Mountain Democrat (Newspaper) - December 27, 2000, Placerville, California like he Trojan Toss-UP Foothill DECEMBER 27 Vol 149 No 206 22 2 DIGIT 940 604 BAY AREA SMITH 1115 E ARQUEZ AVE SUNNYVALE CA 500 includes tax Precious present Democrat photo by Adam Harju PROUD GONZALES of Placerville looks at her early Christmas bundle 4 pound 13 ounce Carlos Alexis born at Marshall Hospital at Christmas Eve More time to comment on red-legged frogs By HEATHER LAKE Staff writer The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service has released the Draft Economic Analysis on the California Red-Legged Frog Rana aurora draytonii Critical Habitat Proposal and reopened the public comment period The California Red-Legged Frog was officially listed as a threatened species in May 1996 The Endangered Species Act makes it illegal to take a ed species This means you can't harass them chase them hunt shoot wound kill or trap them And don't think about collecting them either The initial Draft Recovery Now the serious get shopping By HEATHER LAKE Staff writer The first days after Christmas are bittersweet On one hand the cleaning cooking frantic minute shopping decorating and entertaining are over On the other hand as the trees and lights come down and the ornaments get put away with them the holiday spirit that fuels the frenzy slowly fizzles out Where beautifully wrapped gifts were once ornamental under impeccably decorated trees there now lie piles of torn paper stacks of closed shirt boxes stockings with the filling stuffed arbitrarily back in them under the guise of order and a wrapped gift that didn't have a tag or whose recipient couldn't make it after all And almost on cue pine needles start to fall off Holiday period not without accidents Staff writer What to be -a peaceful holiday weekend was marred by three major vehicle accidents which made for a busy weekend for the California Highway Patrol On Friday at p.m a accident partially blocked Highway 50 in the American River Canyon Two of the victims were taken away by ambulance while one was flown out by a Cal Star Helicopter No other tion could be obtained from the California Highway Patrol as of A day later a left-hand turn attempt turned into a accident Christine Drouthit was ing to make a left turn onto Pleasant Valley Road in the westbound lanes at mately 3 p.m on Saturday afternoon As she made the turn onto Pleasant Valley Road she hit the back right-hand side of a silver Honda Civic that was traveling at approximately 45 to 50 mph eastbound cm Mother Lode Drive according to CHP The Civic driven by Sarah spun into the westbound lanes car was then hit again by a Nissan pickup truck driven by Scott Schumacher All three were hurt as was Schumacher's passenger Dalton John Schumacher arid were taken to Marshall see ACCIDENTS page El Dorado County is home to World Class boxing referee By LARRY WEITZMAN Democrat correspondent you Jon Schorle you ly would never think that this once a fighter who amateur record of five wins and ho losses with two welterweight As recently as Oct 27 was officiating a 10 event between two undefeated lightweights on nationally televised fight on Friday Night at the Schorle 39 talks of boxing as an art It's nothing like most people think Boxing is footwork stamina road work strong legs and endless hours in the gym learning how to punch and take a punch It's eating correctly learning to move to feign and slip punches leverage left hooks quick stinging jabs defense knowing your distance over- hand rights knowing your opponent and a million and one said Schorle in a soft and ate manner He knows the fight game inside out He knows the sport the ants the punches the es and the styles He has ereed nine world title fights and knows the champions mind In the ring as the third man Schorle continually looks into the fighters eyes It's as if he is reading their minds It started in 1975 Young Jon was the son of a Newport Beach police officer who eventually became the youngest chief of police in Tustin But in 1975 looking for a better life and an upward career move father a the California Department of Justice in the Police Officers Standards and Training department He eventually as the chief of police Francisco State Because of r i see REpEREE page Photo by Larry Weitzman REFEREE JON SCHORLE third man in the ring officiates the main 10 round event of two undefeated lightweights in a nationally televised ESPN bout that occurred Oct 27 at Feather Falls Casino in Oroville i Plan for the California Legged Frog came out lrf January TOGO The proposed 5.4 acres across 31 California ties include 1.8 million acres federal land 0.3 million of state and local land and million acres of private see FROGS the tree whose lights are no longer switched the minute the first person wakes up Then after a post holiday sigh throughout the country the Christmas begins The receipts come out the begin to form at courtesy desks the signs go directing inner store traffic the parking lots 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