(Update….Arnold Tasting Room Opens Tomorrow!!) A Few Minutes with Posterity Ciderworks’ Brendan Barnard

(Update….Arnold Tasting Room Opens Tomorrow!!) A Few Minutes with Posterity Ciderworks’ Brendan Barnard

Arnold, CA…Fine cider makers, Posterity Ciderworks, open their second tasting room offering premium natural ciders, meads and co-ferments. Husband and Wife team Brendan and Kris Barnard plan to open the doors, located at 1771 Hwy 4, suite F, Arnold CA this weekend, January 30th, January 31st & February 1st 2026 from 12:00-6pm. The cidery is […]

Rabies Vaccine Clinic on February 15th

Rabies Vaccine Clinic on February 15th

Sonora, CA…$5 RABIES VACCINE CLINIC! 🐾 Protect your pets for just $5 per rabies vaccine 💉 📍 Location: 10040 Victoria Way — Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Animal Control. Date: February 15th ⏰ Time: 1:00–3:00 PM (or while supplies last) 🐶🐱 For Tuolumne County residents only ✔️ Dogs & Cats welcome ⚠️ Vaccine clinic ONLY — no […]

Shifting Norms, Shaping Futures: Youth-Led Media Campaign Aims to Reduce Underage Drinking

Shifting Norms, Shaping Futures: Youth-Led Media Campaign Aims to Reduce Underage Drinking

Calaveras County, CA…High school students from across Calaveras County are leading a creative, research-based media campaign to reduce underage drinking, using their voices to influence peers and spark positive change. The effort is led by the Calaveras County Youth Council, a countywide chapter of the Friday Night Live (FNL) program locally coordinated by the Calaveras […]

Love Your Peaks 2026! Boarding for Breast Cancer Benefit January 31st

Love Your Peaks 2026!  Boarding for Breast Cancer Benefit January 31st

Bear Valley, CA…Join us for a day full of fun and prizes for a great cause.  Boarding For Breast Cancer (B4BC) is a 501 (C) 3 non-profit foundation that advocates early detection and a healthy, active lifestyle as the best means for breast cancer prevention. We’ll have a B4BC bingo, merch you won’t want leave […]

Chapel in the Pines January 25th Service, 2026

Chapel in the Pines January 25th Service, 2026

Arnold, CA…Chapel in the Pines is an Evangelical Covenant church located in the Sierra Nevada mountain community of Arnold. Arnold is an attraction for many visitors due to the many recreation opportunities, such as Big Trees State Park, Bear Valley Ski Resort, Lake Alpine, Ebbetts Pass, and more. Our essential beliefs are summed up in […]

A Bit of Wisdom from Ben Franklin

A Bit of Wisdom from Ben Franklin

Philadelphia, PA…A Bit of Wisdom for today from my favorite founding father. Considered the first American by many. He also through his writings and Poor Richard’s Almanac created the uniquely American identity. “He that would live in peace & at ease, Must not speak all he knows or judge all he sees.” ~ Benjamin Franklin […]

A Bit of Wisdom from Lord Byron

A Bit of Wisdom from Lord Byron

London, UK…George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, 22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824. British poet. Major figures of the Romantic movement. Regarded as being among the greatest British poets. There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and […]

Save Mart – The CARES Foundation and CMCAA Grant over $45,000 to Sierra HOPE’s Community Food Pantry to Address Food Insecurity in Calaveras County

Save Mart – The CARES Foundation and CMCAA Grant over $45,000 to Sierra HOPE’s Community Food Pantry to Address Food Insecurity in Calaveras County

Angels Camp, CA…(Calaveras County) Sierra HOPE is grateful for the leadership of the Save Mart Companies – The CARES Foundation with a grant award of $5,000 and CM CAA (Calaveras Mariposa Community Action Agency) “Comfort and Care” program with a gift of over $40,000 to purchase nutritional food from Save Mart for low-income area families, […]

A Bit of Wisdom from Karl Wallenda

A Bit of Wisdom from Karl Wallenda

San Juan, Puerto Rico…Karl Wallenda January 21, 1905 – March 22, 1978. High wire artist, founder of The Flying Wallendas. “Life is on the wire, and everything else is just waiting”

Pam Tillis Returns to Frogtown on May 15th!

Pam Tillis Returns to Frogtown on May 15th!

Angels Camp, CA..(Frogtown, USA)..Returning to the Frogtown Stage is legendary Pam Tillis, daughter of Country Music Royalty, carved her own path in music, recording hits like “Shake the Sugar Tree”, “Maybe It Was Memphis” and “Mi Vida Loca”. With multiple number ones and top ten singles, she’s generated three CMA awards, two Grammys, and numerous […]

A Bit of Wisdom from George Burns

A Bit of Wisdom from George Burns

Beverly Hills, CA…George Burns January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996. American comedian, actor, writer, and singer, and one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film, and television. Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair. If you live […]

Meet the Bear Cat: California’s Only Food-Serving Snowcat

Meet the Bear Cat: California’s Only Food-Serving Snowcat

Bear Valley, CA…We’ve rolled out something new at Bear Valley that you won’t find anywhere else in California!  Meet the Bear Cat, a converted snowcat turned slope side food stop and the only food-serving snowcat operating in California. You may have caught it over the holiday weekend serving street tacos, but the menu won’t stay […]

