Calaveras County Water District Appoints John “Jack” Garamendi to the Board of Directors, Division 2

Calaveras County Water District Appoints John “Jack” Garamendi to the Board of Directors, Division 2

San Andreas, CA…At its Special Board Meeting on May 30, 2025, the Calaveras County Water District (CCWD) appointed John “Jack” Garamendi to the Board of Directors, representing Division 2.Garamendi fills the vacancy left by the resignation of Board Member Cindy Secada. “We commend Director Secada for her service on the CCWD Board and for being […]

Government Driving Gas Prices Through the Roof! By BOE Chair Senator Ted Gaines

Government Driving Gas Prices Through the Roof!  By BOE Chair Senator Ted Gaines

Sacramento, CA…California’s Progressive political elite hate fossil fuels so much they are willing to impoverish their citizens to punish “Big Oil” and speed up a transition to an even more expensive green energy future. Governor Newsom wants zero gas-powered cars sold in California by 2035, which sends a strong signal to refiners about the long-term […]

Senior Moments: Early Bird Farm & Mill

Senior Moments: Early Bird Farm & Mill

San Andreas, CA…Our mission is simple yet profound: to cultivate high-quality, artisanal grains using methods that restore soil health, increase biodiversity, and combat climate change. Regenerative farming practices are at the heart of everything we do, ensuring that every purchase you make supports a sustainable future. Early Bird Farm & Mill stands as a living […]

Your Mountain Lodge, Destination Restaurant, Company or Family Retreat Awaits! Enormous Potential!! Value Priced at Lucky $777K

Your Mountain Lodge, Destination Restaurant, Company or Family Retreat Awaits!  Enormous Potential!!  Value Priced at Lucky $777K

Ganns Meadow, CA…The possibilities are endless with this Lodge, Restaurant, Bar & Huge Shop!  Close to Bear Valley, along the Ebbetts Scenic Byway.  Every day, thousands of of potential customers pass this location in winter & summer waiting to help you create the High Sierra business of your dreams!     “Ye Olde Ganns Inn”. Former […]

Hinterhaus Unveils Wine Cask Aged Gin

Hinterhaus Unveils Wine Cask Aged Gin

Arnold, CA…Hinterhaus Distilling has launched its wine cask-aged gin, Chasing Starlight, this week. The latest release comes as enthusiasts are seeking refined, interesting gins that highlight location and terroir. Distilled from 100% red wine grapes from the Sierra Foothills, Hinterhaus vapor-infuses botanicals native to the distillery’s Sierra Nevada region into every batch of its flagship […]

Mark Twain Health Care District Seeking CEO Candidates

Mark Twain Health Care District Seeking CEO Candidates

San Andreas, CA…We are seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to serve as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mark Twain Health Care District. The CEO will be responsible for the overall strategic direction, operational efficiency, financial health, and continued growth of the Health Care District, ensuring the delivery of high-quality healthcare services to […]

Get Those Calaveras Community Grant Applications Ready for July 31st Deadline!

Get Those Calaveras Community Grant Applications Ready for July 31st Deadline!

Angels Camp, CA…Since the Foundation’s inception in 2000, Calaveras Community Foundation has distributed over $3.3M to worthy causes, through competitive grants, scholarships and assistance.  The competitive grant cycle occurs in July each year.  During the application period, you will find the simple application form and instructions on the Applying for Grants page. The Foundation’s Grants Committee reviews […]

Be Historic! Buy the Camp Connell General Store, A Profitable, Storied, Piece of History and Start Your Family’s Mountain Story Today!

Be Historic!  Buy the Camp Connell General Store, A Profitable, Storied, Piece of History and Start Your Family’s Mountain Story Today!

Camp Connell, CA…Everyone likes a good story. Or at least so the story is told. And it depends on who is telling the story too! For the last almost 9 years, the story teller has also been the main guy of a General Store located in the Sierra Mountains of California. He refers to his […]

Since Governor Newsom Took Office, California’s Battery Storage has Increased 1,944% as He Touts Clean Economy

Since Governor Newsom Took Office, California’s Battery Storage has Increased 1,944% as He Touts Clean Economy

Sacramento, CA…California continues to rapidly expand its energy storage statewide, adding 2,300 megawatts (MW) since last September for a total of 15,763 MW of battery storage capacity, according to new data released today. This reflects a 1,944% increase since the start of the Newsom Administration – up from 770 MW in 2019. Energy storage – particularly battery […]

Moody’s Ratings Downgrades United States Credit Ratings

Moody’s Ratings Downgrades United States Credit Ratings

New York, NY…Moody’s Ratings (Moody’s) has downgraded the Government of United States of America’s (US) long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings to Aa1 from Aaa and changed the outlook to stable from negative. This one-notch downgrade on our 21-notch rating scale reflects the increase over more than a decade in government debt and interest payment […]

President Donald J. Trump Secures $1.2 Trillion Economic Commitment in Qatar

President Donald J. Trump Secures $1.2 Trillion Economic Commitment in Qatar

Doha, Qatar…Today in Qatar, President Donald J. Trump signed an agreement with Qatar to generate an economic exchange worth at least $1.2 trillion. President Trump also announced economic deals totaling more than $243.5 billion between the United States and Qatar, including an historic sale of Boeing aircraft and GE Aerospace engines to Qatar Airways. The […]

Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Discussions with the People’s Republic of China

Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Discussions with the People’s Republic of China

Washington, DC…By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), and […]

Mark Twain Health Care District Seeking CEO Candidates

Mark Twain Health Care District Seeking CEO Candidates

San Andreas, CA…We are seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to serve as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mark Twain Health Care District. The CEO will be responsible for the overall strategic direction, operational efficiency, financial health, and continued growth of the Health Care District, ensuring the delivery of high-quality healthcare services to […]

U.S.-UK Reach Historic Trade Deal

U.S.-UK Reach Historic Trade Deal

Washington, DC…Today, on the 80th anniversary of Victory Day for World War II, President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a historic trade deal, providing American companies unprecedented access to the UK markets while bolstering U.S. national security. This is a great deal for America.   President Trump: “The deal includes billions […]

Rite Aid Is Pursuing a Strategic and Value-Maximizing Sale Process During Bankruptcy

Rite Aid Is Pursuing a Strategic and Value-Maximizing Sale Process During Bankruptcy

Philadelphia, PA…Rite Aid Corporation (“Rite Aid” or the “Company”) announced that it is pursuing a strategic and value-maximizing sale process for substantially all of its assets. To facilitate this process, the Company and its subsidiaries commenced voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. During this process, Rite […]

CCWD Appoints Jeffrey Robertson to the Board of Directors after Bertha Underhill’s Retirement

CCWD Appoints Jeffrey Robertson to the Board of Directors after Bertha Underhill’s Retirement

San Andreas, CA…At its Special Board Meeting on April 30, 2025, the Calaveras County Water District (CCWD) appointed Jeffrey Robertson to the Board of Directors, representing Division 3. Robertson fills the vacancy left by the retirement of longtime Board Member Bertha Underhill, who served from 2001 to 2009 and again from 2014 to 2025. Over […]

18th Annual Barger Golf Outing! Cart Tee Sponsorships Still Available!

18th Annual Barger Golf Outing!  Cart  Tee Sponsorships Still Available!

Angels Camp, CA…The Barger Golf Outing has supported Mark Twain Medical Center Foundation since 2007. This year we will celebrate our 18th annual event. Golfers at all levels are welcome – no handicap required. Fun features of the event include a putting contest, awesome auction, exciting raffle, delicious dinner and more. The tournament is named […]

Treasury Announces Agreement to Establish United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund

Treasury Announces Agreement to Establish United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund

Washington, DC… On April 30, the United States and Ukraine signed an agreement to establish the United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund. In recognition of the significant financial and material support that the people of the United States have provided to the defense of Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion, this economic partnership positions our two countries […]

One Wolf Can Cause Up To $162,000 in Losses Due To Reduced Growth and Pregnancies ~ by Emily C. Dooley

One Wolf Can Cause Up To $162,000 in Losses Due To Reduced Growth and Pregnancies ~ by Emily C. Dooley

Davis, CA…(UC Davis)…Motion-activated field cameras, GPS collars, wolf scat analysis and cattle tail hair samples are helping University of California, Davis, researchers shed new light on how an expanding and protected gray wolf population is affecting cattle operations, leading to millions of dollars in losses. Long believed extinct in California, a lone gray wolf was […]

U.S. Department of Education to Begin Federal Student Loan Collections May 5th, Struggling Borrowers Urged to Act Now

U.S. Department of Education to Begin Federal Student Loan Collections May 5th, Struggling Borrowers Urged to Act Now

Washington, DC…The U.S. Department of Education announced its Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will resume collections of its defaulted federal student loan portfolio on Monday, May 5th. The Department has not collected on defaulted loans since March 2020. Resuming collections protects taxpayers from shouldering the cost of federal student loans that borrowers willingly undertook […]

GDP Goes Negative in 1st Quarter 2025 (Advance Estimate)

GDP Goes Negative in 1st Quarter 2025 (Advance Estimate)

Washington, DC…Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025 (January, February, and March), according to the advance estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2024, real GDP increased 2.4 percent. The decrease in real GDP in the […]

California Now 4th Largest Economy in World

California Now 4th Largest Economy in World

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California has officially overtaken Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, according to newly released data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). “California isn’t just keeping pace with the world—we’re setting the pace. Our economy is thriving because we invest in people, prioritize sustainability, […]

Calaveras County Housing Development Funding Opportunity Extended to April 30, 2025

Calaveras County Housing Development Funding Opportunity Extended to April 30, 2025

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) 2.0 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and Competitive Grant Program (CGP) application process has been extended to April 30, 2025. Approximately $1,747,972 is available to promote the construction of housing and assist in the needs of our workforce earning up to 120-percent of area medium income, as […]

President Donald J. Trump Creates New Federal Employee Category He Says Will Enhance Accountability

President Donald J. Trump Creates New Federal Employee Category He Says Will Enhance Accountability

Washington, DC…President Donald J. Trump’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) took action to implement President Trump’s Executive Action titled “Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce.” OPM proposed a rule to amend the civil service regulations to include Schedule Policy/Career for career employees with important policy-determining, policy-making, policy-advocating, or confidential duties. These employees […]

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