The Avery Middle School Class of 2016 Is Ready For The Future! Full Graduation Video

The Avery Middle School Class of 2016 Is Ready For The Future!  Full Graduation Video

Avery, CA…Last Thursday evening the 2016 eighth grade class donned their robes and marched on to the next level of their education journey. As a parent of a graduating student the evening had me reflecting on some of the schools in our area. It reminded me of what a father who relocated his family here […]

Mark Twain Medical Center Announces New President

Mark Twain Medical Center Announces New President

San Andreas, CA, June 6, 2016- Mark Twain Medical Center, (MTMC) through its affiliation with Dignity Health, are extremely pleased to announce that Robert Diehl will be joining Dignity Health as President of Mark Twain Medical Center, beginning June 13. “Bob Diehl has the background, talent, personality and presence to continue to make our hospital […]

Historic Hotel Leger’s Third Season Of “Backyard Blues ‘n’ BBQ” Is Going On Now!

Historic Hotel Leger’s Third Season Of “Backyard Blues ‘n’ BBQ” Is Going On Now!

Mokelumne Hill, CA…The Historic Hotel Leger’s third season of their food and music series, “Backyard Blues ‘n’ BBQ” is underway! The Fabulous Blues Shifters kicked off the season last Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, and there are 14 more outstanding Blues bands from the region that will be performing live in the Hotel’s outdoor Pool […]

O.A.R.S. – Whitewater Rafting, Sponsor Of “Martin’s Boat” … Plan Your Adventure Today!

O.A.R.S. – Whitewater Rafting, Sponsor Of “Martin’s Boat” … Plan Your Adventure Today!

Angels Camp, CA…“Nature has its rights,” Martin once said. “It has a right to be here untrammeled, unfettered. Man doesn’t have to screw everything up.”  In honor of the late Martin Litton we’re thrilled to release the full-length version of Martin’s Boat online. Watch the 23-minute film atwww.martinsboat.com.  With tremendous thanks to director Peter McBride, Jim […]

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on the Passing of Muhammad Ali

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on the Passing of Muhammad Ali

Washington, DC…Muhammad Ali was The Greatest. Period. If you just asked him, he’d tell you. He’d tell you he was the double greatest; that he’d “handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder into jail.” But what made The Champ the greatest – what truly separated him from everyone else – is that everyone else would tell you pretty […]

Bret Harte High School 2016 Graduation, Photos & Full Video

Bret Harte High School 2016 Graduation, Photos & Full Video

Angels Camp, CA….Last night the Bret Harte Graduating Class of 2016 Pomp & Circumstanced their way into adulthood. This is another great class of young adults produced by our local schools and communities. last night’s ceremony also marked the retirement of Roy Beck. Roy Beck became an institution unto himself with what he has done […]

Update On Tree Mortality On The Stanislaus National Forest

Update On Tree Mortality On The Stanislaus National Forest

With more than 29 million dead trees in the state of California, the Stanislaus National Forest is busy planning and implementing more than a dozen high-priority projects. Local and statewide resources are assigned and assisting to these efforts. The Stanislaus National Forest has removed a total of 7,689 dead trees from high hazard areas on […]

Albert Michelson Elementary & Hazel Fischer School Have Been Recognized As “GOLD RIBBON SCHOOLS.”

Albert Michelson Elementary & Hazel Fischer School Have Been Recognized As “GOLD RIBBON SCHOOLS.”

Vallecito, CA…Calaveras County Office of Education is pleased to announce that two schools in Calaveras County have been recognized as Gold Ribbon Schools. On June 1, 2016, California Departments of Education recognized both Hazel Fischer Elementary School and Albert Michelson Elementary School, both part of Vallecito Union School District, as Gold Ribbon Schools. State Superintendent […]

EPFW Donates To Butte Fire Recovery

EPFW Donates To Butte Fire Recovery

Arnold, CA…Ebbetts Pass Forest Watch helps with the Butte Fire Recovery donating $1600.00 from their 2016 Love the Forest Concert to Friends Of Rail Road Flat School Butte Fire Recovery Efforts. FORRFS is a Non-Profit Group under the Auspices of Blue Mountain Community Renewal Council. FORRFS provide enrichment classes to students of RRF School in […]

Shop Local! Sierra Hills, Angels Food & Sierra Hills Natural Food Markets Weekly Specials Through June 7th!

