The Calaveras High Class of 2016 Marches Onward & Upward! Full Video & Photo Coverage

The Calaveras High Class of 2016 Marches Onward & Upward!  Full Video & Photo Coverage

San Andreas, CA…We have full video and picture coverage of last night’s Calaveras High School Graduation.  Just click on the group photo below for a high resolution photo.  The class 2016 had 16 Valedictorians and  all Valedictorians achieved a straight 4.0 GPA or above for all four years.    The Calaveras High Class of 2016 was […]

Great Summer Reading Programs At Our Local Libraries

Great Summer Reading Programs At Our Local Libraries

Calaveras County, CA…Attend a Summer Reading Program at any or all of the Calaveras County Library Branches. Read books, and participants will win prizes, go away with goody bags, attend ice cream parties. See the flyer, call the library of choice to sign up and read, read, read – all summer long! Angels Camp Library— […]

Countywide Math Mini Bowl Competition Goes Tech Savvy

Countywide Math Mini Bowl Competition Goes Tech Savvy

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Office of Education held its 36th Annual Math Mini-Bowl competition at Calaveras River Academy/Mountain Oaks School in San Andreas on Thursday, May 26, 2016. Approximately 120 fifth and sixth grade students from Calaveras County Schools put their math skills to the test. The following schools were represented: Albert Michelson Elementary, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Makayla Ruthrauff Is Miss Calaveras 2016! Her court is Sierra Stackpole & Brighton Hamari. Full Video & Photos

Makayla Ruthrauff Is Miss Calaveras 2016!   Her court is Sierra Stackpole &  Brighton Hamari.  Full Video & Photos

Frogtown, USA…The 2016 Miss Calaveras Is….Makayla Ruthrauff and her court is Sierra Stackpole & Brighton Hamari. Miss Ruthrauff follows in the royal footsteps of her mother and sister. The Miss Calaveras competition for 2016 was a great show and great group of young ladies. Taking the stage for Miss Calaveras were Macy Breaux (Bret Harte), […]

May 13 “Gypsy” Tiger Fest Fundraiser in Rail Road Flat

May 13 “Gypsy” Tiger Fest Fundraiser in Rail Road Flat

Violinist Kim Angelis of Astoria, Oregon will return to her former hometown of Rail Road Flat to give a fundraising performance on Friday, May 13. The event will be the 7th annual “Tiger Fest,” which is organized by the Friends of Rail Road Flat School. Since Kim Angelis is known as the “Gypsy Violinist”, the […]

Winton-Schaad Vegetation Management Prescribed Burn

Winton-Schaad Vegetation Management Prescribed Burn

West Point, CA…The week of May 2, 2016 CALFIRE, in cooperation with Sierra Pacific Industries, will conduct a prescribed burn to reduce forest fuels along Winton Road just east of the community of West Point near Lily Valley Circle. This burn project is part of the Winton- Schaads Vegetation Management Plan. The purpose of the […]

Colby Ryan Fouch, 14 Years Old, Died On April 20, 2016 In West Point, California.

Colby Ryan Fouch, 14 Years Old, Died On April 20, 2016 In West Point, California.

West Point, CA…Colby was born November 18, 2001 in Fresno, California. Colby was an active and prominent 4H member showing guinea pigs, rabbits, pigmy goats, and pigs. He loved being a member of the West Point’s basketball, soccer, and T-ball teams. He was also a Webelos Cubscout participating in pack meetings, events, and outings. Colby […]

West Point Teenager Succumbs To Shooting Accident Injuries

West Point Teenager Succumbs To Shooting Accident Injuries

West Point, CA…On 04/20/16 at 3:40 PM, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office responded to an area described as a quarry near the 1100 block of Bald Mountain Road in West Point for a male juvenile who had been shot. A 14 year old male and 16 year old male, both of West Point, were reportedly […]

Bret Harte’s Kaiya Hall Takes Top Spelling Bee Honors

Bret Harte’s Kaiya Hall Takes Top Spelling Bee Honors

San Andreas, CA…The 48th Annual Calaveras County Spelling Bee pitted the county’s top spellers against each other on Thursday, April 14th at the Calaveras River Academy/Mountain Oaks gymnasium. Assistant Superintendent Scott Nanik, the spelling moderator of the event, read words from the Marin County Junior High Spelling Word List. The students wrote the words down, […]

