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YREKA - The Northern SiskiyouMinisterial Association alongwith community volunteersserved their annual Christmasdinner to approximately 150 peo-ple at the Yreka CommunityCenter on Christmas day.The event was held from 2pm-4pm and included a freeChristmas turkey dinner with allthe trimmings, as well as enter-tainment in the form of traditionalholiday music performed by localvolunteers. Among the individualchurches represented at theevent were the First SouthernBaptist Church of Yreka, theChurch of the Nazarene Yreka,Bethel Assembly of God,

Seventh Day Adventist Churchand the United Church of Christfrom Ashland, OR.Comments from attendeespraised the organizers of theevent for its success and givingthose with no other place to gosomewhere to gather and cele-brate the holidays. The organiz-ers would like to express theirthanks to all the volunteers thatassisted in coordinating theevent, serving the meals, settingup decorations and those whoentertained the guests, as wellas the various groups, organiza-tions and businesses that donat-ed food and other items.

Christmas dinner servedYREKA - The Yreka FamilyResource Center hosted itsannual Christmas Gift Giveawayto local families on Thursday,where children shared wisheswith Santa while parentsreceived large hefty bags filledwith wrapped presents to be putunder the tree for Christmas. Theevent was done in collaborationwith the Department of ChildSupport Services, who providedfree photos with Santa to all thechildren and families thatattended the event.The Yreka Family ResourceCenter sought to fill the gap forfamilies who missed the dead-lines with other agencies andbusinesses to receive gifts for theholidays. They opened upsubmissions from December10th-21st for families to get giftsfor their children for Christmas.Each form included informationregarding the children's gender

and age, as well as a place tosuggest specific items thechildren wanted. The programserviced 30 families with gift bagscontaining 2-3 presents per child,with one request alone including12 children, and also offered toysfrom a giant toy box to those whocame on Thursday night to chatwith Santa.

See Yreka FRC, Page 3 >

(left to right) Kelley Kerns, Char Jones, Margie Loher and Sheriff Rick Riggins.Not pictured: Camy Rightmier

YREKA - The SiskiyouCounty BackcountryHorsemen raised $700 tohelp families for the holidaysthat they gave to theSiskiyou County Sheriff'sDepartment to distribute toSiskiyou County families.The Sheriff's Departmentassisted 35 families aroundthe county including 17 inFort Jones, 13 in southcounty, and the rest weredistributed locally to otherneedy Siskiyou County

families including a family inHappy Camp that recentlyexperienced a fire at theirhome and lost everything.Each gift bag included acouple of gifts for each child,as well as candy and otherholiday goodies.The Backcountry Horsemenraised the money at a recentCowboy Poetry event andgave the funds to theSheriff's Office to help localfamilies during the holidays.

The Backcountry Horsemen usea sheriff's posse of holiday

helpers to assist those in needduring the holidays

Gifts and good news from Santa at theYreka FRC

Local NewsA2 Siskiyou Source Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Community Calendar Sponsored by Jim Wilson MotorsDecember 27 - Wednesday

- The Red Scarf Society for the Performing Artspresents a free concert "Jacek in Concert - Chopinfor the Holidays" on Wednesday, December 27 at7:30PM. A free concert for children will be thatsame day at 2PM. Tickets are necessary for bothevents. Tickets may be obtained at Nature'sKitchen, the Yreka Chamber of Commerce officeor telephone 842-4656.

December 28 - Thursday- Holland Cattle Company roping at the SiskiyouGolden Fairgrounds indoor arena. Roping prac-tice from 6:30-8pm every Thursday. 459-3378- Playgroup 10-11:30 at the Scott Valley FamilyResource Center. 468-2450.- Demo Day at Mt. Shasta Ski Park. 926-8600-SPORTSCOS women's basketball v Merritt, 5pm

December 29 - Friday- Holland Cattle Company roping at the SiskiyouGolden Fairgrounds indoor arena. Team roping at6pm and jackpot at 7pm every Friday. 459-3378- Yoga noon-1:00 at the Scott Valley FamilyResource Center. 468-2450.

December 30 - Saturday- Harmonica Red & The New Heard New Orleansstyle Jazz at 8:30pm at Sengthong's Blue SkyRoom 5854 Dunsmuir Ave. Dunsmuir. (530)235-1046 or 4770

December 31 - SundayNEW YEARS EVE- Family New Year's Eve Celebration at Mt. ShastaSki Park. Lifts Open until 11:30pm. Adults $15,Juniors $8 & Pups $3. Prime Rib or ShrimpLinguine Alfredo $15. Entertainment by Class 6.926-8600- The Shasta Valley Rotary Club invites you on "ACulinary Trip Around the World" on New YearsEve (Dec 31st) at the Miners Inn ConventionCenter in Yreka. The New Year's Eve Gala startsat 6:30pm and tickets are $50. The event will becatered by Angelini's Restaurant in Yreka andentertainment will be provided by The Valley Boysfrom 9pm-1am. Call 841-2663 or 842-7079.- New Year's Eve Bingo from the Valley OaksSeniors. 7300 Quartz Valley Road, Greenview.Early Bird Games 6:30pm - Regular Games7:00pm. Bring finger food to share. Door Prizes.- The Montague Firemen's New Year's Eve BBQand dance starts at 6pm with music and dancingat 9pm. The night includes live music, raffles andmore. Call 459-3038.- The Blues Rollers play good old fashioned swingat 8:30pm at Sengthong's Blue Sky Room 5854Dunsmuir Ave. Dunsmuir. Call for reservations forthis event (530)235-1046 or 4770

January 1- -MondayHappy New Year

January 2- -Tuesday- Yreka Caregivers Support Group 10am-12pm,Oakridge Senior Park Clubhouse, 400 HiramPage Road, Yreka. 842-1776.

