Secretary Blinken’s Call with Australian Foreign Minister Wong Secretary Blinken’s Call with Australian Foreign Minister Wong

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Australian Foreign Minister Wong Secretary Blinken’s Call with Australian Foreign Minister Wong

Washington, DC…Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke yesterday with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong about our ongoing coordination on regional issues, as well as to discuss the upcoming G-20 Ministerial meetings in Bali.  Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Wong also discussed our collective efforts to hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked and unjust war of choice against […]

U.S. Special Representative to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Sung Kim On Recent DPRK Missile Launches

U.S. Special Representative to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Sung Kim On Recent DPRK Missile Launches

Washington, DC..MR ICE:  Thank you, Operator, and good morning, everyone, or good afternoon, depending on where you are.  I really appreciate you joining us today.  We have with us U.S. Special Representative for the DPRK, Ambassador Sung Kim, who is on the line with us.   We’re very glad to have Special Representative Kim with […]

Art Reception in Memory of Sarah Evans

Art Reception in Memory of Sarah Evans

Murphys, CA…Art on Main Gallery is hosting a reception to reminisce, view or purchase Sarah Evan’s (Sally) paintings and share with the community the legacy she left to the arts community. This is also an opportune time to add to your collection. Join us for refreshment to honor and share memories with others about this […]

Firing Has Begun for PAWS Fuels Reduction Program

Firing Has Begun for PAWS Fuels Reduction Program

San Andreas, CA…Firing has begun on the CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) Vegetation Management Program (VMP) prescribed burn. Firefighters will be on site for the duration of the day and again tomorrow 6/8. This burn will help with noxious weed eradication as well as create a fuel break to help protect […]

IRS Releases 2023 Key Numbers for Health Savings Accounts ~ From Brian J. Tewksbury

IRS Releases 2023 Key Numbers for Health Savings Accounts ~ From Brian J. Tewksbury

Murphys, CA…The IRS has released the 2023 contribution limits for health savings accounts (HSAs), as well as the 2023 minimum deductible and maximum out-of-pocket amounts for high-deductible health plans (HDHPs). An HSA is a tax-advantaged account that’s paired with an HDHP. An HSA offers several valuable tax benefits: You may be able to make pre-tax […]

Calaveras Supervisors Adopt a Proclamation Honoring Calaveras High School’s 2022 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV Baseball Championship

Calaveras Supervisors Adopt a Proclamation Honoring Calaveras High School’s 2022 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV Baseball Championship

San Andreas, CA…Now Therefore be it Proclaimed by the Board of Supervisors, County of Calaveras. A PROCLAMATION HONORING CALAVERAS HIGH SCHOOL’S 2022 CIF SAC-JOAQUIN SECTION DIVISION IV BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP. WHEREAS, the hard work, dedication, sportsmanship, talent and exceptional team chemistry of the 2022 Calaveras High School baseball team has enabled these student athletes to earn […]

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Honor Calaveras High Girls Softball Team on Undefeated Season

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Honor Calaveras High Girls Softball Team on Undefeated Season

San Andreas, CA…Now Therefore be it Proclaimed by the Board of Supervisors, County of Calaveras. A PROCLAMATION HONORING CALAVERAS HIGH SCHOOL’S 2022 GIRLS’ SOFTBALL TEAM AND COACHES FOR AN UNDEFEATED SEASON.  WHEREAS, the hard work, dedication, sportsmanship, talent and exceptional team chemistry of the 2022 Calaveras High School softball team has enabled these student athletes […]

Christine Narita is Missing! Please Help Her Return Home! (Update….Christine Has Been Returned Home)

Christine Narita is Missing!  Please Help Her Return Home! (Update….Christine Has Been Returned Home)

Sonora, CA…Christine Narita has been missing since Sunday afternoon June 5, 2022. As of this morning at 7:30 am, she has not been found. Law enforcement and a very small group have been searching for her. There will be a meeting today, June 7, 2022, in Columbia in the large parking lot behind the Fallon […]

Supervisors Back in Action Today with a Full Agenda of Budget Hearings, Proclamations & Pay Raises

Supervisors Back in Action Today with a Full Agenda of Budget Hearings, Proclamations & Pay Raises

San Andreas, CA…Supervisors Back in Action Today with a Full Agenda of Budget Hearings, Proclamations & Pay Raises. All the details are below… Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 6/7/2022 8:00 AM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain Ranch Road   San Andreas, CA 95249   Downloads:  Agenda  Agenda Packet Call to Order Roll Call Closed Session Agenda 1. […]

Leader of Proud Boys and Four Other Members Indicted in Federal Court For Seditious Conspiracy and Other Offenses Related to U.S. Capitol Breach

Leader of Proud Boys and Four Other Members Indicted in Federal Court For Seditious Conspiracy and Other Offenses Related to U.S. Capitol Breach

Washington, DC…A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a superseding indictment today charging five members of the Proud Boys, including the group’s former national chairman, with seditious conspiracy and other charges for their actions before and during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions disrupted a joint […]

