Wine & Art Make Perfect Gifts As Hovey Welcomes The Sonora Photography Club

Wine & Art Make Perfect Gifts As Hovey Welcomes The Sonora Photography Club

Murphys, CA…Still looking for beautiful and unique holiday gifts? Come join us this Sunday December 11 from 4 to 6 for the Sonora Photography Club’s reception in the tasting room. Not only can you leave with beautiful photography, you can meet the artist who created it. Oh there’s also that incredible Hovey Wine which we […]

Time For Some Great Holiday Shopping At Bear Valley Cross Country

Time For Some Great Holiday Shopping At Bear Valley Cross Country

Bear Valley, CA…Paul Says: “12/10 Due to rain, we will have very limited operations today. Please call ahead for the most current conditions. Snow levels are forecast to drop tonight and give us a few inches of new snow. More snow expected next week.The store is really nicely stocked up for all of your winter […]

Hey Good People Temps Are Dropping & Snow Is Falling! ~ Bear Valley Update By Mattly Trent

Hey Good People Temps Are Dropping & Snow Is Falling! ~ Bear Valley Update By Mattly Trent

Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! Another day of warm temps ahead. The last 48hrs has been mostly rain but that looks to change later tonight as some cooler temps will try to inject themselves into the area. The high for today is slated to be 44F and breezy with variable winds from the mid teens […]

VUSD Regular Board Of Trustees Meeting December 14th

VUSD Regular Board Of Trustees Meeting  December 14th

Murphys, CA…The Vallecito Union School District is holding a Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, December 14th at 4:00 p.m. On the agenda are bus engine repairs through the Interstate Truck Center and the contract to replace wheel chair lift through Hankins Specialty Elevators. The meeting will take place at the District Office Conference Room […]

Bret Harte FFA Honors A New “Crop” Of Greenhands

Bret Harte FFA Honors A New “Crop” Of Greenhands

Angels Camp, CA…On December 7th 2016, first year FFA students, also known as “Greenhands” assembled in the Agriculture shop to participate in a time honored tradition where they dyed their hands green. To continue the celebration, the FFA officers served lunch to those displaying a “green hand” or were wearing FFA attire. Later in the […]

This Season, Give The Gift Of Adventure

This Season, Give The Gift Of Adventure

There are just 16 shopping days left until Christmas. Let Cave & Mine Adventures make Christmas shopping easier! All of these gifts and more are available at Black Chasm Cavern, California Cavern and Moaning Cavern Adventure Park. Gifts for kids are always fun! Our crystal growing kits, lighted cave helmets, dyed amethyst specimens, stone pendant […]

Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Awards Folsom First Responders & West Point Fire Protection District

Firehouse Subs Public  Safety Foundation  Awards Folsom First Responders & West Point Fire Protection District

Folsom, CA…Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation is celebrating $34,732 worth of life-saving equipment grants awarded to West Point Fire Protection District and Folsom Police Department.In 2005, the Firehouse Subs founders established the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation with the mission of providing funding, life-saving equipment, and educational opportunities to first-responders and public safety organizations. Through […]

Calaveras County Public Access TV Studio PATV Schedule Through December 15th & Tammy’s Window On Santa’s Express With Tina Mather & Bonnie Acosta

Calaveras County Public Access TV Studio PATV Schedule Through December 15th & Tammy’s Window On Santa’s Express With Tina Mather & Bonnie Acosta

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras Community TV is located in San Andreas, CA. We are a non-profit organization which helps facilitate the local studio and air original community programming to your home. The goals for PEG Access Television are to promote free speech, foster diverse points of view, encourage communications, create opportunities, encourage artistic expression, expand educational […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For December 8th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For December 8th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are attached: CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MEDIA BULLETIN Thursday, December 8, 2016 01:11 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 1612080003 Officer initiated activity at Lime Creek Rd/Hwy 12, Valley Springs. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 03:59 Alarm Sounding 1612080004 Occurred on Hogan Dam Rd, Valley […]

A Holiday Pet Photo Shoot Benefit

A Holiday Pet Photo Shoot Benefit

Angels Camp, CA…Stop into the Angels Camp Veterinary hospital on Sunday, December 18th and get your holiday pet photo! One print-out will be given to the pet owner at the time of the photo shoot and a digital copy will be sent as well. Santa will be there! Hot chocolate and cookies will be served […]

Calaveras County Board Of Supervisors Regular Meeting & Discussion Of Prop. 64.

Calaveras County Board Of Supervisors Regular Meeting & Discussion Of Prop. 64.

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are holding a regular meeting on Tuesday, December 13th at 8:00 a.m. On the agenda the Planning Department is to receive a status report on the cannabis cultivation Urgency Ordinance and discuss the implications of Prop. 64. This meeting will be held in the Board Of Supervisors […]

December Reflections~ A Mind Matters Blog

December Reflections~ A Mind Matters Blog

Murphys, CA…Well, here it is almost the end of 2016 and the end of my first year as executive director for Mind Matters. For me, it has been a year of transition from board member to staff member, a year of learning, and a year of rewarding experiences with staff, board, community, and clients. Two […]

Miller Rail Farms Challenges Growers To Support Nonprofit Rail Road Flat Group

Miller Rail  Farms Challenges Growers To Support Nonprofit Rail Road Flat Group

Rail Road Flat, CA…Friends of Rail Road Flat School (FORRFS) thanks Millerrail Farms in Rail Road Flat for their recent $3,000 donation. Out of the many programs that the non-profit implements to provide enrichment at the Rail Road Flat School, Millerrail Farms chose the Music Programs and Preschool Programs to benefit from their donation. The […]

