Columbia Announces Annual Lamplight Tour “The Grand Holiday Raffle!”

Columbia Announces Annual Lamplight Tour  “The Grand Holiday Raffle!”

Columbia, CA…Columbia State Historic Park and Friends of Columbia are proud to present this year’s Lamplight Tour, “The Grand Holiday Raffle!” Participants will be guided through the decorated town during the walking play while listening to snippets of the town’s happenings. Docent-led Lamplight Tours will run Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3, beginning at […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For November 2nd

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For November 2nd

Sonora, CA… Tuolumne County Sheriff’s logs for November 2nd are enclosed: TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Wednesday, November 2, 2016 00:00 TRAFFIC STOP 1611020001 Officer initiated activity at Pine St/Gardner Av, Tuolumne.Summary: I conducted a traffic stop for a violation of 24601(a) CVC. Driver was given a warning. . Disposition: Warning Given (Used for 11-95s). […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For November 1st

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For November 1st

Sonora, CA… Tuolumne County Sheriff’s logs for November 1st are enclosed: TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Tuesday, November 1, 2016 00:07 MISC INFORMATION 1611010001 Occurred on Mount Everest Ct, Sonora. Rpts that there is a teenager on her roof. . Disposition: Log Note. 00:08 TRAFFIC STOP 1611010002 Officer initiated activity at Hwy 108/VIA Este, Sonora. […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s & CHP Participate In Charitable Lock-Up Event

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s & CHP Participate In Charitable Lock-Up Event

Sonora, CA…The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office and California Highway Patrol participated in the Muscular Dystrophy Association Lock-Up event today at Applebee’s and was there until 3 PM. Proceeds raised are to be used to send children to Tuolumne Trails, a five day summer camp located on Ferretti Road in Groveland. The camp is full FDA […]

2nd Annual Odd Fellows Christmas Craft Fair

2nd Annual Odd Fellows Christmas Craft Fair

La Grange, CA…Attention crafters and holiday shoppers! We are planning the 2nd Annual Odd Fellows Christmas Craft Fair on December 10th at the IOOF Hall in La Grange, open from 10 am to 3 pm. Come share an abundance of Christmas cheer in the warm atmosphere of this historic 1881 vintage Odd Fellows Hall! The […]

Get In The Holiday Spirit At Columbia State Historic Park

Get In The Holiday Spirit At Columbia State Historic Park

Columbia, CA…This year, Columbia will host a variety of holiday events. Kicking off the season, the City Hotel Restaurant will host Thanksgiving Dinner. Selections include a three course meal of either turkey, halibut, or prime rib along with a starter and dessert. Keeping with the annual tradition, the Victorian Feast will also be held at […]

Police & U.S. Marshals Continue Hunt For Man Who Shot Pregnant Woman

Police & U.S. Marshals Continue Hunt For Man Who Shot Pregnant Woman

San Francisco, CA…The U.S. Marshals in the Northern District of California and the Pacifica Police Department have increased the reward and are renewing efforts to locate and arrest Ricardo Colindres, 26, who is wanted in San Mateo County on two counts of attempted murder and attempted kidnapping after he shot a pregnant woman in Pacifica, […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For October 31st

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For October 31st

Sonora, CA… Tuolumne County Sheriff’s logs for October 31st are enclosed: TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Monday, October 31, 2016 00:07 FIGHT OR DISTURBANCE 1610310001 Occurred on Wards Ferry Rd, Big Oak Flat. Rpts that her bf is HBD, will not allow her to leave and is throwing things around the house Summary: Contacted subjects […]

Leg Lamp & BB Gun: The Stars Of Sierra Rep’s A Christmas Story

Leg Lamp & BB Gun: The Stars Of Sierra Rep’s A Christmas Story

Sonora, CA…Sierra Repertory Theatre presents a stage adaptation of the nostalgic holiday film, “A Christmas Story,” November 11 – December 18 at the East Sonora Theatre on Mono Way. The 1983 movie has become a bona fide Christmas perennial with its affectionate, wacky and realistic portrayal of an American family’s typical Christmas joys and travails. […]

Road Work On Hwy 120 From Rifle Range Road To Yosemite National Park

Road Work On Hwy 120 From Rifle Range Road To Yosemite National Park

Tuolumne County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform various road construction activities on State Route 120 (SR-120). Work will occur as follows: Left and right shoulder closures on eastbound and westbound SR-120 from Government Rifle Range Road to Alkali Creek for grinding and paving operations on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. […]

Completion Of Pavement Project Brings Improvements To SR-108

Completion Of Pavement Project Brings Improvements To  SR-108

Tuolumne County,CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has recently completed a $2.0 million pavement preservation project on State Route 108 (SR-108) in Tuolumne County. This maintenance overlay project paved over 14 miles of roadway surface, typically extending surface life for three to five years. Paving work occurred at the following locations: Six miles of SR-108 […]

Nightly Closures Continue On James E. Roberts Memorial Bridge

Nightly Closures Continue On James E. Roberts Memorial Bridge

Tuolumne County, CA…Nightly Closures Continue On James E. Roberts Memorial Bridge. The second phase of the construction project began on October 4th 2016. The bridge is scheduled to close Sunday through Thursday nights from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Crews are replacing the bridge deck during these nightly closures. The nightly repairs are scheduled to […]

