The Union Democrat 11-20-2015

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BRIEFING ily had to leave the warmth of thelocal homeless shelter and return to the uncertainSome yearsago,a fright- ty of transient living. ened, desperate 6-year-old The girl, her mother and girl tried to hang herself sister were staying in the when she learned her fam- homeless shelter in Sonora,

By LACEY PETERSON The Union Democrat

Turkey TrotSonors Elementary students participated Thursday in a Turkey Trot.A2

and the little girl was enamored with t h e s helter coordinator,recalled Beetle Barbour, housing resources director for the Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency.

She would curl up in a ball under the coordinator's desk and was a bit of a pest, but was a sweet child, Barbour said.

"At 6 years old, she was already feeling a level of

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despair — she had already experienced so many disappointments, and losing and losing over again," Barbour said. "It's pretty horrifying.

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Eloise Bollinger has lived on the corner of Marcus Lane and Sawmill Flat Road for the past 10 years and has seen her share of car crashes.

"We live between two curves," she said.

Bollinger, who lives a third of a mile away from Columbia College, said peoplefrequently speed down Sawmill Flat Road.

"It'slike a freeway here," she said, adding that her husband does not feel comfortable with her walking out to get the mail. "It goes from one car every20 minutes,to 25 cars a minute."

Bollinger said the standard speed limit is 35 mph, but she frequentlysees people driving down Sawmill Flat Road at about 50 mph.

Multiple advisory speed signs are located on Sawmill Flat Road, including a 15 mph signlocated before a bend around a tree, Bollinger

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Inmate firefighters from Baseline Conservation Camp near New Melones work on a fuel break projectThursday near Northridge Road and the Oak Fire footprint on Big Hill.

Gottschall: Fuel break a worthwhile investment

"Old OakRanch and Sierra Outdoor School, between them they can have as many as a thousand people at one time," Glenn Gottschall said Thursday in the Oak Ere burn.'This is the primary reason for having this fuel break. That and protecting about 20 homes along North-

By GUY McCARTHY The Union Democrat

The president of the Highway 108 FireSafe Council says a two-mile long, 300-footwide fuel break helped slow the Sept. 8 Oak Fire that destroyed one home and two other structures and prompted evacuations at Old Oak Ranch Conference Center and the Sierra Outdoor School.

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The fuel break, paid for with federal grant funds, cost about $150,000 before the Oak Fire broke out at two locations along Big Hill Road. Work on the fuelbreak began in September 2014. It stretches from the old Hatler Mill site east and up Northridge Road to Old

Oak Ranch Road and the Sierra Outdoor School. It will cost about $205,000 total when it's finished.

That investment is a drop in the bucket compared to the value of about 20 homes along Northridge, the conference center and the school, Gottschall said. The fuel break and other fuel reduction projects at the Phoenix Penstock may also have prevented serious damage to the Tuolumne Main Canal, a Pacific Gas & Electric ditch that carries water for Tuolumne Utilities District.

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Stacy Pierson twice turned down an offer to reopen the space where the Sidewinders restaurant in Angels Camp

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Sonora Elementary fourth-grade girls (above) sprint at the starting line of Thursday's Turkey Trot. Sonora Elementary School Principal Chris Boyles, dressed as a turkey (below), runs with the fourth-grade boys during the Turkey Trot.

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prescription drug plans. If people want to oppose the cut, they must submit letters to local senators and congressmen

by Thanksgiving.

Right now, thousands of area seniors are m aking changes to their Medicare health and drug plans and enrolling in Medicare with help of Area 12 Agency on Aging throughtheHICAP program.

If the federal funding is reduced, the HICAP program could lose 30 percent of its funding, said Debbie Schug, HICAP program manager at Area 12.

The annual election period forMedicare health and drug plans began Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 7. Plan costs and covered benefits can change from year to year, and there are many

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variables when it comes to medications, including brand name vs. generic, dosage and m ore, soArea 12offersfreeinperson support to people over 65.

In 2014, Area 12 counselors helped2,606 peoplein the6ve county region and saved them $1.3 million, Schug said.

A 30 percent cut in funding would be a huge impact to the program, she said.

Right now in the midst of the assistance season, "We' re crazy busy," she said.

HICAP trained volunteers help walk people through the complicatedmaze ofM edicare

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(left) and Addie Bryant, get high-fives from Vice Principal Tracy Webster as they finish the Turkey Trot Thursday afternoon.

Senators Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4290, Fresno, CA 93721, Phone: (559) 485-7430, Fax: (559) 485-9689. Email www.feinstein.senate.govlpublidindex.cfm/e-mail-me.

Sen. Barbara Boxer, 2500 Tulare Street, Suite 5290, Fresno, CA 93721, Phone: (559) 497-510, Fax: (202) 228-3864. Email www.boxer. senate.gov/contact/aha reyourviews.html.

Congress Rep. Tom McClintock, 2200A Douglas Blvd., Suite 240, Roseville, CA 95661, Phone: (916) 786-5560, Fax: (916) 786-6364.

Email https://mcclintock.house.gov/contact/email-me.

and don'thurry them along, but help them make the best choice for a health and drug plan.

B ene6ciaries wh o ar e satis6ed with their current coverage do not need to do anything, accordingtoa statement &om the Medicare communications of6ce.

Covered medications are changed Rom year to year, and what used to be a $5 prescription might change to $500 if someone doesn'tselect the right plan for their needs.

Likewise, premiums could change depending on which plan they are enrolled in and what medications they are taking.

There is a drop-in day at Area 12 scheduled for Dec. 3.

Last year, there were 100 people who attended the drop-in clinic, Schug said.

Medicare provides medicaland prescription coverage foradults 65 and older and disabled adults 18 and older.

Medicaid or Medical are income-related insurance, and people over 65 can have both.

According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

Services, as ofOctober,there were 12,327 people eligible for Medicare in Calaveras County and 1,570 people enrolled.

In Tuolumne County, there are 14,587 people eligible for Medicare and 483 people enrolled.

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by Area 12, there are between 50,000 and 60,000 people eligible, Schug said.

The HICAP program is really important, said Rex Whisnand, with the Tuolumne County Commission on Aging.

"It helps hundreds of seniors and really does a good job," he said.

Letters are due to Senators

Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein and Congressman Tom McClintock by Thanksgiving. The letters should statethat the person is opposedtothe 42 percent cutin funding to the Medicare State Health Insurance Assistance

Programs.It' s already been approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee and now the Congressional leaders will take discuss the issue, according to the National Council on Aging.

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Bears interacting with humans in Yosemite National Park have caused $4,909in property damage, obtained food,or acted aggressively 76 times so farin 2015, and rangers say it's the lowest recorded number of hu-

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No injuries have resulted &om human-bear contacts in the past four years, Ashley Mayer ofYosemite said Thursday.

The park started its first "humanbear management program" 40 years ago.

These days, there are secure bear lockersat most Yosemite trailheads and campsites, and at many parking lots, where people can put everything that smells like food, sunscreenortrash so thatbearsareless likely to try to break into parked vehicles.

Rangers say 2015 stats show a 95 percent reduction in the number of human-bearincidents and a 99 percent reduction in property damage &om the record high in 1998. That year about 1,600 incidents were reported and they resulted in an estimated $660,000 in property damage.

Back then "it was not uncommon

on a summer evening for bears to break into10 to 15 cars, " park officials said. "Most of these cars containedfood,leading bears tobecome foodconditioned."

Many people visiting Yosemite in 1990salso did not store food se-

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Bears (above right and left) pick through food at campsites in Yosemite National Park in undated photos provided by the National Park Service. A bear makes its way through a meadow in Yosemite National Park (right). curelyatcampsites and picnicareas.

Rangers today say national media reported extensively on Yosemite's human-bear confiicts. Eventually elected off icials secured $500,000 a year to help rangers address human-bear conflicts and implement solutions.

In 2000,the park started a"Keep Bears Wild" campaign, which continues today. ''We would like to thank park visitors for their help in making this campaign an overwhelming success," Don Neubacher, superintendent for Yosemite National Park.

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People at Yosemite Conservancy, a philanthropic partner and supporter ofthe park,provided funding forseveralhundred of the bear-proof food lockersat campgrounds, trailheads, and parking lots, park officials said.

Last year, Yosemite Conservancy peoplealso provided funding to outfit bears with GPS collars. The GPS

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Even during a year with low in- collarsallow park rangers to track cidents like 2015, rangers say they bears' movements and to learn more have to continue educating the pub- about their habits. lic, and visitors need to continue storingfood securely.

Contact Guy McCarthy at Injuries stemming &om human- gmccarthy@uniondemocrat.corn or bear contactsare relatively uncom- 588-4585.Follow him on Tiuitter at mon and minor, park officials said. @GuyMcCarthy.

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Friends of the Tuolumne County Library will host a weekly half-price book sale through November in the Community Room at the library, 480 Greenley Road, Sonora.

Sales, held on Wednesdays, will feature many different genres, including hardback thrillers on Nov. 25.

The Book Nook is open &om 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and now offers gift certificates.

All library branches will be closed Nov. 26 and 27 in observance of Thanksgiving.

For more information on the book sales, call Ric Mannix at 694-0288.

By ALEX MacLEAN The Union Democrat

Juveniles with mental illnesses in Tuolumne County will be getting some additional support thanks to a $262,370 grant through the California Board of State and Community Corrections.

Thirty-one percent of juveniles on formal probation in the county have been diagnosed with mental illness and 14 percent are awaiting diagnosis,according to the Tuolumne County Probation Department, which oversees supervision of juvenile offenders.

The recently approved Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction Grant will be used to provideafter-school tutoring, a crisis home and parttime family juvenile therapist, Probation Chief Adele Arnold told the county Board of Supervisors at Tuesday's meeting.

"What we have found is that oftentimes if we could just provide some very intense supervision and crisis intervention early on, it may save somebody from having to go the distance to be detained in juvenile

Senior Center book club open The Tuolumne County Senior Center has a new book club.

Offered i n p a r tnership with the Tuolumne County Library, the club, "Book Club in a Box," is a casual dropin group that meets once a month at the center.

Members can choose titles &om a multi-county library cooperative where books and discussionsheets are provided. If members want to read a book not on the co-op list, they must purchase them independently or check them out at the library on their own.

hall," she said.

According to the probation department, 159 days spent in juvenile hall over the past 12 months by juveniles from the county could have been diverted to a crisis home.

The department applied for the grant in April.

Arnold said the county's request initially r eceived partial funding until one of the other counties that was awarded a grant dropped out.

"Congratulations on staying with this," said District 1 Supervisor Sherri Brennan.

"Persistence has paid off" The county' s "in-kind" funding match will largely come &om the use of resources and staffto oversee the programs.

Approximately $35,000 annually over the next three yearswillcoverthe salary of the part-time family therapist, who will coordinate grant-funded individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, stabilization and

off Old Wards Ferry Road in Sonora.

Arnold said the grant will allow the department to hire the parttime therapist earlier than expected.

Another $25,000 will be used to purchase a vehicle dedicated to transporting juveniles in the program to and &om school, appointments, counseling and after-school tutoring.

About $8,300 per year will be usedtocontractwith acri-

sis home, while about $1,700 would come from the county's general fund and other related grants. The home will include two beds, 365 days a year, as an alternative to juvenile hall when needed.

The board unanimously accepted the grant at Tuesday's meeting.

The Tuolumne County SherifFs Office also applied fora similar grant to provide servicesfor adult offenders with mental illnesses but

was not awarded the funding.

However, Sheriff Jim Mele said his office was excited aboutthe probation department's grant.

"It will be great for the county, it will be great for probation and, most impor-

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The Islamist challenge to the culture of light Two weeks before the Paris massacre, we took our twin granddaughters, age 11, for their first visit to Paris. They live in Berlin and were eager to see Mona Lisa smile, watch artists paint in Montmartre and take a boat trip on the Seine. One night we watched the tip of the Eiffel Tower light up like a sparkler on the Fourth of July (or Bastille Day, if you like). Twenty thousand flashing lights illuminated the sky above Paris for five minutes, as the lights had done every hour &om 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. every night since 1999, when they were introduced on New Year's Eve to celebrate the new millennium.

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spectacle of flashing lights showed everyone that the City of Light knows how to brighten the skies. The girls stood in awe, their faces radiant with discovery and illumination, watching the famous landmark up close. At an outdoorcafe laterthey sipped hot chocolate and nibbled lemon-and-sugar crepes, chattering about how the EifFel Tower looked like a lacework of iron against the stars of the night sky.

They were stunned when they returned to their home in Berlin to watch the grim events in Paris unfold on television, to see how the EifFel Tower went dark in mourning, briefly shuttering its lights on the weekend of the massacre, and then quickly returning to life with defiant dignity in the blue, white and red colors of the flag of France.

In their innocence, they could enjoy the monumental scale of the Eiffel Tower and marvel at the engineering genius reflecting power and industry, but struggled to understand how, like the twin towers in America, it

could be hated for its technological accomplishment.

Schoolchildren growing up in the West, where the sacred and the secular complement each other, are learning cruel lessons in the ways radical Islamist terrorists hate everything that reflects the joys and rewards of a life lived in peace and tolerance. The terrorists inhabit a culture of death where the goal is to kill everyone else.

The slogans in the aftermath of tragedy attempt to show universal solidarity: 'We are all Americans," after 9/11; "Je suis Charlie," after the assassinations at Charlie Hebdo magazine; and "We are all Parisians" now. But the phrases slide glibly over the powerful conflicts and arguments about how to win the war against radical Islam.

Either they win, as Marco Rubio says, or we do.

Languagecan be a powerful tool,em ployed by both truth and obfuscation, and many of our current leaders and would-be leaders suffer &om a belief that oratorical flourishes, euphemisms and verbal gymnastics can be the bullets of persuasion. President Obama continues to blame the rise of terrorism on the war George W. Bush startedin Iraq,even asheacceleratestherise ofISIS by withdrawing from the fight.

Hillary Clinton talks out of two (or maybe three or all four) sides of her mouth about the Middle East. She publicly blamed a YouTube video for the deaths of four Americans in Libya, at the same time telling her daughter Chelsea that it was terrorism by Islamic radicals.

She objects to describing the war against terrorism as one against "radical Islam," so as not offend the radicals who are trying to kill us.

The war against the terrorists has many fronts. It' s a war that requires us to drop bombs from the air, put boots on the ground, and infiltrate the enemy to win the battle for survival. While soldiers engage with guns and bombs, the rest of us must be vigilant against the vast infrastructure of propaganda and indoctrination in Muslim communities, schools and mosques and on the Internet and social media — in Europe, the Middle East and now here at home in the United States.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, author of "Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now," writes in the Wall Street Journal that verbal jihadism through poisonous pamphlets, books and sermons against the West are "conveyor belts to violence," radicalizing Muslims. Those exposed to the poison are not always aware of how such toxins insinuate violence against people who think difFerently. The propaganda convinces them that their ends are legitimate before they even turn to the question of means. If the institutions fostering &eedom of thought and action are to survive, we cannot ignore how this is happening.

The leaders of today and the leaders who follow must speak truthfully about what is going on and persuade moderate Muslims (and there are millions of them) to speak out, too. But first the leaders must describe the major perpetrators accurately. My grandchildren were pleased to find drawings online that place the Eiffel Tower inside the familiar peace symbol, and that's a soothing symbol for children. But grown-ups need a grown-up languagetorally thetroops and stiffen spines.Like itor not, the world is at war.

Suzanne Fieldsis a nationally syndicated columnist and regular commentator for C1VN and Fox News.

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Arrangement shows little PUC change State commissions, like people and corporations, rarely change unless they' re given strong motivation; sometimes change has to be forced on them.

The latest evidence now demonstrates that the California Public Utilities Commission is no different. Gov. Jerry Brown, who appointed all five current members ofthisscandal-plagued agency,justovera month ago refusedtosigna package ofbills passed unanimously by the state Legislature — every Democrat, every Republican — that would have compelled the PUC to make a few small changes.

Like keeping records of all contacts between commissioners, their staff and officials of the big utility companies they regulate, induding Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, Southern California Gas and San Diego Gas & Electric.

Like writing decisions in "understandable" language.

No big changes were involved in these bills. Commissioners would still have had six-year terms and still could not be fired even bythe governor who appoints them.

PUC decisions could still be reversed only by appeals courts — where new evidence can only rarely be presented.

What happens when you tell five powerful commissioners they won't have to change their behavior, when the governor puts no pressure to resign even on a commissioner who helped PG&E find the most sympathetic judge to hear the case involving its 2010 San Bruno gas pipeline explosion that killed eight persons?

They don't change. That is nowhere better illustrated than in the first significant decision announced atter the Brown vetoes.

This case did not involve billions of dollars as when the commission considers

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The latest case involved a mere $400 million insurance settlement agreed to this fall by Southern California Edison, the

amount to pennies above $2 per month (before the next rate increase) if their bills are about $100.

It's the same kind of arrangement the PUC okayed after the companies that crw atedthe California energy crunch of20002001 were forced to cough up some of their illegal profits. As with this one, payments to consumers were so small most barely noticed them.

At the same time, the utilities made tens of millions of dollars in interest while holding onto the bulk of the settlements until they were gone — pretty much the sort of thing that will happen this time.

The PUC didn't have to go along with the utility's plan for handling this money and it can still change the longstanding pattern that favors the big companies over their customers. But as long as no change in its culture is forced on it, don't expect the agency to change a thing.

money to compensate its customers and

those of SDG&E for higher rates they paid after the San Ono&e Nuclear Generating Station suddenly went bust in early 2012 due to a decision Edison knew in advance was flawe.

When a $400 million windfall arrives, the logical thing is to pass it on immediately to consumers, with almost all 8 million or so customers involved getting a lump sum of about $50. But no. As with other settlements the PUC has fostered, this one will be doled out in tiny increments, not amounts that might be meaningful to customers.

The current plan is for a rate reduction of about 2.4 percent on monthly bills as long as the money lasts, which could be anywhere &om one to three years. During that time, of course, Edison will likely get a routine rate increase far higher than this, rendering the pittances doled out monthly even less significant.

people spoke and in 2008 then Attorney General Brown came up with reasonable guidelines, 12 immature, 6 mature, leave italone,stop trying to beata dead horse.

I think Tuolumne County should revoke To the Editor: everyone's driverslicensebecause thereis M uch public time and money have been a rise in DUIs! Then there is the state reused on a spoiled child in an adult body. leasing 6.000 low offender drug prisoners, Robbery, break-ins, evading arrest, got to replace them somehowl Total ban endangering other lives in a high-speed on marijuana that will help that and give chase, threatening violence.

Sheriff Melea reason tohirem oreofficersl Quit using the excuse of drugs and al- Great thinking! cohol. Spoiled is spoiled. Time to go to jail and get an education of reality.

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than some similar ones over the years in other nuclear power incidents. Edison spokeswoman Maureen Brown (no relation to the governor) would not reveal the maximum possible payout under her comroutine rate increase requests &om the pany's policy with Nuclear Electric Insurutilities. The pattern there sees the compa- ance Limited. Meanwhile, most media simnies invariably ask more than any reason- plyaccepted Edison pressreleases calling able person or agency would think justi- the settlement a great benefit to consumfiei. New rates somewhat lower than what ers, some even borrowing the headline the was asked are then assigned and the PUC company suggested.

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and bar, served his country in the Korean War, was a Tuolumne County deputy sheriff for 18 years, helped to develop and manage security operations at Black Oak Casino and donated his time to help run the local water district.

Bill took great joy in help others, fishing and watching sports, especially the Giants and the San Francisco 49ers.

