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Amador's Butte Fire jumps to Mokelumne Hill

Mother Lode residents still a target of phone seams.A2

New TUDchief — Thomas J. Haglund named new TUD general manager.A2

By JASON COWAN The Union Democrat

ACCidentS -Three

The Butte Fire jumped across the Mokelumne River drainage area Wednesday evening and entered Calaveras County from Amador, according to the Cal Fire information website. The fire began at 2:26 p.m. on the 17700 block of Butte Mountain Road in Jackson, Amador County, Cal Fire said. It had burned 1,200 acres and was 30 percent contained as of 8:24 p.m. Wednesday night. Fire crews, including 20

motorcycle accidents, one of which was fatal, occurred in the past few days in Calaveras County.A2

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fire engines, six crews, five • PLAYINGTOGETHER:Soulsbyville Head Start gets new inclusive playground.B1 • SYMONS AWARD: Longtime Tuolumne County residents Bill and Suzy McEntire will be presented with the prestigious Irving Symons Award.B1 • PROJECT HOPE: SRMC mobile health van up and running again.B1

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The Butte Fire, which originated in Amador County, jumped Wednesday afternoon to the Mokelumne Hill area of Calaveras County. As of Wednesday night, the fire had burned 1,200 acres and was 30 percent contained.

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to local water supply Oak Fire's cause

about102 acres,prompted evacuations of two outdoor schools, and alarmed hundreds of hillside residents, visitors and public safety officials. By GUY McCARTHY It also underscored how vulnerable The Union Democrat TUD's primary water distribution system is to the threat of wildfire. The wind-driven, slope-driven blaze On Tuesday, one edge of the blaze that threatened key water infrastruc- burned over a stretch of the Main Cature for Pacific Gas & Electric and Tu- nal and threatened a water control olumne Utilities District on Tuesday point known as the Phoenix Penstock. resultedin an unknown amount offire Brefighters kept fl ames from damagretardant and fire debris getting into ing the penstock. PG&E and TUD perthe Tuolumne Main Canal. sonnel responded to assess damage The fast-moving Oak Fire on Big and take mitigation efForts by divertHill injured one firefighter, destroyed at leastthree structures, scorched See WATER/ Back Page

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CORRECTIONS • An article in Tuesday's Union Democrat improperly described the funding for the fall water polo program at Sonora High School. The school helps pay for the program. • Also on Tuesday, an article on a donation from the Bank of Stockton to the Angels Camp Business Association to help support a Christmas festival incorrectly identified Dwayne Garcia's position with the bank. He is a branch manager.

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Metal roofing is all that is left of the single home destroyed by the Oak Fire off Big Hill Road.

, Pastors evacuated from Oak Fire headed home

The Oak Fire threatens the Old Oak Ranch conference center Tuesday afternoon. A group of about 200 pastors had to evacuate the conference center due to the fire.

"It was amazing," said John Quiel, outreach pastor fo r F o ursquare Church of Crescent City. As the Oak Fire approached the Quiel and about 200 others were front gate of the Old Oak Ranch con- attending a pastors' conference that ference center Tuesday afternoon, a started Monday and was scheduled group of pastors started praying. to end Wednesday. They, along with They sat in a circle and as they conferencecenter stafF,w ere told to prayed, they noticed the fire move away from the gate of the center. See PASTORS / Back Page By LYDIA BROWNING The Union Democrat

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airtankers,threehelicopters, three dozers and eight water tenders, were battling very steep terrain and hot temperaturesas the fi re traveled east, Cal Fire said. Evacuations, as of 8 :24 p.m.,include Amador Lane, and the end of Electra and Char amuga Ranch roads. Butte Mountain Road and Highway 26 from Happy Valley to lower Dorray Road have been closed. Mokelumne Hill is about 9 miles west of Butte Mountain Road. Neither th e T u olumneCalaveras or Amador-El Dorado Cal Fire units could be reached for comment.

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THE tJNIX ODEMOOhT

Phone seams still a roblem Haglund named new By ALEK MacLEAN

TUD general manager

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When a person purporting to be from the Internal Revenue Service left a message Wednesday morning for Sonora resident Louise Poston, the 76-year-old thought it must have been a mistake. Poston immediately called the IRS to straighten things out and came to a shocking realization — she was the target of a scammer.

"The IRS said it was a scam," she said. In August, the IRS issued a press release stating that the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administrationisaware of4,000 victims ofthese schemes since October 2013, resulting in a combined loss of about $20 million. Scammers often target particularly vulnerable groups, including senior citizens, newly arrived immigrants and people whose first language isn't English. Victims are often contacted by phone, email or through letters with authentic looking letterhead, according to the IRS. In April, the Tuolumne County SherifFs Office warned of a common phone scam at the time targeting individuals' tax-refund money. The victims in those cases were told they owed money to the IRS and threatened with arrest if they didn't pay it. Victims were told to pay the money promptlythrough a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. "Brazen scammers will even provide their victims with directions to the nearest bank or business where the victim can obtain a means of payment such as a debit card," the IRS stated in its August press release. "And in another new variation of these seams, con artists may then provide an actual IRS address

Five things scammers often do that the real IRS would never do: •Demand immediatepayment overthe phone.The agency will send a bill in the mail if a payment is due • Threaten an arrest by law enforcement. • Demand payment without giving an opportunity to question or appeal the amount of taxes owed. • Require the use of a specific payment method, such as a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. • Ask for personal information over the phone, such as credit or debit card and Social Security numbers.

By GUY McCARTHY The Union Democrat

where the victim can mail a receipt for the payment — all in an attempt to make the scheme look official." Other recent seams reported in the Mother Lode have involved individuals claiming to be &om Internetserviceproviderslooking foraccessto thevictim 's

The primary water and sewer providerfor 44,000 Tuolumne County residents has a new general manager, Thomas J. Haglund, the city administrator for the City of Gilroy. Haglund's first day at work for Tuolumne Utilities District is expected to be Nov. 2, and he will earn about $179,600 in starting pay, plus benefits, according to TUD Interim General Manager Dave Andres and two members of the TUD Board of Directors. Haglund's s t arting pay is the same as Tom

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general manager, was m aking when he r etired &om the district in Ha g lund June, Andres and board members said. Haglund is taking a roughly$40,000 pay cut &om his job in Gilroy, where he makes about $222,000 in pay, plus benefits. Andres, a former Calaveras County Water District general manager who started in the interim GM role for TUD in June, will remain with the district "as needed to be available to help with the transition," Lisa Westbrook, TUD's customer/public relationscoordinator said in an announcement distributed this week. Haglund has been Gilroy's city adm inistrator since 2008, according to TUD staff. In that role, he oversees police, fire, community development, community services, finance and administration. H e also oversees Gilroy's $134 million budget, as well as development of annual financial

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SherifFs officials have said a good rule of thumb is to never give out personal information or money to

any call er,because legitimate businesses donotoperate that way. Poston said the caller left a message on her phone saying she owed an undisclosed amount of money in taxes.

This was the first time Poston had experienced or heard of such a scam over the telephone. She reported the incident to the SherifFs Office as well. "I'm more worried about my friends and people my age in this county," she said. "I feel like everybody in this county needs to know, but especially the seniors."

Trio of motorcycle accidents reported Three motorcycle accidents, one of which was fatal, occurred in the past few days in Calaveras County. A Madera man was fatally injured Sunday after he lost control of his motorcyde on Highway 49 in Angels Camp. Harold Choate, 63, was the only victim in the crash that was reported at 11: 13 a.m. According to the California Higway Patrol, Choate was riding a 2003 Victory motorcycle northbound on Highway 49 toward Gunclub Road at about 20 to 25 mph. As Choate was approaching Gundub Road, Michelle Price, 70, of San Andreas, who was driving a 2009 Honda Civic, was stopped southbound on Highway 49, waiting to turn left onto Gunclub Road. Price then reportedly pulled out into Choate's path of travel, CHP

cycle and was ejected. He did not collide with Price's vehicle. Following the incident, Price reportedly stopped at a nearby shoulder. She was not injured. Choate was taken to Mark Twain Medical Center and then to Fresno Community Regional Medical Center, where he died. The cause of the collision is under investigation. A San Andreas woman was injured in another motorcycle accident reported Sunday. According to CHP, Kim Landry, 49,ofSan Andreas, wa sinjured aftershe lostcontrolofher2015 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, which she was riding westbound on Leonard Road at10 a.m. atabout15 mph. As Landry was making a left turn on Gold Strike Road, she reportedly lost control and collided with a bridge railing. Landry was ejected, CHP said, and fell 15 to 20 feet ofF the bridge

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By TORI THOMAS The Union Democrat

Choate lost control of his motor-

She was taken to Mark Twain

Medical Center and was eventually flown by helicopter to Doctors Medical Center in Modesto for treatment of major injuries. Landry's condition was unavailableasofW ednesday evening. An Amador City man was injuredTuesday afterhe lostcontrol of his motorcycle on Highway 26 near Toloma Court in West Point. According CHP, John Dixon, 53, was riding a 2000 Kawasaki Vulcan motorcycle westbound on Highway 26 at an unknown rate of speed. For unknown reasons, Dixon

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gilroy's estimated 2014 population was more than 52,500. Haglund has experience overseeing the City of Gilroy's water and wastewater delivery systems, which serve more than 14,000 customer accounts, according to TUD stafF. Tuolumne Utilities District maintains water connections with about

rode ofF the highway and collided with a tree about 4:45 p.m., the CHP said. Dixon was taken to Memorial Medical Center in Modesto following the incident.

He reportedly sufferers major injuries. Dixon's condition was unavailable as of Wednesday evening. Alcohol or drugsarenotbelieved to have played a factor in any of the accidents, CHP said.

13,500 households, and it has sewer connections with about 12,030 singlefamily residences. Haglund's previous experience includes general manager duties for the South County Regional Wastewater Authority, a joint powers agency for the cities of Gilroy and Morgan Hill in Santa Clara County. Haglund holds a Master of Public Administration degree and Bachelor of Science degree from Portland State University.

The TUD Board of Directors began looking for a new general manager in April. The board authorized contracting with Executive Recruitment Services of CPS HR Consulting of Sacramento to find candidates suitable to

replace Scesa. Multiple closed session meetings and interviews with candidates preceded the district's announcement of Haglund's selection as TUD's new GM this week. "Mr. Haglund has the financial experience and leadership qualities that we were looking for to fill the general manager position," Ron Ringen, president of the TUD board of directors, said in prepared remarks. "The district is in a challenging time and we believe that Mr. Haglund is the best choice to lead the district in a positive direction," Ringen said. "I'm enthused and looking forward to, and I believe my fellow board directors are too, that we have hired a talented individual &om outside of the TUD organization that will be bringing to the table a whole new outlook and set of ideas to overcome issues that have been troubling TUD for years." Haglund has owned a home in Tuolumne County more than 20 years, Ringen said. Reached by phone in Gilroyon Wednesday, Haglund said he is excited to get started at Tuolumne Utilities District. Haglund said he recently helped overseea water and wastewater rate increase for the City of Gilroy. The City of Gilroy's Prop 218 hearing was Aug. 17, and the rate increase went into effect Sept.1,to be reflected on Oct. 1 bills, Haglund said. "We adopteda fi ve-year plan," Haglund said. "The first year is a 20 percentincrease for water,the second year isa 20 percent increase for water, and in the remaining three years there'sa 10 percent increase for each year, also for water. The reasons for that are very similar to the reasons TUD is facing the need for a rate increase," Haglund said. "Costs associated with the drought, the recent court case in San Juan Capistrano ruling against tiered rate structures, and capital costs to maintain in&astructure."

Tuolumne Utilities District is in the processof doing a draft capital improvement plan as part of a rate study with the intent of seeking rate increaseslater thisyearorearly next year. A public hearing for adoption of the final capital improvement plan and a rate ordinance is scheduled Nov. 17.

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Twain Harte Community Crystal Falls-Sonora MeadJamestown Sanitary Dis- p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall, Services District,9 a.m., district ows Fire Department Auxilia- trict Board of Directors, 4 p.m., 18375 Fir Ave., Tuolumne. officeboard room, 22933 Twain ry, 11 a.m., Crystal Falls Club- district office, 18351 Main St., FRIDAY Harte Drive, Twain Harte, 586- house, 21725 Crystal Falls Drive. Jamestown, 984-5177. Don Pedro R ecreation 3172. Yosemite Highway 120 Promotion Club of James- Agency Board of Control, 10 Helping Hands, thrift store Chamber of Commerce,11:30 town, 5 p.m., Jamestown Com- a.m., agency headquarters, 31 volunteers, 10 a.m., Groveland Community Hall, Main Street, Groveland.

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Tuolumne branch library, 18636 Main St., Tuolumne, 928-3612. Friends of the Fairgrounds Sing Along, 11 to 11:30a.m., Board of Directors, 5 p.m., Sierra Waldorf School, 19234 Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Creek- Rawhide Road, Jamestown, 984side Building, 220 Southgate 0454. Drive, Sonora. Park, Main Street, Columbia.

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Trustees, 6 p.m., school library, 22736 Kewin Mill Road, Sonora, 586-5510.

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San Andreas, 754-6370. Story time, 11 to 11:40 a.m., Calaveras County Library, Copperopolis branch, Lake Tulloch Plaza.

Angels Camp Planning Commission, 6 p.m., Angels Camp Fire Station, 1404 Vallecito Road, Angels Camp.

Central Calaveras Fire and Rescue Protection District, 6:30 p.m., Station No. 1, Mountain Ranch, 754-4330.

Mark Twain Elementary School District Board of Trustees, 6:30 p.m., district office, 981 Tuolumne Ave., Angels Camp, 736-1855.

Astronomy Night at the Scenic Overlook,Calaveras Big Trees program, 7:30 p.m., Calaveras Big Trees, 1170 Highway 4, Arnold.

Copperopolis Fire Protection District Board of Directors, 7:30 p.m., Station 1, 370 Main St., Copperopolis, 785-2393.

FRIDAY Angels Camp Library Storytime, 10 a.m., Angels Camp Branch Library, 426 North Main Street, Angels Camp, 736-2198.

Angels Camp Certified Farmers Market,5 p.m. to dusk, Utica Park, 743-3427.

