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WEEKEND EDITION
10.28.17 - 10.29.17 Volume 16 Issue 300
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Hikers, runners, climbers scramble toward ever-faster feats BY BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press
Tim Freriks remembers being a kid and gazing up from the bottom of the Grand Canyon at the intimidating, steep walls looming thousands of feet overhead. He dreaded the long hike back to civilization and never imagined he would one day run up the trail snaking along those cliffs. The distant memory came to mind this month after Freriks blazed from the North Rim to the South Rim at a blistering pace, crossing the 21-mile (34-kilometer) chasm to claim what is called the "fastest known time," or FKT. There was no prize, only bragging rights to the unofficial record that has become a focus for athletes in all kinds of pursuits on trails, mountains and cliffs.
Endurance feats at what amounts to warp speed have captured the imagination of an increasing number of trail runners, climbers and mountaineers. Social and mainstream media now create attention for the once largely solitary figures and audiences for their accomplishments — and sponsorship dollars sometimes follow. Freriks' "rim to rim" run in under 2 hours and 40 minutes was one of three notable marks recorded this month alone. A French winemaker took fewer than three days to cover 221 miles (356 kilometers) up Mount Whitney and across the John Muir Trail through Sequoia, Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks. Two California rock climbers broke a speed record
AP Science Writer
Winter is coming ... later. And it's leaving ever earlier. Across the United States, the year's first freeze has been arriving further and further into the calendar, according to more than a century of measurements from weather stations nationwide. Scientists say it is yet another sign of the changing climate, and that it has good and bad consequences for the nation. There could be more fruits and vegetables — and also more allergies and pests. "I'm happy about it," said Karen Duncan of Streator, Illinois. Her flowers are in bloom because she's had no frost this year yet, just as she had none last year at this time either. On the other hand, she said
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Basketball school teaches local youth life values
SEE FEATS PAGE 7
Jack Frost nipping at your nose ever later BY SETH BORENSTEIN
WHAT’S UP WESTSIDE ..................PAGE 2 HARPER LEE ....................................PAGE 4 ACTRESS SPEAKS ..........................PAGE 5 CRIME WATCH ..................................PAGE 8 MYSTERY PHOTO ............................PAGE 9
just last week it was too hot and buggy to go out — in late October, near Chicago. The trend of ever later first freezes appears to have started around 1980, according to an analysis by The Associated Press of data from 700 weather stations across the U.S. going back to 1895 compiled by Ken Kunkel, a meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Centers for Environmental Information. To look for nationwide trends, Kunkel compared the first freeze from each of the 700 stations to the station's average for the 20th Century. Some parts of the country experience earlier or later freezes every year, but on average freezes are coming later.
MENTOR: The slogan of Coach Anthony Jackson’s basketball school is “building better athletes and better people.”
BY JASON STRANGIS Special to the Daily Press
Anthony Jackson isn’t just teaching local Santa Monica youngsters the fundamentals of basketball. He’s mentoring them about life as well. “The fundamentals of basketball are the same we use in life,” Jackson said. “Everything we do in life, no matter what it is, if we properly prepare ourselves the chances of us succeeding are far greater than failure.” There are other benefits as well. Jackson adds that basketball leagues and games give youngsters the chance to “meet other kids and socialize… There’s nothing like playing in a park and getting to know other kids from outside your local gym.” The park, in this instance, is Reed Park in Santa Monica. As part of Coach Jackson’s Basketball School, games are played on Sundays (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.) until December 17. SEE BASKETBALL PAGE 5
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