His great love and joy w as his f amily. He h a d William 'Bill' many nieces and nephews MCClanahan and was blessed to spend 45 June 17, 1933 — Nov. 10, 2015 years with his wife, Linda, and share two grandchilWilliam "Bill" McClana- dren together. han was born on June 17, Bill is survived by his 1933, in Spokane, Wash- wife, Linda; his daughters, ington and passed away on Jodi Schaefers and Tami N ov. 10, 2015, peacefully at Pipkin; his son, John Mchome in Sonora. Bill was a C lanahan; and h i s t w o resident ofSonora for 37 grandsons, Jake and Kyle. years and had four chilWilliam was preceded in dren: William, Tami, John death by his son, William McClanahan; and his brothand Jodi.

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CHARLES BLACKWELL, 36 Sonora "To sit back and observe the family dynamics, and the turkey and stuffing sandwiches for a few days after."

CARROLL MANNING, 75 Sonora "Family dinner. That's what it's all about."

RYAN HEISLEY, 32 Sonora "Going out with friends to a parade."

NOTES Free fitness classes offered The Murphys Senior Center offers free fitness programs including Zumba and aerobics. There is also a food pantry.

The senior center is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays.

Lunch is served at noon for $5.The center is at 65 Mitchler Ave., in Murphys.

For more information, call 728-1672.

David William Oberwager

of Tuolumne County.Dave had kept journals of his life.

March 10, 1945 —Nov. 8, 2015 Although he did not graduate from high school, he did take classes at Columbia College in 2009. Subjects he took were in journalism, writing and computer skills.

Dave became a life member of the National Rifle Association of America at the age of 33 and was affiliated with the Alano Club.

Dave had struggled with many issues and illnesses but he took interest in many things. He loved to travel and would visit Oregon and Washington and his journeys took him as far as Alaska and Hawaii.

David William Oberwa- Dave LOVED gadgets and ger was born on March 10, electronics. He had a HUGE 1945, in San Francisco and interest in Ham Radios and passed away p e acefully, c ommunications. H e e n w ith his caregiver at hi s joyed spending time on the side, at Sonora Regional computer at the library. He Medical Center on Novem- was known as "Computer ber 8, 2015. He was 70 years Dave." He was often seen walking the streets of Sonoold.

David was also known as ra, at times trying to hitch a "Dave" and "Dave O." He at- ride; if he got his way, he' d tended Sonora High school get it. and was a longtime resident Dave had kindness within

him, encouraging his niece Carol to follow her dreams, she will miss him dearly. He was conscious of his spiritual needs and believed in God. Dave will be missed by those who loved him dearly.

Dave is survived by his s tep-brother L e e "Billy" Thomas; hi s s t e p-sister Loretta Thomas; his Aunt Connie of Sonora; his cousin, Jim Stephenson of Sonora; his nieces Carol Oberwager and spouse Jonathan of Waynesville, Missouri and Cynthia Young of Sonora; his nephew John Oberwager of Sonora and extended family.

Dave was preceded in death by his parents Bertram Oberwager and Beverly Burke Thomas; his brother Peter Oberwager and his cousin Randy Stephenson.

Private services are pending. Close friends and family may call Dana for more information. Other services are pending.

Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

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TOMI LANE, 15 Sonora "My family play cards after dinner."

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WEDNESDAY 5:51 a.m., animal complaintA large buck was on Mono Way. 9:41 a.m., assault — A man said his son was assaulted earlier in the month at Sonora High School.

9:44 a.m., harassment — A woman said her daughter was threatened and harassed at Sonora High School and the administration "has done nothing to prevent it."

12 p.m., burglary —A woman with a shaved head, tattoos on her arm, wearing baggy jeans and a gray tank top was reaching into a parked camper near a Stockton Road business.

12:42 p.m., suspicious circumstance —A female matching the description of a robbery suspect was at a Sanguinetti Road business ducking down in her vehicle.

Officers found a "small amount" of drugs.

1:35 p.m., suspicious circumstance —A man and woman in their mid-20s were taking items from a house on East Lyons Street. Officers determined the house was secure.

4:26 p.m., animal complaintA yellow-brown dog was stuck in a creek on Stockton Road. An officer retrieved the dog and transported it to Tuolumne County Animal Control.

7:24 p.m., trespassing —Two young women with a dog were sitting at picnic tables at a Sanguinetti Road business and refused to leave when asked.

8:13 p.m., suspicious circumstance —Six young adults were shooting off a possible airsoft gun at a Sanguinetti Road business.

The Sheriff's Office reported the following:

WEDNESDAY 4:58 a.m., Sonora —An Allison Way man was threatened after he yelled at someone who was driving erratically.

7:29 a.m., Jamestown —A cow was on Fifth Avenue.

8:18 a.m., La Grange —A vehicle was parked on private property on Hatch Creek Lane, possibly to access an area to gold pan.

8:39 a.m., Twain Harte — A Tuolumne Roadwoman said her daughter said someone knocked on the door of the residence and took recycled cans.

9:21 a.m., Sonora —Mail was stolen on American River Drive.

10:19 a.m., Columbia — A speakerwas stolen on Bald Mountain Road.

10:50 a.m., Sonora — People argued over a receipt at a Mono Way business.

11:08 a.m., Jamestown Someone on Seco Street reported a hacked Facebook account.

11:24 a.m., Mi-Wuk Village — A Chief Fuller Way resident's identifying information was stolen.

12:25 p.m., Sonora —Someone at a Mono Way business attempted to pay using a fake $20 bill.

12:57 p.m., Sonora —A purse and cellphone were stolen at a Mono Way business.

1:22 p.m., Sonora —A vehicle was vandalized on Stanton Circle.

2:48 p.m., Sonora —A cow was stolen on Reynolds Ferry Road.

3:57 p.m., Groveland —Three juveniles were outside a Highway 120 business harassing and "cussing" at a woman.

8:10 p.m., Tuolumne —A vehicle was keyed within the past few weeks on Mount Eaton Road.

8:48 p.m., Jamestown — A male with a history of being removed from a Highway 108 business was in the bathroom of the business for 45 minutes.

9:27 p.m., Columbia —A woman wearing a gray sweatshirt, baseballcap and blue jeans was

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9:19 a.m., Valley SpringsFelony bookings Mailboxes were broken into on Highway 12.

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WEDNESDAY of the 400 block of Foothill 2:07p.m.,Jenny Lind — A m ail - Court, was booked on suspi9:05 a.m., Sonora —Kenneth cion of threatening to terrorDonald Carnes, 37, of the 8000 box wasbroken into on Almond Block of Mormon Creek Road Drive. ize, misdemeanor exhibiting a 2:47 p.m., San Andreas — A deadly weapon, misdemeanor was booked on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a crime, suspicious man said he was rest- obstructing public peace, mismisdemeanor receiving stolen ing on West Oak Park Drive. demeanor vandalism less than 3:59 p.m., Camp Connell — A $400, misdemeanor violation property and misdemeanor theft after an arrest at the Tuolumne vehicle was parked partially in a of p r obation, m i sdemeanor driveway on Shoshone Drive.

County Jail. possession of narcotics and 4:06 p.m., Rail Road Flat —An misdemeanor possession of 12:46 p.m., Sonora — Chad Cole Hilton, 29, of the 300 block alarm was going off at an Emoco controlled substances after an arrest on Foothill Court. of Fairview Lane, was booked on Road residence.

4:52 p.m., Murphys — People suspicion of burglary after an aron dirt bikes were riding on prirest on Stockton Road. vate property and were "very loud."

Arrests Cited on suspicion of driving un7:13 p.m., Valley Springs — A man was walking off of Baldwin der the influence of alcohol or drugs: Cited on suspicion of driving unStreet and McCauley Road with der the influenceof alcohol or drugs: his arms out "like he was balancWEDNESDAY None reported. ing on the fog line."

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WC Hale February 5, 1934 - November 5, 2015 WC Hale, of Sonora, CA passed away peacefully on the 5th of November 2015 at the Memorial Medical Center in Modesto, CA from complications associated with his treatment for bladder cancer. Family members were at his bedside.

WC was born on the 5th of February l934 to William Coda Hale (1903-1961) and Iva Marie (Baker) Hale (1906-1990) in Amber, Oklahoma.

He was thesecond child, preceded by a sister,Rosa Mae, who would pass away too young and short of her second birthday due to accidental poisoning. He would eventually be provided with two brothers - lames Charles (1938-1985) and Kenneth Lee. The family made a number of trips to and from Oklahoma and California in the following years. During WW2 they moved to Norwalk, CA where his dad was a security guard in one of the many wartime shipyards. After the war they would settle in Wasco, CA, but would return to Oklahoma from 1950-1952, where he graduated from the High school in Amber, the returning to Wasco for the last time.

In 1954, he married Barbara Ann Fletcher in Wasco, CA and would end up raising three sons; Dirk Allen, Randy Wade (1956-2006) and Mark Dana. WC was trained in electronics and started off as Television Repairman in Wasco and Taft in the late 50's. In 1960, he moved the family to San lose, CA, and eventually landing a job with Hiller Helicopters and then Fairchild Aircraft in Palo Alto, CA working for what turned out to be a secret satellite program called "Corona," the United States first reconnaissance satellites, a fact he would not be able to talk about to his family until many decades later when the program was declassified. He was very proud of his involvement in the program. He eventually went to work for Perkin-Elmer continuing his work in the electronics field. He did some work in the Hubble Space program and other space oriented projects often traveling to back east and to Vandenberg Air Force Base where he assisted in preparing payloads for launch on one the many rockets fired from there.

The family would spend many years living in Sunnyvale and ended up moving to the Piedmont Hills area of San lose.

In 1979, after divorcing Barbara, he would remarry to Mary H. Salgado. After retiring he and Mary moved to Sonora, CA where he lived out his life. He enjoyed the outdoors and playing softball until his decade's long struggle with circulation problems in his lower legs ended that. He loved bowling as well and was a regular at the local bowling alley joining a team. He was an avid 49er Football fan as well as the San Francisco Giants.

He is also survived by his Daughter-in-Law Vicky Hale, the wife of his son Randy, their three daughters Brandi and her Husband Rick Briseno and their kids Bryton, Maci, and Dillon, Nicole and her Husband Michael Thomas and their kids Irelynd and Nicholas, Andrea and her kids Maya and Laila. Also, Dirk and his wife Dorothy and their daughter, Sabrina.

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rni E-cig explosions prompt lawsuits The Los Angeles Times

Vicente Garza was getting ready for bed in his Bakersfield home when he decided to use an electronic cigarette.

He lifted the device to his mouth, pushed the vapor button and started to inhale. Then it exploded near his face, badly burning his mouth and dominant leit hand, which was holding the device.

Doctors amputated Garza's left index finger, and he had to undergo immediate surgery on his tongue after the Oct. 16 incident. He still can barely eat.

Garza's attorney, Gregory L. Bentley, said Thursday that he had filed a product liability lawsuit against the e-cigarette's manufacturer and designer, Flawless Vapes & Supplies, LLC; the Bakersfield

store where Garza bought the battery and device, Luxor Cafe & Vape Lounge; and the Bakersfield store where he bought his e cigarette charger, Vape Fame.

"I never in my life thought that something like this would happen," Garza, 23, said at a Glendale news conference Thursday.

Garza's is one ofthree e-cigarette explosion lawsuits filed by Bentley this week in Kern and Orange counties.

"E-cigarette explosions are becoming all too common as this industry is taking off," Bentley said. "Consumers have the right to expect that products have been properlydesigned, manufactured and tested forsafety before they areput into the marketplace."

The suits allege the e-cigarettes and

their components, including lithium ion batteries and chargers, were unsafe and that the businesses in the supply chains failedto properlywarn ofthe defects.

Employees atLuxor Cafe & Vape Lounge and Vape Fame said they were unaware of Garza's lawsuit. Other defendants in his and the other suits could not be reached for comment.

E-cigarettes constitute a multibilliondollar industry, with millions of users, accordingtoa 2014 reporton e-cigarette fires and explosions by the U.S. Fire Administration. The report said e-cigarettes use lithium ion batteries that include flammable liquid electrolytes that can explode when they overheat, such as when they receive too much voltage while charging.

Study finds more Mexicans leaving the U.S. than entering SAN DIEGO (AP) — More Mexicans are leaving than moving into t h e U n i t ed States, reversing the flow of a half-century of mass migration, according to a study published Thursday.

The Pew Research Center found that slightly more than 1 m i l lion Mexicans and their families, includ-

mass migrations in U.S. history. More than 16 million Mexicans moved to the United Statesfrom 1965 to 2015, more than from any other country.

"This is something that we' ve seen coming," Lopez said. "It'sbeen almost 10 years that migration from Mexico has really slowed ing American-born children, down. left the U.S. for Mexico from The findings counter the 2009 to 2014. During the narrative of an out-of-consame five years, 870,000 trolborder that has figured Mexicans came to the U.S., prominently in U.S. presiresulting in a net flow to dential campaigns, with ReMexico of 140,000. publican Donald Trump callThe desire to reunite fami- ing forMexico pay for afence lies is the main reason more to run the entire length of Mexicans are moving south the 1,954-mile frontier. Pew than north, Pew found. The said there were 11.7 million sluggish U.S. economic re- Mexicans living in the U.S. covery and tougher border lastyear,down from a peak enforcement are other key of 12.8 million in 2007. That factors. includes 5.6 million living in The era of mass migration the U.S. illegally, down from from Mexico is "at an end," 6.9 million in 2007.

In another first, the Bordeclared Mark Hugo Lopez, Pew's director of Hispanic der Patrol arrested more research. non-Mexicans than MexiThe finding follows a Pew cans in the 2014 fiscal year, study in 2012 that found net as more Central Americans migration between the two came to the U.S., mostly countries was near zero, so through South Texas, and

The authors a n alyzed U.S. and Mexican census data and a 2014 survey by Mexico's National Institute of Statis tics and Geography.

The Mexican questionnaire asked about residential history, and found that 61 percent of those who reported living in the U.S. in 2009 but were back in Mexico last year had returned to join or

start a family. An additional 14 percent had been deported, and 6 percent said they returned for jobs in Mexico.

Dowell Myers, a public policyprofessor at the University of Southern California, said it's lack of jobs in the U.S. — not family ties — that is mostly motivating Mexicans to leave. Construction is a huge draw for

young immigrants, but has yet toapproach the levels of last decade's housing boom, he said.

"It's not like all of a sudden they decided they missed their mothers," Myers said.

"The fact is, our recovery from the Great Recession has been miserable. It's been miserablefor everyone." t his r epresents a t u r n i n g many of them turned themAlso, Mexico's population point in one of the largest selves in to authorities. is aging, meaning there' s less competition for young people looking for w ork.

That's a big change from the 1990s, when many people entering the workforce felt they had no choice but to migrate north of the border, Myers said.

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Facebook tool aims to ease heartbreak SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook is trying to ease the heartache of breaking up.

A fe a t ur e announced T h u r sday will allow people who h ave split u p w i t h a spouse or partner to turn on an option

that spares them the emotional pain of constantly seeing their ex-lover's posts and pictures in their news feed on the world' s l argest social n e t work.

Facebook will begin testing the breakup protection on mobile devices in the U.S. before deciding whether to offer it to all of its 1.5 billion accountholders worldwide.

The option is designed for people who don't want to risk offending a former husband, wife, girlfriend or boyfriendby taking the moreextreme step of ejecting or blocking them from their Facebook network.

After cha n g i ng their r ela t i onship status on Facebook, p eople will a lso be allowed t o r e m ove their names from past posts linking them to a former partner.

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More than 1 billion people now hang out on Facebook at least once a day.

E n vironmental Assessment

a he USDA Rural Utilities Service has received an application for financial assistance from the Lake Don Pedro Community Services • B dsbllg Shnage Tank District. As required by the National Environmental Policy Act, the 0 Well " PropoeadT~n Rps i .i ' Rural Utilities Service has prepared an Environmental Assessment that evaluated the potential environmental effects and consequences of the proposed project. 'Ihis notice announces the availability of the Environmental Assessment for public review and comment.

'Ihe proposed project consists of construction of improvements of up to four new wells. Wells ¹3 and ¹4 are located on properties owned ~i by the Lake Don Pedro Owners Association and currently operated as El Prado Park; the location of which is shown on the attached ExhibI ,>4+ ~~o McAoRU INeT0Y+ A it B map. Wells ¹3 and ¹4 were identified as potential well locations, 1 s ~es however initial water quality and water production testing revealed il m poor water quality and low water production, therefore both Well ¹3 'I ! ', ' and ¹4 are being held as alternative sites for future development, but , I I T UOL U N HE ~~~~ ! due to the immediate water supply emergency and need for addition- > c ou s T v I al high producing wells, Wells t5 and ¹6 as shown on the attached I Exhibit B were tested and Well ¹5 confirmed to produce an adequate amount of high quality water to proceed with construction. Testing of Well ¹6 identified high water production and will be the last to be constructed. Wells t5 and ¹6 are located on property owned by the v.

Lake Don Pedro Community Services District (District) southeast of the Zarzamora Court and Avenida Central intersection; Assessor's Bulbs 8 Parcel No. 020-290-0090 in Mariposa County. The residential-type wells would be installed with a disturbance footprint of up to approximately 225 square feet per well or a combined total of 900 square feet. The wells would be used to provide emergency water to the District. Power poles and electrical supply system would be supplied to the well sites from a location near the end of Zarzamora Ct, to operate the wells. 'Ihe project produces no negative environmental effect, therefore the evaluation of other alternatives was not absolutely necessary, nor were there any other viable alternative to evaluate. A no project alternative would have put the community at risk of loss of water supply, so that alternative was also not further considered. Multiple locations were evaluated for construction of the new wells, but due to limited groundwater in the area, the existing project site was selected due to its higher water production potential.

Copies of the Environmental Assessment are available for review at the Rural Development • Modesto Office 3800 Cornucopia Way, Suite E • Modesto, CA 95358, and at the Lake Don Pedro Community Services District Office, 9751 Merced Falls, Rd. ,La Grange, Ca 95329, (209) 852-2331 For further information contact Jose Guardado at 209-538-3783. Any person interested in commenting on this proposed project should submit comments to the address above by December 19, 2015.

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Mystery man at airport likely a pilot L OS ANGELES — A n unidentified person spotted Thursday on a Jetway connecting a JetBlue plane with a Los Angeles International Airport terminal likely was an off-duty pilot scheduled to catch a courtesy flight to New York, authorities said.

A worker at LAX spotted the person around 6 a.m. but apparently did not see a security clearance badge. The JetBlue plane was towed as a precautionary measure from

Volt wins 'Green Car of the Year' L OS ANGELES — A n auto industry magazine has

named the 2016 Chevrolet Volt its "Green Car of the Year."

The hybrid gas-elect ric Volt was honored Thursday at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

Green Car Journal says the car won because of its extendedrange.Government fuel-economy figures show

that the Volt can go 53 miles on electric power alone and 420 miles on gas and battery power.

It's the second time Green Terminal 3 to a remote area of the airfield and later was Car Journal has recognized cleared for takeoff following the Volt, which also won the a search, airport police Offi- award with its first-generation model in 2011. That cer Rob Pedregon said.

No travelers were onboard model could only go 38 miles at the time, JetBlue said in a on electricity alone.

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Police found that an off- were the Audi A3 e-tron, duty pilot was scheduled to Honda Civic, Hyundai Soride to New York on JetBlue nata and Toyota Prius.

Flight 24, but instead got on a Virgin America flight to New York aAer the JetBlue plane was delayed, Pedregon

Found bodycould be missing jet skier

said.

Father saves twins after fall into pool FRESNO — A fa t h er saved his 2-year-old twins after they fell into the family's green and murky swimming pool.

The girl wa s a dmitted to thehospitalfor observation and is in stable condition Thursday. The boy is in guarded condition and was admitted to the i ntensive care unit.

On Thursdaymorning,the father left the children alone in a relative's home while they played.

When the father was in the bathroom, the twins got out a sliding glass door and into the backyard. The father searched for them and found his daughter floating face up on top of the water. He pulled her to safety. His son was at

NAPA — Authorities have recovered a body believed to be that of a missing jet skier.

