63-33 0.00 0.00 12.95 7.20 Moccasin Murphys 60-31 0.00 0.00 Phoenix Lake 60-29 0.00 18.50 10.05 0.00 Pinecrest 55-33 0.00 0.00 20.26 San Andreas — 39 0.00 0.00 Sonora Meadows 9.23 Tuolumne 570.00 0.00 Twain Harte 21.62 12.91

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