Yosemite Valley to Reopen at 4:00 pm on Friday, August 3rd

Yosemite Valley to Reopen at 4:00 pm on Friday, August 3rd

Yosemite, CA…Mariposa Grove and the Wawona Road remain closed. Limited visitor services will be available. Yosemite National Park announces Yosemite Valley will reopen to all visitors at 4:00 pm on Friday, August 3, 2018. Limited visitor services will be available inside Yosemite Valley, including campgrounds, lodging, and food service operations. Yosemite Valley has been temporarily […]

Firefighters Gaining Upper Hand on Ferguson Fire. Yosemite Valley Scheduled to Reopen August 3rd.

Firefighters Gaining Upper Hand on Ferguson Fire.  Yosemite Valley Scheduled to Reopen August 3rd.

Awahanee, CA, July 28, 2018 – Yosemite National Park announces Yosemite Valley will reopen to all visitors at 4:00 pm on Friday, August 3, 2018. Limited visitor services will be available inside Yosemite Valley, including campgrounds, lodging, and food service operations. Due to continuing firefighting operations along the Wawona Road, the Mariposa Grove of Giant […]

Giant Burger Now Hiring!

Giant Burger Now Hiring!

Arnold, CA…Giant Burger is Now Hiring in Arnold. Great Pay and be part of the crew at an iconic mountain business!! Giant Burger started in 1968 in Arnold, CA and is one of Arnold’s longest running businesses. GB has remained unchanged and sacred to all our customers who continue to bring their families to enjoy […]

The Great Romantics – July 28, 7 PM at the Bear Valley Music Festival

The Great Romantics – July 28, 7 PM at the Bear Valley Music Festival

Bear Valley, CA… The first 100 ticket-holders to arrive at the Festival Tent will receive a free glass of sparkling wine. Join us for not one, but two of the most iconic pieces of the romantic orchestral repertoire! Retired Music Director Carter Nice returns to the Bear Valley podium for a homecoming reunion concert with […]

The Random Strangers at Bistro Espresso

The Random Strangers at Bistro Espresso

Arnold, CA…Join the fun at Bistro Espresso as The Random Strangers return to Arnold with their Rockin’ Americana music. Serving up perfectly seasoned Harrison Ranch Beef Hamburger Combo with Fries, Appetizers, variety of beers and wines, ice cream, coffee drinks, smoothies available during the event. Check out this awesome band’s compilation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CqMlKRwvwY

Willie Nelson & Family & Alison Krauss at Ironstone

Willie Nelson & Family & Alison Krauss at Ironstone

Murphys, CA…Willie Nelson & Family & Alison Krauss at Ironstone. Willie Nelson needs no introduction and a bit more about Alison Krauss. Windy City, her latest solo album, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums and Top Bluegrass Albums charts and received two Grammy nominations. The album was produced by Buddy Cannon, […]

Ferguson Fire Now at 46,675 Total Acres, Growth Slows to 764 Acres

Ferguson Fire Now at 46,675 Total Acres, Growth Slows to 764 Acres

Awahanee, CA…With indirect containment lines around the fire nearing completion, firefighters looked for terrain and conditions favorable to more directly contain the Ferguson Fire. Officials reported a 764-acre growth in the fire for to a total of 46,675 acres as of 6 p.m. Containment is at 29 percent. Crews along the western perimeter worked on […]

Twisted’s Friday Night Live Music, Pizza & Wine!

Twisted’s Friday Night Live Music, Pizza & Wine!

Murphys, CA…Come to our Enchanted Garden behind our Tasting Room at 363 Main Street in Murphys. We’ve got George Haskell playing guitar & singing along with delicious wood-fired pizzas by Pizza B Goode! We make yummy wines from Tempranillo, Viognier, Mourvedre… Visit us! http://www.twistedoak.com/ Twisted Oak Winery located in the Sierra Foothills of Calaveras County, […]

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am, This Morning’s Replays are Below

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am, This Morning’s Replays are Below

Arnold, CA…Mornings with the One Percent™ is live weekday mornings from 7-10am. The premise for the show is that the USDA ranked all 3,142 counties or county equivalents in the USA on a livability or desirability scale based on factors such as climate, scenic beauty, bodies of water for recreation, humidity and much more. All […]

William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Directed by Tara Kayton, Presented by Shakespeare on the Vine Theatre Company,

William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Directed by Tara Kayton, Presented by Shakespeare on the Vine Theatre Company,

Murphys, CA…In their fourth season, Shakespeare on the Vine Theatre Company will present William Shakespeare’s comedy The Tempest — critically thought to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote. The piece will be performed on the outdoor Arden Stage at Brice Station Vineyards. Director, Tara Kayton and her talented company will bring this magical story […]

Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man” Presented by CSTARS

Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man” Presented by CSTARS

Tickets are on sale now! Join us July 27-29 at the Bret Harte Theater in Angels Camp for CSTARS summer production of “The Music Man!” https://cstarsmusicman.brownpapertickets.com/ Well, you’ve got trouble right here in Calaveras County! By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Willson’s six-time, […]

Angels Food and Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through July 31st

Angels Food and Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through July 31st

Angels Camp & Murphys, CA…For the best Deli Sandwiches in Calaveras County, come on in and treat yourself to the tastiest and freshest ‘made with love’ deli sandwiches around. Angels Food Deli, Text your order to 209.753.7331 Or You may call your order into 209.736.4243 ext 14. Sierra Hills Market Deli, Text your order to […]

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Awards Career & Technical Training (C&TT) Scholarships for 2018 Totaling $15,000

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Awards Career & Technical Training (C&TT) Scholarships for 2018 Totaling $15,000

Angels Camp, CA…Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) awarded Career and Technical Training (C&TT) scholarships to a total of ten high school students during recent award night events. Seven Calaveras High School students, one Bret Harte High student and two Mountain Oaks students will each receive $1,500. Calaveras High School students receiving awards and their fields of […]

USDA Rural Development to Present $178,000 Rural Business Development Grant Award to Central Sierra Economic Development District

USDA Rural Development to Present $178,000 Rural Business Development Grant Award to Central Sierra Economic Development District

Murphys, CA…USDA Rural Development California State Director Kim Dolbow Vann will present the Central Sierra Planning Council, a subsidiary of Central Sierra Economic Development District (CSEDD), with a $178,000 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) award at a ceremony today in Muprhys. Grant money will be used to perform a feasibility study to subsidize wood building […]

Ferguson Fire Rolls On to 43,299 Acres & 27% Containment. Yosemite Valley Closed Through The Weekend

Ferguson Fire Rolls On to 43,299 Acres & 27% Containment.  Yosemite Valley Closed Through The Weekend

Awahanee, CA, July 26, 2018 – Yosemite National Park officials announced closures to the Yosemite Valley and Wawona areas, as well as the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, effective noon on Wednesday, July 25. With the ongoing closure of Highway140, visitors can exit the park using Highways 120 and 41. Yosemite National Park is experiencing high fire danger, […]

San Andreas Man Charged with Second Degree Murder in Death of Desiree Licon

San Andreas Man Charged with Second Degree Murder in Death of Desiree Licon

San Andreas, CA…On 7-11-18 around 0240 hours Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a report of an altercation on Bargers Court in San Andreas. Upon arrival deputies found an unconscious 27 year old female who was treated by medics and later transported via air ambulance to an out of county hospital. Deputies arrested Jesse […]

Sheriff’s Behavioral Health Liaison Receives Award

Sheriff’s Behavioral Health Liaison Receives Award

San Andreas, CA) On 7/18/18 the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office was notified that “Behavioral Health Liaison” Brenda Hanley is receiving an international award for “Leadership in Human Rights and Civil Rights” from the International Association of Chiefs of Police. The Sheriff’s Office nominated Ms. Hanley for the award. Ms. Hanley is an employee of Calaveras […]

Ferguson Fire Community Meeting July 25th in Greeley Hill

Ferguson Fire Community Meeting July 25th in Greeley Hill

Greeley Hill, CA…Ferguson Fire Community Meeting has been scheduled for July 25th in Greeley Hill. The Unified Commanders, CAL FIRE, US Forest Service and Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office, will be hosting a community meeting to discuss the current situation of the Ferguson Fire. Officials will be giving an operational overview briefing highlighting the current actions […]

Jessica Morse on Yosemite Valley Closure Due to Ferguson Fire

Jessica Morse on Yosemite Valley Closure Due to Ferguson Fire

Roseville, CA…U.S. House candidate Jessica Morse today released the following statement regarding the spread of the Ferguson Fire, which continues to impact communities across the 4th Congressional District: “Having hiked and camped in Yosemite since my youth, my heart is with the people displaced and threatened by this dangerous fire. I am praying that everyone […]

Desiree Licon 1990 – 2018

Desiree Licon 1990 – 2018

San Andreas, CA…Desiree Licon was born July 21st, 1990 in San Jose, CA and passed away July 15, 2018 in San Andreas, CA. She was an accomplished Cheerleader from the young age of 7 years old, cheering for Pop Warner and competitive cheer teams. Desiree was active in Dance and Drama and always loved to […]