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glovesand trash grabbers,ifpossible. On-site registration and chec¹in will begin The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is calling at 8 a.m. at the New Melones Lake Visitor for volunteers to help with the 2015 Great Si- Center, 6850 Studhorse Flat Road, Sonora. erra River Cleanup at New Melones Reservoir The cleanup will be from 9 a.m. to noon. on Sept. 19. Anyone looking to participate can pre-regisThe cleanup is focused on sites around New ter by contacting Park Ranger Pat Sanders at Melones in the Stanislaus River watershed as 536-9094. Those requiring specialaccommodadeclining water levels expose trash and debris. tions should make arrangements as far in adVolunteers will need to provide their own vance as possible. transportation and should dress for summer The annual event is coordinated by the Siheat, bring snacks and water, wear a hat, erra Nevada Conservancy and held in conjuncsunscreen and sturdy shoes, and bring work tion with California Coastal Cleanup Day.

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Caroline 'Carol' Soares Oct. 29, 1929 —Sept. 7, 2015

NEWS OF RECORD TUOLUMNE COUNTY The Sonora Police Department reported the following: TUESDAY 8:34 a.m., theft — A Mono Way man's identity was stolen while he was incarcerated. 10:22 a.m., theft — A plant was stolenoffa Hope Lane porch. 3:43 p.m., reckless drivingA young,blonde woman driving along Snell Street cut off another driver. 7:54 p.m., harassment — A Brookside Place resident received harassing text messages. The Sherif'f's Office reported the following: TUESDAY 9:53 a.m., Sonora area — A m an continuously parked on Scenic Heights Court, walked his dog and talked to a woman's children. 10:04 a.m., Twain HarteA Twain Harte Drive person' s equipment was vandalized. 10:05 a.m., La Grange — A man stole recyclables from a Bonds Flat Road campground. 10:32 a.m., Twain Harte — A person continuously called a Towhee Lane residence and harassed everyone. 1:08 p.m., Strawberry — Copper wire was stolen from an Old Strawberry Road elementary school. 1:43 p.m., Columbia — A man reported that two or three weeks ago a waitress at a Parrotts Ferry Road restaurant attempted to choke him.

3:27 p.m., Sonora area — A Seaborn Road business was burglarized. 4:39 p.m., Big Oak — A Black Road woman's grandson called because he did not want to do his homework. 5:12 p.m., Chinese Camp — A Sims Road residence was burglarIzed. 5:46 p.m., Groveland — A Breckenridge Road man noticed thewindow tohis home was open and food was left on the table. 6:50 p.m., Jamestown — An icechestwas stolen offa Jam estown Road woman's porch. 6:50 p.m., Groveland — A man noticed an open protein-bar wrapper on his Mueller Drive kitchen counter. When he was last home a few hours earlier the candy bar hadn't been opened. Felony bookings

was booked on suspicion ofbeing a felon in possession of a firearm after an arrest on Yaney Avenue. Arrests Cited on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs: TUESDAY 12:17 a.m., Sonora — James Andrew Halstead, 32, of the 19000 block of Hillsdale Road, was booked after an arrest on Hillsdale Road. 2:37 a.m., Tuolumne — Phillip Hilario Silva, 34, of the 3000 block of Perryville Court, Modesto, was booked after an arrest on Tuolumne Road North.

short illness surrounded by her family. Carol was born in Hayward and grew up in San Leandro. In 1946, at Farley Pool in San Leandro, she met her lifelong love, Augie Soares. Carol was a loving and devoted wife, sister, auntie and friend, always putting others before herself. She had the most generous loving heart and touched many lives with her presence. Carol loved to cook and to make things pretty and special, whether it was receiving a gift with the most beautiful gift wrap or sitting down to a delicious holiday meal. She was warm, welcoming and wonderful. Carol is survived by her husband, Augie; her sister, Alice; her dog, Mitzi; and a verylargefamily and many friendswho loved herdearly. Servicesare as follows: Viewing on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015.at5 p.m.,followed by a Rosary at 7 p.m. at Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home, 225 E. Rose at Lyons Street, S onora. A

Caroline Soares passed away peacefullyfrom a

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Celebrating her life will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. at 11 a.m. at All Saints Catholic Church, 1 8674

Cherokee Drive, T w ain Harte. Burial to follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery (Lyons Bald Mountain, Sonora). Reception to follow.

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CHRISTIAN — D i a ne Christian, 78, of Jamestown, died Tuesday at Avalon Care Center in S onora. Terzich

and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements. MACDONALD LaVerne "Lovey" Davis MacDonald, 91, of Sonora, died Sunday at Avalon Care Center in Sonora. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

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CALAVERAS COUNTY The Sheriff's Office reported the following:

TUESDAY TUESDAY 4:04p.m.,Jamestown — Clin8:36 a.m., Angels Camp — A ton Robert Bauman, 34, of the 15000 block of Morris Road, So- Highway 49 storage unit was nora, was booked on suspicion gone through with some items of being a felon in possession of missing. 10:33 a.m., Copperopolis — An a firearm, receiving known stolen property and conspiracy to de- odd smell came from a Signal Hill fraud a person after an arrest at Trail neighborhood. It was later an unspecified location in James- found that a local business was having their septic maintained. town. 1:31 p.m., Copperopolis — A 4:04 p.m., Jamestown — Virak Raingsan, 39, of Main Street, Tu- vehicleparked on Selene Way olumne,was booked on suspicion was burglarized. 4:51 p.m., West Point — A of being a felon in possession of a firearm and conspiracy to defraud Smitty Lane person reported that a person after an arrest at an un- "another person" took the rest of specified location in Jamestown. his marijuana plants. 9 p.m.,Sonora — MichaelKen5:38 p.m., Jenny Lind — A perneth Owsley, 31, of the 11000 son videotaped a woman and her block of Columbia Village Drive, animals on Shalimar Drive.

Maryann BrOtfrn June 4, 1943 — August 28, 2015 Maryann Brown, 72, passed away peacefully in her home in Sonora, CA on Friday, August 28th, after a 12 year fight with cancer, She was surrounded by her loving husband, David, and her entire family as well as close friends, She left this world with the kind of love she spent her life bringing into it, Maryann was born in Mt. Vernon, Washington on June 4, 1943 and moved to Sonora in 1969 where she opened up a gift shop in Columbia State Park called Towle and Leavitt, which she continued to run until the very end of her life, This little shop in the state park was important to her — she loved the interactions with people, and she treasured the responsibilit y of serving as a friendly ambassador to visitors and locals as they meandered through the nostalgic streets of the old town. Her family will continue to run the store in the same spirit that she ran it for the last 46 years, As a long time resident of the area, she was a close friend to many people, from those who lived and worked in Columbia, to those in her book clubs, to those with whom she played golf, and to many others she encountered along the way. She was a deeply authentic human being who made everyone feel loved and cared for, without pretense or motive, just an interaction with another person deeply felt, She was witty, self-deprecating, caring and generous — a truly one of a kind person whose absence will be felt by so many, Maryann loved to play golf, going to lunch and shopping with her close friends, but most of all she treasured her time with her family, especially at Christmas time when the entire family would gather in celebration and gift exchange at her house, Maryann loved her family, She was first and foremost a wife, mother, grandmother, and recently, great grandmother, Her four daughters and their families were everything to her — being with them and seeing them happy was her biggest source of happiness, She is preceded in death by her mother Margaret Good and her father Wallace "Sharky" Good, her daughter Josie Marinovich and her grandson Marion Nash, She is survived and missed terribly by her beloved husband David Brown; her 3 daughters Jennifer, Justeen, and JJ, 9 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild; sons-in-law Bryan Ellenburg of Los Angeles, Matt Marinovich of Columbia, Jamie Bohren of San Andreas, and Eric Gordon of Boston, and two older brothers, Tom Good and Don Good, both of Bakersfield, California. A memorial was held on August 31 in her home, In lieu of flowers or gifts, please send a donation to support lymphoma research and help prevent this disease from taking more lives prematurely, Throughout Maryann's 12-year battle with the disease, she was a willing volunteer for clinical trials, or anything else she could do to help others in a similar situation, It would mean a lot to her to continue supporting the research and clinical practice that so intensely impacted her life and can impact the lives of so many others. Donations can be sent to Stanford University at the following website https://makeagift, stanford,edu, Or checks can be sent to Stanford University Development Services, P,O, Box 20466, Stanford, CA 94309-0466, Most importantly, in the spirit of Maryann, share a smile and make someone feel special today,

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Lloyda JaneBaker March 24,1922- June 30,2015

Lloyda was 93years old and was a 3rd generation native of Tuolumne County. Shewasborn to Phyrne and Charles At Frank Shaw isSonora on March 24, 1922. Phyrne was the only RN at the Bromley Sanitarium in Tuolumne City which required her to live at the hospital. Lloyda lived her early childhood with her maternal grandparents, William "Will" and Lottie Barron in Soulsbyville. Lloyda was always proud of her Cornish heritage. Great grandfather, Joseph Allen Barton, arrived in Tuolumne County in 1863 and took employment as a hard rock miner in the old Confidence Mine. Confidence was located about 8 miles north of Sometsville, now called Tuolumne.Later, JosephbecameSuperintendent of the ConfidenceMine. In 1875, Josephand his wife, Harriet (Trengrove), decided to quit mining and purchasesaranch from Alexander Rosslocated 2 miles miles from Soulsbyville. Mr. Rossreceived a patent to the property from the office ofPresident UlyssesS.Grant in 1875. Theranch hadtwo names;Mt. EchoRanch and the JoeBarron Ranch. JosephandHarriet's sons, William and Earl, ranchedwith their father until it became one of themost successful ranches atthe time. Phyrne later married Quinelle Fitch and eventually settled on a ranch on the Blanket CreekRd. in Sonora where they lived until they died. Their son, William "Bill" Fitch, took over the ranch and raised chickensand registered suffox sheep. Lloyda attendedColumbia andSoulsbyville grammar schools; graduating from SonoraHigh in 1940. She attended Williams College in Berkeley, CA. Lloyda wasaccepted into Samuel Merritt School of Nursing in Oakland, CA. Thesameschool her mother, Phyrne, received her RN. Lloyda spent a lifetime caring for family and friends. Sheworked at Tuolumne General Hospital, Sierra Hospital, and finally retired from SonoraCommunity Hospital. On her first weekend off from training, Lloyda eloped and married Floyd "Bud" Baker on September 6, 1941. Floyd was also a 3rd generation Tuolumne County native. Floyd's grandparents coming from Montreal, Canada were Frank and Delia Baker. 'Ihey arrived around 1860. Frank sold the land he owned to the Westside Lumber Company and then settled on a ranch near the end of the Apple Colony Rd. in Tuolumne. Part of that original ranch still remains in the Baker family. (John and Laura Baker) A nursing student in the early 1940'scould not be married. Lloyda kept their marriage asecret until she becamesick on her last rotation before graduation. Floyd had been drafted and was in basic training in Ft. Ord, CA. Following basic hewassent to the military police training in Arkansas. He was injured andsentback to Ft. Ord. Lloyda and "Bud" madetheir first home in Seaside, CA. Floyd served the rest of his enlistment at Ft. Ord as an Army Medic. Lloyda worked at the dental clinic on base. Following the war, they returned to the ranch in Tuolumne. Manyhappy yearswerespent before the ranchwassold in 1959. ThenLloyda andBud moved to town. Floyd passedaway in 1999. They had beenmarried 57 years. Lloyda droveher three children from the ranch to school every day; asshewasvery involved in their classrooms,serving asa room mother andassisting teachers whenneeded. Lloyda received thePTALifetime membership award for service to Summerville Elementary School. Lloyda waschosen asMother of the Year in 1997for the Motherlode Rodeo andparade. In 1966 and 1967, the Baker's hosted anAmerican Field Service Exchangestudent from Laos, Keo Senesombath, who later returned to the USAandbecamean American Citizen. Lloyda spent many hours working on bazaar items for the Soulsbyville Methodist Church Ladies Aide Society. Sheloved carrying on the Cornish tradition of Pasties for the annual Pasty Dinner. Sheworked with lifelong friends at the food Pantry. Lloydawasknown for her beautiful yard and flower garden andFloyd lovedhis vegetable garden. Lloydaalwayssaid of Floyd- 'you can takethe manaway from thefarm but you can't takethe farmoutoftheman!'LloydawasaBrownie,CubScoutandBoyScoutLeader.Shehelpedstartandlead the first 4-H Community Club in Tuolumne.Shelead a 4-H sewing group with Pauline Howard for 9 years andcontinuing in 4-H for 20 plusyearsthereafter. In retirement, Floyd andLloyda enjoyed camping and traveling with long time friends, Betty and Bob McCulloch. Grandchildren were often included on thesemany campouts. Lloyda loved teaching her grandchildren all about California's wildflowers and trees.Camp fireswere aspecial part of camping trips- Dutch ovencooking, Grandpa'sharmonica, songs,andstories. GrandmaLloyda wasnever tired of playing boardgamesand reading her grandchildren stories. Preceding herwereher mother, Phyrne Fitch, stepfather, Quinelle Fitch, brother, William "Bill" Fitch, and husband of 57years, Floyd Baker. Lloyda is survived by daughters, Marjorie (John) Baker in Fallon, NV; Carolyn (Roy) Mason in Reno, NV; andson, David, of Sonora. The joys in her life were her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Grandchildren included Jill (Orson) Tingey from Spring Creek, NV; Debbie (Dana)Bunch from LosAngeles, CA; Terri (Albert) Mulder from Fallon, NV; Darreii (Becky) Baker from North Plains, OR; Michon (Patrick) Faenza from Reno, NV; Kimberly Hodge fromSparks, NV; Christopher (Emily) Mason from Reno,NV; and Timothy (Courtney) Baker from Oakdale, CA. Including 22 beautiful great grandchildren. Please come andshareour family's history and stories of Lloyda on aMemorial Service, September 12, at 2:30P.M.at the Soulsbyville Methodist Church. Contributions can bemade to the Soulsbyville Methodist Church Restoration Fund.

