London, UK…There is something wonderful about the fact that a small island in the Pearl River Delta rose to become a great trading city and commercial powerhouse of East Asia. Wonderful, but not accidental or fortuitous.Hong Kong succeeds because its people are free. They can pursue their dreams and scale as many heights as their […]
Arnold, CA…When driving down Hwy 4 past Ceder Center it was nice to hear music and see people sitting on the lawn at Bistro Espresso. Slowly but surely our economy is starting to recover from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Taco Tuesdays at Bistro will bring a celebratory weekday event to Arnold from now through fall. It […]
West Point, CA…The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is conducting a prescribed burning operation on the Winton-Schaad Vegetation Management Plan (VMP) site, located in the north-eastern portion of Calaveras County. Smoke may be visible from Schaads Road, Blue Mountain Road and Bailey Ridge Road. This prescribed burn is designed to reduce […]
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 […]
Washington, DC…COVID-19 Impact The COVID-19 virus continues to impact the number of initial claims and insured unemployment. This report includes information on claimants filing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation claims. In the week ending May 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 1,877,000, a decrease of 249,000 from the […]
Angels Camp, CA…Great news from AMA…”As of now we are going to have a Football/Cheer season! It will be shorter than normal and start about a month later than usual, BUT we are on track to play!!! (This is subject to change) We will be having sign ups on-site Saturday’s at Copello from 8-1. We […]
Yosemite, CA…(This is the latest from the Park. The pertinent details are near the bottom of their update…”Yosemite National Park is working closely with federal, state, and local public health authorities, as well as the four surrounding counties (Mariposa, Tuolumne, Madera, and Mono), to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and develop a phased approach to […]
Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…”Today was full of anticipation and emotion. But, as our great community always does, the event remained peaceful through its conclusion. We are proud of every community member who participated and we thank everyone for being able to voice their feelings without resorting to violence or destruction. We would also […]
Saint Paul, MN…Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison made several announcements today in the prosecution of the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis. First, Attorney General Ellison announced that he has filed a charge of second-degree murder against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. The new second-degree murder charge joins the previously-filed […]
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. Due to the supply chain disruptions their normal weekly ad took a bit of a hiatus. […]
San Andreas, CA…Calaveras County is continuing its efforts to mitigate hazards associated with dead and dying trees located along County roads or affecting County infrastructure. Projects that have been recently completed include the removal of 564 trees on Bureau of Land Management parcels adjoining County roads throughout the County, 263 trees in the Highway 4 […]
Angels Camp, CA…(Frogtown, USA)…Special Shout Out to our Junior Livestock Auction Buyers. The Calaveras County Fair would like to thank our community for their support of our online junior livestock auction. All of the boosts are in. The sale total is $540.122. WOW, We salute you!
Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…”The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous inquiries from concerned community members regarding a planned protest in Downtown Sonora. We are aware of the protest and are in close communication with the Sonora Police Department. We respect everyone’s freedom to assemble peacefully to protest. Should you wish to participate […]
Arnold, CA…(This morning we covered the live testimony of Rod Rosenstein.) In a weird way it was nice to see normal Washington political wrangling) 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 […]
Copperopolis, CA…Dr. Jack Coombs is welcoming new patients at our Family Medical Center in Copperopolis. Dr. Coombs has been in both private and group practice for over 40 years. He has moved his practice from Valley Springs to the MTMC Copperopolis Family Medical Center. Providing a higher level of Hometown Care Please call 209.754.2968 for […]
San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Hospital Foundation Volunteers announced their 2020 high school scholarship recipients this month. A total of five, $1000.00 scholarships were awarded to Calaveras and Bret Harte High Schools graduating seniors. More than 50 applications were received and the selection process takes into account grade point average, community service and the student’s interest […]
Angels Camp, CA…Teachers and school staff abruptly entered the world of virtual teaching this March. The Calaveras County Office of Education (CCOE) stepped up to give teachers and staff immediate help to navigate distance learning during the Stay at Home order. CCOE partnered with the San Joaquin County Office of Education to provide Google trainings, […]
Amador County, CA…Amador County Public Health in collaboration with the Emergency Operations Center is opening one drive-through community-based testing site at St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Parish later this week to expand COVID-19 testing for our community. Amador’s drive-through testing site will be open to pre-scheduled appointments starting June 4, 2020. Beginning, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, […]
Angels Camp CA..(Frogtown, USA)..OptumServe, a health services partner with the State of California, is now accepting walk-ins at the local COVID-19 testing site located at the Calaveras Fairgrounds outside of Angels Camp. This is in large part to expanded efforts to bring COVID-19 testing to the county. “Testing gives us an idea of how many […]
Washington, DC…Thank you very much. My fellow Americans: My first and highest duty as President is to defend our great country and the American people. I swore an oath to uphold the laws of our nation, and that is exactly what I will do. All Americans were rightly sickened and revolted by the brutal death […]
Columbia, CA…Firefighters worked the Yankee Fire, a residential structure fire that had some spread to vegetation near the 11700 Blk of Yankee Hill Rd. They contained the vegetation portion first and now the structure portion is fully contained as well.
Mokelumne Hill, CA…Firefighters made quick work of the Music fire this afternoon. They worked the 2 acre vegetation fire near Jesus Maria Rd. And Music Gulch Rd.
San Andreas, CA…On May 26 and May 28, 2020, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Unit served three search warrants for illegal marijuana cultivation in the areas of Railroad Flat and Angels Camp. On May 26th, Deputies served a search warrant on a site located in the 400 block of Ridge Road in Railroad […]