KNTV reported Thursday that a w oman's found was

found Thursday morning in the Napa River, where a 48-year-old woman had gone jet skiing the day before.

Her name was not r eleased.

N apa County Sheriff' s Capt. Doug Pike says the body matches the general description of the woman who went jet skiing near Moore's Resort. He said she may have crashed into the Brazos Bridge because her jet ski has major damage.

U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Barry Bena says she was reported missing about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.

It was not immediately clear how long she had been out on the water.

Woman removing clothes snarls traffic

the bottom of the deep end.

The fatherjumped in and rescued him. He did CPR on both children and got them SAN FRANCISCO — A breathing again. woman was taken for a psyDetectives are interview- chiatric evaluation a fter ing the father. she stripped down to her underwear while strolling down Bay Bridge in San Francisco.

The S a n Fran c isco C hronicle r eported t h a t SAN FRANCISCO — The the Wednesday strip tease president of San Francisco caused a traffic backup as State University is dropping cars swerved around trying plans to pursue a "pouring to avoid the woman. rights" contract with soda California Highway Pacompanies such as Coca-Cola trol Officer Peter Van Eckor Pepsi. hardt says the trouble bePresident Les Wong said gan around 6 p.m., when in a s t atement Thursday several drivers saw a womthat he ended discussions an wearing blue jeans and a aRer hearing from students sweater running onto Interand staff who objected to the state 80. idea of a beverage partnerVan Eckhardt says paship. trol officers caught up with The rights would have al- her and ran interference, lowed a chosen company to but she ignored them and sell all fountain drinks at San continued stripping. She Francisco State University walked forabout 20 minresidence halls and sporting u tes before officers w e r e events, as well as stock ma- able to arrest her. The womchines and campus stores. an hasn't been identified.

Opponents of sugar-sweetShe was wrapped in blanened beverages said that kets and taken San Franuniversity o f ficials s hould ciscoGeneral Hospital for a not jeopardize students' psychiatric evaluation. health by promoting such unhealthy drinks.

They say the drinks add empty calories and can contributetoobesity and rotting teeth.

S ACRAMENTO — A u thorities say they have arrested two California men Nov. 19 for hauling a trailer full of marijuana.

College president drops drink contract

Police arrest 2 men for trailer full of pot

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ported that Shasta County Sheriff's deputies pulled over aJeep Wrangler with a U-Haul trailer around 12:30 a.m. WednesdayinRedding.

A p olice dog s melled drugs in th e t r ailer and deputies say they f ound about 260 pounds of marijuana inside plastic bags when they searched it. They say there was also cash in the trailer.

The 27-year-old Rocklin driver and his 31-year-old San Francisco passenger were arrested.

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will be expensive, perhaps so costly that it will be cheaper to buy back some of the older models.

Former Subway pitchmansentenced INDIANAPOLIS — Jared Fogle emerged from obscurity to become the unlikely face of oneofthe nation's biggest restaurant chains, earning a small fortune by touting the benefits of a healthy lifestyle that included Subway sandwiches.

But his wholesome public image was only that, and on Thursday he was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for trading in child pornography and having sex with underageprostitutes.

Fogle, 38, sought leniency, apologizing to his victims and telling the court in a tearful statement that he was raised with good values by a good family, but succumbed to selfcentered"deception and lies."

He said he wished he had realized long ago that he had a problem.

VW has only a few costly options

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Palestinian attacks leave five dead JERUSALEM — A pair of stabbing and shooting attacks carried out by Palestinians killed three Israelis, a Palestinian and an American teenager on Thursday in one of the deadliest days in a recent outburst ofIsraeli-Palestinian violence.

The attacksare part of a wave of violence that erupted in mid-September over tensions surrounding a Jerusalem holy site sacred to Jews and Muslims. Palestinians accuse Israel of plotting to take over the hilltop compound known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, something Israel denies.

The Palestinians say the violenceisrooted in &ustration at decades of living under Israeli occupation. Israel accuses Palesti nian leaders of inciting the unrest.

DETROIT — When Volkswagen submits a plan to fix emissions-cheating diesel engines on Friday, it will have only two options for m ost of the cars.

It can install a bigger exhaust system to trap harmI SLAMABAD — P a k i ful nitrogen oxide, or it can stani Pr i m e Min i s t er retrofit a chemical treatment Nawaz Sharif has asked process that cuts pollution. the country's president to The bigger exhaust will rejecta petition for pardon likely h u r t pe r f ormance forfour suspected militants and gas mileage, angering sentenced to death over the car owners. But the chemi- Peshawar school attack last cal treatment, while sav- December that killed 150 ing acceleration and m i l epeople, mostly children. age, needs a clumsy storage The horrific Dec. 16 attank and multiple hardware tack was claimed by the changes to work. In either Talibanand prompted Pakcase, almost a half-million istan tolift a 2008-moratocars would have to be re- rium on the death penalty. calledfor the repairs.

Experts say both options — The Associated Press

Pakistani PM: No pardon for killers

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI DirecSeparately, Lynch said the Justice tor James Comey said Thursday there Department opposes congressional is no credible threat to the United legislation that would put up barriers States following the Paristerror at- to Syrian refugees seeking to enter tacks, and that investigators have the UnitedStates (see story below) found no links between the attackers and would oblige the heads of the FBI and the U.S. and Homeland Security Department Appearing before reporters along- and the director of national intelliside Attorney General Loretta Lynch, gence to certify to Congress that each Comey said he was aware that the Is- refugee "is not a threat to the security lamic State group and its supporters of the United States."

"From a law enforcement perspecregularly issue propaganda in videos and magazines boasting about their tive, the bill presents us with an implans and capabilities. But, he said, practicality and impossibility," Lynch "that is not credible intelligence." said. "To ask me to have my FBI direcThe FBI is closely tracking dozens tor or other members of the adminisof people whom agents are concerned tration make personal guarantees could be particularly prone to vio- would effectively grind the program lence, Comey said. In response to the to a halt, and would essentially not Paristerror attacks, agents are giv- provide the safety and security that I ing extra scrutiny to individuals who really think is the concern of everyone "might be tempted to be a copycat," looking at this issue." but have not seen any evidence of IsThe attacks in Paris have stoked lamic State supporters dispatched to globalfears about the flow of foreign the U.S. for the purpose of committing fighters from Western nations in and attacks. out ofSyria.U.S.officials are aware of "The risk with a troubled soul who roughly250 people who have traveled is consuming the propaganda is that or attempted totravel there from the they might try and copy that which United States, Comey said, although they saw in Europe," Comey said. the number has slowed considerably

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gotten out that it's hell on earth in the

so-called caliphate," Comey said.

But it could also be that IS has been urging its followers not to travel and to instead attack targets where they are, he said.

H e describedIS as a "death cult," not unlike the hundreds who drank poison at Jonestown, the commune in Guyana that was the scene of mass suicide in 1978. But, he conceded, they are very effective at using social m edia to send theirpropaganda ofhatred todisaffected people allover the world, especially the young.

"They are broadcasting a message that is buzzing 24 hours a day in someone's pocket," Comey said. "That is a message of 'ultimate meaning.'

That you can participate in the final battle between good and evil, you can find a source of meaning in your life that is transcendent. And that's a message thatresonates with people that are unmoored. We are a country

of over 300 million people. We have some unmoored folks."'

House votesto curb Syrian refugees WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding swiRly to the terror in Paris, the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to erect high hurdles for Syrian and Iraqi refugees coming to American shores, dividing the president's own party as lawmakers reflected the anxiety of voters back home.

The vote was 289-137, enough to override a threatened White House veto of the legislation, which was hurriedlydrafted in response to the carnage in the streets of Paris. Fortyseven Democrats voted for the bill, despite President Barack Obama's biting criticism of its proposed limits.

The bill would require new FBI background checks and individual sign-offs from three high-ranking U.S. officials before any refugee could come to the U.S. from Iraq or Syria, where the Islamic State group that has claimed credit for the attacks has flourished.

Republicans said it was simply prudent to place new controls on the refugee system, without ending it entirely

shift the focus to other issues regarding travelers from overseas, and Minority Leader Harry Reid predicted Thursday's bill would not be approved.

"Don't worry, it won't get passed.

OK? So, next question," he said.

Traveling in Asia this week, Obama mocked Congress and Republicans for yielding to "hysteria" and taking aim at "widows and orphans." The White House threatened a presidential veto, contending the legislation would bring to an end an already highly regulated refugee program while doing nothing to enhance national And some Democrats complained that the measure would mar America's image as a welcoming haven for immigrants.

"We might as well take down the Statue of Liberty," Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York asserted in debate on the House floor.

or requiring religious tests as some in

the GOP, including presidential candidates, have demanded.

"This is an urgent matter, and that is why we' re dealing with this urgently," declared new House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. "It just is common sense that we pause, re-evaluate and make sure that we have the proper standards in place to make sure something like what happened in Paris doesn't happen here."

The strong vote in the House could improve prospectsfor the bill in the Senate. John Cornyn of Texas, the No. 2 Senate Republican, said he would like to see the chamber take up the House legislation as-is, but that is uncertain.

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Since 1996, there have been 81 car crashes on Sawmill Flat Road, 28 of which resulted in Continued from Page A1 injuries, Bruce said, adding that no fatalities were reported in that timeframe. all sorts of wrecks throughout the years.

Bruce urges people to not speed.

"We' ve seen fender benders," she said.eYou "In rural areas, we have a big deer popuhear the screeching of the tires. You hear lation, where even if you' re minding your some beeping every once in awhile. It's dan- speed, a deer can jump out from the side of a gerous." road atany moment," he added.

Bollinger also sees a lot of roadkill.

Ray Ingalls, Tuolumne County Commu"Anything from squirrels, to possums, to nity Resources Agency road superintendent, deer," she said. saidadvisory speed signs are placed before Deer frequently cross Sawmill Flat Road. each turn for a reason.

"At least five deer, twice a day come across He said speeding is a problem on all Tuthe road, right in &ont of our house into our olumne County roads.

"If there's a little bit of water on the road yard," Bollinger said.

On Wednesday,a 2003 Dodge Ram pickup or some ice, it's going to compound the issue truck rolled over on Sawmill Flat Road, Califor- that much more," Ingalls added. nia Highway Patrol Officer Ken Bruce said.

Bollinger said she heard that rollover.

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Garbage is a health problem because after seven days the life cycle of the fly is complete and they start to transmit diseases. It also attracts rodents and raccoons which transmit hantavirus, rabies and other diseases.

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Living in poverty or being homeless makes people more likely to sufFer chronic health conditions, both physical and psychological.

"In general, anyone who is poor is more likely to have any disease, and they have less resources to deal with it," said Dr. Liza Ortiz, Tuolumne County public health officer. "One of the most important indicators of health is your ZIP code."

The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index did a study in 2011 that showed depression is the greatest gap between those in poverty and those not. Nearly 31 percent of adults who lived below the poverty line in 2011 said they had been diagnosed with depression at some point, which was almost twice as high as the rateforthosenotin poverty (15.8 percent).

The number of adults in poverty with asthma (17.1percent) or obesity (31.8 percent) was also roughly 6 percentage points higher in each than those not in poverty. The study also showed that diabetes, high blood pressure and heart attacks were slightly more likely to afnict those in poverty than those who aren' t.

People who don't have the same opportunity to participate in healthy behaviors, to have access to good and timely health care, who are exposed to more pathogens, more environmental impacts, more drug use, leave that population to have more health problems, Ortiz said.

For example, people who live in apartments share the same heating and air vent systems as their neighbors. So, if the person next door is a heavy smoker, a person or family would be exposed to that secondhand smoke, which could afFect someone's asthma or their children's asthma, Ortiz said.

That wouldn't happen in a single family home on two acres, she said.

It's not just quality of health, it's also length of life, which is shorter for people in poverty, Ortiz said.

"It has been studied intensively," she said.

"People think that happens in A&ica, in Central America, but not here."

Heart disease, asthma, COPD, cancers, diabetes, aremore likely tobepresentin someone with lower income or lower education levels.

Children living in houses built in the 1960s with lead paint are going to be more likely to have higher levels of lead in their body.

Despite assistance programs like Medi-Cal, people living in poverty still have many barriers to even get things like immunizations for their children, Ortiz said.

"And they are not self imposed barriers," she said.

Ifa singleparenthasbarriersto transportation, works at a job with few to no benefits, has to take time ofF, figure out how to get there, and getback,"It'sa lothardertodo,"Ortiz said.

If someone is elderly and has had years of environmental impacts that led to health issues plus the naturally decreased immune system,add arthritis and then to be poor and living on the second fioor of an apartment building, is a totally difFerent situation compared to someone who has the resources to bringin help orm ove somewhere fl atand easy to maintain, Ortiz said.

Statist ically,experts can'tsay for sure that poverty and suicidearerelated but"wecan say that the social isolation issues in rural communities contributes to suicide," Ortiz said. eWe

The cost of the Big Hill Fuel Break may also comparefavorablyto the costof fighting the Oak Fire, which prompted the response of 220 fire personnel, including 11 ground crews, 45 engines

Many health and safety hazards at substandard housing go unchecked.

"The most devastating thing about poverty is that it's generational."

— Beetle Barbour, housing resources director for the Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency

tions can lead to hypothermia and death. Last year, there may have been one death from exposure in city limits, Stinson said.

"It'san unfortunate sad state ofaffairs,"he said.

"One of the first things people notice when they see enclaves of poverty is the amount of garbage," Barbour said.

Not to say that being poor makes someone messy, she cautioned.

Several years ago, Barbour visited one area of Tuolumne County that had a trash pile so high it reached the second floor of a building and had a couch perched on top. One garbage pile on private property in Jamestown can be seen &om Google Earth, Barbour said.

Other people who aren't living in poverty add to the problem by taking advantage of the situation and dumping their trash in problem areasorpullouts,Barbour said.

Garbage is a health problem because after seven days the life cycle of the fiy is complete and they start to transmit diseases, Rob Kostlivy, Tuolumne County Environmental Health director, said.

That's why garbage pick up is required to be every seven days, he said.

Garbagealsoattracts rodents and raccoons which transmit hantavirus, rabies and other diseases.

Many people are living in Tuolumne County in substandard housing without running water or proper sewage. Many people buy bottles of water and Rush their toilets that way, he said.

Carbon monoxide can be fatal.

Carbon monoxide and smoke detectors need to be in every home, especially for those who aren't using ideal methods of heating. Rooms need toalsobe properly ventilated.

"When people get desperate, they do desperateactstostay warm,"Spear said.

Carbon monoxideis odorless and people don't know they' ve been poisoned until it's too late.

There are energyeffi cient electric heaters

out there, but many people can't afFord the up&ont payment to save money in the long run, or maybe they don't have electricity.

Staying warm when homeless is a hard thing to do, said Chief Mark Stinson of the Sonora Police Department.

Being outside in extreme weather condi-

as well as multiple waterdropping helicopters and retardant bomber planes, including at least one drop by a wide-body DC-10 tanker jet.

Cal Fir e i n vestigators Guy McCarthy/Union Democrat saidthere were two ignition points for the Oak Fire on Inmate firefighters from Baseline Conservation Camp Sept. 8, both of them next to thin trees Thursday as part of a fuel break project.

Big Hill Road. No final determination for the cause of the reduce vegetation and other percent out, PG&E contract fire has been announced. fiammables under the cano- crews have cut down scores py formed by incense cedar, of fire-damaged trees near ponderosa pine and black the Tuolumne Main Canal 'We don'tcleano ut' oak. and Phoenix Penstock, to 'Vile want to reduce flame- protect the ditch, the water, On Thursday, inmate firefighters working with Cal lengths in the understory the penstock and the power Fire supervisors used chain- to no longer than four feet," lines in the area, Gottschall saws and other tools to con- Gottschall said. "We also said. tinue work on the fuel break want to open up the canopy Cooperators on the Big near the east end of North- to allow about 50 percent Hill Fuel Break project inridge. The inmates are based shade and 50 percent sun- cluded the Forest Service, at Baseline Conservation light."

Cal Fire, the California DeCamp west of Jamestown, Uncleared, overgrown for- partment of C o rrections, said Cal Fire Capt. Brent est next to the fuel break PG&E, TUD,Old Oak Ranch Seidel. averages about 200 trees per Conference Center, Sierra eWe're thinning the trees acre, Gottschallsaid.Cleared O utdoor School and t h e out here in case a fire comes areas in the fuel break aver- Highway 108 FireSafe Counup this hill," Seidel said. age around 40 trees per acre. cil, Gottschall said.

'Vile thin out th e b r ush "Most of this stufF we cut is ready to go. We' ll have pile best we can," Gottschall said.

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rock and door&arne and "you could see dead

Camp — Burger Bar, Angels Camp Body Shop Fitness and Training Studio, Mark Twain's Trading Post and the Manzanita Writers Press — that have reopened or opened in the past two

rats hanging with their tails down," Kostlivy said.

If someone is a renter and their substandard

home has been red tagged for demolition, it is the landlord's responsibility to provide three months fair market rent for them plus moving expenses and utilities, Kostlivy said.

Many poor people, especially the elderly, manage to get by gracefully, Barbour said.

'The sadtruth is,there is a lot ofpoverty in this county. Twenty-five percent of people in this county are on some kind of assistance," Barbour said.

'The most devastating thing about poverty is that it's generational," Barbour said. The homeless shelter has had four generations of the same family, she said.

"Somewhere along the way people have lost hope and they really don't see any way out," Barbour said. 'When that happens, that' s what our agency is there for. It's a hand up, not a hand out. It is a climb."

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Stacy Pierson, of Angels Camp, prepares food Thursday at Sidewinders. She reopened the restaurant in November. She has been cooking for 30 years and won local awards for her chili and salsa in 2015.

The county has been called to homes where there are holes in the walls between the sheet-

also know in communities in any age group Most of the time people living in substanwhere you have stress, you are more likely to dard homes are renting.

'They are typically a&aid to say anything commit suicide."

Ortiz said there is a huge movement to in- to thelandlord and they are afraid ofgetting crease health equity and make communities kicked out," Kostlivy said. 'There isn't enough aware of their most vulnerable populations afFordable housing in Tuolumne County." and how to help them.

What Kostlivy typically sees with excess Many people can't afFord to adequately or garbage, is that it's supposed to have been safely heat their homes. part of the rent, but the landlord doesn't follow Using outdoor propane heaters is "pretty through and it piles up.

"Some homes are so bad you can't gut them, common with folks that don't have the same means to heat their houses," said Captain you have to demolish them," Kostlivy said.

Mike Spear, spokesman for Cal-Fire TuHowever, many health and safety hazards olumne-Calaveras Unit/Tuolumne County go unchecked.

"Just because it's happening doesn't mean Hre Department.

It's important that people follow the manu- we are notif ied,"he said. facturer'sguidelines for use on heaters, he said.

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eWe've been working on it. Part of our mandate, we are the economic arm of the city of Angels Camp, we have been active for quite a while now just p romoting the town, trying to attract new businesses and encouraging others to try and fill up our vacancies downtown," said Kathy Collins, chairwoman for Destination Angels Camp — an enterprise established to stimulateeconomic development and attract and

vacant buildings, it obviously looks like it is struggling.

But thereare also several, longtime, long-term businesses that are continuing to do well and have done well for many years."

Pierson has 30 years of experience cooking and has won numerous local awards for her food. The owner of the historic building where Sidewinders operated was lookingfor someone to lease the space.

Via several community references, Pierson's name came up.

'The conditions were very, very not up to code," said Pierson, a resident of Angels Camp.

Pierson said Sidewinders reopened on Nov. 6. Though

With the increase in businesses, Collins hopes it is the startof an era ofprosperity in Angels Camp. The opening of the Utica Hotel, in January or February, is a draw to many business owners.

