The 2017 Calaveras Saddle Queen Contestants

The 2017 Calaveras Saddle Queen Contestants

Frogtown, CA…The 2017 Calaveras Saddle Queen Contestants are already practicing and getting ready for their competition on Opening Day of the 2017 Fair & Frog Jump Jubilee. These ladies are also great ambassadors for our area as they enter parades and other events all year long!! Thank You Ladies!!! Calaveras Saddle Queen is a competition […]

Get Your Tickets Now For The 11th Annual Taste of Calaveras At Ironstone On April 22nd! It Showcases the Finest Wine, Culinary Treats & Art

Get Your Tickets Now For The 11th Annual Taste of Calaveras At Ironstone On April 22nd!  It Showcases the Finest Wine, Culinary Treats & Art

Murphys, CA…(Tickets Available At The Door!! Don’t miss this Great Event!!) The 11th Annual Taste of Calaveras Is April 22nd At Ironstone & Showcases the Finest Wine, Culinary Treats & Art. More than 40 of Calaveras County’s most acclaimed winemakers, restaurateurs and plein air artists will converge at Ironstone Vineyards, 1894 Six Mile Road, Murphys, […]

USFS Says Mokelumne River Canyon Access Roads Closed Indefinitely Due To Storm Damage

USFS Says Mokelumne River Canyon Access Roads Closed Indefinitely Due To Storm Damage

Pioneer, CA…All 3 roads that provide access to the Mokelumne River Canyon are closed indefinitely due to storm damage: Salt Springs Road, Ellis Road, and Panther Creek Road. There is storm damage on all 18 national forests in California with a total of 557 damage sites on forest service roads regionally as of April 5, […]

Sierra Pacific Industries Donates 5,000 Seedlings For Tree Mortality Give Away

Sierra Pacific Industries Donates 5,000 Seedlings For Tree Mortality Give Away

Murphys, CA…The Calaveras County Tree Mortality Task Force will be giving away tree seedlings on Sunday April 23, 2017 from 11am to 4pm at Sierra Hill Market in Murphy’s for those affected by “Bark Beetle Killed Trees” within Calaveras County. The seedlings have been generously donated by Sierra Pacific Industries. Species to be given away […]

“Care For God’s Creations” Battery Collection For Earth Day

“Care For God’s Creations” Battery Collection For Earth Day

Calaveras County, CA…Through “Care For God’s Creations” we are holding a Household Battery Collection for Earth Day. People can drop off old household & rechargeable batteries at following locations: (there will be buckets available for drop off if no one is present) St. Ignatius Church , Poker Flat Community Center, Sunday,April 23 @ 8 a.m. […]

Camp Connell “Gold Mine”

Camp Connell “Gold Mine”

Camp Connell, CA…Camp Connell “Gold Mine” “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye” Antoine de Saint-Exupery. This quote seemed appropriate because since buying the store in January, many people have come in and met me, and many have said this; “This place is […]

Calaveras Chamber Celebrates Mind Matters 10th Anniversary!! Don’t Miss It!!

Calaveras Chamber Celebrates Mind Matters 10th Anniversary!!  Don’t Miss It!!

Murphys, CA…The Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the founding of Mind Matters at its monthly mixer to be held at the clinic on Thursday, April 20, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Mind Matters, a non-profit clinic located in Murphys, is dedicated to helping individuals and families affected by Autism […]

Don’t Forget The Annual Dog Nail Trim Clinic At Arnold CHS Thrift Store On April 22nd

Don’t Forget The Annual Dog Nail Trim Clinic At Arnold CHS Thrift Store On April 22nd

Arnold, CA…Don’t forget! Our annual Dog Nail Trim Clinic at our Calaveras Humane Society Thrift Store (sponsored by Carrie’s Critter Couture & Biscuit Bar and Aloha Boarding and Training) is this coming Saturday, April 22 at our Calaveras Humane Society Thrift Store. Nail trims only $10, trim and file just $15. 100% of the proceeds […]

James K. Polk Says…”May The Boldest Fear & Wisest Tremble”

James K. Polk Says…”May The Boldest Fear & Wisest Tremble”

“May the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country’s peace and prosperity, and in some degree the hopes and happiness of the whole human family.” President, James K. Polk 1845-1849 A bit more on President Polk from the James K. Polk home & museum. “A Frontier Upbringing […]

Study Paints Somber Picture of U.S. Mental Health Status and Access to Care

Study Paints Somber Picture of U.S. Mental Health Status and Access to Care

New York, NY…More Americans than ever before suffer from serious psychological distress, and the country’s ability to meet the growing demand for mental health services is rapidly eroding.  Researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center analyzed a federal health information database and concluded that 3.4 percent of the U.S. population (more than 8.3 million) adult Americans […]

Get Your Tickets Now For The 11th Annual Taste of Calaveras At Ironstone On April 22nd! It Showcases the Finest Wine, Culinary Treats & Art!

Get Your Tickets Now For The 11th Annual Taste of Calaveras At Ironstone On April 22nd!  It Showcases the Finest Wine, Culinary Treats & Art!

