Arnold, CA…Tonight is the Premier of “The One Percent” it gets its name from the USDA Study that ranked all 3,111 counties in the lower 48 based on the “natural amenities index”. The index hopes to be “a measure of the physical characteristics of a county area that enhance the location as a place to […]
San Andreas, CA…The Beth E. Childs/ Genna Hurst Renewable Scholarship administered by the Calaveras Community Foundation was presented during the Awards night at Calaveras High School in early June. The 2016 scholarship committee selected Kelly Baird as the recipient. Kelly, an ambitious young woman with a 4.306 GPA, is the daughter of proud parents, Hope […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…Get your patriotic fill in Mokelumne Hill at the annual 4th of July Celebration. Festivities begin with a Pancake Breakfast at the Town Hall from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Eggs, ham, pancakes, orange juice and coffee for $5.00. It’s a great buy and helps support the Veteran’s Memorial District in its efforts […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…It can now be released that it was Mokelumne Hill’s Daniel E. Hayner, 65 that passed away in the Fatal ATV Accident On June 27th. Details are as follows: On 06/27/2016 at approximately 1730 hours, a 65 year old Mokelumne Hill man was riding an Arctic Cat ATV eastbound on Jesus Maria Rd., […]
Bear Valley, CA…Strike Team 4051 is departing the Erskine Fire in Kern County. This team consisted of engines and personnel from: Bear Valley, Angels Camp, Copperopolis, Mokelumne Hill, West Point, Strike Team Chief from Murphys I understand they may be heading to the fire near Auburn and I’ll let you know if we get any […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…On 06/27/2016 at approximately 1730 hours, a 65 year old Mokelumne Hill man was riding an Arctic Cat ATV eastbound on Jesus Maria Rd., west of Baker Riley Way. For an undetermined reason, he turned the ATV to the right causing it to travel off the south side of the roadway. The front […]
San Andreas, CA…We have full video and picture coverage of last night’s Calaveras High School Graduation. Just click on the group photo below for a high resolution photo. The class 2016 had 16 Valedictorians and all Valedictorians achieved a straight 4.0 GPA or above for all four years. The Calaveras High Class of 2016 was […]
San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Office of Education held its 36th Annual Math Mini-Bowl competition at Calaveras River Academy/Mountain Oaks School in San Andreas on Thursday, May 26, 2016. Approximately 120 fifth and sixth grade students from Calaveras County Schools put their math skills to the test. The following schools were represented: Albert Michelson Elementary, […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…The Historic Hotel Leger’s third season of their food and music series, “Backyard Blues ‘n’ BBQ” is underway! The Fabulous Blues Shifters kicked off the season last Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, and there are 14 more outstanding Blues bands from the region that will be performing live in the Hotel’s outdoor Pool […]
San Andreas, CA…Calaveras High School was faced with AB30 this year which mandated the removal of our Redskin Mascot, which has been in place since the mid 1940’s. The dignity and pride that we have maintained in the use of our logo will not change. Our Mascot Selection Committee was comprised of Calaveras High School […]
Frogtown, USA…The 2016 Miss Calaveras Is….Makayla Ruthrauff and her court is Sierra Stackpole & Brighton Hamari. Miss Ruthrauff follows in the royal footsteps of her mother and sister. The Miss Calaveras competition for 2016 was a great show and great group of young ladies. Taking the stage for Miss Calaveras were Macy Breaux (Bret Harte), […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…The Moke Hill Music Festival is the vision of Allen Biggs, a professional musician whose family has had a home in Mokelumne Hill for 50 years. Allen’s musical colleagues, who perform in the finest Bay Area ensembles, will be coming to Gold country for the second year of this dynamic event celebrating new […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…Surrounded by love, Sydney “Syd” Mathos Cilenti passed away at Mark Twain Convalescent Hospital (San Andreas) early Sunday evening on May 8, 2016. She was 83. Syd considered herself a life-long resident of Calaveras County having moved here in 1953. With her husband, Joe Mathos, Syd ran the gas station in downtown Moke […]
