January Is National Mentoring Month!

January Is National Mentoring Month!

Angels Camp, CA…January 2017 marks the 16th annual National Mentoring Month, a campaign aimed at expanding quality mentoring programs and connecting more of our community’s young people with caring adults. Here in Calaveras County, the Calaveras County Office of Education currently administers three youth mentoring programs: Calaveras Youth Mentoring Program, FNL Mentoring, and SWAG Young […]

CCWD Regular Board Meeting January 11th

CCWD Regular Board Meeting January 11th

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Water District is holding a regular Board meeting on Wednesday, January 11th at 9:00 a.m. One item on the agenda is the discussion and/or action regarding amending the contract for wholesale treated water with Blue Lake Springs Mutual Water Company. The meeting will take place at the Calaveras County Water […]

Batten Down Your Hatches Calaveras! ~ Storm Predicted Saturday Through Monday

Batten Down Your Hatches Calaveras! ~ Storm Predicted Saturday Through Monday

Calaveras County, CA…National Weather Service Forecasts Storm for Saturday with Heavy Precipitation Sunday Through Monday Morning. Possibility of Debris Flows Over Burn Scars. Stay Alert During Emergencies. – Keep your battery-operated radio tuned to one of these stations: o KVML – 1450 AM o KKBN – 93.5 FM o STAR – 92.7 FM o KVGC […]

2017 Amador Wedding Faire

2017 Amador Wedding Faire

Jackson, CA…In love and engaged? Come see us at the Amador Wedding Faire at Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort on Sunday, January 15! In addition to gorgeous gowns for brides and bridesmaids, we’ll be showing tuxes from Jim’s Formal Wear! See what’s trending, and learn what the process is for ordering tuxes for the guys in […]

Joel Harold Springer III 1948-2017

San Andreas, CA…Joel Harold Springer III, born December 11, 1948 in San Francisco, CA, age 68, residing at 4656 High Country Road, PO Box 1506, San Andreas, CA, died January 1, 2017, at home in San Andreas, of natural causes. Joel had a master’s degree from San Francisco State University. Joel was a teacher, having […]

Highway Closure On SR 120 At James E. Roberts Bridge In Tuolumne County

Highway Closure  On SR 120 At James E. Roberts Bridge In Tuolumne County

Tuolumne County,CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close eastbound and westbound State Route 120 at the James E. Roberts Bridge in Tuolumne County for bridge work. Access to the bridge is prohibited Sunday, January 8, 2017, through Friday, January 13, 2017, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. Detours are in place and additional information […]

Notice Of Intent To Adopt a Negative Declaration

Notice Of Intent To Adopt a Negative Declaration

Mokelumne Hill, CA…Lead Agency: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249 2016-017 ZA and CUP for Mokelumne Hill Fire Protection District The applicant is requesting a zoning amendment (ZA) to rezone APN 016-005-068 from Unclassified to Public Service (PS), and a conditional use permit (CUP) to allow for a fire […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For January 5th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For January 5th

Sonora, CA… Tuolumne County Sheriff’s logs for January 5th are enclosed: TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Thursday, January 5, 2017 00:25 MISC INFORMATION 1701050001 Occurred on Mount Everest Ct, Sonora. Teenager on her roof Service Class: RESD. . Disposition: Unfounded. 00:46 DUI 1701050002 Occurred at /Unk. Rp reporting poss drunk driver, he is unsure where […]

Laughter For All Coming To Refuge In Angels Camp! Free Tri Tip Dinner Before Show!

Laughter For All Coming To Refuge In Angels Camp!  Free Tri Tip Dinner Before Show!

Angels Camp, CA…Laughter For All Coming To Refuge In Angels Camp! Please join us January 7th, 2017 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm for a Free Tri Tip Dinner and Night of Laughter!! This event will be held at the Bret Harte Theatre. Dinner will be served in the multipurpose room. Cost is Free and for the […]

Medical Center Sponsors Educational Presentation On Relief From Hip & Knee Pain

Medical Center Sponsors Educational Presentation On Relief From Hip & Knee Pain

Sonora,CA…Sonora Regional Medical Center will host a free educational presentation by Airell Nygaard, MD, titled “Get Your Life Back: You Don’t Have to Live With Hip and Knee Pain” on Thursday, January 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 pm. The presentation will be held at the Senior Center on Greenley Road in Sonora. Light snacks […]

Hospice Benefit “Dinner With A Doc” Open To Public

Hospice Benefit “Dinner With A Doc” Open To Public

Sonora, CA…Sonora Regional Medical Center’s Hospice of the Sierra will once again host “Dinner With a Doc,” a benefit event on Saturday, February 25 at 5:30 p.m. at Black Oak Casino Resort Hotel, featuring guest chefs and local physicians Jeremiah Fillo, MD and Maryal Concepcion, MD. All proceeds from the dinner will benefit Hospice patients […]

Wines Of The World ~ The Romance Of Spanish Wines

Wines Of The World ~ The Romance Of Spanish Wines

Murphys, CA… Join Michael Stange of Metate Vineyards for a journey thru Spain as we sample sultry to robust Spanish wines and imported Spanish tapas that will lure you into the romance and seduction of the Spanish region and its colorful winemaking history! Tickets are $20 for Members and $25 for non-members. Tickets Sold at […]

Destruction Derby At The Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee

Destruction Derby At The Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee

Angels, Camp, CA…The Calaveras County Fair features a destruction derby every Sunday of the annual event. This year the Derby will be on May 21 at 5:30 p.m. The Derby is being produced by Moondog Motor Sports. Moondog Motorsports was started by a demolition derby driver from northern California. Guy “Moon” Mullins has over 20 […]

Hey Good People!! 45 Inches Of New Snow & Polar Express Opens Today!! ~Bear Valley Update By Mattly Trent

Hey Good People!!  45 Inches Of New Snow & Polar Express Opens Today!! ~Bear Valley Update By Mattly Trent

Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! 45″ for the current storm total and more is on the way! A crisp clear morning at 5am and virtually no winds at this time. Today sunny skies will be the thing and the high should kick in at around 32F and cooling down to around 27F by late afternoon […]

Weather Advisory From The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue Team.