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Last Tuesday, President Barack Obama hiked to Exit Glacier in Alaska with photographers in tow, to send the world a message. The glacier is melting. Obama blames it on the increasing use of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas, which he wants to restrict not only in the U.S. but also worldwide. The photo-op was designed to build support for an international climate agreement he's pushing hard to sell, so far with little success. Trouble is, the president needs to get his facts straight. Exit Glacier has been shrinking for 200 years — since 1815 — long before widespread industrialization and automobiles. As the president ended his trip, he sounded the alarm

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again: "This state' s climate is changing before our eyes." News flash, Mr. President. Alaska has been buffeted by cyclical swings in climate for thousands of years. It's true for the rest of the world, too. There was a 300-year medieval heat wave, followed by a Little Ice Age that began around 1300, and then the 300-year warming period we're in now.

The Anchorage Daily Times ran a front-page story in 1922 recording the "unheard-of temperatures" in the Arctic and glaciers disappearing. "The Arctic Ocean is warming up and icebergs are growing scarcer." Oblivious to the history of constant climate change, Obama pointed to Exit Glacier and said: "We want to make sure our grandkids can see this." He may get his wish, but it won't be because of anything he's doing. The current warming trend appears to be over, speculates Roger Cohen, a fellow of the American Physical Society. The Alaska Climate Research Center reports almost no evidence of warming trends in Alaska since 1977. Many scientists are predicting the onset of two or three centuries of cooler weather — which would mean bigger glaciers. That's despite the world's growing use of fossil fuels. No matter what humans do, temperature trends go up, and then down; glaciers expand and then recede; sea levels rise and then fall, explains Will Happer, Professor Emeritus of Physics at Princeton. That doesn't mean pollution controls are futile.

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We all want to breathe clean air. But don't blame climate change on humans. There are bigger forces at work here. Scientists disagree about what these forcesare,and are researching better ways of accurately measuring temperaturetrends via satellite.Amid all this controversy and uncertainty about global climate change, Obama blindly insists that his theory of global warming "is beyond dispute" and attacks his critics as "deniers." Sounding more like an Old Testament doomsayer than a president, Obama warned in his Alaska speech

For today's report, I have a bunch of statistics for you. Wait — don't run away! Whereare you going? Come back here and sit still while I drill these stats into your head! It' ll be fun, and you' ll learn something. I realize that numbers can numb sands and even millions of dollarsthe brain, but this is a good story, and have put up nearly half of all the money

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our children to a planet beyond their capacity to repair: Submerged countries. Abandoned cities. Fields no longer growing." Sounds scary, but he's on thin ice backing up thosepredictions. DespiteObama's professed concern for the people of Alaska affected by climate change, his visit was more about theatrics than helping locals. Alaska's Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski lambasted Obama's job killing new restrictions on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic. Obama says the region is "very fragile," but Murkowski is more worried that the economy is fragile. "It's clear this

to absorb. In fact, the number 400 pretty much sums up this story of political intrigue and corruption involving some of America's wealthiest families and corporations. Let's start with the "Billionaire 400," a cliqueof the elite organized by the conniving Koch brothers. These ultrarich right-wingers gather each winter in some warm-weather resort for a secretive, invitation-only retreat. There, they plot strategies and pledge money for electing politicos who' ll support their vision of corporate rule in America. For the 2016elections,they've already committed nearly a billion dollars to impose their vision of plutocracy over our democratic ideals — double the combined amount that the Republican and Democratic parties will spend. I wonder: what do they think they' re getting for that price? Then there are the secretive super PACs that are sacking-up tens of millions of dollars to back various presidential candidates. Again, a few hundred corporations and rich families — each writing checks for hundreds of thou-

Keep that400 number in mind when I offermy sincerest congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Middle-Class America, since they are all the rage in this present presidential contest, for Jeb, Hillary, and all the rest — even The Donaldsay their campaigns are all about the hurting middle class that hasn't yet recovered from the Great Recession. Well, don't look now, but after each one promises that the+I do the most for the Great Mass of the Middle Class, they disappear into the shadows and scurry off to schmooze with the little group of Americans they truly love: The exclusive club of multimillionaires and billionaires, who are shoveling those big bucks into those campaign pockets. Now, back to our statistics: Jeb Bush got a million dollars each from 26 of his super PAC backers; Hillary Clinton took a million each from nine funders; of the $16 million in Marco Rubio's PAC, 78

the people's agenda. Ironically, it's Donnie Trump, the bombastic billionaire, who candidly admits that these so-called "gifts" amount to the outright, plutocratic purchase of politicians. He's long been a campaign donor in order to secure political favors, he confesses, and it works: "When I need something from them ... they are there for me." There's a word for that: Corruption.

administration does not care about us and sees us as noth-

ing but a territory. " It proves Obama's appalling lack of priorities. Obama told his Alaska audience that "few things will disrupt our lives as profoundly as climate change." Really, Mr. President? How about the epidemic of cop shootings in the U.S., or the drowned toddlers washing up on Mediterranean shores as families flee the Middle East, or ISIS beheading thousands of Christians? Obama says that says that with climate change, more than any other issue, "there is such a thing as being too late." Tell that to a cop's widow or the father who watched his family drown. Betsy McCaughey is a senior fellow at the London Center forPolicy Research and author of"Government by Choice: Inventing the United States Constitution."

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Second salmonella death reported SAN DIEGO — A Texas woman has become the second person to die in a nationwide salmonella outbreak linked to tainted cucumbers sold by a California company, health officials reported Wednesday. The woman, who already had other serious health issues, died in late August and medical records indicate that salmonella was a "contributing factor," said Carrier Williams, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of State Health Services. A 99-year-old San Diego woman died Aug. 17, California health officials reported. Health officials in several states have f ound

executives also showed ofF two new iPhone models, a plus-sized iPad with detachable keyboard and updated software for the Apple Watch during an exhaustive, twohour event in San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Apple is counting on sales of the new iPhones to maintain its position as one of the most profitable, and valuable, companies in the world.

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Obama wants free community college WARREN, Mich. — Unable to have his way with Congress, President Barack Obama reached back to his roots as a community organizer and sought Wednesday

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of salmonella in cucumbers grown in Mexico and distributed by Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce of San Diego. California had the most illnesses, at 72, followed by Arizona with 66 and Utah with 30. The company has recalled its "Limited Edition" brand cucumbers and has said the health and safety of its customers are its highest priority.

Students hil to meet new standards LOS ANGELES — Less than half of all California students passed new math and English tests aligned with the Common Core standards and consideredindicators of college and career readiness, according to results released Wednesday. Forty-four percent of students in third through eighth and 11th grades met or exceeded the new languagearts assessment, while 34 percent passed the math test. Though state education officials cautioned against drawing comparisons with previousstandardized tests, the results reflect l ongstanding achievement gaps between low-income and affluent students. The assessments, called Smarter Balanced, test understanding of the new Common Core standards, benchmarks for what s tudents should master by the end of each grade in reading and math. Though the standards have been met with resistance in much of the nation, they have been widely accepted in California.

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in supportofhis idea forfree community college. Congress has shown nextto-no interest in Obama's$60 billion community college proposal, so he's taking his case to the people. "It's an idea whose time has come," Obama told an audience at Macomb Community College. "It's an idea that makes sense."

Obama said six states and communities have created programs similar to what he proposed during his State of theUnion address earlier this year, including one announced by Milwaukee on Wednesday. Lawmakers in more than 10 other states have introduced legislation providing for free community college, he said. Getting an education is the best investment anyone can

make for their and the country's future, Obama said.

Trump asksCNNto give vets ad money NEW YORK — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is asking CNN to donatetoveterans the proceeds from advertising sold to air during next week's Republican debate. In a Tuesday letter to the cable news network, the billionaire says he's the reason the network sharply increaseditsrates ahead ofthe Sept. 16 debate in Simi Valley, California. Trade publications have reported that CNN is askingforup to $200,000 for a 30-second ad, and that typical rates run as low as $5,000. T rump writes that t h e spike in viewer interest "is due 100 percent to Donald J. Trump." CNN should view debate coverage as a public service and give up profits, he Said.

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CNN spokeswoman. Trump angered some veterans in July when he mocked Arizona Sen. John McCain, the GOPs 2008 nominee and a former prisoner of war in Vietnam.

WORLD

Nazi train may have precious minerals WARSAW, Poland — A lawyer for two men who claim to have found a WorldWar II Nazi train says it's buried in the ground and might contain valuable minerals. A gold rush has erupted in the southwestern Polish city of Walbrzych aRer the men told authorities they have located a war-time train there,

possibly with valuables. A deputy culture minister said he is 99 percent sure the train exists, adding fuel to a local legend about a Nazi gold train hidden since 1945 in a tunnel in Walbrzych. But l a w yer Ja r oslaw Chmielewski told TVN24 on Wednesday the train is buried in the ground and probably holds no valuables except some precious minerals. Polish military experts who saw the site said it must be cleared of trees and shrubs beforeany inspection.

SAC~ NTO ( A P) — The state previouslyexpressingreservations. Assembly approved legislation WednesIn responseto those concerns, several day that would allow terminally ill pa- changes were made to boost patient protients to legally end their lives aRer an tections, including requirements that emotionaland deeply personal debate, the patient be physically capable of taksending the proposal to the Senate that ing the medication themselves, that two isexpectedto endorseit. doctors approve it, that the patient subIt was the second effort by California mit several written requests, and that lawmakers this year to allow doctors there be two witnesses. to prescribe life-ending medication folThe earlie r measure stalled amid relowing the highly publicized case of ligious opposition and hesitant Demo29-year-old Brittany Maynard, a Cali- crats. The renewed push comes after fornia woman with brain cancer who at least two dozen states have intromoved to Oregon to legally take her life. duced aid-in-dying legislation this year, Maynard's husband and mother though none of the bills has passed. have taken on the cause since her The right-to-die movement has been death and were in the Assembly for galvanized by the high-profile case of Wednesday's debate. L a wmakers Maynard,who argued in widely viewed from both parties invoked their reli- online videos that she should have been gious faith in arguing for and against able to access life-ending drugs in her the legislation before voting 42-33 in home state.Doctors are permitted to its favor. prescribelife-ending drugs in Oregon, Assembly members were seen as Washington, Vermont and Montana. the stumbling block to advancing the Maynard's mother, Debbie Ziegler, bill; the previous version had passed said after the vote that her daughter the Senate. Baker, who would have had le her with a powerful mandate to represented Maynard had she stayed effect change in California. "At one time she called me into her in California, was among several GOP lawmakers who supported the bill after room and said, This is what I will leave,

said.

It's not clear where Gov. Jerry Brown, a lifelong Catholic and former Jesuit seminarian, stands on the issue. Religiousgroups and advocates for people with disabilities have opposed aid-in-dying legislation, saying it goes against the will of God and puts terminally ill patients at risk for coerced death. Lawmakers shared deeply personal stories of caring for terminally ill family members and of incredible recoveries. Assemblyman Mike Gipson, D-Carson, questioned the bill's time frame, which requires a doctor to give a diagnosis of six months or less to live. The measure was introduced as part of a special legislative session on health care financing convened by the Democratic governor. Brown has declined to take a position on right-todie legislation, although his spokeswoman said earlier this year that he did not believe the session was the appropriatevenue to consider it.

Refugees Chris Christie ally implicated to U.S. will go Up by 5,000 WASHINGTON (AP)The United States is prepared to increase the number ofrefugees itresettles by at least 5,000 next year as European countries struggleto accommodate tens of thousands of refugees from the Middle East and Africa. Two officials and a congressional aide said that Secretary of State John Kerry told members of Congress in a p r i vate meeting Wednesday that the United States will boost its worldwide quota for resettl ing refugees from 70,000to 75,000next year, and that number could rise. A fraction of those would be from Syria. Kerry said after t he meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that the U.S. would increase the number of refugees it is willing to take in, but he did not give a specific number. "We are looking hard at the number that we can specifically manage with respect to the crisis in Syria and Europe," he said. "That's being vetted fully right now." The officials and the congressional aide spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the private meeting on the record.

in spinoff airline investigation NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — What began as a mysterious series of traffic jams at the George Washington Bridge exactly two years ago has mushroomed into a high-level corporate scandal that can't be good for Republican Gov. Chris Christie's struggling presidential campaign. United Airlines CEO Jeffrey Smisek and two other top executives abruptly resigned Tuesday amid a federal investigation into the possible trading offavorsbetween the airline and David Samson, the Christie-appointed former head of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the powerful agency that runs area tunnels, bridges and airports. When Samson was in charge at the Port Authority, United resumed direct flights to the South Carolina airport near his vacation home. Around the same time, United was pressing for concessions from the agency, including a new hangar at the Newark airport, rent reductions and a commuter rail-line extension that would connect the airport di-

spokeswoman for Samson on Wednesday said only that Smisek's resignation "is a United Airlines matter." The investigation was an offshoot of the so-calledBridgegate case, the scandal that has cast a long shadow over Christie's White House hopes. Three Christie allies — his former deputy chief of staff and two former top executives at the Port Authority — were charged last spring with closing lanes and engineering all-out gridlock at the foot of the nation's busiest bridgein September 2013 toexactrevenge on a Democratic mayor who declined to endorse Christie's re-election bid. Christie has denied any knowledge of the plot. Federal and state authorities expanded the bridge investigation to examine possible wrongdoing in the handling of billions of dollars in public works projects undertaken by the Port Authority. Samson headed Christie's gubernatorial transition team and has long been a key adrectly to lower Manhattan. viser. He resigned in 2014 aRer the Port AuNo one has been charged in the case. A thority was implicated in the bridge scandal.

