Half-Ass Adventures Wants to Show Some Ass at Your Next Calaveras County Wedding or Special Event

Half-Ass Adventures Wants to Show Some Ass at Your Next Calaveras County Wedding or Special Event

Murphys, CA… Half-Ass Adventures, the mini donkey adventure company launched by husband and wife team, John and Barbara Schick, in 2017 is proud to announce new Event and Wedding Reception Mini Burro services. The relatively new trend of adding mini donkeys as ‘mobile coolers,’ aka: Beer Burros and Champagne Donkeys, as event and wedding reception […]

Road Closure on Irishtown Road at State Route 88 During Culvert Replacement Project in Pine Grove

Road Closure on Irishtown Road at State Route 88 During Culvert Replacement Project in Pine Grove

Pine Grove, CA… Route 88 Scheduled To Remain Open During Construction. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will temporarily close the intersection of Irishtown Road at State Route 88 to replace a drainage culvert beneath the roadway. Crews will remove a damaged 8-foot diameter rock-lined culvert and replace it with an 8-foot culvert that meets […]

ACCG-Hosted Virtual Presentation and Discussion, June 16th, 2021

ACCG-Hosted Virtual Presentation and Discussion, June 16th, 2021

West Point, CA… USFS R5 Shared Stewardship Advisor Program: ACCG-Hosted Virtual Presentation and Discussion, June 16th. The Amador-Calaveras Consensus Group (ACCG) will be hosting a virtual presentation on the USFS R5 Shared Stewardship Advisor Program on Wednesday, June 16th during the ACCG’s monthly general meeting. We will have a brief presentation by the USFS R5 Shared […]

Provisional Appointment of Trustee for Area 4

Provisional Appointment of Trustee for Area 4

The Calaveras County Board of Education is honored to have a highly qualified addition to the board. Janet Jones Sterling was provisionally appointed to the board to represent Trustee Area 4 on June 7, 2021. Sterling will serve the provisional appointment until the term ends in December 2022. Trustee Area 4 serves the communities of […]

Upcoming Amador COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic: June 18, 2021 Pfizer + Moderna Clinic at Health & Human Services Building 9 AM – 1 PM

Upcoming Amador COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic: June 18, 2021 Pfizer + Moderna Clinic at Health & Human Services Building 9 AM – 1 PM

Amador County, CA… Eligibility for this clinic includes people 12 years & older (Pfizer vaccine) and 18 years & older (Moderna vaccine) Walk-ins are welcome between 10 AM & 12 PM. The clinic will be held at Health & Human Services located at 10877 Conductor Blvd, Sutter Creek, CA 95685. Drive around to the BACK of the building and park […]

City of Angels City Council Agenda June 15th, 2021

City of Angels City Council Agenda June 15th, 2021

Angels Camp, CA… This meeting will be held in accordance with executive order N-29-20, issued by California Governor Gavin Newsom on March 17, 2020, The Ralph M. Brown Act (California Government Code Section 54950, ET SEQ.), and The Federal Americans With Disabilities Act. This meeting will not be physically open to the public. All members […]

Calaveras County Announces the Opening of Cooling Centers Thursday Through Saturday Ahead of Extreme Heat

Calaveras County Announces the Opening of Cooling Centers Thursday Through Saturday Ahead of Extreme Heat

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras County Announces the Opening of Cooling Centers Thursday Through Saturday Ahead of Extreme Heat. The U.S. National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for much of the county Thursday through Saturday. Older adults, young children, and people with mental illness and chronic conditions are at highest risk of heat related […]

Wreaths Across America Celebrates Juneteenth by Remembering Coast Guardsman Charles Walter David Jr.

Wreaths Across America Celebrates Juneteenth by Remembering Coast Guardsman Charles Walter David Jr.

Columbia Falls, MaineOn Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021, Wreaths Across America honored the American heroes known as “The Four Chaplains” with a special Facebook live event.  https://www.facebook.com/events/170854841480684. However, The Four Chaplains were not the only heroes that day. On January 23, 1943, the U.S.A.T. Dorchester left New York harbor bound for Greenland carrying over 900 officers, […]

Stevenot Winery Now Open for Wine Tastings! Reservations Recommended

Stevenot Winery Now Open for Wine Tastings!  Reservations Recommended

Vallecito, CA…Stevenot Winery is now open for wine tastings with safety precautions in place. Reservations recommended with limited availability of walk-in tastings as well. Social distance, wear your face coverings, enjoy a beautiful winery setting and great wines today. On January 16, 2019 the Oliveto Family purchased the former location of Irish Vineyards in Vallecito, […]

Excessive Heat Warning as Dangerously Hot Conditions to Return to Northern California

Excessive Heat Warning as Dangerously Hot Conditions to Return to Northern California

Arnold, CA…The National Weather Service in Sacramento CA has issued an Excessive Heat Warning as…Dangerously hot conditions to return to northern California. High pressure over the Desert Southwest will build west over California later this week, resulting in widespread warming over northern California. High temperatures will soar well into the triple digits by Thursday Valley-wide […]

Summer is Here & SNAC Arnold’s Kayak & SUP Showroom is Ready for You!

Summer is Here & SNAC Arnold’s Kayak & SUP Showroom is Ready for You!

