Green Building Consortium Coming To Mountain Ranch Community Hall

Green Building Consortium Coming To Mountain Ranch Community Hall

Mountain Ranch Ca Global Realty is coming to Mountain Ranch Tuesday Jan 19 from 6p to 8pm and on Saturday Jan 23 from 10am to 12 Noon and on Tuesday Jan 26 from 6pm to 8pm to discuss with Residents and Contractors alike about the aspects of using their Building Materials and plans in reconstructing […]

Calaveras County Seeks Public Input To Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

Calaveras County Seeks Public Input To Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

San Andreas CA…Nationwide, taxpayers pay billions of dollars annually helping communities, organizations, businesses, and individuals recover from disaster. Some disasters are predictable and, in many cases, much of the damage can be reduced or even eliminated. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has targeted natural disaster loss reduction as one of its primary goals. The […]

Join The Business Community For The January Chamber Mixer At Gold Country Auto Body & RV Repair

Join The Business Community For The January Chamber Mixer At Gold Country Auto Body & RV Repair

Valley Springs, CA…The Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce its January Mixer will be hosted by Gold Country Auto Body & RV Repair, Inc. This Mixer will be held on January 21, 2016 from 5:30PM till 7:00PM and will be located at 65 Main Street in Valley Springs. Wine and Raffle Tickets […]

Get Ready For The Calaveras Winegrape Alliance’s President’s Wine Weekend! February 13-14, 2016

Get Ready For The Calaveras Winegrape Alliance’s President’s Wine Weekend!  February 13-14, 2016

Murphys, CA…February 13-14, 2016 – President’s Wine Weekend – The Calaveras Winegrape Alliance presents the 20th annual Presidents’ Wine Weekend at all 23 CWA wineries from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is a great opportunity to sample the fine wines of Calaveras, celebrate with friends old and new, and take advantage of special discounts. […]

More Help For Butte Fire Survivors

More Help For Butte Fire Survivors

Mountain Ranch, CA…At the beginning of the new year, plans are underway for a unified effort in three counties to help Butte Fire survivors. Three Motherlode Community Foundations have come forward to express their commitment to that long-term recovery. Each will be assisting in accordance with the mission of their own Foundation, and will be […]

Chamber Hosting Butte Fire Business Recovery Event At Ironstone

Chamber Hosting Butte Fire Business Recovery Event At Ironstone

Murphys, CA…The Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Butte Fire Business Recovery Event on Monday, January 11, 2016 from 4:00pm – 7:00pm at Ironstone Vineyards which is located at 1894 Six Mile Road in Murphys, California. Refreshments and light appetizers will be provided. This informative workshop will provide valuable resources to businesses […]

Wild Land Fire Season Is Only A Few Months Away

Wild Land Fire Season Is Only A Few Months Away

Jackson Ca Fire Season is right around the corner once again. Time to get out and get your Property in a Fire Safe Condition. I cannot emphasize it enough to clear back from your homes as far as reasonably possible. The more Defensible Space you have the better off you are. Clear all ground and […]

2015 Calaveras Visitors Bureau Annual Dinner Recap ~ CVB Feature By Lisa Boulton

2015 Calaveras Visitors Bureau Annual Dinner Recap ~ CVB Feature By Lisa Boulton

Angels Camp, CA…For those who weren’t able to join us at the standing-room-only 2015 CVB Annual Dinner & 9th annual Innovations in Tourism Awards last month, here’s a recap on the events of the evening, with links to resources that were presented or handed out on the night.  Laurie Giannini, CVB board member, began by […]

Calaveras Recovers Update 12 18 2015

Calaveras Recovers Update 12 18 2015

San Andreas Ca At the beginning of the new year, plans are underway for a unified effort in three counties to help Butte Fire survivors. Three Motherlode Community Foundations have come forward to express their commitment to that long-term recovery. Each will be assisting in accordance with the mission of their own Foundation, and will […]

Yosemite Gold Country Featured in National Geographic Campaign, Reaching Millions. Video Update With Lisa Mayo

Yosemite Gold Country Featured in National Geographic Campaign, Reaching Millions. Video Update With Lisa Mayo

Sonora, CA…The Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau worked with National Geographic’s Digital Nomad, Robert Reid, on a feature of Yosemite Gold Country this autumn using Yosemite National Park’s milestone anniversary as a news peg. Robert Reid, an award-winning travel writer who is a member of National Geographic Travel’s Editorial Council as well as a contributing Digital […]

State Wants to Return $28 Million in Undelivered Income Tax Refunds

State Wants to Return $28 Million in Undelivered Income Tax Refunds

Sacramento, CA…The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) is encouraging taxpayers to find out if they are among the thousands of Californians who missed receiving a total of $28 million in income tax refunds.  This year, the US Postal Service returned more than 49,000 personal income tax refunds to FTB. Most cases involve taxpayers who moved but […]

Black Oak Casino Resort Celebrates 11th Year of Adopt-a-Family During 2015 Holiday Season

Black Oak Casino Resort Celebrates 11th Year of Adopt-a-Family During 2015 Holiday Season

Tuolumne, CA – Since 2004, Black Oak Casino Resort has participated in the Adopt-a-Family program through the Amador, Tuolumne, Calaveras Action Agency (ATCAA) in an effort to help local families by donating wrapped gifts. The tradition continues this year as the team prepares to make its delivery on Friday, December 18. Over the past 11 […]