"People have been waiting for something to open there for 20 years," Collins said. "I think they' re going to capital ize on the artdeco theme of the hotel. It was built in the 30s. A lot of the old things, the old bar down there,are intact and are waiting to be used."

Ultimately, with continued success, Collins hopes forthe realization ofAngels Camp, as a brand, as the base camp for mountain

she serves her own menu,

sportsin the Sierras.

she decided to keep the name because of the challenges that would have been retain businesses. associated with a complete The influx of businesses remodel and rebranding.

"If I wanted to change it, opening in Angels Camp is something that Collins con- that would have been one siders uncommon. It hap- thing, but it's very expensive. pened at a time, following Every logo and every table the closure of Market49 in that has it would have had to August, when businesses in be taken out and re permittown had been struggling, ted for everything," Pierson though some have succeeded said. 'The downstairs has in the adversity. something in the cement on "I think it has been strug- the fioor that has a logo in it. gling for quite some time. That would have had to been There's really no question changed. Everythmg in the about that," Collins said. bathrooms, the door handles. ''When you have a bunch of So I kept it."

"That means attracting different h otels, r estaurants,activities, things for peopleto do at night, " Collins said. "Truly trying to become a place where people who are coming up to the Sierra's will stop and spend the night and go off and do their hiking, their kayaking, their fishing. At night, come back and enjoy the things that Angels Camp has to offer."

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Fire victims to benefit from Christian concert and is intended to provide a night of mental, physical and spiritual support for those afFected by the fire, which burned more than 70,000 acres and destroyed nearly 500 homes in Sep-

from Foothill Community Church in Angels Camp, The Upper Room from Chapel in the Pines in Arnold, Paul A Christian concert Sunday at and Noreen Coca and Teddy Rendazzo Mark Twain Hall at the Calaveras Jr. County Fairgrounds in Angels Camp tember.

A meal of rice, beans, tacos, enchiwill benefit Butte Fire victims.

Musicians performing at the event ladas andpizza from Round Table The concert, Grace Beyond the Ash- include The Camerons and friends will beserved for a cost of $7 per es, will be held &om 12:30 to 6 p.m. &om the Celebrate Recovery Team person. The meal will be free for

By LYDIA BROWNING The Union Democrat

Craft fair this weekend A Christmas Craft Faire will be held later this month in Murphys Diggins in Murphys.

The fair will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at 340Tom Bell Road.

Handcrafted gifts and homemade sweets will be offered.

A food raffle will also take place.

Booths for local crafters and bakers are still available.

For more information, call 890-7943.

Bears reunite on Saturday The Summerville High School all-class reunion will be held Saturday at the Standard Pour in Standard.

Cost is $40 per person and includes a buffet dinner. A no-host bar will be available.

The event begins at 5:30 p.m.

For more information, go online to www.summervillehighreunions.corn, or email getanswersl summervillehighreunions.corn.

Nutcrackers sought for display The Tuolumne City Museum isseeking nutcrackers for a special holiday display.

Anyone interested in loaning an unusual or vintage nutcracker for the display, which will be in a locked cabinet at the museum through December, can call 770-1425 for more information or to arrange a drop off at the museum between Nov. 30 and Dec. 3.

The nutcrackers will be part of the "Holiday Traditions" highlighted atthe museum's annual Christmas open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 5.

This year, a special appearance by Santa Claus and one of his personal elves will highlight the event.

Visitors who want a picture with the jolly old elf should bring their own camera or smartphone.

Homemade refreshments will be served, special Christmas music will be played and a DVD of pictures of snowfall in Tuolumne by local photographer David Wheat will be shown.

The museum is at the corner of Carter and Bay streets in Tuolumne. It will be closedThanksgiving weekend for decorating.

The Tuolumne County Senior Center during December bingo games will give away door prizes including poinsettias and other holiday items.

Games will be held at 1 p.m. Fridays Dec. 4,11 and18. Buy-in is $10 per person.

The center is at 540 Greenley Road in Sonora.

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Campbell lives in a parsonage that is connected to the Tuolumne Methodist Church.

He said his favorite part about being a pastor is having "the privilege of beingable to be partof people's lives."

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thereare some really big needs economically in the area," he said. "We feed people every Saturday morning. We keep filling it up and giving it away."

Campbell has multiple plans for the Soulsbyville and Tuolumne churches, including incorporat-

ing more handicapped features at the Tuolumne church.

"There's a ramp to get into the front, but we

want to really improve our handicap accessibility into the basement and the downstairs," he said.

"We have projectsboth inside and outside to really take the next steps in making the building more accessible."

Campbell believes community service is

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"The church needs to be part of the community," he said. "You don' t operate separately."

Campbell has a wife, Tammy, a daughter, Jamie, 21, a son, Joshua, 23, and a daughter-inlaw, Jessica. He also has a granddaughter,Amelia, 1.

Contact Tori Thomas at tthomas@uni ondemocrat. corn or 588-4526.

veterans with this serious disease. The new resource promotes equitable diagnosis and treatment of underservedveterans with hepatitis C and ALD nationally and complements existing clinical hepatitis and liver disease dashboards available in some Veterans Integrated Service Networks, or VISNs. Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the most common blood-borne infection in the world. Complications that result &om untreated HCV infection include progressive liver damage leading to cirrhosis, primary cancer of the liver, liver failure and death.

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More than 800 people participated in the 2015 Klassen KlassicTurkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day.

What started as a small group of &iends getting in a run before indulging in Thanksgiving fare has turned into an annual event in Murphys.

Led by Brian Klassen and his daughters Sally and Riley, the Klassen Klassic Turkey Trot has raised thousands of dollars for local charities and collected almostsix tonsoffood forlocalfood banks.

"I wantedto create something we could do as a family to give back to this incredible community we are fortunate enough to call home," Klassen said.

"Last year, we had over 800 runners, this year we expect 1,000. " The 2.5- and 5-mile courses are for serious runners as wellas walkers,joggers,kids,strollers and dogs.

Many local families have made it an annual tradition.

Both courses start and end at the Murphys Community Park.

Registration will begin at 8 a.m. Thanksgiving Day, with a 9 a.m. start time. Entry fee is a non-perishable food item for the Murphys Pantry. Monetary donations for the Murphys Food Pantry are also accepted.

Commemorative T-shirts cost $20, and 100 percent of the proceeds will go to the Chuck Hovey Recovery Fund.

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A new group recently graduated from the 2015 Leadership Tuolumne Seniors program. The class includes Kim Habekost (front) and (from left) Allen Silver, Jean Phillips, Angela Wilson, Nina Schloffel, Tim Johnson, Christine Ravely, Rex Whisnand and Rita Weiss. The program is designed to attract active baby boomers, retirees and others who want to get involved in local government, nonprofit agencies, committees and other kinds of community service. There is no minimum or maximum age requirement, but it is geared toward people moving into the next chapter in their life, said Chairman Carleton Penwell, of Columbia. The program is held oneday a week for nine weeks, and each day includes different topics such as government overview, economics of aging and encore careers, community service opportunities, health and wellness, and arts and recreation.

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Do you remember this? If so, write us your recollection — context, date, names — and we' ll run it in a subsequent "Flashback" (100 words or less, please). Answers can be emailed to features@uniondemocrat.corn, dropped off at 84 S. Washington St., Sonora, or called in to 588-4535. "Flashback" is a weekly feature in The Union Democrat.

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and is a lifem ember of the American Legr'on Post 58. If you have veterans'

information, call him at 588-1926.

Barrens mark 66 wedded years Juanita and Duard "Dewey" Barron, of Sonora, celebrated66 yearsofm arriage in the happiest place on Earth, Disneyland.

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Juanita and Duard "Dewey" Barron, of Sonora, celebrated their 66th anniversary with family at Disneyland.

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For much of his career, Their daughter works as Dewey worked for the Orange a Victim Witness Advocate Fire Department. He retired for the Coeur d'Alene prosas captain in 1996. Juanita ecutor's office in Idaho, son worked as a merchandising Richard works for the Apple hostess at Disneyland. She, corporation in Los Angeles, too, retired in 1996. and son David is retired from The two met on a blind date being aparamedic and fi rethat included a trip to play in man for the Los Angeles Fire the snow in the mountains Department for 29 years. Dain Southern California. They vid also flew Huey helicopters in Korea and Vietnam while serving in the Army and now repairs helicopters and works with the Veterans Administration to help retired helicopter crew chiefs with health issues.

T he Barron's have 10 grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren.

The couple stays busy in their retirement, Dewey with sign-making and volunteering for the Tuolumne County

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The Little House 11699 Merrell Rd, Groveland 962-7303for reservations

Tuolumne Memorial Hall 18375 Fir Avenue Tuolumne City 533-2622for reservations

Calaveras Senior Center 956 Mountian Ranch Road San Andreas 754-3967

Lunches for Seniors Tuolumne County Senior Centerserves lunches from 12:00 to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. Seniors of all ages are welcome. For seniors 60 and over, the suggested donation is $4.50. To receive the discount price, registration is required. For non-registered and individuals under 60 the fee is $6.00 per person. No eligible senior is denied a meal for inability to donate.

Tuolumne County Senior Center: MONDAY, November 23 —Oven fried chicken, whole wheat biscuit, macaroni salad, Ca. gold blend veggie, bahama blend veggie,and fresh orange.

TUESDAY, November 24 - Me a tloaf, wheat bread with margarine, mashed potato with gravy, caesar salad, carrots, and peaches.

WEDNESDAY, November 25 - Cheese ravioli with marinara sauce, whole wheat bread, spinach salad with r adishes and carrots, capri blend veggies, tropical fruit.

THURSDAY, November 26 — Closed. Happy Thanksgiving

Sturm and Don Cross, Alan and Susan Hamilton; 3) BonFRIDAY, N o vember 2 7 Clos e d. H ap p y nie Landis and Deloris An'Ihanksgiving krom; 4) Olivia Althouse and Duane Oneto The Calaveras Senior Center serves hot lunches Gold Country D u pli- from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday through cate Bridge meets at noon Wednesdays at the Calaveras Friday with no age limit. $6.00 for full meal with soup and salad, $4.00 for soup and salad, $4.00 Senior Center in San Anfor a pint of soup. dreas: Nov. 11, six-table Howell movement — 1) Olivia AltCalaveras County Senior Center: house and Glenna Larson; 2) MONDAY, November 23 — Chicken parmesan, Dave Jenkins and Pam Elliott; 3) Duane Oneto and Don sides, soup and salad.

Stillwell; 4) Alan and Susan TUESDAY, November 24- Chili, sides, soup and Hamilton; 5) Bonnie Landis salad. and Deloris Ankrom Sonora Dupli c ate Bridge meets at 12:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, November 25 - Ca esar salad, Fridays at th e T uolumne sides, soup and salad.

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Sheriff's Office Community Service Unit, and Juanita by decorating, baking and attending potluck dinners.

The couple attended a large Orange Fire Department reunion in Southern California as part of their anniversary

Nov. 13, five-table Howell movement — 1) Ron Michaelis and Dick Rosenbaum; 2) Olivia Althouse and Duane Oneto; 3) Mike Hankin and Joan Thor sen; 4) Yvonne Tiscornia and Darryl Rosenheim

THURSDAY, November 26 — Closed. Happy 'Ihanksgiving

FRIDAY, November 27 — Clam Linguini, sides, soup and salad.

No reservation is required at the Tuolumne County or Calaveras County Senior Centers.

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EVENTS Nancy Sujata Spence will discuss ''The Four Seals (Truths)" of Buddhism Saturday in Sonora.

The event will begin at 8 a.m. at the Aronos Club, 37 E. Elkin St.,in Sonora.

Her discussion will be preceded by medi-

Catholic Cemetery Road, Big Oak Flat.

A Thanksgiving Day Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Nov. 26 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 127 Jackson St., Sonora.

Call 532-7139 for more information.

lect hygiene items for Interfaith Community Social Services in November.

Anyone wishing to donate can do so at the church from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays throughFridays and from 8 a.m. tonoon Sundays.

For more information, call the church at 532-4639.

The Mother Lode Jewish CommuThe church is at 3880 Joshua Way, Sonity will hold its annual Channkah nora. party Dec. 12 in Murphys.

The casual event, for families and St. Susanna Orthodox Church ofadults of all ages, will begin at 5:30 p.m. fersa series ofongoing Catechism classAnyone wishing to attend should call es for entry into the Orthodox Christian 533-1650 or email motherlodejc@yahoo. Church. cornfordirections and to reserve a seat.

Classes are held at 6 p.m. each TuesThe event is free, but those attending day and offer study of the Catechism seshould bring a potluck dish, and all are ries, written by the renowned Orthodox welcome to bring a menorah. educator Father Thomas Hopko, and the Volunteers are needed to help set up New King James translation of the Bible. and clean up.

For more information, call 352-6791.

St. Susanna Orthodox Church is at St. Matthew Lutheran Church 10825 Robinwood Lane, at the intersecWomen's Missionary League will col- tion of Jamestown Road, in Sonora.

tationservices.

Spence founded and heads Anattasati Magga, with groups in North Carolina and California. She was trained in California at Vichara Monastery, Greeley Hil, and at Shasta Abbey. She is the author of Back to Basics" and leads meditation retreats. She holds a master' s degree in psychology and has a private counselingpractice.

For more information, call Beverly

Hayes at 532-3290.

St. Patrick's Parish celebrate two Masses Thanksgiving week.

A Thanksgiving Vigil Mass will be celebratedat 5 p.m. Nov. 25 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 11700

OUTREACH Free meals, food

not required. Free showers are offered preceding the dinner from 5 to 6 p.m.

ATCAA Food Bank distributesfood at 10 a.m. on third Tuesdays of each month in Lower Sanctuary.

- Nancy's Hope Community Center, located on the church campus, is open daily from 9 to 4:30 p.m. weekdays Fir Avenue i n T u o l umne; and 10 to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

A-TCAA Food Bank, 10059 Many free programs are Victoria Way, Jamestown; available. Call 533-2647.

Church of the Forty Niners, Call the church at 53211155 Jackson St., Colum- 2441 for more information.

• bia; Lake Don Pedro Baptist Faith Lut h eran Church, 4175 Abeto St., La Church, 65 M itchler St., Grange;Mount Calvary Lu- Murphys, hosts a food comtheran Church, 24176 Pine modities distribution on the Lake Drive, Sugar Pine; first Thursday of each month Sonora Baptist C h u rch, including dry and canned 412 Stockton Road, Sonora; goods. There is also a food Tuolumne County Senior bag distribution from 9 a.m.

Center, 540 Greenley Road, to 1 p.m. Monday through Sonora; Tuolumne Veter- Wednesday, available once a ans Memorial Hall, 18375 month to local residents, in Fir Ave., Tuolumne. They conjunction with the Murdistribute 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. phys Senior Center, co-locatMonday through Thursday ed on the campus. and Friday by appointment For more information, call at Columbia College. They 728-2041. also distribute from 10 a.m.

• Interfaith Communito noon the Friday after the ty Social Services, 18500 third Tuesday at Groveland Striker Court, off Tuolumne Evangelical Free Church, Road, Sonora, helps those 19172 Ferretti Road, Grove- in need with food, clothing, land. household linens, showers • All Saints operates a and haircuts. The program food pantryfrom 10 a.m. to is in need of towels, blannoon all other Tuesdays. kets, sleepingbags,tents,can • Columbia Presbyte- openers, pots and pans, small rian Church of the 49ers working appliances, silveroffersfree food and clothing ware, toiletries, bath towels, each week. layettes for babies and linHelen Johnson Com- ens. There also is a special munity Dinner, free to all, need for canned soup and isserved at6p.m .every Mon- cold cereal. day in the church social hall, It is open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

11155 Jackson St., Columbia. weekdays.

Donations are accepted but Anyone seeking services • The A m a dor-Tuolumne Community Action Agency di s tributes food from 10 a.m. to noon on the third Tuesday of each month at All Saints' Catholic Church, corner of Joaquin Gully and Cherokee roads in Twain Harte, and at Tuolumne Memorial Hall,

should bring identification or proof of Tuolumne County residency.

For more information, call 532-0905.

• Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in S ugar Pine holds several events each month to help the community.

Events include: Senior Exercise, 10:30 a.m. every Thursday - Senior Lunch, noon to 1 p.m. every Thursday (call 586-8166 for reservations) - Parish Food Pantry, 10 a.m. to noon, first Tuesday of each month Worshipservicesbegin at 11 a.m. weekly.

The church is at 24176 Pine Lake Drive. Call 586-

• St. Matthew Lutheran Church hosts a free lunch at the Lambert Community Drop-in Center on the last Saturdayofeach month.

The lunch is served &om noon to 1 p.m. at the Center, 347 Jackson St., Sonora. The Center is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for fellowship and games.

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• St. Patrick's Catholic Church serves a free breakfastfrom 6:30 to 8 a.m .every Tuesday and Thursday in the parish hall at 127 Jackson St., Sonora. Everyone is welcome.

• Tuolumne U n i ted Methodist Church offers free food to anyone in need

will be for young readers.

"Dear Pope Francis: The Pope Answers Letters From Children Around the World" will be published March 1, the Chicago-based Loyola Press announced Tuesday.

According to Loyola, a nonprofit Jesuit ministry, the

lettersfrom children ages 6 to 13 from around the world.

Themes of the book include "concerns about the afterlife; a strong sense of justice, both social and theological; the importance of family; and a longing to be seen and heard."

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Groceries are given out Mondays and Wednesdays.

For m or e i n f ormation about services or making a donation, call 532-1872.

• The Food Pantry program at S ie r r a Bi b l e Church distributes food on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the office conference room at 15171 Tuolumne Road, Sonora.

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• M urphys Covenant urday. The church is at 18851 Church hosts "His Kitchen," Cedar St., in Tuolumne. For a ministry of free hot meals more information, call 928offered from noon to 1 p.m. 1376 or 206-3090. each Thursday at the church, 34 Jones St. • Seventh-day Adventist Community Services, 87 S. Forest Road, Sonora, offers clothing, small appliances, blankets, sheets, linens, shoes and coats to anyone

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Continued from Page Bl As it is less intimidating to walk into a fundraiser have stepped up to volun- than it is a church, another teer for the fundraiser, but goal of the event is to make many more are needed, con- families aware of all the sercert organizer Lucky King, vices local churches provide, of Copperopolis ,said.

King said. ''We' re hoping to have at Childcare will be availleast 30 volunteers," she able. said. "That way, each volunStillneeded by event teer only has to work about organizers are p rojector 90 minutes and then has the equipment, such as a large rest of the event to enjoy." projection screen or large Volunteers can show up sheets sewn together for anytime between 11:30 a.m. video presentations, paand about 7 p.m. and can per plates, cups, utensils, volunteer for any amount of napkins, tablecloths, drink time. dispensers and beverages Anyone interested in vol- such as lemonade, iced tea, unteering can help set up water and coffee are also music and projectors, di- needed. rect traff ic, take donations, Transportation for Butte usher guests, run childcare, Fire families who would like prepare, serve and clean to attend but don't have a up food, run booths, pick vehicle is also needed.

People affected by the up trash and clean up after the event. Sponsors for the Butte Fire should bring event are also being sought. their paperwork from the Donation booths will be Red Cross.

T he goal i s t o r a i se set up,as will booths representing local churches. $ 100,000, which will b e Baked goods, calendars distributed to families affrom John Slot and perform- fected by the Butte Fire ers' CDs and apparel will be through San Andreas Comofferedforsale. munity Covenant Church.

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Karlsson,Sharks top Flyers inOT PHILADELPHIA (AP)Melker Karlsson scored 3:45 into overtime and Martin Jones made 34 saves in his third shutout of the season, giving the San Jose Sharks a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.

Joonas Donskoi setupthe gamewinner on a 2an-1 with Karlsson, who took the cross-ice pass and shot high past goalie Steve Mason. Paul Martin also was credited with an assist.

