Columbia College Spring 2018 President’s List

Columbia College Spring 2018 President’s List

Columbia, CA…Columbia College has named 158 students to the spring 2018 semester President’s List. This honor is reserved for students completing twelve or more units of coursework in a single semester at Columbia College and earning a cumulative grade point average between 3.5 and 4.0, with no grade lower than “C.” The spring 2018 President’s […]

Registrations Open For Youth Tennis Clinics

Registrations Open For Youth Tennis Clinics

Murphys, CA…Registrations are now being accepted for a series of Youth Tennis Clinics to be held in Calaveras County beginning June 11. Organized by Angella Woods, a member of the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) since 2003, the program is open to all junior players, ages 4 to 17, with a special emphasis on […]

$213,349 Granted to UC Davis Researchers for Bovine Methane Emissions

$213,349 Granted to UC Davis Researchers for Bovine Methane Emissions

Sacramento, CA…CDFA selected a research project titled “Small Dairy Climate Change Research: An economic evaluation of strategies for methane emission reduction effectiveness and appropriateness in small and large California dairies” for a grant award of $213,349. The research team is led by California Dairy Research Foundation in collaboration from University of California, Davis researchers. This […]

Bret Harte FFA 2018 Floriculture State Champions

Bret Harte FFA 2018 Floriculture State Champions

Angels Camp, CA….The Bret Harte FFA Floriculture Judging team was announced the 2018 California State Champions on May 5th, 2018. This year three teams from the Bret Harte FFA traveled to San Luis Obispo to compete in the contests of Poultry Evaluation, Milk Quality & Dairy Foods and Floriculture. Teams have been practicing since January […]

Golfer Nick Kristoff Signs Collegiate Letter of Intent at Bret Harte

Golfer Nick Kristoff Signs Collegiate Letter of Intent at Bret Harte

Altaville, CA…Nick Kristoff signed his official letter of intent to pursue his athletic and academic interests next year at the collegiate level at a celebratory ceremony held at Bret Harte Union High School on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Senior Nick Kristoff signed with Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, where he will be playing golf. Kristoff, […]

Emailed Threat Received by Calaveras County Office of Education

Emailed Threat Received by Calaveras County Office of Education

Angels Camp, CA…Today, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office received a report that staff at the Calaveras County Office of Education (CCOE) received a generalized emailed bomb threat. The Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation into the email threat that did not mention a specific school or school district. The Angels Camp Police Department is aware […]

A Plan For Me, Free Seminar on Kidney Stones Prevention & Treatment

A Plan For Me, Free Seminar on Kidney Stones Prevention & Treatment

San Andreas, CA…A Plan For Me, Free Seminar on Kidney Stones Prevention & Treatment on May 31st at 10 a.m.. A Valuable Health Care Resources to Help Shape Your Future. Dr. James Brennan will discuss new Urology Services at Mark Twain Medical Center at this free seminar. Dr. Brennan is a Board Certified Urologist with […]

Bret Harte’s Nick Kristoff Signs Collegiate Letter of Intent for Vanguard University

Bret Harte’s Nick Kristoff Signs Collegiate Letter of Intent for Vanguard University

Angels Camp, CA…Bret Harte will be holding a ceremony to celebrate student athlete Nick Kristoff’s signed letter of intent to pursue his athletic and academic interests at the collegiate level on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Senior Nick Kristoff signed with Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, where he will be playing golf. Kristoff, in his fourth […]

Calaveras Youth Mentoring Program Receives Funding from Calaveras Community Foundation

Calaveras Youth Mentoring Program Receives Funding from Calaveras Community Foundation

Angels Camp, CA…The Calaveras Community Foundation has awarded a grant to the Calaveras Youth Mentoring Program to cover the costs of volunteer fingerprinting in the program’s 2018-19 budget. The grant will support at least seven new volunteers being matched with local young people. “We are very grateful for the continuing support of our local community […]

Calaveras High School Drama will be Presenting “Cinderella” April 26-29

Calaveras High School Drama will be Presenting “Cinderella” April 26-29

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras High School Drama is delighted to present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” the first full-length musical to take the stage at the Calaveras Performing Arts Center in over three years. The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance. Originally presented […]

Columbia College Fire Academy Graduation Tonight at 6pm

Columbia College Fire Academy Graduation Tonight at 6pm

Columbia, CA…The Columbia College Fire Academy will hold its graduation ceremony and presentation of certificates to 25 students who successfully completed the Fire Technology Program this spring. The event, which is open to the general public, will be held Thursday, April 26, 2018 beginning at 6 p.m. in the Oak Pavilion at the college. The certificates will be awarded […]

Uranus May Smell of Rotten Eggs

Uranus May Smell of Rotten Eggs

Oxford, UK…Patrick Irwin, Professor of Planetary Physics (from the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics group here in the Oxford Department of Physics) and global collaborators spectroscopically dissected the infrared light from Uranus captured by the eight-metre Gemini North telescope on Hawaii’s Maunakea. They found hydrogen sulphide, the odiferous gas that most people avoid, in Uranus’s […]

Students, Educators and Supporters to Take Part in National Day of Action Against Gun Violence in Schools

Students, Educators and Supporters to Take Part in National Day of Action Against Gun Violence in Schools

Burlingame, CA…California Teachers Association members and leaders joined by elected officials and community supporters will take part in multiple statewide events on Friday, April 20, demanding that action be taken to end the school shootings that have been devastating American schools. The National Day of Action Against Gun Violence in Schools, organized by the Network […]

Bret Harte Drama Proudly Presents “The Addams Family Musical”!

