Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee Thursday May 14, 2015 Jumpin’ Frogs, Chubby Hogs and Corn Dogs

Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee Thursday May 14, 2015 Jumpin’ Frogs, Chubby Hogs and Corn Dogs

Frogtown, CA…The 2015 Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee Kicks Off Tomorrow!! Below is a full Tentative Schedule for Opening Day. The Youth Parade is at 10am in Downtown Angels Camp at 10am. At 2pm the Saddle Queen Competition—Arena and at 8pm Miss Calaveras Scholarship Pageant. Thursday May 14, 2015 Jumpin’ Frogs, Chubby Hogs […]

Fire Report…Riding Lawn Mower Sparks 4 1/2 Acre Fire

Fire Report…Riding Lawn Mower Sparks 4 1/2 Acre Fire

Copperopolis, CA…A 4 1/2 Acres grass fire sparked by a riding lawn mower kept firefighters busy yesterday afternoon. Additional details are enclosed May 11, 2105 15-CATCU 004665 CAL FIRE CAL FIRE Tuolumne/Calaveras Unit Fire Report Fax #: 754-1959 or call 754-3831 Location (Town, street address, intersection, etc.) 7000 BLOCK TAPADERO ST, COPPEROPOLIS, CALAVERAS COUNTY Time […]

Now Is The Time To Get In Shape For Summer At Family 4 Fitness ~Video Interview With Kenny Lee

Now Is The Time To Get In Shape For Summer At Family 4 Fitness ~Video Interview With Kenny Lee

Vallecito, CA…We have the pleasure to spend a few minutes speaking with Family 4 Fitness’s Kenny Lee. He brought us up to speed on all the latest at the premier fitness club in Calaveras County. They have added tons of new equipment and the club features fresh new paint as well. Family 4 Fitness offers […]

Copperopolis Town Square Holds Inaugural Frog Jump

Copperopolis Town Square Holds Inaugural Frog Jump

Copperopolis, CA…The Copperopolis Town Square was center of the Frog Jump world on Friday as they held their Inaugural Frog Jump. Ron Dwelley and crew brought the Calaveras County Fair & Frog Jump Frogmobile and Frogs to The Square last Friday. Merchants and visitors took their shot at Frog Jump glory. This year’s event was […]

Junior Miss Calaveras Crowned, Jr. Frog Jump Winners Announced

Junior Miss Calaveras Crowned,  Jr. Frog Jump Winners Announced

Angels Camp, CA…The Junior Miss Calaveras Pageant and Junior Frog Jump were held concurrently on Saturday, May 9 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Altaville Melones Fire District station in Angels Camp.  The Junior Miss Calaveras Queen and her court are as follows: QUEEN: Devyn Pryor, 12 of Avery Middle School, 1st Princess: […]

Doris Barger To Celebrate 8th Annual Golf Outing

Doris Barger To Celebrate 8th Annual Golf Outing

Angels Camp, CA…Doris Barger, founder and first president of the Mark Twain Hospital Foundation thirty one years ago, will once again delight golf participants with her traditional golf cart tour of the Greenhorn Creek golf course during play on June 8 at the golf outing named in her honor. The tournament is a favorite of […]

Beautiful Spring Temps For The Weekend

Beautiful Spring Temps For The Weekend

Arnold, CA…Today..Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow showers in the morning… Then a chance of rain showers…snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as cool. Highs 42 to 57 higher elevations…52 to 66 lower elevations. Snow level 6500 feet increasing to 7500 feet in the afternoon. Prevailing northeast […]

Frog Fun at the Capitol

Frog Fun at the Capitol

Sacramento, CA…Senator Tom Berryhill (R-Twain Harte) is pleased to announce the winners of the 41st annual Capitol Frog Jump. Elected officials, legislative staffers, media and members of the public jockeyed their frogs in hopes of winning the coveted trophies. There are three winning categories: longest, shortest and media jump. There were no flies in the […]

This Week at the Angels Camp CHS Thrift Store Adoption Center – SUNNY!

This Week at the Angels Camp CHS Thrift Store Adoption Center – SUNNY!