It was the fifth straight road win for the Sharks, who improved to 4-0 on their six-game road trip and 8-3 away from home this season. San Jose has won each game by one goal during its road winning streak.

It also was the 13th win in 14 games for San Jose against the Flyers, and the Sharks' eighth straight victory in Philadelphia. The Flyers last defeated the Sharks at home on Dec. 21, 2000.

The Sharks began overtime with a 4-on-3 power play for 1 minute, 42 seconds. Patrick Marleau, one point from 1,000 in his career, had an opportunity for the game-winner 1:20 in, but Mason denied him from close range.

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There was one name that was on the tip of the tongue of every Sonora volleyball player and coach Wednesday during practiceat Bud Castle Gym — Emily.

"That is where Emily will hit it," could be heard on one end of the court. 'This is what Emily likes to do," said &om the other side of the gym.

'This is what we need to have happen to stop Emily," Sonora head coach Kim Evans constantly reminded her players.

The notorious Emily is Emily Baptista, Hilmar's 6-foot-2

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The Sonora Wildcats will have to build their section championship football dreams without their hammer.

Junior star linebacker/fullback and co-captain Bradley Canepa was sidelined with injury for the last two games, including Sonora's first round playoff victory last Friday over the Marysville Indians, and won't play another down this season as the Wildcats play their Sacdoaquin Section Division V C hampionships semifinal at 7 tonight against the undefeated Orestimba Warriors at Dunlavy Field.

"He was, The Hammer.' He hit people — hard," said junior linebacker Killian Rosko. "If there was a fullback coming right at him, you could guarantee he wouldn' t want to come back afi er him anymore. He's tough. I love that kid."

Canepa went to school Friday, Oct. 30 wearing his Sonora white football jersey,the standard attire for Wildcats football players on home game days.

A few hours before Sonora's regularseason finale against Bret Harte, Canepa, who had been dealing with some pain in his midsection most of the week after playing against Amador the previous Friday, was all of a sudden was bent over and "hurting pretty bad."

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Sonora senior linebacker/ guard and co-captain Blake Graham (above) breaks through the scout team defense Thursday during practice at Dunlavy Field. Wildcat star junior linebacker/ fullback Bradley Canepa (left) watches practice in street clothes after suffering a season-ending injury.

some advil and get some rest.

He was far from fine.

Canepa went to the hospital a short time later and, after being initially diagnosed with a kidney stone in Sonora, those doctors came back an hour later and said he needed to go to Modesto for further treatment, that he was "bleeding in an artery behind the kidney."

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'Si aNs(8-3)vs. to r e a c h t o ters, 48-minSiERRA(6-5) night's semiu tes a w a y from playing fiilal. Sierra "p .m.today, at in the final finished fifth Fm nh Meyer Field o f the C I F in the comS acdoaquin Division I V petitive VOL with all four Championships. The only teams ahead of it earning thing that stands in front playo6' spots. But for Caof the Redskins and their laveras head coach Jason first trip back to the section Weatherby, he doesn't take title game since 2010 is the lightly any team finishing Sierra Timberwolves of the Valley Oak League.

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He's just relentless. He's a guy that you hate playing against but when he's on your team, you love him. I love recruiting guys like him.

I'd love to have 15 guys like him. He's just a, not dead, can't quit kind of guy. He' s my kind of guy. I'm just really happy that he's here and this thing is going to go in the rightdirection once he does get his legs under him."

Hughes led all Jumpers with 17 points. Meserole finGuy Dossi /union Democrat ished the night with 11, nine Columbia College head of which came from behind coach Rob Hoyt (above) the arc. Lewayne Grant had another strong night finishpatrols the sideline Thursday in the Claim Jumpers ing with 10 points. All 10 71-56 win over William Jumpers scored points.

With the win, things are Jessup JV at Oak Pavilion.

Columbia's Bostan Van Der starting to feel normal in Veur pulls down a reJumper Nation. But for Hoyt, bound in the second half. he knows that his team still has a big game to play on Saturday at home against Gavilan. He has an interesting view on the season thus &om Meserole. Van Der Veur far and the chance of finishgot in the action with a re- ing this four games in sevenbound and basket with 16:03 day stretcha possible 2-2.

"It's like a book," Hoyt said. remaining, giving Columbia a 33-28 lead.

"You don't read the book for Once the Jumpers began the happy ending, whether

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an even 3-3 with a chance to go above .500 with Gavilan coming to town Saturday.

'Vile needed a win very badly," Hughes said after the game. "We just needed to get the ball rolling in the right direction.

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HIGH SCHOOL Today Boys — Football: SacJoaquin Section Division V Championships, Semifinals, Sonora vs. Orestimba, 7 p.m., Dunlavy Field. SacJoaquin Section Division IV Championships, Calaveras vs. Sierra, 7 p.m., Frank Meyer Field.

Saturday Girls — Volleyball: SacJoaquin Section Division lV Championships, Final, Sonora vs. Hilmar, 2:30 p.m., Tokay High School, Lodi.

COLLEGE tu ay Men —Basketball — Columbia vs. Gavilan, Oak Pavilion, 6 p.m.

NBA Wamors rally past Clippers in 2ndhalf LOS ANGELES (AP)

— Stephen Curry scores' 40 points and the Golden State Warriors rallied &om a 23-point, fi rst-half deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 124-117 Thursday night fo r cg„,' their 13th consecutive victory to start the

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Klay Thompson added 25 points, Hamson Barnes had 21 and Draymond Green 19 forthe Warriors,one of four teams in NBA history to open 13-0. The defending champions improved to 6-0 on the road.

Chris Paul scored a season-high 35 points, induding 18 while igniting the Clippers in the opening quarler.

BlakeGri5n added 27 points.

The Warriors dosed on a 25-8 run, taking their first lead since ~ s 3 -pointer began the game. He sat down with two early fouls in the first quarter.

Thompson hit a3 for a 113112 lead in the fourth. Crawfotd's 3-pointer provided the Clippers'last lead of115-113.

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track. This win was very positive."

The Jumpers started the game ice cold from the floor, missing their first five shots and didn't score until 16:54 remaining in the half. While the Jumpers were cold, the W arriors were frozen.Missed shots by W illiam Jes sup helped keep the game close.

With neither team able to make anything happen offensively, the feeling was that whoever could put any sort of run together would have the distinct upper hand.

"It's gets very &ustrating when the shots aren't falling," Hughes said. "But, we' ve gotta get the ball inside and get it back out, so we can get better shots and open other things up."

With 5 minutes gone in the game, the score was tied 5-5. Columbia head coach Rob Hoyt implemented a fullcourtpress,which disrupted the timing of the William Jessup offense. With the Jumpers defense playing strong, the ofFense finally woke up and started scoring much needed baskets.

The Jumpers went on a 10-2 run midway through the first half. With 6:35 remaining Trevin Wilson hit a 3-pointer to give Columbia a 17-12 lead. Bosten Van Der Veur hit a trey of his own and with the power of Hughes down low, Columbia led 2714 with 3:55 remaining in the half. That's when the wheels fell off William Jessup ended the half on a 9-0 run and cut the Columbia lead to 27-25. A visibly frustrated Hoty walked ofF the court in disgust. While many coaches would rant, rave and yell at his team, Hoyt did the opposite.He

CROWN Continued from PageC1 senior phenom who has already committed to continue her volleyball career next fall at the University of the Pacific.

scoring, there was nothing

left the players in the locker room by themselves. It was their mess, so they needed to figure out how to clean it up. sWe got up 27-14 and we very quickly forgot how we got there and how we were scoring," Hoyt s aid. "We startedforcing passes and shots and looked really sloppy. As a result, we let them get some shots ofF. So, going into halftime we let them sit in there for 10 minutes. At the 5-minute mark, I went in with the coaching staff and

we let the players talk. Mike (Meserole) kinda led that conversation and everyone else got involved. They really rallied around each other.

They stood up and they started yelling in there. I' ve never seen that from them. It was a real positive, quick halftime adjustment."

Whatever was said worked.

Wilson began the second half with a steal which he took coast-to-coastfor the score.

Quentin Davis followed with a layup off a perfect pass

read it for the journey and to be taken by that. That' s where we are right now. It' s a real pivotal part of this basketball program. How are we going to face adversity? And we' ve had so much adversity over the last two months. minutes.

More than any team I' ve "It all starts with defense," ever had. If we can manage said Aaron May. "That is to get a Gavilan team, who what Coach preaches to us plays so hard, and happen to every day. If we play well end the week 2-2, I think we on defense, everything will will look back at this week as click." the most pivotal week of the Van Der Veur ended the whole basketball season. And night with 11 points. The 6-2 it has nothing to do with the &eshman from Utah is still results, it has to do with the getting into the swing of bas- process." ketball after sufFering a broken jaw in October.

Roster shake up "I'm startingto get back Meserole was benched for into the flow of the game," the first half of Thursday Van Der Veur said. 'With the night's game for what Hoyt game on Tuesday and then referred to as a "teaching coming out tonight is defi- tool." Hoyt also confirmed nitely picking my flow back that as of Wednesday, freshup. man forward Donte Brown "He's not even at his full is no longer a member of the capacityyet,"Hoytsaid."He's team.

ship game is a bigger animal that any playoff game and can be intimidating even for someone with her outstanding talent. That is until the game begins and then it's just

were victo rious the previous two years and if they want to hang another blue banner

on the wall inside Bud Castle Gym, they will once again need to beat Baptista.

In the eyes of Sonora, it' s not the Wildcats vs. Hilmar, Saturday at 2:30 at Tokay High in Stockton. Rather, it' s the Sonora Wildcats vs. Emily Baptista. The same as it has been the past two years.

"She is a really great person and she really wants it," said Sonora senior Kelcie Evans.

"Every single year that we have played her she has really wanted it. So, it's been up to the rest of her teammates to want it as much as she does.

I love playing against Emily.

I love hitting against Emily and I love blocking against Emily."

Baptista isn't just good,

business as usual.

"The atmosphere is going to be loud and it will be a little nerve racking," Patterson said.

"But after thatfirst point, I won't be nervous any-

"She's definitely their big gun and their go-to player in clutch times," Kim Evans said. "I know Patti (Harris, Hilmar's head coach) has definitely spread the ofFense a lot more this season than in past seasons. They have some players who have stepped up to the plate. Our main focus is to maintain Emily the best that you can contain a fantastic player like her."

For the third consecutive season, Sonora will face Baptista and her Yellowjackets in the final of the CIF SacJoaquin Section Division IV she's great. In her four-year Championships. The Wildcats career at Hilmar she has an absurd 2,490 kills and has led her Yellowjackets to three consecutive section final appearances. She is by far the most dangerous hitter Sonora will have faced all year.

When the playofF brackets were released and Sonora was ranked No. 1 and Hilmar No. 2, it was only a matter

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With 9:43 left in the game, the Jumpers led 54-34 following a 3-pointer from Lonzel Lewis. Columbia limited the Warriors to nine points in 10

more."

Should the Wildcats get the betterof Baptista and Hilmar for the third year in a row tobecome 3-peatsection champions, Kim Evans will go down as being one of the most successful volleyball coaches in the history of Sonora High.

And like any great coach, Evans reflects all the praise and reroutes it in the direction of her players.

"Ijustfeelvery proud to be a partofSonora High and the Wildcat family," Evans said humbly. "I feel very blessed and lucky to have another greatgroup ofgirls.W e losta lotofgreat players &om last year, butwehavea lotofgreat girls who have stepped up to the challenge and are performing well."

Sonora has had a target on its back for the past three

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houses collided in the section championship.

Facing Hilmar tomorrow was not a shock to any Sonora player or coach. Though they didn't look too far ahead during the playoffs, Los Banos, Colfax and Ripon were almost just a formality. Hilmar had always in the back of the Wildcats mind.

"On any given day, any given team can make it to the top, but, I always had that inkling that it could be them," Kelsie Evans said.

T hough Baptista is t h e main focus for Sonora, they do know that Hilmar is 36-6 and 12-0 in the Trans Valley League for a reason. Perhaps there is something in the Hilmar water, because the Yellowjackets are not lacking height on the roster. With seven players ranging &om 5-8 to 6-2Hilmar isoneofthebigger teams that Sonora has faced.

"Each game has its own challenges that we train for, but Hilmar is going to be a

been more prevalent than it is right now. The Wildcats are the team that has kept Hilmar from reaching its goal in the biggest game of the season two years in a row. In the eyes of the Yellowjackets, Sonora is the bad guys that need to be taken down. But, that is what happens when year after year theblue banner fi nds ahome in Tuolumne County rather in Merced County on the Hilmar High campus.

"Knowing some of the Hilmar players quite well and having some of our player friends with them on Facebook and Instagram, their goal is to get that blue banner," Kim Evans said. 'They have been talking about that since day one. We know what they want and we know what we want, so it definitely comes down to agreat volleyball match that is going to happen on Saturday with two very competitive teams going at it."

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Sonora'sMaddison Stevens makes a pass Wednesday during practice at Bud Castle Gym. little tougher because they have bigger hitters that we are not used to. They can also put up a better block," said senior Maddison Stevens. "I think we still have things to improve, but I think where we were at the beginning of the year and where we are now, we have definitely improved a lot. I think we are ready to go into it and win."

Each year that Baptista has faced Sonora, there has been adifferent collection of players wearing Wildcat jerseys. This year's team is much differentthan lastyear's.Sonora lost seven seniors &om the 2014 State championship team, and yet, they are back in the main event.

Though Sonora has only three players with extensive playofFexperience,the stage

has not been too high nor the lights too bright for the firsttime playoff competitors.

"Kelsie (Evans), Riley (Patterson) and Kiana (Pisula) are really the only three who got an opportunity to play in thepostseason lastyear,"Kim Evans said. "So, that is huge to have them out on the court

and have that experience. We have a lot of girls who didn' t have that experience and I am so extremely proud of those girls. We talked at the beginning of the season how to handle this kind of stuff.

We' ve worked all season long on different steps we' ve had to take to accomplish where we want to be at the end, and we find ourselves here."

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Harper, Donaldson win Most Valuable awards

MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade got back to doing what he does best — scoring.

Wade scored 24 points and the Miami Heat beat Sacramento 116109 on Thursday night, taking advantage of Kings star DeMarcm Cousins' onegame suspension.

Wade was averaging 10.8 points on 32.7-percent shooting over his past four games after beginning the season with five 20-plus scoring games.

Chris Bosh had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Tyler Johnson had 19 points to help Mian win for the fourth time in five games.

Cousins, averaging 30.8 points in his last five games, was suspended for hitting Atlanta's Al Horford in the head with a forearm Wednesday night in the Kings' loss to the Hawks.

The Kings are 0-5 without Cousins this season and 1138 since he joined the team in 2010.

NEW YORK (AP) — Bryce &om a non-playoff team since Harper began this season Albert Pujols with St. Louis in with one personal goal — and 2008.

'Very excited, very humit had nothing to do with homers, RBIs or awards. bled," Harper said.

"All I wanted to do was stay Harper seemed destined for healthy and stay on the field stardom ever since Sports Ilevery day," he said. lustrated put him on the cover Harper did that, and a lot at 16. He began with a bang, more. The Washington slug- making the All-Star team ger put behind his injury- soon after his big league dep lagued past and put u p but and emerging as the 2012 huge numbers, becoming the NL Rookie of the Year.

But his all-out style of play youngest unanimous MVP winner in baseball history cost him, too. He missed a when he captured the NL slew of games in 2013 after honor Thursday. a pair of run-ins with walls, Toronto third b aseman then was sidelined for much Josh Donaldson took the AL of 2014 following a headfirst MVP after helping to boost slide that hurt his thumb. the Blue Jays back into the The whole way, expectapostseason for the first time tions kept building for Harpsince 1993. er, not that he worried about ' Vile tore down a l o t o f them.

"I just want to do what I do," thresholds this organization has had," he said. he said on a conference call.

Harper turned 23 on Oct. This year, Harper played 16, after his Nationals had al- 153 games, avoided the disready missedthe postseason. abled list and kept climbing The outfielder got all 30 firstthe stat charts.

Harper hit .330 with 42 place votes &om members of the Baseball Writers'Associa- home runs and 99 RBIs. He tion of America, and was the led the majors with a .649 first MVP in either league slugging percentage and a

US Ski Team to honor 2 prospects killed

NFL Raiders suddenly struggling to stop the run game

COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Ski Team will honor two prospects killed in an avalanche last January by naming them to the squad this year.

The team will recognize Bryce Astle, 19, and Ronnie Berlack, 20, during a ceremony Saturday.U.S. men' s coach Sasha Rearick said that "recognizing them in this way will help us all remember what they meant to us and help to bring a small bit of closure to us all."

Astle and Berlack were part ofa group of six skiers who were descending &om a peak near Soelden, Austria, last January when theylef tthe prepared slope and apparently set off the avalanche. The other four skied out of the slide and escaped unhurt.

There was a moment of silence for them at world championships in Beaver Creek last season.

Alex Ovechkin sets milestone in Capsloss WASHINGTON (AP)A record-breaking night for AlexOvechkin ended in disappointment for the sharp-shooting star and his Washington Capitals.

O vechkin scored hi s 484th NHL goal, breaking Sergei Fedorov's mark for most by a Russian-born player, but t h e D a llas Stars bounced back to beat the Capitals 3-2 Thursday.

Ovechkin's goal came at 7:01ofthe third period, knotting the score at 2. He converted a backhand pass &om Nicklas Backstrom, shoving the puck into the left side of the net.

The sellout crowd stood and cheered, many ofthem chanting "Ovie! Ovie!" to celebrate the milestone. A video montage followed, concluding with Fedorov offering congratulations to the new Russian scoring champ.

3ulia Mancusohealing after hip surgery COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — American skier Julia Mancuso went in

for a simple hip surgeryif there is such a thingand 5 V2 hours later had one that was completely overhauled.

And one that will now allow the four-time Olympic medalist to race again, albeit not this season but ain &ee next year and almost as good as new by the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea.

Then, and only then, will she consider walking away — on her terms.

Mancuso tried everything togetherrighthip ready for this season, &om injections to having a paralabral cyst removed in April. She went to Chile over the summer to test the hip out, only to have the pain return.

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.460 on-base average.

He went into the final day of the regular season with a chance to win the NL batting title — Miami's Dee Gordon edged him — and scored a league-leading 118 runs.

Harper was the first player &om a Washington franchise to win an MVP since the BBWAA awards began in 1931 — no one on the original or expansion Senators or Nats had done it.

Harper was the fourthyoungest player overall to win an MVP, with Stan Musial, Johnny Bench and Vida Blue also22 but notquite asold.

Arizona first baseman Paul Goldschmidt finished second in the voting and Cincin-

Canepa who finished the season with 493 rushing yards Continued from PageC1 and 11 touchdowns. "I'm still into the game. I get madder "I was in the hospital for a than they do if they make a week," Canepa said Wednes- mistake. I get mad and I try day at practice. "I don't want to help and do the best I can to experience that again." on the sideline to keep everyThe Wildcats went out and body up." defeated Bret Harte handily, and following the game, some Will the Cinderella story or strong players and coaches went to visit him. tradition prevail?

Last week, the Wildcats The Wildcats (10-1) have had to prepare for the play- been in the playoffs dozens offs knowing he wasn't going of times, the Orestimba Warto be there. riors have not. The No. 4 War"It was pretty terrible news riors have gone undefeated that our star linebacker and through 11 games this season star fullback wasn't finishing and are the Southern League with us in the playoffs," said champions.

"They' ve got a guy who senior right guard/linebacker and co-captain Blake Gra- runs really well and they' ve ham who inherited Canepa's got a quarterback who runs duties on defense. 'When you and throws the ball pretty heard of Sonora's defense, well," Craig said. "They' re 11you thought Bradley Canepa. 0, we' ve gotta take them seriHe set the physical tone for ously." sure no doubt about t h at .

