Mariposa Grove Prescribed Fire

Mariposa Grove Prescribed Fire

Yosemite National Park, CA…Yosemite National Park fire managers are planning a 148 acre Mariposa Grove prescribed fire possibly on Sunday October 2, 2016, weather and air quality permitting. Ignition will take approximately two days with an additional seven to 14 days of active burn down. Smoke will be present during the prescribed fire and in […]

New Foothills Singles Group Plans First Mixer

New Foothills Singles Group Plans First Mixer

Sonora, CA…A new singles group plans its first social event from 6-8pm Fri., Oct. 7 at Gianelli Vineyards Tasting Room, 18158 Main St., Jamestown. This free event features a no-host bar and icebreaker activities intended for single foothills residents ages 50 and older. “Its sole purpose is to foster fun and fellowship with a group […]

Tuolumne County Youth to Be Featured at Second Concert of Bach Festival

Tuolumne County Youth to Be Featured at Second Concert of Bach Festival

Columbia, CA…The Sonora Bach Festival, celebrating its 40th year, presents its Youth Finalists Concert, October 9, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. Featuring local performers under the age of 18, the concert will be held at the Church of the 49ers in Columbia. Tickets are available online at sonorabach.org , or by calling 536-6330. Tickets are also […]

Sierra Repertory Theatre Presents “A Christmas Story”

Sierra Repertory Theatre Presents “A Christmas Story”

Sonora, CA…Mind Matters, the Murphys based non-profit clinic that treats autism and other related learning disorders, is taking over the East Sonora Theatre on Thursday, November 10, for a special preview performance of the Sierra Repertory Theatre production of A Christmas Story. All proceeds will go to help the clinic provide services to families throughout […]

Brandon Perez Passes Away While In Custody

Brandon Perez Passes Away While In Custody

Sonora, CA…On Tuesday, September 27th at 10 PM, the Sonora Police Department booked 23 year old Brandon Perez into the Tuolumne County Jail for kidnapping, domestic battery and violation of a domestic violence restraining order. Perez completed the booking process which included a medical screening and was placed into a sobering cell due to alcohol […]

ICU Nurse Earns First DAISY Award™

ICU Nurse Earns First DAISY Award™

Sonora, CA…Watching a loved one battle a serious illness in the intensive care unit is a stressful time. But receiving the skillful care of a compassionate nurse can help relieve some of that stress. That is what Dede Mustill recently experienced when her husband was admitted to the ICU at Sonora Regional Medical Center. Taking […]

Federal Grants Received For Both Calaveras And Tuolumne County

Federal Grants Received For Both Calaveras And Tuolumne County

Sonora, CA…The TCEDA/CSEDD has been working on a number of federal grants to aid in the recovery and the redevelopment of the regional economy. So today we are announcing three awards we have just recently been awarded. 1) We submitted a $50,000 USDA grant for small business development in Tuolumne and Calaveras County. In the […]

Stanislaus National Forest Visitor Surveys Begin October 1st

Stanislaus National Forest Visitor Surveys Begin October 1st

Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest will begin year-long National Visitor Use Monitoring surveys on October 1st, 2016, at recreation sites and along roads throughout the forest. These brief surveys are conducted on every forest every five years and help us better understand who is coming to the forest and what the public wants from their […]

Marshes Fire Reaches 45% Containment, One Way Traffic Controls In Place On Hwy 49

Marshes Fire Reaches 45% Containment, One Way Traffic Controls In Place On Hwy 49

Coulterville, CA…Road Closures: Hwy. 49 between Hwy. 120 and the Tuolumne-Mariposa County line remains closed. Hwy. 49 opened for single-lane traffic with a pilot car at 8:00 o’clock this morning. Marshes Flat Road open to residents only. The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department is maintaining the roadblock. Current Situation: Firefighters held the area burned on the […]

Friends of Music Baroque Chamber Orchestra Opening Concert

Friends of Music Baroque Chamber Orchestra Opening Concert

Pine Grove, CA…The Mother Lode Friends of Music, the classical music performance society of the central Mother Lode, opens its new season with a program of music for Baroque chamber orchestra, featuring the music of Georg Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach. The concert takes place on Sunday, October 16 at the Pine Grove Community […]

Chain Installer Orientation And Permits

Chain Installer Orientation And Permits

Stockton, CA…Individuals interested in becoming chain installers on California State Highways in the Sierra Nevada can contact the Caltrans Maintenance Office at (209) 736-0187. Permits are available for State Routes 4, 88, 89, 108 and 207 in Calaveras, Alpine, Amador and Tuolumne Counties. All new applicants are required to attend an orientation class, which will […]

Stanislaus National Forest Welcomes An Acting District Ranger

Stanislaus National Forest Welcomes An Acting District Ranger

Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest welcomes Ray Cablayan as the Acting District Ranger on the Calaveras Ranger District. Cablayan, who has served as a Civil Engineer since 2008 on the Stanislaus National Forest, will now be taking on the leadership role on the Calaveras Ranger District as the Acting District Ranger. “I am excited for […]

The Sonora Bach Festival Celebrates 40 Years.

