Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials February 23rd ~ March 1st! Shop Local & Save!

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials February 23rd ~ March 1st! Shop Local & Save!

Mountain Ranch, CA…In 1950, we started out as a family operation with Erich’s father and mother, August and Freida Sender, in a century-old adobe building. The upstairs was home to the Sender family, and the first floor included groceries, a meat market, a bar, and a small eating place called Opa’s Smokehouse. On Christmas morning […]

A Very Scary Moment for Firefighters Yesterday on Hwy 108 in Twain Harte Area

A Very Scary Moment for Firefighters Yesterday on Hwy 108 in Twain Harte Area

Twain Harte, CA…Yesterday around the 1pm hour, CAL FIRE TCU/TCFD engine 4475 and Twain Harte CSD Fire responded to a two vehicle collision at the west entrance to Twain Harte. When we respond to incidents in the roadway we traditionally park our engines for what we call “a bank shot” to protect the patients, the […]

Carl Frederick Heller 1931 – 2022

Carl Frederick Heller 1931 – 2022

Angels Camp, CA…Carl Frederick Heller passed away on Monday February 21, 2022 at Mark Twain Medical Center in San Andreas at the age of 90. He was born in Angels Camp on August 19, 1931 and was a lifelong resident of Angels Camp. A graduate of Bret Harte High School , he was a marine […]

Expired Registration Tabs lead to DUI arrest and Drug Charges

Expired Registration Tabs lead to DUI arrest and Drug Charges

Sonora, CA…Just before 2:00 am, an officer spotted a 2004 Cadillac Escalade with expired tabs traveling on Barretta Street. The officer conducted the traffic stop and soon determined the driver, 24-year-old Collin King of Sonora was under the influence of alcohol. King was taken into custody for suspicion of being three times the legal limit […]

Sheriff Canine Team Demonstrates for Armed Women of America

Sheriff Canine Team Demonstrates for Armed Women of America

Valley Springs, CA…On February 13, 2022, The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office was invited to attend the Armed Women of America (Mother Lode Chapter) to share dialogue regarding firearms safety and conduct a demonstration of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Canine Program. The well attended meeting was held at the Veterans Halls in Valley Springs. Sheriff DiBasilio […]

Hey Good People!! 17 Inches of Perfect Powder from Latest Storms! Your Pure Mountain Fun Awaits at Bear Valley!

Hey Good People!!  17 Inches of Perfect Powder from Latest Storms!  Your Pure Mountain Fun Awaits at Bear Valley!

Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! Mattly’s weather forecast for Thursday. A beautiful crispy cold morning is in effect with an inversion putting it’s feel on the town of Bear Valley as it was -2F when I rolled past at 6am. Snow survey up on the Mtn is posting 11F so snow conditions will remain great […]

Coping with COVID – Long Term! Community Focus on March 24th!

Coping with COVID – Long Term!  Community Focus on March 24th!

Angels Camp, CA…Hear from local experts as they focus on a significant condition called Long-COVID —symptoms lasting weeks or months after first being infected with the virus, even if the illness was mild or had no initial symptoms. This community focus will also include other challenges involving COVID and discuss effective local resources. You will […]

Domestic Violence Investigation Leads to Attempted Murder Charges for Groveland Man

Domestic Violence Investigation Leads to Attempted Murder Charges for Groveland Man

Groveland, CA…On Monday February 21st at about 7:30 in the evening deputies responded to Clements Road in Groveland for a report of domestic violence. Once on scene, deputies spoke to a victim with multiple injuries who told Deputies 36-year-old Jordan Gaestel was intoxicated and had physically attacked her. The victim told deputies during an argument […]

Beautiful Log Home on 20 Acres Just Outside of Angels Camp Only $795,000

Beautiful Log Home on 20 Acres Just Outside of Angels Camp Only $795,000

Angels Camp, CA…This home is a very unique home and is waiting for the right buyer. It has many amenities that will make you excited about the home and land. This is a diamond in the rough. Home has oak hardwood floors throughout this log home. Open from the kitchen to the dining room, great […]

Calaveras County Water District Announces Proposed 2022 Redistricting Map

Calaveras County Water District Announces Proposed 2022 Redistricting Map

San Andreas, CA….Every ten years following the U.S. Census, it is required by California for Special Districts to redraw boundaries for the board of directors so that each division is similarly equal in population. This process, called redistricting, is important in ensuring each elected board member represents about the same number of constituents. Redistricting determines what neighborhoods and […]