Battle shaping up in EU over migrant quotas BRUSSELS (AP) — The more equitable solution that European Union implored its wouldalsosend a fair share member countries Wednes- of refugeesto less-desirable day to better share the bur- and less-welcoming places den ofrefugees flooding the such as Slovakia and the continent, but the numbers Baltics. involved were small comThe plan is a drop in the pared with the half-million ocean for an economic power who have already arrived like the EU, where a halfand the hundreds of thou- billion people live. sands more on their way. With Syrians, Eritreans and Afghans often hoping to settle in wealthy nations likeGermany and Sweden, the EU is struggling find a

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Relaxed Ci of Sonora parking Ei ht arrest rules to take effect in about 30 days in un ercover installed," Miller said. "I'd expect them to be up in about 30 days." The relaxed time limits were requested by downtown customers and business owners to allow more time for shopping and dining. Parking will be allowed for three hours between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on sections of Washington, Linoberg, Dodge, Theall, Church, Gold, Stewart and Green streets as well as Stockton Road between Washington Street and Sonora Creek. There are no restrictions on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. However, parking remains prohibited between 3

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New signs delineating the City of Sonora's extended parking hours should be going up within about 30 days, City Administrator Tim Miller said. The Sonora City Council unanimously approveda resolution Tuesday evening to allow three-hour parking in former two-hour zones on certain streets in

the downtown area. The new rules will take effect once the signs are installed. "We' ll get them ordered this week and the turnaround time should be a couple weeks, and then we' ll get them

a.m. and 5 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for street sweeping. Also at Tuesday's meeting, the council voted to renew a contract with Alliance Small Business Development Center to provide consultant services in the city' s Microenterprise Assistance Program for

small businesses. The council also approved year-end budget adjustments for the 2014-15 fiscal year that ended June 30. The city ended the past fiscal year with a small surplus of about $92,000, which Miller largely attributed to departments keeping their expenditures low.

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operation The eight unlicensed contractors cited last Thursday contribute to what Breen conAn undercover sting opera- siders a significant problem in tion in Arnold identified eight the state. Based on numbers individuals who had been op- that CSLB receives, there are erating in the area without a at least 60,000 unlicensed contracting license. contractors in the state. "It's hard to quantify. It' s The undercover operation was put on by the Contractors a very rare occasion when State License Board — an there's not a t l e ast six-toorganizationformed in 1929 seven persons nabbed or cited that licensesand regulates at any one sting," Breen said. 'These guys, they' re out there. the construction industryand its Statewide Investiga- Take a look on Craigslist, they' re pretty easy to find." tive Fraud Team. ''Weregularlystage these Although Breen was unsting operations throughout sure the last time the CSLB the state," said Steve Breen, and SWIFT has organized a public information officer sting in Calaveras County, with CSLB. "It's (the activ- he says that an undercover ity) in places small and large operation could pop up anyand we try to contain the un- where, at any time, and can licensed contractor activity be unpredictable in doing so. By JASON COWAN The Union Democrat

that we know is out there."

SWIFT investigators posed as homeowners, of an Arnold residence, who were accepting bids for numerous projects such as painting, tree removal, deck refinishing, a concrete driveway and a h andicap access ramp, according to a CSLB press release. Ten unlicensed contractors were contacted, nine showed up to the location and eight participated in the activity, resulting in the citations. "I would say this netted a fair amount of suspects," Breen said. "On the scale of citations handed out, this was a pretty good number here handed out for the town the size of Arnold." The bid limit anyone is allowed toaccept legally before

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peoplearen't expecting us," Breen said. "We can pop up anywhere from the far norlh regions to the inland to the other side of the Sierra. We just want to surprise them. So we don't announce a schedule, obviously, and we try to mix it up as far as where we' re going to go." Despite th e a ff ordability associated with hiring an unlicensed contractor in

comparison to someone who has obtained a permit, hiring an unlicensed contractor is shortsighted and exposes severalrisks,according toBreen. "You don't know what their background is. They could have a serious felony violation in their past — the kind of folks you may not want a contractor'slicense is re- around your kids or your wife quired is $500 in combined working at a h ouse," Breen labor and material costs. All said. "You' re not quite sure eightsuspects accepted bids what kind of work you' re gothat exceeded the legal limit ing to get done." and face misdemeanor citaThe Calaveras County tions with penalties, for first SherifFs Office and the Distime operators,of up to six trict Attorney's Office also months in jail and a $5,000 contributed in the operation fine. by processing the suspects.

Nineteen cubic feet per second A ll th e w ater i n T u olumne Main Canal east of Phoenix Penstock is for TUD use, Andres said. On a normal day in normal circumstances, the p e nstockdiverts an average of 19 cubicfeet per second to Phoenix Lake. All TUD customers below Phoenix Lake, including Sonora, Jamestown, East Sonora, Mono Village and Lambert Lake, rely on Phoenix Lake to eventuallyreceive treated water, Andres said. In addition, p eople who live next t o ditches named Phoenix, Algerine, Shaws Flat, Table

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Water in the Main Canal thatis not diverted to Phoenix Lake at Phoenix Penstock heads toward Columbia, Andres said. Paul Moreno, of Pacific Gas & Electric, said the Oak Fire caused no damage to the utility's hydropower facilities. The blaze did damage power lines, knocking out power to 43 customers around 3 p.m. Tuesday. As of noon Wednesday, 27 customers r emained without p ower, M oreno said. The affected customers were in the 14000 and 15000 blocks of Old Oak Ranch Road, with a few on Redwood Way. Debris from the fire that got into t h e T u olumne Main Canal was considered minimal, Moreno said.

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Christopher Roberts, with Cal Fire (above), looks for and douses hot spots remaining from the Oak Fire off Big Hill Wednesday morning. The skeleton of a truck sits in the driveway of a destroyed home off Big Hill (below). Courtesy photo

A temporary shelter for evacuees was opened Tuesday eveningatMother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora, and a household of seven spent the night there, said Debbie Calcote,disaster program manager for the Sierra Delta Chapter of the American Red Cross, based in Sacramento.

"We provided dinners and breakfasts, cots and blankets and sheets," she said. "We offered counseling but they didn't seem to need it. They left this afternoon beFire said.The first report

Oak Ranch Road remained closed. Cal Fire urged motorists and pedestrians to be on the lookout for firefighting personnel and equipment on roads adjacent to and near the burn area. "For f i r e fighter safety

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go back home." The temporary shelter was to remain open until all evacuations were lifted and until the county Office of Emergency Services auFire cause said to be about the extent or nature thorized the Red Cross to 'under investigation' of injuries sustained by closethe temporary shelter, An investigation of what one firefighter. The burn and your own, use extreme Calcote said. caused the Oak Fire was area was estimated tobe caution when driving in For more i n formation continuing on Wednesday, 80 percentcontained as of the area, an d c onsider about the shelter, call the according to Cal Fire of- 8 p.m. Wednesday. staying completely away Sierra Delta Chapter of the ficials with the TuolumneThere were 220 person- unless you are a resident," American Red Cross at 916993-7070 or Mother Lode Calaveras Unit in San An- nel assigned to the fire, Cal Fire officials said. including 11 ground crews, dreas. E vacuation orders r e- Fairgrounds at 532-7429. There w er e t w o s e p a- 45 engines and six water mained in place for Sierra rate fires reported initially, tanker trucks. Outdoor School and Old Contact Guy McCarthy at which did burn together, Big Hill Road re-opened Oak Youth Ranch, accord- gmccarthy@uniondemocrat. Nancy Longmore of Cal at 10a.m. Wednesday. Old ing to Cal Fire. cornor 588-4585. of fir e near Old Oak Ranch and Big Hill roads in the Cedar Ridge area came at 1:23 p.m. No detailswere released by Cal Fire on Wednesday

Smoke from the Oak Fire can be seen from the Old Oak conference center Tuesday afternoon.

PASTORS Conti nued from Page Al evacuate about an hour aker the fire was reported. Foursquare Church of Crescent City Children's Pastor Maria Guy, Ronda Bowdenstab and Quiel waited at a Sonora Starbucks coffee shop Wednesday morning as three otherpastors from Crescent City went to retrieve their belongings from the ranch. They left shortly after to begin their 12-hour journey home to Crescent City, near the Oregon border. E vacuations were a l so ordered for Sierra Outdoor School shortly after the blaze began. When the o rder came through between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., they were immediatelycalled back because the fire was too close, Quiel said. "We were very fortunate that we all got off the hill and nobody was hurt. Our cabin was very close to the fire," Guy said. The Old Oak Ranch con-

ference center was not damaged, they said. "The staff members did a great job remaining calm. Things can get confusing in those situations, but we all ended up safe," Quiel said. O ld Oak R anch i s a 60-year-old Christian camp on 160 acres on Old Oak Ranch Road near Columbia. It includes a chapel, cabins and other living spaces, an amphitheater and meeting rooms.

"Cal Fire was actually doing drills near our campgrounds that day. They' re actually leasing part of the camp for full-time training," Bowdenstab said. The fire consumed and destroyedone residentialstructure and two outbuildings, a Cal Firepress release stated. A neighbor of the homeowner said the h ouse was

consumed by the fast-moving fire within minutes.

No students were at the Sierra Outdoor School, which is a 27-acre facility owned by the Clovis Unified School District in Fresno County.

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Health fairset for Sept. 26 MarkTwain Medical Center will host its 17th annual fall health fair from 7 a.m. to noon Sept. 26 on the hospital campus in San Andreas. More than 50 community health-related service groups will participate in this community event. There will be information available on numerous health topics including senior health services, nutrition, fitness and diabetes. The main attraction of the event is the lowcost health screening, including a five-panel blood analysis with a chemistry panel, thyroid, complete blood count, lipid panel, iron for women, PSA for men, and vitamin D deficiencies ($45), and bone density screenings

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Those participating in the blood analysis need to fast after 10 p.m. the night before. Flu shots are free. This is a joint effort with many entities working together, especially the Health Care District that helps fund this initiative, to ensure that Calaveras County residents can thrive in a healthy community, Marks said. The Lions Club will host a pancake breakfast as well. The local Red Cross will also do demonstrations on how to extinguish a small fire in your home. For more information about the Fall Health Fair, call 754-2564.

service. The gala will benefit the construction of the new Sonora Regional Cancer Center. The McEntires have lived in Tuolumne County for more than 25 years. According to SRMC Foundation Director Gail Witzlsteiner the McEntires have served the residents of the Mother Lode in both t he public and private sectors, and have provided volunteer leadership to the business community and the nonprofit

Soulsbyville Head Start gets new inclusive playground By LACEY PETERSON

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Soulsbyville's Head Start just got Tuolumne County's first inclusive playground, where children of all abilities can play together. The playgroundisused by children 3 to 5 yearsold enrolled in the Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency Head Start and by Soulsbyville School's structured preschoolstudents age 3to5. The playground is behind the school's old gym next to a garden area.Its bark surface was replaced with a soft Poured in Place surface, said ATCAA Head Start director Marcia Williams. A new toy seat that spins, called a cocoon was also installed, said lead center teacher Tiffany Dobbs. The total cost for the project was $70,000, most of which was the cost of the surface, Williams said. It aligns with the sidewalk outside the Head Start classroom and enables children with wheelchairs and mobility/balance issues to easily go onto the playground, she said. The surface extends to the nearby garden where accessibility through a gate was difficult, said Cary Grenland, mental health and disabilities manager for ATCAA Head Start. The previous playground also had some drainage issues that were taken care of, Grenland said.

Drug Take Back Day coming up The YES Partnership will partner with the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Department in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Junction shopping center parking lot in Sonora near Bearly Quilting. Community members are encouraged to drop off all prescribed and over the counter medication except for intravenous solutions, injectables and syringes. Participants shouldremove medications from their containers prior to disposal. Liquid products, such as cough syrup, should remain sealed in their original container. All participants will remain anonymous and no record of dropped off medications will be maintained. A Sheriff's deputy will be on scene to provide security for participants and for the controlled substances. For more information, call 533-1397,ext. 226.

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members of both the SRMC Golf Classic and the Joie de Vie Gala. They also both are involved in leadership at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. They developed their semiconductor equipment business from a garage startup to a multi-million-dollar operation and moved it to Tuolumne Countyin 1986, and createdjobs for hundreds of local citizens. Bill McEntire was a founding board member of the Tuolumne County Economic Development C orporation; served on th e T u olumne County Revolving Loan Fund Committee for 18 years; was a 10-year member of SCORE; servesas a mentor for small business owners; and has been awarded five U.S. pat-

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Kaiya Entriken, 5 (left), and Reese Await, 3, play with bucket stilts at Soulsbyville Head Start.

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month. In October, the van will be at Wal-Mart from 9a.m.to3:30 p.m. Mondays and Fridays. Sonora Regional Medical Center announced Starting Monday, Oct. 5, the schedule will its free mobile medical clinic, Project HOPE, go backtoitsoriginalservice days of9 a.m .to will resume service today. 3:30 p.m. Mondays and Fridays, adjacent to The outreach program has been on hiatus Wal-Mart. "I am so pleased that this important comwhile its nurse practitioner Sheila Monaghan was on leave. munity service of the Medical Center will once For one month only, the Project HOPE againbe availabletoprovide caretothosepeohealth van will be stationed between Wal- plewho do nothaveinsurance orhavehigh deMart and PetSmart from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ductibles," said Gail Witzlsteiner, executive diSept. 10, 14, and 17. rector of the Sonora Regional Medical Center People are advised to arrive at least an hour Foundation, which oversees and raises funds before closing. for the service. Starting Sept. 21, the hours will switch to 9 She is assisted by Dr. James Mosson, media.m. to 3:30 p.m. cal director of Project HOPE and Dr. Ken RenThe health van will be at Interfaith Com- wick, who will be assisting Monaghan during m unitySocialServices on Thursday,Sept.24, the first month. from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. In October, the van Project HOPE has been providing free care will be at Interfaith on the fourth Friday of the to the medically underserved since 1997.