YREKA - Ebony & Ivory, inter-nationally acclaimed musicianswill be appearing at the YrekaCommunity Theater onTuesday, January 16 at7:30PM in a concert presentedby the Red Scarf Society forthe Performing Arts. The duo,Fred Jacobowitz and AndrewGilpin, has delighted audi-ences across the United Statesand Canada playing an eclec-tic selection of ragtime,Gershwin, jazz, BennyGoodman, Broadway, Klezmerand original compositions.Their expertise and skill, on anarray of instruments from saxo-phones, to keyboards, to multi-ple clarinets creates a varietyof music that is both engagingand elegant in a repertoire that

soars and sizzles. Fred Jacobowitz, the clarinetistand saxophonist of the two-some, earned his Bachelor'sand Master's degrees from theJuilliard School of Music. Hispartner, Andrew Gilpin, a com-

pletely self taught pianist andcomposer, dazzles listenerswith his keyboarding tech-niques. The combined talentsof Jacobowitz and Gilpin (akaEbony & Ivory) results in ashow that is full of energy,style, passion and spirit. Inshort, the concert like theiraptly titled CD, is Red Hot; aperfect way to warm up aJanuary night in SiskiyouCounty!In addition to the YCT concerton January 16, Ebony & Ivorywill provide an out-reach pro-gram for area students.Ticket information may beobtained at Nature's Kitchen,the Yreka Chamber ofCommerce office or by calling842-4656.

Ebony & Ivory at Yreka Community Theater Jan. 16th

Harmonica Red & New Heard at the BlueSky Room Dec. 30th

Harmonica Red & The New Heard willperform New Orleans style Jazz onDecember 30th at 8:30pm atSengthong's Blue Sky Room inDunsmuir. Harmonica Red & The NewHeard are WORLD CLASS entertain-ers who turn every show into an event.Fans are always amply rewarded,while the band continues to packhouses on the road, fighting the goodfight in the grand tradition of LIVEMUSIC.To get his unique and extraordinarysound, Red stacks his Lee Oskar har-monicas on top of one another, "two orthree at a time, sliding between them[to get] notes you can't make on asingle diatonic [harmonica],""Wavelength." Maybe that is why BillLevine of the "Nashville Scene" said ofhis performance on the new Big Al CD"Nothin' But Good Lovin,'" "…Harmonica Red (GeorgeHeard)…plays the mouth organ as ifhe's either reaching for the vault of afunky cathedral or luring the damnedout of a deep circle of hell." Thomas J.Cullen of "The Baltimore Blues SocietyNewsletter" says, "… his scintillatingharp work is often the center ofmusical attention. Not only can hesound like an accordion (a require-ment for this band), he can wail likeSonny Boy II and soar like Little Walter.He's also a dynamic live performerwho's been known to walk the bar onmore than a few occasions." Summingit up, Shawn Ryan of "The BirminghamNews" says, "… [Harmonica Red]Blows a big head of steam from hisharmonica but he also has a goodvoice and a wonderful stage personato match." Harmonica Red was at Sengthong'slast year playing New Orleans styleJazz. Owner Don Phelps said that Redhas a great band that is very tight andRed himself is very entertaining. "If hecould have found his way up onto thebar he would have been doing the"duck walk" from one end to the other.Also he is a really nice guy so in a clublike Sengthong's one of the advan-tages is that you can actually meet andchat with the musicians."Critics are also impressed with Red'stalent stating "When it comes to tech-nique however, one figure stands out.Harmonica Red is a completely origi-nal player and to my ear, one of the topthree harp players ever." StephenColeridge, Producer/Journalist/Artist,"Blues and Rhythm Magazine" - UK.Sengthong's Blue Sky Room is locatedin downtown Dunsmuir at 5854Dunsmuir Ave. For tickets or informa-tion on this event, call (530)235-1046or 4770

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>Continued from Page 1A Story of True Holiday Spirit…Earlier in the week, a family member of oneof the family resource center workersnoticed an older motor home parked in theWal-Mart parking lot that had a tarp over thetop to assumable protect from leaks. Sheasked her sister, who was a family resourcecenter employee, if it would be alright toapproach the occupants to see if they wereinterested in participating in the YrekaFamily Resource Center Gift Giving. Shewas encouraged to do so, so she returnedto Wal-Mart and asked the mother of twochildren if she was interested in participat-ing in the Gift Giving program. The motheragreed and was showered with a bag ofgifts, holiday treats and even a small fiberoptic Christmas tree that was part of the

holiday decorations for the resource center.The giving doesn't end there though…Shortly thereafter, a Yreka Family ResourceCenter board member contacted theagency to inform them that she had a friendwho wanted to help a needy family for theholidays by providing them with the generalnecessities of heating fuel, groceries,clothing and other such items. The agencyrepresentative explained the situationregarding the family in the Wal-Mart parkinglot and they decided that family would be agreat recipient of such a generous offer.The generous community member met withthe family, filled up their propane tank, tookthem shopping for groceries and toWal-Mart for clothes and other needed andgenerous gifts for the mother and her 2children.

