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By Alan Riquelmy He was a really
Staff Writer hard worker
Three decades ago, 49er and a really good dad.
Jacob Halleib was just
Fire proved a harbinger of months away from his The worst part is the
fire seasons to come five-year anniversary
when he died.
kids. They’re going
Halleib met his wife, Ni- to have to grow up
By Liz Kellar
Staff Writer
cole, at 16. They married
and had three children,
without a dad.
”
M
with whom Halleib spent — Nicole Halleib,
arty Nelson was just 19 much of his free time. Jacob Halleib’s wife
when, as a California “He was a really hard
Youth Authority inmate worker and a really good 26, faces a charge of will-
at Washington Ridge, dad,” Nicole Halleib said. fully discharging a firearm
he was assigned to fight what became “The worst part is the in a grossly negligent
the 49er Fire. kids. They’re going to have manner in connection
A Sacramento native, he had been to grow up without a dad.” with the shooting. Arrest-
on the fire crew almost two years by Halleib, 25, was shot ed after officers inter-
then and had fought several fires. But unintentionally Satur- viewed witnesses, Crook
nothing could have prepared him for day in the 15000 block remained Monday in the
that fire, he said. of Niels Meade Drive in Nevada County Jail under
In the last few years, California has Grass Valley. Authorities $10,000 in bond, author-
seen some devastating mega-wild- pronounced him deceased ities said.
fires. But 30 years ago, when the 49er at 11:15 a.m. Sunday at a “I would anticipate you
Fire swept through Nevada County, Roseville hospital, Chief would see an increased
few in Northern California had ever Deputy Coroner Mike Sul- charge coming,” Sullivan
seen that kind of wind-whipped mass livan and reports state.
destruction. Joshua Aaron Crook, HALLEIB, A9
30 YEARS AGO TODAY
The 49er Fire started a little after
9 a.m. on Sept. 11, 1988. By the time
it was contained on Sept. 13, it had
“
burned
It was 33,700 acres
pretty clear — 52 square
miles — and
it was going to be destroyed
a major fire.
” 312 struc-
tures, 89
— Tony Clarabut, vehicles and
California Department 17 boats.
of Forestry battalion The mem-
chief at time ories still
of 49er Fire loom large
for many in
Nevada County, especially for those THE UNION FILE PHOTOS/JOHN HART
who fought the fire. A couple watches the 49er Fire burn near Highway 49 and Reeder Ranch area,
“It was the biggest one I’d ever shortly after the fire broke out on Sept. 11, 1988.
been on,” Nelson said. “It was pretty SUBMITTED TO THE UNION
scary.” INSIDE ONLINE From left, Dominic Halleib, 6; Jacob Halleib; Dakota
What he remembers most clearly A4 - Mike Dobbins remembers pro- Photo galleries of staff/submitted photos “Koda” Halleib, 2; and Demitri Halleib, 4.
was the noise the fire made. viding live coverage, via landlines, for from 30 years ago this week
“That roar — it was like a loco- KNCO Radio. Timeline of events with 49er Fire, as re-
motive and the ocean and the wind,
all at the same time,” Nelson said,
the awe he felt still reverberating 30
A4 - Charles Schmidt, like many local
residents, sought out ways to help with
the 49er Fire.
ported by The Union on Sept. 12-19, 1988
Through the lens: Photographer John
Hart shares his 49er Fire memories,
Broken gas main
years later. “It would come through
like a rush, this heavy beat, like
A6 & A7 – Community members share
their memories of how they heard
word of the fire.
photos
Flashback: Man charged in 1988 49er
Fire released from custody in 2002
closes roads in
49ER FIRE, A10
Brunswick Basin
The Union staff Road and Sutton Way. The
on and off ramps from
Traffic in the Brunswick Brunswick Road to the
Basin came to a stand- Golden Center Freeway
still Monday afternoon were also closed for a time
when a natural gas main during the afternoon.
was severed on the site According to a press
of the Mobil gas station release issued by Grass
at Brunswick Road and Valley Fire Chief Mark
Plaza Drive. Buttron, the leak was the
The leak resulted in result of a construction
A fire engine burned during the 49er Fire when it More than 300 structures, including many homes, burned the closure of Brunswick accident. The release also
wrapped around West Wildwood Drive, near Lake to the ground during the 49er Fire in western Nevada Road from Nevada City
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Helping on the
fire, however
we could
I
operated Charles OTHER VOICES
Tractor Service in Charles Schmidt
Grass Valley back
then. I thought I if memory serves.
could be of some use with Towards the mop-up
my Kubota and special phase I would guide engines
brush rake I’d made, that to smoke calls from civil-
even some Japanese people ians. Most of these were THE UNION FILE PHOTO
came here to look at. unnecessary as in many of
I
it, unlike a dozer that just Personeni’s land on Jones
piles it up. But Cal Fire felt I Bar and Bitney Springs remember it was hot. REMEMBER WHAT’S IMPORTANT
would just be in the way and area. Some kids showed up Even by late morn- What you think is important in an emergency evacuation
turned me down. and were running around ing, one knew it was often isn’t.
So I reported to the base the burned-over hill there. going to be a burner ... I was lucky to learn that.
camp at the fairgrounds, There was a lot of “skunk- maybe up past 90 degrees. It wasn’t until returning three days later that, to my horror, I
with my brush rake on and ing” and “skunk-holes” (Yes, in 88 that was con- discovered I’d left some of the most precious, irreplaceable
nosed around for things to there. Since the engine was sidered a hot day. My how things — family portraits, photos and other momentos
do. Right away, pallets of there, the crew killed a few things have changed) overlooked in the panic to get out.
generators, food, parts, fire hot-spots and they had me It was Sunday, and noth- MIKE DOBBINS Insurance papers and such are important too, but replace-
clothes, tents bags and all warning the kids to stay out ing better to do than wash Columnist able. That photo of your first-born blowing out the candles
manner of stuff to support of there. Well, adults are the car when my wife came of her first birthday cake isn’t.
firefighters was dropped always warning kids of dire out and asked if I could see “ringing off the wall.” I told Take heed, gather them or know where they are, now.
anywhere off of trucks. I’d disasters waiting for them; the smoke. him to alert the station — Mike Dobbins
find out where the pallets so they pretend to pay atten- At the time I lived at the manager and other staff
needed to go, my brush rake tion but take their own way end of Jones Bar Road, to help, and I moved to to update listeners. By for the victims and evacu-
would fit in the pallets and when they get a chance. I near the Yuba Canyon’s a neighbor’s house that this time, the entire news ees, as well as food for pets
off I’d go to the appropri- knew they would be running ridge and set back from the overlooked the canyon and staff had descended on the and livestock. “If anyone
ate staging area in the base around there as soon as we cliff about a hundred yards. river. From there I filed station and were updating has anything to spare ... we
camp and deliver the pallet. left. It was a clear day, blue continuous updates as the listeners non-stop. would put it to good use.”
Getting there, staff would So I gathered the six or sky with a slight breeze. I flames marched down the We’d suspended all pro- The response was almost
have me look out for some- so of them up and showed looked to where she was canyon. graming and simply linked instantaneous. It literally
thing they needed quickly. them how to approach an pointing and saw a column It wasn’t long before a callers to the air and let brought tears to the eyes.