This is the Warriors first And then it kind of hit me, I trip topostseason and ruhave to play linebacker and mors are there will be a HooI haven't played there in six siers-like convoy from Newweeks. It's some hard shoes to man to Sonora, with upwards fill but I'm trying to fill in to of a thousand people trying to the best of my abilities." turn Dunlavy Field into the Canepa watched the Wildc ats crush th e

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street clothes last Friday and, weighing 20 pounds less after being in the hospital, was at practice everyday and doing whatever he could to help.

"It's rough. What he brings to our team — the physicality and his leadership abilities, I mean it's hard to tell somebody that doesn't know Bradley what Bradley is, but the team misses him," said Wildcat head coach Bryan Craig.

"But he's out here at practice this week and that makes a huge difference. Our team has reall y responded tothat."

"I don't really like watching from the sideline," said

time — he won the award last year. Kansas City outfielder

Lorenzo Cain was third.

"You know going into a season that if you' re ultimately goingto win an MVP, you've got to put up better numbers than Mike," Donaldson said.

Donaldson led the AL with 123 RBIs and topped the maeven more. jors by scoring 122 runs. He Harper also seemed more hit 41 home runs and batted at ease with his teammates .297. and vice versa, notwithstand-

Trout also hit 41 homers,

ing his late-season scrap with closer Jonathan Papelbon.

Harper's hitting, though, is what made him so special.

"Every team that we played circled his name and said, This guy's not going to beat us.' And with that said, he nati first baseman Joey Votto beat alot ofteams," Nationwas third. Yoenis Cespedes, als general manager Mike acquired by the Meta &om Rizzo said Wednesday. "As we Detroit at the July 31 trade said at this time last year, I thought that 'Harp' was just deadline, came in 13th.

Harper did much better scratching the surface of what than the banged-up Nation- he can be."

Donaldsonreceived 23 firstals, who started the season as WorldSeriesfavorites and place votes. Los Angeles Anfinished 83-79. gels outfielder Mike Trout got "Really not sure," he said. the other first-place votes and "Sometimes, the ball doesn' t finished second for the third

ALAMEDA (AP) — Defensive coor- yearlong NFL suspension won't make dinator Ken Norton Jr. has no shortage fixing the problems any easier, either. of reasons why the Oakland Raiders Defensive tackle Justin Ellis doesn' t have gone &om owning one of the best think so and says Oakland's problems run defenses to one of the worst. defending the run have been more selfBad tackling, breakdowns in inflicted than anything else.

"We allsee that they're fixable fundamentals, players being out of position. The list goes on and on. things," Ellis said. "Now we have Nortoneven pointed the fi nger to fix them and keep pushing.

We' re going through a little bit of ofblame at himself, citing his need to beabetterteacher. adversity but weH be all right."

"It's a little bit of everything," Norton It sounds simple enough but it's been said Thursday. "You can't put it on one anything but that for the Raiders after thing. Our tackling is something we re- they effectively shut down Chris Ivory ally put our foundation on, and some- and the New York Jets on Nov. 1. Ivory where along the way that failed us." was the second-leading rusher in the Whatever the case, the Raiders' in- AFC going into the game but managed abilit y to stop the run the past two just 17 yards on 15 carries in Oakland's weeks has become a glaring problem 34-20 win.

It's been all downhill for the Raiders that threatens to derail Oakland's once-promising season. run defense since then.

The Raiders have given up a whopDeAngelo Williams, an aging backup ping 458 yards on the ground in back- running back in Pittsburgh, torched to-back losses to Pittsburgh and Min- Oakland for 170 yards and two touchnesota. That was in stark contrast to downs on 27 carries. The 32-year-old earlier in the year when opponents Williams took full advantage of the managed just 580 rushing yards in Raiders defenders, which frequently over-pursual, opening cutback lanes Oakland's first seven games.

It hasn't helped that the Raiders for him to get through. have been without veteran defensive It was just as bad during last week' s end Justin Tuck since Week 5. Tuck is loss to Minnesota when Adrian Peout for the season with a tom pectoral. terson gouged Oakland for 203 yards Losing linebacker Aldon Smith to a — 137 coming in the fourth quarter,

WILDCATS

roll your way."

The three-time All-Star also continued to draw fans in the Washington area and beyond. His constantly changing hairstyles are always getting attention, and the selfie he took in the outfield before a game at Nationals Park this season boosted his popularity

batting .299 with 90 RBIs and 104 runs.

Traded &om Oakland to Toronto last offseason, Donaldson joined a power-packed lineup that included Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion. The Blue Jays battered their way to the AL East title and topped the majors in runs and homers, with Donaldson leading the way.

Voting was completed before the playoffs began.

"For us to come out on top ...

I definitely think that helped," Donaldson said.

Donaldson joined George Bell (1987) as the only Toronto players to win the MVP.

including a game-clinching 80-yard touchdown.

"It's been missed tackles and some fundamental breakdowns," Ellis said.

"Fundamentalshave broke down at the wrong times and it just looks so bad. Big runs make it look real bad. I can't take it &om them, they are good running backs, but at the same time, yes we are doing something wrong which is making it look worse than it really is."

The Raiders owned the secondranked run defense through seven games. They' ve fallen to 23rd heading into Sunday's game at Detroit.

"A lot of times when things like that happen, it becomes a gift," Norton said.

"You get a little complacent. You think that you' re already good at something, it makes you continue to work on the things you do well. You can't overlook the things you do well. You continue to work on the things you do well and

minded his teammate they would be returning to Seattle's home field and the scene of major injuries &om the 2013 seasonthat temporarily derailed theircareers.

Bowman has n ' t played in Seattle since a frightening and devastating left knee injury during the NFC championship game in January 2014.

He later had surgery.

For Williams, it was earlier that season. He began 2013 as starting nose tackle, then sustained a season-ending lower leg injury in a 2013 Week 2 loss on a cut block by Seattle right guard J.R. Sweezy. Williams underwent four surgeries near the ankle — having screws and plates put in and then removed — and began the next training camp on the physically unable to perform list following an offseason setback.

They' re both healthy now.

Bowman, who leads the NFC with 88 then make your w eaknesses your tackles in his impressive comeback seastrength." son, had hoped to return last year but wound up sitting out all of 2014 as his knee slowly recovered.

49eg defenders Bowman, He suffered a tom anterior cruciate Williams return to Seattle ligament and meM collateral ligaSANTA CLARA (AP) — Ian Wil ment in his left knee that January day, liams passed NaVorro Bowman in the later undergoing surgery for the ACL locker room earlier this week and re- tear.

Warriors' home away from

home.

Ifthe Warriors are accompanied by that many fans, there will l ikely be more purple, gold and white in the bleachers than green and gold unless the Wildcat student body and Sonora community show up to help beat back the Cinderella story.

"We've been practicing and doing very, very well at our assignments. I'm looking forward to this game," Rosko said. "I heard they' re gonna be bringing up something like two thousand fans so there will be a bunch of people here screaming, that' ll be nice."

If the top seed Wildcats prevail, they will make a return trip to the section championship game. ''We' re excited to be here," Craig said. "It's always nice to get into the second round of the playoffs with a shot of getting into that section title game. We were there last year and we were really, really close. Our goal was to win our league and see if we can get back there again."

Big numbers vs. big numbers The Warriors are lead by quarterback Joseph Sheldon who has thrown for 1,413 yards and 22 touchdowns and rushed for 1,258 yards and 17 scores and running back Austin Martins who has 1,969 yards and 23 touchdowns.

After that, th e l eading rusher for Orestimba has 171 yards. Sheldon and Martins are responsiblefor 339 of the Warriors' 422 rushing attempts.

'They run a little bit of spread, they run some I-back stuff, they don't have one particular system, they mix it up," Craig said. "If they' re not successful with one, they go to the other."

The Wildcats have all kinds of weapons to offset the Warriors' offense.

J unior f u l lback N a t e Gookin leads the Wildcats

in rushing with 734 yards and eight touchdowns. Just behind Gookin is sophomore slotback Kane Rogers with 712 yards and nine TDs. Senior slotback Wyatt Faughnan has 667 yards and 11 touchdowns, including seven straight games with touchdowns. Quarterback Sammy Page has rushed for 611 yards and has also thrown for 749 yards and eight touchdowlls.

"To be successful we need to keep doing what we' ve been doing — practice hard, don't get frustrated and play hard," Rosko said. "We have a reputation and we need to live up to that reputation."

Notes: The gates to Dunlavy Field will open today at 5:30 p.m..... The Sac-Joaquin Sectionhas set the prices at $10 for adults and $7 for students and seniors.

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we saw last week with Center," said defensive coordinator Doug Clark Continued from PageCl said. "Shotgun quarterback, oneback, spread team. Whether it's two fiRh in the VOL. receiversto each side or trips,it's a "I think No. 5 in the VOL would lot of what we saw last week, which t ranslate to about No. 2 in t h e is a benefit."

Mother Lode League," Weatherby With a plethora of talented widesaid Wednesday night after practice. outs,senior receiver/defensive back "Honestly, I think it will be a good Trevor Ramirez knows the impormatchup." tance of making a statement early The Timberwolves have nothing and prove who is the most physical to be ashamed of with their five 2015 team on the field.

"Their recei vers look fast and losses. Every team they lost to made it into the postseason. They came their routes are decent, but it's goup on the losing end against Ripon ing to be up to the secondary to do (34-20), Oakdale (54-14), Manteca our jobs and just contain," Ramirez (43-8), Central Catholic (51-0) and said. "It's important to get in their Lathrop (37-35). head earlyand show that we mean In orderfor Sierra to go to the business. Not just the DB's but evtitle game it will need to beat the erybody on defense and even on Redskins at Frank Meyer Field, ofFense. We need to come out blocksomething that only one visiting ing. Physicality is a big factor in the team has done this season. Win or playoffs." lose, tonight will be the final game When the ball isn't in the air, it' s in front of the hometown crowd, and

not a secret what Timberwolf will

for senior lineman Garrett Heffington, it is bound to be an emotional night.

"My life has changed so much on this field," Heffington said. "I' ve made so many friends out here and it'sgoing tobe sad."

To make the final game of the season at Frank Meyer Field a memorable one, Calaveras has to stop a very active Sierra offense.

Junior quarterback Mark Vicente has thrown for 1,713 yards and 14 touchdowns. He has three senior receivers who he frequently targets and spreads out the ball evenly.

"The nice thing is we are going to go in and see a lot of the same things

be runningthe rock. Junior Mark Paule has rushed for 1,020 yards and 10 TD's. Though Vicente has scored seven times on the ground, Paule is the workhorse.

'The main thing that I saw on film is that he is really good at bouncing off tackles," tight end/linebacker Shane Torre said. 'The only way to stop that is to just wrap up.

Wrapping up is something that we have been working on and it showed last week and hopefully it will show this week."

Stopping the run has not been a problem for the Redskins defense.

Calaveras gave up 87 yards on 26 carries in its 28-7 last Friday over

ing. From a big look to a small look to anything in between."

Offensively, Calaveras is being asked to put points up against a very stout Timberwolves defense.

Weatherby believes that Sierra, though they are susceptible to givCalaveras ing up points, is still one of the most fullback talented defenses the Redskins have Austin Gaseen all year.

"This is possibly the best defense rant carries the roack we have faced this year that runs Wednesday the even front," Weatherby said. night during "Obviously Sonora runs the odd, practice at and they are a pretty darn good deFrank Meyfense. This is the best even that we er Field. The have seen all year."

Redskins The sparkplug of the Sierra dewill host the fense is Andrew Guevara, who has Sierra Tim14 quarterback sacks and 50 tackberwolves les. With his ability to put pressure tonight at on the quarterback, he caught the 7 p.m. with eye of Weatherby, but Calaveras will '.. the winner not deviate from their play calling, advancing regardless of where Guevara lines to the secup. s' "It doesn't matter where he lines tion chamup," Weatherby said."W earehoping pionship game. to be able to block him."

Guy Dossii Union One major aspect of the Redskins Democrat game that has been a focus in practice has been the extra curricular activity which was prevalent during last week's game against Center.

The 'Skins were Ragged seven times for 90yards and fi ve of the Rags thrown were 15-yard penalties.

"We talked to them a lot about it on Monday and then again on TuesCenter.

The 'Skins have been domi- of rotating guys through," Clark day and tonight we didn't mention nating the defensive line of scrim- said. 'Vile don't have a whole lot of it," Weatherby said. "Hopefully it' s mage, and Clark believes it is a re- guys going both ways on the line, still in the back of their mind and sult of fresh bodies. which is huge. The No. 1 thing in my we will push it at them at the end of "Coach Anderson does a good job eyes is that he is constantly rotat- the week."

ScoREs & MoRE Basketball National Basketball ssociatmn EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 6 5 .545 Toronto 7 6 .538 New York 6 6 .500 Brooklyn 2 1 0 .1 6 7 Philadelphia 0 1 2 .00 0 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 9 5 .643 Miami 7 4 636 Washington 5 4 .556 Orlando 6 6 .500 Charlotte 6 6 .500 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 9 3 .750 Chicago 8 3 .72 7 Indiana 7 5 .583 Detroit 6 5 .545 Milwaukee 5 7 .417 WESTERN CONFERENCE outhwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 9 2 .818 Dallas 8 4 6 67 Memphis 6 6 .500 Houston 5 7 .4 17 New Orleans 1 1 1 .0 8 3 Northwest Division W L Pct 7 5 .583 6 5 545 6 6 .500 5 7 .417

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Rehounds — Sacramento 53 (Gay 12), Miami 52 (Bosh 11). Assists — Sacramento 25 (Rondo 18), Miami 25 (Dragic, Wade 6). Total Fouls —Sacramento 27, Miami 15. Technicals — Wade, Miami delay of game, Miami defensive three

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Sacramento 21 25 30 33 — 109 Miami 25 31 26 34 — 116 3-Point Goals — Sacramento 12-23 (Belinelli 5-1 0, McLemore 34, Rondo 2 3, Casspi 2 4, Acy 0-1, Butler0-1), Miami 724(Johnson 3 — 4, Bosh 2-2, Green 14, Dragic 14, Wade 0-2, Winslow 0-4, Dang 0-4). Fouled Out — Cauley-Stein.

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LOS ANGELES (117) Pierce 2-6 00 6, Griffin 11-20 4-6 27, Jordan 2-4 58 9, Paul 13-22 44 35, Crawford 6-1 6 2-2 15, Rivers 48 1-4 10, Smith 3-6 0-0 8, Johnson 3-6 00 7. Totals 4488 16-24 117.

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Rebounds — Golden State 50 (Curry 11), LA. Clippers 42 (Jordan 10). Assists — Golden State 31 (Green 9), L.A Clippers 21 (Paul 8). Total Fouls — Golden State 20, LA Clippers 25. Technicals — Golden State defensive three second, Jordan, LA Clippers Coach Rivers. A —19r)28 (19,060).

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Today's games Philadelphia at Charlotte, 4 p m.

Brooklyn at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

San Antonio at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Houston at Memphis, 5 p.m.

New York at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Utah at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Denver, 6 p.m.

L.A Clippers at Portland, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at LA Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

HAWKS 103, KINGS 97 SACRAMENTO (109) Casspi 7-11 0416, Gay 6-131-1 13, Koufos 38 0-26, Rondo6-130-014, McLemore7-120-1 17, Cauley-Stein 5-7 1-2 11, Belinelli 5-11 8-9 23, Collison 4 71-1 9, Butler 0 1 040 Acyg 1 (NO. Totals 43-84 11-20 109.

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National Hockey League EASTBRN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L O T PtsGF GA Montreal 20 14 4 2 69 45 Ottawa 19 9 5 5 23 57 57 Tampa Bay 21 9 9 3 21 48 50 Detroit 19 9 8 2 20 42 47 Boston 18 9 8 1 19 60 56 Florida 19 8 8 3 19 50 48 Buffalo 19 8 9 2 18 43 52 Toronto 19 6 9 4 16 4 6 55 Metropolitan Division G P W L O T P tsGF GA N.Y.Rangers 1 9 1 4 3 2 30 5 8 3 4 Washington 18 1 2 5 1 25 5 4 4 1 Pittsburgh 19 12 7 0 24 4 4 4 3 N.Y. Islanders 19 1 0 6 3 23 54 44 New Jersey 18 1 0 7 1 21 46 43 Philadelphia 1 9 6 8 5 17 35 54 Carolina 1 8 6 1 0 2 1 4 35 53 Columbus 20 7 13 0 14 48 66 WESTERN CONFERENCE

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Thursday's games St.Louis3,Buffalo 2,SO Boston 4, Minnesota 2 San Jose 1, Philadelphia 0, OT Pittsburgh 4, Colorado 3 Dallas 3, Washington 2 Arizona 3, Montreal 2 Ottawa 3, Columbus 0 Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 Anaheim 3, Florida 1 Today's games Toronto at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Nashville at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Los Angeles at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Montreal at N.Y. Islanders,430 p.m Chicago at Calgary 6 p.m.

New Jersey at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

SHARKS t.a.ySRS0(DT) 0 0 0 1— 1 San Jose Philadelphia 0 0 0 0— 0 First Period — None. Penalties None.

Second Period — None. Penalties Gudas, Phi (slashing), 7r41; Ward, SJ (tripping), 10 05.

Third Period None. Penalties Simmonds, Phi (hooking), 3:08; Schultz, Phi (closing hand on puck), 10:40; Thornton, SJ (tdpping), 12:06; Simmonds, Phi (tripping), 19:41.

Overtime 1, San Jose, Karlsson 3 (Donskoi, Martin), 3:45. Penalties None.

Shots on Goal —San Jose 10 —5—4—2 21.

Philadelphia 6 — 15 —9—4 34.

Power — play opportunities San Jose 0 of 4; Philadelphia 0 of 2.

Goalies San Jose, Jones 10 — 5 — 0 (34 shots — 34 saves). Philadelphia, Mason 3 —5 —4

(21 — 20).

A 18,229 (19,537). T — 2:37.

Referees — Brian Pochmara, Rob Marlell. Linesmen Scott Cherrey, Jonny Murray.

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BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS — Named Murray Cook senior major league scouting adviser, Steve Hinton national crosschecker, Jim Brett Northeast scout, R.J. Burgess North Florida scout, Dave Dangler Northwest scout, Onen Flerta international crosschecker and Mid-Atlantic scout, J ustin Henry Southeast scout, Jeff Kunkle upperMidwestscout,JesusG aressVenezuela scout, Alan Avila assistant counsel for baseball Jsy Sartori senior director of baseball operations,

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Standings: x-Bopanna-Merges 2-1 (5-2), x-Bryan-Bryan 2-1 (4-3), Murray-Peers 1-2 (3-5), BolellisPognini 1-2 (3-5) Homing/McEnroe Group Standings: Rojer-Tecau 2-0 (4-0), HerbertMahut1-1 (3-3), Dodig-Melo 1-1 (2-3), Matkowski-Zimon) ic 0-2 (14) x-advanced to semilinals

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HOUSTON ASTROS — Traded INF Jonathan Villar to Milwaukee for RHP CySnead. Released

LHP Lui sCruzand OFRobbieGrossman unconditionally.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Selected the contracts of RHPs Blake McFarland from New

Hampshire (EL) and Blake Dragmire from Dunedin (FSL).

National League CHICAGO CUBS —Agreed to terms with RHP AnduryAcevedo on a one year contract. Claimed LHP Jack Leathersich off waivers from the N.Y. Meta.

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AmericanAssocaffon LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed RHP Randy Hamrick.

WICHITA WINGNUTS — Signed RHPs Seth Harvey and Richard Ruff.

Can-Am League SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS —Released RHP Matt Sommo, OF Brady Wilson, 1 B Vince Guglietti and INF Andrew Dundon.

