Oil & China Continue To Drag Markets Down

Oil & China Continue To Drag Markets Down

New York, NY….The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down over 500 points in intraday trading as the worldwide oil glut, dropping oil prices and uncertainty in China’s stock market continue to weigh on markets. The only silver lining is that dropping gas prices continue to help energy costs for businesses and consumers.

Calaveras County Seeks Public Input To Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

Calaveras County Seeks Public Input To Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

San Andreas CA…Nationwide, taxpayers pay billions of dollars annually helping communities, organizations, businesses, and individuals recover from disaster. Some disasters are predictable and, in many cases, much of the damage can be reduced or even eliminated. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has targeted natural disaster loss reduction as one of its primary goals. The […]

Wild Land Fire Season Is Only A Few Months Away

Wild Land Fire Season Is Only A Few Months Away

Jackson Ca Fire Season is right around the corner once again. Time to get out and get your Property in a Fire Safe Condition. I cannot emphasize it enough to clear back from your homes as far as reasonably possible. The more Defensible Space you have the better off you are. Clear all ground and […]

Current Request List for the FORRFS Donation Truck as of 12/30/15

Current Request List for the FORRFS Donation Truck as of 12/30/15

Railroad Flat Ca. The Friends of Rail Road Flat School Butte Fire Relief Efforts a 501c3 that is working directly with the Butte Fire Victims through their Donation Center and their Mobile Donation Van in working hard 7 days a week to help in any way they can the Butte Fire Victims who are still […]

FORRFS Requested current needs 12/21/15

FORRFS Requested current needs 12/21/15

Railroad Flat Ca. The Friends of Rail Road Flat School Butte Fire Relief Efforts a 501c3 that is working directly with the Butte Fire Victims through their Donation Center and their Mobile Donation Van in working hard 7 days a week to help in any way they can the Butte Fire Victims who are still […]

Calaveras Recovers Update 12 18 2015

Calaveras Recovers Update 12 18 2015

San Andreas Ca At the beginning of the new year, plans are underway for a unified effort in three counties to help Butte Fire survivors. Three Motherlode Community Foundations have come forward to express their commitment to that long-term recovery. Each will be assisting in accordance with the mission of their own Foundation, and will […]

Fed Raises Interest Rate .25%, First Rate Rise In Almost Decade

Fed Raises Interest Rate .25%, First Rate Rise In Almost Decade

Washington, DC…Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Household spending and business fixed investment have been increasing at solid rates in recent months, and the housing sector has improved further; however, net exports have been soft. A range of recent […]

DOJ & DOT issue Joint ADA Technical Assistance on Requirements To Provide Curb Ramps

DOJ & DOT issue Joint ADA Technical Assistance on Requirements To Provide Curb Ramps

Washington DC Today, the U.S. Department  of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (DOT) issued joint technical assistance, entitled “Questions and Answers: Supplement to the 2013 DOJ/DOT Joint Technical Assistance on the Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act Requirements To Provide Curb Ramps when Streets, […]

Today Is The Deadline For FEMA & SBA Butte Fire Applications

Today Is The Deadline For FEMA & SBA Butte Fire Applications

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras County residents who have been affected by the Butte Fire may register for assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and submit an initial SBA online loan application no later than November 23…  BY CALLING 1-800-621-3362 (TTY: 1-800-462-7585, 711 or VRS: 1-800-621-3362)  BY REGISTERING ONLINE at www.DisasterAssistance.gov  BY […]

Disaster Relief Fund Spurs Widespread Cooperation

Disaster Relief Fund Spurs Widespread Cooperation

Angels Camp, CA…A $100,000 donation from the Amador Community Foundation (ACF) to the Calaveras Community Foundation’s (CCF’s) Disaster Relief Fund is a prime example of how the response to the devastation of the Butte Fire has fostered increased cooperation between the diverse organizations of the Motherlode. “We are very gratified, and frankly a little surprised, […]

Calaveras Business Symposium & Expo Highlighted Business Opportunities

Calaveras Business Symposium & Expo Highlighted Business Opportunities

Angels Camp, CA…The Inaugural Calaveras Business Symposium & Expo rolled into Frogtown on November 2nd. It was a full day of exhibits, breakout sessions, coaching and evening mixer & expo. The keynote Speaker at luncheon was Joe McClure, the District Director of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) office in Sacramento. We have video of […]

Butte Fire Reality The Ongoing Struggle Of Survival

Butte Fire Reality The Ongoing Struggle Of Survival

Mountain Ranch Ca This story is brought to you the reader here with the permission of the of the original writer Ms Katie Clark a long time resident of Calaveras County.  This is the Butte Fire Reality of the hardships many are facing at this time with in the Burn Scar and those still outside […]

