Frogtown, USA…Riley Kitchell Takes Top Frog Jump Honors!! Riley Kitchell the 2013 Frog Jump Winner takes top honors again in 2015. With a jump of 18 feet 8 and 1/2 inches it was the top jump for 2015. More photos and full video to follow.. The Winning Jump In HD
Frogtown, USA…The 2015 Destruction Derby is tomorrow night at Frogtown. The Friends of the Fair have built and are raffling off the chance for fame and glory for derby enthusiasts. Your Raffle Ticket earns you the chance to win the chance to drive a derby car complete with pit crew and entrance fees paid. You […]
Arnold, CA…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). Newman will be there, along with other kitties who would love to meet you. We will also have kitties available at our Angels […]
Frogtown, CA…The Saddle Queen Competition will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday May 14. The competition is in the Frogtown Arena. Three Calaveras County girls are competing in this year’s Saddle Queen Competition. The contestants are Jordan Moore of Altaville, Hailey Sadler of Angels Camp, and McKensey Middleton of Altaville. These girls will be judged […]
Murphys, CA…The Angels-Murphys Rotary Club recently held their annual Law Enforcement & Emergency Services awards luncheon. 8 Officers & Firefighters were honored. The event was held at the Murphys Historic Hotel was well attended. Some of the honorees were…Wade Whitney from the Calaveras Sheriff’s Dept, CHP Officer Jaime “Cas” Castillo, Fire Engineer Gordon Sadler Jr. […]
Mountain Ranch, CA…Elizabeth Louise “Betty” Mitton, a long-time resident of Mountain Ranch, CA, died in her home Thursday, April 30th, from natural causes. Born on July 11, 1933, Betty was born and raised in the town of Blackfoot, ID. Tall and athletic, she played softball competitively as a teen, travelling for tournaments and playing nearly […]
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Frogtown, USA…CCPRA Rodeo coming to Frogtown on May 16. At 7pm there will be a Grand Entry – Celebrating Veterans. Local veterans will participate and over 60 of them practiced recently getting ready for the event. Make sure you don’t miss it as World War 11 and Korean War Veterans are fighting their last battle […]
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 […]
Pinecrest, CA…Due to an incoming storm to hit the area, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close Sonora Pass (State Route 108) at Kennedy Meadows today (May 13, 2015) at 4:00 p.m. Caltrans will reopen the pass once weather permits and crews make the necessary repairs to the roads. For the latest road condition […]
Vallecito, CA…California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are looking for a minimum-security inmate who walked away from the Vallecito Conservation Camp, located near the community of Angels Camp in Calaveras County, last night. Inmate Taurus Hendricks, 22, was last seen at approximately 5:10 am while being interviewed by camp staff. Once the inmate […]
Murphys, CA…Monday, May 25, 6:30 p.m. – Memorial Day Concert – Calaveras Community Band. The 2015 music season in Murphys Community Park will get a rousing patriotic kick-off when the Calaveras Community Band presents a special Memorial Day concert under the direction of conductor Mic Harper on Monday, May 25, at 6:30 p.m. There is […]
Copperopolis, CA…Firefighters worked a fire this afternoon that destroyed a mobile home on Black Creek Road. Luckily there were no injuries but the residents were displaced and Red Cross was called in to assist them. We would like to thank Dick McCarty for the photos & video. Let’s be careful out there as today was […]
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 […]
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 […]
Boston, MA…The New England Patriots were notified of the following discipline that has been imposed for violations of the NFL Policy on Integrity of the Game and Enforcement of Competitive Rules relating to the use of under-inflated footballs in the AFC Championship Game of this past season: For the violation of the playing rules and […]
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 […]
Angels Camp, CA…I mages from tonights performance of Haphazardly Ever After by the Mark Twain Drama students.
Stockton, CA…The latest Caltrans District 10 Road Report is enclosed. It will give you a good idea of where construction is planned here locally and in our surrounding counties…. M4EA 4 SJ 15.3 19.4 05/11/15 05/14/15 8:30 15:01 EB/WB Begin: Fresno Avenue/Crosstown Freeway End: State Route 99/Crosstown Freeway Restriction: Intermittent #3, #1 of 3 lanes, […]
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: […]
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 […]
West Point, CA…On 05-06-15 at about 1000 hours, The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office was informed of a voluntary missing 49 year old adult from West Point. The 49 year old, Dane Allen Casey, was last seen on Matson Lane on April 29th at about 1800 hours, possibly enroute to cut wood in the wilderness area […]
Vallecito, CA…Friends of Rosendo Rojas, the 24 year old Vallecito resident who is waging an heroic battle against a rare form of terminal brain cancer, are rallying behind him by organizing ways to raise funds to help meet the mounting costs that are not covered by insurance. The Bret Harte High School graduate was diagnosed […]
Angels Camp, CA…The 2015 Calaveras Fair & Frog Jump Kick Off Mixer was held last night at the Ranch House at Frogtown. The Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce and the Friends Of The Fair event has become a staple on the calendar the week before Fair & Frog Jump every year. The well attended event […]
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 […]
Arnold, CA…“The Schedule” is published every Thursday by the Ebbetts Pass Visitors Center and includes everything happening from Murphys to Markleeville. For more detailed info visit The Schedule. Please come by and pick one up or contact the Visitors Center at info@epvc.org to have your event included in “The Schedule.” Click Above For Full Sized […]
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 […]
Angels Camp, CA…Aspiring young tennis players from throughout Calaveras and it neighboring counties are invited to take part in the 16th annual Youth Tennis Clinic to be held at Bret Harte High School, Angels Camp on Saturday, May 9 from 9 to 11 a.m. There is no charge for the clinic that will be led […]
Arnold, CA…Lightning has knocked out power in the Avery Arnold area. At this time PGE is reporting 6774 customers without power at this time. Initially they have an 8:45am restoral time. More to follow…Update as of 7:48am…PG&E has brought power back on for over 2,000 and now the outage total has dropped to 4323