Murphys, CA…The 11th Annual Taste of Calaveras Is April 22nd At Ironstone & Showcases the Finest Wine, Culinary Treats & Art. More than 40 of Calaveras County’s most acclaimed winemakers, restaurateurs and plein air artists will converge at Ironstone Vineyards, 1894 Six Mile Road, Murphys, for the Tenth annual Taste of Calaveras from noon to […]

Researchers Find Frog Slime Kills Flu Virus

Researchers Find Frog Slime Kills Flu Virus

Atlanta, GA…A component of the skin mucus secreted by South Indian frogs can kill the H1 variety of influenza viruses, researchers from Emory Vaccine Center and the Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology in India have discovered. Frogs’ skins were known to secrete peptides that defend them against bacteria. The finding, published Tuesday in Immunity, suggests […]

Spring Will Be Springing Starting Tomorrow

Spring Will Be Springing Starting Tomorrow

Arnold, CA…It looks like spring will make an appearance starting tomorrow along the West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada. Today At lower elevations, rain showers in the morning, then rain showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. At higher elevations, rain and snow showers. Highs 34 to 49 higher elevations…49 to 57 […]

Lunch & Learn At Foothill Village, Our Senior Community Was Designed With Your Needs In Mind!

Lunch & Learn At Foothill Village, Our Senior Community Was Designed With Your Needs In Mind!

Angels Camp, CA…Foothill Village’s senior living in Angels Camp, CA offers the active senior a carefree environment, free from the normal chores and burdens of owning or renting a home. At Foothill Village you can remain independent, yet enjoy the conveniences that make life easier and more pleasant. AMENITIES Choice of studio, one or two […]

Hwy 26 Scheduled To Reopen At Higdon Road Closure On April 21st!

Hwy 26 Scheduled To Reopen At Higdon Road Closure On April 21st!

Calaveras County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has closed eastbound and westbound State Route 26 (SR-26) from Higdon Road to the North Fork Mokelumne River Bridge, just west of West Point, for road repairs due to storm damage. The full highway closure will continue as repairs are being made with an estimated date […]

It Was “Ray Sutliffe” Last Night At Camp Connell General Store

It Was “Ray Sutliffe” Last Night At Camp Connell General Store

Camp Connell, CA….Last night was “Ray Sutliffe” night at Camp Connell General Store. Owner Dan Tulipani said “Ray has been a fixture at Camp Connell for many years, helping out with special events in the backyard, and taking recyclables for us (or at least for my sister Donna). He’s had a difficult time of late, […]

Get Ready For Celebrating 50 Years Of The Arnold Library

Get Ready For Celebrating 50 Years Of The Arnold Library

Arnold, CA…The Arnold Branch Library will commemorate 50 years in Arnold with a week-long celebration May 23-28, 2017. Our festivities will include Patron Appreciation Day, Children’s Day, Story Time with a firefighter and a visit to the Ebbetts Pass Fire Station #1, an author panel and book signing (Robin Burcell, Catriona McPherson, Allison Brennan, Eileen […]

It’s Official, Northern Sierra Precipitation Sets Water Year Record

It’s Official, Northern Sierra Precipitation Sets Water Year Record

Sacramento, CA…Never in nearly a century of Department of Water Resources (DWR) recordkeeping has so much precipitation fallen in the northern Sierra in a water year. DWR reported today that 89.7 inches of precipitation – rain and snowmelt – has been recorded by the eight weather stations it has monitored continuously since 1920 from Shasta […]

BFGoodrich® Tires Launches 2017 Outstanding Trails Program

BFGoodrich® Tires Launches 2017 Outstanding Trails Program

Greenville, S.C….BFGoodrich® Tires builds tires for any adventure, including those that take drivers off their daily roadways. Through its Outstanding Trails program that promotes sustainable and responsible off-road driving, BFGoodrich Tires will once again award grants of $4,000 each to four qualified and passionate off-road clubs in North America. These clubs will use their grants […]

Explore Omaha and Utah Beaches with The National WWII Museum’s D-Day Tour

Explore Omaha and Utah Beaches with The National WWII Museum’s D-Day Tour

New Orleans, LA…The National WWII Museum today announced new dates for its most popular tour: D-Day – The Invasion of Normandy & Liberation of France. Taking place from September 14 through 20, and again September 21 through 27, this spectacular tour itinerary will provide guests with an in-depth exploration of the sites key to America’s […]

8 Ways to Support National Parks During National Park Week

8 Ways to Support National Parks During National Park Week

Washington, DC…With all the excitement surrounding National Park Week taking place April 15 through 23, the National Park Foundation (NPF) and its partners have teamed up to offer these ideas for helping to preserve America’s treasured places – our national parks.  “When you make a national park donation, your support helps protect natural, historical and […]

History Of The White House Easter Egg Roll

History Of The White House Easter Egg Roll

Washington, DC…The White House Easter Egg Roll is a tradition that dates back to 1878, making it one of the oldest annual events in White House history. This year’s Easter Egg Roll will be held on Monday, April 17th, and there will be five different groups of attendees who will enjoy the festivities throughout the […]