Angels Camp, CA…Stop by the Calaveras Humane Society’s Thrift Store Cat Adoption Center in Angels Camp, located in Angels Town Center at 240 S. Main St./Hwy 49, open Thurs.-Sat., 11am to 5pm. Sunny is a guest from Animal Services this week. He and several other shelter kitties are available for adoption through CHS during their […]

Heavy Fire Equipment Operator Training Happens within TCU

Heavy Fire Equipment Operator Training Happens within TCU

San Andreas, CA…The CAL FIRE Academy (Ione), in coordination with the Tuolumne- Calaveras Unit (TCU), is conducting Heavy Fire Equipment Operator (HFEO) Training west of Angels Camp, along the east side of Fowler Peak Lookout. The training started April 20, 2015, and will run through June 26, 2015. CAL FIRE hired 30 new HFEOs statewide […]

Found Dog In Angels Camp

Found Dog In Angels Camp

Angels Camp, CA…My name is Corinne and my family has found a beautiful dog in the Big Horn Mobile Home Park. She wandered upon our house on 5/5 and she is a sweet. beautiful dog with no tags. She seems to be young with no health problems…

Hop On The Bus To The Fair

Hop On The Bus To The Fair

Angels Camp, CA…Calaveras Transit to provide shuttle service. Save the cost of parking your car at the County fair this year. Let Calaveras Transit shuttle you right to the gate at Frogtown. Shuttle service to the fair from Angels Camp locations and back will be available at convenient times on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. New […]

Bret Harte Poultry Team Takes State Title

Bret Harte Poultry Team Takes State Title

Angels Camp, CA…Yesterday afternoon the victorious Bret Harte Poultry team arrived back home after taking the state championship. Jerrod Wagner Took 1st place individually, Jeremiah Farwell took 5th place individually Megan Yoder & Kari Farwell made up the rest of the team. Now it is on to the nationals. Congratulations to the team and all […]

This Week at the Arnold CHS Thrift Store Cat Adoption Center – ELSA!

This Week at the Arnold CHS Thrift Store Cat Adoption Center – ELSA!

Arnold, CA…Stop by Calaveras Humane Society’s Thrift Store Cat Adoption Center in Arnold, located in Meadowmont Center next to Big Trees Market, open Thurs. through Sat., 10 am–5 pm (Phone 209-795-GIVE). Elsa will be there, along with other kitties who would love to meet you. We will also have kitties available at our Angels Camp […]

49er Motors Big May Day Sales Event

49er Motors Big May Day Sales Event

Angels Camp, CA…49er Motors May day sales event. The April income tax blues are now behind us so come on down and get behind the wheel of a new Car, Truck or SUV today. We can finance most anyone with rates starting at 1.9%. Even with bad credit or a BK we can help you […]

Paul Gordon Sherrow July 28, 1939 – April 27, 2015

Angels Camp, CA…Angels Camp resident Paul G. Sherrow passed away at Mark Twain Convalescent Hospital on Monday, April 27, 2015. He was 75 years old. Mr. Sherrow was born in French Camp, CA to James and Betha Sherrow. He lived in Calaveras County for 67 years. He lived in Angels Camp for the past 45 […]

Calaveras County’s Celebrated Jumpers Hit The Road In Snazy Frogmobile

Calaveras County’s Celebrated Jumpers Hit The Road In Snazy Frogmobile

Frogtown, USA…A snazzy new Frogmobile is transporting Calaveras County’s Celebrated Jumping Frogs on their annual public appearance tour. The State Captiol Frog Jump highlights the itinerary on May 6 in Sacramento, with many local stop offs scheduled prior to the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee, May 14-17 at Frogtown. The frogs and their […]

New Melones Fishing Report Is Here!

New Melones Fishing Report Is Here!

Greetings! Apex The kokanee have moved down to deeper in the water column.  They are schooling in the main lake in 60-90′ over the old river channel. When fishing in deep water, an angler must take into consideration the visibility of their presentation and how it might appear to the fish.  As the light penetrates […]