So I’d track that down at area downwind, using their of smoke rising from the CDF (Cal Fire) truck and them report observations Hours and hours into the
the drop pile, and deliver it. nose to detect “fresh” smoke, area I knew to be near the two fireman pulled up and announce locations night, car after car pulled
I worked out of the Admin through the acrid burn smell Highway 49 bridge. to the neighbor’s house for evacuees to find shelter. into the station’s parking
table with a team from that pervades. And how to It was close, but I wasn’t with orders for everyone Advertisers called and vol- lot, only slowing enough to
Redding, to get dispatched walk with a sound stick, too worried. The thin gathered there to evacuate. unteered to suspend run- pass food, water, blankets,
to solve other problems. Big the longer the better. When smoke column was rising Apparently, the fire was ning their ads so as not to clothing or cash out the
crews came down from Red- I detected a “skunk-hole” straight up. Like I said, doubling back and rapidly interrupt the flow of infor- car’s window.
ding to put this thing out. smoke, we all stopped to see “slight breeze.” (We later The line backed up nearly
I was a HAM operator and that everyone got it. And learned the fire was start- The way the community came a mile in both directions on
had my pickup with a tall we approached slowly and ed by a burning piece of East Main Street. KNCO’s
steel camper on the back. A used the stick out ahead to toilet paper, dropped by a together, remains in my mind, as the sales manager Jay Cooper
terrific antenna platform. listen for the hollow “lid” on presumably homeless man found himself acting as
Communications between the hole. These are under- near river’s edge.) most moving experience for me. a traffic control officer help-
Cal Fire units, though not ground burned-out tree root Shortly thereafter, I ing coordinate the contin-
known as Cal Fire then, holes 3-6 feet deep and have heard a number of sirens crawling up the slope. mation to listeners ... that uous outpouring of love
were pretty poor with just a crust “lid”over them that responding on near- I ran home, grabbed continued for three days. and concern for neighbors,
handhelds. And the battal- looks just like the forest floor by Highway 49 and was all the “important” stuff, Until that event, KNCO friends and, more often
ion chiefs knew the name of to the untrained, and often convinced it would be out — wife and dogs, etc. — was a 5 a.m. to midnight than not, people unknown.
some place to report in the trained, eye. shortly, so continued with and drove out as flames broadcast operation. That A week later, the com-
woods, but not how to get I spread them out so they my chores. reached the ridge’s crest. changed the first night. munity gathered at the
there. There weren’t many could all see what I was But, the more I thought We were forced to leave We went 24 hours and fairgrounds to thank and
places in the county I hadn’t talking about, and told them about it, the fact I was two horses and a goat in the remained that way each day honor the men and women
been and worked. So they of the inferno that waited to director of the news oper- upper meadow. I opened that week with coverage of all our local and state
used me as a taxi to get them toast them alive two steps ations at KNCO radio, I de- the corral gate, hoping they and reports from the fire fire agencies. A huge crowd
to the fire scenes; and my in front of them. To add to cided better safe than sorry would naturally escape the scene, reporting on the lev- showed up to just say
steel roof and mag-mount the warning, I told them and called the station. flames (They did). el of destruction. “Thank You!”
antennas to improve radio that if they fell in they would Because it was Sun- The fire was roaring By Thursday, the winds To be part of that was
reception. instantly be paralyzed and day, the only staff at the down the canyon and died and the fire had life-changing for me. To
HAMs had repeaters all burnt to a crisp in seconds. station was a weekend air heading for Rough and moved on, eventually burn- witness that love for others
over the place, and I could Disbelief on their fac- personality who ran and Ready and Lake Wildwood, ing itself out in the vast in distress and danger —
get info out of a hole and re- es, but not so much now. I monitored a pre-recorded consuming everything in its Spenceville Wildlife area well, it is still hard to put
lay it back to command, that broke the crust with the stick religious Sunday morning path, burning so hot that near Beale Air Base. into words the sense of
way for them. The Amateur and they all jumped back as program. Manzanita trees ignited, In its wake, 33,700 gratitude and pride I felt.
Radio Club here had “Shad- the white-hot pit growled I suggested he simply exploded and turned into scorched acres and 312 To see this community
ows” with the fire captains, at them and singed some announce the location of mere empty holes in the destroyed homes and out- come together like it did,
Red Cross and a number of eyebrows. Soon they were the fire and that emergency ground. Gone! Not even buildings. Two houses on it remains the highlight
people in charge. able to work their way back, responders were on the way any ash. Just a smoldering my street were burned to of a four-decade career
Then as the firefighting nearer the edge to look down and to be aware of the po- black hole. the ground, nothing left but of reporting the events of
took its toll on equipment, into iron-melting heat; and tential traffic problems. After securing the white dust. western Nevada County.
the Redding repair trucks learned a lesson, I’m sure. Within the next 30 family and furry friends, The way the communi- Much has changed in that
would be dispatched, but When I wasn’t on the minutes, I realized the I returned to the threat- ty came together, remains time, that has not!
had no idea where to go. So road somewhere, working wind was picking up and ened areas and, knocking in my mind, as the most
they would follow me into at the Admin desk at the the smoke was no longer a on doors, was given access moving experience for Mike Dobbins, former
the fire zone to reach a dead Fairgrounds fire camp, I plume, but a rather large to landline telephones by me. As an example, at one KNCO radio news director,
truck. got the constant updates. I mass sweeping west and frightened homeowners. It point early in the week, is editor of The Wildwood
My most memorable one remember having 72 dozers down the Yuba River valley. helped that I was driving Red Cross called the station Independent. Contact him
was when I left the utili- in the staging or on the line, I called the station and the station’s van. I was wel- announcing its need for at mdobbins@theunion.
ty truck and crew up in a from all over the West. I was told the phone was comed to use their landline blankets, food and clothing com.
meadow on Jones Bar at learned that some operators
Owl Creek. It was a real make their living following
inferno down Owl Creek.
An engine with brake failure
was reported down in Owl
the fires. They often defy
death doing the things they
do with that machine. And
49er Fire memories
Creek. I knew the road got death takes some of them. Housing homeless safe places for them to and to be very tidy, he lit moving closer and closer
quite narrow down there; While I was working prevents fires camp. his toilet paper on fire. to Lake Wildwood.
hence leaving the utility guys there, volunteering to help I was there too, first on Wouldn’t it be smarter There were winds that E Christina Dabis
up on top. them however I could to the scene as a volunteer of to do this now rather than day, the fire just kept Nevada County
I’d driven in fire before help out my town and the Forty Niner Fire De- wait for the inevitable fire
somewhat. As a kid in Mon- county; they got my name partment. It was ignited and then wish we had?