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versally designed playground s so itwas both accessible and inclusive," Grenland said. The playground includes a traditional preschool size play structure, a new cocoon, a water and sand table, a kiddie pool full of pillows (for an outdoor cozy spot), bikes, painting and drawing stations, bucket and string stilts, a play kitchen and more. The array of stations allow Courtesy for a range in sensory experiences, Grenland explained. Big Dreams Playground is slated for installation in the Tuolumne Park and will cost about $400,000 to build. It will be eWe want to make one more for children and adults of all abilities. addition and add some outdoor music instruments and really want essential experi- "I think people are envisioning something onlyfor pert from the University of have an outdoor music gar- ences for addressing the so- kids that are disabled.Ihe nice thing about this Utah. "It's kind of cutting edge on den," Grenland said. cial play and sensory needs of The improvements were all children." rendering there's tonsfostuIto do. It's supposed what a truly inclusive playcompleted a few days before Soulsbyville School par- to be not so obvious thatit's accessible ground needs to include," Garfor kids with school started on Aug. 19. ent Sarah Garcia said she is cia said. There are about 20 children excited about the new play- disabilities. Ihe whole idea is that you don't know" The group hosts an anin the Head Start program ground surface. Her daughter nual fundraiser called "Starry and another 20 or so in the Ruby, 9, was a preschool stu- — Sarah Garcia, Sonlsbyville School parent Night Dinner in White," for structured preschool. dent there when the play area adults, where they dress all eWe have a lot of children had its old bark surface. She in white, bring picnic dinners with autism who have sen- had balance issues and had to and listen to live music. sory needs, some need places scoot about on the bark. Getting around in local parks park. Neither can parents or Now that the group has a The Big Dreams Founda- was pretty much impossible guardians with disabilities, finalplan of the playground to goby themselves forspace, or sand and water and things tionwas started three years forus,"Garcia said. Garcia said. they can pursue grants, Garthat fulfill the needs they ago by Garcia, who wasn' t Because of bark, sand, Garcia's plan is to build cia said. have," Grenland said. able to get around in local uneven surfaces and the a universally accessible (for About $86,000 in labor and This new playground "real- parks with her daughter who like, people whose children adults and children) commu- materialshas been donated/ ly providesa path for friend- had difficulty walking. use wheelchair s or walk- nity playground in Tuolumne pledged bylocal contractors ''When she was younger, ers, or who just don't walk at the outdated children' s and businesses, Garcia said. ship between children of all abilities," Grenland said. "We she faceda lot of challenges. well, can't get around in the park next to the Tuolumne This year's Starry Night Veterans Memorial Hall. event will be held Saturday, The playground, with a Sept.19, at a secret location. range of toys and sensory Guests don't find out the locastations, will c ost a bout tion until the morning of the event,Garcia said. $500,000, Garcia said. The Big Dreams FoundaAbout 200 people attend tion has raised about $70,000 the Starry Night fundraiser. "It's going to be really fun. • Crisis line 24 hrs., 7 days a week so far and has about $60,000 in the pot for the playground, The location we have this after having paid for an en- year is really great," Garcia gineered design with input said. Tuolumne (ounty Behavioral Health Dept. &om a special inclusive exGarciadescribed the playground as "something that • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline reaches all of your senses." II

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QUAIL HOLLOW MINI STORAGE Open 7 days, sam-6pm Greenley Road to Cabezut across from Quail Hollow Apts., Sonora. 533-2214 235

Vacation VACATION RENTALS Daily/Weekly/Monthly, starting at $75/night 209-533-1 310

QuailH ollow1 .corn 245 Commercial CAMAGE AVE Industrial space up to 21,000 s.f. for lease. Call for info 533-8962 HISTORIC BUILDING 24 S. Washington St. Sonora- Can be used for office or retail. 2K sq. ft. Ph. (209) 586-6514 NEW COMMERCIAL BLDG. Sonora off Hwy. 108. 1000 sf & 2000 sf Bernie (209) 586-6514 SONORA 900 SQ FT. Residential/Commercial 226 Washington St. $850/mo. Ph. 532-5941 250 Rentals Wanted

LOOKING FOR ROOM to rent. Male, 59 lives in Sonora. $400/mo. Call 916-837-9979

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301 Employment AREA 12 AGENCY ON AGING is seeking 32 hrs/wk.Social Work Care Managerfor care management program. Responsible for client assessments, care plan development, home visits and client advocacy in a 4-county area. Must have BA in related field and 2 yrs experience working with the elderly. Benefits pkg including CalPERS retirement. Submit letter of interest, resume and 3 professional references to: kristinoarea12.or For complete job description visit our website: ~www.area12.0r E.O.E. Closing date 9/18/15 AUTOCAD DRAFTSPERSON. Civil Engineering/Survey Drafting experience. Submit resume and at least 2 references to: frontdeskolandstruc.corn BOOKKEEPER for diverse multi-company off ice QB AR/AP 8 Payroll exp. Customer service and telephone skills needed. F/T long term. Call 736-4192 -ormichele centralsierralod~in .corn

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COMMUNITY SERVICE LIAISON-Full Time ($1S.76- $ie.iS mr.) needed for outreach, engagement and support to older adults with mental health issues. Experience working with older adults (65+) in a primary care setting and must be computer literate. For detailed job flyer, application requirements, and supplemental questions please visit htt://hr.calaveras ov.us

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CORRECTIONAL COOKI ($15.87-$19.30/hr.) needed to prepare a variety of foods for the County jail population. Incumbent will assist with supervision of inmates assigned to kitchen duties. Equivalent to graduation from high school and one year of experience cooking large quantities of food in an institution or commercial kitchen. For detailed job flyer & application requirements please visit htt : / /hr.calaveras ov.us

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COVER'S APPLE RANCH is currently seeking friendly and energetic people to perform all tasks req'd in our fast-paced Restaurant and Bakery. Apply in Person and ask for Sherry or Lois at 19211 Cherokee Rd. GENERAL CONST. LABORER / OPERATOR. Exp req'd. Reliable. Fax: 586-2227 kev barrconstruction.corn

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JOURNEYMAN/ ROOFER: Must have tools/ truck & neat, professional appearance! Call Matt, 586-3855 LIVE INHOMECARE provider wanted for elderly couple in Angels Camp. Monthly pay. Req's background check. (209) 256-0484 OAK TERRACE MEMORY CARE now hiringCAREGIVERSHoursand shifts vary. On-Call P/T & F/T. Bring in resume and fill out application on-site at 20420 Rafferty Ct. Soulsbyville, 533-4822 OAK TERRACE MEMORY CARE now hiring F/T or P/T LVN position. Bring in resume and fill out application on-site at 20420 Rafferty Ct. Soulsbyville, 533-4822 We are an EOE.

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SUMMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is accepting apps: Instructional Aide Special Ed. P/T, 3.75 hrs/ day. Salary range is $16.51-$19.27 /hr. Apps available at Summerville H.S. 17555 Tuolumne Rd. Tuolumne, CA 95379 FFD: Open until filled. NO Phone calls Please! NEED QUICK CASH?

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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 Ouniondemocrat.corn

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JAMESTOWN 10591 Suzanne Ct. Jim Brady Area. Yard Sale. Saturday and Sunday September 12 & 13, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

TUOLUMNE 18742 Pine St. Friday and Saturday 8-5. Multi-family yard sale. Lots of clothes, baby stuff and misc. houshld

JAMESTOWN 16940 Chicken Ranch Rd. Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8-6. A little of everything, we' re under a big shade tree.

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TANKO BROS., INC. Wells & Pumps 532-7797 Lic. ¹395633

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DEFENSIBLE SPACE Tree trimming, weeding, hauling & maint. (no lic.) SantaMaria 728-7449

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NOTICE TO READERS: California law requires that contractors taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor and/or materials) be licensed by the Contractors State License Board. State law also requires that contractors include their license numbers on all advertising. Check your contractor's status at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-321-CSLB (2752).Unlicensed persons taking jobs that total less than $500 must state in their advertisements that they are not licensed by the Contractors State License Board.

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Polo 'Cats sweep Pride

Coaches'conduct — TwoTexas high school football coaches are being questioned about ref incident.C2

Carr ready to go — Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is confident heading into year two. C2

The Sonora High boys' and girls' water polo teams began their seasons Tuesday against the Pitman Pride and both teams got in the win column. The boys won 10-7 and the girls prevailed 12-9. In boys action, Colter Bassi finished the

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Sophomore Caleb Farwell and Dalton Hanston had three and two goals, respectively. The 'Cats played with-

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Greenhorn Creek Resort men's golf club member Phil Quinton recorded an ace last month

Quinton sinks ace at Greenhorn Greenhorn Creek Resort men's golf club member Phil Quinton sank a hole-in-one Thursday, Aug. 27. Quinton aced hole No. 3 on the Angels Camp course by hitting a 9-iron from 103 yards. Quinton said, "The ball bounced once in front of the hole and

jumped in on the fly."

Vogt returns after scag groin In]u+ OAKLAND (AP)Catcher Stephen Vogt has taken too many foul tips to count, but this one to the groin was his worst ever. "I' ve taken so many shots to the cup. This one was direct, 93 (mph) if not harder with the redirection from the bat," Vogt said. "I' ve never been hit that directly with that much velocity. The pain is indescribable." Vogt rejoined the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday following two days at home resting from a frightening foul tip to the groin that forced him to leave Sunday's series finale against the Seattle Mariners.

Sonoe, lathrop smer canceled The Sonora Wildcats boys' soccerteam matchWednesday night against the Lathrop Spartans was canceled and will not be rescheduled. The Spartans called off the match earlier in the day, but not quite early enough to quell the fans from showing up to watch the Wildcats. Sonora plays its last preseason game today at 6:30 p.m. against Oakdale at Dunlavy Field.

out two starters who were

injured, yet the bench helped carry the weight. Head coach Matt Personius was pleased with what he saw &om his team in its first out-

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"Robbie Van Noord (goalei) had an outstanding first game, and players coming off the bench maintained the intensity of the starting group," Personius said. For the g i rls, Sammie Slater pushed every offensive

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transition and fi nished the

night with six goals. Josie Personius added four scores. Lillian Fox scored a goal, and &eshman Izzy Lopezscoredthefi rstgoalofher varsity career. "I was very happy overall with our first outing," Personius said. "I thought Kathryn Baker had a great game in goal, giving us counter attack opportunities off her blocked shots." Frosh/Soph —The boys beat Pitman 11-1.

As the sun rose over the Sierra peaks and shined on Pinecrest Lake Sunday, Aug. 30, the beach was crowded with swimmers, volunteers, and spectators for the annual Tuolumne County Aquatic Masters Pinecrest Swim. The TCAM swimmers included veteran open watercompetitors,plus those trying a lake swim for the first time. The swimmers ranged in age &om 31- to 78-years old with the majority being over the age of 55. Swimmers could opt to swim with or without a wetsuit.

Over 25 swimmers manned kayaks and paddleboards toprovideasafecoursefortheir

'Fmg golf'ers topHughson in non-leaguematch

TCAM teatnmates. The team event drew over

60 volunteers. With final instructions, the 60 TCAM swimmers moved into the lake towards the deep water starling line. As the horn soundel,

The Bret Harte Bullfrog golfers defeated Hughson 216-246 Tuesday at Greenhorn Creek Resort in a nonleague match. Hannah Ellsworth lead the Bull&ogs with a 41. Also for the Bull&ogs (2-0 Valley Foothill League), ¹i cole Ayala recorded a 51 and Kellie Krpan and Elizabeth Kristoff each shot62. The Bullfrogs jump back into league Today with a match against Linden at Lockeford Springs.

the swimmers raced towards the first buoy

churning the glassy, smooth water. The fastest swimmers led the group around the triangular course and back to the beach. Petti Scott-Baier/ Courtesy photo As the swimmers rounded the final buoy, Celebrating their Pinecrest swim is (top, left to right) Jim Comazzi, the wind picked up and created waves on the Carey Burke, Nancy Malgesini, Linda Taneberg, Judy Wilson, Joan final stretch. Turner, and Judi Wilson. Erv Kroeker (middle) takes a quick look towards the finish line. Mary Lou Gerber (above) paces herself Aug. 30 SeeSWIMIYIERS /Page C2 at the Tuolumne County Aquatics Masters Pinecrest Swim.

Federer, Wawrinka set up NHL players set for all-Swiss semi at US Open World Cup of Hockey NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Federer tage in winners, and needed less than is back in the semifinals of the U.S. 1 V 2 hours to dismiss 12th-seeded Open for the 10th time. To get back Richard Gasquet of France 6-3, 6-3, to his first final at Flushing Meadows 6-1 in Arthur Ashe Stadium. uNo doubt about it: I think I in six years, he' ll have to beat w , ' pla y ed a very good match," Fesomeone he knows quite well: Swiss Olympic and Davis derersaid."Ifelttheballgreat. " Cup teammate Stan WawHe won five consecutive titles rinka. at theU.S.Open from 2004-08,then The No. 2-seeded Federer and No. l ost in the 2009 final — and hasn' t 5 Wawrinka both won quarterfinals been that far again since. about as handily as can be WednesFo r ced to play in Louis Armstrong day night. Stadium because of two lengthy womFederer never faced a break point, compiled aremarkable 50-8 advanSee OPEN/Page C2

TORONTO (AP) — The World Cup of Hockey is coming back, and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman insists that doesn't necessarily mean the league will skip the 2018 Olympics. uI don't think one has anything to do with the other," Bettman said in an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday. While Bettman didn't sound enthused about the idea of the s players going to P y eongchang, South Korea, he acknowledged being intrigued by the

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prospects oftaking the sporttothe othersideofthe world forthe2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. "Not to diminish South Korea, but in terms of sheer magnitude, it's not the same as China," Bettman said in the NHL's Torontobased office. International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel said hockey's best shot to grow is in Asia after establishing roots in North America and Europe. See HOCKEY/ Page CS

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NFL TENNIS Today 4:00 pm(ESPN)2015 U.S. Open TennisWomen' s Semifinals. From the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.

FOOTBALL Today 5:30 pm(KCRA) (KSBW)NFL Football Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots.

Footers HIGH SCHOOL o ay Boy~ o ccer: Sonora vs. Oakdale, Dunlavy Field, 6:30 p.m; Summerville vs. Central Catholic, Thorsted Field, 7 p.m.Football (frosh):Sonora at Hilmar, 6 p.m.; Calaveras at Rio Americano, 6 p.m.; Bret Harte at Escalon, 6 p.m. Girls — Volleyball: Sonora at Turlock, 6:30 p.m. Bret Harte at Modesto Christian, 6 p.m.; Summerville vs. Hughson,6 p.m. Golf: Bret Harte at Linden, Lockford Springs, 3 p.m.; Calaveras at Ripon, 3 p.m. Friday Boys — Football: Sonora vs. Hilmar, Dunlavy Field, 7 p.m. Calaveras at Modesto Chdstian, 7:30 p.m. Summerville at Bradshaw Chdstian, Sacramento, 7:30 p.m. Bret Harte vs. Escalon, Dorroh Field, 7:30 p.m. Water polo:Sonora at Sierra Shootout, Roseville, TBA

Ci r r o s e c ountry: Bret Harte/Calaveras at North Tahoe Invite, Tahoe City, 3 p.m.

