Planned CCWD Water Outage in Arnold: Friday June 23

Planned CCWD Water Outage in Arnold: Friday June 23

Arnold, CA…There will be a planned water outage from 9 a.m. to noon Friday June 23 in Arnold. This service disruption will impact all residential CCWD customers on Fir Street, Dunbar Road and Linebaugh Road. It will also impact Ebbetts Pass Gas, Chevron and Arnold Ace Home Center. Those with questions or concerns about this […]

Sonora Area Foundation Announces Record Scholarship Awards

Sonora Area Foundation Announces Record Scholarship Awards

Sonora, CA…Sonora Area Foundation announces that the 2017 scholarship season has been completed and record totals recorded. According to program manager, Lin Freer, “2017 Scholarships awarded total $371,000 with 170 awards going to 125 Tuolumne County students. This eclipses last year’s then record of $266,000 granted in 2016.” The bulk of the increase was attributed […]

Music in the Parks: Juni Fisher June 21, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Brice Station Vineyards

Music in the Parks: Juni Fisher June 21, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Brice Station Vineyards

Murphys, CA…Juni Fisher is an inveterate story teller and a singer of songs that will pull at your heart, tickle your funny bone, and introduce you to a cast of characters you’ll love.  Sodbusters, cowboys and cowgirls, sideshow attractions, horses, pigs, chickens, and cows all come to life with Juni’s recounting of heartbreak, foolishness, cunning, […]

Sonora Foundation Announces The Jim and Barb Gianelli Community Fund

Sonora Foundation Announces The Jim and Barb Gianelli Community Fund

Sonora, CA…Sonora Area Foundation announces that long time Sonora attorney Jim Gianelli and his wife Barb have opened a second fund at the Foundation to facilitate charitable giving for their business Gianelli & Polley, Inc. The couple has held a personal fund at the Foundation since 1999. Mr. Gianelli was a long time member and […]

Medical Center’s Golf Tournament Raises $50,400 For Free Mobile Health Clinic

Medical Center’s Golf Tournament Raises $50,400 For Free Mobile Health Clinic

Sonora, June 21, 2017 – Thanks to the generous support of 56 event sponsors, 129 golfers, plus donors and volunteers, Sonora Regional Medical Center’s 17th Annual Golf Classic on June 14 at Saddle Creek Golf Resort raised $50,400 for Project HOPE, its free mobile health van. Staffed by a nurse practitioner, the heath van is […]

Walk on Water with Hobie Mirage Eclipse!! Get your Standup Leg Powered SUP at SNAC!

Walk on Water with Hobie Mirage Eclipse!! Get your Standup Leg Powered SUP at SNAC!

Arnold, CA…We had the pleasure to get a Hobie Mirage Eclipse demonstration from SNAC Arnold’s Max McCormick! Enjoy your time on the water with this fast, fun, human powered watercraft. They are perfect for Fun & Fitness. They are in stock now are ready for the lake!! Stand tall on the water aboard the Mirage […]

Local women stage Handmaid’s Tale protest at Rep. Tom McClintock’s Town Hall meeting in Jackson

Local women stage Handmaid’s Tale protest at Rep. Tom McClintock’s Town Hall meeting in Jackson

Jackson, CA…On Monday, June 19, Sierra foothill residents staged a powerful silent protest at Rep. Tom McClintock’s Argonaut High School town hall meeting in Jackson, California. Dressed in the red robes and stark white bonnets featured in the 1985 Margaret Atwood novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, a dozen women, ages 12-70, walked into the center of […]

Taxpayer Alert Program Update

Taxpayer Alert Program Update

San Andreas, CA…This is an update on the Calaveras Taxpayers Public Access TV program.   “Taxpayer Alert”. This effort is a public service by volunteers and sponsored by the Calaveras County Taxpayers Association and the Calaveras County PATV Studio.  For those who do not have Calaveras cable TV, or are out of the area, previously aired programs […]