tana, my father was United address, phone and social. by a homeless man. I’m Greg Zaller OUR POLICIES
States Forest Service, and They needed all that in case sure this memory plays a Nevada City LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Union accepts one submission
we used to bring strange I got killed they said. large role in why I keep Letters are limited to 200 per author, per 30-day period, al-
things to staging areas and Unbeknownst to me they writing about the need to First started at words. Kudos must be 100 though an opportunity for rebuttal
fire lines. So I felt confident had other motives in mind. not force the homeless to ‘Four Corners’ words or less. Please include your will be granted on a case-by-case
enough to go down, since In the winter when things camp in the brush where I was at work and we name, address and phone number. basis. Due to length, letters to the
there was no wind apparent are wet — this is when they regularly light fires. heard via law enforcement editor are often able to be published
and the flames were going things were wet and cold — It’s also just common that there was a fire at OTHER VOICES sooner than Other Voices submis-
straight up. So I went down tractor work was scarce, as sense. Highway 49 at the Birch- “Other Voices” may be 500 to sions. In the interest of clarity,
there to the bottom and is therefore money. Pleased The fire danger increas- ville/Tyler-Foote Crossing 750 words in length. Please The Union only accepts electronic
couldn’t find that engine. and surprised was I to find es every time they break roads. Those of us who include your name, address, daytime submissions. Selection of letters and
I got back out with flames an $1,800 check in the mail. up a camp as it drives lived in the area knew it phone number and a paragraph at Other Voices for publication is at the
on either side of the road I had been hired on without them deeper into the as “Four Corners.” the end describing yourself. discretion of the editor. The Union
30 feet in the air. We called knowing it. woods. There is only one It didn’t take long to see reserves the right to edit for length,
around and finally found the way to reduce the dan- the smoke. Yes, a home- EMAIL TO clarity and content on all submis-
dead truck towards the end Charles Schmidt lives in ger of a homeless person less fellow tidied up after letters@theunion.com sions. All submissions become the
of Jones Bar, on Yuba Trail, Grass Valley. causing a fire, provide he had relieved himself, property of The Union.
The Union | Tuesday, September 11, 2018 | A5
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from his commuter train.
Feuerman had always seen him- There really is no safe
self as a New Yorker, but “every-
thing changed that day,” he says.
Shaken by the experience, the
place.
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apparel broker and his wife put — Stephen Feuerman
their home on the market weeks ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOS
later. Within four months, they and Michael Koveleski is interviewed in the showroom of their store Design Sleep where an aerial photograph After 9/11, though, Michael
their two small children moved to a of the Chrysler Building hangs on their wall in Yellow Springs, Ohio on Aug. 23. He and his wife, Margery, sensed emotional burnout sur-
gracious South Florida suburb they left New York in the wake of 9/11 with four children and no work lined up. rounding him at his lower Man-
figured would be safer than New hattan workplace, while security
York. Bern, North Carolina, to Washing- 2002 move to the New Bern sub- but for us, it’s been the right fit,” measures lengthened his commute
So it was until this past Valen- ton for a few days. The 350-mile urb of Trent Woods meant extra Jennifer says. “We’re outside the from Queens and devoured his
tine’s Day, when mass violence tore trips are a price the federal lobbyist costs, including a Washington bubble, and this is how America time with the children. Two months
into Parkland, Florida, too. pays for peace of mind after Sept. 11. apartment and a then-advanced really lives.” later, American Airlines Flight 587
“There really is no safe place,” says He and his wife, Jennifer, were phone system to make sure Scott crashed near the Koveleskis’ home,
Feuerman, whose children survived rooted in Washington before the wouldn’t miss clients’ calls to his “YOU’RE ONLY GOING TO killing 265 people. There had to
but lost friends in the massacre attacks. He was a former federal office there. Jennifer, already a law- CHANGE YOUR LIFE WHEN be a better way to live, the couple
that killed 17 people at Marjory official lobbying on Native Ameri- yer, had to take a second bar exam THINGS ARE BAD” thought.
Stoneman Douglas High School. can and gaming issues. She’d grown in North Carolina. Michael Koveleski isn’t afraid The next spring they moved to
The Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks up nearby, though her parents had Friends suggested the Daceys of taking risks. His Christian faith Springfield, Ohio, where they had
prompted the Feuermans and an moved to North Carolina. were overreacting. And it was an gives him confidence he’ll be OK if church friends.
uncounted number of others to Then came the strike on the Pen- adjustment, going from career-fo- he does what’s right, and he’s a mo- If a better way, it wasn’t always
quietly move away from their lives tagon, the paralyzing feeling of not cused, on-the-go Washington to tivational-book reader who thrives smooth. It was initially a challenge
near the hijacked-plane strikes that knowing what might happen next, the gentler pace of eastern North on “tenacious optimism.” for the Koveleskis’ children to be
killed nearly 3,000 people in New the weeks of watching military air- Carolina. He needed plenty of it after he the new, mixed-race kids in an area
York, the Pentagon and a Pennsyl- craft patrol around their suburban But it also opened unexpected and his wife, Margery, left New less diverse than Queens. And Mi-
vania field. Virginia home. opportunities. Scott is a county York in the wake of 9/11 with four chael struggled to find work in the
Some sought a place where they “It really made us have a wake-up commissioner and ran for Congress; children and no work lined up. shaky post-9/11 economy.
could feel safe. Some placed a new call: ‘How do we want to live our a Republican, he never considered New York and church had But, eventually, he made it. He
importance on living near family. lives?’” Scott says. “Do we want seeking office in Democratic-leaning brought the couple together in the opened his own business, Design
Others simply re-evaluated what to be up here in this rat race of northern Virginia. Jennifer is a com- 1980s: she a Haitian-American Sleep.
they wanted from life. Washington, D.C.?” Or raising kids munity college trustee and serves on from Brooklyn, he a white art stu- “You’re only going to change your
somewhere that didn’t feel so on- other local boards. dent from Massachusetts. By 2001, life when things are bad — or terri-
“IT REALLY MADE US HAVE guard, somewhere closer to family And their children, 17 and 15, he was a furniture designer for a ble,” Michael says. “Our thing was
A WAKE-UP CALL” in times of crisis? grew up in a town repeatedly platform-bed shop, she a mom and 9/11, starting over with nothing. ...
About 30 weeks a year, Scott Dac- The choice wasn’t simple, partic- ranked among the state’s safest. frequent school volunteer. They I am thrilled at the way it came out
ey drives from his home near New ularly for a lobbyist. The couple’s “It would not be for everybody, had a small house and a full life. to be.”
Melanie Whitesides Whitesides. her extended family and Funeral Homes in Spokane,
She loved her career as a countless beloved friends. WA.
Melanie Marvel Ogren home health nurse, espe- A memorial service was In lieu of flowers, please
Whitesides passed away in cially caring for children. held on Thursday, Sep- send donations to PHassoci-
Spokane, WA on August In 2008 she was diagnosed tember 6, 2018 at Heritage ation.org
29, 2018 after a courageous with Pulmonary Hyperten-
battle with
Pulmonary
sion and retired. Melanie
loved to travel, helping Susan Smith Trusted for
Hyperten-
sion.
those in need, and visit-
ing with her family and
Susan Smith, a master of the hula hoop and
many other things, left us like she lived; in a
Generations
She friends including her five lively manner! Known for her integrity and
high standards, it is likely that she has been
was born grandchildren.
assigned for a very exciting and important
January Melanie was a master of job in the afterlife. Currently, after hitting the
Celebrating and honoring the lives of loved ones
26, 1969 in crocheting and knitting, gym, she’s planting purple irises while listening for more than 75 years. It’s our privilege to provide
Glendale, CA to Robert and making gifts for friends and to the Beatles’ Rubber Soul album and waiting
Julia Marvel. family, and items for dona- for her New York chocolate cheese cake to come thoughtful funeral, burial and cremation services
Her family moved to tion. Her outgoing personal- out of the oven. It will be perfect! She will be attending her new duties to our Nevada County community. Call us to learn
Grass Valley, CA in 1972 ity always brightened every- soon which include being a dance instructor and a back up singer for
how pre-need arrangements can help ease the
where she attended Forest one’s day. She will always be Aretha Franklin and probably many other greats as well.