Yreka FRC Christmas Guitar ContestWinner

ETNA - This and That in Etna had a writingcontest for kids to tell why they wanted towin a guitar for Christmas. The guitar wasvalued at $100 and included a strap, pickand gig bag. The winner was a 5th gradeEtna Elementary School student namedAlex Cost and this was her letter.

I'm Alex Cost. I live in Greenview, CA. I'min the fifth grade at Etna Elementary. I'mletting you know why I deserve a guitar forChristmas. My dad and grandma play aguitar and they both played in bands. Iwould like to start guitar lessons with myguitar. When I graduate I will teach guitarand have my business right here in ScottValley, and I'm going to start my all girlband. In the future I'm going to collectfamous guitar but I will always cherish andlove the guitar that I win from thisChristmas Contest.This and That would like to thank all thosewho entered. Everyone did a great job andit was very hard to choose a winner.

SISKIYOU COUNTY - Colleen Setzer,Clerk of the Siskiyou County Board ofSupervisors announces two scheduledvacancies on the North State CooperativeLibrary System Board. This committee provides additional libraryservices to the public, academic and spe-cial libraries. Terms are for two years.The committee meets five times per yearat various locations within NorthernCalifornia and reimbursement is providedto members for attending the meetings.

It is anticipated that the Board ofSupervisors will make appointments tothis board on February 6, 2007. If you areinterested in serving on the North StateCooperative Library System Board,please send a letter of interest to theOffice of the County Clerk, 510 NorthMain Street, Yreka, CA 96097, no laterthan January 23, 2007.

Colleen Setzer, Clerk of the SiskiyouCounty Board of Supervisors announcesfour scheduled vacancies on the LocalChild Care Planning Council. Two vacan-cies are for providers, one for a communi-ty representative, and one for a publicagency representative.

It is anticipated that the Board ofSupervisors will make appointments tothis board on March 6, 2007. If you areinterested in serving on the Local ChildCare Planning Council, please send a let-ter of interest to the Office of the CountyClerk, 510 North Main Street, Yreka, CA96097, no later than February 23, 2007.

County Clerk announces vancancies

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A Watch ProgramCrime watch, community watch, neighbor-hood watch, block watch, business watch,park watch and many other too numerousto list, all refer to an organized program toprovide safety and security. This is accom-plished by increasing the number of folksbeing alert and watching for unusual activi-ty or persons, in other words being the eyesand ears for law enforcement. I can still remember the first program Ibecame aware of back in 1973, while I wasin college and living in Santa Monica. Theawareness and security methods were pub-lished by the local paper and distributed toeach residence and business. Over theyears since, I've watched as localesbecame increasingly crime ridden, and thefirst step departments took to remedy thiswas to begin a watch program. This firmlyestablishes the legitimacy of the programfor crime prevention and community serv-ice. Thus it was logical in the aftermath ofthe 9/11 terrorist attacks for the U.S. gov-ernment to use watch programs to increasesecurity. The National Sheriff's Associationnow calls the program USA on Watch, andhas rewritten much of the materials toinclude terrorist and drug activity recogni-tion. Another development by the feds after 9/11is a program called VIPS or Volunteers inPolicing Service. The program takes citizenvolunteers, trains them, and they then help

increase the productivity of the law enforce-ment agency. These unarmed volunteersmay provide security inspections, presentcrime prevention programs, help securecrime scene perimeters, direct traffic, helpwith crown control at incidents, do walkingor mobile patrols, and other duties. Andbecause they are familiar with proceduresand personnel, they are an invaluable helpin a disaster or major incident. Many of you may think because of wherewe live that a watch program is not neces-sary. However, this is not true, as ruralareas provide ample opportunity for crime,and each and every person living here hasa stake in prevention. Theft, poaching, andstealing farm chemicals to help make thedrug methamphetamine are just a fewexamples of rural crime. Law enforcementusually is somewhat more limited in ruralarea, with much larger areas to patrol. Onoccasion, multiple officers may have torespond to a single incident, leaving theirassigned patrol areas uncovered. This gapin coverage can be mitigated by volunteers,whether they are observing just their homearea, traveling or actively patrolling as partof a citizen patrol. As the new year begins, this area's watchgroup will be planning for the coming year.One of the important things we'll be lookingat will be the CERT program I recentlywrote about in this column. Volunteers forthis program do NOT have to be big robust,rugged people; there are numerous duties

that even older folks can actively help with.Our watch program is not just for the fewfolks who actively volunteer. It IS for eachand every person in our area, and the goalis for us all to feel safe and secure in ourdaily lives. Please contact us with yourcomments, criticisms, suggestions or ideas.There is a web site for our program athttp://tinyurl.com/mgrvs. E-mail can bedirected to President Neil Whipple at [email protected] or myself.

Al Ferguson 467-3752 or

[email protected]

Neighborhood Watch Column by Al Ferguson

Scott Valley FRC saysThank You

Scott Valley Family Resource Center wouldlike to thank the community for theirwonderful support this holiday season.Hundreds of gifts were donated for theGiving Tree by the generous people ofScott Valley, making the holidays brighterfor others. The women of the Valley OaksSeniors so kindly knitted over 150 hats forus to distribute to kids at the FamilyChristmas Party last weekend, and thosekids couldn't have been happier! TheChristmas Party was a success, thanks tothe wonderful musicians, and everyoneelse who volunteered their time that night.We are so grateful to everyone whocontributed - THANK YOU!