BASKEIBALL National Basketball ~ n NBA — Suspended Sacramento F DeMarcus Cousins one game for hitting Atlanta F Al Horford in the head with a forearm.

FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS —Placed DB Ass Jackson on injured reserve. Signed RB Terrance West from the practice squad. Signed WR Kaelin Clay from Detroit's practice squad.

DENVER BRONCOS — Waived G Shelley Smith. Claimed C Sam Brenner off waive rafrom Miami.

DETROIT LIONS — Named Rod Wood president HOUSTON TEXANS — Waived CBJumal Rolle. Claimed QB Brandon Weeden off waivers from Dallas.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Released DT Hebron Fangupo from the practice squad. Signed TE Ross Travis to the practice squad.

MIAMI DOLPH(NS — Signed LB JamesMichael Johnson.SignedDTDeandra Coleman and OT Chris Martin to the practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released OL Blaine Clausell from the practice squad. Signed OL Chris Barker to the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS — Released LB Quanterus Smith from the practice squad. Signed CB Kevin Short to the practice squad.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed DE Shelby Harris from the practice squad and WR Jeremy Ross to the practice squad.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS —Signed WR Donte Foster to the practice squad.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released DE Julius

Warmelayfrom the practice squad. Signed WR Douglas McNeil to the practice squad.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Released RB Mack Brown from the practice squad. Signed RB Christine Michael to the practice squad.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES — Called up F Michael Bunting and D Dakota Mermis from Rapid City (ECHL) to Spdingfield (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned C Andreas Athanasiou to Grand Rapids (AHL). Placed RHP Johan Franzen on long term injury reserve.

NASHVILLEPREDATORS — Recalled D G arrett Noona n from Cincinnati (ECHL) to Milwaukee (AHL).

PHILADELPHIAFLYERS—Called upBr Fandon Alderson from Reading (ECHL) to Lehigh Valley

(AHL).

American Hockey League AHL — SuspendedBakersfi eld RW Matthew Ford two games.

HAMILTON BUL(DOGS — Acquired D Conner Walters from Owen Sound (OHL) for their 201 6 eight-round pick in the OHL Priority Selection and Barrie's (OHL) 2019 fifth-round pick.

LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS — Assigned G Connor Knapp to Reading (ECHL).

PORTLAND PIRATES — Returned F Darik Angeli to Manchester (ECHL).

ECHL BRAMPTON BEAST — Signed G Kevin Kapalka and F Thomas Stajan.

ELM)RA JACKALS —Released G Matt Cooper as emergency backup.

EVANSVILLE ICEMEN — Signed G Dustin Carlson.

GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS — Loaned F Vinny Sa pons ri to Lake Erie (AHL).

QUAD CITY MALLARDS — Signed D/F Kyle Follmer.

TULSA OILERS — Claimed F Alex Gdeve off waivers from Alaska.

SOCCER National Women's SoccerLeague WASHINGTON SPIRIT — Traded M Angels Salem to Boston for two 2016 second-round draft picks.

COLLEGE NCAA — Reinstated the eligibility of St John' s men's basketball G Felix Balamou.

DELAWARE — Named Kayla Miller director of women's basketball operations.

NEW JERSEY CITY — Announced women' s soccer coach Michael Vivino will not return.

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13358 MONO WAY $1,499,500 COMMERCIALACREAGE.Centrally located between the Ford Auto dealership and ThePeppery Bar andGrill Restaurant, near the intersection of the HWY108bypass. Ideal for shopping center or Car dealership, office complex, etc.

11.39 acres zoned C-1. ¹20152024CBTH586-5200

19950 HESS AVE $369,000

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22893 EAST AVENUE $249,000 ARCHITECTURALDESIGNEDHOME. Property is nearly 4 VACANT COMMERCIALLAND. Centrally located between CHARMING MTHOME. This charming single level home acs. of flat, usable land w/mt views. Single level 3 bd, 21/2 Lowes, Wal-Mart and Starbucks. Ideal for office, Retail, mini has 2 bd. 1 ba. and a 2car garage. Home has been newly ba, 2 car gar. Kit w/new appliances & recent upgrades to Golf, Fast food, etc. Owner Will Lease, Build To Suit or Sell. remodeled with Hickory hardwood floors, french doors, light current building codes, living rm. w/exposed beamceiling ¹201 52023 CBTH586-5200 fixtures, kitchen stainless appliances, front door and secu& huge windows to bring the outdoors in w/gorgeous yard. rity screen doors. Enjoy the decks and Ig side yard. Aneasy Property also has dual zoning of Residential & Commercial. walk to downtown Twain Harte. ¹20151185CBML532-6993 ¹201 52038 CBML532-6993

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MILL VILLA ESTATES. Move in ready 2 bdrm, 2 ba, 1152sq NICE LOT INGATEDPOKER FLAT. Lake view with some tree ft, 1998 double wide w/new flooring & paint. Open floor plan trimming. Fairly easy to build on. Easywalk to Thomsonboat unites. Kitchen, dining & living room w/den off side. Covered docks. ¹1 52552 CBLT785-2273 2+ carport, large shed &deck for entertaining. ¹20152028 CBML 532-6993263

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FOREVER VIEWS! Located in a quiet adult community, this LOCATED IN THE COPPER COVE SUBDIVISION. Peek-a-boo home has beautiful western & scenic views off the patio. lake view with access to LakeTulloch & Black Creek Park.

The attractive fir plan includes 2bd, 2ba, office/den, built-in ¹1 52553 CBLT785-2273 surround sound, propane fireplace in the liv rm+ kitchen w/ breakfast bar. Enjoy the community clubhouse w/ pool! Call today...this is a bargain! ¹20152042CBSEG532-7400

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19600 JUBILEE COURT $599,000 COUNTRYPRIVACYSet on 7.2 beautiful acres, this property includes awonderful Farmhouse, fenced pool, horse arena, round pen,barn w/5 stall, wash rack&tackroom.The home hasbeenupdated & remodeled in the past 2 yrs &includes 2800 sfw/ 4bd, 3ba, beautiful kitchen & homeoffice. Come Shari home to country! ¹20151057CBSEG532-7400 Lyons 694-6931

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23334 GOLD SPRINGS DRIVE $549,000 ; SIMPLYELEGANT Located intheupscale neighborhood Gold Springs, this newly renovated home offers approx. 3160 sf of luxurious living space surrounded by1.16 acres w/ landscaping, rm for gardening 8 plenty of parking space.

Featuring a beautiful kitchen w/ stainless, granite Shari & Ig island, liv & famrms w/ open beams, sauna, Ga Ia Lyons private backyard + more! Call for more info.

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16658 OAKHAVEN LANE $549,000 VIEWS, VIEWS,VIEWSBeautiful 3/3 home with 2959 sq ft over looking Valley. Inside laundry room, office, 2 decks &enclosed swimming pool.

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20215 GIBBS DRIVE $319,000 MAJESTICVIEWSLocation Privacy and 180' Views. This 3 bd, 2ba1770 sq/ft home is in Gibbs Ranches. Wood burning insert for those cold winter days. Great Neighborhood for walking with the awesome views. Just minutes to Jamestown, Columbia andSonora. There is RV,ATV,and boat parking. ¹20151511CBML 532-6993

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16740 TUOLUMNE ROAD $539,000

20372 BLACKBERRY PONE LANE $399,500 PRISTINEHOME ON 4.08 USEABLE ACRES. AMAZING SPACE!Charming four bedroom This 4/3 has granite in kitchen, radiant floor three bath home on1.71 acres. Kitchen features heating, 9 foot ceilings, formal living room, fam- perfectly milled bullnose granite counter tops, ily room and for a bonus on1100 sq.ft. 2/2 rental stainless steel appliances, and a bakers island. unit. R.V. parking 5500 gallon water storage.

Open floor concept. Great Oak trees with picShared w/big house. ¹20151589CBTH586-5200 turesque view! Double car garage. Newerbuild!

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21899 PASEO DE LOS PORTALES $334,000 SHOP ANDACREAGE, Great2storyhomew/ mountain views. Open living room &kitchen w/dining area &sunroom off side, laundry, 1/2 bath on main level w/2 bdrms, 2 baths, on upper level master bdrm w/walk in closet & exceptional views. 1688 sq ft, detached shop & ample parking all on 4.77 acres. ¹20151934 CBML 532-6993

19381 HILLSDALE DRIVE $299,500

28635 HERRING CREEK LN ¹7 $229,000

22868 E ELLMARO DRIVE $169,900

627 GOLD OAK ROAD $162,500 LOVELYNEIGHBORHOOD. This pristine single LOVELYSTRAWBERRY CABIN IS A DREAM KNOTTY PINEBEAUTY! Like knotty pine & the SPACIOUS2296 SF homewith four bedlevel home is located in the desirable MonoVil- COME TRUE!Beautifully situated along the warmth of a centrally located wood stove?Your rooms,two and a half baths and close to town lage neighborhood. Three roomybedrooms two creek, this is the perfect getaway. This 3 bed- mountain cabin awaits and it is even completely and the high school. Lots of space for a bargain baths with a lovely yard. All level living. Close to rooms, 1 bath cabin is in the River Resort which furnished! Multiple sleeping rooms including price. ¹20151715CBML532-6993 town. ¹20151910 CBTH586-5200 is close to all high country amenities. Enjoy a 2 room loft provides plenty of space. Easy hiking, fishing, Pinecrest and more. ¹20151817 paved access close to LongBarn Lodge, Lyons CBTH 586-5200 Lake, Pinecrest Lake as well as Dodge Ridge for skiing, swimming, hiking & fishing. ¹20151678

21370 SHAWS FLAT ROAD $149,000 MULTI USEPROPERTYLocated just 2 miles from Sonora and amile from Columbia, this 6.56 acre property has frontage on Hwy49 and Shaws Flat Rd. It is comprised of 3 legal parcels, reconfiguration is a possibility. Zoned M2 air, public sewer &water is approx1200ft to the east, could be brought to the property. ¹20131697 CBSEG532-7400

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BEAUTIFUL ANDUSEABLE 10acres with hilltop Large 1.76 acre lot. Single level floor plan with 3 views. Nice building areas; open land with oak bedrooms, 2 baths, family room with a fireplace trees and paved roads. Owner will finance! Do and a 2 car garage. Close to downtown and Not Miss This Opportunity to build your dream hospital. ¹20151807 CBML532-6993

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PARCEL 5 WOODS CREEK WAY $69,900 FANTASTIC GOLFCOURSEview lot in Saddle RESTAURANTFORSALE! Located in downtown 20 ACRES onWoods Creek Wayoff Yankee Hill Creek Golf Community. Mountains and ¹16 Sonora, across the street from two busy Road. There is anexisting dirt road through Fairway. Sports membership included. Located hotels is the Downtown Diner. It is the perfect the property. This property is very private and at the end of a court. Oak trees and beautiful opportunity for someonewanting to run their peaceful. ¹20150880 CBTH586-5200 views. ¹142329 CBLT785-2273 own business. All equipment & inventory are included in the sale. Ownerwill sign a lease for the building. Just bring your fresh ideas & open! ¹20140746 CBSEG532-7400

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ANGELS CAMP MTN. TOP HOME on 20 ac's.

3/2, 2284 Stallion Way.$275k.-AND- ARNOLD CUTE 1/1 COTTAGE: 1110 Fir Street - $95k Al Segalla, Realtor www. BambiLand.corn (209) 785-1491

The real estate advertised herein is subject to the State and Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise 'any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin or source of income, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination'. We will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate that is in violation of the law.

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GOT LAND YET? In the Forest, 18 acres, Forest Service Rd from Camp 9; $95k - Terms.

-AND - 20 Happy Acres Angels Camp, 4394 Appaloosa Way, 4.9 mi So. of Hwy 4. Pvd Rd. pwr, phone and spring.

Dr. and pad cut in. $95k, $19k dn. Seller finance at 5% APR, 15 yrs, $601/mo. 785-1491 www.bambiland.corn 125 Mobile Homes

PHOENIX LAKE 3/2/2car gar. W/D hkup. Pet neg. $990/mo. Ref's req Avail 12/1. Ph.532-9352 PHOENIX LAKE 3/2+3car garage. Lrg. deck.

No pets/smk. $1,450/mo +$1,000 dep. 559-2863 SIERRA T.H. MHP: 2/1 $700/mo. Water/sewer incl. OH&A. No smk.

586-5090 / 768-9050 SONORA 2/1.5CLOSE to Town. No pets/smk. $975/mo+$1000 dep. sew, garb incl.728-4297 T. H. 3BD/2.5 Ba/2 car gar. Great views, close to town. $1,350. Call Larry, 925-899-9158 TWAIN HARTE 2/1/1car garage, water/sew/ garb incl. $795/month.

Call Jim, 743-1097 TWAIN HARTE 3/2 Level lot. No pets. Good ref's/credit. $1200/mo+ $1500 dep. 532-5940 205 I Rentals/Apartments

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AA Brush Burning, Hauling, Weedeating, Pine Needles [no lic.]

770-1403 or 586-9635

BRICK AND BLOCK Ready for El Nino? Retaining walls, fireplaces & repairs. Quality work.

586-1568. (no lic.)

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

Construction

Flooring

ANDERSON'S PLUMBING & DRAIN Quality plumbing, sewer drain cleaning. Modular specialist. 20 yrs. exp.

Lic.¹ 739224 536-9557

GENERAL ENGINEERING GENERAL BUILDING

HIGH SIERRA HARDWOODS Refinish/ Prefinish/ Showroom. 588-2779 14741 Mono. ¹887275

SMALL JOBS/ REPAIRS Stone work, Walkways 770-2073 LIc.¹609489

Storage

Excavation/Grading Asphalt/Concrete Simunaci Construction Lic. ¹619757 532-8718

Chimney Sweep

Contractors

Winters Cleaning Svcs Chimney Sweep/Repairs

SONORA CONSTRUCTION Remodels, additions & decks. 533-0185 ¹not2»

Certified & Insured

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House Cleaning KATHY'S CLEANING SERVICE-Residential & Comm'I. [Bonded/Ins'd] 209.928.5645

MOOREROOM.COM Quality Steel Sheds, Garages & RVports On Site Bid 984-3462

Painting

Tile

CHRIS MACDONALD PAINTING Resident or Commercial Interior or Exterior Lic. ¹735177 770-0278

TRADITIONAL TILE A Family tradition since 1923. Granite/Tile/ Marble. Lic. ¹421264 Free est. Call 754-9003

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We offer basic yard care & more! City Lic., bonded, insured. [no lie] Free est. 536-1660

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MERCHANDISE

520 Home Appliances

565

Tools/Machinery

REFRIGERATORS, Ranges, dishwasher + more! All New 50% off!

Direct Outlet, 238-3000

CATEGORY 501-640

BLACK & DECKER LEAF Blower/ Vacuum /

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DRILL PRESS Free Standing.

525

501- Lost 502 - Found 5 15 - HomeFurnishings 520 - HomeAppliances 525 - Home Eledronics 530-Sports/Recreation 535 - Musical Instruments 540 - Crafts 545 - Food Products 550 - Antiques/Collectibles 555 - Firewood/Heating 560 - OfficeProducts 565-Tools/M achinery 570 - Building Materials 575 - Auctions 580 - Miscellaneous 585 - Miscdlaneous Wanted 590 - GarageSales 595- Commercial

$60.00 (209) 532-4755

Home Electronics HP WIRELESS KEYBOARD. New

DRILL, STEEL & DRILL BITS. MUST

condition. $20

SELL! Call Jack at (209) 533-4716 SIOUX ELECTRIC DRILL - Made in USA. 3/4 inch capacity. $80.

Call 532-1064

Call 984-5179 530

Sports/Recreation It is illegal under California law to transfer ownership of a firearm except through a licensed firearms dealer.

PRO FORM 950 ELLIPTICAL Trainer$250. Like New! Works great! Call 586-6454 535 Musical Instruments

Garage/YardSales

FARM ANIMALS nnd PETS 601- Household Pets 605 - PetSupply/Services

575

Auctions ESTATE AUCTION Estate of Royce Whitney. 18101 Jacobs Rd. Sonora, CA 95370.

Saturday November 21st 10 a.m. Preview, Fri, November 20th 10 a.m. -5 p.m. & Sat 8 -10 a.m. 2006 GMC 4 wheel dr., 1993 Chevy 4x4, 1982 Chevy flatbed, Case 580 Back Hoe, 28' stock Trailer, Long Flat Bed Goose neck trailer, 1944 Willy's Jeep, 4-Horse walker,

ACOUSTIC GUITAR European / Romanian 25 yrs old. Works/good. $100. 209-591-2065 540 Crafts

610 - PetsWanted 615 - Livestock 620 - Feed/Tack 625 - Boarding and Care 630 - Training/Lessons 635 - Pasture 640 - Farm Equipment

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Classified Ads Work For You! 588-4515 SAMSUNG LAPTOP in Sonora-Ridgewood area 11/7. Fell off car roof! Reward. 770-5663 515

Home Furnishings I DINING ROOM TABLE Large 44 x 68" good condition. Free, please call 532-1872 HEUSER'S FURNITURE Mattress & Design Center. Best selection & service. Call 536-9834 I-COMFORT MATTRESS SETS, adjustable beds & more.

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numerous ranch and farm equipment.

Household items, furniture. 13% Buyers Premium with a 3% Discount for cash, check or debit. Any questions call

AT THE HOTEL CONFERENCE ROOM Black Oak Casino.

Native Artists Winter festival. Arts and Crafts Sales for Christmas 11/20 10:00 to 6:00

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If you live in our circulation area, we want to hear from you. Please call (209) 588-4535 or email features o uniondemocrat.corn

580 Miscellaneous A GREAT PLACE TO spend time: Our Library stock full of great books!

Coffee-table, Cook and Vintage Books...!!

Community Thrift Shop 797 W. Stockton Road Mon-Sat 10-5. 532-5280 CHRISTMAS TREE 7-FT w/550 white Lights. Used twice! $60. Call: 536-4377

SINGER SERGER Model 14U44 - Excellent cond. 36 spools of thread, 2 racks, polar fleece & lots of sewing extras. $125. 586-6454

with backs & storage area. $99 586-5155 NEW FLEXSTEEL Power Recliner Sofa; Was $1,900; Now $999!

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533-4806 after 5. $500

(price of item must appear in the ad, one item, one ad at a time per customer)

ALMOND • DRY • 90% Split $265/cord. Free Delivery & Stacking!

209-622-6967 ALMOND SEASONED 2-yrs. 16-18" delivered Wood Stove Quality 852-9170 - ZWART'S

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Cabin to Cottage, Old to New. Home decor, Just for You! Celebrates 23 Years in Downtown!!

107 S. Washington St. RAIN BARRELS 55 gallon, $15 or 3/$40.

Free delivery. Call 209-454-9228 590

Garage Sales SONORA 17847 Yosemite Rd. Corner of Woodham Carne. Fri & Sat. 8-4pm MOVING SALE! Mostly FREE! Other Stuff and All Good Stuff!!

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595 Commercial GarageNard Sales BROCKMAN ESTATE ART STUDIO, 20785 Phoenix Lake Rd. Fri & Sat. 8am-4pm Closed Sun! Canvases, Drying racks, paints, crafts, 2 rooms of crafting equip., wood chipper, cement mixer, tools, Christmas, trunks, old bikes, Dual Fisher turntable/receiver, vintage oak dinette set, Kg. sz. bed frame & post.

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Runs good. $2,000.

OBO 989-2331 HONDA '01 ACCORD Silver, 211k mi, 5spd, orig. owner, exc. cond.

Power windows/ locks, newer tires, 28-34 mpg.