Frank Tortorich talks about Carson Pass and “The Big Tree Road” on March 3rd

Frank Tortorich talks about Carson Pass and “The Big Tree Road” on March 3rd

Angels Camp, CA…The Angels Camp Museum Foundation invites you to join us for this very special lecture by Frank Tortorich who is considered by many as an authority on the history of the Carson River Route of the California Trail. $10/person. Frank has been a student and researcher of the California Trail for the past […]

Local Foundation Receives National Recognition

Local Foundation Receives National Recognition

San Andreas, CA…Education Summit 2022 was held February 10 and 11, bringing together more than 400 philanthropy leaders and professionals from throughout the United States in a virtual and safe celebration of philanthropic excellence and continued learning. Originally conceived of by Fred Najjar, CommonSpirit’s Executive Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer, and President of CommonSpirit […]

Calaveras County High Schoolers Compete Through Poetry

Calaveras County High Schoolers Compete Through Poetry

Angels Camp, CA…Local high school students from all either public, private or home schools are invited to participate each year in the Poetry Out Load competition presented by the Calaveras Arts Council with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Poetry Foundation and the California Arts Council. Students are encouraged to […]

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials February 23rd ~ March 1st! Shop Local & Save!

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials February 23rd ~ March 1st! Shop Local & Save!

Mountain Ranch, CA…In 1950, we started out as a family operation with Erich’s father and mother, August and Freida Sender, in a century-old adobe building. The upstairs was home to the Sender family, and the first floor included groceries, a meat market, a bar, and a small eating place called Opa’s Smokehouse. On Christmas morning […]

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials February 23rd Through March 1st! Shop Local & Save!

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials February 23rd Through March 1st! Shop Local & Save!

Arnold, CA…Big Trees Market is working hard to keep the shelves stocked for you! They have also implemented enhanced safety, cleaning and social distancing procedures in the store. These include plastic shields between staff and public in the checkstands. Click on an image below for full sized version.

Mark Twain Union Elementary School District on Two Hour Delayed Start on February 23rd

Mark Twain Union Elementary School District on Two Hour Delayed Start on February 23rd

Angels Camp, CA…This is Ms. Paula with MTUESD. In watching the temperatures and forecast, we are expecting unusually icy conditions in the morning. . For the safety of our busses and our staff, we will have a 2-hour delayed start on WEDNESDAY, FEB 23, 2022. School will begin at 10:00 a.m. at Copperopolis and 10:10 […]

Winter Storm Warning Until this Evening & Chance of Moisture Again on Sunday

Winter Storm Warning Until this Evening & Chance of Moisture Again on Sunday

Arnold, CA…The latest Detailed forecast for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada from the National Weather Service in Sacramento is below. Today, Snow showers likely. Highs 17 to 32 higher elevations… 30 to 40 lower elevations. Snow accumulation of 1 to 5 inches lower elevations…except 2 to 8 inches higher elevations. Prevailing southwest winds up to […]

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Today with a Full Agenda

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Today with a Full Agenda

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Today with a Full Agenda. That full agenda is below… Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 2/22/2022 8:00 AM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain Ranch Road   San Andreas, CA 95249 Downloads:  Agenda  Agenda Packet Call to Order Roll Call Closed Session Agenda 1. Pursuant to […]

Shop Smart, Shop Local at Middleton’s Furniture & Appliances! Deeply Rooted in Your Community Since 1955!

Shop Smart, Shop Local at Middleton’s Furniture & Appliances! Deeply Rooted in Your Community Since 1955!

Angels Camp, CA…When people buy from us, they don’t just get an appliance, piece of furniture or electronic; they become a member of our family, a family that is there for one another for the life of the product. Whether you want to stop by to learn more—or plan to purchase a major appliance, furniture […]

Michael “Eric” Hughes, 1967 – 2022

Michael “Eric” Hughes, 1967 – 2022

Angels Camp, CA…Michael “Eric” Hughes, November 9th 1967 – February 12th, 2022. Eric Hughes, a shining light with an abundance of love and laughter went to heaven on February 12th in Angels Camp. Eric gifted the world with his presence on November 9th in Upland California. At a young age he moved to Angels Camp […]

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials February 16th Through The 22nd! Shop Local & Save!

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials February 16th Through The 22nd! Shop Local & Save!

Arnold, CA…Big Trees Market is working hard to keep the shelves stocked for you! They have also implemented enhanced safety, cleaning and social distancing procedures in the store. These include plastic shields between staff and public in the checkstands. Click on an image below for full sized version.