Traffic Update…State Route 26 From Shelton Road To State Route 49

Traffic Update…State Route 26 From Shelton Road To State Route 49

Calaveras County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound State Route 26 (SR-26) from Shelton Road to SR-49 for striping operations. Crews will begin work on Sunday, April 17, 2016, through Friday, April 22, 2016, from 7:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. Motorists should expect 15 minute delays. […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs Through March 30th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs Through March 30th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are enclosed… Daily_Log_03-09-2016 Daily_Log_03-10-2016 Daily_Log_03-30-2016 Daily_Log_03-29-2016 Daily_Log_03-28-2016 Daily_Log_03-27-2016 Daily_Log_03-26-2016 Daily_Log_03-25-2016 Daily_Log_03-24-2016 Daily_Log_03-23-2016 Daily_Log_03-22-2016 Daily_Log_03-21-2016 Daily_Log_03-20-2016 Daily_Log_03-19-2016 Daily_Log_03-18-2016 Daily_Log_03-17-2016 Daily_Log_03-16-2016 Daily_Log_03-15-2016 Daily_Log_03-14-2016 Daily_Log_03-13-2016 Daily_Log_03-12-2016 Daily_Log_03-11-2016

Nathaniel James Jeff-Crum 2001 – 2016

Mountain Ranch, CA…Nathaniel James Jeff-Crum was born March 10, 2001 in Jackson, CA. He grew up and lived in Mountain Ranch, CA and passed away there on March 15, 2016 at 15 years old. Nathan was home schooled through Calaveras River Academy. In his free time, he enjoyed riding his dirt bike, playing baseball, and […]

Mother Lode Madness 3 on 3 Tournament! Be a part of the Madness!

Mother Lode Madness 3 on 3 Tournament!  Be a part of the Madness!

San Andreas, CA…The deadline to register for the 2016 Mother Lode Madness 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament is approaching. If you haven’t done so already, get your team for this year’s event finalized and mail your entry form in by Friday, April 8! Boys and girls, men and women of all ages are invited to […]

High School Artists Featured in annual Show at Calaveras Arts Council

High School Artists Featured in annual Show at Calaveras Arts Council

San Andreas, CA…ArtSpirit, the 19th annual High School Juried Exhibition opened on March 4th in Calaveras Arts Council’s Gallery Store. Student artists are from Calaveras and Bret Harte high schools and submitted artwork created during their classroom sessions. The artwork was judged and ribbons are hung on the pieces in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place […]

Calaveras County Announces Free Music In The Parks for 2016

Calaveras County Announces Free Music In The Parks for 2016

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras Arts Council has hosted free summer concerts for over two decades.  Music in the Parks 2016 will be another great music series.  The “first day of summer” starts a week earlier in Calaveras County.  On Wednesday, June 15, the Calaveras Arts Council begins its 25nd year of providing free music in the […]

Caltrans Crews Working On Hwy 26 From Happy Valley To Lower Dorray Road.

Caltrans Crews Working On Hwy 26 From Happy Valley To Lower Dorray Road.

Mokelumne Hill, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on State Route 26 from Happy Valley Road to Lower Dorray Road for miscellaneous work. Crews are scheduled to work beginning Monday, February 29, 2016, through Friday, March 4, 2016, from 7:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Motorists should expect 15 minute delays […]

Apply Now For TechRush’s Website Development Bootcamp!

Apply Now For TechRush’s Website Development Bootcamp!

Murphys, CA…Learn how the pros quickly develop websites for businesses in this series of fast paced hands on sessions. You’ll learn the tools you need and how to use them. Get insights into the inner plumbing of the Internet that is simply magic to most that use it. In the end, you and your teammates […]

Central Calaveras Fire & Rescue Protection District Seeking Board Member

Central Calaveras Fire & Rescue Protection District Seeking Board Member

Mokelumne Hill, CA…Central Calaveras Fire & Rescue Protection District. Central Calaveras Fire & Rescue Protection District is expecting to have a vacancy of one board position. Interested applicants must reside in the district and be registered voters. This position is finishing a four-year term ending December 2019. Responsibilities include:  Attend monthly board meetings  […]

Over 800 “Clifton Strong” Fill Mark Twain Hall In Support Of Kraig Clifton & Family

Over 800 “Clifton Strong” Fill Mark Twain Hall In Support Of Kraig Clifton & Family

Angels Camp, CA…Last night at Frogtown the sold out dinner and overflowing Mark Twain Hall proved yet again why Calaveras County and rural small town America are the best places to have bad stuff happen. Calaveras High Men’s Basketball Coach Kraig Clifton is fighting Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer. Kraig and his family know for certain […]

15 Minute Delays On Hwy 26 For Spraying Operations

15 Minute Delays On Hwy 26 For Spraying Operations

Calaveras County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on State Route 26 from Happy Valley Road to Lower Dorray Road for spraying operations. Crews are scheduled to work beginning Monday, February 8, 2016, through Saturday, February 13, 2016, from 7:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Motorists should expect 15 minute […]

The Blue Mountain Players Present Cookin’ with Gus, opening February 12th in West Point.

The Blue Mountain Players Present Cookin’ with Gus, opening February 12th in West Point.

West Point, CA…This laugh-out loud comedy, by Jim Brochu, follows chef and cookbook author Gussie Richardson as she tries to secure her own television cooking show. Unfortunately, Gus’s stage fright gets in the way of her dream. No one escapes the mess that ensues as her friends try to help her overcome her fears. Cookin’ […]