Lake Christian School and remembered for her happy After a six year struggle with breast cancer, at the age of 53, Susan burden of funeral planning.
graduated from Nevada laugh and her love of Donny passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and close friends on
the morning of August 14 2018. Her transition was an inspiration to
Union High School in 1987. Osmond.
those who cared for her; an example of courage, presence and grace.
After her marriage to Melanie is survived by
Still today, Susan continues to be a guiding light to her friends, family
Grant Ogren and the birth her parents, Robert and and community at large and especially to her husband, who has a hard
of their son, Kristopher Julia; her sister Melissa; time balancing the check book. She was famous
Coby, they moved to Lor- her son Kristopher (Carly); for her contagious smile and a spark for life.
ing AFB in Maine. While step-children, Tyler, Briton From here on out, Susan will be frequently 459 Hollow Way, Nevada City
living there, she earned and Aliea; grandchildren checking in on her daughter, two brothers, 530.265.2429 | hooperandweavermortuary.com
her nursing degree. After Alexis, Willow, Sofia and her mother and father, and her husband
Grant’s military service, Wyatt; nephews Cameron, who is now free to play the blues. Report- Debbie Prisk Olsen, General Manager: FDR 2247
they relocated to Spokane. Kasey and Keegan; former edly, she has been visiting her loved ones in Kay Lott Baker, Owner: FDR 2228
In 2000, she married Bret husbands Grant and Bret, the form of a dragonfly, sometimes a goose! Lic FD411, CR142
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49ER FIRE
49ER FIRE
Site of a home destroyed by the 49er Fire. Firefighters pause in their efforts to stop the 49er Fire.
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used to have trouble letting involvement in Al-Anon, Fill in the grid so that every
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crashing waves.”
Nelson remained at
Washington Ridge another
eight months before his
release, then moved out of
state. When he returned to
California a few years ago,
he chose to make Nevada
County his home.
“I go up there every now
and then, to look around,”
Nelson said of the site of
the fire’s origin. “It was a
big part of my life.”
‘REMINDED ME OF
SOME WAR SCENE’
Even veteran firefighters
were stunned by the speed
and ferocity of the blaze.
“It reminded me of some
war scene,” said retired
CDF Region Chief Bill
Holmes, remembering his
first view of Lake Wild-
wood from the air. “All
I could see were houses
burning and boats on fire
floating around randomly.
... Both lanes of the road
leading to Lake Wildwood
were full of trucks and cars
full of belongings, pets
and horses heading out to
Highway 20. It was almost
impossible to drive into SUBMITTED BY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL OF NEVADA COUNTY
Lake Wildwood.” This map shows the timeline of the 49er Fire’s growth over three days in September 1988.
The heat and the wind
already were a concern that
morning, said Tony Clar-
abut, a battalion chief with
California Department of
Forestry at the time. After
all, he said, firefighters had
to knock down a 35-acre
fire the night before.
He was sitting with Capt.
Gary Sweet, a longtime
county resident and fire-
fighter, when Sweet made a
prediction.
“Gary said, ‘Tony, we’re
going to get a fire today,’
meaning a major fire,”
Clarabut said. “Not 10 min-
utes later, we were toned
out for a fire off North
Bloomfield, it was a tree
into a power pole.”
As soon as they got the THE UNION FILE PHOTO
quarter-acre fire under A Sacramento TV news truck surveys the scene of several homes that burned to the ground.
control, Clarabut said, they
heard the Oregon Peak there’s more coordination Safe Council of Nevada on the local fire agencies.
Lookout calling fire traffic of resources and more County, of the 148 homes “In 30 years, people have
in the North San Juan mutual support, and more destroyed during the 49er moved further and further
area. resources, more personnel Fire, 80 percent were not out. You can see it,” he said.
“That was the begin- available,” Clarabut mused, in compliance with the “When you have to focus
ning,” he said. adding that a number of required clearance around on protecting property and
Clarabut was the first the fire stations back then homes. evacuating people, fires
chief officer on scene, weren’t staffed with paid This is an issue that has continue unabated.”
arriving after a North San personnel. not gone away, Clarabut Clarabut also points to
Juan engine and a CDF fire Another change for the said — and is one that gets climate change and drier
engine. better? ever more important as the seasons, saying, “The fuel THE UNION FILE PHOTO
The fire was already at During the 49er Fire, county’s population has component out there is ex- Flames flicker above a ridge amid clouds of smoke from
three acres, he said, adding, Clarabut said, the Lake continued to grow. traordinary — it gets worse the 1988 49er Fire.
“It was pretty clear it was Wildwood evacuation was “We have always had a every year.”
going to be a major fire.” a “disaster,” with residents fire problem in California,” In much of California, he
Back then, a vacuum of who were trying to flee the he said. “The more people said, residents aren’t get-
fresh resources led to many fire getting stuck in long we put out in the wild- ting the message to
of the firefighters working lines. lands, the more we allow be good stewards of
48 hours or more before “Pleasant Valley Road fuels to build up, and with their land and manage the
getting a rest. at the time was just two the (climate) changing. fuels.
“When you’re in the thick lanes, and it was a major I don’t think we should “Driving around Neva-
of things, even a catnap is problem,” he said. “Now be surprised our fires are da County, to our credit, a
not happening,” Clarabut there’s a third lane for getting bigger and more lot of people are making a
said. evacuation purposes. There damaging.” better effort to clear their
also is now a connector And, Clarabut said, the land,” Clarabut said.
THE NEW NORMAL road between Alta Sierra more homes get built in
“One interesting com- and Lime Kiln.” the wilderness, the more Contact reporter Liz Kellar
parison ... is that 30 years One major issue in 1988? the responsibility for pro- at 530-477-4236 or by
down the line, fire agencies A lack of defensible space. tecting homes becomes a email at lizk@theunion. THE UNION FILE PHOTO/JOHN HART
do a lot of things better, According to the Fire greater and greater burden com. Community members make sack lunches for firefighters.
Music therapy benefits brought to life at hospital during your next mam-
mogram appointment.
Thursdays, Sept. 13, Oct.
4, and Oct. 18, 4:30-8
By Mary Beth TeSelle p.m. at SNMH Women’s
Special to The Union Imaging Center’s
Moonlight Mammograms.
W
hen it comes Reservations required.
to health care, Financial assistance may
we typical- be available for those
ly think of without insurance. Call
medication, technology 530-274-6262.
and procedures. But more
and more often, health care ■ Yes I Can Support
providers are looking past Series
traditional types of care and Seven-week series for
finding that alternative ther- family caregivers of the
apies can yield significant, chronically ill or disabled.
and sometimes surprising, Topics include caring for
benefits. the caregiver, personal
Among these “out of the care, community resourc-
box” therapies – music. es, nutrition and more.