Michelin Restaurant Favorite, Posterity Ciderworks, Finds a Second Home in Arnold

Michelin Restaurant Favorite, Posterity Ciderworks, Finds a Second Home in Arnold

Arnold, CA…Fine cider makers, Posterity Ciderworks, open their second tasting room offering premium natural ciders, meads and co-ferments. Husband and Wife team Brendan and Kris Barnard plan to open the doors, located at 1771 Hwy 4, suite F, Arnold CA this weekend, January 24th and 25th, 2026 from 12:00-6pm. The cidery is known for their […]

Barbara Ann, You’ll be Singing Bar, Bar, Barbara Ann if You Bring Her Home Today!

Barbara Ann, You’ll be Singing Bar, Bar, Barbara Ann if You Bring Her Home Today!

San Andreas, CA…Barbara Ann: female German Shepherd mix, 1 1/2 years old, 38 pounds. Barbara Ann is a young German Shepherd mix who has been steadily gaining confidence and showing her sweet, affectionate nature during her time at Calaveras County Animal Services. Found straying along Gold Strike Road in San Andreas, she arrived a bit […]

The Story of America: Crossing the Delaware

The Story of America: Crossing the Delaware

Washington, DC…The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence. It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing […]

CDFW Rehabilitated Orphaned Bears Released in Calaveras County

CDFW Rehabilitated Orphaned Bears Released in Calaveras County

Arnold, CA…Last month, CDFW returned two orphaned black bears to remote, wild habitat in Calaveras County. The two siblings, both males, were captured as cubs in Arnold in July and spent the previous five months or so in wildlife rehabilitation, first at the Ramona Wildlife Center in Southern California and then at Sonoma County Wildlife […]

Your Brandy Awaits at Hinterhaus!

Your Brandy Awaits at Hinterhaus!

Arnold, CA…We have been crafting grape brandy since our earliest months, and now you can enjoy our first batch presented in a limited 375ml bottling. Grape brandy production began in the middle ages in wine-growing regions around the world, which is why it’s a no-brainer for us to craft here as a Californian distiller. Shining […]

Great New Year’s Savings for Your Home at Middleton’s Furniture & Appliances! Deeply Rooted in Your Community Since 1955!

Great New Year’s Savings for Your Home at Middleton’s Furniture & Appliances! Deeply Rooted in Your Community Since 1955!

Angels Camp, CA…When people buy from us, they don’t just get an appliance, piece of furniture or electronic; they become a member of our family, a family that is there for one another for the life of the product. Whether you want to stop by to learn more—or plan to purchase a major appliance, furniture […]

Chapel in the Pines January 11th Service, 2026. When God Shows Up – He Brings Peace – Week 3

Chapel in the Pines January 11th Service, 2026.  When God Shows Up – He Brings Peace – Week 3

Arnold, CA…Chapel in the Pines is an Evangelical Covenant church located in the Sierra Nevada mountain community of Arnold. Arnold is an attraction for many visitors due to the many recreation opportunities, such as Big Trees State Park, Bear Valley Ski Resort, Lake Alpine, Ebbetts Pass, and more. Our essential beliefs are summed up in […]

Your MLK Weekend Guide at Bear Valley!

Your MLK Weekend Guide at Bear Valley!

Bear Valley, CA…The holiday weekend at Bear Valley is here, and we’re ready for you! With Grizzly Bowl opening today, Bear Valley is officially 100% open, and the timing couldn’t be better. We’ve got an incredible weekend ahead, including one of our biggest parties of the year tomorrow! Check out the details below to help […]

Standing-Room-Only Crowd at Community Meeting on Arnold Rim Trail Improvements and $500,000 SNC Grant Opportunity

Standing-Room-Only Crowd at Community Meeting on Arnold Rim Trail Improvements and $500,000 SNC Grant Opportunity

Arnold, CA…The Arnold Rim Trail Association (ARTA) drew a standing-room-only crowd of 77 residents to a community update meeting at Lakemont Lodge, more than doubling expected attendance and underscoring strong local support for planned improvements to the Arnold Rim Trail system. “We expected a good turnout, but the response exceeded our expectations,” said Greg Novacek, […]

Make Whopper Your Whopper Today!!!

Make Whopper Your Whopper Today!!!

San Andreas, CA…Meet Whopper: male Alaskan Husky mix, 1 year old, 69 pounds. It’s hard not to smile the moment you meet Whopper. This handsome, gregarious one-year-old Husky mix has a way of looking straight into your eyes—head cocked just so, paws politely folded—as if he’s genuinely listening to what you have to say. His […]

Calaveras Consolidated Christens New Training Facility

Calaveras Consolidated Christens New Training Facility

Burson, CA…Firefighters christened our new training grounds in Burson this morning in front of our Fire District Board of Directors. Our Fire District purchased modified steel shipping containers (ISO containers), 20 and 40-foot units, to build durable, cost-effective, and modular burn buildings for live fire training, simulating real structures with cutouts for doors/windows to practice […]