Hospice of Amador & Calaveras Awarded Grant from Calaveras Community Foundation Grant to Fund Respite Care Program in Calaveras County

Hospice of Amador & Calaveras Awarded Grant from Calaveras Community Foundation Grant to Fund Respite Care Program in Calaveras County

Jackson, CA…Hospice of Amador & Calaveras has been awarded a $2,500 grant from the Calaveras Community Foundation to fund the agency’s respite care program for Calaveras County patients and families. The announcement was made that Hospice of Amador & Calaveras would be one of 17 recipients to receive a portion of the $110,854 awarded in […]

Senders Market Ace Hardware November Red Hot Buys! Shop Local & Save!

Senders Market Ace Hardware November Red Hot Buys!  Shop Local & Save!

Mountain Ranch & Valley Springs, CA…In 1950, we started out as a family operation with Erich’s father and mother, August and Freida Sender, in a century-old adobe building. The upstairs was home to the Sender family, and the first floor included groceries, a meat market, a bar, and a small eating place called Opa’s Smokehouse. […]

The Mighty Klassen Klassic Turkey Trot is Back on Thanksgiving Morning!

The Mighty Klassen Klassic Turkey Trot is Back on Thanksgiving Morning!

Murphys, CA….Y’all, we’re BACK! We can’t wait to see you on Thanksgiving morning at the Murphys park. We’ll be there at 8:00AM with our friends from the Murphys senior center food pantry to collect your non perishable food donations. Kat Juarez will lead a warmup just before the race at 9:00. See ya SOON! The […]

Angels Camp Area Veterans Get Your $75 Gift Certificates Today & Tomorrow!

Angels Camp Area Veterans Get Your $75 Gift Certificates Today & Tomorrow!

Angels Camp, CA…Today and tomorrow, 10am to 4pm, veterans in the Angels Camp Veterans Memorial District can pick up a $75 gift certificate to use at Angels Food Market. Must show proof of residency and service. Pick up at 1219 Rasberry Lane, Angels Camp. Our district includes parts of Vallecito, all of Angels Camp and […]

Meet Dr. Greco an Expert in Pain Management & Kindness!

Meet Dr. Greco an Expert in Pain Management & Kindness!

San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center announces the addition of pain management expert Dr. Donald Greco to the Medical Staff. MTMC President and CEO Doug Archer notes, “Dr. Greco’s expertise will draw patients from the Tri-County area, which has lacked pain management services for several years. He will see patients at all of our MTMC […]

‘Dancing Molecules’ Successfully Repair Severe Spinal Cord Injuries

‘Dancing Molecules’ Successfully Repair Severe Spinal Cord Injuries

Evanston, IL….Northwestern University researchers have developed a new injectable therapy that harnesses “dancing molecules” to reverse paralysis and repair tissue after severe spinal cord injuries.  In a new study, researchers administered a single injection to tissues surrounding the spinal cords of paralyzed mice. Just four weeks later, the animals regained the ability to walk. The […]

President Biden at the National Veterans Day Observance

President Biden at the National Veterans Day Observance

Arlington, Virginia…Thank you. Thank you, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Secretary. Folks, being President of the United States, you are afforded many opportunities to try to express your love, commitment, and admiration for the American people. And I must say to you that the single greatest honor I’ve been afforded as President is to stand […]

Calaveras Community Foundation Awards Community Grants for 2021

Calaveras Community Foundation Awards Community Grants for 2021

Calaveras Community Foundation recently awarded 17 grants totaling over $110,000 as part of its annual competitive grant process. These grants include: Calaveras County Office of Education –restore Student Events. Calaveras Sings Theatre Repertory (CSTARS) -produce a show in 2021. Calaveras Humane Society – assistance in veterinary expenses for low-income senior residents. Common Grounds (Meals on […]

Veteran’s Day Parade Downtown Copperopolis

Veteran’s Day Parade Downtown Copperopolis

Copperopolis, CA…Come out and help our Veterans celebrate Veterans Day. Marching groups, classic cars, Combat Military Motorcycle group, local Law Enforcement and featuring the James D. Piper Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States proudly march in this years Veterans Day Parade. The Lake Tulloch Lions Club will have hot dogs, chips and water. […]

EPVMD’s Veteran’s Day Program to Return in 2022! (Pre-Covid Flashback Below!)

EPVMD’s Veteran’s Day Program to Return in 2022!  (Pre-Covid Flashback Below!)