“Music is such a pow- Mondays, beginning Sept.
erful conduit for healing,” 17, 9 a.m.-Noon at the 49er
says Dignity Health Sierra Lounge, Eskaton Village,
Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley. Sponsored
Chaplain Perry Mayforth. by SNMH Foundation’s
“Music is underestimated Alzheimer’s Outreach
for the power it brings.” Program. Registration re-
Researchers at McGill quired. Call 530-264-5046
University in Montreal or email amikalheine@
collected data from 400 gmail.com.
studies examining the
health benefits of music and ■ Auxiliary Seeks
found that music improves SUBMITTED PHOTO Members
the body’s immune system Participants of the Harp Therapy Support Group share the gift of music with patients and staff throughout Sierra SNMH Auxiliary is
function while also reducing Nevada Memorial Hospital. accepting applications for
“
stress. new volunteers to help
Music was also found to It is so powerful to hear the peaceful minutes. They provide such LEARN MORE patients, families and staff
be more effective than pre-
scription drugs in reducing
anxiety before surgery.
sound of music.
” Laura Seeman
comfort to the patients and,
often, to the families.”
Proof that sometimes the
The Harp Therapy Support
Group has a new session
starting soon. To register,
members. Volunteers do
not participate in clinical
care. Next interview ses-
For the health care pro- Patient Experience Manager at SNMH best care involves more than please call Lisa Stine at sion on Wednesday, Oct.
viders at SNMH, music just the best medicine. 530-632-6226. 3. Applications available
therapy has become one Stine points to research fill the hospital. Recently, “Music is so powerful, To learn more about the at SNMH main lobby
more tool in providing care which has shown that the Yuba Spirit Threshold touches our soul, and can Yuba Spirit Threshold desk; outpatient lobby
to patients throughout the cancer patients engaged in Singers began coming to express innermost feelings,” Singers, call Debra Kiva at desk; or at www.snmh.
hospital. music therapy experience SNMH to sing to patients. says Mayforth. “Music con- 530-913-0320. org under “Ways to Give.”
“It is so powerful to hear increased energy, improve- There are more than 200 nects us with others and cre- Application deadline is
the peaceful sound of mu- ment in heart rate, and threshold choirs around the ates a powerful bond. Music role in our healing. If our Wednesday, Sept. 19. For
sic,” says Laura Seeman, decrease in depression. She world, all sharing the gift of helps us through some of focus is to heal, then music information, call Patty
Patient Experience Manager finds that music also helps music for those in need, at the most difficult times in will have a vital place here at Kuehhirt at 530-272-8136.
at SNMH. “It is truly lovely people to share more openly. no charge. our lives and plays a vital our hospital.”
to see the effect it has on “Through music, the The choir offers small
patients.” group members are able groups of singers who
One person who is bring- to move into a safe and quietly sing to people at a
ing that effect to life within creative space with new “threshold” of life – either
the walls of SNMH is Lisa friends. They bond and heal recovering from illness,
Stine, who leads the SNMH and having the focus on the nearing the end of life or in
Community Cancer Center’s beauty of the music truly grief.
weekly Harp Therapy Sup- uplifts them.” Seeman says staff and
port Group. More than a dozen of volunteers throughout the
The group is open to any Stine’s past students “give hospital look for patients
patient, survivor or fam- back” by performing for who may benefit from a visit
ily caregiver affected by patients throughout the from the singers.
cancer. Participants don’t hospital. “Sometimes a patient may
need any musical training or “Volunteering to perform be agitated, or the family
experience. is not a requirement for par- may be looking for a way to
“The harp is truly a ticipation in the program,” help reduce stress or fear
magical instrument – even Stine says. “However, over for the patient,” Seeman
simple tunes are fun, and the years I have observed explains. “We call the
nothing sounds bad on it,” that this ‘gifting’ of beauty singers and they gather a
explains Stine. “The group to others is a big part of the few members and come
allows people to share the healing process.” to the bedside and sing.
beauty and healing power of And it’s not just the me- Sometimes its just for a few
music.” lodic sounds of the harp that minutes, sometimes its 20
It takes support to
American Academy of “The flu virus is com- provided the most consis-
Pediatrics has issued a rec- mon and unpredictable,” tent protection against all
ommendation for parents: said Flor M. Munoz, MD, strains of the flu virus in
HEALTHY TUESDAY
Exhaustion and the
eclipse wormhole
B
y the time you read
this we will have ex-
ited an unprecedent-
ed power-packed
three month eclipse wormhole.
Eclipse wormholes are en-
ergetic passages that jump us
from an old reality, depositing
us in a whole new timeline. SAVANNAH HANSON
Anybody remember the child’s Columnist
game Chutes and Ladders? It is
like landing on the bottom of a Miracles,” church, spiritual
ladder and getting jumped way groups and so on.
ahead in the game. Hallmarks of the ego are
While this is great fun in the anxiety, depression, rage,
game, in life it often comes blame, shame, guilt, unwor-
with an energetic price tag. thiness, self hatred. All of these
The price many of us will pay is are signs to go within and
exhaustion and inner and outer reclaim our inherent incorrupt-
upheaval. ible innocence. PHOTO BY RAWPIXEL ON UNSPLASH
These intense energies are For many of us, it is buried When it comes to preventing knee injury, John Seivert suggests developing a program with a combination of
designed to push to the surface under eons of suffering and self dynamic stretches (flexibility), running drills, strength training, core strength and plyometrics to strengthen the
anything that still remains in rejection. It is no small task to athlete.
the bunker of ego conscious- reclaim our essential goodness
W
a heroic task. No worries. We are blessed in this
So many I speak with think community with numerous ith high school sports adductors dynamically and all of these will
there is something physically resources to join with like participation growing stretch the calf muscles.
wrong with them, wondering hearted companions on this in numbers, football
about hormones or something pilgrimage home. Finding and soccer especial- RUNNING DRILLS
else going haywire in the body. someone who we see as essen- ly, athletes are working harder and Forwards and backwards running,
Obviously, check with a doctor tially innocent is perhaps the becoming more fit with an increased zig-zag running and bounding are
when it appears serious but easiest way to reclaim our own demand from coaches and parents. recommended.
the sleepless nights, waking guiltlessness. On occasion, these athletes fall vic- The zig-zag running drills should be
at dawn, getting nine hours of The body is the warning tim to a knee injury that could side- JOHN SEIVERT sport specific to prepare the athlete for
sleep and still feeling pro- that alerts us we are off course. line them for the rest of their season Columnist their sport. Bounding is a precursor to
found exhaustion are all part When tension, heat, contrac- and even up to a year if it involves an plyometric training exercises. It specifically
of the wormhole designed tion, pressure, throbbing arise anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. relates to a progression of running drills.
to jet propel us forward in in the body it is the red flag However, a recent article in the September issue of Bounding can be like skipping, alternating high knee
consciousness. kindly alerting us to go within. the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Ther- running, single leg hopping/bounding and reciprocal hop-
The new moon of Sept. 9 was By diving into the physicality apy has outlined an exercise prevention program for ing like a triple jumper in track.
the official end of this passage of what is arising, we connect young athletes.
but things may still be rocking to the same intelligence as runs Researchers screened 3526 articles and came up STRENGTH TRAINING
and rolling as we adapt to the the entire universe. It seems with the top 33 studies to form a clinical practice Double and single leg squats, lunges, Nordic hamstring
new stratosphere. too simple to yield such rich guideline for all physical therapists to follow. These exercises are the best for lower extremity strengthening.