Business & TechnologySiskiyou Source Wednesday, December 27, 2006 A5

Autos1986 Pontiac Fiero - V6 SE 2-doorGood Condition, Needs Minor Work

Fast & Fun - $500 As Is(530) 467-3086

Set of 4 Used Studed Tires with wheelsWildcat LT All Terrain - Good condition

30X9.50R15LT - $200(530) 467-3086

Misc

ROOM FOR RENT - Scott ValleyIncludes Utilities, Private Bath, Great View

on 40 Acres. $400/month467-5142

FOR SALE: LOTS of Womens SquareDancing Clothes -Like new:shoes,

blouses, skirts, you name it!Gloria 841-0717

Camper for SaleOlder cab over camper for full size

truck (8ft bed) - $500 or will trade for3 cords of split, stacked Fir or Cedar

firewood. (530) 467-5752

FOR SALETools for Sale: band saw, chop saw, tablesaw, assorted hand tools, and many otherthings. Starritt Studio, 1557 S. Main, Yreka.

842-1439.

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Don't get left in the dark…The high winds and rain on Christmas daycan be viewed as a subtle reminder that win-ter is upon us and it's important to preparefor the usual power outages and relatedissues.One of the key issues with electronics andwinter related issues is the need to alwayshave batteries on hand for those devicesthat require them. There are plenty ofgadgets on the market right now that do notrequire batteries and get charged througheither a shaking motion or cranking ahandle.The Faraday Flashlight uses no batteries orbulbs. Instead it uses your energy andInduction to produce a bright light usingefficient LED technology. Just shake the lightfor about 30 seconds and it will provideabout 5 minutes of light. During prolonged

use it can be shaken for 10-15 secondsevery 2 or 3 minutes giving you an unlimitedsupply of light. It has a super bright blue/white LED, neverneeds batteries, never needs bulbs, iswaterproof, floats in water, is visible for up toone mile, and it's only $19.95 and comeswith a second mini model. Find more information at

http://www.everlifeflashlight.comThere are other devices that use cranktechnology and include radio andemergency signaling capabilities. One suchproduct is the SafetyCross 6-in1 PSDPersonal Safety Device by Life Gear.The 6-in-1 PSD, is a hand held, crank-powered, Personal Safety Device designedto be used at home, at work, at school, or foroutdoor activities such as camping, hiking,or backpacking. The 6-in-1 PSD incorpo-rates six of the most important tools you willneed in an emergency or disaster with thefunctionality of a radio, cell phone charger,flashlight, emergency flashers, siren andcompass that can also be used everyday.Features include a Super Bright 5 LEDFlashlight, Cell Phone Charger, EmergencyFM Radio, Signal Flasher that can be seenfor up to 1/2 mile away, 130 DecibelEmergency Siren, and a DirectionalCompass and sells for $29.95.Find more information at

http://www.safetycross.com.

Gadget Girl Media & Technology World

The grace of good willduring the holidays…The holidays are a special time to focuson those that we care about and to showgenerosity to those in need. I witness thiscountless times in the actions and deedsinvolved with the events that I've coveredin the past weeks in the Source. From agencies, family resource centersand businesses getting gifts to familiesand children, to the local church organiza-tions sponsoring a free Christmas dinner,the generosity of spirit here is SiskiyouCounty is unlike any other place I've lived.There is a genuine sense that everythingwill always work out fine with the wonder-ful resources we have in our communitiesto support individuals and their needs.

I personally experienced an almostoverwhelming amount of generosity andkindness from my friends and familyduring the holidays. It's difficult to expressmy gratitude for such generosity - some ofit was even done anonymously and I wishto say thank you to every special person Ishared the holidays with and who waskind enough to share with me. I would like to also thank everyone whohas assisted me in working through thestruggles I've experienced in the last yearcreated by launching the Source. I'veexperienced so much kindness andgenerosity from so many - Thanks you toall of you for all the wonderful things youdo!I truly feel proud and blessed to live inSiskiyou County.While on the subject of thanks, I wouldalso like to again express my gratitude toall of the Source readers, supporters,sponsors and advertisers for helping toshare the good news about ourcommunities. Be sure to let us know if youhave some good news to share and we'llget it out there.

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SudokuFill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9

Look for the solution in the next issue of the Siskiyou Source

Too often we underestimatethe power of a touch, a smile,a kind word, a listening ear,an honest compliment, or thesmallest act of caring, all ofwhich have the potential to

turn a life around.~ Leo Buscaglia

Word of the Weeksalubrious

(suh-LOO-bree-uhs) adjectiveDefinition: Promoting health or well-

being; wholesome.

You solve a sudoku puzzlewith reasoning and logic.There's no math involved. The grid has numbers, butnothing has to add up toanything else.

Solution for 12/20 puzzle

1 8 3 5 7 9 2 6 4

9 6 4 3 8 2 5 7 1

5 2 7 1 4 6 9 8 3

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REMEMBER MERemember me the one who's

birth, would be the gift to save mankind.

A child of light, a child of love; an earthly mother and the brightest

star; a birthly sign.

Remember me the one who's love shines above the rest.

A child raised as any other,stronger was he, but like us allwas put through his life's test.

