WOOLLYWONDERS: Fabric artist shares techniques .
®
MORE IN SIERRA LIVING:Annual garden tour set May 31,B1 AND INSIDE: Rain, high country snow in forecast,A2
l HEMOl HER LODE'S LEADING INFORMATION SOURCE SINCE1854 • SONORA, CALIFORNIA
SATURDA Y MAY 16, 2015
RandyHanvelt
TODAY'S RijLDiRBOAR D •
•
BRIEFING
Marijuana grow — Mariposa County Sheriff's deputies discover 10,000 illegally grown pot plants.A2
ROadWOrk -Alist of roadwork planned in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties, includes times, dates, locations and possible delays.A2
News NotesEvents coming up in the Mother Lode.A2, A3
"That's a measure of what impact you had," he said Friday afternoon from his home in the Soulsbyville Tuolumne CountySupervisor Ranarea. "We' re just beginning to get Tudy Hanvelt is making headlines with olumne County known to the world." his comments at a congressional sub- tions acrossthe country, Hanvelt Hanvelt was invited last week by committee hearing Thursday in Wash- including places like the House Federal Lands Subcommitington, D.C. Sacramento, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, tee totestify asone offive w itnesses at A wire-service account of the hear- Mississippi and Washington. Thursday's hearing. By ALEX MacLEAN The Union Democrat
ing that p r ominently features quotes from Hanvelt was picked up in the past couple of days by news organiza-
The GOP-heavy subcommittee is comprised of 15 Republicans and nine Democrats.
Congressman Tom M cClintock, R-Roseville, who represents both Tuolumne and Calaveras counties, is chairman of the subcommittee and See HANVELT /Back Page
StanlslausForest
Eeds' local law powers withdrawn by sheriff
' UMPIN'FROGS, CHUBBY HOGS AND CORN DOGS'
Highway 108 wreck — Amotorcyclist was injured Friday afternoon in a wreck on Highway 108 near Victoria Way in Jamestown. T he motorcyclist was taken by air ambulance to an unknown hospital for treatment of major injuries.A3
Mariposa County reacts to claims of harassment
OplnlOn — Guest opinion from Congressman Tom McClintock: Lawsuits imperil forests. A4
By GUY McCARTHY The Union Democrat
Claims by a mining rights group that its members and other people are being harassed by Stanislaus ¹ tional Forest law enforcement personnel have sparked a confrontation between the sheriff of Mariposa County and federal authorities. Sheriff Doug Binnewies sent a letter this week to Forest ServiceRegional Patrol Cmdr. Rita Wears, who overseeslaw enforcement officers in the Stanislaus, saying he was revoking their authority to enforce state laws until his office investigates training and credential ing of federal law enforcement personnel who patrol the forest in Mariposa County.
Poll question — This week's poll question asks, "For which GOP presidential candidate would you vote?"A4
SPORTS
Purchase photos online at www.uniondemocrat.corn
Calie Eneis, 7, of Railroad Flat (above), jumps a frog Thursday at the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee. Mia McDaniel, 6, of Murphys (below, front car at left), and Tatum Mayo, 5, of Arnold, ride a roller coaster on the fair's opening day. Photos by Jesse Jones, The Union Democrat • HOOPS FUNDRAISER:T he Sonora High Wildcats basketball team faced off against faculty.C1 • ABREO:Summer leagues underway; Rossi rolls high series. C1 • SOFTBALL:Lady Reds fall to Ripon.C2
NEWSTIPS 7 PHONE: 770-7153,5884534 NEWS: editorIuniondemocrat.corn FEATUR ES: features@uniode nmocratcom SPORTS: sponsluniondemocrat. corn EVENTS ANDWEEKENDER: wacke nderIuniondemocrat.cor n LETTER Rletersluniondemocrat.corn CALAVERA SBUREAU:770-7197 NEWSR OOMFAX:532-6451 SUBSCR IBERSERVICES: 533-3614
The Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee is underway in Angels Camp. Admission prices are asfollotos:Today$10 for adults;$5 for children 6 to 12; Sunday — $12for adults;$8 for children 6 to 12.
The Union Democrat
CORRECTION The 2015 Miss Calaveras is a prospective brain surgeon. Brittany C h u rch, a n 18-year-oldsenior at Calaveras High School, will take
Board-Certified Cardiologist
J
(
TuolumneCounty
r
Board may suppoft state rental regulations
IIriiiI, 'III~ '
V.l
te ~g(,,
/or
s CAtttttuALCO.
' s 4 lre will"
PUBLIC MEETING: Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m. Tuesday, fourth floor, County Administration Center, 2 S. Green St., Sonora.
the crown to the University of California, Davis, this fall, where she will study neurobiology, physiology and behavior, with the ultimate goal of becoming a neurosurgeon. The rain stopped just before the late Thursday evening
By ALEX MacLEAN The Union Democrat
event on the main stage at the Calaveras County Fair, where about 100 people watched. "It's out of this world," Church said of winning. "I really wasn' t expecting it. It was really tight
The Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday is scheduled to considerapproving a letter of support for proposed state legislation that would impose new regulations on so-
See CHURCH / Back Page
See BOARD /Back Page
de
Courtney Virgilio, MD
'ip .
Church wins 2Q15 Miss Calaveras title By AUSTEN THIBAULT
The 2015 Calaveras Saddle Queen is McKensey Middleton. An incorrect spelling appeared in Friday's Union Democrat.
See FOREST / Back Page
Calendar.......... Comics............. Crime ............... Obituaries........
.....A2 O p inion .............. .....C5 S i erra Lrwng...... .....A3 S p orts.................
.....A3 l v . .......................
Page C6
'
~
Today High 75 Low47 Sunday:High 75, Low 47 Monday:High 73, Low 44
a
II IIIIIII 51 1 5 3 0 0 10 3
Specializing in Cardiovascular Care
Dignity Health,
• Cardiovascular Consultation and Diagnostic Testing • Cardiac Rehabilitation • Five Medical Board Certifications
Mark Twain Medical Center
Heart Center
r