The Strawberry Festival Needs You! Seeking Food Vendors & More!

The Strawberry Festival Needs You!  Seeking Food Vendors & More!

Copperopolis, CA…The Copperopolis Town Square is looking for Food Vendors for Our 1st Annual Strawberry Festival on June 5th! Can you make funnel cakes, strawberry shortcake or anything strawberry? Please call Kim at 209.768.6010 for vendor information. We are expecting this to draw a very large crowd! We hope to make this one of the […]

Calaveras Children’s Fair Is Saturday April 16

Calaveras Children’s Fair Is Saturday April 16

San Andreas,CA…Calaveras Children’s Fair Saturday, April 16, 2016 (11:00AM – 2:00PM) Hosted by Resource & Referral Calaveras @ Bret Harte High School. Join the Resource Connection and other community organizations in celebration of Week of the Young Child with a family oriented event of fun, health, nutrition, and safety. Activities include: Fire Truck Petting Zoo […]

VUSD Earns Gold Ribbon Honors For Albert Michelson & Hazel Fischer Elementary Schools

VUSD Earns Gold Ribbon Honors For Albert Michelson & Hazel Fischer Elementary Schools

Sacramento, CA…State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced that 772 elementary schools are being honored under the Gold Ribbon Schools Awards Program.  Here locally Vallecito Unified earned top honors for two of their three schools and Amador County placed two on the list.   “These schools shine as bright beacons for others, putting forth an […]

Greenhorn Creek Golf Resort Men’s Club Results Wednesday April 13, 2016

Greenhorn Creek Golf Resort Men’s Club Results Wednesday April 13, 2016

Angels Camp, CA…The Game: SHAMBLE Format-Two Net Best Balls Must use a minimum of two drives of each player in the team. 1st Place: Bill Brauner, Bob Bowser, Ken Helmbacher, Norm Wilkes. 2nd Place: Dennis Schneider, Danny Wood, Jim Cole, Bob Heise. 3rd Place: Jack Buckman, Van van Auker, Ray Walker. Closest to the Flagstick. […]

Coming Up In May 2016…..Mountain Melody Presents: “From Broadway to Hollywood: Songs From The Great White Way And The Silver Screen”

Coming Up In May 2016…..Mountain Melody Presents: “From Broadway to Hollywood: Songs From The Great White Way And The Silver Screen”

San Andreas, CA…In May Mountain Melody Presents: “From Broadway to Hollywood: Songs From The Great White Way And The Silver Screen”. Familiar favorites from the stage and screen spring to life through the beautiful harmonies of Mountain Melody Women’s Chorus as they present their spring concert series, “From Broadway to Hollywood: Songs of the Great […]

58 Year Old Sonora Woman Missing…(Happy Ending…She Has Been Located)

58 Year Old Sonora Woman Missing…(Happy Ending…She Has Been Located)

Sonora, CA…Last seen leaving home on Columbia Way in Sonora that she shares with her daughter around 3:30PM to 4 PM. A neighbor reported seeing her walking down the road towards Sonora High School and that she looked confused. Patricia does not have a cell phone or any means of contact. Please share this and […]

Erica Seawell & Sheriff Gary Kuntz Memorial Golf Tournament Is May 1st, 2016

Erica Seawell & Sheriff Gary Kuntz Memorial Golf Tournament Is May 1st, 2016

Valley Springs, CA…In memory of Erica Seawell and Sheriff Gary Kuntz, a scholarship fund has been set up for 7 separate scholarships to be given to Calaveras High & Bret Harte High School Students. At this year’s tournament, we will award 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Last Place prizes for your gross score. A long drive […]

Stanislaus National Forest Donating Trees To Landowners (Updated)

Stanislaus National Forest Donating Trees To Landowners (Updated)