All new timing belt, H20 pump, rotors & brakes. $3,900. obo 532-7038 MAZDA '98 PROTEGE LX. Auto., P/S, P/B, 4-door, A/C, runs great! $1,750. Ph. 770-3371 VW'73 BUG Drives good, body ok, motor runs rough, needs tlc. No smog req. $1,200 559-7868 705 4-Wheel Drive

TOYOTA '90 EXT. CAB P.U. Everything works,

needs engine work.

TOYOTA '92 FORERUNNERruns exc., new tires & upgraded ac call 770-3369

TWAIN HARTE HUGE TOOL SALE! 710 23082 Strauch Drive, Trucks Downtown T.H. street parking. Sat. 11/21 9am to 5pm. A Huge 50-Yr. collection: woodworking, hand, garden and misc. tools of all types+related supplies. 1Day Only= Bargain Pricing! Rain or DODGE '07 RAM 1500 Shine. CASH Only!

4WD, 5.7LHemi, ext'd cab.104k mi, $14,950.

OBO 209-352-6730

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PONDEROSA PINE "DRY"- freshly split- 20" length $175/cord, delivered! Call 743-7931 SAL'S •ALMOND FIREWOOD 0 Dry, 16", $280/cord.

Call 209-358-3697 SEASONED ALMOND FIREWOOD -$250/cord 1/2 cord-$150. Delivery.

Deals avail. 631-0546 SEASONED OAK $300/ CORD. Half cords also avail. PINE- $170/cord.

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FREE PALLETS Pick up behind The Union Democrat Production Facility, 14989 CarnageAve., Sonora.

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CATEGORY 701-840 701 - Automobiles 705 - 4 Wheel Drive 710 - Trucks 715- Vane 720 - SUVs 725 - Antiques/Classics 730 - Misc. Auto 735 - Autos Wanted

FORD '04 RANGER Only 48k miles! Camper shell, ladder rack & tow hitch. $8,500 768-4820

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BUYING JUNK, Unwanted or wrecked cars, Cash paidl Free P/U Mike 209-602-4997 801

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GULFSTREAM '08 CANYON TRAIL 26 ft. 5th wheel w/super-slide. Rear kitchen w/lots of counters/cabinets.

Bench style dinette.

Sleeps 6. Many extras. Like new. $18,500. 928-1532

SUZUKI '07 BURGMAN Like new 400CC scooter. New battery, tires & drive belt.

35,000 miles.

Asking $2,200 obo Call: 209-694-3161

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'12 SPORT 19FT Merc 4.3 Ltr V6 Max HP 220-Immaculate!

Only 31 hrs! Incl's Bimini cvr, built-in ice chest, ski locker, sound sys, new in 2013. $25,000. Call or text 770-2387

LAGUNA '80 REFURBISHED 24' SAILBOAT w/Galley, 3 sails, new carpet, table, toilet, 4 life jackets, generator and 3 coats bottom paint. Trailer: sandblasted & painted; new bearings, wench, lights/wiring. $2,950 obo 962-0445 NEED QUICK CASH? Sell any item for $250 or less for just $8.00

Call Classifieds At 588-4515 SEA RAY '83 26 FT.

TRAILER-24 FT Customized-

SUNDANCE10 hrs. on rebuilt motor & outdrive.

New upholstery. Full kitchen & bath.

Sleeps 6-lots of xtras.

Excellent Condition! $6,500.

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enclosed. Locking cabinets, winch, pwr converter, kill switch, elec landing gear, & new tires. Used only 8X! Always garaged.

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Removable windshield. Runs like new!! $3,850. OBO Call (209) 768-3413 805 RVs/Travel Trailers

JAYCO '02 EAGLE 5th Wheel, 31 ft.

2-slideouts. Central Heat & Air. Sleeps 4, Queen bed, Irg. tub & shower. Microwave, 3-way fridge/freezer.

Good condition! $11,500 obo (209) 770-5287

Ask your classified representative about ATTENTION GETTERS MONTANA '13 BIG SKY 3402 RL

AERBUS'98 MOTOR HOME 29 ft. Wide Body Chevy Vortex eng.

47K mi, awnings, Dual A/C's, Onan Generator, All oak interior, exc condition. Tow Pkg. & brake buddy inch. $25,000 (209) 533-2731

'78 Aluminum-19 FT. 150 HP Merc with 7.5 HP Trolling Motor Lots of Extras!

Good Condition. $2,450.00 Call Jim, (209) 559-5446

SUNBIRD '89 18-FOOT Open bough, V6, downrigger, great fishing/fun boat! $3,500. 536-9661 815 Camper Shells

CAMPER SHELL Fits F-150 Pick-Up. Fiberglass, exc cond. $125.00 Call 559-1639 4 slides, 6 pt. auto leveling, 4-season rating, dual a/c, double refrigerator, low mileage & great condition! $58,000.

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RELIANCE BOXES Gravel Truck 425 Cat / Retarder 13-Speed, Good Condition. $20,000. OBO

20 Ft. 350 Chevy; New Interior, Rebuilt Outdrive, New tire/rims.

Excellent Condition!

Extras! $3950.00 VERY FAST...!

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HARLEY SOFT TAIL Special Construction 2013 - $7,000. OBO (209) 206-1660

YAMAHA '01 VSTAR 1100 Excellent Bike.

FORD '95 3/4 TON Dump Bed, LANDSCAPERS TRUCK. $6,500. firm -ANDINTERNATIONAL '73 LoadMaster BOOM TRUCK, gas engine.

Good cond. $5,500.

Call 533-4716

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FORD '06 F350 EXT. CAB less/65K miles, diesel. 5th wheel tow pkg. $9k Call 596-6629

RECREATIONAL 801 - Motorcydes 805 - RV's/Travel Trailers 810 - Boats 815 - Camper Shells 820 - Utility Trailers 825 - Leasing/Rentals 830 - Heavy Equipment 835 - Parts/Accessories 840 - Airplanes

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OLDSMOBILE '00 BRAVADA-Parting out!

Eng. runs, tranny out.

852-9141 or come see 9413 Merced Falls Rd. HONDA '04 CRV 4WD 185k miles, one owner.

Runs Great. $7,295.

(209) 288-8118

805 RVs/Travel Trailers

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DODGE '95 DAKOTA P/UP 4WD w/camper shell, 127k mi, gd. tires. $3,800. 408-489-0717 730 GMC '00JIMMY SLT Misc. Auto 4.3 Full power, sun roof, good cond. Blue w/gray AUTOS WANTED! leather. $3,800 OBO 1975 AND OLDER. (209) 532-6700 Call Mike, 602-4997

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Excellent condition. Asking $6,500. For more information please call 209-559-3428 UTILITY TRAILER w/extras. Like New! Exc cond. 7ft 10" x 12ft. $1,500. 209-559-1 639

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Sonora, CalifOrnia PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK 2 S. GREEN ST. SONORA, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2015000386 Date: 10/28/2015 02:16P DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name (s): K R ROOF REMOVAL Street address of principal place of business: 23385 Italian Bar Road Columbia, CA 95310 Name of Registrant: Kelly Roofing, Inc. 23385 Italian Bar Road Columbia, CA 95310 Articles of Incorporation ¹ 3649504 CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: not applicable This Business is conducted by: a corporation I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Kelly Roofing, Inc. s/ Ryan Kelly Owner NOTICE: This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new FBN statement must be filed no more than 40 days from expiration.

This filing does not of itself authorize the use of this name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law. (B & P Code 14411 et seq.)

CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the original on file in my office.

DEBORAH BAUTISTA,

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County Clerk & Auditor-Controller, By: Theresa K. Badgett, Deputy Publication Dates: November 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2015

The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA 95370 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK 2 S. GREEN ST. SONORA, CA 95370 (209) 533-5573 FILE NO. 2015000395 Date: 11/3/2015 03:16P DEBORAH BAUTISTA, CLERK & AUDITORCONTROLLER The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fictitious Business Name (s): TUOLUMNE GEOSERVICE Street address of principal place of business: 17281 Corcoran Gray Road Big Oak Flat, CA 95305 Name of Registrant: Johns Geotechnical, Inc. 17281 Corcoran Gray Road Big Oak Flat, CA 95305 Articles of Incorporation ¹ 3757477 CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/02/2015 This Business is conducted by: a corporation.

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mation in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Johns Geotechnical, Inc. s/ Alastair Johns, PG Principal Geologist NOTICE: This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new FBN statement must be filed no more than 40 days from expiration.

This filing does not of itself authorize the use of this name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law. (B & P Code 14411 et seq.)

CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the original on file in my office.

DEBORAH BAUTISTA, County Clerk & Auditor-Controller, By: Theresa K. Badgett, Deputy Publication Dates: November 6, 13, 20 &

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: WILLIAM M. LANE CASE NUMBER PR-11252 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be otherwise interested in the will or estate, or both, of: WILLIAM M. LANE aka WILLIAM MICHAEL LANE A Petition for Probate has been filed by: SUZANNE SLAUGHTER in the Superior Court of California, County of: Tuolumne.

The Petition for Probate requests that SUZANNE SLAUGHTER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate

underthe Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

St., Sonora, CA 95370 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of thedecedent,you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in section 9100 of the California Probate Code. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.

YOU MAY EXAMINE

the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: CYNTHIA R. HADELL 316 S. Stewart Street, Suite 2 Sonora, CA 95370 209-532-6459 Filed Nov. 10, 2015 By: Gloria Doehring, Clerk Publication Dates:

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, November 17, 2015, the Board of Supervisors adopted the following ordinances:

Ordinance No. 3290, amending Title 16 of the Tuolumne County Ordinance Code by repealing and replacing Chapters 16.09, 16.10, 16.11 and 16.22 to clarify existing procedures and add a newSection 16.22.080 to establish provisions for the expiration of applications.

Ordinance No. 3291, rezoning 0.4 acre to RE-5 and 0.4 acre to 0, located at 20709 Green Acres Road. A portion of Section 25, Township 2 North, Range 15East. APN 38-110-10 for Crauthers.

Ordinance No. 3292, rezoning 30.0 acre parcel to A-20, located at 21881 Bald Mountain Road. A portion of Section 20, Township 2 North, Range 15 East. APN 85-490-04 for Meller.

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Roc k y — Terrier mix, black and tan, Molly — Gray tabby, short hair, female, male, 3 years 1 year Thor — Labrador/hound mix, tricolor, KITTENS male, 2.5 years Aloha — Black, short hair, female, 8 PUPPIES months Angel — Chihuahua/pug mix, tan and Calvin — Seal Point Siamese, short white, female, 6.5 months hair, male, 5.5 months Kyle — Retriever, tan and white, male, Kit Kat — Black, long hair, female, 9 11.5 months months Klein — Black and white, short hair, Lizzy English •J Springer spaniel, liver male,5.5 m onths and white, female, 5 Patches — Whiteand gray, medium months hair, male, 3 months Pepper — Orange and white, long hair, Louise — Rottweiler/ Lab/boxer mix, brown male, 3 months Velcro — White, brown and tan, meand black, female, 3.5 dium hair, male, 3 months months Nico — Rat terrier, tricolor, male, 4.5 months Call the H umane Society of

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+Molly — Labrador retriever/Doberman Pinscher, female, young +Sheba — Pit bull, female, adult "Rex — German shepherd mix, male, adult CATS Alfred — Short hair, gray and white, male, baby Annie — Long hair, female, adult Ariel — Short hair, female, baby Berkeley — Short hair, gray tabby, female, adult Bluebelle — Short hair, gray, female, senior Buffy — Short hair, male, young Christie — Short hair, female, young Daisy — Short hair, brown and white, female, baby Eli — Short hair, orange, male, baby Elvis — Short hair, black, male, baby Emma — Short hair, black, female, young Felicity — Short hair, female, baby Fearless — Short hair, orange, male, adult Flash — Short hair, gray and white, female, adult Jasper — Short hair, male, young Leo — Medium hair, orange tabby, male, adult Louise — Medium hair, calico, female, adult

Marcus — Long hair, male, adult Marty — Medium hair, male, baby Mim Tux — Short hair, black and white, female, baby Morris — Short hair, male, young Nash Bridges — Short hair, black and white, male, baby Newman — Short hair, gray and white, male, baby Nicki — Medium hair, black, female, adult Nickelby — Medium hair, male, baby Olive — Short hair, black, female, young Opie — Short hair, orange tabby, male, young Ripley — Short hair, gray tabby, male, adult Rudy — Short hair, orange, male, young +Suki — Bobtail, gray and white, female, adult Sweetie — Short hair, female, baby Tiffany — Short hair, female, adult Thelma — Medium hair, calico, female, adult Tilly — Short hair, brown and white tabby, female, adult Kittens — all kinds Barn Cats — all kinds

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Animals in stores could be harmful to others DEAR ANNIE: I would like to know why stores allow people to bring their pets inside. I have seen dogs sitting in the carts with their blankets as the owners push through the store.

I often see one particular owner at the same store. She appears to like the attention the dog brings, as she stands and talks a lot to anyone who passes.

My grandson is allergic to dogs and cats aud would get quite sick if he were put in the same cart after an animal has been in it.

I have had many cats, dogs, pigs and horses over the years and have loved them all, but would never think to bring them into stores where they could cause someone else to suffer respiratory distress. Maybe these pet owners don't think about the peoplethey could adversely affect.

— PLEASE LEAVE ANIINALS AT HOME DEAR HOME: Of course they don't think about other people's sensitivities. They are too fo-

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Mailbox cused on their own. Many stores now feel obligated to allow pets because so many folks claim they are "comfort animals" with legal protection. This is often not the ease,but stores are reluctant to challenge their patrons.

Instead of expecting others to be more considerate(good luck with that), those with allergies must take their own precautions.

Many stores now offerdisinfectant wipes for their carts, but we recommend you bring your own, just in case.

DEAR ANNII<:: I am tired of you saying "try harder" to women who, likeme, are past the age of 50 and tired of the sexual demands of our partners.

I like sex, provided it is satisfying to both partners. The "slam barn thank you mam" type doesn't count. I would like a little foreplay. I would like to be touched at other times. I would like to be respected and appreciated.Iwould like to be given some attention dur-

ing the hour it takes for the Viagra to take effect and not jumped on when he's ready.

Oh, sorry, I didn't intend to make this about me. Because it's ail about him. It was all about him when he was 20 and had the sex drive of a rabbit.

It was all about him when he was 30 aud tryingto prove he was adequate.

And it is still all about him. There are things I refuse to do because I find them distasteful. There are things he cannot do, aud then he blames me for his inadequacies. And he looks at porn online, saying I "don't give him what he needs."

I refuse to be treated like an object any more. We' ve already been to counseling. It doesn't work because he

"doesn't need it." He just wants more sex.

— TIRED OF SEX, SO BLAME ME DEAR TIRED: Om advice to "tryharder" isfor w omen whose husbands are kind and loving, but the women's libido is nonexistent and they have no interest in any sexual activity. This is obviously not the ease for you.

Your husband seems selfish, and your reluctance to please him has nothing to do with sex and everything to do with feeling unappreciated. Counseling is for you, not him. Try it on your own.

Annie'sMailboxiswritten by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.

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Workout supplements are a sum of the parts DEAR DR. ROACH: My son, in his mid-20s, uses a preworkout energy supplement to which I am opposed. Can you tell me if this is harmful so that I can show him scientific research aud your educated and medically sound response?

The supplement he uses contains alanine1g,creatine 1 g,arginine 1g,tyrosineand velvetbean seedextract.Italso contains 150 mg caffeine.—B.G. ANSWER: It's not always easy to tell what supplements are safe or effective for the condition they are marketed for, aud the information available through a Web search often is biased. One place I start to get information is Medline Plus (www.nlm.uih.gov/medlineplustrl, which has reliable information about many

supplements, but you often have to search individually.

In this case, alanine, arginine aud tyrosineall are amino acids.These are the building blocks for proteins, and are safe iu reasonable amounts. Creatiue is generall y safe for adults,and has been shown modestly effective at helping improve strength in young male weightlifters.

One gram is afairly low doseand is

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and in good health. I recently was told by my doctor that what was first diagnosed as a swollen lymph is actually a condition called carotidynia. Can you please publish some information about this condition aud what I can expect? Sometimes it

Keith Roach, M.D. generall y considered safe.The 150 mg ofcafFeineisaboutthesame as a cup of strong coffee.

Velvet bean seed extractIhad to look up.Ithas been used both as a food crop and in traditional medicines. It has toxicity at high doses, but at the dose iu the supplement, it should be safe.

In summary, I think this supplement is not likely to be harmful if taken iu recommendeddoses,and itmighthave some small benefit. There is nothing in the supplement that cannot be obtained easily aud cheaply from food,apartfrom the velvet beau, which I think has the least proof of benefit of all the components of the supplement.

DEAR DR. ROACH:I am 49 years old

is worse than at other times, but it never reallygoes away. Iwould not consider it painful; it is just uncomfortable, and when severe, it radiates up into my ear and down into my chest.—S.W. ANSWER: Car otidyLua (literally, "painin the carotid artery")can come from severaldistinct causes, some of which are catastrophic such as a carotid artery dissection, which is a tearing of the lining of the artery. In somecases, carotidynia may be a form of migraine. After surgery or angioplasty to the carotid artery, one also can getpain thatcomes from the carotid itself.

In the case of no other cause being identified, the condition is sometimes called idiopathic (which simply means "ofunknown cause") carotidynia, and some, but not all, experts think this condition comes from a type of inflammation around the artery, which can sometimes

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Today is a 7, Fix up your place.

Over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Sagittarius, focus on household renovation. Talk over options with housemates and movethingsaround.Resolve an issuethat's been bugging you. Communication unlocks doors.

Libra (Sept. D-Oct. 22): Today is a 7, Begin a three-week intensive study phase, with Mercury in Sagittarius. Your To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easi- curiosity intensifies. Write reports and investigate assumpest day, 0 the most challenging. tions. Consider ethics and consequences before acting.

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Cancer (June 21 July 22): Today is a 9, Create and Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Today is a 7, Competition or discover efficiencies. It's easier to figure out professional romance? Enjoy a three-week social phase, with Mercury in solutions for the next few weeks, with Mercury in Sagittarius. Sagittarius. Group activities go well. Confer with others and Your work gets more interesting. Organize your home office discover hidden truths. Show appreciation for the work of for comfort. Iron out wrinkles in written material. your friends. You have what others want.

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be seen on CT or MRI scan.

Idiopathic carotidynia is usually treated with anti-inflammatory medicinesibuprofen, or prednisone in more severe cases. Most cases respond quickly, in a few days or up to a fewweeks. However, I want to emphasize the need to thoroughly search for other concerning causes of neck pain.

The booklet on abnormal heart rhythms explains atrial fibrillation aud the more common heart rhythm disturbances iu greater detail. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Roach Book No. 107, 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S J$6. Can. with the recipient' s printed name and address.

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Today in history Today is Friday, Nov. 20, the 324th day of 2015. There are 41 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:On Nov. 20, 1945, 22 former Nazi officials went on trial before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany.

(Almost a year later, the International Military Tribune sentenced 12 of the defendants to death; seven received prison sentences ranging from 10 years to life; three were acquitted.)

On this date: In 1620, Peregrine White was born aboard the Mayflower in Massachusetts Bay; he was the first child born of English parents in presentday New England.

In 1947, Britain's future queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey.

In 1959, the United Nations issued its Declaration of the Rights of the Child.

In 1967, the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock at the Commerce Department ticked past 200 million.

In 1969, the Nixon administration announced a halt to residential use of the pesticide DDT as part of a total phaseout. A group of American Indian activists began a 19-month occupation of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. In 1975, after nearly four decades of absolute rule, Spain's Generalissimo Francisco Franco died, two weeks before his 83rd birthday.

In 1985, the first version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, Windows 1.0, was officially released.

In 1995, Olympic figure skating champion Sergei Grinkov died of a heart attack in Lake Placid, New York. BBC Television broadcast an interview with Princess Diana, who admitted being unfaithful to Prince Charles.

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