The Avery Middle School Class of 2016 Is Ready For The Future! Full Graduation Video

The Avery Middle School Class of 2016 Is Ready For The Future!  Full Graduation Video

Avery, CA…Last Thursday evening the 2016 eighth grade class donned their robes and marched on to the next level of their education journey. As a parent of a graduating student the evening had me reflecting on some of the schools in our area. It reminded me of what a father who relocated his family here […]

Help Wanted – Bear Valley Beach Attendant

Help Wanted – Bear Valley Beach Attendant

Bear Valley, CA…25 hours a week – 10am-3pm, Thursday through Monday at Bear Lake. Check BVRI memberships for all beachgoers and anglers. Assist in all facets of July 2 annual BVRI picnic. Daily maintenance of the beaches such as raking the sand, lightly cleaning the portable toilets, bringing garbage and recyclables to community dumpsters, and […]

Bret Harte High School 2016 Graduation, Photos & Full Video

Bret Harte High School 2016 Graduation, Photos & Full Video

Angels Camp, CA….Last night the Bret Harte Graduating Class of 2016 Pomp & Circumstanced their way into adulthood. This is another great class of young adults produced by our local schools and communities. last night’s ceremony also marked the retirement of Roy Beck. Roy Beck became an institution unto himself with what he has done […]

Perfect Frog Jumping Weather To Start Our Weather Week

Perfect Frog Jumping Weather To Start Our Weather Week

Angels Camp, CA…Perfect Frog Jumping weather to start the week in the Mother Lode. Today Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs 58 to 70. Light winds becoming southwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon. Tonight Mostly cloudy. Lows 42 to 50. Prevailing southwest winds up to 10 mph. Monday Mostly […]

No Mosquitoes Yet In Mosquito Lake

No Mosquitoes Yet In Mosquito Lake

Mosquito Lake, CA…With the pass open we thought we would take a gander at the high country to see how things are faring so far this spring. Quite a few fishermen along the East Carson River that is really flowing. The high country lakes are still melting out. We did so a couple of people […]

Clubhouse Extravaganza Family Fun Night At Chapel In The Pines

Clubhouse Extravaganza Family Fun Night At Chapel In The Pines

Arnold, CA…THIS SATURDAY, May 14th @ 5:45pm: Your family won’t want to miss the Clubhouse Extravaganza Family Fun Night & Season Finale at a special time 5:45pm (with Dinner too!) at Chapel in the Pines in Arnold. Elementary School Families will look forward to sharing a meal with other local families along with all the […]

Caltrans Clears Mountain Passes Each Spring to Open High-Altitude State Highways for Spring and Summer Travel

Caltrans Clears Mountain Passes Each Spring to Open High-Altitude State Highways for Spring and Summer Travel

Stockton, CA…In this Caltrans News Flash, you get a front-row seat as Caltrans maintenance crews clear highways, cutting through steep and narrow mountain passes, including the Sonora pass in Tuolumne County, and the Ebbetts and Monitor passes in Alpine County.  Snow and ice must be shoved off the road, rocks and debris must be removed, […]

Bret Harte High School Cybullfrogs Club Receives Grant from Calaveras Community Foundation

Bret Harte High School Cybullfrogs Club Receives Grant from Calaveras Community Foundation

Angels Camp, CA…Cybullfrogs, a Bret Harte High School LegoRobotics club, has received a $9964.00 grant from the Calaveras Community Foundation. This is the second year the Foundation has generously helped fund Cybullfrogs. The money will be used to expand the club, now in its second year, so that more students will be able to participate […]

The Bear Valley Music Festival Returns For It’s 48th Year

The Bear Valley Music Festival Returns For It’s 48th Year

Bear Valley, CA…Now in its 48th year, the Bear Valley Music Festival begins on Friday, July 22 and runs through Sunday, August 7 with a total 15 concerts including a special free family matinee on Saturday, July 30. The festival showcases a wide selection of artists and genres including rock, classical, bluegrass and jazz. A […]

Big Trees Association Offering A Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Workshop

Big Trees Association Offering A Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Workshop

Arnold, CA…Calaveras Big Trees Association is offering A Special Workshop “Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases – a Growing Problem in the Western U.S. and What You Need to Know” Presented by Jo Ellis. Director of Education Outreach at the Bay Area Lyme Foundation.  What is Lyme – overview of the infectious disease, transmission, symptoms, challenges […]

Bret Harte High School Now Home Of The Tony Tyrrell Sports Complex

Bret Harte High School Now Home Of The Tony Tyrrell Sports Complex

Angels Camp, CA…Behind most great organizations there is invariably one or two people who are the driving force to see that progress is made and plans come to fruition. Behind Bret Harte’s beautiful facilities and sports venues that many colleges would be proud to have that driving force has been and is Tony Tyrrell. From […]

An Update On The Ebbetts Pass Rock Slide…Thank You Caltrans! ~ From Alpine County Sheriff’s Dept

An Update On The Ebbetts Pass Rock Slide…Thank You Caltrans!  ~ From Alpine County Sheriff’s Dept

Markleeville, CA…An update on the Ebbetts Pass Rockslide: First and foremost, our deepest thanks to our friends at CalTrans and specifically the actual blasters, Brees and Bickor. Great job gentlemen and thank you for the photos! Statistics: 5 days total of reductions, 3 of those days used explosives. They drilled 58 holes and used 33 […]

EPYSL Fall Registration Now Open!

EPYSL Fall Registration Now Open!

Murphys, CA…EPYSL’s fall recreational and competitive programs are the most popular component of the Leagues year round playing opportunities, introducing and expanding the game of soccer to over 450 players each season. Increasingly, winter and now spring and summer programs are becoming strong additions to fall providing more serious players year round playing options. Contact […]

Liquid Sunshine Makes A Spring Return This Week

Liquid Sunshine Makes A Spring Return This Week

Bear Valley, CA…Much needed precipitation has made a return to grace early April. So you can rest assured there will be a few additional May flowers as a result. The details for the West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada is as follows. Today At lower elevations…rain showers in the morning… Then rain showers…snow showers and a […]

Get Your Last Season’s Fix Of “PMF” This Weekend ~ Bear Valley Update By Mattly Trent

Get Your Last Season’s Fix Of “PMF” This Weekend  ~ Bear Valley Update By Mattly Trent

Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! Friday is here and here comes some weather! As low pressure settles in over California and the West Coast precipitation is expected. Warm temps over the last week coupled with the current warm front of the system is lending warmer than normal temps to this system so a mix of […]

Good Night Grizz Bowl For 2016 ~Bear Valley Update By Mattly Trent

Good Night Grizz Bowl For 2016 ~Bear Valley Update By Mattly Trent

Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! I just wanted to give everyone a heads up about the Grizzly Bowl and conditions…….Last nights low was 46F and coupled with the previous weeks heat laden days, conditions in the lower mtn have gotten better in an ever narrowing window of open to close. Today that has changed. Deep […]

Alpine County Heritage Tourism Rededicate Historic Sites

Alpine County Heritage Tourism Rededicate Historic Sites

Markleeville, CA…A day of historic recognition and rededication is set for Saturday, April 9, 2016 for three Markleeville main street locations. The rededication ceremonies will begin at noon across from the courthouse in Markleeville. The first is the Charles W. Barrett Memorial Fountain, originally erected in 1941, to honor the former sheriff of Alpine County. […]