Fremont Brewing Company Pint Night at The Watering Hole

Fremont Brewing Company Pint Night at The Watering Hole

Murphys, CA…This Thursday, The Watering Hole is proud to host the local launch party of a great new brewery to the area, Fremont Brewing from Seattle! Join us on Thursday evening for draft and packaged beer from Fremont, never before distributed in California! We’ll feature Lush, Sky Kraken, Dynomite, and Disco Wolf IPA’s; as well […]

Six Community Organizations Receive $53,000 from Mark Twain Medical Center. Staff Celebrate Annual Community Grant with Drive-Thru Parade

Six Community Organizations Receive $53,000 from Mark Twain Medical Center.  Staff Celebrate Annual Community Grant with Drive-Thru Parade

San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) recently awarded six local organizations the Dignity Heath Mark Twain Medical Center Community Grant for 2022, totaling over $53,000. The funds are directed for serving home bound seniors, providing support and services to those in a portion of the remote areas, AED’s and CPR training for residents and […]

Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter!

Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter!

Punxsutawney, PA…Here ye, here ye, here ye, Today, 2-2-22, welcome to Punxsutawney to celebrate Groundhog Day. the one hundred thirty sixth annual trek of the Punxsutawney groundhog club. Punxsutawney phil, the seer of seers, the prognosticator of all prognosticators, was gently lifted from his burrow at 7:25 am, and held high to see. His faithful […]

Senders Market Ace Hardware February Red Hot Buys! Shop Local & Save!

Senders Market Ace Hardware February Red Hot Buys! Shop Local & Save!

Mountain Ranch & Valley Springs, 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. […]

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials February 2nd ~ 8th! Shop Local & Save!

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials February 2nd ~ 8th! Shop Local & Save!

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. On Christmas morning […]

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials February 2nd Through The 8th! Shop Local & Save!

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials February 2nd Through The 8th! Shop Local & Save!

Arnold, CA…Big Trees Market is working hard to keep the shelves stocked for you! They have also implemented enhanced safety, cleaning and social distancing procedures in the store. These include plastic shields between staff and public in the checkstands. Click on an image below for full sized version.

CA Parks Urged to Immediately Mobilize Forest Crews to Save Giant Sequoias in Calaveras Big Trees State Park

CA Parks Urged to Immediately Mobilize Forest Crews to Save Giant Sequoias in Calaveras Big Trees State Park

Arnold, CA…Calling the condition of Calaveras Big Trees State Park “dire”,the Calaveras Big Trees Association today called on the head of California’s state parks to immediately mobilize “a cavalry of forest crews” to rid the 6500-acre park of a massive build-up of dense, dry vegetation. Photo by Claudia Beymer: In this photo, if you look closely, you will see highly flammable […]

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 […]

Calaveras Pregnancy Center See’s Candy Fundraiser, Calaveras Lumber Parking Lot!

Calaveras Pregnancy Center See’s Candy Fundraiser, Calaveras Lumber Parking Lot!

Angels Camp, CA…Get some sweets for your sweethearts!  See’s Candy booth will be open for Valentine’s Day. This is a fundraiser for the Calaveras Pregnancy Center. The booth will be open 10am-6pm from 2/3 to 2/14 (closed on Sundays) in the Calaveras Lumber parking lot in Angels Camp. Event occurs on 02/03/2022 from All Day […]

Firefighters Knocked Down Fire at Abandoned Structure This Morning

Firefighters Knocked Down Fire at Abandoned Structure This Morning

Paloma, CA…From Calaveras Consolidated….”Calaveras Consolidated firefighters, Mokelumne Hill and CalFire, responded to a fully involved abandoned structure in Paloma on Messinger Flat Road at 2:30 am. The cause of the fire is under investigation. There were no injuries to any civilians or firefighters.” About Calaveras Consolidated… The Calaveras Consolidated Fire Protection District (Cal-Co Fire) was […]

Dry January Conditions Return Snowpack to Near Average Levels

Dry January Conditions Return Snowpack to Near Average Levels

Sacramento, CA…The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the second snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. Following a dry January, the manual survey recorded 48.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 19 inches, which is 109 percent of average for this location for this date. The snow water equivalent […]

A Bit of Wisdom from Ayn Rand on Her Birthday

A Bit of Wisdom from Ayn Rand on Her Birthday

A Bit of Wisdom from Ayn Rand on Her Birthday. Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum (Ayn Rand) February 2, 1905 – March 6, 1982 “The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see.” ~ Ayn Rand, February 2, 1905 – March 6, 1982 “The smallest minority on earth is the […]

Traffic Update….Early Morning Vehicle vs Pole Collision Affecting Traffic Near Tuolumne Rd / Mono Way

Traffic Update….Early Morning Vehicle vs Pole Collision Affecting Traffic Near Tuolumne Rd / Mono Way

Sonora, CA…Traffic Update….Early Morning Vehicle vs Pole Collision Affecting Traffic Near Tuolumne Rd / Mono Way Incident: 00007 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: Tuolumne Rd / Mono Way Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.974742 -120.346232 Detail Information 3:56 AM 15 [34] 1039 CORDS 3:34 AM 14 [30] PRTY LN GARRIS ENTERED IN 144 3:29 AM 13 [28] […]

President Biden in Meeting with Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley on the Forthcoming Supreme Court Vacancy

President Biden in Meeting with Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley on the Forthcoming Supreme Court Vacancy

Washington, DC…Look, I invited — we’re different parties but two good friends down here. We’ve done an awful lot of Supreme Court justices together, Senator Grassley and I, as well as Senator Durbin. And we’ve worked together on a lot of court nominations overall but particularly Supreme Court nominees. And selecting a justice is one […]

Governor Newsom Statement on Death of Stockton Firefighter

Governor Newsom Statement on Death of Stockton Firefighter

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement regarding the death of Stockton Fire Captain Vidal “Max” Fortuna: “Jennifer and I extend our heartfelt condolences to Captain Fortuna’s family, friends and colleagues as we mourn this tragic loss. His decades of service to the Stockton community will not be forgotten and serve as an […]

Kelly Dean Kuntz 1960 ~ 2022

Kelly Dean Kuntz 1960 ~ 2022

Ione, CA…Kelly Dean Kuntz February 25, 1960 ~ January 26, 2022 (age 61). Kelly Dean Kuntz, 61, passed away on January 26, 2022 Mokelumne Hill, CA. Kelly was born on February 25, 1960 in ND to parents Herman Adam and Angeline Schmidt Kuntz. Kelly is survived by Son Matthew Kuntz of Valley Springs, CA A […]

Edith E. Boling 1939 ~ 2022

Edith E. Boling 1939 ~ 2022

Valley Springs, CA…Edith E. Boling October 31, 1939 ~ January 26, 2022 (age 82). Edith Ellen Boling, 82, passed away on January 26, 2022 in Lodi, CA. She was born on October 31, 1939 in MO Edith is survived by her daughter Rebecca Boling of Santa Rosa, CA. Funeral service will be held privately. Online […]