Hospice of Amador & Calaveras Awarded Grant from Sutter Medical Group Funds to benefit Griefbusters and We Honor Veterans Programs

Hospice of Amador & Calaveras Awarded Grant from Sutter Medical Group Funds to benefit Griefbusters and We Honor Veterans Programs

Jackson, CA…Sutter Medical Group, affiliated with Sutter Medical Foundation, awarded $3,000 to Hospice of Amador & Calaveras (HOAC) on June 15th as part of their most recent Philanthropy Program funding period. Hospice of Amador & Calaveras will use the grant to bolster two critical programs: Griefbusters and We Honor Veterans. The Griefbusters program supports school […]

Bret Harte Board Honors Parent & Community Volunteers

Bret Harte Board Honors Parent & Community Volunteers

Angels Camp, CA…On Monday, June 19, Bret Harte Union High School District Governing Board member Gail Bunge, presented the tenth annual Parent/Community Volunteer Awards at the district board meeting. This year’s winners were Shawn Westberg of Copperopolis and Joan and George Loomis of Angels Camp. Westberg was honored for his years of work with FFA […]

Mountain Lion Out For Stroll In Arnold This Morning

Mountain Lion Out For Stroll In Arnold This Morning

Arnold, CA…A mountain lion paid us a visit and was recorded this morning in Arnold. Our house is on Bull Wacker Run and is very close to the Stanislaus National Forest boundary. The camera has recorded many different animals, fox, deer, bobcats, turkeys, etc., but this is the first mountain lion. We would like to […]

Sign Up for Monday, July 10th Child and Babysitting Safety Class at MTMC

Sign Up for Monday, July 10th  Child and Babysitting Safety Class at MTMC

San Andreas, CA…Sign Up for Monday, July 10th, Child and Babysitting Safety Class. AHA Heart Saver First Aid/CPR/AED Certification Included! 8:30 AM to 3 PM • Lunch & Snacks Provided $50/Participant • Certification of Completion Community Education Center • Classroom 1 Content Geared to Boys and Girls 11 to 18 Call 754.2470 • Class Size […]

CHP Truckee’s Sgt. Fisher Rescued “Star” This Morning

CHP Truckee’s Sgt. Fisher Rescued “Star” This Morning

Truckee, CA….From Truckee CHP….”In Truckee we are ready for anything. Today Sgt. Fisher located this fawn stuck in a drainage ditch along I-80. The poor fawns leg had gotten stuck in a drain and water runoff from this mornings thunderstorm was running over the fawn. Sgt. Fisher went above the call of duty, going into […]

Heat Advisory Through Thursday…Our Advice…Head For The Hills or Lakes!

Heat Advisory Through Thursday…Our Advice…Head For The Hills or Lakes!

Arnold, CA…Summer’s first prolonged heatwave is underway through Thursday evening. Natures air conditioner is working at higher elevations as Bear Valley’s, Lake Aline & Pinecrest temps could be up to 26 degrees cooler than Copperopolis, Angels Camp, Valley Springs or Sonora. Arnold & Twain Harte will roll in 10 – 16 degrees cooler. Tonight, Clear. […]

Calaveras County Public Health Department Issues Heat Advisory to Residents

Calaveras County Public Health Department Issues Heat Advisory to Residents

San Andreas, CA… Calaveras County Health and Human Services Agency – Public Health Division has issued a heat advisory for the County. We urge the public to act now to prevent heat-related illness. Temperatures of 100 degrees or more are expected over the next several days. Dr. Kelaita, County Health Officer, stated, “Taking action now […]

Freedom From Smoking Class Begins in July

Freedom From Smoking Class Begins in July

Sonora, CA…Sonora Regional Medical Center is offering the American Lung Association’s Freedom From Smoking® course beginning July 11. Classes will meet at Pulmonary Rehabilitation, located at 19747 Greenley Road, each Tuesday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. for seven weeks. Freedom From Smoking provides a supportive group environment where adults work through the quitting process together […]

Sickness Unto Death Part VI: Free Market Health Care that Isn’t Free ~ By John MacWillie, Ph.D.