Bret Harte Drama Proudly Presents “The Addams Family Musical”!

Angels Camp, CA…”The Addams Family” features an original story, and it’s every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family, a man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her […]

The Angels Murphys Rotary Club Students of the Month for April

The Angels Murphys Rotary Club Students of the Month for April

Murphys, CA…The Angels Murphys Rotary Club Students of the Month for April are Josh Girard and Leah Dempsey. Congratulations!! About the Angels Muprhys Rotary Club..What do we do in the community? We raise money and give it to those who strengthen and improve the community. We do hands-on projects and have fun doing them. History […]

Calaveras High School Drama will be Presenting “Cinderella” April 26-29

Calaveras High School Drama will be Presenting “Cinderella” April 26-29

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras High School Drama is delighted to present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” the first full-length musical to take the stage at the Calaveras Performing Arts Center in over three years. The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance. Originally presented […]

Columbia College Presents 49th Commencement on April 27

Columbia College Presents 49th Commencement on April 27

Columbia, CA…Columbia College will hold its 49th Commencement on Friday, April 27 at 6:00 p.m. in the Oak Pavilion. A brief reception for the graduates and guests will be held immediately after the ceremony in Carkeet Park next to the pavilion. The 297 students in the 2018 graduating class have earned a total of 136 […]

“On the Right Track” Program Helps Local Students make “Real Life” Plans

“On the Right Track” Program Helps Local Students make “Real Life” Plans

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Calaveras Business Resource Center, Bret Harte High School, Calaveras Unified School District, Calaveras High School, Calaveras County Office of Education and the Calaveras County Administrative Offices are proud to announce the 1st Annual “On the Right Track” program taking place in the Spring […]

Another Threatening Email Sent to Schools Likely a Hoax

Another Threatening Email Sent to Schools Likely a Hoax

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the Mark Twain School District that another threatening email had been received last night by district staff. Although the Sheriff’s Office, treats and investigates every threat seriously and independently; the FBI has already sent notification to local law enforcement that this latest email is likely […]

Columbia College Foundation Honors Students with Over $120,000 in Scholarships

Columbia College Foundation Honors Students with Over $120,000 in Scholarships

Columbia, CA…The Columbia College Foundation and its community partners will present more than $120,000 in scholarships to qualified and deserving students at the annual Columbia College Scholarship and Awards Celebration on Thursday, April 12. The event, 4:30-5:30 pm at the Dogwood Forum on campus, features student and community speakers, musical performances and presentation of the […]

Columbia College Presidential Finalists Selected & Community Forums Scheduled

Columbia College Presidential Finalists Selected & Community Forums Scheduled

Columbia, CA…The Columbia College Presidential Search Committee has selected two finalists who will participate in community open forums scheduled for April 18 and 19, 2018 at Columbia College. The finalists (with most recent position held) are listed below with forum times: Dr. Santanu Bandyopadhyay – (Wednesday, April 18, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office Believes Local School Threat Email Part of Larger Hoax

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office Believes Local School Threat Email Part of Larger Hoax

Sonora, CA…This afternoon our office became aware of a email sent to all school districts in Tuolumne County. Through the investigation we have learned multiple schools throughout the state have received the email from a hacking group somewhere in the UK, referencing threats to schools. This email has gone viral and is believed to be […]

Mark Charles Jacobson 1952 – 2018, Veteran, Teacher & Man of Faith

Mark Charles Jacobson 1952 – 2018, Veteran, Teacher & Man of Faith

San Andreas, CA…Mark Charles Jacobson was born on August 12, 1952 in Janesville, Wisconsin to Gordon Charles Jacobson and Norma Ellis Jacobson. Mark passed away at the age of sixty-five on March 30th, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Mark grew up with his mother and father in Janesville, Wisconsin. After earning his high […]

Attorney General Becerra Issues Guidance to K-12 Schools on Privacy and Equal Rights of Undocumented Students

Attorney General Becerra Issues Guidance to K-12 Schools on Privacy and Equal Rights of Undocumented Students

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today issued new guidance to help California’s public K-12 schools and other local educational agencies develop policies to protect the rights of undocumented students and their families. The guide is designed to help schools better understand protections that safeguard the privacy of undocumented students and their families, and to […]

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