Shop Local! Sierra Hills, Angels Food & Sierra Hills Natural Food Markets Weekly Specials Through June 7th!

Murphys & Angels Camp, CA… Sierra Hills, Angels Food & Sierra Hills Natural Food Markets have been part of the Calaveras community since 1935. High Quality, Great Customer Service and Great Hometown Prices. “We are dedicated to providing the best to our customers. ” – Mike Croshaw Wishing you Good Times & Good Cheer. Sierra […]

Calaveras for Cannabis Control (“C3”) Initiative Submitted

Calaveras for Cannabis Control (“C3”) Initiative Submitted

San Andreas, CA…Organizers of the Calaveras for Cannabis Control (“C3”) Initiative announced yesterday that they believe they have met their goal of 1,571 voter signatures to qualify for ballot placement in the November election. “The response has been very positive,” proponent Barden Stevenot said on Tuesday. “We’ve had people contacting us from all over the […]

U.S. Forest Service Begins Work On Beardsley Road

U.S. Forest Service Begins Work On Beardsley Road

Sonora, CA…As part of a deferred maintenance program, Beardsley Road on the Summit Ranger District, east of the community of Strawberry, Stanislaus National Forest (STF) will receive a facelift in June. The Beardsley Road project stretches from Hwy 108 to Beardsley Dam on Beardsley Road (Forest Road 5N02); forest travelers should expect delays in the […]

State Department Issues Summer Europe Travel Alert…Time For Stay-cations?

State Department Issues Summer Europe Travel Alert…Time For Stay-cations?

Washington, DC…As part of the State Department’s continuous efforts to provide Americans travelling abroad with information about relevant events, we are alerting U.S. citizens to the risk of potential terrorist attacks throughout Europe, targeting major events, tourist sites, restaurants, commercial centers and transportation. The large number of tourists visiting Europe in the summer months will present […]

The Community Filled The Park As Calaveras Community Band John Philip Sousa’ed For Memorial Day

The Community Filled The Park As Calaveras Community Band John Philip Sousa’ed For Memorial Day

Murphys, CA…The 2016 music season in Murphys Community Park kicked off with the Calaveras Community Band’s special Memorial Day Concert. Conductor Mic Harper led the band in a program that honored the men and women who have served in the armed forces in the past and those currently stationed around the world. The band, that […]

Nevada City’s Alexander Rossi Crosses Finish Line On fumes To Take 100th Running Of Indy 500 ~ IndyCar

Nevada City’s Alexander Rossi Crosses Finish Line On fumes To Take 100th Running Of Indy 500 ~ IndyCar

Indianapolis, IN…Alexander Rossi wrote his name in the history books in the most amazing of ways, winning the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil.  Running dangerously close to running out of fuel after stretching his 18.5 gallons of ethanol for 36 laps, Rossi all but coasted the final lap but […]

Market At The Square On May 29th With Grover Anderson, Lemonlove & More

Market At The Square On May 29th With Grover Anderson, Lemonlove & More

Copperopolis, CA…Market At The Square is of the best Farmers Markets In the area runs every Sunday 10-3! Wonderful vendors such as Gourmet Cheeses, Baked Goods, Cupcakes, Farm Fresh Fruits and Veggies, Salsas, Lemonlove, Old Skool Pie, Sidewinder’s, Soaps, Coconut Oil products, Soy Candles, Jams and Jellies, Spices, Knive Sharpening, Organic items, Mustards, Breads, Nuts, […]

Muphys 9 Golf Course, Great Golf, Great Setting & Great Value! Rounds Starting At $11 Per Round

Muphys 9 Golf Course, Great Golf, Great Setting & Great Value!  Rounds Starting At $11 Per Round

Murphys, CA…Come Enjoy the Murphys 9 Golf Course in Forest Meadows. When you come play the Murphys 9 Golf Course, you will enjoy some of the best golf and the best golf value in the area. This Robert Trent Jones, Jr. golf course offers golfers of all abilities a day they will not soon forget, […]

It’s Rebuilding Time Now That Butte Fire Hazardous Debris Removal Is Completed

It’s Rebuilding Time Now That Butte Fire Hazardous Debris Removal Is Completed

San Andreas, CA…Yesterday marked the official end of the Hazardous Debris removal that was done on over 850 properties in the Butte Fire burn area. CalRecycle built a temporary bridge to allow access to 3 properties at the end of Baker Riley Rd. This allowed the last official loads to travel off the properties. 10s […]