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 […]

AAA: More Than 38 Million Americans Expected to Travel This Memorial Day Weekend

AAA: More Than 38 Million Americans Expected to Travel This Memorial Day Weekend

Orlando, FL…AAA projects more than 38 million Americans will travel this Memorial Day weekend. That is the second-highest Memorial Day travel volume on record and the most since 2005. Spurred by the lowest gas prices in more than a decade, about 700,000 more people will travel compared to last year. The Memorial Day holiday travel […]

CUSD Threads The AB30 Needle & Calaveras High Logo To Remain The Same

CUSD Threads The AB30 Needle & Calaveras High Logo To Remain The Same

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras High School was faced with AB30 this year which mandated the removal of our Redskin Mascot, which has been in place since the mid 1940’s. The dignity and pride that we have maintained in the use of our logo will not change. Our Mascot Selection Committee was comprised of Calaveras High School […]

CCWD Board Lifts Water Conservation Restrictions

CCWD Board Lifts Water Conservation Restrictions

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Water District Board of Directors voted to remove all water conservation restrictions at today’s Board meeting (Read the resolution here), meaning all CCWD customers are now at a 0% conservation level. This decision came after the State Water Resources Control Board made significant changes to statewide water conservation emergency regulations […]

Hey Neighbors! “Locals Night” at Milliaire Winery starts Wednesday June 8th at 6pm!

Hey Neighbors! “Locals Night” at Milliaire Winery starts Wednesday June 8th at 6pm!

Murphys, CA…Swing by the second and fourth Wednesday from June to September for some casual, Creekside patio fun! We will have live music from local talent and some weeks will feature cuisine from local vendors. Select bottles of wine will be half price, wine will also be available by the glass. The Milliaire Winery tasting […]

First First Friday In The Park Will Be Second Friday In June! Chains Required To Kick Off Season

First First Friday In The Park Will Be Second Friday In June!  Chains Required To Kick Off Season

Murphys, CA…To kick off this year’s season of First Fridays in the Park neighborhood concerts, the sponsoring Murphys Community Club is actually staging the June event on the second Friday of the month, June 10 to avoid a conflict with the graduation ceremony at Bret Harte High School. “It has become a tradition to move […]

Tree Mortality Delays Some Campground Openings

Tree Mortality Delays Some Campground Openings

Sonora, CA…With more than 40 million trees dead across California and even more dying, the face of recreation opportunities on national forest lands is changing. Four years of extreme drought and bark beetle infestation, combined with ongoing work to mitigate public safety hazards means some Stanislaus National Forest (STF) sites will not be open to […]

Another Successful Fair & Frog Jump Jubilee!! Livestock Auction Brings In Over $500,000

Another Successful Fair & Frog Jump Jubilee!!  Livestock Auction Brings In Over $500,000

Frogtown, USA…A bit of a summary on this year’s Fair & Frog Jump “Thanks to everyone who came out and made our Fair awesome! Here are some of the highlights: Our Frog Jump winner was Morgan Kitchell and her frog, Ribbit This, with a final jump of 20′ 2 3/4″. The Livestock Auction brought in […]

Morgan Kitchell Takes The 2016 Frog Jump!! “Ribbit This” Jumps 20ft 2 & ¾ Inches

Morgan Kitchell Takes The 2016 Frog Jump!!  “Ribbit This” Jumps 20ft 2 & ¾ Inches

Frogtown, USA….The Morgan Kitchell of the famous Frog Jumping Kitchell family takes the 2016 Calaveras County International Frog Jump Championships. The Kitchell family has been on a roll the last few years. Mother Laura Kitchell started the roll then Riley Kitchell took top honors twice and now his wife Morgan Kitchell in 2016. Several of […]