Out Of The Weather Rally Christmas Day

Out Of The Weather Rally Christmas Day

Mountain Ranch Ca You are hereby invited to a very special #OutOfTheWeather rally being held on Christmas Day, December 25th 2015 from 7am – 6pm. This is being held in conjunction with our regularly scheduled #OutOfTheWeather Rally’s being held seven nights a week and Sunday days at the Mountain Ranch Community Hall, on Washington Street […]

Out Of The Weather Rally at Mountain Ranch Town Hall Update

Out Of The Weather Rally at Mountain Ranch Town Hall Update

Mountain Ranch Ca The Mountain Ranch Community Relief Effort has a new update on their progress in keeping their over night Warming Sanctuary Open for any and all #ButteFire Victims who need to get a hot meal, a hot cup of coffee, somebody to talk to or a warm place to lay their head for […]

Current Request List for the FORRFS Donation Truck as of 12/17/15

Current Request List for the FORRFS Donation Truck as of 12/17/15

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 […]

Butte Fire and Out of the Weather Rallys ~Letter To The Editor By Trisha Chalk

Butte Fire and Out of the Weather Rallys ~Letter To The Editor By Trisha Chalk

Mountain Ranch, CA…I say this with an ache in my heart though. This trip to the ‪#‎ButteFire‬ burn area was by far the most exhausting and emotional so far. Mountain Ranch, the tiny town that has become an island in a war zone known as a wildfire, had their Christmas parade yesterday and you could […]

FORRFS Donation Truck Current Needs as of 12/13/2015

FORRFS Donation Truck Current Needs as of 12/13/2015

Rail Road Flat Ca FORRFS Donation Truck Current Needs as of 12/13/2015 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 […]

Butte Fire Victims Needs List 12 9 2015

Butte Fire Victims Needs List 12 9 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 […]

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 […]

Mountain Ranch Cold Weather Sanctuary To Open

Mountain Ranch Cold Weather Sanctuary To Open

Mountain Ranch Ca. A Nixle Alert has just been sent out for the Out Of The Weather Shelter at the Mountain Ranch Community Hall to open this coming Thursday and Friday Night respectively from 6pm to 7am. Advisory: Shelter A shelter will be open at Mountain Ranch Community Hall 8049 Washington St Mt Ranch 12/3/15 […]

Out of the Weather Rally Will Be December 3rd.

Out of the Weather Rally Will Be December 3rd.

Mountain Ranch, CA…This Thursday, December 3, 2015 and Friday December 4, 2015 Mountain Ranch Community Relief Efforts will be hosting our first of many “Out of the Weather Rally(s)” from 6pm to 7am, overnighto bring their own crates. Some crates will be on hand for those in need.c and access to communication. Future Rally(s) will […]

Out Of The Weather Rally Butte Fire Survivors Dec 3rd and 4th ~ Letter To Editor By Charles Dudley Jr.

Out Of The Weather Rally Butte Fire Survivors Dec 3rd and 4th ~ Letter To Editor By Charles Dudley Jr.

Mountain Ranch Ca. Out of ashes and the cold comes forth a group of Private Citizens working under the banner of “Mountain Ranch Community Relief Efforts” bringing together concerned Butte Fire Volunteers and the Victims themselves to open a tiny Over Night Weather Shelter in the Mountain Ranch Town Hall for the sole purpose of giving any Butte Fire […]

Emergency Temporary Shelter Opens And Closes In Mountain Ranch For Butte Fire Victims – Updated

Emergency Temporary Shelter Opens And Closes In Mountain Ranch For Butte Fire Victims – Updated

Mountain Ranch Ca Shelter Update 4:30am 11/25/2015 After 5 hours only of being opened the Red Cross has decided to close this shelter. The initial planning was faulty from the beginning. Once this storm front was known to come in the Red Cross should have had plans in place working with the Calaveras County OES […]

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, […]

Butte Fire Reality The Ongoing Struggle Of Survival

Butte Fire Reality The Ongoing Struggle Of Survival

Mountain Ranch Ca This story is brought to you the reader here with the permission of the of the original writer Ms Katie Clark a long time resident of Calaveras County.  This is the Butte Fire Reality of the hardships many are facing at this time with in the Burn Scar and those still outside […]

Butte Fire Recovery Led By Locals

Butte Fire Recovery Led By Locals

San Andreas, CA…On Monday November 2, 2015 a team of community agencies formally organized themselves into a solid network to address long-term civilian needs in the wake of the Butte Fire. This network of nonprofit and government agencies is named Calaveras Recovers and the partner groups and Board of Directors are detailed below. Calaveras Recovers […]

The Calaveras Redskins Hold Their Last Redskins Homecoming Rally

The Calaveras Redskins Hold Their Last Redskins Homecoming Rally

San Andreas, CA….Depending on how the district implements the new law forcing them to change their Redskins mascot. Last Friday’s Downtown Rally may have been the last Redskins Downtown Rally. If the mascot changes are needed or if it is just another instance of political correctness run amok time will tell. For the generations of […]

William Tod Scott 1929 – 2015

William Tod Scott   1929 – 2015

Mountain Ranch, CA…William Tod Scott, 86, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Mark Twain Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Tod was born June 26, 1929 in Geary, Oklahoma to William Clifford and Lula Marie Scott. After finishing school, Tod worked on the family farm. He was then drafted into the U.S. […]