Groveland, CA…(Updated…Due to popular demand and an interest in maximum availability, in addition to making trees available tomorrow and Saturday at the Groveland Ranger District the Stanislaus National Forest will have tree seedlings available to the public at the Mi-Wuk Ranger District located at 24695 Hwy 108, Mi-Wuk Village, CA 95346, next week Mon-Fri from […]

Gypsy Time Travelers and Much More Return To Frogtown

Gypsy Time Travelers and Much More Return To Frogtown

Angels Camp, CA…(Frogtown, USA) Gypsy Time Travelers – will perform everyday of the Jubilee. Michel Olson and Christy Horne are the husband and wife team who have history ringing in the ears of millions of people across the USA! They travel all across the United States in “Florence” their Recreational Castle, Blacksmith Shop and Stage […]

Another Hole in One at Greenhorn Creek Golf Resort in Angels Camp!!

Another Hole in One at Greenhorn Creek Golf Resort in Angels Camp!!

Angels Camp, CA…Greenhorn Creek Golf Resort Men’s Club Member, Chris Niehuis, scored a HOLE IN ONE! On Tuesday, April 5th drained his Ace on hole #3 from 99 yards with a pitching wedge! Congratulations Chris. Nice going! About Greenhorn Creek Greenhorn Creek Resort is located in Angels Camp, CA, the basecamp of the beautiful Central […]

Troy Dobberphul Honored As April 2016 Mentor Of The Month

Troy Dobberphul Honored As April 2016 Mentor Of The Month

Valley Springs, CA…The Calaveras Youth Mentoring Program is honored to announce Valley Springs resident Troy Dobberphul as its April 2016 Mentor of the Month. Troy grew up in Calaveras County. After serving four years active duty in the United States Army, including one tour in Afghanistan, he decided to come back to the community he […]

US Forest Service To Begin Annual Aerial Surveys In Early Summer As Tree Mortality Expected To Climb

US Forest Service To Begin Annual Aerial Surveys In Early Summer As Tree Mortality Expected To Climb

Vallejo, CA…With tree mortality rising to an estimated record-high 27.6 million trees in California in 2015, the U.S. Forest Service Aerial Survey team’s role in generating data for the agency and state and local partners is more critical than ever. The U.S. Forest Service began doing aerial survey detection in the Pacific Northwest Region in […]

Take Back The Drugs In Amador County April 30th

Take Back The Drugs In Amador County April 30th

Jackson, CA…The Amador County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration, will again participate in the nationwide Take-Back Initiative on April 30, 2016 from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. Americans participating in DEA’s ten previous National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day events turned in more than five million pounds of […]

Sheriff’s Volunteers Kept Things Safe At The Gun Show

Sheriff’s Volunteers Kept Things Safe At The Gun Show

Angels Camp, CA…Under the coordination of Sgt. Bob Fienberg, the Calaveras Sheriff Volunteers Capt. Betty Miner, Lt. Ed Anderson, Sgt. Vic Farina, Sgt. Aurora Weatherby, Louis Chiu, Ed Evans, Jim Garrick, Bruce Greenfield, Sandra Kraft, Barry Macler, Judy McMurtry, Ron Parker, and Joe Tarantino provided patrol duty at the annual Gem Show in the Calaveras […]

Hospice Of Amador & Calaveras Offers Volunteer Training

Hospice Of Amador & Calaveras Offers Volunteer Training

Jackson, CA…Hospice of Amador & Calaveras has a history of providing end-of-life care to both Amador & Calaveras residents. The agency began with a volunteer program over 30 years ago and now they continue to offer care with a well trained, professional staff and also with the help of a large number of trained volunteers. […]

Mark Twain Health Care District To Hold Community Presentations Regarding Its Future.

Mark Twain Health Care District To Hold Community Presentations Regarding Its Future.