Fed Raises Interest Rate .25%, First Rate Rise In Almost Decade

Fed Raises Interest Rate .25%, First Rate Rise In Almost Decade

Washington, DC…Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Household spending and business fixed investment have been increasing at solid rates in recent months, and the housing sector has improved further; however, net exports have been soft. A range of recent […]

Chamber Hosting Butte Fire Business Recovery Event

Chamber Hosting Butte Fire Business Recovery Event

Murphys, CA…The Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Butte Fire Business Recovery Event on Monday, January 11, 2016 from 4:00pm – 7:00pm at Ironstone Vineyards which is located at 1894 Six Mile Road in Murphys, California. Refreshments and light appetizers will be provided. This informative workshop will provide valuable resources to businesses […]

Southern Mother Lode Assessed Property Values Bounce 5.0 Percent

Southern Mother Lode Assessed Property Values Bounce 5.0 Percent

Sacramento, CA…California State Board of Equalization (BOE) Vice Chair George Runner announces assessed property values in Calaveras, Mariposa, and Tuolumne counties grew 5.0 percent ($14.4 billion to $15.2 billion) in 2015-16 from 2014-15. County-assessed property values gained 4.9 percent, while state-assessed values jumped 5.8 percent year-over-year. County assessors are responsible for assessing the value of […]

Don’t Miss Sip, Nibble N’ Shop At Copperopolis Town Square

Don’t Miss Sip, Nibble N’ Shop At Copperopolis Town Square

Copperopolis, CA…Join us for our 1st Annual Christmas Sip, Nibble N’ Shop on Friday December 18th from 4-8pm! All of our Shops will be offering HUGE sales, FREE Wine Tasting, beverages and nibbles at each location. Extended hours for your last minute Holiday Shopping needs! We will also have select indoor vendors coming to include […]

CCWD Board Approves Water Transfer Policy Principles

CCWD Board Approves Water Transfer Policy Principles

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Water District Board of Directors unanimously approved water transfer policy principles at a regular board meeting Wednesday, December 9. To the District’s knowledge, no other water agency in the state has formally adopted comprehensive water transfer policy principles of this nature. The principles will ensure that any water transfer by […]

Make Murphys Nursery Your Gift Giving Headquarters

Make Murphys Nursery Your Gift Giving Headquarters

Murphys, CA….Murphys Nursery is the perfect place to shop for holiday decorating, gifts & more. Holiday Wreaths, Garden Baskets, Topiaries, Garden & Rustic Influenced Items, Live Christmas Trees, Christmas Decorations, Ornaments, Gift Certificates and much, much more. Murphys Nursery has been serving Calaveras County since 1986. Stop by and say hi to the Baker Family! […]

Butte Fire Victim Relief Needs List 12 5 2015

Butte Fire Victim Relief Needs List 12 5 2015

Railroad Flat Ca. The Friends of Rail Road Flat School Butte Fire Relief Efforts a 501c3 that is working directly with the Butte Fire Victims through their Donation Center and their Mobile Donation Van in working hard 7 days a week to help in any way they can the Butte Fire Victims who are still […]

Manufacturing Sector Contracted In November

Manufacturing Sector Contracted In November

Tempe, Arizona…Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in November for the first time in 36 months, since November 2012, while the overall economy grew for the 78th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair […]

DOJ & DOT issue Joint ADA Technical Assistance on Requirements To Provide Curb Ramps

DOJ & DOT issue Joint ADA Technical Assistance on Requirements To Provide Curb Ramps

Washington DC Today, the U.S. Department  of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (DOT) issued joint technical assistance, entitled “Questions and Answers: Supplement to the 2013 DOJ/DOT Joint Technical Assistance on the Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act Requirements To Provide Curb Ramps when Streets, […]

Sierra Photo & Framing In Arnold Is Ready To Serve & Expand Under New Ownership

Sierra Photo & Framing In Arnold Is Ready To Serve & Expand Under New Ownership

Arnold, CA…It is with great excitement to announce as of November 1, 2015, Sierra Photo & Framing in Arnold will continue their business under new ownership. Ron and Sonja Cooper will succeed the thirty years of business that Steve and Judy Mayo have provided in the area. Without their consistent enthusiasm for the business and […]

Disaster Relief Fund Spurs Widespread Cooperation

Disaster Relief Fund Spurs Widespread Cooperation

Angels Camp, CA…A $100,000 donation from the Amador Community Foundation (ACF) to the Calaveras Community Foundation’s (CCF’s) Disaster Relief Fund is a prime example of how the response to the devastation of the Butte Fire has fostered increased cooperation between the diverse organizations of the Motherlode. “We are very gratified, and frankly a little surprised, […]

Calaveras Business Symposium & Expo Highlighted Business Opportunities

Calaveras Business Symposium & Expo Highlighted Business Opportunities

Angels Camp, CA…The Inaugural Calaveras Business Symposium & Expo rolled into Frogtown on November 2nd. It was a full day of exhibits, breakout sessions, coaching and evening mixer & expo. The keynote Speaker at luncheon was Joe McClure, the District Director of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) office in Sacramento. We have video of […]