Weather Advisory From The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue Team.

San Andreas, CA…Message from the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team. The National Weather Service is predicting that a large storm will impact Calaveras County Saturday, January 7, 2017 through Monday, January 9, 2017. Persons who are planning outdoor recreational activities such as hiking, biking, snowmobiling, and off- roading are asked to be thoroughly […]

Officer Wilkinson To The Snowy Rescue

Officer Wilkinson To The Snowy Rescue

Bear Valley, CA…The San Andreas CHP received the following message: “After a fantastic day of snowboarding at Bear Valley, the chains on our Ford Expedition malfunctioned and we couldn’t get down the mountain. Luckily, Officer Wilkinson came to our rescue and good-naturedly helped us repair our chains three separate times, during a blustery snow storm. […]

Happy New Year From Cal-Waste!

Happy New Year From Cal-Waste!

Arnold, CA…We would like to say a big Thank You for giving us the opportunity to provide your waste removal and recycling collection service in 2017! We appreciate your continued business. It’s a milestone anniversary for Cal-Waste Recovery Systems. See what’s coming this year as we celebrate 90 Years of Cal-Waste! Our family owned business […]

Weather Outlook For Calaveras County ~ Severe Weekend Conditions

Weather Outlook For Calaveras County ~ Severe Weekend Conditions

Calaveras County, CA…Widespread Weather for Northern California is forecasted for the January 7, 2017 through January 10, 2017. The National Weather Service is predicting that Calaveras County will likely be impacted by this storm. The following information is from the National Weather Service: Prepare Now for Significant Rain and Possible Flooding This Weekend-Early Next Week […]

Family Fun Night In The Clubhouse January 14th

Family Fun Night In The Clubhouse January 14th

Arnold, CA…Saturday, January 14 – 6:30pm @ Chapel in the Pines- Doors will open at 6:15 and the event starts right at 6:30pm with lots of fun music, skits, and wraps up with some great family time activities. Lots of fun for ALL the elementary families on the Highway 4 corridor – not just Chapel […]

Calaveras County Public Access TV Studio PATV Schedule Through January 12th & Shastas Journey With Guest Dave Kinney Pastor

Calaveras County Public Access TV Studio PATV Schedule Through January 12th & Shastas Journey With Guest Dave Kinney Pastor

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras Community TV is located in San Andreas, CA. We are a non-profit organization which helps facilitate the local studio and air original community programming to your home. The goals for PEG Access Television are to promote free speech, foster diverse points of view, encourage communications, create opportunities, encourage artistic expression, expand educational […]

Calaveras County Sand Bag Locations Stocked In Preparation For Upcoming Storms

Calaveras County Sand Bag Locations Stocked In Preparation For Upcoming Storms

Calaveras County, CA…All Sand Bag Stations are stocked and open in preparation of the upcoming storm systems. The weather service is calling for Significant Rain and Flooding this Weekend-Early Next Week. Moderate precipitation starts Saturday (7th), but the brunt of storm will be Sunday and Monday. Some localized minor flooding has occurred however; Road crews […]

Just In Time For New Year’s Resolutions ~ Freedom From Smoking Class Starts In January

Just In Time For New Year’s Resolutions ~ Freedom From Smoking Class Starts In January

Sonora, CA…Sonora Regional Medical Center is offering the American Lung Association’s Freedom From Smoking® course which begins January 31. Classes will meet at the Live Well Be Well Center on Greenley Road from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday and one Thursday for seven weeks. Freedom From Smoking provides a supportive group environment where adults […]

Better Breathers Club Benefits Those With A Variety Of Chronic Lung Conditions

Better Breathers Club Benefits Those With A Variety Of Chronic Lung Conditions

Sonora, CA…Sonora Regional Medical Center is offering a support group for people with chronic lung disease including asthma, COPD, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis. The American Lung Association’s Better Breathers Club meets the second Wednesday every other month beginning January 11, 2017, at the Medical Center’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation clinic located at 19747 Greenley […]

Stanislaus National Forest Closes Groveland, Summit District Locations Due To Inclement Weather

Stanislaus National Forest Closes Groveland, Summit District Locations Due To Inclement Weather

Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest will close roads and day-use areas on Groveland and Summit districts that are at high risk for landslides or flooding due to the forecasted weather conditions next week. On Groveland Ranger District, Cherry Borrow Pit, Lumsden Road and Preston Falls Trailhead will be closed Friday. “We’re closing these areas because […]

Weight Loss Surgery Support Group To Meet Monthly

Weight Loss Surgery Support Group To Meet Monthly

Sonora, CA…Sonora Regional Medical Center is hosting a monthly Weight Loss Surgery support group for individuals who have had bariatric surgery or who are considering bariatric surgery. The group will meet once per month to provide ongoing support, encouragement and education to succeed in lifestyle changes after surgery. Discussions and topics will include diet, exercise […]

Prevent T2 ~ A Program Proven To Help Those At Risk Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

Prevent T2 ~ A Program Proven To Help Those At Risk Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

Sonora, CA…As many as one in three people with prediabetes will develop type 2 diabetes within five years, leading to devastating health problems such as heart attack; stroke; blindness; kidney failure and loss of toes, feet or legs. Fortunately, prediabetes doesn’t have to lead to type 2 diabetes. With the right strategy risk factors for […]