Murphys, CA…EPVMD’s Veteran’s Day Program to Return in 2022! The ageing Veterans are an especially sensitive demographic and in an abundance of caution the Veteran’s program will return next year. What follows is our coverage from 2019. It was another great Veteran’s Day and Veteran’s Day programs from Veteran’s Memorial Park in Murphys. On a […]

At California Economic Summit, Governor Newsom Highlights Investments in Small Businesses, Climate Resilience and Equitable Economic Growth

At California Economic Summit, Governor Newsom Highlights Investments in Small Businesses, Climate Resilience and Equitable Economic Growth

Monterey, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today participated in a fireside chat at the 2021 California Economic Summit in Monterey, where he discussed his California Comeback Plan’s bold investments and initiatives to equitably grow California’s economy while also making the state more environmentally sustainable. The Governor participates in a fireside chat at the 2021 California Economic Summit […]

AAA Predicts Thanksgiving Travel to Rebound to Near Pre-Pandemic Levels

AAA Predicts Thanksgiving Travel to Rebound to Near Pre-Pandemic Levels

Walnut Creek, CA…Pack your patience! Airports and roads may be jam-packed this year as AAA predicts 53.4 million people will travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, up 13% from 2020. As restrictions continue to lift and consumer confidence builds, AAA urges travelers to be proactive when making their travel plans this holiday season. 2021 Thanksgiving Holiday […]

Reclamation Waives Day Use Fees at New Melones Lake and Lake Berryessa for all Visitors on Veterans Day

Reclamation Waives Day Use Fees at New Melones Lake and Lake Berryessa for all Visitors on Veterans Day

Angels Camp, CA…On Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11, the Bureau of Reclamation will waive day use fees at New Melones Lake and Lake Berryessa recreation areas for all visitors in honor of U.S. military members who have bravely served our country. The New Melones Lake Administration Office and visitor center and museum are located at […]

Starting Today Fully Vaccinated Travelers Permitted to Enter U.S. via Land and Ferry Border Crossings

Starting Today Fully Vaccinated Travelers Permitted to Enter U.S. via Land and Ferry Border Crossings

Washington, DC…Starting today, foreign nationals who have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and have appropriate documentation will be permitted to enter the United States via land ports of entry (POEs) and ferry terminals for non-essential reasons such as tourism.  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reminds these travelers to be prepared to (1) provide proof […]

Kioti Tractors & Off Road Vehicles from A1 Sharpening, Give Your Dirt Some Love!

Kioti Tractors & Off Road Vehicles from A1 Sharpening, Give Your Dirt Some Love!

San Andreas, CA…A-1 has been Serving Calaveras county, central California valley and surrounding areas since 2007. They offer full service repair and sales of tractors, mowers, trimmers, chainsaws, logsplitters, generators and rototillers. In addition, they provide sharpening service for chainsaws, mower blades and circular saw blades. They are located at 660 E. St. Charles St, […]

(Closing Weekend) Blithe Spirit at Improbable Farce in Three Acts is October 8 – November 7!

(Closing Weekend) Blithe Spirit at Improbable Farce in Three Acts is October 8 – November 7!

San Andreas, CA…Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit revolves around novelist Charles Condomine, who invites an eccentric medium to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. The scheme backfires when he is haunted by the ghost of his first wife who makes continual attempts to disrupt Charles’s marriage to his current wife after […]

Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express! October 28 – November 28th

Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express!  October 28 – November 28th

Sonora, CA…Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is filled to capacity, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, his door locked from the inside. Isolated, with a killer on the loose, Detective Hercule Poirot must identify […]

Karl Modery’s Tin Pan Alley Days!

Karl Modery’s Tin Pan Alley Days!

Murphys, CA…A two hour show about where America’s popular music was born with Karl Modery at the piano playing and telling the interesting stories behind the great songs and their composers from the turn of the 1900s including Berlin, Porter Gershwin Kern and more. With special guests and dressed in that time they take the […]

Murphys Community Honors the Dead in the Land of the Skulls for Our 11th Annual Dia de los Muertos.

Murphys Community Honors the Dead in the Land of the Skulls for Our 11th Annual Dia de los Muertos.

Murphys, CA…Join us on the first Saturday in November!  Saturday, November 6th, 2021 from 11:00 am-5:00 pm.  Participating businesses will be displaying altars celebrating the lives of those who have passed on but are with us in heart and spirit on the Day of the Dead.  Join us in the Community Park on Algiers to […]

Pfizer’s Novel COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Treatment Candidate Reduced Risk Of Hospitalization Or Death By 89%

Pfizer’s Novel COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Treatment Candidate Reduced Risk Of Hospitalization Or Death By 89%

New York, NY… Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced its investigational novel COVID-19 oral antiviral candidate,PAXLOVID™, significantly reduced hospitalization and death, based on an interim analysis of the Phase 2/3 EPIC-HR (Evaluation of Protease Inhibition for COVID-19 in High-Risk Patients) randomized, double-blind study of non-hospitalized adult patients with COVID-19, who are at high risk of progressing to severe illness. The […]

Calaveras County Says Thank You to Outgoing PATV Head Ed Lark!! Full Video Interview Below!

Calaveras County Says Thank You to Outgoing PATV Head Ed Lark!!   Full Video Interview Below!

San Andreas, CA…On October 26th Ed Lark the long serving head of Calaveras County PATV was honored. The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors wanted to recognize and honor Ed Lark for 20 years of distinguished public service in the Public Access Television Studio! Ed has had several careers and spent 45 years doing Documentary Films […]

ACLU Says Payments To Migrants Part of Biden Campaign Promises

ACLU Says Payments To Migrants Part of Biden Campaign Promises

Washington, DC…In response to a question posed to President Biden about family separation lawsuits brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and other lawyers, the president said a $450,000 settlement amount per child “is not going to happen.” ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero had the following response: “President Biden may not have been fully […]