Remember me the one who'slife was doing his fathers will.

A child who filled a Synagogueand preached of God's word still.

Remember me the very reasonwe celebrate Christmas day!

A child born to save the world,that needs to count and stay.

Remember me the one who's birth; the wise men did seek out.

A child who' s life, to not forget;because, that's what this holiday

is all about!

Sharon L. Griffiths - "The Poetry Lady"

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A6 Siskiyou Source Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Too tough for chess Lady Tigers win

Miners brawl with Wolves and Lions

Yreka downs Etna 71-60By Ray WolfSports Source EditorYREKA - Neither the Miners nor the Wolveshad great football seasons. And, neitherschool's basketball team seems quite readyto move on.Last week, Yreka and Trinity hooked up fora Tuesday night "brawl," which was charac-terized by heavy hitting, a two-handed pushinto the bleachers (with no call), and lots offlying elbows.Along with the rough play came multipletechnical fouls in response to complaints byboth sides about the officiating.In between the WWF action, there was alsosome basketball playedThe Miners got on the board first on a hoopby Brandon Eller, but it would be one of onlytwo times the Miners led all night. WithYreka leading 4-2, the Wolves scored thenext 12 points to take a 14-4 lead.Andrew Ward hit a 3-ball with 2:19 left in thequarter to cut the gap to 7-14. Jimmy Kutzerand Eller each added buckets to go with aTrinity hoop to make it 11-16, at the end ofone quarter.

By late in second quarter, Trinity had builtan 11-point lead, 30-19. A Danny Orloff put-back made it 21-30. Then, following a foulcall on the Wolves, a technical foul wascalled against their coach, with 1:40 left inthe half.Eller hit all four free throws and the deficitwas cut to five points, 25-30. A pair of freethrows by Kutzer brought Yreka as close asthey would come for the rest of the night,27-30. Trinity led 36-31 at the half.The Wolves came out flying in the secondhalf, and outscored the Miners, 23-13, totake a 15-point lead at the end of threequarters, 59-44.Play deteriorated considerably in the fourthquarter, with both teams' players seeminglymore interested in individual battles thanbasketball. At the end of the night, it wasTrinity winning 73-54.Eller led the Miners with 15 points, AndrewWard had 10, and Kutzer put up eightpoints.Jamien Jones and Andrew Cunninghameach had 24 points for the Wolves.Miners 71, Lions 60Although not quite as out of control as thegame with Trinity, the Miners played

another rough and tumble affair with theEtna Lions, last Thursday, in Etna.The Miners jumped to a 4-0 lead on a bas-ket by Brett Kile and a pair of freebies byKutzer. The Lions got on the board with afree throw and a bucket by Logan Dysert, tomake it 3-4. The teams stayed within a cou-ple of points of each other, until Eller andGrant hit back-to-back 3-balls late in thequarter to put the Miners up 16-9. A freebieby Lion Beau Branson finished the scoringfor the quarter. At the end of one, the Minersled 16-10.In the second quarter, the Miners went on a10-2 run to go up 26-12. The only field goalof the quarter for the Lions came from GeoffWeedon. Dysert added a pair of free throwsat the end of the quarter to bring the Lionstally for the frame to just four points. At thehalf it was Miners 26, Lions 14.In the third quarter, the Miners added a cou-ple of points to their lead to up it to 14, witha 42-28 lead going into the final quarter.The fourth quarter was a wild one with theMiners scoring 29 points and the Lions put-ting up 32. Yreka led by as many as 21points, 55-34, before Etna put together afurious rally to end the game.

See Miners brawl Page 11>

SportsA8 Siskiyou Source Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Welcome to the Jungle: Lions, Bears and Wolves do battle

The Etna Lions hosted a dual meet with the Mount Shasta Bears and TrinityWolves on Dec. 20. Match winners not picture from Mount Shasta are Travis Clark(2), Caleb Ott, and Semas Weston. For Etna, Nick Schwall also won a match.

SportsSiskiyou Source Wednesday, December 27, 2006 A9

Coe and Hope reach doublefiguresBy Ray WolfSports Source EditorWEED - "Conventional" is not likely to be theword used to describe the Dunsmuir LadyTigers.The team is composed of four sophomores,three freshmen, and a junior exchange stu-dent from Brazil, who is new to basketball.They shoot their free throws two-handedretro-style, like Rick Barry-"granny style," asthe girls call it.Most of the year, the team from tiny DunsmuirHigh School (106 students) has competedagainst varsity teams from much largerschools. The results haven't been pretty.In the recent Mt. Shasta Holiday Tournament,they suffered through 18-46, 14-60, and 28-49 losses to Mt. Shasta, Etna, and RiverValley. Yet, the Lady Tigers held their headshigh and continued to battle.Last week, the Tigers played as a junior var-sity team, with only the underclassmendressed, and defeated the JV Weed Cougars,35-22.The Lady Tigers led 14-2 after one quarterand 22-12 at the half. Dunsmuir increasedtheir lead to 30-14 by the end of the thirdquarter. Weed outscored the Tigers 8-5 in thefinal frame, but Dunsmuir hung on for the 35-22 victory.Heather Coe led the Lady Tigers with 12points. Jennifer Hope had 11, and TaylorFesler added nine.For the Lady Cougars, Nicolette Neel had sixpoints.

