The Union Democrat 06-23-2015

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Thunderstorms, increased fire danger predicted By GUY McCARTHY

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Dry, triple-digit temperatures with i n creased fire dangerare forecast later this week for the Mother Lode foothills. As expected, heightened concerns for fire dangers have promptedthe Forest Service to announce fire restrictions

for the 898,099-acre StanislausNational Forest effective at 12:01 a.m. today. National Weather Service forecasters in Sacramento are calling the anticipated heat episode significant, with highs approaching 110 and hotter in some valley communities 1Yiday and Saturday.

Torch Run —saturday'8 Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics was the first ever held in Tuolumne County.A2

Weekend wreck — Nine people were involved in a three-vehicle wreck in Groveland on Saturday afternoon.A3

OplnlOn — Guest opinion: Red Cross volunteers needed urgently.A4

Sonora HighSchool board to review Measure J projects. Back Page

ArreSt — Man,19, arrested on suspicion of killing cat.Back Page

SPORTS • SOFTBALL SHOOTOUT:Standard Park hosted the Northern California Senior Softball Association'8 Tuolumne Shootout over the weekend.C1 • PHIL COKE:Sonora High School graduate Phil Coke again a free agent.C1

NEWS ELSEWHERE • FLAG REMOVAL: South Carolina's governor declared Monday that the Confederate flag should be removed from the Statehouse grounds.AS

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Four planes fly in formation at the Father's Day Fly-In held over the weekend in Columbia.

priming fuels for enhanced fire danger," Weather Service officials said Monday morn-

Photos by Jason Cowan, The Union Democrat

More than 1,500 people attended the 49th annual Father's Day Fly-In over the weekend at the Columbia Airport. The two-day event featured about 50 registered pilots, live music, remotecontrolled aircraft demonstrations, roarbirdflybys and six car-versusairplane races, among several other events.

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Thunderstorms i n the mountains later this week could produce more lightning and morefi re starts,forecasters said.

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Policy for new TUD connections on agenda

Fly-In attendees look at a 1943 Stearman Biplane piloted by Chris Miller, of Columbia (above). Casey Allen, 8, Jamestown (below right), waves at the Chinese Nanchang CJ6-A piloted by Bryan "Blitz" Fox, of Mill Valley. Ken Snyder, of San Andreas (below left), stands in front of his 2014 Ford Shelby GT 500 before his race against an airplane.

PUBLIC MEETING:Tuolumne Utilities District Board of Directors, 5:30 tonight, 18885 Nugget Blvd., Sonora. By GUY McCARTHY The Union Democrat

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Board to discuss budget, IRWMA membership

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PUBLIC MEETING: Calaveras County Water cussits2015-16 budget on Wednesday. Metzgersaid the totaloperating and District Board of Directors, 9 a.m. Wednesday, Joel Metzger, CCWD customer ser- non-operating revenues are expected to 120Toma Court, San Andreas. vice and community relations manager, decrease slightly.

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"One ofthe biggestfactors is caused said in a June 8 interview the proposed operating budget for next year is just by the drought," he said.cWe have manover $17.6 million. datory conservation requirements from 'That's basically the day-to-day ex- the state of California, from Governor penses ofthe district operations," he

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Tuolumne Utilities District board members tonight are scheduled to discuss and possiblyacton a policy addressing water supply for new connections. Review of a draft policy for new water service connections drew a crowd of about two dozen people — including several local real estate industryrepresentatives — to a June 12 meeting of the TUD Water Committee. There is concern among

residentsand ratepayers that TUD is allowing new water connections in the midst of drought and mandatory waterconservation,districtstaff said in a report. Concerns voiced by the public and members of the

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