The Sonora Bach Festival Celebrates 40 Years.

Sonora, CA…What does Sonora have in common with Kalamazoo, Scranton, Winter Park, Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) and 94 other communities? They will all be celebrating another year of acknowledging the music of Johann Sebastian Bach through a local music festival. In fact, The Bach Cantata Website lists 99 communities worldwide that have annual or biannual musical recognitions […]

Marshes Fire Holding At 1,000 Acres, Containment Rises To 30%, Evacuations Lifted

Marshes Fire Holding At 1,000 Acres, Containment Rises To 30%, Evacuations Lifted

Couldterville, CA…PG&E has restored power. The Red Cross shelter at the Hacienda will be closed down. Conditions continue to be hot and dry. Steep, rugged terrain making this fire difficult to access. Air and ground resources continue constructing containment lines. Hwy. 49 between Hwy. 120 and the Tuolumne-Mariposa County line remains closed. Marshes Flat Road […]

Marshes Fire Increases In Acreage With Mandatory Evacuation Still In Effect

Marshes Fire Increases In Acreage With Mandatory Evacuation Still In Effect

Moccasin, CA…Update as of 8:30 a.m., The fire off of Hwy 49 and Marshes Flat road has reached approximately 930 acres and 0% containment. Hwy 49 is still closed through Mariposa-Tuolumne Co. line and at hwy 120. There are approximately 850 personnel assigned to this fire. Conditions continue to be hot and dry. Steep and […]

Sonora Bach Festival 2016

Sonora Bach Festival 2016

Sonora, CA…Join us for our fortieth year of celebrating the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and his contemporaries as we feature period music performed by guests and locals in colorful locations throughout historical and picturesque Tuolumne County. With a variety of performances and fine music there is something for all ages. Schedule your season now. […]

The Stanislaus National Forest Welcomes New Forest Fire Management Officer

The Stanislaus National Forest Welcomes New Forest Fire Management Officer

Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest welcomes David Updike as the new Forest Fire Management Officer (Chief 1) for the Stanislaus NF. David begins full time duties on the forest October 1, 2016 after transitioning from the Sierra National Forest. Christian Schow was the Forest Fire Management Officer on the Stanislaus NF from 2011 to early […]

Thoeny Is New Mother Lode Job Training Head

Thoeny Is New Mother Lode Job Training Head

Sonora,CA…The Mother Lode Job Training (MLJT) Board of Directors have announced the hiring of Dave Thoeny as the new executive director of MotherLode Job Training. Utilizing federal and state funds associated with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Mother Lode Job Training offers free services to employers and job seekers including scholarships, on-the-job training, […]

Cool Weather Home Safety Tips

Cool Weather Home Safety Tips

Mi Wuk Village, CA…As the weather cools in the upper foothills many homeowners turn toward space heaters, wood stoves and fireplaces as a main source of heat; while convenient and cost effective, it is imperative that homeowners are home fire safe and aware. According to the United States Fire administration, home heating is the second […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Log For September 21st

Sonora, CA… Tuolumne County Sheriff’s log for September 21st is as follows. TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Wednesday, September 21, 2016 00:08 PATROL CHECK 1609210002 Occurred at Caylor Dr/Willow Springs Dr, Soulsbyville. Rpts hearing 8 gunshots…possibly coming from the area of 20860 Caylor Dr Summary: Patrol check completed, UTL anything suspicious in the area. . […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Log For September 20th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Log For September 20th

Sonora, CA… Tuolumne County Sheriff’s log for September 20th is enclosed. TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF Tuesday, September 20, 2016 09/21/2016 00:08 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE CHECK 1609200001 Officer initiated activity at Red Heather Dr/Spanish Grant Dr, Sonora.Summary: Contacted a subject sleeping in a vehicle. He advised he was homeless and slept in his vehicle. No suspicious circumstances were […]

Sequoia Home Health and Companion Care Company Comes To Sonora

Sequoia Home Health and Companion Care Company Comes To Sonora

Sonora, CA…– The Tuolumne County Economic Development Authority is proud to announce that Sequoia Home Health and Companion Care is expanding its territory beyond their current Clovis/Fresno area and now have a new office in Sonora, California. Over the next few months Sequoia Home Health and Companion Care will be creating forty to fifty new […]

State Water Board Releases Draft Flow Objectives For Souther Delta That Could Impact New Melones Water Levels

State Water Board Releases Draft Flow Objectives For Souther Delta That Could Impact New Melones Water Levels

Sacramento, CA…The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) staff today released a draft proposal to update water quality requirements for salinity in the southern Delta and water flows in major tributaries to the San Joaquin River (the Stanislaus, Tuolumne, and Merced Rivers), which drain into the southern Delta. The refined salinity requirements reflect […]