Coe was a force under the basket both offen-sively and defensively, and was thrilled withthe Lady Tigers' win."I was really excited. We've been bouncingbetween JV and varsity. It was nice to be atJV, where we can compete," said Coe. "Weworked together as a team, and didn't getmad at each other. We kept it positive. Evenwhen people made fun of our granny shots,we didn't care."

Lady Tigers win

Etna has four in double figuresBy Ray WolfSports Source EditorETNA - The Etna boys' junior varsity squadhad four players scoring in double figures,and sliced and diced the Yreka Miners withstrong inside play, last Thursday.Etna led, 17-10, after the first quarter, and34-26 at the half. The Lions pushed their

lead to 14 points, 49-35, at the end of threequarters, and went on to win by 15 points,61-46.Erik Anaya led the Lions with 23 points.Michael Caulder and Alex Case eachadded 11, and Ryan Hicks scored 10points.Christopher Marks led the Miners with 13points. Brian Carter contributed nine, andTyler Moser had seven points.

Lion JVs down Yreka


By Ray WolfLast week, I decided that I wanted to doa feature on a student athlete fromHappy Camp. I had a couple of players inmind, but I'm not real familiar with the stu-dents in Happy Camp. So, I thought I'dask around, and see which player fit mycriteria.What I was looking for was a student whois a good athlete, with good grades. Onename popped up consistently, and what Igot was a super athlete with fantasticgrades-Cassidy Hammon.While waiting near the Happy Camp HighSchool office for Cassidy, I took theopportunity to check out the trophy case,and some of the bulletin boards. I foundthe honor role, and there was Cassidy onthe Superintendent's List-a list for stu-dents with a 3.75 grade point average, orhigher. "Cool," I thought. "That's what I'mlooking for."One of the first questions I askedCassidy was about her actual G.P.A. Theanswer was 4.0. She's a straight-A stu-dent.While I didn't know too much aboutCassidy before the interview, I did knowthat when it comes to basketball, she'sdefinitely a player.I covered the Happy Camp Indians firstgame of the season, against the EtnaLady Lions. It didn't take me long to spotthe junior who was causing the Lions fits.It was Cassidy.In the article about the game, I wrote,"Behind the hot shooting of CassidyHammon, the Indians built a 15-8 lead atthe end of the first quarter. Hammonnailed two 3-balls in the quarter includinga shot at the buzzer. Another Hammon

3-pointer and a pair of freebies early inthe second quarter put the Indians up 20-10."While the Indians lost to the Lions by fivepoints, Cassidy tallied 23 points, andimpressed me quite a bit.Cassidy told me that she likes to playbasketball because it's challenging, fun,and intense."When we play as a team, and make our-selves look good," she said when askedabout her favorite part of the game.As our interview proceeded, I realizedthat I had written about Cassidy last sum-mer in another publication. She playedASA softball for the Siskiyou Heat and Icovered their game in Yreka againstEagle Point. I remembered her as a pret-ty good player.A quick check of the story when Ireturned home, verified that my memorywas correct."Cassidy Hammon went 1-for-2, with atriple, two runs scored, and a walk," Iwrote.

The daughter of David and VickiHammon also plays volleyball, and likesto hang out with her family, or go huntingwith her dad, when she's not doinghomework or playing a sport.Cassidy's favorite subject in school ismath, which she says is a little harder thisyear because she's taking pre-calculus.After high school she plans to attend ajunior college, but isn't too sure about amajor. Cassidy is sure about her sportsgoals, however."Go to junior college to play basketball orsoftball, and hopefully get a scholarshipto a four-year college somewhere," shesaid with a huge smile.Cassidy isn't the only athlete in the fami-ly. Her younger sister, Carly, plays on theIndian JV squad, and was also prettyimpressive in her game against theLions."She's kind of scaring me. I'm afraid she'llbe better than me," said Cassidy.She also has another sister, Kayla (12),who "tries" to play basketball, accordingto Cassidy, as well as a brother, Rhett,who is majoring in biology at College ofthe Siskiyous.Cassidy says that her Dad is her inspira-tion and the person that really helps herwith her b-ball game."Dad tries to help me get better. Afterevery game, he talks for hours explainingwhat I can do better, and what I did right."Apparently, dad knows what he's talkingabout because he's got an excellent ath-lete, and a fine student for a daughter,and I'm looking forward to reporting onthe remainder of Cassidy's high schoolcareer, and beyond.Way to go dad.

Cassidy Hammon - Making the grade

Cassidy Hammon


> Continued from Page 7 With Yreka leading 60-40,Trevor Eastlick hit two freethrows and a bucket to make it44-60. Then, Skyler Schneider,who had been stone coldthrough much of the contest, gotinto the act with a hoop to makeit 46-60. Moments later,Schneider hit a 3-pointer to cut itto 49-61.After Eller pushed the Minerlead up 15 to points, 64-49, witha couple of free throws,

Schneider hit another 3-ball,making it 64-52. Dysert cut thegap to nine points with three thehard way, to make it 55-64.While the play was still ragged,the Lions had built somemomentum and appeared to beon the verge of creating anexciting finish to the game. Thatmomentum was crushed by abizarre non-call by one of theofficials.A Miner player threw multipleelbows at one of the Lions in

plain view, directly in front of theofficial. The lack of a callbrought a strong, but clean,response from Etna coach JeffFowle.The official hit Fowle with atechnical, and Eller hit the twotechnical foul shots, as well astwo from a conventional foul, toput Yreka up 68-55.The Lions came right back witha basket by Schneider, and a 3-ball from Eastlick to get back towithin eight points, 60-68.

