Ric (The Walking Man) & Joanne Ryan Make Generous Donation To Angels Camp’s K-9 Replacement Fund

Ric (The Walking Man) & Joanne Ryan Make Generous Donation To Angels Camp’s K-9 Replacement Fund

Angels Camp, CA…On 12-02-15 the Angels Camp Police Department K-9 Association received a very generous donation to the replacement K-9 fund. Ric and Joanne Ryan decided to donate $1,000.00 to the fund. You may recall that Ric is also known as “The Walking Man,” and that he raises and donates money to assist Veterans that […]

DOJ & DOT issue Joint ADA Technical Assistance on Requirements To Provide Curb Ramps

DOJ & DOT issue Joint ADA Technical Assistance on Requirements To Provide Curb Ramps

Washington DC Today, the U.S. Department  of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (DOT) issued joint technical assistance, entitled “Questions and Answers: Supplement to the 2013 DOJ/DOT Joint Technical Assistance on the Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act Requirements To Provide Curb Ramps when Streets, […]

The Amelia McKeen Memorial Library Dedication

The Amelia McKeen Memorial Library Dedication

Avery, CA…On Friday, November 13th The Amelia McKeen Memorial Library was dedicated and unveiled. Ms. McKeen lost a heroic battle with cancer a few weeks before the end of last school year. She instilled in her students the thrill of learning, joy in the quest for knowledge, love of reading and the example of putting […]

CDFW’s Advanced Hunter Education Program Releases 2016 Clinic Schedule

CDFW’s Advanced Hunter Education Program Releases 2016 Clinic Schedule

Sacramento Ca The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has released its schedule of Advanced Hunter Education classes for 2016. Several new offerings have been added, including Hunter Marksmanship, Hunt Planning and Basic Game Processing. Other popular clinics are still on the roster, including Wilderness First Aid, Wild Pig Hunting, Deer Hunting, Turkey Hunting, […]

Wildlife Conservation Board Funds Environmental Improvement and Acquisition Projects

Wildlife Conservation Board Funds Environmental Improvement and Acquisition Projects

Sacramento Ca At its Nov. 19 quarterly meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved approximately $11.5 million in grants to help restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat throughout California. Some of the 12 funded projects will benefit fish and wildlife – including some endangered species – while others will provide the public with access […]

Calaveras Business Symposium & Expo Highlighted Business Opportunities

Calaveras Business Symposium & Expo Highlighted Business Opportunities

Angels Camp, CA…The Inaugural Calaveras Business Symposium & Expo rolled into Frogtown on November 2nd. It was a full day of exhibits, breakout sessions, coaching and evening mixer & expo. The keynote Speaker at luncheon was Joe McClure, the District Director of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) office in Sacramento. We have video of […]

CDFW Seeks Public Comment on Supplemental Wildlife Plans

CDFW Seeks Public Comment on Supplemental Wildlife Plans

Sacramento Ca The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) seeks public comment on its nine draft companion plans, which will supplement the recently revised 2015 State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP). The public review period will run from Nov. 16, 2015, through Jan. 15, 2016. In addition, CDFW will hold a public meeting to present […]

Butte Fire Reality The Ongoing Struggle Of Survival

Butte Fire Reality The Ongoing Struggle Of Survival

Mountain Ranch Ca This story is brought to you the reader here with the permission of the of the original writer Ms Katie Clark a long time resident of Calaveras County.  This is the Butte Fire Reality of the hardships many are facing at this time with in the Burn Scar and those still outside […]

Waterfowl Hunting Opportunities Coming Up at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve

Waterfowl Hunting Opportunities Coming Up at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve

Sacramento Ca The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is offering waterfowl hunting opportunities at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve (ELER) in Hayward. The reserve includes former salt ponds now managed by CDFW as low-salinity waterfowl habitat and areas restored to full tidal action. For the 2015-2016 hunting season, hunters will be also able to […]

Community: Angels Camp Police Department Receives Grant For Special Traffic Enforcement And Crash Prevention

Community: Angels Camp Police Department Receives Grant For Special Traffic Enforcement And Crash Prevention

Angels Camp Ca PRESS RELEASE Nov 5th, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUBJECT: Angels Camp Police Department Receives Grant For Special Traffic Enforcement And Crash Prevention CONTACT: Teresa Pry, Tel. (209)736-2567 /teresapry@angelscamp.gov The Angels Camp Police Department has been awarded a $81,000.00 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a year-long program of […]

The Calaveras Redskins Hold Their Last Redskins Homecoming Rally

The Calaveras Redskins Hold Their Last Redskins Homecoming Rally

San Andreas, CA….Depending on how the district implements the new law forcing them to change their Redskins mascot. Last Friday’s Downtown Rally may have been the last Redskins Downtown Rally. If the mascot changes are needed or if it is just another instance of political correctness run amok time will tell. For the generations of […]

