Hundreds of skiers and snowboarders were standing in line for a chair lift Wednesday morning as Dodge Ridge opened for the season. When the lifts started taking people up the mountain, they let out loud cheers. On the way down the powdery slopes, the cheering got louder. At around 10:30 a.m., dark clouds moved in and more snow began falling and kept falling into the afternoon.![]()
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Thanks for giving snow!
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Editorial: Thanksgiving a good time to set aside differences
The three-day feast between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1621 warms our hearts as Americans and figures into the narrative we like to tell about ourselves.![]()
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Rural counties get fewer Medicare options
Seniors living in Tuolumne County have fewer Medicare options than their counterparts living in urban areas.![]()
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Butte Fire homeowners may qualify for tax deferral
Homeowners who have experienced property damage from the Butte Fire may qualify for property tax deferral, according to the Calaveras County Assessor’s Office.![]()
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Annual CHP toy drive to begin
The California Highway Patrol and Santa’s Express, a longtime Amador and Calaveras based nonprofit organization, are teaming up for the annual CHiPs for KIDS Toy Drive, according to a CHP news release.![]()
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Man suspected of abusing elder mother arrested in Groveland
A Groveland man has been accused of pushing his mother to the ground, which resulted in a fractured wrist.![]()
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Obituaries for Nov. 26, 2015
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News of Record for Nov. 26, 2015
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Calendar for Nov. 26, 2015
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Wildcats play for section championship Saturday
Sonora head football coach Bryan Craig is in his seventh year as head coach for the Wildcats. He has helped guide the Wildcats to the playoffs in five of those seven seasons, including back-to-back section title game appearances this year and in 2014. He has won consecutive Mother Lode League titles since entering the league two years ago. Craig spoke with
Union Democrat sports editor Bill Rozak on a chilly Wednesday night during practice at Dunlavy Field.
UD: Second straight section final appearance, are you doing anything different in preparation for this years final than you did for last year?
BC: Exactly the same. Exactly what we did last year. We’re always happy to be practicing on Thanksgiving week.
UD: Anything you learned not to do last year?
BC: We didn’t come out with a victory but we played well so everything we did was good.![]()
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Colder weather helps duck hunters
This week’s weather change could be a boon to duck hunters, as a freeze up north should drive some new birds down into the Grasslands.
Last Saturday, my son Bill and a friend had a pretty good shoot at the Santa Cruz Club south of Los Banos. They had a good early morning flight, mostly Greenwing Teal and Northern shovelers. They ended up with 11 ducks, including one Canvasback, before the flight ended about 10:30 a.m.
To make it more challenging, they were both shooting 20 gauge shotguns. My son is still shooting the same Remington Model 58 that I gave him in 1970, when he was 13 years old.
The public shooting areas showed some increase in averages last Saturday in the Sacramento Valley with Delevan and Sacramento Refuges being the best.
In the Los Banos Complex, Merced and Los Banos units picked up to around two birds per hunter.![]()
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Letters to the Editor for Nov. 27, 2015
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Student aims to help homeless
A Summerville High School senior is hitting the streets with local advocates in an effort to make a difference in the lives of homeless people throughout Tuolumne County.![]()
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Wildcats play for section title, aim for legacy
After practice on Wednesday night, Sonora High assistant football coach Rusty Price wanted his players to think about one thing — leaving a legacy.![]()
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Church Thanksgiving dinner a place for sharing
Follow the scent from the back of Sonora United Methodist Church, through the cathedral, down a flight of stairs.![]()
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Angels Camp parade bigger than years past
The aroma of 100 Douglas firs perfumed the streets of downtown Angels Camp and pine boughs sat centered among pillars that supported the overhangs for the businesses.![]()
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Church backpack program benefits Tuolumne County homeless
People who are homeless in Sonora can go to St. James Episcopal Church during office hours and receive a backpack full of supplies.![]()
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Marchers hope to raise awareness of climate change
A group of people who want to draw attention to fossil fuels and climate change are planning to march Sunday afternoon in Sonora, an effort that’s billed to be in concert with demonstrators in other towns and cities around the world.![]()
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TUD worker injured in catwalk fall
A Tuolumne Utilities District employee was injured when a catwalk at TUD’s wastewater treatment plant in southwest Sonora broke and he fell 25 to 30 feet.![]()
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Former veteran affairs leader Law dies
A former leader of two Mother Lode veteran service organizations died Monday at his home in Columbia.![]()
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