Burn Day Contact Information

Burn Day Contact Information

San Andreas Ca CalFire is opening Debris Burning up once again but there are still restrictions in place and you should be calling before you decide to burn. Below is a list of those Call In phone numbers. Burn Day Call In Numbers for AEU/TCU/MMU Amador 1 209 223 6246 Calaveras 1 209 754 6600 […]

Community: Angels Camp Police Department Receives Grant For Special Traffic Enforcement And Crash Prevention

Community: Angels Camp Police Department Receives Grant For Special Traffic Enforcement And Crash Prevention

Angels Camp Ca PRESS RELEASE Nov 5th, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUBJECT: Angels Camp Police Department Receives Grant For Special Traffic Enforcement And Crash Prevention CONTACT: Teresa Pry, Tel. (209)736-2567 /teresapry@angelscamp.gov The Angels Camp Police Department has been awarded a $81,000.00 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a year-long program of […]

Stevenson Wealth Management Now Accepting New Clients ~ 209-785-4660

Stevenson Wealth Management Now Accepting New Clients ~ 209-785-4660

Copperopolis, CA…Over the years, we have found that a team approach can be an effective method to help clients who have a wide variety of needs as they maneuver through a complex financial-services world. We invite you to discover and experience the power of our services. We believe it has far-reaching benefits for our clients […]

Health-Care Reform Changes Affecting Employers ~From Brian J Tewksbury

Health-Care Reform Changes Affecting Employers ~From Brian J Tewksbury

Murphys, CA…The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes provisions that directly affect employers and business owners. The following is a brief overview of some of the ACA provisions that employers should be aware of. SHOP Marketplace The ACA created the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOPs) to help small businesses provide health […]

Windows 10 will automatically download on to Windows 7 or 8 PCs

Windows 10 will automatically download on to Windows 7 or 8 PCs

Source: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/30/windows-10-automatic-download-windows-7-8-pc-computers Microsoft’s efforts to entice users to upgrade to Windows 10 will soon see it automatically downloaded on to users computers without their knowledge. The company announced that Windows 10 will become a “recommended update” starting next year, which means anyone with Windows 7 or 8 that has automatic updates activated – the default […]

USDA Offers Help to Fire-Affected Farmers and Ranchers

USDA Offers Help to Fire-Affected Farmers and Ranchers

Washington DC The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds farmers and ranchers affected by the recent wildfires in Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington State that USDA has programs to assist with their recovery efforts. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) can assist farmers and ranchers who lost livestock, grazing land, fences or eligible trees, […]

Calaveras Community Foundation Adds New Board Member

Calaveras Community Foundation Adds New Board Member

Angels Camp, CA…Long-time Calaveras resident, Merita Callaway, was recently welcomed to the Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Board of Directors. Merita has lived in Calaveras County for over 28 years and is, probably, best known as the 2nd longest serving member of the Board of Supervisors. She represented District 3 from 1993-2014. She is a graduate […]

Investors Should Consider Selling Volatility As An Asset Class ~ By Cory Burnell, CFA

Investors Should Consider Selling Volatility As An Asset Class ~ By Cory Burnell, CFA

Valley Springs, CA….(Local Financial Adviser Cory Burnell recently contributed to one of Forbes Magazine’s 10 Best Lists) The following is his first paragraph and a link over to the Forbes piece…”Traders primarily invest in these exchange-traded products to profit from a decline in the Volatility Index, known as the VIX, and from the roll yield […]

Governor Brown Requests Presidential Major Disaster Declarations for Valley and Butte Fire Recovery Efforts

Governor Brown Requests Presidential Major Disaster Declarations for Valley and Butte Fire Recovery Efforts

SACRAMENTO – In letters to President Barack Obama, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today requested Presidential major disaster declarations for the state following the Valley Fire and Butte Fire, which have scorched more than 145,000 acres, taken lives and destroyed thousands of homes and structures. A Presidential Major Disaster Declaration triggers the release of federal […]

Services Removed with new Yosemite Concessionaire Contract in 2016

Services Removed with new Yosemite Concessionaire Contract in 2016

Yosemite Ca.  Services slated to close in the Yosemite National Park Prospectus issued on 7/9/14. The new contract will start March 2016 Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows 2 hour scenic horse rides will end on 10/2015 Curry Ice rink will close on 3/1/2016, no funding or new location has been identified Curry Village Raft Stand […]

Calaveras Community Foundation Establishes Butte Fire Disaster Relief Fund

Calaveras Community Foundation Establishes Butte Fire Disaster Relief Fund

Angels Camp, CA…The Calaveras Community Foundation (a 501(c)(3) non-profit) has created the Disaster Relief Fund to provide disaster assistance in Calaveras County. The Foundation will be focusing on post-event recovery and is currently assessing how best to use its financial resources. Donations may be sent to the Foundation at PO Box 1436, Angels Camp, 95222, […]

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