Delays On Hwy 108 From Mi Wuk Village To Kennedy Meadows

Delays On Hwy 108 From Mi Wuk Village To Kennedy Meadows

Mi Wuk Village, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound SR-108 from Chief Fuller Way to Kennedy Meadows Road for tree work. Work will begin Sunday, October 30, 2016, through Saturday, November 5, 2016, from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Motorists should expect 10-15 minute delays. This […]

David Vassar Presents “Generation On The Wind”

David Vassar Presents “Generation On The Wind”

Sonora, CA…On November 11, David Vassar will be a featured presenter at the ITSA Film Festival in Sonora on November 11, 2016. (http://itsafilmfestival.com/special-presentation-david-vassar-2016/) For the first time in 35 years, his Academy Award-nominated documentary Generation on the Wind will be presented in its entirety in this very special sneak peak not-to-be-missed presentation. In 1976, the […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For October 27th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For October 27th

Sonora, CA… Tuolumne County Sheriff’s logs for October 27th are enclosed: TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Thursday, October 27, 2016 00:02 TRAFFIC STOP 1610270001 Officer initiated activity at Longeway Rd/Crystal Falls Dr, Sonora.Traffic Stop.. Stopped the vehicle for failing to stop at stop sign and Longeway and Soulsbyville roads. warning given. . Disposition: Warning Given […]

Burn Permit Suspension Lifted In The TCU

Burn Permit Suspension Lifted In The TCU

San Andreas, CA…Effective Friday, October 28, 2016 at 8 a.m. the burn permit suspension in Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit (TCU) of CAL FIRE will be lifted, which will affect State Responsibility Areas within Tuolumne County, Calaveras County, Eastern Stanislaus County and Eastern San Joaquin County. CAL FIRE TCU Unit Chief, Josh White, is formally cancelling the burn […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For October 24th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For October 24th

Sonora, CA… Tuolumne County Sheriff’s logs for October 24th are enclosed: TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Monday, October 24, 2016 00:20 TRAFFIC STOP 1610240001 Officer initiated activity at Sierra Rock, Hwy 108, Jamestown.Summary: I conducted a traffic stop for a violation of 4000(a) CVC. Driver was cited for violations of 14601.1(a) CVC and 4000(a) CVC. […]

Prescribed Control Burn To Begin In Groveland Ranger District & Stanislaus National Forest

Prescribed Control Burn To Begin In Groveland Ranger District & Stanislaus National Forest

Sonora, CA…Fire crews will begin ignitions Monday, November 1st, on the China 04 Understory Burn approximately four miles northeast of Greeley Hill along Forest Road 1S29, 2S28, and 2S17 on the Groveland Ranger District, Stanislaus National Forest, weather and air quality conditions permitting. There are a total of 546 acres to be treated with low-intensity […]

Police Catch Up With Man Accused Of Felony Hit & Run

Police Catch Up With Man Accused Of Felony Hit & Run

Murphys, CA…On 24 October 2016, an employee of a café in Murphys called the Sonora Police Department, after observing Louis Page inside the café. Page was wanted for questioning regarding a felony hit and run accident, which occurred on 18 October 2016, at the intersection of N. Washington and Elkin Streets, sending a pedestrian to […]

Gala Raises Over $200,000 For Cancer Center

Gala Raises Over $200,000 For Cancer Center

Sonora, CA…More than $200,000 was raised at Sonora Regional Medical Center’s 16th annual Joie de Vie Gala at Ironstone Vineyards on October 18, a benefit for its Cancer Patient Support Fund and new Diana J. White Cancer Institute. The sold-out crowd enjoyed a festive evening, in spite of the torrential storm that caused a brief […]

Project HOPE Announces New Schedule Beginning November 1st

Project HOPE Announces New Schedule Beginning November 1st

Sonora, CA…Sonora Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce a new schedule for the Project HOPE Health Van. Beginning Tuesday, November 1, the Health Van will be available in the Walmart parking lot, located at 1101 Sanguinetti Road in Sonora, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. except holidays. On the second […]

Yosemite Prescribed Burn Continues

Yosemite Prescribed Burn Continues

Yosemite National Park, CA…Ignitions of the Mariposa Grove prescribed fire continued this past weekend with an additional 36 acres completed in the upper grove. The project consists of 137 total acres, of which 75 acres have been completed over the last couple weeks. Fire personnel will continue to monitor and patrol the grove area. The […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For October 20th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For October 20th

Sonora, CA… Tuolumne County Sheriff’s logs for October 20th are enclosed: TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Thursday, October 20, 2016 00:29 ALARM ALL TYPES 1610200003 Occurred at Kwik Serve on Hwy 108. , Jamestown. Audible alarm, activation -front store motion, key holder pending // cancel proper codes @ 0031. . Disposition: False Alarm canceled prior […]

Sonora Bach Festival Presents Classical Guitarist At Sunday Brunch

Sonora Bach Festival Presents Classical Guitarist At Sunday Brunch

Sonora, CA…The Sonora Bach Festival will present classical guitarist Gordon Rowland and the cooking of Chef David Ingram at the final event of their 40th year celebration on Sunday, October 30 at 12:30 at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall at 24176 Pine Lake Drive Sugar Pine, CA. Reservations, which include the performance and Brunch, […]

Mariposa Grove Prescribed Burn Continues Through Weekend

Mariposa Grove Prescribed Burn Continues Through Weekend

Yosemite National Park, CA…Yosemite National Park fire managers are planning to continue ignitions of the Mariposa Grove prescribed fire project on Saturday October 22, 2016 and Sunday October 23, 2016. The focus will be in the upper grove for a total of 55 acres. An estimated 7 to 10 days of active burn down is […]