PREPS

Carr brings added confidence into year 2 ALAMEDA (AP) — Derek Carr's mindset for his second NFL season opener is quite a bit difFerent than what it was a year ago as a rookie. After being picked as the starter just days before last year's opener, Carr is now f irmly entrenched in t h e startingrole and asoneofthe faces of the franchise heading into 2015. The confidence and knowledge gained &om that year of experience have Carr hopeful that he and the Raiders can take a big step forward this season after winning just three games a year ago. Oakland opens the season on Sunday at home against Cincinnati in a game Carr has worked toward since April. 'You have a whole offseason to prepare," he said Wednesday. 'You know what to work on, you know what's going to happen. You' ve already played in the games, already seen it. There are a lot of ben-

efits that were not here last year that we have this year. I'm definitely excited and ready to compete." Carr was picked by the playersas oneofthe fourcaptains on the Raiders, alongside veterans Charles Woodson, Justin Tuck and Marcel Recce. Carr said the honor "means the world to me," especiall y because it shows

the second-lowest in Raiders history. Carr said he is much improved mentally &om where he was as a rookie. "Obviously year two, you' re still young, there's still going to be things you need to learn and grow in," he said. But that jump from year one to year two is huge. I' ve seen it. The game just slows down." Carr's teammates have seen it as well, whether it' s the way he changes a play at the line of scrimmage, motivates the team in the huddle Nhat V. Meyer/BayArea News Group/MCT

Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr throws against the Denver Broncos in Oakland last season. Carr threw for 3,270 yards and 21 touchdowns in his rookie season. he has the trust of his teammates. Carr said he is a much betterleader in yeartwo because his emotions are more even-keeled and he better understands how to deal with individual players. "I think it comes natural to him," coach Jack Del Rio said. 'We' re not asking anyone to be someone they' re not. We want our guys to express themselves and be who they are and buy into the idea of being unselfish and being together on the same page fighting for a common goal." Carr was the 18th quar-

terbackto start for Oakland since the beginning of 2003, but became thefirst to go

Another fan injured at Fenway Park BOSTON (AP) — A fan at Fenway Park was injured by a foul ball during a game Wednesday night, the latestin a series of crowd accidents this season at the century-old stadluill.

The man was hit in the first inning by a foul off the bat of Toronto slugger Josh Donaldson, and there was a brief delay as the Blue Jays played the Boston Red Sox. The fan returned to his seat an inning later with what appeared to be an ice pack he was holding on his left shoulder. The fan was sitting four rows from the field when he was struck and Donaldson looked over to see if the man was OK A person nearby gave the ball to the man, who was wearing a Toronto jersey. He walked ofF under his own power with medical personnel at his side. Several fans around the majors have been hurt by foul balls and broken bats this year, prompting discussion about whether teams should extend protective netting. Major League Baseball has said it is studying the issue of crowd safety. In J une, 44-year-old Tonya Carpenter was seriously injured at Fenway Park after she was hit by a brokenpieceofa batfrom Oakland's Brett Lawrie. Earlier this homestand in Boston, a female fan was hit on the left elbow afterabatslipped from the hands of Yankees star Brian McCann. She was given an ice pack and stayed in her seat. Another fan i n B o ston recently went to the hospital after he Ripped backward over a railing trying to catch a foul ball and landed on a concrete walkway.

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ing of the Indianapolis Colts in January's AFC title game. The judge did not cite them in his formal written ruling as he described documents he read before deciding the dispute. As might be expected, letters originating from states in New England urged Berman to lift a suspension that was supposed to begin with Thursday's opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. "This whole controversy has been totally blown out of proportions through an unintelligentsociety and fan base biasedagainst the Patriots," wrote John Homer Hikory of Windsor, Vermont. In a letter dated Friday, a day after Berman ruled, Terri Adelman of Barrington, Rhode Island, wrote: "Thank you! Thank you! People with so much power, who are so dictatorial and vindictive are very very scary. If not confronted, they grow stronger." Michael Bargo Jr. of Chicago instructed Berman do

tigation into the incident involving San Antonio Jay High School. The organization is investigating several allegations, including that the hit was prompted by something an assistant coach said and was preceded by racial slurs &om the targeted umpire. The incident was caught on video and sparked national attention. Marble Falls beat Jay 15-9. Two Jay High School players, who have not been identified, and assistant coach Mack Breed have been suspended by the Northside I n d ependent School District pending the investigation. 'This has been an embar-

SWIMMERS

cial honor of being the oldest swimmers in the event. Wivell finished first followed by Bette 70. Kroeker was second behind Dick Todd, 73. For the 65-69 women, Ruth

Continued from PageC1 Tim Trujillo, 44, and Peter Oliver, 57, raced to the finish line within two seconds of each other with times of 24:17 and 24:19, respectively. Just 7 seconds behind the men was the first women racer, Casey Slater, 44, in 24:25. With increase buoyancy and ease of swinuning, three wearing wetsuits placed in the top 10 overall. Lisa Hie-SStoC, 35, Linda Tangenberg, 40, and Adam Mazurkiewicz, 37, all wearing wetsuits, placed fourth, sixth and seventh. Rounding out the top 10 were Dave Chesson, 43, in fifth, Teri Alford, 49, in eighth, Patti Philpott, 45, in ninth, and Nancy Malgesini, 59, in 10th. In the non-wetsuit 70-79 divisions, Toni Wivell, 78, and Erv Kroeker, 74, had the spe-

OPEN Continued from PageCl en's quarterfinals plus a 1 V2-hour rain delay earlier, Wawrinka eliminated 15thseeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-4, 6-4, 6-0. The match took 1 hour, 47 minutes in all, but the third set, in particular, was about as lopsided as p ossible: Wawrinka won 24 of the 29 points. W awrinka s olved t h e 6-foot-8 Anderson's serve, converting 5 o f 8 b r e ak

resultsfor a peer-reviewed scientific publication, but frankly, I should probably spend my limited energies

said.

fluence on them." Vanessa Ivelich, a Reno teacher, urged Berman to punish Brady even though m any youngsters in h e r school view him as their role model. She said the sixth graders she teaches "believe Brady knew the footballs were altered given he touches them everyday and he has touched a football 'a million times.' " She said they have told her Brady would be "plain stupid if he couldn't tell." Ivelich wrote that her students have a hard time understanding why their hero played with deflated footballs without telling the officials. Noting he destroyed his phone, she said: "He ate the evidence. Even a sixth grader knows better."

Others offered the results of their own tests. Mak Saito, a scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, said his "low-budget"tests revealed the difference in balls at theJanuary game could just as easily been blamed on weather conditions as on purposeful deflation. At the end of his letter, Saito wrote: "I have considered working up these

Peter Oliver led the 55-59 with second through fourth awarded to Brent Anderson, 59, Steven Holt, 57, and Carey Burke,58. In the 50-54 women, ChrisGarretson, 69, was first, fol- tine Oliver, 52, exited the water lowed by Rhea Gross, 65, Gail first, with Julia Rozinek, 52, Segerstrom, 55, Judi Wilson, 67, Joan Turner, 53, and Margott and Bev Davis, 67. Weltin, 54, not far behind. Marylou Gerber, 61, led the Tim Neeley, 52, was first on women in the 60-64 division. themen'ssidefor50-54. Eighteen swimmers under Second to fifth places were attained by Dee Fickel, 64, Rita the age of 50 completed the Wolf, 60, Patricia Denney, 60, and Kathleen Williams, 62. Alford and Philpott captured In the largest men's group, the top two spots in the 4549. 6$64, Paul Wild, 60, was first, Swimming hard behind them followed by Donald Segerstrom, were Lorena Arcellano, 49, Me64, Gary Johnson, 64, Mike gan Mills, 45, Shary Trent, 49, Gourley, 62, Jim Comazzi, 62, and Sandy Chesson, 45. and Barry Frank, 64. Following Casey Slater in Four workout lane mates the standings for the 40-44 captured the top honors in the were Kelly Slater, 43, Mica Van 55-59, with Malgesini first, Noord, 40, Molly McGrew, 41, closely followed by Jan Rea, and Angel Woodhail,40. For the men, Trujillo, Dave 58, Elizabeth Pfieiging, 56, Suzanne Njirich, 56, Sheri Ander- Chesson, and Eric Roberson, son, 58, and Susan Loyd, 55. 40, were the top three.

points. Anderson had been broken a total of four times through his first four matches combined. "For sure," Wawrinka said, "the best match of the tournament for me." Most of his career, Wawrinka has lived in the shadow of hisolder — and far more successful — country-

man, Federer. While Federer owns a record 17 Grand Slam singles titles, Wawrinka didn't break through with his first until the 2014 Australian Open. But Wawrinka added No. 2 this year

at the French Open, beating Federer in the quarterfinals along the way. Still, that was only Wawrinka's third victory in 19 career matches against Federer. "Stan played a wonderf ul match against me i n Paris, and I was very happy

tense game. The University Interscholastic League's executive committee heard &om local officials on their inves-

his own experiment, infiating two balls within a poundper-square-inch of one another and then handle them. "My guess is you won't be abletotellthedifference,"he

pressure.

more to calm emotions in a

on the field. "I feel like he has matured a lot," receiver Rod Streater said. "Last year he came in as a rookie and was still amazing. But he's a much better leaderand betterquarterback this year and has brought us all together." NOTES: DL Benson Mayowa (knee) was the only player who missed practice.... Tuck (calf), WR Andre Holmes (hand) and TE Clive Walford were all full participants despite missing time recently with injuries.... The Raiders and Local Initiatives Support Corporation, through the NFL Foundation Grassroots Program, awarded the East Bay Asian Youth Center with a $200,000 grant to help in-

all 16 games since Rich Gannon did it in 2002when the Raiders made the Super Bowl. Carr had good and bad moments for the Raiders (313). He became the seventh rookie quarterback to throw foratleast3,000 yards and 20 touchdown passes in a season and looked comfortable in the pocket. But he also only averaged 9.4 yardsper completionthe 10th-lowest mark over the past 80 seasons — and his 5.5 yardsper attempt were stall a synthetic turf surface.

P atrick J. M cGuirk o f Greenville, Rhode Island, offereda more elaborateexperiment for Berman, including wetting four to five balls "to simulate the weather game day" and putting them in a refrigeratorfor 90 minutes b efore checking their a i r

ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — The governing body forTexas high schoolsports questioned W e dnesday whether the coaches of two footballplayers accused of intentionally ramming a referee should have done

or interacts with his receivers

SiXth grade StudentS Say Brady is 'Plain StuPid' NEW YORK (AP) — A judge who lifted New Engl and q u a rterback T o m Brady's four-game "Defiategate" suspension last week got plenty of advice from the public before he ruled, including from a Nevada teacher who said her sixth graders thought Brady would be "plain stupid" if he couldn' t tell balls were deflated after touching a football "a million times." U.S. District Judge Richard Berman put more than a dozen letters into the case record Wednesday, thanking each writerand apologizing for a delay in responding to football fans including a doctor, a lawyer and a teacher. It's unlikely the letters had any effect on his decision last week to lift Brady's suspension and criticize the league for its handling of the "Defiategate" investigation and disbursement of penalties afterballs were discovered improperly deflated during New England's 45-7 trounc-

Conduct of coaches questioned in ref incident

on our studies of the oceans and our human society's in-

In the youngest age groups, Michie Anderson, 37, was first in the 35-39, while Emily Leaird, 32, and TJ Renna, 31, won the 30-34. In the wetsuit divisions, Judy Wilson, 70, was the gold medal winner in the 70-79. Laurel Grindy, 63, and Rebecca Dunn, 61, were one and two respectively in the 6$49. For the men, Paul Nixon, 68, placed first. Hie-SStoC and Mazurkiewicz were first in the 35-39. In the 40-49, ~ n b erg and Kyle Stock, 42, were the winners. All of the swimmers, volun-

teersand spectators remained on the beach to cheer each of the competitors into the finish line. The team celebrated a successful 2015 swim with a potluck on the beach. — Information submitted by VCAM director Ibtti Scott-Baier

play him here, to be quite honest," Federer a d ded. "Two Swiss in the semis of the U.S. Open — it's very coolfor both ofus." Asked whether he expects a vastmajority ofspectators to be pulling for Federer on Friday, Wawrinka replied: "Everybody loves R oger. for him that he went on to He's the best player ever." win the tournament. He deIn Friday's other men' s served it. He's been such a s emifinal, No. 1 No v a k great player throughout his Djokovic of Serbia will play career. He always improved defendingchampion Marin a lot, kept on working really Cilic of Croatia. Djokovic hard," Federer said. has won all 13 of their previ"Couldn't be happier to ous meetings.

rassment for the school, the

UIL and the state of Texas," said committee member James Colbert of Houston. Dallas committee member Gil Garza, who used to work in San Antonio schools, noted reported tensions in the game between Jay and Marble Fall, including punches thrown, late hitsand ejectionsbeforethe Jay playersrammed umpire Robert Watts. 'The only thing our kids really have is our coaches. That's where the leadership starts," Garza told Northside officials, calling the out-of-control atmosphere "a time bomb waiting to happen. And it did." Garza also questi oned whether the game officials could have done more to

control the game. Officials with Northside and the Texas Association of Sports Officials said they are still investigating the incident. Brian Woods, Northside schools s uperintendent, said he wasn't aware of previous concerns about a cultureofunsportsmanlike conduct at Jay. Woods said concerns about sportsmanship could be "applied both ways." Marble Falls school officials attended the meeting but declined an ofFer to testify. The Jay High School players, coaches and Watts did not attend the meeting. Watts' attorney, Alan Goldberger of New Jersey, has denied Watts made racial remarks. Watts has been a game offi cial for 14 years and was recently nominated for president of the Austin chapter of the Texas Association of Sports Officials. W atts was no t

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ing with his regular crew at the game and was a fill-in for another official who couldn't make it, said M ichael Fitch, ex~ t i ve director of the officials association. Fitch said he' s still waiting for a complete report &om the crew. The UIL said any state disciplinary action against the players or school won' t come before its next meeting Sept. 23. T he case also h a s prompted a criminal investigation in Marble Falls, where the game was played about 90 miles north of San Antonio. Video &om the game showed the referee watching a play, and his head snapping back when he is leveled&om behind and another player then dove on top of him. Northside school district officials have said that during the game, the suspended players "were feeling lots of frustration by what they perceived to be missed or wrong calls by the refs." The players also allegedthe referee directed racial slurs at them.