It is now vital that we find rewards yet this is part of the authors focused on determining whether these pro- An athlete should be able to do many double leg squats
a way to reclaim our trust royal road to inner freedom. grams were effective in preventing injuries, which before attempting to do single leg squats.
and true identity in order to For those with deep trauma, type of exercises were common across effective pre- The knees should be aligned properly so when the ath-
weather these energetic storms. to be able to go within will vention programs, and key parameters of exercise lete squats the knee is tracking over the foot. Performing
While ultimately we are not likely require a trained com- intensity and duration required to prevent knee and 3-4 sets of 15 repetitions is a good warm up.
our bodies, our bodies are an panion with whom to begin ACL injuries. Single leg squats and progressive lunges need per-
essential part of the wake up the inner exploration. By the I love it that our national organization, the Ameri- fect form in order to prevent injuries. I have seen many
process. We have to feel it to simple process of going within, can Physical Therapy Association has these sub-sec- pre-competition warm up exercises done poorly and ac-
heal it. we ultimately begin to come in tions like the Orthopaedic and Sports sections that tually contributing to the athletes’ chronic knee pain and
Sounds simple yet many contact with something solid, will compile all the latest evidence-based research injury they are trying to avoid.
mightily resist what is, willing generous, loving, peaceful, and put it together for all of us to see the overall The last exercise, the Nordic hamstring exercise, has
to use anything to distract compassionate — our own summary of a particular type of patient problem. been instrumental in keeping the injury rate and re-in-
them from witnessing any and presence. As we tap into this Let me share with you what this recently published jury rate decreasing in the highly competitive collegiate
all trauma stored in cellular field of energy, we begin to de- clinical practice guideline is recommending to all and professional soccer and baseball player arenas. This
memory. This no longer flies. velop more trust in the process young athletes to do for at least 20-30 minutes be- exercise forces the hamstrings to work in an eccentric (heel
and in ourself. We finally see a fore every workout and game. moving away from the buttocks) and a concentric (heel
DIVE IN TO GET OUT glimmer of hope and ease mo- moving towards the buttocks) manner for optimal ham-
We must be willing to dive tivating us to continue. THE ROUTINE string function.
into our physical sensations The process is often longer To obtain the best results, clinicians, coaches,
of tension in the spine, a then we could imagine so don’t parents and athletes should all help ensure that the NORDIC HAMSTRING EXERCISE
heart feeling like it is deeply get stuck in self doubt, thinking knee prevention programs start in pre-season and Athlete is kneeling on a soft pad, a partner is kneeling
squeezed, a head crushed by there is something wrong. continue throughout the entire season. behind the athlete and holding the ankles down to the
a band of tension. This is the We stay the course through These programs are designed for the high school floor.
path to clearing the toxic debris the dark night of the soul, held and college athletes (ages 12-25) and especially fe- The athlete with crossed arms slowly lowers his/her
of previous suffering and heart- by invisible forces. This is the male athletes younger than 18 years old. body to the floor.
break and may require getting most difficult part and requires Programs effective in preventing injuries include Once the athlete can’t hold it any longer he/she drops to
support. we simply survive it as no ap- a combination of dynamic stretches (flexibility), the ground catching themselves on their hands and quickly
Many will powerfully resist parent handholds shine a light. running drills, strength training, core strength and presses up to the starting position.
this process. Yet, this is no Once we endure the depths plyometrics.
longer optional for those that of the ego unraveling, we finally CORE STRENGTH
want to exit the suffering that emerge from the tunnel rub- DYNAMIC STRETCHES (FLEXIBILITY) Planks and bridges are great exercises in maintaining
invariably results from remain- bing our eyes in wonder. These flexibility exercises need to focus on the trunk strength.
ing entrenched in the bowels of quadriceps, hamstrings, hip adductors, hip flexors Having the ability to hold a forward plank (on elbows
the ego thought system. For information on private and calf muscles. and toes with a flat back) and a side plank (on elbow and
We also use whatever prac- sessions or classes or to schedule To make it dynamic the athlete can perform the side of foot with both feet stacked on top of each other) for
tice works for us to remember a free 20 minute consultation, stretches in a flowing motion from one stretch to the 60 seconds is great strength for an athlete.
who we are. This varies for contact Savannah Hanson, next. Kicking the leg back and forth or going into a Bridges can be in the form of keeping the hips level while
each of us. It may be prayer, M.A., MFT #40422 at 530- series of lunges moving from one foot forward to the raising the buttocks off the ground in a double or single leg
meditation, yoga, sacred texts 575-5052 or RisingasLove@ next in a fast-paced manner is one example. raise.
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season, including three in ith the world cham- The Union staff
majors. pionship on the line,
His appeal is that he Gregg Barsby rose Cayce Shaw, a 2015 Ne-
makes a lot of birdies, above the pressure and vada Union graduate, was
which is critical in match remained focused on the task at hand. named the Association of
play. He was paired with Coming down the stretch, the Division III Independents
Furyk the first two days at Grass Valley native scored two bird- Women’s Soccer Player
the PGA Championship, ies and two pars on the final four of the Week after scoring
and struggled in the holes to hold off the field and win his three goals in UC Santa
opening round before he first Professional Disc Golf Associa- Cruz’s 3-0 win over Ever-
tied a championship re- tion World Championship Sunday in green State Aug. 31.
cord by making 10 birdies Jeffersonville, Vermont. Shaw and the Banana
in the second round. “I can’t even describe this feeling,” Slugs traveled to Oregon
The Ryder Cup team said Barsby. “It hasn’t really set in for this past week and dropped
includes three rookies me just yet. I’ve gotten so many text games to Linfield College
(Finau, DeChambeau and messages and just an abundance of 2-1, George Fox University
Justin Thomas) and nine love and support. And, that’s where I 3-0 and Lewis and Clark
major champions. think it all stems from. I had so many College 1-0. All three play
The matches are Sept. people willing me to get this one in the highly ranked NCAA
28-30 outside Paris. done, and it finally happened.” Division III Northwest
Barsby finished 6-under-par in the Conference. The Lady Slugs
Sigi Schmid steps final round for a five-round score of ended their five game road
down as coach of 270 (-41) and a two stroke victory trip with two wins and
the LA Galaxy at the world championships. Paul three losses.
Sigi Schmid, the win- McBeth and Josh Anthon tied for Shaw, a senior midfield-
ningest coach in Major second at -39. er-forward, is the team
League Soccer history “It was one of the most exciting leader in goals and points
who led the LA Galaxy rounds I’ve ever seen,” said tourna- so far this season.
to the first of the fran- ment director Jeff Spring. “It was The Lady Slugs begin
chise’s five MLS Cup titles, quite the battle throughout.” a two match home stand
stepped down Monday. Barsby went into the final round Wednesday when they take
The Galaxy said as the leader, and was challenged the on Division II Dominican
Schmid’s resignation was entire round by McBeth and Anthon, University.
effective immediately. but he stood his ground and went While at Nevada
Dominic Kinnear was into the 18th hole with a two-stroke Union, Shaw was a four
named the interim head lead. year varsity starter, a two-
coach for the remainder “I knew I had a little insurance year All-Sierra Foothill
of the season. and that all I needed to do was get it League selection and team
Schmid steps away from down the fairway. Even if I threw it MVP.
coaching with 266 wins out of bounds I could still get a bogey
in the regular season and and I would still win the tourna- COLLEGE FOOTBALL
the postseason com- ment,” said Barsby. “So I just made Justin Houlihan, a 2018
bined. He won MLS Cup sure I threw it up high and hard and Nevada Union graduate,
titles with the Galaxy in made sure it came back to the left be- PHOTO COURTESY OF PROFESSIONAL DISC GOLF ASSOCIATION and the American River
2002 and the Columbus cause if it went out of bounds left I’d Gregg Barsby celebrates after winning the Professional Disc Golf Association College Beavers dropped
Crew in 2008. Schmid still be able to lay up, lay up for the World Championships, held in Jeffersonville, Vermont over the weekend. their first game of the
also coached the Seattle win. And, it stayed in bounds. It was season, falling to Laney
Sounders. magical. It was my day.” of 57, which was his highest round of Barsby has been a pro for more College, 41-14.