Arnold, CA…It’s been a little bit of a wait, so first of all – Thank you for your patience with our paddle department shipping delays. The supply chain struggle is real! But, now we’re stocked back up with a great selection of Feelfree Kayaks and more are on the way! We just received a truckload […]

Stevenot Winery Now Open for Wine Tastings! Reservations Recommended

Stevenot Winery Now Open for Wine Tastings!  Reservations Recommended

Vallecito, CA…Stevenot Winery is now open for wine tastings with safety precautions in place. Reservations recommended with limited availability of walk-in tastings as well. Social distance, wear your face coverings, enjoy a beautiful winery setting and great wines today. On January 16, 2019 the Oliveto Family purchased the former location of Irish Vineyards in Vallecito, […]

Murphys Certified Farmers’ Market 2021

Murphys Certified Farmers’ Market 2021

Murphys, CA…Sundays 9am to 1pm, June 6 to October 31. Murphys Community Park, 585 Algiers Street. We offer the community access to fresh & healthy produce and products from local farmers right here in Calaveras County. Food that has traveled fewer miles is fresher, more nutritious and has greater flavor. Come to our market for […]

A Bit of Wisdom from Anne Frank 1929 – 1945

A Bit of Wisdom from Anne Frank 1929 – 1945

Amsterdam, Netherlands…Anne Frank’s short life proved that every life, even brief ones can leave a lasting impact on the world. If Anne had lived she would be 92 on her birthday today. Her “The Diary of a Young Girl” gives timeless lessons on the inalienable rights that all are born with and all instinctively know. […]

Calaveras Community Foundation Announces Annual Competitive Grants Period for 2021

Calaveras Community Foundation Announces Annual Competitive Grants Period for 2021

Angels Camp, CA…Non-profit groups, schools and government agencies in Calaveras are encouraged to focus on that special project that could make a difference in people’s lives or changes that benefit the county or groups. Applications will begin to be accepted on July 1, 2021 and must be submitted to CCF only via email by July 31, 2021. […]

The 2021 Angels Camp Farmers Market

The 2021 Angels Camp Farmers Market

Angels Camp, CA…Certified Farmers Market located downtown Angels Camp at Utica Park, off Main Street. Find us Friday evenings from 5pm to dusk, thru September. Fill up the fridge with local foods- because they taste better, are healthier, last longer, and promote a sustainable local economy! At Utica Park we will welcome a great lineup […]

Calaveras Highschool Theatre Returns with “Oklahoma!”

Calaveras Highschool Theatre Returns with “Oklahoma!”

San Andreas, CA…After the longest intermission in CHS Theatre history, we are delighted to return to our community with a completely reimagined, outdoor production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” “It has been a long and winding road to bring ‘Oklahoma!’ to our community,” said Ann Mazzaferro, director and instructor of theatre arts at Calaveras High […]

Vaccination Clinics in Calaveras County with Corresponding Dates

Vaccination Clinics in Calaveras County with Corresponding Dates

Calaveras County,CA…Vaccination Clinics in Calaveras County Calaveras Public Health continues to urge all eligible people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. A COVID vaccination van is offering COVID vaccines at many different locations and times. No preregistration is needed, but documentation with name and date of birth is required. Any eligible person (12-17 with a parent […]

The 2021 Certified Farmers’ Market San Andreas is Tonight at 4pm!!

The 2021 Certified Farmers’ Market San Andreas is Tonight at 4pm!!

San Andreas, CA…Thursday, June 10th, from 4-6pm in the Master Gardeners Demo Garden, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas $5 token to spend for the first 100 customers! Our market welcomes EBT customers and doubles your benefits up to $20 with Market Match to spend on fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables. Vendors include (so […]

Reclamation Continues Increased Flow Releases from New Melones Reservoir

Reclamation Continues Increased Flow Releases from New Melones Reservoir

Tuttletown, CA…The Bureau of Reclamation is continuing increased flow releases from New Melones Reservoir to assist with Delta salinity and outflow requirements.  Additional flow releases began on the lower Stanislaus River on June 10. The increased flow of 1,500 cubic feet per second will occur for an extended duration. 460″ align=”alignnone” width=”200″] Increased river flow can create hazardous conditions including higher water levels, fast currents, colder water, […]

UCCE Invites You to Register For the Forest Stewardship Workshop this Summer!

UCCE Invites You to Register For the Forest Stewardship Workshop this Summer!

Tuolumne County, CA…The University of California Cooperative Extension invites owners of forest land in Tuolumne and surrounding counties to enroll in a Forest Stewardship workshop from August 4th to September 29th. Zoom meetings with all participants and presenters will take place once a week on Wednesdays from 6-7:30pm starting August 4th. The in-person field day […]

Death Ride – Cycling Tour of the California Alps Celebrates 40 Years this July

Death Ride – Cycling Tour of the California Alps Celebrates 40 Years this July

Markleeville, CA… The 40th Anniversary Death Ride® – Tour of the California Alps, originally scheduled for the summer of 2020, is finally returning to Markleeville, Calif. on July 17, 2021. As many as 2,500 cyclists from across the country will attempt the endurance event covering over 103 miles, six highly categorized climbs, and over 14,000 […]