Teddy Bear Clinic Highlights A Busy Pink Month At Mark Twain Medical Center

Teddy Bear Clinic Highlights A Busy Pink Month At Mark Twain Medical Center

San Andreas, CA….October is always a busy month for Mark Twain Medical Center. They try their best to turn the county pink every October to highlight the fight against Breast Cancer. The also open MTMC’s campus to almost 500 youngsters for Teddy Bear Clinic. This is a great event that lets children learn from and […]

Windows 10 will automatically download on to Windows 7 or 8 PCs

Windows 10 will automatically download on to Windows 7 or 8 PCs

Source: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/30/windows-10-automatic-download-windows-7-8-pc-computers Microsoft’s efforts to entice users to upgrade to Windows 10 will soon see it automatically downloaded on to users computers without their knowledge. The company announced that Windows 10 will become a “recommended update” starting next year, which means anyone with Windows 7 or 8 that has automatic updates activated – the default […]

Don’t Miss The 2015 Business Symposium / Exp

Don’t Miss The 2015 Business Symposium / Exp

Angels Camp,CA…The date for the 2015 Calaveras Business Symposium & Expo will be on Monday, November 2nd. The keynote Speaker at the Calaveras Business Symposium / Exp will be Joe McClure whom is the District Director of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) office in Sacramento California and is responsible for the delivery of SBA […]

Advisory: Drop the Drugs Event November 1

Advisory: Drop the Drugs Event November 1

San Andreas, CA Calaveras County community members can prevent prescription and other drug misuse and abuse by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused, and unwanted drugs on November 1st from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at two locations in the county. A “Drop the Drugs” event is being presented by the Calaveras County […]

Rim Fire Audio Tour

Rim Fire Audio Tour

Sonora Ca. Source: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/stanislaus/home/?cid=stelprd3845549 In the wake of the third largest wildfire in California’s history, Stanislaus National Forest is rising from the ashes. Join us on our road to recovery and learn how mega-fires are impacting landscapes across the west. The Rim Fire is a compelling story about a wildland fire that blazed through Stanislaus […]

Police: Parents need to know that these fun-shaped treats in kids’ trick-or-treat bags aren’t candy

Police: Parents need to know that these fun-shaped treats in kids’ trick-or-treat bags aren’t candy

United States of America Source Social Media Halloween Candy Alert Moms, dads and caregivers, take note: If you weren’t already cautious of your kids and what they bring in from trick-or-treating, now is the time to start. According to the Jackson, Miss., Metro Police Department, there is a circulation of candy going around that looks […]

CDFW Monitoring Deer Mortalities Throughout State

CDFW Monitoring Deer Mortalities Throughout State

Sacramento Ca Over the last two years, CDFW’s Wildlife Investigations Lab (WIL) has received more than 50 reports of sick or dead deer in urbanized areas from Siskiyou County to Fresno County. Evidence collected from deer carcasses suggests that adenovirus hemorrhagic disease is one of the main causes. While fatal to deer, it is not […]

CDFW Completes Update to the State Wildlife Action Plan

CDFW Completes Update to the State Wildlife Action Plan

Sacramento Ca After a multi-year effort involving conservation groups, agencies, tribes, private landowners and other stakeholders, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has completed the 2015 State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) Update. The action plan is now under review by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and should receive final approval in February […]

Governor Brown Signs Bill Barring Redskins Mascot Name

Governor Brown Signs Bill Barring Redskins Mascot Name

Sacramento, CA…(Yesterday Governor Brown Signed AB-30 which would ban the use of the Redskins Mascot Name. The following is an earlier press release that gives details on the bill) Assembly Bill 30, authored by Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), passed the Assembly Floor on concurrence with a bipartisan vote of 59 to 9. Earlier this week, […]

2015 Youth Essay Contest to Focus on Mentoring Junior Hunters

2015 Youth Essay Contest to Focus on Mentoring Junior Hunters

Sacramento Ca. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and California Wildlife Officer Foundation are again co-sponsoring the annual “Passing on the Tradition” essay contest for young hunters. This year’s contest invites entrants to share their thoughts about their mentors as they learn to master the tradition of hunting. “Mentoring is fundamental to the […]

Artists Sought for 2015 California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest

Artists Sought for 2015 California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest

Sacramento Ca The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is conducting an art contest to select the design for the state’s 2015-2016 upland game bird stamp. This year’s stamp will feature the ring-necked pheasant. The California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest is open to all U.S. residents 18 years and over. Entries will […]

Snipe Season Opener Approaches: It’s Not Just a Practical Joke

Snipe Season Opener Approaches: It’s Not Just a Practical Joke

Sacramento Ca. If you always thought snipe hunting was just a rite-of-passage prank for adolescents around the campfire, you may be surprised to learn that there is a real hunting season coming up for this tasty game bird. The general hunting season for snipe will be open statewide from Oct. 17, 2015 to Jan. 31, […]