Wendelyn Heier 1957 – 2015

Mountain Ranch, CA…Mass of Christian burial for Wendelyn (Wendell) Heier, 58, of Mountain Ranch, CA will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Hosmer, SD with Fr. Mike Kelly celebrating. Wendell passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015. He was born September 3, 1957 to Margaret (Hopfinger) and […]

Calaveras Community Band’s November 1st Concert To Benefit Firefighters

Calaveras Community Band’s November 1st Concert To Benefit Firefighters

Angels Camp, CA…The Calaveras Community Band’s Fall Concert, that has become a Motherlode tradition, will take on added significance when it is presented on Sunday, November 1, 3 p.m. in the Dr. Elliot A. Smart Performing Arts Center at Bret Harte High School in Angels Camp. All monies raised will be donated to the Central […]

Airola Butte Fire Attorneys File Complaint Against PG&E on Behalf of More than 70 Butte Fire Victims

Airola Butte Fire Attorneys File Complaint Against PG&E on Behalf  of More than 70 Butte Fire Victims

San Andreas, CA… The Airola Butte Fire attorneys today announced that they’ve filed a complaint on behalf of more than 70 victims of the Butte Fire that swept through Calaveras and Amador counties in September. The complaint was filed in the Superior Court of California, Calaveras County and names PG&E Corporation, Pacific Gas & Electric […]

Butte Fire Perimeter Flood Advisory

Butte Fire Perimeter Flood Advisory

San Andreas Ca The Butte Fire Area is at risk of increased chances of flooding, debris flow & mud slides. Road closures may occur. Take necessary precautions to prepare for future weather related events. Future Nixle Alerts will occur if a weather event poses a risk of flooding, debris flows & mud slides. Refer to […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs Through October 26th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs Through October 26th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are enclosed… We would like to Thank Signal Service for Sponsoring our Law Enforcement Category! Daily_Log_10-26-2015 Daily_Log_10-25-2015 Daily_Log_10-24-2015 Daily_Log_10-23-2015 Daily_Log_10-22-2015 Daily_Log_10-21-2015 Daily_Log_10-20-2015 Daily_Log_10-19-2015 Daily_Log_10-18-2015 Daily_Logs_10-17-2015 Daily_Log_10-16-2015 Daily_Log_10-15-2015 Daily_Log_10-14-2015 Daily_Log_10-13-2015 Daily_Log_10-12-2015 Daily_Log_10-11-2015 Daily_Log_10-10-2015 Daily_Log_10-9-2015 Daily_Log_10-08-2015

Eric Eugene Rummerfield Jr. Pursued By Officers & Dogs, Tazed, Caught & Arrested After Two Hour Chase

Eric Eugene Rummerfield Jr. Pursued By Officers & Dogs, Tazed, Caught & Arrested After Two Hour Chase

West Point, CA…On 10/25/2015, at approximately 1703 hours, Officer J. Wion was traveling southbound on Bummerville Road, south of Winton Road when he attempted to make a stop on a vehicle for multiple vehicle code violations. As Officer J. Wion attempted to make an enforcement stop the driver/suspect failed to comply and a pursuit through […]

Phoenix Festival Announces Raffles Prizes; Signed Guitar, Concert Tickets

Phoenix Festival Announces Raffles Prizes; Signed Guitar, Concert Tickets

Murphy, CA…Monday, October 26 2015 – Richter Entertainment Group has donated 3 sets of season tickets to the 2016 Ironstone Concert Series, as well as a guitar signed by Daryl Hall & John Oates to be raffled at The Phoenix Festival on Sunday, November 1 at Ironstone Amphitheatre. 1st Prize: Lawn Ticket Package #1 – […]

Three Men Deceased Following Rail Road Flat Shooting At Pot Grow (Updated)

Three Men Deceased Following Rail Road Flat Shooting At Pot Grow (Updated)

Rail Road Flat, CA…On 10/20/15, at about 0920 hours, Deputies responded to a parcel of land on the 1400 block of South Rail Road Flat Road near the town of Railroad Flat for a third party report of a shooting, whereas three people were reportedly shot. Upon arrival deputies discovered three deceased adult male Caucasians, […]

Law Enforcement Activity In Rail Road Flat (Update…Three Deceased In Morning Shooting)

Law Enforcement Activity In Rail Road Flat (Update…Three Deceased In Morning Shooting)

Rail Road Flat, CA…(Update as of 2:05pm from the Sheriff’s Office “09:30 hrs Calaveras Sheriff received reports of a shooting in the Railroad Flat area. Deputies arrived on scene and located 3 subjects deceased. Investigation is ongoing at this time.”) There is currently lots of activity in the Rail Road Flat area. There have been […]

Butte Fire Victims Relief Effort-Independence Hall Collection & Distribution

Butte Fire Victims Relief Effort-Independence Hall Collection & Distribution

White Pines, CA…Our sincerest gratitude goes out to the amazing folks in our Highway 4 and Calaveras County communities for their generous donations on behalf of the victims of the Butte Fire. Please be advised that the Independence Hall Community Center in White Pines will NO LONGER BE ACCEPTING ANY DONATIONS for distribution at this […]

Quality Custom Homes & Construction Projects From Dillashaw Construction ~ 209.736.4855

Quality Custom Homes & Construction Projects From Dillashaw Construction ~ 209.736.4855

Angels Camp, CA…Clay and Hal began their construction careers in the late 1970’s after completing apprentice ship programs for Clay and Hal earned his degree in construction from California State University at Fresno. The brothers began working along side their father Jack for another general contractor. The guys were building high end ski chalets and […]