He was in his second It certainly was. the tourney. But, for Barsby, who had than 15 years and amassed 64 victo- Houlihan, a freshman
stint with the Galaxy, “It was an extremely exciting mo- built a good lead through the first four ries during that time, but the win at linebacker, made seven
having returned after ment,” said Spring. “Around 1,500 rounds, it was simply about weather- the world championships in Vermont tackles in the game.
Curt Onalfo was fired last people gathered around to cheer ing the storm down the stretch. is his most prestigious. American River (1-1)
summer. him on. I couldn’t be happier for “I didn’t play my best the last “It’s crazy,” he said. “I’ve been competes in the Califor-
him. He’s a great guy and this is well round or the second to last round,” at it for so long with all the ups nia Community College
Djokovic up to No. 3, deserved.” Barsby said. “But, it was enough to and downs, the going home and Athletic Association’s
Osaka at No. 7 after Barsby scored seven birdies and hold everyone else off...I just stood
US Open titles just one bogey for a final round score strong in the storm.” BARSBY, C2 ALUMNI, C2
Novak Djokovic’s U.S.
Open title has moved him
up three spots to No. 3 in NASCAR GOLF
the ATP rankings, behind
Rafael Nadal and Roger
Federer, making the Big 3
the top three for the first
Keselowski makes Bradley holds off Rose in
time in 3½ years.
Naomi Osaka jumped
12 places to a career-high
it a Penske sweep playoff to win at Aronimink
No. 7 in the WTA on
Monday thanks to her
first Grand Slam title.
at Indianapolis By Dan Gelston
AP Sports Writer
The runner-up, Serena
Williams, is back in the By Michael Marot where he NEWTOWN SQUARE,
top 20 at No. 16, after AP Sports Writer has won a Pa. — Keegan Bradley had
being No. 26 before the record 17 bottomed out, crashing
U.S. Open. INDIANAPOLIS — Indianap- from the high of winning
Djokovic’s rises from First, Brad Keselowski olis 500 the PGA Championship
No. 6 after claiming his figured out the secret to crowns. to tumbling out of the 100
14th major champion- restarting at the Brickyard His first in the world. His chances
ship which continued his 400. Brad win 25 to represent U.S. teams in
steady progress in recent Then he safely and stra- Keselowski Cup tries international play had dried
months. tegically bumped his way at his fa- up, his preferred putting
into the lead and sped to vorite racing venue came method was banned, and
Governing body the finish line. on one of the rare days he the confidence that once
defends umpire after One year after settling wasn’t actually attending put him on the cusp of
Serena Williams flap for second in a chaotic, in the pits for the rain-de- greatness was shot.
The International Tennis crash-marred race last layed race. “It’s scary when I look
Federation is defending year, Keselowski re- But Penske now joins back, because I didn’t know
the chair umpire who deemed himself by earn- Chip Ganassi as the only I needed this much im-
gave Serena Williams ing his second straight owners to win the Indy provement,” Bradley said.
three code violations major win and finally double in the same sea- He was like a scientist in ASSOCIATED PRESS
during the U.S. Open giving team owner Roger son. Will Power captured the lab, changing his swing, Keegan Bradley poses with the two trophies following the
final, saying his “decisions Penske the elusive Brick- his first 500 win in May, his putting stroke, his fun- BMW Championship golf tournament at the Aronimink
were in accordance with yard win. while Dario Franchitti damentals — investing in Golf Club, Monday in Newtown Square, Pa. Bradley held
the relevant rules.” The 2010 Cup cham- and Jamie McMurray the work needed to get to off Justin Rose in a sudden-death playoff to win the rain-
Williams was cited by pion got past race leader both won at the Brickyard where he was Monday on plagued BMW Championship for his first PGA Tour victory
Carlos Ramos three times Denny Hamlin on the in 2010 for Ganassi. soggy Aronimink: going in six years.
Saturday during her 6-2, second-to-last lap and The timing couldn’t be head-to-head in a sud-
6-4 loss to Naomi Osaka: beat Erik Jones to the fin- better for Keselowski. He den-death playoff against — because he held more and we get to have fun
for getting coaching ish line by 0.904 seconds. heads into the first round the new No. 1 player in the than a trophy and a $1.62 and enjoy it together. It’s
signals; for breaking her Hamlin finished third. of the playoffs with mo- world, Justin Rose. million check. He also got just a completely different
racket, which cost her “Last year, I lost this mentum following wins at For a player who had to give his young son Logan experience.”
a point; and for calling race almost the exact the Southern 500 and the to reinvent his game, the a victory toss in the air on Rose left Aronimink
Ramos a thief, which cost same way. To bring it Brickyard. clutch moment didn’t seem the 18th green for the first with a new reality as well.
her a game. home this way, after mess- And he earned this one so scary. time. Bradley, who shot a Though he was runner-up
On Sunday, the tour- ing up last year, is just the hard way. Bradley topped Rose with final round 6-under 64 to at the FedEx Cup playoff
nament referee docked incredible,” Keselowski He stayed close off the a par on the first play- finish at 20-under 260, event, he didn’t come up
Williams $10,000 for “ver- said. “We were hoping this final restart with three off hole to win the rain- thrust his arms toward short in the world rank-
bal abuse” of the chair would be No. 500 and the laps to go, then quickly plagued BMW Champion- the gray sky and drizzle in ing. Rose moved No. 1 in
umpire, $4,000 for being Brickyard, but that’s all chased down Hamlin, ship for his first PGA Tour celebration and waved his the world ahead of Dustin
warned for coaching and right.” running side by side with victory in six years. family toward him. Johnson and became the
$3,000 for breaking her Penske certainly won’t the race leader briefly on Bradley’s fourth career “I’ve won before, and I 22nd player to reach the
racket. be complaining about get- Lap 159. At one point, the win meant a bit more than win and I finish, and I go top spot since the ranking
ting win No. 499 on the the others — yes, even home, just me,” Bradley
— Associated Press same historic 2.5-mile oval SWEEP, C2 the major he won in 2011 said. “Now, I get to go back PLAYOFF, C2
C2 | Tuesday, September 11, 2018 | The Union
SPORTS
ALUMNI Wolverines went 1-2 last
From page C1 week, dropping matches to
Gavilan College and Fresno
National-Valley City College at the Gavilan
Conference. Classic, and topping De
Austin Baze, a 2018 Anza College in a non-con-
Bear River graduate, and ference bout.