San Andreas, CA…Attend this three-session series being held during special public board meetings of the Mark Twain Health Care District. Each meeting will be for sharing information and answering questions such as: When was Mark Twain Health Care District formed? When did the lease begin with Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Medical Center? What is the […]

Shakespeare On The Vine Theatre Company’s Annual Spring Gala To Support The Summer 2016 Production Of As You Like It Is April 23rd

Shakespeare On The Vine Theatre Company’s Annual Spring Gala To Support The Summer 2016 Production Of As You Like It Is April 23rd

Murphys, CA…After a significantly successful first season of wine and The Taming of the Shrew, the resident theatre company, Shakespeare on the Vine at Brice Station Vineyards in Murphys, CA will return for its second summer season. The troupe will present William Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, As You Like this summer, and to start the season […]

Economic Opportunity & Income Mobility (Status Of The American Dream) ~ A Speech By William C. Dudley, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Economic Opportunity & Income Mobility (Status Of The American Dream) ~ A Speech By William C. Dudley, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

New York, NY…Good morning. I am very pleased to speak at the 6th Annual Community Development Conference. I would like to give a special thanks to the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development for organizing this conference about issues of importance to the community development industry and to the future of New York City. At […]

Thomas Jefferson On Future Happiness

Thomas Jefferson On Future Happiness

“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” Thomas Jefferson Brought To You By Allison James Real Estate

April 10-16 is National Library Week & April 14 is National Library Workers Day.

April 10-16 is National Library Week & April 14 is National Library Workers Day.

Arnold, CA…April 10-16 is National Library Week. And April 14 is National Library Workers Day. Visit your library and tell the staff and volunteers how much you love your library! First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. […]

Greenhorn Creek Men’s Club NCGA 2016 Four-Ball Net Tournament Results

Greenhorn Creek Men’s Club NCGA 2016 Four-Ball Net Tournament Results

Angels Camp, CA…Greenhorn Creek Men’s Club NCGA 2016 Four-Ball Net Qualifier Tournament Results. Saturday, April 9, 2016. 1ST Place: Jim Cole and Jeff Bailey. 2nd Place: Alan Tucker and Joe Stafford. 3rd Place: (tie) Conrad Boisvert and Lance Reinke. 3rd Place: (tie) Mark Weinheimer and Sam Smith. 3rd Place: (tie) Bill Burr and Steve Tanner. […]

Mind Matters’ Off The Beaten Path Set For April 30th

Mind Matters’ Off The Beaten Path Set For April 30th

Murphys, CA…Off the Beaten Path, the Walk/Run for Autism Awareness will be staged for the fifth year on Saturday, April 30 in Murphys Community Park. The money raised will go to support Mind Matters, the Murphys based non-profit clinic that treats Autism and other learning disorders. The event will feature a 1K run, open to […]

Master Food Preserver Class On Jams, Jellies & More

Master Food Preserver Class On Jams, Jellies & More

Jackson, CA…The Master Food Preservers of Amador and Calaveras Counties will be holding a class on Jams, Jellies & More in May. This 3-hour introductory class takes you through the process of making and canning jams and jellies. We will discuss in detail the key ingredients: fruit choices, sugar and alternative sweeteners, the importance of […]

16th-Annual ‘Hot Copper Car Show’ Coming to Copperopolis Town Square May 7

16th-Annual ‘Hot Copper Car Show’ Coming to Copperopolis Town Square May 7

Copperopolis, CA…Copperopolis Town Square – the Castle & Cooke California-owned events, shopping and entertainment gathering place in Calaveras County – will once again partner with the Lake Tulloch Lions Club to host the 16th-annual “Hot Copper Car Show” on Saturday, May 7. Admission is free to the event which runs from 8 a.m. to 3 […]

CCWD To Host Native Plant Sale April 16

CCWD To Host Native Plant Sale April 16

San Andreas, CA…The Sierra Foothills Chapter of the California Native Plant Society is holding a native plant sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday April 16 at CCWD’s headquarters at 120 Toma Court, San Andreas, 95249. Hundreds of plants, including trees, shrubs, bulbs, perennials, grasses and water-wise plants, will all be available for purchase. […]