Calaveras County Road Maintenance Schedule Through December 2nd

Calaveras County Road Maintenance Schedule Through December 2nd

Calaveras County, CA…The Calaveras County of Public Works will be grading Hawver and Doster Road through friday. There will be ditching and patching of roads near White Pines through Friday. Expect minor delays near San Andreas due to Culvert Installation on Whiskey Slide Road. Hawver Road is closed from Victory Lane to Jesus Maria Road.

Kick off December With Timeless Christmas Carols

Kick off December With Timeless Christmas Carols

Murphys, CA…Ironstone Vineyards invites you to join us on Sunday, December 4th, for Sounds of the Season: A Final Encore Performance. Kick off December with a live performance of timeless Christmas carols. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Performance begins at 4:00 p.m., with a buffet dinner to follow. To reserve your spot, please call (209) […]

Enjoy Breakfast With Santa At Ironstone Vineyards!

Enjoy Breakfast With Santa At Ironstone Vineyards!

Murphys, CA…Kick off your holiday festivities at Ironstone Vineyards on Saturday, December 3rd, with our annual Breakfast with Santa. Enjoy a buffet breakfast, get crafty at our Crafts Corner, and don’t leave before getting a picture with Old St. Nic before he heads back to the North Pole. He will be “making his list and […]

Traffic Update…Vehicle vs Power Pole On Longeway

Traffic Update…Vehicle vs Power Pole On Longeway

Soulsbyville, CA…CHP is reporting a vehicle vs a power pole on Longeway near Niagra River Dr. Pole was shifted but now lines are down. Please use caution for PG&E activity in the area…. Incident: 00342 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Longeway Rd / Niagra River Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.003227 -120.262946 Close Detail Information 3:21 […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department Participate In Raising Cancer Awareness

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department Participate In Raising Cancer Awareness

Sonora, CA…The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies participated in a mustache growing contest during the month of November. “MOvember” is about helping to raise awareness for mens health issues, but it also brings Cancer to the forefront. (Lft) Cpl. Imlach, Dep. McCaig, Sgt. Nikiforuk, and Dep. Knapp(zoom in its there.) Looking good boys. Dep. Smith is […]

La Grange Odd Fellows Breakfast Sunday December 11

La Grange Odd Fellows Breakfast Sunday December 11

La Grange, CA…It is the busiest time of the year, full of holiday preparations and celebrations! The Odd Fellows of LaFayette Historical Lodge #65 remind you of our monthly breakfast, always on the second Sunday at the IOOF Hall in downtown La Grange. Sunday December 11th is the date this month. We’re open 8 to […]

A Special Thanks From The Calaveras Humane Society

A Special Thanks From The Calaveras Humane Society

San Andreas, CA…Thank you, Calaveras County! Your generous donations made this our most successful #GivingTuesday ever. The animals in our care, both present and future, appreciate your generosity and willingness to support our work. We love our community! The mission of the Calaveras Humane Society is to promote an excellent quality of life for the […]

Calaveras County Arts Council Holiday Open House

Calaveras County Arts Council Holiday Open House

San Andreas, CA…Please join us at our Annual Holiday Open House. Come join old friends, meet new ones! The Calaveras County Arts Council is a private non-profit 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation. Founded in 1981, our purpose is to coordinate excellence in the presenting and promotion of the visual and performing arts of all cultures for […]

The 2016 Soroptimist Teddy Bear Tea Brought Fun & Fairytales To Frogtown

The 2016 Soroptimist Teddy Bear Tea Brought Fun & Fairytales To Frogtown

Angels Camp, CA…Earlier this month the Soroptimist International of Calaveras County presented the 14th Annual Teddy Bear Tea. It was an afternoon of high tea, entertainment, crafts, and merriment with some of your favorite fairy tale characters and special guests! Soroptimist is an International volunteer organization for business and professional women working on projects that […]

An App Combats Seasonal Uptick In Holiday Road Collisions

An App Combats Seasonal Uptick In Holiday Road Collisions

San Francisco, CA…Each year, between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the roads become increasingly congested with distracted, stressed, rushed, and often aggressive drivers. The good news is that there are now steps you can actively take to protect yourself and your passengers with nothing more than a short investment of time on your computer, tablet, […]

President-Elect Donald J. Trump Intends To Nominate Congressman Tom Price & Seema Verma

President-Elect Donald J. Trump Intends To Nominate Congressman Tom Price & Seema Verma

New York, NY… President-elect Donald J. Trump today announced his intent to nominate Chairman of the House Budget Committee Congressman Tom Price, M.D. (GA-06) as Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and Seema Verma as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. “Chairman Price, a renowned physician, has […]