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BRIEFS Bettman no contact with Hawks' Kane

locked in their cars. One day aRer being sued over a policy banning guns TORONTO (AP) — NHL on campus, the university Commissioner Gary Bett- said Wednesday that perman says he has not talked mitted gun owners can to Patrick Kane while the keep guns locked in parked Chicago Blackhawks star is cai's. being investigated about a But that doesn't satisfy sexual-assault allegation. Florida Carry Inc., a gun Bettman told The Associ- rights group that sued FSU ated Press "nobody is going seeking to allow any legal to talk to us" when asked gun owner to keep guns Wednesday ifhe has at- locked in their cars, with tempted to contact Kane. permits or not. A person familiar with the The school said the strict investigation confirmed to no gun policy was modified The Associated Pressearlier two yearsago after another this week that Erie County Florida university lost a prosecutors have postponed lawsuit over the issue, but grand ~ury proceedmgs m- FSU didn't update its onvolving Kane. The person line game day policies until spoke on condition of ano- the suit was filed. nymity because District Attorney Frank Sedita and Australia's 2-match police have not disclosed details ofthe case since an- series in US is off nouncing their investigation SYDNEY (AP) — Australia's two-match series in the last month. A second person familiar United States to face the with the investigation says Women's World Cup chamKane is accused of sexu- pions has been called ofF as ally assaulting a woman negotiations continue over at his ofFseason home near a new collective bargainBuffalo. Kane has not been ing agreement, the players' charged. union said Wednesday. Professional Footballers Australia, a union repreA's give Melvin 2-year senting male and female contract extension players, said the tour was OAKLAND (AP) — Oak- calledoff late Wednesday, land Athletics manager a day afterplayers refused Bob Melvin has received to show up for practice in a two-year contract exten- Sydney. sion that takes However, News c orp him through the Australia reported early 2018 season. Thursday that six players, General manincluding captain Lisa De ager Billy Beane Vanna, had reportedly bromade the announcement ken ranks with the union Wednesday with the A' s and still wanted the tour to sitting as the worst team go aheadand hoped tofi y to in the American League the U.S. on Friday. this year following three Coach Alen Stajcic spent straight playofFseasons. Wednesday evening conO akland h e aded i n t o tactingplayersto seeifthey Wednesday night's series would still be willing to play finale against the AL West- despite the union ruling. leading Astros at 60-79 but The previous agreement with wins in the previous expired in July. two games against firstplace Houston. Melvin received a two- Sandoval leavesgame backtightness year contract extension in with January 2013 that was to BOSTON (AP) — Bostake him through the 2016 ton Red Sox third baseman season. Pablo Sandoval has left The A's are 385-339 under Wednesday night's game his direction. against the Toronto Blue Jays with tightness in his Fans with permits can back. came out in the bnng gun, locked incar topSandoval of the sixth inning and TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) was replaced by Deven Mar— Florida State University rero. He missed three games football fans who go to the over the weekend, also with game this weekend can bring back tightness. their guns — if they have a The Red Sox lead the AL concealed weapons permit East-leading Blue Jays 10and they keep the weapons 1. •

Pujols gets big RBI; Angels beat Dodgers ANAHEIM, Calif — Albert Pujols drove in Kole Calhoun with the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped their eight-game skid in the Freeway Series with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night. Calhoun doubled into the right-field corner leading off the eighth against Luis Avilan (2-5). Pujols then bounced a one-out single through the middle against Pedro Baez. Garrett Richards matched his career high with 11 strikeouts during 7 2-3 innings of four-hit ball as the Angels beat their local rivals for the first time since last year, avoiding a six-game season sweep.

Chase Utley tied it with a two-out RBI double on Richards' 109th and final pitch, but the Dodgers' five-game winning streak was snapped. Scott Schebler homered for the Dodgers on Richards' first pitch, but the NL West leaders lost for just the third time in 16 games. The Giants' loss kept the Dodgers 8 1-2 games up in the division race. The Angels hadn't even led a game against the Dodgers this season until Taylor Featherstontripled and scored on Calhoun's sacrifice

fly in the third inning. David Freese had an early RBI dou-

AMERICAN LEAGUE ble for the Angels, who pulled East Division within 3 1-2 games of Texas W L P c t GB 79 60 .568 for the second AL wild-card Toronto New York 77 61 5 5 8 1 "/z spot with the Rangers' loss, al- Tampa Bay 68 71 A8 9 11 though Minnesota is between Baltimore 67 72 A8 2 12 Boston 66 73 A7 5 13 them. Central Division When Utley c onnected, W L P c t GB 83 56 .597 Richards was denied his 14th 72 67 .518 11 victory despite a stellar per68 70 .493 14"/z 66 72 .478 18/z formance. Jose Alvarez (4-3) 64 75 A6 0 19 struck out Adrian Gonzalez West Division to end the eighth, and Huston W L Pct GB Houston 75 64 .540 Street pitched the ninth for Texas 7 3 65 .529 1 ' / z his 33rd save. Los Angeles 70 69 .5 0 4 5 Seattle 6 7 73 .479 8 ' / z Joe Wieland yielded four Oakland 6 0 79 .432 1 5 hits over four innings in his Wednesday's games firstbig league appearance Baltimore 5, N.Y. Yankees 3 Bay 8, Detroit 0 since May 6 for the Dodgers. Tampa Boston 10, Toronto 4 After two weeks of inactivity, Cleveland 6, Chicago White Sox 4 Minnesota 3, Kansas City 2, 12 innings he was the fill-in starter for Seattle 6, Texas 0 Mat Latos, a late scratch with L.A. Angels 3, LA. Dodgers 2 Houston at Oakland a stifF neck. Today's games Schebler's homer followed Texas (D.Holland 3-1) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 16-8), 12:40 p.m. Justin Ruggiano's leadofF Toronto (Price 14-5) at N.Y. Yankees homer in the Dodgers' 6-4 win (Severino 3-2), 4:05 p.m. on Tuesday night. The DodgDetroit (Simon 12-9) at Cleveland ershadn'tled ofFconsecutive (Sa lazar 124), 4:10 p.m. games with homers since July 12-13, 1951, when Carl Fu- two-strike drive to left, scorrillo did it both games for the ing Joc Pederson. Brooklyn Dodgers. Trainer's room Until Featherston scored, Dodgers: L a t o s was the Angels hadn't led the scratched about three hours Dodgers at any point in any before game time. His one-run game this year, or in seven performance against the Anconsecutive meetings dating gels last month has been his to last season — and they only outstanding start since hadn't held on to a lead for joining the Dodgers in a trade. a full inning in any of their Angels: Matt Shoemaker eight straight losses to the played catch Wednesday in Dodgers. the next step in his rehabiliUtley tied it with a two-out, tationofa strained rightfore-

NAllONAL LEAGUE East Division W L P c t GB N ewYork 78 61 .5 6 1 Washington 71 68 . 5 1 1 7 Miami 5 9 81 4 2 1 19 ' / z Atlanta 5 6 84 AOO 2 Z / z P hiladelphia 5 4 8 6 . 3 8 6 2 4 ' / z Central Division W L P c t GB S t. Louis 88 51 .6 3 3 P ittsburgh 83 55 .6 0 1 4Vz Chicago 80 58 .580 T/z M ilwaukee 61 78 A3 9 27 C incinnati 57 81 .4 1 3 301/2 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 8 0 5 9 . 5 76 San Francisco 72 6 8 . 51 4 F/z Arizona 6 7 73 .479 1F/z S an Diego 67 73 479 1P/ z Colorado 57 82 .4 1 0 23 Wednesday's games St. Louis 4, Chicago Cuba 3 Atlanta 8, Philadelphia 1 N.Y. Meta 5, Washington 3 Miami 5, Milwaukee 2 Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 4 San Diego 11, Colorado 4 Arizona 2, San Francisco 1 L.A. Angels 3, LA Dodgers 2 Today's games Colorado (J.De La Rosa 9-6) at San Diego (T Ross 10-1 0) 12 40 p m Chicago Cuba (Arrieta 18-6) at Philadelphia (Morgan 5-5), 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee (W.Peralta 58) at Pittsburgh (Burnett 8-5), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Meta (B.Colon 13-11) at Atlanta (S.Miller 5-13),4:10 p.m. R. Louis (Jai.Garcia 8-4) at Cincinnati (Jo.Lamb 0-3), 4:10 p.m.

arm. He still doesn't know when he' ll return to the rotation. Up next Dodgers: After a day ofF, Alex Wood (10-9, 3.51 ERA) is likely to start at Arizona

on Friday, but manager Don Mattingly hasn't confirmed his reconfi gured rotation in the wake of Latos' scratch.

HOCKEY

There will be 23-and-under players from North America on one team and another squad comprised of European

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strong there, we really will have a great future," Fasel said in a telephone interview. Fasel said he is working on a date to begin Olympic-related discussions with Bettman and NHL Players' Association Executive Director Don Fehr. Bettman, Fehr and several players attended a news conference Wednesday to promote the World Cup of Hockey, which hasn't been held since 2004. The eight-team,

land, Sloveniaand Germany — just to name a fewwhich raised a good question. "Whose anthem will they play if they win the tournament?" Canadian center Steven Stamkos asked. The NHL and N HLPA, which is teaming up for the venture, didn't have the answer. Both parties dodged questions about whether NHL players will be allowed to compete at the Olympics as two-week tournament event they have since 1998. will be held in Toronto, where Players made it clear they the host Canadians will likely want to keep going to the be astrong favorite against a Winter Games every four field that includes the United years. "Obviously, we all know States, Russia, Sweden, Finland and the Czech Republic. the impact of the Olympics," "This is going to be the said Sidney Crosby, who bestcollection of hockey tal- has helped Canada win two ent that's ever been around straight Olympic gold medin this kind of tournament," als. "It'sa great brand of Fehr said. hockey. I don't see one chang-

ing the other." Swedish goaltender Henrik Lundqvist hopes that proves to be true. "I think it's a great experience even if it's a long trip to get to the Olympics," Lundqvist said. ""It's very unique and special. As an athlete to be there, it'stough tobeat." Team owners don't seem to like shutting down their league for two-plus weeks in the middle of the season while hoping their stars don' t get injured at the Olympics. But Fasel said a big-picture view is best for the sport. "If you want to grow the game globally, you have to take risks every four years that some of your top players will be injured," Fasel said. However, NHL owners will be exposingabout 150oftheir players to injuries and ailments just before next season by signing ofF on the World Cup of Hockey. Rosters will be revealed by March 1, 2016, and the entire listofplayersforeach team is

due three months later. The eight teams will be put in two groups with the top two in each advancing to the semifinals. The finals will be a best-of -three series,lasting no later than Oct. 1 of next year. The U.S. will open the competition against Team Europe on Sept. 17 and the host Canadians will face the Czechs later that night at the Toronto Maple Leafs' arena, where all the games will be played. The Americans upset Canada in the first World Cup of Hockey in 1996, and the Canadians beat Finland eightyears later. Instead of arguing over collective-bargaining agree-

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Bettman and Fehr have collaborated to make the return of the World Cup of Hockey a reality. "Finally, we' re working together and that's very importantand bodes wellto our long-term relationship," Bettman said at the news conference.

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Soccer Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T P t s GF GA D.C. United 13 10 5 44 35 34 New York 1 2 7 6 4 2 43 28 Columbus 1 1 9 8 4 1 45 47 New England 1 1 9 7 4 0 38 36 Toronto FC 1 1 11 4 37 45 44 Montreal 9 11 4 31 34 37 Philadelphia 8 14 6 3 0 35 45 Orlando City 7 13 8 29 33 50 NewYorkcity FC 7 13 7 2 8 38 46 Chicago 7 14 6 2 7 34 42 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T P t s GF GA Vancouver 15 10 3 48 40 28 Los Angeles 1 3 8 7 4 6 49 33 FC Dallas 13 8 5 44 38 30 Seattle 13 13 2 41 34 31 S porting Kansas City 11 7 8 4 1 40 35 Portland 1 1 9 8 4 1 29 32 San Jose 11 11 5 38 33 31 Houston 9 10 8 3 5 35 34 Colorado 8 10 9 3 3 25 29 Real Salt Lake 8 11 8 3 2 29 NOTE: Three points for victory, onepoint for tie. Wednesday's Games Vancouver 2, Colorado 0

Portland 0, Sporting Kansas City 0, tie Friday's game Chicago at New York,4 p.m.

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Kansas City at Houston, 10 a.m. Seattle at St. Louis, 10 a.m. Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Indianapolis at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Miami at Washington, 10 a.m. Carolina at Jacksonville, 10 a.m. New Orleans at Arizona, 1:05 p.m. Detroit st San Diego, 1:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. Baltimore at Denver, 1:05 p.m.

Tennessee at Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Monday's games Philadelphia at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Minnesota at San Francisco, 7:20 p.m

Tennis US OPen Wednesday, At The USTA Billie Jean Igng National Tennis Center, New York Purse:842.3 million Surface: Hard4)utdoor Singles — Men — Quarterlies la Marin Cilic(9), Croatie, dei Jo Wilfiied Tsonge

(19), France, 64, 64, 36, 6 7 (3), 64. Novak D)okovic (1 Serbia, ), def. Feliciano Lopez (18), Spain, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2). Women —Quarterlinals Flavia Pennetta (26), Italy, def. Petra Kvitova (5), Czech Republic, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. Simona Ha lap (2), Romania, def. V ictoda Azarenka (20), Bela rue, 63, 4 6, 64. Doubles — Men — Quaraafinals Dominic Inglot, Brtain, and Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, def. Rohan Bopanna, India, and Florin Merges (6), Romania, 7-6 (2), 6-3. SteveJohnson and Sam Querrey,United States, def. Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, and Joao Souse, Portugal, 6-3, 6-4. Women- Quartsrlinsls Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Coco Vandsweghe, United States, def. Caroline Gar-

cia, France, and Kata rina Srebotnik (5), Slovenia, 7-6 (5), 7-5.