Another Eller freebie and a pairby Grant closed out the scoringfor the Miners and made thefinal 71-60 in favor of Yreka.Eller led the Miners with 19points, Kutzer and Grant eachtallied 14.For the Lions, Schneider had20, Weedon scored 14, andDysert put up 10 points.The Miners shot 75-percentfrom the line, going 27-36. TheLions shot a dismal 31-percent,at 11-33.

Miners brawl

Yreka downs Etnaand TrinityBy Ray WolfSports Source EditorETNA - The Yreka Lady Minerswon their fourth and fifth straightgames against Trinity and Etnalast week, upping their presea-son record to 9-2. Yreka's onlylosses have come to Ashland(Ore. 5A) and Grants Pass (Ore.6A).Last Thursday, the Lady Minersvisited the Lady Lions and cameback over the hill with a 65-39win.Yreka jumped to an 18-2 lead atthe end of the first quarter. Fivedifferent Lady Miners scored inthe quarter, with JenniferHopkins' six points leading theway. Brittney potter scoredEtna's lone basket.The second quarter was a littlemore even with the Miners scor-ing 17 points and the Lions 14.Hopkins again led Yreka with 10points in the frame. LindseyStacher put six points on theboard for Etna. The Miners led35-16 at the half.Yreka increased their lead to 22points, 45-23, at the end of three

quarters, and went on to win 65-39.Hopkins scorched the Lions for23 points. Kaitlin Weckerlescored 11, and Ashlie Smithadded nine points.Stacher led Etna with 11 points,and Potter scored nine points,with seven in the fourth quarter.Etna's preseason record fell to5-5.In the junior varsity contest, theMiners also dominated the LadyLions, with a 68-35 win. Againthere was little doubt about theoutcome right from the start.

Yreka led 15-4 after the firstquarter and 33-14 at the half.The Miners upped their lead to21 points, 54-23, after threequarters.Carrie Watson scored 23 pointsfor the Miners. FreshmanJaylene Phillips had 21 points,and continues to be impressiveas she develops her basketballskills.Etna was led by Paige Finleywith 13 points and AnnaleisaNadig with eight.The Lady Miners varsity alsodefeated the Trinity Wolves lastweek in a physical game, whichwas a precursor to the boys'varsity battle.The Lady Miners led by eightpoints, 20-12, at the end of onequarter, but the Wolves closedthe gap to 30-26 by the half.Yreka pushed its lead to 10 atthe end of the third quarter, 46-36. In the final frame the LadyMiners scored 21 points toTrinity's 16, to win 67-52.Smith had a career high 21points and grabbed sixrebounds. Stephanie Rokescontinued to build on her MVPperformance in the prior week'sHoliday Tournament, with 16

points and 12 rebounds.Weckerle had seven points, fiverebounds and four steals.

Lady Miners continue to roll

Weed JVs win, 50-11By Ray WolfSports Source EditorWEED - The Weed Cougars pounced onthe Dunsmuir Tigers early and often lastweek, on the way to a 64-38 win.Bryce Mallory opened the scoring for Weedwith a bucket, which was followed by a 3-ball from Scott Lassen, to put Weed up 5-0.Jimmy Chandler scored a basket to get theTigers on the board, but it would beDunsmuir's only field goal until late in thefirst quarter.The Cougars went on a 13-1 run to up theirlead to 18-3. The run was interrupted by a3-pointer from Dunsmuir's Tyler Gonzales,to make it 18-6. Cougar Jose Robles fin-ished out the first quarter scoring to giveWeed a 20-6 lead.Mallory ruled the paint in the second quar-ter, scoring six of the Cougars' 11 points,and effectively cleaning the boards. TheTigers managed eight points in the quarteron 3-pointers by Patrick Shirley andChandler, and a bucket by Chandler. Weedwent into the locker room leading 31-14.The Cougars blew the game wide open inthe third quarter by outscoring the Tigers21-11, to take a 52-25 lead into the finalframe. Dunsmuir put up 13 points to Weed's12, during the fourth quarter mop up, mak-ing the final Weed 64, Dunsmuir 38.In the junior varsity game, the Cougarswasted no time in establishing themselves

as the stronger cats by shutting out theTigers 10-0 in the first quarter.At the half, Weed led 28-7. The Cougarsshut out the Tigers again in the third quar-ter, while scoring 13 points to lead, 41-7,going into the final frame. In the end, it wasa 39-point win for the JV Cougars, 50-11.Robert Gonzales had a game high 10points. Aaron Power-Bearden scored nine,and Dylan Hancock and Zack Vogel eachcontributed six points.Matt Norton led the Tigers with four points.

Cougars 64, Tigers 38Sports

A12 Siskiyou Source Wednesday, December 27, 2006


Miner boys beat CV 4-1By Ray WolfSports Source EditorSHASTA LAKE - The defendingNorthern Athletic League champi-on Yreka Lady Miners opened uptheir quest for a repeat with a 4-0shutout of the Central ValleyFalcons, last Thursday.Kelsey Robberson scored thefirst goal for Yreka. Kylie Hahnand Stephanie Rigg also foundthe back of the net to give theMiners the lead, 3-0, at the half.