Avery Has Its Community Christmas Tree For 2016

Avery Has Its Community Christmas Tree For 2016

Avery, CA…Avery Christmas Tree Lighting takes place every year on the day after Thanksgiving. Last Friday, at 5:30 pm the Avery Community gathered for refreshments, caroling, cookies and coffee/hot chocolate. Santa Claus was there and was available for pictures with the kids. The Tree lighting ceremony started at 6:00 pm with Santa even lending a […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For November 28th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For November 28th

Sonora, CA… Tuolumne County Sheriff’s logs through November 28th are enclosed: TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Monday, November 28, 2016 00:04 TRAFFIC STOP 1611280001 Officer initiated activity at Apple Colony Rd/Maple Av, Tuolumne.Summary: I conducted a traffic stop fr a violation of 4000(a) CVC. Driver was given a warning. . Disposition: Warning Given (Used for […]

Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks In The West ~ A Lecture By Stephen Kinsey

Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks In The West ~ A Lecture By Stephen Kinsey

Angels Camp, CA…The Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in the West oversees seven historical cemeteries in northern California. These Jewish burial grounds were established by immigrant settlers during the California Gold Rush. Their mission includes the restoration and preservation of cemeteries and landmarks relating to the Jewish presence in the […]

A Thank You From FOCAS To The Community

A Thank You From FOCAS To The Community

San Andreas, CA…The Friends of Calaveras Animal Services or FOCAS is a community-based, nonprofit organization with its primary goal being to provide a better environment for the animals housed at the county shelter. Though we recognize the need to in time build a new animal shelter, FOCAS raises funds to meet the day-to-day, acute needs […]

Your Passion To Help Build Homes Can Go Further On GivingTuesday

Your Passion To Help Build Homes Can Go Further On GivingTuesday

San Andreas, CA…On November 29 we’re joining the national #GivingTuesday, a day of generosity. It’s a day when you can make a big impact on Habitat for Humanity Calaveras and the homebuying families we serve. With your help we can raise funds to complete building TWO homes for the Able and Richardson families in Copperopolis, […]

Support The Calaveras Humane Society On Giving Tuesday!

Support The Calaveras Humane Society On Giving Tuesday!

San Andreas, CA…It’s Giving Tuesday, the official start to the holidays and time to think about what’s most important to us during this season of love and sharing. Your donation to the Calaveras Humane Society will enable us to continue offering care, compassion and kindness to abandoned, unwanted and neglected pets in your area, and […]

Help Children In Need Buy Warm Winter clothing

Help Children In Need Buy Warm Winter clothing

Calaveras County, CA…100% of your donation will go to help keep a needy student in Calaveras Unified School District warm. Students are selected by teachers and staff members. They are then taken shopping for new shoes, socks, underwear, jeans, sweaters and coats. It is a magical day for all involved. In honor of #GivingTuesday, the […]

Inmate Attacks Officer At Wasco State Prison

Inmate Attacks Officer At Wasco State Prison

Wasco, CA… A correctional officer is recovering from injuries sustained during an attack by an inmate at Wasco State Prison (WSP). At 4:48 p.m. Nov. 23, as the correctional officer was preparing to issue the evening meal, inmate Dustin McDonald, 25, attacked the officer, punching him and stabbing him in the face with an inmate-manufactured […]

Sierra Pacific Industries Foundation Donates $2,500 To Calaveras Community Foundation

Sierra Pacific Industries Foundation Donates $2,500 To Calaveras Community Foundation

Sonora, CA…Sierra Pacific Industries Foundation has recently donated $2,500 to the Calaveras Community Foundation. The donation will be utilized for CCF’s various grant and scholarship programs. Mark Luster, Community Relations Manager for Sierra Pacific Industries Foundation, states, “At Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI), we understand the importance of proving charitable funds to help the wide range […]

Columbia College Graduates Fire Technology Participants

Columbia College Graduates Fire Technology Participants

Sonora, CA…Columbia College’s Fire Academy will hold its graduation ceremony and presentation of Certification of Completion to 35 successful students of the Fire Technology Program. The event, which is open to the public, will be held Friday, December 16, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Oak Pavilion at Columbia College. The certificates will be awarded […]

Thanksgiving Statistics For CHP San Andreas

Thanksgiving Statistics For CHP San Andreas

San Andreas, CA… In Calaveras County, 2 people were arrested by the CHP between 6:00 pm Wednesday and 11:59 pm Sunday. Our Officers handled 5 accidents during this time period. Unfortunately 1 of the accidents resulted in a fatality. During the holiday period the San Andreas Officers wrote 38 citations, 19 were for speeding, 1 […]