$236 Million Allocated To Maintain & Upgrade Transportation Infrastructure

$236 Million Allocated To Maintain & Upgrade Transportation Infrastructure

Stockton, CA…Continuing the push to rebuild and maintain California’s infrastructure, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) has today allocated $236 million to 40 transportation projects that will alleviate traffic delays, repair aging roads and bridges and encourage bicycling and walking. “Allocations like those made today help Caltrans continue to invest in, maintain and modernize California’s transportation […]

TUD Receives Funding From The Sierra Nevada Conservancy For Protection Of The Tuolumne Main Canal

TUD Receives Funding From The Sierra Nevada Conservancy For Protection Of The Tuolumne Main Canal

Sonora, CA… In a joint collaborative partnership, Tuolumne Utilities District, as the project applicant, was awarded $496,000 yesterday (December 8th) in grant funding from the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) to implement a critical fuel break along the Tuolumne Main Canal which conveys water from Lyons Reservoir. The Lyons-South Fork Watershed Forest Resiliency (LSFWFR) project is […]

Local Smiles, Service & Savings From Sonora Ford!

Local Smiles, Service & Savings From Sonora Ford!

Sonora, CA…We have a strong and committed sales staff with many years of experience satisfying our customers’ needs. Feel free to browse our inventory online, request more information about vehicles, set up a test drive or inquire about financing! If you don’t see what you are looking for, click on CarFinder, fill out the form, […]

Sierra Nevada Conservancy Awards $3.1 Million For Projects That Reduce Tree Mortality & Protect Watershed Health

Sierra Nevada Conservancy Awards $3.1 Million For Projects That Reduce Tree Mortality & Protect Watershed Health

Auburn, CA…Today the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) Governing Board approved $3.1 million in grants for ten projects that will decrease wildfire risk, lessen tree mortality, and restore forest and watershed health in the Sierra Nevada region. Funding for these projects comes from Proposition 1, The Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014. This […]

Seasonal Road & Trail Closures Begin Dec. 15 In Stanislaus National Forest

Seasonal Road & Trail Closures Begin Dec. 15 In Stanislaus National Forest

Sonora, CA…Seasonal road and trail closures on the Stanislaus National Forest begin Dec. 15 and will remain in effect until April 14, 2017. The Stanislaus National Forest Motor Vehicle Use Map indicates which roads and trails will be closed and may be picked up at any ranger district office, or by visiting the Forest’s maps […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For December 7th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For December 7th

Sonora, CA… Tuolumne County Sheriff’s logs for December 7th are enclosed: TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN 00:07 OVERDUE PERSON 1612070001 Occurred at J59/BONDS Flat Rd, La Grange. Rp states that his roommate was driving on La Grange at 1800 hrs and was on his was home, and never arrived. desc/ 5’7, medium build, salt and […]

Plan Your Yosemite Winter Getaway!

Plan Your Yosemite Winter Getaway!

Yosemite National Park, CA…Ask anyone who’s been to Yosemite National Park in winter—they’ll tell you they can’t imagine a place with more stunning natural beauty, greater solitude, or more to do. Stay steps from the falls at Yosemite Valley Lodge this winter for just $133 per night! Celebrated annually since 1927, the renowned Bracebridge Dinner […]

Medical Center Nationally Recognized For Excellence In Perioperative Nursing

Medical Center Nationally Recognized For Excellence In Perioperative Nursing

Sonora, CA… Sonora Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce it has recently earned the CNOR® Strong designation from the Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI). The CNOR Strong designation is awarded to facilities with at least 50 percent of its operating room nurses CNOR certified. Sonora Regional Medical Center exceeds this requirement with 80 percent […]

Calaveras County Democratic Central Committee Meeting

Calaveras County Democratic Central Committee Meeting

Angels Camp, CA…The Calaveras County Democrats are holding their Central Committee Meeting on Tuesday, December 13th. The meeting will take place at Round Table Pizza in Angels Camp at 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. We Democrats of Calaveras County, are patriotic American citizens who are committed to the rule of law, the Constitution and the Bill […]

Jackson Rancheria Donates To Calaveras Community Foundation

Jackson Rancheria Donates To Calaveras Community Foundation

Angels Camp, CA…The Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians recently donated $10,000 to the Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF). Special thanks go to Rich Hoffman, CEO at Jackson Rancheria and Hotel. As a loyal supporter and business partner for several years, the Rancheria maintains a determined commitment to support the local community and non-profit organizations in […]

Irish 4 Ball Tournament Men’s Club Results: Saturday December 3, 2016

Irish 4 Ball Tournament Men’s Club Results: Saturday December 3, 2016

Angels Camp, CA…As one of Northern California’s best golf courses and communities, Greenhorn Creek offers more of the fastest, truest greens in the state. The 18-hole course was redesigned by Robert Trent Jones II and along with Mother Nature; Greenhorn Creek delivers one of California’s finest golf experiences.  You’ll discover 18 holes of championship golf […]

Former Astronaut & Senator John Herschel Glenn Jr. July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016

Former Astronaut & Senator John Herschel Glenn Jr. July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016

Columbus, OH…John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016), (Col, USMC, Ret.), was an aviator, engineer, astronaut, and United States senator. He was one of the “Mercury Seven” group of military test pilots selected in 1959 by NASA to become America’s first astronauts and fly the Project Mercury spacecraft. On February 20, […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For December 7th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For December 7th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are attached: CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MEDIA BULLETIN Wednesday, December 7, 2016 00:12 Alarm Sounding 1612070001 Occurred on West Point Pioneer Rd, West Point. Commercial alarm. . Disposition: False Alarm. 00:20 Traffic Stop 1612070002 Officer initiated activity at Hwy 26/YEATON Ln, Valley Springs. […]