Sickness Unto Death Part VI: Free Market Health Care that Isn’t Free ~ By John MacWillie, Ph.D.

Murphys, CA…If you draw a graph of the American health care system, it looks like a home-stitched quilt made by someone that cannot see. Nothing fits together — not the colors, the design, or the function. There are a lot of reasons for this picture, but how we fund health care is the single biggest […]

GABA Concert Series Opens Tonight at the Heart of Arnold

GABA Concert Series Opens Tonight at the Heart of Arnold

Arnold, CA…You know it’s summer when the music begins in the mountain town of Arnold and it all begins tonight with Ted Z and the Wranglers, a self-described “outlaw country-charged rock” band. Staged at the outdoor theatre in Arnold’s Cedar Center, these events are produced by the Greater Arnold Business Association and are free to […]

Lake Alpine Resort Now Open For The Summer Season

Lake Alpine Resort Now Open For The Summer Season

Lake Alpine, CA…From the Lake Alpine Lodge…”The snow has been relentless but Friday June 16th the resort will open!!!! The restaurant and bar will open at 11:00 am, the store at 8:00am. Regular hours will be posted later. The lake is almost completely thawed, in the valley it’s supposed to be in the triple digits […]

The Exciting BOGO Sale At Calaveras Humane Society’s Thrift Store

The Exciting BOGO Sale At Calaveras Humane Society’s Thrift Store

Arnold, CA…The Exciting BOGO Sale At Calaveras Humane Society’s Thrift Store Mission Statement: The mission of the Calaveras Humane Society is to promote an excellent quality of life for the animals of our County. We seek to involve and engage the greater community in achieving our mission. Who We Are: We are a volunteer group […]

The Jank Tones At Camp Connell General Store’s The Beer Garden

The Jank Tones At Camp Connell General Store’s The Beer Garden

Camp Connell, CA…Since 1929 The Camp Connell General Store has been serving generation after generation of customers. New Owner Dan Tulipani and his family are excited to continue and expand on the rich fabric of history and traditions that have made the store an integral part of the community. With Dining, Wine, Beer, Gifts, Groceries […]

Big Trees Fitness Is Now Open For Summer Fun!

Big Trees Fitness Is Now Open For Summer Fun!

Arnold, CA…Make a splash of your own at the Pool at Big Trees Aquatic Fitness! Traditional Water Class Monday & Friday 11:30am. Aqua Zumba Wednesday 11:30am. Open Swim Daily 12:30pm – 5pm. Lap Swim Daily 8:00am – 11:30am. Big Trees Fitness 2116 Hwy 4, Arnold, CA. 209.795.9965 Big Trees Fitness Now Open In Arnold!! Swimming […]

Get Your Tickets Now For John Mellencamp on Saturday or The Moody Blues on Sunday!

Get Your Tickets Now For John Mellencamp on Saturday or The Moody Blues on Sunday!

Murphys, CA…The Ironstone Amptheatre Concert Series rolls on into their big second weekend with John Mellencamp on Saturday night and The Moody Blues on Sunday. Following the seventh and final installment of his hugely-successful Plain Spoken Tour, JOHN MELLENCAMP will set out once again this Summer for 22 stops across North America for his all-new […]

Shop SNAC For Father’s Day! Thanks for shopping local!

Shop SNAC For Father’s Day!  Thanks for shopping local!

Arnold, Murphys & Sonora, CA…Nothing is better than spending time with the littles and showing ’em the most important things in life. If you’re looking for the perfect gift for Dad this Father’s Day, SNAC can help! SNAC Sonora has technical backpacking & climbing gear. SNAC Murphys has quality Men’s footwear & apparel. Come to […]