San Andreas, CA….The Calaveas Board of Supervisors will no doubt be meeting until early this evening hearing debate and comment on the proposed Marijuana growing ordinance before the board today. It is rural America at a crossroads and a culture clash all rolled into one. The growers are looking for clarity and many in the […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…On Sunday May 1st, at 5pm the Calaveras Arts Council is hosting a “bring your own basket” picnic to celebrate the well-deserved retirement of Executive Director, Mary Jane Genochio, and wish out-going Office Manager, Wendy Muster, all the best in her expanded life in San Francisco. At the same time we will be […]
San Andreas, CA…A $50,000 grant from the California Endowment was given to Calaveras Recovers recently through the Amador Community Foundation, which is the fiscal sponsor of the local group dedicated to recovery from the Butte Fire. In April, concrete foundations were poured for the first two homes being built by Calaveras Recovers for the uninsured […]
Angels Camp, CA…Visitors and residents can enjoy a relaxing and memorable rafting experience on the 2016 Mokelumne River Rafting Adventure on Sunday, May 22. Local rafting company O.A.R.S. has secured a Special-Use Permit to raft a gorgeous, mostly gentle, six-mile stretch of the Mokelumne River as a thank-you gift to community members who donate $75 […]
West Point, CA…On 04/20/16 at 3:40 PM, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office responded to an area described as a quarry near the 1100 block of Bald Mountain Road in West Point for a male juvenile who had been shot. A 14 year old male and 16 year old male, both of West Point, were reportedly […]
San Andreas, CA…The 48th Annual Calaveras County Spelling Bee pitted the county’s top spellers against each other on Thursday, April 14th at the Calaveras River Academy/Mountain Oaks gymnasium. Assistant Superintendent Scott Nanik, the spelling moderator of the event, read words from the Marin County Junior High Spelling Word List. The students wrote the words down, […]
San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras Unified School District Board will be back in action on April 19th in the board room at the district office in San Andreas. The meeting gets underway for the public with the open session at 6pm. The full agenda is enclosed…. Any individual who requires disability-related accommodations, including auxiliary aids and […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…The Motherlode Interagency Training Officers Association in cooperation with the Mokelumne Hill Fire Protection District will be conducting a structure training burn at 8253 Main St, Mokelumne Hill. The burn is scheduled between 8am to 5pm on April 23rd. This type of training is essential to providing this community with well-trained firefighters. The […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…Tickets are still available to see Grammy-nominated bluegrass performer Laurie Lewis and her band The Right Hands on Saturday, April 23, at the historic Mokelumne Hill Town Hall. Music lovers of all ages are welcome to this special Earth Day celebration concert, which starts at 7:30 p.m. Concert proceeds will benefit Mokelumne River […]
San Andreas, CA…The first two homes to be built by Calaveras Recovers will be unveiled at the 9 a.m. Monday, April 4, meeting at The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints hall at 221 Church Hill Road, San Andreas. “We are excited to finally get started on these two homes,” said Allen Sender, president of […]
Mountain Ranch, CA…Debris removal is now complete on 99.5% of participating properties. 3 crews continue to make great progress working a seven day work week. Soil Samples have been approved on 693 properties and erosion control completed on 560 properties. The Building Department continues to encourage residents to submit building plans for review and complete […]
San Andreas, CA…The deadline to register for the 2016 Mother Lode Madness 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament is approaching. If you haven’t done so already, get your team for this year’s event finalized and mail your entry form in by Friday, April 8! Boys and girls, men and women of all ages are invited to […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…Starting on March 14th, ACME ART – Moke Hill will begin art classes geared toward K-12 students during spring break in Calaveras and Amador County. A variety of classes will be held in morning and afternoon sessions. Topics include painting, drawing, clay modeling, theatre, collage, monoprint making, poetry and much more. These spring […]
San Andreas, CA…ArtSpirit, the 19th annual High School Juried Exhibition opened on March 4th in Calaveras Arts Council’s Gallery Store. Student artists are from Calaveras and Bret Harte high schools and submitted artwork created during their classroom sessions. The artwork was judged and ribbons are hung on the pieces in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place […]