Carrie Turner capped off theYreka scoring with a goal in thesecond half, to make the final 4-0.Coach Chad Danielson creditedTurner and Hahn with controllingthe midfield, and said that anoth-er key to the win was the "greatjob" that defender Dana Flett didin marking CV's best player.Danielson was cautious inassessing his team's progressand chances for another unde-feated league season."I'm pleased with going into the

Christmas break 3-0. There are alot of holes to fill, and some of thegirls are stepping up to fill them,"said Danielson. "It will be a realteam effort this year. There won'tbe just one or two players to relyon. We'll win with 11 players orlose with 11 players."One of the question markscoming into the season was thegoalkeeping position. With lastyear's keeper, Angie Willhite,moving out of the area, Danielsonwasn't sure how he would fill thevoid. Then, in steppedMacKenzie Dillon to record ashutout in her first game."MacKenzie Dillon saved ourbacon a couple of times topreserve the shutout," saidDanielson.The Lady Miners are 3-0 overall(all shutouts), and 1-0 in the NAL.Both the Yreka girls and boysteams will host Corning onTuesday, Jan. 9.The Yreka Miners boys also

started the NAL season with a winover Central Valley, 4-1.Nicolas Hoisington tallied twogoals, and Michael Attebury andGustavo Orozco each scored onegoal. Ross Perry picked up a pairof assists.

Lady Miners shutout Central Valley, 4-0

Yreka Miner soccer coveragesponsored by State Farm Agent

John Pomeroy


By Ray WolfThe Lion Heart Awards are givenon a monthly basis to Etna HighSchool student athletes whohave shown that they have theheart of winners. The award canbe based on a single play, a sin-gle game, or the entire schoolyear.As always, I'm grateful to theLion Heart Award sponsors and Iencourage our community tosupport the following business-es: Wagner Pain Therapy, EtnaDeli, Wildwood Crossing, and Offto the Movies. The winners willalso be receiving a Lion HeartAward T-shirt designed bySiskiyou Laser Products. And,the Lion Heart of the year win-ners will receive a custom madetrophy from Starritt Studio.

Geoff WeedonYeah, I know. This one is a sur-prise. It surprised me too (Aboutnow, I feel a punch coming from"Wheaties"), but when I sat downand started to analyze the poten-tial choices, the word "persever-ance" and Geoff seemed to belinked. I'll explain.

Last year, Geoff was on the EtnaLions varsity basketball team. Hedidn't play a lot, and when hedid, he didn't show me all thatmuch. It seemed like Geoffshould be a good player. He'sfast and built like a basketballplayer, but it just wasn't happen-ing.That changed in the first game ofthis season, against HappyCamp. Geoff didn't start, but hedid come off the bench to grabseven boards and score fivepoints, with no turnovers. Iremember thinking, "Geoff'simproved, this might be interest-ing."The next time I saw him play wasagainst Ashland in the Yrekatournament. Twelve points and11 rebounds later, I realized thatGeoff had improved substantial-ly.Before last Thursday's gameagainst Yreka, I presented Geoffwith his Lion Heart Award, andthen hoped he wouldn't tank it inthe game. He didn't.Geoff, now a starter, scored acareer best 14 points, hauled infive boards, and had only oneturnover.You may have noticed that I'vementioned turnovers a couple oftimes. That's because amongthe starters on the Lions' team,Geoff has the lowest turnovertotal, and per game average. Inother words, he takes care of theball.Here's another interesting statis-tic: Geoff has the highest field-goal shooting percentage on the

team. If nothing else, Geoff isdefinitely the most improvedEtna basketball player, whichbrings us back to perseverance.It would have been easy forGeoff to quit basketball. After all,it's no fun to sit on the bench.Instead, he worked hard thissummer to improve. Now, Geoffis able to make a significant con-tribution to his team, and earnhis way into a starting position.His perseverance has alsoearned him my respect and aLion Heart Award.Congratulations Geoff.

Cecilli KelleyCecilli Kelley is on the Etna Lionswrestling team, and wrestlesagainst boys. What else do youneed to know?Okay, here's some more. Thefirst softball picture I ever put in anewspaper was of Cecilli collid-ing with Yreka's Amber Sinnott,at home plate. Cecilli was calledout, but the collision was a tie.Amber's nickname is "Nails." Getthe picture.

More? One day I was watchingsoccer practice (Again, a girlplaying against mostly boys).Cecilli took the ball, traveling at ahigh rate of speed, square in theface. She stumbled for a coupleof steps, wiped the water out ofher eyes, and continued playing.The coaches had to make herstop long enough to check outher condition.Most of the guys would havebeen out a week.Speaking of guys, Cecilli hasn'tbeaten one in a wrestling match,but her coach, Kyle Kaae, saysthat she will.What Cecilli did do, and I wit-nessed it, was win her first everwrestling match. Cecilli dominat-ed, and pinned her opponent.In the process of selecting myfemale Lion Heart Award winner,I asked Megan Wiles what shethought about Cecilli as mychoice.Megan is also on the wrestlingteam, and was ranked sixth inthe state, among girl wrestlers,last year. Currently, Megan isrecovering from a separatedshoulder that she suffered in agirl's wrestling tournament.Megan knows a little bit abouthaving heart, and wholehearted-ly approved my choice of Cecillifor the award, which sealed thedeal.Congratulations Cecilli, andplease don't hurt any of the guys.We need them for football, nextseason.

Lion Heart Awards

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