Rusty’s Rescue Home & Deck Renovations! For Help Call 209.628.2000

Rusty’s Rescue Home & Deck Renovations!  For Help Call 209.628.2000

Arnold, CA…Rusty’s Rescue Home & Deck Renovations! For Help Call 209.628.2000. Local California licensed general building contractor for 35 years, specializing in construction of new homes and renovations/remodels. Now offering local home owners solutions to their construction needs. Have conducted numerous home renovations and additions for homes located from Bear Valley to Angels Camp since […]

Your June Ace Red Hot Buys from Sender’s Ace Hardware

Your June Ace Red Hot Buys from Sender’s Ace Hardware

Valley Springs & Mountain Ranch, CA…In 1950, we started out as a family operation with Erich’s father and mother, August and Freida Sender, in a century-old adobe building. The upstairs was home to the Sender family, and the first floor included groceries, a meat market, a bar, and a small eating place called Opa’s Smokehouse. […]

Rectal Cancer Disappears After Experimental Use of Immunotherapy. 100% Remission in Clinical Trial

Rectal Cancer Disappears After Experimental Use of Immunotherapy.  100% Remission in Clinical Trial

New York, NY…Breakthrough findings were presented at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting and published in The New England Journal of Medicine today by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) confirming a clinical complete response in all 14 patients who received the immunotherapy treatment dostarlimab as a first-line treatment for mismatch repair-deficient (MMRd) locally advanced rectal cancer. This […]

Mornings with the One Percent™ Will Start at 9am Today..This Morning’s Replay is Below!

Mornings with the One Percent™ Will Start at 9am Today..This Morning’s Replay is Below!

Arnold, CA…Mornings with the One Percent™ is live weekday mornings from 7-10am. The premise for the show is that the USDA ranked all 3,142 counties or county equivalents in the USA on a livability or desirability scale based on factors such as climate, scenic beauty, bodies of water for recreation, humidity and much more. All […]

78 Years Ago Today the D-Day Invasion Started the Final Push to End Hitler’s Reign

78 Years Ago Today the D-Day Invasion Started the Final Push to End Hitler’s Reign

Normandy, France….78 years ago D-Day brought 1,200 aircraft, 5,000 vessels & close to 160,000 troups across the English Channel to begin the final push to eliminate the genocidal Nazi scourge. The living ranks of those who stormed the beaches of Normandy dwindles by the day but the memory of their deeds will live on. Below […]

Ballpark Fuels Reduction Burn to Ignite June 9th

Ballpark Fuels Reduction Burn to Ignite June 9th

San Andreas, CA…California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will be assisting the San Andreas Fire Protection District with a hazardous fuel reduction burn near the intersection of Mountain Ranch Road and Calaveritas Road in the community of San Andreas, California on Thursday, June 9, 2022. The burn encompasses approximately 14 acres of […]

Did You Know You can Shop Local Even on Your Advertising?

Did You Know You can Shop Local Even on Your Advertising?

Arnold, CA…When you advertise on ThePineTree.net we guarantee that a minimum of 80% of each and every dollar you spend with us stays in the Community. Your advertising investment is returned back into our coverage area in salaries, goods and services from local businesses. ThePineTree.net averages 3 – 6 million pageviews per month and our […]

PAWS Vegetation Management Program (VMP) Control Burn on June 7th & 8th

PAWS Vegetation Management Program (VMP) Control Burn on June 7th & 8th

San Andreas, CA…California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit will be completing a hazardous fuel reduction burn near the intersection of Highway 49 and Pool Station Road adjacent to the community of San Andreas in Calaveras County on June 7th and 8th 2022. The two burn units included in the PAWS […]

Prescribed Burn in Mt. Havalia Area Ignites Today

Prescribed Burn in Mt. Havalia Area Ignites Today

Tuolumne, CA…The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will conduct a prescribed burn operation on the Mt. Havalia Vegetation Management Program (VMP) in Tuolumne County, adjacent to the community of Tuolumne. Smoke from the project will be visible from Tuolumne and surrounding areas. The goal of the prescribed burn is to maintain […]

Campaign and Elections Seem to Never Stop ~ Magsig for Congress

Campaign and Elections Seem to Never Stop ~ Magsig for Congress

Fresno, CA…With the June 7 primary just a few weeks away, we’re seeing things in full swing. Here in Calaveras, Amador & Tuolumne Counties, things have changed drastically. Gone are our old Congressional and legislative districts. In their place are new districts connecting us with far-flung communities in the Sierra foothills and Central Valley. The […]

Martin Huberty for District 3 Supervisor

Martin Huberty for District 3 Supervisor

Murphys, CA…Dear District 3 Voter, I’m running to be your County Supervisor and will be a strong voice that will represent every one from Vallecito to Sky High. As Executive Director of the Calaveras Visitors Bureau and the Angels Camp Museum, and as a board member of the Calaveras Winegrape Alliance, I strengthened the fiscal […]