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Oct. 6, 2008

Standing Guard

James Woodward looks out for Weaverville's kids as a juvenile drug court judge and, twice a week, as a traffic director at school crosswalks.

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By Amy Yarbrough

Daily Journal Staff Writer

WEAVERVILLE - So much for the quiet of a small town.

This summer, Trinity County Judge James Woodward found himself running for re-election against a local prosecutor and worrying about a fire on the ridge behind his Weaverville home.

It never reached the house. But weeks after that June fire, lighting sparked hundreds of wildfires in Northern California. Weaverville was blanketed by a nasty haz... (continued)

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