Casey Dellacqua, Australia, and Yaroslava Shvedova (4), Kazakhstan, def. Alla Kudryavtseva and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (1 2), Russia, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

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Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, and LukeszKubot,Poland, def.AnastasiaRodionova, Australia, and Max Mirnyi, Belerus, 6-4, 6-4. Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sam Querrey, United States, der. Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, and Juan Sebastian Cabal (6), Colombia, 3-6, 6-4, 10-6.

Cycling Vuelta a Espsna Wednesday, At Burgos, Spain 17lh Stage — 24-mile, individual time-trial

8. Nelson Oliveira, Portugal, Lampre-Merida, 1:39. 9. Stephen Cummings, Britain, MTN-Qhubska, 1:40. 10. Fabio Aru, Italy, Astana, 1:53. Also 31. Lany Warbasss, United States, IAM Cyding, 3:09 36.Joey Rosskopt UnitedStates,BMC Racing, 3:18. 61. Benjamin King, United Slales, CannondaleGa rmin, 4:19. 101. lsn Boswell, United States, Sky, 5:37. 141. Lawson Craddock, United States, GiantAlpecin, 6:59. 144. Alex Howes, United States, CannondaleGarmin, 7:01. 154. Andrew Talansky, United Slates, Cannondale-Garmin, 7:20. 155. Joseph Uoyd Dombrowski, United States, Cannondale-Garmin, 7:22. Overall 9tandings

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7. Esteban Chaves, Colombia, Orica GreenEdge, 3:30. 8. Daniel Moreno, Spain, Katusha, 3:46. 9. Mikel Nieve, Spain, Sky, 4:10. 10. Louis Meint)es, South Afiica, MTN-Qhubeka, 6:51. Also 38. Lawrence Warbasse, United States, IAM Cycling, 1:12:51 behind. 39. Lawson Creddock, United States, GiantAlpecin, 1:13:53. 44. Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski, United States, Cannondale-Garmin, 1:26:56. 63. lan Boswell, United States, Sky, 1:59:01. 84. Benjamin King, United Slates, CannondaleGa rmin, 2:18:49. 98. Andrew Talansky, United States, Cannondale-Garmin, 2:32:47. 121. Joey Rosskopt United States, BMC Racing, 2:52:25. 133. Alex Howes, United States, CannondaleGa rmin, 2:58:18.

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Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON REDSOX — Named Brian Bannister director of pitching analysis and development, Chris Meara pitching crosschecker end Gus Quattlebaum director of professional scouting. NEW YORK YANKEES —Reinstated LHP CC Sabathia from the 15day DL Assigned OF Tyler

National League CHICAGO CUBS —Named Jared Porter director of pro scouting/spedal assi~nt. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Reinstated 18 Matt Adams fromthe 60-day DL. Designated LHP

Nick Greenwood forassignm ent

American Assockrdon SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Exercised their 2016 option on LHPs Chris Anderson, Joe Bircher, Josh Farrell snd Miguel Pena; RHPs Shswn Blackwall, Garrett Grentiz, Ray Hanson, Chase M. Johnson, James Jones and Benny Suarez; Cs Richard Stock and Steve Sulcoskil; INFs Brett Balkan, David Bergin, Angel Chavez, Jerome Pena, RJ Perucki, and Tyler Shannon; and OFs Cody Bishop, Christopher Grayson, Brian Hum phries and Jason Repko. Can-Am League SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS — Traded LHP Joe Testa to Somerset for a player to be named. BASKETBALL National Basketball ssocisthn CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Signed C Sasha Kaun. INDIANA PACERS — Purchased the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS — Sig ned OGBenGar-

land to the practice squad BUFFALO BILLS — Signed CB Merrill Noel to thepractice squad. Released QB Alex Tanney from the practice squad. CHICAGO BEARS — Signed RB Bronson Hill to the practice squad. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Placed OL Paul Fansika on injured reserve. Re-signed LB Dezman Moses. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — SignedDB Justin Coleman. Placed OL Bryan Stork on injured ressrve-return. Signed LBAlex Singleton to the practice squad. Released OL Chris Barker from the practice squad. NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed LB Jasper Brinkley. Signed QB G.J. Kinne and LB Gerald Rivers to the practice squad. TENNESSEE TTIANS — Signed LBs Justin Staplesand Jason Ankrah and CB B.W. Webb to the practice squad. Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed OL Matt O'Donnell. WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed OL Cam Jefferson to the practice roster. Release DL Kashawn Frassr and OLDsvin Tyler. Acquired OL Selvish Capers and a 2016 second-round draft pick from Edmonton for OL Chris G reeves. HOCKEY WORLD CUP OFHOCKEY —Named Edmonton president of hockey operations and general manager, Peter Chiarelli, and Chicago vice president and general manager, Stan Bowman, managers of Team North America for the 2016

World C up of Hockey.

National Hockey League NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Named executive president and general manager, Ray Shero, governor for Albany (AHL) and assistant general manager, Tom Fitzgerald, general manager for Albany. American Hockey League HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Signed D Kodie Curran. ECHL GWINNETT GLADIATORS — Changed their franchise name to Atlanta Gladiators, effective immediately. SWIMMING USA SWIMMING — Named Bob Bowman men's and David Marsh women's 201 6Olympic swimming coaches. COLLEGE BIRMINGHAMZOUTHERN — Named Jimmy Weinackermen's tenniscoach.

THE UNION DEMOCRAT

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Trophies are nice, but is there a Cup in the making for "Cousin Carl?" ASSOCIATED PRESS/TERRY RENNA

GODSPEAK:Itcaused a buzz with fans, so it is here to stay, like it or not. KEN'SCALL:Absolutely, but if you really want to ring my chimes, add Eldora to the schedule.

Is Carl Edwards a title contender? He's gaining on it. You want momentum as theChase approaches, and his Darlington win capped an eight-race run with seven top-10s. But again, your

Chase chancescan die w ith one bad set of Goodyears or a brush with the wall.

As a fan, who would you like to see earn Chase ticket this week? GODSPEAK:Trevor Bayne. He hasn't caught a break since winningthe 2011 Daytona 500. KEN'S CALL:As a newspaper guy, I'd have to say Danica.

When canthe "cable challenged" watch another race? If you' re among the many NASCAR fans who don't get NBC's Sports Network

on your cable package, let's hope you enjoyed Darlington, because it's the last race you' ll see for over a month. IlInnlg':

And your second choice?

This week'sRichmond race, then the first three races of the Chase, are all on NBCSN. After that, five of the final seven Chase races, including the last three, are on NBC. They hope that' ll cheer you up.

GODSPEAK:For a side dish, I' ll take AJ Allmendinger. We need a guy with the name AJ in the Chase. KEN'S CALL: David Ragan, since it might help earn him a ride in the near future.

O NLXN E E X T R A S news-journalonline. corn/nascar facebook.corn/ nascardaytona Nnascardaytona Questions? Contact Godwin Kelly at godwin.kelly@newsjrnl.corn or Ken Willis at ken. willis®news-jrnl.corn

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948 2. Joey Logano 906 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 855 4. Brad Keselowski 837 5. Jimmie Johnson 817 6. Martin Truex Jr. 806 7. Matt Kenseth 776 8. Denny Hamlin 754 9. Kurt Busch 752 10. Jamie McMurray 726 11. Ryan Newman 714 12. Carl Edwards 713 13. Jeff Gordon 700 14. Paul Menard 692 15. Clint Bowyer 682 16. Aric Almirola 653 17. Kasey Kahne 651 18. Greg Biffle 598 19. Kyle Larson 586 20. Austin Dillon 586 21. AJ Allmendinger 536 22. Casey Mears 531 23. Danica Patrick 527 24. Tony Stewart 496 25. David Ragan 495 26. Sam Homish Jr. 492 27. Kyle Busch 471 28. Trevor Bayne 452 29. Ricky Stenhouse Jr . 4 4 0 30. Justin Allgaier 420

Why doesn't it? Because you' ve tried to survive without The old Richard Petty colors came back for a night on the No. 43 car. GETTYIMAGEs

the upgraded cable packages, and in

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almost all facets of life, that works for you. But on race day, it doesn' t. If you haven't already missed it, you' re prob-

Darlington Raceway's retrothemed weekend was a big

NASCAR used a light-aero stock-car package for the Southern 500 and the consen-

Denny Hamlinhad thisto say about the car package. "It' s

hit among competitors and race fans, so you know what that means;more blasts from the past in NASCAR's future. The NFL and MLB have gone retro for years and NASCAR

use this in more races next

finally got into the old-school business.

control behind the wheel. Huh?

means the drivers have more

1. Regular season The Sprint Cup regular season

comes to an end when the checkered flag falls at Richmond International Raceway.

Keep a close eye on drivers

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good thing because guys are messing up. That happens every now and then in racing."

F EUD O F T H E W E E K

would be the last nail in the coffin of Michael Waltrip Racing, which will shutter at season's end. And, by the way, Bowyer's No. 15 Toyota was dreadful at Darlington.

Kurt Busch

3. Track position

turned Busch around, or as Busch said,

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who aretop-30 in points but don't have a win yet. They will be scrambling to get that playoff-clinching victory. The hungriestof the bunch are Aric Almirola, Kasey Kahne, Greg Biffle, Kyle Larson and Austin Dillon.

Kasey Kahne hopes to do this on Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway. A trip to Victory Lane would put Kahne in the Chase playoffs. JONATHAN MOORE/GETTY IMAGES

pull out a Richmond victory, it would boot Clint Bowyer out

of the Chase playoffs, since he is on the bubble in points. Bowyer missing the playoffs

If any of those drivers cur-

rentlyin No Man's Land can

"We cleared the No. 78 off Turn 2... then he just drilled us going into 3." GODWIN KELLY'S TAKE:Oh, it was one of those momentum dealsand after Busch

Brad Keselowski led the most laps at Darlington but

finishedsecond because Carl Edwards' pit crew got him

sees the replay, he will understand the circumstances. Anyway, Busch finished

off pit road faster. Yes, races crews, which are sure to come under microscopic scrutiny at Richmond, where any blunder can become a Chase-busting

sixth to Truex's ninth-place effort.

disaster.

SPRINTCUP: Federated Auto Parts 400 SITE: Richmond International Raceway TV SCHEDULE:Friday, practice (NBC Sports Network, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.), qualifying (NBCSN, 5:45 p.m.). Saturday, race (NBCSN, coverage begins at 7 p.m.; green flag at 7:45 p.m.)

W HAT'S ON TA P V

— Godurin Kelly, godwin.kelly@neu/s-jrnl.corn

GODW

IN ' S P I C K S F O R F E D E R A T E D A U T O P A R T S 4 0 0

WINNER: Clint Bowyer REST OF TOP 5:Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Jamie McMurray FIRSTONE OUT: Cole Whitt

DARK NORSE:Tony Stewart DON'T BE SURPRISED IF: Bowyer pops the bubble, or his "bubble boy" status,

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and straight-up wins

XFINITY:Virginia 529 College Savings 250 SITE:Richmond International Raceway TV SCHEDULE:Friday, practice (NBC Sports Network, 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.), qualifying (NBCSN, 3:30 p.m.), race (NBCSN, 7:30 p.m.)

to make the Chase.

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season." The package makes

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— GoduJin Kelly, godunn.kelly@neuJs-jrnL corn

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sus among drivers was "let' s

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Feb. 14 — x-Sprint Unlimited (Matt Kenseth) Feb. 19 — x-Budweiser Duel 1 (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) Feb. 19 — x-Budweiser Duel 2 (Jimmie Johnson) Feb. 22 — Daytona 500 (Joey Logano) March 1 — Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (Jimmie Johnson) March 8 — Kobalt 400 (Kevin Harvick) March 15 — CampingWorld.corn 500 (Kevin Harvick) March 22 — Auto Club 400 (Brad Keselowski) March 29 — STP 500 (Denny Hamlin) April 11 — Duck Commander 500 (Jimmie Johnson) April 19 — Food City 500 (Matt Kenseth) April 25 — Toyota Owners 400 (Kurt Busch) May 3 — Geico 500 (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) May 9 — SpongeBob SquarePants 400 (Jimmie Johnson) May 15 — x-Sprint Showdown (Greg Biffle and Clint Bowyer) May 16 — x-NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (Denny Hamlin) May 24 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. (Carl Edwards) May 31 —Dover 400, Dover, Del. (Jimmie Johnson)

June 7 — Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 (Martin Truex Jr.) June 14 —Quicken Loans 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Kurt Busch) June 28 — Toyota-Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif. (Kyle Busch) July 5 —Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) July 11 — Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky. (Kyle Busch) July 19 — New Hampshire 301, Loudon, N.H. (Kyle Busch) July 26 — Brickyard 400 (Kyle Busch) Aug.2 — Pennsylvania400, Long Pond, Pa. (Matt Kenseth) Aug.g — Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. (Joey

Sept. 27 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H. Oct. 4 —AAA 400, Dover, Del. Oct.10 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C. Oct. 18 —Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan. Oct. 25 — Alabama 500, Talladega, Ala. Nov. 1— Goody's Fast Pain Relief500, Ridgeway, Va. Nov. 8 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas Nov. 15 — Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500, Avondale, Ar iz. Nov. 22 — Ford EcoBoost 400, Homestead

Log ano)

x — non-points race

Aug.16 — Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Matt

Kenseth) Aug.22 —Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn. (Joey

Log ano) Sept. 6 — Bojangles' Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. (Carl Edwards) Sept. 12 — Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va. Sept. 20 — MyAFibStory.corn 400, Joliet, III.

DID YOU KNOW? Momentum seems like a useful tool to carry into the Chase, but since NASCAR adopted the playoff system in 2004,only twice has the Richmond winner gone on to win the ensuing "Chase for the Championship." Jimmie Johnson didit both times, in 2007 and 2008.

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