the Sierra College Wolver- Cook, a sophomore set-
ines lost their contest with ter, led her team in assists
Modesto Junior College, in all three matches, doling
42-17, Saturday. out a total of 90 assists
Baze, a freshman line- across the three matches.
backer, made three tackles Sierra College (5-2) plays
in the game. in the California Commu-
Sierra College (0-2) com- nity College Athletic Asso-
petes in the CCCAA’s Na- ciation’s Big 8 Conference.
tional-Valley Conference. Kaely Rath, a 2016 Bear
River graduate, and the
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Southern Virginia Uni-
Amanda Roberts, a versity Knights went 1-3
2014 Nevada Union grad- last week, beating Emo-
uate, and the Cal Lutheran ry & Henry College and
Regals won two and lost falling to Lewis & Clark
two at the Cal Lu Fornia College, DeSales University
Invitational last week. and Washington and Lee
Roberts, a senior outside College.
hitter, tallied 36 kills, 35 Kaely Rath, a sophomore
PHOTOS COURTESY OF PROFESSIONAL DISC GOLF ASSOCIATION digs and two aces across outside hitter, played in all
Gregg Barsby won by two throws at the Professional Disc Golf Association World Championships, held in Jeffersonville, the four contests. Roberts’ four matches and scored
Vermont over the weekend. best game came when she 27 kills.
notched 23 kills in a five Southern Virginia (5-3)
BARSBY wing when I was young and
showed me the ways of the
set loss to University of
Mary Hardin-Baylor.
is a Division III school that
competes in the Capital
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world, not only to be a de- Cal Lutheran (6-2) Athletic Conference.
wondering if it’s all worth cent person, but to carry the is a NCAA Division III
it. So, it’s great to win a game on my wing.” team that competes in Have we missed anyone?
tournament that really Barsby’s mother Joanne the Southern California If you know of a college or
defines your career. It’s so Barsby was overjoyed by her Intercollegiate Athletic professional athlete with
cool to come out on top after son’s victory. Conference. local ties, email wford@
being so close. “This is so much of what Alex Cook, a 2017 theunion.com or call
“We play so many tour- he’s wanted for the last 15 Nevada Union graduate, 530-477-4232. Bob Shaw
naments and go all over the years,” she said. “It’s a dream and the Sierra College contributed to this article.
place to chase the dream come true for him. Hard
down, and to have it hap- work and perseverance pay
pen at the big time was so
awesome.”
off.”
Barsby has upcoming
SWEEP with an eighth-place fin-
ish in the No. 18 Toyota
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Barsby expressed grat- tournaments in Dela- for Joe Gibbs Racing. His
itude for the people who ware, New Jersey and New cars touched but both teammates, Jones and
helped him get to this point Hampshire as he builds drivers maintained con- Hamlin, are seeded 10th
in his career. toward the U.S. Disc Golf trol and Keselowski made and 13th.
“My family, without their Championships Oct. 6 in the decisive move in the Keselowski, fourth,
support it’s nothing,” he Rock Hill, South Carolina. front straightaway just as will be joined by Penske
said. “It doesn’t happen the white flag started to teammates Joey Logano,
without mom and dad and To contact Sports Editor come out. sixth, and Ryan Blaney,
my sister. As far as disc golf, Walter Ford, call 530-477- Nobody got close again. ninth. Stewart-Haas
I want to thank all the guys 4232 or email wford@ “Not having guys in the Racing drivers claimed
that took me under their theunion.com. back wreck,” Hamlin said four postseason spots —
when asked what could Kevin Harvick (second),
have gone differently, Clint Bowyer (fifth), Kurt
PLAYOFF among the top 30 who ad- and first since the 2012 before the largest galleries referring to the late crash Busch (seventh) and Aric
From page C1 vance to the Tour Champi- WGC-Bridgestone Invi- at every course — and got involving Landon Cassill Almirola (14th).
onship starting Sept. 20 at tational. He gets a trip to within one shot of the lead and Jeffrey Earnhardt. Martin Truex Jr., of
began in 1986. East Lake in Atlanta, giving Maui to start next year for when he birdied the par-5 “That allowed all the guys Furniture Row Racing, is
Rose could have won in him a clear shot at the $10 the winners-only Sentry ninth to go out in 31. who take tires to come seeded third even though
regulation, but his 16-foot million prize. Tournament of Champions. But he missed the green back up there at the end. exiting late in the first
par putt on the final hole “I’m delighted to be world “I was watching the lea- on 10 and made bogey. He It happens sometimes.” stage Monday.
lipped out to force the No. 1,” Rose said. “Boyhood derboard pretty closely. I found a bunker on the par- Hamlin’s consolation The other drivers are:
playoff. dreams, you know what I don’t normally,” he said. “It 3 14th for another bogey. prize will be joining Kes- Hendrick Motorsports
He fell short again in the mean?” made me feel calm, which And this was the kind of elowski and Jones in the teammates Chase Elliott
playoff, missing a 5-foot par Bradley also had a num- is rare. That was good.” day when more than one first round of the playoffs (eighth), Johnson (15th)
putt that would have kept ber in mind — 30. He start- Bradley had to wait near- mistake was going to be next week. and Bowman (16th),
him alive. The 38-year-old ed the week at No. 52 and ly two days before chasing costly. Woods wound up Seven-time Cup cham- Austin Dillon of Rich-
Rose had grown to love needed to crack the top 30 down Rose. Rain soaked with a 65 and finished three pion Jimmie Johnson and ard Childress Racing
suburban Philadelphia golf to be eligible for East Lake. the course on Sunday, can- shots back. Alex Bowman captured and Kyle Larson of Chip
courses with wins at the “A lot has happened to celing play and forcing the Such was the scoring at the final two open playoff Ganassi Racing. Dillon is
2010 AT&T National at me over these six years,” Monday finish. It rained Aronimink that Woods had spots in the 10-race sprint seeded 11th and Larson
Aronimink and the 2013 Bradley said. “I kind of fell only lightly on Monday and a 72-hole score of 263 for to the championship. is 12th.
U.S. Open at Merion. off the radar there for a players had few complaints the sixth time of his career. Ford will have seven
He didn’t get a trophy little while. It’s tough to go about the condition of the The other five times he SETTING THE FIELD starters in the field, Chev-
on this trip. But a No. 1 from being on Ryder Cup course, even if the walking won; this one got him a tie Fourteen drivers went rolet has five and Toyota
ranking will do for Rose, teams, being on Presidents paths became a muddy, for sixth. into the race knowing has four.
who and joins Nick Faldo, Cup teams to being outside soggy mess for the gallery. “I thought I needed to they would compete for
Lee Westwood and Luke the top 100 in the world.” As usual, it crowded shoot something around this year’s title and now UP NEXT
Donald as the only English- Bradley, who birdied the around Tiger Woods. 62 today to have a chance,” they know how they stack The series shifts back
men to reach the top spot. 16th and 17th holes to make Woods caused some more Woods said. “And I don’t up. west to Las Vegas, where
He is the No. 2 seed behind his move, finished with noise — he’s been doing think that would have been Kurt Busch clinched the focus will be on the
Bryson DeChambeau his fourth career victory that a lot in recent months good enough.” the regular-season title playoff.
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